PRSI\T S IT). U.S. Postage r'aid Sanibel, FL Pen nit #33 * ?*?; POStcil Patron 4} S i n c e ! 9 6 ! Week of MAR. 2-$ 2001 •Free "i v* ); » 'i, M furnished photo Sanibel's Youth Baseball and Softball league started its season Friday night and Saturday morning. For a story about the boys and girls of summer, see page 10 A. A visitor blows his horn Of3timists take on for Sanibel 2A • Week of Mar. 1 - 8 • islander Island Real Estate * VI lAWM UndaJambeck Sharon Wise Our Business BROKER REALTOR GREAT VACATION | FULLY-LEASED BEST IN COUNTRY CLUB GETAWAY COMMERCIAL CONDO LIVING •jtffi • Gulf-front complex 1 • Prime commercial location • Overlooks beautiful lake &. • Furnished,weekly rentals ' • Over 700 square feet golf course 2 bedroom/2 bath • Real Estate only • Surround-sound system • Loft area, vaulted ceiling ! • Located in the heart of • Entire house recently '•' • Fresh paint, I Sanibel painted „ new baseboards • Large buill-m lelevsion * • Heated pool, tennis, BBQ. Mr • Pool area redone in 2000 AN OUTSTANDING A SPACE TO CALL YOUR PROPERTY OWN • Direct gulf-front condo • Retail, shopping center / • Second floor with private strip .stores cabana, extra storage • 570+ square ieet, real 2 bedroom/2bath with den 1-1 ,1 estate only Designer furnishings • Vaulted ceiling, generous Hurricane shutters, lighting weekly rentals • Private & public bathrooms 9 RARE GEM IN TWO PRIME MAGNIFICENT CONDO WITH PRESTIGIOUS AREA RETAIL/OFFICE SPACES PRIVACY • Gulf front unit • Great location on • Beautiful unit • Small complex, only 5 owners Periwinkle Way with over 2500 smuieleet Ik- • .1 bedroom, 2 bath • Each 696 square feet • Pool, tennis, golf, clubhouse, (jdiaije • Pool & sandy beach • May be purchased in con- • First floor corner unit • Weekly rentals junction for 1392 square • Located o(f #9 l.imviiy at the • Call Linda for details feel of total space biimtiuuv • Across from Dairy Queen • lucked away from the hustle & bustle '< ' 4LJO«&1 FABULOUS TOP FLOOR BEAUTIFUL, VERY NEAR BEACH & |AN UNFORGETTABLE UNIT • Awesome gull views IMMACULATE 1 lop flooi cm HIT ) hech ooin, • 1 urnished 2 bedroom/2 bath 1') bedroom, 2.5 hath with heated pool 2 "! hath LAITU storage, pool, tennis, • Deeded beach access 200 feet 1 Pi i\ ate elevatoi & nara^e ,*» ., 1 elevator • Iuimslud, ceiling tons, lut lwi, lomplckh furnished h) Wonderfully manicured Jacuzzi till) Uillmsi Duponl grounds" : • Split bedroom, vaulted ceiling, gi eat worn • Burakr alarm, intercom, 1 Den'study, laundry room.TKim'ihtip, walk-in closets Weekly rental call foi appt 1 much more '';';'1^' *' '''( Pool Itimis iluhhimse tjoll imiisi us. NOTHING MORE IrABULOUS BEACH-FRONT BEACH, SWEET BEACH ft IMPRESSIVE I ESTATE HOME • I urnished 1 BR 2 5 hath Only twelve units, 2 per flooi Facing 105 feet on the Gulf • Picturesque views ol Ciiill 2 bedroom suites gulf front Surrounded by lush tropical • Bar, fireplace, open & &'i .«?** Walk-in closets, private landscaping screened porches cabana 1 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath, den/study • Cleganl & comfortable MK: Pool, spa, tennis, elevator Fireplace, open & screened Okie I lorida style '•m Glass-in lanai, porches I • Two story, great room, fully furnished Below "round, heated pool office, double garage Ui U. *f .• 'r - . '' TOP-OF-THE-WOR1D (GREAT LOCATION A VERY SPECIAL HOME g PENTHOUSE IGROUND LEVEL HOME • Pergo floors thoughout * * LInrestricted Gulf views 50 feet to beach access living area .3 bd, 3 bath plus study /den Traditional, split bedroom • Crown moldings, upgraded Contemporary decor, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, screened kitchen cabinets furnished lanai : • State-of-the-art heated pool ; 1 •• ^^^^ Skylights, large storage, Second level could be added • Large, fenced back yard Kjj^§?^ 2 parking spaces Room foi a pool, large • Split BR, cathedral ceiling, k*-us"M*' - (i unit complex, two per floor garage great room •."••.- * "" '"• ''"'iX?"" ' GULF-FRONT IN PRESTIGIOUS INCREDIBLE SPACE ISTEPS TO BAY & BEACH 1 COMPLEX & VIEW Split i bedroom/2 'i bath 1 ' . If ^ { • Designer interior tastefully done • Gulf-front corner condo Lg. kitchen w/ cooking • ' u li 11 uil MM • i' u'li'1 ' • 3 bedroom, 3 bath, cabana island • ^n| i j i ii• si i n i inI l i • Hurricane shutters, Phree-car garage, caged • iii sulpoi li I 'i ' . I storage pool w/ spa .[Hi' l • Pool, spa, tennis, elevator Cathedral ceilings, oldie, Vsi II' I Ilk 111 A • Low-density complex family room v; View to bay from sun deck r' " |* Recently reduced 1 < 1 * * of all our properties at www.islandsgroupsanibel.com Islander • Week of Mar. 1 - 8, 2001 • 3A u By Dave & Lee Horton of Sanibel Print fie Graphics M Profiles ~ - :i Nancy Santeusanio - 16A Dave Horton Fishing and Shelling Capt. Mike Fuery - 7A Lee Center Stage Horton Marsha Wagner - 5B Word Watching Amy Fleming - 2B day with good food, games and a silent tion by the Sanibel School. Seahorse Festival •auction. The silent auction will run There is a list of suggestions avail- tion and more. Call Colleen Bauer at at Sanibel School from noon to 3 p.m. and will contain able at the school and items can be 395-9215 if you would like to help. Sanibel is fortunate to have many certificates donated by local merchants dropped off at the school or pick-up can treasures. One you may not be aware and businesses. be arranged. AARP 55 Alive of, unless you have school age children, It is open to the public and every This year' s auction is already shap- "is the Sanibel School. penny of the money raised goes direct- •ing up to be a great one with several Driving Class The only public school on Sanibel ly toward enhancing the education of exciting items donated, including a AARP will be conducting their dri- has only 420 students in grades K-7 and the school's 420 students. • Razor Scooter and accessory basket ving class at the SanibeJ Senior Center is ranked 3rd in the State of Florida in Last year the centerpiece of the silent from VIP Realty, another fantastic on Library Way on Tuesday and reading, writing and math in a field of auction was a 1983 Boston Whaler kayak again this year from John Thursday, March 13 and 15 from 8:30 over 1,600 schools! donated by island resident Kandy Naumann. and a Play Station 2 donated a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Class size is limited The school's principal, Barbara Von Sanger. "We are always looking for by Gartner Company of Fort Myers. and pre-registration is required with a Harten, attributes this to several things. donations of new or used items such as The recreation complex gymnasium $10 enrollment fee. One is the extraordinary involvement of boats, bikes, cars, exercise equipment, will be closed on Saturday and Sunday, Attendance both days is required in the parents; two is her outstanding staff that we can include in the auction along Mar. 17 and 18 for the auction. order to complete the course which may Of teachers; and third, the involvement with all the merchandise that is so gen- The Seahorse Festival is also looking qualify Florida residents age 55 and of the community. erously donated by the island mer- for volunteers to help with the event over for an insurance discount. chants," said Spring Rosen, auction itself in a variety of capacities includ- Membership in AARP is not required to Each year the Sanibel School holds a coordinator. The donation is tax ing set-up/take-down, games, the.auc- major fund-raiser called the Seahorse deductible. attend the classes. Festival. This year's festival will be March 18th at the school. If you are interested in donating any- thing toward the auction please contact The Seahorse is a fun-filled family Rosen at 472-4347 or drop your dona- continued an page 4A You asked for it & we got it. - Check out our new ELLIPTICAL TRAINER! A Lifestyle Enhancement Center Spinning Classes, Step Classes, Aerobics, Body Shaping, Authorized Seniors Classes and Much SVSore. Dealer of Polar Plus new Cybex Weight Equipment, Free Heartrate JOHN NAUMANN Weights, Treadmills and Stairmasters Monitors & ASSOCIATES 395-2639 rate Corner of Sanibel-Captiva Rd. and Rabbit Rd, 4 4A • Week of Mar. 1 - 8 * Islander Happenings, continued from page 3A ever, that'this is not a collection of man- hachintr Qnffmen*ftps pithpr These are business people who aren't concerned with either of those things, Women's Build 2000 but rather with bettering the lot of raises the roof for women and all humanity around the world. An ambitious undertaking? — Habitat for Humanity yes, but they are doing it in steady man- ageable steps that are making a differ- Women on Sanibel-and all over Lee ence. County are participarting in building a Zonta works for Sanibel and it works home in Habitat Beecher Village in east for the world. Fort Myers. For additional information about The women of St. Isabel Church, Zonta on Sanibel, call Joan Good, club under the leadership of Beverly Warren, president, at 472-5225.. are working on their third year of home- building on behalf of Habitat for Humanity. A ritual wall-raising on Feb. 3 Children's Education marked the ceremonial start of this pro- ject. Completion of the home is expect- Center raises ed by mid-March with all of the work $1,600 for St. lude's being done by women volunteers, furnished photo St. .Jude Children's Research except for the plumbing and electrical (L-R) Sandy Saver, Bee Warren, Marcia Lewis, Shirley Bohnert. Hospital is the beneficiary of a signifi- work. St. Isabel women on the job for Habitat for Humanity cant fundraising effort by the Children's A wide variety of volunteers has been Education Center of the Islands.