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River Weekly News Read Us Online: LORKEN Publications, Inc Weather and Tides FREE page 28 Take Me Home VOL. 18, NO. 46 From the Beaches to the River District downtown Fort Myers NOVEMBER 15, 2019 Estates To Host Garden Festival From left, Chauncey Goss, Tom Uhler, Geoff Roepstorff and Steve Pontius photo provided yet another invasive python from the Business Leaders Everglades. “This group of environmentally sensitive Spend Weekend friends removed the 2,675th python under Garden enthusiasts shopping for plants at a previous festival photo provided our district python removal program,” said dison and Ford Winter Estates will Humana, the festival will also feature food Hunting Pythons SFWMD Project Manager Mike Kirkland. hold its annual fall Garden Festival on trucks and live music. ee County businessmen Tom Uhler Uhler is founder of Uhler and Vertich ESaturday, November 23 from 9 a.m. “If you’re looking for a really unique and Steve Pontius joined South Financial Planners, LLC, Pontius is to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, November 24 plant that you don’t already have, this is LFlorida Water Management District executive vice president of Waterman from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the place to find it,” said Debbie Hughes, (SFWMD) board chair Chauncey Goss and Broadcasting, and Roepstorff is CEO of More than 40 garden vendors from horticulture director with Edison and Ford district python hunter Geoff Roepstorff Edison National Bank. around the state of Florida will have Winter Estates. “Vendors and staff will be on a weekend python hunt in early This was not the first python hunt for tropical and native plants and trees available to answer questions and help November. They successfully removed continued on page 8 for sale. Sponsored by Best Value and continued on page 14 Participants checking out displays along the street photos courtesy www.goboatingflorida.com/boating-shows/2019-fort-myers-boat-show Aerial photo of a previous Fort Myers Boat Show a.m. to 5 p.m. boats to luxurious yachts, there is a boat with a paid adult. Remote parking is Boat Show There will be boat displays in the for everyone plus all the gear and gadgets located at First Street and Altamont Caloosahatchee, throughout Centennial boaters love. Avenue, just west of the main show Begins Thursday Park and on the streets. This event is the The main show entrance is at the west entrance. Parking is $5 and includes a free he 47th annual Fort Myers Boat biggest showing of boats, boating products side of Centennial Park at First Street two-minute shuttle ride that brings you to Show returns to the downtown river and all things marine in Southwest Florida. and Carson Street – next to Joe’s Crab the show entrance. Tdistrict from Thursday, November Attendees will find hundreds of boats, Shack – and there is a second entrance at Centennial Park is located at 2000 21 through Sunday, November 24. Hours more than 130 boat lines, expanded the City Yacht Basin on the corner of Lee West First Street. Tickets may be are Thursday, Friday and Saturday from in-water displays and a large display of Street and Edwards Drive. purchased on site at either show entrance. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 boating accessories and fishing tackle. Admission is $13 for adults. Children The Fort Myers Boat Show is owned From skiffs to fishing boats, to cruising under age 16 are admitted at no charge continued on page 24 2 THE RIVER - NOVEMBER 15, 2019 Historic Downtown Fort Myers, Then And Now: Audubon Convenes In Fort Myers by Gerri Reaves, PhD wenty-five years ago, the local Audubon Society chapter, environmental and scientific luminaries, and even a former TU.S. president convened in downtown Fort Myers for the National Audubon Society’s (NAS) Convention. The Audubon Society of Southwest Florida, since renamed simply Audubon of Southwest Florida (ASWF), hosted the event. The location was the Sheraton Harbor Place Hotel on Edwards Drive, a 25-story, 454-room luxury hotel that had opened in January 1987. The first part of the three-stop convention, whose theme was “People, Water, and Wildlife,” was held in Fort Myers from November 11 to 15, 1994. The convention then continued to Everglades National Park and Miami, concluding on November 20. It was the first time that NAS had held the biennial convention in Florida. Harborside Convention Center was also utilized to accommodate the jam-packed schedule of meetings, receptions, discussions, exhibits, speeches, award ceremonies, conference sessions, workshops and presentations. In addition, numerous field trips were scheduled off-site. Middle school student Valerie Miller looks on as former Pres. Jimmy Carter shakes hands A few of the well-known attendees were Nathaniel Reed, former NAS board with Jim Reynolds, president of Audubon of Southwest Florida, at the convention banquet. member and former assistant secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Dr. Carter was awarded the 1994 Audubon Medal for his environmental work. Rosalynn Carter Paul Ehrlich, biologist and expert on population growth; Peter Matthiessen, author; is pictured bottom right. photo courtesy Neil Wilkinson Florida Sen. Bob Graham; U.S. Rep. Porter Goss; and Dr. Sylvia Earle, marine ASWF’s board of directors and biologist and former chief scientist at NOAA. volunteers had worked for months to make Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, however, was the most noted celebrity. He the event a success, among them president was to be awarded the 1994 Audubon Medal for his environmental work. Jim Reynolds and board members Neil One disappointment: Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt was forced to cancel Wilkinson, Vince McGrath and Dan Van his presentation due to illness. Norman (current ASWF president). Wilkinson, who served on the host committee, recalled the event in a recent email: “I was thrilled to see some of my up and coming friends from the environmental world from all over the country attend.” Another attendee who was thrilled at the convention was middle-school student Valerie Miller, who greatly admired former President Carter. In the photo, she looks on as he shakes hands with Jim Reynolds at the banquet. The hosting Audubon chapter had been officially chartered in March 1958. However, Audubon had a presence in Lee County long before that. In January 1917, Julia Hanson and her son Stanley Hanson were two of the The former Sheraton Harbor Place Hotel was co-founders of the Lee County Audubon completely renovated and opened in 2017 Society, a precursor to ASWF. as Campo Felice photo by Gerri Reaves In the early 20th century, they joined the fight to end plume hunting, which was devastating wading bird populations to provide feathers to the millinery industry. They joined national and state Audubon efforts to pass bird-protection laws. The Sheraton Harbor Place Hotel opened in The National Audubon Society’s November Julia was active in both the Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs and Florida 1987 on Edwards Drive 1994 convention program announces Audubon, established in 1900. She served as the chair of the bird-protection photo courtesy SWFL Historical Society (Sara Fort Myers as the first of three locations for Nell Hendry Gran Collection) events (encircled) photo by Gerri Reaves continued on page 20 Independently Owned And Operated COPYRIGHT 2019 The River Weekly News Read Us Online: www.IslandSunNews.com LORKEN Publications, Inc. Publisher Graphic Arts/ Reporters Contributing Writers Lorin Arundel Production Gerri Reaves, PhD Jennifer Basey Ross Hauser, MD Accounting Ann Ziehl, Manager Jeff Lysiak Kay Casperson Craig R. Hersch Mike Terry Amanda Hartman Suzy Cohen Capt. Matt Mitchell Advertising Justin Wilder Linda Coin Trinette Nelson Bob Petcher Marcia Feeney Howard Prager Katie Frederic J. Brendan Ryan, CLU, The River Weekly News will correct factual errors or Shelley Greggs ChFC, MSFS matters of emphasis and interpretation that appear in news stories. Tom Hall Di Saggau Readers with news, tips, comments or questions, call 239-395-1213 or write to: Marion Hauser, MS, RD Jeanie Tinch The River Weekly News, 1640 Periwinkle Way, Suite 2, Sanibel, FL 33957. PRINTED ON FAX number: 239-395-2299. Email: [email protected]. Email: [email protected] RECYCLED PAPER The River Weekly News reserves the right to refuse, alter or edit any editorial or advertisement. THE RIVER - NOVEMBER 15, 2019 3 From left, Teta Roberts, Deanne Kyle and Susan Kyle photos provided Jenny Campbell and Crissy Fabian Liz Allbritten and Susan Kyle The event, which included more affairs, who highlighted the bright future recognized at the luncheon with the Students Gain than 150 attendees, raised $40,425 for of the growing home-town college. annual Mina Edison Society’s signature scholarships for academic excellence “Mina Edison Society is a network Luminary Award in honor of namesake From Mina Edison at the college. With enrollment at the of influential professionals providing Mina Edison, a philanthropist, activist college growing to more than 22,000 leadership and scholarships to and self-titled “home executive” who Society Fundraiser students, the goal of the Mina Edison students,” said Victoria Stephan, was a firm believer in education. lorida SouthWestern (FSW) State Society is to triple annually the number director of development institutional Mina was the business force behind College students shared how of scholarships granted. Since its advancement for Mina Edison Society. her husband, inventor Thomas A. Fscholarships made their dreams founding in 2007, the Mina Edison “We are grateful for the investments Edison, while raising three of his possible at the Mina Edison Society’s Society’s endowed fund has distributed these leaders provide. They have children and three of their own. The Focus on Excellence signature annual $72,000. big hearts and truly understand how Luminary Award honors an individual event at The Forest Country Club on The event featured networking, a education changes lives.” or organization who has attained October 30.
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