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PRSRT STD. U.S. Postage Paid Sanibel, FL Permit #33 Postal Patron Since 1961 32 Pages Free photo by Michael Pistella Grandma (Eleanor Beth Lukitsch) lays down the law to her grandsons, Arty and Jay Kurnitz (Alex Doud and Philip Lowendick), while Dad (Joe Meyers) looks on in Lost in Yonkers at the J. Howard Wood Theater. • 2 "Week of July 6 - July 12, 2001 » Islander fr '' ' "*• *.* Office Condominium on Periwinkle Way is perfect , Delightful beach home with heated pool, beautifully for starting (or relocating) your island business! ;, furnished, great rental income and just steps to Great location, .move-in condition, zoned for ir deeded beach access. Four bedrooms, three baths, . professional or service business. * 125,000. 2 sunny and bright, one and one-half years new. %695,000. i : i I brand new 4 bedroom, 4 bath carefree vacation | Only four hom.es to the beach, you can h§af the surf from this1 ccffcy cottage. With sunny southern homes with great income potential. Very close to*' beach, open and airy floorplan, every luxury amenity,! ,exposaxeV%contal; i5fl<3(D.mi e and great near-beach location,'this three^^fobm^two badi' cottage is the huge patio with built in gas grill opens to heated pool; best value QA the" b^ach''side, af Captiva Drjye> and spa. Extended 4 year home owners warranty and j %120,000. ' ' •*'••)>.; ,"/ '" V , • > • ' • top quality construction to be completed 9/2001.! %690Q00 ,', \ <' •' r'i. it i; 1 f 3-YiJlage..% SanitcUslaiicl Florida! 33 Islander • Week of July 6 -July 12, 2001 » 3 By Dave & Lee Horton of Sanibel Print & Graphics COLUMNISTS ID SAY THIS DOESN'T Loofc Too GOOD • Travel Barbara Qanz Dave — page 7 Horton Business Profile Nancy Sant&usanio — page 9 Lee Horton would surely lose a lot and probably not its solid waste and Sanibel recycles 11%. The Metastatic Life know just how much until too late. Well, it's not quite as bad as it sounds. Lisa Pierot So with lots of enthusiastic ecological According to City Engineer Gates Castle defenders around, how is it that our partic- of the Sanibel Public Works Dept., many — page 11 ipation in the county's recycling program people bring their recyclables directly to the lags so far behind everyone else's? city's recycling compound. Castle says he Hey, what's that green box? The county's Annual Recycling Report does not see where that part is reflected in Recycling as startling news? Hardly — prepared last September needs to be taken these data at all the concept has been around for quite a with several large grains of salt, but even Still, more work is needed and as Castle while now. But what is startling, so it reveals that Sanibel's resi- says, "until we hit 100%, there's always even alarming, is the lack of par- dential single family participation room for improvement." ticipation on these islands as com- in recycling is a stunning 44% as Some help is on the horizon in the form pared to the rest of Lee County. compared to 7-5% fdrtbe eounty of the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Associa- '' Bob Shy/on Captiva and Sanibel have wide- as a.whole. tion of Realtors, which is mounting an spread and richly deserved reputa- As embarassing as that might "Island Recycling Awareness Project" Environment tions for having a better-than-aver- be, it pales in comparison to the headed by Susan Dunn of Priscilla — page 14 age collective conscience when it data for Residential Multi-Family. Murphy Realty. comes to matters ecological. The county as a whole enjoys a par- We can expect an active campaign to Animals are better protected ticipation rate in this. category of increase our awareness of both the disturb- on these islands as a rule because RENNY 85% while Sanibel reports in at 5%. ing data as well as ways to deal with the there are a lot of people out there SEVERANCE Rounding out the picture, the problem. who care and who pay attention Editor commercial data for the county The people behind this deserve our sup- to what, goes on around them. shows 37% participation as port, if only for our own enlightened self- There are different groups of volunteers — against 21% for Sanibel. Combining all interest. They should be preaching to the r' ' '• the Wildlife Committee, SCCF, CROW, the data and comparing totals, the figures choir on this issue, given island attitudes Ceuter Stago even the less formally organized but equal- show overall participation for the county on similar subjects. ly vigorous Wildlife Protocol folks — all at 77% versus Sanibel's 21%. Let's all make this work and turn the Marsha Wagner of whom work hard and effectively in dif- Municipal solid waste figures are numbers around ASAP. Watch this space — page 17 ferent ways to protect our fragile environ- reported separately but they reflect the for futher developments. ment. Without these dedicated people we same pattern: the county recycles 36% of S001 "Taste of The Serving CULINARY & SERVICE •r-V ." *" " Island" Lunch 11:30am Dinner 5:00 pm AWARDS SINCE 1989 BIG WINNER! Takeout Available -1998 TASTE OF THE ISLANDS AWARD- 1st Place • Best Seafood Award Best Salad. -1997 TASTE OF THE ISLANDS AWARD- Best Seafood*2nd Place/Best Salad*2nd Place Taste of the Taste - -1999 TASTE OF THE ISLANDS- Best overall & 1st Place/Best Fish/Seafood GRAMMA DOT'S -2000 Taste of The Islands Award - iff''" People's Choice Seaside Saloon 1st Place /Judges Best Overall ^-' -\'i DOCKSIDE DINING 1st Place Best Booth Pres. • Best award Appetizer/Tie • Best Fish & Seafood/Tie SANIBEL MARINA -2001 Best Salad, Taste of the Taste and z:ii# COME & SEE WHY! 634 N. Yachtsman Drive • Sanibel Island, FL 33957 Peoples Choice &'j 4 • Week of July 6 -July 12,2001 -Islander so call first to see if space is still avail- able. FISH (Friends in Service Here) The Beachcombers is an ecumenical The FISH (Friends in Service Here) tion and the management of foreign-body singles group, established by the mem- Caregivers Support Group of Sanibel will Hope Hospice to hold airway obstruction. The course will con- bers of Sanibel Congregational Church. not meet again until Tuesday, Oct. 23 at sist of lecture and practice on CPR man- It is open to singles of all ages, races and 10 a.m. July volunteer classes nequins and include skill testing. Lecture churches in the Sanibel-CaptivarFort Call Ruth Hamann at 472-9035 or This month, day and night training material needs to be read prior to theMyers area. Topper Schram at 454-8372 for futher classes will be offered for new Hope class. • • • information. Hospice volunteers. Evening classes will Pre-registration and a $10 fee is Miami Dolphins be held at the Cape Coral office and day- required prior to the date of the class. time classes in Fort Myers. Be sure to wear comfortable clothing Home Games Sanibel project Hope Hospice volunteers are needed to because participants will be working with help in several areas of patient care mannequins on the floor. Bring a towel or Five home games of the Miami cited for excellence including: pad for knees if necessary. Dolphins have been chosen by the City of The Board of Lee County For further information please call Cape Coral Parks & Recreation Commissioners recognizes the first ever • Take patienst to doctors' appointments 472-5525 Monday through Friday Departmen—Special Events Division as recipients of its "Award of Excellence" • Run small errands for a family between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. special trips for the- coming fall season. for Outstanding Achievement in Project All the selected games have a 1 p.m. kick- Design, Environmental Quality and • Sit with a patient to allow a caregiver off time. The Rec Department will pro- some much-needed rest or time to run Innovative Technology. Beachcombers Singles vide a first class deluxe motorcoach and a The three recipients are: an errand tailgate lunch outside the stadium. Lunch • Spend time talking, listening, andhelp- to make trip to Useppa will be a sub sandwich with chips, cook- • Town Center at The Brooks, a 2,532- ingh a patient write letters, make A day cruise to privately-owned ies and soda; stadium seating is in the acre master-planned community phone calls, etc. Useppa Island is planned by the-upper corner end zone section of Pro- being developed by The Bonita Bay Player Stadium. These services make a substantial dif- Beachcombers Singles Club for Friday, Group at the intersection of U.S. 41 ference in the lives of terminally ill July 13, The cruise starts promptly at the Tickets are $70 per person per game. and Coconut Road in Bonita Springs patients and their families. marina in South Seas Plantation, Tickets and bus seating are on a first- . For more information call Hope Captiva, at 10:30 a.m. but participants come/first-served basis and the bus leaves • Page Field Commons (Starwood Hospice at 489-9180 are asked to assemble no later than 9:45 from Cape Coral City Hall at 8 a.m. on Wasserman, LLC, developer, and a.m. at the site. The cost is $27.50 per the day of the game. Burner & Company, landscape archi- person which does not include the cost of tects) lunch in Useppa's clubhouse. The boat The games are: CPR course to be offered returns the group to Captiva by 4 p.m. Buffalo Bills, Septemebr 16 • Island Woods (Dupont Builders, For this outing the club's monthly fee is Oakland Raiders September 23 developer).