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MARCH 18,1999. VOLUME 26 NUMBER 11 s and 40 PAGES REP Fire district Refuge launches ALS to scorch H Drill lights up night sky/page 3 79 acres By Dawn Grodsky Editor Controlled burn Just two hours after the Sanibel Fire Control District's to prevent wildfire new Advanced Life Support program went online Saturday, fire department paramedics responded to a head-on colli- By Pattie Pace sion on Sanibel-Captiva Road while the ambulance sta- Staff Writer tioned on the island was in Fort Myers, Sanibel Fire Chief P. Charles Frederick said, "We went Sometime between today and shortly ALS at 12 noon on Saturday. At 2:03 p.m. Saturday after- before Easter, the J.N. "Ding" Darling noon, we had a head-on car accident on San-Cap with (four) National Wildlife Refuge will conduct a patients. The ambulance was on another call. The program controlled burn on 79 acres of land that worked exactly like we designed it.... It means it's a terrif- abuts Sanibel-Captiva Road near Jamaica ic program." and Tahiti drives. Frederick and Captain Rich Dickerson have spent the Controlled burns arc last four years working to bring ALS to Sanibel. It's common ways of pre- designed to supplement Lee County Emergency Medical venting out-of-conlrol Services, which only stations one ambulance for Sanibel wildliics that have been and Captiva that leaves the island to take patients to hospi- plaguing Southwest tals. Sanibel \s ALS will provide paramedic services and Florida. won't ever leave Sanibel. The burn musl be "What aie the odds?" Frederick asked ol the timing of cooulimited with winds the accident. "It was a major call and our paramedics weie coming lroni the south, on scene, throwing lVs in." si> the smoke will head He added that the Lee County paramedic on duty was into Pine Island Sound, thrilled when she returned to tnmsport the patients to the rather than over Sanibel. Lou Hinds hospital and found three island paramedics'already there, If a south wind is blow- working on the victims. ing today, the burn will begin between 11 Frederick said the most seriously injured was a young a.m. and noon, and last for approximately girl who suffered compound fractures and a head injury. Michael PisteVa two hours. However, he said she's expected to fully recover. SanibePs firefighter/paramedic Rob Beyer checks the new Councilmember Nola Theiss, who lives Dickerson said the addition of ALS means "a new era" Advanced Life Support vehicle's heart monitor to make in the area, said she would notify nearby for island residents and visitors. sure it's functioning properly. The ALS program was residents by means of a telephone chain — "It's the biggest step the Sanibel Fire Department has implemented at noon Saturday and two hours later, people calling their neighbors to get the taken since it started in 1955. It's a major step," he said. island paramedics responded to a head-on collision while word out. the Lee County ambulance was off island. !> See ALS, page 3 t> See Scorch, page 4 BIDDING OPEN Chamber to open meetings agenda should submit the item to the board prior to the meeting. The time, date and 11 vying for board venue of all board meetings will be posted By Pattie Pace in the chamber visitor's center. Staff Writer Additionally, Billheimer announced that Chris Shields of Pavese, Shields & Garner The board of directors for the was hired to complete revisions to the Sanibel/Captiva Islands Chamber of chamber's bylaws and members will be able Raymond Windt Commerce voted Tuesday morning to open to review the proposed changes when com- makes a bid for all future meetings to any chamber member plete. one of the donated interested in attending. Tuesday, the board approved a slate of 11 pieces of art in the The board will set aside 10 minutes at the candidates for the election of seven new Beaux Arts silent beginning and end of the meeting for mem- board members. Ballots will be sent out to auction at the ber input, said Mike Billheimer, interim all active members by end of March and Barrier Island board chairman. must be returned by April 12. Sanibel Group for the Arts Anyone wanting to put an item on the t> See Chamber, page 4 during a reception that opened silent bidding Monday. Teacher Taylor-made for Sanibel School The Beaux Arts Gala is Monday, • School notes/page 16 Taylor is planning March 29, and is the course of study for the first ever fund By Givenda Hiett-Clements next year's sixth graders raiser for BIG Arts. News Editor using the Environment For the full story, as Integrating Content please see page 13. It's no longer elementary. Proof is in concept. place that Sanibel Elementary School will "It is a student- now be simply the Sanibel School. There focused, student-driven are 43 students signed up to become mem- means of learning. They bers of the first sixth-grade class on the get involved with taking island. Two sixth-grade portable classrooms responsibility for their have been moved to the campus for next L. Taylor learning. You establish year's students. And Louise Taylor, the first goals and they deter- teacher hired for the new program, is now mine how to get there," Taylor said. "The working at the school. t> See Taylor, page 20 2 • MARCH 18, 1999 • ISLAND REPORTER f" fr: ft,; r-l'^fr. Ib-: CASI/COTI town meeting 111e a tlier In the March 13 edition of the Island, Reporter, tije The Condominium Association of Sanibel Island and price for a ppetry reading by Gerald Ferkoff was incor- the Committee of the Islands are sponsoring a town hall High Low Rain rect The cost is $2 m& the reading will be <&t 11 a.ra. meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, at the Sanibel March 10 76 64 — Thursday, March 25, at the Barrier Island Grcmp for the Community House. March 11 80 70 — .Arts. ~ " The first part of the meeting wdl be a brief presentation March 12 80 62 — The Reporter regrets the error. » * ~ by the candidates who are running for city council, Bill March 13 80 62 — Hillebrandt and Bob Las well. Then the candidates will March 14 80 62 — take questions from the audience. March 15 80 66 .60 The second part of the meeting will be a panel discus- March 16 70 52 .10 sion on the special referendum dealing with the Sanibel Let us Put Your Causeway drawbridge replacement. Business or web Site CASI and COTI invite everyone to attend the meeting Rainfall for March is 1.01 inches so far. m and encourage everyone to vote March 30. Note: Rainfall levels are recorded from the on the internet for morning of the day given to the following morn- B Causeway petition to be circulated inn A petition calling for any replacement or rehabilitation my. $15 a month Source Island Water Association of the Sanibel Causeway to be similar to the existing structure will be made available at the joint CASI/COTI oH.Not Includes free town meeting. The petition is intended for non-resident

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I 1 Amerigas company. He brought a liquid petroleum gas tank from which fire- fighters ran lines back to the helipad. "It was to simulate a gas tank on fire," Dickerson said. Teams of five firefighters with two nozzles would approach the gas tank in fog pattern, wearing protective suits, and shut the value off. They did it at several different intervals and witness Matt Asen estimated at one point, the flames were 35 feet in the sky. "It worked out real well," Dickerson said. "It was quite visible, especially at night." — Dawn Grodsky AT RIGHT: (1 to r) Mary Hickey, administrator for the Sanibel Fire Control District, and Matt Asen of the Timbers in an "American Gothic" pose following the drill. Asen "smoked" the grouper on the pitch fork in the gas flames. Photos I Special to the Reporter FAR RIGHT: Flames shoot up high in the sky during the recent fire department drill. District open house ALS From page 1 The Sanibel Fire Control District is having an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 Shifts are now sched- ten, practical and oral Fire commissioners approved a 12 per- p.m. Saturday, March 20. The public is uled so that at least one test," Dickerson said. cent budget increase to implement the pro- invited to stop by for "a day of education paramedic is on duty 24 To get an EMT certi- gram late last summer and costwise, and fun." hours a day. The district fication, firefighters Dickerson said the program was implement- On hand will be "Sparky," the fire dog has eight paramedics must take one semester ed for about $40,000. That includes the new robot, new and old fire trucks, a smoke and seven emergency of conrsework and pass vehicle, which was scheduled to be detector demonstration, emergency care medical technicians. All a state test. replaced; the monitor defibrillator; drugs; equipment, haz-mat equipment, confined firefighters are certified "Paramedics ... they and the 12-lead EKG, which Dickerson space equipment, fire prevention informa- EMTs and the district need to know math, explained takes 12 different "pictures" of tion and a smoke room. hired three anatomy and pharma- the heart that show up as graphs on paper There will be a vehicle extrication firefighter/paramedics cology. They do 300 and indicate whether a person is suffering a demonstration at 1 p.m., fire hose prac- from Lee County. The Frederick R. Dickerson hours in a hospital, in heart attack. tices for children, a new Advanced Life remaining paramedics the ER and operating Support vehicle display and a U.S. Fish come from within the department and have rooms, and 300 hours of riding on an ambu- Not included in the $40,000 figure are and Wildlife Service display. been undergoing training. Of the eight, five lance. ... We go beyond that. Our current the salaries and benefits of the three addi- For more information, call 472-5525. are credentialed and three should be soon, trainees are doing 1,000 hours of ride time tional full-time people and the cost of train- fl Heartsaver course according to Dickerson, one of the certified and they're still not finished. Experience ing for the current staffers who opted to The Sanibel Fire Control District is paramedics. helps and we're going to make sure they're become paramedics. offering another CPR Heartsaver course Dickerson said combined, the para- ready," Dickerson said. from 6-10 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, at Fire medics have more than 50 years of previous Sanibel ALS personnel will also be able Dickerson said ALS is the way to go for Station One. ALS experience. to respond to Captiva if needed, Dickerson a lot of county fire departments. "The way Participants should wear comfortable The difference between an EMT and a added. the population, is growing, countywide, clothing and can bring a towel or pad for paramedic is crucial in medical incidents, Dickerson has been working closely with there are only 18 ambulances and one heli- their knees, if necessary, to work on the such as a heart attack, and trauma situations, Lee County Medical Director Bill Bess, copter. ... Bonita just went on with ALS last floor. such as vehicle accidents. whom he thanked for being such a big help, month. South Trail and San Carlos (Park) Pre-rcgistration and prepayment of $10 Paramedics can administer drugs. They along wjth Sanibel Fire Commissioners for will be on.line in a few months and Cape is required. For information, call Mary can make an airway directly into the trachea. supporting ALS and Edison Community Coral in the fall," he said. Hickey at 472-5525. . , . They can start IVs and give pain medication College's EMS program for training island : such as morphine, along with fluids. They firefighters. can ran diagnoses to determine whether a Dickerson also wanted to thank Dunes' person is having a heart attack or a stroke, resident Dr. Saul Bloomfield, who has been and alert emergency room personnel to have pushing for ALS since 1997 after being hor- Call us with Bill Hillebrandt clot-busting drugs ready for the patient's rified when a houseguest suffered a heart arrival. They can use a standard defibrillator attack and the island's only ambulance was your news! and adjust the levels of electric current given off the island. It took about more than 20 for Gity Council to the heart. They can use a Medical Anti- minutes for paramedics to arrive and the 472-1587. Shock Trouser or MAST suit that helps pre- houseguest died. vent shock. : Last year, the issue came to a head again EMTs can perform basic life support, when roofer Sergio Roman fell 16 feet head Vote MARCH 30 such as CPR. They can use automatic defib- first from a home under construction in the rillators, administer oxygen and splint Sanctuary and it took the on-island para- injuries. Stabilization methods are the same medics 10 minutes to respond. for both levels, according to Dickerson. Dickerson hopes the new, round-the- "To become a paramedic, it takes two clock, on-island care can curb these types of years of training.... They have to take a writ- delays.

The Lee Island Coast's Only Professional Symphony Orchestra Presents Classical Concert Fourth in a Series of Five March 26 and 27 8:00 PM Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hail

Maestro Paul Nadler, Quest Artist Jeffrey Siegel, Conductor - •— - - Piano Program: Hebrides Overture, Mendelssohn La Mer, Debussy Concerto No. 1 in D. minor C-aptwa Island, for Piano," Op. 15, Brahms F'onda Cicrosi from Tickets are $15 to $45 and are available at The Babble Room The Symphony Box Office, (941) 433-3040 Restaurant) ft- or Barbara B. Mann Box Office, (941) 481-4849 Ml) 472-8442 X www.swflso.org &" Dec. 26 to Easier L ally 10 to 5 -r <~< IYII-\I X\JI i i u, Special causeway meeting scheduled Wildlife committee oirs By Pattie Pace build a low-span drawbridge by diligently participating in monofilament concerns Staff Writer every step of the process. Petei Kym1 of ihc Sanibel Wildlife Cimimitiee dis He said any studies finding that a low-span alternative is eus.-.ed a grovvin" problem wiih discarded monofilameni The Sanibel City Council debated the results of the plan- cheaper than a fixed-span bridge can be submitted to Florida tisliiiiL1 line with the council Tuesday. lie said the Care & ning commission's fact-finding report on the causeway and Tax Watch Headquarters, which works directly for Gov. Jeb Rehabilitation of Wildlife Uvai.s 2.400 birds and other bridges for a full three hours before deciding to continue the Bush to oversee tax spending. animals injured by swallowing or becoinint! entangled in discussion to a special meeting March 31. Interim City Manager Bob Pritt and consultant Khris the lines each year. The meeting was called so councilmembers could tweak Cella of Cella & Associates debated the fact that Cella had "It >ou"ve ever witnessed the effect on biuk or turtles, the commission's list of facts and add results of the March already given the planning commission's preliminary find- wiu'd be convinced how disastrous this can be.'" Kyne 30 bridge referendum before turning the report over to the ing to the DOT. .said. Lee County Department of Transportation. The findings will "The result is, you have something that might be totally Tho solution is threefold, lit: added. Kducalion of be considered by the DOT as it defines the scope of work to different from the final product," Pritt said. angliTb is paiamounl. as is ihe biannual evenls lo rid the be accomplished during the upcoming Project, Cella said she was aware of the report's preliminary sta- island of stranded inonofilament lishing lines. Kyne Development & Environmental study. The DOT'S Scott tus but said the DOT and South Florida Water Management added thai proper disposal methods complete Ihe riicle, Gilbertson gave Sanibel an April 1 deadline to submit sug- District, which is conducting water quality studies, both noting thiii moni manufacturers now piuvide pelage and gestions for the PD&E, denying the city's request for a one- wanted early input from Sanibel. She added that the docu- packaging to return used fishing line lor recycling. month extension prompted by the upcoming election. ment was already in the public domain. "lhis problem is really dauniniii. If you walk alon;.? Councilmembers plan to reword some of the report's 48 Islander Matt Stein continued to question the county's ihe causeway you can pick up several bushel b,isket> of facts to strengthen Sanibel's position that Lee County's best rush to begin the PD&E study, noting he felt hurried and monofilameni," he said. alternative is building a low-span bascule bridge or rehabil- bullied by the PD&E's onset while crucial facts remain Coiincilmenibei Hob Dauson, who served a.s liaison itating the existing structures. In addition, they will draft a unanswered. for the wildlife and vcgcuuipii commiuees during his resolution highlighting key points for the county to weigh Cella said that required answers will emerge during the three-month tenure and stepped clown as interim coun during the PD&E. A tunnel and a fixed-span will also be PD&E process. cilinembcr following Ihe meeting Tuesday, suggested the considered. L'OUIKMI svt aside lime every thiee months foi city com- Walter Dickinson, an islander with a construction back- The special council meeting will begin at 9 a.m. mittees ro publicly repoit (heir progress and problems. ground, told councilmembers that they can get the county to Wednesday, March 31 at City Hall.

Chamber From page 1 Finance Director Renee Lynch, who served as election Schuldenfrei and Jerry Stern. Paul McCarthy has decided Meanwhile, Besse said at the end of April he'll be mov- judge in last November's hotly contested special election, not to run again and a seventh seat opened when Victor ing his family to the Akron/Canton area of Ohio, where he will again take on that role. Mayeron resigned last month for health reasons. The board plans to start his own business. "She's a real sport," outgoing Executive Director David nominated Anne Joffe and Tony Lapi for those two slots. He's currently working with Keith Trowbridge, the B'esse said. chamber's newly appointed executive director, until his con- In keeping with chamber bylaws, the board endorsed The four additional candidates whose petitions were tract expires March 30. seven members. The current board members seeking re- approved Tuesday are Randy Bacik, Rodney .lobe, Linda The next board meeting is at 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, election are Grover Arp, Revonda Cross, Jeff Molnar, David Logan and Ron Urkovich. at Tarwinkles restaurant at 2499 Periwinkle Way.

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• ."*• scribed burns Tuesday. Hinds said burns arc nor- mally conducted every three years but that opportu- nity was missed two years ago. With five years of fuel load on the ground, he wants to proceed before the State Fire Marshal puts a hold on all such projects, responding to extremely dry weather conditions and the recent wildfires in Lehigh Acres and Collier County. Hinds said the amount of dried shrubs and palm fronds on the ground that could easily ignite — due to lightening, arson or even a carelessly tossed cigarette

•i butt — is nearly twice as heavy as normal. One rea- son for the five-year lapse B in having a prescribed burn is the agreement between the city and the refuge not to burn during the tourist season, which narrows the window to between Easter and the end of May, when the rainy season starts. That arrangement, cou- pled with unusually dry or wet weather, have put the program behind schedule. If the refuge receives permission to conduct the prescribed burn, Hinds said a helicopter will drop golf- A Heart CN ball sized pellets from the air that will ignite when they hit the ground. This It's the hearl of every hospital, the cardiology department. We've got a staff of expert Gvd.olop,!^ method allows for a large along with access to the very latest equipment. In many ways your good health begins v.tLh a health*, area to be burned in a short time. Then a "Bambi bas- heart and we can help you keep it that way. ket" will be attached to the Make an appointment for a heart check. helicopter as a safety mea- sure. In case the fire should become too hot, the heli- copter can fly over a pond and pick up water to douse Southwest Florida the fire. Regional Medical Center We're your 2727 Winkler Avenue, Fort Myers source for 939-1147 news! -'-« . '11' - ISLAND REPORTER • MARCH 18, 1999 • 5 Tower debate centers around consultants City notes By Pattie Pace ing structures would be too costly. Staff Writer Theiss once again offered the free consulting services of her husband Hal, who worked as an RFP engineer for 30 Juvenile Justice Week proclaimed The subject of telecommunications towers was lofted years with the National Aeronautics Space Administration. Mayor Bob Janes proclaimed the week of March 14-20 again during the public comment session at Tuesday's She said she made the offer previously but no one pursued as Juvenile Justice Week, urging citizens to make a con- Sanibel City Council meeting. it. Councilmembers agreed that his presence at the April 6 scious effort to help prevent juvenile crime. Janes present- Responding to citizen concerns, Councilmember Andrew meeting would be beneficial and asked that he attend. ed the proclamation to Sanibel Police Detective Kurt Reding motioned to preclude Michael Kurds, the city's con- Councilmember Bob Davison stepped forward to defend Schulte. sultant, from attending the April 6 public hearing on the Kurtis. "On Sanibel, we don't have as much of a juvenile crime matter. Noting the council's change in direction away from "I think Mr. Kurtis is the victim of a bum rap," he said, problem. But this past weekend a juvenile was arrested foi tall towers, Reding said he was uncomfortable paying Kurds explaining that the council asked for advice in a void, with shoplifting at Jerry's. Once they go through the court sys- $2,000 to attend the meeting, since the bulk of his clients are no framework provided, and then balked when it decided to tem, they come back to us for community service. We hope wireless providers, a fact Reding said would likely skew his change directions. to turn this into a learning process so they won't to that take on towers. Councilmember Steve Brown seconded the If the council does seek a second opinion from an inde- again," Schulte said. motion for discussion purposes, but later withdrew his sup- pendent consultant, both Mayor Bob Janes and City port. Manager Bob Pritt suggested the position be put out to bid. Deceased police officer honored Brown motioned to direct city staff to begin the process Ted Kreines, who was hired by activist John LaGorcc to Sanibel Police Officer Nancy Jerz, who died of cancel of hiring a consultant to provide a second opinion. The pro- conduct an independent seminar last month, is on the short March 6, was honored at Tuesday's Sanibel City Council posal failed in a 3-2 vote, with Reding and Brown in the list of consultants not affiliated with providers. meeting. A framed copy of the proclamation was presented minority. Janet and Degnan Walker, Sanibel residents who were to her husband, Dan. Another copy will be placed in the Councilmember Nola Theiss suggested an alternate the first to openly oppose the proposed ordinance, called for police depaitment lobby, along with a photo of Jeiv. course of action, saying she'd prefer to review the revised the city to enact a moiatorium on towers. Mayor Janes said her radio call number, No. 308, will be ordinance at the April 6 meeting before deciding if it's nec- A debate ensued on whether a moratorium is necessary officially retired and permanently assigned to Jcrz, who essary to hire another consultant for a second opinion. or if the notice of pendency currently in place would achieve was sworn in by Chief Lew Phillips on Feb. 3, 1997, and Resident Mike Gillespie highlighted the need to have a the same goal — preventing towers from being built until served as a road patrol officer, along with numerous other "technology guy" at the April 6 public hearing to confirm the ordinance is adopted. duties. whether signals can pass through tall trees. Planning Director Bruce Rogers has been working on a The resolution praised Jerz for her "motivational skills "We need a radio frequency engineer as a consultant ... draft ordinance for approximately two years in order to and astute awareness of each person's true potential," along someone with no ax to grind who can tell us what's possi- bring the city into compliance with the 1996 Federal with the sage advice she offered each and every person she ble," he said, adding that no one in the room was capable of Telecommunications Act. The act precludes cities from met — "Be all that you can be." The resolution went on to disputing Kurds' claim that requiring small devices, on exist- unreasonable restricting the business of wireless providers. talk about the personal message displayed on her police trading cards: "Today's Dreams are Tomorrow's Realities." Dozens of Sanibel police, firefighters and city workers attended her funeral Monday morning. Beach Rood to be paved; city to pay for part Budget report delayed Driving over six-inch deep ruts and wiping away thick natural beauty. But I cannot open my windows, ride a bike Aimand Ball, chairman oi the Five-Year Budget Review layers of dust kicked up by cars on Beach Road will be a or walk without being bombarded by dust," she said. Committee, said his committee's report will be ready at the thing of the past this summer, once the city paves the road John Boardman told the council that health concerns end of April and in councilmembers' packets in time for the in conjunction with its annual maintenance project along motivated him more than the basic inconvenience of a shell May 4 meeting. Ball received the council's unanimous East Gulf Drive. road. He's had to spend a considerable amount of money on approval to extend the committee's original April 7 dead- The Sanibel City Council voted unanimously Tuesday a special air filtration system for his home because of his line. to approve the project after more than 80 percent of Beach wife's serious allergy condition. Road residents petitioned the city to pave their road. A min- Trading places on committee Planning Commissioner Phyllis Bogcn, who lives on an Richard Hulit resigned his new post with the Wastewater imum of 50 percent of residents must sign a petition in adjacent shell road, took an opposing stance. "People order to effect change. Research Committee because of his obligations to the J.N. move here loving Sanibel because it's low key and natural, "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Hulit is involved Al Helo said the rutted road serves the same purpose as and then complain about the inconvenience. (Paved roads) with building "Ding" Darling's new Center for Education. speed bumps and he's had to have his shock absorbers and all add up and change the atmosphere of Sanibel," she said. The council voted unanimously to appoint Graham engine mount replaced prematurely because of the wash- According to a resolution passed last year, the city will board nature of the shell road. Kortegast to serve in Hulit's place. Born in New Zealand, incur 30 percent of all costs with the additional 70 percent Kortegast has a strong engineering backgiound spanning Beach Road resident Marica Luthringer concurred with split between Beach Road residents. 18 years. —Pattie Pace the need for change. i "One of the reasons I moved here was because of the — Pattie Pace r NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING CITY OF SANIBEL, FL Bill Hillebrandt Recycle Notice is hereby given that the Wastewater Research Committee will hold a meeting on Monday, March 22, 1999, at 9:00 A.M., City Council Chambers (MacKenzie Hall), 800 the Dunlop Road, Sanibel, Florida. for City Council IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION MADE BY THE COUNCIL ON Reporter. ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING/HEARING, SUCH PERSON MAY Vote MARCH 30 NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, TO INCLUDE THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH ANY SUCH APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, PERSONS NEEDING A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING ITURE SHOULD CONTACT ROBERT D. PRITT, CITY MANAGER, NO LATER THAN ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE PROCEEDINGS. TELEPHONE 941-472-3700 FOR ASSISTANCE. IF HEARING IMPAIRED, TELEPHONE THE FLORIDA RELAY SERVICE NUMBERS, 800-955-8771 (TDD) OR 800-955-8770 (VOICE), FOR ASSISTANCE. __ By: The City of Sanibel, Florida

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SUVMtftLW '^FtamSANmi g^ /•Contact Mr. Bob Su^walt/Useppa Island Menibership Director for informa *J '. h 6 • MARCH 18, 1999 • ISLAND REPORTER editor's note Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub Just sit right back and you 'II hear a tale, a tale of a fate- The Gulf temperature seemed to have dropped 20 "It'll be fun when we're ful trip degrees as we lugged the cooler and other stuff through the back on shore," Sandy said. That started from this tropic port aboard this tiny ship. waist-deep water back to the boat. "I need a drink," Reeves The mate was a mighty sailing man; the skipper brave Novice Captain Jonathan Reeves took over at the wheel added. and sure. and got his feet wet — along with his arms, legs, torso and But back on shore we did Five passengers set sail that day head -— as he steered us through Captiva Pass and into the make it, eventually. It took us For a three-hour tour; a three-hour tour. Intracoastal Waterway channel. nearly an hour to make what We later learned that the wind was steady at 15-20 knots is normally a 20-minute run. The weather started getting rough with 25 knot gusts. What that equates to is whitecaps — in As we pulled into port, The tiny ship was tossed the bay — along with swells of three feet or more. Jimmy Jensen was there If not for the courage of the fearless crew, We rocked and we rolled and we bounced and we banged waiting for us. He and Greg The Minnow would be lost; the Minnow would be lost. ... and we got wetter and we held on and we tried to stay Rhodes congratulated the Dawn behind bigger, faster boats to make the ride smoother, but freezing cold captain and Grodsky But unlike that fearless crew aboard the S.S. Minnow, we that proved to be impossible, so we white knuckled it when crew and said our ordeal were able to make it back into safe harbor at Jensen's last a 30-foot Chris Craft blew by us, and we screamed when a wasn't much compared to weekend and didn't end up stranded on a desert island for Pine Island fisherman nearly cut us off crosswise as he some of the other boaters A s i years, living in palm frond-thatched shacks with way too headed into port. who had been out that day. many clothes. "We're the smallest boat out here," Reeves said at one "You guys don't look bad. Whew, it was close though! point as he pushed the throttle up, trying to keep pace with You're not that wet. Other se e it It started off as a lovely day if a little brisk. With myself another boat. But his friend, Sandy, visiting from people, I'm talking soaked," at the helm, we cruised up to Cayo Costa in search of the Washington, D.C., and I thought our little boat — which Rhodes said. wild pigs. We hiked around the island and came back to the now seemed the size of the one in "Three Men in a Tub" — We got our sand-coated gear out of the boat and headed beach to enjoy a picnic lunch when we noticed it was blow- was going to break in half. "You better ease up on that," I straight for the roaring fire inside the Crow's Nest, where ing quite a bit more than before. Our brie, bread, olives, said. "SLOW DOWN, *@%#* (expletive deleted)," Sandy our clothes didn't dry but the Scotch sure went down grapes — and ourselves — suddenly had a thick coating of chimed in. smooth. • . sand. The tide was outgoing but our anchored boat was in "Am I doing OK?" Reeves later shouted over the wind. deeper water than we'd left it, and it was bouncing around "Nobody can do 'OK' in this weather, but you're doing (Dawn Grodsky is editor of the Island Reporter. She more than a Rollerblader traversing Australian pine roots on fine," I answered. welcomes your comments and suggestions. Giver her a call the Sanibel bike path. "This is kind of fun, isn't it?" he asked. at 472-1587.)

Island voices Your comr.iiMiis ..ire welcome! Gift certificate donations by local restau- ^ iiJdicss to: Support our children rants, resort vacations, local artwork and a Hats off to your news editor "Letters loLhcKriitnr" To the editor: Prism kayak are just a few of the many items To the editor: Island Reporter in the auction. There is something for every- P.O. Box 80J> This Sunday, from noon to 4 p.m., the one! Let us now praise your fine news editor, Siuiibel, H. 3.W57 Sanibel School will be having its annual Please come out and support our school. Gwenda Hiett-Clements. She gives out- fund raiser, the Sea Horse Festival. There All proceeds go to enhancing our children's standing coverage to her topics. Her person- S liiiisl I't signed and mducU", ;i will be fun for the whole family with games, education. al, St. Valentine's day experience was mem- phone numbw lor wiifkalion. entertainment by our local singer Danny orable. The i-iliioi-will ci)ili*H\or to prim Morgan, lots of good food from island Brenda Harrity We have seen her "in action," gathering a> many Idlers a> possible. restaurants and a silent auction. Sanibel School PTA president t> See Island voices, page 10 THB ISLAND o v i n | reporter The Island Reporter is Sanibel's official city newspaper of record, published each Maawai»e3 MSM&&S waSB iaBse spa-iiitf Thursday with over 4,500 paid sub- i»semBi Jkpwai 2»M

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Shirlene Paula Ray "I'm staying here and working on my new house with my Grasgreen St. John Carter Classified Account Account mom." Subscription Executive Executive Sanlfael island We co\er the most pristine islands in the world if'. and are proud to share them with you weekly. ISLAND REPORTER • MARCH 18, 1999 Q 7 Candidates' forum Back to basics Readyto work for you (Editor's note: This is to each other. (Editor's note: This is staff by going around the city the second and final Of course, the city must the second and final manager. Within the require- Candidate's forum by Bob continue to work with the Candidate's forum by Bill ments of the Sanibel Plan, the Laswellprior to the March Sanibel/Captiva Conservation Hillebrandt prior to the Land Development Code, city 30 election. Laswell, along Foundation and the J.N. March 30 election. ordinances and the budget with Bill Hillebrandt, is "Ding" Darling National Hillebrandt, along with framework, the city manager seeking the seat vacated Wildlife Refuge to protect Bob Laswell, is seeking has ample guidance to admin- by George Madison, who green space. The focus has the seat vacated by George ister the day-to-day business resigned in January. His rightly been on preserving the Madison, who resigned in of the city. Jointly, the council first column ran March largest tracts. All islanders January. His first column and the city manager share a 11.) need to make sure that SCCF ran March 4.) responsibility to keep the cost In electing Bob Laswell succeeds in its acquisition and I am a candidate for city of government low through to the city council, what preservation of the Trost tract. council because I want to spending city dollars only you see is what you will After that, we should proceed represent my fellow where most needed and creat- get. My campaign started to consider the remaining Sanibel citizens. Here are ing a work atmosphere that off with the mission to give Bob small green spaces within some important reasons results in high productivity voters a real choice for city largely built-out neighbor- why you should vote for irom cach city emPk)yce- council. Many of you Laswell hoods. I will work to maxi- me on March 30 and let me B Where there are differ- asked me to run because mize the public benefit from go to work for you. ences and disagreements there was no choice of candidates. My only such small, green parcels as these. HI I want to help conduct our government between the council and the city manager, I interest is to give you that choice. There are No individual has all the answers. But I in a balanced, respectful manner. We have a would like to see these worked out in the no hidden, personal agendas. I accepted know where to find them. The council just city manager/city council form of govern- open, in plain view of the public, with because I love this island (Captiva, too) and needs to listen to the people. There is such a ment. The city council is legislative in mutual respect shown by all parties believe that it is my duty to help Sanibel plethora of talent on our island that we nature — the city manager's role is more involved. We can disagree without being move constructively into the 21st century. could compete with the Rand Institute using administrative. The council sets priorities disagreeable! Forthrightness is essential if there is to a voluntcei staff. We even have a rocket sci- for the city based on needs and priorities of B As citizens, you deserve a city coun- be trust. On such a small island, it is entist! Nowhere arc these resources more the citizens. The city manager administers cil/city manager team that understands who inevitable that any one of us will have a per- apparent than in the challenge of accommo- the day-to-day affairs of the city, supervis- it is they represent — you. You deserve city sonal connection to one issue or another. In dating wireless communications without ing the city staff, according to the priorities leadership that works for you, and does that such instances the honorable course for a ruining our island's beauty. and policies set by the council. For this sys- work in a positive manner respecting the councilmember is to immediately reveal Many of us do not like cellular phones tem to work well, there must be mutual rights and feelings of all citizens and any relationship that could be perceived as a and digital pagers but that technological respect and collaboration between the coun- employees in the city. I believe positive, conflict of interest. genie is out of the bottle. Islanders have cil and city manager. I want to be sure that respectful leadership is a tradition on The most important task facing the coun- constructively begun to get second opinions our new city manager is a person who will Sanibel and I would like to represent you on cil is certainly the selection of a city man- about the best possible solution for wireless work well with the council; and who will the city council in the manner of that transi- ager. His relationship with the council on Sanibel. I see wireless telephone service demonstrate through word and deed and tion. should be as a corporate chief operating as just another utility. Cities can control understanding of our values as a small-town H In addition to the choice of a new city officer to a board of directors. The council utilities. I like the idea of Sanibel construct- community on a barrier island sanctuary. manager, I would like to represent you on must not micro-manage daily operations. ing appropriate facilities on city-owned We must make this choice well — I want to city council in making some othei majoi The emphasis in hiring should be on skilled land, retaining public ownership and then help make that choice on your behalf. choices that we face. I wrote recently about management, not just small-government leasing space to cellular providers. This H I believe that the council and the city our causeway and what we can do about it. experience. The manager must know how to would be done only under a contract pro- managci should eollabotate, but that they 1 will sumimuizc here by saying we can and study and then follow Sanibcl's vision, not tecting the city horn any financial risk. should not do each other's woik. The city we will work with Lee County at .ill levels, have a formula for success fiom another Public ownciship of the communications managei should not set the policy l'oi the hum the county commission to the county community. Consistency of purpose is so towers would keep the control lirmly in Ihc city. City pnontics should be sot on behall DOT and the PD&H ("h" lot enviiomnenl1) important. Both the city and its new manag- hands of the people. 1 would ensure thai any ol the titi/ens by the city council Likewise, er must be making a long-term commitment the council should not "iniuo-inanage" city t> Sd'e > Si

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- - - ' B *-: .. ISLAND REPORTER • MARCH 18, 1999 Q 9 To impeach or not to impeach: That's the Russian's question It's a far cry from the days when Russian institution in October of 1993, waging the acquire more credibility as a way to promote the economic President Boris Yeltsin was hailed for out- bungled war in Chechnya, and allowing for interests of the country and not just another way of detract- gorbacheving Gorbachev, when his proposals the disintegration of the nation's once- ing from the president's already floundering reputation. for reform went beyond the political and proud military. Although a member of Vladimir Zhirinovskn's ultrana- social realms propagated by his predecessor One member of the Duma's impeach- tionalist party announced last week that several of that and sought to address the economic sphere as ment-commission who has been extremely party's deputies were ready to vote in favor of Yeltsin's well. Now those very reforms have earned the outspoken in his call for Yeltsin's resigna- impeachment, it is hardly likely that the Duma could pro- Russian president his latest indictment: geno- tion is Viktor Ilyukhin. On March 9, he duce the two-thirds vote it needs to take the impeachment cide against the Russian people for his role as made a public appeal to President Yeltsin to process to the next stage. And even if they were able by overseer of the calamitous drop in living stan- transfer his personal savings from foreign some miracle to come up with those numbers, Yeltsin has dards. bank accounts to Russian commercial too many supporteis in the Constitutional Court for the Certainly the Communist proponents of banks. Ilyukhin sees it as an excellent way process to go any further. the genocide charge hardly hold a proper pul- for Yeltsin to set an example which business Americans may have finished with their impeachment pit from which to preach that particular ser- tycoons might imitate in order to keep cap- dilemma, but the Russians are still having to deal with mon. Not only were they responsible for the ital from draining out of the country. theirs. That Yeltsin will actually be impeached right out of deaths of millions of Russians, but they have S. Giovanna According to Ilyukhin, the potential amount office is about as likely as it was for Clinton. The laws and neither sought contrition nor received castiga- of money that could be returned in this the odds are against it. However, like their American coun- tion for their crimes. Giacomazzi manner is even greater than the sums cur- terparts, the Russian politicians are waging a political war Ever since the impeachment commission rently being negotiated with the IMF. bent on seeking to appeal to the sentiments of their con- was set up last summer, its members have Ilyukhin plans to introduce an amendment stituents. The Republicans got it all wrong. But the Russian been concocting one article of impeachment Overseas to the Criminal Code making the non-retum Communists may have found just the right button to push. after another in an attempt to oust the Russian of assets removed from Russia a criminal The dire state of the Russian economy requires a scapegoat, president. The genocide charge was added perspective offense. If this is true, it looks as if the and Yeltsin does quite nicely. last month to a list of four other articles Communist Party faction member is just already filed by the commission. Yeltsin has looking to add a sixth article of impeach- also been accused of instigating the collapse of the Soviet ment to the growing list of charges against the president. If (Sandra Giovanna Giacomazzi is a former Sanibel res- Union in 1991 by signing the Belovezha agreements, using he were to make the suggestion to the IMF, for example, that ident who has been living in Europe for almost two force in fomenting state disorder by dismissing the parlia- the IMF would provide matching funds for every dollar that decades. Her column appears monthly in the Island ment following a showdown with the hard-liners of that returned to the country in this fashion, his suggestion might Reporter.)

Laswell From page 7 Hillebrandt From page 7 tower(s) would come down when made that the most important factor is that there study to keep the causeway and drawbridge ing our sewer system will be demanding obsolete by satellite-based systems. must never be any change — no matter what low, make the structure and roadway safer work. I am ready and willing. With such competition among cellular its intended benefit — that would facilitate and more environmentally friendly where • Another major infrastructure mat I am companies for a spot on the island, one must the development of an industrial seaport. we can, and keep the ship channel narrow ready to work on for you involves the assume that there are large profits to be Period. enough to prevent large ships and freighters expansion of wireless communication on made. Why shouldn't Sanibel share in these The Laswell campaign motto is "Back to from moving between the Gulf and our island. The development of an ordi- profits? Ownership of wireless platforms Basics." The basics, for me, include: Caloosahatchee. nance to set standards and requirements could bring the city a revenue windfall that • Representative government. • I want to work for you on the city governing this system, and the telecommu- could be used, for example, to purchase and • Elected officials who are honorable council as we deal with the examination, nication companies that will be providing preserve more green space. We must fully people. expansion and funding of our sewer system. these services, is very important. We should investigate all these ideas. We must not be • Stepping forward when duty calls. Of the total city debt balance of $15.7 mil- take our time on this important work. bullied by threats of court action. We have • Working together in all things. lion at the beginning of fiscal 1999, more We will live with the consequences of legitimate rights and must proceed from our • Protecting and nurturing Sanibel's than half — nearly $9 million — is for the these major decisions for years and years commitment to the Sanibel Vision interests. sewer system. Although user fees are and years. Fortunately, we have many wise Statement to make the best possible deci- • Keeping an eye firmly on Sanibel's intended to pay down this debt in time, cur- and experienced people on Sanibel to help sion. future. rently only about 10 percent of the eventual us make the best decisions in each area. And speaking of our rights, we absolute- THINK about these things between now system is in service and generating user I urge you to vote on March 30, and ly have the right to determine the future of and the election, and ask yourself: Where do fees. Working through the engineering, when you vote I hope that you will vote for the Sanibel Causeway. Let no one forget you want Sanibel to go on March 30th? financing and free structure issues surround- me, Bill Hillebrandt, so that I can go to

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Island voices From page 6 data for her coverage of local events. exhibited fair judgment, exercised sound management skills many a supporter. And whether you agree with him on every Gwenda gives only Academy Award performances. and excellent leadership. single issue that will arise during the campaign, you can rest Bill has demonstrated his dedication to this sanctuary assured that he will listen to you and any reasonable propo- Kenneth F. Stegman, M.D. island not only through SCCF but through his tenure as a sition or proposal. Sanibel planning commissioner, and other civic and religious activ- Basic? You bet. The best? It's Bob. Get out and vote ities. He can see the big picture and knows how to move March 30 and keep this island Sanibel. Position defended things to resolution. As a 10-year resident of the island, he Sincerely, (Editor's note: The following was written in response to is aware of the needs and accomplishments of this commu- Carmen and Tony Embry an anonymous e-mail sent to Matt Asen, regarding his nity. Sanibel position on the Sanibel Causeway replacement. It was sub- On Tuesday, March 30, I will cast my vote for Bill Choose Hillebrandt mitted for publication in the Island Reporter.) Hillebrandt as a Sanibel City Councilmember. I hope you To the editor: will, too. To the editor: Sincerely, I normally don't reply to those who don't sign their let- Our city government has gone through a difficult period ters; however, as long as you are "hearing things" second Dean Skaugstad Sanibel this past year, with the protracted disagreements between hand, I thought it might be better to get it directly from the some past and present city councilmerabers, city employees horse's mouth. Vote for Laswell and citizens. The upcoming city council election affords us, You may pass on to whomever, that I am in favor of hav- as local voters, the opportunity to elect a candidate who: ing a three-lane, fixed-span bridge keeping both causeway To the editor: B Has been a long-time Sanibel resident. islands. Two lanes will be dedicated to traffic leaving the B Has been extremely active in community organiza- island at all times, continuing onto the already existing two How fortunate we are to have two sound candidates run- ning for city council, an elected position that will involve tions, especially the Sanibel/Captiva Conservation lanes on the mainland. Foundation, before coming to city government. My concern is to alleviate (as much as possible) the countless hours of volunteer service. However, after review- ridiculous traffic backup we have on Periwinkle every day ing both constituents and their campaign platforms, we have fl Has been an integral part of our city government on the during the season from 3-6 p.m. It has nothing to do with decided to cast our votes for Bob Laswell. Sanibel Planning Commission. "getting tourists to my restaurants." He will bring much to Sanibel's council. A graduate of B Has a strong, open and well-known record of getting It seems a waste of money (over $1 million per year) to West Point Military Academy, he applied the same dedica- things done both as a member of the Sanibel community as "maintain a bascule bridge, not to mention the traffic tion to his studies at the University of Colorado and Murray well as in his past career, prior to coming to Sanibel. headaches, when modern engineering will enable us to build State University in Kentucky. After eight years of active Bill Hillebrandt can and will provide our city government an aesthetically pleasing, functional, fixed-span bridge, duty in Vietnam, he served in the reserves for 20 years, retir- with strong, consistent, yet diplomatic and friendly leader- which will be nearly two miles from our lovely island. ing as a lieutenant colonel. He has been employed for over ship on the city council. We believe he will listen to every- Thank you for taking the time to write me and I hope this 15 years in health care management. Despite this impres- one and do the right thing. clears things up about my personal opinions regarding the sive, consistent realm of experiences, Bob remains a down- We need a consensus builder. We need Bill Hillebrandt. bridge. to-earth kind of guy. He believes in the basics. Terry Brennen Perhaps someday you will identify yourself. I have noth- He has stated that Sanibel faces three major issues: Sanibel ing to hide. ... Do you? "redevelopment, the causeway and the stability of the city Hillebrandt the one Matt Asen workforce." And it is clear where he stands on these matters, To the editor: Sanibel striving to keep our island unique, true to its nature. Redevelopment, he notes, must be carefully considered Until this year, I was aware of Bill Hillebrandt as a Vote for Hillebrandt and kept in light of the city's Vision Statement. It bears respected member of the Sanibel community and as presi- To the editor: repeating that nearly all of us chose this island as our vaca- dent of the Sanibel/Captiva Conservation Foundation board tion destination or home because it was "simply" Sanibel. of directors. After working with Bill on the planning com- I am writing to voice my support for Bill Hillebrandt as We must keep it that way. mission, however, I understand — through direct experience city councilmember. As a fellow member of the board of While he agrees that the causeway must be safe and reli- — why people who know him and work with him have such trustees at the Sanibel/Captiva Conservation Foundation able, he eschews the concept of a mega-bridge and destruc- high regard for his intelligence, his competence and his during Bill's presidency, I came to recognize his talents. He tion of the surrounding islands that could very well draw insights. commercial shipping and thus endanger our fragile estuar- At commission meetings, he has demonstrated an ability ine waters. Bob also supports the stability of the city's work NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND WORKSHOP to get to the essence of the issue under discussion and to for- force, noting the importance of communication and cooper- mulate questions and possible answers that expedite matters The Capital Improvements Element Committee, a .standing committee of ation. the Sanibel Planning Commission, will be conducting a public meeting toward a satisfactory resolution. Working with him is a pos- Besides his belief in these basic tenets, Bob also has a itive and constructive experience. My support for Bill and workshop on: strong track record of community service and volunteer TUESDAY, MARCH 23,1999 AT 8:30 A.M. work. His sterling wit and easy-going manner have won t> See Island voices, page 30 in the City Council Chambers (MacKenzie Hall), 800 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, Florida. 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The Off Broadway Palm Theatre COLDUieLL 1380 Colonial Boulevard (941) 472-6669 > Fort Myers, Florida (800) 741-4752 McFADDEN & E Mail: [email protected] (941)278-4422 SPROWLS 1456 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Joe & Joan The other theatre inside Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre www.coldwellbanker.com ISLAND REPORTER • MARCH 18, 1999 Of 11 Police watch r End%y,antJ HU Weekend collisions Thefts burs a|0 10 km,M 6 JMtt, Sanibel Police and Sambel Fire Department Advanced • James Drotleff of Ferry Landing reported the theft of Life Support personnel weie kept busy this past weekend items from the family's two cars parked in the covered area Rogfet ^cfiml|t $ fttfe fafr 'qopjptetfb and 4 ? with two mapr car accidents under their stilt home sometime Wednesday, March 10 His atttfefpates'lSO exl^bitors, Motelhan 100 have ateady • At 2 p m Saturday, a head-on cai collision occurred wife discovered the ashtray in their Lexus had been opened signed up wd will feljtpf$ paintings; mtftaTseulptQi-es, on Sambel-Captiva Road near the entrance to the JN and $5 in change removed A backpack with binoculars and shell ejaft, ™c,erair#s, needlework and jewelry, He said "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge an AM/FM short-wave radio had been taken from trunk of there wjdj t?a 100 outdooi booths and 50 jnsidte. Richard Rodgers of Wintergaiden, drifted into the oppo- their Miata Items missing were valued at just more than " Exhibitors from throughout Honda*, the Southeast, site land and crossed into the path of the oncoming car $500. Bgltod, the; Mid-'Attantio amct several MMwefifem state! will sho^ their wares. •> Police reports said Rodgers indicated he had been having • Stefan Suto of Fort Myers, an employee of Sanibel problems sleeping and suspected he might have fallen Inn, reported his 1999 Honda Accord missing from lesort "Bveryflftng™is tertdemfted, That'? what inakep our asleep at the wheel Rodgers was cited foi crossing the cen- parking lot. Suto said he parked in front of building No 2 at nkGW sgeejal,*' Schmidt said , ter line in a no-passing zone A young female passengei 4pm Wednesday, March 10, and the car was still there at 9 All proceeds w|U go to Sambel/Capwa Lions chari- with Rodgers was auhfted to Lee Memorial Hospital, her p m when he went to get food fiom it Howevei, on a pass ties. Bantings pome from a $1 donation, for admission, mjuiies are not life-threatening The driver of the othei car by the parking spot at 10 p m the cai was gone No broken feodth rental fees, and a flood galley and popcorn/Lemon,-* was Apul Powers of Alexandna, Va She was taken by glass was on the ground and no one saw anything suspi- ada stand* Exhibitors get all income frajft, sales. ambulance to HealthPark along with hei passengers, David cious Suto said his payments were up-to-date, so the car Last year's fair earned $17,500 with 4,498 |>aid admis- Boweis of Michigan and Christine Conforti of Alexandria would not have been repossessed sions. It* 199?, the fair earned ^ record $lg,06l and attracted a repqid p&id attendance "of 4,597 • In a single-car accident Sunday, Cynthia Asmuth of Also on the; fail conwhittee aid Bob Kakpatti$s, E>ay& Fort Myers ran her car off Periwinkle Way into the trees near Periwinkle Trailer Park just before 10 pm oehr Dick Daane, Dick: Pohls Peter Maam* David Ticketed Crowtk Geoj#& MoKinaell, Bill WoIlscWager, Francis Sgt Mark Steele, who responded to the accident along 9 Biyanl Palmer of Norwood, Mass, was ticketed for Bailey, Dick Btilit and Bob Steels with EMS and two other SPD officeis, said Asmuth works failing to stop at the stop sign at Palm Ridge and Tarpon Bay "The Lions olub also soutkues with iU otfaer activities. at the Lazy Flamingo II and was apparently on her way loads Thuisday, March 11 Including atop to se§*'Guys and Polls'* at the Broadway home after picking up her 2-year-old daughtei, who was • Dean Anthony Klug of Memphis, Term , was ticketed Palm DltmsS Wafrejhursday, March ?5, regular meet- unresdained in the cai Asmuth received facial laceiations for traveling 60 in a 35 mph zone on Sambel-Captiva Road ings at 6;30, p.m. April 7 and 21, and a board meeting and a broken arm She was taken to HealthPaik and leleased Thursday, Maich 11 .April 14* * Monday The child was uninjured • Ellen Rex of Massillon, Ohio, was ticketed for caieless •,, Lions will attend a convention m. Orlando April 29- Because of her injuries Asmuth was unable to submit to driving on Periwinkle Way Wednesday, March 10 JMay 2; and nave ttldr annual golf outing at Beachww a field sobriety test but SPD is awaiting the results of a • Jonah Tobiah Spring of Sanibel was ticketed for trav- Country Cfafe May h "Maj S is lite date foi \H annual blood alcohol test sent to the Florida Department of Law eling 51 in a 30 mph zone on West Gulf Drive at Casa Ybel installation dinner aMhe "Dvm% $ol£ & %nnis Club, Enforcement Road Wednesday, March 10 • Noiman Monley, II, of North Fort Myers was ticketed foi passing m a no-passing zone on Sambel-Captiva Road Underage alcohol possession Wednesday, March 10 Justin Stiauss, 18, of Sanibel was given a notice to B Peter Deiow of Bedfoid, N Y, was ticketed for pass- This Week Only! appear in Lee County Juvenile Court for possession of alco- ing in a no-passing zone on Sambel-Captiva Road hol under the age of 21 Police had responded to a. complaint Wednesday, March 10 of a suspicious, empty vehicle on Middle Gulf Drive • Saleecia Hodgkins. of Sanibel was ticketed for failure Sunday Police later spotted the vehicle duven by Strauss to use due care when he hit the car driven by Geraid Gerke Everything Must and when he was stopped, they discovcied a bottle of rum of Cape Coral Tuesday, March 9 SALE ENDS under die real floor board of the vehicle Go Sale! MARCH 15,1989 Obituaries SELF PROPELLED Michelle Grolfie ot Texas, Philip, Stephanie and Wolcott L. Beard, III, 68 Jacqueline Magahos of California He was preceded in 199$ death last month by his mother Micton hlroiion System WolcottL Beard, III, of Sanibel died March 9,1999 He DnertDrw Transmission was 68 yeais old Mr. Beard was born in Camden, N J , the A Masonic luneral was conducted at the Fort Myeis -Direct air Fur Smnolh Operolton son of the late Wolcott L and Bertha A Beard He owned Memorial Gardens Funeral Home last Friday, iollowed by System Clenu JSfr System services with Dr Ralph Dennison officiating. Beard Electrical Service in Trenton, NJ, from 1957 to -Triple EUREKA 1982 The family requests that memorial contributions in his Filter He was a former member of the Elks and the power memory be made to the American Lung Association System SELFPROPElilD squadron, and he served as zone secretary for the Lions On Board ENVIROVAC* Club He was also a member of the Gotchi-Fraternal Lodge Tools No 270 F&AM of Hamilton, N J The Rev. Betty Baily Mr Beard is suivived by his wife of 46 years, Fiances The Rev Betty Bailey died suddenly in a nuising home *299Bt0>. M , his children, Wolcott and Lori Beard, IV, of Hawaii; Monday, March 15, 1999 She had been moved recently to • Cleon Air System Suzanne and Richaid Gioffie of Texas, and Leslie and an Alzheimer's waid and was facing dialysis Iriie MEW fillratun System Dennis Magahos of California, his sister, Ann Ehrlich- Her cremains will be interned in the cemetery at the • Direct Dnrt Ironstnission Jacobsen of North Carolina, and his grandchildren Wolcott Chapel By the Sea on Captiva at a service of committal L Beard, V, of New Jersey, Stephen, Christine and conducted by the clergy of Sanibel Congregational United 123608 mmmModel 7608 Allergy Sufferers- Ask about Eureka iraeHepa filtration! 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Myers, FL in Fort Myers FOR TICKETS CALL For information, call fill IB 466-T77T ©§ i3S Vieki Simpson at 489- (1 MILE NORTH OF SUMMERUN ON SAN CARLOS BLVD) 9149 (941) 472-0006 AUtHdrized Eureka service center 12 Q MARCH 18, 1999 • ISLAND REPORTER Stepping out flrts On the island BIG Arts 900 Dunlop Road 395-0900 Actress optimistic about playhouse future Ongoing workshops in art, crafts, H Another actor profile/page 28 fessionals from Russia who met in California to music, dance, yoga, plan exchange programs," Brennan said. liberal arts By Jill Goodman Representing the Blackfriers Theatre, Brennan and classes for Staff Writer and Elias met the head of the largest arts institu- youngsters tion in Russia, the Vladivostock's Maxim Gorky Beaux Arts Gala & Arts Living on Sambel for only a few weeks, Theater, who expressed interest in booking a Auction actress Allison Brennan said, "I feel more at show. Dunes Golf & Tennis Club The upshot of this meeting resulted in 6-10 p.m. home here than San Diego ... the light, the March 29 friendliness of the water is a familial physical "Abundance" being performed for thousands of $100 atmosphere." enthusiastic Russian audiences during the three "Marching to a Different Brennan, along with husband, Ralph Elias, left weeks of their visit. Drummer the West coast to join the Pirate Playhouse; he as Interpreters simultaneously piped the dialogue Daily through March 29 the interim producing director and she as the to the audience as the performers acted on stage Free development director in English. Brennan's involvement with the theater is life- "They loved the play and thought it was very Sanibel Music Festival long. She studied at the Yale School of Diama, much like Chekov. This was about pioneer Sanibel Congregational the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and has a long women going west and in Russia there were pio- United Church of Chris roster of theatrical efforts to her credit. She is an neers going east," Brennan continued. "One of 2050 Periwinkle Way the most wonderful things was just being with the 336-7999 award-winning actress with an Obie nomination Julie Wilson's Broadway along with Villager, Drama-Logue and Critics Russians because they the are a country that March 20 Circle awards. reveres artists." "Tosca" With an occasional exception, she now prefers It is Brennan's impression that Hanley mod- March 24 to direct her energies off stage, as "Ralph's wife," eled the women characters in "Abundance" after "Lovers, Demons & Divas" supporting Elias' theatrically related efforts and herself. March 27 as development director for the playhouse. "Her inspiration for this play had a to do with Pirate Playhouse "What I really like is cooking and doing the the fact that she had begun life in Jackson, Miss., 2200 Periwinkle Way garden," she laughed. where her mother was the leading light of the 472-0006 A successful fund raiser and administrator, community theater. She wrote 'Crimes of the "Abundance" Brennan has worked on the behalf of many arts Heart' and boom, it won a Pulitzer Prize." March 19-April 10 councils, raising hundreds of thousand of dollars. Michael Pistella Offered a movie contract, Hanley was thrust 8 p.m.; matinees select into the limelight, facing a move from small-town days. "I would never not be involved in the arts or Allison Brennen reads from a script $15 students; $25 adults the theater. My last job, which I left to come here, living to the glamour and hubbub of Hollywood. Old Schoolhouse Theater for "Abundance," which opens Friday "She realized she would be moving to L.A. so was being third banana in -a major arts program and continues until April 10. 1905 Periwinkle Way for the Jewish Community Center in San Diego there is the whole thing of her moving to 472-6862 — one that was having a multi rnillioii-dollai art cepts to enhance the theater's appeal in the com- Hollywood and the theme of 'making it'" "You Make Me Feel So complex built. munity. The play is about mail-order brides newly Young" "Essentially, I'm a great enabler." "If we put out excellent productions, they will arrived in the untamed, post-Civil War West. 8 p.m. through April 17 Brennan's viewpoint for the future of the come. Also, there hasn't been any strong fund The female characters' names — "Macon," a $23 Pirate Playhouse is avidly optimistic and she is raising. There are so many wonderful things one wordplay on "making it," and "Bess" — may be Island Cinema can do. We have to have an island night where a leference to herself, Beth. Bailey's Shopping Center confident the personnel and financial problems 472-1 701 that have plagued the theater the past year and everybody who works on the islands, in gas sta- "In a way I think the two women are aspects of tions, restaurants and shops, can get $5 tickets "True Crime" and "Analyze one half are surmountable. herself in that situation ... going West. One side This" "It was more an emotional drama than an actu- and we will have a little nibble after the show. is, you can go out there and have it all; the other "It's horrible to ignore these people. We need 4, 7, 9:30 p.m. al disability of the theater itself. The theater here side is terrified," Brennan said, adding that she Tickets $6.50 adults; $4.50 is in a sort of perilous situation but it's not end- to be with the community," Brennan said. considers this Henley's best play to date and for lessly perilous" Brennan observed. "There is In a rare acting appearance, Brennan will play notes that it was thoroughly researched for accu- matinee, seniors & children plenty of potential (community) support to keep "Bess" in the playhouse's next production, racy. under 11 the playhouse going in perpetuity ... the climate "Abundance," written by the Pulitzer Prize-win- "Abundance" will preview for subscribers and Toe-tappin' 'n' dancing is there. ning scieenwriter Beth Hanley. the public at 8 p.m. Friday, March 19, with the Live music "There is not a great huge amount of competi- Brennan and Elias got to know the dramatist gala opening at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 23. The Daily tion, so it seems to me there is no way to go but several yeais ago during a trip to Russia for the show will continue through April 10 and tickets R.C. Otter's production of "Abundance." Andy Rosse Lane up, once certain stuff gets under control" are $25. Captiva She has far-reaching ideas and innovative con- "When Vladivostock became a sister city to Call 472-0006 for reservations. San Diego, there was a great conflagration of pro- 395-1142 On the Town Vignettes Gallery of Fine Art Edison Community College Winkler and Summerlin Document Laboratory and former president of For more information and reservations, call Maxim Kantor: Paintings Opening at SunTrust the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra at 472-6197. that Confront Russia's Past The artwork of Jim Sprankle and Lauri holds a doctorate degree in criminology from the • Clay basket making Through April 19 KaiManen will be on display at SunTrust on University of California at Berkeley.Participants Jeanett McCall and Meta Neujahr are teaching Florida Repertory Theatre Sambel with an opening reception planned from should register early. The cost is $5 for a single a clay basket making course from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Arcade Theatre 4:30-7 p.m. next Wednesday, March 24. Wine session. Thursday and Friday, March 25-26. The cost is First and Hendry streets and hors d'oeuvres will be served and the public • Latin America: A broad overview $80 plus clay. 332-4488 is invited. After a decade and a half of moving toward The mother/daughter team said the workshop "Spider's Web" Sprankle, a water fowl carver, has been per- market economics and democratization, Latin will be challenging but enjoyable. Through April 10 fecting Ms craft for 28 years. He is a Sambel res- Tickets from $18 America and the Caribbean are at a crossroads. Registrations are now being taken. Broadway Palm ident who published "Waterfowl Patterns & Down one path lies further market liberalization, • Poetry reading 1380 Colonial Blvd. Painting." a strengthening of democratic institutions and in Gerald Perkoff of Sanibel will read from a col- 278-4422 Kaihlanen of Captiva is a second generation general a commitment to remain engaged in the lection of poems by his brother Stuart at 11 a.m. "Guys and Dolls" Finnish American who combines draftsmanship international liberal order. Down the other path Thursday, March 25. Perkoff dedicated eight Through April 10 with design techniques to produce whimsical art lie the "twin temptations" of a return to econom- years of his life collecting and editing his broth- Matinees select days SunTrust is at 2408 Periwinkle Way. ic populism and political authoritarianism that er's poems, and getting them published into the Tickets from $20 show only; Reservations are required by March 22. Call 472- offer an elixir for the economic insecurity and book, "Voices of the Lady." from $33 with dinner 8200. social problems that have intensified in recent The cost is $2 and tickets are now available. Off-Broadway Palm years. 1380 Colonial Blvd. 278-4422 BIG Arts events Charles Mathews, a Florida Gulf Coast BIG Arts is at 900 Dunlop Road. For informa- The Barrier Island Gioup for the Arts has a "Hooray for Hollywood" University faculty member, will discuss which tion or to register for any event, call 395-0900. Through April 10 number of upcoming events and classes. They course these countries choose and how that will From $18 include: be influenced by the United States; and whose Playhouse annual meeting Barbara B. Mann • Final comedy workshop leadership and cooperation are essential to help All members of the Pirate Playhouse are invit- 8099 College Parkway Hal Brand's end-of-season comedy workshop solve regional issues, such as hemisphere-wide ed to attend the annual membership meeting at 3 481-4849 is planned from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, March free trade, illegal immigration and illegal drugs. p.m. Sunday, March 21, at the theater at 2200 Christopher Cross/America 23. Brand, a long-time island resident, has col- His lecture will be part of the next Great Periwinkle Way. March 18 lected one-liners and studied stand-up comedy Decisions series from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Monday, Standing for election to the board of trustees George Carlin for 50 years. March 22. March 19 are Mark Anderson, Joe Boscov, Winnie Trinity Irish Dancers Audience participation is encouraged in the The program includes a 30-minute video, a Donoghue, Stona Fitch and Trevor Nette. Both workshop. For information, call Brand at 472- 15-minute lecture and a 1-hour discussion. March 20 Anderson and Donoghue are current directors. Billy Guy's Coasters, 5979. Participants should register early and the cost is John McTavish, board secretary, said new Drifters & Platters B "Sherlock Holmes — The first foren- $5 for a single session. members are always welcome. "We encourage March 21 sic scientist?" • Suncoast Brass in concert everyone in the community to show support for Call for times and prices David Crown will lead the next Inquiring The Suncoast Brass Quintet, one of Southwest the Pirate Playhouse, Sanibel Island's profession- Gulf Coast Symphony Minds session with a lecture and discussion Florida's preeminent chamber ensembles, will al theater," he said. Orchestra titled, "Sherlock Holmes —The first forensic sci- perform a concert at BIG Arts as part of the Gulf For more information, call 472-0006. Arcade Theater entist?" The session is from 1:30-3:30 p.m. next Coast Symphony's Intimate Evenings Recital 7 Mozart, Haydn & Dvorak Friday, March 26. Series at 7 p.m. Friday, March 19. 'Fine Craft Market Day March 20 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an unsuccessful med- The quintet's repeitoire includes classical, 3:30 p.m. The Southwest Florida Craft Guild will have Lee County Alliance of the ical doctor who became a world-class success contemporary, Dixieland, jazz, marches and its annual "Fine Craft Market Day" from 10 a,m. writing about his hero, intrepid detective Broadway musicals. Members of the quintet are Arts to 5 p.m. this Saturday, March 20, at the Sanibel Frizzell Amphitheater Sherlock Holmes, introduced some startling new Cindy Scaruffi-Klispie, Jamie Marshall, Alan Community House. 939-2787 usages of physical evidence used to solve crime Klispie, Thomas Rracmer and Al Mitchell. Included will be basketry, wood turning, wood beginning in the Victorian era. EdCalleJazz A minimum donation of $25 per person is carving, fused glass, fabric weaving, fabric art, March 20 Crown, former chief of the CIA Questioned required for admission. All proceeds go to sup- 7 p.m. port the symphony's educational programs. t> See Vigmettes, page 14 $10 ISLAND REPORTER Q MARCH 18, 1999 Q 13 Bidding open for Beaux Arts auction Music festival By Dawn Grodsky Editor The Barrier Island Group for the Arts' Schein Hall was in full swing crowded with artists and arts patrons Monday afternoon for a, reception honoring the more than 40 artists and other ~ SMF donates to library/page 17 benefactors and sponsors who donated to the Beaux Arts ••'•! r>rl •••'! Auction. By Jill Goodman The total value of the artwork given for the fund raiser is Staff Writer $45,000 with the $8,000 piece donated by Captiva artist Darryl Pottorf having the highest singular value, For decades, Cabaret Robert Ratischenberg donated one of his early works, a meant Julie Wilson. A gelatin silver print, "Untitled Captiva, 1980" valued at headliner in supper clubs $2,500. around the United States Other noted local artists include Pat Aprea, Kay Strong, and England, Wilson hob- carol Hagerman, Barnie Bailer, Joan Klutch, William North, nobbed with some of the Jean Dean, Marty Stokes, Luc Century, Ikki Matsumoto, greatest talents of our Katie Gardenia, Gretchen Wilson, Mary Keogh, Connie time. After more than 50 Maass, Elizabeth White, Gale Bennett, Charlie Michael Pistella years, this sultry torch McCullough, Lynne Russell, Ralph Bigletti and many, singer shows no signs of many more. A big crowd turns out Monday afternoon for stopping anytime soon. A total of 54 works in all mediums will be auctioned and the reception of the Beaux Arts silent auction. She will be performing the Monday event opened bidding for the silent auction. and quality" of the donations, especially for a first-time Saturday for the Sanibel Bidding continues from 1-4 p.m. daily until March 26 when event. Music Festival. Islanders the pieces will be moved to the Dunes Golf & Tennis Club BIG Arts president Laveme Phillips said, "Isn't it won- and visitors can be assured for the big gala Monday, March 29. That's when final bid- derful and wonderful art they're giving us? We're very they will hum a little, rem- Julie Wilson ding on the silent auction will be taken coupled with a live lucky." inisce a little and enjoy a auction. Fishburne said the idea of having an arts auction along lot. Sealed bids will be accepted for those who cannot attend with a gala dinner was suggested by Judy Friedmann. She Wilson promises an evening of elegance, class and a the gala. said the artists were very generous to BIG Arts and that strong dash of her own kind of humor. Beaux Arts is the first fund raiser to benefit the non-prof- most of the people who donated have either shown in the And continuing with the Sanibel Music Festival's line- it organization, which offers workshops, lectures, concerts galleries, taught classes there or both. up through March 27, the Opera Theater of Connecticut and numerous other activities for the entertainment and edi- "We have all different types of art — oil, pastels, pho- returns this year with Puccini's "Tosca" next Wednesday, fication of residents and visitors throughout the year. tography, watercolor, jewelry, glass," she said. "Well have a March 24. The preparation for this opera has been a com- Co-chairwomen Pat Fishburne and Carol Scheiber greet- live auction for some of the major pieces." munity effort with volunteers devoting countless hours. ed about 150 people — including BIG Arts' board mem- She added that as a special treat during the gala, Freeland Two local artists, Mary Keogh and Liz White, created bers, committee members, staff, benefactors, sponsors and Mercedes Benz will display a new Mercedes never before original works as part of the stage set. The art will be for guests — at the reception. seen in the area. sale after the performance. Cornelia Reina, curator, and Liddy Johnson, chairwoman In addition to Freeland, other benefactors are Chico's; Some of Sanibel's finest singing talents formed the of the auction committee, organized the art show. Food and Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt; John Naumann & Festival Chorus and have been rehearsing for weeks to drink were provided by the Hungry Heron and Albertson's, Associates; and Merrill Lynch. join the professionals in this performance. and hosted by Betti and Hermann Kern, BIG Arts volunteers Sponsors are the Black Orchid Gallery; Congress The final performance of the month-long festival, and their assistants. Jewelers, Ltd., which donated a ruby and diamond ring; "Lovers, Demons & Divas," also by the Opera Theater of The gala is from 6-10 p.m. March 29 and all 270 tickets Eckert Fine Art; Floral Artistry; Friday's Creative Jewelry; Connecticut, is scheduled for next Saturday, March 27. for the dinner/dance/auction have been sold out but a wait- Mark Loren Designs; Saks Fifth Avenue; and Sanibel Ait & The opera theater provides artists to communities for ing list is available. Frame. The auctioneer will be Private Collections. operatic performances tailor made for their space and Scheiber said she was "very pleased with the outcome For more information, call 395-0900. needs. OTC has been a part of the annual Sanibel Music Festival performances for several years. I inc. Arts Juried Exhibition." which continues through Art league news M.uvii 26. The gallery is at 10091 McGregor Blvd. in Fort All performances are at 8 p.m. at the Sanibel Mcnibejs nrid yucsis ol ilic S.iiubd'Cjrjmfi \il 1 o.wiie \h i-.rs. For information, call 939-2787. Congregational United Church of Christ. Pre-perfor- cciehi mod witti thcii annual pniluck dinucL .it LIV S.iiiilvl M.nu uuinhci>> iiKi1 have voil. 4,p m. daily CafJ 395-090(3 .'•;. Music festival board president Nancy Clark said those luiv'" painting contest. lor inioitnalion interested should place their names on a waiting list. She I lie lciLgue :iNo announced that IIIILV nicmbeis — Be.i The gioup hold-f \m-kl\ lnilnoi portrait serious. loi noted that so far, all requests have been accommodated. Pappav Ciiiol Ro-n.Mih.jrp ami Li/ While h:i\c Iveti information, (..ill 472-86^1 It also has wccklj. on-lncation Clark also urges anyone holding tickets who cannot attend accepted mio the I .a.1 ("mini} Mh.uice of the Ails "2 m: •\\niksliops Call 4'72-')l:i0 for details to call 336-7999. BAILEY S TROPICAL PARADISE 500W Portable Halogen general store Work Light Your One Stop lights up to 9000 sq. ft. Adjustable aim. Shopping Experience X 790 923 B6 Serving Sanibel-CapHva Since 1899 ELEGANT RIVERFRONT ESTATE Yacht Club Colony North Fort Myers River frontage with beautiful view 472-1516 This two story home custom built 1991 with 10 ft. ceilings and 3,616 sq. ft. of gracious living area. Corner of Tarpon Bay Rd. 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, formal living room with fireplace, elevator. & Periwinkle Way. 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Vignettes From page 12 fine jewelry, batik, metal sculpture, printmaking, surface design, mixed media, shell art and more. More than 50 arti- Workshop at West Wind sans will participate from throughout the United States. Mary McEntire is offering two, upcoming three- Local participants are: Helen Bailer, basketry; Joan Koth, day /four-night art workshops at the West Wind Inn on surface design; Larry Lewis, shell creations; and Nancy C. Sanibel and Cayo Costa. Participants will be able to paint at Smith, surface designs. the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge and take a boat to the unspoiled Cayo Costa, a state park which is The community house is at 2173 Periwinkle Way. For inaccessible by road. McEntire, an established Southwest information, call Esther Rumaner at 543-6447. Florida artist, moved to Pine Island from New York City, Theater benefit planned where she had a successful painting career for 15 years. Eden Florida, a non-profit organization serving people During her workshops, participants will stay at the West with autism, will be the beneficiary of the second annual Wind Inn. The package also includes breakfasts, box lunch- Eden's Evening at the Theater on Friday, April 9. The event es, basic watercolor supplies and an easel. The first work- will be at Sanibel's Old Schoolhouse Theatre and will fea- shop begins April 15 and the second is June 10. The cost for Special to the Reporter ture a champagne reception at 6:30 p.m. followed by J.T. the April workshop is $1,265 and the cost for the June one (1 to r) Niels Miller as Hugo Birch, Helen Smith's Encore Production's performance of "You Make is $1,112. Mutch as Clarissa and Jim Pritchett as Sir Me Feel So Young ... The Songs of Frank Sinatra" at 8 p.m. For reservations, call the West Wind at (800) 824-0476 or Roland in "Spiders Web," now on stage at the Tickets are $70. Call 279-5758, 436-5335 or 437-5335. visit the website at www.westwindinn.com. Florida Rep/Arcade Theatre through April 10. JOHN NAUMANN & ASSOCIATES

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March 25, at the Sanibel "Many times it made the difference Community House. between getting the shot and getting noth- Town Meeting C. Bransilver Bransilver, recog- ing," she said. nized foi her primate photography, will talk about the diademed sifaka lemur and its This is the final of 11 programs the At the Sanibel Community Center struggle to survive in the wild. One of the Sanibel/Captiva Audubon Society has largest and arguably the most beautiful of offered this season. 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL lemurs, the diademed sifaka is under pres- "We arc quite pleased at the stiong sure by local customs in Madagascar — it is turnout for our shows," said Program captured for its food value — and also from Chairman David Meardon. "We are grateful Tuesday, March 23,1999 — 7:00 PM the illegal pet trade. for the time and effort, and travel that pre- Bransilver will present both the sights senters undertook to make possible our pro- and sounds of Madagascar in her multi- gram series. We are currently working to media presentation. bring another quality lineup for the series in Discussion Topics Will Be "Though the scene is set in Madagascar, the year 2000." the story is universal," she said. "It is the Honorariums supported several valuable tragedy of limited resources. Like the research projects and three of the speakers CITY COUNCIL Montagues and the Capulets ... two house- donated their fees to benefit the holds both alike in dignity ... people and Sanibel/Captiva Conservation Foundation's CANDIDATES lemurs vie for survival." fund-raising efforts to purchase the Trosl A resident of Naples, Bransilver's back- property. The Audubon Society also intends ground can be described as eclectic. She has to make a sizable donation to the Trost fund & worked in the U.S. Congress, practiced that will be announced soon, Meardon said. international law in London and worked as The community house is at 2173 an international banker. In 1992, she began Periwinkle Way and the suggested donation SANIBEL CAUSEWAY devoting herself full time to photography, is $2. attending the Corcoran School of Art and the Smithsonian photography program. For more information about the program, REFERENDUM Although known for primate photogra- call Meardon at 472-2346. ELECTION IS MARCH 30, 1999 Permits and deeds BE A KNOWLEDGEABLE VOTER Deeds recorded at the Lee County Bright Water. Courthouse for more than $80,000 during $95,000: Mark G. & Donna G. Pass to the week ending March 7 include: Barbaia J. & Roland J. Paquctte, Jr. — L21, ATTEND THE MEETING AND $925,000: Frances B. Stremmel; Frances Ul, Sea Oats. B. Stremmel, trustee; and Frances B. Condos LEARN THE FACTS Stremmel trust to Joseph M. & Janet S. $685,000: John P. Cookson to Michael & Davie — L 40, Gulf Ridge. Catherine Suthard — Gulfside Place-Unit $639,000: Jane H. & Theodore E. 326. Heidenreich, Jr. to Steve W. Hafener, $605,000: Consuelo C. Albarran to Carol trustee; Steve W. Hafener trust; Laurel L. Q. Pearce — San'dollar-Unit A103. HEAR PRESENTATIONS & SUBMIT Hafener, trustee; and Laurel L. Hafener $533,000: Sanctuary Development trust — 610 North Yachtsman. Properties et al to John T. & Barbara J. QUESTIONS TO CANDIDATES $550,000: Michael Drusinski to Star Elliott — Heron Ill-Unit IB Investment Company — 561 Lighthouse. $510,000: Mary E. Wright to Boulevard $450,000: Roberta W. Knight to Peter O. Limited — Sundial-Unit R401. RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL & Alice E. Hausmann — 4325 Gulf Pines. $301,500: Catherine Mary Smith (aka $450,000: Seagrape Development CM. Smith) to Robert L. & Cynthia P. Fox Bill Hillebrandt Corporation to Richard A. Snell, trustee, — Coquina Beach-Unit 625B. and Richard A. Snell, Settlor — L93, PMII, $299,900: Michael Wachowicz to Jeffrey Sanctuary at Wulfert. & Cynthia Buchta — Sundial-Unit C302., Bob Las well $388,000: National Investment & $245,000: Kenneth R. & Janet M. Development to Susan R. & Malcolm DeGroat to Louis R. & Jean M. Madonna Moderator — Armand B all Harpham — Tract in Herons Landing II. — Blind Pass-Unit D105. $384,000: William S. & Joan E. Strong $229,000: Richard W. & Anne P. Hulburt to Joan A. & Charles E. Land, III — 253 to E. Elizabeth McKinivan and Nancy Daniel. Butterfield — Mariner Pointe-Unit 812. $360,000: S.J. & Ursula Sahakian to $170,000: Theodore V. & Judith A. Testa Special Referendum Nancy K. Dorrity — 617 Lake Murex. to Robert G. & Jean Patterson — Donax $325,000: William G. Petrie to Nicholas Village-Unit 5. A. & Diane G. Lopardo — L72, PMIB, Permits issued by the Sanibel Building Sanibel Causeway Drawbridge Sanctuary at Wulfert. Department for the week ending March 12 $295,000: Donald A. Bauer and Mary include: Lyn Sienkiew to Dan Cornila, Jr. and Nancy $4,000: Newman, 1431 Sand Castle — Replacement J. Hudson — L18, Bb, The Dunes. screen enclosure by Freedom Screening. $290,000: Phil J. & Patricia Karns to $5,000: Sauer, Yacht Haven-Unit 1 — Don R. & Joanna Bowers — 1065 Fish boat dock & lift by A-Salo & Salo. If the Drawbridge on the Sanibel Causeway Crow. $2,433: Waterman, 1142 Paper Fig, and' $290,000: Fred C. & Pamela B. $2,400: Kambin, 6018 White Heron — boat Brodersen to James K. Planck — 1396 dock & lift; and $2,350: Murray, 2475 is replaced, should it be replaced with a Sand Castle. Tropical Way, and $7,032: Bankoul, 5683 $250,000: Warrin C. Meyers to Nicholas Pine Tree — boat dock by Stemic drawbridge similar in height to the current A. & Diane G. Lopardo — L71, PMIB, Enterprises. Sanctuary at Wulfert. $7,250: MacKay, 912 Kings Crown — $237,400: James W. & Pauline F. boat dock & lift by Dolan Marine. drawbridge? Blocker to Lowell K. Harman, trustee; $3,445: Makowsky, 2313 Wulfert — Alyce W. Harman, trustee; Lowell K. screen enclosure by Sentry Shutters & Harman Trust; Alyce W. Harman trust; and Aluminum. Yes or No? Diane L. Withelder — 1449 Tahiti Drive. $4,000: Bramlage, 1646 Middle Gulf— $233,500: Walter P. Beaver to Jerry J. & sun deck addition by the Mills Brothers. Panel Discussion By Nancy H. Cunningham — Parcel in SE 1/4 $3,720: Flowers, 707 Durion — screen 24-46s-22e. enclosure by Exceptional Enclosures. Matt Asen $190,000r John L. & Milbrey Rushworth $2,450: Markusch, 628 Lake Murex — to Adrien & Fairman Jordan Rothschild -— screen enclosure by Fabri-Tech. Jay Halcrow 418 Raintree. No value: City of Sanibel, 952 Dunlop $170,000: Kevin W. O'Brien to Charlotte — temporary 20- by 40-foot tent by owner. Matt Stein Mehrer — L31, Sanctuary at Wulfert. $13,000: Goddard, 742 Sand Dollar — $170,000: James P. Stephens to Mary boat dock & lift by Sunray Marine. Scott Gilbertson, Lee County Director of DOT Lloyd Lee — LI8, U2, Jose's Hideaway, $4,000: Devore, 580 Birdsong — deck- North Captiva. ing & roof extension by the Mills Brothers. $152,500: Henry Richard & Judith Jo $2,304: Wood, Tanglewood-Unit 5B; Herrmann to Michael G. Curler — L12, U4, $6,344: Burnham, 1072 Blue Heron; Kris Cella, Project Manager Sanibel Estates. $17,500: Lehman, 3574 West Gulf; $5,908: $150,000: John T. Venaleck to Curt Pierson, Sanibel Arms West-Unit 13; and for Public Outreach Program Bannister — Par L9, U6, Jos6's Hideaway, $1,900: Fletcher, Captains Walk-Unit B5 — North Captiva. shutters by Rolsafe. $120,000: Frank E. & Jeanne Wilson to Dean Richard & Joan Martin Koth — L21, 16 • MARCH 18, 1999 • ISLAND REPORTER r School lunch menu 1 School notes Monday Tater tots Deli sandwich or Lettuce & tomato Mexican pizza Fresh fruit Sanibel School Tossed salad M Citizens of the week — Citizens of the week for Whole kernel corn Thursday March 15 are: Gus Costanzo, Katie Mejia, Ben Stivers, Oven baked fries Country fried steak or Maura Dowling, John Hodge, Catie Pinault, Guy Pepitone, i Chilled pears oven baked chicken I Whitney Wolanin, Chris Moench, Lauren Williams, Jeff Mashed potatoes Ricliter and Kelsy Macray. Tuesday Whole wheat roll/bun B Parents lunch — Second-grade parents were invit- i Roast turkey or Fresh vegetable cup I ed to have lunch at school on Wednesday. cheese ravioli Orange freezie Mashed potatoes • Family math night — Family math night has been Whole wheat roll Friday changed to 6:30-7:30 p.m. today. Jan Manzella will host i Peas & carrots No school I families with children in kindergarten through second grade; Mixed fruit Georgia Brown and Cheryl Darbyshire will host families Meal prices with children in grades three through five. Parents must be Wednesday $1.60 — elementary accompanied by a child and should bring a deck of cards for i Barbecued rib $1.85 — middle/high "dealing" with some fun math challenges. I sandwich or taco $.35 — extra milk • B Sea Horse Festival — The Sea Horse Festival is from noon to 4 p.m. this Sunday, March 21. The Fun Run will start at 11:30 a.m. Volunteers are still needed to help run Jill Goodman lected will help pay for instructors, instrument repairs, sheet the games and sign-up sheets are at the school's main office. (1 to r) Eliza Lowe, Tim Goodman and Kari music and other related operating costs for the 170 students Additionally, people who have items to donate for the Halverson wash cars Saturday to raise money involved in the band program. bake sale or those who can help staff the bake sale booth for for the Cypress Lake Middle School band. 30 minutes should call Lisa Williams at 472-0871. The bake Final call for scholarships be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 27, at BIG Arts. All student The Sanibel/Captiva Kiwanis Club has scholarships sale was a big money maker last year and a number of drop- ensembles in the five-county area have been invited to par- off options are available this year. available for area residents. Anyone planning to go to a col- ticipate. The competition will continue until 1 p.m. and lege or university in Florida could be eligible. Additionally, 9.6 volt radio control cars are still needed awards will be presented at 2 p.m. The winner will receive along with spare 9.6 volt battery backs. They should be For more information, call 472-5403. Applications must $1,000 and the opportunity to perform their work with pro- be returned by April 5. marked with the name of the owner and the teacher, and fessional musicians at the fourth annual Norma Gillespie brought to the school office. For information, call Graham Chamber Music Concert April 11. This new BIG Arts' com- Kortegast at 472-6227. petition is to encourage young musicians to further develop Canterbury B Book fair — The Scholastic Book Fair begins from their talents and techniques. Families are invited to watch at B U.N. delegates visit noon to 4 p.m. this Sunday, March 21 and all parents are no charge. For information, call Ruth Keel at 395-0900. Last Friday, March 12, the Model United Nations Club invited. The fair will continue from 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. B Art on display — Twenty-five students had their art- held a forum at the Lely Campus of Edison Community Monday, March 22, through Thursday, March 25. work on display March 12-14 in the orchid show at the College in Naples for students to debate their prospective B SAC meeting — The Student Advisory Council will Edison Mall. This month, every student has been involved in countries' views to various committees, with topics ranging be at 2:15 p.m. next Monday, March 22, in the media center. creating a design for the Federal Junior Duck Stamp contest. from international terrorism to global ecology. The agenda includes a Power Point presentation on the Kindergartners and first graders have been painting with pri- Canterbury's topics were international terrorism and FCAT tests recently administered to all fourth and fifth mary colors and mixing with secondary colors. Second human rights, and one of the 12 students who participated is graders in the state. graders finished masks in time for Mardi Gras, and third from Sanibel, Mandy Reynolds joined her classmates in B Levels testing — The district's levels test will be graders completed Mexican bark paintings and started to making up the Nigerian delegation. given to all fourth and fifth graders next week, March 22-25. create rainforest masks out of wood, cones, seeds, feathers B Kayak trip B School Bus Operators of the Year — Students and grass. Fourth graders are doing metal embossing while On Wednesday, March 17, Canterbury fourth graders are invited to nominate bus drivers for the School Bus fifth graders finished watercolor paintings and have just went to Manatee Park in East Fort Myers. Some learned to Operators of the Year award. Three bus drivers from ele- started constructing a loom for their Navajo Indian weav- kayak while others helped build a huge model of a manatee. mentary, middle and high school levels will be honored at ings. The students also had a picnic lunch before heading back. the annual NAACP banquet May 15. Nomination forms are B Field trip to ECHO available in the school office and must be returned by March Car wash hits high note Next Wednesday, March 24, fourth graders will travel to 29. About 75 Cypress Lake Middle School band youngsters ECHO in North Fort Myers. They'll take part in demonstra- B Music competition — The Barrier Island Group for washed hundreds of cars Saturday, accepting donations to tions on the importance of agricultural diversity and will see the Arts' First Young Musicians Ensemble Competition will help fund their school band program. The nearly $1,700 col- how the horticulturists at ECHO help third-world countries.

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o o o o o cstn-tc Swimwear No Sales Agents Witt Be Present! Limited Seating Call 472-3121 for Reservations For L Every Woman ISLAND REPORTER • MARCH 18, 1999 • 17 Music festival donates to library By Dawn Grodsky All three of the groups are on the roster for this year's Editor music festival, which continues through March 27. "(Library patrons) can now listen to our artists and listen s part of its community outreach program, the to some of the pieces they play," Jaqua" said, adding the Sanibel Music Festival board donated 12 donation has a second motive. "And we're hoping that peo- videotapes and three CDs by this year's per- ple in the community, music lovers, will help (the library) formers to the Sanibel Public Library's audio- build their collection through more donations." visuaAl collection last Friday. SMF President Nancy Clark said, "SMF hopes that other The videotapes, part of the "Great Courses on Tape" presenting organizations as well as individuals will also help series, include 48, 45-minute lectures by Dr. Robert in building the collection." Greenberg on "How to listen to and understand great She added that the board will make it an ongoing prac- music." The set is a collection of six double tapes. tice to suggest its performing artists and ensembles con- Greenberg is a musician and professor with the San tribute recordings to the library. Francisco Conservatory of Music. He describes music as a Library Director Pat Allen said the library has been "universal, non-verbal language that allows us to tap into adding to its audiovisual section for the almost five years its different cultures, traditions and historical eras. The skills been in its new building. At the old site, there wasn't room, one brings to listening can expand our general knowledge as she said. well as an appreciation of the art." "It's a great contribution to our collection," she said of Maurice Oshry, who handles marketing and public rela- the SMF donation. "And it's also wonderful partnership the tions for the SMF board, called the set "outstanding, fabu- library is continually trying to develop with organizations lous." on the island. This one is particularly helpful because peo- Board member Mary Jaqua said, "It's wonderfully enter- ple who can't attend some of the concerts can listen to at taining as well as informing." least part of what the musicians played. ... The Sanibel library appreciates the interest of the Sanibel Music Festival The CD donations include: the Ahn Trio on EMI and and knew that library patrons would enjoy these additions to Chesky labels with music by Ravel, Villa Lobos, Dvorak, its music collection." Suk and Shoshtakovich; and the Juilliard String Quartet The music festival comes to Sanibel each March. Dawn Grodsky with a triple CD of the early Beethoven Quartets Op. 18, (1 to r) Sanibel Public Library Director Pat Nos. 1-6, and a second CD of quartets by S met ana and For more information about making an audiovisual dona- Allen and Sanibel Music Festival President Franck. tion to the library, call 472-2483. Nancy Clark look over the donations. COTI meeting today BOAT RENT The Committee of the Islands annual meeting is at 9 a.m. AGENDA today at the Sanibel Community House. BOATS Five-Year Budget Projection Review Committee Breakfast, prepared by Mozella Jordan, will be served RIDES March 24,1999 until 9:30 a.m. and the business meeting is planned from to Cabbage Key, Cayo Costa Fishing & Shelling 9:30-10 a.m. and North Captiva Closest to MacKenzie Hall The agenda includes: reviewing the minutes of the 1998 Outer Islands meeting, hearing the treasurer's and audit committee report, 9:00 1. Chairman Ball calls the meeting to presentation of the "Outstanding Citizen Award" for 1998, 472-5800 472-5800 election of directors and voting on amendments to bylaws, order. recognition of past presidents and any other business. Jensen's Marina Jensen's Marina From 10-10:45 a.m., Peter Gerard Blac, deputy director Captiva Island Captiva Island 2. Pay for City Council - Jan Hyatt of the Hurricane Field Program, Hurricane Research Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 3. Seriatim of Services by Administration, will speak. Departments - Curt Stendahl Past recipients of the "Outstanding Citizen Award" are: Steve Mullins, Mark Westall, Ruth Deuber, Bob Slayton, 4. Privatization of Certain Services - William Angst, Abe Lerner, Ida Lalor, Louise Johnson, 95 Mike Klein, Alice Kyllo, Dr. William Webb, Milena Eskew, inuncHrip Ray Vasquez George Tenney and Urban Palmer. live entertainment * 5. How to Reduce Stress on the Key West discounts f Island free on-site parking f cash bar and full galley * 6. Begin Compartmentalized on of departing 1 days a week * free continental breakfast f Comments/Recommendations for Bill Hillebrandt accommodation packages f Report

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By Gwenda Hiett-Clements Who; Beary Way people. And we've had some famous tennis pros, including News Editor VimafcDlj-ectofofteiv Tommy Haas and Martina Navratilova. She stayed here ter Tw§eft-Waters Ion because she has dogs and they couldn't stay at South Seas!" Beary (yes, that's Beary; it's Danish) May, director of ffhiOt1 if May believes that tennis is a great cardiovascular work- tennis at Tween-Waters Inn on Captiva doesn't slow down out as well as a social activity, but he is concerned about the on or off the courts. His "inventive" mind is always working future of the game. and doesn't leave him short of thoughts about tennis, the "It's hard to keep the interest of kids today. They play the islands and his entrepreneurial plans for the future. computer games and when they are losing, they hit the May explained his tennis beginnings were similar to oth- restart button and win the next time," May said. "You can't ers, starting play around age 6, participating in junior tennis push restart in tennis. You have to put in time and practice, programs and playing at Elon College in North Carolina. play sets and get a mindset to build on." Then he followed a path not taken by many American Besides playing tennis, May's mindset is on his entrepre- players. He toured Europe, teaching and playing in club neurial efforts related to sports. He is in the process of strik- leagues. ing a deal with a major sporting goods manufacturer to pro- "Ordensee, Denmark; Sylk, Germany ... what a beautiful duce his Arm-Sox, a textile garment designed to reduce the resort area with jet black pebble beaches ...Ankum, risk of injury to the rotator cuff and tendons and muscles in Germany," he said, recalling some of the places and resorts. the arm. "In Germany, I worked at the Vic Braden Tennis College. It His patent-pending invention prevents cooling down and was really good money ... $2,500 a month plus hourly play- provides Spandex support for the arm. May came up with ing money ... but, that's all been consumed long ago! the idea in 1979 while he was in college. He had torn the "I was at the Grasshopper Club in Zurich, Switzerland ... rotator cuff in his right shoulder and the doctor instructed really ritzy! The one thing you had to have to play there was That was 14 years ago and the job stuck. May said, him to "keep it warm." His mother cut the sleeve off a long being able to speak English," he said. "There hasn't been a tennis job open at one of the resorts sleeve T-shirt, sewed elastic to it and the idea was born. May, who speaks German, some Dutch and some since then. Toni (Halski, tennis pro at the Sundial) and Terry May points out the sleeve can be used by athletes in all Flemish, said the U.S. pros were constantly on the move are still here, too. And John Williams at South Seas. sports — baseball, bowling, tennis, volleyball, rowing, because it was difficult to get a visa for an extended stay. "Tennis down here pays well and no one wants to give it water polo — and by those in trade industries. They would play while the application was pending and up. Besides that, there's living here. My friends come down Operating as Arm-Sox, USA, Inc., May has 35 island then move on when it expired. here and say, 'You live here?' It's scary!" investors backing him. May said playing in the frosty, Alpine air for 5-1/2 years A true islander, May is concerned about the future of the May presented his Arm-Sox to 11 companies at the finally got to him. He said, "One day when I got up and it causeway islands and bridge, the recent conflicts in city Bobbin Show, a textile show in Atlanta recently and several was really cold, I just looked at my roommate and said, 'I'm council ... and, the traffic. As a member of Kiwanis, he showed interest. He hopes to find one company that will going home!'" keeps up with island happenings and those who make things manufacture the product, and he and Arm-Sox investors will He went back to Grensboro, N.C. "My parents suggested happen. share in the profits. I go spend some time with my aunt and uncle in Cape Coral. May said his job at 'Tween-Waters has changed over the He has another product on the drawing board for large After about 10 minutes there, I got bored and came over to years with the only down time being in September. In the dogs such as Labradors and German shepherds that have hip Sanibel to look around. The first tennis person I met was summer, people from the East coast of Florida and problems. His "Puppy Panties" are constructed to give hip Terry See (director of tennis at the Dunes). He just happened Europeans fill the resort and there are many more families support without interfering with bodily functions. Then to be looking for someone to sublet his apartment. I was coming in the winter. May keeps busy conducting clinics, there is Hak Baboon's, a kids' surfwear line and he says here, I had a place to live ... I just needed a job," said May. setting up matches, teaching and caring for equipment. there are "39 other things" on his mind. Soon after, at WiJ's Landing one evening, May met Brian "We have many of the same people who come back to He says all he is waiting on is the money and jokes that Greenman, who was working as tennis pro at 'Tween- 'Tween-Waters each year. One really great 83-year-old-lady he can't do anything else right now because of all he is pay- Waters and planning to leave to pursue timeshare sales at who stays here for two months comes to the clinics three ing lawyers to handle his Arm-Sox venture. CasaYbel Resort. times a week," he said. "We have 137 units and I bet come May, who is currently driving a 25-year-old Volvo with Exclaiming his good luck, May said, "I had the job at Easter I can sit. at the pool and name 80 percent of the peo- 752,000 miles on it, said if his enterprises pay off, "The next 'Tween-Waters!" ple there. We get an unbelievable repeat business. ... great car I get will be one that comes with a driver!" Shorts A Marlins/Astros — 22-3; 7-6. Winners in the 18-hole group were Betty Gleason fares well in J.O. Youth basketball A Mets/Rockies — 4-17; 6-5. Puff and Marianna Brown, with a net 65 to Nick Gleason participated in the Florida Youth basketball for ages 13-16 will now A Pirates/Indians — 7-10. take first place, and Tamera Sutphen and short course Junior Olympics the weekend be offered during open gym at the Sanibel A Cubs/Tigers — 0-9. Molly Johnson, who posted 71 to take sec- of March 6. The meet was at the Orlando Recreation Complex from 6-9 p.m. every A Phillies/Dodgers — 5-16. ond place. YMCA Aquatic Center and Gleason had Friday. Ginny O'Neil and Agnes McClintock qualifying times in the 50-yard and 100- For more information, call Tony Reid at Dunes men's golf won the nine-hole contest with 32; and Jerry yard breaststroke. There were 53 teams rep- 472-0345. The Dunes Men's Golf Association Verblaauw and Tommy Jaeger came in sec- resented and the Sarasota team was the played an individual points, 100 percent ond with 35. largest with 50 swimmers. Youth baseball handicap tournament last Wednesday, In his first event, Gleason finished 14th This week's standings in the 1999 March 10, and winners are: Don Mayeron Golf Classic in the 100-yard breaststroke and bettered his SanibeiyCaptiva Youth Baseball and Softball • A Flight — Don Weymouth, first with The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club will host time by 3 seconds. He and his father then, League are: 40; Gib Warren and Jack Cohen, tied for the 10th annual "One and Only" Don returned to Sanibel as Gleason had a base- • Major league second with 37. Mayeron Golf Class on Sunday, April 25. ball game. The two headed back to Orlando A Astros — 1-3. • B Flight — Rusty Hanslmaier, first The format is a four-person "screwy" the following day for the 50-yard event, in • Giants — 3-1. with 41; Earl Sawin and Bruce Sprinkle, tied scramble that allows only one player with a which Gleason finished 11th and bettered • Mets — 2-2. for second with 40. handicap under 10 per team. The top four- some from each shotgun will be eligible to his time by 1 second. ' A Yankees — 0-2, • C Flight — Tom Hunter, first with 44; "Overall, Nick did extremely well," • Rockies — 2-2. play in the state tournament. Jim Laramie, second with 42; Herb Gerhard, The field is limited to the first 124 paid Coach John Barden said. "His school sched- A Marlins — 4-0. third with 41. ule only allows about four hours a week for • Minor league players per shotgun. • D Flight — Fred Nordstrom, first "Over the years, tournament followers practice time, where some of the other kids • Tigers — 2-0. with 48; George Koury, second with 47; Bob practice four hours a day. He plans to stay have 'teed up' for the American Cancer • Pirates — 0-2. Louwers, third with 46, Society while teeing off for 18 of the most with swimming and I'm sure he will repre- • Indians — 2-0. sent his family, himself and the city of • Nine-holers — Marty Conroy, first imaginative holes of golf ever offered in Sanibel brilliantly in future meets." A Cubs — 0-2. with 23. Southwest Florida," cancer society develop- • Softball ment director Leslie Weninger said. A Phillies —0-1. Beachview men Rec center to close March 21 The Beachview Men's Golf Association For information or to register, call 936- A Blue Jays — 1-0. 1113. The Sanibel Recreation Complex will be A Dodgers — 1-1. played a two-best-balls-of-four on 18 holes closed from 1-5 p.m. this Sunday, March 21, tournament last Saturday, March 13, and due to the annual Sea Horse Festival. • Weekly highlights and scores winners are: A Giants/Yankees — 6-1; 3-4. Wheelchair tennis program For more information, call 472-0345. • Marv Backus, Frank Klepacki, Jim The Lee County Tennis Association and Putney and Tom Ware, first with 101. the United States Tennis Association Florida • John Moores, Ken Karasin, Bill section are inaugurating a wheelchair tennis Cheney and Jim Hornbrook, second with program for the Fort Myers area. The first 111. task is locating prospective players. rfdvetttune Seat, 'Kayak TOddtofe • Bud Ristow, Marty Gallarcher, Bob witith BriaBi n HoustoH n Naturalist/SeNli/S a KayaKkk IInstructor/Guide Wheelchair tennis has come a long way From Beautiful Tween Waters Inn Marina Mooney and "blind draw," third with 116. since its first tournament in Los Angeles in The association also played a two-best- 1977. Since then, wheelchair athletes from balls-on-the-back-nine tournament Tuesday, Southern California began to plan and pro- TRIP SCHEDULE March 9, and winners are: mote the sport through exhibitions, clinics 3 Trips Daily • Dick Grant, Jim Hornbrook, Mel and tournaments. The National Foundation Monday thru Saturday Bleiberg and Stu Merz, first with 65. of Wheelchair Tennis was formed in 1980 8:30 AM $40.00 per person • Dan Seaword, Tom Redford, Bill and today, wheelchair tennis is one of the 1:00 PM $40.00 per person Cheney and Comey Becker, second with 67. fastest growing wheelchair sports. 4:00 PM $30.00 Per person This fall, the USTA is planning a wheel- Beachview women chair tennis clinic in Fort Myers that will Brian Houston The Beachview Women's Golf include a one-day workshop and a two-day Naturalist/Instructor Association played an "Odd and Even" golf player camp. tournament last Wednesday, March 10. To The only difference in the rules between Race Director/Founder: Captiva Sea Kayak Classic win, one player does well on even holes, wheelchair and regular tennis is that wheel- 94I-437-09S6 which are the only ones that count, and her chair players can let the ball bounce twice. A partner does likewise on odd-numbered disabled player can play against an able- Bring this ad with you and get $5.00 off per person a trip! holes. Teams total their odd and even efforts, bodied player. Offer will be honored thru January of 2000! adjusted-tohandicaps. -.....,, - «• For-more information- about-the new pro- ISLAND REPORTER Q MARCH 18,1999 Q 19 Islanders walk to raise awareness, money By Gwenda Hiett-Clementrs Connie Peeler, director of the soup kitchen, said, "We get 11am and noon Peeler said an average News Editor a huge amount of support from Sanibel churches of 85 to 90 people come to the center Sometimes Sanibel gets a bad rap, so it is impoitant for the She sees numbers down somewhat this "We walk because they walk" is the theme of this year's people there to know they make a huge diffeience in what year, with unemployment at recoid lev- CROP Walk for Hungei we are able to do It is nice to know people can have empa- els and people finding seasonal woik Steve Greenstem, co-chaii of the Sambel/Captiva walk thy and understanding for those who have less "People get trapped into a life of this Satuiday, explained that theme was chosen because so "Maybe some of them remember what it was like getting poverty in this area young people many people in third world countries have to walk so fai to to where they ate And, we also know Steve from Kiwams without good examples of how to try to Greenstein get food and clean water He takes it upon himself to do something foi us at holiday get out and do better for themselves CROP Walk, a nationwide event, is designed to raise times " More recently, we ate seeing people with mental problems awareness ot and money for the wai on hunger around the Peeler, who has headed the mimstiy toi nine yeais, said showing theie is truth to the stones about the need foi treat- woild It is organized under the umbrella of the Crunch she leceived moie than $1,500 last yeai ment and medication," she said Woild Seivice, a group of 34 Piotestant, Anglican and Greenstem explained the money collected is sent to the As a hopeful sign, Peeler sees a ttend of youngei parents Oithodox communions in the United States that sponsors national organization and then onto local organizations dur- showing more initiative toward going back to school, want- programs of development, emeigency lesponse and assis- ing the summei months ing to get out of the welfare system and provide for them- tance to refugees worldwide "The money comes just in the time when we are most selves Of the money laised, 25 percent goes to local agencies desperate for donations Duung season more people aie CROP Walks aie ecumenical, interfaith events and peo- and the lemainder goes to international hunger fighting heie fiom up North making donations but in June and July ple contiibuting money to sponsoi walkers may designate groups such as CARE and Project HOPE This year's local we lun a little short The check from CROP goes a long their gifts to any international hungei-fighting agency, such recipients are Community Cooperative Ministiies Soup way," Peeler said as Catholic Relief Seivice, Umtaiian Universalist Service Kitchen and Friends in Service Here of Sanibel Gieenstcin The soup kitchen, the only place people in Fort Myeis Committee, Lutheian World Relief, Cooperative Baptist said FISH was approved foi donations this year because it can get a free, hot meal, is open from 8am to 5 30 p m delivers meals to those m need on the island Monday through Friday The daily meal is served between > See Walk, page 20

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Taylor From page 1 process is more important than the answer. Many times music, broadcast communications, study skills, computer there is no answer. "We are becoming more aware of how that technology and problem solving. Fridays will be devoted to model of teaching can improve test scores. ' application of skills learned during the week. Each student "We will be using the Sanibel habitat and environment to will have time to work on his or her individual projects relat- integrate content areas. And Sanibel is an oasis in terms of ed to the ecosystem and other special areas. using environment as a means to teach and learn." To complete plans for next year, the school hopes to hire Students will make use of the 30 bicycles and safety a language arts/history teacher before the end of the school equipment recently awarded the school through a grant year. Current music and art teachers will teach the sixth- application by fifth-grade science teacher Georgia Brown. grade students and Taylor is working on making additional "We will have the mobility to do field work. The sixth- arrangements for other elective and extra curricular activi- grade focus will be the physical process that is particular to ties. barrier islands," Taylor said. "I can make suggestions for Taylor was able to get a head start on next year by serv- topics of study but I want the ideas to come from the stu- ing out an interim contract as a guidance counselor and tech- dents. We want to go to a place, let them observe, see what nical teacher, replacing Carl Melamet who was assigned to questions they want answers to. Lee County's environmental education program. A full-time "Another key aspect is the use of technology. I would like replacement for that position will be hired next year. to see more appropriate use of technology in learning. The "This was a wonderful opportunity for me to get to know best way to learn is to teach others. Every day the students the school," Taylor said. "I am filling out the year for Carl, will be involved in the business of teaching one another. We but I can also focus on getting plans going for next year." Michael Pish should be using technology to that end," she said. Taylor's background lends itself to her focus on environ- Louise Taylor stands by the new sixth-grs Although the concept sounds revolutionary, Taylor mental studies. A Golden Apple award winner in 1991, portables already in place at Sanibel Schoi emphasized parents should not be concerned with the struc- Taylor has been teaching for 17 years. She earned her bach- Using her hands to show the growth of a lobster from ture being too loose or not comprehensive. She said state elor's degree in history from Emory University in Atlanta inch to six inches, Taylor joked, "After learning how lo; standards must be met and students will be using county- and her master's in education from Jacksonville University. takes them to grow and how hard it is for them to survi adopted textbooks with studies incorporated into the envi- Before coming to Sanibel, she taught marine biology at can't eat lobsters anymore." ronmental theme. She has been meeting with textbook rep- Fort Myers High School. Originally an elementary teacher, Of her new position, Taylor said, "I feel so blessed t resentatives and doing research on curriculum offerings in Taylor made the transition from teaching elementary to high with these students who are excited about learning ... i other schools using environmental-based education. school because of her involvement in a nationwide ous ... like sponges. And I am excited to learn with tl "The program will offer the same basic education as all Department of Natural Resources research project, Science Teaching gives me a chance to be a life-long learner. 11 other middle schools with the added benefit of EIC model. Educators at Sea. from the kids every day. When I'm no longer learning 1 The curriculum will go along with the basic requirements, "Of the 30 teachers involved, there were only two ele- them, it's time for me to quit. but will be enriched," Taylor explained. mentary teachers in the project. I begged to get in. We spent The proposed academic program for new. sixth graders four days per month and earned college credit," she said. "I feel so welcomed. I have gotten such a warm re includes advanced math, comprehensive science, language "After that, I attended summer workshops in the Keys. I tion. And Barbara Von Harten is a principal who al arts, world geography and history, physical education and worked on spiny lobster research ... a study of juvenile lob- teachers to use their gifts. That's what we should be d health. Students will have elective courses that include art, sters and their predators and prey." with the students." i r Walk From page 19 faith notes Fellowship or the American Jewish Joint Distribution A member of Temple Bat Yam which meets at the Easter film at library Committee. Congregational Church, Greenstein worked with her for two Christian I'llm Minisliy will Iv t-houins: "Tito J.v Each year, more than 3 million people participate in years and is co-chairing this year with Connie Ayers. Mini" ii1 ":?•() p.m FncMhiv. Mmvh 2 \. ;u the San CROP Walks across the nation. Public T.ihuiy in a special pic-Lusici eu-ul. Greenstein estimates between 60 and 75 people will par- This year, members of St. Michael's & All Angels The film h:is had *i grezilet impact all owr iho v.-( ticipate from Sanibel and Captiva this weekend. Episcopal Church and Chapel By the Sea are joining ilinn any oihei Him cu-i >lunvti. .la'ouiiii" to oijiaii He explained the island participation in the CROP Walk Temple Bat Yam and the Congregational church in the walk. ILMII Wood. 'IT h.is dump^l liw.i aiul 'mpmid young was started by Mary Glenna Malpass, a member of the old. I', lii-.s lven highly iccomiuciul./d h) a wide nun Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ. Malpass Donations can be sent to CROP Walk, 290 Southwmds of ilonnnnniilKUis," had been active in the effort in her native state of Michigan Drive, Sanibel, FL 33957 or given to any walker participat- Tho him i-j-lK Uv Mor\ nj JCMIS" hlo :iwl \va>. dink'. and brought the event to the island. ing in Saturday's event. • l'-r.u'! l'T\ith tHirsupcliivj acnnj: pcilonn.iriv'CN In : Wood Haul '"It iniikc ihc Bilil;. become ical .mil it is \ ll or Lunili..'1- lo I'IIJOV to'_cili..r" is five. I oi iiiloiniiilicin. dill 4~2-()6'7 v Choir singers sought I he SaniLvl Comiuunit\ Church m\iu> sin{! :iluii!i vulli oiher M.mil musicians duiitiy flu' L;i suniisi' service at ir.W am. .Sunday. April 4. ou SiimhiM CJUSCW.LV Curi Gnat, diiccior ol tiaihlionnl woiship and chancel choir ai Ihe churdi. mviies ^njyrs Irotn o churches as well ,is island victors to jinn in Ilie celol THISTLE LODGE lion. 1'hu progiam will include1 mam liaslei favon including Handel'< "Hallelujah Chorus."' 'I lie same | Waterfront Seafood Grille giaru will be repealed (or the 10 a.m. worship smio Presents . • '. the Sanibel Community Church. Anyone who enjoys singing is invited lo practice \ the gioup at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. March 24 and 31. at church. Sanibel Commumt\ Church, which eoconipa1 ~ Margarita Mondays ~ all denominations, is at 1740 Periwinkle Way. for $l,5Oon the rocks original flavor with entertainment Foi int'iumulion. call final ;il 472-26S4.

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Giafaglione also said professional groups can utilize the UThe tiny island in Pine Island Sound, which was once island's "natural" resources — the two croquet courts, fish- limited to members only, is now opening its doors a bit ing and kayaking — for team-building activities. more. For more information about Useppa as a professional "This is such a unique destination," said Perri meeting destination, call Giafaglione at 283-5255. Giafaglione, Useppa Island Club's director of marketing and sales. "It's perfect for businesses to have strategic plan- ning meetings because they're sequestered here; there aren't the usual distractions you find in other places." Giafaglione, whose charge it is to find groups to use Useppa as a meeting location, said she has been talking with professional groups on a face-to-face basis. She made the boat trip to Sanibel Monday evening to attend the AT RIGHT: Useppa Island Club, Sanibel/Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce business located in Pine Island Sound after hours as part of her recruiting efforts. between Pine Island and Groups can stay on Useppa for two or three days, and Cabbage Key, is recruiting sometimes up to five days, or for a simple daytime meeting. business groups and social Useppa offers groups a conference room and an executive memberships that don't require board room for meetings. But they don't have to use the people to own property on the rooms or even have to meet at all. island as before. "Some groups have used our island just for relaxing," Giafaglione said. "There are those who use it for both meet- ings and relaxing or just meetings. (The island) is great for either one." Giafaglione said a group of attorneys and their staff Michael Pistella Com mu n ity n u t e s Great Island Pickup April 3 The first day of spring is this Saturday, March 21. It Tops at VIP marks the day the sun's light crosses over the equator and VIP Realty Group announced its top producers at its begins climbing into the northern sky and. according to Sanibel office for February are the team of Ruth Hamann Kristie Anders, education director for the Sanibel/Captiva and Cathy Gerasin, the top sales agents, and Mike "onservatioii Foundation, it also marks the beginning of McMurray, the top listing agent. the end of another busy season and the time to clean up. Hamann, a Florida broker/salesperson, has been selling The Great Island Pickup & 'Treasure Hunt will begin at real estate on Sanibel for 14 years. She is a member of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 3. Cub Scout Pack 33 has already National Association of Realtors, the Florida Association of voliiuuoieil foi tlv IJIII1 h;'M.d ojv 'Lion <\hik- SM Realtors and the Sanibel/Captiva Islands Association of paddle eiub will help piL'k up nioupiilaineiii SII.MIS Realtors. She also received the community service award i'io m.tngiou i>iiigc Mou- snlunUvii .iii- needed lo from the island association. iip» heai_lie-> and madwats Gerasin holds a Florida real estate broker's license and Individuals should register at the SaiuhoJ/C apuui has been in the business for eight years. She's also been:a C onsei \ ation I-'OLIUIUnion .if 3?33 Sanibel-Capu\ a Ro.idoi 12-year property owner on Sanibel. . ;n AkC.ulby'^ \I;uin.i WiMiidi-AduMiuiies on C.'puva. The two met about nine years ago after Hamann sold All u-i^tou-d pameipauls ,ue oh^ihlo lor pn/e> t'.'ith- Gerasin and her husband Fred a home on Sanibel, and a few iMi-d 1>\ \i Hoi*, television. In addition. \'TV is the ewnl years, later sold the house for them. Over the years they -ponsoi Jnd will kind iho iiarhage hags, bottles of walei, became friends and when Gerasin moved full time to the Special to the Reporter lemonade jnd hotdo^i ilui will be M-tvi-il ai ihc SC'Cl from island, Hamann became a "mentor." They decided to pool 10-30 u m luiiooii their efforts and work as a team. (1 to r) Roz Wegryn of the International "Please giM- tluj iMand lhico IKHII*, ol youi time i>n MpMurray has been in the real estate business for five Medical Center talks with Deepak Chopra, a Sjtuid.n moinmg. \pul •<. 10 mai.' ihis a *ud Iittei dn\."' years. He is a board member for the Sanibel/Captiva Islands doctor and well-known author. Andei s s.iitl. Association of Realtors, and belongs to NAR and FAR. He Tor moie mlounalion, i.all 4"2-2?2l». has been awarded VIP's No. 1 producer status on Sanibel Wegryn meets Chopra on several occasions. He also regularly attends conferences Roz Wegryn, CEO and president of the International Mambo Brothers benefit and classes to improve his skills. Medical Center with offices on Sanibel and in Fort Myers, Slewc rum.ifo's is .sponsoring A bonelit conceit b\ the recently attended the Consumers Complementary and Mamho Btoihci.v Blues Hand witl: piivct-ds ptmiu lo dia- Medical Practitioners-sponsored program in Naples, "An betes K'MMifh hoin 7-10 p m. next Wednesday. March 2-4. afternoon with Deepak Chopra," Fun Len^ limn cxeiy bcei, .md Si tiom e\ei\ Chopra is a medical doctor who is an articulate teacher espousing mind/body medicine and is the author of 22 jv.ti/er .tnd eniree puidused will be dmiaied to the ; Juvunle Diiihetes I'oiiudiitinn books exploring the frontier, including "The Seven Ste\ie Ibiiuito's is on L' S II |UM ->outh n|- Pape I:it-ld. Spiritual Laws of Success," "Quantum Healing," "Ageless 1 oi infoim.ttion, i all 934 7211. Body, Timeless Mind" and "The Path to Love." He also has video and audio programs. • Program on Social Security The garnering was at' the new Gulf Coast High School One ol die wrongest \OILCS acKoe.itmj; ptivali/alion ol auditorium theater. Following the program, Wegryn had the the Social Scan iiy h\stem will speak on the subject at 8'30 opportunity to speak briefly with Chopra and invite him to am. next niui<.duy. Mdich 2fi. at llie Ritz Caillon in K. Hamann C. Gerasin McMurrav visit the IMC facilities. Naples. Wilhmit Shipman, co-auihoi ol "Piomiscs lo Keep- Sax mg Social SecurHv" and chairman ol the Cato Institute. wilL pi o\]de a tv, o-hour oven'iew of one of the moil uupoi- lant issues of (he da.j. Aeccuding lo Cato Institute calculations Social Security ill begin paying out moie than it takes in by 20H Most young woikcrs cau expect a negativvi loturn on theii Sticial Sccuni> taxes — they will get less in benefits than they paid in taxes. The Cato Institute altenuuive is to allow com- Call John Or Claude Nicholson 941/472-3121 or 800/232-6004 p«mies and individuals lo tedjieet their payroll taxes mto John Nicholson Claude Nicholson individually owned, privately invested accounts, similai to Realtor Realtor 401(k) plans and Individual Retirement At counts. Special Building Site Call Brooke Cudlarsolat al (941) 4U3-6004. WCSt Qlitf IMve'S Last near Uck JOHN NAUMANN lot Great privacy IF your looking for tne way & ASSOCIATES SaniUwyeaBago.lliBisit. $345,000 cSf Q«!f PriVe'S Second to the last near beach lot available Great Fnvacy Huge site The test of the test in private near teach locations on SareU period $450,000

Old Florida Slyte Home TW Hill bedrooms, fantastic ACCESS Largest Canal tot on ilU9 Periwinkle Way split floor plan w/uppar level jacuzzi. Great lake & huge lot forlot s of Limpet Dnve - Only dnveable Uach access an Sanibel. Florida 33957 privacy. $32.9,999 SanU $585,000 & 11508 Andy Rosse Lane , U acre lot across die street from the teach, private road, pool & tennis Capt'«a,FL 33924. f Trii<*mv3«jkpd.to i SOTHEBY'S Vacatio $315,000 22 • MARCH 18, 1999 • ISLAND REPORTER Optimist Club staying busy Of note Second City to come to town Tickets are now available to see Second City from Chicago at the Fort Myers Exhibition Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 27. The comedy group, well known for its I long list of distinguished alumni — including Dan Akroyd, Ed Asner, Mike Myers, Joan Rivers and Shelley Long — will bring a patented brand of comedy with them. Started in 1959 by a small group of University of Chicago theater students, the company has been the start- ing point for many of the comedic actors, writers and direc- tors working in American television and theaters today. Second City, now based in Chicago, Detroit and Toronto has a national touring company made up of six performers and a musician. They stage a medley of classic scenes, songs and improvisations. Nine-hundred tickets are available and tickets sales ben- efit the Lee County Alliance of the Arts' New Arts Lisa Bilske I Special to the Reporter Lisa Bilske I Special to the Reporter Scholarship Fund. ABOVE: Junior Optimists gather at the Sponsors include WB-6 and radio stations B-103.9 and Everblad.es hockey game last Friday. 96-KRock. The exhibition hall is in downtown Fort Myers near the ABOVE RIGHT: Club members are thrilled Harborside and Centennial Park. For ticket information, with their name on the marquis. call 939-2787. AT RIGHT: Theresa Carson, who makes your lattes and espressos at the Bean, totes a sample of the coffee beiiig donated to the Alumni club to meet Optimist Club for its first pancake break- The University of Illinois Alumni Club of Southwest fast Sunday morning. Florida will meet for lunch at the Cape Coral Golf & Tennis Resort at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 20. • Fun had at hockey game Charles Stewart, Ph.D., from the Urbana campus will be Last Friday, members of the Sanibel/Captiva Optimist the guest speaker. The resort is at 4003 Palm Tree Blvd. Club traveled to Estero to see the Florida Everblades hock- For information or reservations, call 772-0604. ey game and, according to club mom-Lisa Bilske, "It was a blast. It was so much fun." • The island children also got their moment of glory when Bird programs at SCCF the Sanibel/Captiva Jr. Optimist Club name was flashed on The second pair of bird-related evening programs will the marquis. • Pancake breakfast Sunday Special to the Reporter be presented by Alvah Sanborn at 7:30 p.m. Monday, fixings needed for a tasty breakfast. March 22, iri thfl "'atiditorium of the Sanibel/Captiva The Sanibel/Captiva Optimist Club pancake breakfast Conservation Foundation. This program will discuss the fund raiser is from 8-11:45 a.m. this Sunday, March 21, at Donations are $5 per person with children 6 and younger eating free. The club supports youth activities on importance of bird song and methods of studying them. the Sanibel Community House. Sanborn, a retired National Audubon Society staffer, The Bean, the Island House Restaurant, the Hungry the islands, and the community house is at 2173 Periwinkle Way. will help people categorize bird songs, introduce people to Heron, Sun Harvest Orange Juice, NationsBank, Bank of available tapes and CDs related to bird song, and define \ the Islands and the Sanibel Brew Pub have donated all the For more information, call John Turansky at 472-3121. V calls that are both instinctive and learned. Song bird migration on the islands begins in early April. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for children. SCCF's Nature Center is located at 3333 Sanibel-Captiva Road, one C I ii • b n o t e s rtiile west of Tarpon Bay Road; For information, call 472- V For information, call Linda Logan at 472-3181 or Sally 2329. •••••-.. Tamiami tale tellers Webber at 472-9143. Application deadline is April 15. Stories about magical transformations and enchantments will highlight this month's meeting of the Tamiami Tale Angel celebration Wonders of the wetlands Tellers from 1-9 p.m. today at the Grand Court, 835 J The "angel" nominations are in and the Zonta Club of The Lee County Parks and Recreation Staff and College Parkway in Fort Myers. Sanibel/Captiva invites everyone to attend the celebration Volunteer Naturalists of the Six Mile Cypress Slough According to spokesman Bert MacCarry of Sanibel, the from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Dunes Golf Preserve invite the public to a celebration of local wetlands' group plans to present stories about "transformation relat- & Tennis Club. The winner of the Jean Wigley Community from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 20. ; ing to characters in folktales, including leprechaun lore; Angel Award Ceremony will be announced at that time. Guided walks along the boardwalk trail will be available Greek and Roman myths; and legends from Africa,/ , In .Wigley's memory, the Zonta Club will recognize an every 15 minutes. Australia and India." ' outstanding island female volunteer. Luc Century has Area environmental and educational organizations, such For more information, call 472-1781. designed an Angel Award for the recipient and a donation as the Calusa Nature Center, J.N. "Ding" Darling National Zonta to award grants will be made to the non-profit organization of her choice. Wildlife Refuge, the Babcock Wilderness Adventures, Care The cost is $20 and tickets are available from any Zonta & Rehabilitation of Wildlife and others will have displays The Zonta Club of Sanibel/Captiva is inviting local, non- at the amphitheater. profit gioups, to apply for grants. Funds are available for member of by sending a check for $20 to P.O. Box 1244, Sanibel, FL 33957. Call 466-5100 or 472-2059. Naturalists with spotting scopes and binoculars will help programs that benefit women and children. find wildlife and answer questions at the pond areas and along the bom dwalk trail. The preserve is located off Six Mile Cypress Parkway, one mile north of Daniels Parkway. For more information, Recycle your call 432-2004. •1 Reporter1. Chadwicks's Square Shopping Center A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF SPECIALTY STORES

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South Scab 1 Milnt^ N Mr R&borl E Rawtlna M & Mis Jon L Thompson the drought becomes obvi- Mr Robert Athnson Mr&Mrs Donald L Demng Ma Marianne 9 Hess* *\ v Mis Sarah H Road M & Mis Fred J Thompion Mr&Mrs PatrickV AulQtto Dr &Mrs PaulFl Den hart Mr&Mrs Arthur J Heuor _J Mr&Mra FranhM Reaves Mi A Mis Peter G Tjhoirey ous to all. The rivers and Mr&Mrs CaME Avers Mr & Mra Daniel T DainngiQJi Charlie Sobczak and Mf^eUlU^ Mr& Mis Mlllon R Rok Mi&M'O DnvlaPThmber Mr&Mra BrucaC Avaiy Mis Caroline H DasPrei Mr&Mra Hardy Hawlt ><•. \ x, Mr&Mis Ed RBlly h Mr&Mrs HomerAzarbarzin Mr&. Mrs Warren Daubar Mr HBnryJ Heymann \ Ms Barbara F R-ei ly M &Mis R-aiphS rmt lake levels begin to fall and Mr&Mrs Elmer Badzg on Mi & Mrs Blake E Davitt Ma Gwenda L H alt Clamer% Mr & Mrs VJ >lam M Rano Ms BatbmaC Team Mr a Mrs JohnT Bailey Mr & Mrs John H Devlin Mr&Mrs ChailesWHIgtjIfla Mr & Mis Peter 0 Rsuing Ms SharanToblar the resulting lack of hydration becomes apparent with Mr&Mra John Matthews Bailay Ms Margaret M Dawlre Mis JoanM Hghsmlth *V Mr & Mrs TedJ Rouihor Mr A Mis CtiaiCoaE robei Mr&Mra Michael J Baldwin Mrs Maryl Diamond Mrs HannaD Hlfgor Mr&Mrs 0 MichaelRoyman Mrs HelenT ToJd increased brush-fire occurrences. Mr&Mrs ArmandBall Mr&Mrs TheodoraP Dick Me Barbara A HII Mi Lori Ann Reynold a Mr Richard T Tolley Mr&Mrs Bernard Bailer Mr & Mrs George J DiCklaon Ma K HUI \. Mr & Mis EuganoJ Rhoads Mf WllamJ toipa/ J Scientists term the first signs of a drought to be meteoro- Mr&Mra RobertM Baraila Mr&Mrs JoJinS DIN on Mr&Mra William Hllebranw ^ Mr & Mrs Jamas E Rhudo Or Harold M Tpvall Mr4 Mrs Hurry Beibee Jr Dr & Mrs Edward V 0 lion Dra Mary & Frill Hilton *\ J Mrs AnnW Rica Mr Albert L Trail Mr&Mrs AlfredD Barbleri Mr & Mrs Robert E Dlninny Dr &Mrs Roberts Hlrsi^arK Mr & Mrs Joseph W Rtali MrS MB FmnkA Tradtimck Jr logical or a lower-than-normal rainfall for a period of time M( & Mrs Edward J E Dr &Mrs Warren Doane Mr&Mrs W R Hoarj Maihuf Mr&Mra Arthurflichad Ms BaibaiaB Trlmbla Mr & Mrs Donald W E Ms Carol K Doctor Ms Anna C Hob) Matnsv Mr & Mrs G»orna W Richardson Ma Louise CatrtutllB 1 Mr PaulTRIogari for a specific area. But the first real indicator is a lowering Mrs NadaD Barry Mr&Mrs ErnestG Daks Mrs Shirle atlhiassan Mr&Me No/manS Tylsr Mr 6. Mrs Wtllarn R eril Ms CharlollaE Bartf Ma Sharon Doramus Mr&Mrs ' C Motthlassan Mr & M B John L Tyr« Mr & Mrs C ninhard Dom Ms Cortnle F Ft amor Mr John B Bashart Mr&Mrs R Maxaner Jr Ms Astiill Tyua of moisture content in the soil and reduced crop yield or Mr&Mrs William J Dsmney Mr&Mm HobartA Rightmlio Mr&Mrs Re-adC El . Mr&Mrs a MlrhaalJ May Ms Uaneo Vancfermolflfl Mr&Mrs QoorgsDowning M'&Mm WlilamFlay Mr & Mrs Lawrenco R Mr&Mrs B MarnllM Maiusr Mr& Mrs Hobflil Vdna properly termed, "agricultural drought." Hydrological Mr & Mrs John H Drako 11 Me & Mrs CarlW RFslow Or &Mrs PoterBm Mr&Mrs s AnlrtonyJ Wazione Mr&Mrs David J Vfuarhetyl Mr & Mrs AlbartW Dnvar Mr Charles L Ritchie Jr Mr&Mrs Gary2 Baxfc Mr Wlllar E MoAII 3Lur Mr JflllfB/T Vaivtar Mr&Mrs RichardF Dubtie Jack & blavle R drought refers to the reduced levels of surface and subsur- Mr & Mrs Lowell R Baj Mr David IckScotlMcArdlft Ml RayJ VesquQE Mr&Mrs BurtonV DuBoe Mr ft Mrs E W RobfChek Mrs Mr&Ura OlafF Van Mr&Mrs Charles B Mr&Mrs Philip J DuBon face water levels. Mr & M.ia John C Voenschoian Ms Karen Bell Ms EdtdDtjQoll Mr ft Mis Raymond J Vertfon Mra Mary Ann BennoU Mr&Mrs WilamL Dunlap A meteorological drought varies greatly from area to Mr Banno Bonn ngfl Mr&Mrs Richard B Dunn Mr* Mis G^orcaF Veinay Drs Daniel & Debra Bai Mr&Mrs BlackwelJDunnom MI&MIS CitailosW Voyaay area. The main criteria is the historically normal rainfall Mr & Mrs Edward B Bei Ms Lillian F Durand t Dr & Mrs Donald Q Vidl Mr&Mrs HarryD Borto; MrSMis Andrew Vila accumulation. A drought in Bali is said to be six days with- Mr J Prasion aiglow Mia BaifiarnW Vltar Mrs Barbara S BillhaimBr Mr&Mra DougloaE Mr Emory J Vrgiri Ms Emma Leah Blppus . Mr&Mrs RchardD Mi & Mrs Alberto Rosen hock Mi RIchaidA Vnt out rain, while a drought in the United States is less than 2.5 Mr & Mrs Raymond J Bick Mr&Mrs PatilD Du Mr&MiB Molvln M Flosa Ma BabaraS VDCHBI Mr&Mrs RichardK Bird Mr&Mrs Jo-hnS Dr &Mrs RcliardS Rose Mr A Mra Button F Wagnei mm in 48 hours. Great Britain considers a drought to be 15 Or &Mrs PaulE Buk Jr Mrs BtzabathW £at --. Mr & Mis AIBXW Roulalon Mr A Mrs CerlE Waflnof Jr Mr&Mrs Prank J Blsalg »Mr&Mra WilliamH EarneiS Mr & Mis Yves Rovanl Mrl Mis Ralph £ Waldo days with less than .25 mm of accumulation. Ms Loulso D Blackwell MaiyL Ecketf Dr Mate I flu we Mr A Mia W Ham H Walker Mr & Mrs Gone M Blanc &Mrs William B Eddlson Jt Mis SynllvlarRiibin Mf Frank R Wnlaca The last classification of drought is socioeconomic and is Mr & Mrs MalvnL Blaberg Edna Baa Edward Mi Cltarloa RuKrtght Mf&Mra MartnT Waten Mr&Mia Richard A fiobba Egaland Mr & Mrs Francis J Flue Jr Mr H Wliam Walter Mrs PtiyllsF Bagon Donntd T Egenatolnar rs James H Messonge Mr John V Ryan Ma He en til Wullltar usually deemed to exists when a physical water shortage Ms Judy Sena Gol mfaik immy Eflor -;> »i« rvira Earlo S Motcalf Mr & Mis D A 5achg Mr &Mrg Joseph F Walzor Mr&Mrs JamesE Solar M Richard A Ehr&t W% •* \tf& Mr8 WarrlnC Mayors Mr&Mts Klaus A Q Mr 8 Mis Jell L Warian starts to affect people. The supply and demand of a particu- Mr Frank M Bombs Hunlinglon Eldrldge r&Mrs Stephen M Wihah/ Dro Richard & Christina Salain Mi & Mis Robot] Q Wdtoon ; Mr« Mra Jamas W Bone M Waltar£lkins •i- :, ;'Ma Barbara Mltler Mr & Mrs Jack Samlor Ml&Mifi DavtJA W*bb lar good is indicative of a socioeconomic drought and can Ma Sarlne Bonnlal R W Cilia ... Mr&Mrs PioderlckC M llor Mr & M B JB nea M Samploa Mr A Mm John L Weichsol v Kaihy Boone f & Mtfi, William B Eills -* J Mr Michael I Mil er Mi & Mrs Slave Saxilorrl Mr Isaac N WsnBr affect people both collectively and individually. Ma Deborah E Boots ••- -harlesH Emerson Mr & Mis James D Ml!or Mr&Mrs ChorleoS Snngrei) Ms- Sui^nneQ Wentiofmar Mi & Mrs Frank H Bopp A Emerson J Mr&MrG Georflo E Mlier Ann MrJMa ArthurWoiusbacri The world tends to think of drought occurring only in Mrs Alexandra Bordiuk W Eme Mr William J Mil er Mi (.Ms J WrlMa M lonW VVeler Mr & Mra Joseph 6O5.GOV Dr PalrlclaAnnMlls Mr&Ms JcnitE Ssue Ma JudyWoilona Sank Boston matching Dr &Mrs Robert E Savaga Mr & Mis John C Wanilch arid locales but in fact, droughts occur in all climatic zones. Mr & Mrs BIMBoswall LoonafdE Mnsky Mr & Mrs CarIC Sa Mr&Mis ClamonsA Warner Mr & Mrs Sherwood M Boudemai Mr Norman Mmsky Mr & Mrs QaneltL Scale! Ma Ruths WQSI Drought is considered to be a tempoiary aberration and dif- Mrs Harvey Bouiwolt Mr 4 Mrs Charles J Mtchell J Daryl Scarp MIS RnbeitWeaihaimoi Mr a Mrs Robert E Bowden Mr 4 Mrs John Grant A Schaala Bull Whelan fers from arid lands that have a permanent climatic situa- Mr & Mrs David E Boxall Mrs Melon V W Scliaub Mr&MiB CharlesZ Whlo Mr & Mrs Wayne Boyd Mr&Mra niciftttfS Mall MriWro JormQ VJhita Jt tion. Many droughts is the 1990s have alerted man to the Dr 6 Mra LynnW Boynton Mr Roy Mr & Mrs Edwnrd S Whtu Mr&Mrs JolinBraasch Mr & Mn Rtjbert Mocnay Mra Elliab«1hJ Whtehsad seriousness of this phenomenon. All species on earth are Ms Odette Btabec ,- Dnvid E Mooney , MriWta Hktgl) Whliotiouse Mrs Dorothy C Brady ra Joseph T Mooney, Ji, Catlene and Tarry Bremen vulnerable to the devastating affects of drought and no area Mr & Mrs AtbailBrWoll Sfifr a^MNletW Werjrnann Ma Helen S Brodbock Mr&Mrs SidneyFlnkelsteln ito&tWrjyi is totally immune. Me William J Biodliack Mr&Mrs SherwoodH Finlay , tft rredarickM W kona Mrs Usa S Brooks Pat and Sio-kea F shburno * -thns & Nr.nl W IkiriBon Scientists believe that drought, coupled with the prodi- Mr&Mrs ShollonA Brooks Mo Llnac Fisher • Ml* Mis BandolptiWHWnson Mr William A C BraoKa Mr&Mrs Williamfisriar Jr MtA Ma RobonC Wil omo gious increase in world population and the global effects of MrS Mrs Donald L Brown Dr WilliamTS FIlcli III Mr A. Mis 01 nO Wlllams Mr&Mrs RotwrtW Brown Mr & Mrs Thomas W Flamlnrj Ml&Mi8 HnnkQ Wlams Jt Mf&Mrs PavIdA Brown Ma Virginia Flaming Or & Mrs Robart H WilUamE deforestation, to be the most formidable opponent that man Stvvs an-d Una Brown Mr A Mra Alexanders Flash Mr A Mrs Jpftn M WtHlomaon Mrs Isabella 0 BrumweT Ms Suzanne M Fletcher Pat & Hnryay Wlmeiti will have to face in the 21st century. The United States has Stiarron and Sruca artist Mr ft Mrs THeodoraR Flint Mri Mrs Barry H Wilson Mr John E Bryan Mra Mrs William Hint Jr Ml P«OQy MUtbiQh Marti Bryant M/ a Mrs. Edward T Fooio BodWimbtJSJi long been the breadbasket for the world but a lingering agri- Mr&Mrs SamuelC Ford Mr TfiomasVV Bucher P M/AMn Jamas R MB USOJ Farsyth Mr &Mrs JslfBuchta 1 A 1 -d F i> r T MrSOrMfctiaolE r cultural drought could render mankind vulnerable to horrif- Me Doris E Pass Mr&Mrs Donald W Buchta r...&,.,.j i,ar **i vu *, rV.rlf.,1.. .a.lw.ilH Mr&Mn Robert J Wlnstilp MlnJgjswln Foundation Mr&Mrs Dick BUG II Mr&Mrs Sidi \ i t n Dr&Mrs Stanley Shalt Ms Dolorse E Wsttom Mr&Mra Marvin J Fowler ic starvation in the near future. Mf&W(s Rot I t L i Mr & Mrs Robert C SrteMon Mr&Mrs GeurgsWisa Mr&Mrs GerardL Buhrman Jr Mr&Mra Martin J Foya IfW Kline Mr&Mra Tho i- '. • Mr&Mra E K Sh»idon Mr&Mrs QaorflaC Wilte Jr Mr&Mra SamuelR Bumgamer ME JanatM Frane i MarkW Mr&Mrs Eug=..»,', ™S=, Mr&Mrs EltonW Ehephard MfSWrs FWalasWotl The world will have to mount a large conservation effort Mr&Mrs JohnW Burden III MrS Mra Samual Frank nKaohler Mi&Mn JackN Sheppard Ji Mr&Mrs VN Burgass Mr SlgmuncJE Freund Dr Robarl G Neth Mr&Mrs David A Wolf Mr&Mrs RandallR Koorsen Ms DflbblaShoaa in the areas of preserving the great forests and water tables Dr &Mra JohnW Burke Mr&Mra John R Friedman Ms Marilyn 0 Nath Mr&Mrs MFcbaelK Well MrAMrs VtetorM Showallar Mr&Mrs JonathanE Burroughs Mr&Mrs AndrewM Frosl Mr&Mrs RalphC Kom Mr Carl A Neumann Mr&Mra Will am Wdlwhlagw Dr &MTS Richard W SWars Mr&Mrs Richard I. Burton Jr Dr & Mra Sill fl Fulk Mrs ingndQ Kom Ms Marianne P Nswcomb DrSMn Michael B Wood in order to continue to produce the essentials for the survival Mr EdwantA Sister Mr&Mrs 0 Edward Byers Jr M4 ClncEy Hudson Fume! Mr&Mrs DanQ Korthula Mr&Mrs HartmrlJ Mewmari MrMabWrefoid Mr&Mrs LeonardG Siag*l Dr & Mrs Robert J Qyerp Mr&Mra WaltarF Qalo Mr Harry KotseB Mr&Mrs JohnC Nichols Ms PatncaLeoYonKus of mankind. Mr&Mrs Jonathanbiluerman Ms Carol L Bytnar Mr&Mra RobertQargano Mr & Mra ^wrenceS Kowitch Mr&Mra JolinMorfrny Mr&Mrs FohxVYokel Ms Esther M SFmondi Mr&Mrs Jamas F Carvano Mr&Mrs FradM Oarrett Jr Mr Jamas J Krafcowski Mr&Mrs ThomasE Norpall Mra Elian C Ycrite Mrs MaryS Simpson MrS Mrs AtanM Oasl Ms JeanH Kramar Mr Bradley F Norpell Mrs Beatrice H Young Mr&Mrs HughM Cameron Mr&Mrs aidnoyF Slnow Mr&Mra DonaldTGay Mr&Mrs AlfredP Krausa Tom & Baveily Norris Mr C D Younfl Fran and Hugh Cameron Mr&Mrs Da-anSkauQslad Mr&Mra CharlesV Gaor&e Mr&Mrs Arthur3 Knvsl Mr&Mrs John B Nonift Mr&Wrs WZh (Rick Ammons moved to Florida in 1979 and began a Mr&Mrs J Cameron Campbell Mr&Mrs KannaUiL Slawson y Dr Jos Giatllnl Ms Robin C Krivanok Mta Edmund Notabaart Ms Pst Ms Katharine H Campbell Ms NancyS Smith PstnolaL Zapl MaroandChsrylGlatllnt Mr&Mra ThomasKraeschell teaching career in the Lee County School system. The Ms Audrey S Cantdrbury Mr&Mrs Richard J O Brian Mr & Mrs Donald E SmLh Mr & Mrs HanctalfH Zats Ron and Phylllfr Gibson Mr & Mra C Lloyd Kroger Mf&Mrs Robert H Carlson Mr&Mrs William B 0Connor Ma Polly M Srnllh Mr&Mr&M s SieveZtctoSZ ! Ms Cynthia F Oilbertson Mr& Mrs flBmard S Kubalo Mr William D Carr Ms Julia C ONeilf Ms Dotty J Smith Ms Baitata M Zlel naki environment— especially weather and all related sciences Mr&Mrs ThomasV Gilhnoley Stan & Camilla Kuoaba Mr&Mrs KevinCarrlgan Mr John J ONeill Mr William B Smith Mr & Mrs RogsU Zack\ Dr & Mrs Gilbert GlHnsfcy Mrs AnnallaseR Kuehn Mrs Al ce W Carson Dr A Mrs RobartR Oden Mr&Mrs WaltorS Smitson Dr ft "Mrs Robert M ZoilngerJi MiS Mra Robert W QlllesplB Mr&Mrs RichardD Kurscnnar — has long been a key interest.) 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These fine folks have already helped, please join with them and add your name (or a loved one's name) to the list We're almost there, but we still need $500,000 by June 1,1999 to complete the purchase of the Trost property. So no matter how much you can send it will help more than you knowl This is the largest fund raising undertaking that S.C C.F. has ever done and we are so close to reaching our goal, please help us save the last large tract of sensitive land available The 167-acre Trost Tract is the centerpiece of 500 unspoiled acres that are critically important to the birds, mammals and reptiles who live there and who require large spaces lor roaming and feeding If the center- piece is lost, the entire area, including 3000 feet of the Sanibel River corridor, will be lost. "Buy it or lose it." That's been our theme since the start of the campaign Thanks to the outstanding support of those named here, we are well on our way

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My check is enclosed for the full amount of $ I will send my check for $ by 1999. I will send my check for $ by 1999. I will send my check for $ by 2000. Please use the following credit card for the full amount of $_ AmEx Visa Master Card_ Discover. siffetr list stocgitf f^m^i-^i'-d * f ,\t v»f-•. **** f Card #:. Expiration:. Signature:. Please call (941) 472-2329 to discuss the contribution of stocks and other non-cash assets. orae to

205-9 • habitat management ^„„,„„lmmm,»«•««••»>«'»» «™ «™ •»•.«« amm.*,. 24 • MARCH 18, 1999 • ISLAND REPORTER City notes By Pattie Pace plan will increase by $200,000 in five years. to rise from $10 to $45 per child, per week. Organizer Terry Brennen said all the Staff Writer A copy of that report is on file in the finance Councilmember Brown suggested plaques that will mark historic sites on the department. He said the ideal time for Phillips and Pritt approach service groups east end have been ordered and should be Sanibel to switch plans is when market con- on the island to provide scholarships for available in six to eight weeks. Tour General employee ditions are high and the city's costs will be families who won't be able to afford the brochures have already been printed and lower. He indicated now is that time, with increase. stored at the Sanibel Historical Village 8c pension plan the Dow Jones Industrial Average breaking Museum. Brennen said he plans to discuss a Reaching consensus, the council asked the 10,000 mark for the first time Tuesday. Celebrating Sanibel's kickoff event with the historical committee. Councilmember Steve Brown to work with Councilmember Andrew Reding ques- Once the plaques are in place, Brennen and city staff to investigate the benefits and pit- tioned the city's contract with Pebsco, the 25th birthday a group of volunteers plan to design a series falls of changing the city's pension system top-ranked firm from the city's bid proposal, The council authorized Recreation of other tours to highlight historic sites from a defined benefit plan to a defined con- because the company takes a higher percent- Director Phillips to draw up a preliminary throughout the island. tribution plan. Blown recently attended a age for services than its competitors. agenda to celebrate the city's 25th anniver- seminar in Foit Lauderdale with Finance Acting City Manager Bob Pritt ques- sary. Pritt said that Friday, Nov. 4, is the offi- Consent agenda Director Renee Lynch. tioned the wisdom of starting over from cial date and indicated Sanibel can plan a The council unanimously approved the "We aren't the 'Lone Ranger' on this. scratch, negating work completed last year. three-day-long celebration since it falls on a following items on its consent agenda: There are a lot of people going the same weekend. Funds will be allocated from next Si A resolution supporting the continued way," Brown said. Summer recreation year's budget. funding of Florida's Preservation 2000 Land Mayor Bob Janes said he was concerned Acquisition Program into the new millenni- about costs, benefits and fairness issues. program expanded Old Town Historic Tour um. Brown countered, saying those employ- On the condition that higher user fees H Florida Power & Light's request to use ees who wouldn't benefit from a defined will cover increased costs, the council voted place relocated natural gas instead of oil as the primary fuel contribution plan, mainly those who aren't 5-0 to expand the summer recreation pro- The council amended the location of the at its Fort Myers Electrical Generating investment savvy, can choose to remain in a gram for island youngsters. Old Town Sanibel Historic Tour plaque. The Plant. defined contribution plan. Recreation Director Helcne Phillips said plaque will be placed near the bike path on B A reciprocal law enforcement and Dick Walsh, vice chairman of the Five- the program will be expanded from three Periwinkle Way in front of Billy's assistant agreement between the J.N. "Ding" Year Budget Review Committee, said a new hours, four days a week to eight hours, Treasures, rather than across the street on Darling National Wildlife Refuge and the actuarial study was completed March 9 and Monday through Friday. The new schedule the boardwalk in front of the Sporty Sanibel Police Department. indicated the city's costs under the cunent will cost an additional $14,000, causing fees Seahorse. Cruising (or the shell museum IWA plans annual meeting The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum is being underwritten by NBD Bank, Times The Island Water Association is having Councilmember George Madison, who planning a cruise for Its annual fond-rais- of the Islands, 'Tween-Waters Itmawd Sam its annual membership meeting at 10 a.m. resigned in January, until a special election ing event, instead of its traditional Galldway.Ford. "the ship will depart from Monday, April 12. At the meeting, directors March 30. "Hoedown," This year, the museum is host- the* *Twe*en^Waters 'docks, t * will be elected and members wanting to Farwell moved full time to Captiva from ing a dinner cruise aboard -the, "Lady .... , The, museum's mission is to "spread" vote in person must register at the tellers' New Orleans in 1990. She still serves as Cttfidwick" depajfliig at 9 p,m. Sunday, knowkclg^f about shells- thrpuga-meamng- table between 9 and 10 a.m. director and president of two family busi- March 21, and xetuMng a| $. p,m, &arkey M exhibits, educational" *p"r:ograni8 The candidates for the board are Bob nesses in Louisiana. On the islands, Farwell and Woodard, a Port Myers band, ,wiH pro- jour &" shell ;colle?jtiona *am3 Us* Davison, Stella Farwell and Paul Garvey. pursues her arts career, conducts creativity vid^the entertaiament % /-I ,»\ - ' ^1 % The nominating committee is comprised of workshops and is involved in many volun- Tjhf; cpstjte $125 & pmap. d oi 3nf6mra make Armand Ball, Andy Schroder, Paul Smart teer activities. &39*2 and Robert Wigley. IWA's board supports Farwell also has served the IWA in a vol- the slate. unteer capacity. In 1997 she was chair- Garvey is a 19-year Captiva resident who woman of the nominating committee and in serves as training officer for the Captiva 1998 was head of the teller committee. Fire Control District. He has been an IWA Other candidates can be nominated by board member since 1995. He previously any IWA member by presenting their name served as chairman of the Captiva Erosion in writing to the secretary in a letter signed Prevention District and as president of the by at least 10 members and delivered at Captiva Civic Association, where he is now least 15 days prior to the April 12 meeting. the executive director. In addition to the election, the annual GOD'S Davison, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., meeting will cover the president's and offi- became involved in Sanibel city govern- cers' reports, and any other IWA business. ment immediately after arriving here in Members who cannot attend are asked to 1985. He was appointed to the Sanibel sign and date their proxies and send them to NOT ON Planning Commission and served from IWA by Friday, April 9. 1986 to 1994, when he was elected to the Prior to the meeting, coffee and dough- city council. He served as chairman of the nuts will be served, and following the meet- planning commission for three years and ing, tours of the IWA facility will be given. was mayor in 1996-97. Davison did not IWA President Roger Blind urges everyone VAi seek re-election to the council and was cho- to attend. He said attendance at the last few sen to serve the remaining term of resigned IWA annual meetings was less than he IWA director Paul R. Starves. He's also liked. serving the vacant term of City For more information, call 472-1502. ISLAHD Wi SanibePs Newest Community While Visiting The Islands, Enjoy the carefree lifestyle of Island Woods...a 38 wooded site Let Him "Refresh" You neighborhood with 9 acre nature preserve bordering the property. At, Our Perfect for nature lovers, Island Woods provides a splendid 5:35 area for bird watching, biking or Saturday Night leisurely walking. Celebration Island Woods residents can enjoy a relaxing day by the family-sized At The Olympic pool or a challenging Vineyard of the Islands tennis match. Located 11A mile west of Starting in the low $200's Sanibel Elementary School Choose from 8 "Old Florida" floorplans. For More Information Call: Models open daily or call for a video. Pastor Jamie Stilson 472-5187 395-3838 Find Your Place With «" A~\\ ISLAND REPORTER Q MARCH 18, 1999 • 25 Historical notes By Jean Dowries Out Island Marine. Special to the Reporter The Gables was built in 1888 by Laetitia Ashmore Nutt and her daughters who came from Louisiana to settle on this Pre-causeway ferry boats, the one-room schoolhouse on remote island. She was appointed first postmistress in July Periwinkle Way and the oldest surviving residence on the of 1889. She took in boarders and day students at the island are among the subjects tackled by author and histori- Gables, where she taught school; and she helped organize an Betty Anholt in her recently published pictorial history, the Fort Myers Chapter of United Daughters of the "Sanibel's Story." Confederacy. Laetitia and members of her family are buried Kinzie Brothers ferries, that carried a maximum of 10 in the little graveyard on the property they homesteaded on cars per trip, plied the waters between Punta Rassa and West Gulf Drive. Sanibel from 1927 until the completion of the Sanibel These are just samples of the fascinating array of stories Causeway in 1963. and vintage photos Anholt has put together to relate tales of But the first ferry across San Carlos Bay was actually earlier days on this farming/resort island community. part of a real estate promotion. In 1925, Cogdell Sponsored by the city of Sanibel and its Historical Development Company advertised, "Drive one's own car on Preservation Committee, the book marks the city's incorpo- paved roads to Punta Rassa ... transfer the car and yourself ration 25 years ago. "Sanibel's Story" costs $40 and is avail- to the Cogdell Ferry Boat, over the beautiful bay to Sanibel able only at the Historical Village & Museum located at 950 Island in a few minutes." The 1926 hurricane wiped out the Dunlop Road, Sanibel, FL 33957. For mail orders, please Cogdell enterprise a year later. add $5 shipping and handling and make checks payable to Even earlier John Boring, a farmer near Blind Pass, ran a "City of Sanibel —- Book." Special to the Reporter ferry between Sanibel and Captiva before the first bridge The village is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday Kinzie Brothers ferry pulling away from the between those two islands was built in 1918. through Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. For information, call dock. This service lasted until the Sanibel Sanibel's earliest school (now the Old Schoolhouse 472-4648. Causeway opened in 1963. Theater) began as one room with a front porch and a bell in a belfry on top. In time, a second room was added as well as a second teacher to accommodate a growing population. The school taught grades one through eight, a system the Sanibel School is in the process of reinstalling. Then as now, later grades went to Fort Myers or off to private schools. Among the pupils at the old school were the Baileys, Mayers, Woodrings, Hennings, Gordons and Williams. Bill HILLEBRANDT Islanders who were students in the two-room expansion included Debbie McQuade Gleason, now a Realtor; Chuck and Curtis Nave, whose father established the plumbing business they now operate; and Gordon Tracy, the owner of SANIBEL CITY COUNCIL Writers to read Memtvis ol ihe Island Writers Groups 1. 2 and .^ v\ill iciul selected woiks at tin1 K.uiin Island (jioup Mr llic Ails beginning .n 7:30 p.m. today. Hie90-mmuii* piogrnm will include three s-hoil poems by Dick .lacka. "Riverbed." "\ \V;iitin;j Poem" :unl "{IssayNii.'0 on \u." lackei is headiim the prop am. Bill Hillebrandt has a record Oihei writers iiii-lurfe: Rmli lyenpar icadini; "O Dolphin D!"(he Dcvp .mJ "Who's (iiiiliy."' IVu-i llilgoi u-ailinji an of service and responsibility es-.,rv on "Hmopean ("nit\"' and ,i poem," The Sea I See." by Dohoiah HutL'i: (\noie ("uoone leading hei Inimoinus ailii'U1, "Lobes oi I t>\ c Vi\ian l'yke n\ulin • Ilia mi*ni-CM'.of,' Moinnij; ;n Ko PonJ" ami "CSlsitlc 'Inp" vill dosi, lh<_- first hull. committent to Sanibel's City

i an liiiamission with ii-lieslniiful',, Carol Council. He offers stability poem, "lloli K:uu Foiosi, wnl op,.;n the si'coixl hall \ light nicnum. "ladies Who LIHKU." by Wimiiv and a level-headed Dona.-.'liuc, will follnw. Then, 1 ud\ MUIKT will ie:ul her poem. " I he- Wnhei that Hie I laid I-roM Brings." followed approach to the City's h> .Vmcy Mack's menioii, "AVriujimp Wei," and a poem by Ckmdii) Bums. "Stalker." Sid Simon will read his upcoming governing pooin. "'l-'nirncss and JuMioc in the Condo" and the: pro" pram will clo*.e with "Island Porch Game." a.humoirm'i essay by Chuck Iligtrins. processes.

The suggested donation is $3 to support BIG Aits. BIG Arts ts at 900 Dunlop Road. For infoimation, call 489 Ifi69oj 395-0900. • Member of Sanibers Planning Bill Hillebrandt Commission. for City Council • immediate past president of Vote MARCH 30 Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF). "Collectibles in Country Charm" Antiques and Collectibles • 14-year resident, actively involved in community and WW FEATURING volunteer work. Byer's Choice Carolers Lilliput Lane Cottages * Candles * Antiques New Selection of Teddy Bears • Tiffamy Lamps Annalee • Lizzie High Dolls * Scatter Rugs VOTE MARCH 30 Sanihel Afghans "Annalee" Dolls -paid'by Hillebrandt Campaign 1446 Periwinkle Way 395-0888 Dave Owens, Treasurer Mon.- Fri. 8-8, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-5 WE SHIP UPS 2 MARCH 18, 1999 • ISLAND REPORTER fl r o u n d the islands iCCF hosts after hours J u n o n i a s ! lanibel/Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce cutive Director Keith Trowbridge had a big first day on job Monday as it was the monthly business after hours, abridge and his wife, Doris, were posted at the entrance he SanibeL/Captiva Conservation Foundation, which :ed the gathering, greeting old friends and making new is. iveryone raved about the salmon and clam dips while ZF Executive Director Erick Lindblad said he had to 3p pinching myself to reality check his excitement r the progress of the Trost tract fund raiser, which has $500,000 left to raise of its $3 million goal. The money purchase and preserve the largest undeveloped tract aining on SanibeJ.

— Dawn Grodsky ABOVE: (1 to r) Joe Photos I Dawn Grodsky Giattini, Bill Walter and Interim Sanibel City Manager Bob Michael Pistella Pritt. (1 to r back) Ron Ficks, Brian Berk and Mike Lang, and (1 to r front) Kerri Berk, Carol AT LEFT: Friedrich Ficks and Kristin Ficks find a coveted junon- Jaeger and Susie ia near the Sundial Beach & Tennis Resort. Holly of Times of the Islands and ffl A couple visiting from Illinois found a junonia near Sanibel City the Sundial Beach & Tennis Resort Monday, March 1. Councilmember Ronald and Carol Ficks said they have been shelling for 12 Steve Brown. years before finding the coveted shell. "Finding this has been a highlight of a special week AT RIGHT: b \i S i with our family being all together at this very special Chamber board place," Carol Ficks said. member Grover k IK * '"" '" The couple lives in Arlington Heights, 111. Arp, sporting cam- V-:*. f M Clayton Demanes of Groveland, 111., found a junon- paign buttons for * 1 ia near the West Wind Inn on West Gulf Drive. Clayton was both city council shelling with his grandmother, Lois Demanes. He is the candidates, proves •'•' ^ son of Mike and Allison of Demanes. t v he's unbiased. • • I'" ! "I'm 10 years old and love Sanibel," he said. i , children's center 25 and still growing Lions ie Children's Education Center of the Islands hosted a p a ID :ar celebration with a wine tasting and silent auction at Arts'Saturday. Host Rob DeGennaro introduced the B Wonili koie ol ding board members present that evening — .Judy Hiookhj\(.n [Vim Uuind a cman and Starr Thomas. Bari Fischer, the third founder, l;ne lions pjv 1 ui>d..i\ i not attend, Also honored during the evening's festivi- \LK1I2. i.l Blind Pnv, Slie was "Miss Martha" Ryckman, the first director of the said this is hei scvomi VOJI ol. 1 .ii..iri(iiiin- io .Sciiiih^l and -.IK1 >\aMi l quik sine wh,ir — Gwenda Hiett-Clements NII>. had loiuid unnl shc inoL n io the .inniKil S.mihcl L,OW LEFT: Current Children's Education Shell Show k I .in .ind peo- Wendy FCoro is proud Lter of the Islands parents Alex and Leslie pic ihcu- mid hoi u \'as of her find, a rare ik look over silent auction items up for ' \ei> i,ne' lions paw.

LOW RIGHT: "Miss Martha" Ryckman, the ool's first director, reminisces about the * T-- ;ters that used to crawl into the classroom an the school was housed in the old ley General Store on the bay.

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P/'ilTOi trlLC'ltlu H,Ci' C'l "/I")/-- Tom Uhlt?r, the ovoninfi's wine host, demon- strates how to savor the flavor of wine by sucking air through pursed lips. 6P MINUTE CLEANERS • • * • -fd^r mnas news PRESS Says: & Tailor Shop "Hard to imagine a more DRIVE THRU SERVICE delightful dining-out. ' ^^(/$%\\x t-AptritiiLc. - i j / ^Ss 16970-1 San Carlos Blvd • Ft. Myers , Fl 33908 Dawn Grodsky (941)466-5115 (1 to r) Clayton and Cecily Demanes with their shell finds. SHIRT LAUNDRY [Some Gannenrs May Be Charged AriditionaNy for Lining, Materlnl Content and Color)

FREE! French Corner Bill Hillebrandt ry Clean Only (Minimum *20.00 Order) fk.{'statirnnt ~jr'runca!& of the. islaiicli Excluding: Household, Leather & Wedding Gowns TARPON BY RD. BY THE POST OFFICE for City Council ante Garments May Be Charged Addittomdly for Un]nghMatertat Content and Color) DINNER 6-10, CLOSED SUN. 60 IVHAfUTECiEANERS (841) 468-5155 /) RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED 472-1493 Vote MARCH 30 ••••••••••••••••••> • * • • • * \S ISLAND REPORTER • MARCH 18, 1999 • 27 Bank on financial groups being ready for Y2K (Editor's note: This installment contin- Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit commented that they ues our series on Y2K.) Insurance Corporation, the National Credit will keep some extra NationsBank Union Administration, the Office of the cash ... a thousand or On their web site — By Gwenda Hiett-Clements Comptroller of the Currency and the Office two in a safety deposit www.nationsbank.com/y2k — NationsBank News Editor of Thrift Supervision — has issued guide- .box or at home, but we indicated it has remediated 98 peicent ot its lines tor financial institutions. They are leally haven't had a lot applications as of Dec. 31, 1998 and has The Fedeml Reseive is making extra telling them to get the message to their cus- of people coming in at tested 88 peicent They have implemented a money just in case "people panic" takes over tomers that ATM machines, ciedit cards, this point. We might piognun to motutOL the compliance of busi- and banks are drained of cash when the Yeai checks and banking services will be func- heai more about it once ness partners and established a Yeai 2000 2000 airives. tioning noimally to counteract doomsday we get into the fall." Communication Centei to coordinate According to government infoimation, scenarios of millions of Ameiican draining Robbie Roepstorff, responses to customer inquiries. According the Fed will add $50 billion to the $150 bil- their bank accounts. to infoimation on their web site, the Bank of president or Edison CraigAlbert America budget for Year 2000 Pioject is lion in cash reserves as a backup to the $460 All banks are busy identifying, analyz- National Bank, said, ** billion in circulation ing, correcting and testing to make sure the $550 million and more than 2,000 people "We have chosen to handle the situation one have worked on the pro]ect. Extiemists are buying up gold and silver transition to 2000 goes smoothly and they on one. That's what we have done from day and socking it away in safe deposit boxes. A are Y2K compliant with their computer- one. What gives us heads up is when we NationsBank also indicated its ATM man outside Chicago is even promoting a related systems and devices ready to process started forming ... we opened in August cards with two-digit expiration dates will Millennium token of exchange — a silver data accurately before, during and after 1997 ... everything we puichased was Y2K continue to work correctly in NationsBank bar worth $5.50, selling for $8.50 —• in case 2000. ready. We are in a comfort zone a lot of the ATMs, but could not guarantee other institu- the bank system collapses when the calen- Customer questions range from the sim- banks do not have. We have worked to make tions' machines are yeai 2000 ready. They dar rolls over to Jan. 1, 2000. ple to complex. On the easy end is: "What if sure our business clients and customers are also said plans are being made for special So what is the reality of what will happen I still have checks with 19. . printed on aware of Y2K. We sent out correspondence procedures and staffing from late 1999 into to people's money at the end of the year? them left in Jan. 2000?" Answer: "Mark out explaining what it is all about and that there 2000 to closely monitor events and take any Will savings and investment accounts be the 19 and put in 20 until you get new ones." is no reason to get alarmed. The best cure is necessary action to correct any problems. affected? How will interest payment calcu- More complicated answers are those that to be ready and educate people. So many lations be handled for dates beyond 2000? involve other agencies being compliant, for people think it will affect everything around First Union Will customers be able to get balances over example, situations dealing with direct them. You find out it is not severe, but you First Union Corporation, has a web site the phone? Will bank statements be accu- deposit of salary, Social Security and other can't take it lightly. — www.firstumon.com/library/y2K — and rate? annuity payments. "For our business clients we printed a hotline — (888)-Y2K-FUNB. They Jeff Webb, author of books on computer Bank statements say they will use elec- material and video tapes that get them to promise to respond to voice mail messages programming and a former Microsoft tronic updates provided by the government think beyond their immediate systems ... to within five to seven business days. employee who recently moved to Sanibel, and other relevant thiid paities; however, the look at their suppliers. Although you may be According to site information First Union said, "A lot of people's concerns are irra- information sent from employers, Social compliant, you can't control the next per- has been working on Y2K since 1996 ana- tional. They are worried that banks will stop Security or any other institution must also son. We want to make sure people know the lyzing computer hardware platforms and functioning, money won't be available, be compliant for the system to work proper- safest place for their money is in a commer- software programs, reviewing pre-printed there will be mistakes on balances, they ly. cial bank, not under their mattress. We tell forms, checks and othei documents and won't get credit for payments made. People Bank of the Islands people to have enough cash to give them a evaluating the infrastructure such as phone who use direct deposit and automatic pay- good feeling, but leave the rest in an FDIC systems, and ATMs ment are concerned. If a system was that Craig Albeit, president of Bank of the insured bank." vulnerable to problems, it would have failed Islands, Edison National Bank's island long ago." bianch, said, "We think we are as ready as A check of othei major area banks Colonial Bank To make sure bank customers feel secure, much as we can be. Suipnsingly enough, revealed that most have had Year 2000 Colonial BancCoipJnc. issued a press the Federal Financial Institutions we've had very few questions or concerns teams working on compliance for the past lelcasc the first of March with an announce- trom oui icgular customers. Some have Examination Council — compused of the foui or five vcars. > See Y2K, page 28 FEMA issues guide SAMPLE BALLOT SPECIAL ELECTION on preparing for Y2K LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA MARCH 30, 1999 The Federal Emergency Management On the lighter side Agency has issued a consumer's guide to The following Year 2000 joke is making preparing for the Year 2000, the "Y2K its way around the e-mail circuit: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS Bulletin." It is part of FEMA's effort to pro- RESIDING IN vide timely, accurate information on pre- Subject: Y to K paredness for Y2K. From an internal MCI memo: THE CITY OF SANIBEL "Being prepared is key to dealing with any potential emergency, whether natural Our staff has completed the three years or man made," said FEMA Dhector James of work on time and under budget. We have W.F. "BILL" HILLEBRANDT 4 Lee Witt. "We need to take the same gone through eveiy line of code in every approach we use with hurricanes, torna- program in every system. We have ana- does or floods — prepare for the worst and lyzed all databases, all data files, including CITY COUNCIL SEAT hope for the best." backups and historic archives and modified Vote for not more than One BOB LASWELL 5 When the calendar turns to 2000 (Y2K) all data to reflect the change. We are proud to report that we have completed the "Y- problems may occur because many com- NON-BINDING SPECIAL REFERENDUM puter-driven systems were designed to rec- to-K" date change mission, and have now ognize the last two digits as designations implemented all changes to all programs SANIBEL CAUSEWAY DRAWBRIDGE for a year. and all data to reflect the following new REPLACEMENT The "Y2K Bulletin" contains answers standaids: If the drawbridge on the Sanibel Causeway is to questions most commonly asked about Januark, Februark, March, April, Male, Y2K: What to do about consumer electron- June, Julk, August, September, October, replaced, should it be replaced with a drawbridge ic products, including your personal com- November, December and ... Sundak, similar in height to the current drawbridge? puter, and steps for small-business owners Mondak, Tuesdak, Wednesdak, Thursdak, to take, among other topics. Fridak, Saturdak. "It is important that we tell the I trust that this is satisfactory because, YES FOR APPROVAL 10 American people everything we know, for to be honest, none of this Y-to-K problem NO FOR REJECTION 11 an educated public will always make the has made any sense to me. But I under- right decisions," FEMA Deputy Director stand it is a global problem, and our team Mike Walker said. is glad to help in any way possible. And ••••••••••••••••••• Single and multiple copies of the four- what does the year 2000 have to do with it? page newsletter are available at no cost Speaking of which, what do you think we i( For additional -jrfir from FEMA. To place an order, call 1-800- ought to do next year when the two digit ^r information please call ^r 480-2520. Copies of the bulletin also are year rolls over from 99 to 00? We'll await available on FEMA's web site, your direction. * 339-6300 * www.fema.gov/y2k. * TDD#339-6305 * ' — Gwenda Hiett-Clements if leeelections.com i( •*••••••••••**•*••• Canvassing of Absentee Ballots & Certification of the Ballot counting equipment to be used in the t$ mmi*fw>$%u>& &« vv* March 30,1999 Special Election will be held in the ;*April 1ft at Nbfft Fofr Office of the Supervisor of Elections, Constitutional frfe E|tr4tloto:iiteai Complex, 2480 Thompson Street, Fort Myers, Florida at.tn. «•>' '<••„'•>", • At the meeting, ni.6mbfers will elept^tlie process>T*» &&#?€ for" on Monday, March 29, 1999 at 1:00 PM. board, of trustees! Ca.r«It and zags Christie fans have Turns," "Secret Stoim" and in "The come to expect. Doctors," I was signed to do the lead chief Pritchett is a newcomer to the repertoiy of staff, Dr. Matt Powers." company and brings with him a noteworthy He enjoyed that role until the show went background in theatei. off the an 20 years later, on New Year's Eve Quick wit never far from the surface, m 1982. Piitchett, a native of North Carolina, said, "I "(Since then) I've been doing this and started in the theater when m grammar that, mostly theater on the stage and at school. 1 played Prince Charming in the sec- regional theaters around the country." ond grade and I was in productions all After performing in a show at the Oslo through high school." Theater in Sarasota, Pritchett and his wife, Bowing to his attorney father's influence, Cynthia, liked the area so much, they bought Pritchett studied law in college and prac- a condominium. ticed with his dad for two years. But the lure "We spent more and more time here and Special to the Reporter of the stage was overwhelming and Pritchett are now Florida residents. Recently a friend (1 to r) Jim Pritchett as Sir Rowland, Carrie Lund as Miss Peake and Helen Mutch as Clarissa in "Spiders Web" at the Arcade Theater. of mine took me to Fort Myers to see 'Our Town' at the Arcade. He introduced me to (Artistic Director) Robert Cacioppo. Bob "I'm not going to PUBLIC MEETING called and asked me to play the part of Sir Roland Delahaye in 'Spider's Web.' retire. I like doing AGENDA FOR MARCH 23,1999 "The Arcade is a lovely theater and my apartment is in the same building. There is a things and I'm doing MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION charming restaurant and cafe as well as a COUNCIL CHAMBERS (MACKENZIE HALL) barber here. ... I don't ever have to leave the more here than in building," he said. 800 DUNLOP ROAD, SANIBEL, FLORIDA By his own admission, Pritchett is a New York." sports "nut" and hopes, now that rehearsals 9:00 AM 1. Approval of minutes of regular meeting of March 9, 1999. are over, he can get in some racquetball and tennis. 2. Public Comments on items not appearing on the agenda. "I like hiking and going into the back — Jim Pritchett (Maximum time allotted, 20 minutes, with a limitation of 5 woods. I'm planning a trip to the Corkscrew location." preserve." minutes per speaker). Upon his return to Sarasota, Pritchett will Familiar with Christie's spoofs and start another play at the Oslo, "Everything I sleuths, Pritchett, who was in "Ten Little 9:10 AM 3. Adoption of Resolutions. Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." Indians" said, "This play is more complicat- "I'm not going to retire," he said. "I like ed. We are still trying to figure out all the ins doing things and I'm doing more here than There are no resolutions for adoption at this meeting. and outs. There is a lot of intrigue and a lot in New York. Here, if I'm not working it's of fun. ... This play has a great deal of like being on vacation." 9:15 AM 4. Consideration of a request to revise the conditional use humor in it. I'm not gong to tell anything In addition to Pritchett and Lund, who approval granted by Planning Commission Resolution no. about the play because it would spoil it." plays Miss Peake, "Spiders Web" also stars He has high praise for actress Carrie 96-65 to expand the permitted number of restaurants seats Niels Miller as Hugo Birch, Helen Mutch as Lund, who began rehearsals on crutches. Clarissa Hallsham-Brown and Michael from 41 to 70 seats, to eliminate carry-out service, and to Now nearly recovered from her skiing Marotta as the Inspector. increase the restaurant floor area from 1952 sf to 2100 sf, injury, Pritchett said, "She went on with Curtain time is 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday determination." He also noted the warm all within an existing 8250 sf commercial building and util- and 2 p.m. Wednesday and Sunday through reception the cast gave him. April 10. The theater is on Bay Street at the izing the existing off-street parking; and "I'm very honored and delighted to be a intersection of Jackson and Hendry streets part of the repertory theater. From what I in downtown Fort Myers. Tickets are $18. Consideration of a request for a development permit to hear, they are doing amazingly well in this Call 332-4488. provide for the implementation of the revised conditional use request described above, including a corresponding reduction in floor area designated for retail sales. Y2K From page 27 ment from Chairman "and CEO Robert E. www.northerntrust.com/y2k/y2kfr.html The subject property, Trader's Store And Cafe, is located at Lowder that Colonial Bank has completed section of their web site has a Year 2000 1551 Periwinkle Way (tax parcel no. 30-46-23-T1- its Year 2000 testing on internal software section with extensive information. 00004.0020). Submitted for property owner Captiva Ltd., and hardware systems that directly impact Customers can e-mail questions to Colonial customers and that these systems [email protected]. by Roseanne Giordani. Application nos. 99-152 CUP and are expected to operate normally after Dec. • 99-12188 DP. 31, 1999. Lowder said Colonial is now test- All of the banks note that Y2K compli- ing its third-party business partners with ance costs, spread over the years of imple- 9:45 AM 5. Discussion as to the feasibility of Planning Commission plans to have that phase completed by the mentation, will have no effect on bottom- inquiry into the impact of "Ecotourism" on the Sanibel end of this month. line share holder earnings. "We will be open for business as usual, way of life and whether or not it is the proper subject mat- In February, the Federal Emergency and plan to have extra funds available for Management Agency issued a statement ter for the Planning Commission, and if so, to what degree. those customers planning on increased that said Y2K should be a reminder to take spending for celebrating the new millenni- care of individual billing, bank and tax 6. Report from Director of Planning or staff. um. Customers will find that direct deposits records, including having recent copies of to accounts, safe deposit box access, and records and statements on file at home. 7. Report from Commission Liaison to the City Council. ATM usage will operate as usual at Colonial Webb said, "I think getting paper records Bank," Lowder said. in order, the same as you would do for taxes 8. Report from Commission Members. Customers can also check out the bank's any way, is a good idea. That's just useful. web site at The same thing with getting together a hur- 9. Report from Commission Chair. www.colonialbank.com/y2k.html and e- ricane kit. But I really don't think the dan- mail questions to [email protected]. ger is from the system failing. There may be 10. Open discussion among Planning Commissioners regard- some errors in the processing, with calculat- ing interest being the most obvious." ing Commission Functions and Goals and the methods and SunTrust The President's Council on Year 2000 procedures for achieving them. SunTrust has a printout available to those who request information by calling their toll Conversion says the transition to Y2K free number at (877) 999-2003. The inclu- would not disrupt people's lives and gave ALL IN THE CITY OF SANIBEL, LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA sive information from John Wyler, senior the banking industry good marks for com- vice president and manager of the Year 2000 pliance. If a person decides to appeal any decision of the body with respect to Project Office, stated that SunTrust com- "There is no indication that there will be any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, such person will pleted the awareness, assessment, renova- major national disruptions in key infrastruc- tures such as electric power, telecommuni- need a record of the proceedings, and for such purposes may need to tion, validation and implementation of mis- sion critical systems before Dec. 31, 1998. cations, banking and transportation, and ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which Ninety percent of the critical systems have most local authorities are leading aggressive record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is been renovated, certified and installed and efforts to solve the problem," John Koskinen, chairman of the council, said. to be based. 87 percent of vendor dependent applications are compliant. The estimated SunTrust "However, we are telling people that it is always smart to be prepared for the possi- In accordance with the American With Disabilities Act, persons needing a expense is $45 million with 60 percent of the budget for application and testing. bility that anything — from inclement special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact weather to Y2K failures — could temporar- the City Manager Bob Pritt at (941) 472-4359 no later than one day prior ily disrupt services at any time." Northern Trust An updated guidance from the govern- to the proceeding. If hearing impaired, telephone the Florida Relay Northern Trust also has a Y2K task force ment will be provided in the months ahead Service numbers, 800-955-8771 (TDD) or 800-955-8770 (VOICE), for in working from the Chicago office which through their web site at www.y2k.gov and assistance. has prepared brochures for local tellers to at a toll free infoimation line at (888) 480- distribute to customers with questions. 2520. Their ISLAND REPORTER • MARCH 18, 1999 • 29 TUGS CONVERGE ON CAPTIVA Clubs & (j r o up s • AA May At least one meeting every day 5:30 p.m. happy hour 275-5111 (24 hours) Sanibel Community House Reservations necessary • Al-Anon Office hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-2 For those affected by someone else's p.m. drinking 472-2155 Tuesday 8:30 a.m. and 8 p.m., Friday at noon • B Zonta Club of Sanibel/Captiva Sanibel Community Church 7:30 a.m. first and third Tuesdays 275-5111 Hungry Heron Visiting Zontians welcome fl American Association of Retired 472-3817 Persons (AARP) Second Friday of each month 1:30 p.m. B Weight Watchers Senior Civic Center 12:30-1:30 p.m. Library Way Every Thursday All welcome 395-1378 472-5517 Water Sports • American Business Women's Association (ABWA) B Sanibel Fishing Club 5:30 p.m. Dinner and business meeting Second Tuesday of the month 6:30 p.m. second Tuesday each month Jonathan Reeves / Special to the Reporter Sundial Beach & Tennis Resort Refreshments and fish tales Nordic tugboats make quite a site at the 'Tween-Waters Inn Marina Reservations required by prior Tuesday 7 p.m. meeting and program 472-4437. Sanibel Community House Saturday. Seventeen boats came from all over for the rendezvous. Visitors welcome Nordic Tugs and their owners gathered and one hailed from as far away as • Sanibel/Captiva American at the 'Tween-Waters Inn marina last Colorado Springs. Many of the boats were B Sanibel/Captiva Power weekend for the largest gathering of the already in Florida for the winter. The Legion Post 123 Squadron tug boats ever east of the Mississippi. event was sponsored by "Nordic Tugs by 6 p.m. second Wednesday each month 6 p.m. third Tuesday each month Marina workers said 17 boats participated Ed Shelton," the East coast distributor. Mile Marker 3, Sanibel-Captiva Road Sept.-June in the annual gathering, which was held One tug owner from Punta Gorda said 472-9979 Sanibel Community House on Captiva for the first time.Most of the that the boats are great for cruising, and 472-4809 participants came from the East coast of cute to boot. • American Legion Auxiliary Florida while several came from Virginia — Dawn Grodsky 6 p.m. second Wednesday each month fl Sanibel/Captiva Shell Club Mile Marker 3, Sanibel-Captiva Road 8 p.m. last Tuesday each month 472-9979 October-May • Caregivers Support Group Sanibel Community House The faces Visitors Welcome Sponsored by FISH 472-4094 ih at bring you Meets third Monday each month Ruth Hamann's house H Sanibel Island Tarpon Club 1515 Bunting Lane 6:30 p.m. second Thursday each month your only official 472-9035 March-July B Committee of the Island (COTI) 472-2656 source for 9 a.m. second Thursday each month _j Nations Bank Gardening Clubs Unu-n Grodsky Editor 472-0536 fl Sanibel/Captiva Orchid Society B Kiwanis Club of Sanibel/Captiva 1:30 p.m. third Monday October-May 7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting Wednesday Sanibel Community House Hungry Heron All welcome 2330 Palm Ridge Road Faye Granberry Visiting Kiwanians welcome 472-6940 • SANIBEL 472-1537 • Master Gardener and fl Sanibel/Captiva Lions Club Horticultural Society 6:30 p.m. first and third Wednesday each 10 a.m. first Tuesday every month, year month round Sanibel Public Library Gu-enda Hiett- Sanibel Community Center Clements NEWS Periwinkle Way All welcome News Editor Faye Granberry • Newcomers and Old-Timers lun- 472-6940 Accurate and balanced cheon meeting and program Second Wednesday each month Bridge Sundial Terrace Room 395-2457 • Duplicate Bridge B Optimist Club of Sanibel/Captiva 7:30 p.m. Mondays 1 p.m. Thursdays 7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting -y ISLAND November-April Second Tuesday each month NationsBank boardroom Sanibel Community House 2450 Periwinkle Way $3.50 members/$5 non-members 472-2155 Jill Goodman 395-9505 Features REPORTER • Friendship Bridge fl Rotary 1:30-4 p.m. every Monday 7:30 a.m. Friday Nov.-April Hungry Heron Sanibel Congregational United Church Visiting Rotarians and others are wel- Every of Christ come 2050 Periwinkle Way 472-2880 $2 charge • Sanibel Community Association Everyone welcome Thursday 395-1770 Monthly dinner and program October-

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Island voices From page 10 Hillebrandt's candidacy is based on my personal experience. community's vision to maintain and nurture the harmo- pesky green space and lay down a lot of concrete, I say, I am confident he will bring valuable background and exper- nious nature on the island. "Go to Miami or some other heavily populated area. Leave tise to the city council, and he will be an outstanding addi- our beautiful islands alone!" tion to our present, public-spirited and effective council. Sincerely, The current causeway bridge system with the spoil Phyllis Bogen Kristie Seaman Anders, islands are not only functional but they blend into the nat- Sanibel Education director, SCCF ural beauty of the bay and the islands while providing a great recreational area for fishing, sailing, sunbathing and Vote for Bill Fight bridge we don't need picnicking. Every time my wife and I cross the causeway To the editor: To the editor: when returning to Sanibel, it's a thrill. I'm afraid that if we have to speed across at 70 mph several stories up, it just We are writing to encourage residents to vote for Bill As a current homeowner and future full-time resident of won't be the same. Hillebrandt on March 30. The coming March election for Sanibel, the causeway issue is of utmost concern to my In your future coverage of this issue, I would appreciate the Sanibel City Council is of major significance for the wife and me. For the last 10 years, we have been coming it if you would identify the parties who are pushing this city of Sanibel. Fortunately, we have two candidates who to Sanibel on a regular basis and we have visited at all issue. I would also appreciate knowing what island organi- are strong supporters of the Vision Statement, the Sanibel times of the year. In my opinion, the causeway ain't broke, zations are in favor of a new bridge system and which Plan and controlling density. Both candidates favor contin- so let's not spend millions of our tax dollars to "fix it." organizations are in opposition to it. I think that will help ued maintenance of the existing causeway or a replacement I have been following the issue through the Captiva the residents, business owners and property owners know with a low-level drawbridge with a narrow span. Current and have yet to determine who is pushing to have who to support. Also keeping us all informed of the major In our estimation, Bill Hillebrandt has outstanding cre- this done. It smells like large developers, who own the meetings and deadlines will allow us to hopefully voice dentials for the position. He has been an island resident for heaits and minds of a few politicians, pushing to create a our opinions in time. These kind of projects often seem to 15 years. He has been a member and supportei of many major project to line their collective pockets while unsus- be pushed through the system by an elite few with very lit- island organizations and he has taken a leadership role as pecting taxpayers sit by and dole out the money. None of tle sunlight being shed on the issue or the cost until it's too president of SCCF. In addition, he has served as a member the evidence for changing the bridge system is conclusive late. of the Sanibel Code Enforcement Board and is currently by any stretch — it's pretty much theory. I hope the people of Sanibel and Captiva will unite to on the planning commission, where we believe he has The approach by the pushers of this project seem to be fight the development of an expensive bridge we don't demonstrated his ability to examine situations and present very cleverly targeted to appeal to both the environmental- need. logical solutions. His experience with local government on ists and island businesses. As for the flow of the tides Sanibel and his professional background, including labor being inhibited by the causeway spoil islands, that's really Sincerely, lelations, have prepared him to examine the facts, present a stretch from any perspective. And trying to build a case Les Boyle the issues clearly and help resolve conflicts peacefully. for business being negatively affected because of the traffic Indianapolis, Ind. Sanibel is faced with a number of major problems now. jams due to only two lanes of traffic and the drawbridge is We urge you to vote for Bill Hillebrandt for city council on pathetic. Maich 30. The appeal of Sanibel and Captiva is that they are School vouchers a bad idea serene, beautiful islands with a slower pace and low crime, To the editor: Dick and Nancy Curtin among many other attributes. Why do people always want Sanibel to take something beautiful and build on it until all the Lee County has already had more than enough expense beauty is destroyed? It's happening all over our country, and conflict over religion in our public schools. The school Sanibel deserves Hillebrandt whether it's the mountains or the ocean areas. I'll tell you board tried to put a Bible class into our high schools to what drives it. Greed. teach a particular version of the Bible as literal history. To the editor: Sanibel and Captiva can be compared to that special lit- That was clearly unconstitutional and the outcome pre- tle restaurant that you love because it is small and intimate, Although I am no longer a voting member of this island dictable. But before it was replaced by a secular Bible has a great ambiance, great food and great service. When it course, we had been forced to pay for costly litigation and community, I want to voice my support for Bill becomes successful, the greedy owner expands the size of Hillebrandt, who is running for city council on March 30. to deal with a lot of upset and polarization. the restaurant and hires more people. The ambiance disap- In last November's elections, the school board members Bill has been an integral part of the long-range planning pears, the food quality and service deteriorate ... it's just efforts at the Sanibel/Captiva Conservation Foundation. He who had insisted on the original course were replaced and not the same anymore. That's what can happen to our a new board was allowed to get back to work. They face is a very capable leader, as demonstrated through his presi- beautiful islands. dency of the foundation. real problems of more demand for education coupled with So Sanibel is a little harder to get to sometimes. Doesn't a decrease in money available to do the job. We have to He listens, analyzes and directs his conclusions for the that help make it a little more special? For those who want best interest of the whole. Bill gets things done. face hard choices about whether to fire reading teachers or to put up the sky-high, multi-lane bridge, increase the traf- cut back on music and art; to let children have lockers or The city of Sanibel will be a better place as Bill devotes fic, put high-rise condos on the beaches, eliminate all that his enormous talents, energy and time to working through try to keep courtesy busing. I had hoped we had learned something and that perhaps other counties had learned from us. Evidently not. We have now seen Gov. Jeb Bush's education bill. It has good fishing & boating points but it may well be voted on as an all-or-nothing bill' It is being rushed through the Legislature before we have A lot of people are always asking me Association, made up mainly of Lee County much chance to read the fine print or to think through what questions about fishing: Where to catch guides that fish for everything that swims in it will mean. The worst of it is the so-called "opportunity bait; what type of fish they can catch at dif- our local waters. This organization also scholarship" (voucher) provision which would divert pub- ferent times of the year. I don't mind the accepts angler members, so if info is your lic money from the public school system and provide fund- questions at all. In fact, I love to talk about main goal, what better source than the local ing for sectarian schools. fishing. pros? The Florida Constitution provides that "(no) revenue of For all the years that I have been fishing, Not only will you receive good fishing the state ... shall ever be taken from the public treasury I still seem to learn something new every knowledge from all these organizations but directly or indirectly in aid of any church, sect or religious trip out. And for those who want to learn they all give back to the community and can denomination or in aid of any sectarian institution." more, I think we sometimes forget about our help keep you up to date with new and ever- (Article 1, Section 3). local organizations. changing laws and regulations. Pretty clear, isn't it? Most of the private schools are For instance, there is the Sanibel Island I will always be glad to answer questions religious schools. If this bill were to pass, those who are Fishing Club, which meets every month. and talk for hours about fishing, but remem- determined to take over the school system by dominating This is a good club that has a well-rounded ber we all need to give back to the resource its boards will attempt to destroy our public schools by membership with avid anglers that like to that has been good to us. bleeding them to death and creating a two-tiered educa- fish everything from grouper to snook. They H Contacts tional system of haves and have nots. have guest speakers every month and if you A Sanibel Island Fishing Club — Charlie I am strongly opposed to seeing our tax dollars go to are an all-species angler, this would be a Sobczak —472-8162. private and religious schools. If you agree, now is the time good club to join. • Sanibel Island Tarpon Hunters Club — to call our state senators, Burt Saunders and Tom Rossin, There is also the Sanibel Island Tarpon Brian Baugher — 472-4717. at (850) 488-1157 and tell them. Hunters Club. Whether you have been fish- Reel • Lee County Professional Guides ing the silver kings for years or are just Association — Capt. Skip Dunn — 472-5385, LeClair Bissell thinking of getting started, this club is full Sanibel of silver king history and information. There therapy (Capt. Fritz Gisewhite is a charter boat is also the Lee County Professional Guides fishing captain on Sanibel and Captiva.) 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CENTER OF SANIBEL Ft. Myers Beach bayfront Ft Myers Beach Gulfview Shops home, owners & guest now available 300 sq. ft - 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Waterfront condominiums at quarters have 2/BD, 2/BA 1200 sq ft units. Estero Blvd 3008 Poinciana Circle Harbour Isle Yacht & Racquet frontage for all units. Call $1100/month. Club. with a great view of the 463-7200 ext 211 Captivating, serene & tropical set- bay, + dock. Near Catholic Annual lease NEED A P O BOX #, Answering 407-889-9377 Church Service, Conference Rooms, /99 _»««»- 48864-2 3 BD/3 BA Courtyard Villa $435,000. Call Jack Moore, Large Office, Small Office, 2055 sq. ft. living area with Tropical Hut Realty 463-4424 Furnished, Unfurnished - We 2 car garage, private pool, have It all Near Beaches and ANNUAL RENTALS 10 & 11 foot tray ceilings, F/W Sanibel 466-8682 boat slip & several upgrades. RARE OPPORTUNITY Gated community, fitness center, To rent a most pool spa & private island, only $259,900 magnificent home. S.FT MYERS HOMES Gulf-gated community. PRIME SANIBEL CONDOS Port of lona, 3 BD/3 BA, ground OFFICE SPACE 3 story, floor corner unit. 1740 sq. ft. 3 bedroom/2.5 bath, sunk-in living room, 2 lanals, JUST LISTED - POINTE SANTO covered parking, F/W boat slip, Close to beaches lona area Almost plus den and office. 3 bedroom with direct Gulf view - true Spanish Mediterranean a 1/2 acre 2/1 Loaded with fruit Call for further details® the only one like it on Sanibel architecture. New A/C, new trees Lowest priced home in WILL TRADE OFFICE SPACE in $3,000/mo. Excellent Investment with very dishwasher, new washer/dryer, neighborhood. $79,000. Call exchange for professional ser- new paint & carpet. Priced to Hagen Real Estate, 437-0072 strong rental Income vices Accounting, Carpentry, sell at $154,900. Cleaning, Landscaping, Painting, CLOSE TO SANIBEL MISCELLANEOUS $589,000 Carpet Cleaning, Handyman, Brand new, New spectacular Riverfront Bookkeeping, Legal, Etc large, deluxe BEST BUY ON SANIBEL Towers. Majestic panoramic 472-2700 2 bedroom/2 bath, Lighthouse Point with over 1565 views. 2800-3300 sq. ft. living FACTORY DIRECT POOL sq ft. of living, including 2BR, area. 14 units per building. 2 plus den & 2 car garage, HEATERS 2BA, den, eat-in kitchen & laundry units per floor. Luxury & loca- Advertise lakefront condo. Heatpump, solar or gas Major Nothing compares at this price. tion at its best. Starting at ISLAND MEDICAL & Gorgeous unit. brands. New/ussd, do it yourself $379,000 or Installed. Free phone quotes. $239,500 in The BUSINESS CENTER A Must See... (800)333-WARM(9276) Please call Available UF or F. www solardirect com David LaBonge $1,200/mo. Lic#CWCO29795 Call Julie or Steve Potts Prime Space for the today for more information or to Professional or Executive. RE/Max of the Islands preview any of these waterfront CANAL FRONT properties. Covered Parking & Elevator. WOLFF TANNING BEDS Tan at 800 388-2311 This beautiful Olde Florida 941*472-2311 Approx. 1170 sq.ft. horns. Buy DIRECT and SAVEI David LaBonge dflisifietts style home, offers Commercial/Home Units from Sales Executive $199 00 Low Monthly Payments. CALL MARIE WELLS 3 bedroom/three bath, F. Harbour Isle Realty, Inc. Heated pool, FREE color catalog Call today Office (941) 489-4448 472-1587 PRISCILLA MURPHY REALTY (800)842-1310 Home (941) 482-0218 (941)472-4113 Direct canal, SANIBEL ******************* (800) 237-6002 Privacy, CARROUSEL HORSES 5/6J88 -tttt— 39923-2 plus more. Call and get the details... FULL SIZE REPLICAS BY OWNER 776 SQ. FT. Lighthouse Beach area OOOOOOO $2,200/mo. ON 6 FT. BRASS POLE One bedroom BEAUTIFUL BAYFRONT RETAIL SPACE WITH STAND. Completely renovated Panoramic vlew.luxury 2/BD, on PERIWINKLE 2/BA, furnished corner unit, Call PEARALIZED PAINTED TO New carpet, flooring, appliances 482-1349 light fixtures. twin balconies, boat dock, ten- 472-6747 for more info, YOUR DECOR 4/8/99 -«»»«— 42802-Z nis, pool & spa. $153,500. Call NEW RIVER PROPERTY on these fine properties. $5,000 VALUE. MOVING OUT OF AREA. Steve Bostwick, SELLING FOR $1,795. MUST SELL Century 21 Sunbelt, 549-0078 LA BELLE, FLORIDA • ANNUAL 941-463-1842 $89,000. One acre on Caloosahatchee GULF BEACH OOOOOOO River. Direct access to the Gulf 3/25/9» —»»»«— 42807-2 CALL 355-3286 RENTALS PROPERTIES INC. AFTER SPM of Mexico, Lake Okeechobee and Atlantic Ocean. Builder's Lie. Real Estate Broker new 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, 4/I/99 —If*- 42412-2 great room, split plan. Wood, carpet & tile floors. New fur- nishings. Stone fireplace, • HOMES • HOMES metal roof, vacuum system, • VACATION FOR SALE FOR SALE security system, two car "SEE HOMES RENTALS Advertise garage. Heated caged pool w/spa. Abundance of mature FOR RENT" trees, yard building, 30' cabin cruiser and deep water dock SUNSET CAPTIVA IrtThe with lift. US' B®" B3" US' B3" US" Glenn Carretta & -M»»— FOR RENT BY OWNER All for only $375,000. Our beautiful home SANIBEL in this very private The Glenn Carretta Team's Builder/Owner/Broker BEACHFRONT HOME beachfront to bay community Dan Baseman 3 BR/2 BA. Fully furnished Classifieds 941-675-7484 Just Listed!!! Fully furnished Two bedrooms/2 1/2 baths LAND END, Prime gulf front 2/2 unit. The most remarkable All rooms face the Gulf. with screened porch 472-1587 views on either Island Overlooks golf course to Red Fish Pass to $4,000/Mo. plus utilities. upper sun deck gulf. The very best of the best. Mostly furnished (Robb & NEW RIVER Six month minimum. heated pool Stucky). Designer carpet and wall coverings $925,000. Available immediately. private boat slip EAST END, 2/1 Casa Blanca corner unit 2 porches, interior PROPERTY Call 472-6315 two tennis courts designed by Foxworthys Updated to the "9's" All tiled floors, A BELLE, FLORIDA 3/16/99 — ttit— 42706-4 three TV's, cable, VCR, stereo LOTS FOR SALE only 9 units total. $221 000 One acre on and more GULF FRONT Sandalfoot (corner 2nd floor west! 2/2 Best value Caloosahatchee River. Call (910)457-9251 Gulf front $439,000 Direct acess to • HOMES • 4/8/88 —>«»«— 41299-2 Riverfront lots, great loca- the Gulf of Mexico, WE ARE YOUR tions. lona/McGregor area. Lake Okeechobee and PRIVATE HOME SPECIALIST! LOGGERHEAD CAY $350,000 & $175,000. Build Homes For Sale Atlantic Ocean Totally refurbished your dream home in a pri- BAYFRONT ESTATE: Immaculate & stately 4-story bay front 2 to 7 bedroom homes, home w/deep water dockage Beautifully furnished Builder's new two bedroom, two bath condo. vate gated riverfront com- 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, most with pools. Pool • Tennis • Cable • VCR munity. w/extraordinary water views 4-story elevator, cathedral On and Off Beach. ceilings, wrap around porches and many extras $1,595,000 great room, split plan . Gulf/Pool View. furnished. Wood, carpet & tile floors. Some with boat dock. Discounted Weeks Available New furnishings. Monthly & weekly rentals. through owner: Please call DEEP WATER CANAL FRONT: Sailboats belong herel One of the Island's most beautiful properties. Olde Florida Style home Stone fireplace, metal roof, We are booking TAKING RESERVATIONS David LaBonge w/huge outdoor entertainment area. Long canal views w/deep vacuum system, off season ana NOW THRU 1999 today for more information water dockage This home has been meticulously cared for. security system, the year 2000 now. SEASON or to preview any of these $689,000 mostly furnished. two car garage. 847-234-6808 waterfront properties. Call 472-0457 or NEAR BEACH: 3/2 home in the West Rocks. Privacy, enclosed Heated caged pool w/spa. 4/8/99 —»»««— 37880-2 Abundance of mature trees, ******************** garage, vaulted ceilings, huge back porch overlooking nature 800-325-1352. preserve Landscaping for the nature lover who likes it nice, but yard building, GULF VIEW CONDO David LaBonge easyl $270,000 mostly furnished 30' cabin cruiser and 2 bedrooms, two baths Sales Executive deep water dock with lift. CONDOS FOR RENT Sleeps six Harbour Isle Realty, Inc. * VacabonLink membership included w/all Sarubel/Captiva in A+ Condition. properties, phone Glenn for details. Office (941) 489-4448 Al! for only $375,000 Designer Decorated. Home (941 482-0218 Call Owner for Can be rented, annual, 6 month, discounted summer* rates Lots For Sale Builder/Owner/Broker weekly, or seasonal 1999 WATERFRONT: Pnvate gated subdivision, pool & tennis One Dan Baseman Gulfside, close to everything, 847-364-0795. AWESOME LOTS IN PRIVATE lot to beach $259,000. 941 -675-7484 very nice Call 463-8419 or 4/8/99 —— 39054-2 SUBDIVISION NEAR SANIBEL 4/7/IH —»>#«— 42803-2 314-926-0746 AND RIVER. 110 X 135 FILLED WEST GULF DRIVE Possible Gulf view from widow's walk one $39,900. acre. $197,000 LANDS END 941-513-0993 VILLAGE CONDO OWNER/REALTOR At South Seas Plantation 1 Phonefor: Almost Sanibel Cottage Point "GLENN'S GUIDE FOR BUYING & SELLING SANIBEL & 2 Bedroom / 2 Bath Peaceful, quiet, trees, shell roads. Oversized lots! 100x200. CAPTIVA REAL ESTATE": An essential 52 page guide with Luxury Unit Amazon Lane, off McGregor comprehensive information on Tax deferred exchanges, 9 & A's, Fantastic Ocean Views Blvd $36,500 Call Hagen Real cash flow, and much morel Weekly or Monthly Rentals Estate, 472-0072 "GLENN'S REAL ESTATE NEWS": A monthly newsletter with Book now for next season small ads dials Owner 800-897-0288 Builder has oversized lots on up-to-date information on Sanibel & Captiva's fast pace Real canal in exclusive gated Estate Market. REASONABLE RATES subdivision. East end of YOU JUST WON'T BELIEVE 4/1/88 —«»««— 32991-2 Sanibel location with Beach GLENN CARRETTA THE BUYS! IN THE CLASSIFIEDS! SUNSET CAPTIVA Club and private access. BEAUTIFULLY Surrounded by beautiful Broker-Salesperson FURNISHED HOME. existing homes. Call for more w/John Naumann & Associates ISLAND AVAILABLE WEEKLY: information 395-0909 4/Z2/»» — f««t— 25229-2 1-800-784-2616 or 2 Bedroom, loft, 2 Bath. Screened Lanais. Almost Sanibell Cottage (941) 395-3100 3 TVA/CR. Point. Peaceful, quiet, trees, EPORTER Pool - Tennis - BBQ Grill. shell roads. Oversized lotsl 100X200. Amazon Lane, off Gulf Beach, Boat Dock, McGregor Blvd. $36,500. 472-1587 And More' Call Hagen Real Estate, [email protected] Call owner at 314-872-9990 437-0072 www.jn-a.com/gc 3/2 5/99 —##»»— 33104-2 3/24/99 —>«»«— 42752-2 ISLAND REPORTER • MARCH 18, 1999 • 37

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Rent - Seasonal rates, and sunsets. 941-395-1972 THE ISLAND CONDOS* $6,500/monthly. Call 472- Amenities optional 471/89 —#»««— 2S483-2 LUXURIOUSLY FURNISHED Beautifully decorated SANIBEL 6632 and fully equipped. Also, Sanibel Harbor RESORT 4/1/«» _#»##_ 4S7«t-2 1-800-878-7495 • ••••• Call owner. 6/3/88 _t#>>_ 21848-2 AMENITIES AVAILABLE CAPTIVA CQNTACT OWNER FOR Substantial savings. OCEAN'S REACH - 2 • ••••• BEACH HOUSE SPECIAL RATES. BR, 2 BATH, SLEEPS 6 Phone: (610)664-2371 LOGGERHEAD CAY Lovely, Private 4/1/88 — i«M— 710-2 OCEANS'S REACH - (219)272-0889 Fully Furnished Find Your Place beautifully furnished. DIRECT GULF 1 BR, 1 BATH, SLEEPS 4 Heated pool- Fax: Two bedroom, two bath With Tropical vegetation (219)273-5973 FRONT SANDALFOOT 2 Condo. Spectacular gulf views BR, 2 BATH, SLEEPS 6 Pool - Tennis - Cable - VCR 3/24/90 —tin*— 8806-2 STEPS TO BEACH All amenities THE ATRIUM NEAR LIGHTHOUSE Fabulous Viewsl SUNDIAL - Gulf Front. RENTING 941-472-1764 1 BR, 1 BATH, SLEEPS 4 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, Den. Upscale • Delightful APRIL • ••••• Two weeks minimum. THROUGH VIP Photos available. POOL, TENNIS, VIEWSM 4/1/99 — MM— 25SB1-2 Two bedrooms, Two baths SEPTEMBER Rent direct from owner Very nicely furnished AND BEYOND SUNSET CAPTIVA and savel RENT FROM OWNER Elegant 3BR/2BA Home Pool and Tennis DISCOUNTED RATESIII (609) 985-0322 BY OWNER SANIBEL / CAPTIVA / in (609) 492-7389 PHONE: (630) 736-5440 FAX: Please call (630) 736-0349 FT. MYERS BEACH / Private beachfront community. 1-516-628-1801 4/28/89 — »»t«— 18234-2 800-982-3471 FT. MYERS Fully furnished. 4/28/99 —«m«— 42680-2 4/8/8B —*»#»— 24617-2 2CATV's, VCP, 941-472-5550 6/3/89 —«»«»— 715-2 Seasonal & Annual CD/Stereo, W/D. Beach Front Condo: Two Rentals Pool • Tennis - Boat Dock. bedrooms plus two baths. Call owner Washer/dryer. Large kitchen. CLASSIFIED 800-237-7526 615-371-9029 Pool - tennis - bicycles. Now or 4/1/PB —»«>«— 27737-2 booking weekly and monthly. 941-472-1613 472-1587 THE VACATION Owner 330-864-3094 3/25/»» —•«««— 32820-2 VIP Realty Group/ HOME BEAUTIFUL POOL small QdS Rental Division YOU'VE ALWAYS HOME 1/20/2000 —Hit— 24417-2 EAST ROCKS WANTED POINTE SANTO (WEST GULF DRIVE AREA) Most beautiful YOU JUST WON'T BELIEVE Most private beach. OVERLOOKING Gulf front complex. Dock on Bayou. TROPICAL THE BUYS IN THE CLASSIFIEDS! Pool, tennis, SUNSET CAPTIVA Heated pool, LAKE Wide porches, Activities director, etc. Luxury TASTEFULLY DECORATED ISLAND 2BR/2BA luxury condo. Three bedroom, two bath. Open sunning decks. 3 BEDROOMS / 2 BATHS Spectacular view. Large screened porch. Chateau Sur Mer area. ALL AMENITIES If we're booked, Fully equipped. Idyllic luxury and comfort. WALK TO BEACH Easy care no effort we can refer you to Private Gulf and # AVAILABLE: PORTER Vacation home. many other owners. Bay front community. 1999 & 2000 SEASON Three bedrooms, three baths. "248-363-9257 Pool-tennis-Boat docks- INCLUDING APRIL'99 Monthly rentals. [email protected] gas grills, and much more. DUE TO CANCELLATION 472-1587 Call for rates. www.majestianet/vacation/ CALL OWNER. 708-481-8188 (941) 472-8248 1001-1 .htm 517-321-6324. 4/1/98 — «»#«— 33400-2 e-mail: [email protected] 4/1/»» -*««*- <0i4»-2. (505) 982-9242 Ulltt — «»*»— 2»S»4)-2 3/2S/99 — t*H- 32JI7-2 38 • MARCH 18, 1999 • ISLAND REPORTER • INTERUAL GENERAL REAL GENERAL GENERAL VACATION PRO* DOMESTIC AUTO &RENTALS OWNERSHIP ESTATE HELP WANTED HELP WANTED MEDICAL BILLING "SALE!" www.home professions.com CAROLINA MOUNTAIN HOWIES 1974 MERCEDES 450 SLC Brown THE SANIBEL-CAPTIVA FIVE STAR REAL ESTATE. 5530 West U S with tan leather 53,000 miles seeks full/part time. HOME PC CASA YBEL 64 Murphy.NC 28906 Offering Near mint condition Must see CONSERVATION required. $45,OO0Jyear. WILL BEACH AND RACQUET CLUB Western NC Homes, Cabins, 395-3227 FOUNDATION HAS AN TRAIN. 1-800-600-1844 (code Acreage, Creek & Lakefront 590) Weeks 5 and 6 SEIZED CARS from $175. Porche, IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR A Find Your Place With Properties FREE brochure Cadillac's Chevy's, BMW's, BUSINESS MANAGER. Two bedrooms, two baths. (300)747-7322 Corvettes. Also Jeeps, 4WD's Pools, tennis, FORECLOSED GOVERNMENT Your area. Toll free 7 days a activity programs, HOMES Save up to 50% or week (800)429-3660 EXT A- SKILLS NEEDED: PART TIME RETAIL Morel Minimum or no down pay- 4304 >strong background in restaurant. ment' For listing call now. 7 days 610-687-6194 Macintosh computers EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS a week (800)429-3660 EXT H- additional background in $7.00 PER HOUR i VIP' ajicjaa —mm— 41375-2 4304 DOCKSIDE SANIBEL DOS and Windows computers 472-9098 SANIBEL BEACH >strong background in bookkeeping/accounting SANIBEL/CAPTIVA CLUB I WEEKS 9 and 10 (fund accounting preferred) FT. MYERS BEACH/FT. Feb. 27-Mar. 13 • BOATS & >meticulous attention to THINKING OF MYERS FAX detail Unit 2-D RELOCATING? >good people skills Want to live in a resort area9 Need Seasonal & Annual Rentals Gulf-front. YOUR AD FOR SALE Two bedrooms, two baths. a means of supporting yourself We have a possible solution! 800-237-7526 Sleeps six. TO 472-8398 1990 Precision Sailboat. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: (800)989-2322 or 941-395-1972 This 24'5" sloop is in mint (recorded message) 941-765-8686 3/2%/8» —«»««— 42672 condition and loaded with >day-to-day management of REAL ESTATE extras. Shallow draft (23") the business office VIP Realty Group/ Rental Division HURRICANE HOUSE Vending Lazy persons dream Few with board up. Trailer operations hours = Good $ Priced to sell West Gulf Drive included $6250. Call >preparing financial Free brochure (800)820-6782 Gulf Front Fort Myers Gulf front - Two bedroom 472-2066 statements at Carlos Point *$475/week until Two bedrooms, Two baths SO COLORADO RANCH SALE 3/25/90 —»««»— 42709-4 >preparing specialized FRONT DESK AGENT Dec. 13. Pool, Spa, Tennis, 80 ACRES- $50,000. Ejoy panoram- Board reports 'Dec 13 until April 30 $925 week Screened Lanai. ic mountain views & sensational sunsets over the Rookies from >budget preparation in •May 1 $900 month. Call Kathy, Flex Week (16-51) Join our winning teaml Pointe 219-833-4887. this gently rolling acreage. Year cooperation with the $7,000. round access, telephone & elec- POWERBOATS Estero Resort on FM Beach Executive Director has full & part time Front Desk BY OWNER tric. Ideal for horses Excellent financing >audlt responsibilities in Agent positions available. Ft. Myers Beach (941) 472-8972 cooperation with the Excellent salary & benefitsl March vacancy Call toll fres (877)676-6367 3/25/89 —»«««— 42685-4 8:30am-7 30pm Hatchet Ranch organization's accguntant Will train! Apply in person for 2/BD, furnished home, steps to TORTUGA BEACH CLUB. instant interview, 6640 Estero beach and shops, North end, Top line, 24ft. Pontoon boat. 1996 >overseeing computer Blvd. or call 765-1155. $$5007k WEEKS 50 and 51. Excellent MURPHY NORTH CAROLINA Spectrum with 75hp motor, like responsibilities of assistants, Call Linda Leone Gulf view. Golf membership new, 20 hrs use. Cooking grill including volunteers CONTINENTAL EXPRE$$ needs Tropical Hut Realty, (nc. at Dunes Included. $25,000 Wolf Mountain Estates. 3 acres attatched, new cost $18k, bar- OTR 4S3-4424 or (800)554-3069 gain at $11,900., & regional drivers Voted amoung for both. 847-234-1282 $29,900. Spectacular view! trailer available. 463-4968 ADDITIONAL 4/1 /9» — M«t— 48784-5 the top 10 small carriers. Paid Betty Hoffman, Owner-Broker DESIRABLE SKILLS benefits 90-95% (but not requirements) no-touch freight. 1-941-997-0400 include: (800)365-1337/(800)727-4374 DOCK SPACE experience in a non-profit EOE sanjbel holiday GOVERNMENT POSTAL JOBS- To • WANT TO BUY/ RENTALS/SALES organization up to $17.24/hr., hirlng/99, free >desktop publishing application/examination Informa- RENT/TRADE experience tion. Federal hire-Full benefits. >graphic design (800)890-4467,ext. 1401 (8am- REAL ESTATE 6pm CST). BOAT SLIPS >computer hardware and software troubleshooting VACATION RENTALS WANTTOBUYIII AVAILABLE HELP WANTED Sanibel & Captiva SANIBEL and maintenance CONDO CLEANING GULF FRONT CONDO. DEEP WATER CANAL NEAR SIESTA ISLES Please send resume, FORT MYERS BEACH & Ft. Myers (941) 472-7828 SANIBEL, BONITA SPRINGS 4/1/00 —«««> — 42604-4 Near Boardwalk Caper 3 letters of reference and a Cottages, condos, homes & Seeking cottage or apartment ENJOY GULF sample of writing skills MUST HAVE estates • GENERAL for professional massage Within 5 MINUTES (e.g., narrative of experience) TRANSPORTATION On Idle Speed to: therapist, mature woman, no NO LIVE-ONS FULL OR PART-TIME \ (800)572-6423 REAL ESTATE Eric Lindlad, (941)472-6565 kids or pets, love plants, desire 1-423-357-7312 463-8829 765-1603 -X, quiet atmosphere, six months Executive Director, 1630 Periwinkle Way P.O. Box 839 V,' v or more. Call Kapua, 458-4835 Suite A J» ->«»>— 4it»87-2 • HELP Sanibel, FL 33957-0839. http://www.sanibelhollday.com ANDi ANNUAL RENTAL WAHTED No telephone calls PART TIME RETAIL WANTED please. EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS. 4/8/09 —tlttt— 42805-2 SOUTH SEAS ONE OR TWO BEDROOM SANIBEL ISLAND $8.00 PER HOUR. HOME OR CONDO RESORT DOCKSIDE SANIBEL" , PLANTATION FIELD OFFICE 472-9098 ON SANIBEL. FRONT-DESK GULF FRONT CONSTRUCTION 3/31/88 —«»t«— 43401-2 .UXURY VILLAS PREFER EAST END. STAFF PERSON ALSO FOR COMPANY OFFICE CLERK A FIVE BEDROOMS PRIVATE REALTY CONSIDERING PURCHASE: WEST WIND INN. Needs FULL OR PART TIME POOL AND SPA $100,000 OR LESS. Full time; Field Office helper LAW OFFICE ON SANIBEL ONE ACRE FENCED IN LOT 941-472-1789 5 days per week with organizational and 472-1000 LUXURIOUSLY FURNISHED ISLANDER 4/1/88 -«»»»— 42008-2 phone skills for RESORT AMENITIES (3 days from Noon to 8 PM & ASK FOR PATTY AVAILABLE REALTY 2 days from 3 to 11 PM). scheduling, filing, etc. 3/18/00 —««»«— 42562-2 • AUTOMOBILES Benefits include 395-9300 BEST VIEW ON THE ISLAND paid vacation, or fax: 395-9501 4/1/«0 —»»«»— 42890-2 SKILLS & TRADES CONTACT OWNER FOR NORTH CAPTIVA FOR SALE health insurance, SPECIAL RATES ISLAND paid tolls. HELP WANTED 1974 MERCEDES 450 SLC. Experience not necessary NON-TRADITIONAL PH.: Brown with tan leather. (we will train) AIR FORCE Great career opportu- (219)272-0889 FRIEND/CARE GIVER nities available for FAX: 53,000 miles. Near mint but a general knowledge of high school grads, ages 17-27. Plus (219)273-5973 SALES AND condition. Must see. basic computer functions Needed up to $9000 enlistment bonus If 395-3227 would be helpful. for a 75 year old lady with you qualify! For an information RENTALS 3/24/00 —tut- 42808-2 What is necessary packet, call (800)423-USAF or memory loss. visit is a pleasant personality, Shop, www.airforce com 1986 Mercedes 560SL good telephone etiquette GULF FRONT Convertible. Two tops. provide three meals daily. and proper English Take out the trash COTTAGE New paint, Red. Saddle due to interaction BUSINESS Interior. Excellent condition. and recycling. 2 BR/2 BA with the guests. 112,000 miles. Care for the cat. OPPORTUNITY PERFECT FOR Looking for an honest and Take to the doctor Great Island car. clean cut individual $19,500. at least once a month, and A HEALTHY INCOMEI Fight High PERSONAL to join th WWI team. cholesterol, Arthritis, Allergies, CAPTIVA 454-6040 evenings to the hair dresser weekly. ENJOYMENT Call Daryl Jorgenson at Wash and lay out clothes Diabetes Stregthen your imune WATERFRONT 472-1541. systen & earn moneyl A LIFE- Three bedrooms, three baths. AND/OR RENTAL (no ironingl). TIME Product & Income! Act AVAILABLE 4/1/88 — ttit— 42681-2 Draw bath and NOWI Attend free presentations: INCOME be available to assist, 7pm-10pm, Tues,, March MARCH 27 TO APRIL 11. $518,500 1989 FORD BRONCO II, 23-Tampa, 7pm-10pm, Thurs., $2500/per week. THINKING OF if necessary. March 25-Jackson; 10am-12pm, 4x4, Clean house or Sat, March 27-Orlando. For info Every amenity! Call 5 speed, RELOCATING? 248-649-9773 supervise the cleaning. (800)825-9601 ••*••» Want to live in 4/1 /ea -im- 427»o-z air, new engine, exhaust, Give evening medication. STYMIE SNOOPS* New agreement GULF VIEW HOME a resort area? clutch, Cope with emergencies. between 13 nosy companies and 3 BR/2.5 BA Need a means of KING'S CROWN very well maintained, Be a friend FTC lets you demand your infor- supporting yourself? mation stay private. We contact AWESOME VIEWS white with blue Interior. who's warmth and creativity ISLAND BEACH We have a all for $29.95 MC/VISA Must see to appreciate, brighten her life. (888)352-2677 RENTAL READY possible solution! CLUB only $3800. Initiative and UNLEADED GASOLINE EXTREME (800) 989-2322 OCEAN'S REACH $345,000 Will consider boat for trade sense of humor required, Lowsl Massive opportunity! Free (recorded message) along with good video, report plus 1 ounce silver POINTE SANTO 1993CHEVROLET BLAZER 18/08 —>#»#„ 42704 coin to qualified investors! 5K GULF VIEW LOT communication, skills. min. Call now! Marshal LT, 4x4, CONDO MANAGER Education an asset. (800)730-4777 leather, www.1 second.com/Norcalfutures. Two bedroom, two bath PRIVACY Desired for Non-smoker, auto, 9-Unit Beach Resort Average 25 hours weekly at htm condos on gulf. power windows, locks, BUFFER on Sanibel. $20 per hour. cruise, tilt, alloys, air, Residence, utilities, and Rent tiny upstairs apartment ATTRACTIVE RATES EASY WALK 4dr, loaded, ATTENTION!!! modest salary included. with water view dark green, Business minded people TO BEACH Couple (without children for$550/mo. (water, Call owner well maintained, interested in living at home) •garbage, sewer included). developing $69,000 must see to appreciate, apply with 941-472-1161 only $6800. a full time income [email protected] (941)472-3000 written resume and CALL LIZ AFTER 10 A.M. working at home. references (206) 789-7624 HTTPy/MEMBERS.AOL.COM/ 573-6068, leave Call 24 hour FAX: (941) 372-9635 to P.O. Box 1634 Leave your number SEESANIBEL/ message. recorded message: 4/1/09 -HH- 42807-2 6/3/SC —tttt— 5313-2 Sanibel FL 33957 and time to call. 1-800-716-3529 4/14/88 —«>»«— 420 »S-2 3/25/86 -tlft- 42882-4 4/8/99 —«•#«— 42004-4 .4714/08 —tttt— 42803-; ISLAND REPORTER Q MARCH 18, 1999 Q 39

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