Church Offerings to Build Home 100,000Th Visitor to Shell Museum Sanibei Principal to Retire
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SANIBEL PUBLIC LIBRARY Every week we mail to every home and business on Sanibei and Captiva, subscribers throughout the United BULK RATE States, and... U.S. POSTAGE Carol Burnett PAID South Pasadena, CA PERMIT #18 SANIBEL, FL Postal Patron VOL. 4, NO. 46 SANIBEL & CAPTIVA ISLANDS, FLORIDA MAY 16, 1997 MAY SUNRISE/SUNSET: 16 6:41 20:08 17 6:41 20:0i3 18 6:40 20:09 19 6:4020:09 20 6:3920: 10 21 6:39 20: 10 22 6:39 20:11 Community Easter Sunrise Service Church Offerings To Build Home grossed $22,000 thanks to a matching Sanibei Principal grant from an Island donor. Over the weeks that followed gifts came in from to Retire Sanibei Community Church's Benevolence Ministry, Ladies Guild, by Pamela Gilbert Wortzel and worship guests to bring the total to $30,000. On Thursday, May 8, a check for $30,408.62 was presented on behalf of Island Churches to the ministry of Habitat for Humanity of Lee County. Island Churches participating. St. 1 HELPED BUllD Michael's and All Angels Episcopal Church, Sanibei Congregational United cf!/7>Vr\ Church of Christ, St. Isabel Roman Catholic Church, The Vineyard of the Island, and Sanibei Community Church. In addition to the financial Support many Island men and women work weekly to construct homes in the Barbara Ward Denny Dennison, Pastor Sanibei Community Church; Ed Faulkner, Vice-president Harlem Heights community and in the Habitat for Humanity; Gail Clinkenbeard, Selection Committee; and Dick Travas, Dunbar Community of Fort Myers. fter eighteen years as principal Co-chair Benevolence Committee Dick Travas, co-chairman of the of Sanibei Elementary School, or the past several years leaders of from the offering of the Community Benevolence Ministry of Community ABarbara Ward will retire at the Sanibei Island churches have Easter Sunrise Service. Church, has challenged his congrega- end of the school year. Ward, who has Fhoped to contribute the cost of an This year the goal became a reality. tion in what he calls "the Habitat won national recognition for the school entire Habitat for Humanity home The offering from the April 30 Continued on page 8 through the implementation of innova- tive educational programs, will be missed by her staff and students. "It's going to be an emotional time," said school secretary Maureen 100,000th Visitor Harrigan, who has served as Ward's assistant since 1987. "She's the best. To Shell Museum I've worked since I was fourteen years he Bailey-Matthews Shell old and I've never had a better boss Museum is very proud to She's exciting, creative and sometimes Tannounce that they have just unpredictable." received their one hundred-thousandth Bonnie Lililiquist, who has worked in visitor to The Museum. the school office for the past six years, Two-year old Sophie Boas from was surprised to learn that Ward Kirchhain, Germany, was the one-hun- intended to retire. "I didn't think it dred-thousandth visitor to The Bailey- would be this soon. She's made this a Matthews Shell Museum. Sophie and really strong school and I'm sure that's her parents, Dr. Helmut and Mrs. going to continue." Ursula Boas, received gifts, an hon- Ward, who was born in Norfolk, orary family membership, and had pic- Virginia, moved to Ft. Myers in 1968 tures taken in celebration of this mile- with her husband, Wellington Ward. stone event She taught math at Orangewood Shell enthusiasts had dreamed of a Elementary for 10 years and served as shell museum for many years and after assistant principal of Tice Elementary much hard work and fund raising, on for one year. In 1979 she came to June 27th, 1995, the dream came Sophie, Ursula, and Helmut Boas receive gifts from Museum Director Dr. Jose H. Sanibei Elementary as principal. true. The mission of The Bailey- Leal, (far right) honoring Sophie as the one hundred thousandth visitor to the The tiny island school had had sev- Matthews Shell Museum is to provide Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum. eral different principals in a short span information about shells and the ani- live, grow, and reproduce. They have that made the shell!" of time and things were unsettled. mals that make them and to assist the heard many comments from visitors "We saw an olive shell that had a "When Superintendent Ray Pottorf interested public in their discovery of suggesting that their mission is being snail in it. Now I know that the snail hired me to come out here," recalls seashells. Sanibei has long been known achieved. These are a few of the com- belonged there. It made the shell!" Ward, " he said promise me that you for its shells and now has a facility that ments from visitors to the Museum: "I always wondered what those long will stay when you go there." Ward has offers programs explaining how shells "I never knew there was an animal Continued on page 13 Continued on page 6 Page 2 Island Sun - M&y i&J 1997 \\ |J_/ aged to have their own special music, It's A Grand events, special 4th of July sidewalk Tea Party At Museum San-Cap Weather History sales and other fun opportunities. Seven Day Weather Forecast The committee needs volunteers for by Jim Blocker " Date by Jim Clarke, Chief Meteorologist, WBBH-TV Old Flag! the week before and for the day of the May High Low t's time to plan for your entry in the parade. Please call Ginny Bissell at Precipitation Date Temperature Rain Wind Gulf 4th of July Parade. This year's 472-1080 or Trish Phillips at 472- 6 84 63 0 May Low High (Chances) (Knots) Temp Itheme is "It's A Grand Old Flag!" 9131 to add your name to the list. 7 87 68 0 16 70 89 20% S5-10 79 It is being organized by families and Entry Fees for entries in the parade 17 70 90 30% SE10 79 friends of Sanibel & Captiva Islands are: Commercial...$25 and 8 87 68 0 along with help from Bailey's General Private...$10. Entry forms can be 18 71 91 30% SE 10-15 80 9 84 70 0 Store and 1st Independence Bank who picked up at Bailey's and First 19 72 92 30% S/SE10 80 all think that our community should Independence Bank. Make your check 10 85 70 0 20 73 92 20% S5-10 80 have a real home town patriotic parade payable to 4th of July Parade and mail 11 90 73 0 21 73 90 20% S5-10 81 to celebrate Independence Day. So plan to gather up the kids in the neigh- with entry to First Independence Bank, 22 74 89 10% SW10 81 borhood, decorate your bikes, riding 2495 Palm Ridge Road, Sanibel, FL lawn mower, family car, wagons; ride 33957. your skate boards, rollerblades, scoot- So join in the parade activities for ers, and join in the fun. Provide your "The Fun of It" and celebrate the Welcome it turned out we received the beneficial especially in June and October when and ask yourself if you're ready with Fourth of July with pride in our "Grand rains while Miami got most of the tropical systems can get their genesis own music with boom boxes, ampli- your hurricane plans and you've paid fiers, etc. Old Flag!" Rain In May attention with it "twister." when frontal boundaries "stall" in the your insurance which covers both of Good News! Fantastic Patriotic T- Rainfall totals varied as they often Gulf of Mexico. The parade will start from Tarpon by Jim Blocker these through separate policies! It is Shirts will be available soon at Bailey's do when heavy thunderstorms parade The northwestern Caribbean Sea Bay Road and Island Inn Road area, go General Store and at First my understanding that the largest down Periwinkle Way, and end at Casa weather front was stalled in the through our region, but, most places and the Gulf of Mexico are the favored Independence Bank for $15 any size! Becky Williams, Beth Traucht and guest of honor Cindy Scragg enjoying Cindy's received at least and inch of rain. Page areas for "named tropical systems" }n insurance claims from Hurricane Ybel Road and Periwinkle Way. Island middle of the Gulf of Mexico Andrew were from wind; from There will be Tank Tops too, this prize at Sanibel's Historical Village earlier in the week over sea Field in Ft. Myers recorded an inch of June. This year conditions are favor- businesses along the route are encour- A rain, whereas, coastal areas generally Hurricane Opal, rising water (flood), indy Scragg of Tween Waters white blouses, black skirts and long water that had heated up to 80 able for an "above average" hurricane received the greater amounts as Naples season and this mid-May storm, and from Hurricane Fran last year in Inn on Captiva entertained her white aprons also did the serving. degrees. Wtth the aid of some cooler the Carolinas, rising water (flood). air moving in aloft, a low pressure cen- led with 4.30 inches and Sanibel although not tropical, should remind us Cfriends for tea May 4 at Miss The historical village is a gathering Check it out.=ft ter formed on the 1 lth which quickly received two separate bursts of rainfall that the "season" draws near. Advance Museum, the Sanibel-Captiva Chamber Charlotta's tea room in Sanibel's of vintage buildings from an earlier era organized the storms that spun east in the early morning hours and then hurricane season planning should Islands Night of Commerce was represented in the Historical Village and Musuem and at on Sanibel.