Sanibel-Captiva Trees in Years

B24 August .13, 1976 ISLAND REPORTER j ^\ <••.<;•. season attracts veteran trio of jelly makers While driving down Sanibel-Captiva trees in years. Bulldozers have mowed Road last week we spotted three women them all down on the mainland. Phase iv shaking the branches of a large tree about "But most people don't like guava a mile north of Tarpon Bay Road. anyway," she continued. "It's something The women, we learned after pulling you have to get used to. Me and my family over to the side of the'road, were Mrs. were raised on guava. Here, have a bite." Charles Teeter,, her daughter, Cleo Press- We took a bite and agreed that guava now under construction ly, and her granddaughter, Tami Nott. probably did take some getting used to. "We're picking wild guavas," Mrs. The fruit reminded us of a peach or.a Teeter explained. "Lord, I don't think mango but had a reddish hue and a tart it we've picked wild guayajfpj --Jiow long has aftertaste. it been, Cleo? - ten years now?' -••-r-- - - -Mrs. Teeter said she planned to jelly the Notwithstanding their ten years in guavas, a process ao" different than jellying i retirement, the Teeter women already had more mundane fruits. According to Mrs. half a bucket of yellow, lemon-sized fruit Teeter, you slice the guavas, cover them when we happened upon them. They said with water, cook until the fruit is tender ;*>•••• they planned to.Tiarvest guava from several and strain the juice through .a "Jelly bag." wild trees they'd seen the day before . After procuring the juice, add an equal m.- during a drive to Blind Pass. amount of sugar and boil the mixture 15 or "There are dozens of trees along this 20 minutes until it reaches the jelly stage. r.oad," said Mrs. Teeter, a Fort Myers "When it sleets on the spoon, the way 1 resident. "I haven't seen this many wild jelly does, you're all set," said Mrs. Teeter. A happy Tami Nott displays the island-picked wild guava that will be made into delicious jelly. Tami learned the art of jelly making from her grandmother, Mrs. Charles Teeter. Yes, Mrs. Teeter taught her. ; Phase IV Announcing the fourth and final phase of SanibeFs most prestigious bayside residential community. Sign comes down, Conservation Foundation moves By Peter Larson c. ,•.'. the building it has occupied for nearly five years. The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation "We needed additional time because Foundation vacated its Periwinkle Way we're in the process of building a new headquarters early this week after negotia- office," said Workman. Construction of the Only 6 waterfront 2 bedroom apartments left. tions for a lease extension fell through. new office, part of the Foundation's Dick Workman, director of the Founda- proposed Conservation Center, was sche- tion, said he learned Friday that the duled to begin in the near, future, with building's new tenant, attorney Richard completion targeted for late fall or early Brpdeur, planned to begin remodeling the winter. structure early this week. Aided by By gaining a lease extension; Workman .volunteers, Workman vacated the office on hoped to avoid an interim move to a Visit our sales information center today Tuesday and Wednesday, setting up temporary facility. "This move will knock temporary headquarters in the storerooms out at least a week of our normal' of the National Wildlife Refuge adminis- operations," he commented. and discover why discriminating buyers tration building, near the Sanibel Light- James Hunter, Jr., owner of the house. building, said the Foundation "knew a long Though the, Foundation had known for time ago" that the building would have to some months that that lease would expire vacated July 17. "If I granted them an live at Mariner Pointe. Tuesday, July 17, the organization hoped to negotiate .a three month extension on # continued on 19-A VOLUNTEERS COUNT CARS Trafficstudy set for Labor Day If you are on one of the ways or byways of Sanibel considered important to the City by Fred Bosselman, over the Labor Day weekend, you might become a special legal counsel, particularly in light of possible statistic in a new traffic study planned by the City for legal challenges to the City's recently enacted that holiday period. land-use plan. '"" ' Several ^volunteers, operating under guidance of a JHK and Associates have said, according to professional firm, are slated to begin a traffic count Nungester, that a preliminary report on results of that will provide a part of the continuing up-date of the study should be available in October, with a final the circulation section of Sanibel's land-use plan. analysis due by about the end of the year. The expert guidance will be provided by JHK and . In endorsing the traffic study, Councilman Vernon Associates, a firm that has performed similar studies MacKenzie commented that he thought it should also here earlier on behalf of the City's planning include som^f analysis of the increasing impact of the consultants, Wallace McHarg Roberts and Todd "day visjtor" on the island's road network. (WMRT). If the Labor Day count doesn't prove to represen- The new traffic study is expected to provide a basis tative of traffic on the island, Nungester told Council, Mariner PointE Condominium for future road improvements on the island. JHK and Associates indicated that a second count 960 Sextant Drive Sanibel Island, Fla. Phone (813) 472-4383 Chucky LeBuff, son of Sanibel Councilman In requesting and securing City Council approval to might be done around the Christmas season. Visit our on-site sales center on Causeway Road at San Carlos Bay. , contract with JHK and Associates for the work, City It is anticipated that the traffic study will make use Charles LeBuff, helps the Conservation Manager Bill Nungester said that it was expected to of existing statistics available in the Department of Foundation move to new temporary quarters cost about $5,000, with funds available from Sanibel Transportation and Lee County records on Sanibel grapMs Causeway surplus funds. The new traffic count is as director Dick Workman looks on. • Causeway traffic. A2 August 20,1976 ISLAND REPORTER ISLAND REPORTER August 20, 1916 A3 i IN BRIEF Voters face 21 Commission candidates When island voters open the ballot in the September 7 specific districts they are elected by.a county-wide vote. Priscilla Murphy marries, plans honeymoon cruise i party primary, they will be faced with choosing .their Thus, even though Sanibel and Captiva are in District 4 Priscilla Murphy, one of Sanibel's best Mrs. Murphy, widely known as founder the several cruises.Mrs. Murphy has been vows the driver freely interpreted the favorites from among 20 men and one woman vying for the (District 4 representative L.H. Bob Whan is not up for known residents, was married on Thursr Gone on election day? three Lee County Commission seats up for grabs. reelection), islanders can vote for candidates in all three of the island real estate firm that still taking, and it was during a cruise that the words of the official to mean "you do what it day, August 19, in Port au Prince, Haiti, to carries her name, has resided on Sanibel couple decided to be married. you want, and she do what she want." • '.-••• Incumbent Commissioners Dick Sayers (District 1), districts in the primary, the run-off, and the general Leo Shelski of Mount Carmel, Pennsyl- Sanibel and Captiva voters who plan to electidn. since 1946. She opened her first real estate Mr. Shelski is a dental technician who Mr. Shelski is now in Pennsylvania James Sweeney (District 3), and George Goldtrap (District vania. office in. ,1950 and has been involved in be out of town during the September 7 5) are all seeking a second term, but they are opposed by a owns his own business in Pennsylvania. He winding up his business affairs before The 21 candidates running for the Commission include: major business and residential transactions is a widower and the parent of a married retirement. The couple will divide their party primary election, the September 28 host of Democrats and Republicans (all three incumbents District 1: William J. Hudson (D); Bernie Langguth (D); are Republicans), Only Sayers is unopposed by a since that time. Two years ago she sold the daughter and son. ;.'.•.. time between an apartment owned by the run-off, or the November 2 general Kelly Scott (D); Jesse Padilla (D); R.,Doug Taylor (D); business, which at that time had three Priscilla said the marriage was perform- groom in Virginia Beach, Virginia and the I election can obtain absentee ballots by Republican. H»« name will not appear on the primary or Dick Sayers (D); Brant Donalson (D). ^ run-off ballot. branch offices, but she remained active in ed by a civil official in Port au Prince and bride's Coquina Beach condominium; writing Lee County Supervisor of Elec- District 3: Scott Douglas (R); George L. Essmaker (D); the firm until her resignation in October, entirely in the French language,' despite "We plan to do a lot of travelling," said The top two vote getters in both parties from each Roland Q. Roberts (R); F. James DeLozier (D); Buzz tions Enid Earle. It is possible to apply in 1975.- • . • \... • - ••.;.'..:••. the fact that the bride and groom don't Priscilla', "beginning with our honeymoon district will make the ballot for the September 28 run-off, person for an absentee ballot and vote Basilio Giangeruso (D); Virginia Swanson (D); H.B. Bob Mrs. Murphy and Mr. Shelski met at St.

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