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Every week we mail to every home and business on Sanibel and Captiva, subscribers throughout the United States and this week... Dick Clark Burbank, CA EXCLUSIVE "Ding" Darling Cartoon page 3 Courtesy of J.N. "Ding" Darling Foundation VOL. 7, NO. 44 SANIBEL & CAPTIVA ISLANDS, FLORIDA APRIL 28, 2000 APRIL/MAY SUNRISE/SUNSET: # 06:53 19:58 #06:52 19:59 #06:51 19:59 j. 06:5120:00 2,06:50 20:00 3 06:49 20:01 4 06:48 20:01 CROW Case Of The Week: Great Horned Owls by Brian Jonson t is still baby season, and little birds are still being found on the ground, without nests, without moms. On Monday, April 17 CROW received two baby Igreat horned owls. The nestlings were found at Presidential Court in Fort Myers. Jim Coleman, a resident, had seen one of the little owls on the ground on the Friday before. He didn't want to interfere, at first, and took no action. On Monday, however, when he noticed a second baby owl on the ground, he called GROW. If the two owls had been fledglings, then it would have been appropriate for them to be out of the nest. But veterinarian PJ Deitschel said this is very difficult to determine over the phone, so usually CROW brings the birds in and checks them at the clinic; if they are in fact fledglings, then they are returned to the original site. CROW volunteer Richard McCormick made the trip into Fort Myers and picked up the two owls. It turned out that they were both nestlings. "When they arrived they were thin and severely dehydrated," said Deitschel. continued on page 14 Baby Great Horned Owls before feeding time at CROW Beach . Renourishment: " What Does Future Hold For Sanibel ? By Jim George ill renourishment of beaches and dredging of passes Wbecome a way of life for Sanibel in the future? This is a major question facing residents and city gov- ernment, one that has far reaching implications both environmentally and economically. Since Sanibel is known all over the world as a sanctuary island that prides itself on protection of the environment and retaining nature's original form, the question poses an agonizing dilemma. Should the city take on a program of continuous renourishment, possibly sacrificing environmental integrity, or let nature takes its normal course? There is considerable argument continued on page 6 View of wave created escarpment on eastern boundary of original Gulf Pines renourishment adjacent to "rocks" area ,yi •' ui > Page 2 Island Sun - April 28, 2000 "Island Sun - April 28, 2000 Page 3 Sanibel Historical Village and Museum vv Adding "Carriage House Ding" Darling Wildlife Society Connection Past President Joe Kelley he restora- There Are Still Some States Where "ReCreation of tion crew at 19th Centum General Store" TSanibel's This is the third in a six-part They Have No Child Labor Laws Historical Village, series of articles about past a band of retired presidents of the "Ding" volunteers who not Darling Wildlife Society. The only restore, but series will profile the living maintain and in former Presidents - Marilyn some cases create Kloosterman, Molly Krival, - TH#vT ALM.O*S"T the "old time" Joe Kelley, Cindy Pierce and atmosphere of the FZeed Toomey - and give a his- compound on tory of the events of the SANIBEL EXCLUSIVES: Dunlop Road, are refuge during their terms. • Sanibel & Captiva at work once The series will conclude with Afghans more. This time Pete Ingham, the current • Exclusive Daddy's Long they are adding a president. Legs Dolls carriage house to • Meyda Tiffany Lamps one end of the Larry Cerretani and John Goetzinger The Historical Village's surrey is pictured here in front of the Old by Brian Johnson • Byers Choice Carolers storage building put finishing touches on framing for a Bailey Store. Its own display building is being readied. he Friends Initiative, a they built three doo to the surrey shelter. • Lizzie High Dolls national effort to develop years ago replicat- volunteer support for Joe Kelley • Liliput Lane Cottages ing a turn-of-the-century packing the mule drawn farm wagon that toted tected from weather so John T refuges, got started, not sur- • /Antiques & Collectibles house. produce to packing houses during the Veenschoten who heads up the "ham- island's agricultural era. merheads" was charged with designing prisingly, at "Ding" Darling. Joe Kelley, the President of the Wildlife Society from • Aromatique Potpourri, "Carriage house" might be too It is documented that Rev. George S. and building an enclosed shelter. 1991-1992, played a key role in bringing it to life. Candles & Oil grandiose a term for the garage like Fitzhugh, an Episcopal minister who led The black paper clad "surrey house" At that time members of the Wildlife Society had talked about meeting with • Jewelry, Wall Hangings, structure under construction but its pur- services in Fort Myers, Punta Gorda and rests on a concrete slab and will be other refuge volunteer groups from around the state of Florida. Kelley held a Shell Lamps, So Much More! pose is to shelter a surrey (complete in the old Church of the Four Gospels sheathed in cypress to match its host meeting at "Ding" Darling for refuge volunteers as well as staff from the regional with fringe on top) produced between (circa 1895) on Sanibel travelled in such building. Restoration of the surrey itself office in Atlanta. 1890 and 1920 by a firm in Ohio. A MON. - FRI. 9-8, SAT. 9-5, a stylish buggy. He and members of his was done by Bruce Leary of Unicorn There was some disappointment about the sparse turnout - only about 30 or large picture window will allow visitors 40 people attended, said Refuge Manager Lou Hinds - but otherwise the meeting SUN. 10-5 family homesteaded three 160-acre Restorations, Etc. of Sanibel. to view the fully restored surrey, a gift parcels along Periwinkle. Fitzhugh The Historical Village and Museum was a success. 1446 Periwinkle Way to the village from Sam and Cookie Street is named for him. at 950 Dunlop Road is open "We hammered out a curriculum," said Kelley. "It was largely done through the .^_ 395-0888 Bailey. The surrey sat under the canopy in Wednesday through Saturday each skills of Molly (Krival), who has an academic background." This is the kind of vehicle that would WE SHIP UPS front of the old Bailey store at the week from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.# The idea of training refuge volunteers about how to best educate the public on have been used on Sanibel Island for Historical Village but was not well pro- environmental matters seemed so important that Kelley and the others asked .transportation; certainly a cut above themselves: why limit the training to the state of Florida? Why not take it to the rest of the country? Kelley spoke with staff at the regional office as well as the national office in Washington, D.C. The idea was greeted with indifference, but this did not stop Kelley. He picked up the phone and started making calls to refuge managers all over THE ULTIMATE IN SHOPPING AND D the United States. By the time he was done Kelley racked up a lot of long dis- tance minutes and a great deal of support for the Friends Initiative. Casual Attitude Sanibel Wine & "I just got on the phone," said Kelley. "Washington had no interest, but the © 1999 J.N. "d>ife& Darling Foundation refuge managers thought it was a wonderful idea." Coffee Company Courtesy of the J,N. "Ding" Darting Foundation Island Treasures Kelley and Krival then took a trip to Washington to try to persuade a panel Tuna Luna about the merits of the Friends Initiative in person. Again, they met with a certain lthough we become indignant when we read that child labor is common in amount of skepticism. But then they had a brainstorm. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife some foreign countries, the practice was not entirely unknown in the Cotton put out a book each year with a list of all the national meetings. Kelley and Krival .United States as late as 1925, when "Ding" drew his own indignant reac- Sanibel Cafe decided to try to get an entry for the Friends Initiative in the book. After some A Veranda iwib* calls to staff at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, they managed, almost by a mir- tion.# Shalimar acle, to get the meeting in print. Wildlife Society J.N. "Ding" Darling Pippin's Soon after the first national meeting took place in Tampa, Florida. "There was Fundraising Drive National Wildlife Refuge. not a huge attendance, but it was widespread," said Kelley. "There were repre- $ ! Needful 2.769 3 million One Wildlife Drive Restaurant sentatives from places such as Alaska and San Francisco. It was a great success." million (off San-Cap Road) Things Both Kelley and Krival made presentations at the historic first meeting. "My has !2 million Sanibel, FL. role was to explain the importance of publicity and public relations," said Kelley. Helinda's SPECIALTY SHOPS!/ been 941-472-1100 "My whole point was: don't hide a light under a basket." raised '1 million Cheshire Kelley's persistence also paid off in the matter of enclosing the bookstore. In to date E-Mail: [email protected] Audubon PIPPIN'S I fj Fine Toys the early 1990s, the bookstore was simply a bookcase lining one wall of the Web Site: Visitors Center. It was set near the bathroom and hard to access. "There was a http://dingdarlingsociety.org Nature Store great deal of crowding and jostling," said Kelley.