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More than 100 people attended the town hall-style event at the Lee County Emergency Operations Center photos by Jeff Lysiak Reacting to the discolored plumes weeks, so things are starting to stabilize a town Hall that have been seen off the coasts of little better,” said Dodd prior to the meet- Southwest Florida since early July, a result ing. “We are going to continue to monitor tri Will Keep Offers Lots Of of excessive freshwater runoffs coming out Lake Okeechobee. There are still a few of Lake Okeechobee draining into both more weeks left in our rainy season, so we Captiva busy Information, the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers, still have to keep a close eye on it.” Sanibel Mayor Kevin Ruane arranged to On August 28, Florida Governor Rick this Weekend Few Solutions have a meeting with local officials – includ- Scott came to Fort Myers and announced he Galloway Captiva Tri is com- by Jeff Lysiak ing Lee County Commissioner Tammy a $90 million project that aims to improve ing to Captiva this weekend, Hall; Colonel Alan M. Dodd, commander water flows south from Lake Okeechobee TSeptember 14 and 15. What does ore than 100 citizens concerned of the Jacksonville district of the U.S. and reduce flows into our estuary, the that mean for you? with the current condition of local Army Corps of Engineers; and Ernie Caloosahatchee River and the St. Lucie If you’re a resident of Captiva, the only Mwaterways, hopeful of hearing Barnett, interim executive director of the Estuary. The project, a 2.6-mile bridge real impact (aside from some busy island some plausible solutions to the problem South Florida Water Management District located along an eastern section of the restaurants Friday and Saturday night) at hand, filled the “situation room” at – as a means of informing the public Tamiami Trail, will replace the existing will be the closing of Captiva Drive on the Lee County Emergency Operations on the status of the Lake Okeechobee roadway which has blocked natural water Sunday, September 15 from 6:45 a.m. to Center last Thursday evening, where releases and plans for resolving the water flow to the south since it was constructed roughly 8:45 a.m. for the bike part of the a town hall-style information meeting quality issues. in 1928. race. Emergency vehicles will have access lasted over two-and-a-half hours. “It’s been very dry for the past two continued on page 5 to the road at all times, but regular traffic will be asked to wait until the bicyclists contineud on page 30 International taxes may Go Coastal Cleanup Down, but Sewer Is Next Weekend rate Will rise n Saturday, September 21, SCCF (Sanibel-Captiva Conservation by Anne mitchell OFoundation) invites the public to ith its continued focus on keep- participate in an international volunteer ing a tight rein on spending, effort to rid the coastlines and waterways Wthe main way left for the City of of marine litter, pollution and debris. As Sanibel to reduce expenses is by paying many as 600,000 volunteers worldwide down debt, mostly debt incurred by its remove millions of pounds of coastal employee pension plans. trash that can hurt local economies, These plans – and the unfunded liabil- injure and kill marine wildlife, and choke ity they generate – plague municipalities the ocean environment. SCCF’S partner nationwide. Sanibel City Council has been in the Ocean Conservancy’s 27th annual chipping away at these debts for more Coastal Cleanup is Keep Lee County than five years Beautiful and Bailey’s General Store. Continuing its cost-conscious policy, Through Bailey’s, Barefoot Wines is also the Sanibel City Council on Saturday a Coastal Cleanup partner this year, and approved a tentative millage rate of they will be providing T-shirts, gloves and 2.0861 that calls for continuing to pay bags while supplies last. down debt to lower expenses, holding to The Coastal Cleanup is a great opportunity for families to get together and make a differ- continued on page 3 continued on page 5 ence in the community 2 ISLAND SUN - SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 • Gentle Yoga – Tuesday and memory card to your PC, and create and of both, due to popular demand. Center 4 Life Thursday at 9:30 a.m. edit albums that are easy to email. Order Mark your calendar for the Trash & Stretch, tone and strengthen while prints without a trip to the store. Class Treasure Sale, returning on Saturday, Upcoming Events improving flexibility, proper alignment limited to six. Your paid reservation guar- November 16. The Center 4 Life is it 4 Life is the motto at the Sanibel and circulation. Mats are used to meet antees your seat. $60 for members and accepting donations now in preparation Center 4 Life. All ages are wel- the needs of varying experience levels. $90 for non-members. for this event. Please, no clothes, shoes Fcome. Bring a towel. • Page Turners with Ann Rodman – or TVs. Island Seniors, Inc. members may Tuesday Kayaking – September 10 Wednesday, September 11 at noon Call 472-5743 or stop by 2401 attend fitness classes by paying $3.50 and 24 at 8:30 a.m. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Library Way on Sanibel for details on per class. Island Seniors, Inc. annual There is space for 16 people on eight Lisa See. A film will now precede the programs or to register. membership is $20. Members of the City two-person kayaks and unlimited space book at noon, followed by the discussion of Sanibel Recreation Center must show for those who own their own kayaks. their membership cards to attend. Kayaks, paddles and life jackets provided. All fitness classes are all based on par- Bring water, a small snack, sunscreen, ticipation and the schedule is as follows: bug spray, sunglasses, a change of cloth- Captiva Community Panel To Meet • Happy to be Fit 4 Life – Monday, ing and a hat. Cost is $5 for members he Captiva Community Panel will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m. and $10 for non-members. Stop by the Tuesday, September 17, beginning at 9 a.m. in the Cone Rooms in This class is a combination of the Center 4 Life to sign up. TChadwicks Square at South Seas Island Resort. This meeting is open to all Happy Hour and Essential Total Fitness • Bridge – 12:30 p.m. Monday and interested islanders and the public. we’ve had during season. Keep your Wednesday Among the agenda items: heart, lungs and muscles strong and your • Mahjongg – 12:30 p.m. Thursday • Update on the Lee Plan project and grant. brain fit with a combination of aerobics Cost is $2.50 for members and $5 for • Panel review of the draft community survey. and muscle conditioning exercises. Hand non-members. Prizes are awarded. • A discussion of the current water quality issues. weights, stretch cords and your body • Watercolor with Bea Papas – Friday, • A Captiva Erosion Prevention District update. weight will be used to keep you strong to September 13 and 27 • A Captiva Fire District update. do what you want to keep doing. We will If you have some painting experience • A Hurricane Preparedness and Response Committee update. begin with a joke and end with a positive and would like to work from still life or • Other business as necessary. thought for the day. photos, join Bea and other artists. Cost Public participation is invited and encouraged. The next Captiva Community Panel • Essential Total Fitness – Monday, is $20 per session for Island Seniors, Inc. meeting will tentatively be October 8. Information and background documents are Wednesday and Friday at 10:30 a.m. members and $25 for non-members. available online at www.captivacommunitypanel.com. Cardio, muscle strengthening and flex- • Picasa with Patty and Your Photos – ibility training with hand weights, stretch Wednesday and Thursday, September 18 cords, chairs and stability balls. and 19 or November 6 and 7 from 1 to • Power Hour Fitness – Tuesday and 3 p.m. Share your community news with us. Thursday at 8 a.m. If you email or browse the Internet, Hand weights, stretch cords and sta- you can do Picasa! Organize and share Call 395-1213 bility balls, along with mats, are used to your photos. This is a hands-on training Fax: 395-2299 or email [email protected] strengthen your muscles. Improve core in Picasa, a free program from Google. strength and balance. 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Nelson called the current water conditions “an intoler- able situation” while Radel noted, “When our environment is in harm, our econo- my is in harm.” “This is what happens when govern- ment imposes itself on local issues,” said Radel. “This really is not a partisan issue – it’s a Florida issue.” Dodd delivered a detailed history of Lake Okeechobee, from the more Sanibel Mayor Kevin Ruane delivers his open- than 3,000 lives lost during the 1926 ing remarks and 1928 hurricanes and the establish- mitted to four projects: ment of the water management system. • Kissimmee River Restoration According to Dodd, keeping the level of • Caloosahatchee – West Basin the lake within a certain range is crucial; Storage Reservoir (C-43) statistics show that if the water were to • Indian River Lagoon – South (C-44) rise to 18.5 feet, there is a 45 percent • Central Everglades Planning Project chance of the Herbert Hoover Dike fail- (CEPP) ing. At 21 feet, the chance of failure is “The corps manages Lake Colonel Alan M. Dodd, commander of the Jacksonville district of the U.S. Army Corps estimated at 100 percent. Okeechobee through a system approach of Engineers Since 2001, an estimated $642 mil- that balances several competing needs, cooperation with the freshwater releases we’re always trimming… always trim- lion has been spent to rehabilitate the but the protection of lives and preventing and effects on local waters. ming,” said Bill Hammond, professor dike, with an additional $86 million catastrophic failure is our top priority,” During 2013, 263 manatees have emeritus at Florida Gulf Coast University. slated to be spent in 2014 on repairs to added Dodd. died in Lee County, the highest total “Maybe we should’ve been lowering the reinforce the aging structure. In total, the Following a short presentation by among all Florida counties by far this lake levels when they were at 14 feet government is expected to spent more Barnett, the meeting was opened to year. back in June instead of when they got to than $1.2 million on rehabilitating the the public for questions and comments. “I grew up in a sailing family, and 15 feet in July.” dike and the surrounding levee walls. Sanibel City Councilman Marty Harrity In addition, Dodd informed the crowd said that only money will fix the prob- that the army corps of engineers is com- lems, and that federal and state funding From page 1 expenses. should be used to purchase land made The tentative city budget totals available from U.S. Sugar. “It’s time to Taxes May Go $45,659,716. step up… we have to be heard,” he Congress called the budget session “a added. Down, But Sewer great maneuvering of cash” and applaud- Former Lee County Commissioner ed the pay-down of the police pension Ray Judah called Governor Scott’s bridge Rate Will Rise liability, which he said saves taxpayers project “a 10 percent solution,” and a slimmed down staff and planning few $170,000. called for purchasing additional land for capital projects. Ruane also said Sanibel must be the water storage. The tentative millage rate of 2.0861 only municipality that is using the roll- “Instead of building baseball stadiums is lower than last year’s 2.1, but will back rate at the draft budget stage. that are only open for two months out of generate the same revenue, due to new “We are living within our means, the year, you’re killing the golden goose,” construction and a 1 percent average cutting taxes every year, paying down said Captain Michael Smith, who told increase in property values. It’s called the debt, keeping reserves. We are not defi- local leaders that he makes his living on rolled back rate. cit spending like our brother across the the water. Sylvia Edwards, city finance director, bridge,” he said. Jennifer Hecker, representing the told the council at a special budget ses- The final budget meeting is slated for Conservancy of Southwest Florida, sug- sion on Saturday that the budget reflects Tuesday, September 17 at 5:01 p.m., gested that manatee illness and mortality a 24 percent decrease in capital projects, at which time council will also discuss a rates should be carefully monitored in Bill Hammond asks a question down to $1.96 million. move to reduce planning permit fees by Edwards said it also includes adding up to 25 percent. one detective to the police department at an annual cost of $84,000. Island property owners face a sewer rate increase in the coming year, but instead of levying the 3 percent allowed, ALL WAYS council opted to raise the rate by 1.5 percent, which will add about $9 to resi- TRAVEL dential bills. Vice Mayor Doug Congress noted that Where Will You while the budget saves taxpayers about Vacation Next? $15, the sewer hike will take some of that away. 239.472.3171 Mayor Kevin Ruane said in order to keep the sewer increase down, the city gave the sewer fund an interest-free loan. He also noted that Sanibel expects to start receiving a 21 percent share Ernie Barnett, interim executive director of bridge tolls from the county, some Former Lee County Commissioner Ray of the South Florida Water Management Affi liate of Preferred Travel of Naples, Inc. of which can be used to reduce fixed Member of Signature Travel Network Judah offers his opinion District 6 Island sun - september 13, 2013 senator Visits sanibel, speaks In support Of Water Fight

Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto, right, greets City Councilman Mick Denham during an appear- ance at the Sanibel Boat Ramp last Thursday morning as Mayor Kevin Ruane looks on photos by Jeff lysiak Resident Sherry Anderson, left, speaks with Mayor Kevin Ruane and Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto by Jeff lysiak ast Thursday morning at Sanibel’s municipal boat ramp, an appearance by Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto – invited to the island to personally witness the Lcondition of the water that has been impacted by freshwater releases from Lake Okeechobee – drew a crowd of more than two dozen concerned island real- tors, business owners and residents. “The aerial pictures speak volumes for what’s happened here,” said Benacquisto, who came to Sanibel at the invitation of Mayor Kevin Ruane. During her visit to the island, Benacquisto praised Governor Rick Scott’s announce- ment last week of a $90 million project to construct a 2.5-mile bridge along the east- ern portion of the Tamiami Trail that will improve water flows to the south into the Everglades. However, the senator also encouraged islanders to keep vigilant in their fight to improve water quality. “We know that this is a long term problem which requires long term solutions, but Lizbeth Benacquisto chats with Island Inn General Manager Chris Davison and Kevin Ruane we have to act now,” she added.

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This project is one of 52 transportation projects in 37 states to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) 2013 discretionary grant program. Share your community news with us. The Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), the official grant appli- cant, worked in coordination with the representative MPO Board, citizen advocates Call 395-1213, Fax: 395-2299 and consultants to develop its application. Based on Lee County’s Complete Streets or email [email protected] initiative, the funded project builds upon the dedicated and committed work completed through the years to provide more coordinated services across organizations and to plan, design and build safer, more Livable Communities here in Lee County. “Over the last few years, the MPO with its transportation partners have made a commitment to develop an integrated network of bicycle, pedestrian and transit facili- ties,” said Kevin Ruane, Sanibel mayor and MPO board chair. “The MPO is currently completing a Bicycle Pedestrian Safety Action Plan that has identified strategies to address bicycle and pedestrian safety, which we believe will be achieved with assistance of this grant.” TIGER has enjoyed overwhelming demand since its creation, a trend continued by TIGER 2013. Applications for this most recent round of grants totaled more than $9 billion, far exceeding the $474 million set aside for the program. In all, the Department received 585 applications from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. Created by Congress in 2009, the TIGER grant program directs the Department of Transportation to invest in a variety of transportation modes and selects projects to be funded on a merit-based process. “These TIGER projects are the best argument you can make for investment in our transportation infrastructure,” said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx. “Lee County’s Complete Streets Initiative will complete a safe, integrated bike and pedestrian network, increasing economic activity for local businesses.” The MPO had cited four target areas for project funding: • Segment 1, Lee County Tour de Parks Route ($6.5 million) is a 35-mile segment, designed to connect several Lee County parks, anchored by Lakes Regional Park in south Fort Myers, and is focused on significantly boosting eco-tourism in this area. This segment will also connect two spring training stadiums (JetBlue Park and Hammond Stadium) to the multi-use path system, encouraging alternative and active transporta- tion to games and entertainment. • Segment 2, the University Loop ($2.3 million) is a 15-mile segment to fill the gaps in bicycle/pedestrian facilities linking the FGCU campus to the rest of Lee County to encourage bicycle travel. • Segment 3, Bi-County Connector ($1.6 million) is to be a 22.8-mile long bikeway segment that links Lee County, the City of Bonita Springs and Collier County. The project will add sidewalks and new bus shelters to further support the phenomenally successful year-old LinC Lee/Collier transit route. “A communitywide effort brought this to fruition today,” Lee County Sustainability Manager Tessa LeSage said. “Partners across the board included municipalities, the health community, education leaders, transportation officials, citizen groups and resi- dents, environmental groups, and economic and tourism industry representatives and multiple Lee County departments. The cooperation set us apart from others compet- ing for the grant dollars. The community as a whole can be very proud today.” In addition to projects that are ready to go, DOT assessed surface transporta- 1571 Periwinkle Way-239-472-5223 tion projects for their potential positive impact on their region or metropolitan area. Projects have the potential to improve existing transportation facilities and systems; www.sanibelbookshop.com 8 ISLAND SUN - SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 Foundation Gives Raincoats To Families In Need he summer of 2013 has been quite a rainmaker for Southwest Florida and everyone has taken notice. The Andrea Miller Foundation (AMF), FISH of TSanibel, Inc. donor, has been watching the weather and provided FISH with over 25 children’s raincoats for distribution to families in need. AMF is a non-profit charitable organization in Excelsior, Minnesota that provides support and services to orphans and needy children throughout the world. The AMF-FISH relationship developed in 2010 when Andrea Miller, a brain can- cer survivor and founder of AMF, read an article about FISH and the services they provide to island families. Miller believes her purpose is to share her survival story and to help those less fortunate, and dedicates her life to her mission. Because of the mis- sion of FISH and the assistance they provide struggling families, Miller wanted to build a partnership where they, too, could help island families in need. “AMF wanted to do something nice for our island families so they shipped us these beautiful raincoats, and we are in the process of matching them up with our clients,”

1975-2019 periwinkle way Jordan McKee, Darren “DJ” Jenkins and Jessica McKee show off the new colorful rain- coats donated to FISH by AMF said Christine Swiersz, FISH licensed social worker. “They always seem to be in touch with our immediate needs, and we thank AMF for their continued support.”

White Book American Legion Signing Event Post 123 News n Sunday, September 15, At Doc Ford’s American Legion Post 123 will book signing for Randy Wayne Oserve corned beef and cabbage White’s new novel Deceived from 1 to 8 p.m. Awill take place on Wednesday, The following Sunday, September September 18 from noon to 2 p.m. and 22, stop by Post 123 for BBQ ribs and from 4 to 6 p.m. at Doc Ford’s Rum chicken, served from 1 to 8 p.m. Bar & Grille, 708 Fisherman’s Wharf in Nine-ball pool tournaments con- Fort Myers Beach. tinue every Monday night at 6 p.m. Each event begins with a 15-minute throughout the summer. Texas Hold question-and-answer session and fans ’em is played Thursdays at 7 p.m. and are invited to make an afternoon or Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. New players are evening of it. Enjoy Island Mojitos while welcome but must be American Legion savoring award-winning flavors from members. the Caribbean rim; they’re inspired by Every Friday, Post 123 serves a six- Randy’s favorite “rural tropics” cuisine – ounce ribeye steak sandwich all day. full of sauces, spice and passion. The half-pound burgers are a local Deceived is White’s second Hannah favorite. Food is served all day, every Smith novel. The tale begins with a hun- day. The public is welcome. dred-pound tarpon landing in the fish- American Legion Post 123 is open ing guide’s boat, knocking two paying Monday through Saturday from 11 clients overboard. Hannah works fast a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from noon to retrieve the men as a 12-foot ham- to 9 p.m., located at mile marker 3 on merhead works to retrieve a meal. Is the Sanibel-Captiva Road. For more infor- unusual incident an omen? Will there be mation, call 472-9979. death, injury or lawsuit? Buy the book and find out. Copies of Deceived are available for purchase at all three Doc Ford’s loca- tions – Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and To advertise in the the newest location on Captiva Island. Something for Everyone For more information, call 765-9660 Island Sun or visit www.DocFordsFortMyersBeach. ShopOnSanibel.com com. Call 395-1213 Island sun - september 13, 2013 9 FISH is grateful to have received this tance when her unemployment was insuf- Churches/ Temples partnership grant, as it is used to bridge the gap for ficient to cover minimal living expenses. ANNUNCIATION GREEK many struggling families on the island. To further complicate her situation, she ORTHODOX CHURCH: Helps neighbors Here is a specific case illustrating how had to file for collection of past due child 8210 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers collaborating with CFI has made a huge support. Rev. Dr. Elias Bouboutsis or the past three years, FISH of Orthros Service Sunday 9 a.m. Sanibel, Inc. and the Charitable difference in the lives of people on the With the new school year just around Divine Liturgy Sunday 10 a.m. FFoundation of the Islands (CFI) island: the corner, registration and tuition fees Fellowship Programs, Greek School, have been working together to provide Several months ago, a single mother were due for her preschooler. With the Sunday School, Bible Study assistance to some of the neighbors who residing on Sanibel with her two chil- child in school, she could continue to www.orthodox-faith.com, 481-2099 are most in need. FISH is a recipient dren, a girl, 7, and a boy, 3, requested search for employment. While she was BAT YAM-TEMPLE OF THE ISLANDS: of a $25,000 draw down fund award assistance from FISH. The mother had able to cover her child care expenses, The Reform Congregation of Bat Yam recently lost her job due to a downsizing, there was not enough money left to pay Temple of the Islands meets for Friday from CFI. CFI is a non-profit organiza- tion that provides financial assistance and had been unable to find a local job. for other necessities. She requested assis- night services at 8 p.m. in the Fellowship She had visited the FISH Walk-In Center tance for rent, electric and water from Hall of the United Congregational Church to organizations and individuals in need 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel on Sanibel and Captiva Islands. The job board, used the FISH client comput- FISH. After completing the extensive For more information call 239-472-5317 fund is to be used in the FISH Helping ers and worked with both FISH social FISH intake process, gathering informa- or email [email protected]. Hands Program (HHP) for a period of workers to assist her in her employment tion and resources, FISH spoke with CFI CAPTIVA CHAPEL BY THE SEA: one year. search. She then requested further assis- continued on page 22 The Rev. George E. Morris Services every Sunday 11 a.m. November 10, 2013 thru April 27, 2014 11580 Chapin Lane on Captiva. 472-1646. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST: 2950 West Gulf Dr., Sunday – 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School – 10:30 a.m., Wednesday evening meeting – 7:30 p.m.; Reading room open, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (November through March), Friday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (summer hours). 472-8684. SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH 1740 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, 472-2684 Dr. Daryl Donovan, Senior Pastor Sunday Worship Hours: 8 a.m. Traditional Service with Communion 9 a.m. Contemporary Service with Kids’ Church Physical Therapy, Massage Therapy & Pilates 10:45 a.m. Adult and Youth Sunday School classes; 11 a.m. Traditional Service with Phone # 239-395-5858 Choir. Childcare available at all services. SANIBEL CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: 2050 Periwinkle Way 472-0497 Administrative Offices The Rev. Dr. John H. Danner, Sr. Pastor. & Classrooms The Rev. Deborah Kunkel, Associate Pastor Phone # 239-472-9700 Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 a.m. Chapel Service, 10 a.m. Full Service, with Sunday School and Nursery Care provided. Elevator access. ST. ISABEL CATHOLIC CHURCH: 3559 San-Cap Rd., 472-2763 Pastor: Rev. Christopher Senk, Saturday Vigil Mass 5 p.m. Sunday Masses 9:30 a.m. Daily Mass Wed., Thurs., Fri. 8:30 a.m. Communion Service Mon. and Tues. 8:30 a.m. Coomunion Service Mon. and Tues. 8:30 a.m. Holy Days call. ST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: 2304 Periwinkle Way Rev. Dr. Ellen Sloan, Rector Saturday Eucharist – 5 p.m. Sunday Eucharist – 9:30 a.m. Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Saturday Showroom Hours: 8am-4pm Tuesday Morning Prayer – 9 a.m. Wednesday Healing Eucharist – 9 a.m. Phone # 239-472-5777 Monday-Friday 1st Wednesday of the month 6 p.m. service Phone # 239-472-1101 followed by Potluck Supper. Sunday School beginning October 6. For more informa- tion call: 472-2173 or www.saintmichaels- sanibel.org UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS 7am-9pm 7 days a week OF THE ISLANDS: (Summer hours vary) Meets on the first Sunday of each month 239-395-1919 from December through April at the Sanibel Congregational Church, 2050 Periwinkle Way at 5 p.m. A pot luck is held at a mem- ber’s home on the third Sunday of each month. For more information call 433-4901 Conveniently located on Periwinkle Way across from Sanibel Community Park or email [email protected].

read us online at Islandsunnews.com 10 ISLAND SUN - SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 CROW Case Of The Week: in that way. I don’t know yet if it is a circulatory issue. We will radiograph her Florida Softshell and give her an ultrasound, just to see what her heart is doing,” said Dr. Kristen Turtles Dube, DVM intern. Additionally, the turtle has a fractured carapace, or upper shell. by Patricia Molloy While Dr. Heather Barron, hospital direc- s one of the tor, has prescribed daily soaks in shallow most ancient water to promote hydration, the patient Aof earthlings, spends most of the time dry-docked so turtles have ignited that the wound has ample time to heal. the collective imagi- The second turtle is not eating on her nation of humans; own and has been fitted with a feeding they appear fre- tube. To encourage her appetite, Dr. quently in litera- Heather asked the staff to present her ture, symbolizing with smelt and crab. “Keep offering her persistence, endur- the chopped-up smelt and anything else ance and longevity. that is stinky. Leave it there all day. Leave Certain Native American tribes believe it there overnight. It’s fine. They like it that North America was created on the stinky and disgusting.” back of The Great Mother, a turtle. The freshwater turtles admitted to Florida is home to more species of tur- CROW are often innocent victims of tles than any other state; 26 to be exact. automobile accidents. Fractured shells Of that number, 18 live in freshwater, require a course of antibiotics, often sur- including the Florida softshell (Apalone gery and a lengthy stay in the Intensive ferox). They spend most of their time Care Unit of the wildlife clinic. To support hiding in shallow water with only their the care of these ancient creatures, visit long, snorkel-shaped snouts exposed. CROW’s website. You may specify that Their large, fleshy oval shells are perfectly your donation be used toward a specific camouflaged to blend with the bottom species or patient. of canals, ponds, swamps, streams and CROW (Clinic for the Rehabilitation marshes. While they must breathe air, of Wildlife, Inc.) is a non-profit wildlife they can stay underwater for hours thanks hospital providing veterinary care for largely to the oxygen-absorbing vessels native and migratory wildlife from our that line their throats and skin. local area. The hospital accepts patients CROW recently admitted two Florida seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 softshell turtles for treatment. fleshyp.m. Mail donations to P.O. Box The first softshell is particularly large, 150, Sanibel, FL 33957. Call 472-3644 CROW is currently treating these two Florida softshell turtles, patients #2241 (top) and possibly a result of swelling. “She came or visit www.crowclinic.org. #1974 (bottom). The towels relieve pressure from their plastrons, or undershells, while they are dry-docked

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Masked partygoers at the 2013 Mardi Gras CHr mardi Gras slated For march 1 aturday, March 1 is the date for the 2nd annual Mardi Gras Party, the inno- vative and family friendly fundraiser for Community Housing & Resources Peeking through a giant mask were CHR S(CHR). director Kelly Collini and board member CHR board chair Richard Johnson and Last February’s inaugural event sold out and was considered a great success, say Tim Garmager 2014 event chair Melissa Rice event organizers. “We raised over $14,000 and more than 250 people attended,” said CHR board member and development committee chair Tim Garmager. “For 2014, The event will again be affordable and family friendly, with a Cajun dinner including we aim to accommodate at least 400 partygoers and raise $35,000 for the ongoing Louisana crawfish, and will take place as before at The Dunes Golf & Tennis Resort. maintenance, refurbishment and repair of CHR buildings and grounds.” Included in the fun will be children’s activities, a silent auction and a raffle. New for Community Housing and Resources, in partnership with the City of Sanibel, has for 2014 is a Dixieland band. Also, organizers say, attendees will be encouraged to wear more than 30 years provided affordable housing for people who live and/or work on themed costumes. the island, plus senior citizens and the disabled. With more than 117 residents occupy- Planning is under way with CHR Board Treasurer Melissa Rice as chair, assisted by ing 74 rental units and 14 limited-equity ownership homes in 11 complexes through- Tim Garmager, Lynn Ridlehoover, Robyn Moran, Richard McCurry, Rich McDonnell, out the island, CHR is an essential resource for those who provide the services all John Lemmon and CHR Executive Director Kelly Collini. The team is already islanders want to have. With a daily presence in locations such as restaurants, banks, approaching leading businesses in the community with sponsorship opportunities. retail facilities, at the school and for the City of Sanibel, the residents contribute in “Every dollar we make will be put towards maintaining CHR housing in the finest pos- numerous ways to island life and often volunteer with, and lead, island organizations. sible condition, as a source of pride for all islanders,” Rice said. Check out the new CHR web site at www.sanibelchr.org.

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All Lee County schools are invited to submit environmental education- or science-related unit proposals by October 31. The approved proposals will be awarded in November for projects to be completed by May 2014. “With environmental education fund- ing being cut throughout the school Gulf Elementary School students of Cape Coral working on their Tracking the Ultimate district, teachers and students are so Predator project funded by a DDWS grant awarded for 2012-2013 grateful to receive our grants to fund spe- cial projects,” said Doris Hardy, DDWS monies received from the “Ding” Darling Darling National Wildlife Refuge’s mis- Environmental Education Committee Foundation earmarked specifically for sion of conservation, wildlife and habitat chair. “It’s an important part of the soci- education. protection, research, and public education Michael Gillmore ety’s mission to educate and make future For further information and an appli- through charitable donations and Refuge cation, visit www.dingdarlingsociety.org/ Nature Shop proceeds. ocal sheller Michael Gillmore found conservation stewards out of today’s a deer cowrie on the Captiva youth pool.” grants or contact Gary Ogden at 472- To support DDWS and the refuge with 1100 ext. 233 or Doris Hardy at har- a tax-deductible gift, visit www.dingdar- Lside of Blind Pass on August 27. In the past six years, the society has The shell was discovered in ankle deep granted more than $34,000 to local [email protected]. lingsociety.org or contact Birgie Vertesch As a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, at 292-0566, 472-1100 ext. 4, or ding- water, rolling in the surf. The Bailey- schools for environmental projects. The Matthews Shell Museum confirmed it. teacher grants are funded by DDWS DDWS works to support JN “Ding” [email protected]. 14 ISLAND SUN - SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 was appointed director of the research tides: What’s manageable and what’s • Feb. 27: The problem of invasive FGCU Lectures To park and Juliet C. Sproul chair for not, by Hans W. Paerl, PhD, William R. pythons in the United States, by Michael Southwest Florida Habitat Restoration Kenan professor of marine and environ- E. Dorcas, PhD, associate professor of Explore Red Tide and Management. mental sciences at the University of North biology, Davidson College, Davidson, lorida has been making headlines “The inaugural year was quite success- Carolina Institute of Marine Sciences, North Carolina. this year with one environmen- ful, with an all-star cast of scientists and Morehead City, North Carolina. All lectures are at 7 p.m. in the tal news story after another: red engineers suggesting how we can protect • January 30: Who is polluting the Kapnick Center auditorium. Seating is F beaches? Understanding contamination limited and can be reserved for a $5 tide, invasive species, pollution that and clean up the environment,” Mitsch threatens tourism. The Everglades said. “The 2013-14 series is even better sources, health risks and protection of donation. Call 239-325-1365 for reserva- Wetland Research Park at Florida and will focus on some of the gigantic beach water, by Jiyoung Lee, PhD, asso- tions or more information. Gulf Coast University will tackle these ecological and environmental issues we ciate professor of environmental health The Everglades Wetland Research timely issues and others of regional and have in Southwest Florida. Experts will science, College of Public Health, The Park is dedicated to research on the wise global concern in its second Moonlight talk about red tide, beach pollution and Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. management of freshwater and coastal on the Marsh lecture series beginning invasive pythons in the Everglades. We • February 13: Reclaiming, using ecosystems of Southwest Florida and to Thursday, December 12. also have two presentations on wetlands and protecting wetlands: The Dutch protection and enhancement of wetlands Distinguished scientists from the and how they can provide important eco- approach, by Jos Verhoeven, PhD, pro- and water resources worldwide. Visit the United States and abroad will share system functions.” fessor of ecology and biodiversity, Utrecht website at www.fgcu.edu/swamp. their expertise in the public lectures at Ulo Mander, professor of landscape University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. the research park, which is at FGCU’s ecology and geography department head Harvey Kapnick Education and Research at the University of Tartu in Estonia, will Center at the Naples Botanical Garden, launch the lecture series on December Sea Turtle Nesting Statistics 4940 Bayshore Drive in Naples. 12 with a presentation on water quality Moonlight on the Marsh was improvement with wetlands. launched last year by renowned wetlands Other talks in the series are: researcher William J. 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(239) 395-1263 for reservations or take-out Corner of Periwinkle & Tarpon Bay Road in the Bailey’s Plaza ISLAND SUN - SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 19 ing season with new music, new personnel and an opportunity to bring the American Concert Band tradition to a new level in keeping with the high standards of BIG ARTS. We are espe- cially interested in expanding our personnel in the woodwind sections. Flute, clarinet, bass, saxophone, oboe, bassoon are instrumental- ists that would be warmly welcomed. French horn and percussion players are also needed, although anyone, on any instrument, is cer- tainly invited to join us.” The Concert Band resumes rehearsals October 21 and meets Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at St. Michael & All Angels Church. Community Chorus practice starts October 22, meets Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at BIG ARTS. No auditions are required for the band and chorus, and all are welcome to join. Returning workshops include classes in art, technology, fine crafts, foreign language, music lessons, painting, drawing, pottery and writing, as well as discussion groups. Full work- shop schedules are available online at www. BIGARTS.org, or by contacting the main office at 395-0900. The fourth season of BIG ARTS Winter Academy is also open for enrollment and Guitar Player, oil, by Ann McCarty Sickels features new courses in art, music, econom- ics, international law and religion. Winter BIG ARTS Offers A Variety Academy classes delve into subjects on a more in-depth basis than a single lecture but Of New Workshops This Season less than a full college course. Led by experts nrollment has started for upcoming workshops at BIG ARTS with a number in their field, many of the Winter Academy of new classes this season, including stained glass, Zentangle (drawing), music instructors are retired university faculty in Eand art appreciation, acrylic painting, book crafting and a mystery/thriller writ- addition to being accomplished speakers. A ing critique group. Several new wellness classes will also be available this season. A comprehensive list of workshop and Winter Beginner’s Clay Art class was recently added to the schedule for October. Academy classes and schedules is available Music Instructor Jennifer Valiquette The BIG ARTS Concert Band (formerly BIG ARTS Community Band) has a new online at www.BIGARTS.org. conductor, Michael Lamade. Lamade recently said, “We’re looking forward to an excit- continued on page 22

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Audrey S. Otto Terry Shattuck Joan Reynolds Neil Glazer Ann Bischolff Sanibel-Captiva Art League Sanibel-Captiva Art League aintings by San-Cap Art League members are on view at the Sanibel Public Library. This annual exhibit provides Pa wonderful opportunity and goal for the members to show their artwork. Many of the artists hold degrees in art and have a strong academic and studio background and others have more recently started painting after retirement. The Art League encourages all artists to pursue their art endeavors with encour- agement at every level of their learning experience. To find out more about the Art League, log on to www.sancapart.com. Also located in the library are a variety of permanent collec- tions and on-loan changing exhibits that reflect interests that appeal to many different individual and cultural backgrounds. Residents and visitors are welcome to visit the library and check out all the services that are available seasonally and throughout the year. The visiting authors’ series and lectures are very popu- lar. Call the library at 472-2483 for hours or log on to www. sanlib.org. Diane Olsson Daphne Hammond Marcy Calkins

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For dinner reservations call 239-472-5555 5-10 pm Tues. - Sat. at 1244 Periwinkle, Sanibel www.ilcielosanibel.com Full Bar & Wine Available for Catering & Private Parties 22 Island sun - september 13, 2013 This is his first submission to Poet’s From page 19 poet’s Corner Corner. Tom has been fully engaged in island life, and a full-time Sanibel bIG arts Workshops We invite resident for 10 years. A retired banker • Beginners Clay/Art (adults) with Andi McCarter begins October 3, meets submissions from New York and Miami, who is from local poets. Thursdays, 2 to 4 p.m. more mathmatical than literal, but • Open Studio: Life Drawing, non-instructed with Carol Rosenberg begins October Anyone interest- who has been prodded, and inspired, ed may submit 4, meets Fridays 9:30 a.m. to noon by his wife, for the past 33 years, to • Adult Tap Workout with Bobby Logue begins October 8, meets Tuesdays, noon their work via be creative. email to tutsie@ to 1:30 p.m. comcast.net. • Open Studio: Paint with Friends with Jane Hudson begins October 9, meets Wednesdays 1 to 4 p.m. Each week, indi- From page 9 vidual work will • Glass Fusing with Petra Kaiser begins October 9, meets Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. to be showcased. 12:30 p.m. partnership • Glass Fusing with Petra Kaiser begins October 10, meets Thursdays 9:30 a.m. to selected by tanya Hochschild and explained the client’s dire situation. 12:30 p.m. Working together, the organizations were • Intermediate Tap with Bobby Logue begins October 11, meets Fridays, 9 to Sanibel Day able to provide financial assistance for 10:30 a.m. (In Haiku) the family. The mother and children took • Pottery on the Wheel with Kelly Flaherty begins October 15, meets Tuesdays by tom mcCarter advantage of the FISH Food Pantry and 6:30 to 9 p.m. support groups. She has since found • Singing 101 for Adults with Lynn Martindale begins October 16, meets The shell-a-beings a full-time job on the island which has Wednesdays 7 to 8:30 p.m. Stoop through early dawn surf, why? allowed the family to pay their bills and to • Applied Drawing Basics with Ann McCarty Sickels begins October 19, meets Junonia shell once again become stable financially. Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon Cases such as these are, unfortunately, • Adventures in Watercolors & Mixed Media with Carolyn Councell begins October Our shared use pathways not rare. Without the strong, caring 22, meets Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cluttered by defrosted tourists relationship between FISH and CFI, this • Youth Vocal Performance with Lynn Martindale begins October 26, meets Searching for wildlife mother may not have been able to care Saturdays 10 to 11:30 a.m. Registration deadline is October 18. for her two young children and was at risk • Clay, Sculpting, Ceramics & Pottery on the Wheel with Marjorie Bronsted begins for becoming homeless. FISH is grateful Sunset. Fisherman October 30, meets Wednesdays 3:30 to 6 p.m. to CFI for their partnership in helping Casts fly toward red tinged gulf • Individual flute, piano and saxophone lessons with Jennifer Valiquette are available At floating dead trout families who are most in need through the FISH Helping Hands Program. for children and adults. BIG ARTS workshops are sponsored by Sony Corporation of America. Tom McCarter lives on Sanibel. For more information, go to www. fishofsanibel.com. There is a 20 percent discount on workshops for BIG ARTS members. Contact the BIG ARTS office at 395-0900 or visit www.BIGARTS.org for class locations. BIG ARTS is at 900 Dunlop Road.

shell point Hosts three Concerts With symphony Orchestra In 2013-14 hell Point Retirement Community will once again host the Southwest Florida Symphony for three concerts during the 2013-14 season. S The Holiday Pops Concert, featuring the Symphonic Chorale of Southwest Florida, will perform Monday, December 16 at 7:30 p.m. in The Village Church Auditorium. Composer, arranger and conductor Jim Stephenson will bring his fresh take on the joyous music of the season with this spirited symphonic performance of holiday favorites. The Miracle of Mozart on Thursday, January 23 at 7:30 p.m. with conductor Leif Bjaland tells the story of how the divinely gifted Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart came to write one of the most revolutionary works of his time. Towards the end of his short but brilliant life, Mozart was broke, ignored by his formerly adoring public and mourning the death of his daughter. It is said that Mozart’s final symphony sums up an era, but more than that, it is a glimpse into the intimate life of this child-like genius. No. 41 in C Major, known as the Jupiter Symphony, holds the key that unlocks the miracle of Mozart. During the Mendelssohn Marathon on Tuesday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m., con- ductor Leif Bjaland will explore many of his most brilliant creations with two of his Scottish-inspired works; the symphonic poem Fingal’s Cave and the evergreen Scotch Symphony. Mysterious water sprites and ancient curses abound in the The Fair Melusina Overture, and twilight becomes magical with his most famous of works in the Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Holiday Pops performance is a stand-alone concert with tickets available for $25. The Mozart and Mendelssohn concerts can be purchased as a package for $32 or individually for $20. To purchase tickets or receive additional information about the concert series, visit www.shellpoint.org/concerts or call 454-2067. “It is such a pleasure to partner with the Southwest Florida Symphony by hosting several of their performances at Shell Point,” said Dawn Boren, director of resident life. “Shell Point residents thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to attend these concerts so close to home, and we enjoy sharing them with the public as well.” Shell Point Retirement Community is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community located in Fort Myers just off Summerlin Road and McGregor Boulevard, two miles before the Sanibel Causeway. To learn more about Shell Point Retirement Community, visit www.shellpoint.org or call 1-800-780-1131.

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Get $10 off checks In this column, each week you will be able to stay totalling $50, one check per table please. updated on our local dining establishments and what they’re offering and get the scoop on the island dining scene, whether it’s fine or casual, take-out or frozen GREEN FLASH desserts. The Green Flash has marvelous waterfront views of Captiva’s bayside and Pine Island Sound. Bailey’s general stORE The Green Flash was built on the site of the historic Bailey’s General Store has a full deli, bakery, daily Timmy’s Nook, opened in 1950. Fittingly, seafood lunch specials, take out and catering for cook-outs, dominates the menu, although other options are picnics and parties. This is the oldest supermarket on offered as well. The Green Flash is easily navigable the islands, established long before a causeway linked by boat and is located southwest of Marker 38 on the Sanibel to the mainland. Intracoastal Waterway. The bakery has freshly made donuts, scones and Hours are daily from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for breads. The deli offers a variety of hot foods for break- lunch and 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. for dinner. fast, lunch and dinner, as well as catering services for special events. Services include shopping for your groceries and delivering them to your home or vaca- GREAT WHITE GRILL tion destination. If you are on a gluten-free diet, pick The Great White Grill is a sports bar featuring 29 up the extensive list of gluten-free products near the beers on tap and a good wine list. It’s home of The entrance to the supermarket. Steel Curtain Pizza and has Mexican Night Tuesdays. The Coffee Bar at Bailey’s serves espresso based There’s free pizza delivery too. The Great White car- drinks, hot chocolate, smoothies and specialty coffees. ries the Baseball Package for sports enthusiasts and has arcade games for kids of all ages. The regular menu includes hand-cast fresh dough BLUE GIRAFFE Matthew Rodriguez, server at the Blue Giraffe pizza, wings, fries, chicken fingers, salads, gyros, Blue Giraffe serves breakfast, lunch and dinner sandwiches and burgers. Check out the Pittsburgh from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. This restaurant offers casual DOc FORD'S RUM BAR & GRILLE GEPPETTO'S BEAcH FOODIES Salad, which consists of grilled chicken, French fries, island dining seven days a week from a menu featur- cheddar cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes and onions on ing fresh local seafood, chowders, salads and steaks. Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille is named for the Doc The little market on the east end of Sanibel offers a bed of lettuce. Besides dessert choices, you can get hand-dipped Ford character in local author Randy Wayne White’s grab and go beach cuisine. The breakfast menu Edy’s Grand Ice Cream. best-selling mystery novels. includes sweet and savory croissants, three-cheese Dine outside on the boardwalk or inside at hand- This summer, in addition to its Sanibel restaurant, egg tartans, muffins and cakes, key lime tarts, cook- IL CIELO painted tables decorated by a local artist, or sit at the Doc Ford’s added a Captiva location, in Chadwick’s ies and macarons. Seasonal lunch and light dinners Il Cielo features eclectic fine dining as well as the full liquor bar for a mixed drink, glass of wine or cold Square. include sandwiches prepared on your choice of freshly more casual Cloud 9 Grille. The happy-hour menu beer. It’s a well known gathering place and tropical baked artisan breads, NYC bakery style pizza, strom- includes specially priced appetizers and drink specials theme sports bar with indoor and outdoor patio seat- boli, pasta, salads, Foodie Dogs and now introducing from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and patrons can enjoy appetizers ing. The combined menu offers all the lunch and din- the Foodie Knish. priced at $6 each and two-for-one drink specials on Chip’s SANIBEL STEAKHOUSE ner items from 11 a.m. until closing. It includes cedar Daily sweets include Pinocchio’s Original Italian all domestic bottled beer, well drinks and house wine Ice Cream to accompany Cuban roasted coffee Chip’s Sanibel Steakhouse has many great plank salmon topped with a mango chipotle glaze or selections. A three-course $35 per person price-fixed a marinated grilled chicken sandwich. The fish tacos drinks, espresso, latte, cappuccino and teas. New to menu, complete with one bottle of house wine per options for locals and tourists alike. It is open seven the menu is the GBF London Fog drink. nights a week with daily happy hour from 5 to 6 p.m., are an island favorite and there’s a well provisioned couple, is available Tuesday through Thursday eve- raw bar. Tropical drinks are a specialty, notably the Geppetto’s accommodates small catering events, nings from 5 to 6 p.m. In addition to the two dining featuring two-for-one drinks and $4.95 appetizers. brunches, family gatherings and beach picnics. For early diners, there’s a three-course prix fixe menu signature rum drink, Island Mojito. areas, Il Cielo’s interior also allows space separate Bakery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ice cream, frozen from the main dining room for private functions or for $35 including a cocktail. In addition to an updated yogurt, gelato and sorbet is served until 9 p.m. wine list, seasonal house-infused liquors such as GEORGE & WENDY'S community events as well as outdoor patio dining. Il strawberry-jalapeño tequila, blood orange vodka and SEAFOOD GRILLE Cielo features a full liquor bar with a wide selection of cucumber gin are available. wines as well as homemade desserts. The menu features steaks and seafood, includ- George & Wendy’s Seafood Grille features GRAMMA DOt’s ing a six-ounce filet mignon topped with jumbo lump live music Fridays and Saturdays with Karaoke on Thursdays. Specials include prime rib on Tuesdays Gramma Dot’s, the only dockside dining on IL TESORO crabmeat finished with Hollandaise and served with Sanibel, offers a lunch and dinner menu seven days of asparagus and choice of potato; Parmesan-crusted for $18, snow crab legs on Wednesdays for $18, and Il Tesoro serves authentic Italian food “with the Chef’s Choice Pasta for $15 on Thursdays. a week from “Sanibel’s only Seaside Saloon” where seabass served with mushroom risotto and finished you can leisurely dine at the Sanibel Marina in view of taste and feel of a Tuscan holiday,” according to owner with a creamy dill sauce. Save room for dessert Happy hour is celebrated all day at George & Chef AJ Black. He infuses flavors from the old world Wendy’s. The full bar has an extensive wine list, 10 luxury yachts and modest fishing boats and watch the though, because whether you are a chocolate lover comings and goings of seagoing folk and fishermen. to the new world of cooking using only fresh seasonal or Key lime pie fan, Chip’s has something for every beers on tap, local, domestic and craft beer, mojitos, ingredients to bring his dishes to life. Daily specials martinis and tropical favorites. The menu features a full line of “only fresh” seafood, sweet tooth. salads, sandwiches and more. Appropriate dress is focus on pairing authentic meals with a bold array of Football specials are served in the bar area dur- fine Italian wines. ing NFL games (including pre-season) and Saturday required. If you’re arriving by boat, check in with dockmaster Il Tesoro is offering a $25 per person prix college games. Food specials include 50-cent wings, fixe 3-course menu for two before 6 p.m. through CROW'S NEST $1.50 sliders and $2 chili cheese jumbo hot dog. For for a lunch slip, monitor VHF 16. You can tie up for a night or two at the available dockage if you wish. September. Bottles of house wine are two-for-the-price AT ‘TWEEN WATERS INN $5, choose from pretzels with beer cheese, chicken of one from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and happy hour appetizers quesadilla, jalapeno poppers, loaded cheese fries or Gramma Dot’s is open daily at 11:30 a.m. For dinner, The Crow’s Nest at ‘Tween Waters Inn is a more arrive before 8 p.m. are $5. A special Italian tapas (or small plate) menu is casual place than its sister the Old Captiva House. It’s bratwurst. Cheese flatbread is $6. available as well. Two-for-one wine and beer is served home to the famed Captiva Crab Races and a popular Drink specials include $1 Jello shots, $2 drafts of during happy hour from 5 to 6 p.m. when you present venue for live entertainment. Menu specials include: Bud Light and Yuengling, $2 bottles of Bud, Bud Light, the coupon from the Island Sun’s Sun Dollars coupon Tuesday, Prime Rib for Two; Wednesday, Surf & Coors Light, Millter Lite and Rolling Rock, and $2 off book. Turf; Friday, Fish Fry; Sunday, Barbecue. There’s live all wines by the glass. Bloody Marys are $3. There Il Tesoro (The Treasure) serves dinner seven music and nightly happy hour. are free Jello shots with each Chicago or Buffalo nights a week from 5 to 10 p.m. touchdown. Hours are 11 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. continued on page 24 24 ISLAND SUN - SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 From page 23 OLD CAPTIVA HOUSE Restaurants AT ‘TWEEN WATERS INN Old Captiva House at ‘Tween Waters Inn, Captiva, ISLAND COW offers romantic sunset dining in an historic setting with live piano music. Executive Chef Jason Miller The Island Cow is a family favorite with its colorful prepares New Florida island favorites, tropical sea- meal-time indoor and outdoor seating and live entertainment. foods, classic meats and daily fresh-baked breads and brighten “Come as our guests… leave as our friends!” is the pastries, served with an extensive selection of wines, motto. The Cow serves breakfast, lunch and dinner liquors and coffees. featuring fresh local seafood and meats and has an First built as a one-room school for children of inspiration! extensive children’s menu. Starbucks coffee is also on up your Captiva’s pioneer settlers, the Old Captiva House still meals the menu. reflects much of its original charm – from white French Thur., 9.12.2013 - Wed., 9.18.2013 Hand over The Cow’s coupon from the Island doors to hardwood floors to the Gulf of Mexico sunset Sun’s Sun Dollars coupon book this summer and that streams through the western windows. Its col- receive 10 percent off breakfast between 7 and 11 lection of famed cartoonist JN “Ding” Darling’s 1930s a.m. Hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. whimsical vacation illustrations has led to its designa- Sweet & Succulent JACARANDA tion as a landmark in Southwest Florida. 49 The Jacaranda Restaurant & Patio Lounge pres- OVER EASY CAFÉ Honeydew or ents "Summer Break" Sunday through Thursday. For one low price, choose an appetizer, entree and des- Over Easy Café is a pet-friendly place with indoor sert for $29.95. and outdoor dining for breakfast and lunch. The cov- Cantaloupe ea. Our menu changes weekly. Please call for new ered patio is a popular spot. Choose from 22 different save menu items each week. Eggs Benedict, scramblers and omelettes, 11 pan- 2 cakes and French toast choices, 15 egg specialties .50ea. There’s live music nightly in the patio lounge, which serves a selection of “happy apps” for $5.95 and and wraps, eight salads and 26 sandwiches and burg- half priced drinks during happy hour, 5 to 7 p.m. ers, plus baked goods. Beer and wine is available. Breakfast is served all day. Summer hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. JERRY’S RESTAURANT AND DELI Jerry’s Restaurant and Deli in Jerry’s Market is PINOCCHIO’S ORIGINAL the next best thing to dining in a tropical garden. This ITALIAN ICE CREAM family-style restaurant has large windows to view the lush garden with caged tropical birds that are favorites A Sanibel tradition for 33 years and home of the with visitors and residents. Daily specials are offered in World Famous Sanibel Krunch and Dirty Sand Dollar the spacious restaurant and you can order a sandwich Ice Creams, this popular little green shop is located or hot food from the deli or help yourself at the well- on the east end of Sanibel near the lighthouse in stocked salad bar to take out. the Seahorse Shopping Center. Named in National The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and Geographic Travel Guide’s Top 10 Best Ice Creams dinner from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Gulf Coast America, all ice cream, frozen yogurt, gelato, sorbet, sorbetto and custards are made fresh every day from the finest and freshest ingredients. LAZY FLAMINGO Pinocchio’s is famous for generous portions in unique The Lazy Flamingo is a famed island hang-out flavors inspired by the beaches of Southwest Florida. with two Sanibel locations: one at 1036 Periwinkle Pinocchio’s displays 37 from a130+ repertoire of sig- Way, the other – the original – at 6520 Pine Avenue, nature flavors. Come see why there’s always a crowd Jerry’s near Blind Pass. “If our seafood were any fresher, we at Pinocchio’s. Next door in sister shop Geppetto’s Brown Bag would be serving it under water!” is the Flamingo’s Beach Foodies. Hours 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. or until the last motto. And that includes, shrimp, grouper, oysters, person is served. Outdoor dining. Also offering sun- Special conch fritters and chowder as well as chicken. daes, shakes, malts, smoothies, frozen coffee drinks, Any Half Sub, Small Fresh The Flamingo Bread and the Caesar Salad are sundaes and hurricanes. Bag of Lay’s Chips and a Medium Drink signature items. Pull up a stool to the rustic bar or Bananas take a high or low table. The interior feels like the inside of an old pirate ship with its portholes and hewn RC OTTER'S, CANTINA CAPTIVA, 49 save ¢ wood surfaces. The atmosphere is definitely casual SUNSHINE SEAFOOD, KEYLIME .50 lb. and beer is available by the bottle, on draft or by the BISTRO AND CAPTIVA PIZZA, 5 79 pitcher. YOGURT & GIFTS Five Captiva eateries under the same ownership LIGHTHOUSE CAFE – RC Otter's, Cantina Captiva, Sunshine Seafood, Maui Samuel Adams This long-established island restaurant on Keylime Bistro and Captiva Pizza, Yogurt & Gifts – Pepper Co. Harvest Sanibel’s east end claims to be “Home of the world’s offer a fun and casual dining experience with a tropical Sunset best breakfast.” Seems customers think so too flair reminiscent of Key West. Collection because this place often has lines of hungry people RC Otter's and Keylime Bistro have live music Salsa outside waiting for tables. You’ll find hearty choices outdoors most of the day. Cantina Captiva serves Assorted Flavors, Beer 15 oz. 12 Pack to start your day such as hotcakes, French toast, Mexican food. Sunshine Seafood Cafe Wine Bar spe- Benedicts, omelettes and frittatas, colossal muffins, cializes in fine dining with a very respectable wine list. bagels and berries. You have your choice of dining inside or outdoors. 99 99 There’s also a big lunch menu that includes home- All five eateries will take 10 percent off your pur- made soups, salads and sandwiches. chase when you present the coupon from the Island 3 15 The Lighthouse Café is open year-round for break- Sun’s Sun Dollars coupon book this summer. fast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinner is served from December 15 through April. SANIBEL DELI & COFFEE FACTORY Jerry’s save .50 MATZALUNA ITALIAN KITCHEN Sanibel Deli & Coffee Factory offers a gluten free 8 Piece 99 menu in addition to regular choices, along with pizza In the mood for pizza? Matzaluna Italian Kitchen and wings, Boar’s Head meats, frozen yogurt and ice Fried Chicken has a wood-fired oven to bake authentic pizzas. 2 Legs, 2 Thighs, 2 Breasts and 2 Wings 9 cream. There are outdoor tables shaded with umbrel- That’s in addition to a big selection including over 20 las and free wi-fi. combinations of pasta dinners from $11.95 (including Use the coupon from Sun Dollars in the Island soup or salad and fresh baked bread), affordable veal, Sun to buy a breakfast sandwich and a medium cof- tender chicken, choice steaks and seafood (Italian fee and get one free; the same bogo deal applies to follow us on style) in a casual market-like setting. Gluten-free pizza any ice cream product. And from 3 to 8 p.m., a large is also available. cheese pizza is just $9.99 with $1 for each additional Wine Wednesdays at Matzaluna means every topping. bottle priced $25 and over will be discounted by $8 all evening. Hours are 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. daily.

2013-09-12_SAN_Print.indd 1 9/6/13 6:48 PM Island sun - september 13, 2013 25 SANIBEL FISH HOUSE The Sanibel Fish House is completely renovated. LIVE ON THE ISLANDS It sports pastel colored interior décor in the dining room, which looks out to Periwinkle Way. There is The Jacaranda has entertainment nightly. On Sundial Beach Resort & Spa also a large bar area with TVs tuned to sports chan- Friday and Saturday, various artists are featured start- nels. This is the third in the Fish House group. ing at 8:30 p.m. Weekdays, music is from 7 to 11 p.m. True to its name, the Fish House offers fresh sea- On Monday, it’s Renata, playing jazz, contemporary food along with meat and poultry dishes. Try the black- music and dance; Tuesday, David Christian, funk, pop ened tuna bites and the blue crab and shrimp dip. and top ‘40s; Wednesday, Trevor, with contemporary Fall Festival Dining & Present the coupon from the Island Sun’s Sun top ‘40s and reggae; Thursday, Malibu Duo, contem- Dollars coupon book this summer and receive a free porary, reggae and dance; Sunday, Jamaica “Dave” & slice of Key lime pie. Co., reggae and dance. George & Wendy’s Seafood Grille has live Entertainment Fun music tonight, Friday, by Marty Stokes and the SANIBEL GRILL Captiva Blues Band. Sunday is Hospitality Night with The Sanibel Grill has 16 big screen TVs with satel- happy hour pricing from 8 p.m. to close. Karaoke is lite TV tuned to every televised sporting event. The Thursdays from 9 p.m. to midnight. Grill shares a kitchen with The Timbers, serving the Scott McDonald plays piano every Friday and same fresh seafood, along with burgers, sandwiches, Saturday at Il Cielo’s Cloud 9 Grill from 7 to 9 p.m. pizzas and salads. Crunchy Grouper and Crunchy McDonald, a Sanibel resident, has had a long music Shrimp are signature dishes. career including being pianist for singer Andy Williams. The Crow’s Nest at ’Tween Waters Inn has live entertainment on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 p.m. SANIBEL SPROUT On September 13 and 14, Traffic Jam will perform. The Sanibel Sprout is the island’s only health food Crab races will resume Tuesdays and Thursdays in store and vegetarian/vegan gourmet take-out eatery. October. Organic juices, smoothies and pure, clean food is The Mucky Duck on Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, their hallmark and “Let Food Be Thy Medicine and Let features music by Mark Dupuy on Mondays; Rich Medicine Be Thy Food" is their motto! Lancaster, Wednesdays; Gene Federico, Thursdays Recently, they launched a new social media and Saturdays; and Buckeye Ken, Fridays. “Kickstarter” campaign and are humbly asking the Sea Breeze Cafe at Sundial Beach Resort fea- island community to consider supporting their vision. tures the Danny Morgan Band Fridays from 7 to 10 The creation of Chef Nikki’s new and expanded gour- pm as well as live entertainment on Saturdays at the met menu, together with the staff and equipment to same time. Fall is the most beautiful season on Sanibel: cooler, less humid, support it, is their new objective. If you feel you can Turtles Beach & Pool Bar at Sundial Beach smaller crowds. It’s the ideal time to help celebrate the opening send even a dollar or two, please visit www.kickstarter. Resort presents live island-style entertainment every of our new restaurants, now open to the public. Enjoy daily al fresco com and search for The Sanibel Sprout. Friday and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The Sanibel Sprout’s juice bar attracts a lively The Island Cow on Periwinkle Way has live enter- dining at Sea Breeze Café with an all-day menu served until 10 pm crowd of health conscious islanders and visitors, and tainment on Friday with Dan Confrey; Saturday, Diana or an elegant dining experience in Waterview (Wed-Sunday from their daily lunch specials are very popular. Lynn; and Sunday, Buckeye Ken. 5-10) overlooking the pool and Gulf. RC Otter’s on Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva has live music daily with dining inside and out. SUNDIAL BEACH RESORT & SPA Keylime Bistro on Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva At Turtles Beach & Pool bar, more casual diners can Sundial’s Fall Festival features fine dining features live music days and nights seven days a Wednesday through Sunday from 5 to10 p.m. in the week with Ken Limeri playing jazz sax from 6 to 10 watch their favorite NFL game and enjoy lunch elegant Waterview restaurant with panoramic views p.m. every Tuesday. of the gulf. Be sure to sample their signature dish: Restaurant owners/managers, please email or selections from 11-7 daily. Sample our BBQ Blowout Clay Pot Baked Mediterranean Gulf Grouper. Or enjoy fax your entertainment schedule to press@islandsun- and All-You-Can-Eat poolside buffet every Saturday the more casual Turtles Beach & Pool Bar or Sea news.com or 395-2299. Breeze Café with al fresco dining. Sea Breeze Café from 12-4. Cost is $19 for adults, $12 for serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Happy Hour is twice daily from 3 to 5 p.m. at children over 3. Turtles and 5 to7 p.m. in the Sea Breeze Cafe. Sundial also presents a poolside BBQ Blowout Enjoy live entertainment In Sea Breeze Café every Saturday from nooon to 4 p.m. with live From page 12 entertainment. The buffet includes grilled hot dogs, Every Friday and Saturday from 7-10 pm hamburgers, chicken, and mahi-mahi along with fresh redfish and snook salads, corn on the cob and baked beans, plus a And at Turtles every selection of fresh fruits. Price is $19 for adults and $12 but not so many landed. It seemed any Friday & Saturday from 1-4 pm for children five years and older. way these snook could get the better of us, they did. From thrown hooks, leaders TIMBERS RESTAURANT chaffed through, mangrove break-offs and Two fun-filled Happy Hours Daily & FISH MARKET even one memorable fish breaking off on the bow eye of the boat, they outsmarted Turtles 3-5 pm • Sea Breeze Café 5-7 pm The Timbers Restaurant & Fish Market and the us. After releasing one 36-incher, we had adjoining Sanibel Grill are mainstays of the island din- ing scene, boasting 35 years of fresh fish on Sanibel a real giant 40-inch-plus boatside before it Visit www.SundialResort.com Island. The restaurant offers 13 dinners for $13 daily chaffed through the leader. before 6 p.m. plus a large selection of local seafood Look for snook action to keep get- for complete entertainment schedule. such as grilled shrimp, fried grouper, oysters, clams ting better and better as the fish make and crab cakes. their way back into the bays from the For additional information, call Besides specializing in fresh local seafood, the beach and start to pack on the pounds restaurant has a seafood market that opens at 11 a.m. before winter. Target these fish anywhere 239-472-4151 (except Sunday, when it’s 2 p.m.) from the passes to deep mangrove creek mouths . ZEBRA FROZEN YOGURT Capt. Matt Mitchell has been fishing This bold and bright cafe/store offers a variety of local waters since he moved to Sanibel frozen yogurt flavors – try the caramel sea salt pretzel in 1980. He now lives in St. James City – with more than 50 toppings such as strawberries, and works as a back country fishing blueberries, chopped candy and sprinkles. Other offer- guide. If you have comments or ques- ings include milk shakes, smoothies and frappes. tions email [email protected]. Zebra has indoor and outdoor seating. The store recently added frozen yogurt to go, by the pint and quart.

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From page 1 shorter for the kids) and the run will be on the golf course also at the north end Captiva Tri of the island. But the bicycles (at least the have gone through. Lee County Sheriff’s adults) will race the entire island, so you Office deputies and personnel, as well can watch them pass by from the end of as other volunteers, will be at key spots your driveway. (The first swimmer hits the on the road to ensure safety for both water at 7:15 a.m., so the first biker will residents and racers, and key intersec- probably exit the resort after 7:35 a.m.) tions will barricaded to keep everyone on If you’re an early bird out on the road, course. you’ll see more traffic heading out from If you’re a resident in the Santiva the mainland. The race transition area Youngsters from the Sanibel Public Library with some of the 1,302 books donated to the area of Sanibel, you’ll see a minor traffic (where racers’ equipment is stored for Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, represented by Garrett Gablehouse re-routing to accommodate closing the the various phases) opens at 5:15 a.m., and Shane Rafferty photo by Jeff Lysiak Blind Pass Bridge. Those heading to the so participants will be starting across the Blind Pass beach parking area will be causeway at 4:30 a.m. or before. Summer Reading Program able to get through, but other traffic will And, finally, if you’re one of the many be diverted onto a circular route of Pine islanders who’ve signed up for the tri, Yields Largest Donation Of Books Avenue, Coconut Drive and Mangrove you’re going to see a lot of other athletes Lane to head back down San-Cap Road – some experienced, some brand new, by Jeff Lysiak while the bridge is closed (6:45 to 8:45 but all ready to race – with families and spectators to cheer you on. n Monday afternoon, two representatives of the Golisano Children’s Hospital a.m.) All homes and business in the area We hope everyone has a lot of fun of Southwest Florida stopped by the Sanibel Public Library to pick up this will be accessible, and there will be volun- for a good cause: A portion of the pro- year’s donation of books, which were earned by youngsters who participated teer directing traffic during this time. O ceeds raised at the event will go towards in the library’s Summer Reading Program, called Reading For Others! If you’re a business on the island, we supporting CCMI’s School Pantry and According to Youth Librarian Barbara Dunkle, more than 100 children took part in hope you’ll see a nice buzz of business Emergency Food Backpack, providing this year’s reading program. Throughout the summer, participants read books, maga- for a mid-September weekend. With 750- plus adult athletes, 140 children athletes, emergency food for more than 2,000 families and spectators all coming out for local children each school year. The the event, Captiva will be almost sold out program helps reduce child hunger and with a lot of people looking for fun. improves health and academic outcomes If you’ve never seen a triathlon, you’ll while providing support for Lee County have a front-row seat – but you’ll have to children and families in need. I Have Answers to go where the action is to see much of the Information is available online at www. race. The swim will be on the north end captivatri.org or on Facebook under Your Estate Planning of Captiva (a quarter-mile for the adults, Captiva Tri. Questions. Will Power Columnist: Entertainment Nightly in “Sanibel’s Social Scene” Craig R. Hersch, BCS The Board Certified Wills, Trusts & Estates Attorney; CPA JACARANDA Sanibel’s Best HAPPY HOUR Happy Apps $5.95 5 - 7 p.m. Nightly in the lounge Sesame Encrusted Ahi Tuna, Call: 239-334-1141 or Crispy Fried Calamari, 1/2 Price Drinks Chilled Oysters, Steamed Shrimp, Visit: www.sbshlaw.com Call & Well Liquor, Draft Beer Selections, BBQ Beef Satays, Select House Wine Mussels Marinara, Chicken Wings 9100 College Pointe Ct. Fort Myers, FL 33919 1223 PERIWINKLE WAY, SANIBEL 472-1771 ISLAND SUN - SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 31 points receive thousands of donations skills training. Centers located across Rotary a year and then sort through the items, Southwest Florida. Accesses to com- repair if necessary, and then put up for puters are available at the centers for Happenings sale an eclectic array of merchandise that submitting online resumes and job appli- submitted by Shirley Jewell holds value and appeal for people across cations. all economic levels. • Beyond Jobs job training and place- anibel-Captiva Goodwill’s 25 Southwest Florida retail ment services to unemployed women. Rotary invited and donation center revenue, additional The program is expected to service SCarolyn business and private donations support about 230 woman from 2013 through Johnson, Vice programs that provide job training and 2015. President of placement, affordable housing, trans- • Housing Southwest Florida GWI Marketing and portation assistance, youth programs Housing, Inc. provides income-sensitive, Development for and other needed services in Charlotte, barrier-free housing for persons with Goodwill Industries Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee coun- physical disabilities, including some of Southwest Florida and Cape Coral ties. senior housing. Rotarian, to speak to us regarding the Some additional programming tai- • Trailways Camp (Rotary will have a many services that this familiar non- lored to our specific area are: speaker regarding this camp in a couple profit organization provides in our • Goodwill LIFE Academy – A tuition- of weeks). community. Goodwill is committed free, open-enrollment Lee County • And, not to be left out, Goodwill’s to serving people with disabilities and charter school designed to promote self- own internal job placement. disadvantages by offering life-changing advocacy, and develop life skills for inde- The programs noted are making a opportunities to achieve independence. pendent living. Students with intellectual vital contribution to our community. A little history first: Goodwill was Carolyn Johnson disabilities who are entering grades six Each of us can help this outstanding founded in 1902 in Boston by Rev. Great mission then, great mission now! through 12 (ages 11 to 22) as well as organization, donate goods to their Edgar J. Helms, a Methodist minister. In 1966, a group of Southwest postgraduate students. Individualized pro- stores; shop at the stores; become a pro- Helms traveled door-to-door through the Florida businessmen, led by News-Press grams focus on academic skills, daily life gram volunteer, mentor or teacher; send wealthy parts of the city, collecting used President and Publisher Chesley Perry, skills and vocational/workforce skills. a financial contribution; and/or attend household goods and clothing. Helms helped Goodwill Industries incorporate • The Able Trust Florida High School Goodwill fundraising events. However, then trained and hired people with dis- as a branch of Goodwill-Suncoast. High Tech (HSHT) program provides you can help will make a difference in advantages to mend and repair the used Sixteen years later, Goodwill Industries opportunities for students with disabilities providing an independent and produc- goods. The items were then resold, and of Southwest Florida was granted and other barriers to explore potential tive future for the many this organization the revenue was used to pay wages. autonomy. Today, Goodwill Industries future careers. The program is designed services. Helms described Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. is one of 165 to help students determine their inter- The Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club as an industrial program as well as a autonomous Goodwill agencies across ests and aptitudes, offer job-shadowing meets at 7 a.m. every Friday at The social service enterprise, a provider of the United States and Canada. and internships, and provide leadership Dunes Golf and Tennis Club, 949 employment, training and rehabilitation Most of us are familiar with Goodwill opportunities. Sand Castle Road. If you have any for people of limited employability, and a storefront operations. 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After legal documents when you move from while attending ing new beneficiaries that didn’t appear in several thousands of dollars in legal fees one state to another. While the docu- law school, I used the typed provisions of her documents. and about a year’s worth of depositions ments remain valid so long as they were to take a yellow She had also taken the time to initial and court hearings, the court ruled that signed with the formalities that the state highlighter and next to the changes and in one change the handwritten notations had no legal in which they were created requires, that pen, writing in the went so far as to have someone notarize significance because they were not signed doesn’t mean that the documents will be margins to anno- the page. We didn’t know what she had with the legal formalities required by simple or easy to administer upon your tate what I viewed done. Florida law. death. as the important passages related to When she died, these handwritten The moral of this story is not to make So don’t write in the margins of your that day’s assignment. When a profes- changes were discovered. The trustee handwritten changes in your legal docu- will or trust. Instead, get a valid amend- sor called on me in class, I found these of her trust wasn’t sure what to do with ments. If you want to amend your will or ment in compliance with the state law highlights and margin notes to be these handwritten changes, especially your trust, you should have a separate where you currently reside. You may, invaluable. since many of them were witnessed and document that is signed and witnessed in however, write notes in the margins of Many of us are used to taking notes in at least one appeared to have been nota- accordance with the law. this column if it helps you to remember the margins of written papers. My wife rized. In order to admit the will into probate that. uses them on her recipe cards. My retired Florida law is clear on how to change without the testimony of the witnesses, ©2013 Craig R. Hersch. Learn more law partner, John Sheppard, writes down a will or a trust. In order for a codicil to it is also necessary that the signatures of at www.sbshlaw.com. his thoughts in the margins of biblical a will or an amendment to a trust to be the testator and the witnesses be “self- passages. valid, it must be signed by the testator at proofed.” In other words, the signatures But I’m here to warn you against the end of the document and two wit- should be notarized with special language putting anything in the margins of your nesses must also witness the testator’s found in the statutes. That language Share your community estate planning documents. From time signature in the presence of the testator requires that the notary be a person who to time, I’ll see wills or trusts that have and in the presence of each other. is not one of the witnesses, and that the news with us. lined-out provisions with handwritten As an example, assume that Sally notary acknowledge that the testator Call 395-1213 changes in the margins. While some may signs a will in the presence of Sam. 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Eden Energy Medicine intestine if you have some of the symp- of your back right under your scapula. toms listed in the opening paragraph Pull you hand over the neck to the center Can’t let Go? above. Consider the question “What stays of the cheekbone and continue with the with me or what goes out of me?” If palm to the opening of the ear. That’s it. – trace small unable to answer this question, consider You just traced small intestine! small intestine work. Or if you experience Flushing or Tracing the Meridian Intestine meridian abdominal cramps, irritability, nausea, Backwards – Remember that if there is weakness in the thighs or knee problems, too much energy in a meridian, you may by Karen l. this is another indication of small intestine want to trace it backwards and see if that semmelman, imbalance. makes you feel better. If experiencing Certified eem, Affirmation for this Meridian is “I pain or dis-ease in the area of a meridian, Jd, aaml(03-12) know what I want. I am decisive and I it is likely that removing the energy from ecause this get it!” So many decisions are required the meridian will provide relief. If it does, Yang merid- on a daily basis and often there are not then trace it backwards three times, but Bian of small internal or external resources available never trace heart backwards. If it seems intestine needs to to assist in decision making; thus after a there is not enough energy in your merid- make all the deci- while, our inability to move forward can ian, then trace it forward three times. If sions of what to become a habit needing re-patterning. you feel better, this is what was needed. ingest into our bod- Remembering that matter follows energy, Experience the impact of the energetic ies or what to let stating a positive thought shifts the shifts. To flush a meridian, as if you are go, it is a very pow- energy just by the intention; this is the de-clogging a pipe, trace the meridian erful meridian. So, if you have trouble metaphysical fabric of life! We are all part once backwards to loosen the sludge and making decisions and feel stuck, tracing of that pure fabric of existence, so reap then trace the meridian forward three small intestine will help. Other times its benefits. times. Flushing really helps reset the to trace this meridian might include: Pathway of Meridian – The begin- meridian’s balance. fever and night sweats; headaches; wrist ning point of small intestine meridian is You are set. Keep this column as a pain; abdominal pain; beer belly; ear at the lateral side of the base of the little reminder of how to trace small intestine problems; heart disorders (its paired Yin finger, and the end point is at the entry while you learn the next 10 meridians meridian is heart); knee pain; weak legs; way into the ear. See insert of pathway over the next several months. shoulder pain; tinnitus; trigeminal nerve Meridian tracing small intestine below. With the palm of your hand on Have fun with your energy! Next problems or feelings of hysteria. the outside edge of the opposite little week’s topic is Feeling Hopeless or Have As a reminder, view the August 9 and ians. If you begin tracing your meridians finger, move the palm up the outside Joint Pain? Trace Bladder Meridian. 16 columns, since the basics of tracing at 1:30 p.m., then begin with small intes- edge of your hand (over karate chop If you have a questions for Karen, are set forth. tine. area), continuing along the outside edge email her at ksemmelmanenergy@ Meridian Flow Wheel Time of Day – Reasons To Trace Alone in Addition to of the arm (where the two colors of your gmail.com. Learn more at www.sem- Small intestine meridian’s high tide is 1 Tracing All Meridians – Although it is best underside and upper side of your skin melmanenergy.com. EEM does not to 3 p.m. We always begin and end by to trace all your meridians as one con- meet), and over the shoulder. When you diagnose or cure illness, but working tracing central and governing meridians tinuous flow, you may want to trace small reach the shoulder, place your hand flat with subtle energies of the body has before starting to trace the other merid- so that your fingers are on the upper part been shown to help many conditions. Island sun - september 13, 2013 39 deaRPharmacist (and stronger!) in order to balance out this So call in advance and ask about the class stress. Your mind benefits, too. A 2012 you want to take. Classes labeled “restor- research shows Yoga may Help study performed in London showed ative” or “yin” are gentle and cool; also, yoga and meditation significantly reduced those labeled “Vinyasa” or “Hatha” are blood pressure, Chronic pain anxiety and blood pressure and improved also fairly easy, at least for me. Start out mood. That occurs by increasing “happy” slowly and with your doctor’s permission, and Headaches serotonin levels, while lowering cortisol, since you’ve had surgeries. by suzy Cohen, rph pain. Yoga has been around for centuries, a stress hormone. Choose classes care- This information is not intended and there’s no harm so long as you don’t fully, when I walked into my first yoga to treat, cure or diagnose your condi- ear push your body past its limits, but in your class and it was 105 degrees! It’s called tion. Suzy Cohen is the author of The Pharmacist: case, I would still get your physician and “Bikram” yoga, or sometimes “hot yoga.” 24-Hour Pharmacist and is a registered I have D chiropractor’s blessings. What a nightmare for me, I despise heat. pharmacist. To contact her, visit www. neck pain, sciatica And speaking of “blessings” I’ve never I could not get out of there fast enough. dearpharmacist.com. and headaches. I’ve associated a religious connotation with tried prednisone, yoga, it’s about stretching and breathing. Celebrex, Ibuprofen, Besides, you’ll be the life of the party if Vicodin, physical you can turn yourself into a human pret- therapy, chiroprac- zel! tors, massage, reiki, If your hips are tight, it may be the acupuncture, prayer result of inflexibility, and it can subse- work, laser and two surgeries on my quently cause your knee joint to become neck. Nothing helps. Please, any ideas? misaligned with the other bones in your DC, San Diego, California leg, causing pain throughout the leg. 800-776-3258 Assuming your diet is good, I’d try Sciatica is a rather common condition in S C yoga next. I hear you thinking, “I can’t which lower back pain extends into one P  P  even sit without pain, why should I twist or both legs, by way of the sciatic nerve. 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Development City Year Built Square Footage Listing Price Selling Price Days on Market Sanibel Sanibel 1999 4,888 $4,750,000 $4,100,000 316 St. Charles Harbour Fort Myers 2003 4,151 $1,249,000 $1,150,000 143 Victoria Cove Sanibel 1990 3,450 $1,098,000 $950,000 7 White Pelican Condo Sanibel 1981 1,542 $799,000 $720,000 167 Shores at Gulf Harbour Fort Myers 2000 2,611 $729,900 $715,000 55 Tarpon Beach Condo Sanibel 1980 1,185 $667,000 $625,000 214 Palm Isles Fort Myers 2009 2,274 $629,000 $615,000 2 Pointe Santo De Sanibel Sanibel 1974 1,245 $599,000 $555,000 910 Brynwood Fort Myers 1975 3,880 $585,000 $530,000 0 Ocean Harbor Fort Myers 1992 1,669 $515,000 $500,000 8 Courtesy of Royal Shell Real Estate

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