r 14 :; -I1- I )-• Bulk Rate U.S. Postage Paid Sanibel, FL. Permit #33 Postal Patron Vol. 38, No. 15 Friday, April 9, 1999 56 Pages, Two Sections Free •:- ^ Art Cobley, Maggie Mullins and Linda Uhler — all representing Zonta — found a bunch of nasty stuff at the Boat Ramp during the Great Island Pick Up. Photo/Anne Bellew GG Carmel Ken Frey Tom Andy Sandy Dave David McLaughlin Dorothy George Robideau Jim Sheila Jack Wendy Sherrill Karen Kohlbrenner Branyon Hoen Samler Humphrey Casale Wiley Gelberg Koch Eatoa Linda McLaughlin Sprouse Sims Bell Claudia Frey Margie Janie Marsha Charlie Brian Saundra Elisabeth Fred John Peggy Murty Lori Healy Smith Mueller George Loretta Davison Prichard Clifford Sobczak Bates Veillette Geiger Susan Rosica Mary Lou Bailey Miller ' McGowen John Smith MONTHLY PERFORMANCE LEADERS TOP LISTERS TOP SELLER THREE BEDROOM POOL HOME POINT OF VIEW! 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Gulf to Bay SPECTACULAR SUNSETS LIVE THE "SANCTUARY" LIFE community featuring 2 BRs, 2 BAs, loft & office plus fireplace, Directly beachfront at Captiva Island's South Sea Plantation Overlook the widest part of large lake with broad views of porches and decks. Lowest priced single-famiy in Sunset Resort. Second floor location for maximum views of beach and 17th fairway and wildlife refuge. Lot is well separated from Captiva. Some furnishings included. $397,000. sunsets. This r bedroom J bath condominium has been tees, greens & cart paths affording quiet and privacy. Seller call Karen Bell 472-5154. recently updated and is fully furnished and ready for owner use open to tradesand creative offers!! Call Marsha Clifford at or rentals. Best value at $330,000 Call Jim Branyon 472-5154 472-1511. Priscilla Murphy EB MR Realty, Inc. • A K.t SORSORTQUESTT QUEST*- COMPANCOMPANYY «i^' Toll Free {800)233-8829 .Main Office (941) 472-1511 -Causeway Ornce p<kiy<ku-<tui • Captiva Office (941) 472-5154 Good Best Bets! • Next week is National Library Brain Week, and (he Sanibel Public ^ Library is sponsoring all kinds 1JJL Sanibel Elementary School's regional of events — puppet shows, J champions in the Future Problem author interviews and Internet T m Solvers competition are (with their advi- connecting. See Our Town for j jm sor Tylor Compton) heading to the state m bowl in Cocoa Beach April 15. The more information. W•u competitors are, from left, Zach • A Holocaust Memorial Service if sched- Faroane, Brett Shannon, Emily uled for 7:30 p.m. April 12 at the -ir - - ii-Hf " irT*&- •_ • vi Compton, Stephanie Albert, Katrina Zeigler and Ray Mason. Faroane, Congregational Church. Shannon, Albert and Zeigler will be in . • Many clubs are holding their final meetings the team competition and Compton is of the season — make sure to check Our the alternate. Mason will be in the indi- vidual competition. Town. • And don't forget to check out What's Playing, page 1 IB. To eveiything there is a season •^ The extreme visitor season may be slowing down — with most businesses reporting a very solid season. Said Chamber Executive Director Keith Trowbridge: "I got positive comments from 95 percent of them, saying they had a great season." But, now, other seasons start — such as the Deputy Chief Jack Primm tarpon fishing and turtle nesting. directs traffic. See page Weather 5A. — See page 5A Forecast Friday through Sunday — A toll on our wildlife Partly cloudy. Highs of 89and lows of 65. Suspicious circumstances shroud the death of an indigo snake in the J.N. "Ding" Darling •Winds from the SE shifting to . National Wildlife Refuge last week. The snake is a threatened species. In addition, two threatened the SW from 6-12 mph. loggerhead turtles washed ashore on Sanibel beaches last week. Two threatened species •Rain forecast, 10-20 percent. ended up dead on Sanibel —See page 6A •Humiture:- 91 -degrees last week. See page 6A. •Gulf temperature: 79 A real pick-me-up •New moon: April 16 •Full moon: April 30 The Great Island PickUp proved a lot of hard work for two Wander reporters, volunteering •Sunrises: around 7:11 a.m. their time to pick up litter with 175 other islanders last week. Read about their personal experi- •Sunset: around 7:48 p.m. ences, and what kinds of odd material people found along Sanibel and Captiva's roads and water- ways. —Seepage 7A Wildlife Society wins major awatd The Ding Darling Wildlife Society, which is spearheading the construction of the new Index Education Center at the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife refuge — with no tax dollars — Arts Section B Trash from Captiva — see won a major national award last week. Business Services.... .• ...22B Pa9e 7A- ' . • —Seepage 17A Classifieds ..27A Commentary. ...23A Letters ...23A Photo (j7allerLj Sports & Recreation : ...21B Tide Chart ...19B What's Playing ...! IB v^olumns Our Town ...!3A Caot Mike Fuerv .19B Cartoon ...25A Around Our Town ...13A Backstaae Tattler ....5B Bill and Laverne Phillips enjoy the Beaux Bank of the Islands opens its pemnanaent Staff writetsArme Bellewand Jennifer Workman Show Biz 6B Arts Gala — see pages 14A and 9B. facility—see page 19A participate in the GIPU—see page 7 Take us home with you — Subscription information, page 20B 4A * Friday, April 9, 1999 • Islander (Jnfomiationfor this column is taken from past is a minute-long formality reaffirming the first Purdy and Kim Duncan were three Cypress issues of the Sanibel Captiva Islander. The hearing's vote, but supporters of Carrie Lund Lake Senior High School students who headed 30 years ago this week paper started publishing in 1961.) Cacioppo's bid for a theater in the old Bailey straight for Bowman's Beach for a day of sun, April 17, 1969 General Store on San Carlos Bay showed up in fun, flirting, frizbee games and football during • At Bailey's General Store, 39 cents f year ago this week force April 11 and gave it their best shot. The the school's official Skip Day — which they, buys a pound can of Maxwell House coffee or April. 10, 1998 testimony of ardent supporters didn't sway the and hundreds of other did. 1/2 gallon of ice cream or a 24-ounce bottle of • Engineers have been saying it for years planners, however, who stood firm in their • The city's Moderate Cost Housing Wesson oil or a 5-pound bag of grapefruit or a and now they are saying it again: the causeway opposition to a commercial enterprise intruding Committee set Monday as the deadline for the 12-ounce package of wieners or two 20-ounce bridges will have to replaced and the sooner it's into a residential area. They voted unanimous- completion and return of the questionaires dis- loaves of bread or 5 pounds of Red Bless pota- done, the better. But Sanibel residents made it ly to deny Lund's request for a Special Use tributed on Sanibel two weeks ago.