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Every week we mail to every home and business on Sanibel and Captiva, subscribers throughout the United States, and... Ronald Reagan Los Angeles, CA VOL. 3, NO. 33 SANIBEL & CAPTIVA ISLANDS, FLORIDA FEBRUARY 16, 1996 FEBRUARY SUNRISE/SUNSET: f* 7:04 18:21 17 7:03 18:22 1* 7:0118:21 \% 7:0218:23 M 7:01 18:24 ?T; 7:00 18:24 & 6:59 18:25 #17. Also inside the Sanibel Community Shell Show & Fair Association building you can see award win- Seventh Annual Student Art he 59th Annual Sanibel Shell Show ning Shell Art created by hobbyist and com- and Fair will be held on March 7, 8, 9 mercial entrants. Mosaics, shell mirrors, shell Exhibit At Airport and 10 at the Sanibel Community flowers and shell jewelry deemed so beautiful T as to be given the classification of "Shell Association located at 2173 Periwinkle Way. Hours each day are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Art". Another category of interest is the Don't miss this major event in the south- "Sailor's Valentine". As the story goes, in eastern United States known as "The the old days sailors would buy these two- Tiffany Of Shell Shows!" sided shell creations in the Caribbean islands to take home to their loved ones. These You will be fascinated by the beauty and "Valentines" always had hearts, flowers and variety of treasures from the sea to be a sentimental message from the giver. The found at the 59th Annual " Sanibel Shell "Romance" of shells continues today. Fair and Show". For many years the "Fair and Show" have been a joint effort of the One very popular aspect of the Sanibel Sanibel Community Association, sponsor- Shell Show has always been the Live Shell ing the outside "Fair" segment and the Exhibit. Though located on the outside of Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club sponsoring the the building, it is sponsored by the Sanibel- "Show" inside the building. Captiva Shell Club whose members teach On the outside of the Sanibel Community the 5th graders at Sanibel Elementary about Association building you will find the " Shell shells and sea life all year long, and the final Fair". Beautiful shell craft, critters made with exam is the 4 days of the Shell Show when shells, shells for sale, and shell craft folks in the students man the exhibit and answer the act of doing their thing. questions from the public about the exhibit. Inside the building is the "Sanibel Shell Live shells, fish, seahorses and many other Show". In the Scientific category, worldwide kinds of sea life are in this special exhibit. shells glisten in their perfectly arranged glass All of the money collected by donations to cases, treating you to a fantasy trip to far- this exhibit goes back to Sanibel Elementary away places in search of rare and colorful to support their Marine Science class. treasures from the sea. From the beginning Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club is a not for of time man has collected seashells for food, profit organization founded in 1961 for the body ornaments, money, (hence the famous purpose of education and research in the "Money Cowrie") and tools, for instance, the fields of Malacology and Conchology. Calusa Indians used large lightning whelks For information about the "Shell Show" for hammer-like devices. And if you are please call Jim Whitehouse at (941) 395- interested in what kinds of shells can be 0510. For information about the "Shell Fair" found on Sanibel and Captiva, be sure to please call (941) 472-2155.# look for the special classes of Sanibel and Captiva shells only such as #5, #6, #15 and On Restaurants Sanibel Elementary fifth grader Olga Konstandinidis is one of the artists whose work is featured in the Seventh Annual Lee County New Ordinance Port Authority Student Art Exhibit Gets Testing From Two Sides he artistic efforts of more than 900 Southwest Florida stu- By Fran Nuelle dents are on display at Southwest Florida International verybody and his brother seemed to get in on swearing in for variances, conditional TAirport in the Seventh Annual Lee County Port Authority use and development permits which would enable or prohibit new Florida resident Student Art Exhibit. The paintings, drawings, decorative masks, 'Alex Nicodemi from remodeling and adding an addition to the Quarterdeck paper mosaics, collages, sand paintings and other works of art are E on display 24 hours a day upstairs in both Terminals A and B until Restaurant, 1625 Periwinkle Way, he hopes to buy soon. May. Forty-five Lee and Collier elementary and middle schools are Even a court reporter appeared with Planner Jim Jordan, Bert Jenks, Rick Kennedy, participating, making this the largest airport exhibit yet. Craig Meyer, Carlos Garcia, Trudi Williams, Dean Martin, Frank Foran and Nicodemi as they raised their right hands But it was Jordan and Attorney Steve Hartsell for Nicodemi who did "The airport is a wonderful showcase for the work of young most of the talking on Tuesday at MacKenzie Hall. (Each could attest to an aspect of the pro- artists," said Laska Ryan, Lee County Port Authority public rela- posed change: design, engineering, construction, landscaping and traffic studies ) tions coordinator. "It's very exciting to see the exhibit get bigger and better every year."& Continued on page 4 i V. I Page 34 Island Sun - February 16, 1996 Island Sun - February 16, 1996 Page 35 can get the ice cream from there. In Journey's End for Seekers of the From page 18 fact several crates of cones were donat- Free Lecture Truth. Child care will be provided as ed the same week. Ice cream is a real well as free parking. The Sanibel Moves Ahead treat! Thank you Ben and Jerrys!" Community Center is located at 2173 Fruit picking is another program of Periwinkle Way.# The IRS Sheds No Tears pleted by mid-February The six full Twelve Baskets which has not yet been days of training were spread over two From page 20 months. An orientation program for taken advantage of by residents who .. .for those who don't plan! volunteers will also be held in February may have citrus falling to the ground. All Schubert The library will be closed on Friday, The Youth Mission Team at Sanibel It took you years to accumulate $2 million or more. Community Church is ready to come York, which he founded on 1980. A February 23, to teach volunteers how graduate of Northwestern University to circulate materials using the new to pick fruit They will give the tree It will take the tax collector 40 seconds to spend it. owner a large bag and the remainder School of Music, Mr. Phillips has held computer system. Sessions will be faculty positions at Iowa Northern and "Ifyou let them!" scheduled consecutively. will go to feed the hungry. For further information about Kent State Universities. He is married to A public access terminal has been pianist Toby Blumenthal. If you are worth over $2 million, you can't effort to miss this set up near the Reference Desk to Twelve Baskets or to volunteer as a dri- ver, call Jean at 472-0673.& Toby Blumenthal has appeared as allow patrons to become familiar with soloist with many ensembles including the system the Chicago and Houston Symphony The Library's new computer will go Orchestras. A graduate of Northwestern "live" in late February or early March. New Lifeline University School of Music and the The regular schedule on Thursday 9 University of Houston, she studied with a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday 9 a.m. Family Center Gui Mombaerts, Leonard Shure and Mike Kilbourn, CHFC Carl P. Grissom, CLU Robert O'Dell, CFP to 5 p.m. will be maintained & Rudolf Serkin. She is Director of the Nationally known estate planning expert Lectui er and author on Registeied Renaissance Advisoi he Women's Guild of St. Isabel and host of the television show Social Capital Techniques Church of Sanibel cordially invites Luzerne Music Center and founder of he First Church of Christ, the Piano Studies Program there. "Keeping it all in the Family" all women to attend our February Scientist will be hosting a free From page 8 T Samuel Epstein, who comes from a 26 meeting at 9:00 a.m. in the Church lecture at the Sanibel Community T family of noted string bass players, is Twelve Baskets Hall. We are going to have a talk by Center on Sunday, February 25th at "Will Show You How" "You Will Also Learn Why" Kathy Miller, Executive Director of principal bassist with the Miami 3:00 p.m. The featured lecturer will be Chamber Symphony and performs Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis transferred $119 million to her Joe Robbie paid in excess of $45,000,000 in death taxes forcing I was able to get the South West Right to Life and President of the newly Jean Stark Hebenstreit, C.S.B. of Florida Regional Food Bank to pick it opened Lifeline Family Center. She will also with the Naples Philharmonic as grandchildren and paid 3.2% estate tax the sale of the Miami Dolphins Kansas City, Missouri. Mrs. principal bass emeritus. He has taught up with its van that afternoon. The tell us all about this new center and the Hebenstreit is a member of the board To pay zero Death Tax Estate tax is a voluntary tax Food Bank is a repository which stores exciting work they are doing.# at the University of Miami and was of Lectureship of The Mother Church, principal bassist and personnel manag- Your value system can continue until forever To include a non-profit clause in your Buy/Sell agreement food for a large number of charities.