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WEEK OF JANUARY 22, 2014 i s l a n d REPORTER SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA. FLORIDA ‘Under the Sea: Across the Pond1 The BAILEY- Matthews!5 SHELL museum Under the Sea” Fundraiser at Sanctuary Golf Club PHOTO PROVIDED Employees of the San Cap Trust Co. and Board of the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum. Top Row, Left to Right: Robin Cook, Al Hanser, Frances Steger, Karen Turner, Pete Bender, Mary Burton. Bottom Row, Left to Right: Phyllis Sharp, Marie Peart, Phyllis Gibson, Susan Young. INSIDE Sanibel Secrets ........ 12 C ale n d a r................................ 60 Living S a n ib e l.......................57 Island Home .........................14 Captiva Current...................52 Poetic License..................... 64 Island Reporter.............19-50 Classifieds.............................65 W hat’s B lo o m in g................ 58 This Week's ...1890 Farm Trail! 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Other pro jointly published the new Their book summarizes petology of Florida. fessionals also offered images to ensure four-color book, more than a 50-year According to LeBuff, “This is unlike the completeness of this book. Amphibians and Reptiles study on the herpetofauna any book I have in my library. Chris and The book contains 118 color plates, of Sanibel and Captiva of Southwest Florida and I worked hard to make it that way and 20 color range maps, 7 color and black Islands, Florida: A Natural in particular the two put it on the leading edge of amphibian and white maps, and 5 black and white History. The first public famous barrier islands. and reptile books. As anyone who historical illustrations. The book is pub signing by the authors will All amphibians and rep knows our work can imagine, it con lished in the flexi-bound cover style and be held at Macintosh tiles that have been docu tains much information on the islands’ contains 304 pages including Glossary, Books and Paper, 2407 mented on Sanibel and sea turtles, crocodilians, venomous Notes. Bibliography, a Cited Literature Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, Captiva islands are snakes, and the impact of many envi section, and two indexes. The book on Friday, Jan. 24 from 3 PHOTO PROVIDED included, and a four- ronmental changes that have occurred measures 7.75 by 10.25 inches overall. to 6 p.m. New book written by species supplemental list on Sanibel and Captiva. We feel this C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Ph.D.. writes the This beautifully illus Charles LeBuff and is appended for historical title will be an invaluable addition to Foreword. He is a prominent scientist trated book was written by Chris Lechowicz. purposes. the library of anyone interested in the affiliated with the University of Florida. retired Sanibel sea turtle biologist and Amphibians and Reptiles is not an wildlife and environment of Southwest long-time islander Charles LeBuff and ordinary ‘‘field guide,” but a readable Florida.” I CANNOT TELL A LIE. ..IT'S SIMPLY THE BEST...I CANNOT TELL A UE.JT'S SIMPLY THE BEST. Come in and taste our Italian Zuppa Inglese and seasonal custard flavors. 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House as well as across Periwinkle Way in the Herb vided by the Education Director of Sanibel Captiva SCCF Education Director since 1988, Kristie has been Strauss Schoolhouse Theater parking area. A $5 dona Conservation Foundation, (SCCF), Kristie Anders. teaching people about our natural habitat and environmental tion is appreciated with proceeds after costs being used to Sanibel built its first schoolhouse in 1892. and by the stewardship for over 30 years. As a ranger in Everglades promote conservation on Sanibel and in Florida. For twentieth century. Sanibel Island supported flourishing National Park, an outdoor recreation planner at the J.N. additional information, call Elaine Jacobson at 395- farms, growing avocado, citrus, and eggplant among "Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge and her present 1878 or visit the San-Cap Audubon Web site at san- other crops. Wood-burning steamers brought supplies, position at SCCF she is truly an educator. Through SCCF, capaudubon.org. mail, freight and passengers to the island. The City of Kristie provides special programs for residents and realtors, Sanibel was formed in May 1974 as a direct result of the trains new naturalists and develops eco-tour programs in Audubon Pond Apple "frail Bird Walk rampant construction and development that occurred partnership with local businesses. Holding dual degrees The next Sanibel-Captiva Audubon bird walk will be after the creation of the causeway which replaced the from Penn State University in Marine Sciences and Saturday, Jan. 25 at The Pond Apple Trail. Meet in the ferry in 1963. Developers sued over new restrictions and Environmental Education, Kristie resides on North Captiva Chamber of Commerce parking lot on Causeway Street citizens vehemently prevailed through great efforts in the Island and travels to work daily by boat. at 8 a.m. These bird walks are open to the public and all protection of the island. Becoming a city was in fact an This is the forth of eight Sanibel-Captiva Audubon levels of experience. A $2 donation is appreciated. Call enormous effort on the part of the local population. lectures to be held in 2014 on Thursday evenings at 7:30 Hugh Verry at 395-3798 for details. Bailey’s descendant make a trip to Historical Village Cajjtiva i s l a n d e r Special to the Islander Sam recounts in his book. "A Sanibel Son,”* Sam Bailey’s grandson Bear Bailey and his that upon his return to Sanibel from Tampa in i s la n d fiancee Abi Stine visited the Sanibel Historical 1979. he started to think about all the things that REPORTER Village recently when the entire Bailey family could be done for the island, particularly in the gathered on Sanibel for the holidays. area of historic preservation. "So much of our CUSPS 481-400) Bear lives in Hawaii and visits Sanibel every history was being lost so quickly that 1 was wor 2340 Periwinkle Way few years. The last time he visited the historical ried that nobody would know what this place Sanibel, FL 33957 village was with his grandfather Sam. “He told once looked like." Sam wrote. In 1984 Sam !’h. -■ (239)472-1587 me stories and showed me all the old stuff,” was elected to the city’s Historic Preservation i (239) 472-8398 captivasanibel.com Bear said. "He was fun to be around. He taught Committee, the Rutland House was moved to me how to throw a cast net and, up until the last Dunlop Road, and the Sanibel Historical Publisher time I saw him.