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WEEK OF DECEMBER 28, 2012 N ! Sa island SANIBEL ANO CAPTIVA. FLORIDA VOLUME 51, NUMBER 9 VISIT US ONLINE AT CAPTIVASANIBEL.COM If \ •.. ir' PHOTO BY SHANNEN HAYES The 13th annual Polar Plunge will be at noon Jan. 1 at Tarpon Bay Beach The Sanibel-Captiva Chapter of National Polar Bear Club invites the com- munity to take p. rt in the icy tradition or just enjoy watching others take the plunge. Above are polar bear team members Papa Bear John E. Carney, Ulla Von Below, Bogi von Below, Ann McDonnell and Tom Giles. At the Library 53 Classifieds 56 Living Sanibel 46 INSIDETODAY Calendar 12 Island Faces 48 Shell Shocked 50 Captiva Current 52 Island Reporter . .. .17-44 What's Blooming 58 ...Sayana of Sanibel 103! This Week's Location, Location fit VIEW! Luxury Abounds! SSMU33 Featured Property jauioisno leiiusfxssy 2/2 Gulf Front! www.Sayana 103.com eezs# liuusd for Sale... Id 'SU3AW M $799,000 • Call Eric Pfeifer aivd HOVlSOd sn ais aisud Pfeifer Realty Group | 239-472-0004 <u DC 'Ding' Darling presents 'Great Blues in Love' exhibit 93 a. "I found a spot on Captiva and posi- ture that make her photographs excep- Shell Point resident tioned myself there every day for three tional. <N Sallie Rich captures weeks," said Rich. "I've never worked The J.N. "Ding" Darling National O so hard but was ecstatic the whole time Wildlife Refuge is located on the sub- Blue Heron courtship about what I was seeing." tropical barrier island of Sanibel in the 00 "Nearly every bird seen at "Ding" Gulf of Mexico. The refuge is part of Contributed to the ISLANDER Darling is also present at Shell Point. I the largest undeveloped mangrove S- [ ^ 4> Wildlife photographs by Sallie Rich, have the best view from my home every ecosystem in the United States. It is X) a resident of Shell Point Retirement p day. I see the sun rise over the river world famous for its spectacular migra- 5 Community, will be featured in an fe* - m K where I watch dolphins playing in my tory bird populations. J. N. "Ding" U exhibit at the J.N. "Ding" Darling front yard. Every hour there is a new Darling is one of over 555 refuges in Q Wildlife Refuge Center Free Education painting and a new sound." the National Wildlife Refuge System Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting Rich, a self-taught photographer, has administered by the U. S. Fish & Jan. 2 through Feb. 28, 2013. The es been interested in the art of photogra- Wildlife Service. For center hours, and T> exhibit, Great Blues in Love, captures phy since she was just seven years old. additional information, call 239-472- •c the mating habits of Great Blue Herons. fa The talent comes naturally to her. as 1100 or visit www.fws.gov/dingdar- <h> This display will feature 27 photo- ling 0 graphs, and will be located in the free her attention to detail makes composi- exhibit area of the auditorium for visi- tion and line tremendous. But it is her fine, complete capture of color and tex- 1 tors. Sallie Rich I CANNOT TELL A LIE...IT'S SIMPLY THE BEST...I CANNOT TELL A LIE...IT'S SIMPLY THE BEST... V ICE CRI V V Original Italian Fee Ciieam A> 3 Home of the World Famous Sanibel Krunch® & Dirty SgmO 0©OOQ(? GELATO: Made Fresh Everyday Right in Our Store from the Freshest and Finest Ingredients, Pear, We make it today gnand serve it tomorrow. It can't get any fresher than that! B ler a " . 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PROUD TO SUPPORT New Years Kve Celebration | December 11 j 8 PM Midnight Sanibel Recreation Cenlt 18th Annual Holiila 'Indoor Mir (<o|f Tournament « • December 26 2 V | Sanibel tommun 'y Center Bailey Matthews Shell Museum "Under I he Sea" I vent |anuar> 27th The Sanctuary .ILYFCo. 520 TARPON BAY ROAD {ACROSS FROM BAILEY'S) JEWELRY GALLERY i SANIBEL, FL 33957 I /><" / )azzlrd 239-472-2888 i LILYJEWELERS.COM MTED (WkLjEWELRY STORE IN THE NATION » ... — , . _ , • j 1 m. • _ . IHHHH "I v B£ Saniitl S3 Cajniva Shell museum volunteer helps fi- islander island rst advance shell collection data (USPS 481-400) R> Contributed to the ISLANDER ing the enormous collection of United States Navy for 4 years. oc 2340 Periwinkle Way Sanibel Island resident Tom Risher, origi- shells donated to the museum to He attended Florida Atlantic L. Sanibel, FL 33957 help prepare them for accession- University where he earned his <U nally of Green Pond, N.J., has been one of Phone: (239) 472-1587 The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum's most ing into the collection. This work bachelor of business administra- Fax: (239) 472-8398 active and engaged volunteers for the past 4 was critical as the Museum pre- tion. In 2006, Risher and his wife E Web: captivasanibel.com <U years. The museum has benefited ftom his pared to hire the full-time collec- Jeanne retired to Sanibel, and he Publisher remarkable resourcefulness and on-going tion manager, Laura Richardson, has given more than 2,000 hours commitment of time and energy. who has since begun her work on of time at The Bailey-Matthews >> Scott Blonde a [email protected] Risher has been an integral part of the the accession process. Shell Museum. Risher has always Risher spent his early child- been an avid shell collector and *E museum's collection management process; Senior Editor his work is visible on almost a daily basis. hood in northern New Jersey, PHOTO PROVIDED says that Sanibel has played a fa Shell museum Jim Linette Together with an equally important and relocating to Delray Beach in large role in this interest since he volunteer Tom has visited and shelled this island [email protected] engaged corps of volunteers. Risher has man- 1962. Shortly after high school Risher. aged to implement a strategy around arrang- he served with honor in the since the early 1950s. J5 Editor Shannon Hayes shaves @ breezenewspapers.com Bobcat Tales at SCCF Shell Point to host free Advertising Sales Veruska Kocmer health, wellness expo [email protected] Danielle Papoi Contributed to the ISLANDER o [email protected] Shell Point Retirement Community will host a free u Health and Wellness LifeQuest Expo from noon to 2 p.m. Design & Layout Jan. 8 in the community auditorium on The Island at Shell -C Point. Follow event signs to parking. a Susan Wilhelm S3 [email protected] The LifeQuest expo will highlight all of the programs and services offered at Shell Point and the Fort Myers 93 Classifieds and Subscriptions Community in the six dimensions of wellness: 1. Physical a Shirlene Grasgreen 2.Emotional 3.Spiritual 4.Educational 5. Community and SO U [email protected] Social 6.Natural Environment. The expo will be a very informative event to kick off Subscriptions the New Year with health screenings, private pay assisted 1 year, $40 (Continental USA) living and rehabilitation information, specialty physicians I year, $95 (Canada) and many other community resources to help you reach your 2013 wellness goals. This is a free event call 239- u 4i Circulation 489-8472 for questions or further information. •a (239)472-1587 c Shell Point Retirement Community is a not-for-profit a Classified Advertising continuing care retirement community located in Fort (239) 472-5186 Display Advertising Myers just off Summerlin Road, two miles before the a Sanibel causeway. Shell Point has received national > (239) 472-5186 -•a accreditation from CARF-CCAC, and is a nationally rec- a ognized leader in the retirement industry. S3 u The community offers retirement living in a resort- I style environment with an 18-hole championship golf "3 The Islander and Island Reporter course which is open to the public, as well as recreation- are published every Friday al/fitness facilities and deep water boating access for its "S33 residents. To learn more about Shell Point, visit 05 Customer service hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. lo 5 p.m., except www.shellpoint.org or call 1 -800-780-1131. major holidays. PHOTO PROVIDED Letters to the editor must be typed or There is a bobcat that calls every inch of Sanibel and Captiva handprinted.