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Sharon Brace, Dream Catch Pam Rambo, Merandack Diane Fugit, Lady Captiva Jan Mclntosh Markle, Nemo Fish Chairs Highlight ABC Auction he Captiva Civic Association's ABC Auction, benefiting The Sanibel School, is just around the corner. The ABC Auction will feature some terrific items this Tyear, including a 1986 Ford Mustang (red); children's nursery furniture, hand painted by Laurie Kaihlanen; a 12-foot SunFish sailboat and a vacation get-away to Steamboat Springs Grand Resort Hotel. The ABC Auction fish chairs and several of the larger items will be on display February 25 through 27 at the CCA gallery. Th? ABC Auction pre-event dinner will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with the auction starting at 7 p.m. Captiva. island restaurants are providing this year's dinner, and the cost is $15 per person. For more information/please call the CCA at 472-2111. • The monies raised by the ABC Auction for the Sanibel School Fund will be used as seed money for the Captiva Art Room at The Sanibel School. One exciting addition to the C4ptiva Art Room is the kiln room, where students will be able to have their ceramic artwiork fired. • The 2004 ABC Auction is a Captiva tradition dating back over 38 years. Ten percent of the auction's gross sales will benefit the Sanibe] School Fund. Last year, the continued on page 40 Lauri Kaihlanen, Butterflies Are Free Vanessa Lombardo, Serenity

Symphony Society's Verandah Home Evokes Old Florida Charm by Camille Kucaba his year's Symphony House Designer Showcase and Art Exhibit is drawing lots of "oohs" and "ahhs" from those visiting the spectacular home in the THammock Creek neighborhood at the Verandah development in Fort Myers. Open to the public since February 14, "The Symphony House" is the Symphony Society's 2004 fundraiser to benefit the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Tours continue daily through February 29 - Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday noon to 5. For the first time in the Showcase's 14-year history, a home was built especially for the event - a partnership between the Symphony Society and the Bonita Bay Group, along with Dan Dodrill, president of Daniel Wayne Homes, and the home's owners, Sarah Ashton and Jim Metzler. As always, area design firms donated their time and talent to transform the home's interior into a showplace of beauty and tranquility. Helping to see the project through from start to finish has been an exciting process, according to Harriet Reece, chair, and Shirley Van Ackeren, co-chair of the event. continued on page 58 Long used in outdoor settings, wicker evokes warmth and comfort on the lanai World Day Of Prayer 2004

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Serving on the local World Day of Prayer committee are, left to right standing, Ed Sieber, First Church of Christ Scientist; Barbara Hoggatt, Sanibel Community Church; Beverly Warren, St. Isabel Catholic Church; Judy Maurer, Sanibel Congregational UCC; Susan Stuart, Chapel-by-the-Sea Captiva. Seated left to right are Miriam Armstrong/Village Church of Shell Point and Hazel Schuller, Sanibel Congregational UCC, coordinating chairman. Other committee members of the host church are Vivian Pike, Kate Dietrich, Phyllis Duty and Moon Price. Submitted by Carolyn DeCoster even churches of Captiva, Sanibel and Shell Point are presenting the World Day of Prayer, 2004 on March 5 at 10 a.m. at the Sanibel Congregational SUCC, 2050 Periwinkle Way. World Day of Prayer is an international evet)t that unites Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and ofher Christian women and men in 179 countries in prayer the first Friday of March every year. Thfoughout the day, from the first sunrise to the last sunset, prayers, spoken in hundreds of lan- guages and dialects, follow the sun's path around the globe. Each year the women of a different country write the service. The women of Panama have written the service this year. At the Sanibel service, a dialogue by the former Sanibel School's Spanish teacher and Episcopalian, Nisla Tolp and Susan Stuart of Captiva Chapel- by-the-Sea will be part of the service. Men, women and children are welcome to attend the service. A fellowship hour will follow the service where Panamanian food and items will be featured. Child care/nursery is available from 9:30 to 12:30. For more information, call the church, 472-0497.& Shot £( 16 FINE SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS mam. I Can Too - Casual Wear • Casual Attitude Cedar Chest Fine Jewelry • Copi Kats Accessories foitgti Veranda • Tuna Luna • Mole Hole Island Critters • Needful Thiiigs Collectibles Shalimar • Sanibel Cafe • Sanibel Island Candle Co. Sanibel Silver & Pewter Co. Tahitian Surf Shop • Wilford 8. Lee Tropical Temptations Ice Cream Parlor 1975 - 2019 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Island, Florida . f- '«-.-•• t-1

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Dave Boyce Michael Heider Carrie Lucas Janel Monahan Chris Smith www.janereaderweaver.com 239-850-6669 239-2464716 239-850-6000 239-218-6869 239-395-6118 < noted, cautioning Council to "remember cle containers, propane tank, replacement Clark Richards of Clark Richards & Vegetation how Sanibel got to be the nice place you of insect screening with wall or glass, new Associates, who said he represents 31 all say it is." windows and doors, pool equipment, air condo associations, urged Council to "bal- Ordinance Councilmember Judy Workman said conditioner compressor... and similar ance the animal population with the she couldn't support the new ordinance so improvements as determined by the city human population." He suggested a pub- Prompts Lengthy long as minor improvements are exempt. manager..." lic mandate to fund eradication of exotics Q "I don't see the logic of allowing those In an attempt to clear up an apparent on private property. Z Council Hearing exotics to continue." Councilmember Dick "big misunderstanding," Rogers on "Saying the people are more important w by Camille Kucaba Walsh also said he would prefer to contin- Tuesday again stressed that the changes defeats the purpose of this island as a ue the city's policy to rid the island of apply only to new development or rede- sanctuary," countered Workman. lose to 100 people packed City invasive exotics. velopment of a parcel or the substantial Rob Jess, manager of the JN "Ding" Hall for Tuesday's Council meet- Tuesday's meeting was attended by improvement of an existing principal Darling National Wildlife Refuge, said too Cing, this time prepared to do bat- many of the same people who spoke out building. CASI, however, continued to much compromise could cause wildlife tle over what has become a controversial during extensive Planning Commission push for a "more definitive" ordinance. species to suffer. The proposed new ordi- amendment to Sanibel's vegetation ordi- hearings held last spring. Condominium "Just add a sentence covering replace- nance is "science based. I see consistency nance. owners, one of the most vocal groups, ment, repairs and maintenance," said and compromise." But Jess also urged The public hearing went on all day, favor the "minor improvements" exemp- Mattie Hanlon. stronger language on the removal of and in the end Council decided to send tion. They fear the cost to remove such Karen Barker of Tennisplace, who said Australian pines, another controversial the 40-page document back to the plants as the exotic inkberry (Scaevola she represents 48 condominium owners, subject on the island. Planning Department for "tweaking." sericea) from their property could far also urged "more tweaking" of the docu- Rob Loflin, the city's natural resources The "veggie" ordinance, as it's come exceed the cost to make small scale ment. An "advocate of personal property director, called the trees "one of the most to be known, contains a section which repairs or replacements. s," she said "nice" vegetation like destructive" of the non-natives and said would allow "minor improvements" to Linda Naton, president of the hibiscus and bougainvillea are conducive it's illegal to plant them in the State of properties without requiring the removal Condominium Association of Sanibel, Inc. to "better rentals. People want to see this Florida. On Sanibel Australians pines have of invasive exotic plants. (CASI), and Sonja Smith, a spokesperson when they come. They don't want rac- "invisible" status; homeowners are This represents a major policy change, for the group, have been involved in the coons and rats and snakes at their allowed to keep them on their property, according to Planning Director Bruce hearings from the beginning. They've said condo." he said. Rogers, who said he did not recommend repeatedly that residents shouldn't be Andrew Reding of the Lake Palms But under the proposed new ordi- it. "It does erode some basic (city) policies" required to spend thousands of dollars to . Condominium Association said there nance, the trees are considered non- which have been in effect for 29 years, he remove exotics if they just need to replace should be no exemption for any group. native. This means that a property owner a rotting light post or add a fence around Residents of his condo voluntarily either may have to plant additional natives a dumpster. removed exotics on the property over a or remove some of the pines to comply Sanibel City Council The current ordinance requires a devel- period of years. "It can be done," he told with the 75 percent native requirement. Meets the first and third Tuesday of opment permit to make such changes, Council, and it's not that expensive. Most of the proposed amendments to every month at 9 a.m. at City Hall, 900 and the development permit is what trig- "Just because you don't have to Sanibel's Land Development Code relat- Dunlop Road; phone 472-3700. All gers removal of the exotics. In addition to replace (exotics) doesn't mean you ing to vegetation are classified as "house- meetings are open to the public. Brazilian pepper, melaleuca and inkberry, shouldn't be doing it," noted former keeping" changes, according to Rogers. the list of "aliens" includes air potato, ear- mayor, Nola Theiss. The ordinance covers all eco-zones: Next regular meeting leaf acacia, Java plum, lead tree and moth- Mayor Steve Brown said he also wants Gulf beach, Gulf reach ridge and Blind Tuesday, March 2,9 a.m. er-in-law's tongue/bowstring hemp. to see exotics removed, but favored an Pass area; upland wetland and lowland "Sanibel is now free of melaleuca and "education and encouragement" wetland; mid-island ridge; mangrove for- Complete agendas are available at the on its way to becoming pepper free," said approach. "I'd like to see a strong educa- est; bay beach; and altered land. City Web site: Rogers, urging Council not to let the other tional program," a plan or "exit strategy" It specifies that 100 percent of plants www.mysanibel.com six exotics "get to the Brazilian pepper whereby residents would show how they planted in the Gulf beach zone, that is A copy also is posted on the bulletin stage." propose to rid their properties of exotics seaward of the 1974 Coastal board outside City Hall. Agendas sub- The new veggie ordinance defines over a period of time. Otherwise, eradica- Construction ControlLine, be native. ject to amendment. "minor improvements" as "installation of tion could be very costly, he added. This reflects a change from the 75 per- You may send email to: a small fence, barbecue grill, outside lights, Gloria Hannan said removing exotics is continued on page 31 [email protected] hard surface for placement of trash/recy- being a "good neighbor."

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Dr. Wayne Robinson 278-3638 Sunday worship services: Sundays Advanced, 4 p.m. CO Sunday Services: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, Chapel Service: 7:45 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 to noon. 226-0900. The Alliance for the Arts, SCIENTIST: Full Worship service, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. TEMPLE JUDEA (CONSERVATIVE): 10091 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers. 2950 West Gulf Dr., Sunday -10:30 a.m.; Sunday School during 9 a.m. service 14486 A&W Bulb Road, We believe in the benefits of diversity in Sunday School-10:30 a.m., Wednesday Child Care provided at 9 a.m. Fort Myers, 433-0201. gender, age, political affiliation, sexual evening meeting - 7:30 p.m.; Reading Elevator for easy access Rabbi Benjamin S. Sendrow, orientation, race and religion. room open, Monday, Wednesday and The church office is open Monday Cantor Devora Buchen. Email: [email protected] Friday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (November through Friday. Phone 472-0497. 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Daily Mass, 8:30 a.m., 7 p.m., followed by confirmation class from 7:30 to 9 p.m. 15675 McGregor Blvd. 437-3171 PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH: Confession - Saturday at 9 a.m. until all are heard. For information on early childhood educa- Rabbi: Judah Hungerman 17625 Pine Ridge Road, Fort Myers. Friday Service, 8 p.m. ST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS tion/preschool, phone 482-1121. Pastor Walter Still, 437-2599. Sun. . UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS Saturday Service, 11 a.m. Worship 8 and 9:30 a.m. Bible Study 8:45 EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Shabbat School Saturday Morning 2304 Periwinkle Way, 472-2173 SOCIETY OF THE ISLANDS: a.m. A congregation of Evangelical (UU OF THE ISLANDS) Adult Hebrew Classes Lutheran Church in America. The Rev. Dr. Donald A. Fishbume, Rector Please call for information on full program. Services First Sunday of the month at SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH: The Rev. Suzy Post BREAD OF LIFE MINISTRIES Sunday: 8 & 10 a.m., Holy Eucharist 7:30 p.m. Sanibel Congregational Church, CHURCH OF GOD 1740 Periwinkle Way, 472-2684. 9:45 a.m., Church School, K-5 2050 Periwinkle Way, Fellowship Hall. 16581 McGregor Blvd. 267-3166 Pastor, Dr. Daryl Donovan. Weekdays: Wed., 9 a.m. Eucharist with November 5 through May 5. (Just past the Tanger Outlet Mall) Sunday Worship Hours: Healing. Thurs. 6 p.m. Middle and High UNITARIAN CHURCH FORT MYERS: Pastor Joe Hanshaw 8 a.m. Communion Worship Service School Youth Group 13411 Shire Lane (off Daniels Parkway, Sunday Worship Hours: 9 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service Sat., 5 p.m. Holy Eucharist one mile west of I-75) Bible Study - 9:45 a.m. with Children's Ministry (Praise Team & Sunday services and religious education at Band) 10:45 a.m. Traditional Service The Church is always open for prayer Mornjng Worship -10:40 a.m. TEMPLE BETHEL SYNAGOGUE: 10:30 a.m. All are welcome. 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-RE-LOCATION- forever green shops reflection lakes commons 2055 periwinkle way 13550 reflections pkwy #5-503 sanibel island* 472-8110 fort myers* 433-3799 BAILED CENTER • 2477 Periwinkle Way '472-1702 mon-sat 10-5 mon-sat 10-5 profits to provide one-time emergency Over $77,270 To assistance to residents or employees of the islands. Be Awarded To Since its inception in 2000, the Community Foundation of Sanibel- Island Projects Captiva has awarded more than he Community Foundation of $170,000 in grants to non-profits serving Sanibel-Captiva's Bailey Society the islands. Twill award more than$77,270 in The Community Foundation of grants to 12 non-profits and the City of Sanibel-Captiva works to unite donors' Sanibel on February 25, at 6 p.m. at the wishes with the changing human needs of Sanibel Community Association. the community through compassionate, The Bailey Society is the membership flexible and perpetual giving. arm of the Community Foundation of The Community Foundation of Sanibel-Captiva. The society was created Sanibel-Captiva is an affiliate of the SW to provide funding for innovative non- Florida Community Foundation which has profit programs that support the needs of current assets of $32 million. The Vil residents and employees of the islands. For more information, call 274-5900, Individual members donate at least $150 or visit www.sanibelcommunity.com.^ Where Shopping is an Art a year and businesses donate at least Aboriginals: Art of the First Person $250 annually to support these efforts. SPEED ZONES Fine Tribal Art Most of the funds are given away in grants 395-2200 each winter. The foundation encourages A Slow Speed Minimum Wake Zone has been established for Escentials individuals and businesses to join. For Bath, Body and More! The recipients of the 2003-04 grants the protection of wildlife. This zone 472;7770 include: Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, includes all bays, bayous and tidal creeks Kirby Rambo Collections BIG Arts, Brightest Horizons Mission, and 1/4 mile off Sanibel on the bay side Fun & Functional Art Children's Education Center of the Islands, from the west end to Dixie Beach Road, 472-4944 City of Sanibel, C.R.O.W, Developmentally Disabled Residential Signs and buoys identify this zone. Matsumoto Gallery & Frame Shop An Idle Speed. No Wake Zone is in effect Fine Arts & Crafts Corporation, Gulf Coast Symphony 472-2941 Orchestra, Junior Achievement, Old from Dixie Beach Road east to the Schoolhouse Theater, Sanibel Lighthouse and then along all beaches on Nanny's Community Association, Sanibel School Traditional Children's Shoppe Fund, and the Southwest Florida Sanibel west to the Blind Pass Bridge. 472-0304 Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. Idle speed regulations are also in effect in Oh Mango! This year, 25 percent of the money canals and areas within 500' of the Always In Contact with Fashion will go to support programs in the human beach, mangroves, fishing pier and boat . . 472-2223 . services, while twenty two percent of the ramp. A ring of white plastic buoys desig- Seaweed Gallery Collective Artisans & Mermaids grants will fund projects in the area of nates this area. education. Projects related to the arts, ani- 395-3328 mal welfare and historical preservation will Speed Zones are enforced by the Sanibel The Write Stuff also be funded. Police Marine Unit, the Lee County Papers & Possibilities . 472-8289 The grand amount of $77,270 Sheriffs Department and the Florida includes an allocation of $10,000 to the Why Knot foundation's Good Neighbor Fund. The Marine Patrol. Exciting & Fun Women's Clothing Good Neighbor Fund works with.non- Marine Environment Regulations Brochure Available At 472-3003 Sanibel City Hall, 800 Dunlop Road. Why Knot Relax Clothes For The Relaxed Lifestyle 472-3098 William E. Wilson Fine Jewelry Design Original hand-crafted designs, diamonds & gems Designer Consigner 472-8590

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Clark's Grebe photo by Jim Stevenson Sanibel Wildlife Road Fatalities oons are large, powerful swimming fer rather clear water where they can easi- submitted by Vernon Frankwich, chairman. Wildlife Committee birds that eat exclusively fish. Their ly see their prey. They nest on clear lakes Lnecks are shorter than most birds in the north, such as glacier-produced The following monthly statistics by species have been compiled by the Sanibel that feed on fish, as they are stocky and "kettle ponds," and prefer less turgid Department of Public Works. They only reflect wildlife losses recovered by the thick. They generally do not spear fish like waters of the Southern United States in department and do not include injured animals or off-the-road fatalities. many other piscivorus birds, but rather winter. They arrive on their wintering grab them with their open bill. With the grounds when waters are more clear, and Species January 2004 ' Year to Date large lung capacity, they have the ability to most leave early in spring to breed. Raccoon 18 18 stay under several minutes, and chase fish Armadillo 0 0 Often, they can be seen peering down Opossum at will. into the water, watching for fish to dive 3 3 They (and grebes) also have flattened for, Rabbit 0 0 legs (vertically) to cut down on drag in the Other 0 0 Four of the world's five loons are very Totals water. closely related, and they all belong to the 21 21 Loons are visual feeders, and thus pre- genus Gavia. The Common Loons is just You can help protect our wildlife. Obey our speed limits and give our animals a brake.*

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id you know you could have a free «*. .IB--:1 • ••»"- **-•> safety inspection of your boat Dright at your dock? Members of the Sanibel Captiva Sail & Power Squadron make "house calls" and con- duct free Vessel Safety Checks {VSC) to assure that your boat has all the required and recommended safety equipment on board and that it is in proper working order. To schedule your free 20-minute VSC, call Bob Healey at 466-4169, George Irwin at 267-2320 or John Topp at 433-5150. Boaters who pass tjie inspection are awarded a decal indicating their VISIT JERRYS preparedness. The U.S. Coast Guard will honor vessels with the VSC de^al as having proper safety equipment aboard and, absent another apparent violation, will not PRODUCE DEPARTMENT board them for safety inspections. ••flflf: featuring Indy Patti Vessel Safety Checks shoulc be con- ducted on a yearly basis. Some insurance Fresh Florida Citrus, lease be advised that the gulf tem- companies offer a discount for boat own- perature is now 68 to 69 degrees. ers who pass a Vessel Safety C heck.^ SunHarvest •Indian River PThat means it is prime time to catch sheepshead, a fish that is fun to Friends In Service Here Fresh Produce From catch and delicious to eat this time of year. These seven fish, ranging from Around The World Arriving Daily 17 to 21 inches, where caught last FISH Lines week at the Sanibel Causeway. With a ISH Volunteers visit the homes of Fresh Fruit Baskets low outgoing tide, all you need is a red- those who are ill, shut-inj or lonely Prepared & Delivered headed jig and some shrimp. Go fish Fin order to provide companionship and enjoy a Florida day. The and encouragement. To obtain addition- sheepshead are biting!# al information, please call 472-0404.& Fresh Squeezed Orange & Grapefruit Juice Fresh Cut Flowers ENJOY OUR AWARD WINNING FAMILY RESTAURANT EARLY BIRD SPECIALS 4 to 6:30 p.m. Citrus Glazed Salmon $8.95 • New York Strip Steak (6oz.) $9.95 Honey Dijon Chicken $7.95 DAILY SPECIALS MONDAY • All You Can Eat Spaghetti & Meatballs $9.95 TUESDAY • Pot Roast $9.95 WEDNESDAY • Roasted Pork with Roasted Apples $9.95 {^fisher's THURSDAY • Turkey $9.95 FRIDAY & SATURDAY Prime Rib 8oz. $10.95 • Prime Rib lOoz. $12.95 SUNDAY • Herb Roasted Chicken Breast $9.95

See the 40Q~year-old sunken ,.*• treasure of the A tocha A:-:U:c-c gold doubloons, emeralds, & silver pieces-of-eight for sale Located at Periwinkle & Casa Ybel 2353 Periwinkle Way [behind Winds] 239-395-3473 1700 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Island, FL Open 10 am - 6 pm Store Hours Every Day - 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mon-Sat 472-9300 I CROW Case Of The Week: Baby River Otters by Brian Johnson el Beall, a wildlife rehabilitator in Sarasota, known to CROW staff as the "Pelican Man," got a call in early January about four baby river otters found Mat a construction site. . No one knew what had happened to the mother. She must have been trapped, killed or otherwise separated from her babies, said CROW Veterinarian Dr. PJ Deitschel. A couple of the construction workers planned to keep the baby otters as pets, but soon realized it was not a practical idea. The Pelican Man took care of the foursome for several days, then sent them to CROW, a clinic better equipped to raise baby otters. Deitschel was attending the North American Vet Conference in Orlando when she got a call on January 16 about the river otters. "I was anxious to get back to see them," she said. Deitschel estimated that the babies were only about one week old when they arrived on Sanibel. They were the smallest she had seen since coming to CROW. She felt concerned that they had so little time with their mother. "1 was worried about their immune system," said Deitschel. "We tubed them good food right away, and also massaged them and performed acupressure on points along the umbilicus and spine to stimulate their chi." The group consisted of one big boy, one big girl, one medium boy and one small girl. Usually only two, maybe three otter pups survive in the den. The staff expected to have problems with the smallest girl, but they all did well until the 19th of January. Baby river otters That day staff noticed cloudy urine and decreased urination from the medium-sized "Always when we lose someone, we get someone else," said Dr. PJ. boy. Dr. PJ put him on antibiotics and Chinese herbs, western and eastern remedies The girl from Melbourne, bigger than the group of three already at CROW, was that work synergistically. given a room to herself upstairs. She is already moving around and eating on her own. The urinary tract infection seemed to clear up, but in the afternoon of the 23rd the The eyes ofjhe Sarasota otters popped open in the first week of February. When boy looked lethargic and his abdomen was tight and bloated. His breathing was labored they get a little'stronger, Dr. PJ will take them out of ICU and put them with the and he looked pale. "This is not good," thought Dr. PJ as she examined him. Melbourne girl, who will be pleased to have them as company. Otters are among the She gave him relaxant medication, took a radiograph and placed him on oxygen, but most social animals in the wild. by 4 p.m. the otter was dead. CROW hopes that those who have dropped off fish for the sea turtle will also bring "It was incredibly distressing," said Dr. PJ. "We did a post-mortem and found a dis- fish for the otter babies once they get big enough for the outdoor complex. tinct area of necrosis near his stomach. He died of a ruptured colon." "The otters are easy to raise because they love fish and eat on their own, but it's a The staff was upset about losing the boy and talked about the case at rounds for a huge bill for us," said Dr. PJ. "They also love soft scrambled eggs mixed with milk and couple days. But they knew there was nothing more they could have done to save him. dog chow. We can definitely use some eggs!"* Soon after they received a call from Melbourne, Florida about a baby otter girl.

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TRADERS STORE & CAFE 937 East Gulf Drive, Sanibel Island 1551 Periwinkle Way I 472-7242 337-JAZZ (5299) Lunch 11-3 I Happy Hour 3-6 I Dinner 5-9:30 Dinner reservations suggested. • 34 From page 31 the ability of a home or luxury condo to be zens and visitors" in the Ninth Planning purchased by a "facilitator" as a limited lia- Two Planning District of Florida, according to the procla- I Causeway bility corporation and then remarketed to mation read by Mayor Steve Brown. d During the 120 days prior to a mail corporate owners who would treat the Commissioners "Response teams such as fire, police dwelling as a time share. and emergency medical services must > ballot, there will be an "intensive educa- ^ tion" effort, which can only reinforce Commissioner Jack Samler, a realtor, Appointed know the types of hazardous materials and =3 Council's position, she said. said he was against the concept because ity Council Tuesday reappointed chemicals that are being used and stored §5 "If we don't win the referendum, then "it cheapens Sanibel." Jack Samler as Planning in the event of an incident to respond ttl what signal will that send?" asked Vice Samler cited one scenario where a Commissioner and selected safely." home would be purchased for $2.9 mil- C Sanibel-Captiva Fire & Rescue is one ' Mayor Marty Harrity, who made the Michael Valiquette, a local general con- z> motion to put the question to voters in lion, with each of four shares then sold for tractor, to fill the expired term of retiring of only five Hazmat teams in Lee County, £ March 2005.* $925,000. Each "owner" would be Commissioner Phyllis Bogen. according to Brown.O assigned one month's use on a rotating Following controversy and debate over basis every four months, and if an owner whether to reduce the group of planners chose not to use the assigned time slot, it City Receiving 1 'Fractional to fives Council voted earlier this month to 7 could be rented, he explained. retain seven members. Council also is Grant Money Ownership Commission Chair Carla Johnson said working to schedule a joint meeting with the concept raises a very important issue. the Planning Commission, and a tentative he Florida Department of Law Addressed "We don't want to prevent families from date of March 30 is being considered.^ Enforcement has awarded the City sharing ownership and use... But we don't ouncil voted 5-0 Tuesday to nip Tof Sanibel a Local Law want to turn the island into a community Enforcement Block Grant of $3,297 for the concept of "fractional owner- of corporate owners with revolving door ship" in the bud. 'Emergency' the purpose of reducing crime and C policies and no neighborhood stability," improving public safety. The money will City officials instructed staff to prepare she said. a draft ordinance and publish notice that Week Proclaimed be used to establish a drug interdiction Johnson added Tuesday that she and training center on the island.. Sanibel is considering a zoning change his weekend marks the start of which will impact "fractional share pur- fellow commissioners are looking forward The Community Foundation of to a joint meeting with Council. "Together Emergency Planning and chases." Community Right-to-Know Sanibel-Captiva has awarded the city a we can be a team and work for the city." T 2003 Bailey Society Grant of $2,000 for The practice - basically time sharing - Awareness Week (February 22 to 28), should only be made available in resort Planning Director Rogers suggested cited by the Sanibel City Council in a an all-terrain wheelchair for physically areas, said Councilmember Dick Walsh in that fractional ownership be included in proclamation issued Tuesday. handicapped residents and visitors to the upcoming Evaluation and Appraisal making the motion. The proclamation "recognizes the access city sites. Another such wheelchair Report, a periodic review of the Sanibel already has been donated by Billy's While the notice provides people with Plan required by the stated importance of community awareness of a "red flag," it's just the start, according to the 'Emergency Planning and Community Rentals. City Attorney Ken Cuyler. Public hearings Right-to-Know Act'enacted by the United The Community Foundation check will must be held before the ordinance is final- States. be presented during an evening reception ized. "It is essential to plan and prepare for February 25 at the Sanibel Community "Fractional ownership" was described the accidental release of hazardous materi- Housed by Planning Commissioners recently as als and to protect the well being of all citi-

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• Monday, February 23, ___ r . Student Of The Year 2004,8:00 p.m. j||| ||6 ARIS nternational College honored on Sunday, February 8, its best Butch Thompson and ;— J "''"'•'''''"""' and brightest of the 2003 academic year during the Sixth Terry Waldo with Ruth Brisbane create a IAnnual Student Recognition Banquet at Three Oaks University Center in Estero. The banquet celebrated the accomplishments of bluesy, swinging night to remember. these outstanding students. Faculty and administration, with input Limited tickets available, $35. from various clubs and organizations, selected the students. Sanibel resident Joseph Poppalardo was named the Sponsored by Fifth Third Bank, Henderson, International College Management Program Student of the Year. Franklin, Starnes & Holt PA. Poppalardo, 45, the Sanibel Deputy Designee for the Lee County Butch Thompson Sheriff's Office, recently earned his bachelor's degree in manage- • Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 3:00 p.m. and Terry Waldo ment from the college and is now working toward a master's Film Society's "Academy Award Nomination" degree in management there.* Joseph Poppalardo Matinee series screens "Lost In Translation". Tickets available at BIG ARTS and Island Cinema, $5. enormously touching, quintessentially • Thursday, February 26,2004,11 a,m. Everybody's English and yet, at the same time, univer- Women's Issues Discussion Group, Women Reflecting on Women, welcomes sal. Talking About Call BIG ARTS, 395-0900 to make author, Connie Brown, to discuss her book, In a Man's World: Faculty Wives reservations.^ and Daughters at Phillips Exeter Academy 1781-1981. Everyone welcome. The Talking Heads Call for reservations. verybody's talking about the upcoming performance of the PUBLIC BOAT RAMP • Saturday, February 28,2004, 8:00 p.m. Eexceptionally funny and touching The boat ramp is a public facili-l BIG ARTS On Stage presents "Tallulah!" play Talking Heads by the brilliant play- ty for the use and enjoyment of wright, Alan Bennett. BIG ARTS' with, acclaimed actor, and BIG ARTS Schein Hall will be all abuzz March 7 at all. To, maximize use, boaters need to be favorite, Will Stiitts, $25. 8 p.m. when the much acclaimed, considerate of other users. Prepare for Dorothy and Reuben Silver, "the reign- launching in the parking area before Sponsored by Congress Jewelry & ing theatre couple of Cleveland" arrive reaching ramp so as to minimize time Benchmark General Contractor, Inc. Will Stutts to reprise this recent London and Off on the ramp. In the dark, shut off head- Broadway hit for the audiences of the Islands. lights to avoid blinding others. Launch Weekly workshops available in: Acrylics, Clay & Sculpture, Furniture Painting, Glass Fusing, and move boat and car immediately 5 Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Life Drawing, 'No Mistakes" Watermedia, Nature Printing, Oils Print Talking Heads Originated as six mono- logues written for BBC Television and from ramp area and park vehicle careful- Making, Pastels, Watercolors, Dance (adults & children), French, Italian, Spanish, Writing, was then adapted to the stage, The per- ly considering others. When hauling Poetry, Photography, Jazz History, Book Discussions, Current Events Discussions, Yoga, formance to be presented by BIG ARTS boat, empy bait well before reaching The BIG ARTS Community Chorus and The Sanibel Band. On Stage will include two unique charac- ramp. Load boat on trailer and move it ters, Graham, an aging bachelor frantically attached to his addled mother who has to parking area well away from active just rediscovered an old boyfriend and is area to check all tie-downs and hook-ups Call BIG ARTS 395-0900 planning to leave her son, and Susan, the before driving out of lot. repressed, alcoholic vicar's wife who finds for tickets and information Mdrin? hrivironmcni Regulation* Brochure Available A; temporary refuge in t.hp arms of an Indian Sfliiiac' Cirv Ha!!. Sill) Djnbi) Ria:: BIG APIS 900 Duniop Road * Sanibel, FL 13957 'ir-.-cji. B.Aii are hyst^rc alhj k:nny ci,ij those who came to the school in the Leukemia Author To Speak 1930s and 1940s, tell of their experi- E' ences living at the school and in town. And Lymphoma At BIG ARTS Connie decided that these stories were too precious to be lost, and interviewed D Tennis embers of both the wives and their daughters. This CO BIG ARTS book distills their stories and presents a Tournament Mown picture of what a private school life was wonjien's issues.dis- like, a life little known to the outside 00 he Dunes Golf & Tennis Club will cussion group, world. 70 host The Leukemia & Lymphoma "Wejmen Reflecting > Tennis Tournament on February on Women" are It was through friends that Connie and TO T Dick discovered Sanibel in 1995 and fell 28 and 29. Registration for tennis tour- pleased to welcome K> nament participants will continue .-...*:•«• authjor, Connie in love with the island, as so many others O through Wednesday, February 25 at 5 Brovivn, to speak had before them. She soon began volun- p.m. Events for the tournament will "Smash Out leukemia & Lymphoma" aboijit her book, In teering at BIG ARTS, where she contin- include Ladies Doubles 3.0, 3.5, 4.0; Chairperson Ann Pulver receives donation a M^n's World: ues to help at the front desk and at Men's Doubles 3.0, 3.5, 4,0; and Mixed check of $500 from Jack Swope. Both Ann Faculty Wives and Connie Brown evening events. Doubles 3.0, 3.5, 4.0. Entry fees for and Jack are leukemia survivors. Daughters at Phillips Exeter Academy All are welcome to attend her talk and the discussion to follow. Refreshments will participation in one event is $40 and for 76 percent of the society's expenditures 1781 to 1981, February 26, 11 a.m. at two events $55. BIG!ARTS Center. be provided. Call BIG ARTS, 395-0900, are directed to research, patient and com- if you would like to attend.^ All tournament participants will receive munity services, advocacy and education. (Jonnie Brown was a faculty wife at - a "Smash Out Leukemia & Lymphoma" The Suncoast Chapter, located in Exetkr Academy for 35 years, 1962 to tee-shirt and champions and finalists in all Tampa, provides services and raises funds 199|7. While there, she and her husband, Live At The divisions will receive commemorative in 12 counties, from Citrus County to Dick), lived in dormitories with adolescent prizes. Continental breakfast will be pro- Collier County. The Naples/Fort Myers boys| who were not much younger than Legion vided for tournament participants courtesy . branch office was opened three years ago theyj were in the beginning. As a wife, she of The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club from 8 to better serve the needs of patients in entertained the students with birthday par- he Legion Hall has scheduled local a.m. until 10 a.m. both days. Event play Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties. Two ties, [Saturday night cookies and occasion- favorites, the Troublestarters, to begins at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Lunch •patient services managers are on staff to al dinner parties. A year after they came Tplay every Tuesday from 7:30 p.m. will be provided by the Island Cow restau- assist patients and families battling these to tr e academy, Connie and Dick pur- to close at the American Legion. A late rant on Saturday, February 28 and by The diseases. For more information about chas ed a small fishing shack on a small night menu will also be available. Dunes Golf & Tennis Club on Sunday, blood cancer, visit www.LLS.org.^ pond in the White Mountains in order to The Legion is located at the three mile February 29. Throughout the weekend, have; some quiet time away from the con- marker on Sanibel-Captiva Road. For Brian Healy of Sanibel Wellness will pro- stan: pressures of a boarding school. They more information, call 472-9979.* vide chair massage for tournament partici- retired to "The Pond" in 1997. pants and spectators for a donation of $1 Ih a Man's World came about as per minute. Our E-Mail address is Conpie listened to other wives, especially Along with tournament tennis play, the day of fundraising will also include a [email protected] 50/50 raffle and silent auction. Tickets for the 50/50 raffle will sell for $10 each (available now in The Dunes Tennis Shop) and the drawing will be held at end of play Sunday afternoon (ticket holders need not be present to win.) The silent auction for LIVE ENTERTAINMENT leukemia & lymphoma will begin on The featuring Dunes Tennis patio Saturday morning no later than 11:00 am. and bidding will DANNY MORGAN conclude Sunday afternoon at end of play. Silent Auction items include a Luc Thursday, Feb. 19,8 til... Century hand etched vase, Wilson tennis racquets, unisex bicycle, boat trip and dinner from Gramma Dot's, captained boat charter, canoe/kayak rental for two from Tarpon Bay Explorers, art prints and orig- inals, massage from Brian Healy, Dunes Social membership, golf at The Dunes, and meal certificates from Traders, The Mermaid Kitchen, Matzaluna, The Lighthouse, Sunset Grille and The Lazy Flamingo. Donations of water and PowerAde from Coca Cola of Fort Myers JOHN BUTLER and tennis balls from Head will also be a Friday & Saturday Feb. 20 & 21 part of making this event a successful fundraiser. Sponsorships and Silent Auction item donations for this worthwhile event are still being accepted. Call The Dunes SANIBEL ISLAND'S Tennis Shop at 472-3522 for information and registration. 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Zolan iorida Repertory Theatre has had an outstanding season Henderson is well cast as |—*aani d it's not over yet. Right now the Tony award winning The Cowboy, a very unsa- X Ccomed( y I'm Not Rappaport is showing and it's one of the vory character. Jane Roy- best I've seen. Written by Herb Gardner, it delivers clever, comi- Bachman plays Laurie. I cal dialogue throughout the play. In the starring roles as two •i thought she was just pretty octogenarian men are Niels Miller as Nat, a lifelong radical and window dressing for the "• . «H!J Jewish kibitzer and Adam Wade as Midge, a half-blind African- park, but I was wrong. Her . Jpa American building superintendent. I cannot imagine any actors brief performance was h§fl ^m doing a better job than these two veterans of the stage. The powerful. I^H HH ro'es are ver^ demanding and show the vulnerability of the ^HL Warn e'c'erly. Miller is well known to Florida Rep audiences. Wade, I'm Not Rappaport is ^™ although new to the Rep, has done extensive work on televi- as good as it gets. It's now sion, radio and stage with names like Ben Vereen, Delia Reese and Leslie Uggams. showing through March 7 at Florida Rep, located in It's October 1982 and as the play opens, Nat and Midge are seated on a bench in the historic Arcade Theatre Central Park. The entire two-act play takes place in the same location. Nat is telling in downtown Fort Myers on 8 tales and Midge is tired of listening to him. He becomes so frustrated by Nat's far- Bay Street between fetched stories that he decides to punch him out... but he can't see him. Nat calls his lies Jackson and Hendry =•"•3 "alterations." They are his way of making life more interesting as he fades into the not Streets. Call 332-4488 for so golden years. tickets.^ 1 The two men are complete opposites and yet, in spite of their bickering, you sense a feeling of friendship. 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ebruary 13 marked the date of the Annual Dunes Women's 18 Hole 2004 Sweetheart Scramble. The format of the day was a Four-Person, (three ladies Fand one gentleman), Screwy Scramble — only gross score counted. A riotous time was had by all, followed by a superb luncheon. The men were guests of the ladies, all played from the Red Tees. The winners: First place, Jim George, Joan Kent, Margaret Dwyer and Jinny Kelby, 89. Second place, John Hendricks, Jodi Cothran, Elaine August and Mildred Hasselman, 90. Third place, Howard Dwyer, Daphne Hellmuth, Linda Kramer and Pat Wentling, 91. Fourth place, Ken Grosse, Claudia Finzen, Debbie Fairbanks and Marge Moretzsohn, 93 (scorecard playoff). Skill Prizes - Men's Division Women's Division Closest to the pin: Closest to the pin: Don Weymouth, #9 Debbie Fairbanks, #9 Marvin Seibold, #11 Closest to the pin: Closest to the black cat: Jinny Kelby, #11 Earl Sawin, #13 Closest to the black cat : reakfast• Lunch • Dinnejt Longest drive: Nancy McConnell, #13 Ed Shults, #18 Longest Drive: And Snacks In Between! Karen Hendricks, #18 Chip-ins: Claire Bowie, Margaret Dwyer and Mary Outside Dining Available Nifty Niners til 10:00 mil he results for the Nifty Niners Two Person Better Ball Member/Guest Tmatch held on February 12 are as follows: First place, Ginny Burgoyne and i'.r Maxine Shevlin, 16; second place, Mary Condit and Peggy Hogg, 17; third place, Nancy Hopkins and Pat Whitaker, 18. Closest to the pin winner: Julia O'Neil -•fcr. Longest drive winner: Jackie Koehler Congratulations to the winners .#

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1986 Red Ford Mustang ABC event raised over $6,600 for the CCA is a community based. 630-plus Sanibel-Captiva Conservation membership organization operating exclu- Foundation's Tarpon Bay Marine sively for the betterment of the Captiva Laboratory. area. Visiting with Tommy Tune (center) are (I to r) Jan Egeiand, Meiinda Roy and Geoff and • If you would like to donate items for • The CCA works diligently to preserve Robbie Roepstorff the ABC Auction, please contact Doris island ecology and unique island Holzheimer at 472-1978, Ron Gibson at ambiance; organizes and sponsors social ommy Tune, Broadway legend and nine-time Tony winner, dazzled a local 472-6179 or Alison Hagerup at 472- events open to both members and non- crowd Tuesday night in a special benefit concert for Gulf shore Ballet. 2472. members; and sponsors and provides TThe sell-out audience at the Anderson Theatre on the Bishop Verot campus in • Volunteers are needed for the ABC exhibit space for new local artists. Fort Myers thrilled to the performance by Tune and the Manhattan Rhythm Kings in Auction; please contact Rose at the the third annual BRAVO! event - what the Chicago Tribune referred to as "a splashy, • Membership dues and building lease stylish song and dance revue... completely irresistible!" Captiva Civic Association at 472-2111, to income fund less than half of the approxi- participate. mate CCA annual $125,000 operating Many guests enjoyed meeting Tune and the Kings as they sampled refreshments • The Captiva Civic Association was expenses. The balance is funded from the during a post-perfor- founded in May 1959. It is a 501 c(4) not- generous support and proceeds of a single mance party hosted for-profit corporation and is governed by community-wide fundraising event, the by Ellington's Jazz an elected board of 11 directors. The annual ABC Auction.* Bar and Restaurant. Jan Egeiand, Gulfshore's executive director, said the event was "highly successful, both financially and otherwise!" j NOW OPEN She extended thanks to the concert sponsors, Edison National i FOR LUNCH Bank and Bank of the Islands. Others who lent their support ; MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 11:30 - 2 include Ellington's, Chico's and Aesthetx (I to r) Meiinda Roy, Michael Biagi, Raymond Marchica and Jan | 10% OFF LUNCH ONLY magazine.# Egeiand I Not good with any other coupon. With coupon. Gratuity maybe added before discount Exp. 3/10/04

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Kiwanis Ail-Island Variety Show — San-Cap Revue Act I lways a great time with a Acapacity crowd, - the San-Cap Revue, Kiwanis All-Island Variety Show is sponsored by Sanibel Captiva Trust, Johnny's Pizza, the Islander, the Island Sun and Bank of Great meals the Islands. It will be held at BIG ARTS on March 6. Already an Island tradition, it's a great family show featuring talents from around these islands. Here's what to expect in Act I. The show will open in true community style islander John Cestaro, your average magician with the Sanibel Chorus- directed by Carl Gnat. It will be followed by Steve Mullins telling another tall tale, The Sanibel School Performing Arts Group, The Sanibel School's singing resource officer, Kurt Schulte, and the Coastal Blend Barber Shop Quartet. Of course there will be an appearance by Magician John Cestaro, whose Bronx Rings routine had last year's audience roaring with laughter, and the return of cabaret singer, Cindy Lee accompanied by Laverne Phillips. We went to Laverne at BIG ARTS four years ago to seek her advice, on creating what we then called an all-island talent show. Her advice (surely she envisioned Kiwanians in grass skirts) was concise. "It has to be good." No disappointments so far. The San-Cap Revue has been known to sell out early, so call BIG ARTS at 395-0900 to reserve tickets. Adults are $10, and, while kids under 10 are free, each BfftGIHHEU? SfEftfttffllJSf A 8E&I0Q0 ftESTAURAK? must have a ticket and be accompanied by an adult. Watch for Act II 42 VIRGO (August 23 to September method and how and why it (usual- establish a seating section for unac- My Stars •** 22) Don't ignore that suddenly cool ly!) works. companied women. Some women ° ARIES (March 21 to April 19) or even rude attitude from someone AQUARIUS (January 20 to attending movies alone had com- g] Some unsettling facts about a past close to you. Asking for an explana- February 18) Someone who gave plained of harassment. > situation could come to light. And tion could reveal a misunderstanding you a lot of grief might ask for a • On Feb. 21, 1948, six days < while you'd love to deal with it you were completely unaware of. chance for the two of you to make a after its first race was held, g immediately, it's best to get more LIBRA (September 23 to October fresh start. You need to weigh the NASCAR is officially incorporated as £ information to support your case. 22) Unless you have sound knowl- sincerity of the request carefully the National Association for Stock J, TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A edge, and not just an opinion, it's before giving your answer. Car Racing. 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TAX PLANNING IN FLORIDA. Smith Barney invites you to a Free Breakfast Workshop PRISTINE LAKEFRONT HOME Seagull Estates home on the lake & very near the beach. This 3 BD, Topics to be discussed 2.5 BA expanded "Pelican Model" home has been thoughtfully remodeled. • Recent changes in the Florida Intangible Tax New kitchen, office, half bath, & master bath w/ separate tub & walk-in • Advantages of Florida domicile shower, to name just a few of the amenities. Community pool, clubhouse, • Florida Estate Tax beach access & tennis. Offered for $890,000. • Florida wills vs. out-of-state wills • Investment strategies for Florida residents • Municipal bonds - Strategies in a rising rate environment

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Richard Hall, CPA Mark Williams, Attorney Frank P. Durand, CFP™ David B. Gallentine, CFP™ A FREE BREAKFAST WORKSHOP Date: Wednesday, February 25,2004 i. CANAL FRONT JEWEL RIVER FRONT HOME IN S. FT. MYERS Time: 9 a.m. 1 This 3BR/2BA virtually maintenance free 4 Bedroom, 4 bath river-front home on Place: Gulf Harbour, 14500 Vista River Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33908 I castle was built by an artist/architect. Situated direct access channel. Home offers both Speakers: Richard Hall, CPA, Mark Williams, Attorney, j on a large corner double lot offering privacy boat dock and separate boatlift on 108x166' Frank P. Durand, CFP™ Senior Vice President - Investments, David B. Gallentine, CFP and room to grow. The ground floor has a sea walled lot. Living room with cathedral RSVP: Ask for David Gallentine (239) 482-5400 wonderful swimming jet-stream pool and ceiling opens to large pool enclosed lanai. Seating is limited. Reserve your seat today! shady sitting area surrounded by lily pad/gold- Located near the mouth of the river, | fish ponds. Truly exceptional! $1,495,000. and very near the Sanibel causeway. SMITH BARNEY^ Offered for $1,695,000. Citigroup. CLAUDIA BONNISTFREY.GRI

©2003 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Member SIPC. Smith Barney is a division and service mark BROKER/ASSOCIATE • 910-3555 • 800-233-8829 of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and its affiliates and is used and registered throughout the world. CITIGROUP and the Umbrella Device are trademarks and service marks of Citicorp or its affiliates and are used and registered throughout the world. 50 Phonographs On Display At o Library CN collection of Edison phonographs, recording cylinders and other artifacts dating back a century is on display for the month of AFebruary at the Sanibel Public Library. Island residents Roy and Joan Abrahamson are sharing these treasures with the community by exhibiting them in cases at the library. Thomas Edison developed the first practical phonograph in 1877. This was a tin foil phonograph which worked by recording sound waves through a needle placed against a rotating cylinder covered with tin foil. The first cylinders were able to record only two to four minutes of sound. Records and phonographs have pretty much been replaced by compact discs, but until the 1980s were the most common way to listen to music. Mr. and Mrs. Abrahamson began their collection about 25 years ago when a collector friend showed them an old phonograph. Their fascination grew and they began to frequent auctions, antique stores and garage sales, both in the United States and abroad. The phonographs on display are in working order and all reflect the influence of Thomas Edison. The Sanibel Public Library is located at 770 Dunlop Road. Hours are Monday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call the library at 472- 2483.*

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VISA • MC • AMEX • DISC -VISA • MC • AMEX • DISC • VISA • MC Cast out our sin of stubborn pride, 51 Poetic Voices of greed, dominion, power. j Relay For Life selected by Don Brown Remind us of our creaturehood I and whose we are this hour. { ll are invited to become part of For consideration. the Sanibel Cares Relay for Life D plcaw send typed O God of labor and of love, \ ATeam. One person, hand in hand, Invents imh a slu'rt with another, can make a difference in Z biography to Inland hewer of rock and sea, j O carpenter of form and soul, i the battfg against cancer. Relay for Life will be held this year at the Lee County m Wai;. Siiiu: 2. tkinih:! We praise your majesty. j ro * hL 33957 MM Don Sports Complex on April 23 and 24. 70 Brown or send a The opening ceremony begins at 6 p.m. Micros*iji Wurd followed by the Survivor's Victory Lap • illacliiwiit to ilon The Reverend Joyce Kelly is pokt, quilter, and minister at College and the Caregivers Lap. The most mov- brown" nlum.inii.edu Street United Church in Toronto, Canada. She travels as frequently ing part of the evening begins at dusk as possible to Captiva to be with her husband, The Reverend Bruce when the luminaria ceremony is held. McLeod, at the Chapel by the Sea\ and loves every minute of it. This Encircling the track with lights of hope, poem goes to the familiar tune of !'O God our Help in Ages Past", and IABOROFLOVE the ceremony memorializes and honors has been sung in United Churches] throughout Canada. very special people. Anyone interested by Joyce Kelly in joining the Sanibel Cares team or making a donation please contact Heidi O God of labor and of love, Marinello at 472-1540.& You crafted rock and tree, 0 carpenter of form and soul, we praise your majesty.

The womb of your compassion aches to birth us once again. O God who made us from the first remake us now as then.

With mighty hands you hold us firm in life's refining fire. No anvil breaks your steadfast love Forge us to your desire.

As servants of earth, sky and sea we live here as your guests. Restrain our heavy-handed lives to treasure your bequests.

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IBank of the Island, OBart, Lisa, and Mapife to the Articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, worked for any other Springfield Library to dcfsbme research. nutrition, and diseases can be found in person than Robbie Imagine their surprise when they found the Health Reference Center. And for Roepstorff, he would that most of thebooks we*e gone and book clubs and book reports there is a probably be out of a job that it had been "renamed fhe "Media fabulous resource called "What Do I right now. Lisenbee Resource-Learning Center." They could- Read Next?" which gives recommended spends nearly as much n't find any books' fpr their reports, so reads, plot summaries, and award infor- time volunteering at The Marge decided to tell her children about mation. Patrons can use, these databases Sanibel School as he history instead. in the library or at home. Go to" the does at the bank. Fear not. The Sanibef Public Library library's website at www.sanlib.org and , And Roepstorff, who will not be going down that road choose the item "Online Databases". puts a high premium on because we know that the physical act When asked, simply type in your Sanibel. community service, of reading will survive. As a device, the Public Library barcode number and . >, wouldn't have it any other book is comfortable to hold, easy on the begin your search. Reliable and cdtnprer. way. hensive full-text information is ir§§ witfc eyes, affordable, and portable. One of ; "We really support The our new acquisitions, A Splendor of your Sanibel Public Library ca«L;" . % :•. Sanibel School," said Letters: the Permanence of Books in These and other titles may be '". .; Roepstorff. "The students Rob Lisenbee and Robbie Roepstorff of Bank Of The Islands an Impermanent World by Nicholas reserved by calling 472^2483, or by vis- there are the next genera- Basbanes, addresses just this issue. iting www.sanlib.org: Library hours are tion. I think it's so important for businesses to get involved and adopt a school." Basbanes, who has worked as an award- Mondays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to Roepstorff, the president of Bank of the Islands, sits on the Sanibel School Advisory winning investigative reporter, a literary 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Council (SAC). Lisenbee is the treasurer of the Sanibel School Fund, the co-chair of the editor, and a nationally syndicated and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.^ car raffle, and a committee member of the For Kids Sake! capital campaign. cotytnnJ$trdfec^s§Cthe new challenges Kathleen Teaze is assistant director "With my son Dakota going to the school, it's important to me to volunteer," said the^Sok industr$^jacing in an increas- of the Sanibel Public Library. Lisenbee. "I feel lucky that I can be involved at the school not only as a parent, but as ingkjeligital age ar^'recounts some hor- an employee of the bank. Robbie supports me 110 percent. Helping at the school rifts .events in modern history, such as seems like the natural thing to do." the destruction oi'ihe Sarajevo The Bank of the Islands donated $10,000 to the school as part of the For Kids University Library py Serbian national- Sake! campaign. The gift allowed them to name the new administration conference ists. ' room after the bank. Under Roepstorff and Lisenbee, the Bank of the Islands has enlarged its role at The Sanibel School. It started with the car raffle, a community-wide project to fund a Spanish program. The bank helps sell tickets, cover the printing costs and promote the fundraiser. After several years of raffling a Lexus, this year the school will offer a choice between a Beetle and a Jeep. The tickets will be available for $50 rather than $100. Are You New To Florida? "Let me tell you, this Spanish program is so important for our students," said Roepstorff. "The younger they learn a foreign language, the better it is for them." As a SAC member, Roepstorff has followed the For Kids Sake! campaign from the Don't miss this complimentary beginning. She still vividly recalls the picture of the kids filing out of class for the ground- breaking. 2004 Estate, Income Tax and "That was a wonderful day," she said. "What's so good about Barbara is that she Financial Planning Workshop never forgets the children. They were all there in the front with their shovels and hard hats." for new Florida residents Roepstorff got to spend a day in Barbara's "shoes" on November 20, 2003 when she was invited to The Sanibel School as part of a county-wide "Principal For A Day" Lowell Schoenfeld Topics to be covered include: Board Certified Wills, Trusts & Estates Attorney • Florida Intangible Tax • Florida Intangible Tax Avoidance • Florida Legal Documents KEN FREY Realtor® "EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE" • Importance of Florida Homestead • New Income Tax Rates 239-910-3549.800-820-1043 • New Capital Gains Tax Rates www.YourlslandConnection.com • New Dividend Tax Rates A. Scott White 587 SEA OATS DRIVE Certified Financial Planner • New Unified Credit in 2004 Constructed in 2000 • New Estate Tax Rate in 2004 this near beach home is in pristine condition. Thursday, March 4, 2004 This home features an 9:30 am-11:30 am open, airy floor plan with cathedral ceilings, Sundial Resort • 1451 Middle Gulf Drive laundry room and tile Sanibel, FL 33957 anout. Just a Craig Folk Certified Public Accountant Seating is limited • R.S.V.P. Mina at 936-6300 prestigious beaches off West Gulf Drive. Securities offered exclusively through Raymond JaiTieS Financial Services, InC. Member NASD/SIPC. 1510 Royal Palm Square Boulevard, Suite 103, Fort Myers, FL 33919 The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience. Mr Schoenfeld's law office is located at 1520 Royal Palm Square Boulevard, Suite 320, Fort Myers, Flonda 33919 Roepstorff got to spend a day in Barbara's "shoes" on November 20, 2003 when I! ; she was invited to The Sanibel School as part of a county-wide "Principal For A Day" E75 project. Roepstorff spent a full day on the school grounds, and was impressed with Don t Miss Tins Gulf front things such as the precision of the morning drop-off, the parent involvement and the top FCAT scores. "Everyone works together," she said. "You walk on the campus and the kids are Home on the East End! happy and the teachers are happy." Last year Bank of the Islands won the 2003 Business Partner of the Year award CO from the Foundation For Lee County Public Schools. "Our goal is to impact the school 70 in ways other than just dollars," said Roepstorff .# . ; .• Island Seniors ro Coping With Life Challenges 1 O series of free lectures will be offered to Island Seniors members and the community on challenges many of us will face. AThe series will be held in the aerobic room with limited seating for 50 people. Island Seniors Center is located at 2401 Library Way. Call 472-5473. LIVING WITH ARTHRITIS Tuesday, March 2 at 1 p.m. by Dotrje Hummel, RN and community relations representative, Cypress Cove. You are not alone, twenty plus million Americans have arthritis. Learn what causes it, what we can do about the pain Wonderful views of the Gulf of and decreased mobility and how to manage this condition. Mexico. Spacious four bedroom, three bath home. Beautifully appointed. DIABETES EDUCATION Thursday, March 4, at 10 a.m. by Sandy Theobald RN BSN MS, diabetic educator for the American Diabetic Support Group. Join in learning Gorgeous beach. Pool and spa. Small about diabetes. Topics include monitoring, exercise, eating right and staying healthy. gated community with only 18 homes. Asking $2,799,000 AMERICA ON THE MOVE IN LEE COUNTY Thursday, March 11 at 10 a.m. by Karen Kalisz, RD, LD, M.Ed., adult health promotion and wellness coordinator for the Lee County Health Department. America on the Move in Lee County is a health promotion event that uses simple pedometers to get people walking and moving and is mirrored after the national pro- ROSE GIBNEY DAKOS gram, "America on the Move." This presentation concerns the obesity epidemic In this (239)472-5187x233 Office country; how this problem came about and what we can do to fix it. Pedometers will be on sale for $18 with instructions on how to use them. 800-553-7338 x233 Toll Free

FINANCING RESIDENTIAL CARE, OPTIONS Tuesday, March 23 at 1 p.m. by (239)472-4994 Home Reina Schlager, CPA at Gilman and Ciocia Tax & Financial Planning. This program [email protected] offers valuable information on creative money management to cover the cost of in- REALTORS home care, assisted living or skilled nursing care when needed. VIP Realty Group, Inc. www.rosedakos.com continued on page 55 Great Values On Great Properties Just Listed just Reduced 4 Burns Family Real Estate Team I :: i ^m^P^V^S^.'J^ Joan. Jeff. Tiffany & Joe Burns Bay and Boating Bliss Breathtaking Sunsets Over The Cull' Wo ha\e the nicest Gulf front and Cult' Call Toclav Build youy r dream home on one TS Abound from ihi> large beachfront home View units a\ailahlc at Loggerhead 239-472-3121 • 800-232-6004 most unique and spectacular home silos. situated on one of Sanibel's most beautiful (ay! All beautifully furnished and This lot features 3o0 views of the sparkling lots, fhis 4 bdrm. 3 blh home features .i great income producers. www.BurnsFamilyTcam.com waters of San Carlos Bav and the adjoining kitchen with natural wood cabinets & t'orian canal. \Yatch dolphins play and manatees counter tops, large living nil with beamed I nit 213 Cull Views $709,000 swim just steps outside your door. This cathedral eeiliim"& fireplace. & private 2nd floor master hdrm suite with gorgeous oversi/ed lot is even equipped with a boat Unit 203 Gulf Views $699,000 dock on a wide deep water canal that can waterfront views. The master suite has its own Voted accommodate a 90 foot yacht. This is one of study'library & even its own laundry rm. This the last opportunities to purchase such a could be your beachfront dream come true! Islands' unique buildable home site on Sanibel $3,595,000 Island. Your dream home awaits you... $2,995,000 COLDVVELL Realtors ^BANKER . For 2003 Picturesque Canal Lot Shi Build your dream home on this INTERNATIONA L oversized direct gulf access canal lot. Located on the popular east end of Coldwell Banker [ All offerings are subject to errors, omissioi Sanibel. $415,000 I change of price or withdrawal without prior noticey. Residential Real Estate 54 Anne Morrow Lindbergh Above The Crowd, Not Chasing It! Shell Coast Poetry Festival 8 Steve and Maxine Fisher value service over volume; he Anne Morrow 4 quality over quantity. Lindbergh Shell Coast Poetry Festival £ T CO Find out for yourself why the Fishers is currently accepting submissions, according to customers and clients give glowing testimonials Margaret Eiluned Morgan, to their service and performance. festival organizer and niece Q of author-aviators Charles A. and Anne Morrow With over 35 years as Broker-Associates and Lindbergh. The festival is open to full time Sanibel residents, they offer Lee County public, private unparalleled knowledge and experience. and home-schooled students in grades K-12. This year's theme is "From the Treat yourself to Sanibel's best kept real estate Atom to the Star," and the secret - The Fisher Standard of Service. submission deadline is February 25. For submis- "We will exceed your real estate service expectations!" sion guidelines, contact ,n additjOn to her aviation accomplishments, Anne Morrow Margaret Eiluned Morgan at Lindbergh <1969) was a well-known writer. Gift from the 463-5633. gea, her most famous book, was based on her visits to Call today to purchase or sell. An editorial committee Captiva in the 1950s. selects between 100 and 175 submissions for publication in the festival's annual Anthology, which can be The Fisher Team - Over 35 Years Combined Experience! accessed through the Lee County Library System and also is sold at several local book- stores. The foreword for the Anthology is written each year by noted author, Reeve Lindbergh, daughter of Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The student authors whose work is selected for the Anthology will be invited to read of the Islands their work at a poetry reading on May 1, at Fort Myers High School. The 2003 festival received more than 1,000 submissions and drew more than 400 people for the poetry 2400 Palm Ridge Road, Suite C-l reading. Sanibel Island, FL 33957 The festival works in collaboration with Florida Gulf Coast University and the Office: (239)472-2311 Southwest Florida Community Foundation and is sponsored by The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation and the Earth Shine Institute, a supporting organi- Toll Free: (800)388-2311 • Res: (239)472-0949 zation of The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation.^ Steven W. Fisher email: [email protected] Maxine Fisher Broker Associate www.sanibelcaptivarealtors.com Broker Associate EXCLUSIVE ONE-OF A KIND PROPERTIES CAPTIVA TROPHY SANIBEL TROPHIES MOST STRATE- COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL GIC CORNER Only Available Dinkins Bayou. ON CAPTIVA Commercial Building Best open water CREATE YOUR on San-Cap Road value on Sanibel. House & FANTASY!! Approximately 1.5 Guest House Acres, Room For Make This 5,000 SF Expansion Your Estate! BON1TA BEACH AWARD WINNING HOMESITES • Gulf View Butterknife • Oceanfront Florida Keys With Boat Docks • Sanctuary Golf Course • 3 Unit Site On Sanibel

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WHEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE IS DIAGNOSED WITH ALZHEIMER'S Thursday, April 8 at 10:30 a.m. by Eleanor L. Horowitz, RN MSN HNC, owner of Common Ground (Holistic DIRECT ACCESS! Just minutes to the BOATING AND BEACH! Architect NEW! NEW ! NEW! just completed! Nursing, Healing Touch & Yoga for Bay and Gulf! Wide, deep canal, dock. designed, quality constructed 3/2.2, Ground level 3/3 Shell Harbor pool Health). In 1997, Eleanor's husband was Beautifully designed Wolter built four cai garage, elevated pool. Open home! All the latest features! New diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Hear her per- 3/3.5. Screened pool, spa and outdoor floor pi in, dock lift, canal views. Just a dock, lovely lagoon views. One block sonal story of how this disease has affect- living area. $1,295,000 block ftiom the beach! $1,199,900 from Gulf beach access. $1,395,000 ed this family and friends. Eleanor will be open to all questions. She believes many Condominiums people are too polite to ask the questions. This is why she enthusiastically acccepted NEW LISTING! MEW LISTING! an invitation to speak on this subject.

FROM COPING TO SUCCESS! Tuesday, April 13 at 2 p.m. by Vicki Ashton, BS in Education, certified coach U. graduate. What a better way to finish off the Coping With Life Challenges 2004 than to offer you information on how to have success and joy in your life. Vicki will present an opportunity for you to choose MILLION $ VIEW Beautifully updated S10USE/C0ND0! This charming SPECTACULAR VIEW! Enjoy breath- success and joy in life over just accepting unit with view of the gulf! 2 bedroom, cottage islone of 9 separate, free standing homes taking panoramic bay and causeway and coping.^ 2 bath, remodeled kitchen to include . which co uprise a condominium sharing pool, views from this upgraded ground lighting, cabinets, countertops and appli- tennis & seach access. 2/2 + loft, sleeps-six in level 2/2. Amenities include pool, ances! New carpet, tastefully beds. Vailted ceilings, sky lights, screened porch- tennis, boat dockage, fishing pier -decorated, too! $829,000. es, fully f irnished and equipped. $559,900 and picnic areas. $485,000 Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Bayou Home Near Beach Homes (SCCF) • 472-2329 UNDER CONTRACT! NEW LISTING! Location: 3333 Sanibel-Captiva Rd (1 mile west of Tarpon Bay Rd.) Hours: Trails, Education Center, Nature Shop and Bookstore M - F 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Native Plant Nursery • 472-1932 M-F 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fees: Adults $3.00 NATURE WONDERLAND! Prize winning home SPACIOUS OLDE FLORIDA STYLE 3/2 ONE AND A HALF LOTS Attractive, Members & children under 17: Free for excellence in design, construction & decor! in quie:, cul-de-sac location in popular elevated 3/2 with room for a pool! Specials: Shoreline Discovery Walks Thurs., 9 a.m. Fully furnished and equipped 3/2 with serene Sea Oals subdivision. Vaulted ceilings, White and bright interior, vaulted ceil- Guided Trail Walks T-W-F,9a.m. views of bayou and conservation land. lots of light, fireplace, Pergo floors, ing, large screened porch Overlooking Nati ire Shop Monday - Friday, Community pool, tennis and beach access. short wjalk to uncrowded beach. wooded area. Close to beach & restau- &B>okstore 8:30 a.m.- 3 p.m. Convenient to Captiva amenities. $949,900 $599,000 rants! $595,000. Nati w Plant Monday - Friday, Nursery 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Butterfly House Tues., 10 a.m. Weeds and Seeds Mondays, 8 a.m. ADA SHISSLER GRI,PA Daily, 4 p.m.

Adv suture Cruises 239-472-5187 ext. 254 • 800-553-7338 ext.254 REALTORS' e-mail: [email protected] VIP Realty Group, Inc. 56 Shopping With Camille CM February's Always A Busy Month In A Tropical Island Paradise by Camille Kucaba (Tuesdays and Fridays) and her Fort Myers office located at the intersec- oday (Friday, February 20) is the last day of the dia- tion of Colonial Boulevard and mond and estate jewelry liquidation sale at Cedar DeLeon Street. Call her on Sanibel TChest Fine Jewelry in Tahitian Gardens. (472-6000) or in Fort Myers (418- For all you procrastinating lovers and absent-minded 0008). Valentines out there, it's a chance to redeem yourself beyond her Christmas in February? Yep, right wildest dreams. The extraordinary collection includes a 7.07- here at The Shell Net on Sanibel. carat pear shaped diamond, a gorgeous 6.47-carat natural fancy Visit today (Friday, February 20), 10 yellow cushion cut diamond, an 11-carat natural fancy yellow a.m. to 3 p.m., when Arlene presents radiant cut diamond and much more. The event continues an impressive assortment of hand- through 5 p.m. (Stan, what are you doing on your lunch break?) made and hand painted holiday items. And for all you would-be authors... plan to attend the free And on Wednesday, February 25, 10 seminar on "How to Self Publish" this Saturday, February 21, at a.m. to 3 p.m.; Collette offers a fasci- Sanibel Island Bookshop. Jim and Linda SalsbUry will be on hand to instruct nating demonstration on those beauti- their audience on this subject from 5 to 7 p.m. ful shell flowers and baskets which Bonnie Michaels will hold a free seminar on Thursday, February 26, about her make such lovely gifts. book, A Journey of Work/Life Renewal -- The Power to Recharge and Rekindle Also, mark your calendar for the Passion in Your Life (who couldn't use a little help with that!). The event takes big sidewalk sale in Bailey's Center place from 6 to 7 p.m. beginning Thursday, February 26, and Then next Friday, February 27, Hollie invites us to join in the fun with Florida continuing through Saturday, mystery writer, Tim Dorsey. He'll be signing his fifth book, Cadillac Beach, from February 28. You know the spot: cor- 12:30 to 2 p.m. ner of Periwinkle Way and Tarpon Good news:.Sbarra's Day Spa Services returns to the islands at 'Tween Bay Road. Waters Inn on Captiva. The grand opening of this retro 1940s day spa is going on What's going on at Periwinkle right now, so call 472-5337 or 472-5161, ext. 390, to book an appointment for Place? Well, for starters, shopping some wonderful pampering - maybe even a belated (and intimate) Valentine celebra- Vasanta Senerat, CPA, welcomes us to her hours have been extended to 8 p.m., newly opened office in the Anchor Point center tion for the two of you. Monday through Saturday. The cen- on Sanibel Besides Tween Waters, Sbarra's serves the Sanibel Inn, Song of the Sea and the ter's picturesque park like setting is . general public. Isn't it time you indulged in an herbal European facial, deep thera- sure to slow our. pace and set a mellow mood. Dining at Gully's is a treat, breakfast, peutic massage or relaxing foot reflexology? You're gonna need it as tax time lunch or dinner. Don't miss happy hour at the new bar, 4 to 6 p.m. daily - buy a approaches. mug of domestic draft and get the second /reel And speaking of taxes, why not get in touch with Vasanta Senerat, CPA, at And just in case you didn't know... Schnapper's Hots now serves pizza! Check her newly opened Sanibel office at 1633 Periwinkle Way in the Anchor Point cen- it out at 1528 Periwinkle Way or phone 472-8686. ter. In fact, mention you read about her in this column and receive a nice discount in Have you discovered Lucky Dog? No, it's not an eatery but a classy ladies' cloth- addition to the free initial.consultation offered at the Sanibel office, through April 15. ing boutique located at 2359 Periwinkle Way. (Carol tells me she and her husband Specializing in accounting and tax preparation services for individuals and busi- settled upon the name because they truly feel like "lucky dogs" to be living and work- nesses (non residents, too), Vasanta is a CPA, chartered financial consultant and reg- ing on Sanibel.) Stop by today and browse the exciting selection of spring fashions istered representative of Terra Securities Corporation, a subsidiary of GE Capital. A and accessories.^ true "numbers person," she's also well versed in European tax requirements, with (Camille loves to hear from readers. Email [email protected].) about 40 percent of her varied clientele being European. Think you know it all? "Capital gains rates have changed," she points out, so it's best to bring yourself up to date before filing your tax return. Small business owners should be aware of the changes in depreciation deductions which also could be of great benefit. We are the only independently owned Originally from Ski Lanka, Vasanta located to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1980 and graduated from the Carlson School of Management at the University of and operated newspaper on the islands Minnesota. She moved to Fort Myers in '88 to work for a national CPA firm, then opened her own accounting business in 1994. She divides her time between Sanibel

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Equal Housing Opportunity ' Florida WCI Realn Miami University 57 CO Winter College • /•*' I D Arrives CO With the continued support of our community we can enhance the educational Z rea residents are invited to partici- experience for our Islanjd students, making a true investment in tomorrow pate in Miami University's inau- CD Agural Winter College Program in A3 Sanibel, February 27 through 29. Winter College participants will experi- > ence a dynamic weekend of educational workshops, inspiring lectures and vigor- 8 ous discussions. The Sanibel Harbour Resort and Spa will serve as the backdrop for the program. Award-winning Miami University faculty will travel from Oxford, Ohio, to Sanibel to present a variety of thought provoking courses. Class titles include Islam arid the West: Confrontation or Compromise, Who Hears Here? Exploring the Contributions of Women to the Development of Jazz, How to Eat Right: Managing Your Nutritional Intake, The Global Positioning System: Past, Present, and Future, The Making of Old Mountain Music: Ralph Stanley and Appalachia, Five Decisive Presidential Elections (1800, 1856, FOUNDER'S CIRCLE ($100,000+) 1896, 1932, 1968), A Discussion of the j The Sanctuary Development of African American PRINCIPAL'S CIRCLE ($25,000-$100,000) Musical Practices from Spirituals to the Blues, One Nation, Under God?: Congress Family, Kiwanis, The Francis P. Bailej; and Annie Mead Matthew's families, Harry & Pumfey Silverglide, Terry & Carole Lautenbach American Spirituality in Transition and TJEACHER'S CIRCLE ($10,000-$24,999) Musical Theater and American History. The Bank of the Islands, Anne & John Burden, Jil & David Heald,.Beverly & Jon Thompson, Mrs. J.-Howard Wood, Art & Susan Cassell, The Lazy Flamingo, Winter College registration fee is $225 John & Sue Britton, Liddy Johnson, Royal Sfiell Vacations, Cheryl & David Venarge, Bob Wigley, Tween Waters Inn, Wolter Group Inc. per person and includes all meals, instruc- tional materials and a Saturday evening ' [MENTOR'S CIRCLE ($6,000-$9,999) dinner cruise. For more information, or to Karen & Carmen Aulino, Karen Bell, Linda & Art Cleaik Robert E. Schneider Foundation, Mike & Julie Amheiter, Rob & Cathy DeGennaro,Mike & Peggy Kely, register for the Winter College program, Jo and Manny Fernandez, Irving and Alwyn Johnson, Jan & Chuck Manzella, Annie & Mike McMurray, Oswald Trippe & Company, Tim and Patty Garmager, visit the Miami University Alumni Gene & Pete Pierce, Sanibel-Captiva Bo|rd of Realtors, Holly & Jason Smith, Leane & Ken Suarez, Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Association Web site at www. miami- alum.org/wintercoUege.U • , j MASTER'S CIRCLE ($3,000-$5,999) Carol & Jay Allen, Steve and Lena Brown, Wesley & Jimmy Fak/, The Old Schoolhouse Theater Foundation, Brian & Elke Podelaske and the Island Cow, Jim Hall/VIP Realty Group, Diane and Rick Silhavy, Liz & David Fowler, Lynn& John Gallant, Bill Gallion, Jackie & Bryan Hayes, Betsy & Marcel Ventura, Rudy & Sandy Zahorchak, Church Building Charlie and Gail Sheetz, Sanibel Captiva Rotary, Dale Hansoji & Libby Dickson, Bill & Pat Lamothe, Nick & Diana Lopardo, Chuck & Helen Ketteman, John & Donna Schubert Conference HONOR'S CIRCLE ($l,500-$2,999) n Thursday, February 26, from 1 Billy's Bikes, Soo Christoff, Karen & Rick Fichthorn, Liz & Randy Gerlach, Ron & Phyllis Gibson, Sanibel Air Conditioning,Kathleen & Keith McMenamy, to 5 p.m., Alliance Design Sanibel Print & Graphics, Barbara & Rick Von Hirten, Christina & David Wright, Angela & Scott Hall, Mary Murphy, Terry Igo & Cristin Bishara, OGroup, PA, will be hosting the Bob and SaraBerendt, Ann Kosloske, Ralph and Carolyn Clark, Dick & Jeannine Holway, Jubilee Fund Partners, Bob & Carol Amerine, Dave & Judy Baum, Southwest Florida's Church Building The Island Sun Newspaper, Roger & Lori Bahnik, Doris Bowen, Gholi & Georgia Dareshori, John & Jean Halligan, Warrin & Laurie Meyers, Nina Wildman Conference — an "alMn-one" free educational opportunity. , ' | SCHOLAR'S CIRCLE ($300-$ 1,499) ; All pastors and church building com- Laurie & Joe Adams; Bruce & Ginny Avery, Gina & Rindy Barfield, Frantine & Jack Barone, The Bank of the Islands "We love our Islands", Barbara Beardsley, mittee members are encouraged to attend Lacy Breeding, Betty & Woody Cater, Colonial Bank, Jjackie & Michael Connor, Donna & Richard Croce, Mimi& Neal Deynzer, The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club, this one day event to learn all they need Dawn & Keith Gorka, Marybeth & Gary Greenplate, Irish & John Herman, Island Night at the Miracle, Ann & Charlie Kurn, Rob Lisenbee, Lion's Club, to know about new construction, renova- Nancy & Bill McDole, Alaina Olson, The Sanibel Music Festival, Brian & Karen Brewer, Tricia Steele, Bridgit Stone, Birgie & Kevin Vertesch, Nancy & Victor Dupont, tion, remodeling or expanding their church campus. This conference will be a Toni & Paul Primeaux, Baileyfest, Chico's, Patty and Peter Craig, Carolanne and Vincent Damico, Charlotte and Jim Harlow, Perla and Ja;ck Luft, great opportunity to meet architects, inte- . Maureen and James Gorman, Elizabeth and Rpnald| Rich, Mitch and Lynn Moore and South Seas Properties, Renee and Thomas Tarbert, Brian Johnson, rior designers, stained glass artists, church Christina & Kevin Farrell, Beth & Russ Bogen, Marty & Br«nda Harrity, Anne Wexler & Joe Duffey, James & Maureen Gorman, Kerri & Eric Maw, Alan & Joan Kkrtch, furniture companies, acoustical engineers, William E. Wilson Fine Jewejry, Craig & Susan Scott, David & Marilyn Donker, Dr. Richard & Diane Green church organ retailers, capital campaign specialists, church financing officers, con- ! OTHERS struction management firms and Brian Bissell, Kip Buntrock, Tylor Compton, G. Gordon Coughlin, Frank & Beth Hight, Island Sun, Bill & Susan Nedell, Barb Rich, Tim & Jean Cadman, . audio/video/lighting specialists. The Sanibel School Teachers, Renny Severance] Anna & Jeff Turner, Al & Sally Hanser, Baileys General Store, Sunshine Cafe, Ginny Fleming, The conference will be held at Suburban Extended & Stay Hotel, S.W. FJorijla Dental Group, Sanibel Air Conditioning, Sowerwine Golf Solutions, Marcel Ventura - VIP, Southside Christian Church, 7800 College Parkway, Fort Myers. Doors Trish & Bob Maxeiner.Partners In Paradise - Bob & Viv Radigan, Jacaranda, Margaret & Robert Cutler, Eve and Alexandra Alves, Paula and Doug Cook, open at 12:30 p.m. Congress Jewelers' Soccer Team, Amanda Crbss, Girl Scout Troop 243, In Memory of Alice Anders, Todd Adams, Advance Audio Design, To RSVP, contact Alliance Design Alliance Financial Group, Biddle's Restaurant;nd Piano Bar, The Bubble Room, Coral Veterinary Clinic, Doc Ford's Sanibel Rum and Grille, Group, PA Director of Marketing Mary Florida Gulf Coast University, John Gee & Con pany Realty, Sam Galloway Ford, Steve Harrell and.Toby Tolp, Keylime Bistro and RC Otters, N. Ceccoli at 277-0554.* The Lighthouse Cafe, McCarthy's Marina, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Timothy J. Murty, P.A., Pak-N-Ship, Sanibel Day Spa, Tarpon Tale Inn, The Timbers Restaurant, Weeds & Things ' •; For infdrnjiation on the For Kids' Sake! campaign Contact campaign co-cfiairs Terry Igo 472-0740, Betsy Ventura 472-3717 orvisitwww.sanibelschoolfund.org J 58 From page 1 melds into a view of the lake beyond. Other out- Symphony Society's Verandah Home door features include a raised spa, pool bath and fully equipped summer kitchen. This three-bedroom, four and one-half bath home puts you squarely in the lap of luxury, beginning with the large wraparound verandah designed in a "woodland tropicale" theme by Nora Price of Nora Price Interiors. Multiple seating areas with handcrafted imported teak furnishings feature natural raffias, seagrasses and bamboo on the floors. Accent fabrics in bold colors of persimmon, bougainvillea pink and deep yellows blend with spice tones of nutmeg and cinnamon to coordinate with the earth tones selected for the home's exterior. Restful, but lively and fun, the study sports The garage of The Symphony House has warm and friendly colors The restful, yet fun and been transformed into a delightful art lively study, created by gallery. Harriet Reece, chair of the event, Located just beyond an enchanting admires painted furniture Kappy King Cole of The From the wraparound verandah, Harriet Reece, enjoys the park with its canopy of stately oak trees. Loft, sports four comfort- tropical accents and natural elements The Symphony House features over ter suite sitting area with wet bar, a hand able leather chairs gath- 3,800 square feet in a two-story design scraped wood floor installed on the bias ered around a glass-topped cocktail table. Country French table and china cabinet in punctuated by 20-foot ceilings in the great and a spectacular fireplace in the great Members of the family are encouraged to a burnished Amaretto finish. Jan Davisson room and foyer and a bridge connecting room. play all the musical instruments around of Norris Furniture and Interiors acces- the two second-floor guest suites. Other Three sets of French doors provide the room, and three life-sized "musicians" sorizes with pedestals, lavish ornamented architectural highlights in this Old Florida access to the lanai with its custom help create the mood. urns and topiaries for a casual feel with an style home include a media room, a mas- designed pool with disappearing edge that The dining room welcomes us with soft elegant flair. green walls, cozy area rug and stately

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Page now lives in New ideas and plans are being put before us.." (Sioux), Sitting Bull (Sioux), Crazy Horse sighted land in 1492, there Mexico's Indian Country and has authored The new arrivals came as explorers, (Sioux), Chief Joseph (Nez Perce), Wwere an estimated 18 million other books on the Hopi and Navajo. would-be colonizers and slave hunters, not Quanah Parker (Comanche), Pontiac Indians living in what is now the Page recounts evidence of exactly the type of visitors you welcome. (Ottawa), Powhatan (Algonquian), Continental United States. the arrival of the earliest Some coastal tribes reacted peacefully Sequoyah (Cherokee) and Victorio Four hundred years later when Apache ancestors of American to the newcomers, but here in (Apache). War Chief Geronimo and his 50 warriors, Indians nearly 20,000 years Southwest Florida, The Sand Creek Massacre of the the last free-ranging tribe in the United ago and traces their devel- according to Cheyennes; the long march of the Navajo States, surrendered in 1886 to General opment down to the Page, Juan to imprisonment in Canyon de Chelly; the Crook in Skeleton Canyon, Arizona, the arrival of the the Ponce de Leon, a atrocity at Wounded Knee where the Indian population had been reduced to Europeans in 1492. member of Sioux were slaughtered; the account of 250,000. Strangely enough, Columbus's first the Nez Perces' effort to escape to This 95 percent holocaust was the throughout the land, colony, sailed up Canada before being gunned down 50 result of disease (chiefly small pox, which Indian people prophe- the Florida coast miles from the border; the betrayal of was a European disease that spread like sied that the white from Cuba in 1513 Geronimo and his band who were held as wild fire among the Indians in both North man would come. A with a royal patent to prisoners of war for 13 years and impris- and South America), incessant warfare, great Sauk leader settle new lands and oned in Florida, and the story of the last starvation, massacre, poverty, alcoholism named Black Hawk enslave the native free-ranging days of the Chiricahuas (deliberate distribution by the invaders), told how his grand- inhabitants and distrib- Apaches are all told in gripping detail. suicide and drug addiction. father, Nanamakee ute them among the Going from the tragic to the ridiculous, Despite predictions of Indian extinction (his name means settlers from Spain. Page, obviously sympathetic to the Indian in the early 1900s, and deliberate govern- "thunder"), had a The locals, known as plight, wrote an alternative history novel ment policies to exterminate Indian cul- dream that in four the Calusa Indians, drove about what would have happened if the ture, language, religion and society, there years he would / off Ponce de Leon when Apaches had won, called Apacheria. see a white man. are now more than two million American he landed in the area of Despite the gruesome facts and history Indians, and 10 million more Americans In 1955 at a today's Fort Myers. When of broken promises and treaties, Page's with Indian blood who have no ties to the congressional de Leon returned in 1521 464-page history, which concludes with a remaining tribes. hearing in with another colonizing contemporary report on Indian casinos How these people survived the Washington, DC, an / expedition, the hostile and current legislative and judicial render- onslaught of Spanish, English, French and 80-year-old Hopi named Dan / Calusas wounded him severe- ings for and against the Indians', is remark- post-Revolutionary America is subject of Katchongva explained these things. He J iy, and he died soon after back ably non-judgmental, letting the facts In The Hands of The Great Spirit, The said it "was known that the White Man is in Cuba. The local Indians evidently knew speak without editorializing. 20,000 Year History of American an intelligent person, an inventor of many thes^ newcomers spelled trouble as soon Despite their conflicts with the U.S. Indians, by Jake Page, former editor of words, a man who knows how to influ- as their sails appeared on the horizon. continued on page 66 both Natural History and Smithsonian ence people because of his sweet way of No section of the country is neglected

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They provide essential habitat for Government, Page reports that American the way it looked to me." ward winning jewelry designer, numerous shore and wading birds and Indians have contributed more sons and And, there is the popular Indian T- Michael Sugarman, will present a daughters to the military, proportionately, endangered species such as manatees. .special showing at Congress Shirt with the caption: "Columbus sought than any other ethnic minority in the India and called us Indians. Glad he wasn't Caution is necessary to avoid damage to Jewelers in Periwinkle Place Friday, nation. February 20 and Saturday, February 21. seeking Turkey." vital seagrass beds. If you do run aground And, in terms of income, by the end of In The Hands of The Great Spirit, on a grass flat, turn off your motor, raise it Surgarman, who designs and manufac- the 20th century there were some 300 tures in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is debut- The 20,000 Year History of American and pole or push your boat to deeper tribes operating gambling casinos with Indians, by Jake Page; 464 pages. ing his newest line of "Connect the Dot revenues estimated at $10 billion in the water. Do not try to power off the flat as Diamond Designs." Published by Free Press, A division of year 2000. Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, New this will destroy seagrass. Please take it Congress Jewelers has been showcas- Casinos are not without controversy York, 2003. $30.# slow, enjoy the views and help us protect ing his works for over 15 years in the within the Indian community. our important estuaries. Sanibel Island location. In recent years, his Traditionalists within tribes fear casinos as jewelry has expanded to other Congress Marine Environment Regulations Brochure Available At destructive of tribal customs, spiritual life Sanibel City Hall, 800 Dunlop Road. locations in Bonita Springs and Naples. and tradition. Progressive tribal members "Although we have been carrying the line see gambling as the only way out of a for many years, his work remains on the poverty-ridden existence that otherwise cutting edge for the contempory jewelry relies on the wayward policies of the fed- To BUY OR SELL lover," said Melissa Congress. eral government and the lackluster assis- He is best known for the sculptural tance doled out by the BIA (Bureau of INCOME PROPERTIES designs in his earrings and rings that have Indian Affairs, commonly called Bossing MOTELS • SHOPPING CENTERS clean lines and a truly sophisticated style. 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The first show, at 9 p.m., Public ated discussion between The Alliance of Enemy #1, follows the exploits of John Media This Week Educational Leaders and the Southwest Dillinger—= desperado, bank robber, bad man Florida Legislative Delegation that will air at no jail could hold, and explores how J. Edgar Looking at Local Arts noon and 5 p.m. Sunday, February 22 on Hoover used the outlaw's celebrity to burnish Expressions, airing at 9 p. m., Friday, WGCU-TV/3. This year's meeting, strategical- the reputation of his national law enforcement February 20, on WGCU TV/3, profiles the ly timed to occur just prior to the next legisla- agency. Then, at 10 p m., WGCU TV/3 will Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and : tive session, and will be moderated by WGCU present The Murder of Emmett Till. This is the Maestro Paul Nadler, and Hans Hoffman, one News Director Amy Tardif. Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated story of the of America's great post-modern artists and brutal slaying of a 14-year-old black boy in teachers. Then, the program asks the age-old Nature: Holy Cow August 1955 in Mississippi and the acquittal question: "Is it art or is it a craft" as Nature — 8 p.m. Sunday, February 22 on of his murderers. Expressions visits two potters who have very WGCU TV/3 — presents "Holy Cow." The distinct ideas on the subject. The show re-airs feature explores what it is about cows that NOVA: Spies That Fly at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 p.m. makes them the most successful and influen- NOVA presents the story of modem spy Sunday. tial domestic animal on earth. This is the story planes at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feburary 24. 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CM In 1901 The New York Stock on Sanibel. Manufactured Exchange served as one of the original Arranging 8 testing grounds for the new "engineered Air, Man Made air". The general public's first exposure Made Easy LCEC Provides to this new man made weather was in Weather? the mid 20's when movie theaters start- by Jeanie Tinch Another Way by Brian Hayes ed installing central cooling. The Rivoli an age-old dilemma! on broadway being the first in 1925. nat furniture should To Pay 'hese are all The air conditioning itself became the where, and why? by Nancy McCarthy names that attraction rather then the films playing. B Having a sense of Twere given to Air conditioning also changed the style in arranging your cCEC customers the first types of air way we build the structures that we furniture is a must, but T are just a phone conditioning meth- work, play and live in hopes used to be following some basic I acalr l away from ods. Air condition- built with large front porches, wide guidelines will help even payinJ—#cga their electric ing no doubt has eaves and high ceilings. Luckily we are the novice arranger look bill with LCEC's new changed the way we reverting back to this style of home for like a real pro. Read on, and leam how Pay-by-phone option. work, play and build the aesthetics of the structure. When these valuable tips will give your rooms Pay-by-phone allows our structures. The mechanically cooled air became widely new reasons for being. And when in trou- customers to pay first attempt to available a great deal of these now desir- ble, remember this an under-furnished their LCEC bill any- obtain a different environment, other able features were done away with. room is preferable to an over-furnished time, from anywhere. then what mother nature was dishing Builders found that the cost of mechani- room. Less is more! It frees them from out probably dates back to when man cal cooling was offset by eliminating the • Avoid placing large pieces of furniture the hassle of writing lived in cool dark caves to escape sum- porches, wide eaves and high ceilings. across the corner of a room. checks, saves on postage, and helps mer heat and protect himself from win- The ranch home was born. Post WW II • Major conversational areas generally ensure payments are made on time. ter cold. The Japanese utilized a method homes took on a whole new style, work best in one of these shapes: L, H or Customers can access and pay their known as azekurazukuri. This type of becoming low box shaped dwellings with U. bills via touch-tone phone by calling structure utilizes a principle of wood's picture windows and sliding glass doors. • Place large furniture pieces close to LCEC at 656-2300. The first time cus- ability to expand and contract based on There was no longer the need to land- the highest wall, if your room has a vaulted tomers access pay-by-phone, the temperature and humidity. The walls scape properties with shade in mind to ceiling. Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system are constructed of horizontally stacked keep a home cool. The new age of • Place large chairs at an angle, rather will prompt them to enter their LCEC cross sections of lumber that are trian- mechanical cooling took that job over. than flat against the wall. account number and domestic bank gles. This building method resists weath- In closing I am happy that we have air • Smaller rooms will appear large by account information. To avoid the need er, wearing, and prevents moist air from conditioning and are building houses using furniture with lots of curves. continued on page 71 entering, given woods natural tendency with some of these older features.^ to expand when it absorbs moisture. And last, but not least, before you begin. Bryan Hayes is a state certified this project, decide what and where your Therefore closing the building up tighter Sanibel air conditioning contractor. when moisture is present. When the air large groupings will be placed. It's then Comments are welcome at: simple to position additional pieces, such dries out the wood will shrink therefore [email protected].

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Cindy Malszycki Carol Gagnon MarciaFeeney Jeanie Tinch 395-COOL 695 Tarpon Bay Road, #15 SANIBEL PROMENADE INTERIORS (Across From The Post Office) 2460 Palm Ridge Road, Suite 5 8:30 - 4:30 Mon-Fri • (239)472-6551 Look For Our Decorating Tips In This Issue! . Sanibel, FL 33957 www.DecoratingDen.com Bryan Hayes Office: 472-3033 • Fax: 472-3439 Bosonetto's unadulterated use of the Will Power ; exemption without conscience, noting u that the 3,200-plus square-foot home Homestead Creditor Exemption Lost When Propeijty Placed In Trust was only furnished with $1,400 of furniture. One wonders whether the ruling in by Craig R. Hersch, Florida Bar Board Certified Wills, Trusts & Estates Attorney; CFJA this case would withstand appeal. In short, beware when placing your home- few weeks ago I who actually hold a mortgage or other name. stead into your trust until a court of com- reviewed the encumbrance on the property itself. Her daughter provided no considera- petent jurisdiction contradicts the ruling A!khomestead Homestead Protection Strong In Florida tion fpr her half interest in the home. in this case^ -^ exemption and the Even in circumstances where you The

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Call Phaidra Today! COLDWELL Phone 239/472-3121 "BANKER Baileys True Value Hardware Toll Free 800/232-6004 2477 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Eves. 239/472-4411 INTERNATIONAL&heweu> - www.eureka.com www.sanibelrealestate.net Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Inc. professional competent director and staff. Fashion/Interior Mom And Me These type of people are very hard to CO find. In passing how can you be sure that by Lizzie and Pryce they will find someone as capable with I Design Show D jzzie and Pryce answer your ques- your moral standards? Raises Funds for tions and give advice about aging Lizzie Z Lhoncerns from a two-generational Dear Fredericka, Alzheimer's Care perspective. A mother and daughter What is moral with one generation is not •0 ivine Design is-a fundraising event team, Lizzie is a retired RN and health 70 educajtor, arid Pryce is a licensed always moral with other to benefit Alzheimer's Care at Shell generations. It is unfor- Point Retirement Community and psychotherapist in private practice who D specializes in the care of elders and peo- tunate that this young Hope Hospice. Event consists of a silent ple wjth chronic illnesses. director was so open auction, fashion show with local "celebri- with his personal life ty" models, interior design vignettes by Dear Mom And Me, I liye in a large beautiful retirement when it was at such local designers, refreshments and door odds with the residents prizes. community. Our director is a young professional man who does a very good job. of the senior community. Unfortunately The event will be held Friday, February this may make him ineffective at his job His support staff are all kind caring peo-, 20 at 1 p.m. in the auditorium of The when he returns and the owners may be pie. | -..'.•• Village Church at Shell Point, which is forced to terminate his employment. Two weeks before Christmas he sent located in Shell Point Retirement If he is a good director I think you should out a letter wishing us all seasonal greet- Community, just off Summerlin and just write it off as a youthful indiscretion. ings and to tell us that he and Emily (one McGregor, one mile from the Sanibel His personal life is really none of the resi- of his staff) would be away for ten days in Causeway. dencies' business, but he made the mis- Mexico on vacation. He has been recently Women of Distinction, a group made of j pogelsong take of making it your business by being Kr Sta Sharon Gregory divorced. She is still married but has been local "celebrity" women, will host the event so indiscreet. separated from her husband for two years. and model fashions from Bell Tower's We the residents are appalled at their Pryce finest shops. Local interior designers and Lizzie and Price's e-mail address is chefs will also participate. behavior. To have the nerve to send us this kind of news with his holiday wishes is [email protected] or PO Tickets are $35, and reservations are Box 713, St. Michaels, Maryland required, phone 466-1131.^ positively disgusting. We don't approve of such immoral behavior. We have formed a 21663.& committee to approach the owners of this complex to relieve us of ever having to see these people in our lives again. Diabetes Series Only one woman in our complex he "Living Well With Diabetes" thinks we should cool it, think back when series will be presented every we were forty and get on with our bingo. Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m., Jessica Stillwel Amy Tardif T Your bpinions please. March 3 through April 7 at the Lee Fredericka County Extension Service, 3406 Palm Dear Fredericka, Beach Boulevard, Fort Myers. The one little voice is The Lee County Health Department the voice of wisdom. and the University of Florida/Lee County You can't change peo- Extension Service are teaming up to offer LOOKING FOR QUALITY EYE CARE? ple and this is the way this nine week series for those members the world is going. You of the community living with diabetes. live your life and let oth- Diabetes is a disease that affects more Serving Sanibel For Over 25 Years! i , • ers do the same. Both than 17 million Americans. Although » *j««. of these people have there is no cure, diabetes can be man- FAMILY EYE CARE SERVICES • MEDICAL EYE TREATMENT •a .3»fe been involved in bad aged. CONTACTS • GLASSES • REPAIRS marriages and do not Presenters include a certified diabetes want i:o make the same mistake again, so educator, a registered dietitian and a mas- FEATURING mayb

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CHEEBURGER CHEEBURGER. Servers wanted. IMMEDIATE Lunch or Dinner. Full or Part Time. Will train. Call •••••••••• • • 5ACRES • r) OPENINGS Carol 560-6111. LU S-1/3O-BM-TFN • CLOSE TO BEACH LL Pizza Cook and Prep, Delivery staff. SOBCZAK'S Includes lake. RM-8 up to I * Excellent tips! Apply in person. RETAIL SALESPERSON NEEDED FT/PT. Experience BESTSELLERS!! 28 units. All utilities. Johnny's Pizza, • z required. Call Kevin at Sanibel Goldsmith, 472-8677. Its.not about real estate, Re/Max of the Islands. S-2/20-B-2/20 CO 2496-B Palm Ridge, Sanibel. it s about people! Following Will Compton. 239-209-6171. 8/10-BM-TFN • Q is a complete catalogue of RS-11/15-V-TFN PARTIME CASHIER NEEDED at Amy s Over Easy VINYL ALUMINUM • my active listings. For addi- Cafe. Call 472-2625. • OVERHANGS & TRIM 'DEAL DIRECT SR-2/20-BM-a(20 tional information, includ-

SLA N FT Custodian • COVERED AND SAVES*' • ing comprehensive data FOR SALE BY OWNER 8 Hrs., Tolls Paid ANSWERING SERVICE security alarm company i Remodeling • packages on each of these ON GULF PT Para-Professional seeks part time telephone operators. Must be reli- properties, please call .Charles Sobczak at able. $9 per hour plus tolls paid. Phone 472-3311 I 'SINCE 1968' (239)472-0491 or toll free at 877472-8900 or e- SANIBEL ISLAND, FLORIDA SR-2/13-BM-2/20 mail me at [email protected]. Call The Sanibel School . 2BR, 2BA condo • $550,000 at 472-1617. gk UNIQUE ISLAND ESTATE! Situated on WANTED P/T Two evenings a week - small retail 9 over seven acres, this architecturally stunning BS-1/24-NC-TFN 482-4740 shop in Bailey s Center. Call Ann 472-1516 I • • • nr* • • • I home is the most unique estate home on Sanibel. S-2/13-B-3/5 With over 8,000 square feet under air, and nearly 15,000 total, the home and grounds are unparal- CHILD CARE WORKER Needed for Sanibel NEW PERSONAL CHEF SERVICE leled. The home has eight suites, hardwood floors CLEANING Community Church, Be available to work mornings. on Sanibel/Captiva. gourmet dining in the privacy OWN IN throughout, a gourmet kitchen, a completely pri- Call Dee at 472-2684x18. of your own home. AspertSanibel PARADISE! PERSONNEL WANTED Culinary Solutions. Michael Ruggeberg, vate, deeded beach access, heated pool and a JACK LOMANO personal executive chef. C: 970-404-2011, lakefront setting. Listed at $3.9K. Ideal for two fam- Let me help you with Must have own your real estate needs. HEALTH CARE OFFICE needs a professional front H: 239-395-0321, E: Mruegge§comcast.net, ilies or a corporate retreat. For a detailed data Experience on Sanibel transportation. 633-2429. desk person - duties will include answering phone, Web: AspenPersonalChef.com. package, please call Charles Sobczak at 239-472- since 1974. 0491. setting appt. and some filing. 395-1700. Consider building on one o* the rew remaining SR-2/13-V-2/20 Jf A HOME FOR YOUR HATTERAS!! Waterfront lots on Sanibel. This large lot tacks BETTY'S CLEANING - where service is always 9 Park the boat, take a dip in the solar heated to preserve land and is directly on Clam Bayou.' SALES PERSON needed at Sanibel gift & antique a first priority. Commercial, residential, pool, sit on the spacious veranda and watch the Paddle yout boat owi to one of the most store. Call 472-3711, leave message medical. Licensed and insured. (239)433-1728 secluded beaches on the Island. The gated world float by. A beautiful three bedroom Spanish- community enjoys a communiy pool, dock and • SR-2/13-B-2/20 PREMIER SANIBEL VACATION or (239)7704008. contemporary designed home on a deep water, tennis court. Listed at $495,000. S-9/12-V-2/20 ' RENTAL COMPANY PART TIME. CAREGIVER for elderly man on direct access canal. Add to that a new gourmet Call office 239-472-3121. Direct 239-470-8809. kitchen, a new barrel-tiled roof, custom stained S-8/8-B-EOW Seeking Full Time Reservationist. Sanibel. Personal care and some lifting. $20 per BABYSITTING BY AMANDA WALTERS. 7 days a glass throughout and a glimpse of San Carlos Bay Experience Preferred. hour. Must like dogs. Leave message week.472-3120orwww.sanibelbabysitting.com. 239-810-9450; S-7A8-B-TFN and this east end, Shell Harbor house is a must! Fax Resume To 437-7510. Priced aggressively. 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Call Maureen, 472-1617. island properties • Week in review -20 yrs of over 2,500 sq. ft. under air and over 6,000 sq. ft. resume toKathlee n Teaze, Sanibel Public Library, 770 S-9/5-NC-TFN Island Real Estate experience Inc. Soon I It be offer- total. Add to that the custom kitchen counter tops, Ounlop Road, Sanibel FL 33957 or call 472-2483. Glenn Carretta, Broker-Salesperson ing real estate ser- FRIENDLY CASHIER/SALESPERSON for island 800-784-2616 • Coldwell Banker Previews Int I crown molding throughout, heated/caged pool and vices on Pine Island, ^^ . a short,, strolling distance to the beach and you beach/gift, store. Full time, year round. Some S-2/7-BM-TFfl in addition to Sanibel •P' -5J have your island home. Priced under appraised evening and weekend hours. Tolls paid. Excellent and Captiva. These ^* *^" wages. Call 472-8185 to schedule interview. value at $845,555. Call Charlie at 850-0710 for a VISITORS CENTER BY OWNER-SANIBEL CONDO private showing. two great values are Completely renovated and furnished. A BIRD WATCHERS, BEACH WALKERS!! We among the best priced properties, on FRONT DESK STAFF WANTED 2BD/2BA- tiled (one handicap equipped) 9 are nearing completion on this lovely four Sanibel. Energetic, friendly with island knowledge to greet SERVICES OFFERED bedroom home at the very, very end of Sea Oats New maple & cherry hardwood floors. 6103 STARLING WAY The best priced home ' guests at Chambers Visitor Center. Evenings, Drive. Backing up to hundreds of acres of wildlife Tiled kitchen and lanai. $248,000. in one of the island s best waterfront neighbor- preserve you can listen to the birds in the morning mornings, weekend shifts. $10 per hour. Bob Adams Call 472-2783. hoods. Very close to intracoastal waterway on S-Z20-BM-2/27 and walk the beach every afternoon. Asking $695;500, this brand new home should be finished a huge 107 X 250 sq. ft. lot. Catch a snook or Residential by mid-fall. a tan on the sunny boatdock that also has a Renewal JUST LISTED!!! Take a short stroll to the separate boathouse. Fenced yard with mango, DOC FORDS OF SANIBEL SUNSET SENSATION beach from this well-appointed two key lime, orange and grapefruit trees. M Panoramic, unobstructed lakefront, bedroom/two bath condominium on West Gulf Manatees and otters at your dock. Priced just Services golf course, and nature preserve view in Servers Needed!! Drive. Fully famished, three night minimum reduced $40K to $599,000. Don t wait. the Dunes Golf Course community of rentals, pool, tennis, every- Great tips, Great Environment. Handyman fine homes. Elevated 3 bedroom, thing you could imagine and COLDWELL SANIBEL OFFICE CONDOMINIUM: Enjoy Call 472-8311. 2 bath home with split floor plan, all for the unbelievable ask- BANKER income of $1,000 per month now, and secure 768-0569 or ceii 464-6460 formal dining and living room, ing price of $360,000! For &hotoos> a home for your future island business. Great eat-in-kitchen/dinette/family room, RS-11/14-MC-TFN more information call Charles Periwinkle location, zoned for service or pro- interior elevator, glass enclosed lanai, Sobczak at (239) 850-0710. fessional business, leased until 9/30/05. ISLAND PURSUIT an upscale apparel store locaj- in-ground pool, multiple decks. Call S-8/15-B-TFN Offered for $99,000. . ed at Periwinkle Place has a part time sales posi- HANDY MAN SERVICES 239-395-9699 for an appointment. tion available. If you are fashion oriented with S-1/9-MC-TFN Erika Foye, Florida Licensed Real Estate a sales aptitude, this may be for you. Gall Jodi at Home and Complete Landscaping FOR SALE BY OWNER-LEXINGTON CC Home Broker, Discover Your Place in the Sun! 472-4600. Honest, Dependability and (Mayfield vllla-2,818 Sq. Ft.) 2br, 2bths plus den (or Phone: 239-5604514, or 239-472-5128, S-2/6-BM-2/2O , FOR SALE BY OWNER 3rd BR) overlooking the 7th fairway. This home has Fax:239-472-8580 Quality with Every Job Beautiful Lake Front Home in Coconut a beautiful solar heated pool and spa, extended email: [email protected] WT. CASHIER - SALES. Sporty Seahorse'Shop of License #01-08762. Call Mike @ 454-1294. Creek. An Olde Florida Style Gated screened in lanai and summer kitchen. Numerous S011/21-BM-2/20 Sanibel. Call or apply in person 472-1858. S-10/24-BM-TFN Community. Large Veranda Overlooking S-2/6-BM-2/20 upgrades, extended garage/separate golf cart door; Lake. Extensive Tropical Landscaping. tiled kitchen, entrance and morning room, security RECEPTIONIST/CLIENT COORDINATOR need- Interior Wood Planation Shutters. system, built in music system, custom built ins, win- Exterior Hurricane Shutters ed for busy island office. Computer skills a must. NORMAN FAGAN dow treatments, plantation shutters and decorator Call 395-1200. 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms furniture. Many other extras to numerous to men- ON CALL CUTS Oversized Kitchen with Walk-in Pantry. tion. Asking $385,000. Call 732-620-0949. Lawn, shrub, small frees. Local references. Loaded with Upgrades Sanibel Island, Fort Myers. Monthly, weekly Community Pool and Tennis Courts. Priced at $539,000. Open House-Sat. accounts. Residential & Commercial. 2/21/04 and Sun-2/22/04 11 am to 4 pm 242-2309 16131 Bentwood Palms Drive off McGregor Blvd...minutes from Sanibel 239-454-0544 for appointment NEWSPAPER SR-2/20-V-2/20 Sanibel & Captlva Islands

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RENT IN MARCH, very private 3BR, 2BA Sanibel 472-5525 • King's Crown condominium. Miles of Beaches & Bike Paths patio home on wildlife bayou. Chateau Sur Mer, Captiva .472-9494 New furnishings. Good view. best beach on the island. $3500f. Call 395-0668. Florida Marine Patrol 332-6966 Only $795,000. 239-472-7277 Florida Highway Patrol 278-7100 • Shell Harbor canal homesite. 1-888-451-7277 GULF HARBOUR YACHT & C.Q. 2BR + den, 2BA, Poison Control -. .1-800-282-3171 Dock and lift with water and iO/9-BM-TFN 2 car garage luxury condos fijom $2900-37500. Chamber of Commerce .472-1080 electricity. $675,000. Memberships avail. Urban/Diana Boutin 239-415- S-1/24-B-TFN 5346. Prudential FLWCI Realty] " City of Sanibel 472-4135 S-12/26-B-TFN Administrative Office 472-3700 STAY ON SANIBEL Building Department 472-4555 FOR $50 A DAY! FURNISHED HOUSE, Gulf Pings. Private beach Community Housing and Resources 472-1189 FOR SALE access, clubhouse, pools,! tennis courts. Planning Department 472-4136 500 ft. to Gulf, adorable duplex $2,000.00/month plus tax. Available off-season Gasa Ybel week 5 luxury resort. Library on Sanibel s east end. 1 bedroom, only. (239)542-5627. 2BR, corner unit, wonderful views S-1/16-V-TFN Sanibel 472-2483 overlooking pool and Gulf. $26,000. 1 bath each side, screened lanai, Captiva : ,472-2133 GULF PINES. 4BR, 3BA including guest pod. Post Office Call 561-347-7802. fully furnished, hardwood floors. 150 steps to the beach. Avaiabte Jan, Feb, & Apr. Sanibel 800-275-8777 S-12/6-V-2/27 Walk to beach, shops, restaurants. 239472-8665. [email protected]. S-11/28-V-TFNI Captiva •••••• • • ., .472-1674 Available Feb., Mar, and Apr. 1 : Sanibel Community Association 472-2155 28 day minimum. Rent one side SANIBEL BEACH COTTAGE bn private sandy Senior Center 472-5743 SANtBEL GULF FRONT or both-$1500 per side. Buttonwood Lane, 3 doors from beach. Newly renovated: 1 bdrm/1 bath, queeni bed and sleeper ARTS PLUS • Call 239-281-4179 sofa, new kitchen, washer/dryerl Avail. March/April Arcade Theater 332-4488 for further information. 2004, $3500/month. (2005 rated T.B.D.) Call: Art League Of Fort Myers .275-3970 TOP FLOOR-CORNER 646-369-4646 1 BIG ARTS (Barrier Island Group for the Arts) 395-0900 EQUALS 271 Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre .278-4422 ANNUAL RENTALS Gulf Coast Symphony 472-6197 BEACH/WATER/WINDOWS IF YOU HAVE 30 DAYS Lee County Alliance of the Arts 939-2787 2BR, 2BA furnished Naples Philharmonic .(239)597-1111 OR MORE Old Schoolhouse Theater 472-6862 $797,500 SCA Periwinkle Playhouse 472-0324 2BR/2BA with den. IL Lie. Real Est. Broker owned Sanibel Music Festival (239)336-7999 Will co-op. By appointment. Very nice, well cared for Sanibel-Captiva Art League .472-4258 BEACH & LAKE S.W. Florida Symphony 418-0996 (239)395-2323 Gulffront condo at perhaps This 3BR/2BA UF pocjl home has S-1/3-MC-2/20 recently been updated & sits on a CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS the nicest complex . cul-de-sac, lakefront 4 short walk AARP (Florence Fricke) 472-4250 to beach. A must sejs! Yard & ABWA (American Business Women's Assoc.) 466-0548 FOR SALE BY OWNER Sanibel - Near beach on Sanibel. pool serv, incl. $1,850/mo, American Legion .472-9979 Duplex on two lots! Great investement! Sea Song Angel Flight SE (Ted Tyson) 472-8394 Cottage, Two roomy bedrooms each side. Lots of Call 1-330-568-0109 eves, CALL TODAY FO* INFO. Audubon Society 472-3156 upgrades. 754/756 Donax $537,000. By owner. OR TO VIEW THESE AND OTHER Sanibel Beautification Inc 418-9693 $553,000 through realtor. .395-9385 after 6. p.m. or leave message. FINE PROPERTIES AVAILABLE. S-aiS-WFN Community Foundation of Sanibel-Captiva ,274-5900 Call 472-6^47 CROW (Clinic For the Care & Rehabilitation of Wildlife) ...... 472-3644 Gulf Beach Propeities, Inc. FISH of Sanibel (Friends in Service Here) 472-0404 WATERFRONT CONDO. Has two slips, 48' & 28'. Serving The Islands dental Needs Fishing Club 472-7257 2BR, 2BA, marina, gated, tennis, pool. Call 691- NEAR BEACH! 4604. m Since 197$ Horticultural Society of the Islands .472-6940 RS-2/13-A-TFN PRIVATE 3 BEDROOM, SJl S-11/30-BM-TRJI Horticulture and Tea Society of Sanibel and Captiva 1472-8334 2 BATH HOME Kiwanis Club , 395-0328 FOR SALE BY OWNER. South Seas Resort 2BR, Lion's Club (Dave Eaton, President) .472-1511 2BA Gulf front condo. Beautifully renovated. With heated pool, in quiet Sanibel neighbor- Master Gardeners of the Islands 472-6940 $689,000.231-526-9511 or 231-838-1368. hood. Seasonal and monthly rentals. DIRECT CANAL ACCESS S-1/23-V-2/20 239472-0692 -Toll Free: 1-888-232-2459 Newcomers 472-9332 MOBILE HOME FOR SALE NOBRIDCiES Notre Dame Club of Lee County .768-0417 SANIBEL MOBILE HOME. Everything new, nice South Fort Myers, just off isand.2BR,2BA, Optimist Club .395-0739 location, ride bike to beach. Available immediately. 150 ft. boat dock. Key West style. Screened PAWS 472-1027 or 472-9383 Call 395-1565. GULF VIEW ESTATE porch. Unfurnished. CalK 05-296-7606. Rotary Club .472-7257 or 472-0141 S-11/21-V-TFN HOMESITES S-1/2-A-2/20 Sanibel Beautification Inc. 418-9693 LOTS FOR SALE Sanibel-Captiva Orchid Society 472-6940 Build your luxury home VERY RARE 3-UNIT residential site. Now being Sanibel-Captiva Power Squadron 472-3828 and see a bit of the Gulf. SANIBEL - FURNISHED 3&R, 2BA HOME. cleared. $349,000. Call Brokers/Consultants of Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club 395-1770 Call Brokers/Consultants of Sanibel Private setting on golf course.: Pool, immaculate. Sanibel, 472-2255 or 800-553-2246 out-of-state. at 472-2255 or 800-553-2246 out-of-state. Sanibel Youth Soccer 395-2040 S-3/29-B-TFN Monthly/Annually rate starting in March. Call 472-7834. • ' • . [ www.sanibelsoccer.org VACATION RENTALS S-2/6-AM-2/27; The Military Officers Assc. of America (MOAA, Alex MacKenzie). 395-9232 LEXINGTON 2BR,2BAfum. $1195/mo. 1 yr. lease Zohta Club .671-6381 EAST GULF HOME or-Feb. - May $3000/mo. Overipoks golf, lake preserve. 472-6353. • . j ISLAND ATTRACTIONS Newly remodeled & furnished. 2BR, WWW.PPB0.COM RS-1/23-BM-TFN Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum 395-2233 2BA Home, steps.to peach, seasonal LARGE FURNISHED HOME ofi Santiva on canal J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge 472-1100 & monthly rental, $4,000/mo. w/ dock walk to beach. Large yard.' $2,000 per Sanibel Historical Village & Museum 472-4648 513-777-4795 ' month. 823-7915. I SCCF (Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation) . .. .472-2329 BOAT SLIPS FOR RENT AUTOS FOR SALE CLOSE TO SANIBEL AND BEACHES. 2 bedroom, 2002 HARLEY DAVIDSON V-ROD. Less than 500 berber carpet and ceramic tile. Covered parking. miles. $17,000. Call Rick 472-6089. PUZZLE ANSWERS Large semi-private swimming pool, garbage, pest DOCK SPACE RS-12/6-NC-TFN control & water paid. No pets. $750/mo. Call 472- 2120 days, 454-5356 eves. Available immediately. DIRECT ACCESS PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 2000 with only 41.300 RS-2/6-PP-TFN EAST END SANIBEL miles. Excellent condition. Power everything. Good tires. Well maintained. Extended warranty. Great § GULF SHORES SUBDIVISION annual rental by Up to 38 ft. Protected area, water condo car or new dirver car. $8,400.239454-7037. w owner available April 04. Lakefront, private beach, & 30/50 amp electric available. SR-2/20-A-2/20 Q fantastic nature views, new kitchen, 2 car garage. Power or sail. Call Joe 239-292-7083. Z 3BR, 2BA. 405-321-1151 evenings, or leave 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING LIMITED CONVERTIBLE. 2 message. Light silver/blue w/ navy top. 19,000 miles, excel- CO S1/30MO2/20 lent condition, auto/stick - $19,000. Call 466-7710. RS-220-D-2/27 DOCKAGE FURNITURE FOR SALE LEXINGTON COUNTRY CLUB. 2BR, 2BA. FURNITURE FOR SALE. 472-1788. Available immediatley. Please contact 940-7878. HOURLY, DAILY, WEEKLY S-1/16-BM-TFN AND MONTHLY CAPTIVA ISLAND GLASS TOP DINING ROOM TABLE 40X58 plus SANIBEL - FURNISHED 3BR, 2BA HOME. six chairs - like new. $700. Green, tan, rose floral Private setting on golf course. Pool. Immaculate. 472-5800 RS-1/30-BM-TFN area rug 8 foot by 12 foot $250. Call 395-3453. Monthly/Annual rate. Call 472-7834. SR-2/20-V-2/27 S-1/9-A-2/20 MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE GULF HARBOUR YACHT &C.C. 2BR + den, 2BA, BOATS • CANOES • KAYAKS 2 car garage deluxe condos from $1400-$5500. Memberships avail. Urban/Diana Boutin 239-415- 5346. Prudential FLWCI Realty. ATTN: BOATERS 90 Plus of Rode Chain 1/4 COMMERCIAL SPACE (G-4) 1 Piece $150. Call 466-9445 FOREVER RS-2/13-MC-2/20 GREEN SHOPS Truckload of vinyl siding left Retail Space Available. 1985 SEA RAY, 27 SUNDANCER over from big project. Will sell 2 new freshwater cooled Mercurys at wholesale discount to home- B E A M 1,142 sq.ft.-472-5354 with warranty, AC, Radararch, owners, we have top applicators RS-9/19-BM-TFN aft cabin, like new. to install this vinyl siding. 0 L L A $14,900,239-770-7291. Call John 239-566-9704. RS-11/7-NC-TFN 0 A T S TAHITIAN GARDENS K N O T SHOPPING CENTER Seaworthy inflatable, perfect Store For Lease. 1,200 s.f. condition, 9'2" long, 4'9" beam, 1-877-561-0726 2 air chambers & keel, floorboard,

MinnKota motor. $700.239-472-4108. Turf II Utility/Golf Cart Gas model with aluminum bed. TAHITIAN BOAT OWNER PARTNER wanted to purchase Year 2000. Used 1 year. 2BR, 2BAcondowithtwo48 slips. $165,000 each. GARDENS Call 691-4604. Includes doors, hardtop, windshield. Paid $9000. SHOPPING CENTER BOAT LIFT FOR SALE. 54,000 Ib. 8 post up to Dealer says it's worth $6500: 164" beam. Like new. Cost 24K, will sell for 12K OBO. Call 481-2948. Want $4500. Stores For Lease. RS-2/6-A-TFN Call Paul Reynolds LS 2000 YAMAHA twin engine jet boat. Full war- 239-691-1034 cell, 800-1,200 s.f. ranty, 20 ft, 7 passenger. $15,000 OBO. 823-7915. S1/30VTFN 395-3390 home." S.2/6-BM-2/20 GRUMMAN 17-FOOT heavy gauge aluminum 6,250 s.f. canoe with standard keel, lateen sail, lee board, EXERCISE BIKE NEW. Program keyboard (timer, rudder and outboard motor bracket. Excellent speed, pulse, calorie) $175. 2 ACCENT RUGS Restaurant Space condition, one owner, low mileage; $350. maroon 5x7 $50. reddish maroon 8 x 12 $150. Also 4 Bassman life jackets and 2 ski belts. Both have beautiful patterns 561-7075. For Lease Leave message at 542-1119. S-11/21-NC-TFN RS-1/30-NC-TFN COMBINED- 2 PEDAL ELECTIRC MOTOR BIKES 14' FIBERGLASS FISHING BOAT. 35HP w/trailer. like new. For details 267-5061. $650 each. 1-877-561-0726 $1,000.395-3445. 5-2/13=0-3/5 S-1C3-M-TFN RS-1/10-B-TFN CYPRESS T & G BEADED CEILING OR V-JNT. SALE ON SELECTED KAYAKS, sailboats & Accessories. Dealers for many brands. Best selec- 980-2796 FOR SALE: UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY. West end tion to choose from! Captiva Kayak Co. 395-2925. commecia! building on 1.5 acres. Room S-2/1-B-TFN to expand. Call Brokers/Consultants of Sanibel GOLF CLUBS, new women s, complete sets w/bag- 472-2255 or 800-553-2246. SAILBOATS FOR SALE. AMF Sailfish $450. AMF 2 clubs used once- $165 or best offer. 395-3637. S-11/M-B-TFN Sunfish $450. Wind surfer $300. Call 472-9366. SR-2/20-MC-TFN BOAT SLIPS FOR SALE CERAMIC STOVETOP, kitchen faucets & disposal. BOAT SLIP FOR SALE. 48' boat slip with 2BR, 395-3027. 2BAcondo. By owner. $249,000.54,000 Ib. boat lift AUTOS FOR SALE ~ S-2/2O-P-2/2O available. Call 481-2948. RS-2/6-A-TFN 1972 BUICK SKYLARK convertible, in good condi- ANTIQUE WICKER 7 FOOT SOFA. Needs some tion. NO. $8,500.239-851-0919. restoration. $125.395-2348 S-12/05-M-TFN SR-2/20-V-2/27 1995 MERCEDES E420.100K, charcoal grey over GARAGE SALE light grey leather, every option, moonroof, very INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE, house- clean. $13,500.633-2300 Bret (leave message). hold goods, collectibles and more. 3346 W. Gulf RS-11/14-NC-TFN Drive. Sat-2/21-7:30 am S-2/2OP-2/20 79

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