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Kiwanis Light the candles all around the world Submitted by Bob Wimbush

What's Christmas (or for that matter, Kiwanis) without kids. Here, Kiwanis gets a musical card from music teacher Susan Skinner, Sanibel School kids and their moms. To quote the kids and their favorite song, "Wouldn't it be nice if we could have one cel- ebration all around the world." Don wel- V'I comes New :-\.i member, Karl Reich; Below: Don Czech pre- sents a holiday check to Cynthia Hoggatt of the City of Sanibel's Housing Foundation.

Sanibel Captiva Power Squadron's Boating Course Starts Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004 *-* 9 a.m.- 12p.m at Ding Darling Educational Bid. >^ 4 class sessions, Educational Cruise & exam Learn: *Boat handling 'Seamanship "Use of marine radio *Basic piloting *** "Basic weather *Engine troubleshooting THE STOCK EXCHANGE *Aids to navigation ^Florida & local laws 4000 Sa. ft. showroom of unique upscale consigned Take an educational cruise on local waters n» furniture & home furnishings View markers in daylrght and after dark 15660 San Carlos Blvd., Gulf Point Sq. ^> Class size limited (Corner of San Carlos & McGregor Blvds.) Across from Big Lots Pre-registration required, call Ft. Myers, Florida 33908 Jim Strothers at 395-1856 • (239)437-4333 Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9-5: Sun. Closed Islander • Week of December 26, 2003 - January 1, 2004 • 3A TOO MUCH COLUMNISTS Pishing & Shelling [:IT'„ "•'"" ^ Capt. Mike Fit cry J": — page 7A

Who's Who Nancy Santeusanio — page 12A

Center Stage Marshp, Wagner - page 2B

Music Scene HONEY. 1M JUST Harold Leiberman GOINS TO PICK'UP A — page 3B PEW THINGS FOR DINNER Dateline Hollywood Little JoeMicale - page 4B

Happy Boxing Day... If you have heard Still other historians attribute the origin of Boxing of Boxing Day then you probably know that Day to a church tradition dating back to the Middle Lee County tops 2M visitors in 2003 it is the day after Christmas and is celebrat- Ages (800 A.D. again). December 26 was the day the As of press time, representatives from the Lee County ed as a real holiday in the U.K. and other monies collected in the poor boxes was distributed to Visitor & Convention Bureau planned to welcome the two English-speaking countries of the Empire. the needy. In some versions, the box was earthenware millionth visitor to Lee County in 2003 as they arrived at No doubt you are also aware that it is one of and was broken open on Christmas for distribution the Southwest Florida International Airport on Dec. 23. This is those quaint and quirky British holidays, next day. the first time- that Lee County has reached the 2 minion like Guy Fawkes Day or St. Swithin's Day. The point is that all the explanations involve one class milestone. I first heard of Boxing Day when I was RENNY of people giving to another in one fashion or another. In According to Walter Klages of Research Data Services, a small child (I had an English uncle) and SEVERANCE more recent centuries, the custom was to tip the trades- tourism consultant to Lee County, resort tax collections I couldn't quite understand why the day Editor people who served those of a more relaxed station in life. this fiscal year have reached $11,188,603, marking a 2.7 after Christmas would be devoted to a Like everything else on this planet, the holiday has percent increase from fiscal year 2001 — 2002. The two pugilistic sport. Well, it isn't. evolved or gone extinct. Here in the US of A it's extinct, million short-term visitors to Lee County this year had I was told that it actually got its name from that fact that probably because anyone wealthy enough to be on the direct expenditures of $1,113,677,537. When multiplier it was the day that all the boxes from the opened Christmas giving end of the deal had more sense than to come to effects are added, these visitors contributed presents were tossed out in the trash. Well, it isn't that either. this remote end of the earth to try to eke out a living from $1,870,644,537 to. Lee County's economy. There are almost as many explanations of the origin of a forbidding wilderness. • • • The two millionth visitor will receive a welcome basket the holiday as there are letters in the name. There is gen- Elsewhere Boxing Day has evolved into another holiday brimming with gifts from area shops, resorts and chambers eral agreement, however, that the roots go back to at least and a great excuse for tremendous retail sales extravaganzas of commerce... along with some media hooplah. 800 A.D., if not earlier. and large sporting events. (Maybe the fisticuffs aren't so far There are some other elements in common shared by off after all.) Everyone takes the day off, even if they aren't ~¥ these various explanations and they generally involve the too sure why — sort of like some of us and Labor Day. *. well-to-do giving money, food, clothes, etc., to the less Well, it ain't a holiday here so I guess I'll just come in •* well-heeled. to the office and not get my hopes up for a big tip or a Some say that it was an obligation that the lord of the stack of leather hides. manor owed to his servants who had to work on Christmas Hope you enjoy your Boxing Day. Day. Others take it further back to wealthy landowners using that day to give their serfs the basic necessities to •HOLIDAY SPIRIT tend the land. You know, stuff like leather, rolls of cloth, if " tools —-the kinds of things that any well-prepared *• Thank you, neighbors, for vtsitins us this year. Floridian carries around in the back of the SUV. In any FAMILY * You're always welcome-at our door. case, it was an obligation, not just charity or generosity. MEDICINE *'.• III Bank of The SHOP ONL.INE'AT www.swedensfinest.com Sfi Islands if Your Island Bank h Swedish AFFair | PHILIP G. DAVIS, i 454-6868 |JOHSD ST ! EE-V'r,- DO. The Finest in Scandinavian Handicraft Internal Medicine Family Practitioner * 1699 Periwinkle Way • Sanibel Island, FL 33957-. 1 Primary Gare Physicians 1 Most Insurance Accepted Royal Palm Square (239H72-72U fax: (239)-472-7212 1400 Colonial Blvd. •Urgent Care for All Ages 1 X-Rays and Lab Tests Ft. Myers, FL 33907 Open: Mon-Sat 10-6 Closed Sundays FLU SHOTS $20 (239) 16970 San Carlos Blvd., #7 » FL Myers, FL SHOP ONLINE AT www.swedensfinest.com Albertson's Plaza»Corner of SummeHm & San Carlos 4A • Week of December 26, 2003 - January 1, 2004 • Islander

sented to share a video with us on the Atocha treasure subject of "Quest for Treasure." We will have the Sewer construction to continue through holidays opportunity to share in this adventure when AARP Jan.9 program the Sanibel-Captiva AARP group meets on Notice has been received by the City Work continues in Leisure Acres Friday, Jan. 9, at 1:30. This will be an of Sanibel Sewer Contractor, ET (Bowman's Beach area). exciting way to start off the new year. MacKenzie, that the Phase 3A sewer The contractor will stop work for the Adventure! Mystery! Treasure! One of construction project (Rabbit Road to holidays on Dec. 24. The dewatering the great successful adventure stories of The Sanibel-Captiva AARP meets at the Bowman's Beach Road) will continue pumps will be restarted on Dec, 27, the last twenty years would be the finding Island Senior Center on Library Way off Palm Ridge Road and everyone is wel- through the holidays. The contractor has Property owners with any questions of the Atocha, long-lost Spanish treasure come to attend. These AARP meetings are informed the city that 95% of Belle or concerns are asked to please call the ship. Undoubtedly, many of you are famil- a pleasant way to meet fellow islanders as Meade subdivision (Belding Drive to City of Sanibel Utility Department at iar with Mel Fisher's lengthy search for well as enjoy an informative program and Kincaid Court) is complete. Restoration 472-1008. this treasure. A member of the Island is scheduled to begin in early January. Seniors was fortunate enough to not only participate in refreshments and fellowship. actually go out on one of the ships hunting If you have any questions, call 395-3372. for the treasure, but has graciously con- Sewer Contractor to Restore West Gulf and Area Southwest Florida Hamfest and Computer Show - 2004 Saturday, January 10, 2004, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Streets Work to Resume January 5,2004 Araba Shrine Auditiorium Due To Causeway restrictions roads will be paved from 2 a.m. to noon. 2010 Hanson Street, Fort Myers, Fl, 33901

Notice has been received by the approximate^ 600 tons ot asphalt per Talk-in Repeater: 146.880 (No tone) City of Sanibel's Sewer Contractor, day Due to Lee County's current Vendor tables: $15.00 (All vendors must purchase ticket); Tailgate spaces: $10.00 United Engineering Corporation, that weight restrictions on the Sanibel (Includes 1 admission ticket); Additional tailgate spaces: $5.00 each the work to restore the paved and Causeway, the asphalt paving will Free parking - handicap parking available shell streets disturbed as part of the occur between 2 am. and noon. Food: quality food, reasonable prices inside on site sewer construction in the West Gulf The work on the shell roads will General admission: $5.00 Children 16 and under are free (supervised) Drive area began December 15. The occur during normal construction Security: On site security will be provided contractor has advised the City that hours, between 8 am and 3:30 p m. Hourly prizes and grand prizes plus two runner-up prizes paving operations will resume no ear- Traffic will be restricted during lier than January 5, 2004 restoration to one lane, with a flag- Vendor/table contact: Don Kilpatrick, W9LBY (239) 541-9877, E-mail: w91by@ The work began at the western end ging operation at night. juno.com of West Gulf Drive and is proceeding For further information, or if you Mail ticket requests to: FMARC, P. O. Box 061183, Fort Myers, Florida, 33906. east. Each paved subdivision will be have questions, please do not hesitate Please include an SASA, otherwise tickets will be held at the door. addressed as the woik progresses. to contact the City of Sanibel Utilities Notice: Supporting FCC regulations, FMARC will not permit selling uncertified or The restoration will require laying Department at (239) 472-1008. modified equipment. Hamfest Chairperson: Paul N. Horton, K40vc, E-mail: [email protected] I ' Information: Earl Spencer, K4FQU, (239) 332-1503; Fax: (239) 334-9362: E-mail: [email protected] All children must be supervised. Motels available nearby.

JACK Gt AMKIW TWVA M : The Islands' Community Holiday Miniature Golf PlibEbhcr Group publisher Newspapersin.ee 1961 The 9th Annual Holiday Miniature Golf of the Islands Tournament will be held from Dec. 26 - 29 at the Sanibel Mailing address; Community House. P.O. Box 56 • Sanibel, FL 33957 Become a sponsor and you will Phone:(239)472-5185 • Fax 472-1372 receive 50 FREE passes to give to cus- tomers. You can advertise your business by Location: decorating a hole or by displaying a ban- Promenade Center ner; your business will be posted on the 695 Tarpon Bay Rd, Unit #13 SCA Appreciation Board (seen by over one thousand people) and you will be supporting the Postal Information: Sanibel Community Association. The SanibeL Captiva. Islander (USPS 481-400) is published Call SCA for more information: 472-2155. every Friday and is distributed throughout Sanibel and Captiva Islands by the Breeze Corp. P.O. Box 56, SanibeL, FL. Third Class postage is paid at the Sanibel Post Office. Postmaster: Send address changes to: Sanibel Captiva Islander, P.O. Box 56 Real Estate Loans Sanibel, FL 33957 Classified Ad deadline: Noon, Tuesday. Financing Arranged For • Primary • Second Home • Investors • First & Second Mortgages, Jumbos Error responsibility: • FNMA 60 MINUTE APPROVALS In the event of an error we are responsible only for the * Construction/Permanent, Lot Loans first incorrect insertion of an ad if, in our opinion, there is a loss of value. We do not assume any responsibility • Zero Points & Multiple Buydowns Available for an error beyond the cost of the ad itself. We assume • Poor Credit, Prior Bankruptcy no financial responsibility for typographical errors in Programs are Subject to Change advertisements, but will reprint without charge that part which is incorrect. We are not responsible for any credit or reimbursement after 30 days from publication date. CAC MORTGAGE INC. Licensed Mortgage Brokerage Business Charles A. Chegut • John Friedlund • Joe Suarez e-mail us at our NEW e-mail address: The Islander Licensed Mortgage Brokers [email protected] is printed on 239/472-3110 695 Tarpon Bay Road Ste. 11 recycled paper. FAX 239/472-8159 NO APPLICATION FEE Sanibel, Fl 33957 Islander • Week of December 26, 2003 - January 1, 2004 '• ABWA Lottery Calendars : The Sanibel-Captiva Chapter of American Business Women's Association again selling the popular Lottery Calendars. Loucks / Brown This year's calendar gives you a chand C 1MI^I» I uu^k-* iinJ finliiih Bn"h win eveiy day for a year beginning March v-oie manu'J mi l\v H in K-n \b<.iv 2004. Each lottery calendar has a three-d Mi. ILII in a NLIMM.1 LCKMIIO'U ^t IJiu»Jiu.h lucky number and a dollar amount for each c Point I lii. hndi. IN llu: iLuidnoi n Chiihc If your number matches the Florida Cash Tti I ouiAs <>l l-dii \Ki-is cinO \Tn_hcllc She .L; Drawing, you will receive the amount posted ni \cv ]^oil NLW>-. \iigmi > your calendar for that day.. .automatically! 1 he gioom li. the ^oll ol bun}:, and Jodie This is a great gift and when you give soi Brown of Sanibel. one a Lottery Calendar you will be helping tjl. Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Hughes contribute to a deserving Sanibel or Capi officiated. young person to further their eduction. AB^ The bride is a graduate of Ferguson uses their profits for these scholarships. "*•• \ High School in Newport News, Virginia The calendars can be purchased for $2! and the University of Florida. She is the Bank of the Islands, Island Graphics ; attending graduate school at the University Sandpiper of Sanibel. of North Florida Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology program. The groom is a graduate of Cypress Lake High School and the Uniyersity of Florida 1 i ^ _ . • '- College of Engineering. He is currently employed at Waidtz and Move, Inc., an engineering and planning firm in Jacksonville, Florida. The couple met and began dating while education from Columbia. She is an working at Bullfeathers Restaurant on Vollmer-Egan English teacher at Fox Lane High School Sanibel. They will reside in Jacksonville, Mr. and Mrs. William Vollmer of in Bedford, N.Y. Florida. Sanibel have announced the engagement The groom went all the way through of their son, William Jeffrey Vollmer, to Sanibel Elementary, attended Canterbury Shannon Patricia Egan of Katonah, and is a graduate of the Lawrenceville The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John School in Lawrenceville, N.J. He, too, Egan Jr. of Katonah, N.Y., the future bride graduated from Middlebury, with a bach- is a graduate of John Jay High School in - elor's in English, and is a third year law her hometown. She received a bachelor's student at Washington & Lee in degree in English and French from Lexington, Va. An August 2004 wedding Middlebury College and a master's in is planned.

New Year's Eve Champagne Tennis Round Robin Dec. 31st 9:00am \l i)OD • SPORTS - SPIRITS 1.. New 52" LCD-HD TVs (What a picture!) 2. $1.00 Bloody Mary's & Screwdrivers! Limited Time Tennis special Receive $500 off initiation fee Act now and receive the remaider of 2003 FREE! 3. "Hangover Helper Brunch Specials" Reserve Tee times online! 4. 4 New "Finger Food Appetizers" For Sharing www.beachYiewgoIfclub.com 5. Bacadi Dick's 3 Meat Chili (Free Seconds) Golf; 472-2626 Tennis: 472-9099 6. $1.00 Bud & Bud Light Draft Beer (til 4 p.m.) 7. 7 Kinds of Juicy 1/2 1b. Burgers 8. 2 Outside TVs for our Smoking Friends 9. The Best Seafood on the Islands NEW YEAR'S EVE 10. Audrey, Bobby, Bart and the Grill Servers! Special Menu *N«nv Open At 1 i:30|4MSatu^ Selection 3 seatings: 5:30,7:00, & 9:00 SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ON HDTV! Restaurant Closed Christmas Day MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ON HDTV! ~ Chef Mike is Back! Located next to Serving Lunch & Dinner Present this ad to our hostess and we will deduct $2.50 from every adult entree at The Timbers between a:30 & 5:30 472-4394 or Matzaluna between 4:30 - 5:30 PMi Expires 1/4/04: Not valid with any other coupons From Periwinkle, make a right or left on Donax, go to stop sign, make a or at the Sanibel Grill. Not valid New Years right on Middle Gulf Drive, go straight to Beachview Estates, Restaurant Fish Market Open at 11 am. (2p.m. on Sunday) Restaurant Open 4:30-9:30 p.m. 7 days & Clubhouse on right, Tennis on the left. j 472-3128 • 703 Tarpon Bay Road (across from the Post Office) HOP Parview Drive, Sanibel I 6A • Week of December 26, 2003 - January 1, 2004 • Islander mUKUBM George John Patterson Joan Mellor Polar Bears dive in on Jan. 1 Florida Celebrates Quilts at Well-known and loved islander George Sanibel resident Joan Mellor, 71, died The Sanibel-Captiva Islands Chapter of Patterson died suddenly late in the after- Dec. 21,2003. the National Polar Bear Club holds its Harborside noon on Dec. 22, 2003. He had just turned A teacher for 20-plus years, she is sur- 64. fourth annual meeting at the crack of noon, A timeless tradition continues when vived by her husband, James D. Mellor, "Quilting Under the Palms" comes to Born in Pittsburgh, he was a graduate New Year's Day at Tarpon Bay Beach on and a daughter, Misty. Harborside Convention Center in Fort of the University of Toledo where he was Sanibel. Arrive 15 minutes early to sign in A funeral mass will be held in Golden, Myers, Jan. 16 and 17. The largest quilt inducted into the Hall of Fame and played and receive instructions and handout. Co. with burial to follow at Evergreen show in Southwest Florida will feature center for the Detroit Pistons in 1967-68. This is a traditional way to bring in the Memorial Park in Evergreen. hundreds of quilts including special He retired to Sanibel in 1994 after teach- New Year — a dip in the "briny deep." exhibits, appraisals and a silent movie. ing for many years. Survive the test of King Neptune, learn the On the island he was assistant coach Polar Bear Roll, get all four paws wet, do "People have been creating quilts for for the Sanibel School basketball team, a Fundraiser planned for the Polar Bear huddle and take the mem- centuries as a method to keep warm, as a board member bership oath! Come join your friends, way to work through grief, to celebr^e, to of the Optimist Bonita Hope Hospice family, neighbors, tourists, politicians and share a history, or as a great work of cre- Club and a Lion. island characters to celebrate the New ative art," says Lou Ann Kapcin, chairman When he came More than 100 recently attended a Year. of the event, which is sponsored by the to Southwest Hope Hospice Hearts of Hope Gala A certificate, membership card and Southwest Florida Quilter's Guild. "We Florida, he spent Committee tea at the home of Mrs. John patch are available (small fee for patch), are in an area where there are extremely the first six Foley in Bonita Springs. The according to PaPa Bear, a/k/a Commodore talented quilters and this is our chance to years working Committee is preparing for the 2004 John Carney at 395-1767. shine, share our work and inspire others." with his good Hope Hospice Capital Campaign, which Parking is available for 89 cars at the The public is invited to join the thou- • friend Joe will help to build Joanne's House, a new City lot on.Tarpon Bay Road. (Don't for- sands of quilters expected to attend this Suarez at the Hope Hospice house in Bonita Springs. get to display your current sticker, or pay show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 16, and Grog Shop, then Last year the Gala Committee raised a $2 parking fee). 17. The cost is $5 per person. The show for Billy's Bike total of $100,000 for Hope Hospice. quilts will be judged by Lorraine Rentals and, most recently, was a member The-2004 Gala will be held on Feb. Covingtoh and Kaye England. There will of the staff at Flower Shop of the Islands. 14. The event will include a charity auc- be special exhibits like the FruitLoops He is survived by his dear friend tion, with items such as a two-week trip Challenge, the American Quilters Society, Marsha Walsh of Sanibel, four children, to Vail, Colorado, a dinner party for 12 Ultimate Guild Challenge, an exhibit from Sean Patterson, Chris Patterson, Joanne and an electric car from Chrysler. Hoffman fabrics, an exhibit from Tupper and John Martin, 11 grandchildren Corporate tables at the Hearts of Keepsake Quilting shop, and an exhibit of and many, many friends. Hope Gala are $2,500. Benefactor tick- antique quilts. There will also be a silent Services will take place in Toledo and ets are $300 each; patron tickets $200 miniature quilt action, quilters boutique of in Pittsburgh, where he will be interred. A and Heart of Gold sponsorships are guildrmade items, merchants mall with celebration of George's life will be held $5,000. For more information, call 489- over 25 vendors, demonstrations where on Sanibel after the first of the year. 9147. anyone is welcome, quilt classes, door prizes and much more.

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Wear your hard hat while fishing with kids Sanibel Captiva The holidays are a great time to take better, as a teaching tool, than waiting for Pictorial B.C History Book visiting kids fishing. There are only two minutes which turn into hours and not things to remember. One, never respond getting a bite. Just cut off the treble hooks to a little person who says, "This is bor- first. Revised Edition ing;" and, two, wear a goalie outfit or at We have worked on up to full hooks least a hard hat. now; however, I always stay to the left My daughter, Tess is seven side of a right-handed caster, and meets the school bus at the something I learned quickly as a entrance to Fort Myers Beach at fly fishing guide. a community called Siesta Isles. With kids, action is far more We wait for the bus at about 20 important than high production. before dawn at a road bordered My kids won't eat fish, unless it is on both sides by saltwater. This coated in crumbs, is rectangular is deep water with jumping mul- and answers to the name of "fish let, jacks, maybe tarpon in the stick" summer and those lovely crea- One other point is don't tures, the snook. I pack two rods Capt. Mike Fuery get them hyped up to catch for Tess and me. We like to get that one big fish when in a few casts before the bus comes. Can chances are that, given the weather, the you tell I am a guide? time of the year and so on, sheepshead, For a few years I tied on a floating mangrove snapper, small redfish and per- THIS WILL BE A plug for Tess, but took off all the hooks. haps a pompano are about the best bets to LIMITED EDITION PRINTING (Rule number three for parents of the bite the other end- of their line. smaller set.) While Tess sometimes com- Another thing about kids is not to turn Our local heritage has practically vanished...a life-style alive only to plained that she never caught anything, up the pressure on them to the point the memory of our citizens. Now we have the opportunity to safeguard we never had to pull a hook out of either where you are saying something like, the history of our people through photographs from our files and those one of us and it was preparing her for "Come on... we have to feed the whole submitted by our neighbors. * another aspect of fishing — how to cast. family tonight. Catch something." Better Most lures are rigged with sets of one go to a market and get the fish. If you This 120 page book, with more than 300 photographs such as the one to three sets of triple hooks. If they go in think your little people are going to learn above submitted by a neighbor, will be of library quality, printed on the wrong direction and strike someone, to fish so fast that they feed the entire archival paper and bound with a beautiful hard cover. you'll have a lot of problems with a pos- floor of the condo, you will be horribly sible hook stuck in skin. If you have a lit- disappointed. tle person who wants to cast more than I think the key to fishing with kids is to catch, get a cheap floating lure and let them practice tossing the lure. That is far Fuery, see page 17A ENJOY A PIECE OF PARADISE

In the Comfort ojyour own Home ; Read The Island's Community Newspaper . ! Pick up your copy at our office or send in completed order blank to receive your copy by mail The "Good News" paper featuring ISLAND HAPPENINGS, EVENTS TO COME, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, REAL ESTATE, HOME SECTION, CROSSWORD PUZZLE, ACT NOW! THE ENVIRONMENT AND MORE. Clip this coupon and return with your order Today! Keep Informed — Subscribe Today I Please enter my order for: ' ' • NAME ,. : ' ' • NAME_ STREET- _APT. N0_ 9 copyCs) of A Pictorial CITY__ -STATE_ Jtt?- |History of Sanibel Island, STREET, 1PT.N0. PHONE. |Florida,@$40.00,Iam enclosing payment in f • PAYMENT ENCLOSED QBiaMS OV1SA Q MASTERCARD I C1TY_ _STATE_ _ZIP_ 1_^. Please mail my book(s) EXPIRATION DATE_ |to the address at right. 1 have PH0NE_ SIGNATURE •enclosed an additional $5.00 k each book to be shipped. MAILTO: V REPORTER B In "The Village" 2340 Periwinkle Way SCharge .Visa/MasterCard. Sanibel Island, Florida 33957 | Exp. Date . (239H72-1587 Fax (239) 472-8398 Saottwl-CiipU™ Islander • (339) 472-5185 • Fax C239) 472-5301 PO Box 56, SaniM,R 33957-9986 , |Make.checkspa)raWejMsknd^eporter • • email: [email protected]' i I ' 695 Tarpon Bay Road (#13), Promenade Center a 8A * Week of December 26, 2003 - January 1, 2004 • Islander

Sanibel Vegetation Standards that Protect At the Conservation Foundation Our Sanctuary Island Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival Trail guide volunteer training classes James Evans, Environmental Planner for the City of coming up The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation wel- Sanibel, will betalking ab out Sanibel's vegetation stan- comes back their experienced trail guide volunteers and dards on Jan. 28 in the SCCF Auditorium from 10 a.m. The fourth annual Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival seeks new individuals to lead walks along the Center to noon This talk will acquaint homeowners with the will be held on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tract trails. Training consists of outdoor, hands-on learn- various vegetation standards that shape this sanctuary at the Tippecanoe Environmental Park near the Charlotte ing experiences focusing on plant identification, the eth- island, give a bit of history behind the codes, and explain County Sports Complex located at 2300 El Jobean Road nobotany garden, water and habitat management, tools why Sanibel's early leaders sculpted them. (S.R. 776) in Port Charlotte. The festival is an affordable of interpretation, and a prototype guided trail walk. The ($2/car), family-friendly celebration of the natural envi- training class will be held on Jan. 5 - Jan. 8 from 9 a.m. ronment of Southwest Florida. to 12 p.m. in the SCCF Auditorium, Center Tract trails, Audubon outing on Dec. 27 Festival-goers will be able to explore and enjoy the Tarpon Bay Weir and other sites to be determined. wildlife and natural environment of the region around The next Sanibel-Captiva Audubon birding outing Charlotte Harbor through presentations, guided walks will take place on Saturday, Dec. 27 (tomorrow) at Blind (even special walks for small children), a special Weeds n' Seeds Pass. Meet in the parking lot just before Captiva bridge Children's Discovery Zone, exhibitors, music and much Join this informal group of botany enthusiasts to at 8 a.m. more. observe flora and habitat, meeting every Monday at 8 The next outing will be on Saturday, Jan. 3 at the Approximately 1,600 people from 16 counties attend- a.m. For destinations, call Tom Rothman (395-3248); Bailey Tract, also at 8 a.m. ed the 2003 festival and the 2004 festival promises to be Bill Wollschlager (472-9122) or Art Weissbach (472- These outings are open to the public and all birders even bigger and better. 0915). Meet in the Foundation parking lot; free and open are welcome; the suggested donation is $2. Call The Festival is organized by a committee of volun-. to all. Malcolm Harpharn at 395-3804 for other details. teers who represent a diverse group of organizations and the committee is seeking sponsors, exhibitors, volunteers Working the Land: Tools of Habitat and help promoting the festival. For details, visit the Management „_ Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program web site at A first-hand look at the tools and sampling equipment Explore Estero Bay www.CharlotteHarborNEP.org or call (239) 995-1777, used in restoring the land and monitoring the success for Put on your wading shoes for the Low Tide Loafing ext. 240. wildlife. The class will be offered on four separate dates Sunset Walk and visit the creatures of the intertidal zone Charlotte Harbor NEP is the event's main sponsor. (it is one class offered four times, not a four-class series): at Bowditch Point Regional Preserve on Tuesday, Jan. 6 Sponsors and exhibitors will be accepted until Jan. 19 Jan. 21, Feb. 18, March 17 and April 21. Classes will be at 4:15 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 5 at 4:30 p.m. After (though only those who responded in November will be held at 11 a,m. in the SCCF auditorium; free to members leisurely walking from the bay to the beach, arrive at be listed in all the promotional material. and children; $3 for nonmembers. Sunset Point in time to catch the show — a good photo The Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program is a opportunity. Adults and children aged six and older: $3; partnership that protects the estuaries from north of Native Plant Nursery educational opportunities children aged 5 and under are free; all children under 16 Venice to Estero Bay. Tantalizing Taxonomy will be offered at the Sanibel- must be with an adult. Bowditch Point Preserve is at the Captiva Conservation Foundation's Conference Room at end of Estero Boulevard at the northern tip of Fort Myers 10 a.m. every day from Jan. 12 to 16. This taxonomy Beach, meet at the picnic tables behind Flip Flops Cafe. Wetlands Protection class is geared for the botany enthusiast who would like Parking free with program registration. to learn more about the art of plant identification. The Take a closer look at life on a barrier island on Not Memphis, TN, December 18, 2003 - Ducks class covers the basic language used in keying a plant Just Another • Walk in the Park at Bowditch Point Unlimited, the world's largest wetland and waterfowl specimen, dissection of flowers and fruit, exposure to our Regional Preserve. Explore the dynamics of barrier conservation organization, lauded the declaration of computer herbarium and preservation of specimens in a islands, the beach and dune communities and the secret the Bush Administration that there would be no new traditional herbarium. The, class requires the text The lives of shells. Jan. 3 and 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 . rules to affect the historical protection of wetlands Vascular Plants of Florida by Richard Wunderlin and a a.m. Adults and children age 12 to 16 with an adult, $3. under the federal Clean Water Act. In the Bush $20 class fee for supplies. Call Beth at 472-1932 for a At Matanzas Pass Preserve, you will visit a tropical Administration's statement, Environmental Protection reservation and details. maritime hammock and then follow the trail to Estero Agency Administrator Mike Leavitt announced that the Bay as you learn about one of the most productive decision reaffirms and bolsters protections for wet- Organic Pest Control in Your Home and ecosystems in the world. Jan 10 and 24. From 9:30 a.m. lands and wildlife habitat in the United States. Garden to 11:30 a.m. Adults and age 12 to 16 with an adult, $3. Wetlands protection under the Clean Water Act has Offered on Jan. 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. The class is The Matanzas Pass Preserve entrance is at the end of Bay been a concern for many sportsmen-conservationists designed to provide knowledge about the natural options Road, next to the Historic Cottages near the Beach since the Supreme Court Jan. 2001 decision, known as to pest management in the home and garden. School, meet at the entrance in the parking lot. No park- SWANCC, which could accelerate losses of isolated Identification of various "good" and "bad" pests will be ing fee. wetlands and small bodies of water, depending upon studied, and natural remedies found in your kitchen to For more information on all programs or to register, agency interpretation. combat the bad guys, as well as products carried in the please call (239) 461-7440. Bowditch Point Regional DU President, John Tomke noted that, "DU is very nursery, will be discussed. The fee for the class is a dona- Preserve and Matanzas Pass Preserve are Lee County pleased with the Bush Administration's decision to tion to the Native Plant Nursery. Please call Beth at 472- Parks and Recreation facilities; 1932 for details. Wetlands, see page 17A

DineDockside and Enjoy Mouthwatering Delights From the Sea- It Doesn't Get Any Fresher! Gramma DOTS Seaside Saloon Serving Lunch 11:30 AM Winner of 11 Taste of the Island "Awards" Dinner 5:00 PM Our latest win for Located at... Closed Christmas "THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD" Sanibel Marina Open New Years Day 3 Years in a row 634 N. Yachtsman Sanibel, FL Take Out Available Come See Why! 472-8138 Islander * Week of December 26, 2003 - January 1, 2004 • 9A Second Annual Ya Gotta Regatta on Jan. 4 - Fla. Rep fundraiser The Second Annual Ya Gotta Payson Team of Merrill Lynch; H2O Chadwick tickets. also be two raffle drawings: the first Regatta, which benefits Florida Outfitters and Galeana Pontiac Team Trophy presentations will be held on Jan, 4 directly after the races (win- Repertory Theatre, will be run off Nautical Mile; Gulf to Bay Construction, directly after the race and there will Regatta, see page 14 South Seas Resort on Jan. 4 from 10 Inc.; Florida Rep Navigators and a.m. to 2 p.m. Offshore Sailing Naumann Properties, Inc. School owners Steve and Doris The public is invited to see the race Colgate are co-chairs of the regatta from Captiva Cruises' flagship, the along with Florida Rep's Carrie Lund. Lady Chadwick, which will serve as the Last year's Regatta raised close to spectator boat. Onboard, Olympic and $16,000 for the theatre. America's Cup sailor Steve Colgate will Each year, Offshore Sailing School provide the narrative. The cost for a spot GULF RIDGE donates its fleet of Colgate 26 sailboats, on the Lady Chadwick is $35, which coaches and a support team for the includes a box lunch provided by South Regatta. There are six sponsored teams Seas Resort. Cash bar and raffle tickets in this year's event:The South Seas will be available during the races. Mariners of South Seas Resort; Moossy- Please call 239/332-4488 for Lady

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International children's entertain- is interconnected! This show is also The Sanibel-Captiva Dec. 31 at 10 am. An adult must er Rock'n' Rosie Emery puts on a great for birthday parties. Conservation Foundation will be accompany kids so kids, parents and fun and dynamic multimedia music All shows start at 11 a.m. in the offering an Environmental Education grandparents please come to the show for kids that will have you Planetarium. Admission is $6 for program for kids entitled 'Take Me Conservation Foundation's Nature dancing, singing and learning about Nature Center members and $8 for to die River." Kids will have the Center and 'Take Me to the River." your local wildlife! Emery and multi- non-members. To see both the show opportunity to learn about the fasci- Space will be limited so reservations talented musician Rocky Gallo, have and enter the Nature Center facilities nating aspects of wetlands by explor- are required. The program will be created a one-of-a-kind show that admission is $ 10 per person (children ing and investigating Sanibel's interi- free for kids and $3/adult. Additional will play at the Calusa Nature Center and adults). Reservations are not nec- or wetlands. This interpretive pro- information and reservations can be & Planetarium Jan. 10th, 17th, 25th essary; pay at the door. To book a gram will be geared for ages 5-12 obtained by calling the Conservation and 31st and Feb. 8th, 15th, 21st, and birthday party and save on admis- and will take place on Wednesday, Foundation at 472-2329. 28th. sion, call Melissa at 275-3435. For the last seven years, thousands For more information, please call of kids have danced to the beat of the Carole Helper at 275-3435. The Rainbow Road Show as it traveled Nature Center is on Ortiz Avenue New Kid's Book Helps Spread across Canada and the northern (Six Mile Cypress/Ben Pratt United States. Now it's spending Expressway extended), just past the the Magic of Duck Hunting some time in Southwest Florida! intersection with Colonial. The upbeat original songs, which Ed note: Rosie Emery will also be This holiday season, Ducks story of a young boy's first trip to are all about animals and nature, are appearing on Sanibel at the SCA Unlimited is offering youngsters a his grandpa's duck hunting camp. accompanied by a stunning visual Periwinkle Playhouse on Jan. 24, children's book that touts the joys It is there that Justin, a youngster show. Emery's energetic perfor- Feb. 7 and Feb. 14 at noon; call the of duck hunting and the importance from the big city suburbs, discov- mance of will keep your kids mes- theatre box office at 472-0324 for of habitat conservation. In the ers the joys of becoming a partici- merized as they learn how all of life more information. same holiday spirit, with every pur- pant in the natural world of work- chase DU will donate an additional ing Grandpa's retriever, putting copy of the book to the elementary out decoys and watching the ducks school or local library of your fly. choice. All you have to do is pro- To further entice kids to embrace vide the name and address of your the outdoor life, DU has included a favorite library, pins $5.00 to cover real working duck: r.all - with the. the shipping and handling charges, book. The book and duck call can and DU will do the rest. be ordered for $21.90 by calling 1- With your help, hundreds, even 800-45-DUCKS or by visiting thousands of kids who might not www.ducks.org/bookstore/. Again, have anyone to take them duck for an additional $5, DU will send a hunting will be able to develop an copy of the book to your favorite appreciation of the outdoor experi- library. ence through this rare children's With more than a million sup- book that promotes hunting and porters, Ducks Unlimited is the conservation. A small gesture on world's largest wetland and water- your part can pay huge dividends fowl conservation group. Wetlands for the future of ducks and duck are nature's most productive hunting. ecosystems, but the United States A Good Day for Ducks JS a has lost more than half of its origi- charmingly written, beautifully nal wetlands, and continues to lose illustrated picture book (for chil- more than 170,000 wetland acres dren ages five and up) that tells the every year.

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it ->*«}« 0 \ f Islander • Week of December 26, 2003 - January 1, 2004 • 11A ECOSanibel to lead Twelve Baskets program Twelve Baskets from Sanibel-Captiva, size cooperation and shared responsibili- the program that rescues prepared and ty," she said. "What better way to promote Attention: Sanibel and Captiva perishable food from restaurants and these ideas than to collect surplus food markets on the islands and delivers it to and take it to those who need it most?" the Community Cooperative Ministries Twelve Baskets from Sanibel-Captiva Island Residents Soup Kitchen in Fort Myers, is "under is one of hundreds of such programs new management." Founder Jean Wood, across the country. The national Good who launched the program in 1994, is Samaritan law protects people who, in passing leadership to ECOSanibel (Earth good faith, donate to those in need, should Charter of Sanibel), an island-based orga- there be any concerns about liability. nization, giving her the freedom to pursue With the program's tenth anniversary other interests. ECOSanibel Board mem- approaching, there are plans to mark the ber Sue Carter will serve as coordinator. occasion with a party for long-time volun- Jean Wood said: "I am so pleased that teers. New volunteers are also welcome: ECOSanibel will be helping our volun- they should have available a full-size car teers who do such a wonderful job for the or van and two coolers. Volunteers typi- ••'-£ program." Members of this dedicated cally select one Monday per month and -.,' -8 group travel a route each Monday, she the run should take less than three hours. said, one on Sanibel and one on Captiva, The Rotary Club of Sanibel-Captiva has » r picking up food items and recording the supplied volunteers for the Sanibel run, poundage rescued. the last Monday each month, year-round. Jean estimates that around 1,500 For more information please call Sue pounds of food is collected each month, Carter at 472-1461. food that would otherwise be deposited in ECOSanibel is a non-profit, non-par- dumpsters. "Chefs do not like to throw tisan, educational organization dedicat- away food," she said, "but they have no ed to studying and promoting the spirit choice if there is no one to take it to feed and aims of the Earth Charter through the hungry." In addition to the restaurants debate, publications, programs, advoca- and markets, unopened food from rental cy and public events. ECOSanibel also condos is also collected from Sanibel seeks to forge links with the wider com- Holiday and distributed through the Harry munity to enhance understanding of Chapin Food Bank in Fort Myers. global interdependence, sustainability ECOSanibel volunteers have been and the importance of shared responsi- coordinating the program during the sum- bility. Membership, open to all interest- mer, when Jean Wood was away. Donna ed, is $20 annually for individuals and This Certificate of Deposit | > Roberts, ECOSanibel president, said that $35 for families. For ECOSanibel mem- Twelve Baskets is a perfect fit with the bership information call 472-8998. • ideals of the Earth Charter. "We empha- is fust for You! 2.25% Annual Percentage Yield on One Year CDs* Plus We Offer Totally-Free Checking Accounts Offer good through December 31,2003

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Janet McBee: "You gotta be cool, have a blast when you can and don't sweat the small stuff!" by Nancy Santeusanio Colorado, skiing and riding her Harley up her own business and with Special to The Islander Heritage motorcycle became her new guidance from wonderful mentors favorites. However, the blast in like Don Bissell and Jack Slagle, One of the best things that ever hap- Colorado came to a "flat" end, and with she made the quantum leap and pened to Texas bom Janet McBee was their three dogs Janet and David traveled became the owner of Barrier when she failed high school French and back to Texas in their pickup truck Island Title Services in the early met David, her future husband, in a make- camper. Luckily they were able to borrow nineties. "It's been wild and up French class. "I was fifteen and he was $3,600 from Janet's uncle and planned to we've been very lucky to have sixteen." After college they were married, explore the state of Florida but once they had phenomenal growth, increas- living in Houston and working hard in drove across the Causeway, that was it. ing our staff from one to eight their jobs. Janet became a real estate Starting life over again wasn't easy but employees." Her best kept secret developer in Houston and David was suc- Janet stresses, "Don't sweat it; just do it." is how not to treat an employee: ceeding in sales in a thriving oil business. In 1983 she decided that the best thing to two of her current employees That life style might have been idyllic for do temporarily was to go back into the have been with the company for some but for Janet, in particular, it meant restaurant business but as a waitress, not thirteen years and another for keeping up with the Jones' and impressing an owner. One year later and still dead eight. "Dealing with the idiosyn- people with as much opulence as possible. broke, the title business seemed more crasies of people can be both "I got this wild idea that we should appealing. With her earlier experience in maddening and fun. Again you've move to Colorado." Within six months Houston she found a job as a closing gotta keep cool and not sweat the and with lots of convincing David con- agent, earning $13,000 per year. She later small stuff." sented and "we haven't been normal ever working in the secondary loan department Janet tells about the many since". They became restaurateurs but of one of the island banks until that bank changes she's seen in Sanibel dur- didn't really understand how much time was sold in 1986. "Since I'm not a cor- ing the past twenty years. and tenacity such' an operation required. porate person, I worked for another title "When we first came, it was a "We were having too much fun, lost the company for three years until they sold small town. The people were here restaurant and went broke." Janet had out." because of the beauty of the always been a swimmer and diver, but in The timing was right for Janet to open island and not because it was impressive to tell people that they owned property in Sanibel." In the early nineties she volunteered to head the Fourth of July Parade, later served as a member of the Board of Directors of C.R.O.W., chaired the annual Taste of the Islands and. currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Sanibel Captiva Community Bank. The McBees sponsored softball teams for kids and adults and she adds, "We were at the top of the 'sucker list' but that's where we wanted to be and that hasn't changed." When you meet Janet for the first time, what you find out immediately is that she is a true lover of animals. The initial greeting at her office door is from two golden tetrievers, Franni and Josh, and McBee will tell you about Zebbie, her eighteen year McBee, next page

RECYCLE SANIBEL Donations Needed St. Vincent de Paul So per Thrift Store 11799 South Cleveland 941/274-0660 Free Furniture Pickup Tax Deductible We Weed Your Help Bring recyclables to the Sanibel Recycling Center on Help Us... Help Others! Dimlop Road across from the Sanibel Public Library. Islander • Week of December 26, 2003 - January 1, 2004 • 13A McBee, from page 12 Two Island Charities get old cat who is sleeping at home while the dogs report for work. With a bit of nostalgia Janet, continues to tell about Bubba, her yellow Lab, Grants from Southwest whom she had to put down two years ago but she'll never forget him. "He was one cool dog." Florida Community As a vacation getaway the McBees bought a little ramshackle house in the Bahamas which they had planned to tear down, but when Foundation Hurricane Floyd came along in 1999, the house didn't move an inch. BIG ARTS and the Bailey-Matthews Without water or electricity, they rebuilt the entire place by themselves. Shell Museum have received Founders "That first summer, it was the three dogs and us. We were living out of Society grants from the Southwest a cooler, had a generator to make coffee, bathed on the beach and did Florida Community Foundation. what we could to keep ourselves together. We communicated through i TG ARTS received a grant of $1,350 VHF and our call sign became "Flying Dogs" which was a natural since to h« Ip purchase sound equipment for the dogs have had to fly back and forth so many times. We even named the ».g nicy's theater. our boat 'Flying Dogs.'" In the summer the McBees spend as much time The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum in the Bahamas as they can but admit that since 9-11 and the refinancing received a grant of $1,900 to help fund bubble, they have needed to be on Sanibel during most of the summer. student educational tours of the facility. What Janet likes most is to spend time with her husband. "We have a The Founder's Society is the member- blast together whether we're playing dominoes, jumping in our boat with Franni and This page, clockwise from above: ship arm of the 27 year old Southwest Josh to cruise the Bubba shelling; Janet at two; the Florida Community Foundation. canals or just eat- Bahamas cottage immediately Members donate $200 or more each ing Texmex> a after Hurricane Floyd and in year. Ninety percent of the membership Mexican food the 2003. Opposite page, clockwise donations go directly to non-profit orga- way they make it in from top right: Janet and David at their Bahamas cottage in 2003; nizations in Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Texas. The only David and Janet in the '70s, taken Glades and Hendry Counties. The problem is that I've the summer before college and Southwest Florida Community had to change my Janet cruisin' with Franni and Foundation has assets of more than $30 eating habits and Josh. million. my latest addiction The Founder's Society grants are in is rice cakes with addition to grants available from the peanut butter. I Community Foundation of Sanibel- keep telling Captiva, which award grants specifically myself, 'Don't to non-profits that serve island residents sweat the small or workers on the islands. Deadline for stuff, it's all small the Community Foundation of Sanibel- stuff.' Captiva grants is January 5. Further information about both foun- dations is available by calling 274-5900. Danny Morgan Band playing at Chadwick's New Year's Eve The Danny Morgan Band will be play- ing at Chadwick's at South Seas Resort on New Year's Eve from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Featured is Bob "Sugar Lips" Lots, play- ing 70 harmonicas from all over the world, Ted Edmodson on vibraphone, NAPPY alto, soprano and tenor saxophones, flute and keyboard, Ienny Cox on drums, vocals by Kelly Poher and Danny-Morgan HOLIDAYS on vocals and guitar.

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Once I to the mission of DU and critically Results: December 19 got it, they fished for less than five min- important to North America's migratory A Flight Score utes and wanted to go home. Figure a few bird populations. This is a victory for 'Twas a cold and blustery short sessions, either at the Sanibel fish- efforts to conserve, restore, and manage Odds morning when the few DWGA ing pier, at Blind Pass rocks or at the critical breeding areas for waterfowl." 1st Place causeway islands. Those are the three Julie O'Neill 20 members teed-off for their This much anticipated announcement tournament. best spots to let learners have a chance to comes just four days after President 2nd Place fish. Bush met with Tomke and other conser- Lois Smith 23 . And, don't ever exhibit greediness to vation leaders to discuss major issues Evens Event: Odd Holes Front-Even kids. If you get really lucky and catch facing the wildlife conservation com- 1st Place Holes Back your limits of fish, it's best to put back munity. During that meeting, DU's Nancy Hopkins 11 all that are not needed for dinner that president raised the importance of pro- 2nd Place A Flight Score night. That "fill-the-cooler" attitude tecting isolated wetlands through the Marilyn Bigelow 12 1st Place - tie which adults can pass on to kids gets to Clean Water Act to ensure healthy Debbie Fairbanks 47 be a major problem later, as stocks go waterfowl and other wildlife popula- B Flight Nancy Greenberg down and fishing pressure goes up. tions, and emphasized it as a critical Odds Frankly, if you can teach your kids catch- issue to hunter-conservationists and 1st Place B Flight and-release, as I have done, it takes the other outdoor enthusiasts across the Ginny Burgoyne 17 1st Place pressure off and puts the fun back in. United States. 2nd Place Joan Smith 51 Two last tips on fishing with kids who "We applaud the Administration's Marge Nordstrom 19 are learning to fish: Don't stand behind wetland protection decision," says Evens C Flight them and don't stand to the right. And Young. "There are still some outstand- 1st Place 1st Place don't forget your hard hat. ing issues, including pending cases Mary Lou Tecklenburg 11 Mardi Glenn 52 before the Supreme Court with regards 2nd Place Gwen Trautwein 13 D Flight Shelling Tips to the Clean Water Act. Therefore, we 1st Place The Florida fighting conch goes into a will continue to devote time and atten- Adrienne Cross 48 rather particular ritual in some of these tion to this topic in an effort to conserve winter months which we are still trying to and protect this country's critical wet- Chip-Ins figure out. Basically, there can be dozens land resources." Chip-Ins to hundreds which dig themselves out of Marge Nordstrom #1 Mary Vernon 2 the shallows along the beach and sudden- Pam Brodersen > ly start crawling over the sand at low tide. Congratulations to the winners! Betsy Cox It's quite a site and interesting in when and why it occurs. I have watched it hap- Beachview Men's Golf pen several times a year and I think it's The results for the Beachview Men's tied into an alga bloom around a full Association modified stableford tourna- moon. These are true conches which ment held on December 13th were as fol- m don't eat other shells. lows: First place, with a 104, Ken Gillett, At times, they can dig out and be all Daved Rubien, Stan Sheft and John over the sand bars at the lowest of tides. Moores. Second place, with a 97, Bill Of course, you know there is a full ban on Fellows, Tom Maggio and Bill the taking of any living shells, so you can Blankenship. Third place, with an 82, Bill look, but don't take. 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More intensive searches may prevent deaths Next CHADD meeting On Thursday, January 8, CHADD (Children and Most Alzheimer's and dementia patients who are 1998 to 2002 that described 93 incidents in which Adults With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity found dead after becoming lost in the community people with dementia died as a result of becoming Disorder) is hosting a workshop — MEDICATIONS stray no farther than a mile from their home or living lost. The news accounts described whether the person — from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Lee Memorial Hospital facility, yet it may take days or weeks to locate them, had a dementing illness, had become lost alone and Auditorium at 2776 Cleveland Avenue. according to a new University of Florida study. had subsequently been found dead. Reports also This presentation by Omar Rieche, a board certi- OF nursing researchers have identified distinct included at least half the variables assessed in the fied physician in child, adolescent and adult psychia- patterns in these cases, yielding new insights likely study, including age, gender and residence, and try, is intended for parents, adults with AD/HD, to provide more efficient strategies for rescuers details of how and where the person disappeared and school and mental health professionals. The informa- searching for those who wander. was found. tion presented will include DSM-IV diagnostic crite- Findings from the OF study, reported in the cur- Rowe's previous research focused on tracking the ria, what medications are appropriate, can medica- rent issue of the American Journal of Alzheimer's patterns of missing dementia patients who were tions be avoided, new discoveries and side effects. A Disease and Other Dementias, emphasize the need found dead or alive. Although only a small percent- question and answer session will follow. for community members and law enforcement offi- age of those found were dead, the deceased patients The meeting is free and open to the public and is cials to use search methods specific to dementia shared similar characteristics, spurring Rowe to approved for teacher in-service credit by Lee County patients so they are more likely to be found alive. launch the current study to pinpoint patterns and Staff Development. Genesis III Counseling Center is These methods are especially vital when extreme identify ways to prevent a tragic outcome. approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social cold or hot weather limits survival times for people "In our previous study, it was interesting that the Work, Marriage and Family Therapy & Mental Health stranded outside, and as a result, deaths are most fre- few individuals found dead all were found in natur- Counseling as a provider of continuing education quent, researchers said. al unpopulated areas, where it would be difficult for credit (BAP #206/Exp. 3/31/05). The center can offer "These (dementia-related) searches can vary law enforcement to rescue and assist them," Rowe two CEC's for this program. greatly from a search for a healthy missing adult or said. "We discovered that many of the rescue For more information, please contact Lynne even a child because of the dementia patient's ten- searches that occurred may have come extremely Lampila, chapter president, 466-1167, or M. Jean dency to stick close to home in an isolated spot," close to the body without knowing it. Clearly, law Gavin, publicity coordinator, 472-9758. said Meredeth Rowe, Ph.D., R.N., the study's princi- enforcement officials must be attuned to the specif- pal investigator and an associate professor at UF's ic needs of a search for someone with Alzheimer's College of Nursing. "Thus, law enforcement officers or dementia." of the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office Missing Persons must conduct repeated searches that comb nearby Eighty-seven percent of the individuals in the cur- Unit. • areas thoroughly." rent study were found in unpopulated natural areas "We patterned our grid search based on Dr. Those who roamed not only stuck surprisingly around their homes, such as woods, bodies of water, Rowe's advice," Eason said. "What we have found in close to home but also secluded themselves, and fields, ditches, brush, wetlands, ravines or canals. the past - which is supported by this research - is that unlike most missing adults or children, they weren't Most left areas where they could be easily seen and these searches are like finding a needle in a likely to respond when searchers called for them, secluded themselves in natural and abandoned areas, haystack. At times, the most sophisticated searches Rowe said. where they remained until they succumbed to the nat- using technology and dogs do not succeed. We are "There were no reports of these individuals ural elements. In 68 percent of the cases, the cause of now working on a training segment for our officers responding to calls of searchers looking for them, death was exposure to the outdoors, followed by using Dr. Rowe's research and expertise. I would even though searchers often were very close to where drowning in 23 percent of the cases. recommend that police departments around the the individual was eventually found," Rowe said. Sixty-five of the 93 deaths - about 70 percent - country have a specific procedure in place for these "The problem-solving skills of these individuals are occurred in the wannest or coldest months of the types of missing persons." impaired, so when they become scared, they may try year. It took more than a week to find the victims in Both Eason and Rowe stress that all caregivers, to find protection from the outside world instead of a third of the cases. including trained personnel in assisted living facilities, responding to aid." "Since most patients are found alive, the first 12 waste no time in calling the police when a dementia Scientists estimate that approximately 4.5 million hours of a search should focus on populated areas, patient becomes lost in the community and a brief cur- people in the United States suffer from Alzheimer's such as residential yards, businesses, highways and sory search is not successful. Because a search is disease, and this number could grow to 16 million by sidewalks," Rowe said. "However, after the first six greatly limited by the amount of daylight, a delay of the year 2050. to 12 hours, it is critical for law enforcement to inten- even a couple of hours can make the difference For the study, funded by the OF College of sively search natural and secluded areas in the one- between life and death, Eason said. Nursing, Rowe studied U.S. newspaper reports from mile radius of where the person disappeared." "The most important thing for caregivers to realize Caregivers should not try to logically deduce is that dementia patients all have the capacity to where dementia patients may have been wandering to become lost, even in the best type of caregiving situa- INTERNAL MEDICINE when they became lost, such as a former home or tions," Rowe said. "Registering your loved one with a MICHAEL E. LOWREY, M.D. business, Rowe said. A patient's intended path is usu- national database, such as the Alzheimer's INDIAN CREEK PLAZA ally completely unpredictable, she said. Association's Safe Return program, provides a means (Near Summerlin Road/San Carlos Blvd.) A recent search for a missing dementia patient in of possible identification and return in the case that 17284 San Carlos Blvd. #105 Jacksonville was aided by recommendations based on someone does become lost." I ApptsMtelk-lns Accepted Fort Myers 33931 (239)454-9797 Rowe's research, said Sgt. Michael Eason, supervisor

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The Foundation's ultimate goal is to dollars from local businesses, assist with the Drive Fore Hope is looking for volun- Krabbe Leukodystrophy," a genetic disor- help raise funds to support research efforts marketing and promotion of the event, solic- teers to assist in the planning and organizing der affecting the nervous system. to find a cure. it area retailers and vendors for silent and of the First Annual Drive Fore Hope Golf Symptoms begin two to six months of age In an effort to increase awareness and to live auction items, which will be available Classic and VIP Party, scheduled to take and include colic, stiffness, feeding diffi- "raise money, a committee has been estab- for bidding at the dinner following the tour- place on Saturday, March 27, with proceeds culty, reflux, fevers, loss of milestones and lished to host the Drive Fore Hope Golf nament and aid in planning the VIP recep- to benefit the Hunter's Hope Foundation. cortical thumbs. The average life Classic. The event takes place at Heritage tion scheduled to take place the night before. Hunter's Hope is a non-profit organiza- expectancy is 13 months. Palms Golf & Country Club and is spon- For more information, please contact tion established in 1997 by Hall of Fame The purpose of the Foundation is to sored by US Home, a Lennar Company. The Suzanne Ostertag, committee chairperson, quarterback Jim Kelly and his wife Jill increase public awareness of Krabbe and committee is seeking additional volunteers at 239-540-1355 or Nickole Hendra at after their son Hunter was diagnosed with other leukodystrophies, so that other chil- to help in planning and organizing the 239-481-7856. blood transplantation requires exposure to About the Hunter's Hope Foundation they struggle to endure, adjust and cope Hunter's Hope Foundation 1-2 weeks of high dose chemodierapy. — The Kelly Family with the demands of these fatal illnesses. _The Hunter's Hope Foundation was Accordingly, our mission is four-fold: Fact Sheet A Brief History of Cord Blood established in 1997 by Pro Football Hall * To broaden public awareness of Krabbe Krabbe Disease Transplants of Fame member and former Buffalo Disease and other Leukodystrophies One in 100,000 live births in the United The first unrelated cord blood transplant Bills Quarterback, Jim Kelly and his thus increasing me probability of early States are afflicted with Krabbe Disease. in the United States was performed at Duke wife, Jill, after their infant son Hunter, detection and treatment. Approximately 2 million people (or one University Medical Center in 1993. Since was diagnosed with Krabbe Disease * To gather and provide current, function- out of 125) in the United States are carriers then, cord blood transplants have become (Globoid-Cell Leukodystrophy). The al information and service linkages to of the genetic- deficiency that causes increasingly common. Nationwide over Foundation is the Kelly's life long com- families of children with Krabbe Disease (Pronounced: CRAB-A). 500 cord blood transplants are performed mitment to increase public awareness of Leukodystrophies. . Yet, awareness about this disease is very each year, compared to about 6,600 bone Krabbe Disease and other limited. Until recently the only treatment marrow transplants. This procedure has Leukodystrophies as well as to increase * To fund research efforts mat will identi- options were limited to symptom manage- saved the lives of more than 1,000 patients the likelihood of early detection and fy new treatments, therapies and ulti- ment and palliative care. worldwide. treatment. Their ultimate goal is to raise mately, a cure for Krabbe Disease and other Leukodystrophies. Now, a new and revolutionary treat- • Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg is the Director of money to fund research efforts to identify ment, Cord Blood Transplant, is saving the the Pediatric Bone Marrow and Stem Cell new treatments, therapies, and a cure for * To establish an alliance of hope that will lives of many sick, young children and. Transplant program at Duke. She is a pio- Krabbe Disease. To date, the Foundation nourish, affirm and confront the urgent babies. This new method of treatment is neer in cord blood transplants and helped has awarded over $3,5 million to need for medical, financial and emo- bringing new hope to those afflicted with a revolutionize the procedure, which she has Leukodystrophy and other neurological tional support of family members and variety of diseases including Krabbe, other been working on for more than 20 years. disease related research. those afflicted with Leukodystrophies. Leukodystrophies and Lysosomal Storage "Now that an effective therapy is avail- Among the essential goals, founders Disorders. able for infants with Krabbe Disease, new- Hunter's Hope Foundation Mission Jim and Jill Kelly, seek to inspire an appre- born screening is essential to identify Hunter's Hope Foundation was estab- ciation of all children and express a thank- Cord Blood Transplant Saves Lives affected babies at a time when they can lished to address the acute need for infor- ful heart towards God for these precious Transplantation therapy was tested in maximally benefit from treatment." - Dr. mation and research with respect to Krabbe gifts of life. These bedrock values are cat- patients with infantile Krabbe Disease to -Joanne Kurtzberg Disease and related Leukodystrophies. In egorically and vigilantly expressed determine whether early administration of Research addition, we strive to support and encour- throughout all of the Foundation's pro- these cells would provide sufficient Globoid-cell Leukodystrophy, or age those afflicted and their families as grams and activities. enzyme to the peripheral and central ner- Krabbe Disease, is a genetic disorder that vous systems to facilitate normal myelina- leads to the deterioration of myelm and the tion. central nervous system. Currently, there is It has been shown mat stem cells from neither a cure for Krabbe Disease or other bone marrow and umbilical cord blood can Leukodystrophies nor successful treat- differentiate into non-hematopoietic tissues ments to reverse the damage caused to including brain, bone, liver, pancreas and brain and nerve tissue. Some therapeutic cartilage. Transplantation of healthy donor approaches, such as cord blood transplan- cells into children with certain inborn tation, show promise if performed very errors of metabolism can halt disease pro- early, however, early diagnosis remains gression and, in some cases, repair damage elusive. Research is desperately needed in caused by the disease. such key areas as newborn screening, the Cord blood is less particular than bone development of new gene therapy marrow because the stem cells are undevel- approaches and a better understanding of oped and don't require a perfect match to effective gene delivery systems, bone mar- the patient. The risk of cord blood cells row and cord blood transplantation, includ- mounting a serious immune attack against ing in utero transplants, and the develop- host tissues is only about 10%, the same as ment of therapies that would restore with a perfectly matched related bone mar- myelin. row. Treatment with bone marrow or cord

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239-395-4040 irihcm and Robync Kiifliner 0/ CopiKats by Nancy Santeusanio * Special to The Islander 1 .1 Mi i Imagine a specialty shop where you can find exclusive | merchandise at an incredible value'. That's what owners Marybel I Benzrihem and Linda Cleary created when they pooled their | expertise and opened CopiKats in TaMtian Gardens almost two { years ago. They originally licensed the name "Why Not - Accessorize" but they unexpectedly received a call from a similarly named shop, asking how they could be such "copycats." After » recovering from the perceived insult, they realized that "copykats" f \vas a provocative, catchy and funky name... and changed their I sign. CopiKats has just recently undergone a second transition. r Benzrihem is leaving the business and islander Robyne Kuehner I has joined Cleary as the second half of the team. Holiday Sales Extravaganza ? May islanders and visitors will recognize the merchandise found I here:— as well as the fact that it's usually at least 30% below the * identical merchandise in New York, Las Vegas, Paim Beach and \h I Naples. The price point ranges from two dollars to four hundred > 1 K* *#»« TiMf> from I dollars, with a terrific selection at the low to mid price range. For 1 Selling Author* H» B''JJ »»• I example, you'll find two dollar earrings, a sunglass necklace for Tahitian Gardens Shopping Center mut )> Sun 10-5 •ir<«i»»M e.t . ;I.M»« />»*-.« mv • 1 actually move and all kinds ofunique combs, headbands and scrunchies - the kind of accessories you've always wanted to own or to give. Terry Stack's interchangeable belts and buckles are wonderfully versatile, allowing you to choose the buckle you want to customize your look. W^iV'^L J The limited edition Debbie Brooks handbags are popular with the stars. One lady exclaimed, "I must have this Debbie Brooks bag *"-#>*rZt!£&uL bu 11 need the matching wallet also. I'm buying it as the perfect gift for my daughter-in-law, who says Britney Spears has this same Organic Groceries bag." There is even a custom CopiKats all-leather design, with the Fun Line of Supplements CopiKats logo and the words Sanibel and Captiva featured on the Weight Loss Products front of the bag. Handbag connoisseurs can find lightweight, fine leather Organic Wine & Beer handbags designed by J.E Ourse. Benzrihem purchased her first Low Carb Foods f Ourse handbag over twenty years ago and despite it's hard use the Special Allergy Products ^ bag is still in perfect condition: "the more I use it the softer the leather gets." Timmy Woods of Beverly Hills bags, made from acacia wood, are featured on the TV show "Sex in the City." Island Nutrition Center -i CopiKats' incredible collection of handbags also includes the OMETHING Redtango line with the "cat" motif used by stars like Jennifer Anistonin the.TV show "Friends." Flourescent orange or blue rot*-&#t*r Q-eod keo.(tk

Sobczak will also be sign- ing copies of his other booo o kk s including Six Mornings on Sanibel, count. A Sunday, Dec, 27th and 28th, from 10 a.m. Local author to sign Way Urider Contract and Rhythm half ses- to 5 p,m. outdoors on 5th Avenue South, On New Year's of the Tides. The public is invited sion (five between 3rd Street and Tamiami Trail. Eve day, Wednes- * ', to attend. Fridays More than 300 national and interna- day, Dec. 31, For additional information, con- from Jan. tional award-winning artists will be dis- Sanibel author tact Kathy at CW's (472-5111). 16-Feb playing a wide variety of media valued at Charles Sobczak 1 3 . over $15 million. Exhibits include oil and will be signing (Swing) watercolor paintings, life-size sculptures, copies of his latest Dance for teenagers OR Feb. fine ceramics, photography, stained glass, novel, A Choice of Teen Swing'n'Salsa Dance 20-March mosaics, jewelry and lots of other art- Angels, from noon Workshops will be offered Jan. 16- 19 (Salsa) work. until two p.m. at March 19 at the Alliance for the is $100 Admission to the show is free. Prices of CW's Market & Arts. In this 10-week course teens per per- the artwork range from a S20 for a pair of Deli in Chadwicks will have fun while learning the hot son with earrings to a $30,000 metal sculpture. Square on Captiva. and hip dance moves of the Swing Alliance Live musical performances will be pro- A Choice of Angels and Salsa, plus dance fundamentals. The members receiving a $10 discount vided by Stephen Mikes, sitarist: Doug is a critically acclaimed novel set in classes are progressive, building off the Classes will take place at the Alliance Walker, steel drummer; and Kaytc Wolfe, Atlanta that tells the story of the forbidden previous week. No partner is required; for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Boulevard. keyboardist/vocalist. The many varieties marriage between a Muslim girl and the everyone changes partners as they learn Pre-registration is required two weeks of foodstuffs will include ice cream, son of a Southern Baptist minister. the dance. The class, for ages 13-18, will prior to first class; call the Alliance at 939- arepab, Greek delicacies, kettle korn — a In June, the book received a starred be taught on Fridays from 4 to 6 p.m. by 2787. great assortment. review by Booklist, the official review National Dance Champion, Honey For more information, sail Fifth publication of The American Library Larsen. Art fair in Naples Avenue South (239) 435-3742, or preview Association. Signed, numbered, limited The full session (10 Fridays from Jan. the festival by visiting www.ART FESTI- first-edition hardbound copies of the 16-March 19) is $150 per person, with 8th Annual Downtown Naples Art Fair VAL.com. novel will be available at the signing. Alliance members receiving a $15 dis- takes place this weekend on Saturday and

long running tradition at Chadwick's The Danny Morgan Band returns to Chadwick's for the popular restau- * rant's popular New Year's Eve party. Big fan, that's how (his party goes... *vgjftlots of laughing, dancing, singing along and impromptu acts tfwQdness. v/^ Danny always brings in special out of town musicians for the event and 3. ura year is no different Bob'Sugar np^'I^ R wizard, will be here with his collection of over 70 harmonicas from all over 1 ureworid Tod Edmonds from Miami wfflteplay^ soprano and tenor saxophones, flute and keyboard Fiffing out the group is smooth-voiced Kelly Pohler, the best in beat drummers, Kenny Cox, and, of] course, Darmy himself on guitars and vocab. J The band plays a very wide variety of music—something for everyone. 2B • Week of December 26 - January 1, 2004 • Islander

Ho!Ho!Ho! One heck of a show!!! only thing missing is JT ence of the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. ferent countries, brought the first half of this himself at his usual place at Breed made every crossover pay off with enchanting concoction of "Holiday Hash" to the piano, but this plus-per- gales of giggles. intermission. fect cast give it their all, and After the opening musi- The second act utilized this believe me that's saying a cal medley of Holiday cast's fine vocal blend and high lot. Cheer, and the introductions energy for a gospel version of "Go The grand theatrical of the cast, the show breaks Tell It On the Mountain." The dame of the island, The Old wide open with that perenni- rousing single piano accompani- Schoolhouse Theater, has al favorite in which the audi- ment by Dan Costello proved him been dressed-to-the-nines in ence bellows out "The to be a fine musician as well as a her Christmas finery outside Twelve Days of Christmas." good musical director. His comic and in. Only inside, there are This-particular bit of audi- acting skills got a workout in his the added holiday delights ence madness brings out the boyish, goyish interpretation of of a funny, festive entertain- holiday ham in all of us. The "The Hanukkah Song." ment treat, presented by a old saw of "We never see The cheery cast had a MAHSHA WAGNER cast that I've renamed "The ourselves as others see us" Ho!Ho!Ho! hilariously swell Fab Five." The members of could be a bit of a blessing time with the "Rudolph Sing The Fab Five are Jennifer in this instance. I'm quite Along," doing a reindeer version Jurek — a young woman certain we'd be flabbergasted at what we'd of "Leader of the Pack/Prancin' in the with a big Broadway sound witnessed. I can assure you, some of spec- Street" while "Rockin' Around the when she belts, a smokey tators gave some rather astounding, physi- Christmas Tree/Doin' The Jingle Bell sound when she's soulful, cal, as well as vocal interpretations. Every Rock." Jeffrey sang simply and superbly and a wry sense of humor year the Days or daze get wilder, but no "Another Year," while John wrapped us up and timing that is captivat- matter, it does get everyone in a jolly, holly, in his tender and sweet performance of ing; Jeffery Searles — Christmasy mood. The aftermath of those "Just in Tune." These two numbers merged movie-star handsome with 12 days was played to the inebriated hilt by into the finale" "Three Kings," Silent vocal abilities and lyric funny-man John Vessels. Night," "Oh Holy Night," and "Let There interpretations that have Kathryn Stefanic poured much sweet- be Peace on Earth." This sincerely sung never been stronger, sweeter ness and light into her presentation of message of light, peace and inner joy was or better (It's good to see "Christmas Time is Here" and "Have the perfect ending to the best little him back on the Old Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." "The Christmas show ever. Ho!Ho!Ho! RULES! Schoolhouse stage per- Magical Kingdom of Claus," JT's take-off This production is once again the perfect forming this season); on The Wizard of Oz, remains one of the holiday present for those of us,that might Kathryn Stefanic —: dim- highlights of Ho.'Ho.'Ho! Katy, as Glinda need a little Christmas right this very pled smile and a pleasing the Good Witch looked adorable and sang in minute, right here on Sanibel, right now. The holiday season has officially been voice that can go from tender sweet to wonderful quavery tones proving that glam- Call the box office at 472-6862 for your ushered in on Sanibel with JT Smith's orig- dynamite in a heart-beat; John Vessels — our and talent will shine even wearing a helping of .holiday cheer. Then teU«eEa.. inal seasonal revue Ho!Ho!Ho! The giving his all. as usual, hurling high tenor -lampshade crown. John did a fine imperson- Marsha sent you. Christmas Show, currently playing at The notes to the rafters one minute, wringing ation of the wacky wizard, Jeffery was a Old Schoolhouse Theater. This little gem laughs out of burlesque bits like the crazy charming chi-chi-Chinaman, Dan wagged I want to take this moment to wish all of of a big enjoyment show will play up to clown he is the next. and woofed wonderfully as Toto the dog. you — my dear friends, neighbors, and vis- and including New Year's Eve, Dec. 31st. Last but not least is newcomer Music And Jennifer's southern belle accent gave a itors — the merriest of Christmases and the Because of the show's past successes, extra Director Dan Costello who is not only a whole new meaning to Dorothy, alive and happiest of New Ye?rs. May your days be shows have been added: two on Saturdays, terrific accompanist but also has a winning well and hailing from Kansas. Quick- filled with Peace • Love and Good Dec. 20th and Dec. 27th, plus two Sunday personality, plus a charming flair for com- change artist Jennifer traded accent as well Health. shows, Dec. 21 st and 28th—only one dark edy. I must also mention an add-on cast as character in a right-on hip version of her night, on Christmas. This edition of member, Production Stage Manager Billy simple Christmas wish to be "Rich Famous Ho!Ho!Ho! is one of the best ever. As Breed who doubles in brass in Ho!Ho!Ho! and Powerful." Jeffery and John's lilting usual, the maestro JT has tweeked and — Breed is a hoot playing a zany, running tones blended beautifully in their well-sung tightened this holiday hilarity, 'til it fairly gag of comic crossovers featuring a duos of "I'll Be Home For Christmas/Home crackles with fun and merry madness. The Demented Elf apparently under the influ- For the Holidays" and "The Christmas Song." 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Trie Happiest of An evening of Cabaret at Schein Hall New Years to You and Yours—-••--. • - Nearness Of You," the dance floor from Alhtt;.iitt3t was filled to capacity and looked like a 50-year high school bhe Islander. J^/ reunion! The result of years of perform- ing together, the arrangements and the trio's compactness were 4 most professional, with clever intros and "out" choruses. Also, Scaletta sensitively underscored Kaye's verbal introduction of each song with just the right touch. There was ample space for Make Reservations Now For^ the piano, bass and drums to "stretch-out," and display their HAROLD improvisational skills. LEEBERMAN New yew* Eve Among the standards we heard were "Anything Goes," "Night And Day" "Fly Me To The ». with Tanquerey Bay Moon," 'The Christmas Song," "Winter Wonderland," •I'll Be Home For Christmas," "I Love Being Here With You," "Jingle Bells," and a bossa nova version of "Besame Mucho." Kaye gave a nod to Frank Sinatra with "The Summer Wind," complete with a clever piano chorus that superimposed other well-known melodies over the exist- ing harmonic chord changes, and another to Nat "King" Cole with "Route 66." •8:30 • 1:30 in the lounge The audience enjoyed the informal and festive atmos- phere, and the performers did not disappoint. This was Champagne, Partfjavors danceable music and Kaye has the ability to sparkle and On Dec. 18, to the strains of carefree, Chicago-style please the crowd with her warm and infectuous personal- & Midnight Balfoon Drop: Dixieland jazz, BIG Arts patrons entered Schein Hall ity and pleasant voice. Parr displayed tasteful drumming, which had been magically transformed into an intimate especially with his sensitive use of brushes; bassist cabaret setting — complete with subdued lighting, can- Pillucere projected a full acoustic bass sound with inter- dles flickering on tables and even a dance floor... perfect esting and flowing bass solos; while Scaletta's arrange- Special New Years Menu" for an evening of cabaret entertainment. Kimberly Kaye ments, accompaniments and jazz solos were professional- fit the bill perfectly. She has been singing in supper clubs, ly executed with a delicate pianistic touch. restaurants and cabarets in the Tampa Bay area for the An entertaining evening was had by all who danced past 15 years — most notably, five nights a week with and/or listened as this informal and timely program cer- Til- -'139*47 f M f I tonight's musical leader and pianist, Don Scaletta at tainly set the mood for the upcoming holidays. ' Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant at Westshire Plaza. She was accompanied by Scaletta on piano, Billy Pillucere on bass, and Chuck Parr on drums. ,0 Opentilllpjufor^ The trio opened the program with a blues number that dinner on Fri and Sat./ allowed the instrumentalists to display their adept impro- LET'S TALK visational skills. Kaye was then introduced by Scaletta and plunged into a medium tempo version of Gershwin's REAL ESTATE "I Got Rhythm," sung with just the right touch of Washington's shades and timbre. She is lovely to look at and possesses a vibrancy and zestful stage presence which Presented by is easily and joyfully communicated to the listener. Her Margie Davison singing reflects many influences- including Nat "King" Entertainment Nightly in theJAC Bar Cole and Doris Day. 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;, - ' .':-•' ' •/.'•.•'-' •/..•; The Wakeup Christmas Christmastime often brings out the best in people. (Yes, it bring Mr. Fairchild a note from home saying that I could be four, maybe five of them can even bring out the worst but, per usual, someone else can part of the delivery team for the big evening, which would — seemed to range cover the negative angle.) The Christmas Season has evolved end later than usual. between three and 10 years into a time of millions of added bright lights, noticeably extra In preparation for the delivery effort, several close old. They started to cheer, comings and goings of people and a dramatic change in the friends and I met at the Y to put specific items into boxes kinda like at a ballgame. type and beat of music filling the airwaves. While it is accu- and bags for each family we were to visit. I remember see- One little girl began rate to say that today there is more of everything, the gener- ing large ham hocks, loaves of bread, bags of potatoes, jars screaming and jumping up al description of things and activities has not changed all that of olives and pickles, cans of corn, green beans, peas, fresh and down. They couldn't much over the past 50 years or so. celery and lettuce, bags of apples and other fruit, and tons have been happier, memo- We can sort the previous yulefide seasons by the people of a variety of canned foodstuffs. The sheer quantity bog- ry tells me. They kept say- we shared time with, the places where we celebrated and gled my expectation. ing — no, make that the events that occurred. The Y had a former school bus, an old rattletrap that was exclaiming — "Thank LITTLE JOE MICALE There was a particular story this year, a news item. I painted dark blue. It often backfired, so we nicknamed it you!" They said it over and saw it just about a week before Santa's Big Ride. A cache 'Ole... oh, never mind. We loaded the bus with the carefully over. And that little girl... of donated Christmas gifts meant for underprivileged chil- prepared boxes and bags of goodies, placing each group of I haven't told this story very much over the years, maybe dren was stolen. In just a few days, people not only food and gifts in reverse-delivery order as our group coun- because to be completely honest, I'd have to admit that I replaced the gifts that took weeks to accumulate, they selor, Mait Purdy, had a charted route to follow. couldn't get out of that house fast enough. Sounds terrible on increased the original quantity several times over. The We visited several homes that evening, one in particular my part, I know, but for all the joy that they blurted out, I story gave me a profoundly good feeling, a sentiment I'm standing out quite vividly in my memory. It was my turn to couldn't take the heat of the reality; I couldn't take the pain sure you share. The incident also led to an arousal of some give the speech at the door. "Good evening! We are from of witnessing true poverty, especially at Christinas, the most profound memories of a Christmastime from my grade the Northeast YMCA. On behalf of all our members, we joyous time of year. school days. wish you a Very Merry Christmas!" Right behind me were See, up until that night I thought I came from a rather I grew up on the east side of Cleveland in Collinwood, a best buddies Chuck Coletta, Eddie Maroli, Buddy poor home. My parents grew up in the Depression. I con- beautiful, well-kept neighborhood. The Northeast Sivillo, Paul DeSantis and the inseparable DeLissio sidered them to be frugal, if I might use one of today's YMCA was a major asset, providing a trustworthy place brothers, Brian and Henry. They carried boxes and words. But that night a new reality, a new: understanding, with programs to enhance the lives of the people of our bags filled with goodies into the house. started to plow its way into my noggin. community. I fondly recall Mr. Elmer Fairchild, the The house didn't look like any of those on my By the time I lay down to go to sleep after saying my executive director. He was one of the kindest, most street. It more resembled a converted wooden prayers that night, I recognized that our refrigerator and our caring human beings I have ever been privileged to garage. A hunched-over lady had answered my pantry were never bare. We went to the grocery store regu- know* His positive attitude, upbeat disposition and knock. She seemed too old to have young chil- larly, a store owned by my paternal grandfather, and I knew friendly demeanor personified Christmas all year dren, but I was told later that she was indeed Grampa'd give me anything! My whole family dressed 'round. the mother. Her clothes were strange to me, nicely. My dad drove a decent, rust-free car. I would not I remember walking into the Y one day after not something like my mother, my aunts or dare go to school in dirty clothes, much less in those that school, shortly before Christinas. I saw several my grandmother would wear; they were were torn or tattered. And I never got up from the table hun- kids wrapping new items in holiday paper, too ragged. Her hair was graying and gry. I had a bike, a sled, roller skates and a basement full of then placing the packages under the big, beau- askew. When she saw the food and comic books. That was the Christmas that I found out I was tifully decorated tree. Mr, Fairchild invited .wrapped presents, her eyes, opened as closer to being rich {hanl'd ever be ,to being poor. Made me me to pitch in, telling me these gifts, along wide as her mouth dropped. I remem- want to jump up and down and shout "Thank you!" Again. with unseen food items, were to be deliv- ber so clearly that she put her rather And again. Still does. ered to needy families around the neigh- bony fingers to her cheeks and start- So now really, how was Christmas? What are your borhood. That was a surprise, somewhat. ed to say 'Thank you," and cry, prospects for the coming year? Tote it up again, but this I wasn't sure what a "needy family" was, revealing spaces where teeth were time push the envelope a bit more. Think of and list all of or where they might live, or if any of my missing. I could swear she was the advantages on your side of the line. Then go have the friends might be on the list. laughing and crying all at once best year of your entire life! I learned the food and gifts were to but, at the time, everything had Buon Anno, ed auguri per Cento Anni ancore! be delivered in the evening a few become surreal. days before Christmas. I had to The kids — there were [email protected]

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Periwinkle to reserve tickets today! delightful Too Big To Be a Waitress. Don't miss thf Playhouse off to running start The Fat lady Sings... again! chance to be thoroughly entertained by this "Big GirJ This year the SCA Periwinkle Playhouse, an intimate, Need something to do with the family as the holiday Big Voice, Big Talent." This all new, all fun musical buf 166-seat theatre with not a bad seat in the house, will ham is settling? Florida Repertory Theatre has just the fet promises to delight audiences of all ages. It playi thing... The incomparable Carol Provonsha in Too Big to Dec. 26th, 27th, 30th and 31st at 8 p.m. and Dec. 28th a showcase a variety of exciting and crowd-pleasing enter- 1 tainment. Starting Friday, Dec. 26th, through Jan. 4th, Be a Waitress . 2 in the historic Arcade Theatre in downtown Fort Myers Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and Provonsha, the dame of all divas, the goddess of all Tickets are $20 and $25 and are available through thi Sundays at 4, Janina Birtolo starts in a one-woman show things joyous and fun, is back at Florida Rep with a box office at 332-4488 or (877) 787-8053. ' (which she also authored) — super-sized new show. Too Big to Be a Waitress, a hit for Most Affectionate Daughter. many years at The Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre on the Down memory lane with OF Blue Eyes Told by his first daughter, a east coast, comes to Florida Rep with a smorgasbord of cloistered nun, Suor Maria new songs and a bevy of new comedic characters. The Naples Dinner Theatre's next cabaret evening i Celeste, this is the story of Provonsha, most recently seen as the nosy neighbor, OV Blue Eyes, a production that celebrates the musica ^Galileo's appearance before Gertrude in Florida Rep's memories of Frank Sinatra. This is not an impersonato and tribulations from the Holy summer smash, The show, but a walk down memory lane that features all tb Inquisition. As his confidante, Underpants, is returning to hits Sinatra made famous. caretaker and intellectual Fort Myers just in time to Conceived by Artistic Director Michael Wainstein am equal, she offers her perspec- sing in The New Year. Musical Director Loren J. Strickland, the musical revii tive on Galileo's struggle to ...Waitress plays from Dec. features Sinatra's biggest hit songs, including "New Yori remain a devout Catholic while 26th-Dec. 31th by virtue of New York," "Love and Marriage," "My Way," "It Was stretching the frontiers of sci- a generous sponsorship by Very Good Year," "The Lady is a Tramp," "One For M; ence. Tickets are $17. First Community Bank of Baby," and many, many more. With just enough biograph From Jan. 9th through the Southwest Florida. ical information to put the songs in context, Wainstein an 11th, David Kaplan, juggler/comedian extraordinaire, Although Provonsha's Strickland have chosen to let the music tell the story. demonstrates his ability to juggle bean bag chairs, play musical revue is a one- The talented cast of six is drawn from NDT's profes tunes on a concert balloon and levitate a bowling ball, woman show, before it's over sional resident company and includes Shawna Hamic among other, equally off-the-wall possibilities from his you may think that's a typo. who thrilled audiences this past fall with performances i bag of tricks. His hilarious one-man variety show is certain For most of the evening, she The Beat Goes On and Nunsense; Heather Strieker, a to keep young and old alike amused. The show starts at 8 shuttles on and off stage, NDT newcomer, joins her as the "other woman." Th p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, at 3 p.m. on Sunday returning each time as a men in the cast include Joseph Spieldenner, who playe and tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for kinds under 12. wholly distinct, outrageous Freddy in My Fair Lady and will play The Pirate King i The schedule also includes the 2001 Grammy award - character. What this parade Pirates... and Gaston in Gigi. Michael Marcotte, who i winning Allison Brown bringing her bluegrass/jazz quar- of alternately funny and poignantly touching eccentrics has playing Frederick in Pirates... joins Michael Scibilia an tet to the islands for the first time on Jan. 16th... and lots in common is Provonsha-sized talent, which is to say enor- Todd Lyon. The show will be accompanied by a liv of other good things! mous. While many try, few performers can hold a stage and band led by Strickland. i Call the box office for tickets at 472-0324. an audience's attention alone for two hours. Provonsha can 01'Blue Eyes opens on Saturday, Jan. 10th with a lur and does — first with a display of her considerable singing cheon matinee and continues on Monday nights an skills, then with a personal peek at more "inner voices" Saturday matinees ONLY (two performances weeklj Old Schoolhouse, Arcade host parties than Joan of Arc ever imagined. through April 19th. In addition to a sumptuous buffi Made plans for New Year's Eve, yet? The Old Producing Artistic Director Robert Cacioppo says, "Be lunch or dinner, full bar service, including wine, cod Schoolhouse Theater is hosting a gala evening of cham- ready to roll down the aisles as you howl with laughter! Too tails, specialty coffees and frozen drinks are alwaj pagne, noisemakers and top-notch entertainment by the Big To Be a Waitress is another winner for Carol! She is, available. The Monday night dinner show begins wit very best in the musical theatre worlds, The fun starts at pure and simple, a life force who thrives in front of an audi- seating at 5:30 and the show at 8 p.m. The Saturday mat 9 p.m. with a presentation of JT Smith's classic ence, and one whom audiences just can't get enough of." nee lunch starts at 11:30 a.m. with the show at 1:1" Ho!Ho!Ho! The Christmas Show and is followed by a Provonsha is a Florida celebrity receiving critical Tickets are $40 for the matinees, $45 on Monday night taste of the bubbly then a cabaret performance by JT's acclaim and critics' choice awards for best of the year in Full price tickets includes meal, tax and show but n< mega-talented cast — a night of non-stop music and her other works — Blown Sideways Through Life in gratuity. There are special rates for children 12 and unde good times.What a way to start 2004! Tampa and both Too Big to Be a Waitress and Search for and groups of 20 or more. ; Tickets are only $60 and, of course, seating is limited, Signs of Intelligent Life in Palm Beach. Tickets can be ordered from box office at (239) 51? so call 472-6862 or drop by the theater at 1905 Last year's show, The Fat Lady Sings, sold out quick- STAR (7827) from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. All sales are flna ly, so grab your tickets early to see the deliciously

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Charles LeBuff with his historical novel, The Calusan, and his hand- carved "Key Marco Cat" reproduction. The original of this famous Calusa Indian effigy was uncovered on Marco Island in 1896. The carving represents a. major theme in the book.

has incorporated five real places and historical events LeBuff releases first novel are genuine. The descriptions of the conflicts, hard- Long-time islander and sea turtle conservation pio- ships, primitive ecosystems and the environment of an neer Charles LeBuff has announced the publication of earlier Southwest Florida are brought to life by the his latest book, The Calusan. His earlier authographi- author's expertise and background.. • cal, history-oriented book, Sanybel Light, has been a Dr. William H. Marquardt, Curator in Archaeology regional best-seller since its publication in 1998. at the Florida Museum of Natural History writes, The Calusan is LeBuff's first novel and is based on "Charles LeBuff writes with great empathy and human- real events in Florida's past. It is the outgrowth of an ity about both the prehistoric and historic past. Through idea he first brought to light in 1953 when he wrote a his perceptive eyes, we envision a bygone era and redis- composition for his English class at Fort Myers High cover an environment that still sustains us today." School. The major characters he wrote about then and LeBuff is planning a series of book signings the basic storyline have changed little over the last half- throughout Southwest Florida, the first at Macintosh century. He brings his heroes and their times to life, but Book Shop (at a date yet to be scheduled) where he this second time around he does so from an adult per- works part-lime. Later this winter season, he will speak spective, bolstered by a lifetime of personal experi- on his book at the Sanibel Public Library after, remod- ences and learning. eling is completed. During these personal appearances The book is an adventure-packed epic novel. Itlinks he will also display his collection of Calusa weapon the 16th and 19th centuries when, in 1883, a young and artifact reproductions that he made to personally Florida cowboy from the coastal cattle town of Punta challenge himself during the five years it took him to Rassa accidentally discovers an intriguing gold medal- finally bring his hero to life. lion among a buried trove of Calusa Indian artifacts on The Calusan will be available in most bookstores in Sanibel. This strange gold piece brings two different cities throughout the former domain of the Calusa or Along with the Key Marco Cat, this dolphin cultures and historical periods together as the tale can be ordered direct from the publisher online at design is perhaps the most recognizable and unfolds through time. For historical context LeBuff www.sanybel.com. commonly seen examples of Calusa artwork.

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Holiday Magic at Periwinkle Playhouse A review by Karen Nelson

Best Entertainer2004 by Gulfshore Life, took a quasi-mystical look "through the looking glass" while Tong played with a $100 bill from the audi- ence at the 4 p.m. show and magically cut and restored a length of rope in the evening (Geiser also worked with a "magic" rope). Terry Harris brought his imbibing character through increasingly ridiculous stages as he "fum- bled" with uncooperative props. John Cestaro, like several of the performers, adopted a rather likably bumbling character as his performing alter-ego, billing himself as "Cestaro the Average." Magician Tony Dunn ably and humorously emceed what turned out to be a delightful show from producer Richard Payne and his magicians. All the perform- Alex Geiser (above) and Danny Tong (those ers are members of are his hands, right) entertained the International the pre-show audience with card tricks. Brotherhood of Magicians or the The Holiday Magic Show by Just Magic at the SCA . Society of Periwinkle Playhouse began with bedazzled kids in the American lobby and ended with a swirling snowstorm and a happy Magicians, and audience. Sanibel resident In six acts plus a finale, magicians mastered a host of Cestaro is the cur- illusions, from card tricks, rope tricks and ring tricks to rent IBM president. disappearing bottles (and money), to the evening's big Magic is about illusion — an audience volunteer was sawn in half. Fear the unexpected. not, she lived to see the second big illusion as Doc Audience members Hollywood created a swirling snowstorm out of one torn- have the rare paper snowflake (with a special visit from you-know- chance to rediscov- who, that ubiquitous man in red). er that childlike Danny Tong and Alex Geiser performed pre-show ability to take the card tricks, amusing (and amazing) with their ability to world at face value remember several different cards at the same time. (since they can't 759 Sand Dollar Drive Seasoned performers Keith Raygor and Tong played readily explain , Location Location, Location, freely with the audience, as did Geiser. Geiser's ability is what they are seeing). While there is an element of trick- This1 canal front home is located on one of the unquestionned and he's very, very good one-on-one. He stering in magic, we in the audience willingly join in, east end's most desirable streets. Close to the has already won some prestigious awards and once he carefully watching every move as we try to "catch out" beach and near the causeway. 3/2 with caged fully masters his stage persona (there is still a slight ten- the magician and "see" the magic. tativeness in his manner), he will truly be a force to be pool. The Just Magic show at the Periwinkle Playhouse pre- $795,000 reckoned with. served this magical complicity between audience and Don Hillerbrands, voted the "world's 1,598th best performers, creating a special journey through the world magician," skillfully sawed the hapless lady in half and of wonder. practiced. some off-the-cuff gardening. Raygor, voted

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Many Hollywood stars retire to the oasis of Palm Springs, California where they wile away their golden years splashing paint on canvases, taking leisurely strolls, playing the piano, and flipping through the pages of magazines. Such is the life of 71-year-old Cheeta, the chimpanzee of Tarzan fame, who celebrat- Cheeta is 71 ed his birthday a month ago. "He's the world's oldest chimp" said Dan Westfall... A Kyrielle by Joseph Pacheco Rose is the love I first remember, Lilly the bloom that came undone; Florence flared for one September And Cheeta this year is 71. Shirley danced in my temple of fame, Deanna sang to a hundred men; Gloria Jean had no last name Like Cheeta who is 71. Rin Tin Tin — a pin-swallowing disaster, Trigger and Champion into glue long gone None of them outlivetl their master : 'Cept Cheetah who is 71. Weissmuller fell in his jungle gym, O'Sullivan abandoned mate and son; Sheffield's Boy Bomba failed to swim, He's older than Cheeta at 71. King Kong, Godzilla — false creations, Mickey's 75th just bogus fun; Disney animals all animations — Cheeta's real real at 71. Higgins played Benji; Skippy starred as Asta; Peggy was Bonzo in the movie with Ron; Molly was Francis, O'Connor her master; Cheeta's' su'U Cheeta at 71. Ask not "Where are the snows of yesteryear?" Nor "Where have all the flowers gone?" Great stars and animals np longer here — *' "But Cheetaiives" dn aT71. ' living Room • Bedroom • Dining Room • Patio • Mafltess 5a/5 • Commeicial • Hotel/Motel •'—— Specializing in Sofa Sleepers! — \ iva Pictorial History Before the Causeway revised edition Our local heritage has practically vanished.,. A lifestyle" alive, . ^7$JHw>C3i^^BP^ii rfft*B*1'. ^t .'"^Bi*^W*BljFt^t . jfc^^BJwf'£TMM B ^^^fcr^^fc^Th'^^^T*^''^fc•i'£^^f^pk^^j * ^dT^'?H'B"j^5|''^Jt^^^T^W'M'^jt^1 ^M^ J*^L B^'ti^rf^M:^lfcJ''^H~^ B^M^^^T^'^r^fc'ft^^H^B^-^^EL^"'''Bf ^'-Bi^f jf^ii''M*^h'Bt1B^^^ifcM*t Bi*B j^B^rf^^^^^l'^' only in the memory of our citizens. 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MYERS BEACH I SmnmerilSmnlr n -•From Sanlbel Kelly's Cocoons 230 Chadwick Sq., Captiva , Macintosh Books 2365 Periwinkle Way Bailey's at ._ 15651 Sarv Carlos Bkd, Tarpon Bay Rd. & Periwinkle Way www.fumiture-wona.net 1-888-489-3311 Fort Myers iJ, Sanibel Island Book Shop Islander • Week of December 26 - January 1, 2004 • 9B Village Shops host "gallery crawl" By Karen Nelson Associate Editor On Saturday evening The Village shops highlighted three of its art galleries at a reception. Featured in the Matsumoto Gallery was Fort Lauderdale-based sculptor Keith Bradley in a "return engagement." After spending time as an airbrush illustrator, he began sculpting 12 years ago. At first, he was "making big pieces.. Through the years [the work] got small- er" and more humorous as he became "less serious, able to laugh." The comment-catching pieces were the three sculptures named Pisser (a dog). Squirt (a cat) and Leaker (a dachshund), all of which came equipped with buckets and running water (use your imagination!). . , . Working with steel, his layered pieces are more sedate — large-scale horses plus cats and dogs like the poodle, Maltese and afghan. Rusty, a sitting dog, captures aft the alertness of a dog waiting for someone to toss a toy, while the Horny Dog looks like the dog-incarnated character in the movie Mask. Alligator Shoes features a 'gatorin human shoes. Birds, like the Carpenter Bird (complete with a circular saw blade body and hand- drill tail), have pendulum bases that slowly and gently rock back and forth. Bradley's works are part of the regular collection in the gallery but this larger showing will be on display through Jan. 4. Kirby Rambo Collections was fea- turing the ceramics .of. Fort Myers- based Celeste Theodore irt Fort Myers. Full of soft color, her pieces have a delicate but utterly unfussy look. "Needlework" pieces have tex- tured "stitdhed-loqk" designs plus color for a tactile apjteailv She does her decorative painting on gfteenwar^/and then fires frte$iece. Once it's fired, she applies a clear glaze atld then retires. All of the pigment is under the glaze, so the dishes are durable and usable. Seaweed Gallery was featuring SissiJanku, whose beach paintings and painted furniture have been part of the Seaweed collection since the first gallery opened on Sanibel. Janku's brightly colored seascapes are framed in bouyant colors or by her trademark painted working shutters. Her painted furniture first appeared in the Seaweed Gallery ~~ fi hh aint always has She often uses mermaids as a thefhe^ on hef painted furniture. "I don't get tired of them at all," she noted. /1 jWMeBradie.^W^rJbis always available atMafsumotOi this expanded collection will le^ on .display until Jan. 4. Theodore and Janku's works are on display on a regular basis at the other two galleries.

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Moderne architecture of the city. (305) 672-2014. Day trips/long weekends • Visions of Paradise — Florida in the Popular From the Ancient Ones of many thousands of years ' The 1872 Thursby home, built at the height of the Imagination. Museum of Florida History—R.A.Gray ago to today's Miccosukee and Seminoles, Florda's steamboat period — Blue Spring State Park in Volusia Building, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee. Native Americans are a most important part of the County. (386) 775-3663 or www.floridastate (850) 245-6400. state's culture, Many tribal remains are being pre- parks.org served and interpreted on the Trail of the Lost Tribes • Making Spirits Bright — Christmas at Pinewood. Spring Garden Plantation, built in the early 1800s, Holiday Home Tour at Historic Bok Sanctuary, Lake (941/953-3108; 941/794-8773), a network of publicly with an 1831 sugar mill. DeLeon Springs State Park, accessible archaeological sites, museums and archae- Wales. Through Jan. 11. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday- also Volusia County. (386) 985-4212 or www.floridas- Saturday, Sundays 1-5. (863) 676-1408. ologists. Here are a few of them... tateparks.org • Ancestors of the Incas: The Majesty of Ancient Peru. • May-Stringer Heritage Museum, Brooksville, a 12- Well over two centuries old, Kingsley Plantation on room, four-story Victorian mansion housing more than Through June2005. Something All Our Own: The Fort George Island near Jacksonville is a National Park Grant Hill Collection of African American Art. 10,000 artifacts. (352) 799-0129 or www.hemand.o- Service historical site. (904) 251-3537 or heritagemuseum.com Through Feb. 15. Orlando Museum of Art. (407) 896- www.nps.gov.timu 4231. • Weedon Island Preserve in St. Pete was continuous- Palm Cottage, built in 1895, is a pristine example of the • A Russian Odyssey: Riches from the State Russian ly occupied from 10,000 BC to 1200 AD. (727) 217- use of tabby, a mortar made with seashells, Naples. (941) 7208 or www.pinellascounty.org/environ Museumn, St Petersburg, Russia. Through April 4. 261-8164. Baseball as America. Through March 6. Florida • Historic Spanish Point in Osprey near Sarasota fea- International Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida. (727) tures A Window to the Past inside one of the middens, Bulow Plantation Ruins, 9 miles south of Bunnell, 822-3693. historic buildings, nature trails and ceremonial Fla. and Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine are two of the state's finest examples of coquina construc- • Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, Va. 1804 mansion, mounds. (941) 966-5214 or www.his toricspanish- tion. Others are the Tarragona Arch in Daytona Beach restored gardens, historic greenhouse. (703) 777- point.org. and the Daytona Beach Bandshell & Clock Tower. 3174. • Randell Research Center in Pineland (283-9600) and The Spanish Coquina Quarries, Florida's oldest, were Museum of the Islands (283-1525), just off established circa 1565 along the Matanzas River on • Shadows-on-the-Teche, New Iberia, La. Antebellum Stringfellow Road, on Sesame Drive — both on Pine Anastasia Island and are now part of the Anastasia State plantation house. (337) 369-6446 Recreation Area. Island — examine the history of the Calusa's power. • Drayton Hall, Charleston, SC. Outstanding example • Useppa Island Museum with forensic resorations of of Georgian Palladian architecture. (843) 768-2600 the Useppa Man and Woman of 1,400 years ago. 283- • Belle Grove, Middletown, Va. c. 1794 plantation house 9600 or www.useppaisland.com on Civil War battle site. (540) 869-2028. More day or ovenight trips • Dade Battlefield Re-enactment, Bushnell, Fla. Jan. 3 • Montpelier, Montpelier Station, Va. Lifelong home of AlIiBAIIONI B¥ PITA & 4. A re-creation of the battle that left only three men the fourth President, James Madison. (560) 672-2728 Tailoring & Formal wear standing and maarked the beginning of the Second SeminoleWar in 1835. (352) 793-4781. • Woodlawn, Alexandria, Va. c.1800 Federal-style home of George Washington's adopted granddaughter. (703) 780- 20 Years Experience • 24th Annual Brooksville Raid Festival. Sandhill 4000 Scout Reservation, 25 miles west of I-75'on SR 50. Jan. (239) 437-7482 17. & 18. Presented by the Hernando Historical • Pope-Leighey House. Alexandria, Va. A Frank Lloyd 16731 McGregor Blvd. #117 Museum Association & and the North Pinellas Scout Wright Usonian home. (703) 780-4000 Open Mon. - Sat. Fort Myers. FL Sertoma Club. (352) 799-0129, • The Hermitage, 1836 home of President Andrew Jackson exhibits the most complete collection of orig- inal furnishings and personal belongings of any early presidential home. 4580 Rachel's Lane, Hermitage, Term. (615) 889-2941. • Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, S.C. U.S. 17 south of Myrtle Beach. The most fascinating and mov- ing collection of sculpture anywhere — over 385 *119.9B adults • s109.85 seniors pieces in outdoor, garden settings and in covered pavil- ions. Created by the sculptur Anna Hyatt Huntington and her husband, the oil tycoon, Archer Huntington.

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L". In these time of and excitement at the islands' home for David Gergen to speak the Arts, BIG ARTS. war and trouble, New sessions of your favorites will be this then is my returning in January as well as many exciting new classes. Many special work- prayer. shops, from one day to one week in length, will be offered by visiting artists. Charles Sobczak Some of these include Acrylics taught by Margo Vigorito and Greg Biolchini, Gouache by Margaret Huddy and two "Sobczak's A Choice of three-day weekend seminars in Collage Angels is the relentless and Watermedia will be led by always story of the love between popular, island favorite, Cathy Taylor. Be Daniel Harris, son of an sure to call BIG ARTS soon, 395-0900, to upper-middle-class southern secure your spot. These classes fill up Baptist minister and Ayse quickly. Yalcin, daughter of a BIG ARTS also has many fun, chal- lenging six-week workshops available. Turkish businessman.,. Terry Flannery will offer 3-D Portraits in Each of Sobczak's Clay beginning in January, a course in characters rings true, and which students will be taught to capture his every setting, whether in realistic facial expressions and complete a Turkish mosque or an The FORUM at BIG ARTS on Sanibel a three-dimensional relief in clay. Classes Atlanta advertising agency, is honored to present well-known political in Basketry and Painting (in the studio is compellingly detailed. analyst and author, Professor David and on-site) will be offered, as well as Life Drawing, and Layout and Design. He's funny, tolerant, and Gergen, as the first speaker in its 2004 unpreachy. And obviously, Distinguished Scholars Lecture Series, Photographer George Graham will teach which begins Sunday, Jan. 11 at 4 p.m. in both beginners and advanced students he's timely." Schein Hall. Photography as Art, while Petra Kaiser An advisor to four Presidents — introduces her students to the techniques of creating incredible glass jewelry, Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton — an Starred review!!! Booklist, Th& American Library Association editor, commentator and teacher, Gergen plates and bowls. Stop by BIG ARTS to currently serves as editor-at-large for pick up the new Spring Workshop Guide U.S. News and World Report. He is also and find the course that touches the artist a professor of Public Service and director in you. New Year's Eve Day of the Center for Public Leadership at the Whether you like to exercise your Kennedy School of Government at mind or your body, BIG ARTS has a spot Booksigning! Harvard and a frequent guest on TV polit- for you. If dance is your desire, come try ical talk shows. In the fall of 2000, he Tap, Ballet or, new this year, Belly Sanibel Island Author Charles Sobczak will be published his most recent book, the best- Dancing! Stretch and tone with Yoga or selling Eyewitness to Power: The Self-Defense, orTae Kwon Do taught by autographing copies of his critically acclaimed novel, Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton. Paco Dolz. To stretch your mind, join BIG A Choice e^ Angels, at CW's Market & Deli in A graduate of Yale and Harvard, ARTS members for lively discussion Professor Gergen has been an active par- groups on current events or books, learn- Chadwick's Square, South Seas Plantation on ticipant in American national life and ing a new language, or how to write both Wednesday, Dec. 31st, New Year's Eve day from noon politics for 30 years. poetry and prose. Music lessons on a For ticket availability and information, number of different instruments are avail- until two p.m. please call BIG ARTS,395-0900. able or join BIG ARTS very own Community Chorus or Band. There is Set in contemporary Atlanta and Istanbul, this hovel something to interest everyone of any age explores the long standing conflict between Islam and Artists workshops to begin or ability. Stop by and experience the Christianity through the eyes of two. young lovers. A The New Year is almost here and with friendly, fun, educational atmosphere at it comes new opportunities for artistic fun BIG ARTS — Home for all the Arts! story whose relevance to today's troubled times is uncanny. Signed and numbered, limited edition hardcover copies of A Choice of Angels will also be available. Charles will also be signing copies of the Best-selling Located at 2200 Periwinkle Way Across from the Community House Six Mornings on Sanibel, along with copies of Way For Box Office Reservations & Info- Under Contract and Rhythm of the Tides. call: 472-0324

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Call owner for appoint- ment. (239) 283-5322. TIME SHARE RESALES Save Listings! 1- 800-987 -6647 Ext. FRONT WINDSHIELD, OFFICE SPACE 60%-80% Off Retail!! Best 8682 20 H.P. YAMA, For sale or lease. Office condo. Resorts & Seasons. Call for EXCELLENT CONDITION, Sanibel. 740 S.F. 140k. Free Catalog! 1- 800-704-0307 House at Dunes on the golf course, CALL JOE, (239)454-1522. www.holidaygroup.com 2 Br/2 Ba, screened-in porch, full- 239-573-0464. FOR SALE BY size pool, enclosed garage, beau- Timeshare Resales! Sell today for tiful views. 4 week minimum. (239) OWNER Cashl No commissions or broker 472-1650 PERSONAL REAL ESTATE fees. Don't delay. Got to Beautiful house on Ft.Myers Beach www.freetimeshare.com NO RENT! $0 Down! No Credit OK! waterfront, 2br/2ba, garage, huge or Call 1-800-640-6886 EQUAL HOUSING Government Foreclosed Homes! WATERCRAFT living room, 6-car driveway, nice WANTED OPPORTUNITY $0/ Low Down! Call for Listings! 1- '99 Sea-Doo Bombardier 41 MN ' landscaping, fruit trees, boat lift, WE BUY HOUSES $$$$ Any condi- 800- 987-6647 Ext 8681 hours with W-trailer. $5000 or all equipped, must see. $495,000. tion, Anywhere Call toll free 1- All real estate advertised (239) 463-2066 in this newspaper is BO. (239) 472-8877. 888-306- SELL (7355) Purchases VACATION RENTALS subject to the Two, 2002, Yamaha XLT 800 wave made through Real Buyers $$$$ Federal Fair Housing Act MOBILE HOMES runners, 3 seaterwith double trail- of 1638 which makes it ALL 3 DIRECT OCEANFRONT illegal to advertise any er and vesls, low hours, $14,000., OPEN HOUSE preference, FOR RENT (239) 707-4374. 2 Br/2 Ba Condominiums limitation or REAL ESTATE Sundial Beach Resort "Mobile Homes for Rent" Weekly Daily 11-4pm discrimination based Villa Sanibel on race, color, rent. Children welcome. Includes Direct Sailboat Locations! DISTANT Coquina Beach religion, sex, water, garbage, pest control, lawn Each Have: DOCKSPACE BEAUTIFUL NORTH CAROLINA Discounted rates handicap, familial status care. Quiet, safe. 7760 Bogart, N. 1/2/mtle out, MUST SEE BEAUTIFUL & COL- directly from or national origin, or an Ft. Myers (239) 543-5828. RENTAL/SALES 3/2/2/dock. ORFUL FALL FOLIAGE WEST- owner. intention to make such Recently-Completed. ERN NC MOUNTAINS. Homes, i-800-505-5200 preference, CAPTIVA BOAT LIFT: Available Model-Condition ! www.sanibeloceanfront.com limitation or for Annual Rental. Boats up to Cabins, Acreage, Cherokee discrimination. Must see! Mountain Realty, Inc. Murphy, NC CAPE CORAL 5,000 lbs. Please call (239) 472- . 3006 SE 18th Ave/off Atrium. Lovely 2 Br/2 Ba condo This publication will not 6170 Call for Free Brochure (800) 841- knowingly accept any Cornwallis 5868 on the Gulf. All amenities. Two advertisement for real HOMES 1225 SW 54th Lane/off week minimum. Owner, estate which is in Skyline COME TO THE MOUNTAINS! (313) 886-4757. violation of the law. Brand new home, pool, (239) 887-5555 RE/MAX Mountain Properties Our readers are hereby 3br/2ba/2car garage. Tile through- ACREAGE offers the best properties avail- informed that all out, carpet bedrooms, upgrades. able in Western NC. Mountain CASA YBEL RESORT dwellings 415 SW 39th Terrace, off Pelican Acreage advertised in this $219,000. (239) 940-0414 or GENERAL RIAL 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath newspaper are available (239) 540-2183. OCEAN FRONT on an equal opportunity receive more information FOR RENT OR SALE basis. If you feel Sailboat Access. 10-12 minutes to ESTATE FIVE ACRES near Georgia $295 BY OWNERS. you have been the River! 3/2 recently remodeled- down $189 month Riverfront from (239) 561-6972 discriminated against pool home. Over 950 sq.ft. Canal lot on East End. $495 down to $289 month Jim www.casaybel.com you may file a screened enclosure, 40ft. plus complaint by calling dock equipped with water and Jean, Broker 1-800- 722-5326 The Florida Commission Minutes from Sanibel. 3/2 pool www.jimjean.com sland Retreat. 3/2 home in on Human Rights at electric and a boatlift. Only and stables. beautiful Chateau Sur Mer. 1-800-342-8170 or $295,000.00! Call Jo Laumeyer, GEORGIA MOUNTAIN Land- 3 Few steps to beach. Very HUD at 1-800-669-9777. Realtor (239)633-0448 todays 3/2 pool home. Walk to Bay or Acres and Larger. Gated, private private. Available November For more info please Real Estate Network Service's, Gulf community. Spectacular natural through May, 2004. (305) call the Lee County LLC. EQUAL HOUSING beauty. Majestic 70 mile views. 235-0762, (239) 472-2490. office of OPPORTUNITY Convenient to Atlanta. From Equal Opportunity Wil Compton $59,900. (800) 230-7075 Sanibel 3 Br/2 Ba home on golf (239) 335-2267 (239) 209-6171 All real estate advertised course with pool, furnished, near REMAX of the Islands LAKE LURE, NC MOUNTAINTOP beach and causeway. Owner, WINDOW CLEANING in this newspaper Is homesites (1-9 acres); panoramic ONE & TWO BEDROOM APART- subject to the Gov't & Bank Foreclosures! $0 (239) 822-3704. DOWN HOMES! HUD, VA, FHA. mountain and lake views starting MENTS, CLOSE TO SCHOOLS, Federal Fair Housing Act at $60,000. Resort amenities: golf, BUS STOPS & SHOPPING. ALL DAY of 1638 which makes it No Credit OK! For Listings, 800- WINDOW CLEANING 501-1777x1601 hiking, pools, beach, marina. WATER, SEWER AND TRASH illegal to advertise any GALL TOMMY NOW! Dec-Jan. SOUTH SEAS RESORT PAID. CENTRAL AIR AND HEAT. $3.00 a window. preference, GOV'T HOMES! $0 Down! Tax Best time to visit (800) 992-2502 POOL AND LAUNDRY ON SITE. Residential & commercial limitation or Repos & Foreclosures! No Credit GULF-FRONT 941-275-4587. up to 3-Story discrimination based OK! $0/ Low Down! Call for MURPHY, NC investors Realty, Inc. PRIVATE . 10 yrs. exp. on race, color, Listings! 1-800- 987 -6647 Ext. 1-800-497-3334 Lake Lots LUXURY HOME Pressure washing religion, sex, 8684 $79,000 New Cabins $69,000 available handicap, familial status Lots on Trout Stream $49,000 POOL-SPA ANNUAL RENTALS Free estimates. or national origin, or an MORTGAGE LATE??? Have an Vacation Rentals SCENIC ACREAGE Reputable, prompt & intention to make such Unwanted Home? You get cash www. for a fresh start! We take over all [email protected] courteous service. preference, WEEKS AVAILABLE Sanibel View Satisfaction guaranteed. limitation or your problems. Guaranteed offer! FOR ALL-SEASONS Brand New! Pickup-the phone and call now! Waterfront Home in Lake County, Family owned & operated. discrimination. Newly Remodeled. Riverfront 2 Br, 2Ba condos. Lie/Ins. This publication will not (7-days/ 24 hrs) (888) 590-1935 FOR-SPECIAL-RATES Enclosed garage, (Joe) Home in Lake County. (239) 567-3419 knowingly accept any Remodeled 2/2 or 3/2 block home, CONTACT OWNER pool, fitness center, advertisement for real MORTGAGES QUICK CASH$ Fast Florida and screened porch over- DIRECTLY Clubhouse. estate which is in closings, 1st and 2nd$. Good/ looks water. Workshop, Gated Community. violation of the law. Bad Credit. Self-employed? No boathouse and lifter. A great buy Call: (574) 272-0889 2 miles to Keep America Our readers are hereby Income Verification. — asking $175,000. Call (352) Fax: (574)273-5973 causewayl informed that all Foreclosure, Bankruptcy all 343-4344 E-mail: [email protected] $1450/month Beautiful dwellings OK. Mortgage Corp. Network. Hussey Realty advertised in this Licensed Correspondent WESTERN NC MOUNTAINS. Enjoy (239) 463-3178 Recycle newspaper are available Lender. Call 888- 999-8744 cool mountain air, views a on an equal opportunity streams. Homes, Cabins, basis. If you feel Acreage. Free Brochure. Realty of. you have been Murphy, 317 Peachtree St., discriminated against CONDOS FOR SALE Murphy, N.C. 28906. R^modetlftd Unit: you may file a (800)642-5333 • complaint by calling Sanibel area. 2 Br/2 Ba townhouse. www.realtyofmurphy.com • 3 hedmom / 2 butthniom The Florida Commission Screened lanai, new washer/dryer, pool, tennis. Walk toriver . Ten WESTERN NC MOUNTAINS North • Alt new furtJshir^E on Human Rights at Carolina Where there is Cool • Many upgrades! 1-800-342-8170 or minutes to causeway. S120k. (239) 489-3490 __ Mountain Air, Views & Stream, For more Inform a Won, oatL- HUD at 1-800-669-9777. Homes, Cabins & Acreage. Call (239) -47&-5O15O For more info please Sanibel Island, Florida condo on for Free Brochure of Mountain TOLL-FREE.- call the Lee County Gulf. 2 Br/2 Ba. $550,000. Phone Property Sales. 1-800-642-5333 office of (239) 472-8350. Realty of Murphy, 317 Peachtree Equal Opportunity Street, Murphy, N.C. 28906 2400 Palm Ridge Road, Suite C-1 Sanihel, FL 33957 (239) 335-2267 www.realtyofmurphy.com www,Sanib etCaptivaVacatlon.com , gmail: rtwt Islander • Week of December 26 - January 1, 2004 • 19B

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