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PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID FT MYERS, FL PERMIT #5718 Read Us Online at Postal Customer IslandSunNews.com ECRWSS NEWSPAPER VOL. 20, NO. 43 SANIBELSanibel & CAPTIVA & Captiva ISLANDS, Islands FLORIDA APRIL 19, 2013 APRIL SUNRISE/SUNSET: 19 7:01 • 7:54 20 7:00 • 7:54 21 6:59 • 7:55 22 6:59 • 7:55 23 6:58 • 7:56 24 6:57 • 7:57 25 6:56 • 7:57 Junior Sailing Camp At Captiva Island Yacht Club Campers racing at the Capitva Island Yacht Club sail camp egistration is open for the fourth season of the Captiva Island Yacht Club’s (CIYC) Junior Sailing Camp, which will be held this summer. Families do not Rneed to belong to the yacht club to participate. The first session of the camp – for beginning sailors – is scheduled for Monday, July 8 to Friday, July 19. The second session – for sailors who have had an introduction to sailing and want to learn more about racing and tuning a boat for speed – will take place Monday, July 15 to Friday, July 26. At the end of each two-week session, every camper will be able to rig and sail a boat single-handedly and properly handle a kayak. Youngsters will demonstrate their newly John Talmage of Island BBQ; Jeff Powers of Red White & Brew; SCCF Marine Lab Research acquired sailing and marine skills at the Parents’ & Friends’ Day Luncheon at the club Assistant Jeff Siwicke, chief organizer for Beer in the Bushes; and Al Hanser, founder and on the final day of each session. CEO of The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, presenting sponsor Activities begin each morning at the Captiva Island Yacht Club, next to ‘Tween Waters Inn on Captiva, and move to the waters of Roosevelt Channel. Each Friday the Brewing Company: White Lightning; program will feature Fun Fridays including paddleboarding, kayaking and a sailing out- Saturday Evening and from Full Pint Brewing Company ing. Pick up is at 4 p.m. each day. (Pittsburgh): Jagged Edge IPA, and continued on page 9 Fun At SCCF Rampage Imperial IPA. he Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Food will be provided by Island BBQ. Foundation (SCCF) is hosting its Thanks to Jensen’s Twin Palm Marina and ings at next month’s council meeting. T2nd annual Beer in the Bushes The Grog Shop for additional support. Sanibel Closer “Then we will have some decisions to event this Saturday, April 20 from 7 to Sanibel Double D will be providing make,” Congress said. 9 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance or alternative transportation and can be To Share Of In the past, Sanibel received up to $40 at the door. There will be craft beer, reached at SanibelDoubleD.com or at $800,000 a year from tolls, representing barbecue, live music, dancing and games. 472-3458. Toll Revenues 21 percent, but after a lawsuit Sanibel Reservations and advance payment are Uproot Hootenanny is the featured by Anne Mitchell and a citizens group filed to stop con- requested by calling 472-2329. entertainment and will bring their unique struction of the new, single span bridge, Beer in the Bushes is sponsored by brand of folk, bluegrass, Irish and rock anibel could be in line for about the city had to forgo its cut to make up The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company. from the east coast. $1 million a year for its share for the higher price the delay caused. Local startup brewer Point Ybel Brewing Proceeds will help support SCCF’s Sof Sanibel tolls collected by Lee County officials claimed the delays drove Company, located just off-island, will be mission of conserving coastal habitats and County – and the revenue could start in the cost from $50 million to $120 mil- introducing six brews: Endless Summer aquatic resources on Sanibel and Captiva the next fiscal year. lion. Pale Ale; Sanibel Red Island Ale, Sanibel and in the surrounding watershed. Vice Mayor Doug Congress said he The revenue share was used to pay for Saison, Black Mangrove American Dark Beer in the Bushes will be held on the has made a lot of progress in tracking the road maintenance on the island. Ale, Snook Bite IPA and Brewers Choice. grounds at SCCF’s Nature Center, 3333 county’s finances involved in the construc- Congress said the first payout for a Distributor Red White & Brew is pre- Sanibel-Captiva Road on Sanibel, from 7 tion and operation of the causeway. partial year could be $400,000, with $1 senting five additional beers from three to (about) 9 p.m. Cost for this fun evening He has been working with Roy million or so a year thereafter. But there’s craft breweries. From Belfast Bay Brewing is $30 per person in advance; $40 at the Hyman, a consultant hired by Sanibel. still work to be done before the county Co. (Maine): McGoverns Oatmeal Stout, door. Reservations and advance payment are Hyman will give a full report on his find- agrees to Sanibel’s claim. and Lobster Ale; from Black Diamond requested; please call SCCF at 472-2329. 2 ISLAND SUN - APRIL 19, 2013 Good Housekeeping Photo Shoot Comes To Captiva A sure sign of summer approaching are the many sunflowers blooming in the museum garden Wednesday, November 6, on regular full- Photo shoot on Andy Rosse Lane Summer Hours time hours, Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. by Jeff Lysiak Coming Soon Museum staff and board members plan a busy off-season working on key or three days last week, the streets of downtown Captiva – already filled with For Sanibel administrative tasks and many museum its usual share of tourists – were joined by a team of models, photographers improvement projects that often have to Fand a crew from Island Girl Locations & Productions, who were in town to Historical Village take a backseat during the busy tourist shoot a fashion spread for Good Housekeeping magazine. season. According to Stacey Stevens, a Sanibel resident and representative for Island Girl, he Sanibel Historical Museum and Village will switch to summer The Sanibel Historical Museum and the production incorporated various exterior locations along Andy Rosse Lane – Village is a nonprofit organization formed including outside of Cantina Captiva, John Naumann & Associates offices and YOLO Thours beginning on Wednesday, with the mission to preserve, protect, Watersports – as well as on South Seas Island Resort property. The locations were May 1. Summer hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. share and celebrate Sanibel’s history. It is selected due to their bright, vibrant colors. located at 950 Dunlop Road, next to BIG continued on page 33 The museum will be closed starting on Sunday, August 4 and will reopen continued on page 33 “... a hilarious 90 minutes of laughs and mayhem” - Island Sun This Offer Entitles Holder to ONE TICKET BOGO FREE with purchase of one regular-priced ticket to a performance of Fully Committed. TO REDEEM: Call Box Offi ce at (239) 472-6862 in advance, Written by Becky Mode & give offer code BOGO. Not redeemable for cash. Not applicable for prior purchases. Starring Trey Compton 300$5±$35 Show Sponsors &+,/' 81'(5 Nick Adams Photography Season Sponsor ISLAND SUN - APRIL 19, 2013 3 TRUST The front door of Shore Haven, pictured to show its proximity to the walkway. Traffic flow is being studied to find the best way to make the building’s entrance and exit safe and easy for guests while enhancing the beauty of the building and surrounding grounds Work On Shore Haven Moves Forward At Historical Village he board of the Sanibel Historical Museum and Village recently met with architect Amy Nowacki, AIA, of Sanibel. Nowacki is now under contract, and Ta field study has been conducted. “We should have preliminary plans shortly,” said museum president Dorothy Donaldson. “As soon as certified plans are filed, we will go to the city for our permits. We expect, if at all possible, construction to begin no later than June 1.” Donaldson stressed that these are not definite dates, but rather projections. “We are working diligently to get as much done as possible, as quickly as possible, without cutting corners on quality and especially on safety,” she said. 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Applications are available at most Lee Scholarships County high schools (see your guidance Wealth Management | Trust Administration | Estate Planning counselor) and online at www.sancapopti- Open To High mist.org. For more information, call Stan Howard at 472-0836. Scholarship appli- School Grads cations must be postmarked no later than he Sanibel-Captiva Optimist Club Wednesday, June 12,. The scholarship is offering two four-year college committee plans to make the final selec- Tscholarships. This brings the num- tions a few weeks later. ber of current Optimist Club scholar- Academic records, financial need, ships to six.