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Photos/Michael Pistella & Val Cope;'Illustration/ Jim Rice Staff writer Val Cope, who grew up on Sanibel, spent some time last week on Big Pine Key, near Key West. She writes about her impressions of these two similar, yet contrasting, islands. Big Pine Key A more rural Sanibel? Sanibel. Whereas Sanibel offers plenty of overhead cov- he causeway, depending on how By Val Cope erage with gumbo limbos, strangler figs and Australian you look at it, is Sanibel's only pine, Big Pine vegetation is low to the ground, reminding evacuation route and protection Now imagine the intensity.of the sunset and the dis- locals which plants best withstand the devastation of a from mainland Lee County. tance between the island and the mainland multiplied by hurricane. Slash pine and the beautiful pygmy silver 30. Drive. 96 miles south on the Overseas Highway, palm grow extensively. With more than 466 species of Who hasn't rested at dusk on through the Keys and past the legendary Seven Mile plants, this island is rich in natural resources and has one of the anchor islands? To Bridge, and you'll hit Big Pine Key, one of the brightest been recognized as a virtual Galapagos by naturalists and thTe east, the lighthouse beacon is just noticeable jewels on the strand. With a population of 5,073 (accord- botanists. under a newly darkened indigo sky and to the ing to the last official census taken by the State in 1990), Before reaching Big Pine, motorists are warned, west, the lights of Pine Island blink on. As the this mangrove and pine-laden key is the closest in size to "Entering Key Deer Habitat." The Key deer, or toy deer, sun recedes, the sky is infused with the colors of Sanibel. . .. . are smaller than the average whitetail; males average 55 opal and cotton candy. The 10-by-3-mile island is decidedly "shrubbier" than See Big Pine Key, page 5 p; foi Albatross Life & on \\\v Islnnds Sec p

Arundels hosts By Dave & Lee Horton of Sanibel Print & Graphics. holiday party Some think of it as Christmas in July. /Z TOOK THIS VACATION It's the day millions of of consumers have been anticipating since last year's holiday / jo FORGET MY EX-Wlf ornaments were packed away, and it's almost here. . . [ BuT IT'S HARD- On Saturday, July 15, Arundel's Hall- \HER NAME IS SAND Y mark Shoppe, along with Hallmark„Gold Crown Stores across the country, will unveil more than 200 new collectible orna- ments during Keepsake Ornament Premiere. It's an annual holiday party that gives consumers a first glimpse at orna- ments from Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments'year 2000 line. Arundel's Hallmark Shoppe, in Sanibel's Heart of the Islands center, joins nearly 5,000 Hallmark Gold Crown Stores nationwide participating in the Keepsake Ornament Premiere, hosting in-store activ- ities and other fun. But for ornament enthu- siasts, the event's primary appeal is the early opportunity to see this year's version of a favorite collectible series, snag that all- important first ornament in a brand-new series, or find a special ornament that touches the heart.

Be sure to wear comfortable clothing Island Barbeque and bring a towel or pad for your knees. ABWA Scholarships District 74 Candidates The Democratic Club of Ihe Islands is Pre-rogislralion and $10 payment are hosting a "Meet the Candidates — An required prior to the class. Call 472-5525. to address Republicans Island Get Together Barbeque" from 1-4 The Suuilx-I-Captiva Chapter of tin- The public is invited to attend the pin. this Sunday, July 16, at the Sanibel American Business Women's Association monthly Lee Republican Women - Center. Hoping for a cook is accepting applications loi sdiolaiships Ivdviaii-d (LRW) meeting on July 17 to rf ^ Hop^ ttospiee is in. need of help in the for the fall semester lor those interested in furthering thoir eduralion. uiuk'PMaduair for tfie"TToncm HouSeTor CouncjJ, Florida Slide Rcpitscniutive and kitchen nt ils inpatieni facility. Hospice House. Volunteers don'l liave in he or gradual!.' studies and need scholarship Representatives District 74. They will Lee County Tax Collector will be on hand. help. Scholarships not limited (o entering speak to the club about their candidacy in Tickets are $10. Call 472-2059, or 395- gourmet cooks to help out in the kitchen - .preparing light meals and taking them to freshmen and are available to people the Fall 2000 election process. A question 0565 for more information. patients in their rooms is all you will be already in the work force as well as tho.se and answer session will follow their formal asked to do. just starting college. presentation. Candidates will be on hand Hope Hospice's seasonal volunteers are Scholarship recipients must live or work prior to the meeting to visit with those in CPR and First Aid now back north, and the organization is on Sanibel or Captiva or be otherwise con- attendance. Course -'^.V^ •<:;•/>,. appealing to year-round residents to nected to the islands in some way. This the the third meeting where all answer this call for volunteers. ABWA extends thanks to all who have Republican candidates for a position being The Sanibel Fire Control'District will For more information on how you can helped raise money for this program, with contested have been invited to speak. offer a first aid and one-rescuer cardiopul- volunteer in the.kitchen at Hospice House Casino Night, entertainment books and rnonary resuscitation (CPR) and the man- Reservations for the luncheon, at the or how you can help out in other areas at Lottery Calendars, The 2000-2001 calen- Holiday Inn Bell Tower are required before agement of foreign-body airway obstruc- Hope Hospice, please call Beth Jardas, dars are still available through any ABWA tion course from 6-10 p.m. on July 25. The July 12 and will include an 11:15 a.m. Volunteer and Events Coordinator at Hope Member. social hour, 1:45 lunch, business meeting course will consist of lecture and practice Hospice, 489-9162.' on CPR manikins. Skill testing will occur. Call Theresa Louwers at 471-5152 for and candidates forum. Cost is $11. Call Lecture materials, need to be read prior to an application and mail to ABWA P.O. Box 482-5502 or 454-1608. For additional classes. 1037, Sanibel, attention Louwers. information about LRW call Chairman Skip Bassett 768-5766.

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n Bev COLUMNISTS FEATURES Postmus' action increases on Midway Island, deep in the I Sanibel Pacific, as she People - This learns how to week meet two keep tract of • Scott Martell - 4 islanders who are albatross. See generations apart, page 9. yet have a com- mon bond as long- time islnaders. Meet artist Barney Bailer and , Jean Downs shows us the fas- Q Dee Fulk - 12 former Purdue cinating life and punter Danny death story of Rogers. Sanibel pioneers. See page 7. See page 11.

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REPORTER INDEX In our companion newspaper Ihe B Police Beat. Isimui Reporter, don't miss the follow- ffl Permits and deeds, 'U How to contact us -- 4 IJ Jeffry Lindsay — 23 iiiL1 stories: 9 Looking Back—the history of the islands through the news covered by the U Business — 16 H 1 ho Siinibel-Ccipliva Conservation [.viand Reporter. !_] Sports — 12 \ oimdiuion hopes to buy a 52-iicre tract H Sanibel and Capli\a\ onl\ couiinen- 'J Weather - 15 in "downtown"" Siinilvl lor S.2.1 million. tan paves - ihe voice of the islands. D The Cit> ol S.inihcl i.-> considering Mission Statement: I lie hhinder is ihe 3 Spotlight - 19 whether 01 uol it need1- to hire ;i lull lime islruuK' fiivonti" COMMUNITY pape.r; our i_] Eye on Arts — 14 city attorney. sister papoi. ihe isiunJ Rrpnr'.a, is the H Though loggerhead unties tire ncsiinii islands' ollicial NLWSPAf'LR. Uy work- IJ At Your Leisure — 20 lU ilu: highest Ieve.1 since coiism Jliont inv,, SURVIVE ON THE

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Big Pine Key — A more rural Sanibel? from cover page

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ABOVE LEFT: On the way to Big Pine, the amputated remains of the original Overseas Highway and Railroad are visible jutting out from Bahia Honda Key. The new highway is in the background. LEFT: Functional whitewashed cabins mark the Old Wooden Bridge Fishing Camp A homemade sign at the begin- at the base of the No Name Bridge. ning of a resident's driveway ABOVE: The welfare of the endangered declares that this property owner Key deer is minded by the National Key will vote "No" on the November Deer Refuge Rangers who have tagged incorporation referendum. these fearless creatures.

to 80 pounds and lenuiles rarely weigh Lit these gentle creatures. In l;\et. ihe dee\ the tune, us \s.ey Wes\ v/us the WSfOffe than 64 pounds. Just as the Gity of have been positively conditioned to the pJace lo trade and buy concessions, the s^ can be drawn between Big Sanibel cautions visitors against feeding sound of automobile motors and often long and often dangerous excursion by alligators, signs are posted on Big Pine come out of the bushes to accept hand- small sail boats was a necessity. Pine and Sanibel. But the asking people to drive slowly (the police outs. The loss of the deer's natural fear of In 1912, Henry Plant's Overseas truth is there are less frills strictly enforce the speed limit, especially humans is the main threat for the demise Railroad opened Big Pine up to further at night) and to not feed the deer. Deer of the Key deer population. settlement and trade. Despite concerns of on Big Pine. It is a utilitar- deaths by car are posted island-wide, In 1934 it was a different story. safety and financial instability, "FJagler's ian community where the serving as a grim reminder to the effects Cartoonist "Ding" Darling helped bring Folly" soon after reached Key West, But of human contact with wild animals. So unmonitored poaching to the attention of many people stopped in Marathon Key, quality of life is high and far this year, 46 deer have been killed. the State and in 1939 the Florida approximately 30 miles north of Big Pine, having more "things" in The deer are most visible at dawn and Legislature banned deer hunting entirely. because they were afraid of traveling the dusk and tend to seek the shelter of man- In 1947 the number of Key deer was esti- harrowing stretch of causeway known as one's possession is of little groves and high grasses during the mated at less than 50. Ten years later, the the Seven Mile Bridge. Although, the rail- importance. oppressive heat of the day. Most visitors National Key Deer Refuge was estab- road did allow for some visitors and to Big Pine and the neighboring No Name lished setting nearly 30 percent of Big developers, Big Pine remained a" wilder- Key are rewarded with an extended look Pine aside as a protected habitat. In recent ness for survivors who were not afraid to years the population, two thirds of which brave the mosquitos (said to have been so reside on Big Pine, has stabilized at bad that residents refrained from leaving approximately 300 deer. However, contin- their homes until after 10 a.m.). In 1935, ued development of privately-owned land the Labor Day Hurricane, with winds of could have a negative impact on these 200 mph, wiped out the railroad. numbers. The Overseas Railroad was replaced Big Pine is a rural paradise and most with the Overseas Highway within a few people here have the attitude that anything years and with it came the Key's first goes provided no living creature gets hurt freshwater pipeline. But living was still in the process. Previously inhabited by the rugged with water taking nearly a week to Calusa Indians in the 1500s, the first set- make the trip from Florida City and tlers made Big Pine their home as early as because of it Big Pine commerce suffered. 1840. The 1862 Homestead Act further Built in 1919, the Big Pine Inn was one encouraged settlement by deeding over of: the oldest landmarks in the Lower federally-owned land at a small fee to Keys, and, until the hurricane, was a wel- families who agreed to live on and come sight to tired travelers and a gather- improve the land during the course of ing place to Big Pine residents. The estab- three to five years. Several families came lishment was crowded with gamblers and from Key West to Big Pine by boat and it dispelled all the' lack-of-liquor worries began to harvest the sea in order to sur- of Prohibition times. But in 1946, the pine vive—many Keys residents still make and cypress structure closed its doors for their living today by fishing, diving, boat- good due to dwindling interest. In 1978, Sun-bleached limestone at the water's edge is a reminder of what lies ing and other water-related industries. At See Big Pine Key, page 6 beneath the silt on Big Pine Key. 6 • Friday, July 14-20, 2000 • Islander

Lately, this usually quiet community has rumbled with growing pains. This Big Pine Key from page 5 -zs*L.*r-' rrWE..'_er> .*riz--*~> ^.^.M^ics^^'^^ November, the results of a local referen- the inn burned to the ground. The lot dum will decide if Big Pine and No Name where the building once stood remains ., ^ ^._-^a;#^^ will become incorporated as the village of vacant on U.S. 1. Paradise Islands. A recently formed Another historic structure which still '" group, Citizens Against Big Pine Key proudly stands, though perhaps somewhat Incorporation, is satisfied with the crookedly, is the No Name Pub. The pub progress of the Big Pine community and is nestled among thick sea mahoe with a is opposed to adding another layer of handpainted wooden sign that is nailed bureaucracy. One citizen's letter to the cockeyed on its homemade post. Tucked Big Pine and Lower Florida Keys Free Press and Navigator noted his satisfaction away on Wilder Road just shy of the • • i bridge to No Name Key, the pub was built 'i.t with the assets of the community and in 1936 as a general store. Without the thinks incorporation will accomplish Christmas lights which bedeck the build- No Name Key is reachable by bridge and boat from Big Pine Key. nothing which is already not being attend- ing year round, one would easily miss it. ed to. It is rumored that it was also the home of Citizens for the incorporation think illicitness and at one point saw money and of modern design with solar power to provide property owners with immedi- that Monroe County is ignoring Big Pine, exchanged for "services" offered in- pri- and generators, but just like the old ate access to open water. Back then, a one of the largest populaces in the Keys. vate by local women, Today, it is a true homes, their freshwater comes from rain- canalfront lot cost $600. Today land is It's a tricky situation. Unlike many of the Keys bar, packed to the hilt several nights water caught in cisterns and then filtered much more valuable and the same lot other Keys, Big Pine is relatively self-suf- a week for those wanting to socialize over for impurities. In 1870, 45 settlers, main- would run upwards of $25,000. ficient with a grocery store^ library, civic a cold beer and the pub's famous pizza. • ly of Bahamian background, made No Even for the value of the land and the association, several charitable organiza- Much like the old Buttonwood Barbeque Name their home. After the 1919 hurri- abundance of vegetation and wildlife, Big tions and areas designated as refuge and at Blind Pass, it is considered customary cane almost all inhabitants moved to Key Pine is far from fancy. Many roads are recreation areas. But incorporation propo- to leave behind a graffitied dollar bill to West. By. 1926, only one person lived on unpaved. People are friendly and are nents believe that Big Pine would benefit add to the walls and ceiling which are the isolated key. A wooden bridge con- scarcely seen in anything but shorts and a in a variety of ways from incorporating already pasted with Washington's like- nected Big Pine to No Name in 1928. The T-shirt. Animals are allowed free reign of and stand firm ground that taxes will not ness. wood has since been replaced with a con- the land, from dogs and cats to peacocks increase if the decision is made to do so. Over the bridge past the pub is No crete, but a piece of the original structure and wild iguanas. The environment is In some aspects, a parallel can be Name Key, the best place to spot Key can still be admired as part of the bar at deeply respected here — apparent with drawn between Big Pine and Sanibel. deer. Approximately two dozen families the No Name Pub. the passage of the 2010 Comprehensive But the truth is there are less frills on live on this electricity- and water-free Big Pine is crisscrossed with canals Plan which limits the amount of develop- Big Pine. It is a utilitarian community slrxp of land. The houses are comfortable that were dredged in the 1950s and 1960s ment allowed on Big Pine. where the quality of life is high and hav- ing more "things" in one's possession is of little importance. Palatial homes with luxury cars in the drive are a rarity in this community where wild could be mistaken for unkempt. A trip to the supermarket or bank'<«hrmrTPgrtJH^^ work together remarkably well without much governmental guidance. \l iii(|iK c'ulliction of Specialty Stores And for those of us who are lucky enough to visit such an vibrant and un- selfconscious place, the sign at the No The Beach House Name Pub congratulates, "You've Found Captiva's Finest It!" 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Artist Barney Bailer is a good ol' Sanibel duck

By Joseph P. Micale He learned early in life to fastidiously Special to the Islander observe things, places, people, and he'd likely sit down wherever he was and draw here are times when the Sanibel whatever just caught his fancy. community can be favorably Somewhere along the way, early on, he Tlikened to a duck that is gliding started photographing subjects such as a along, apparently rather peacefully, on the cluster of buildings, a stretch of beach, kids surface of relatively calm water. Watching at play building sand castles. Later, using the duck's graceful movements can induce the photos to provide detail that might oth- a very calming, almost hypnotic serenity erwise have slipped away, he created his within the beholder, even though most interpretation of how he saw the scene and everyone knows that the two webbed feet 1 1 why it captured his attention, giving an below the surface are paddling to beat the R ^. • U opportunity to those who view his work a band. chance to appreciate his created imagery There are those among Sanibel's more that quietly speaks volumes. notable citizens who compare favorably to But, it is Barney the person who is the the duck analogy. Take Barney Bailer, for subject here, rather than his works of art. instance. On first impression, he usually Barney, the moderately tall, white-haired projects the demeanor of a quiet, pleasant quiet man who responded to comments man with striking white hair, rather tall regarding someone's joy that the Lakers with good posture. won the NBA title by saying that his col- He further seems to be the type of quiet lege team, Barney's team, won the NCAA person who will give extraordinarily short National Basketball Championship. "Back answers to most questions. Ask him for the Michael Pistella in '37," he related. NYU 26, Kentucky 21. time and he might look at his watch and He quickly and adamantly added that he say "Ten thirty-four," sans any additional Barney Bailer beside one of his works. "rode the bench," that others won the glory. comment. So it might be surprising to quickly that he is, "always was and always focusing on the duck's flashing feet, get- Sure. Most serious sports fans recognize know that he did some acting, "I was in will be an artist" ... one who loves to paint ting a glimpse of the inner perspective this that a team experiencing great success has 'Detective Story,'" he reports. Ever see the scenes that catch his imagination. He did man employs and then transposes to the •excellent people well beyond the first movie? It is a 50's black-and-white melo- the acting "for the fun of it" — mainly outside physical realm using brush and string players. drama starring Burt Lancaster and William when in college. paint. Talking about himself and sharing Bendix. Whenever someone takes a tour of his When he was a boy in grade school, details of his interesting life is obviously Barney wasn't in the movie; he was in and wife Helen's lovely home, they are Barney spent three or four years copying not Barney's favorite pastime, but it came the play. Not on Broadway, but the perfor- treated to a private showing of his art work the Kat'/enjammer Kids from the comic to light that he is a graduate or NYU, class mance in Edison, New Jersey. At the displayed throughout, and might even be strip in the newspaper. Copied all kinds of of 193X. "Everyone was huvd-prcsscd lo amphitheater. He was also in the casts of nixen a quiet but dcliuiicly passionate comic chiliacliM's. he icpuiis. Ik' I-NOH h.ul find n joh, os\K'cw»Uy u IAULL-IU owe. in l\n.'

j description of Ms'-iealijigs for (jbe various aa opportunity, to go Ao woric J.b>r JMmey,Vj depth oi Up DoprcssiiMi," Barney related. and "Picnic." Same place. subjects of his work. A personal tour, with "but that's a long story,'* and pointedly "Bur with' BU degree in hand and maybe "1 was hardly an actor," he said, adding Barney leading the way, could be akin to ended the subject. See Bailer, page 8 island Eye Danny Rogers: native islander returns to range the refuge

By Anne Bellew proud dad continued, "is that Purdue's been playing Staff writer football for over 100 years. And they have records for all those years. Out of all those averages over all those wenty-two-year-old Daniel Erick Rogers, an years, Danny tied for the third best career punting honest-to-God Sanibel native and the son of average in the history of the university. And his senior TCity Planning Director Bruce Rogers and his season, his was.the third best season punting average." wife, Joan, grew up on the island. He went to Sanibel He's working at the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Elementary and on to both Cypress Lakes, becoming a Wildlife Refuge this summer as a refuge ranger, a job football star in high school. He also played baseball he found on JOBS USA. He had volunteered last year and soccer in high school, excelling in them as well. to conduct fishing boat surveys in refuge waters. The His senior year he was voted The Most Athletic Senior. only drawback to that was that he had to observe oth- Recently graduated from Purdue in West Lafayette, ers fishing and not wet a line himself. Fishing, along Indiana, he majored in Law & Society (what used to be with golf and "any type of outdoor activity," are what Criminology) after initially signing up for Wildlife he likes to do best. Management. But Danny was on a four-year football It took him awhile to discover that you could catch" scholarship, and "I couldn't work both football and a fish as far inland as Indiana—after all, he'd never been class load that required enormous amounts of extra freshwater fishing with all the good saltwater fishing hours and field work in addition to classes. There just around Sanibel. But his last two years at Purdue, he wasn't enough time." Plus, he says, Wildlife and his football buddies fished up a. storm! Management at Purdue was completely geared to the He hopes to use his law enforcement background to upper midwest, not the south. "I'd never heard of become a wildlife officer, either with the state or the Purdue before I went there and had never seen snow feds, and, in September will go to Franklin, N.C. for before!" much less dealt with martens, muskrats or the law enforcement training sponsored by the wolverines. National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Danny was Purdue's lead punter and lettered in var- Management, and the U.S.. Fish & Wildlife Servce. sity football all four years he was there. In his senior This is a 10-week course that qualifies him to be a sea- year he was selected to receive one of the few endowed sonal law enforcement officer with any of the three athletic scholarships, a quite considerable honor, according to his dad. "What I found really neat," the See Rogers, page 8 Michael Pistella 8 • Friday, July 14-20, 2000 • Islander

Bailer from page 7 some of the champion's attributes kicking "His footprints are all over the place," compliments past president "Deal!" Barney said to her. "It wasn't into higher gear, Barney finally found the threat, it was the money," he related work with R.H. Macy Co, in New York, Keith Trowbridge, about Bailer's work with the Kiwanis. with, for him, a broad smile. The lady had Until the war hit in '41. He enlisted. Of also told Barney that the scene reminded course. her of the marina where her father berthed response to a question regarding his activi- ly paying that individual a premium. Once Like others in Tom Brokaw's book, his sailboat when she was a little girl. This ties during the war was to say that he the business showed a marked improve- "The Greatest Generation," Barney can incident was the beginning.of a lesson that "toughed it out" on four islands: Staten, ment — read, desirable profitability — change direction and deflect focus so deft- taught Barney to "give people what they Governor, Manhattan and Long Island, he'd sell at a fortuitous gain. The approach ly that one is hard pressed, to maintain the want . . . leads to being successful . .'. The multi-worded and dryly comedic sounds like a parallel to his life as an artist, pursuit of desired information. Sure the rather than choosing subjects that only sat- answer might cause one to wonder what doesn't it? And while Barney admits to Army sent him to OCS back then. For isfy a narrow, personal interest." happened to the succinct answers of not selling more than 2,000 paintings in his life those too young to know, that's Officer Barney and Helen moved to Sanibel too much earlier. thus far, when asked how many businesses Candidate School, which in Barney's case he "cured" over the years, he replied, from Cape Cod in 1984. Why Sanibel? meant attending Grinnell College in Iowa After the war, Barney jumped into busi- "Gets cold," he said, with a look on his ness. Literally. And several, of them. He "Nobody's business." He's back to short to become an officer so his country was answers again. face much like George Washington's one- better able to take advantage of his educa- would observe a business that seemed to be dollar-bili expression. a better idea than its results indicated, Barney related that he did not originally tion in Business Administration. They went to a local Realtor. There was determine the reason(s) for its abbreviated intend to sell his work —: he sketched and a house on the market that was "Sanibel He was assigned to the Adjutant or stunted success, then buy the business painted for the many personal satisfactions perfect," the Realtor said, adding that it General, putting in time at Halloran from its frustrated and often very grateful it brought him. Back in the mid 50's he would be the only house he would show General Hospital in New York. He helped owner. bought a restaurant business that had a make sure supplies arid personnel went them. They still live there today. Of He'd hire the best highly-qualified per- prominent stone fireplace. Barney's father from point "A" to point "B" or wherever, course, they added some footage here and son to run the day-to-day operation, usual- suggested that (he fireplace needed an and in timely fashion. But his first appropriate picture or painting to further appointments there. That's what makes it enhance the pleasant ambiance. Barney perfect. agreed. He painted a favorite Cape Cod Shortly after moving 'here, Barney dock with a few boats tied up and some joined the Sanibel Kiwanis Club, the well - birds on graceful wing. "Looked good." known and highly respected organization Barney said. that is pledged to building a better commu- nity through voluntary service. "His foot- A lady approached Barney one evening prints are all over the place," compliments shortly thereafter, a lady whose father was past president Keith Trowbridge. a rich and powerful local industrialist. Barney also is on staff with the "How much do you want for that painting," Chamber of Commerce. As strictly a vol- she inquired. unteer, of course. He can be found at the "Not for sale," Barney replied. chamber headquarters located just off the "If you don't sell me that painting," she causeway several days a week, greeting smiled. "I'm going to tell all my friends visitors and helping them find their most that I ate something here that made me desired points of interest. dreadfully sick. My lather will also be Most visitors appreciate the help they very upset." receive iiBft]4hj§jadite>«*«iti*»»an*.. ,but "Would voti do that?" Barney asked. howTuuny "might never perceive the chum- lie (muni ilic concept mildly incredulous. ing activity below? It's a sure bet that he "That and more," the lady replied. "You doesn't bore them with long-winded can name your price. Would you take $300 •for the paintingV" answers.

Rogers from page 7 •i LIVE services. He's also interested in forestry done; •'•... and fire management and took the ENTERTAINMENT recent Fish & Wildlife Service fire Do you have a pet peeve? training that was offered on Sanibel. People who say they'll do something and then don't follow through and do it. on the What's your favorite time of day? UPPER DECK [After some thought] Early morning. Of what are you the proudest? My mother., for putting up with me Now that you're out of school, what and taking care.of me. I'm most grateful Great Prices do you like to read? . for that. for i I' ve read all of Randy Wayne White's books and I read lots of fishing and With whom would you most like to Waterfront Accommodations' wildlife magazines. have dinner? Motel Reservations 463-925S Burl Reynolds... Roland Martin. (Boat Docks Available) What kinds of music do you like? maybe Jimmy Houston [both pro fisher- All kinds... depends on my mood. men with weekend TV shows]. HAPPY HOUR! Do you have a favorite movie? Do you have a favorite saying? Monday Thru Saturday 3-6 p.m Smokey and I he Bandit. [The conver- If it'ain't one thing, it's another... DRINK SPECIALS! sation then wandered off into a discus- sion of Gator and some of Reynolds' What quality do you find most other hysterical, sight-gag movies.1 important in others? OFFANY Straight-forwardness. What's your worst trait? DINNER ENTREE! Probably my messy room. What did you want to be when you Seating- before II p.m. Afondny • Thursday Thru July 18,2000 grew up? Excluding Holidays. One coupon per person, per visit, plane! And your best asset? A pro fisherman with my own TV I don't give, up on things. I see things show! through until I'm satisfied the job's Islander » Friday, July 14-20, 2000 • 9

Midway Atoll, another island paradise, Part 3 e thought we saw a lot of alba- adults feed their chick and may be gone tross on our rainy ride from from the nest site for up to eight, days. the airport to our barracks- They eat mostly squid and feed the young W f motel. It is nothing com- by regurgitation. pared to what we see in the The behavior of the black- daylight next morning. Bird footed albatross is similar to Nearly 400,000 pairs of the Laysan. They, however, Laysan albatross, 18,000 prefer to nest in sandy areas pairs of black-footed alba- Diary back from the beaches. tross and tens of thousands "Black gooneys" are com- of 15 other species of pletely black-brown in color seabirds nest on Midway except lor a white area Atoll. This is an incredible around the base of the dark number of birds on only bill. Black-footed albatross 1,500 acres of land. Birds prefer to eat the eggs of fly- are absolutely everywhere. ing fish. As soon as the orienta- Plastics (bottles, dispos- tion tour and lunch are able cigarette lighters, tooth over, we meet with Wayne brushes, etc.) contained in and Brook, the researchers refuse dumped by ocean- with whom we will work. going vessels is a major There is much field work to problem for the albatross. do and we are the only two Since plastic floats and the service-volunteer visitors albatross are surface feeders, for the next two weeks. Bev they often ingest plastic This is good in that we will Postmes thinking it is food. If they learn how to do every field regurgitate the plastic to their ABOVE: task. It is bad because there is more to do young, the stomach'of the chick will con- An adult each day than four people can handle and tain a smaller amount of food. Since they albatross. because the fees paid by the service volun- are only fed once every eight days, they teers help to finance the research. can die either from lack of food or from dehydration since "plastic food" does not There are 20 albatross plots to monitor ! LEFT: A chick. for chick survival and growth rate data. furnish needed moisture. It is not uncom- Each of the plots is checked once every mon to find the skeletons of chicks with f *• eight days, and we are able to do up to piles of plastic in the stomach area. eight plots a day. Our work involves read- Manv albatross chicks survive (lie heat J"*^^^

Come and Pretend Meet the Victorian Dolls and their Friends e have special guests visiting dolls from years ago: Sara is celebrating for us growing up," says Julie. the Sanibel Public Library her 50th birthday; Tracy is 48; Jane is 46 "I would like visitors to enjoy these Wthis month — come and greet and comes with her original bridal gown. remarkable friends of mine and pretend. them, enjoy their beauty, A Guardian Angel protects Come experience the inner peace and hap- charm, elegance and play- them all. piness that surrounds them," she added. ' fulness. Come with imagi- This is the private collec- Doll making is an ancient art and its nation, surround yourself At the tion of Julie Dettrey of Fort evolution goes back to about 2,000 B.C. with these amazing repro- Myers, whose superb under- Some dolls were found in Akhmini, ductions and "let's pre- Library standing, deep appreciation Egypt, and are dated from 500 to 600 B.C. tend." Young ladies such as of the history, and personal A wonderful collection of books accom- Rachel, Vanessa, Heather connection with the dolls panies the exhibit. Your library is working and Alison come from the make the exhibit a special to create a bridge between the past and the Victorian era and are event. The dolls are her spe- present to enrich your lives. Come, enjoy dressed in the high fashion cial friends and members of and 'pretend!" of that time. Come and see the family. —•. imagine the parties, "I have a fondness for (Dr. Gopal "Indy" Pati is the balls and teas. Imagine the dolls, even as a little girl. I Chairman of the Sanibel Library romance, used to dress up and play Exhibits Committee) Julie Dettrey .Accompanying the with the baby doll, Tracy, Victorian ladies and gents my childhood friend, and is a collection of special Jane, my bride doll with her friends. Come pretend with original dress. I would get Tim from "A Christmas in some of my grandmoth- Carol," as well as Heidi, er's old dresses find coals, Need a Rug? Hansel and Gretel and The and my sister and I would Wizard of Oz gang. Enjoy Indy Pati pretend that we were mom- dolls from Brussels and mies; it was such n fun lime

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Life and death on San i be I and Captiva s in many remote areas a century story. Herbert and Hattie Brainerd migrat- and more ago, Sanibel and ed to Captiva in 1896 with their son, Ak.Captiva pioneers buried their Gordon, and 5-year-old daughter, Ann. dead where expedient, often Each child had been given a on their. own homestead gold piece by grandparents claims. before they left their native Old Sanibel Cemetery, Historical Canada. Ann used hers to however, appears to have buy a small piece of land, a been tied to Rev. George Notes wooded knoll from which Barnes' Church of the Four she enjoyed watching the Gospels. Barnes and his sun set. In 1901, Ann family stumbled on Sanibel stepped on a nail, contract- in 1889 when a sloop on ed tetanus, and died within a which they were cruising week. The heartbroken par- went aground in San Carlos ents buried the child on her Bay. Waiting for the tide to own land. As time- passed, float them loose, passengers the plot was enlarged and it went ashore to explore the became Captiva Cemetery. nearby island. Laetitia Ashmore Nutt, It was love at first sight an aristocratic Louisiana for the Barnes family. The widow, arrived in 1888 with parents and three adult off- three grown daughters, her spring each claimed a 160- brother and her mother-in- ABOVE: A visitor from Wisconsin acre homestead tract and in law. All staked claims along looks over Sanibel's historic 1890 built a cottage-style the gulf shore and built their cemetery. hotel which they named The Jean Downs home, "Grey Gables." Sisters. Five years later, Laetitia was Sanibel's first LEFT: Captiva Cemetery got its Barnes built the church, Sanibel's first, and postmaster, took in boarders and day stu- start with the burial of 10-year- although it only survived until 1910 when dents, taught school and helped organize old Ann Brainerd whose name it burned down, some burials apparently the Fort Myers Chapter of the Daughters of can be dimly made out on this took place in the church yard. the Confederacy. child's stone topped by a lamb. The property remained in the family When she died in 1914, she was buried with the hotel managed first by daughter, in the family cemetery near their house eventually married the lighthouse keeper, Georgia, and her husband, Edward where she joined James Ashmore and Mrs. Henry Shanahan, and moved her brood, Duncan, and later by son, Will Barnes. In Annie T. Nutt. In subsequent years the including Clarence, into the cottages at 1923 Will died and the hotel was sold lo diiughlets, ton, weie laid to lest Ihrie alonsi Sanibel Light. "*™*e»«iff- Rrtapp:*rr*r94"37"«fp r land Years later, when Clarence and his wife, ferred lo Dayton Hotels, Inc. The name had "Prissy — Man's Best mend* Ruth Wi/es, bought the "little house by the changed by then to "Casa Ybel." A one-time Mississippi River boat cap- side oJ' (he road" that was to be their home It was under Dayton's proprietorship tain named Oliver F. Bowen, widely trav- for 50 years, he was returning to (he parcel that reference to the old cemetery emerges eled and frequently married, arrived in the children left. Oliver's grave went his father had leased when the Rutlands located "at the back of the tract." He donat- 1887 at Wulfert with his third (or fourth?) unmarked for nearly 60 years. Then a first came to the island. Clarence had a rec- ed that portion to the City of Sanibel in wife and three young children to stake his neighbor came upon a new tombstone ollection of the burial site and had a mark- August, 1977. claim and become a "gentleman" fanner. placed on an old piece of Sanibel shell con- er placed honoring not only Ortho Rutland, Still an untouched area, the cemetery He watched his wife and children grow crete. It read: "Oliver F. Bowen. Died Feb. but Andrew Wiren, the original homestead- today lies next to the bike path between vegetables and raise chickens while he put 17, 1894." It was surmised that one of his er. That stone is located just off the Middle Gulf Drive and Algiers Lane east in agave and yucca-like plants from which children arranged for the installation. The Periwinkle bike path between She Sells of Casa Ybel Road. A rustic wood fence he hoped to harvest sap for rubber and fibre stone remains, hemmed in by trees and Sea Shells and Huxters Market. , surrounds the handful of graves that for hemp. The area of that homestead still bushes, and set off by a small fence. It is the house that Clarence Rutland include pioneer names such as Reed and hosts agave plants descended from Clarence Rutland's father's marker bought in 1928 which was moved to 950 Rutland and one marker that states simply: Boweri's experimental crops. came along after the fact, also. The elder Dunlop Road 17 years ago, and is the "Unknown Man washed ashore at When Oliver died, he was buried on his Rutland died in 1897 and was buried on nucleus of Sanibel's Historical Village and Lighthouse." land and his wife stayed only long enough land he rented along Periwinkle Way Museum. Summer hours at the complex Captiva Cemetery is quite a different to prove up the homestead before she and where he lived and farmed. His widow are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday through

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It was a dark and stormy night out in the woods... t was raining cats and dogs or maybe rolled down their window and took a few business. Fins broke the surface a few feet necks extended, their long pointed yellow it was coons and alligators. Large snapshots. As they started to pass, he slow- from his head. Suddenly the water roiled. bills aimed at his head, the alligator must Iraindrop's pelted against the wind- ly rose up on all fours and paddled slowly The catch happened so quickly we saw it have had second thoughts and slid back- shield as the wipers beat back and forth. to the edge of the road and plopped down. but we didn't. Not until the alligator settled wards into the water. He dallied there for a The drone on the roof slowed We backed up,.then drove down and began rolling his head from side while, but when it became apparent that the us to a crawl as we idled by on the opposite side of to side did we realize he had nailed the fish. birds were not going to forget his presence, along Wildlife Drive through Connecting the' road. "What's he A few nights after that we found a large he glided silently away. a magnificent rainstorm, one doing?" Bill wanted to alligator hauled out on the sand spit in the Meanwhile, the goofy spoonbill was not so sorely needed. Such a with nature know as we pulled away. second pond. But, he wasn't alone. He content to finally have the spit to himself. great time to get outside and "Well, you won't believe shared the site with nineteen Great White Oh, he didn't seem to mind the other birds, see what was going on! We this, but he's crawling right Herons, a Little Blue Heron, a few White just those of his own species. The roseates skirted around the low places back ino the puddle!" I Ibis and some Roseate Spoonbills. About that had flown to the nearby shallows were lllling with water. We'd gone said. Another mile or so seven of the herons had clustered a few feet apparently still too close for his comfort. about a halt-mile when we down the road we found from the gator's head, all looking straight at He lowered his head, flew the twenty feet saw this dark spot in the road another one about the same him. It was a compelling sight. What was and began the chase. Dashing after one and up ahead. "Is that a dead size doing the same thing. going on here? We had never seen this kind then another, each was carefully evicted coon up there?" I asked. "I This one clearly was drink- of mix at this location. Though birds of all and last seen fleeing into the northeast. don't know," Bill answered. ing in the fresh but muddy sorts abound there at different times, the Finally, the only one of his kind left, he qui- All we could see was a dark water; concentric rings alligator decidedly added a measure of sus- eted down and a measure of calm returned mound in the center of the moved away from its head pense. to the pond. - road. I got the binoculars out as he slurped and swal- In addition and seemingly oblivious to So don't be afraid to be outside in the and took a look. With all the lowed. the whole scene was one cranky roseate. rain or the dark or the cold (don't we wish!). rain I still couldn't make it As it turned out, it was a Head down, bill opening and closing he Be patient. Once you enter an area, most out until we were about a week full of animal behav- was intent upon running off all the other living things will hide or freeze until you hundred feet away. All of a ior that proved both educa- spoonbills. Back and forth he marched. It are no longer perceived as a threat. Sit qui- sudden it was obvious: we Dee Fulk tional and amusing. One of had become a three-ring circus. One by etly until everything has a chance to-return were looking down the back the bonuses of visiting the one the roseates were banished from the to its previous activity. By going repeated- of a four-root alligator half .same area regularly and in sand spit. Chased into the air, they either ly to the same location you will get to know submerged in a large puddle. So small and all kinds of weather is (hat new and often flew to the shallows nearby or left the area the daily routines of the residents. It will perfectly aligned with, the road he had surprising experiences pop up. The follow- entirely. While all (his was going on, Mr. also offer you a better chance of seeing appeared as a dark pile of wet i\\r. We crept ing night the light steady raindrops bounc- Alligator made a hinge. We gasped. It unusual behavior. Make these excursions up slowly and stopped. Savoring this lus- ing on the surface of one of the far ponds turned out to be just a scare tactic that did- into the out-of-doors.a part of your regular cious bath of fresh cool water; he did not had the fish on the move. Close to the n't work. The birds, undaunted, moved day: you'll get hooked and be glad you did! jnove. Another car came along side us. shore a six-foot galor angler was about his closer and continued their heckling. With

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Women's Softball The 2000 season has ended for the Sanibel Woman's Softball League with the Bailey's team on top with a record of 9-2. Bailey's has spon- sored a women's softball team for 25 years. The team is coached by Chuck Nave. The MVPs for the league are Alex Murray of Lazy Flamingo and Patti Pettus of Bailey's (in far right of photo.) Real Estate Loans Financing Arranged For • Primary • Second Home • Investors • First & Second Mortgages, Jumbos • FNMA 60 MINUTE APPROVALS theTIMBERS • Construction/Permanent, Lot Loans BESTflUMHT £ FISH MfiHKET • Zero Points & Multiple Buydowns Available • Poor Credit, Prior Bankruptcy Sanibel's Programs are Subject to Change CAC MORTGAGE INC. Grilling Headquarters Licensed Mortgage Brokerage Business Charles A. Chegut • John Friedlund • Amy McCluskey SIRLOINS, N.Y, FILETS Licensed Mortgage Brokers 941/472-3110 695 Tarpon Bay Road Ste. 11 TUNA, SWORDFISH, GROUPER FAX 941/472-8159 NO APPLICATION FEE Sanibel, Fl 33957 703 Tarpon Bay Road • Sanibel • 3SB5-GRM 14 • Friday, July 14-20, 2000 • Islander

Family musical State Fair plays at Broadway Palm through Aug. 26

It was great fun in 1946, and it's company gets the audience hand clap- still great fun today! ping and foot stomping with the rous- State Fair, playing at the Broadway ing "All I Owe Ioway." Palm. Dinner Theatre through August Broadway Palm veteran Paul 26, whisks us away to the Iowa State Gregory Nelson stars as patriarch Abel Fair as we watch the Frake family dis- Frake, and Jennie Hollander plays his cover adventure and romance. With wife, Melissa. Michael Oberfield music by the legendary Rodgeis and gives a real scene-stealing perfor- Hamraerstein, this blue-ribbon show is mance as the tipsy judge who obvious- wonderful entertainment for the whole ly sampled a bit too much of the blue- family. ribbon, brandy-laced mincemeat. Audiences and critics have been Also featured are newcomers Amy raving about this stage musical since Olsen and Landon Shaw as Margy and its premiere! B_a,sed on the Academy Wayne Frake. Choreography is by Ray Award-winning movie of the same Ogdcn, who plays Pat Gilbert in the name, State Fair originally was show, and Jack A. Matter, Jr., is the inspired by a non-musical movie of director. Phil Stong's 1932 novel. This delightful musical is pure, ail- A superb cast takes us from the American family entertainment. farm to the Fair with plenty of energy Tickets are $20-$37, with a special and enthusiasm. A slower-paced first price of $14 for children 14 and under. act, with songs like "It Might As Well Call the box office at 278-4422 or visit >Be Spring," culminates with the ever- at 1380 Colonial Boulevard, Ft. State Fair is wholesome entertainment for the entire family. It plays popular "It's A Grand Night for Myers. at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre through Aug. 26. Singing." Opening the second act, the entire —Camillc Kucaba PHOTO BOXED Did You Know? IW'il on tcccni d.it.i , 50% of Lee County visitors used the Internet to obtain travel information and 22.6% actually booked reservations over the Internet?'

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Eaton, who was Drotleff joins Humphrey chosen for appointed to a four- year term, joins two Congress Jewelers "Top Guns" seminar dozen other Congress Jewelers has recently estab- Robin C. Humphrey, Broker- Floridians on the lished its own in-house advertising and Associate with South .Seas, Sanibel & council. marketing division. David Drotleff has Captiva Properties, has been chosen by Dr. Eaton joined been appointed to the position of his peers to represent Sanibel and Eye Centers in Advertising Captiva Board of Realtors at the "Top 1993. Active in the Director by Scot Guns" seminar being held at Legends American Diabetes Congress, president Golf and Country Club, Fort Myers, on Association, he of the Sanibel-based Aug. 17. Sponsored by Guardian Title chaired last year's jewelry company, and AMSouth, "How to become the Best diabetic eye and ear Dunn which was founded Barbara Amow Chaplin, past pres- of the Best," will feature a panel of program in by Scot's father, ident, recognized Realtor Realtors from Sanibel-Captiva, Bonita Southwest Florida Larry, almost half a Political Action Committee con- Springs, Naples, Marco, Cape Coral, and heads the asso- century ago. tributors, including President 'Greater Fort Myers and Fort Myers c i a t i o n ' s . Drotleff now John C, Buskirk, Capitol Club Beach, who will share their experiences Professional •heads up an internal Member. and tips with attendees. Advisory Council creative department Humphrey has been a Realtor on in Fort Myers. with responsibility Drotleff Sanibel for the past 15 years and has Sanibel's Eye for media purchas- Realtors hear about been one of the top 10 producers in the Centers of Florida es, overseeing the company's print and appraisals island real estate market. For information is located at 1723 electronic advertising, as well as the cre- on the seminar, call 936-3537. Periwinkle Way. ation of catalogs. He will also coordinate [embers of the Sanibel & Captiva special promotional events along with Islands Association of Realtors heard Wilson additional marketing and public relations from guest speaker Francois "Frank" Bush appoints Eaton efforts. Gregoire of the Florida Real Estate Chambers Appraisal Board at their monthly meet- An illustrator and graphic artist with to diabetes council passes out ing June 29. Gov. Jeb Bush has appointed 22 years of advertising and printing Gregoire said that appraisers are slate- experience, Drotleff was the founder of Alexander M. Eaton, M.D, a board-certi- "First Merlin Creative, specializing in the cre- regulated, but by a different licensing fied ophthalmologist at Eye Centers of ation of logos and illustrations for many body than real estate agents. Appraisers Florida, to the Florida Diabetes Advisory Dollars" local and national businesses and maga- adhere to different rules and regulations Council. The coun- zines. He previously served as art direc- than agents, and must do a two-year cil guides the state's The Sanibel & tor for 10 years for the Trump Castle and apprenticeship. He added that reports approach to dia- Captiva Islands Sands Casinos in 'Atlantic City, His produced by appraisers must justify the betes prevention Chamber of appraiser's valuation of Ihe properly. He murals can be seen tU the Island House and care, and acts in Commerce Davis ResiawcomL QJ,V ,§anjbel., *s wall suggested that agents and appraisers be a an. advisory capaci- A m b a s s a d o r Cotigress 3€W&£fsiiWb)i ty ' to the Barbara Rich passed out First Dollars unique papers sculptures are displayed...... 'at Beach view Inn, with breakfast sponsored by affiliate Department ol recently to Susan Dunn, Realtor with In November, Congress Jewelers members Dale Robertson; Coastal Health, other gov- Coldwell Banker McFadden & Sprowls,' plans to open its second store in Bonita Appraisal Group, and Jeff Pierot, Island ernmental agencies, Dr. Phillip G. Davis, and Gretchen Springs. Home Mortgage. professional and Wilson of. Emerald Frog Designs. First" other organizations Dollars are given to new members of the and the public. Dr. Eaton chamber of commerce. VACATION RENTALNTALS Furnished 2 and 3 bedroom Gulf-front properties. Available weekly /monthly /Discounted Summer Rates Read the Islander for all your

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Designing Sanibel: the Gary David story

By Jill Goodman there is a tendency for more freedom and Old Naples, with a staff of designers Arts & Entertainment Staff Writer flexibility in colors. employed in all three locations. Yes, there are trends, but we are finding He admitted that there is a vast differ- nterior designer expert Gary people a little more sophisticated — they ence between Sanibel trends and, for exam- Niethamer keeps a sharp eye out for don't have to stick to trends. We also have ple, those in Naples. Niethamer said his Icurrent trends. people working in moss greens and maybe designers on Sanibel are very into what is When he first opened his Gary David gold tones. It goes all across the spectrum." going on here and that it is nice, for his Designs showroom on Sanibel he shared Niethamer was quick to point out that island clients to work with someone who space with artists Ikki and Polly shell motifs still figure into local decorating knows the island well Matsumoto and dealt mainly in accessories. schemes. He said customers in Naples want much "The market at that time, 1985, was "There is nothing wrong with shells," more formality. "It's dressier. They are looking for southwestern accessories," he said pointing to a classic chandelier on looking at using really classic pieces." Niethamer said. "The island has matured in display in his showroom that is entirely Niethamer said he has an enormous sup- its taste and now people want a lot of dif- covered with shells. ply of furnishings and accessories in a local ferent things." "It's really a neat piece — very sophisti- warehouse. "I'm always finding things Acknowledging that the use of colors cated, but it's islandy and it works. You can from around the world," he said. has changed, he said the trend is getting take the same shell motif and put it on a Although he does a lot of traveling, he away from light walls and pastels. His dec- shower curtain and it could look cheesy. said there is no longer a need to do direct orators are now using rich colors and he There is a way to use shell motifs and have importing. sees colors like dark blues and reds on it very nice." "Generally speaking," he said, "the walls "across the board." Originally from Erie, Pennsylvania, import market has changed." According to "We have enough light here so that it's Niethamer was looking to relocate some- Niethamer, today the home furnishings industry is rated the second largest business not going to be dreary if you paint the walls place with more active business. In 1980, Gary Nieihamer is the "David" a darker color," he said. he opened a showroom in Cypress Square after, after automotive sales. being Gary David Designs. "You can do a navy wall or navy room, before moving to Sanibel five years later. Continued, next page cool reds or rich yellows and ochre . . . He now has showrooms in Bonita and

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Gary David from page 17 The business has concentrated on ven- He continued, "As a firm, our philoso- dors who specialize in specific products to phy, beside changing a lampshade or import, resulting in thousands of vendors maybe wallpaper in a bathroom, is that the for fabrics, trims, boxes, chairs and so on. "Historically, people felt a bit of basics are there and the pieces have time- They are experts in their field and deal less elegance to.them." exclusively in certain items from certain intimidation with interior design — it Summing up, Niethamer said, "Our job pails of the world. is to take what your personal tastes are and Niethamer said that the cost for him to was a mystery/* fine tune them and make them just for you. try find specific items — say, a silver box "It's easy to buy a sofa and arm chair, from Thailand — would be an enormous but making it look wonderful in a room is proposition, compared to dealing with a — Gary Niethamer the hard part. You have to have the rightar t vendor who has a conduit to either cottage and accessories to go with it and make it all industry or manufacturing firm. tie in. I think you will find more and more "Years ago you couldn't find unusual homeowner prefers... trims, crowns or sof- look, and you build around this informa- people realize that this is an art form. You, things without going there and shopping." ' fits, shapes of soffits, what kind of crown tion." (as an individual) don't do this eveiy day." Even though Gary David Designs on mold, what kind of trim, fixtures, sinks and Then, the designers work with the client Niethamer has determined that part-time Sanibel is floor-to-ceiling furnishings and and the floor plan, arranging space-plan- cabinet choices." and full-time residents are looking for sim- accessories, Niethamer said, "We bring He considers all the variables, finishes, ning and traffic flow, then style and then anything possible to the island and want to finally the colors. ilar furnishings and he considers both new and styles with each client, covering all the homes and remodeling homes a challenge, be of service to the people here so they details for the home. Niethamer also said he takes note of "They both are fun in their own way," he don't have to go off the island. We have a "We get a feel for the personality of the what his client's wear, looking for a pre- full library of samples and catalogs here, customer. It is a growing tiling. dominance of a certain color, which he then said. but if there are things we don't have here, "We start out not knowing anything uses as a clue to their preferences. "We are finding more and more people our designers will bring them." about the people except they need our ser- "That's a good key that they are com- using our services for small and rental con- Niethamer explained that the process of vice. In order to provide the best service, fortable with certain colors and they want to dos. In today's market for really nice decorating a home or condo ideally follows you have got to know the people. You have live with them," he said. "You really get rentals, it pays to have it done well." a specific routine. to understand how they are going to live... into their heads because their environment Both Niethamer and his wife, Sue, who "Historically, people felt a bit of intimi- if they are here full time they have different should be a reflection of them." details models, love the island and, he said, dation with interior design — it was a mys- needs from someone who does not live here Acknowledging interior design is costly, they've always felt it's been home to them tery. If you are going to build a house, you full time and vice versa." Niethamer said, "we want to make sure you as a firm. need an architect. If you are going to fur- Niethamer and his designers consider have spent that money in the best way you Mike Millpaugh is the coordinator in nish it, the smart thing to do is find some- their client's lifestyle, size of family and possibly can. And to make sure when you charge of the Sanibel showroom, which is one who you will be comfortable with over even how much company they expect to are done, you have a design and look that is open Sunday-Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 5 a long period of time. And someone who entertain. not something that in five years from now, p.m. and by appointment on Saturday. you know when you tell them what you "What we do is compile a dossier on you go. . . 'Oh that was in style then and Call 472-9091. want, that they are listening." these people and keep in mind that (per- now they are doing this...,' That's not the He said he and his designers start from a haps) they like a blue or a country French way we work." HOOT plan determining the detailing the r i DAWN OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM •Got A Favorite IKKI MATSUMOTO You're Willing To "FREE PRINT with each subscription Bejlrst with the latest news and happenings on Sanibel and Captiva. 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Hvoadwnj picmiere all in the same year. Oil BitviJwjy ii garnered a lion's share of 'I'l'iiv-i and was quickly made into a nun IO v.uh llu- original cast, which cap- luiod suwrJ Academy Award nomina- tions. The film, today something of a camp classic, and Patty McKormack's chilling The Bad Seed portrayal of little Rhoda Penmark has opens July 21 at become etched into the memories of the Arcade. many. The Florida Rep production stars Sanibel resident Joanna Harmon as Rhoda; the popular Stephanie Davis as her mother, Christine Penmark; Richard Westlake as the creepy gardener, Leroy; and Karen Goldberg as the drunken and bereaved Mrs. Daigle (Eileen Heckart's role in the film). Supporting roles will he says, "beautiful melodies, rich lyrics, p.m. from July 21 be filled by some of Southwest Florida's brilliant arrangements... I was just born through Aug. 19. Call 472-6862 or stop by finest actors _ Steven Hooper, Joe too late! But the country's really grooving the box office at 1905 Periwinkle. Meyers, Connie Dobbs, John Brothers, J.T. Smith's Saturday Night to the music of the '70s these days, so I John Repa, and local performer Randy Fever opens July 21. decided to give it a try. Once I got into it, And get the chills... Thompson making his debut at the I realized I'd forgotten that there were The Bud Seed, written by legendary Florida Rep. Catch the Fever! some really incredible songs written dur- playwright Maxwell Anderson in 1953, Opening weekend, performances are ing that period — and they deserve to be closes the Florida Repertory Theatre's Friday and Saturday evening at 8 p.m. in the Great American Songbook, too. summer season for 2000. Opening on with a Sunday matinee at 2. For the Travel back to the '70s when J.T. Friday, July 21 and directed by the Rep's Smith's latest original revue — Sanibel "It's pretty exciting for me, personally, remainder of the run, performances are because it makes me feel as though I'm in Producing Artistic Director Robert Wednesday through Saturday evenings Night Fever — opens at the Old Cacioppo, it runs through August 6. Schoolhouse Theater on Friday, July 21. high school again! I'm especially excited at 8, with Wednesday and Sunday mati- about the performers — Tammy Truitt, "The play is certainly scary," he says, J.T. readily admits that he stopped lis- nees at 2. Tickets are $18-22. For ticket Pamela Stivers and island favorite, Victor "but it also contains plenty of laughs. tening to the radio in about 1975 and is a information call the box office at 332- Legaretta, are all fantastic. I'll be at the Last summer, the thriller Veronica's strong advocate of keeping the music of 4488. Florida Repertory Theatre is locat- keyboard and Miguel Cintron will be on Room became one of our biggest hits," the Great American Songbook alive and ed at the Arcade in historic downtown drums. We are going to ROCK!" Interestingly enough, "The Bad Seed" Fort Myers on Bay Street between singing. "I am a huge fan of the American went from the popular and controversial music written between 1920 and 1960," Performances of Sanibel Night Fever Jackson and Hendry. are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 novel by William March to play to its Reitauiant Dining Guide _, Bungalow Corner Rabbit Road & San-Cap 3O5-35©t NFL & NCAA games, pool table & darts ITALIAN/PIIEA Raw Bar - clams, oysters, shrimp & crab legs Happy Hour - 3-7 p.m. with drink specials Dolce Vita Beachview Steak House The Crow's Mes* j 244 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel j j oo Parukw Drive at'Tween Waters Inn on Captiva Drive 472-5161 472-5555 472-4394 July 14th-15th - 66 Decibels Island Pizza Old Captiva House J595J Captiva Road, Captiva July 16th-19th -John Salamon 1619 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel luly 20th - 23 rd - Doc Travis Band 472-1581 (at IWeen Wafers inn) 472-5161 Dolce Vita La Vigna Italian Restaurant and Grille The Seafood Factory 1244 Periwinkle Way 472-5555 Corner of Periwinkle & Tarpon Bay Rd. i 625 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Cocktail lounge with grand pianos for your dining & listening pleasure 472-2323 472-5453 Island Cinema Matzaluna The Timbers Restaurant At Bailey's - Periwinkle ScTarpon Bay Road "k JS-1 J® I 1200 Periwinkle way & Fish Market Perfect Storm - Chicken Run -The Scary Movie 472-1998 703 Tarpon Bay Road • 472-3128 Call for times and prices Riviera Matzaluna 2761 west Gulf Drive, Sanibel CASUAL OSNiNfc 1200 Periwinkle Way #158:- I 99B 472-1 14-1 Riviera Toscanella Ristorante The Crow's Nest 2761 West Gulf Drive 4 Jt- 1 I 4 I 2055 Periwinkle Way 15951 Captiva Road, Captiva Live piano music nightly, 6:30 to close 472-O69O (at Tween Waters inn) Sanibel Grill 472-5161 703 Tarpon Bay Road 471-3 118 Island House Restaurant Sport packages • Late night Happy Hour daily Canoe and Kayak Located at the Corner Seafood Factory 15951 Captiva Road of Rabbit Road and San/Cap Road (at "(Ween Waters inn) 2499 Periwinkle Way +7%-% 31 3 472-8311 Live Entertainment Wednesday/Thursday Karaoke Saturday 472-5161 Lighthouse Cafe DELI 362 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Huxters 472-O3O3 1201-07 Periwinkle, Sanibel The Sanibel Grill 472-6988 703 Tarpon Bay Rood 472-HIKE 20 • Friday, July 14-20, 2000 • Islander

crew and cast and includes a buffet 1 Theatres and Shows with a kids' menu of hamburgers H "This is your last chance. to see dogs, pizza, chicken and all the "Home Games" at the J, Howard Wood mings. Theatre (Pirate Playhouse). "Home - "Cinderella" opens July 21 with Games" is a light, romantic comedy with formances on July 23, 27, 29, Augi a strong dose of emotion. 4,6, 11, 12. Under the direction of Artistic Director Tickets are $.13 for lunch at nooi Ralph Elias the story is about a father, •' v • show at 1 p.m. Call 278-4422. Tony, played byLou Tally who, after suf- • • The Naples Dinner Theatre fering a head injury, is frozen in his mind t Cream Theatre for the younger set i.v at a Yankee World Series game in 1955. senting "You're a Good Man, Cl His daughter, Mert, played by April Brown," Fridays and Saturdays thr Poland, is an independent young woman Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. with a hamburge: with strong sense of independence and • hot clog lunch, and a make-your-ow dedication to her father. /• cream sundae bar.Tickets are $ 12 for Enter the rich, spoiled, handsome suit- dren and $15 for adults all inclusive. • / S T ' (941)596-6683. or Frank, played' by Michael St. Pierre 1 and you have the fixings for a zany show. ^ a The Naples Philharmonic Cent( 1 Tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. Call . • it" the Arts summer children's theater 472-0006, gram continues with "Jack and m The Old Schoolhouse Theatre's .r.. . Beanstalk" July 14-15, 9:30 and ] "Murder at the Howard Johnson's" ends . The Phillips Gallery art show continues throughout the summer, a.m., July 15, 2.p.m. Saturday night. This is a hilarious comedy shown here "Canoe View" by Judy Friedman All tickets are $10 adults and $5 about a love triangle and murder plans dents. Call (941) 597-1900. that take a very zany turn. All tickets are p.m., matinee Wed. and Sun. 1:30 p.m. "Hooters" runs through July 22, $18, Call 472-6862. • Call (94.1) 596-6683. Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m Friday, 7:30 H The Naples Dinner Theatre presents M Celebrating their 38th season the p.m. Tickets are $9. Call 466-4033. Art and Art shows the musical comedy classic "Little Shop Cape Coral Community Theatre, the resi- B BIG Arts Phillips Gallery lit of Horrors", the wacky musical version of dent company of Cultural Park Theatre ongoing show through the sum Roger Corman's 60s film about a weird starts the summer with "The Circle of Theater for kids Gallery hours are mornings Mon plant named Aubrey that grows and grows Love" an original musical by Consuelo M The Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre Friday Call 395-0900.. and harbors a mysterious secret. The Holzer. includes the younger set in their theatrical The Phillips Gallery is open wee • show runs through July 16. July 15, 8 p.m. and July 16, 3 p.m. agenda this summer. mornings. Summer prices for the Naples Dinner Tickets are $14 regular, $12 seniors, "Cinderella" will be performed as a 9 The annual Arts for ACT, (A Theatre are $25 for dinner and the show under 12, $5. Call 772-5862. full-scale production including sets, cos- with .performances Tuesday-Saturday. 8 M The Orpheus Cafe premiere tumes, light and sound with professional Continued, next p;

This Weeks ¥fiE Top Video VI DEC fry -A Taste Rentals 1. %mmm 3 SCENE Now Available now 2. The feriented Mr Ripley Perfect Storm 3. The 6reen Mile Starring George Clooney Rated (TO13) The Hurrican 4:15 - 7:00 - 9:35 4. Hanging Up 5. Anna and the King DINING Chicken Run >rf Rated (G) 6. Bicentennial Man Entertainment^ - *' 5:00 nightly until closing 7. Girl Interrupted The Scary Movie Open Daily for. Dinner Rated (R) 8. Man On The Moon NOWRENTING 5:30 pan. to 10:30 pan. 7:00 - 9:00 9. American Beauty DVDS A}! juiaja^credit cards accepted Ticket Prices 'Specializing in private parties $7.00 Adults • $5.00 Seniors 60 & over 10. The World Is Not Reservations recommended $5.00 Children 11 & under 471-1 I5f $4.50 Everyday Matinees at 4:30 Enough 1244 Periwinkle Way Bailey's Shopping Center 2437 Periwinkle Wa Tarpon Bay Road 11. Sleepy Hollow Sanibel Sanibel Island In Bailey's 472-5555 * 472-1701 12. The Sixth Sense Shopping Center Islander • Friday, July 14-20, 2000 • 21

From page 20 limited edition Rauschenberg prints. Call noon Wednesdays and Thursdays lor 939-2553. painting sessions. Call 463-3909. Counseling and Treatment, Inc.) auction • BIG Arts has workshops and class- is scheduled for August 26 at Harborside Classes es for every interest. Call for information Convention Hall. ACT is a non-profit W The Fort Myers Beach Art about art classes in watercolors, acrylics agency servicing victims of domestic Association Outdoor Painting Classes and oils, or instruction in potting, furni- SiAWOOB BMWWWW abuse. will meet at 9 a.m. July 19 at Wiggins ture painting, calligraphy and piano. The exhibited art, including submis- Pass Beach, and July 26,at Manatee Park. Ongoing classes in-dance include bal- FRIDAY 5-9 PM sions from Robert Rauchenberg and They critique at noon over a brown bag let, tap and social dancing as well as Dorryl Pottoif, will be up for bid at at the Featuring... lunch. Call Ralph Person 466-2941 or workout sessions in dance and yoga. Call • Crab Legs • Clams gala event. Posters for Arts for ACT 2000 395-0900. ; by Pottorf and Rauschenberg will be on Lisa Grinter 463-2980. •• Oysters • Scallops sale in addition to 100 signed, numbered H The Fort Myers Beach Art, 8 Association will be open from 9 a,m.- —Compiled by Jill Goodman Shrimp and much much more! Enjoy the biggest seafood buffet on the island! Adults only $21. 95, Children ten and under only $9,95 On Sanibel Off Sanibel Barbara B. Mann No COUPONS OR DISCOUNTS ACCEPTED 334-3309 Old Schoolhouse Florida Rep m "Blues Clues Live!" The Arcade Theater pre-schoolers JUST $11.95 Theatre 332-4488 July 19-23 Every Tuesday From 4 pm unfit 10 pm • Enjoy Any Dinner 472-6862 H "The Bad Seed" $16-$26 Entree Refularly Priced From $14.95 to $21.95 for • "Murder at the Howard Johnson's July 21-Aug. 6 select show times JUST $11.95 Through July 15 $18-$22 Naples Dinner $18- Broadway Palm LUCKY 1HURSDAYS J. Howard Wood Theatre $? Everyone's A Winner* ^l- Dinner Theatre (941) 596-6683 Roll 3 Dice for up- to $ 18 off your check! Theatre 278-4422 B "Little Shop of Horrors" * Minimum order of Iwo dinner entrees per table. Pirate Playhouse B "State Fair" Through July 16 472-0006 Through Aug. 26 M "Godspell" sumnm H "Home Games" $20-$37 July 19-Aug27 Through July 15 Childen 's Theatre Show and dinner, $25 $20 adults, $12 students Served from 9 am to 12:30 pm M "Cinderella" • "Rocky Horror Show" $7.95 Adults • $3.00 Kids 12 and under July 21-Aug. 12 July 1-Aug. 20 Includes coffee & juice • $2 Mimosas & BloodyMarys Island Cinema select times Saturdays 11 p.m. 472-1701 $ 13 lunch and show Sundays 8 p.m. Two-screen movie theater

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Case Of... new Lost Cities

fter I wrote a column about the along with a couple of colossal statues given a boost to archaeology in Egypt. I Did the Egyptians really have a final discovery of a sunken city off still standing, The cities lie in water only read recently of another amazing find in resting place for their dead? It appears Athe coast of Japan, a story 20 to 30 feet deep, which led geologists Egypt. And though it was below sea level they did. Dr. Hurtak said his team used broke in the news that to believe they sank some it was not underwater. This great discov- the subterranean waterways to explore archaeologists had found 1300 years ago because they ery lies very deep under the sand. this ancient city. He says the documen- three legendary Egyptian Paranormal were built on soft oozy Two years ago, ground penetrating tary will show researchers risking life cities sunk under the marsh mud. The Egyptians radar was used to map the Giza plateau. and limb and camera equipment through Mediterranean Sea. wanted water front property What the team of Geologists and a huge maze of subterranean rivers in Several readers sent let- Detective for strategic reasons and this Archaeologists found was an extraordi- rubber dinghies. This is of course the ters and e-mails asking if site was the gateway to all nary subterranean complex. Part of this kind of thing that FOX network will air there was any -new infor- merchants on the Nile. But complex runs directly beneath the great during their ratings period. mation regarding this it would not take much of a pyramid. According to Dr. Jim Hurtak, Of course the Egyptian Department of kind of find, and there is. seismic tremor to liquefy who headed this all-Egyptian team, the Antiquities is quick to point out that this But some of it even I find the mushy terrain and cause world can. expect to see a documentary find has nothing to do with popular Von extraordinary. the land to sink lower than film called, "The Giza Project" in the Daniken "Alien-God Theory," This new According to sea level. Currently the Bay next couple of years. find, they claim, is 100% man-made Associated Press who of Abu Kir reaches four "The Giza Project," he says, shows a Egyptian. Never mind that man doesn't first broke this story in miles inland of this discov- vast megalithic metropolis buried sever- have engineering capabilities to build June,. the Egyptian ruins ery. al hundred feet below the Giza plateau something of this magnitude today, heck, are believed to be 2,500 So why care about these for well over 4000 years. It is below sea we couldn't build a pyramid either. So years old and are thought sunken cities? Because it's level, so the Egyptian builders by grand what will it mean if mystery of Sphinx to be the remains of the the first time historians have design made use of subterranean rivers, and Pyramids turned out to be nothing cities Herraklelon, found physical evidence of like Venice uses canals today; It was a more than surface markers for the Canopus and Menouthis. Hilary sunken lost cities that until natural form of transportation. ancient city of the dead? Perhaps we will An International team today were believed to have Silly me; until 1 read this I only won- lean just how important the after life was has spent the last two Hemingway been only Greek mythology. dered about the small hidden chamber to the ancients, that our history was not years working with Yes, I know we're still a under the left paw of the Sphinx.. Dr. one of foraging ape-like ignorance. ground penetrating radar and side-scan long way from Plato's Atlantis, but for Hurtak says this new discovery maps out Conceivably, it will be in our life time sonar to pinpoint the locations of these the first time researchers are looking in the underground cathedral-size chambers that our high-tech tools unveil mankind's wonderful finds. The team located a the right area with the right tools. that hold enormous Egyptian-style stat- greater history that now lies lost beneath number of houses, temples and roads, The use of these new tools has really ues. Was this the Great River Styx? the sea and sand.

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In a tent, a bullfrog is louder than smashing pianos

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We would pitch sleep even when I distinctly heard automatic weapons fire age, and encourage them to support us when the tent in the back yard and she could begin on the next street over. I continued to breath deeply we get old? spend Saturday night camping out. And and evenly as the fire-fight escalated and the frat party There are many theories on this impor- because "me, too" is every little sister's began a bulldozer race through all the nearby houses. tant problem. On one extreme is the bung- middle name, Pookie was soon rocketing At about midnight, a chorus of wolves began to howl, hole theory, which states that you should through the house trailing a Barney sleep- answered by a fresh burst of automatic weapons fire, and seal your kids into a barrel and feed them ing bag and singing, "I'm sleeping in the a mocking AROO! from the frat party. This continued through the bunghole until they are 18, at tent, ho HO!" without pause until 1:15 when there was a sudden and which point you roll the barrel out the door I admit I was nervous when I tucked the massive series of explosions '— and then silence. Eerie and into the street. This theory has much in kids into their sleeping bags and said good and even ominous at first, but then a sense of peace began its favor, but unfortunately a number of night. But the weather channel swore the to spread across the smouldering rubble of my neighbor-. meddling blue-nosed busybodies in our skies would be clear, and the Internet hood. Silence; blissful, peaceiiil silence. government have passed laws that discour- reported no roving bands of Ninja assas- I breathed deeply. All was finally well. My kids would age this otherwise sensible approach. sins in the area. I was further comforted by be all right now. I closed my eyes. An owl called, and a Then there is the other extreme, in which the knowledge that escaped tigers never eat bullfrog softly answered. your child is surgically grafted onto your kids in tents in the back yard, a fact my A clattering came from the front door, and I jumped out back so you can attend to and even antici- father had passed on to' me when I was of bed and ran down, just in time to see T.L. Bear leading pate every whim, until the stitches are young and I had never had cause to ques- her little sister into the house. Pookie took two steps in, removed when you die. This approach has Jeffry Lindsay tion. dropped her Barney sleeping bag onto the floor, and fell been very popular with many in my genera- And in truth, everything went really well face forward on top of it, asleep before she hit. tion, resulting in a huge American royal fam- for the first 20 minutes or so. In fact, I had "Bear!" I said as I triple-locked the door. "What hap- ily. actually begun to relax a little bit, when I heard a hideous pened?" Personally, I have always favored the middle ground clamor. I ran to the window and listened. From the noise, "All of a sudden," she told me, "it just got so NOISY!" here. I work hard to protect my kids from falling pianos I guessed that somewhere up the street a very large college' I gave her hug. "Come on in," I told her. "In the morn- and escaped tigers, but they are allowed to play without fraternity had begun to drink the entire daily output of ing we can watch the special on Yosemite Park on the my supervision for up to 17 minutes a day, provided they Milwaukee and then set fire to a live pig. I sprinted out the Discovery Channel." are wearing their Kevlar protective gear. Beyond, these door to the tent. Both kids were sleeping peacefully, and simple measures, I have always believed that a love of there was no danger in sight. k books, music and the outdoors gives any kid a great start. 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OBO 1-800-889-4596 CDL/Class A w/HAZMET req. Min. with matching chair oatmeal, Call 549-3275 or .yywwAbwf]i..com j Aviation Ground Services 2 yrs. exp. or 1 yr. Driving School. excellent condition. $350. O.B.O. 463-2317 Limited SOUTHERN FREIGHT INC. (800) (941) 472-1987 __ Own a computer? Put it to work HELP WANTED BAGGAGE HANDLERS 944-6§38x58i1, $25. to $75. an hour. PT/FT needed, For Sale-Dusty pink leather furni- DIRECT TV Satellite System with 1-888-450-8899 Alarm sales - National Company, ture grouping, sofa, loveseat, part-time hours. Installation Kit $45. We ship any- www.earn/in/hornexorn Top commission and benefits. WANTED TO recliner, 3 glass tables with Must have valid where 1-800-713-1124 or Sign on bonus. Will train if moti- pedestal bottom, glass lamp table Florida driver's license. wwwjTjuzzig.com __ •'_ POSTAL. JOBS $48,323.00 yr, Now . vated. $50,000 plus per year. BUY & 2 lamps, accent pillows. All for Must pass drug and Contact Wayne Perry, I PAVCABHTOTTVINTAGE COS-'" hiring-No experience-Paid $850. Call (941) 472-3898 FACTORY DIRECT POOL 10-year background check. 941-939-1329 or Fax resume TUME JEWELRY. LET MOM'S & Training-Great Benefits. Call for HEATERS. Heatpump, solar, or . Loading/unloading, 939-4189 .;. ___ ;...;.._ GRANDMA'S TRINKETS TURN lists 7 days. (800)429-3660 ext. J- For Sale-Large comfy gray couch Gas. Major brands. New/Used. cleaning aircraft, INTO GOLD FOR YOU. CALL 815. ••_. __ ; (96"), light pink wooden DR Do it yourself or installed. Free $7.00/hour. Largest national ATM company is _AJ- .ATJ)41 -278-0326.._.,_ table and 4 chairs, light pink Phone Quotes. (800) 333-WARM Postal Jobs $48,323.00 yr. Now hir- Flight benefits. expanding in th,e Cape'Coral entertainment center, light pink (9276) ing - No experience - paid training 768-6696 area. 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(941) 334-0488 for only $3.00 additional www.leecouhtyshopper.com Serious inquiries only. set, never been used, still in plas- Available. (800) 325-7836. Call 941-574-5644-Cape Coral Jim tic, Cost $700., sell $200. wivw.leecountyshopper.com Leave message at code#00999 •-•. -- Call 941-574-5644-Cape Coral 574-2764. 941-594-9369. Islander • Friday, July 14-20, 2000 • 27

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