GET YOUR TICKETS FOR ISLANDERS POOL-ING SANIBEL STYLE FASHION SHOW, FRIDAY, MARCH 27 AT 8 THEIR SPORTING P.M. TALENTS AT SANIBEL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION -1C SEE COMMUNITY CALENDAR, 3A, FOR DETAILS. MARCH 26,1987 VOLUME 15 island NUMBER 20 3 SECTIONS, 96 PAGES REPORTER SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA, FLORIDA Council will not back port at San Carlos Island By Steve M. Cason Carter said Klein's fears were un- roponents of a planned ship- founded. ping port on San Carlos The port, which is being PIsland, Fort Myers Beach, developed by Florida Industries that will one day connect Southwest Southwest, will initially service two Florida with Central and South vessels carrying frozen concentrate America, failed to get the support between here and Belize. Both 1,000 they wanted from Sanibel City ton ships are less than 200 feet long Council last week, but will go ahead and draw 11 feet of water, Carter with the project anyway. said. Since Matanzas pass where the "It was a courtesy kind of thing," ships will enter is only about 13 feet port consultant Joe Carter said of deep, Carter said bigger ships his contact with Sanibel city of- wouldn't be able to enter. It's a ficials. "We didn't have to have it." very small, shallow draft port," he Carter is soliciting support for the said. project from various municipalities The county has already approved and Chambers of Commerce in the port and all the necessary per- Southwest Florida. Last week he mits have been obtained, meaning presented a draft of a letter to the that the port could conceivably start city that he wanted approved and operations. The problem is that no sent to the U.S. Customs district of- shipments could be unloaded until ' fice in Tampa: The letter supported they have, been inspected by ; the establishment of a Customs of- customs and the closest customs of: fice, oil Fort Myers^Beach. fice, is at Southwest Florida Air- Saying there was not enough in- port, about 18 miles away. formation, Sanibel City Council The Customs office there operates declined to take any action on the under a contract with the county, latter at its regular meeting last whereby the county reimburses the week. "I think we need to know federal government for its services. more about what they're planning Port organizers want a similar to do," said Councilman Mike Klein. operating agreement. "We're still in "I want to know what all will follow the negotiating stages with the the establishment of a customs of- county," Carter said. fice." Calling it a "very unique" contact, Klein said he was concerned that Customs Inspector Christopher a customs office would open the Dillard said, "The big question is, door for cruise ships to dock and 'Does Fort Myers Beach have the drop off passengers. "If its cruise potential to make it worthwhile to ships and things like that then I'm have a man assigned there?' If the opposed," said Klein. "They would activity does not warrant it, then an bring hundreds and hundreds of inspector won't be assigned," he people, all heading toward Sanibel," said. he said. A spokeswoman with the customs Klein added that if it was "merely office in Tampa said no action has cargo ships, I wouldn't have any ob- been taken yet on the port's re- jections." • please see page 31A Pier pleasure Thirteen-year-old Tony Derano ofMaitland, FL tosses his cast net for bait fish off the Sanibel fishing pier. Blaine Stoddard (third from left) of Cape Coral Islands set to go and his daughter Tyana, watch with a 9-1-1 on April 10 friend Jack Coughlin By Matt Perez (second from left) and Sanibel Fire Chief anibel and Captiva residents in 15 days Fred Renz as his boat will be able to pick up their phones Ms. Pauline burns to Sand get emergency help by dialing 9-1-1. the water line after a Ken Stewart,.director of communications in Lee mishap off Sanibel Sun- County Department of Public Safety, said April 10 day while Coast Gimrd is the day the countywide emergency telephone attempts to salvage the system goes into effect. vessel. On Sanibel, the 9-1-1 number will replace the Sanibel Police Department phone number on patrol cars, assistant to Sanibel city manager Bill Mills. • said. Emergency calls made on Sanibel will be answered by Sanibel Police Department with the question: "What is your emergency?" Boat 'almost came out of water' as engine exploded The origin of the phone call will flash on a screen By Matt Perez maybe other people feel the same way," said owner in front of the dispatcher, who will listen to the n 18-foot Cobia Sportster, Miss Pauline, Blain Stoddard of Cape Coral. caller and send appropriate help to the address. exploded Sunday afternoon while anchored Stoddard said fumes from the engine ignited after Police Lt. Lew Phillips said the most important Aabout 100 feet off Lighthouse Beach, Sanibel, the engine initially stalled. Apparently, the blower benefit to Sanibel residents will be the ability of but the three passengers escaped unharmed. motor used to ventilate the engine room could not • please see page 28A "I never thought it would ever happen to me, and • please see page 31A l_ CM CO • > D Wednesday, March 25: IR staffer wins teachers' award CO the island eye BLOODMOBiLE: The Bloodmobile from Lee • Memorial Hospital will be at Bailey's community Island Reporter staff writer Earl CO 3 CM General Store 9-12 a.m. and at Jerry's 1-4 Hartman has won a first place O I p.m. ... calendar award in FTP-NEA annual I O Newsmakers Awards, to be ro • Thursday, March 26: presented at the state teachers Speed humps to go WORKSHOP: Sanibel-Captiva Art League organization's annual convention in CO Saturday, March 28: oo • Sanibel's experiment "with speed outdoor artist workshop 9-12 a.m., Sanibel Kissimmee, FL, on April 10. i humps has been decreed of limited Community Center. Monthly business FILM: ''Desigfjis for Living," a free nature Hartman, who until January was • oc meeting and program at 1:30 p.m. filmi^attha Visitor Center, J.N. "Ding" Darl- the Reporter's senior reporter, is Ul success, and the three speed control 55 oc devices on Rabbit Road will be' SLIDES: "Slides of the Holy Land" ing'||/ildllfe Refiige, 11 a.m. now special issues and feature O removed. presented by Fr. Jerome Fraser, 8 p.m., St. writer for Sunbelt Publishing Co., Q. Isabel's Catholic Church. [l|Sun^iyf March 29: U City council'made the decision *. working with the Island Reporter's OC upon recommendation by City SLIDES: Audience Participation Slide Pro- CR§W: Qpefrhouse at the Center for the sister publications throughout Lee 3D Q Manager Gary Price. His.input, he gram, Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society, 8 Ca|a:a^d^Rehabilitation of Wildlife, San-Cap County and on special supplements m ; said, was based on "negative p.m. at Sanibel Community Center. vR0^v^:'^l-;|^;;--r -y: • . ;.; ••'.:••• to the Island Reporter. O responses .. from those residents The Florida Teaching Profession- 3J H nearest the humps who should have • Friday, March 27: National Education Association m FASHION SHOW: Sanibel Style Fashion Ar^^BIGx^||^mbnthlymeeting, 8 pvm. at honors annually newspaper, televi- 3D received the most benefits." : Rabbit Road residents said that Show sponsored by the Island Reporter to ;^a|||erRiib1i^|rbrary..' ir.^-il . ;: -••-•;'• .. sion, radio and documentary jour- Pick of the litter nalists for achievement in presen- That's us. We're cute and cuddly and full of life. motorists were inclined to veer off benefit CROW, 8 p.m. at Sanibel Communi- ty Center. ... ting important education issues to We were just recently rescued from a water the road to pass those who did slow ; for the humps, creating a greater OLDIES: Oldies But Goodies Dance starting St^^|i||||||pr;ih^Ea$t^nglta^^ ' >.; their communities. heater at a local restaurant and need anew home. Hartman is being cited for a Two of us are black, two are orange, one is orange hazard. at 8 p.m. at St. Isabel's Catholic Church. ^b;n^|||^i§^||^iH^rriS(omjy^ Price said that the public works Dress jn style of your favorite? era. series of articles he did in October, and white, and I'm tabby. To take us home, caM 1986, presenting Sanibel Elemen- 4724708. department and'the police depart- . ment both supported the removal. • tary School Parent-Teacher what he thought was Weymouth 'explores East Anglia' via slides Organization's fight to retain a an opening on the second kindergarten class and 15th hole but the sud- "Exploring East Anglia" is the title of the profes- Holkham, Houghton, Oxburgh and Sandringham. A teacher in the face of overcrowding Let the little guys grow den death decided the sional slide show to be presented Tuesday, March visit to the attractive city of Norwich with its Nor- at the island school against official Attached to a piling at the Sanibel public matter for a persis- 31 by Harrison Weymouth, Jr. at the Captiva man cathedral and castle included. opposition. The class and teacher boat ramp, is this sign, put up anonymously by tent Clark. Memorial Library. The show will begin at 8 p.m. Weymouth, born in Baltimore, MD, has lived in were retained.• a concerned islander. It advises people of the In other rounds, The program features a tour of a unique area nor- Florida for the past six years.