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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. According toes. clear, once again, that they aren't going to let District which would enable her to put a 200- to Dr. Louise Johnson, who coordinated the that pronouncement go without having their seat theater on the historic bayside site. questionaire process, all her helpers favored 35 years ago this week say and the first round of challenges arose in moderate cost housing, but were still volunteer- April 16, 1964 Tuesday's City Council meeting. About 100 ing to help out the city in tabulating the results. • NBC's Ray Shearer took a few days of people packed into MacKenzie Hall for the 15 years ago this week respite last week on Sanibel, guest of the standing-room-only presentation of a report by April 15, 1984 25 years ago this week Kauffmans at Tradewinds. Another TV URS Greiner for Lee County's transportation • The City Council approved construc- April 4, 1.974 notable, Ted Mack, of the Amateur Hour, took department. tion of two single-family homes or one duplex • The Sanibel-Captiva Planning Board is a few days of seclusion at Sanibel Cottages. on a 1.23-acre parcel on Camino del Mar Drive studying a change in by-laws to elect a new Sanibel is still a sanctuary from die wildlife of 10 years ago this week as the first entries in the City's BMRH pro- president from among the board members, the public fish bowl. Apnl 18, 1989 gram. The land currently has no density. rather than an incumbent as the by-laws state. • Fifty-two Chamber of Commerce • In just a little over three hours, about Councilman Francis Bailey, who wanted three Also, two new directors are being considered to members discussed a new welcome building 250 volunteers picked up 9,205 pounds of trash units, argued that the City should "take advan- replace Joseph McMurtry, who resigned for on the road to the causeway. All members pre- from roadsides and beach on Sanibel and tage by bringing to fruition what we have been health reasons, and George Tenney. First Vice sent, except one, favored building on a lot on Captiva during the Great Island Pickup. This struggling for the past five or six years." President Vemon MacKenzie is acting presi- the west side of the causeway approach on was more than double (he 4,324 pounds col- dent until the elections in two weeks. 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"This seems visitors who stayed in area accommoda- revenues are higher than last year's record kids have had a week of spring break to to be the place to come these days," she tions came to Lee County, said Nancy March." burn off some of their spring fever, drivers said explaining that she sees more locals Hamilton at the Lee County Visitor's The retailers seem to be breaking on Periwinkle are counting the days, than tourists and a lot of repeat customers. Convention Bureau. So, the big question records too. "I went into over 50 stores hours, minutes, seconds until the traffic And owner Marty Harrity said people is whether or not there were more people recently and asked them how season slows and our high-season island guests often come in for lunch and then make here than last year. But, that question was," said Chamber of Commerce execu- are beginning to make their reluctant reservations for dinner too. Campbell said won't be answered for another couple of tive Director Keith Trowbridge. "I got return to the thawing north. The first wave she couldn't speculate what the summer months, said Hamilton. She said the sta- positive comments from 95 percent of went out as the sun set on them that said they had a Easter and at the first hint of great season." upper 80 degree heat. These Phil Johnson of He are the signs that the end of Crocodile said, "For us it's another season may not be been a terrific season— here, but it is near. strong since the holidays." "We're starting to see And Roni Martorelli with the early signs of a breather," the Shell Net said this sea- said Deputy Police Chief son was better than last Jack Primm before heading year. Martorelli attributed out to direct traffic at the the success to the large intersection of Tarpon Bay number of return cus- Road and West Gulf Drive tomers and her good sales last week. "But it will be a staff. "I had one [cus- good week to two after Easter tomer] in just now who's before we see any meaningful been in every week since break." she's been here," said And that's bad news for Martorelli and added that the people stuck in the after- the customer promised to noon gridlock on Periwinkle, be back when she returned but good news for area busi- to the island in November. nesses. And while the rush "From the Realtors' will slow now for many standpoint, this is the best local businesses there are year ever in the 10 years others still swamped with since I've been here," said customers. Jim Hall with VIP Realty. He "My season isn't said VIP had a March sales Sanibel Deputy Police Chief Jack Primm directs traffic even half over yet," goal of $15 million, but sur- explained fishing charter passed that with $22 million captain Ozzie Lessinger in sales for the month. Hall whose season runs said condominiums have been the months will mean for business but she tistics run two months behind—February through June thanks to the tarpon. strongest sellers and that he's seen a lot of said, "We have so much local business, I numbers will be available today. "Season's been very good this far... but Baby Boomer buyers. think we will be able to sustain the traffic But some accommodations busi- I'll stay busy five to seven days a week in And house-hunting must make peo- pattern." nesses on Sanibel don't need to wait for May and June with tarpon season coming ple hungry because there was no shortage Speaking of traffic, Sanibel Taxi the numbers. Sandalfoot Condominium up," said Lessinger. of lines at the restaurants. general manager Ron Taylor said it's just general manager Linda Courtney said And another group, the Sanibel- "We're not complaining," said something you have to learn to deal with. she's had no vacancies from Feb. 6 on, Captiva Conservation Foundation, is Thistle Lodge Manager Martin Ycaza Business is up 25 percent from last year, will stay booked to April 10, and 75 per- gearing up for its busiest season as the who said his customer count was down with March being the best month they've cent of those are repeat guests. But majority of us slow down. "Our activity this year from last year, but that the cus- had in two years, he said, and added, according to Deb Stone at Sanibel Travel, here has little to do with the number of tomers are spending more money to make "traffic is no worse this year than in years March wasn't so great for everyone. She people on the island," said SCCF up the difference. "It would be nice to past." said she's been able to find last-minute Executive Director Erick Lindblad. "We have the same quantity," he said "but the Maybe not, but if you base the num- bookings in March this year "which I've get busier with turtle season." check average is higher so the revenue ber of people here on water usage, the not been able to do in previous years." Just goes to show you that to every- and the tips are still there." Ycaza also numbers are definitely up. Roger Blind at Stone said repeat customers have told her thing there is a season. Ever wonder if the said they saw a lot of repeat customers Island Water Association said that water that the area is getting too pricey for them. year-round fish in our waters complain this year and people coming in from Fort usage through the end of February was up But Meristar Resort division's Vice about the traffic in Tarpon Bay when the Myers and Naples. more than four percent from last year. President of Marketing, Sal Dickinson, tarpon school in the summer? And that's the kind of business new- "The demand is really high right now with said the industry demand is lifting the 6A • Toll on our Wildlife Threatened indigo snake found dead — death under investiga- tion as "suspicious" n March 27th, the body of a fciead eastern indigo snake was discovered by Refuge Officer O Indigo snake Carol Pratt at the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Inspection of the carcass led Pratt to conclude that the animal had died under sus- picious circumstances. It was found close to its burrow, next to a trail. A necropsy conducted by PJ. Deitschel, DVM, at Care & Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) indicated the animal, which was a male, died of a fractured spine (in the lower third of its body near the kidneys) and severe trauma to the surrounding tissues. Dehschel said that the traumatized area was three to four inch- Two loggerheads found dead es in width... "About what a bike tire would do... but a snake this size...?" A dead male loggerhead sea turtle was found about two or three miles offshore Wednesday by Carlene Brennen, Mina Hemingway and Captain Bill Gartrell. The trio The snake was first seen on Feb. 18 by a visitor and later confirmed by both Pratt and were just about to anchor and fish for tarpon in the Sanibel Tarpon Hunter's Club first Refuge Manager Lou Hinds. It was approximately six feet in length. There had been no confirmed tournament of the season when Hemingway spotted the turtle bobbing at the surface. sightings of the threatened species at the refuge in the previous five years. Brennen and Hemingway were able to tow the turtle to shore and notified the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation. Indigos were once common on Sanibel (in fact, the refuge's Indigo Trail is named for the Sam Landry of the SCCF Sea Turtle Research Program examined and measured the snake) but are now rare due to loss of habitat, extensive collecting for the pet trade (they can sell turtle—which, based on the tail length, Landry guessed to be between 20 and 30 for as much as $400/foot), and accidental and intentional killings. Although it is Florida's largest years old—and took a tissue sample to send to the Department of Environmental Protection for evaluation. The turtle had no visible wounds, but did have blue paint on native snake, it is harmless, often co-existing with gopher tortoises in their burrows. It derives its his head and his upper shell. Landry said it looked as though the turtle had been hit name from the dark blue/black iridescence of its large scales. Indigos feed on toads, frogs, rodents by a boat. and other snakes, including venomous ones, grabbing its prrey in its powerful jaws and swallow- This is the eighth stranded sea turtle this year, said Landry, and there were none at this time last year, but he added that it is not uncommon to have several strandings ing it alive Listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, the indigo snake cannot be at this point in the season. Another turtle was found Tuesday on the beach near captured or owned without a permit, and it is illegal to offer one for sale. The intentional killing of Nerita Street. That one, Landry said was split in half by a boat propeller. an endangered or threatened species can carry a maximum penalty of $ 100,000 or up to one year Boaters should be aware that loggerhead sea turtles, a threatened species, are in mating season and tend to be close to shore this time of year. Nesting season begins in prison. 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Columns: Opinions expressed In columns in the Priscilla Murphv fe/anderand Letters to the Editor are those of the • PMR Realty, IncT person writing the column or letter and do not neces- sarily reflect those of the newspaper. , • • \a Jones Beryl Gray Production Manager Classifieds islander w Friday, Apr// 9, 1999 • 7A A real Pick-me-up!* TWo Islander staffwriters provide "field dispatches" from the Great Island Pickup •*- — - -•-*£ J&&-: j^psS::^ *g**K * iS»-;Virt Workman Be'lew Picking-up the islands Yep, that's right. How dare I. When the smd oilier rubbish anger settled and my mind cooled it occurred By JENNIFER WORKMAN to me that this was my first time at the clean Islander Staff Writer up in its 18 year history. Where was I in the t started as a romantic notion— past? And it occurred to me that there's been walk along Sanibel's beaches, a time or two when I have casually tossed a Idonned in my bathing suit and sun- The Gardners brought down a load of litter from Captiva. Here, Tim and Mike Henry non-environmentally-friendly item from my screen, picking up bits and pieces of trash left, get ready to unload. car. During high school, when smoking was thoughtlessly, in the sand. So I woke up last cool, my friends and I would ride up San-Cap Saturday morning—earlier than I like to— 175 people show up to coBSect Bitter but to Bowman's Beach where we would hang and threw on my bathing suit with the royal where were the rest of you? out until SPD chased us away. We would blue and lime-green flowers and jumped on smoke cigarettes all the way up there and all my bike for a morning ride to the Sanibel- By ANNE BELLEW where were the Optimists? or Kiwanis? or the way back. We'd laugh about the greatness Captiva Conservation Foundation. By the Islander staff writer Rotary? (We know where the Lions were). of being us and then with a haphazard flip of time I got there, I was already sweating and n case anyone's interested, the bev- There were Cub Scouts... How about the the wrist our burning cigarettes would fly my trash-picking partner, the wonderful Anne erage of choice, by a long shot, for Boy/Girl Scouts? (After all this program did from the car and onto the roadside. We sped Bellew (WAB) was awaiting my arrival. Ipassengers in cars travelling east begin in 1981 as Project SOAR, a Boy Scout on with not a c'are in the world—except, of Eager to pitch in and clean up, WAB and I on San-Cap between Gulf Pines and.the badge-earning effort). Or the CROW course, not smelling like smoke when we looked to Kristie Anders, for an assignment. Legion is Corona. Second is Michelob with staff/volunteers? Shell Museum? "Ding" slipped in just after curfew. But certainly not "We want one with good photo-ops," I said long-neck Buds coming in third. Way behind, Darling? How about City Councilmembers a care for the environment we'd polluted. As I reached my hand to grab another butt, I real- while noticing that all the beach zones had but still in the running, are several others — or Planning Commissioners (Theiss and ized that one of these butts could be mine. I already been taken. Some had even been Molson, Heineken (these people obviously Greenstein were there)? the Sanibel Bike was shamed. lining my head and I accepted taken two or three times. Other do-gooders have good taste), various wine coolers, and Club? condo/homeowner associations? trail- my activity as my punishment to make up for must have had the same romantic notion as I. even a souvenir Stroh's (with the porcelain er park residents? the Realtors in their com- my sins of the past There were a few uncovered stretches "cork"). Makes you wonder... pany shirts? (they always used to come.) of roadway left so the. next thing I knew, The Great Island Pickup last Saturday This is a community, after all, and if When I humbled myself and stopped WAB and I were parked at the American attracted 175 helpers in all — including the we don't all pitch in, we can't continue to call glaring at the cars, it became clear'to me just Legion on San-Cap Road with our garbage people behind the scenes, 18 on Captiva, it that. Jennifer and I were out on San-Cap how precarious a situation I'd gotten myself bags and water in hand. Our assignment was most out in twos in kayaks. Former Mayor (but not in our [slander shirts).,. Who were into. I was a little concerned about my loca- to make our way up the south side of the road Louise Johnson went out by herself and those people who blew their horns at us in tion on the danger-curve. What if one of those to Gulf Pines. WAB, who generally tends to brought back two bags of junk, a lot of greeting? Why weren't they out of their cars cars lost control and slammed into me? move faster than I do as I'm rather turtle- monofilament line and a bunch of lures. A with garbage bags? Or the bikers, particular- "Islander staff writer struck and killed during esque, pulled out ahead and was stuffing litter goodly number of people turned out. ly the ones stopped to rest in the Lions gaze- Pick-up," the headlines would read. What a in her bag some distance in front of me. I But where were all the rest of you? Continued, page 8 scoop WAB would get! She'd be on the lagged behind on road's edge picking up cig- Zonta was out in force at the boat ramp — scene. She'd have pictures. Maybe she would even be able to quote my dying words. arette butts and lots of 'em. I started to get a little rhythm going and it seemed that the if you will, as I traipsed around from election who proclaim they love Sanibel and will pro- Speaking of WAB, she was out of sight more butts I picked up, the more focused my parties to Council meetings and back again. I tect it always? And, How dare people toss at this point. She'd charged up around the mind became. was feeling somewhat dissatisfied with me trash out their windows. Who do these people bend and off into a bushel of poison ivy. There I was in the blazing heat, on the and was hoping to make myself feel better by think they are driving out here and treating the Maybe after all the pepper has been busted roadside of one of the infamous dangerous being critical of others. As you might have island—the green jewel that it is—as their we can start on the poison ivy. I know, I know. curves, alone with my thoughts. This is not a guessed; it only made me feel worse. personal dumping ground? Each time a car It's not an exotic pest plant, but please, it's a situation I find myself in often. In fact, I fre- Soon my mind relaxed and settled on passed, I would look up and glare, just daring pest. Oh, dear. I've done it. I've suggested we quently go out of my way to NOT be alone the task at hand. I was diligently trying to pick the occupants to throw their trash out from change something for my convenience. I am with my thoughts, but at this point there up every morsel of trash and it was not easy. their air-conditioned havens. And I'd toss my a hypocrite. seemed to be no out. At first, my mind roared That made me angry. nose up challenging them to get out of their After all, who do I think I am? I have over, the events of the past week. I was rather Why weren't there more people here cars and pickup some trash. How dare they.,. no fewer flaws than the next guy. I am no bet- a grump last week. Dangerously unpleasant, volunteering? Where were all those people How dare I. Continued, page 8 8A i Friday, April 9, 1999 • Islander BELLEW, FROM PACE 7 "Barb [Renneke who, with Greg line), a whole stack of rotting wood pallets, breeze with the blond head. There she is, there LeBlanc, was responsible, for the kayaks PVC pipe, and any number of plastic bags — she is. I think I can, I think I can. bo who never even asked what we were being available for the Pickup] filled six bags from the grocery store variety to chip bags, International Medical has a non-anty, doingV. Puh-leeze, folks, get with it with crap just from the area around Captiva newpaper bags, a bread bag. Oh, plastic bot- shady area at the side of the road. We put one However, the big BFI Dumpstef at Kayak and the Marina. But 80 percent of the tles, the kind we're s'posed to be recycling. of our garbage bags up by the signpost, so SCCF was, for the first time in several years, stuff in our trailer came from the water." We started at the Legion and headed for maybe Mike would see it and give us a lift, overflowing as noon approached. Tim and The City of Sanibel sent Jack Gulf Shores. Probably because I was very and sat down to share our last bottle of water Carol Gardner hauled a precariously loaded McClaran in a pick-up who took his wife, focused on bottles and junk in the ditch and and have a cigarette (butts in bag when fin- trailerful of junk from Captiva... a six to eight- Judy, along with him to patrol the beaches for the poison ivy, I moved faster than Jenn with ished, believe me). There was what might be foot ladder intertwined with crab trap marker filled bags and the large, impossible-to-carry her cigarette butts. I'd keep looking back... defined as a breeze (a little one) and we did line, crab traps, a barnacle-encrusted lawn items and dispense water and more bags. where was she? By the time I got to Gulf cool off a bit, but Mike never showed, so we chair, another algae covered lawn chair, yards Mike Henry made numerous trips up and Pines/they must think they live in a no-smok- headed back to the legion. I couldn't believe and yards of dead boards — plus 20-30 down San-Cap picking up filled sacks, hand- ing residential community like Shell Point as all the stuff I'd missed and neither could Jenn. garbage bags full. ing out new ones and replenishing water .bot- many buts as I found surrounding their Amazing. "We had probably 30-35 gobs of tles (including mi ne — it was hot out there). entrance), I was plumb tuckered out. I stood in More bottled water in the car — warm monofilament line," Tim said, "14 lures of The two intact road-edge markers I the shade of a signpost for a few miinutes, but wet. Air conditioning. Yes! various sorts with hooks, miscellaneous found way off in the ditch on Legion curve poured the remainder of my Mike Henry bot- Returning to SCCF, I turned in my tree sinkers, fittings and brass things... a lot of made me leery of working the very edge of tle of water over my pooinson-ivied left hand, cookie for WOW! a $50 gift certificate at the plastic bags, some of them full of water, from the road, I'll tell you what. Let's see what else and headed back. No Jenn. But, rest assured, Sanibel Steakhouse! And only had two the branches. We gave everyone a stick with a did I turn up... soft drink cans (very few beer I now know for certain that the people who (instead of my usual three) of the bigger-than- nail/hook in the end for reaching back in the cans, only bottles), numerous orange "buried drink Coronas also smoke Marlboros. A few the-bun, yummyummy grilled hot dogs — mangroves." He also sent Sam Landry out cable" flags, a rusted oil pan, abrand new golf feet more... The Sanibel Stoop may become served up by Jim Krieger Memorial Hot Dog around Captiva in SCCF's Turtle Watch ball, several BIC lighters (one with a prize- permanent. You lean down to get that obvi- Cooker, Wally Kain. Mule. "He got some big stuff — a tricycle, winning tree cookie under it), a smashed cas- ous, shiny white butt and there are at least five It was a good day. And my left hand pieces of rusted metal, plastic buckets, but he sette with its tape threaded in amongst the or six right around it that have been there long isn't itching. Yet. was the only one on the streets of Captiva and grasses (tempting to roadside feeders or nest enough to start to age. Where is she? Oh, we only had three on the beaches. builders, but deadly, just like monofilament there. That large plastic bag billowing in the WORKMAN, FROM PACE 7 Kristie would thank me for hair and a gallon of sweat up earlier than I like to and morning each month, grab a ter than the people who Kristie Anders and her trying—that's how Kristie is. dripping down her red face. glad I had time to sort some trash bag and fill it with couldn't be bothered with SCCFers were following Maybe that's how I should Frankly, I was glad to see her things out. It was almost every cigarette butt I can find volunteering to pick up trash along behind me and grading be. and to be rescued from my therapeutic. I think I'll do it as I work my way down the or the guy who threw a beer my trash picking skills, I'm My thoughts had thoughts. But as we strolled again and maybe I won't road. bottle from his car. I'm just sure I would not—despite come full circle when I saw down the road, looking for wait 'til the next official Sounds kind of like a different. It's all a matter of my best effbrts^-get a hun- WAB heading back toward the trash we missed the first Great Island Pick-up to do it. romantic notion, don't you perspective. After all, if dred percent. But, I bet me, an osprey feather in her time by, I was glad I'd gotten Maybe I'll wake up one think? Grand Opening Celebration Bank of the Islands April 15, 1999 has come home—and our doors are open! 8:45 am Ribbon Cutting Ceremony At Bank of the Islands, we've always known the definition of "community Refreshments all day long! banking.'1 Now, that tradition of excellence continues at our new home Clip this coupon to enter a drawing for a on Periwinkle Way on Sanibel. $500 Savings Bond/ Name ^3 Bank of With Bank of the Islands and Edison Phone sa Islands National Bank, you will have access to Address AN OFFICE OF EDISON NATIONAL BANK the very best products and services, Bring this coupon to Bank of the Isbnds. DrawingApril 30,1999. 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Poised with feeding station to serve the cameras in hand, we were morning's feast of sugar cane. ready for our first experience About 10 orangutans appeared with wild orangutans. from the depths of the jungle Orangutans are the and crowded on the small plat- largest tree-dwelling animals form for breakfast. Some in the world—standing up to 5 stayed to eat and others took feet tall and weighing as much their share and leapt back into as 200 pounds. They have four the safety of the trees. times the strength of man, but We weren't supposed use their power for moving to touch the orangutans, but peacefully though the trees, Sometimes it seemed the orangatans were posing for the camera! being naturally curious ani- not for aggression. Their mals, they were allowed to expressions, actions and intel- own, but rangers visit a feed- feeding platform, a large adult touch us. One small ape ligence are very much human- ing area twice a day with food. orangutan jumped on to the named Ramadhan climbed like—which isn't surprising The food is deliberately the boardwalk ahead of as and led onto the boardwalk after since we are so closely related. same every day to encourage the way. A gentle rain trickled breakfast and began exploring The only primate closer to us foraging on their own. The through the canopy of trees the tourists. His inquiring is the African ape. final step in the process is reminding us that we were in a eyes, fuzzy red fur and long The Sepilok Orangutan deeper in the jungle to Section tropical rainforest . grasping arms instantly Rehabilitation Center is one of B. Feedings come only once a As we came closer to charmed the crowd. He hung the only places on earth where day and there are no tourists. the main feeding area, the trees on the boardwalk, mimicked tourists can come face-to-face The orangutan's great- began to sway and rustle with tourist's movements and even with wild orangutans/ est danger is man. the sounds of orangutans gave me a kiss. Located on 9,880 acres of pris- Approximately 20,000 still pulling their way to the plat- After breakfast, the tine Borneo lowland rainfor- exist in the wild and the num- form. They knew that when number of visible orangutans est, the center is a safe haven bers continue to drop every the people arrive, food is not dwindled as they pulled their for orangutans which have year. Timber is being harvest- far behind! Several ropes lead way back into the dense rain- been illegally living in captivi- ed put of the orangutan's habi- from the surrounding trees to forest. We grabbed our cam- ty or orphaned too early in life. tat and palm oil plantations in the platform and we were eras and returned to the Here, they receive medical Malaysia have replaced hun- entertained by the ape's antics entrance of the protected for- attention, are taught to climb, dreds of thousands of acres of as they swung upside down est We were already talking build nests in trees and forage virgin forest. The orangutans and pawed at each other. and laughing about the experi- for food in the jungle (activi- are being left homeless and Sometimes it seemed as if they ence, comparing favorite ties that wild orangutans learn starving. were posing for the Cameras! moments and basking in the memories of our new friends, naturally). Two baby orangutans Lxcal tour guides visit The rehabilitation pro- had just arrived at the Sepilok the center every day and know gram is designed to help the Center when we got there. Tara made a friend, and even got a kiss. every orangutan by name. (Tara Gessinger, apes adjust gradually for a The small apes were trapped as pets throughout Asia or to months (like humans) and They were happy to share their island-ers John and Debby return to the wild. The first in the branches of the trees that visiting tourists. In order to they usually have only one stories and memories with Friedlund's daughter, is cur- step is six months of quaran- a logging company was cut- capture a young baby, pdach- baby at a time, The new moth- us—like the time an orangutan rently living in Seoul, South tine to ensure that they are free ting down. They were still too 'ers must kiU the protective er is devoted to her newborn named Raja grabbed a French Korea, where her husband, from disease. Once released, small to jump to another tree. mother. The orangutans and won't accept another tourist's shirt so strongly that Mark, has been employed they enter "kindergarten" The loggers said that seconds named Judy and Jo-Jo, cur-" "boyfriend" for up to five the man panicked and took it designing an integrated com- where they are encouraged to before her tree crashed to the rently living in Sepilok, were years — until the baby can off. Raja then grabbed his munications system for the climb, socialize with older ground, the mother orangutan raised by humans and can still survive on it's own. pants, shorts, socks, etc., .until new international airport. The orangutans and build nests. threw her babies to a neigh- write their names in the dirt Groups of tourists are the man was completely job pmvides plenty of time for After these skills are boring tre&—saving their lives Adding to these man- brought in each day to Section naked and the ape was high in travel, and Tara, a freelance mastered, they graduate to but losing her own. made difficulties, orangutans A for feeding time. On the day the trees with a new set of writer, sends us "postcards" Section A. Here, the orang- Many orangutans are are very slow to reproduce. we went, we were one of the clothes! from time to time.) utans live in the jungle on their also captured illegally and sold Their gestation period is 9 lucky few. • As we neared the There are also several TOW • Frictay, April 9, 1999- Islander Historical Notes Family plot, full of tragic tales, became the site of the Captiva cemetery Gordon and Ann, to Buck Key—the old Ann stepped on a nail, developed spot. mile long island just off Captiva in a tetanus infection and within a week Hattie lived until 1945 when Jean Pine Island Sound. Ann was five she was dead. The bereaved parents she too was placed in what had LJownes years old when they left Canada and buried their child on her own little become the family plot. Hattie had their grandparents gave her and her piece of land. It became Captiva remarried (Alvin Gore) and prior to older brother each a gold piece as a Cemetery. her own death had donated another prinkled here and there parting gift. Ann was joined by other mem- acre to Ann's little cemetery. around . Sanibel and One of the little girl's delights bers of her family as years passed. Captiva Cemetery is adjacent to S Captiva are individual in her new home became rowing Two markers next to hers identify Chapel by the Sea and Captiva Com- grave sites dating from the late 1800s across the narrow channel with her unnamed infants and when Herbert munity Center and Library. Due to and early 1900s. Most remote areas, mother to watch the set set from a Brainerd died in 1914, he was buried many years of erosion it is now gulf and southwest Florida certainly qual- small wooded knoll on Captiva. there. front, although that was not always ified, buried their dead on the home- Because it be-came her favorite spot Then Ann's brother died in the case. stead property often near the family she determined to buy it with her 1919 after a prank that backfired. He (This bit of local history is pro- home. gold piece from the rather con- and some friends came upon a camp- vided by Sanibel Historical Village That Captiva has had its own tentious owner, William Binder, who fire of black workers minding their and Museum). cemetery with the first burial record- had preceded her family to the area. own business when Gordon jumped ed in 1901 is a story in.itself. Surprisingly, he agreed! from the brush yelling and shooting It begins in 1896 when Herbert By 1901 Herbert and Hattie at their feet. 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Whitman submitted letters from WoPKman Council voted three to two on wanted to hear what all their alternatives to several customers that she said were in favor Tuesday directing the city manager to pre- the traditional sites were before making a of telecommunications services on Sanibel. pare and submit an ordinance to implement decision. One of the possible alternatives However, the majority of the mem- a moratorium on processing the approval of discussed was using Lee County Electric bers of the public who spoke were in favor We could probably go to lunch now, applications for telecommunications Coop poles and Coop representative Ken of a moratorium on the issue. Wayne couldn't we? devices and facilities. Councilwoman Nola Ponader told Council he felt they'd made Councilman Steve Brown remarking, Theiss and Mayor Bob Janes voted no. great progress, but cautioned them to be at 9:40 am, on the speed in which Council Council also passed a resolution directing Council votes for careful in their decision-making because was going through the agenda items. the city manager to solicit proposals for a "we will have to live with the results." second consultant in the development of a 180-day moratori- Ponader said a moratorium was needed so That's the spring board seat. master plan for the telecommunications Council would have time to "get it right." City Attorney Bob Pritt regarding the devices and facilities. That vote passed five um — against the But Theiss said she didn't see the Planning Commission seat recently vacated to zero, but Theiss said she felt pressured to point of a moratorium because there is by Councilman Bill Hillebrandt and, prior to vote yes. advice of city staff already a notice of pendency on the issue, his resignation, vacated by Councilwoman The action came after a long day of and Pritt said there are legal risks involved Nola Theiss, who reminded the group that discussion between Council, Planning — but feels it needs in implementing a moratorium. The city is the next commissioner to fill the seat would Director Bruce Rogers, city telecommunica- obligated by the Telecommunications Act of be. serving what is still Theiss'original term tions consultant Michael Kurtis, representa- second opinion. 1996 to implement a master plan for tives of telecommunications carriers and the telecommunications devices within a rea- I gave Ken [Pfalzer] the opportunity interested public regarding Draft 15 of the sonable amount of time and Pritt said to get as public an appearance as he would city's telecommunications ordinance. whether or not a moratorium wiJJ be deemed like today and he chose to stay in his office. Rogers presented to Council a draft of Simmons said he had no problem with shar- a reasonable amount of time by a court is Bruce Rogers to Council before components to be used in the master plan- ing the poles for telecommunications sites, unknown. Pritt said he didn't think a mora- beginning his presentation of Draft 15 of the ning of telecommunications regulations that but that poles in the right of way would need torium was necessary and Rogers agreed, Dreaded Tower Ordinance. His presentation included a list of areas that might be suitable to be taller and bigger and that the telecom- He said Sanibel has had bad experiences included a short slide show in which for telecommunications devices and the munications companies wouldn't be able to with moratoriums and that his concern was Godzilla did battle with and set fire to one of advantages and disadvantages of each site. service them because the electric activity on that when you place a moratorium you don't the island's existing tall towers. Rogers also gave a list and showed slides of the poles would require a qualified lineman. know what the consequences are. existing structures on the island that are 40 Some other alternatives were dis- However Council voted for the 180- Are you going to be back after lunch? feet above ground level or higher. cussed as well, but the representatives of the day moratorium and, as required by state If not, we're going to have to order in. Rogers said he was looking to get pol- telecommunications industry were anxious law, the matter will go before the Planning Mayor Bob Janes to the representa- icy direction from Council that he could put for some decisions. Russel Schropp, an Commission before it comes back to attorney representing Sprint PCS, said the tives of the telecommunications carriers who into the format of a plan. Council and is enacted. industry has been patient in waiting for came to Council Tuesday to participate in the But some members of Council were Council to formulate telecommunications public hearing on the tower ordinance. The reluctant to offer any policy direction before regulations and Tiffany Whitman of Goff hearing began at 10 am and finally ended getting a second opinion from another con- Communications said not only has the Continued, page 12 sultant—whether it be a planner, a radio fre- ISLAND FRAMING about Sanibel's spots for AT THE TOWER GALLERY Seafood • Steaks Specializes in preservation framing Certified picture framer on staff Sports • Spirits! 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Pritt reminded Council that the City, A clause was added stating that the City as Councilmember in an interim capacity based on a 1991 ordinance, follows permanent Council felt they were rushed by the county and until a special election could be held..." read water conservation efforts in that watering of that the county is acting prematurely in begin- Mayor Bob Janes from the proclamation. lawns, except with low volume devices, is pro- ning the Project, Development and hibited between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and that Environment (PD&E) process. Wastewater update restaurants can not serve water unless it is Council also voted to continue consider- Council approved by a 5-0 vote to allow requested. ation of a resolution accepting the Planning Acting City Manager Bob Pritt to enter into Commission's fact finding report on the contract negotiations for a reuse engineering Causeway replacement Sanibel causeway. The resolution will be con- report and island-wide reuse permitting with After the March 31 special Council sidered in a public hearing April 20 at 2 p.m. the engineering firm Dames & Moore. Pritt meeting councilmembers instructed staff to said the faster the city can get an island-wide redraft the resolution being sent by the city to Mayor Bob Janes gives a proclamation reuse permit the better. Lee County stating the city's position on the to Bob Davison declaring "Bob Davison Day." Stewait case resolved SNICKERS, FROM quency engineer. whether or not to consider a Davfson Day Dedarecf City Attorney Bob Pritt reported PACE 11 moratorium on the telecom- April 6 was officially declared Bob Tuesday that the Stewart case has been at 5:30 p.m. with a one hour This is a rare opportu- munications issue. Davison Day by City Council by proclamation resolved. Jeremy Stewart, a motorcyclist who break for lunch. nity. Tuesday. Davison was honored for his 13 years was hit by a Sanibel Police car in 1995 settled Hal Theiss in response. If it's already been said of service to the City of Sanibel that ended with for $750,000 in addition to the $100,000 For once I'm going to don't repeat it. We already his second retirement from the City Council already paid by the city's insurance carrier. Pritt let him have the last word. I fear.I've lapsed into know. when Bill Hillebrandt was sworn-in March 31. said the case in no longer a liability on the city's Cauncilwoman Nola Chinese. Janes at 5:20 p.m. as a "I'm sure Council has better things to do financial statements. Theiss introducing her hus- Janes,' after rephras- very weary Council took then listen to another farewell speech from me,'' band Hal to Council for his ing his question to City another round of public com- said Davison as he accepted the honor. 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Easter bunny, Mike Alteri, painted these special Fire Chief Charles Frederick said eggs and put them out on the comer of Sanibel- the fire could have easily been burning for Captiva Road and Wild Lime Easter morning a couple of weeks under the pine needles. with a sign encouraging passers by to take one. While it is undetermined how the fire Alteri had no idea someone would interpret that started Frederick said it could have been to mean taking the wheelbarrow. from a campfire or a discarded cigarette. Alteri said he got the idea for the eggs because he has so many coconut trees in his yard and the abundance of fruit they drop is "a the van and got the license plate number and chore to get rid of." later found Bieri at Huxter's where she was • *•• Most days Alteri and his wife Margaret, complaining of a neck injury. Bieri said she who have been part-time Sanibel residents for injured her neck when she stopped quickly and 10 years just put a pile of coconuts by the road became dizzy while driving. Bieri was treated with a sign that says "free" and people who Mike Alteri with his coconut Easter eggs — Later in the week, his wheelbarrow was by medics and police were unable to locate the stolen. Photo/Jennifer Workman. happen by on the bike path are welcome to grab purple van. a Sanibel souvenir. Florida driver's license. police department a check of his driver's Parking problems But on Easter Sunday someone got • Juan Carlos Ruiz of Fort Myers was license showed that it had been suspended. Vincent Joseph Chiarmonte of Sanibel more than a souvenir. Margaret said that after a ticketed April 1 at the intersection of Periwinkle Willmon told police he knew of the suspension. filed a complaint with the city that he felt his fun morning of watching the kids enjoy finding Way and Tarpon Bay Road for having no valid His license was seized. business, Schnapper's Hots, and his customers the Sanibel "eggs" she and Mike went up to the driver's license, failure to register his vehicle AFort Myers youth was also arrested for are being harassed by the city parking enforce- IN. "Ding" Darling Wildlife Refuge for an and having no proof of insurance. The tag, underage possession of alcohol April 6. And ment Chiarmonte said that each day between hour and, when they returned, the wheelbar- which was issued to a trailer, was seized. April 4 an Edina, Minn, youth was arrested for noon and 1:30 p.m. a parking enforcement offi- row was gone and the sign that read, "Free — • Rachel Lynn Stokes of Sanibel was underage drinking at the Fulgar Street Beach as cial is assigned to monitor his business. Take one" was on the ground. ticketed for traveling 50 mph in a 30 mph zone was a Troy, Michigan youth who was found Traffic Tickets on West Gulf Drive April 1. with a bleeding hand by the punched out glass • Timothy James Wallace of Fort Myers • Davia Webber of Sanibel was ticketed front of a fire extinguisher. The youth told was cited March 30 for failure to yield the right April 3 for failure to yield after she was police he punched the glass because a friend involved in a traffic crash with Jonathan David had done a similar act. He was treated by Lee of way when he turned right from Periwinkle e^9^9j^f> Way into a parking lot and into the path of a Brett of Saint Petersburg. County EMS. bicycle ridden by Ashley Helen Hayes of • Joanne K. Dietrick of Sanibel was tick- Vane of mystery MUST SELL NOW Naperville, 111. Hayes was unable to stop and eted April 5 on Middle Gulf Drive for an Cathy Bothe of Kenosha, Wise, found a Estate Sale of ran into the side of Wallace's vehicle. Lee expired tag. Dietrick also received a warning dolphin weather vane in the back seat of her Investment Property County EMS treated Hayes. for not having her driver's license and for convertible March 31. Bothe told police she left speeding. • Austin Joseph Endres of Fort Myers her vehicle in her Sundial parking spot with the 2 Triplex Residential was ticketed for failure to use due care when he • Craig M. Parker of Saint Louis, Mo. top down and when she returned the weather 1 Triplex Commercial rear ended Scott E. Townsley of Wayne, Pa. was ticketed April 3 for traveling 55 mph in a vane was in the back seat Bothe said she had Fully Leased who was stopped for traffic on Periwinkle Way 35 mph zone on San-Cap Road and for failure no idea where the weather vane came from. Price $535,000 to produce his driver's license on demand. March 30. Purple perpetrator Revenue $72,000 • Felix Manuel Lozado, Jr. of Fort Myers Rowdy revelers Viviane Schoor of Wurbuig, Germany was ticketed for passing in a no passing zone ' Partial Owner Financing Available After receiving a complaint of rowdi- called police March 31 to report that Cindy and warned for speeding on San-Cap Road Cypress Lake Drive ness on the beach at Fulgar Street Sanibel Bieri of West Palm Beach had been run off the March 31. police made several arrests of underage road by a purple van. Schoor told police that No Agents or Brokers Please • Frederick Malone Bassett, HI of Fort drinkers April 6. 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Realty Services is Menu! \ngelita "Angie" Croker 7130 Estero Boulevard Broker/Salesperson Fort Myers Beach, Florida 33931 The Italian KHchen! 'The Best Italian Value [email protected] 941463-4488 Bus ~ 941 765-4083 Res 941463-5542 Fax - 800 237-2752 Toll Free 1200 Periwinkle Way 472-1998 on Sanibell 14A • Friday, April 9, 1999- Islander T< 3WN BIG Arts' Beaux Arts party and auction turned out to be a huge success at the Dunes. See page 9B for more information/Above: the auction included work by Daryl Pottorf (far right); Bill and Lavern Phillips hoot it up (second from right). NOTICES the membership at IWA's Annual Meeting at 10 Call for volunteers a.m. Monday, April 12. Volunteers are needed over the summer Deignan service For additional information, contact Lori months to rescue left-over food from Sanibel A memorial mass for Sanibel resident Thompson at472-2113 Extl25. restaurants and markets and take • it to Ted Deignan, who died in Boston on March 29 Friendly Faces set to Community Cooperative Ministries Soup after a brief illness, will be held at St. Isabel's on meet on Tuesday Kitchen in Fort Myers. This is The fifth year in Saturday, April 17, at 3 p.m. A memorial fund The FISH Friendly Faces luncheon will which volunteers pick up food every Monday has been established in Ted's name for the Old be on Tuesday, April 13, at noon at the Sanibel on the islands and transport it. According to School House Theatre and for the Sanibel- Community Church. Anyone who is alone or Jean Wood, program coordinator, "It has been Captiva Conservation Foundation Tennis would just like some company, please join in for much easier the past two years to schedule pick- Tournament food, fun and fellowship. For reservations, call ups because the same people pick up once a Tax assistance available mary Anne McCormick at 472-5916 by this month." But during the summer that doesn't always work with vacations, she says, "So if Haven't done your taxes yet? Tax coun- afternoon, Friday, April 9. seling is offered for the last time this year on Victim Assistance you are here over the summer and can help — Wednesday, April 14, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the program offered either regularly or as a sub — please call me at 472-0673." Senior Center through the volunteer VTTA pro- The Victim Services Coalition of the gram. A retired accountant will help you fill out CROW summer tour 20th Judicial Circuit in conjunction with the schedule your return for free and can provide electronic Southwest Florida Criminal Justice Academy is CROW invites visitors and residents for filing so that your refund, if any, will get to you sponsoring a 36-hour Vicitim Assistance a guided tour of the outdoor patient habitats and St. Isabel Womens Guild faster. Academy at the Academy at 3800.Michigan a video presentation at 11 a.m. Monday through to host Rusty Brown as 1WA elections Avenue in Fort Myers. Friday. Due to the delicate nature of the wildlife Clara Barton This year three seats on Island Water The training is open to paid and volunteer patients, the grounds are closed to the public The St. Isabel Women's Guild last meet- Association's board of directors are up for elec- victim advocates, LE officers and advocates, ing of the season will be on Monday, April 12, tion. IWAis governed by a five-member board counselors, social service workers and citizens except for this tour. Special arrangements for and will be open to all who desire to attend— who serve without pay. Directors must be year, wanting to learn how to assist their neighbors in group tours may be made by calling 472-3644. including men, who should find the program 'round residents of Sanibel or Capliva and must the aftermath of a crime. The course begins on T-shirts, mugs, magnets and other CROW mer- be IWAmembers or an official representative of Tuesday.April 13 and continues on Tuesdays and chandise is available for sale immediately after most interesting. Well-known local actress a condo or other IWA corporate member. Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. until May 20. Tuition is the tour. Rusty Brown will portray Clara Barton in The Meetings are normally held on the fourth free, but there is a $15 materials fee. Call Kate Woman Who Went to War. Tuesday of the month. Directors are elected by Bryson at 335-2136 to enroll. PEOPLE Installation of officers will be at 10:30 am., followed by Brown's presentation. A lun- Deans list announced cheon catered by Jack and Michael Elias will be Sanibel resident Marcus Middendorf, a offered in the Parish Hall. Reservations are a food service management major at Johnson & commitment pre-paid or paid the day of the Wales University, has been named to the Dean's event ($ 14), and cancellations must be made at List of the Providence, R.I. based school. To least 48 hours ahead. Call M.L. Jerrell at 472- make the list a student must have earned a 1092. cumulative grade point average of 3.40 or above for the winter term ending in February. grams... Monday, April 12, and Thursday, April Marcus' parents are Patricia and Frank 15, Betty Anholt's puppet show Sanibel Middendorf of Sanibel. Treasure will be performed by the Sanibel Young Puppeteers at 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday, EVENTS April 13, author Nancy Mosny will talk about her new book, Pieces of Gold, and she wiU have National Library Week copies for signing with her. On Friday, April & celebrated at 11 am, Joanne Wessels will show pawns This year's National Library week, April how to access the Sanibel Library's online web 11-17, celebrates the freedom to Read! Learn! page and catalog. Later in the month, on Connect! @ the Library — a freedom that can Saturday, April 24, the Sanibel Public Library Winners of Cub Pack 33's annual Pinewood Derby, held March 28 at the Sanibel School, were: first place champ, Mico Manarite; second place, Sam Ravenna; third easily be taken for granted. And during the Puppet Guild will join with other guilds across place, Aaron Walton; and coolest car, Sam McDowell. week, the library will offer a variety of pro- Continued, page 16 Islander • Friday, April 9 7 999 ISA o u p T own Dean Slcaugstad — If I had a hammer... By/\NNE BELL£W They told us to stay right there, they'd send a "Islander staff writer But he invited us a couple of years later bus. Another guy and I shed our coats, went to Sanibel. We spent the three days we weie-a^ Dean Skaugstad is from Humboldt, outside and promptly fell asleep on a couple of Shell Island Beach Club looking for property Iowl "That's north central Iowa, right in the benches. The bus came. It picked 18 guys up and I was ready to buy. But Shirley said we middle of the corn and bean country... I'm and left the two of us on our benches. Got them should think about it, so the next year we rent- going back to Humboldt to my-50th high to the base, put them all in one room because - ed a condo for three months, and bought our school reunion this summer." lo and behold—they had none of the records." first house on Hurricane Lane before we went Now 69, Dean has always been in con- Dean was using them for a pillow. "I called back to Minneapolis. struction. At the moment, he's president of the again. They came back... Needless to say, my What interested you in SCCF? How'd you board of trustees of the Sanibel-Captiva Con- first few minutes in the Navy were 'steamy' at get started? servation Foundation, but he also coordinates best.. We finally got some supper at 2 am. — When we moved here 10 years ago, I theHammemeads, agroupof13 ("12 guys and my very first taste of square pie." looked around and liked what they were doing. a gal") who do carpentry work at the He looks back on his Navy experience I'd always been active in the community. Foundation and for other conservation-minded with great fondness. "I was in a Seabee battal- Bill [Hillebrandt, immediate past presi- organizations. 'I'd been doing this for awhile, ion. Told you all I've ever done has been con- dent of the board] says he started out making and I thought, 'Why couldn't we be outreach struction work. I was 18 when I went in, and I lemonade. I started out sweeping raccoon frass for SCCF and do good things for other organi- could already read blueprints. They were pretty off the boardwalk! zations?' So we've done quite a lot for CROW. impressed with that I served one year in Cuba It's easy to get involved here. There's Any job we do has to fit the mission of SCCF and two in Port Lyeaute in French Morocco. lots of enthusiasm and a great staff. This place — we only volunteer if we feel whatever the That was an old French navy base that was has 200 volunteers, but it's the nine very dedi- project is will be beneficial to wildlife or expanding and upgrading up to Strategic Air cated staff members who account for those 200 wildlife habitat." ' " Command status." volunteers. This staff does an absolutely won- He owned Concrete Minnesota, a redi- Dean is a graduate of Iowa State College derful job... They make you feel appreciated, mix and rock crushing company, and remains a (now University) in Ames. During his Junior give you significant jobs (not make-work), and silent partner in one redi-mix company and an and Semior years he was in a co-op training there are no big egos here — everyone pitches HA,\AMERHEAP HDP pipe manufacturing outfit in Minnesota. program with Caterpillar in Peoria, Illinois, and in to get the job done. [Dean made this obser- "I actually grew up hammerheading," he bunking with one of his old Navy buddies. One vation at his installation as board president: laughs. "I built three houses while I was in Sunday they were out bumming around in the Continued, page 16 school. Never worked in a grocery store, never room-mate's hometown, Mackinaw, Illinois, waited tables, always pounded nails and always and Dean, was introduced to a really cute girl. '1 loved it Still do. really swept her off her feet. Asked her for a '1 was from Iowa. When I joined the date and took her to the stock car races! She's Navy it was because I didn't know anything never forgiven me!" But Shirley's been married BIKES about the Navy or oceans or anything else. to him for 41 years now, so she must have been Fourteen of us joined at the same time and I go impressed with something. "I was going back back every other year to a Navy reunion." The to school in the fall and I said to her, 'Let's get WE DELIVER! 14 of them went to Des Moines for inducton in married before I go back.'" January of 1951. "Everyone from the midwest "O.K.," she said. All Bikes is sent to Great Lakes for training. But this was They have two daughters —Anne, who $ 00 the Korean war and they were swamped, so lives in the Dunes, and Beth, who lives in Fort they put us on a plane for San Diego. For some Myers. 35 Weekly reason, they gave me the records for all 20 of (Daily & 3 Day Rentals Available) us. Well, we got off that plane in balmy San How did you get to Sanibd? Diego in those heavy, Iowa winter clothes and My brother-in-law had a time-share in BIKES it was quite a shock. There was no one there to Cancun. There.are two things to do there: sit on • 6 SPEED • BEACH CRUISERS meet us. None of us knew what to do. We final- the beach and eat I just about went crazy. I told • KID'S BIKES • TANDEMS ly found a phone book and called the base. him "no" when he asked us back the next year. • 3 WHEELS • TAG-A-LAGS • TRAILERS BABY ITEMS Sanctuary Heron Condominium • CRIBS • HIGH CHAIRS • JOGGERS J*V • STROLLERS • PORT-A-CRIBS • ROLLAWAYS Call Jim 472-49*6 or 218-2244 • 2X8-7433 To^' JiSArtale "If you walkin', we need to be talkin'." 941/472/3121 Broker Salesman '•'IF] 800/232/6004 Beautiful three bedroom, three & a half bath condominium NAUMANN Coastal Bikes a . i ASSOCIATES with great views of the golf course. E-mail: Owner Motivated, let's make a deal. [email protected] Asking $479,000 SOTHEBY'S HI* cAivq *Ai«l k> w Vacatio: INTERNATIONAL BKAtTY [ Ul IW9 Periwinkle Way • SaniU fl 33957 16A." Friday, April 9, 1999' Islander THISTLE LODGE BEACHFRONT RESTAURANT AT CASA YBEL Why travel down the STRAIGHT and NARROW when you can go off the (well) The Lions Arts and Crafts Fair was the "most successful ever." The fair had the : most-ever admissions (4,991), and most-ever exhibitors (161). Profits will exceed s beaten path? Casual Caribbean Dining $20,000, another new high. Proceeds from the fair will help support a variety of " i awaits you where views of the Gulf abound. Lions charities, mostly for the visually impaired. ; CONTINUED, FROM PAGE U Tale Tellers to meet : ENTREES mm •• •••••• Environmental stories will be the the tajB the country to celebrat National Day of of this month's meeting of the Tamiami 1 Includes i basket of freshly made island touched breads, Puppetry. And from April 11 through April 24, Tellers on Thursday, April 15. According fresh vegetables and Caribbean rice. no fines will be charged on book returned late. Sanibel's Bert MacCarry, the wordwem The amnesty does not apply to fines already will kick off the celebration of Earth Day COeAMO ISLAND BOUILLABAISSE on records, just materials still checked out. For April 22, with multicultural stories devotee more information call 472-2483. the link between human society and natt -GROUPER IT. mmm "Many Native American, Africa, Austral Baiibersiiop Group to folk-tales in particular," MacCarry si BAHAM.IAN Bmmm SWORDFISH sing "emphasize how we all are connected to Cape Chorale, a state champion barber- Earth and the need to develop a conservat mm ISLAND mm LOBSTER ship chorus, will perform at the Dunes on ethic." '. ; Monday, April 12, at 6:30 p.m. for the farewell TTT story swap sessions are held at; THERNADOR member party to mark the end of the season. Grand Court at 8351 College Parkway in F Their program, a highly entertaining Salute to Myers. They are free and open to the puti SHOOK ISLAND PAELLA Broadway, has drawn rave reviews. For information call 472-1781. ! ST. eiOIK SEAFOOD STRUDIL The 40-man Cape Chorale is consid- A first for Soutfiwest ! ered one of the finest barbershop choruses in Florida : Hie state and is affiliated SPEBSQSA (Society WGCU-FM (90.1) will broadcast; CALOOSA BROILED LOilTER TAILS for the Preservation & Encouragement of the chamber music concerts of the just-oq BarberShop Quartet Singing in America!) mmm APRICOT mtmm pleted 1999 Sanibel Music Festi\ WIST INDIAN DOCK ROAST Continued, from page 5} ISLAND EYE, FROM PACE 11 ©RULED 6HIC8CEN CAPTIVA "This group subscibes to an old Norwegian proverb — It's amazing how much you can accc) plish if you don't care who gets the credit."] PASTA ST. eiAIRE What do you read? World War II history. Biographies, autobiographies. I just finished one on Shackelton, ill! • GASA YBEL RSOATONI English guy who set out for the South Pole and never made iL With whom would you most like to have dinner? JAMAICAN JERK PORK Shirley, because we're both so busy it's a treat if we get to sit down to eat together. What's your worst habit? 4 "; '£ TOP HAT AND TAILS I have no patience. (C'mon, c'mon, Anne, your time's up! Can't you tell?!) Your best asset? CENTER CUT NEW YORK STRIP Don't have any. Pet peeve? Join us for Happy Hour served at the pool bar People who finish my sentences. from 4:30 - 7 pm, $1 off all drinks! What advice would you give a 20-year-old? I don't advise on how to raise kids. I don't advise on how to invest money... Anything e] ISA OPEN DAILY I'm an authority. What quality do you look for in others? Lunch 11:30am - 3pm, Mon.-Sah/liam - 3pm, Sunday Dinner • A good, positive attitude. 4:30 - 9:30pm, Sun.-Thu«7Fri. & Sat. 'til tOpm Have you ever had a mentor? Harry Truman's my hero because he got me off the farm. He started the Korean War. For reservations Call 472-9200 Of what are you the proudest? My family, my three girls. At Casa Ybel Resort • 2255 West Gulf Drive • SanibeJ Island What do you think of as high points in your life? MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED There have been so many, it's hard... A recent one... the four of us went off and spent a mini-holiday together over Christinas was lots of fun, and we're going to do that more. We were so spread out, and I worked all t time... One day I looked and my girls had, all of asudden, turned into young women. I guess nc I'm trying to play catch up. Islander • Friday, April 9, 1999 • I7A LIN VI PON Heck of a group 4 i Ding Darling Society honored as Group of the Year i By ANNE BELJLEW Islander staff writer The National Wildlife Refuge Association and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation have named the "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society as their 1999 Friends Group of the Year. The award was presented to Society President Pete Ingham and Vice-President Dick Qiino island Hulit at the 64th Annual North American transferred to refuge Wildlife & Natural Resources Conference in San Francisco on March 27 by Jamie The Trust for Public Land . Rappaport Clark (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that ownership of Director) and Bill Ashe (former CEO of Chino Island, a 54-acre barrier island in NWRA). The Fish & Wildlife Service adminis- Pine Island Sound, had been transferred ters the national wildlife refuge system; NWRA to the J.N. "Ding" Darling National is a national refuge support group started pri- Wildlife Refuge. One of the most heavily marily by former employees of the Service; and visited refuges in the country, "Ding" the Foundation is a congressionally chartered refuge. A few refuges had such "cooperating Darling is located in one of the fastest organization that receives a federal appropria- associations," and a framework for their estab- growing areas of Florida, and undevel- tion and makes grants to refuges, friends groups lishment and operation did exist, but the Fish & oped lands near the refuge are always tar- and other entities. Wildlife Service was prohibited from seeking gets for development. Chino, like its The recognition is the fourth in the last funds to create such an entity. neighbors Pine Island, Sanibel and three years for the internationally famous J.N. The Audubon board, with Bud Ryckman Captiva, also falls within the "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. In as president, accepted the challenge enthusiasti- Environmental Protection Agency's 1997, Refuge Manager Lou Hinds received the cally and immediately went to work soliciting -i Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Paul Kroegel Award from NWRA and start-up money from various island organiza- Program Audubon as Refuge Manager of the Year. The tions. On Oct. 10,1982, the articles of incorpo- "Development on Chino would award honors the memory of the very first ration were adopted for the "Ding" Darling have made it extremely difficult to main- refuge manager, Paul Kroegel, who was Wildlife Society. tain the integrity of the wildlife habitat in appointed in 1903 by Audubon to manage the Under its agreement with the Fish & Pine Island Sound," commented Lou country's first refuge, Pelican Island. The next Wildlife Service, the Society was to Hinds, Refuge Manager, "and it is great year, 1998, Molly Krival, a former president of • Produce and make available to refuge visitors that the Trust was able to facilitate this the society and a leader in the mentor group that — by means of either sales or free distribution, Top, the new Education Center takes acquisition^" helps establish refuge support groups for appropriate interpretive and educational materi- shape — all without the use of tax dollars. Chino Island was initially permitted refuges around the country, was honored by the al that would increase visitors' understanding of Above: Society Past Preisdents — front: two organizations as Volunteer of the Year. Also natural history and the surrounding environ- Reed Toomey, Cindy Pierce, Molly Krival; for development in the early 1990s, but in second row: Marilyn KFoosterman, Pete 1997 the landowner elected to work with in 1998 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Region IV ment; and Ingham (present President) and Joe Kelly. the Trust to ensure the protection of Director named 28-year "Ding". Darling • Acquire books, films, recordings and other coastal wildlife and its associated habitat. employee Ede Stokes Employee of the Year materials (which may then be donated to the on another $ I million to provide for the interior "The acquisition of Chino pre- and Marilyn Kloosterman, also a past president Service) for use in interpretive programs and — an exhibit highlighting IN. "Ding" Darling, of the Society, Volunteer of the Year. serves critical nesting and feeding habitat assist the Service in the presentation of such the political cartoonist for whom the refijge is for a variety of rare and threatened birds," The "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society programs. named; another on how the •national wildlife said U.S. Congressman Porter Goss, a was founded in 1982 by several local Audubon From one shelf of books and a cigar box refuge system fits into the ffyways of migratory resident of Sanibel, "and development Society members. Prior to the completion of the for a cash register in 1982, the "Ding" Darling birds; several handson and computerized learn- there could have had a serious impact on present Visitors Center, there was no central Wildlife Society has grown into a universally ing centers; a Discovery Room, a bird and water quality and the natural habitat." location for the disbursement of information respected organization that orchestrates almost wildlife viewing room, a classroom and audito- Senator Bob Graham* who spent and little contact between refuge staff and the • 200 volunteers, has over 1,000 paid members rium, and a state-of-the-art reception desk and one of his well-publicized workdays at public. The staff, in fact, was located at the here and abroad, and manages over $200,000 in Wildlife Drive orientation presentation. the refuge and, as a result, pushed for pas- Sanibel Lighthouse, several miles from the annual revenue. It has produced informational The building is slated to open at the end sage of the National Wildlife Refuge refuge itself. The first month the visitor center brochures in English, French and German and of National Wildlife Refuge Week during the Improvement Act of 1997, said, "I know was open 11,000 people passed through its seemingly endless copies of the popular $.96 Birthday/Duck Stamp Celebration on Oct. 16, that Chino's location within Pine Island doors. The relocated staff was completely over- Drive Guide; funded the kiosk outside flie although completion of all of the exhibits may Sound makes it a critical spot for wildlife. whelmed, and sought help from conservation- Visitor Center; provided spotting scopes and extend beyond this date. Attending the opening Its protection can only enhance the conscious island residents. A presentation/re- environmental-ed materials for schools; and will be, among others, the world-famous quest was made to the board of the Sanibel- each year hosts the "Ding" Darling Birthday & refuge's preservation efforts^" Peabody Hotel ducks, the 1999-2000 Federal Captiva Audubon Society — whose members Federal Duck Stamp Celebration. Duck Stamp Artist, Jim Hautman, and his were among the most respected and regularvis - And, having raised the astonishing sum brothers, Joe and Bob, who have also taken itors to Wildlife Drive — to help establish a of $J .5 million to build a new Visitor Education firsts in the annual competition, and a host of non-profit organization for volunteers in the Center building, the Society is now hard at work dignitaries and refuge friends. 18A • Friday, April 9, 1999 • Islander B u s i n e s s & Real [slot Deeds Captiva Unit IOC. Deeds recorded at the Lee County $1,995,000: Sales & Consulting $290,000: Catherine M. Flottemesch; Courthouse for more than $80,000 during Trading, Inc. to Burton E. & Frances E. Catherine M. Flottemesch, Trustee; and the two-week period ending March 21 Sorensen—4681 Rue Belle Men Catherine M. Flottemesch Trust to Joan I. included: $1,650,000: James A. & Helen F. Hall to Burns—Sanibel Arms West-Unit Jl. (Addresses are Sanibel unless otherwise indi- Nader F. & Cynthia Darehshori—4369 West $287,600: John F. Bohmfalk to Nicholas cated) Gulf. & Linda Jambeck—Bayview Village-Unit B1. Non-Condos $525,000: James G. Houston to Thomas $193,400: Michael & Claudia Franks to $13,500,000: Periwinkle Place, Inc. to H. & Ruth A. Brouster—15295 Captiva Drive, Doyne R. & Carolyn H. Martin—Spanish Cay- Periwinkle Place Partners, Ltd. Captiva. Unit D6. $2,450,000: Burton E. Sorensen to $420,000: James H. Moquin; Louraine $80,000: Arthur H. Gould and Eileen Kathleen E. Duffy & William L. Schrader— Moquin; and James H. Moquin, Trustee; Drury to Emily P. Bau Madison—Casa Ybel- 16898 Captiva Drive, Captiva. Louraine Moquin, Trustee; and James H. & Unit223 (Weeks 9-12). $2^72^00: Frank Prell to Thomas H. & Louraine Moquin to Terrance M. & Sue Ann Ruth A. Brouster—15311 Captiva Drive, McDermott— 1222 Par View. PetmHs $300,000: Marvin E. & Shelley A. Permits issued by the Sanibel Brown to William E. & Victoria O'Connor— Building Department for the two-week peri- 1366 Sand Castle. od ending March 25 included: $290,000: Kimberly A. Herres to $62,100: Alexander, 1778 Sand William M. Chandler and Jane E. Chandler— Castle—addition by owner. 14980 Binder, Captiva,. $2^85: Bailor, Periwinkle Park-Lot $288,000: Gordon & Lois J. Hoist to 34 roofover mobile home & screen room Jean Pierre & Zola A. Liozeaux—3330 Saint by Custom Aluminum. OPEN HOUSE Kilda. $10,000 each: Halerz, 3708 Agate; $279,500: Miguel A. & Mary E. Padron Kapish, 3711 Agate; and $11,000: Ulsamer, Fri.5 April 9th & Sat., April 10th • 12-4 to Gregor & Vreni Scheu—2515 Lands End. 1321 Par View—pool & deck by Coastal 9126 MOCKINGBIRD DRIVE $235,000: William E. & J. Victoria Custom Pool & Spa. O'Connor to Frank & Joyce Kik and Wayne $450,000: Bralove, 1480 Royal Kik—1619 Sand Castle. Poinciana—single family residence by The $230,000: Florida Aircraft Federal Wolter Group. Credit Union to Jeffrey R. & Jane R. $2,350: Macko, Periwinkle Park-Lot HOME Henderson—-LI 3, U3, North Captiva Dunes. 141—roofover park model & screen room by located on the best $172£00: Joseph C.&VernaH. Beaver, Custom Aluminum. homesite In the dunes. Joseph C. Beaver, Trustee; and Vema H. $3,470: Wood, Mariner Pointe-Unit 712; Beaver, Trustee to Steve & Catherine and $4,825: Kessinger, Mariner Pointe-Unit Maxwell—392 Raintree. 923—enclose porch by Sanibel Glass & $165,000: Robert Lee & Carolyn J. Mirror. Bloomfield; William Ronnie & Wanda J. Click- $24,000: Meyer, 1558 Sand Castle- William Ronnie Click (akaWtn. Ronnie Click) residential elevator by Andrew Fleischman. $359,80 to Dutch One of Marco, Inc.—2005 Mitzie $4,000: .Seawind U Homeowners Lane. Association—-screen wall repairs by Perfection $147,500: John L. & Brenda D. Decorte Aluminum. to Beatrice Brownell, Trustee, and Margaret K. $25,000: Libertine, 5999 Clam Wherry Trust—1326 Junonia. Bayou—pool & deck by Gator Pool & Spa Extensive recent decorator upgrades include bleached flooring, $17,500: Schmidlin, 4665 Rue Belle Condos Mer—residential elevator by Michael J. new tile and a fresh lite & bright paint job. Great value for the $589,000: Wisconsin Distributors, Inc. McGinn. view. 4 bedrooms, 2 V2 baths & 3600+ s. ft. to Louise B. Freemann—Loggerhead Cay- $10,000: Wildman, 1528 San Carlos Unit 104. Bay—repairs to wood 7 stucco by Greg $418,000: Swain Pen Tech, Inc. to Weglarz. Thomas W. Merkle—Sunset Captiva-Unit $6,000: Kauffinan, 428 Lighthouse- A104, Captiva. replace windows 7 3 xterior doors by $411,000: William T. O'Brien to Paul P. Benchmark. & Kathrin Davis—Sandpiper Beach-Unit 502. $32,000: Billig, 2968 Wulfert—pool, $512,000: David L. & Cheryl A. Wright deck & spa by Baker Contracting. to Kevin L. Stevenson; Ruth Diane Weir; and $4,829: Ruot, 6463 Pine—glass $1,069,000. Dorwin E. and Marlene J. Stevenson—Pointe enclosed porch on single family residence by Easy to see! Santo De Sanibel-Unit A3. owner. $486,000: Mary A. McNamara to $4,500: Ciaro, 4249 West Gulf—beach Morse & Marjorie Kochtitsky—Sayana of dune walkover by Lake Plaza Custom Homes. HAV& CASH BUYER FOS PRIME Sanibel-Unit 103. . $19,000: Daane, 1414 Causey—resi- We have 3 vacant lots located in Gulf Pines $350,000: Evelyn J. Bandringa; Evelyn dential elevator by owner. (Near Pool, Tennis & Beach) Sanibel Bayous GUtF FRONT CONDOMINIUM J. Bandringa, Trustee; and Evelyn J. Bandringa (Near Beach) and a large Lake Eront Lot on Buyer wants 2nd or 3rd Floor Permits issued by the Lee County Building Sunrise Circle. You can own a new home on Trust to Thomas J. Smith, Trustee; Wendy A. Department for the two-week period ending Sanibel Between $190,000 and $225,000 Unitwith 3 Bedrooms. Smith, Trustee; and Thomas J. Smith Trust— March 21 included: Cafl John Gee at John Gee & Company, (depending on the Lots Location.) Bayside Villas-Unit A301, Captiva. $400,000: Harris, 15723 Captiva $350,000: Judith Stamberg to Joseph C. Drive—single family residence by The Wolter 2807 West Gulf Drive • 941-472-4900 & Joyce A. Pignotti—Oceans Reach-Unit 4B1. Group. -800-472-4375 • After Hours 941-454-5548 . $310,000: Lois Q. & Fred A. Scheidig, Jr. to Judith W Churchwell—Sunset South- u J ' £2 Islander* Friday, April 9, I 999 • 19A •l -r7, 1, h^b >* ('** " * " ill * t -••• ./^-" ""-;5^?v y**^> -', _*-••- v. •; Bank of the Islands opened at its permenant location this week, after major renova- Realtors rally for Gulf Walk: See story on following page. tions — opening up the interior, making it lighter and brighter, as well as adding new tile, carpet, landscaping and more. The bank will have an Open House at 8:45 a.m. April 15, with Lee County Commissioner Ray Judah as its guest There will be a draw- ing for two $500 CDs. Above are Lyman Frank, Craig Albert and Mary Griswold. New Sanibel & Captiva Association of Realtor members, (L to R): Hap Connelly Honor Society Realtors, Lto R: Norm Williams, j.B. Novelli, Susan Andrews, Becky (Education Committee Chairman), with new rembers Mike Badenoch, Brian Murty, Reid, Jim Hall, Barbara Among Chapin, David Schuidenfrei, and Margie Davison Brenda Roguska, and Ken Stocke. . (photo by Jim Anderson). Price joins Times of the Islands association qualified for membership: Susan Andrews, Barbara Amon Chapin, Margie Gary A. Price, former Sanibel City Manager, has Davison, Jim Hall, J.B. Novelli, Becky Reid, David Schuidenfrei and NornVWilliams. • accepted a position as Director of Marketing and Public Relations with Times of the Islands. He has worked 29 Local chairperson honored years with various local governments on the west coast of Barbara Amon Chapin, local Realtor Political Action Committee (RPAC) Chairperson Florida, including 14 years on Sanibel. • for the Sanibel & Captiva Association of Realtors in 1999, was presented with a plaque at "We are very proud to have Gary Price on our man- the association's March 25 monthly membership meeting — Chapin has either chaired or agement team," said Friedrich Jaeger, publisher and owner co-chaired this committee for the past several years and was recognized for her service and of the magazine. "He will be a great asset to our growing for already successfully obtaining the local RPAC fair share quota for 1999. magazine venture, which now covers, in addition to the bar- rier islands, all of the Lee Island Coast and Lee County — New Realtors inducted one of the fastest growing areas in the United States." Four new Realtor members were inducted into the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Price Association of Realtors at their monthly membership meeting March 25. Hap Connelly, Local Realtors qualify for Chairman of tile association's Education Committee, performed the induction and Susan statewide honor society Andrews, association president, presented the new members with their Realtor pins. The Eight members of the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Association of Realtors qualified for new members and their company affiliations are: Mike Badenoch (Buyer's Choice Realty membership in the Florida Association of Realtors (FAR) 1998 Honor Society. Since its Group, Inc.), Brian Murty (Priscilla Murphy Realty, Inc.), Brenda Roguska (VIP Realty inception 13 years ago, the FAR Honor Society has recognized members who strive to Group, Inc.) and Ken Stock (Sanibel & Captiva Central Reservations, Inc.) improve their profession, the Realtor organization and themselves by participating in educa- tional programs and real estate-related activities. The following members of the Sanibel Continued, page 22 20A • Friday, April 9, 1999 • Islander B u s i n e s s & Peal E s t a t years. She is vice president of American Business Woman's Association, and has been very active in that association's Scholarship Awards Program. Chuck Andrews has earned Top Producer honors for March. A consistent top producer, he has been honored for his achievements on both sate and national lev- Van Alstyne Andrews Corace King Stobart Cochrane els since joining RE/MAX in 1991. BRIEFS, award every year since joining RE/MAX. Stobart is a Customer Service Traverse, Tolp tops FROM PAGE 19 Representative/Teller responsible for pro- at JNA King joins Spiro & cessing customer transaction, assisting in Lynda Traverso has been named the Andrews, Corace fops Waifes daily operations and explaining products Top Lister at John Naumann & Associates in Florida Lizz King has joined Spira & Waites and services. She brings 12 years of banking for February. Traverso obtained the most experience to her new position. Prior to join- Chuck Andrews and Art Corace have Advertising, Marketing and Public inventory for the company for that month. ing Bank of the Islands, she worked for six been honored by RE/MAX of Florida for Relations as a Senior Public Relations Toby Tolp has earned the Top Sales years as a customer service representative being in the Top 100 of 2,700 RE/MAX Specialist. Associate honor for February. She joined and teller at an island bank. Real Agents in Florida. With more than 18 years in the news- JNA in November of last year after a long Andrews joined RE/MAX in 1991, paper business, King's expertise includes As a Drive-In/ATM Teller, Pat Van tenure with Sanctuary Realty Service and and has consistently been one of the more newswriting and editing. She formerly was Alstyne will maintain frequent customer South Seas. JNA is the exclusive sales rep- productive Realtors on the islands. In 1998, community news coordinator at the Fort contact servicing various account needs and resentative with The Sanctuary. Andrews was inducted into RE/MAX Myers News-Press, where she worked handling currency. A Sanibel resident, Van International's Hall of Fame. Corace began almost 15 years. Originally from Alstyne has worked for more than four years Realtors rally around his real estate career in 1975, becoming Reynoldsburg, Ohio, King was educated at as a teller at a local bank. She also owned Hope Hospice Gulf Walk associated with RE/MAX in 1992, as a sales Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, majoring and managed a service center on Sanibel Island Realtors are rallying their sup- associate and broker/manager. Since then, in journalism. with her husband for 11 years. port for one of Hope Hospice's largest he and his wife, Sandi, have purchased events — The 5th Annual Captiva Gulf RE/MAX of the Islands. His dedication to Two join Bank of the Cochrane, Andrews Walk — by making donations per closing or professionalism in marketing real estate on Islands tops at RE/MAX each contract written in the month of April. the islands and southern Lee County for the Edison National Bank has hired two Lisa Cochrane has earned Top Lister The walk will be held beginning at 9 past 24 years has enabled him to also receive new staff members at Bank of the Islands — honors at RE/MAX of the Islands' for a.m. Saturday, May 8. the RE/MAX International 100 percent Club Jane Stobart and Pat Van Alstyne. March. She has lived on Sanibel for over 15 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK DeCi 472-6938 Wcwfeel 472-2151 Open 6:30 - IO:3OpMi JUquefc Stote 472-3333 Open 9aw-l0jwStm I2jmi-8{wi 1201-07 Periwinkle Way Complete Liquor & Wine Selection from Around the World NOTICE OF VACANCY ^«MJcroBrews & Imported Beers • Imported Cigars SANIBEL PLANNING COMMISSION WE HAVE A NEW AIM FOR YOUR SHOPPING CONVENIENCE Stop in & say "Hi" The Sanibel City Council is soliciting qualified individu- als to fill the remaining term (1/8/01) of a vacancy on the to John our expert Sanibel Planning Commission. Anyone interested in on microbrews & being considered can do so by completing a Volunteer Imported beer Skills Bank application by April 26, 1999. Applications are available in the City Council/Manager's office. L.1QOUR STORE j~ 1 T" 1 DELI |~~ "~" 1 Applicants must be full time Sanibel residents willing to' , /t2 PIECES i FRIED CHICKEN! fill out the state required yearly financial disclosure "Tool of the Trade" s| forms. | CORKSCREW or c PICNIC FOR 6 PEOPLE \ | Please Call Ahead CAN OPENER If you have any questions, $ 99 i I WITH THIS AS AND $5.00 PURCHASE I ($2,00 , * EXPIRES 4/30/99 SAVINGS I please call City Hall at 472-4135. EXPIRE1S 4/30/909 • WITH COUPON j UP TO 10% OFF CASE PURCHASES OF WINE islander * Friday, April 9, 1999 • 21A s oh opt Beachview Men's Golf Third place winners were Phil The winners in the April 3 Grace, Dick Hawthorne, Tom four-man 18-hole scramble for Redford and John Moores. first place, low gross were Marv Backus, Don Hummel, Jack Tukey Beachview Women's and Stu Merz. First place, low net Golf winners were Frank Klepacki, The winners in the March 31 Stan Sheft, Ed O'Neil and Tom 18-hole blind hole play were Mary Maggio. Second place, low gross Jane Proctor and Sally Prentice in winners were Les Snell, Ralph a tie for firs;t place. Ruth Manecke Ariss, Jerry Muench and Joe took third. In the nine-hole match Steinert. Second place, low net Ginny O'Neil was first, Marilyn winners were Steve Watson, Jim Neth was second and Jerry Putney, Tom Musgrave and Verblaauw was third. Corney Becker. The final luncheon for this The winners in the March 30 season's tournament golf is April two best balls of four on the back 28 and when tournament play nine were Al Krause, Bob Myers resumes in November the new and Mel Bleiberg in first place. president will be Jane Federicks. Second place winners were Stu Alfie Sheft will be vice-president, The Lee County 70-Plus League 1999 Champions are the Sandunes team Merz, Bob Williams, Nate members, include, from top left: Dave Rubien, Bob Perlstein, Dave Adams Continued, page 22A and Dick Brashler. 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An entry fee of $60 will ion March 31, the Sandunes not Paula Wright for low gross and cover greens fees, golf cart and only won the required three The Dunes Women 18- Dorothy Hirschfeld for the low net picnic lunch complete with barbe- matches but swept all four from a Hole League in the A Flight. In the B Flight the cue, hamburgers, hot dogs and all stunned Breckenridge team, with- Winners of the April 2 flag- low gross winner was Nancy the fixin's. out losing a single set. less 100 percent handicap tourna- Hopkins and the low net winner There will be a variety of Results were as follows: ment were Joan Kent and Grethe was Dorothy Becker. In the C special competitions with prizes Dave Adams and Dick Christensen in the A Flight. Jan Flight the low gross winner was donated by area merchants. Brashler beat ' Injanian and Baker, Li! Galius, Millie Ford and Nita Johnson and the low net win- Entry forms are available at Peacock 6-0, 7-6 Cindy Adams in the B Flight. Mary ner was Lois Rose. the Beachview pro shop or from Dick Holway and Barry Vemon, Margaret Morgan, Judy any San-Cap Lion. For further Scallet routed Aiken and Wilbur 6- Leeder, Claire Bowie and Helen Lions Charity Golf information, contact co-chairman 2, 6-3 Sullivan in the C Flight. Joyce to be in May Dick Grant at 472-0552 or Jack Gil Gilinsky and Dave Rubien Rand, Jana Stone, Mercy The second annual Lions Harrington at 472-2693. All pro- defeated Thompson and Padilla Somers, Jane Leman and Pat Charity Golf Outing is scheduled ceeds will benefit Lion's charities. 6-4, 6-2 Maloney in the D Flight. Joan for Saturday, May 1, at Sanibel's Bob Healey and Bob Cory and Barbara Bornhorst were Beachview Golf Club. Sandunes Tennis Pearlstein took Matt and Brooks the chip-ins. Sponsored by the Sanibel- In their final match of the 6-2, 6-4. Captiva Lions Club, the "fun season, Sanibel's entry in the Lee The Lee County 70-Plus event" will be a four-person County 70-plus tennis league Tennis League is composed of faced what appeared to be an eight teams for area clubs. Each almost impossible task. Trailing of the 14 contests in the season the first place Breckenridge team, includes four doubles matches, the Sandunes had to win three of and all participants are 70 years the four contests against of age or older. The Sandunes is Breckenridge to come away with made up of players from the the title. Since Breckenridge had Sanibel Snowbirds and the Dunes not lost three times in any of their Country Club. Wheelchair Tennis Program forms VKITTIX The Lee County Community WE ME TO MBiSH WOMMM Tennis Association and the United HOME COMBO? States Tennis Association (USTA) r-Furniture world Cr i Handle All Your Needs! Florida Section are inaugurating a I Living Room, Bedroom, ?Jtning Room, Patio, Mattress Sets, wheelchair tennis program in our Commercial, Hotel/Motel 1 area. Later in the year the USTA Specializing In Sofa Sleepers! ISLAND CINEMA is planning a wheelchair tennis clinic in Fort Myers. For more information beginners and players =noui PLflyin6= of all levels and abilities can call Out of Bill Rosenberg at 472-1236. Towners Starring: Rated: P6-T3 Goldie Haiun & Steve martin WRGE-SELECTION OF WICKER & Carpet • Tile • Wallpaper • Verticals • Mini-Blinds 4:00,7:00 5 9:00 Draperies • Wood Shutters • Lamps • Bedspreads Accessories • Painting - Interior/Exterior Analyze This & htnm the BEST Prieem tmtt can package Starrino: Rated: R your purchase to "~ MOmm HtONBVt senrtna Ft. Myers fm t Join our LOMGBat Robert-Oelliro & Billy Crystal YM Please visit our 11,00O sq. ft. Showroom. Our experienced staff will help coordinate while you're here or away. Or, call us and we'll come to you) 4:00, 7:00 & 9:00 CONVENIENT LOCATION ISLAND CINEMA FROM SANIBEL & Ticket Prices FT. MYERS BEACH $6.50 Adults • $4.50 Seniors 60 & over iumoua HcSKBMIlH). $4.50 Children 11 & under $4.50 Weekend Matinees at 4pm Bailey's Shopping Center Cottages To Castles Tarpon Bay Road Unique Vacation Rentals Sanibel Island MINERS PLAZA - «5(M MCCRICOR BUTE* 2427 Periwinkle Way 472-1701 (941) 472-6385 • (800) 472-5385 islander • Friday, April 9, f999 23/K LNTAPY 30k >nly ivil- Peculiar thought not flround our ree We really are the kinder and gentler LettGPS 71 a newspaper, though we certainly feel com- fortable taking a strong point of view. Yet, ith- over the past weeks we seem to have been rough on people — I might have been a BIG Arts offer ing BIG Arts to continue and to little irritable in my commentary about )ick thanks expand our music, art, dance and lit- people who didn't vote. And, both and To the Editor, erature offerings as well as special Jennifer Workman and Anne Bellew cer- On behalf of BIG Arts, we want events throughout the year for the tainly took people to task for not partici- irry to thank you for the coverage which Sanibel Community and visitors to pating in the Great Island PickUp this r6- allowed us to publicize the Beaux the island. past Saturday. I make no apology for Arts Gala and Art Auction, our first We depend on the support of these comments. But it did strike me as fundraiser for the benefit of this non- our local media and want you to )ien somewhat unusual for us. Must be full dilla profit organization. know that we appreciate your contin- moon leftovers. We also want to thank Terri ued efforts in our behalf. • Betty Anholt — Outdoor Writing — Blackmore, Anne Bellew and Frank Sincerely yours, 3ob Congrats to all oks "Creatures Adjust." Wagner for their contributions to this Pat Fishburne and Carol Scheiber, Islander writers, columnists and Our sister paper, the Island effort. We are certain that they all Co-chairs, Beaux Arts Gala graphic artists did extraordinarily well in >lus Reporter also won — Dawn Grodsky and helped us to achieve a sellout Gala Committee the 1999 Florida Press Association of Gwenda Hiett-Clements — Sports Story long before the response deadline Have you check awards competition announced this week. and piqued the public's interest in ach — "Sanibel teen makes history." And your car recently? While we don't know what place each the silent bidding prior to the event. son another sister paper, the Captiva Current To the Editor: person achieved — we won't know until won— Dawn Grodsky — Outdoors — les, We would also like to take this I am constantly surprised at the June — I also don't care much. That they "Bait, cast, hook snook;" and Jill opportunity to publicly thank The number of cars on the road with at sars were noticed amongst the hundreds of Goodman — Feature Story — "The Dunes Golf and Tennis Club: Jean least one brake and/or taillight out. s is submissions tells it all. I'm delighted and songs of Maybelle Stamper." Baer, General Manager, Becky Barry, These are not clunkers, but later the proud. Here's some of our many stars: Tyrer, now the Editor of the Fort Food and Beverage Manager, Willy model cars. It is unlikely the bulb(s) nes • Dave and Lee Horton — Original local Myers Beach Observer, also wan an Espinoza, Dining Room Manager and would burn out so soon, so it proba- editorial cartoon — "Don't feed the award for Outdoor Writing for that paper, their friendly, able staff for the beau- bly is a loose connection. Maybe the gulls." with a story called "Beach dog survies tifully prepared and presented gala car was made on a Monday or • Charlie Sobzcak — Serious column — night at sea." In fact, the Islander, dinner. They did their utmost to Friday? When was the last time you accommodate us in every way. The checked the lights on the rear of your mity "Help the Trost property's residents." Current and Observer all placed in the service was outstanding, as was the car? ited • Jill Tyrer — In-depth News Reporting Outdoor category. Shows where our food. Richard Hale, STA) — "Will the ambulance get there on heads are, right! Again, congratulations to We are pleased to announce that Sanibel ig a time?" all. we raised in excess of $50,000, our • Jill Tyrer — Feature Story — "Komodo which will be most useful in allow- STA Dragon." nnis lore /ers call Environmental Pot boiling for environmental issues in Tallahassee sition over the next 10 years will be instead of long-term bonding, and fund- cheaper. The amendment should be diverted for other'purposes. The bill pro- ing details have not been worked out. removed. posed last year would have diverted half Senate Bill 864, drafted to create a House Bill 107, introduced by Rep. the new money to build community col- unified state Fish & Wildlife Ken Pruitt, and matching Senate Bill 206, leges. " ,- . Conservation Commission as mandated introduced by Sen. John Laurent, are the Senate Bill 2156, the Florida by Amendment 5 is ready to go. A House hottest issues in the pot at the moment.. Everglades Restoration Act, would set bill is still in the works. Mischief may yet Pruitt, a Port St. Lucie realtor and proper- aside an additional $100,000 yearly to be be done. ty rights advocate, charges that state used for Everglades restoration. The Senate Bill 1672, the Everglades agencies and local appeals courts are run- hat's happening in extra money is needed to reassure the fed- Restudy Bill as drafted by Sen. John ning roughshod over individuals and state Tallahassee? With only eral government that Florida is committed Laurent and amended to match House businesses. The two bills basically rewrite Wfour weeks left in the to the restoration program,.and to, secure Bill 1699, would mandate the use of the current state Administrative session, the legislative" pot is boiling. federal funds for the program. expensive state condemnation procedures Procedures Act. Final committee hearings on most bills Bonds to provide the funds for both in purchasing land for Everglades restora- If made into law, the Act would will be held next week. programs can be supported by the current tion, raising the cost to the buyer. The mandate all state agencies to submit their House Bill 908, the Florida Forever documentary stamp tax, a tax on real amendment creates a boon for the sellers rules and regulations to the Legislature Act, has emerged from this year's budget estate transactions. No new taxes are — large state agricultural interests. The for approval. Pruitt insists that the bills hearings intact. Not a penny of the needed. Yet some legislative leaders feds are helping to purchase the land. do not specifically target environmental $300,000.raised annually for land acqui- would prefer a "pay-as-you-go" program Federal condemnation procedures are Continued, page 26A ASS * ^991 A3 >nq/nq/\ \ ,\fibf,\'fib i rahmls? 24A • Friday, ApriAil l 9, 19919 9 • Islander C o m m G n t a 91% of us just voted tennis court to find out how some of the snow birds manage to tidy up their affairs Shell and get down here. What I've learned is to save The Sanibel that despite managing to get away now ShochGd and then most of the snow birds would like to formalize an exit strategy. To the uninitiated, an "exit strate- Bridge and Causeway gy" is a plan to slam the door on your job and business and spend time in the sun in Sanibel. Here are some tips on an exit strategy. Apt 1. Turn your business over to your 'Tevens nephew and insist on weekly written reports on the status of the business. If the business appears to be going down Let's show up and the tubes within three months without your presence, send the nephew back to the mail room and turn the business over Exit to your mail man. make sure our Lee 2. If you"re looking for a stronger Strategy approach to an exit strategy, padlock the front door to your office or factory and here are so many snow birds simply walk away. Don't allow the County Commissioners on Sanibel that I've often screams and pounding on the door Twondered how so many of behind you affect your decision. Think of them are able to escape the ravages of the that walk on the beach. frozen tundra some miles to the north to 3. Tell your secretary that you're hear that message spend quality time here. going out to get some lunch and then Many snow birds still occupy full- high tail it to the airport to catch a plane time jobs and carefully plan their visits to to Fort Myers. Call her later that after- Sanibel without jeopardizing those jobs. noon and tell her that your restaurant did- loud and clear! I've done an informal survey around'the Continued, page 25 for the traffic to move across. As far as I know, we're all just as anxious as they are to get home or to an appointment, so why cause WHEN: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 13 Islander accidents that could stop the traffic and possi- bly kill or maim? I think DOT should put WHAT: Lee County Board of cones all the way down the right lane so that people could still turn in to the beach, but the Commissioners Meeting ones who think they are so "special" couldn't pull out and try to race ahead. We have enough WHERE: 2120 Main St. (2nd Floor), stress in our lives. Here we go again... In the mornings between Broadway and Monroe. (the only time I come onto the island), the cars coming through the toll booths seem like hors- SUBJECT: The Sanibel Bridge es jumping out of the starting blocks in the Kentucky Derby! I had a Coppertone van try to run me off the road this week. There are three toll booths that "merge" into one lane. The operative word here is • The Commissioners will vote on a proposal whether to move ahead MERGE! Not "Hey, my vehicle is bigger than with project development and evaluation. yours, so I'll run you down if you try to be ahead of me." It looked as though the lanes Road rage! were rrierging normally, and I haven't had • Sanibel's City Council, reflecting the will of the people, objects to many problems in the mornings. But for some moving ahead so quickly — and wants in any event to make sure ou probably know that "road reason the guy in the Coppertone van decided only a low-span, drawbridge-type causeway (repaired or newly rage" is a very dangerous but that there was no way a Neon was going to built) will be considered in the project evaluation. Yvery real problem in this area. It merge in front of him, even though I came out happens a lot on the causeway. of the toll booth first. So he sped up and tried Last Friday I saw an accident where to run me into the oncoming lane. Luckily, I Reinforce your vote and support our Council! someone tried to pass on the right and, since saw this out of my side mirror and slammed the traffic was bumper-to-bumper, they even- on my brakes. Believe me, I was not a happy Mark your calendar now to attend this critical meeting next tually ran out of room and no one would let camper! I was still shaking when I got to City Tuesday ... and let our County Commissioners know in person that them in. So, they hit the car that happened to Hall. you want to have the right of way. Hey, people, why can't we all be calm Lots of people try to block the right lane until season is over and traffic thins out some? so that those who think they are "special" and should get ahead can't get by. But then, some Betty drove a beat-up little MG when of the "special" people run through the grass, she worked for the Islander and told one tale gravel and sand to get around anyway. Thus, about a FEC truck that tried to drive over her Save Our Bridge! there are people who have waited patiently in one day at the Tarpon Bay & San-Cap inter- the line of traffic who refuse to let the "spe- section. You'd think even a Coppertone van cial" people pull in front of them. What I want to know is why these "special" people think could see that bright red Neon she drives now! they have the right to go around those of us Paid for by Committee of the Islands, Sanibel, FL. who have been sitting there, patiently waitihg tsjamier • Friday, April 9, ? 999 • 2SA C o m m e n t a STEVENS, FROM PACE 24A n't have blackened grouper and that you By Dave & Lee Horton of Sanibel Print & Graphics had to fly to Florida to get it. 4. Fake an illness. Put both hands on your abdomen and begin to groan. Stumble out of the office and tell every- one that you're taking yourself to the emergency room immediately. Tell them you can manage to do it by your- self and board the first available flight to Fort Myers. 5. Call your office one morning and alert the office manager that you've contracted some sort of contagious dis- ease and that you'll need to be home for three months. Then call your local tele- phone provider and alert them that you'll be activating call forwarding. When your office calls tell them you're feeling better but that you're still conta- gious and that the boils, cysts and pim- ples all over your body are beginning to subside. These exit strategies will provide you with anywhere from one week to three months of planned excuses to get away from your job or business. And if you still have a job or business when you return, then it's time to turn to'Tlan B" — how to get away altogether. Letter of Thanks: The Children's Education Center of the Islands has had a banner spring! Many busi- nesses and individuals deserve our most sincere thanks for helping ensure the success of two recent fund-raising events for our preschool: the fifth annual Spring Festival at Periwinkle Place and the A, B, C (Anything But Chablis) Wine Reception in honor of our 25th Anniversary. i -i Festival sponsors this year were: Arundel's Hallmark, Dairy Queen, Gym Mobile, Island Cinema, Island Dental, Island Home Mortgage, The Island Sun, The Lazy Flamingo, Periwinkle Place, Priscilla Murphy Realty, Sanibel Community Association, Sanibel Creative Tile, Sanibel Police Department and the Sanibel-Captiva Kiwanis Club. Those who generously donated items for silent auctions and raffles at each event were: An Affair to Remember, BT&T Cleaning, Barney Bailer, Barney's Incredible Edibles, Beachview Golf Club, Billy's Bait & Tackle, Cheeburger Cheeburger, Lauren Davies, Diane Howe, Eileen Fisher, Fishy Business Charters, Fresh Produce, Harry & David/Miromar Outlet, The Hungry Heron, The Jacaranda, Jan's Antiques, Livi, L.M.T., McT's Shrimp House, Molnar Electric, MotoPhoto, New Spirit Hair Design, Nocera Photography, Ocean's Reach Condominium, Old Schoolhouse Theatre, Offshore Sailing School, The Pirate Playhouse, Premiere Beverages, Bill and Dee Pritchard, R.C. Otter's, Bob Radigan, Joan Sailer, The Sandpiper of Sanibel, Sanibel 5 & 10, Sanibel Accommodations, Sanibel Air Conditioning, Inc., Sanibel Art & Frame, Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa, Sanibel Spirits, Sanibel Taxi Co., The Sanctuary Golf Club, Schnapper's Hots, Terry See, Spices & Spoons, Tarpon Bay Recreation, Cathy Taylor, Toys Ahoy, Trader's, Mark Sutton, Timeless Treasures of the Sea, 'Tween Waters Inn, Tom Uhler, West Wind Surf Shop, William Wilson, Goldsmith and YOLO Watersports, • As we have for 25 years, our non-profit preschool continues to count on the generous businesses and individuals of Sanibel and Captiva to help us fulfill our mission of providing an exciting environment of discovery and learning for the youngest citizens of our islands. This year's outpouring of support from the community has been fantastic. We all •—parents, staff and children alike — thank you all! The 1998-99 Board of Directors Tad Caldwell, Liz Fowler, Lee Harder, Cindy Pierce, Cindy Sitton, Tammi Trahant and Sandy Zahorchak 26A • Friday, April 9, 1999 • Islander C o m m e n t a SLAYTON, FROM PACE 2) HB 149/SB188 - the Florida Scrub Jay bills - are Department of Environmental Protection Secretary rules, but apply equally to rules for prisons, nursing ready to go but do not have high priority and time is run- David Struhs is waiting for a signal from Governor Bush homes, et al. — designed to make all agencies justify ning out. Hearings have not been scheduled. Legislators on this one, and has put pending restoration permits on their rules. Opponents charge that the Act would open were surprised to find that the original designation of the hold. Senator Kirkpatrick continues to press his plan to the door to unlimited challenge to rules and regulations Northern Mockingbird as the state bird was adopted by manage the reservoir as a bass fishery and make the by special interests with deep pockets and would quickly resolution, not by statute. No amendment to the state Kirkpatrick/Rodman Reservoir a state park. The legisla- exhaust the legal budgets of most state agencies. constitution is required to change the designation. ture may be ineffective here. A note to the Governor and Although Pruitt's bill is championed by House For the past few years the state Legislature has Secretary Struhs may be necessary to stop Kirkpatrick Speaker John Thrasher, it has met with general disap- ignored appeals from the Governor and from state con- and his colleagues. proval by major conservation groups, including 1000 servation groups for funds to remove the Rodman Dam Concerned readers of the Islander should contact Friends of Florida.. This could be a real cliffhanger. A and restore normal flow in the Ocklawaha River, a pris- their legislators and the Governor's office to express veto may be needed to kill it. tine waterway that once supported many threatened and their views on these issues. Sen. Tom Rossin can be endangered species. The dam, renamed the reached in Fort Myers at 338-2646; Sen. Burt Saunders Kirkpatrick Dam last year after its defender, State Sen. in Cape Coral at 338-2777; Rep. Greg Gay in Cape George Kirkpatrick, has created a large reservoir Coral at 338-2396; Rep. Bruce Kyle in Fort Myers at CREWS IEFTIG SEi¥KCE prized by state bass fishermen. Kirkpatrick and the 334-3771; and Rep Carole Green in Fort Myers at 433- bass fishermen want the reservoir declared an official 6775. The Governor's phone number is 1 (850) 488- 24 hr. Emmrgmncy Bmrvfem State Recreation Area 4441. Septic Tanks • Grease Traps In the past 22 years, 10 manatees have been {Bob Slayton is a retired physician who serves as Lift Station Pumping killed in the locks and eight others have been found Conservation Chair for the San-Cap Audubon Society, Pine Island: Most Homes $95-$110 dead beneath the dam. Part of Kirkpatrick-Rodman chairs the Environmental Affairs Committee for the ^Sanibel-Captiva: Most Homes Dam sits in the Ocala National Forest. A 1994 Forest Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, and publish- $135-$175 Service permit says that the state.must remove the dam es a monthly Environmental Update.) BUS. 731-5868 Voice Pager: 335-8920 when the permit expires. If not, the Forest Service will do it and send the bill to the state. Taste of the Islands set for From minor boat repair to major overhaul, we do it all. May 2 at Gulf side City Park! Come to the professionals who have designed and built boats for the world's largest boat manufacturers. 941-458-4868 941-458-9030 Taste Of The Islands, to benefit Phone Fax ROW, is set for Sunday May, 2, at FREE ESTIMATES rulfside City Park and it is going to be TOURS the usual tasteful event it always is. The May 5th CASINO DAY CRUISE $35 pp FREE Lunch • FREE Tokens • FREE Coupons Taste Of The Islands committees, spear- (overnight cruise available $135 pp) MYSTERY TOUR DAY CRUISE $40 pp headed by Janet McBee, have been hard Includes snacks, beer & soda on boat May 11th SAWGRASS MILLS $20 pp at work, behind the scenes so everything All Day Shopping (Deposit required by 4-30 for all trips) is a go for this scrumptious, succulent, (941) 945-3286 for Reservations & Info savory Sunday and it's only three weeks ft 1999 T Island Designs YOUR LOAN IS APPROVED! away! Janet reminds you if you haven't Creative Services Inc.© Homeowners - Get the Money you signed up yet for a "corporate" or "in need - even if you've been turned down by a bank, have bad credit, kind" sponsorship, it's not too late. Also, all restaurant participants should have can't prove income, filed bankruptcy or in foreclosure. their sign up forms completed and returned to Janet McBee before April 20th... It's your money - all you need is ugh equity in your home. Find Fourteen favorite restaurants have signed up to date. Call Janet at 472-3688 or ut how easy and affordable a loan is to obtain and repay. fax your entry to 472-3415. Flexible rates and terms. If you'd like to volunteer to help out at the Taste for the benefit of CROW, fill out the Volunteer sign-up form printed in this week's Islander, or call Val Pool with any questions at 472-9383. •738-5402 •«At»r««H?l m PPPr P ihnA Islander • Friday, April 9, 1999 • 27A (P, CLASSIFIED 1 Financing needed for small busi- ATTENTION: PIT SERIOUS PERSONAL ness venture - $15,000. needed. INCOME. Wall Street Co. seek- ENJOY AN ISLAND CHARLOTTE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Will pay 12%, 24 months. Good ing seriously ambitious, motivi- EXPERIENCE! RN III's/IIC/ICXJ/ICC/ 7A-7P/7P-7A/FT SERVICE references. 941-540 7331 vated people only. 800-371-6526 Join the team in the 1 yr. Critical Care Exp. Req., ACLS/BLS Req. "* * Vicki's Quality meaning " • Code 1149. DING DARLING REFUGE Thorough cleaning by honest at the Tarpon Bay Concession. RN II/2 SOUTH TELEMETRY/ 11P-7A/7A-3P/FT lady. Weekly, bi-weekly or Avon Products! Start A Home- i + f 1 yr. Tele. Exp. Req., BLS Req monthly. Residental, oommerical THESE ARE Based Business. Work Flexible Looking for FT/PT help in and rental. Excellent references EXAMPLES OF Hours. Enjoy Unlimited Retail Sales & Cafe. RN III/SURGERY/ FT by request. 941-945-8403 ATTENTION GETTERS - Earnings. Call Tall Free YOU CAN ADD THEM Office assistance needed , I yr. Open Heart Exp. Req., Scrub Exp. a Plus, Circ. Exp. 1-80.0-942-4053. some computer skills helpful, Danny Smith's Rescreen/Repair. TO YOUR AD FOR Req., ACLS, BLS will train. Screens in need of repair? From ONLY $1.50 PER LINE. WE HAVE MANY Tarpon Bay Recreational Inc., in 1 panel to whole cage. "No job POOL RN'S/ACC/ER,HH,CC,IIC,ICU,ICC/ ALL SHIFTS TO CHOOSE FROM co-operation with U.S.F.W.S. too small or too large!!" Free 1 yr. Exp. Reqv ACLS, BLS, Req. CDL CLASS A 472-8900 estimates. Licensed/ Insured. BABYSITTING ROUTE DRIVERS E.O.E. OPEN HEART CST'S/ SURGERY/ 7A-3.-30P/FT 567-3030 Fort Myers beverage distributor seeks full time Route Drivers. Open heart Exp. Pref., BLS Req. Help wanted- Male and female Gall's Babysitter CDL Class A License and heavy HOME HEALTH RN/ FT exotic dancers, models, and & Nanny International. lifting required. Excellent benefit P/T Security escorts. Will train. References Responsible and Reliable. package. Phone 941-573-9357 FL RN Lic.,1 yr. Home Health Exp. Req. or fax resume to 573-9466 Saturday & Sunday evenings preferred. Call 541-1451. Will travel. References available. * Year Round for Sanibel Condo, PSYCH RN'S/ RIVERSIDE/ POOL/ FT Lee County and the state of (You deserve a breakl) Good Pay. Tolls Paid. FL RN lie, In-Pt Psych. Exp; Req Florida require competency (941)931-9886 Computer Users Needed. Work Call 472-0222. PSYCH TECH'S/ RIVERSIDE/POOL/ FT licenses for the following types of Fax:(941)931-6298. own hrs. $25k-$80k/yr. contractors: Building 1-800-476-8653x7566. H.S., Psych. Exp. Pref. Construction, Roofing, Plumbing, www..icwp.com Electric, Air Conditioning, BUSINESS Sanibel Condo THERAPISTS/RIVERSIDE/POOL/FT Mechanical, Aluminum, Experienced floor covering helper F/T BS/BA, MS Pref., In-Pt. Psych. Exp. Req. Swimming Pools & Spas, Sheet wanted. Must be dependable & Metal. OPPORTUNITY Property Maintenance/Janitor. have own transportation. Top Tolls paid. LPN/2 SOUTH/ TELEMETRY/ UP-7A/ FT WILL TRADE OFFICE SPACE in Quick Print Accounts & Equip, in - dollar for the right person. (941) Insurance Benefits. • 1 yr. Exp. Req., Telemetry Exp. Pref. Cape Coral. Active Business- 693-7173 Call 472-4116 for interview South Ft. Myers for professional CNA'S/3 & 2 SOUTH/ MED-SURG. & TELE./ services: Accounting, Carpentry, Owners have other Interests. Monday - Friday, Cleaning, Landscaping, Painting, New owner could be in business 11P-7A/FT Carpet Cleaning, Handyman, tomorrow. Asking $22,500, IMMEDIATE FL Cert. Req., CNA Exp. / BLS Req. 941-458-4752 FULL-TIME DAY Sanibel island Resort: Bookkeeping, Legal, Etc. RN, CASE MGR (PSYCH.)/ HOME HEALTH/ FT 472-2700 position in Cape Coral area for a Maintenance Technician A cash cow. Make $2k/$3k per Shipping & Receiving clerk. for West Wind Inn. 1 yr. Psych./ Home Health Exp. Req. ANNOUNCE- week. Not mlm, mail order, or Benefits, vacation, sick time F/T 8:30-4:30 vending. 1-800-352-3288 ext. package. Phone 941-573-9357 for 5 days per week. RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER/ FT 1291 Benefits include Grad. of AMA School, FL Lie. req., RRT or Eligible MENTS Ideal for Retired person, boat Yard Wow! Plan guarantees lowest Paid vacation, Helper. Full or part time. Apply ORDERLY/ SURGERY/ 3P-UP/FT prices on 250,000 brand name Health insurance, at: Scotties Canvas, N. Ft. items, air fares, motels, hotels, Pressure Cleaning Company Paid tolls. H.S., O.R./ CNA/ Housekeeping Exp. Pref. Turnkey Myers. auto rentals, Amtrack, cruises, Some experience necessary X-RAY TECH/BURNT STORE FAMILY 'Your Choice Coupon" grocery Established Year Around a general knowledge of Mystery |hpppe|s needed for Lee HEALTH CTR/M-F/FT savings, etc., etc. Commerical Accounts Plumbing, and Charione Couhty'afea busi- FLLic.,ARRTReq. 1-800-811-2141 Code 82065 Quick return on nesses. Get paid to shop! Plus, Electrical, Investment of get free meals, merchandise and Pools. CODING SPECIALIST/ HIS/ FT . $17,500. Small equipment, morel To receive free details, ART Req., RRA, CCS Pref., 3 yrs. Coding Exp. Req. A SPEEDY MOVERS Leaving State send #10 SASE to: S&J Sprinkler systems, Lowest prices guaranteed. Serious only, Please Marketing, Florida Shoppers Painting, MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST/ M-F/FT 15 year's experience. 941-989-0236 Division, 10151 University, Carpentry and H.S., 3 yrs. Exp. Req., Hosp. Ex. Pref. Same day service. Orlando, FL 32817 appliances would be helpful. 989-1256. PRIVATE DUTY Good English necessary CENTRAL SUPPLY TECH/ 7A-3:30P/FT PROFESSIONAL REGISTERED due to Interaction with H.S., Stocking/ Rec. Exp. pref., Hosp. Exp.Pref., NURSE Professional janitorial company the guests. Computer Lit. Req. With great references available looking for full time floor techni- Looking for an honest and _MONEY TO LOAN immediately. cians. Paid weekly, plus bonus- Clean cut individual MEDICAL RECORDS CLERK 11/FT TEEDTMOHTQAGE? 'We can Air transport accompanied es. Call 1-800-823-5412 To Join the WWI Team. H.S., 6 mos. Exp. Req., Computer Lit. Req. help you!! Call National Funding Medical Legal Review Call Larry Houser at Group. (941)549-0628 ACLS completed 472-1541, Ext.253. COMPUTER OPERATOR/MIS/ 6A-2:30P/FT Florida Licensed The Cat Hospital of Ft. Myers; is H.S., AS 400,10 Key Touch/ PC Exp. Req. Need Cash? Injured with a pend- 20+ years of experience looking for self motivated, hard ing insurance case? We (954)921-8661 (954)298-8899 working individuals who lik;s a F/T or P/T sales position for gift EVENING RECEPTIONIST/ RIVERSIDE/ M-F/POOL advance cash on your personal challenge. If you love cats and and clothing store. W/E/evenings H.S., Recep. Ex. Pref., Communications/Cust. Svce. injury case. Call 941 -574-1779 would like to be a Receptionist, only. Call Cindy at Tween Skills Req. Kennel Person or Vet. Tech Waters Inn. 472-5161 Ext:345. $ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY $ please call 489-2840 or stop in FLOOR TECH/ ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES/FT Own your own Business to fill out an application. SMALL SANIBEL MOTEL is look- H.S., Floor Care Exp. Req., Hosp. Exp. Pref. PNC on Sanibel. ing for reliable person with good MORTGAGE BEST DELI on Island phone skills who enjoys cleaning HOUSEKEEPERS/ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES/ subsidiary GREAT LOCATION on East End and works well on their own. POOL/FLEXIBLE HOURS of Call Rick 472-8492. PNC Bank Completely remodeled Tow truck operator, full time, some H.S, Willing to train Motivated Individual's Buying or Building All new equipment experience, great pay, 332-2446 a Won't last long - call nowl STUDENT CLEANING ASSISTANTS/ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES/ POOL Primary or Vacation Serious inquiries call 3-6p.m. 16 yrs. ofAage or Older, Willing to Train Motivated Home? (941)472-9622 Individuals Call: 939-9679 877-219-5526 COMPETITIVE SALARY/EXCELLENT BENEFITS (Toll Free) GENERAL DRUG/EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND SCREEN REQ. HELP WANTED Carpenter & Plumber Contractors MAIL/FAX RESUME TO: * * Apply Coatings "' HUMAN RESOURCES FINANCIAL WE TRAIN $10-12 HRI Jim Walter Homes has work available for CHARLOTTE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Local Work 809 E. MARION AVE. SERVICES 1-800-843-1619 contract with subcontractors in all parts of MAY HAVE UN TAPPED" PUNTAGORDA,FL. 33950 WEALTH!! *" SENIORS. If you $2,000 weekly! Mailing 500 sales Florida, plenty of work, w/c insurance are ove the age of 72 and have brochures! Weekly pay plus available, no contractors license required. FAX: 941-637-2469 PHONE: 800-677-3132 x-2552 a life insurance policy more than bonus. Postage, supplies fur- JOB LINE: 888-639-3166 two years old, we may be able nished. Guaranteed opportunity! 1-8OO-879-4142 e-mail: [email protected] to help you tap into Its value. Call 24 hrs, free Info Call today for FREE INFORMA- (941)283-8143 JIM WALTER HOMES, INC. DRUG/SMOKE FREE _IJON 941-639-2014 EOE "Are You Looking For A Good 2570 Colonial Dr. • Ft. Myers, FL 33911 AN HMA FACILITY Auto Loans. New-Used. Bad Job?" Come and see us !!! Good V\n Equal Opportunity Employer Credit Okay. 1 Hour Approval. Pay and Benefits. Seamstress VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.crmc-hma.com. No Application Feesl Wanted. Boat Tops and CORP. WEBSITE AT www.hma-corp.com 1-800-967-5313 Ext. #516, Cushions. Scotties Canvas. World Funding Group Inc. 941-995-7479 28A • Friday, April 9, 1999 * Islander CLASSIFIED RESTAURANT Retail help wanted, Tween Waters PLANTS & TREES MISCELLANEOUS Sanibel - Work in Paradise. Clerks Marina, Captiva. Some week- wanted at Huxter's Market & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HELP WANTED ends. Experience helpful. Deli. Tolls paid. F/T & P/T. Apply needs office helper with 472-5161, Ext: 318 (Frank). in person, 7 days/wk., or call organization in phone skills for You won't believe it! Patti, 472-2151. scheduling, filing, etc Sanibel Beach Store - F/T, P/T, 12/14 ft. Green Malayan LQ O Phone 395-9300 tolls paid, full benefits/insurance. Coconut Palms ADDS Sanlbel Beach Club 1 hiring clean- or Call Brian 472-7507. 2 ft of wood ers and inspectors. IMPACT fax 395-9501. TO YOUR (Experienced). Part-time Sanibel Beach Store F/T, P/T, Tolls $69 picked up ADVERTISEMENT paid , full benefits/insurance. Saturday and Friday work -Tolls Ask your Classified Advisor $100 Delivered/Planted SITUATIONS paid. Call 472-3382. Front desk. F/T. Call for appoint- to add color to your ad Call Joe orTricia, 472-8185. Minimum 2 planted ment. Castaways, 472-1252. Growing Grounds/Pine Is WANTED SKILLS & TRADES Lee & Char. County Drug free workplace. (941)283-1171 MANAGEMENT Calling all Servers! Matzaluna is PART TIME HELP WANTED PRIVATE DUTY hiring. Give us a call at Carpet cleaners/water damage HELP WANTED 472-1998. Ask for George. PROFESSIONAL REGISTERED HELP WANTED technicans needed. Full-time. NURSE Experience preferred. Great Immediate Opening Now hiring - Line cooks for HOME With great references available company, great pay, long term Business Manager Non Traditional Morgan's Forest. Call 472-4100, immediately. employment. Benefits Friend's Caregiver ask for Chef Eric. FURNISHING Air transport accompanied Skills needed: needed for 75yr. old lady with 542-5400 canopy bed, queen size, black Medical Legal Review •strong background in book- memory loss. Iron, Sunburst design, never P/T Hostess for Sanibel restau- Driver with CDL needed for build- ACLS Completed keeping/accounting on a com Shop, provide 3 meals per day, used still In box, must sell, $100 rant. 472-5453. Ing material Co. Heavy lifting. Florida Licensed puterized system take out trash/recycling, cash. 274-5009 Apply in person. Drug free work 20+ years of experience •meticulous attention to detail care for cat, bring in daily news P/T evening host/hostess & P/T place. Cape Cement and Carpet dealer left with many rolls (954) 921-8661 (954) 298-8899 •good people skills paper. Monthly, take to servers. We are busyl! Apply at Supply, 1023 SE 12th Ave., of 1st quality carpet. Many col- •experience in a non-profit doctor, hairdresser weekly. restaurant at Jerry's of Sanibel Cape Industrial Park. ors to choose from. We will organization helpful Wash and lay out clothes,(no or call Sally. 472-9300. install any 3 rooms, up to 360 sq Going out of business sale! Ironing!). Draw bath and be Ladie's clothing, jewelry, hats, The Bubble Room is looking for an Learn new aspect in Air ft. for only $379. 418-6816 Responsibilities include: available to assist if neces- handbags, beanie babies, experienced hostess, broiler Conditioning. Required: •day-to-day business office sary. shoes, store fixtures. Touch Of cooks and servers. F/T. Please Mechanical aptitude, reliable, Carpet installer w/many remnants operations Clean house or supervise clean Class, Pink Aisle, Amtel Flea apply before 10:30AM., or willingness to learn. Benefits, & first quality rolls, great deal 3 •preparing financial statements ing. Give evening medication Market- Mall, 2855 Colonial between 2:30-4.30PM. Call Top Pay, Full time. Call rooms installed w/pad $379.00 specialized Board reports anc Cope with emergencies. Blvd., FM. 941-274-8119 472-5558 458-9277 to arrange for inter- (360 sq. ft.), 574-9757 yearly budget Be a friend whose warmth and view Mon-Fri., 8-55 pm. •yearly audit responsibilities creativity brightens her life. Good year and Michelin Thistle Lodge Waterfront Pressman needed. AB Dick with T- •overseeing business asistants Initiative and sense of humor 205-70R15 tires. All six for Restaurant at Casa Ybel is look- Head. F/T or P/T. Sanibel Print & required, along with good Graphics. 472-4592. $49.95.267-1772 Benefits include: communication skills. Ing for: Daytime Hostess (ideal •competitive salary Education an asset. Non- for mothers) or Host. Servers Pool heater heat pumps w/5 year A/M/P.M. Great benefits, flexible ANTIQUES""" •health and life insurance smoker. warranty, $1,795 deliver/install. shifts. Ideal for people starting in HOOSTER~CA~BTNFrs-Largest Cape Coral •retirement plan Average 25hrs. weekly. Salary 332-5450 ' restaurant business. Apply in selection of quality antigue •paid tolls depends on experience. A tiny kitchen cabinets you will ever Dark maple bedroom suite, person or call 472-9200. Spa- Never used. 5 person upstairs apartment. seel!! Original, Refinished, triple dresser w/mirror, portable- lounger, neck & thera- Please send resume and 3 let- Call Liz at (206) 789-7624 after Pairited-Deco Cabinets. Also end table, SALES Standard double size py jets. Can deliver. $1,395. ters of reference to: 10:A.M., and leave number available Parts, Books, Videos. and time to call. Simmons Beautyrest mattress, 941-739-8774 HELP WANTED Jack & Ann's, Immokalee. new box springs, Erlck Llndblad, 941-657-3631-days. P/T Security included. Also boudior chair. Executive Director CLASSIFIED SALES/ 941-657-3989-nightS. MC/VISA. $225. or best offer. Saturday & Sunday evenings You won't believe it! Sanibel-Captiva Conservation SPECIALTY PAGES Foundation Year round for Sanibel Condo. Also.... Asst. pictures, 12/14 ft. Green Malayan P.O. Box 839 Good Pay. Tolls Paid. COLLECTIBLES frames and table lamps.... Coconut Palms Call 472-0222. __ Make your career move today Please make offers Sanibel, FL. 33957-0839 and become a classified '"WWII - Military CollectaBles*" 2 ft of wood advertising sales professional Biggest in Florida. Antique Guild. No telephone calls, please. Flexible Hours. Must be eclectic 5510 Shirley St, Naples, Florida. Please call We will train you to assist 941-458-0238 if not home $69 picked up reader. Call for appointment. Ask businesses and individuals Visit all the History. Buy - Sell - $100 Delivered/Planted for Joan. Island Book Nook. leave message, we MEDICAL/HEALTH with placement of classified Trade - 941-592-9882 - Mon - will return all calls Minimum 2 planted 472-6777. ads in a friendly working Sat -10 AM to 5 PM Growing Grounds/Pine Is HELP WANTED atmosphere with challenging Lee & Char. County $20-$4O per nour. fcasy process- Night Guard/Janitorial - Gulfslde daily and weekly deadlines. Autographed baseballs, bats, (941)283-1171 ing of local medical claims, full Place Condo, located on cards, pictures, gloves, David Paid Training Lazy-Boy Recllner, Naugahyde, training provided. No experience Sanibel. Good pay. Tolls paid. Cooperfield program. Baseball, gold color, $45. Call 540-0117 W/E & nights. Call for more necessary. Computer required. Full Benefits football, racing Items. Lucky Brass bed Queen size. Complete Call today 800-942-8141. ext 42 information, 472-5055. Strike cigarette box> posters, with orthopedic mattress set. MUSICAL Hourly Plus Commission much more. Call 941-945-3278 Never used. Still boxed. Cost P/T 2 or 3 days a week. No after 6:00PM $1,000. Must sell $250. cash. INSTRUMENTS BECOME A evenings. Tolls paid. Women's FULLTIME: 941 -274-5009. Harmony mub-u guitar, 6-string, NURSE'S AIDE, Apparel store. The Lions's Paw. Monday - Friday pretty $150. Hand-made CNA, HHA, Homemaker/Comp. Call 472-0909. Sam • 4pm BUILDING Daybed white iron and brass com- Mexican Requinta guitar $500. AM and PM classes Saturday 1973 Ovation, custom dark PROFESSIONAL 9am - 2pm plete with two orthopedic mat- Ft. Myers & Naples SUPPLIES tresses and trundle, never used, Sunburst, rare $850. Washburn FactoryClearance - Arch Steel "Financial Assistance Call Robin for interview still boxed. Cost $1,000. Must Mandolin, new beautiful $500. HELP WANTED Buildings 20x24, 30x40, 42x60, Available" 574-5644 sell $300. cash. 941-274-5009. 941-694-0707 Training Resources 2000 50x110. Must sell to make room State approved school. for Incoming inventory. Below REPORTERS, MOVING SALE, EVERYTHING 941-458-5995 Full time or part time, Retail sales cost! Huge Savings! Call EDITORS. GOES! Antlques,(tables, chairs, person for Bait & Marine store. Immediately 1-800-341-7007 The Cape Coral Daily Breeze rocker, mirrors, misc.). Patio fur- Ideal for retired person. Apply at: niture, candle stands, sofas, cof- PETS & SUPPLIES Is hiring experienced Scotties Canvas, N. Ft. Myers. reporters and editors. CAMERA/PHOTO fee table, 2 bedroom sets, wood OFFICE/CLERICAL Send resume and clips to desks, office chairs, shelving, NOTICE: Florida Statute 828.29 Ideal for Retired person. Full time SUPPLY lawn equip. states that all dogs & cats Editorial Director or part time. Sales person for Professional/Woodworking offered for sale in Florida must HELP WANTED Jimmy Espy Marine Canvas & Awnings. Shop. Camping equipment. be at least 8 weeks old, have RECEPTIONISTS/ Cape Coral Daily Breeze Salary plus commission. Apply an official health certificate CAMERAS Astro van. Much more! By SECRETARY/ Post Office Box 151306 at: Scotties Canvas, N. Ft. signed by a veterinarian, have appointment, call Ralph, BOOKKEEPERS/ Cape Coral, FL 33915-1306 Myers. WANTED proper shots and be free from 472-6452 DATA ENTRY or fax the information to We pay "Top Dollar" for your used intestinal & external parasites. (941)574-5693. LOCAL CAPE CORAL Nikon, Canon, Minolta, Pentax, In accordance with this ROUTE DRIVERS Flashes, ETC. We Buy-Sell- statute, this publication will Experienced Receptionists, COMPANY Trade. Come-Shop! InFocus Patio table & 4 chairs, excellent not knowingly accept any ads Secretaries, Bookkeepers and has an immediate opening position Photography & Camera Store, condition. Papasan Chair, advertising dogs or cats for Data Entry Operators are needed for highly motivated Sales 12155 Metro Pkwy, Suite 1, FM Sleeper Sofa & Love Seat, good sale that do not meet these immediately for full time and tem- Position. Person must be knowl- 768-0103 requirements. porary positions. Requires high RETAIL edgeable of building/ remodeling condition. Ficks Reed Rattan energy, excellent verbal and industry. $18,000-20,000 base sofa & chair and ottoman. communication skills, experience HELP WANTED plus general commissions. 472-5617. TV, STEREO Hybrid Wolf puppies. Born with multi-line phones, MS soft- Mature, dependable sales clerk Benefits available. Excellent 1-28-99. High percentage. ware packages, and data entry. needed P/T. Hourly plus com- working conditions. Call & VIDEO Beautiful, intelligent and social. PeoplePower Personnel mission. Call or apply in person. 941-573-9357 WANTED TO BUY DirectTV satente system plus tree To loving, responsible people Services, 1506 SE 14th St, Unit Paradise of Ft. Myers Beach in FT/PT evenings & W/E flexible wanted - vw "Thing" - call 3, Cape Coral, FL 33990. Phone 3 month programming plus only. Must have kennel or Seafarer's Mall, 463-4600 hours. Sanibel shop. install, $99.1-888-3081. 472-5220. 941-573-9357 or fax resume to Advancement opportunities. fenced yard. $200. firm. Serious 941-573-9466 Good pay & benefits. 472-6991. inquiries only. Call 337-0234 Islander « Friday, April 9, 1999 « 29A CLASSIFIED Holly's Expert, Loving Pet-sitting Torjan 10-meter midcabin, '87, WATERFRONT GENERAL REAL Service - while you're away. Geo 1998 Metro LSI Sedan, auto- twin 454 fresh-water cooled 6.5 HELPS visits your home - provid- matic, air, as low as $199 per Onan generator, air-cond., auto PROPERTY ESTATES ed professional, personal and lov- month with $700 down WAC. pilot, Loran, low hours, depth- "PENTHUUah" (JUNDU INI kK- ing care for your pet(s) - short/long Call Jeanne Healy at Roger LQQK sounders, radar, sleep-6, new SECT1NG CANALS + River term - licensed - pet taxi -19 yrs. Dean Chevrolet 574-3326. ESCAPER CLASS C interior & cockpit upholstry, View! Garage, pool, unique! in Island pet care. 472-1176. 1988 MOTOR HOME recent bottom job, A-1 condition. Furniture available, total renova- Geo Prizm '96, automatic, 4-cylin- ONE OWNER, 941-549-4776, cellphone tion, shows fabulousl Inside utili- der, low miles, $189 a month LOW ACTUAL MILES. 281-6081. $68,500. OBO. SPORTING EXCELLENT INTERIOR. ty, hurricane shutters & more, with only $700 down WAC. Call $139,900. Ask for Jane Story Jeanne Healy at Roger Dean MORE TIME PARKED GOODS THAN ON THE ROAD. Cobia model 0-245 I/O drive 260 542-4102 (daily) 549-0004 (eve) Gun - Knlte Civil war Military Chevrolet 574-3326. $15,000. H.P. Mercruiser, 1990. Keim Realtors Show April 10th & 11th. Araba CALL FOR MORE DETAILS Freshwater till March, 1999. Shrine Temple, 2010 Hanson Geo Prizm 1996, auto, a/c, low 941-772-3220 23 1/2flong, 8 1/2' beam. Loaded. "POOL" HOME 3 BEDROOM 3 Street, Fort Myers. Concealed miles, $500 down plus tax & tag, $15,000. Call 395-1366. BATH , garden atrium, workshop Permit Course, 9AM - 5PM. $179 per month WAC. Call Dick & utility room. "Goldcoasf easy Saturday 9AM - 4PM Sunday. Collyer Roger Dean Chevrolet BOAT PARTSlT access to Fort Myers. Dfrect Appraisals 463-2840 574-3326. access, no bridges. "Wow" Only SUPPLIES $124,900. Ask for Jane Story Porsche 911,1977, European MOTORCYCLES & Alternators, Starters, Generators 549-0004(eve), 542-4102(daily) EXCELLENT INVESTMENT GARAGE SALES Carrera Targa (Rare). Recent for Cars, Trucks, Boats. Rebuilt - MOPEDS Keim Realtors 3 bedroom condo at Points Santo wish $15,000 restoration. Remanufactured - Repaired - Or beautiful direct views of the Gull over Harley Davidson I-LH 1969, Professional motor rebuilt to DIN New. All Makes & Models. $117,900. Direct access no lakes. A ones in a lifetime opportunity. LOCATION, specs. (Records) 5-speed, Electra Glide. $15,000. 542-0008. bridges, incredible view! 3 bed- $589,000. 83Kmiles, new everything. 941-656-2802 room, 2 bath, eat-in kitchen, side JUST LISTED-EASTEND DATES & TIME Cobalt blue metallic. Must sell. Evinrude 112, new in '95 makes loading garage, mature land- Only steps to the beach! - 3 bedroom, 3 ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT Sacrifice $14,750. 458-9201 POWER BOATS this 1972,17ft. bowrider a reli- scape. All assessments paid! bath house on beautiful lot. Perfect PARTS OF YOUR GARAGE able source of fun or use the low Must see! Ask for Jane Story location for just about everything. $485,000 furnished. SALE AD. hours motor on another boat. 542-4102(daily), 549-0004(eve) TOP FLOOR - LIGHTHOUSE POINT Start your ad with the city/town CLASSIC & ABSOLUTE S.S. prop, power T&T, new bat- Keim Realtors of your ad, then dates & time, tery, canvas top, fresh bottom Just listed - prims unit with direct bay then list your main items. This ANTIQUE TOP-DOLLAR paint, galv. trailer new In '94. views overlooking wildlife. 2 bedrooms + will help draw a crowd to your Boaters Delight! Alva, 3BR/2 BA, den. This is a must see. Call now FOR CLEAN USED BOATS $3500.656-1312 nice layout overlooking deep sale! AUTOS No Hassle. $429,000. COME BY OUR OFFICE We Come To You! LOTS FOR SALE water canal, 4 lots from the BEST BUY ON SANIBEL AND PICK-UP YOUR • I**? River, large garage, built in Lighthouse Point - ground level with FREE GARAGE SALE KIT. THESE ARE Cape Coral: watertront, 3-lot site, 1991. $142,000. Byappt. over 1565 sq. It. ol living 4 porch. 2 941-694-4626 perfect for large home, on deep (Must place a Garage Sale ad} ATTENTION GETTERS - • 941-477-4358 bedrooms + den. Eat-in kitchen. Beach YOU CAN ADD THEM 125'wide canal, near golf access. Only $275,000. TO YOUR AD FOR BOSTON WHALER, course. Unit-60, block-4262, lots Cape Coral lot, SE 15th street, Gal! Julie or Steve Potts ONLY $1.50 PER LINE. RE/Max of the Islands 1997,15ft DAUNTLESS, 17 thru 19. Must sell, ask- direct access canal, one mile to WE HAVE MANY ing....$39,000. 941-772-7318, 800-388-2311 You won't believe it! TO CHOOSE FROM Center Console. river, accessments paid, 941-472-2311 12/14 ft. Green Malayan Tilt wheel, Cushion Set, Cooler 941-850-4850 $45,000, 941-772-1594 SS Rails, SS Bimini Top, Coconut Palms HOOK UPIII CHUCK OUT 2 ft of wood 4-WHEEL DRIVE Covers. INCREDIBLE "RIVERFRONT- 70hp JOHNSON, Oil-Injected, CONDOMINIUM PANAROMIC TIIIL BARGAINS $69 picked up VEHICLES TnT. 2-6 gal. tanks. River Views, cul-de-sac location $100 Delivered/Planted Chevy 3/4 ton pick up '94, diesel Less than 50 hours!! adjacent to park. Award winning AVAILABLE IN Minimum 2 planted powered, automatic, air, 4X4, Trailer, 13in. wheels. landscape. Elevator, pool, mari- THEY AREN'T MAKING Growing Grounds/Pine Is super buy - contact John Parks, Like New Condition!!! na + more. "Best" price. Call! OUR . ANY MORE OF ITl Lee & Char. County Roger Dean Chevrolet Must Selllll Ask for Jane Story (941)283-1171 Interested in purchasing or CLASSIFIED 574-3326. Will Consider a Trade 549-0004(eye), 542-4102(daily) selling your Island homeslte? E-Mail for more information., Keim Realtors Call a homesite specialist and PAGES Sanibel - Saturday, March 10th, TRUCKS & VANS" $15,900. (941) 945-6764 get the experience you need. 9292 Balding Drive, (off San-Cap Chevrolet 1997 1/2 ton pick-up, Charles Sobczak has sold FOR SALE BY LEE COUNTY Rd,). 8A.M.-Noon. Little bit of 6-cylinder, 5-speed, air, P/S, over 200 acres on Sanibel and everything! am/fm, looks & runs new, only closed on more vacant lots OWNER HOMES $500 down cash or trade, than any other Cape Coral - 3Z/2/2 split plan, ~ DOMESTIC AUTO $235/mo WAC. Call Dan Yaple Commercial lot, up and coming. 1500 sq ft, tile throughout, all Burnt Store Rd. $25,000. or Island Realtor in 1998. Cadillac i9BB~Se.dan de Vine. Mint at Roger Dean Chevrolet new appliances, very clean. trade for boat or car of equal • From affordable inland condition. $3,500. 574-3326. Divorce. Must sell fast. Asking value. 541-1092. locations starting at $47,555 941-540-9187. to Bayou front parcels at $78,900. 281-4684. Ask for Chevrolet C1500 1996 pick-up, $285,555. Charlie has over a Dain. EQUAL HOUSING Chevrolet 1995 Cavalier 2-door, 4 OPPORTUNITY longbed, only 36k, toolbox, O/D, dozen current listings. cylinder, automatic, 42,000 Cape Coral. 520 SW 31st St. like new. $500 down cash or Please call EQUAL HOUSING miles, $700 down, $179 a month trade & only $199/month WAC. 3br/2ba, CBS construction, OPPORTUNITY Charles Sobczak with WAC. Call Bill Brady at Roger Cash price $9,875. Call Don •••*•* fenced back yard, move in Ml real estate advertised In this Priscilla Murphy Realty at Dean Chevrolet 574-3326. Colton only at Roger Dean ready. Open house Sat.S Sun. newspaper is subject to the #800-233-8829 or Chevrolet 574-3326 April 17th-18th, 2:00-4:00p.m. Federal Fair Housing Act of 1638 which makes it illegal to Ford Escort Wagon, '94, 4-cylln- locally at 472-1511. Job relocation, must sell. You'll be glad you did. advertise any preference, limi- der, automatic, only 31,000 Chevy, 1996, Ext. Cab. Silverado, $79,500. 941-573-6506 tation or discrimination based miles, $169 a month with $800 5.7, auto., A/C, cloth, 22K, on race, color, religion, sex, down WAC. Call Bill Brady at super clean, lady owned. Need Must sell by 4/16.731 MayAve.. handicap, familial status or N.Ft. Myers. 5% down. Owner national origin, or an intention Roger Dean Chevrolet to sell, buying house. Factory MUST SELL- 574-3326. warranty till 2000, $17,500, financing and approved credit. to make such preference, limi- Moved - REDUCED OBO, 941-936-7432 Also...2421 Highlands Ave. Ft. tation or discrimination. This 1.3 Acres/Prime South Fort Honda 1996 Civic. 4 DR., LX. Myers. Handy special. 100% publication will not knowingly Excellent condition. A must see. Dodge 1996 Ram 1500 Laramie Myers Location. Upscale area. financing. Cali 727-865-6451. accept any advertised for real estate which is in violation of Power windows & locks, dual air SLT Magnum V8, every option directions: South on 41 to right Jason, HOUSEBOAT 35 FT on Park Road, (just after the the law. Our readers are here- bags, 48K miles. Asking "6-passenger" very unique. Call Sleeps six, twin 85's, generator, Harborage) to a left in to Park by informed that all dwellings $10,000. Call 941-458-0060. Ken Busch at Roger Dean hydraulic dual steering, advertised in this newspaper Chevrolet 574-3326 electric anchor, Ridge. CAPE CORAL Near water. Cleared. are available on an equal Lincoln Town Car Signature Series air and extras. opportunity basis. If you feel 1986, new a/c, new tires, very Ford Aerostar van with ladder 120 gallon water 150 fuel. Partially Landscaped. HOMES "Pool" home prestigious Country you have been discriminated good condition, 140,000 miles. rack, 1989, great work truck, $19,000. City Water. Paved Road. against you may file a com- Club area. Double garage, eat-in $3,000 OBO, 461-0366 runs great, $1,500. Ford Call 466-0590 Ready to build. plaint by calling The Florida kitchen, hurricane shutters, E150 work van with roof rack, Owner purchased new home. Commission on Human Rights mature landscape, furniture Plymouth Neon '97, 2-door, auto- 19B7. $1.100. 542-4421 REDUCED PRICE LOT TO at 1-800-342-8170 or by calling matic, air, P/S, am/fm, low miles, $59,900. available, wonderful neighbor- HUD at 1-800-669-9777. only $7,995. or $169/month CALL (941) 768-8633 hood. $84,900. Curb appeal! Ask w/$500 down cash or trade DON'T LET THIS ONE GET for Jane Story 542-4102 (daily) WAC. Call Dan Yaple at Roger HEART SURGERY AWAY! 549-0004(eve) Keim Realtors Dean Chevrolet 574-3326. RECREATION FORCES SALE! SANCTUARY - BEST BUY LEHIGH ACRES 1991 Larsen 22' 8'-6" beam, new Honda Accord Stationwagon '91, VEHICLES factory engine, 1997. New seats, Outstanding Lot - Panoramic , HOMES View of Lake looking Down FORT MYERS motor home towed. Excellent Coachmen Santara 199b Class A, engine cover, weekender cruiser, Lehigh- txtra nice roomy 'ili shape. $6,000. O.B.O. Call (941) diesel pusher 31 ft. 25,000 mi., I/O, V-6, $10,900. Call Mel Par 5 #14 Fairway- HOMES home, large 1/2-acre, quiet 693-5668. __ excellent condition, loaded, 542-9449 for more details This is an oversized Lot - $0 down, $475. a month, buys this Country Club area, new drive- w/tow car 93 Olds all rigged, Idea! for privacy. 2 BD/1 BA home with A/C, 1/2 way, garage door, dishwasher, SPORTS & Mako 1984 17ft with I996 /115 h.p. Exceptional value at $225,000. both $69,000 or sell seperate. acre - Damage credit OK. 262 etc. Dollhouse condition, perfect 941 -540-9187, Mariner, with 1 week old trailer, Net to Seller. IMPORTS $7,900. 941-277-3196 Pager Eugenia Ave. 800-700-9229 retirement or starter home. For details call $58,000. 941-369-4369 i-ora Mustang, 1989, convertible, 941-278-3188. (937) 429-1050 Mon-Fri. 5.0GT, like new. $5,500. Or best 3 AM - 5 PM. offer. 540-0433 Classified Lake View Bargain 3+ Acre I have a customer who needs Call me to purchase PINE ISLAND INVESTMENT $19,900 with Boat Dock! Tastefully Decorated, Beautifully wooded. Spectacular Weeks 9 & 10 in Shell Island or sell vacation time share 3/4 Bedrooms or Den. HOMES PROPERTY 35,000 acre recreational lake in Beach Club, preferably weeks on Sleeps Eight. Pine Island Village, 3/2 corner lot. "Cape - 24 unit Apartment/Motel TN. Near golf Course! Paved (but not limited to) Sanibel and Captiva Florida. 3-1/2 Baths. Lake front, cathedral ceilings, Complex on water with pool. roads, utilities. Financing Call in building 14,15 or 16. CALL Large Heated Pool and Spa. fans, porch, 2 bay windows. All $1,275,000. Possible financing 1-800-704-3154 Elrt.#3036. HERB SIMON, Nominated for Architectural appliances, tile and Berber car- with substantial down payment. If you wish to sell, cali me. BROKER/REALTOR Awards. pel. New home by builder, P. I. No Brokers. 941-542-8499 Office 542-1101 Terraces and pool Pavilion. All amenities. Village w/ pool/ tennis court. 1-800-741-1101 $4,600./week High Season $102,000. (941)283-2230 CALL Residence 574-5697 MUST SELL NOW $3,000./week Low Season WESTERN HERB SIMON, 1-800-933-1458 Estate Sale Days: 201-569-2111 NORTH CAROLINA MTNS. BROKER/REALTOR RE/MAX Realty Team Weekends: 914-687-0360. of Investment property. FREE BROCHURES: Office 542-1101 SANIBEUCAPTIVA 2 Triplex Residential Homes • Cabins 1-800-741-1101 WHY CALL ME? 1 Triplex Commercial Lots - Acreage Residence 574-5697 •Herb Simon has 20 years HOMES Fully Leased. Waterfront Views 1-800-933-1458 experience in time-share sales. SAVE ON «fc IN BUSINESS OVER 20 YEARS RE/MAX Realty Team •Herb Simon has 44 years A POINTE SANTO Price $535,000. - HEAL ESTATES* RAPER REALTY, INC. experience in real estate sales DE SANIBEL $ Revenue $72,000. P.O. BOX619Hwy 64W & counselling. Luxurious Gulf Front Exclusive Buyers' Partial owner financing avail- Penthouse Condo For Rent, Representative MURPHY, NC 28906 •MBA Degree in real estate, able. 2BR/2BA We represent only buyers! 1-800-438-8159 Indiana University. Cypress Lake Drive Screened Lanai with Spiral Wil Compton • Realtor No Agents or Brokers Please Staircase to Private Buyer's Choice Realty •I need Jan., Feb. & Mar. weeks 433-9614 SMOKY MOUNTAIN BEAUTY -especially consecutive of 4 or Rooftop Sundeck. Group.lnc. ®E.st.F-S-B-O.Comm Hot Line Beeper 941-336-1469 NEW 7 room brick ranch more weeks. Gorgeous Sunrises and Sunsets. Email- COMMERCIAL Lotsa hardwood and carpet Sanibel Beach Club I [email protected] Master bedroom suite, bay win- (Nerita) Beautifully Decorated Office 941-472-2659 ext.2 PROPERTY/RENT dows, vaulted ceiling, 2 Week 10 Sanibel/Casa Ybel And Fully Equipped. ceramic baths, Apt. 7A Resort Substantial Savings. Cape • 6,000 sq. ft. Restaurant/ 2 car garage, deck. CALL Wk.33,34, Unit 186 Call Owner: Lounge. 542-B499 High on cul-de-sac HERB SIMON, 2BR/2BA 610-664-2371 BEAUTIFUL CAPTIVA in prestige subdivision. BROKER/REALTOR Sleeps 6 GULF SIDE 3BR/2BA Office space, any size, great for Gatlinburg/Knoxvllle area. Office 542-1101 Gulf Front Walking Distance to accountants, doctors, lawyers. Sparkling new, bargain price 1-800-741-1101 Restaurant, Lounge, A THREE BEDROOM Restaurants/Shops. Professional building, very busy $168,800. Residence 574-5697 Tennis, Pool, Sailing AND TWO BATH Bicycles, beach chairs, Hancock Bridge Pkwy location. Owner: (941) 472-0729. 1-800-933-1458 Amongst amenities. GULF FRONT WITH PRIVATE Weekly rentals. 275-4587 RE/MAX Realty Team Beautifully decorated. POOL AND SPA. Cali Gina Fantastic sunset views. 800-678-1103 or Call (941) 495-9179 AVAILABLE FOR VACATION 888-395-9495 evenings. or RENTAL. OFFICE SPACE INTERVAL FOR (718 447-2858. SPECIAL SUMMER RATES. Sanibel- By Owner - Beautiful Attordable ottice suttes starting at OPTION TO USE ALL home in Tradewinds for sale. $199. Secretary services, faxes, SALE SOUTH SEAS PLANTATION 2BR/1-1/2BA. CBS. Screened copiers, conference rooms and SANIBEL COTTAGES RESORT'S FACILmES. porch. VWD. Partially furnished. exercise room available. WEEKS 7 & 8 CALL AFTER 3:00 P.M. EST Walk to beach. Call (941) Summeriin/ San Carlos/ Sanibel Beach Club II $45,000. per wk. (219)272-0889 489-4611. Evenings, McGregor area. Call 465-8682 Week 5 Direct Gulf Front. - OR (941)395-3145. No Realtors Apt. 3D (219)282-2977 Office Suites (941) 395-2076 Pleasel CALL Perfect location No Brokers. HERB SIMON, Affordable OPEN HOUSE BROKEFI/REALTOR TORTUGA BEACTT CLUB Waterfront offices. ARE YOU HAVING Sanibel Beach Club I Office 542-1101 on Sanibel First month free AN (Nerita) 1-800-741-1101 Weeks 11 &12 Change of Pace with annual lease. Weeks 5 &6 Residence 574-5697 Unit 112 Beautiful vacation home 997-2767 Apt. 2A 1-800-933-1458 Prime time, Prime Location, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths -CALL RE/MAX Realty Team Dune Golf membership includ- Your own private tennis Sanibel - Single Office space for HERB SIMON, court rent.'Call 472-2330 weekdays, ed. ADD A GRABBER BROKER/REALTOR (612)933-1323. & swimming pool FOR ONLY $5.25 9AM-5PM. Office 542-1101 100 yards to Gulf of Mexico We have many to 1-800-741-1101 Tortuga Beach Club Call for times available. choose from - Ask your Residence 574-5697 4 weeks, Feb. 2215/338-8031 Classified Advisor todavl REAL ESTATE 1-800-933-1458 Directly on Gulf 216/338-5281. DISTANT RE/MAX Realty Team Amenities include CONDOSFOR Dunes Golf & Tennis Tortuga Beach Club Sleeps 6 SALE on Sanibel Includes weekly cleaning "South" exposure, direct access GREENWOOD LAKE, Week 14 Owner purchased home Loggerhead Cay - no bridges. Pool & spa, BBQ CALL Call (507) 825-3842. Beachfront area. Security shutters, 2 bed- N,Y. HERB SIMON, 2nd Floor Unit - 2BR/2BA with room, plus den. Shows fabulous, Seven lots on 120' waterfront BROKER/REALTOR By Owner - Sanibel Cottages - Sunrise and Sunset views. great viewl $96,000. Ask for Victorian home, Circa 1865, Office 542-1101 Week 15, Unit 103 overlooking $750/week,(Sept., Oct.) Jane Story 542-4102 (daily), 4 floors, 10 bedrooms, 1-800-741-1101 gulf. Pool, spa, tennis. Call (414) $875/week, Off Season, 549-0004(eve) Keirn Realtors 2-car garage, dead-end road, 782-1660.' (May til Sept.) new roof, Residence 574-5697 1-800-933-1458 Call for Seasonal Rates. Cape Coral, beautiful 2-bedroom, new tile kitchen floor and RE/MAX Realty Team VACATION PROP. 5% Discount for 3 Weeks 2-bath condo, over 1200 sq.ft., laundry room, I have a customer who would dock, newly paved road to & RENTALS or More. carpeted balcony overlooking beach, like to buy weeks 3,4, 5 & 6, (732) 223-6748. 200'wide Rubicon canal, 2nd ample parking, buildings 1, 2,7 or 8, lower unit A Gull tront paradise. Daily, week- floor, pool, boat dock available. hardwood floors, leaded in Sanibel Beach Club I. ly, monthly. All amenities, beauti- Asking $83,900. 941^772-7318, glass windows throughout fully furnished, private deck, 941-850-4850 $350,000. If you wish to sell, pool. Secluded beaches, bird- Cali DiMitrl for showing, please call me. watchers paradise. Awesome By Owner - 2BR/2BA customized 1-973-728-5551 views. Season/off season. 8th floor condo on the water in 4 January, February, March 2000 Tortuga Beach Club star Sanibel Harbor Resort & CALL on Sanibel unavailable. 941-463-6710. Spa. Offer at $242,000. (941) HERB SIMON, Apt. 139 466-9693. BROKER/REALTOR Cape Coral: beautiful 3-bedroom, SOUTH SEAS PLANTATION Beautiful Views Weeks 9 & 10 2-bath home w/heatsd pool on Clear Water Office 542-1101 Beach Front CALL lake Large 2-bedroom, Nice Climate 1-800-741-1101 3 BR/3BA Loft, Porch. HERB SIMON, 2-bath condo w/pool on canal. MOBILE HOMES Homes, Land, Residence 574-5697 Beautifully furnished. BROKER/REALTOR . Both are completely fur- Investment Property 1-800-933-1458 Office 542-1101 TV, VCR, W/D. Pool, Tennis, FOR SALE RE/MAX Realty Team nished....No pets..,.Available One and two bedroom Villas LaBelle 1994 Homesof WsnT- Also Cabin Rentals 1-800-741-1101 April to Dec. 15. 941-772-7318, Available Residence 574-5697 also available. 1BD/1BA- 14x36 Park model 941 -850-4850, Call between w/enclosed lanai, like new, fur- Timberwood Mountain Realty 1-800-933-1458 2016 Hwy 64 W RE/MAX Realty Team GAPTIVA GULF FRONT 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. nished, 8x10 shed. Quiet retire- 1-800-227-1783 ment setting, w/pool/activities, lot Murphy, NC LUXURY HOME BEAUTIFUL PRIVATE BEACH lease/ $i80.mo. Priced for quick Call for Free Brochure 1-800-380-6806 AT YOUR DOORSTEP. sale. $28,900. 675-7193. Long Driveway into Lush Tropical Estate grounds. Exclusive, ft iti£4>!ii% 0V. Ifti" Classified APARTMENTS & Sundeck Resort Sanibel Island, Gulf View Condo. BEAUTIFUL CAPTIVA ISLAND Ft. Myers Beach 2BR/2BA. Available after April GUTTERS Gingerbread House DUPLEXES FOR April 20 thru Nov 20, 1999. 17th'99, Contact Owner for Best ANNUAL RENTALS A new private home with Walk to Beach, Dining Rates. (770)751-1999. SANIBEL & CAPTIVA Victorian Key West charm. RENT & Casino Cruises. A two minute stroll from a. H. Myers. - lownnouse Efficiencies, THE ATRIUM: Exclusive, beautiful- CALL MARIE WELLS a beautiful private beach 2bd/2ba, water, heated pool, 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments ly decorated. Gulf-front Luxury. PRISCILLA MURPHY REALTY, on the Gulf. washer/dryer, fully furnished. 2 Story Penthouse, 2/2 2BR/2BA, Den, Wrap-around INC. In Village near historic Garbage. Like new condition. Furnished balcony. Fantastic Views. (941) 472-4113 Chapel-By-The-Sea, and Patio, storage shed, $700/mo. Utilities included Available.5/29-6/05; 6/19-7/03, GUTTERS South Seas Plantation Resort. 540-0433. 7/31-8/21, some Sept/Oct. Call With no splices $550./mo-$1150./mo or seams. Two bedrooms, two full baths; First, Last & Security Owner for brochure. (800) Sanibel- 3BR/3BA unfurnished. A 2/br-1/ba apartment. Near Pine •Maintenance free. fully equipped kitchen; 941-463-1842 484-7304 PIN 8286 or (770) New home near Bowman's •14 exciting colors. washer/dryer; Island Rd. Newly remodeled, 664-7186. Beach. Immediate occupancy Lifetime transferable warranty screened veranda. paint, carpet & etc. $525.per mo. available. $1,700. month. Call 941-540-9732 Furnished with Shaker 1020 NE 8th Terrace, Cape CONDOS FOR HOMES FOR (941) 945-0778 or (941) 1-800-329-8613 antiques. Coral. Caoe Realty 945-3222 851-9529. Covering S.W. Florida. Photos & references available. RENT RENT Lie. #AG000006 December 15th thru April 30th Ask about our Spring Special. bouth Ft. Myers - Provincetown, Beautiful Bimini Basin area, small www.abcseamless.com $1,400. per week. Edison Point Apartments, 2bd/1ba, lanai, garage, first floor. house. 2bd/2ba furnished, lanal. MOBILE HOMES May to December 14th 1BR/1BA and 2BR/2BA from Gated community - pool, tennis, Near bus & shopping. Waterfront WINDOW BLINDS $695/wk. $475. Large-units. Sparkling- furnished or unfurnished. $600. privileges/dock. Good references FOR RENT pool and balcony-with courtyard Available May 1st. 481-1648 a mustl Also Furnished 1-bed- view. Next to-Edison Mall. No Pets. room apartment. Homeland "Mobile Homes for Rent" 936-2250. Mon-Sat. 9am-6pm Sanibel Weekly rent. Children welcome. JP's Verticals Rate applies to 4 people. Realty 542-1919 and Sun. 1pm-5pm. Atrium on the Gulf Includes water, garbage, pest 218-8848 Write:Henry Romersa Lovely 2BR/2BA Cape Coral. 3br/2ba, garages, control, lawn care. Quiet, safe. New or Repair old blinds (Captiva) Cape Coral, furnished 2B/2B 2 Wk.Min. new carpet & tile, 1-furnished, 7760 Bogart, N. Ft. Myers Verticals, mini's, woods, 4911 Tanglewood Drive duplex, pool, canal, April- All amenities. 1-unfurnished. Area of Mid-point 543-5828 2" hor., cellular shades Nashville, TN 37216 Available Bridge & hospital. $850 per Free estimates 615-262-9859 January, $695 per month, 549-9779 March 7-20 and April/'99 month. First, last & security And all work guaranteed. Owner deposit, no pets. Reference. Low Prices I FMB annual rental- large one bed- (313)886-4757. 941-772-2196 Great Quality! room apartment, completely fur- CARPET & Lie. and Insured RENTAL SHARING nished, utilities & basic cable. Sanibel Unfurnished 981558/9937972 Use of washer and dryer. ATRIUM-GULF FRONT- 3 BR/2BA CERAMIC TILE $650./mo. with $650. deposit. 3BR/2BA, DEN. RENT East End of Island Longterm Sublet - June No pets! Available April 1st THROUGH OWNER AND SAVE on Canal 1-0ct.31. Master bedroom suite 765-4413. 2 WEEKS MINIMUM. PHOTOS $950. Monthly with balcony in large home. AVAILABLE. CALL Annual Lease CHECK OUT Views great. Privacy. CARPET DEALER One bedroom, 2bedroom/1bath, 609-985-0322 OR Call 813-837-3632 or Professional preferred. Non- LEFT WITH MANY ROLLS OF THE BARGAINS 2bedroom/2bath, 3bedrooms & 609-492-7389. 813-839-5842 smoker. No pets. References 1ST QUALtTY CARPET. studios. Extremely quiet, good MANY COLORS TO CHOOSE required. $500. incl. Call AVAILABLE IN neighborhood, close to shop- SPANISH CAY - Luxury Sanibel Southwinds Drive FROM. 472-6197 for more Information. ping/schools. Water included. 1BR. Condo - March'99 plus 2BR/2BA Beach House WE WILL INSTALL ANY 3 OUR Starting at $375." * Ask about Year 2000 bookings. Available beside Casa Ybel Resort. ROOMS, furnished May-Nov'99. Also, fur- All amenities. UP TO 360 SQ.FT. FOR ONLY CLASSIFIED move-in special • *8-5. M-F, $379. 275-4587 nished luxury duplex, lona area, Beautifully furnished. 418-6816 S.Ft.Myers. April, 15-Dec.'99. Available May 1st. PAGES Call (941)466-1041. (941)395-2475. CUR TOWK HK>M PACE 14 Following a noon lunch, they will hear town. These were the last in a series of six trips to be a charter captain. After a successful Jaw Approaching the Millenium... Sounds of the a talk by the pastor of Cornerstone Ministries, made by members of the church. career in Atlanta, he started fishing this area in Centuries, starting last Wednesday with The Johnathan Gray. Cornerstone is a non-profit The presentation will take place in 1993 and offering charters in the Fort Myers Ann Piano Trio. This Wednesday the Juilliard tax-exempt organization founded in 1992 under Fellowship Hall and refreshments will be area in 1995. He has been on the IGFA String Quartet is featured, on April 21, Brian the auspices of the First Assembly of God of served. Tournament Circuit since 1990, having fished Wallick, pianist, followed by the Orpheus Fort Myers. Its mission is to break the cycle of Holocaust Observance on both coasts of the U.S. in addition to several String Quartet, with the series ending with the poverty and hopelessness in the inner city of April 12 foreign countries. The Defense Rests three-boat American Siring Quartet on Wednesday, May Fort Myers by instilling strong family values, A Holocaust Memorial Service — sportfishing fleet can accommodate flats and 5. The programs will air at 8 p.m. positive self-esteem and valuable Bible princi- known in Hebrew as Yom Hashoah — will backwater fishing all the way up to trips of 100- ples in order to create a healthy and stable com- take place on Monday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in or-rnore miles offshore. For information on the munity. After-school programs, amen's traingin the Fellowship Hall of the Congregational club, call Charlotte Cestaro at 472-5720. KIDS center, and a shelter for victims of spouse abuse Church. It is sponsored by Temple Bat Yam of Garden Club to meet Rotary offers scholarships and their children are among the organization's the Islands in conjunction with Saint Isabel The Shell Island Garden Club will pres- The San-Cap Rotary Club is accepting future goals. Catholic Church and the Sanibel net its annual membership tea party and tour of applications from graduating high school Free film on Fanny Congregational United Church of Christ. the Shell Point Village Gardens and orchid seniors who live on Sanibel or Captiva for a Crosby During the service candles will be kindled to house on Tuesday, April 13, at noon. Hellen scholarship award of $3,000 per year for each The life of the remarkable 19th Century memorialize two families amongst the 6 mil- Ann Browning will host the affiar at her home of four years -a total of $12,000^ at the recip- composer of over 8,000 hymns is the subject of lion Jews who died in concentration camps. in Shell Point. Hostesses will be Fay L. ient's choice of college or university within the this month's Christian Film Ministries movie. Rabbi Murray Saltzman stresses the Granberry and Jean Klein. Members are asked U.S. The awards will be made on the basis of Sanibel already paid tribute to Fanny Crosby in inter-religious nature of the occasion. to bring finger sandwiches and guests are wel- scholastic achievement, extra-curricular activi- a BIG Arts program; this is an opportunity to "Especially at the present time, with events in come. Call 454-5193 for reservations and direc- tions. ties, recommendations and an interview process learn more about this blind woman who left a Europe arousing recollections of the Holocaust with the selection committee. Students living on legacy of so many inspiring thoughts. The and present conflicts promoting 'ethnic cleans- rMewcomers/Oldtimers either island or whose parent(s) work(s) full movie will be shown at the Sanibel Library on ing,' it is vital that we renew commitments to luncheon time on the islands, and are attending a Lee Monday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is the ending of genocide throughout the world. The monthly lunch get-together to meet County public or private school are eligible and free. and greet new and old friends is scheduled for invited to apply. Applications are due by April Mission Russia Team GROUPS Wednesday, April 14, at 11:30 at Sundial. The 16 and are available by calling 472-8753. to review work menu includes a choice of Beef tenderloin On Sunday, April 11, at 6 p.m. represen- Fishing Club to meet Mexiwrap, Chicken salad pita, Grouper sand- tatives of Mission Russia at the Community The Sanibel Island Fishing Club will wich, or a fruit plate. Soda, tea or coffee are in OFFATTH Church will explain the church's involvement have its monthly meeting on April 13 at 6:30 eluded in the $12 price, and the meeting is open Churchwomen to meet with 530 needy Russian families of p.m. at the Sanibel Community Association on to anyone. Cinda Borlin from Decorating Den • On April 12, members of St Michael & Chegdomyn, Russia. Dave and Barb Hoggatt, Periwinkle. Visitors are welcome. will give tips on decorating all over the house, All Angels Episcopal Church Women will meet Kurt Schulte, Sue Paul, and the group's inter- Captain Durance Lowendick is the fea- assisted by Bobbi McGlyn. For reservations in St. Michael's Parish Hall for their last meet- preter, Angelica Santini, will share events from tured speaker. Lowendick has been a life-long and to select your menu, call Bettie Cattell at ing until November. two humanitarian trips to this far easter Russian fishing enthusiast — his childhood dream was 472-9332. A Fresh Approach to • •tyOi t * ' Harbour Isle Living. ".Introducing Harbour Isle Estates, a new area dedicated to custom-built single family estate homes in one of South Fort Myers' most desirable, gated, boating communities. Your home can overlook our fresh water lagoons, where your boat can be moored without saltwater maintenance problems, and conveniently lifted into the river when it's time for an on-the-water outing. A limited number of slips also are still available in our 81-slip deep-water marina. You also have access to all the Harbour Isle Yacht & Racquet Club amenities: the swimming pool and spa, the tennis courts, the fitness center, and the private island with beach and picnic areas. You get all this and the privacy of a single family home from $205,000, including lot. The Atrium Estate Model Main House A/C Area 1,820 Sq. Ft. Guest Cabana A/C Area 316 Sq. Jt. Courtyard 500 Sq. Ft. Total A/C Area . . 2,136 Sq. Ft. Slip into something comfortable Total Area , 2,636 Sq. Ft. $242,460, including lot Estate Homes with Lot from $205,000 Also, Riverfront Tower Living from $379,000 to over $700,000 For infotmation call (941) 489-4448 . One mile off McGregor Boulevard on Iona Road then look for the distinctive red tile roofs of Harbour Isle's romantic Mediterranean architecture. \ Prices and plans subject to change without notice. Void where prohibited by law. Equal housing opportunity. a Barbara Mann Hall plans to step info the next millennium with Miss Saigon & morel By FRANK WAGNER islander staff writer "We are renewing our commitment to Here's what is happening the Southwest Honda community to bring at night on Sanibel and musical theatre to the next level with Miss Saigon, " stated Mary Bensel, the General Gaptiva! Manager of Mann Hall. "Our audiences have See page 3B had the experience of Tfie Phantom of the Opera at the end of the century and will step into the next millennium with Miss Saigon." The successful refurbishing of Mann Hall to house The Phantom of the Opera, plus Arts the highly successful five-week run of that play, have opened the gates to a multitude of • Three theaters ready to Broadway musical hits that could never before open season finales. have been booked into Mann Hall. Now, the • Livingston Taylor comes theater can house the biggest and the best to town. Broadway hits as Annie, Spirit of the Dance, • Backstage News Show Boat, The King and I, Sunset Boulevard • Show Biz as it Wuz and "the biggie/'A/isy Saigon. • Potpourri Starting on page 5B Mann, 2000 • Spirit of the Dance — Following the pattern of Riverdance, this amazingly varied choreographic feat features everything from the rat-a-tat-tat of magical foot work, to powerful music and beautiful costumes. Don't think • Vince Faraone — you'll only be seeing reels and other dances WordWatching associated with the Emerald Isles! This compa- • Hilary Hemingway — ny indulges in almost every style of dance you Paranormal Detective. can imagine. If you enjoy dancing, and the pure • Jeffry Lindsay — Spirit of the Dance, this is one program you Fatherhood won't want to miss. • Bill Hallstead — The Writing Life Performance schedule: 8 p.m. Friday, Starting on page 12B Dec. 17; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18 and 2 and 7:30 p;m. Sunday, Jan. 2. • Annie — The adventures of Little Orphan.Annie and Daddy Warbucks are pre- sented in song and dance. This musical has Rodger and Hammerstein's The King and /will be one of the big hits corning to the OutJOOPS been a phenomenal hit for many years and is Barbara Mann Performing Arts Hall next season. • Bev Postmus always a delight to see and hear, whether for the first time or a nostalgic delight Probably the elaborate scenery, spectacular costumes and a exotic East. Island Birding Diary Rodgers and Hammerstein score that includes, Performance Schedule: 8 p.m. Friday, • Environmental/Nature most memorable song from the score is 'Tomorrow" which Annie sings to Franklin among others, such evergreens as "I Whistle A March 10; and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, March Groups Delano Roosevelt and the nation. Happy Tune," "Getting to Know You" and 11. • Capt. Mike Fuery Performance schedule: 7:30 p.m. Friday, "Shall We Dance." You'll be enchanted as you • Show Boot — The legendary story of On buying fishing rods Dec. 31; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 1; and watch an adventurous Englishwoman become life, love, marriage (even miscegenation) on Starting on page 16B 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday Jan. 2. governess to the children of the autocratic and Capt. Andy's Cotton Blossom, a showboat on • The King and I — The recent stubborn King of Siam. One of Jerome Robbins the Mississippi River, touches on many aspects Broadway production of this musical classic finest theatrical ballets is in this production. It is of life. You'll get to know and love Capt. Andy received four 1996 Tony Awards, including called "The Little House of Uncle Thomas" "Best Musical Revival." The show is filled with and is told in the dance styles of Siam and the Continued, page 4B n£B #(fiFfday,'ApKfl^9-;r!i999 * Islander THREE GREAT RESTAURANTS f\ On Beautiful laptiva Islai The Breakfast 7:30 AM-11:00 AM > The Islands' Hot Spot for Fun! Lunch » Monday Night Nascrab Races Noon-3:00PM Shows at 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM Dinner • Happy Hour Daily 4:00 - 7:00 5:30 PM-10:00 PM Entrees Starting April 8% 9* & 10th at $16.95 66 Decibels Casual Dining Golden Spoon Award Six Consecutive Years ~ 1993-1998 th th th Served Nightly Like a fine wine The Old Captiva House has aged well since 1931. April 11 , 13 & 14 5:30 -10:00 PM Our ambiance is that of a simpler, more gracious era. Enjoy our Late Night Menu nightly piano serenade. Patio dining, weather permitting for those John Salamon 10:00 PM - Midnight who want to watch a tropical sunset. II Two Great SHbps When It's Time For A Change From The ORDINARY! ! ! TW1EN WAlBUi IHN THE Resort and Casual Sportswear including: Sportif • Woolrich • Hook & Tackle CANOE Captiva's Royal Robbins • Sperry Topsiders Best Kept Secret... Open Daily from 9 AM to 5:30 PM KAYAK Al Fresco Dining overlooking 472-5161 Waterfront Restaurant Pine Island Sound American Handicrafts Gifts & Jewelry Good Food and Hospitality Served Here Boyd's Plush • Bear Stone Collectibles Located Adjacent to Tween Waters Inn Marina Hadley Pottery Daily 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Monday - Thursday at The Old Captiva House, 'Tween Waters Inn • Captiva Drive, Captiva 8:00 PM Friday/Saturday & Sunday Open 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM, Every Day 472-5161 ' I N!<:i run: • Playing Sunday & Tuesday-Thursday— • Sunday—Charlie Jenkins Beaches Bar & Grill magicians and jugglers entertain from Loose Change, a top 40s duo. • Monday—Mark Northey At Sundial Beach Resort—1451 Middle 5:30-9 p.m. • Fridays & Saturdays—Tropical Breeze, • Tuesday & Wednesday—Pat McCune Gulf Drive 472-4151 • Thursdays—A strolling jazz trio is fea- a popular local reggae group. • Thursday—Bob Bo wan • Playing Tuesday through Saturday from tured during the dinner hour. Legends Bar & Grill • Friday—Jeff Reed 7-11 p.m.—Richie Bartolo and his island- The Crow's Nest At Tarwinkles—Corner of Periwinkle & • Saturday—Guest musicians, including Jim Morris and Drew Reid, will be mak- style music. At 'Tween Waters Inn on Captiva Drive Tarpon Bay Road 472-1366 ing regular appearances on a random 472-5161 • Friday & Saturday nights—Karaoke with Beachview Inn basis. • Through April on Tuesdays, Wednes-days Mellie at 9 p.m. 1100 Parview Dri ve 472-4394 Thistle Lodge @ Casa Ybef • Tuesdays—Charlie Jenkins Band from & Sundays—John Salomon. Matzaluna 2255 West Gulf Drive 472-3145 9:30-12:30 • Through April 10—66 Decibels 1200 Periwinkle Way 472-1998 • Mondays from 7-11 p.m., Fridays & Piano Bar nightly from 6-9 p.m. •April 15-17—Cool Chameleons • Drew Reid plays his guitar and sings Saturdays from 8-11 p.m.—Vocalist/In- Bellini's of Captiva • Mondays nights only—Tim Jardas & his Fridays & Saturdays in April. strumentalist Gene Federico. On Andy Rosse Lane 472-6866 crab races at 6 & 9 p.m. Portofino • Friday and Saturdays—live piano music. Island Cinema At the Sanibel Inn—937 East Gulf Drive Chadwick's At Bailey's Center—Periwinkle & Tarpon 472-0494 JCOTTO At South Seas Plantation on the north end Bay Road 472-1701 • Fridays & Saturdays from 6:30-10 p.m. of Captiva 472-5111 • Analyze This (R) with Robert DeNiro & —Jean Calamici at the piano. 4-3-99 • Mondays—Sparky the DJ from 10 p.m.- Billy Crystal. Riviera 7-22-31-33-35-49 midnight. • Out of Towner (PG13) starring Goldie 2761 West Gulf Drive 472-1141 • Tuesdays—Southwest Florida Steel Hawn & Steve Martin. • Live piano music nightly, 6:30 to close. $8 WAA (text week Drum Band from 6-10 p.m. • Call for times and prices. . RC Otter's • Wednesday thru Sunday—The Danny Jacaranda Patio Lounge On Andy Rosse Lane 395-1142 Morgan Band plays from 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. 1223 Periwinkle Way 472-1771 Live music from 7-10 p.m. every night. • Wednesdays—Family Food Fest: clowns, CALL "AAH!" 472-9200 •***Food • - ' **** Atmosphere **** Service THISTLE LODGE —Jean Le Boeuf WATERFRONT RESTAURANT ATCASAYBEL Presents It's wonderfully romantic. All Regular Margaritas Utterly delectable. A dining experience so incredible that it's simply Every Monday from 4 PM -11 PM not to be missed. ENTERTAINMENT It's Chez Le Bear, the only Four-Diamond award-winning " with the Sounds of restaurant in the Sanibel area. GENE FEDERICO Locally Famous Open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday 6-10 PM. VOCALIST/INSTRUMENTALIST Call 466-2136 for reservations. $1 off ALL HOUSE DRINKS 7PM -11 PM TUESDAYS-it's 2 for 1 on. all HOUSE DRINKS 7 PM -11 PM FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS GENE FEDERICO Performs 8 PM -11 PM POP • ROCK • STANDARDS • LATIN • ITALIAN Casa Ybel Resort • 2255 West Gulf Drive, Sanibel Located at Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa. OPEN DAILY Last right before Sanibel Causeway. Lunch 11:30 - 3:00pm 'Sun. 11:00 - 2:30pm • Dinner 4:30 - 9:30pm Fri. & Sat. 'til 10:00 pm 4B • Friday, April 9, 1999 * Islander 1999 KAI-IOPiL PlfflVAL OCIXP* Cntertainment TWAINS! MANN HALL, FROM IB P^Tr^ihe 1999 Seahorse Festival, held March 21, was a huge suc- and his hen-pecking wife, Parthy Ann, their I 'cess, thanks to our community support. The money we raised daughter, Magnolia, who falls in love with I can help the school purchase valuable learning materials and Gaylord Ravenal, a flashy river gambler who B programs that will enhance the education of our island chil- becomes an actor on the showboat to win • dren. The Sanibel School is at the heart of our island commu- Magnolia's heart The singing mulatto, Julie, .J^L. nity, and it is a special place because of the community spirit (played by Helen Morgan in the original), that lives in it. The Seahorse Festival would not have been a success without the performs on the showboat but is forced to support and donations of our local businesses and residents. leave because of her marriage to a white man. "Bill" is the song that is most closely associat- Thanks so much to our sponsors: Everen Securities • Bailey's General Store ed with this character. • Bank of the Islands • Barrier Island Title Services Inc. • BioLogix • Coldwell The musical adaptation was based on Banker/McFadden & Sprowls • GFB Securities • Island House • Kennedy Edna Ferber's book of the same name, with Construction • Lake Plaza Custom Homes • Lazy Flamingo • Nemours Childrenis Ihe score by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Clinic • PMR • VIP • Wolter Group. Hammerstein II. When it first produced by Ziegfeld in 1927, it set a new fashion and style Thanks to our contributors: NationsBank • Executive Title • Sandcastle in the Broadway musical. The score lives on Construction • Advanced Air • Shell Island Realty • Sanibel Title • Tom Louwers and it includes such hits as "OP Man River," Tax Service • Attorney Richard Collman • Attorney Tim Murty • Steve Fisher- "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," "Only Make RE/MAX • Steve Harrell @ JNA Realty • Tracy Walters @ JNA Realty • Dan Cohn Believe," "Why Do I Love You" and many, @ JNA Realty • Trevor Nette @ JNA Realty • Loretta Geiger @ PMR Realty many others. Charlie Sobczak @ PMR Realty • Raye Scott Remodeling • Sid's Market • Bill and Performance Schedule: 8 p.m. Friday, DeeFuIk. March 24; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 25; and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26 Thank you for our silent auction donations from: Aboriginals • Adventure • Miss Saigon — From Alain Boubil Sea Kayak • Albertsons • Amoco/Mobil v Anna's Moroccan • Arundel's • Atlas Design • Audubon Nature Store • Avant Garde and Claude-Michel Schonberg, the creators of raming • Avery Family • Babysitting by Erin • Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum • Bailey's General Store • Bailey's Hardware v Les Miserables, and Cameron Macintosh, Bait Box • Barney's • Beach House • Beached Whale • Beachview Golf Club • Beachview Inn • Jo Anne Bedient • Bike Route who produced The Phantom of the Opera Bikes, Boats, Beachstuff • Billy's Bait and Gifts • Broadway Palm • BT&T Cleaning Service • Bubble Room • C. Turtles • Caloosa comes Miss Saigon, one of the most spectac- Canvas • Canoe Adventures • Canoe & Kayak Club • Canterbury School • Capt. Chris Dotson • Captiva Kayak Co. • D.H. Case ular musicals of all-time. Miss Saigon is a Ten Causey • Cedar Chest • Luc Century • Cheese Nook • Cheshire Cat Toys • Chico's • Christmas Shoppe • Congress Jewelers Tony Award winning story of two young Laura Conway • Cottages to Castles • Cotton Veranda • Decorating Den • Disc Cafe • Dunes Golf and Tennis • Eckerd Drug lovers torn apart by the outside world. In its Ecophilia • Eileen Fisher *E ye Center of Florida • Floral Artistry • Florida Repertory • Flower Shop of the Islands • Forever Green own way it is a modern retelling of the story Ace • French Corner • Fresh Produce • Friday's Fine Jewelers • Gary David Design • Golden Pear • Gramma Dot's* Green Earth of Madame Butterfly.that also captures the Nursery • Dr. David Greenberg • Roger Haas • Harry Ruby Salon • Charlie Heidecker • Her Sports Closet • HH&K Designs powerful workings of true love and romance Hungry Heron • Hurricane Rita • Huxter's Liquors • Huxter's Market & Deli • He Crocodile • Island Book Nook • Island Cleaners in spectacular settings. It is such a massive Island Framing • Island Moped • Island Style • Island Treasures • Sissi Janku • Jan's Antiques and Art • Jena Fish/Why Knot • production that it will take two weeks to load erry's • John Naumann Associates • Judy Jones • Nancy Jones • Joyce Jordan • La Vigna • Lads and Lassies • Laurel's Lamps in the massive sets including the famed heli- lighthouse Cafe • Lion's Paw • Liquidation Outlet • Little Nancy's Sunrise Video • Macintosh Book Shop • Maggie Elliott copter which lands on stage during each per- Mango Bay • Joanne Marriott • Barbara Martin • David Meardon • Mole Hole • Molnar Electric • Moto Photo • Mucky Duck formance. Nanny's • NationsBank • Needful Things • Neptune's Treasures • Norfleet Interiors • Offshore Sailing • On Shore • Pak & Ship Performance Schedule: 2 and 8 p.m. Pandora's Box • Paradise of Sanibel • Pat's Hair Kair • Peach Republic • Pep-n-Tone • Periwinkle Florist • Photo Express • Pippin's Thursday, April 13; 7:30 p.m. Friday, April Pirate Playhouse • Predator Charters • Qwik Pack and Ship* R.C. Otter's • Radisson Twin Towers • Marianne Ravenna V Red's 14;2and8p.m.Saturday,April 15;2and7:30 Hair Salon 'Rene's Jewelry • Rinaldi's Fashion Shoes * Riviera Restaurant • Sandalfoot Condo • Sanibel Accommodations p.m. Sunday April 16; 7:30 p.m.Tuesday Sanibel Art and Frame • Sanibel Barber Shop • Sanibel Beauty Salon • Sanibel Brew Pub • Sanibel Cafe • Sanibel Chiropractic April 18; 7:30 Wednesday, April 19; 2 and 8 Sanibel Chowder Co. • Sanibel Community Assn. • Sanibel Day Spa • Sanibel Fitness Center • Sanibel Gallery • Sanibel Goldsmith p.m. Thursday, April 20; 8 p.m. Friday, April Sanibel Seashell Industries • Sanibel Silver & Pewter • Sanibel Spirits • Sanibel Surf Shop • Sanibel Travel • Sanibel Wellness 21; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 22; and 2 and Center • Sanybel's Finest • Schnapper's Hots • School Stuff • Kim Scott • Sea and Me • Seafood Crab House • Ron Sebring • Secret 7:30 p.m. Sunday April 23. Garden • Shalimar • Dawn Shamlian • Shell Net • Shoeless Joe's • Showcase Shells i Silks by Lahja • South Seas Plantation • Spices • Sunset Boulevard — This passionate and Spoons • Sporty Seahorse Shop • Subway • Sundial • Tahitian Surf Shop 'Tarpon Bay Recreation • Cathy Taylor • Terry's love story based on Billy Wilder's acclaimed Tennis/Dunes •The Bean •Times of the Islands -Tin Can Alley 'Toys Ahoy • Trader's Store • T-Shirt Place of Sanibel • Tuttle's 1950 film of the same name has often been Tween Waters Inn • Twilight Cafe • Unpressured Cooker -Video Scene • Village Cafe • Village Emporium • Visitors Television called "Andrew Lloyd Webber's master- Chelle Koster Walton • Waterproof Charts • Weeds & Things • West Wind Inn • Karen Williamson • Wings • Wolanin Family piece." It tells the story of Norma Desmond, WoosterTV legendary silent film star (played in the film Thanks to: Matt Asen and Timbers • Jacaranda • Chee-BurgerChee-Burger • East End Deli • R.C. Otters 'Gilliganfs • Rosiefs by Gloria Swanson) and her attempted come- Deli • Twilight Cafe • Jphnnyfs Pizza • Jerry's Foods • Afton Water • Jim Guilfoyle and Rotary Club. back aided by a hungry screen writer and her paid lover, Joe Gillis ( played in the film by Special thanks also to: Big Red Q • City of Sanibel • David Drotleff • Brad Gleason Inc. • Island Reporter • Island Sun William Holden). An all new production has Islander • Lifeline Designs • Medical Education Ventures • Bill Medvecky • Danny Morgan • Recreation Center staff* Sanibel Fire been directed by Broadway veteran Susan E Control District* Sanibe! Police Dept. Sanibel School Choir • All parent volunteers Schulman. The music is by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with book and lyrics by Don Black. If anyone was missed on this list by accident, thanks especially to you and apologies for the oversight. All of these shows are now being BrendaHarrity, PTAPresident ofFered through several types of subscriptions. Prices for a six-show subscription range from $166.36 to $334.90. Call 481-4849 for more information. jafecKc!c? a PC? I ,v *r;qA VFbni * SS+V Islander • Friday, April 9, 1999 • SB AP Three theaters ready BaGhstage Tattler to open season finales Prank Playhouse doses season with Jon waqner Marans'play, Old Wicked songs The international .success, Old Wicked Songs, closely exam- ines a soulful encounter between two difficult male musicians from two different worlds. One is an Surprise Hit... That is the older Viennese vocal teacher who best way to describe the impact the is set in his ways and struggling'-• three baritones who appeared in the with many secrets; the othenus a Opera Theater of Connecticut's young piano prodigy who resists Opera in Concert — Lovers, De- authority and also harbors secrets mons and Divas — had on Festival his own secrets. During the audiences. Scott Bearden, Michael course of the play their common Corvino, and Michael Kavalhuna mentor—music—helps them both were the talk of the town on the to free themselves and expose night of the concert, Saturday, their hidden selves March 27, and have been the topic The setting will be "stylisti- of many conversations since. They cally simple," evoking Old World Jason Byron O'Neill (left) stars as the young American piano prodigy and Robert Grossman is were three great voices with mar- Vienna without the encumbrances Professor Mashkan, the elderly Viennese voice teacher, in the Pirate Playhouse production of Old Wicked Songs, opening Friday, April 16. velous personalities and a sense of of details. The director, David humor that could best be described Ellenstein, feels it gives a good sense of Androcles and the Lion. His debut opera and dozens of instrumental \vorks, as "unusual." Could the three sus- place. The piano, of course, is the main appearance at the Playhouse was in last including An American in Paris and tain a full evening's performance? prop. Ellenstein has spent most of his life summer's Move Over, Mrs. Markham. His Rhapsody in Blue. The music of the •*:4 To know for certain is something in the theatre as a director and actor. He television credits include The Doctors on Gershwins spanned the 1920's and 30's that would have to be tried in front has worked with some of the finest theatre NBC and How to be a Perfect Person on and captured the spirit of the time. of a test audience. My money says companies across the country, and has PBS. The cast is comprised of six talented "Yes," and if the Festival is looking taught acting and coached Shakespearean Old Wicked Songs opens at 8 p.m. musical theatre performers. The musical for something a little different — text privately for 15 years. He also also on Friday, April 16 and plays through director and accompanist is Douglas could this be a possibility? Nothing served as guest faculty at Cal State Saturday, May 8. Evening performances Coates and the choreographer, a 20-year suggested, nothing considered, Northridge, Cal Arts, UC Riverside and are at 8 p.m Monday through Saturday, collaborator with Cacioppo, is Arthur nothing ventured, nothing gained. UCLA. His acting credits include over with 2 p.m matinees every Wednesday and D'Allesio, A word to the wise... Would- three dozen feature film and television selected Thursdays. A single ticket is $25 Florida Repertory Theatre is located n't it be wonderful and greatly -episodes. and reservations can be made by calling on Bay Street between Hendry and appreciated if the Pre-concert Talks Robert Grossman plays Professor 472-0006. Arts & E n t G P a i n m e n fill Hill BiZ 3SThe Dance Makers: Bob Fosse creates new it IIIii/ trends in the use of a dancer's body (Part II) Frank that came across to the audience as cute, While all of this creative Broadway was Fosse's last musical with Gwen funny or teasing rather than salacious. activity was going on, Fosse also found Verdon and Chita Rivera. It was billed as Wuqner As Fosse moved from hit to hit — time to stage and choreograph Liza a vaudeville show and definitely lived up New Girl in Town, a musical based on Minnelli's television special Liza with a Z to its name. Probably "All That Jazz" will Eugene O'Neil's Anna Christie, to Red- that won Fosse an Emmy. His brilliant always be the outstanding song from head, Sweet Charity, and Pippin — there direction and choreography for the film Chicago. It has also been used as the title was gradual change that placed the human Cabaret, also starring Minnelli, won him of a book about Fosse's life, in films, and body, especially the female dancers, into an Oscar, and one of his Broadway cre- in other mediums. new, strange, exciting, and interesting ation's won him a Tony. He was one of the Fosse's last Broadway attempt was osse choreographed, directed, positions that were even a bit grotesque. If first and only three-awards-in-one-year a disastrous flop call Big Deal. As usual, and staged hit after hit. And you take a good look at the positions of winner. it had one or two outstanding dance num- Falways working with him the dance hall girls in Sweet Charity as Dancin' was his tribute to the danc- bers, but certainly not enough of them to was his greatest communicator, Gwen they sing and dance "Hey, Big Spender," ing gypsies he adored so much. It was sustain an entire show. This was especial- Verdon. She starred in many of his pro- you'll suddenly realize that photographs also his special gift to the art of dance and ly true in this time of high ticket prices ductions and was his wife for a number of from the number look as if they have choreography which he so loved doing, and very choosy audiences. Friends who years. Verdon was capable of taking Fos- come directly from some raunchy cartoon and most assuredly showcased many knew him well said that he was quoted as se's simplest step, gesture, or movement book. wonderful Broadway dancers. Dancin' having said he would never do another and giving it an entirely new vocabulary Pippin was the first Broadway mu- was a revue, no story line, no special Broadway show. of its own. In Damn Yankee, as Lola, her sical to make use of television commer- score, but a series of breathtaking num- Fosse died in Washington, D.C. seduction of Joe in the locker room was cials. It featured Ben Vereen and two bers that somehow fit together to make a while putting the finishing touches on one filled with suggestive movements that long-legged beauties in some very pro- totally entertaining evening in the theater. of his many revivals of Sweet Charity. only Fosse could devise. Many of them vocative moves, and it certainly brought Chicago — the recent revival that It is interesting to note that a current were centered in the pelvic area and left people into the theater. In fact, the TV ad has won almost every prize known to the Broadway hit called Fosse is playing at little to the imagination, but Verdon's pre- was credited with keeping Pippin sold theatrical world and is currently playing the Broadhurst Theater. It features many sentation was always a flirtatious camp out, and even extending its run. on Broadway and here, thither and yon — Continued, page 7 PIRATE PLAYHOUSE SANIBEL ISLAND'S PROFESSIONAL THEATRE RESTAURANT presents Let's Keep it Simple' WE HAVE GREAT FOOD Voted Best Lunch, Best Steak TUESDAYS on Sanibel Chariie Jenkins Band FEATURING: 93Oto Close, 1 • Rack of Lamb- Piano Music 1/2 & whole racks Beth Henley • 4O Oz. 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If you're in New York City * * were sold, even though some pieces had ery Gergiev will conduct, and the and have the inclination to see some of the Next week: Gower Champion. large minimum bids. The Beaux Arts announcer for the broadcast will be most witty, inventive and special dance Most theatergoers will remember Cham- Ball was held Monday, March 29, at the Peter Allen. numbers ever choreographed for the pion for his choreography and staging of Dunes Golf & Tennis Clu6 and was a New Arts Festival '99 is shaping American Musical Stage, don't miss it. Hello, Dolly, complete sell-out. The evening's high up to be one of the best ever. There are spots included hors d'oeuves, a gour- many surprises in store for you, and the SEASON FINALES, FROM PAGE 5 met dinner, dancing, a fine art auction end of July and the first few weeks in and a great chance for good friends to August are the perfect time for a cultur- get together, discuss the season's fun- al injection. Executive Director of the school gym, the drive-in movie and those pajama parties that were so popular in the times and speak about their summer Lee County Alliance of the Arts Karl 1950's. plans. Hollander is hard at work on final You can swing along with some of your favorite tunes from Grease like Attention: Opera Fans... Peter details" and has promised The Back "Greased Lightin'," "Beauty School Dropout," '"We Go Together," "Born to Hand- Ilyich Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Stage Tattler a complete schedule of Jive," "Baby," "Summer Nights" and "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee." Spades will be broadcast live from the events once'they are signed, sealed and The opening performance on Thursday, April 15 is a benefit for the YMCA of stage of the Metropolitan Opera House delivered. As a part of Festival '99 Bill Lee County with a portion of the night's proceeds going to the YMCA. The YMCA on Saturday, April 10, at 1:30 p.m. over Taylor, founder of Theatre Con-spiracy, builds strong kids and families through 126 different programs that teach skills, the Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Inter- is hard at work reading, reading, read- improve fitness, build character and involve everyone in the family. national Radio Network on your local ing new plays to decide which is the Ticket for dinner and a performance of Grease are $29.50 to $36 for adults and PBS radio station. Galina Gorchakova best and the one to be presented during just $17 for children 12 and under. Show only tickets are $20 for adults and $13 for will be heard as Lisa, Olga Borodina as the Festival. Last year's first place children. Grease runs from April 15 through May 29 at the Broadway Palm Dinner Pauline, Elisabeth Soderstrom as the choice was Petia and it proved to be a Theatre, 1380 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers. 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Regardless of what were most down to Country After intermission he sang from one thought of him as a performer assuredly Music called "I the piano and this strangely cut back (the consensus was on the plus-side), copied from Hate Country on the impact of his presence. With one thing was certain. He attracted a covers of the Music." His the guitar he was definitely front and younger crowd of concertgoers and old Saturday pained lyrics of center, but he did pale out a bit at the that is always a very pleasant and Evening Post every disaster piano. The final segments with the welcome sight, As Music Chairman with illustra- known to man banjo were great and the audience John Friedman said in his opening tions by were very funny reacted in the proper spirit. : welcome, "I'm glad to see some col Norman Taylor and his phrasing After an immediate standing ored hair out there." Rockwell. and yodeling at ovation Taylor graciously obliged How would one best describe He is so the end of certain with two encores. The stronger of the Taylor's style of performing? True, laid-back in phrases was two was "Grandma's Hands" done at times he looked at little like performance that at times, even with painfully accurate. Another delight- without accompaniment and it creat- Ichabod Crane on a late-night gig a microphone, it was difficult to ful song was about a dream that ed a lovely word picture of this with a guitar and banjo, and at other understand some of the lyrics. The someday free-style (or free-form) amazing woman. times he reminded one of a rather entire first part of the program was guitar would become a part of the Maybe a good description of confident young boy, straight from a devoted to original tunes with won- Olympic Games. His sly attacks on Livingston Taylor would be that he is rural area, with series of studied derfully humorous lyrics. But,if you the bribes and current Olympic situa- as comfortable to be with as a pair of mannerisms. His face strictly ivory, missed a few words, it took a few tion were barbed wired. The well worn house slippers. his hair scrubbed clean and tumble seconds to get back into the race. announcement of the guitar perfor- ACUPUNCTURE: 3,000 Years of Quality Health Care Acupuncture is an effective treatment for: • Respiratory ailments such as asthma and bronchitis • Acute and chronic pain • Gastrointestinal disorders • Headache, migraine and TMJ • Insomnia, depression, stress and anxiety • Menstrual pain and PMS •• Carpal tunnel syndrome The Island Water Association Kathleen Faraone, A.P., Lie. Ac. Licensed Acupuncture Physician -NOTICE- National Board Certified in Acupuncture (NCCAOM) 2400 Palm Ridge Road The annual meeting of 395-3412 The island Water Association, Inc., will be held at 1.0:00. a.m. on Monday, April 12th, 1999 at the offices of the association STRONG FINISHES located at Painting &. Wallcovering 3651 Sanibel-Gaptiva Road, Sanibel, Florida Exclusive Service for Sanibel, Captiva, Upper Captiva, Cayo Costa & Useppa. ft/Ke Paul E. Garvey Richard strong Secretary Lie. # 99-07934 insured Islander • Friday, April 9, 1999 • 9B P o t O U P P I Beaux Arts Gala was a Buchner, of Private Collections in resounding success Osprey, Florida brought guests to their BIG Arts' first benefit fund-raiser, feet with his entertaining and polished The Beaux Arts Gala and Art Auction, routine. Among the pieces in he live auc- was an overwhelming success in more tion were a signed Rauschenberg print ways than one. Co-chairmen Pat and one of his signed posters, a Darryl Fishburne and Carol Scheiber report that Pottorf original, a bronze sculpture by the event raised more than $50,00 for the Charles Reina and a diamond and ruby non-profit organization. The service and ring from Congress Jewelers. Final bids food at the Dunes Gold and Tennis Club on these pieces ranged from $1,500 to were reportedly outstanding. More than $4,500. 280 guests enjoyed dancing outdoors in President of BIG Arts Laverne the pavilion under a full moon. All of the Phillips thanked the chairmen and all the benefactors and many sponsors were talented committee members for their among those in attendance, including: dedication and hard work which brought John and Debbie Naumann of Naumann this event to fruition, and all those who, Associates, Inc.; Scott and Merissa by their contributions and attendance at Congress of Congress Jewelers; Henry the Gala, showed their support for this plan to use the scholarship funds to fur- and Jan Eckert of Eckert Fine Art, Naples; magnificent evening. ther their education. Marvin and Helene Grainick of Chico's; Norma Gillespie hands out the schoolar- ship awards to The Dolce Duo: Jessica Don't miss hearing this talented Ray Matthews of FreeLand Mercedes- Young Musicians Randolph and David Chow. twosome when they perform at the Benz, Fort Myers; Bob Moossy of Merill Ensemble Competition Norma Gillespie Benefit Concert, at 7 Lynch, Port Myers and David Fowler of was impressive After listening to the groups entered p.m. Sunday, April 11 in Schein Henderson, Franklin, Starnes, and Holt, The First Annual Young Musician's in the competition the judges agreed that Performance Hall in the BIG Arts Center. P.A., Fort Myers. Ensemble Completion was held at BIG the future of classical music is in very Call 395-0900 for further information. Every piece of artwork which had Arts on Saturday, March 27. The new good hands. been donated by local and out-of-town competition is intended to encourage The competition was won by The Search for Treasure — artists and from private collections was young chamber music players to further Dolce Duo, Jessica Randolph, flute, The Experience sold, both in the silent auction and during develop their ensemble talents and tech- David Chow, clarinet. They captured first Jim Sinclair, noted marine archaeol- the live auction of select pieces which fol- niques, which can provide a lifetime of place and won the $1,000 scholarship ogist and public speaker, will tell the lowed. This proved to be one of the high- satisfying participation in chamber music award. 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Enjoy champagne, hors d'oeuvres, and dessert in a lovely intimate setting, while surrounded by friends and fellow lovers of great music. Ms. Brown, who currently resides in New York City, remains in constant demand as both solo recitalist and chamber music collaborator. She is a well-known vocal and instru- mental accompanist for musicians around the world." The Gulf Coast Symphony's Intimate Evening Recital Series allows attendees to interact socially and musically with some of the greatest young talents performing today. All proceeds from the concert go to support the Symphony's educational programs. A minimum donation of $25 per person is required for admission. Due to the nature of these performances, attendance is limited. To guarantee your space, please mail your check to the Gulf Coast Symphony, PO Box 1759, Sanibel, Florida 33957. Or, for more information and reservations, call the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra office at 472- ,6197. Blue Jeans & Beethoven —Gulf Coast Symphony's Tribute to Arthur Fiedler On Sunday, April 18th, at 7:00 PM the Gulf Coast Symphony, will perform a pops concert entitled BLUE JEANS & BEETHOVEN at the Lee Civic Center, located three miles east of Exit 26 off highway 1-75. This musical tribute to one of the greatest pops conductors of the century, Arthur Fiedler of the Boston Pops, will feature music of Beethoven, Sousa, Copland and Johann Strauss, Jr. as well as many country music and blue grass favorites such as The Arkansas Traveler and the Devil's Dream. The concert is sponsored by the Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair Association. Fourteen year old Joshua Hedley, Junior National Country Music Association Chamption Fiddler will perform with the symphony favorites such as the Orange ?• PrlJ. Live Blossom Special. Dress in your best jeans, grab your hat and a friend, and head on out to the Lee Civic Center to enjoy and evening of light classical favorites and country music, symphonic style! 4 DAYS ONLY! MAY 13 EVERBLAQES SEARCH FOR TREASURE, Denmark Interiors CONTINUED FROM PACE 9 host Artist of the •ARENA- Month, JVIary Voytek THRU 16 lilt 11 I I I/1 I III I million treasure on the wreck of the Denmark Interiors is hosting the Atocha at 7:30 p.m. April 13 in the end of season "Artist of the month" Mary BY PHONE: (941) 334-3309 Phillips Gallery at the BIG Arts Center Voytek, at a reception from 5 to 9 In 1985, the mother lode of the p.m.tonight, Friday, April 9 Voytek was Ticket Centers Atocha's treasure was discovered and drawn to multi-media sculpture, which www.ticketmaster.com Sinclair helped direct the archaeological combines aluminum, brass, bronze, cop- excavations and was responsible for the per and gold leaf with brilliantly colored INFO: (941) 948-7825 cleaning and restoration of this fabulous neon lights that create spellbinding com- GROUPS: (941) 948-7825 ext. 1024 collection. positions of light and form. During the past 13 years Sinclair The artists has been a resident of TICKET PRICES STARTING AT $15.00 has worked worldwide on shipwrecks of Southwest Florida for the past 35 years, many different nationalities — from the where she works from her home. Her art Caribbean to the South Pacific, Indonesia, has evolved from the French Australia and Mexico. He has been a Impressionist movement and Russian guest lecturer and keynote speaker at pro- Contructivists. It has been exhibited in fessional archaeological symposiums, gallery shows throughout the world, such universities and private corporations. He as Paris, New York, Los Angeles, has been featured in national news includ- Orlando. We focus on the important ing ABC, NBC, CBS, UNIVISION, and For further information call Donny the National Geographic special on the Andrews at Denmark Interior, 561-5656. issues such as the Atocha project. Denmark Interiors is located in Fort As a tale of high adventure, his talk Myers at the corner of Metro and Daniel's environment, the arts is entertaining, educational and inspiring Parkway. for people of all ages. You will not want and feature news. \to miss it. Admission is $7. Call 395-0900 for further information. Islander • Friday, April 9, 1999 * 11B Sanbel Music Festival SAMIBEL children 12 and under. Show-only tickets Single tickets for Friday & Saturday 336-7999 are $20 for adults and $13 for children. evenings are $25. All other performances & CAPTIVA Make reservations now for the March, 2000! Plays April 15 through May 29. are $18. Call for information. Off Broadway Palm Theatre — Pirate Playhouse Hooray for Hollywood, an original 2200 Periwinkle Way 472-0006 J.T. Smith revue, plays through April 10. MAPLES Beth Henley's Abundance, an epic FORT MYERS Join the gang, with Brian Pia at the 88's, for Naples Philharmonic tale from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara B. Mann Hall an evening of sheer nonsense that all adds 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd. 597-1900 of Crimes of the Heart, closes tomorrow, 8099 College Parkway 481-4849 up to fun, games and pure entertainment. • Heroic Mahler—-The Naples Philharmonic April 10. It is the story of two mail-order Symphony of Southwest Florida Opening April 22: Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Seaman, and brides and their survival through 25 years of • Classical Concert V—Features guest con- The Vaudeville Follies—Presented by featuring guest cellist, Gary Hoffinan. 8 p.m. adventure and tribulation in the wild, wild ductor Peter Leonard and the Symphony Michael Oberfield and Paul Bernier. Per- Friday & Saturday, April 9 & 10; 2 p.m. matinee west. Directed by Ralph Elias. Chorus conducted by A. Edward Battaglia. formances at 8 p.m. Through May 23. Sunday, April 11. Tickets are $38 (adult)' $19 (stu- Tickets are $25. Call for reservations. 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday, April-16 & 17. Call 278-4422 for reservations Tic- dent). MasterCard or Visa. Coming attractions: kets (which include dinner or lunch) are: • Bully, An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt— Old Schoolhouse Theater • Pops Concert HI—An American Salute— Evenings $30, Matinees $27; Show only Features John Davidson. Using anecdotes, 1905 Periwinkle Way 472-6862 with Jeff Tyzik conducting. 8 p.m. Friday & price is $18. speeches, letters and imagined conversations, You Make Me Feel So Young... The Saturday, April 23 & 24. Foulds Theatre Jerome Alden successfully captures Roosevelt's Songs of Frank Sinatra—Another J.T. Smith • Love Letters—-Starring Hart to Hart's McGregor at Royal Palm Square 939-2787 rough-rider heroics and down-to-earth exuber- original revue. It was Sinatra's style of sing- Robert Wagner and his real-life wife, Jill St. Bill Taylor's Theatre Conspiracy pre- ance. 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 13. Tickets are $18 ing that set the trend for all singers of popu- John. Lively, witty two-character play, sure sents Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel. From (adult), $9 (student). lar songs. Some call him "the voice of the to evoke laughter and tears as the lives, of the author of Dancing at Lughnasa comes • Robert Klein/David Brenner—Two kings of century." Plays through April 17. Perform- two star-crossed lovers unfold. 7:30 p.m. the story of Molly, blind since infancy, and comedy in one performance. 8 p.m. Saturday, ance schedule: 8 p.m. Monday through Sat- Sunday, April 25. Tickets are $40, $36, $27 her husband and eye doctor. An eloquent April 17. (SOLD OUT, but there is a waiting urday; 4 p.m. Sunset Matinee every & $22.50. and warm play that covers the histories of list) Saturday. Tickets are $23. Call for reserva- The Broadway Palm each character and how they met. Opens In the Galleries: tions. MasterCard or Visa. 1380 Colonial Blvd. 278-4422 Thursday, April 15, and plays at 8 p.m. • Opening April 13: Coming Attraction: Guys and Dolls—A Broadway musi- Thursday-Saturday with 2 p.m Sunday ma- A triple header! Lend Me a Tenor—What happens when cal fable (based on story and characters cre- tinees through May 2. Single tickets are Masters of Photojournalism—Some of the most opera star, Tito Merelli, is unable to perform ated by Damon Runyon) closes tomorrow, $14. For reservations, call 936-3239. famous of the photographs that speared in the title role in Othello for the Cleveland April 10. Follow Nathan Detroit's "oldest, Arcade Theatre LIFE from the '30s to the '70s; Opera? Sidesplitting laughter, that's what! established, permanent, floating crap game in 2267 First Street 332-4488 Clyde Butcher Visions for the Next Millen- Don't miss this uproarious bit of fun written New York" as it moves from place to place to Spider's Wet—The Agatha Christie nium—-Majestic black & white images that by Ken Ludwig. Opens April 21 and plays avoid New York City's finest. Guys and mystery, the fifth production of the new depict (he singular unity of sky, water, trees and through May 22. Performance schedule: 8 Dolls won the 1951 New York Drama Florida Repertory Company, closes tomor- sawgrass that is (he Everglades. They have won p.m. Wednesday through Saturday (No Critics Award; the movie starred Frank row night, April 10. There's been a murder international recognition for the state's foremost matinees). Sinatra, Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons. in the drawing room, and Christie keeps the landscape photographer, and ' BIG Arts Center Opening Thursday, April 15: audience fascinated trying to figure out Kathy Kissik The Least Possible Words— 900 Dunlop Rd. 395-0900 Grease—Nostalgia abounds at the Who Dunnit? and How? Photographic collages out of fragmented black Phillips Gallery Broadway Palm... Travel back to Rydell Opening April 16: & white images, tinged with an edgy undercur- Southwest Florida Craft Guild and High in the '50s with a light-hearted look-at- —FMscinatinLJjershwin—A musical rent of decay. Open Doors exhibits will be on display until romance. The fun score includes Beauty montage celebrating the centennial of The opening reception is Monday, April 12, May 1. Gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. daily, School Dropout, Summer Nights, We Go To- George's birth with the very best tunes and from 4-6 pm Call (941) 597-0602 for reserva- including Sunday. gether and Since I Don't Have You. lyrics written by the Gershwin brothers. tions. BIG Arts office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 Tickets for dinner and show range from Produced by Robert Cacioppo and Florida p.m. Monday through Friday. Calls after 4 $29.50 to $36 for adults and are $17 for Rep's inaugural season finale. p.m. will be answered by a machine and returned as soon as possible. FREE • FREE ScheinHall BIG Arts Film Society The BIG Arts Film Society presents Lone Star (1996) at 7 p.m. Monday, April 19, in Schein Hall. General admission is $4; Free Choice of Desserts w/Dinner Entree $3.50 for BIG Arts & Southwest Florida (excludes pizza) Including Ttramisu "The Best in Toutn,' Film Society members. Tickets may be pur- Milky Way Pie, Turtle Cheesecake, etc. chased at the door. Sanibel Public Library 770 Dunlop Road 472-2483 Open 7 Days • 11 A.M. - 11 P.M. In the cases: A private doll collection. 1619 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Island, FL Art exhibit: Works by Carolyn Johns. 472-1581 Hours: Monday and Thursday—9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday—9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and delivery available 12B a Friday, April 9, 1999 • islander LLisliX fatherhood the cute ones you have to watch out for! strangers at the supermarket. For that lar bit of DNA has to come from my clop on the head — who would hit a cute matter, I do not give wedgies to strangers wife's side of the family. little curly-haired kid with big innocent Jeffrij anywhere else, either. My entire life is And, finally to get to the real point blue eyes? I wish I could lose my suspi- almost entirely wedgie-free, especially as here, this particular gene has been handed cion that she had all this figured out ahead LindsaLj far as strangers in the supermarket are down, and re-enforced in a dominant of time. But the facts are simple: she gets concerned. form, to our three year-old, Pookie. no head-clop, and it's another 45 minutes I stand on my record here. No pub- Pookie is, when she wants to be, the before we get home, so she knows Dad lic wedgies of any kind. Not never, not most innocent and angelic- looking child will believe that it was too long ago to his is not something I have nohow. in the history of Western Civilization. give her a time out for something she may been looking forward to, but In the further interest of full disclo- And lately, she has wanted to look like have forgotten already. And so she gets Tit has been weighing heavily sure and absolute truth, I will admit that I that a lot. Because every time I take her to away with it scot free. on my mind, and I was brought up to don't know my wife's record on giving the supermarket, she will slip away from And although she has still learned believe that duty and honesty come first, public wedgies. There were a number of me just long enough to sneak up behind a that wedgies are not really very funny, she no matter how painful. Besides, the way years before we were married when I was random stranger, grab the seat of their has also learned that making strangers things are going in Washington it is quite not watching her carefully, and anything pants and yank upwards. And then, just as think Daddy gave them a wedgie is unbe- possible that somebody will decide to is possible. So let me say clearly that I am I lunge to grab her, she takes a step back lievably hilarious. See Daddy stammer? spend $40 million dollars trying to prove I absolutely not trying to cast stones here — and gets The Look on her face, and the See his eyes bulge and his hand shake? took an illegal nap. And so I need to go on but if the Human Genome Project ever stranger turns around. And what do they See him try to duck that old lady's purse? the record and state publicly, with one proves that there is an actual gene respon- see? Crouched behind them, arm out at Do it again, Dad! hand on my heart where everybody can sible for the desire to give wedgies to seat-pf-pants level, is a thuggish-looking On the one hand, I am very proud ef see it, that I do not give wedgies to strangers in the supermarket, this particu- middle-aged man and the most innocent the fact that my three year-old has such a and angelic-looking child in the history of sophisticated sense of humor. She is Western Civilization. already much funnier than anybody who Let's do the math here. If it is you, has ever sold insurance, or belonged to a and you have just received a surprise college fraternity. wedgie while shopping for turnips, do you On the other hand, our supermarkets suspect the thug or the angel? Do you are no longer safe. I pride myself on my think to yourself, "That man looks sinister ability to see the Big Picture, and here is and has his hand held out in the area of my what I see. If an angelic three year-old butt, but it's probably just coincidence. with a genetically-enhanced sense of That angelic little child gave me this humor may inflict a wedgie at any time wedgie!" If you do think that, please let out of a clear blue sky, who among us is me know, because I can make a lot of safe? i money selling your name to real estate Soon we will all avoid supermar- mailing lists, kets. They will all have to close, and the I have no idea how this started. food will start to rot, which will attract Somebody somewhere showed Pookie a rats. And before you know it, our cities wedgie. I don't know who would do this. will be jammed to overflowing with starv4 I just hope it wasn't Tinkie Winkie from ing, unemployed ex-supermarket workers, the Teletubbies; he's got enough problems fighting the hordes of rats for any tiny lately. But somebody showed her, and she shreds of dignity that Pookie may have has learned well. The whole idea that you overlooked. ; can yank somebody's underpants up to Is there an answer to this impending their ears must have seemed really inter- crisis? Unfortunately, there is. This goes esting to a kid just out of diapers. And against everything my mother ever told very probably, in a normal child, this me, but there's only one real hope for any V interest would have blossomed at home, of us, and it is this: | and she would have given her dad a Leave your underwear at home! 'I'CW'.-i ... wedgie. And she would have discovered Hope and pray that you do noi have an very quickly that one time is funny and accident and need clean underwear. Buj two times is time out. Or she might have in order to save our cities, learn to dc tried it out on her big sister and won a clop without when you shop. ! on the head with an armless Barbie, learn- I'm sorry, mom. I know it's wrong ing once and for all that wedgies are not But try to see the Big Picture. | Sanibef's Largest, Most Complete Selection of really very funny. And watch your back. : Swimwear» Sportswear and Accessories Instead, by trying her first wedgie Anchor Pointe on a stranger in public, she avoided the 1633 Periwinkle Way, SaniheZ 395-2277 Islander • Friday, April 9, 1999 • 13B L G I S U P G IIJlllll A blush of spoonbills, matching A silence of birdwatchers BOB tive terms relating to birds, but not one * a wetness of cormorants perched on pil- for spoonbills. Incredibly, however, I ings was greeted within his pages by a parade * a parade of sandpipers bobbing their Thanks to Phil Scheiber for his V ince of feathered-friends that I see most every heads expert advice on birds. Panaone day from my porch, or at the beach, along * a whirl of terns endlessly searching the causeway, while sailing on San Carlos * a chorus of warblers surrounding us Questions or comments? Contact Bay, or at "Ding" Darling, or even in with song me at [email protected]. parking lots; and I recalled the following scenarios that I had observed as a bird- And finally.... hile in "Ding" Darling, watcher: Howard and I were * a murder of crows cawing raucously in * a silence of birdwatchers looking on in Wwalking along the dike a strangler fig ' rapt wonder. — he, with his camera, and I, with my * a siege of herons waiting patiently for pair of binoculars. Suddenly, in the dis- the unwary catch tance, we saw a splendor of birds rising * a dule of doves pecking away at invisi- against the clear blue morning sky. ble seeds "A gaggle of geese, it's not." * a paddling of ducks quacking across the Howard commented. lake A white cloud of birds tinged with * a gaggle of geese flapping in disarray frrSfzftrrpREE 1 pink flew high above us. * a spring of teal suddenly taking flight 11 LARGE CANVAS TOTE BAG "A blush of spoonbills." I thought, * a convocation of eagles atop the branch- J¥fiscr*^i.l I. W/PURCHASE OF$25.00 OR MORE • I • __ _^H_ _»K M^^H ^WW HiBH peering through my binoculars. es of a pine I J^^ |^«M I^BB MB M«^ BBB1 B^WI BBBI ^^« ^^^ •—• —— In silence we watched one of * a cover of coots squawking at being dis- Heart o! the Island Pla?a • 1616 Periwinkle Way 472-2218 nature's great displays pass over our turbed heads. * a mustering of storks flying in military Later, that morning when I returned formation home I retrieved from my bookshelf * a descent of woodpeckers alighting James Lipton's An Exhaltation of Larks. I upon telephone poles M The Lighthouse Cafe wanted-to know what collective term, if * a cast of hawks in pursuit of their prey It takes 700 hens any, Lipton had for spoonbills. * a charm of finches cracking seeds working: "Real Hard" Lipton? Are you acquainted with * a parliament of owls calling out in the To lay 90,000 this author and his text? Let me digress night eggs a year for a moment to tell you about this extra- * a host of sparrows stealing the day's for The ordinary book which is still as popular meal * today as it was when it was first published Lighthouse CWs in 1968. The book, with its incredible, Nowhere among Lipton's list, how- "World's Best comic illustrations, lists more than a ever, could I find some of Sanibel's most Breakfast" 1,000 collective terms that are used in prominent winged citizens. So, bird- English to identify groups of people, ani- watchers, to make up for these omissions, mals, plants, things, etc. Here are just a I offer you my own collective thoughts few familiar ones that fall from our lips and memories: WORLD'S BEST BREAKFAST each day evoking surprising images: * a blush of spoonbills in a cloud of flight & NOW SERVING THE * a litter of puppies * a pride of lions * a * a hush of night herons among the but- passel of brats * a school offish * a shock tonwoods • ISLAND'S BEST DINNER of corn * a baptism of fire * a den of * a hovering of vultures waiting, waiting Burgers • Fish & Chicken Sandwiches thieves * a mountain of debt * a barrel of *.a pouch of pelicans bringing in their monkeys * a can of worms * a hill of catch • Pasta • Steak • and Seafood beans * a plague of locusts * a hand of * a screech of ospreys returning to their Baby Back Ribs and bananas * an embarrassment of riches * nests Fresh Fish Daily a tissue of lies * a gathering of clans * a *• a complaint of grackles stunning our Beer & Wine quiver of arrows * a string of ponies * a ears run of poultry * a line of sovereigns * '*' a splash of anhingas on still waters Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg? * a clique of ibises zigzagging across the At The Lighthouse Cafe English-speaking people seem to lawn 99 have a curious need to create these col- * a stillness of egrets, expectant and wait- 'ItV Our- Customerit lective terms. Why? Perhaps it may be ing part of some unconscious poetic urge; for * a quarrel of gulls in disorder Breakfast * Lunch Daily 7 am - 3 pm surely there's poetry in these imaginative * a glide of skimmers plying the bay Dinner Tuesday - Sunday 5 - 9 pm expressions, some of which came into our * an emulation of mockingbirds playing language over 500 years ago 362 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel « 472-0303 their games • Call Ahead Seating - smoke Free Environment As I looked through Lipton's book, * a scarlet of cardinals darting and flitting I was able to find 40 references to collec- * a spiral of frigate birds floating above 14B - Friday/April 9, 1999- Islander L e i s u v e r a ran 0 [ 111a 1 The Case of... O I* Cfc D 0 I uG I iv G The Easter Bunny and others come from my daughter the lawyer-in- lovers much the same as valentines are attuned to a celebration of the I 1training. "Mom, what kind of bunny can now. The First record of edible Easter bun- Resurrection than the more popular bunny k lay candy eggs?" she asked me. nies is from Germany in the 1500's. The and eggs. Like the Easter Scorpion, which f I laughed. It sure wasn't my pet bunnies were treats made from cookie has to do with the sting of Judas' kiss as he 1 Iliui'L) a1\:taw.***-" bunny, "Bugs." He leaves a trail of brown dough. In the 1700's this custom was betrayed Christ to the Roman soldiers. H non-chocolate peas. I took my daughter to brought to America by German settlers. The Easter Whale is celebrated because eminqwatj j my personal library of paranormal weird- The Easter bunny had grown from a cook- Jesus said, "For as Jonas was three days m ness and found the history of the Easter ie treat to include the story of "Oschter and three nights in the whale's belly; so I eggs, bunnies and many other animals; the Haws," a story about a bunny who would shall the Son of Man be three days and ecently I was asked how I Easter Scorpion, Whale, Butterfly, and lay a nest of colored eggs for children who three nights in the heart of the earth." find the topics I write about, Donkey, to name just a few. had been good. About the same time, The Easter Butterfly represents the Rand if I find the subject of The Easter Bunny I had always German folklore gave birth to Kris life cycle of Jesus to Christians. From the the paranormal limiting? Maybe I'm thought, began with that cute song: Kringle on Christmas Eve. caterpillar stage of earthly life, the cocoon strange, but not a day goes by that I can't "Here comes Peter Cottontail, hop- The grand public Easter egg hunts as the death of the body, the butterfly find something in life out of the norm — ping down the bunny trail, hippity hoppity were still a hundred years away, but the emerging of the spirit's resurrection. thus paranormal. Take-Easter, for exam- Easter is on its way!" early Pennsylvania Dutch children Finally, the Easter Donkey is a ple. We all know it's the celebration of I was wrong. It turns out the Bunny enjoyed the event on a smaller scale. member of a Castilian breed that has a Jesus rising from the dead. Rising from really comes from the ancient Druid rite of Easter was when they looked for a seclud- cross-shaped patch of hair that grows the dead — Hello, paranormal! Alas, this spring. The hare was a fertile creature and ed place to build a nest for their "Oschter across the back and shoulders. is not a column about resurrection, but a symbolized the rebirth of the land from Haws." Boys would fill their caps and In view of the other Easter animals far more bizarre question: winter to spring. As for the tie-in with the girls their bonnets with fresh flowers, hay and their more obvious connection to "What's with the Easter bunny and Easter Egg—it too is associated with the or grass. Then, overnight, the bunny came Jesus' resurrection, I wonder why the colored eggs? Druid spring rites, only the eggs were and left them colorful eggs. Druid Bunny and Eggs remain the most Of course, these tough questions painted bright colors and exchanged by Today, we all know Easter egg hunts popular in a Judaic/Christian culture? are part of a community's holiday celebra- Possibly it has to do with the powerful tion. Eggs are hidden in public places and hold all those Druid beliefs still have on "Collectibles in Country Charm" children are invited to find the eggs. The us. We still knock wood and put up 20% OFF White House Easter Egg Roll was begun Christmas trees, to name just two exam- in the 1870's by President Rutherford B. ples. All Lamps Hays, though there are reports of small Which brings us back to finding the groups of Egg Rollers during the presi- paranormal in every day life. Because it's Sale on Select Items dency of Ulysses S. Grant. And the Egg there, if we know what we're looking at. Roll I'm^alking about has nothing to do And right now, I'm looking at a cou- FEATURING with Chinese food, but rather, children ple of kids who want to dye Easter eggs, rolling both hard boiled eggs and them- and don't care where the custom came Annalee Dolls • Lilliput Lane Cottages • Candles selves down the Capitol ground hills. I did from. So if you'll excuse me ... 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I After we traded pleasantries, she at big publishing houses, both of whom introduced myself and was stunned by thrust out a just-received interoffice subsequently lost their jobs. One of the her burst of demented gibberish. Now, I memo. "I'm absolutely furious about houses promptly folded. The other was hoped to hell she wasn't my agent — and this!" she said. soon after swallowed by a conglomerate. she wasn't. Moments later, Evelyn Oh Lord, I thought, my book has And, from then on, my agent and I had a walked in and recognized me immediate- been cancelled. But the memo had noth- devil of a time selling another book. hrough several decades of ly from a photo on the dust jacket of one ing to do with my book. It was from her It may have been fortunate for the writing, I've resisted person- of the novels she had sold for me. higher-ups, castigating the beleaguered publishing world and for me that I didn't Tal visits with editors. They Off we went to lunch with Dodd, editor for some purported malfeasance. get to New York more often. are generally such busy people that face- Mead's mystery editor, Margaret Norton. At that moment, I just happened to be the to-face, time-eating contact is considered She had bought four of my suspense nov- only friendly face in the place. I spent 15 bad form for a writer Nevertheless, I els. For some reason, now forgotten, we have met two book editors in the flesh, spent much of that lunchtime discussing both on the same day I met my agent for venomous snakes. Like an idiot, I failed the first and only time. to follow up with a suspense novel The agent and I had been working involving mambas or king cobras. solely by mail and phone for almost a Shortly thereafter, Dodd, Mead folded When you feed an alligator you quarter-century. "Before you move to and Margaret Norton moved to Carroll & are training it to approach Florida," she said in 1986, "it would be Graff. humans and are creating a life nice for us to meet each other." We set On my way back to Penn Station, date and time, and she promised, "I'll be as I was passing the offices of a publisher threatening situation... especially for City of Sanibel Ordinance 75-29 Florida State Statute 372.667 Code of Federal ARTS Regulations 50 CFR 27.51 See it by land! See it by sea! But whatever you do, com 1th me! JERRY MUNDT Providing the best , in personal service! IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING LISTING YOUR PROPERTY FOR SALE—PLEASE NOTE 50% of my new listing commissions earned in 1999 will be donated to the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation ; Foundation Trost Property Acquisition Fund. 1 pr 16B • Friday, April 9, 1999* Islander Birding from bed Birding Diaru sound for a short time. I draw a mental pic- ture of this rusty-brown wren with the prominent eyebrow sitting in the shrub not far from my window telling the whole world "this is my territory." When it finally quiets down, I can hear another one calling from down the road and still another from back of the house. The mockingbirds and cardinals don't wait long to join the chorus. One of the iary entry for March 23, mockingbirds does a good imitation of the J999: Waking up this morn- wren. It won't be long before this noisy gray Ding with a deep cough and bird, who finds it necessary to repeat every- aching sinuses, I decide an extra hour in bed thing at least three times, will be calling all might be a wise idea. To amuse myself night long as well as all day. The cardinal's while lying there, I decide to "bird from clear "cheer, cheer, cheer" is echoed by bed." How many birds can I identify just another on the next block. I spent last week Carolina Wren. Photos/Clair Postmus. Great Crested Flycatcher. from songs or chips? in Austin, Texas, listening to their cardinals The loud, not-to-be-ignored "tea ket- (among other things) who sound noticeably overhead. the same pine, the flycatcher takes off. I tle, tea kettle, tea kettle" of the diminutive different from our own. If not already wide awake, the drum- suppose the intruders are common grackles Carolina wren is not a challenge to identify. The "yip-yip-yip" of an osprey sug- ming of a red-bellied woodpecker on the until I hear the high-pitched, whining "seee, This bird is my regular alarm clock sounding gests the male has a fish and is bragging a bit metal roof across the street would certainly seee" call of the cedar waxwings. They are off at 6 a.m. every morning. It is the only to the female. He must be circling directly be enough to do the job. I'm not sure I could especially abundant this year. I've seen have identified him by the drumming, but I groups of 25 or more from early December. can see him from the window. After a few I remember that last year I didn't see one. minutes the woodpecker moves to the pole What factors contribute to such changes in behind the house and drums there. Then he populations from year to year? moves on to another metal roof down the Finding the waxwings' calls irritating, and' street. Probably to prove that one can learn I decide I've had enough "birding from Audi something even while lazing in bed, I hear bed." Just as I get up I hear a flock of fish the "kekekekeke" of a northern flicker. It, crows in the pine trees at the end of the road. too, drums and I can hear the sound is softer I ignore them. They are still carrying on and more muffled than the drumming of the when I get out of the shower. What is going red-bellied. To make sure my morning edu- on? Are they harassing the great-horned cation is complete, a pileated woodpecker owls I hear in those trees some nights? I unleashUienew TTCoupe. announces its presence at the end of the grab the binocs and go to explore. There block with it loud "cuk, cuk, cukcuk cuk" must be 50 crows in the trees, all of them call. Its drumming is lower pitched and calling. Some fly up, circle, and land in slows down toward the end. What a cacoph- another tree. They don't seem to be dive- ony of sound these woodpeckers make. bombing anything. It must be just a crow This "birding from bed" is really fun! convention. After the woodpeckers quiet down all is still I record the 11 species I heard this for a while and I get restless. Then a blue jay morning, happy to have taken the time to flies by giving his pulley call. I've been see- really listen to them. I do, however, feel a lit- ing and hearing quite a few of them lately. tle guilty birding this way. Thirty-five years They may be aggressive but I do enjoy the ago when I started birding, I had an experi- jays- ence that made me vow I would never bird 99 Audi A6 Quattro It's quiet again, but I can see a bird just by ear. It happened in Grand Teton Secure perched in the Norfolk Island pine behind National Park on a bird outing with a sea- my neighbor's place. It looks yellow in the sonal ranger, an ornithologist by profession. Yours early morning light and is about the right He took us down this beautiful path walking Today! size for a great-crested flycatcher. A loud, at a fair pace and never stopped once in the ascending "wheep, wheep" confirms this. two hours we were in the field. As he heard We are offering free pickup & During the winter months I didn't see or hear birds he called out their names. We never many flycatchers, but just recently they stopped to see them. It was almost enough delivery for service on all seem to be abundant. They nest in tree cav- to make, me drop birding as a hobby. I'm $499 Per Month + Tax ities, and since we don't have a lot of dead thankful it didn't. new Audis purchased at A+ 39 month lease. 10,000 miles per year. $3,500 due at signing. trees on Sanibel for the cavity dwellers, it is Car World. • . . • . MSRP $39,175. worthwhile putting up a nestbox for them. including refundable sec. dep. As a flock of birds descends toward A+ Car World • 601 Airport Rd. S. Naples, FL 34105 • 435-3200 Islander • Friday, April 9, 1999 • 17B O u I d o o p s Bailey-Matthews Shell For additional information, call 472-1862 marine touch tank, colorful displays and beaches may also be host to the endan- Museum or write to P.O. Box 250 Sanibel, FL interactive exhibits are some of the fea- gered green sea turtle. Pollution, lighted The Museum is located on Sanibel- 33957. tures of the Center. The Native Plant beaches, drowning in trawler nets, loss of Captiva Road, one mile west of Tarpon Satiibef-Captiva Nursery is a great place to browse for nesting sites due to development, and Bay Road. The Great Hall of Shells is Audubon society landscape ideas, learn the names of native invasion of non-native Australian pines crowned by a cupola displaying a series A chapter of the National Audubon vegetation and learn more about creating on the beach prevent sea turtles from suc- of windows created by world-renowned Society committed to protecting wildlife wildlife habitat in one's own backyard. A cessfully reproducing. artist, Luc Century. An enormous globe and the life support systems (air, land and network of trails can be explored alone or Anyone staying on the islands from is surrounded by a display of shells water) upon which we all depend. with trained volunteer guides. The April through September, willing to vol- according to geographic location. Other To inform the public about the Foundation offers a variety of programs, unteer and interested in sea turtle conser- major exhibits include, Gifts from the environment, the society conducts week- lectures, classes, field trips and special vation efforts can call SCCF at 472-2329. Seas ofSanibel & Captiva, Kindom of the ly programs from January through events. Call 4?2-2329 for additional Sanibel-Captiva Shell Land Snail and Shells in Tribal Art. March. These entertaining and education- information. Club The building also houses a 150 seat al programs are open to the public and are Sea Turtle Research Founded in 1961, the Shell Club auditorium and a library of some 6,000 held every Thursday (except-Shell Fair Project meets in the Sanibel Community Center shell books and periodicals. Week) at 8:00' p.m. in the Sanibel SCCF monitors sea turtle nesting on the last Tuesday of each month, The museum is open Tuesday Community Center on Periwinkle Way. activity on both Sanibel and Captiva October through May. The programs on through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to its weekly programs, Islands with the help of over 125 volun- conchology, malacology, conservation Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for ages 8 the society conducts bird outings and teers. Nest numbers, distribution, hatch- and marine life are open to the public. to 16, and free for 6 and under. sponsors bird identification and nature ing success, fertile vs. infertile eggs, The Shell Club, together with the Care & Rehabilitation photography classes. For additional infor- clutch size and size of nesting female tur- Sanibel Community Association, spon- of Wildlife mation call 395-0510. tles are some of the data collected sors the Annual Shell Fair and Shell CROW is a non-profit veterinary Sanibel-Captiva through this monitoring program. Show every year. For additional infor- facility dedicated to the rehabilitation and Conservation Nesting season for the threatened mation call 454-8659. return to the wild of injured, ill and Foundation/Nature loggerhead sea turtle runs from May orphaned wildlife. Established in 1968, Center through September. Hatchlings emerge CROW provides restorative care to thou- A not-for-profit organization dedi- from nests from late June through sands of patients and orphaned "young- cated to the preservation of natural October. On rare occasions, the island sters" annually. resources and wildlife habitat on and They come from all over southwest around the islands of Sanibel and Florida, and often from out of state. A Captiva. Its nature center, shop, book- high percentage are released to the wild store and trails are open from 8:30 a.m. to Need a after treatment. CROW is located on 10 4:00 p.m.Monday through Saturday. The acres of interior wetlands, on Sanibel- Native Plant Nursery is open 9:00 a.m.to Captiva Road, where patients are cared 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and for in surroundings similar to their natur- Saturday from*9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. al environments. The major focuses of the There is one tour daily of the facil- Foundation are land acquisition, habitat ity year 'round — Monday through management and restoration, research CHOOSE FROM OVER 4OOO Friday at 11:00 a.m. The charge is $3 for and monitoring, and education. SCCF adults. 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' . purchase- the 167-acre Trost property at II > Visit Our Z One of the most visible projects of the east corner of Tarpon Bay Road and Naples TIOF is the artificial nesting program, West Gulf Drive — the last large piece of RUG Showroom The mortality of chicks in natural nests is undeveloped property on the island. For 434-9584 higher than that of platform nests because information about this project, please call CENTER the platforms offer greater protection the Foundation. _ from weather damage and raccoon preda- For more than 29 years, SCCF has tion. These platforms can be seen along been a vehicle for citizen involvement. Its many of the roads of Sanibel. existence and survival are a result of the TIOF has established a volunteer passion residents and visitors have for the (941)437-6010 Program for monitoring Sanibel's ospreys island's wildlife and open spaces. Mon.-Fri 9am-6pm • Sat 10am-4pm »n which more than 50 people participate. The Nature Center and Native Plant e .Nursery are on Sanibel-Captiva Road, • d last year. An endowment fund pro- : i: ,• ;.• ;;0.j6520 S. Tamiami Trail;.• Fort Myer5l||||||| vides grants for international research. one mile west of Tarpon Bay Road. A (Island Park Shopping Center, 2 Miles South Of Gladiolus) 18B"" • Friday, April 9, '1999 • Islander C.R.O.W.'s 19th ANNUAL "Tax-M* TASTE of the ISLANDS Investing , \ It! 'h Sunday, May 2, 1999 Noon to 6 p.m. Fer ^ j GULFSIDE PARK (Algiers Beach), Sanibel Island People Volunteer Sign-Up Who Saturday* May 1 9:00am Set up fence around sea oats and dunes. Assist with chair and table pick up and delivery —• Tent set up Site set up —— Jllistablished in 1986, we've helped wise investors with all of their financial needs. Sundown - Dark Met At Flint Financial Group,Incv we specialize in Set up restaurant tents and tables tax-efficient investments. We provide customized investment plans, focused on Sunday. May 2nd. 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Take down snow /ence around dunes —- Availahk Shift Times 'v. 1 lam to 3pm — & 3pm to 7pm — You will receive a letter with your assignment, admission wrist band & discount pass for a Taste of the Island T shirt. Name_ _Phone_ Address______FAX_ City _ZIP _ Please, may we have your response by April 15th? Please fax your answer to Janet McBee at 472-3415; or mail to 2244 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel; or drop off at Barrier Island Title (in Sanibel Square). ' >.)iir designer shop the markets uf tin vv<» U for you In Sawta. 1 Please call Val Pool with questions 472-9383 uU PMJJ »7W«»1 NjpU^ («*41> 2S2-S28S or S Thank You gary david deagre.O Your Wildlife Friends Thank You Islander • Friday, April 9, 1999 • I9B CJ u t d o oP S island Shelling How many feet does your i; f i:; I] i II i fishing rod have? Tips on buying a rod Capt. Mike r guides. lure or jig. Perhaps the best maker of spin- There are basically two designs The number of guides on a spin- ning rods is G. Loomis. Their seven- for line guides. One has a single foot ning reel is also a major factor. The foot, extra fast action spinning rod and the other has two braces on the more (up to a point) the better. A rod sells for about $240. Match that with rod blank. Which one you choose should have seven guides. What this a Shimano Stratic reel and you are set ow many feet does your will greatly affect how far you can does is even out the pressure of the for life. fishing rod have? Not cast and how much pressure you can line when there is a fish on. Some of Neither of my rods cost that Hhow long it is in feet, put on a big fish. the cheaper rods come with only five much. I believe each was about $40. but how many line guides it has — I carry two personal rods. One or six. Then, each guide takes on But, each has a special- use, even because that is what determines how is a Shimano seven-foot long rod more pressure and will pop a line though they are just about identical. far you can cast and how hard you with a single-foot design, and the more quickly. Between my two favorites, I can fight a big fish. other is an equal-length IM6 Silstar I know several people who cus- believe I use the single-foot Shimano Line guides are very important with the double-foot design. They tom-make fishing rods and they hard- the most because of it's easy casting to how you fish. Since these early look very much alike but one will ly ever go over seven or eight guides action. I like casting jigs and small spring months are when most anglers cast further and one is stronger. on a seven footer. And they buy the lures and I believ6 it gives the best replace or add to fishing equipment, The Shimano is a wonderfully largest diameter guide for the first action. However, when it comes to let's look at the way professional light "all day" fishing rod which one off the reel. adding a few yards to a cast or fishing guides and top recreational won't wear you out. I use it for shot- Probably the best guide maker muscling out a fish in deep water, the anglers choose a fishing rod. gun casting to schooling sea trout, at this time is the Fuji company. I get added heft of those double feet in the It used to be that line guides Spanish mackerel, bluefish, ladyfish a couple of rod building catalogues guides is the way to go. were made of wire. Usually it was a and jacks. and it seems they lead the way with I bet you never thought about soft metal, but eventually the line The IM6 rod is stiffer which durable guides from big.game rods to rods having feet before. But you can going in and out would cut a groove means more accuracy. That is my casting and even fly fishing rods. bet fishing guides carefully consider or cause burrs in the line, causing it choice for precise casting as we do Speaking of fly rods, these spe- which rods they will select, based on to more easily break — often when with redfish around the mangrove cialty rods enjoy a combination of how they have to fish that day. you had a big fish on the line. Years shorelines or when drifting Redfish the single- and double-foot guides. Good fishing this week. ago, anglers would run a sensitive Pass for snook. It's got the backbone The best have doubles on the first material like pantyhose through each to pull out a very big fish, yet is light half of the two-piece rod and singles (Have a question or comment? guide to detect any dings which enough to be fun to cast. It will on the rest. Fly rods also have what You can reach Capt. Mike Fuery at couldn't be readily seen. 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