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The MULLET RAPPER What’S Happening in the Everglades City Area JUNE 20 – JULY 3, 2014 TIDE TABLE RESTAURANTS 25¢ The MULLET RAPPER What’s Happening in the Everglades City Area JUNE 20 – JULY 3, 2014 © 2014, Snook Publications P O Box 617, Everglades City, FL, 34139 Volume VIII z Issue #213 INDEPENDENCE DAY PAUL TRIBBLE HONORED AT STUDENT ART CELEBRATE WITH US! RECEPTION AT THE MUSEUM OF THE EVERLGADES Saturday, June 28 On Tuesday, June 3, Mr. Paul “Trib” Tribble was presented with a plaque McLEOD PARK by Mayor Sammy Hamilton for his outstanding service to the students of EVERGLADES CITY Everglades City School for the past Games Arts & Crafts Music 38 years. Mr. Tribble will be on Hot Dogs Cold Drinks leave during the first semester of Raffles Prizes the 2014-15 school year, but he will be returning the second semester to “Little Miss and continue providing art classes to our Mister FireCracker” local children. During his time (Kiddies’ Best-Dressed Contest) away from school, Trib will offer adult art classes at the Museum SCHEDULE (more details to follow). 10:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony Jennifer Perry, Manager of the Museum of 10:30 a.m. PARADE the Everglades, would like to express her “Celebrating Our Heritage” sincere thanks to all involved in making the (prizes for the best floats) student reception and the tribute to Mr. 11:00 a.m. Art-in-the-Glades Tribble such an outstanding success! Food, Music 11:30 a.m. Parade Winners Announced 1:00 p.m. Kiddies’ Contests 2:00 p.m. Raffle Winners Picked 9:00 p.m. FIREWORKS (for information, call 695-3781) CONTENTS Calendar p. 2 FWC p. 8 Events p. 3 Gulf Coast p. 8 School p. 5 Florida Tales p. 9 FL Flora p. 7 Museum p. 9 Recipe p. 7 Book Review p. 9 Taxing p. 7 Slice of Paradise p.10 Parks p. 8 Obituary p.11 TIDES & RESTAURANTS p.11 CLASSIFIED p.12 FEATURE: Mamie Street, p.10 If you have news, photos, announcements, or articles ... email [email protected] or phone 695-2397. The MULLET RAPPER What’s Happening in the Everglades City Area June 20, 2014 JUNE / JULY 2014 SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 15 16 17 18 19 RAPPER 20 21 Happy Summer Camp Ladies Coffee Lions Club VA Support Father’s Day Smallwood Mtg City Seafood Island Café see p.3 8 am 5:30 pm Hour of Prayer Chokoloskee Evening at the Church of God, 7 pm Museum 22 23 24 25 26 new moon{ 27 28 Summer School Build-a-Boat Ladies Coffee Build-a-Boat Build-a-Boat Independence Begins see p.5 Island Café see p.5 see p.5 Day 4 Build-a-Boat 8 am Operation Celebration Black Bear Mgt see p.5 Build-a-Boat Workshop Dry Water Art-in-Glades see p.3 Hour of Prayer see p.5 see p.3 see p.1 Holy Family Operation Catholic Church. 7 pm Dry Water see p.3 29 30 JULY 1 2 3 RAPPER 4 5 Operation Summer Camp Summer Camp Ladies Coffee Chuck E Cheese Dry Water (2nd Session) (2nd Session) City Seafood see p.5 see p.3 8 am Hour of Prayer Summer Camp nd Everglades Com. (2 Session) Church, 7 pm 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Smallwood Mtg Ladies Coffee Harry Chapin see p.3 Island Café Food Bank 8 am Hour of Prayer McLeod Park Copeland Baptist Museum on 11 am – 1 pm Paradise TV Church, 7 pm see p.9 13 14 15 16 17 RAPPER 18 19 OFCD Mtg Ladies Coffee Build-a-Chair VA Support see p.3 City Seafood see p.5 see p.3 Hour of Prayer 8 am Build-a-Chair Chokoloskee Build-a-Chair see p.5 Church of God, 7 pm see p.5 Hot Summer Museum Movies Nights, see p.5 Aug 1: ORV Closure Aug 4: City Council Aug 14: Food Bank Aug 30-Sept 2: Clyde Butcher Open House Sept 27: Blessing of Crab Fleet _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ THRIFT SHOP: Tuesday and Sat, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm SKATING RINK: Fri, Sat, 7-10 pm DR DEMARTINO: Closed for the summer LITTLE GATOR CLINIC: Closed until October FOOD PANTRY: Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 am, Community Church AA: Wed, 5:00 pm, Community Church AL-ANON: Thurs, 12 noon, Community Church NA: Sat, 11:30 am, Community Center (Skating Rink) MUSEUM: Mon – Fri, 9 am to 5 pm; Sat, 9 am to 4 pm SMALLWOOD STORE: Daily, 11 am to 4 pm VA SUPPORT: Fri, June 20, July 18, 10 am WEIGHT LOSS: Tues, 5 to 6 pm, Community Church CARNESTOWN Recycle and Trash: 2nd Sat, 9 am to 1 pm SHERIFF AT CITY HALL: Tuesday 6/23, 6/30 (10-11 am) POST OFFICE HOURS: Everglades City 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4:30 p.m.; Sat: outside pick-up 3:30 p.m.; Chokoloskee 9 a.m. to 12 noon; 1 to 3 p.m. Sat: outside pick-up 3:30 pm; Ochopee 8 to 10 a.m.; 12 noon to 4 p.m. Sat: Open for service 10 to 11:30 a.m. SHERIFF: 252-9300 CITY HALL: 695-3781 PUBLIC LIBRARY: 695-2511 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 695-3941 AIRPORT: 695-2778 FAKAHATCHEE: 695-4593 BIG CYPRESS: 695-2000 EVG NATIONAL PARK: 695-3311 CURBSIDE TRASH PICKUP (FRIDGES, WASHING MACHINES, TVS): 252-2380 COLLIER COUNTY: 252-8999 email: [email protected] x x x PAGE 2 x x x www.evergladesmulletrapper.com The MULLET RAPPER What’s Happening in the Everglades City Area June 20, 2014 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ OCHOPEE FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT ROAD CLOSURE From Friday, June 27, at 7 p.m. 06/02/14: Emergency Medical, West of Port continuing through Monday, June 30, at of the Islands on US 41 06/03/14: Emergency Med, Everglades City 5 a.m. (weather permitting), CR 951 06/03/14: Emergency Med, Chokoloskee (Collier Blvd) will be closed to all 06/04/14: Brush Fire, 58 Mile Marker I-75 northbound and southbound traffic from 06/05/14: Emergency Med, 75 MM I-75 US41 to just south of Beach Resort Blvd 06/08/14: Vehicle Accident, Ochopee in order to work on the 951/US41 06/09/14: Emergency Medical, Copeland BLACK BEAR MANAGEMENT intersection. Detour will be around the 06/09/14: Emergency Med, 80 MM I-75 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Publix Shopping Center. 06/10/14: Emergency Medical, Plantation Conservation Commission (FWC) will 06/10/14: Down Power Line, US 41 MM 73 hold a public workshop in Naples 06/11/14: Emergency Med, Everglades City Thursday, June 26, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. LOCO’S PRODUCE STAND 06/11/14: Vehicle Accident, West of Port of Islands on US 41 at the Collier County IFAS Extension Frank will have a booth for his fresh produce in the Art-in-the-Glades under 06/12/14: Emergency Medical, Copeland Office at 14700 Immokalee Road. 06/13/14: Vehicle Accident, 81 MM I-75 the Pavilion on Friday, June 28, during The purpose of this workshop is to 06/13/14: Fire Alarm, Port of the Islands discuss management of black bears in the Independence Day Celebration. He 06/13/14: Emergency Medical, 73 MM south Florida and how people can get will return in October next to the 06/13/14: Vehicle Accident, 67 MM US 41 involved in working with the FWC on Everglades City Post Office. 06/15/14: Emergency Medical, 63 MM I-75 local bear issues. The FWC’s Florida 06/15/14: Mutual Aid, 68 MM US 41 Black Bear Management Plan was GREAT OUTDOORS MONTH The next OFCD Advisory Committee approved in 2012. The first steps are Governor Rick Scott has proclaimed Meeting is Monday, July 14, at 4 pm in being taken to create the South BMU to June to be Great Outdoors Month and the new Port of the Islands Fire Station manage the bear subpopulation in the noted that the FWC offers Floridians and at 525 New Port Drive #C in Naples. Big Cypress National Preserve and visitors 159 wildlife management areas surrounding areas. Workshops will offer in addition to the other public lands the public a chance to provide input on DOCTOR’S CLINIC totaling 12 million acres. For more local bear issues and allow interested Dr. Kirk DeMartino’s clinic in information, go to MyFWC.com. Everglades City is closed for the individuals to sign up to be active members of the South Bear Stakeholder summer. For appointments in his Marco Group. Island office, call (239) 642-5552. SMALLWOOD STORE Go to MyFWC.com/Bear and look The next meeting of the Smallwood for “Which BMU are you?” to find out Fundraising Committee will be on THRIFT SHOP HOURS more about black bears in the South Monday, July 7, at 9:30 a.m. in City The Thrift Shop, located behind the Fire BMU. A guide to living in bear country Hall (ESHP office). See page 10 for an Station, is open every Tuesday and is also available at MyFWC.com/Bear by update on the current situation. Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please clicking on “Brochures and Other do not leave items outside the door. Materials.” Find more about bears and the bear management plan at Big Cypress Preserve MyFWC.com/Bear or call Carli THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED Segelson, at (772) 215-9459. 2014 Annual ORV Closure WOMEN & CHILDREN The 60-day ORV closure for If you are in an abusive relationship, call Note: The above photo of a Florida Black management units within the Preserve the 24-hr crisis line: 775-1101/TTY or Bear walking in the underpass on SR29 just will be lifted on Friday, August 1.
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