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Cily holiday hours and refuse collection SariihiM '."\\\ Hull iilViiv* will iv drsal in ohsei- Jaruuir\ !. 2005. in UIM.T\JIU.V oi'ilu* Now Ye;u\ v;inu- Dft'lirisdiKis mi J-riil;i\. iXxvinher 24 ami Hu!iil:i\. All ivcrcininii (uciliiios will follow rve will it-i'pon MoiKhi>. lXvemhor 27. uliiro|vi-;itin^ IIDM!> mi IXvemkr 26. 2004. and Sanihcl ("ii> Hall <>!lLvs will ho clo^-tl in nl^L-i- wili rcMiiiic ro&iuLir upoi'iilinsi lining on J.iiiuarv "!, vaiKv -.)!' .\\-\\ YL\II"> on hiil;i\. Lkwinlvr }l. 2005. " Join IK for 2004 ami will IVMIIIIC rciiiilai i;jK Nutrition INTERNAL Shop > Wdght t»ss MEDICINE •»iabetes • Cholcstem] New Patients • Cancer •Bfeioti pressure Welcome • Arthritis lnlcrndl Mjii n._ . Ultrasounds Available • Most Insurances Accepted • Special Arrangements for Uninsured Patients • Nutritional Supplements for Most Medical Problems Formerly with Eye Centers of Florida • - Comprehensive Eye Examinations ^ Eye Glasses Contact Lenses assumed tlieeareof: Providing Local Eye Care Since 1985 Indian Creek Plaza For appointments (Ncjr SumnierlM & San CailtK) please call: 17284 San Carlos, Bhd. #105 (239) 466-2010 j Fort Myers, Beach, Floi ida 33931-5328 239-454-9797 d Albertson's Plaza Corner of Summetihi & San Carlos 4 • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • Islander Over $3 billion to hurricane victims Floridians who suffered damages from Agnes Genevieve McClintock Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Lee and Charlotte Counties Sanibel resident Agnes McClintock, Jeanne, have been approved for As of December 14, 69.36% of the beloved wife, mother and friend lost her $3,169,950,000 thus far in federal and state households in Charlotte County had long and courageous battle with lung can- disaster assistance, according to Florida's applied for individual assistance, ranking cer on Dec. 16, 2004. She was 88. Born State Emergency Response Team (SERT) sixth in the state. Over 99% of the house- on Dec. 23, 1915 in St. Louis, Mo. to and the Department of Homeland holds in four counties — DeSoto, Hardee, James P. and Agnes Lyons, she graduated Security's Federal Emergency Indian River and St. Lucie — had applied from Rosati Kain High School, attended Management Agency (FEMA). and 76% of households in Santa Rosa had the City College of Law, and worked for Nearly 1.18 million storm victims have applied. In Lee County, 17.84% of house- the Missouri Workman's Compensation applied for disaster assistance since holds applied for assistance. Commission. She met Elmo L. Hurricane Charley came ashore four McClintock, Jr. while working for the months ago. Insured Individuals Should Apply Now Commission and they were married on Individuals who have contacted their April 6, 1940. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved agents and are waiting-for settlements are Following World War JJ the couple $825.5 million to date in low-interest loans urged to apply for assistance before the moved to Flat River, Mo. and later to to repair storm-damaged homes and busi- December 31, 2004, deadline by the Farmington, where they raised their family. nesses. Of that amount, nearly $636 mil- Federal Emergency Management Agency Agnes was active in volunteer work with lion in loans went to homeowners and (FEMA), the State Emergency Response the American Cancer Society, St. Joseph's Agnes was preceded in death by her $189.5 million to businesses. Team (SERT) and the Small Business School and the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority husband of 59 years-, Mac, in 1999, and her sister, Vera M. Lowen in 2003. She is Public Infrastructure was severely Administration (SBA). and, along with her husband, was a found- Once homeowners or renters have regis- ing member of the St. Francois County survived by her children — Kyllene Oder impacted by this season's hurricanes. More and her husband, Wayne, of Cape Coral; than 2,482 requests were submitted for tered for disaster assistance, they are in the Country Club, all- in Farmington. When FEMA, SERT and SBA assistance sys- her children were all in school she returned Kathleen of Boonsboro, Md.; Terrell of Public Assistance to help defray the costs of Keystone Heights, Fla.; Darrell and repairing or replacing public and certain tems. This allows for damages and losses to work at the Missouri State Hospital No. to be addressed even after the application 4, where she worked as a patient advocate Maureen, both of Sanibel; and Francene non-profit agency facilities. Nearly $181.6 of Peoria, 111.; seven grandchildren and million in infrastructure assistance has been deadline has passed. and subsequently established and ran a SBA urges all disaster victims to submit library for reading with the patients. one great grandson. obligated thus far. Additionally, many applicants were eli- their loan applications as soon as possible After moving to Sanibel Island in Services for Agnes were held on Dec. gible for Disaster Unemployment after FEMA registration, regardless of the 1973, Agnes began a successful career in 20, at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Assistance, Crisis Counseling, free legal status of their insurance claims. By taking real estate sales with Michigan Homes Funeral Home with interment following aid and other SERT/FEMA disaster recov- such action, a disaster victim continues the and became active in her new community, in the Memorial Gardens. ery programs. recovery process by allowing the SBA to including performing in productions at A Memorial Mass was celebrated on The deadline to apply for federal and process a loan to repair or replace their dis- the Pirate Playhouse. Agnes was a devout Agnes's birthday, yesterday, Dec. 23, at at state disaster assistance is approaching. aster-damaged property. member of St. Isabel Catholic Church and St. Isabel's. The family has requested that Storm victims who have not registered for SBA takes into account insurance settle- an inaugural member of the Beachview memorial gifts be sent to either the assistance should do so immediately. To ments received by the disaster victim and Golf Association. She and Mac enjoyed Hurricane Recovery Building Fund at St. register, simply call FEMA's toll-free num- may adjust the eligible loan amount travel throughout the world and happily Isabel's or Hope Hospice, 9740 Health Park Circle. Fort Mvers 33908. ber, 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY 1- accordingly. 800-462-7585 for the hearing- and/or Please keep in mind that there is a speech-impaired. Phone lines are open from Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) located 6 a.m. to midnight through to Thursday, in Ft. Myers at Lee County Public Wearies, Dec. 23. The service is closed on Friday and 1500 Monroe Street. The hours of opera- Saturday, Dec. 24 and 25, for the holidays. tion are 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through When the teleregistration line reopens on Saturday. DRCs will close for the holiday: The islands' community Sunday, Dec. 26, the new hours of operation Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, and Newspaper since 1961 will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Sunday, Dec. 26. Mailing address- On a tighter note: Top 10 Reasons to Join the National Polar Bear Club P.O lio\ ?r. -Sanihd. II. ' Vi?~ 10. To wave and laugh at the huge water was, how brave you were, or any Ta\472-I.V72 crowd of supporters, on-lookers, other tale you wish to share. tourists, Sanibel Stoopers and "mice" 4. To get your picture in the news- (those who wished they had the paper. Historically, massive media Local if >ir coverage insures mat your picture will C'enii'i courage to join in. Ihipon Bay U.I. I'rnl 9. A symbolic throwing back into ' appear in one or more of the many the sea of authentic Australian Pine newspapers covering this annual event. Chips, now to be known as "Charley [Despite claims put forth by this august Postal Information: chips." By throwing Charley back into and dedicated organization and its I hi- Sanibel I ".lorna NtmJcr 11 SPS 481--UX)) i» p the sea, the curse of a hurricane visit- fearless ursine leader, this publication cveiv 1-IKLIV ami is distributed rhnumlmul SaiiiM ing our islands during the coming year cannot guarantee actual coverage of C'apma'lsl.indshy ihc Hiec/udnp. I'.O.'ltiix %. Sanihcl. II will hopefully, be broken. the event unless it is a really, really 'I hud Cl(is> poiLigi* is [xiid ai ihe Samlvl Post Olliiv 1 8. To sing the Polar Bear Anthem. slow news day. -ed.J PosimastL'i: Send addivs-. clungcs lo 7. To enjoy a champagne toast 3. To get an official certificate. It's Sambd Capuva Islander. PC) Ho\ *?{> from the gigantic Polar Bear a colorful 8 1/2x11, suitable for fram- Sanibel, hi. .Wv Champagne Glass. ing and FREE. Classified Ad deadline: Nnon, Tuesday. j>s^ h < 6. To don the famous Polar Bear 2. To get a membership card to Pith Helmet. Any member may try on carry with you at all times proving that Krror respunsibilit}: 1 this unique hat. It makes a wonderful you took the icy plunge (also In iJu cvonl i'l an error we arc responsible nnl\ lot Ihc fiiM photo-op. FREE)! uiiorii'ii iiisrriiim ol .111 ail ii. 111 nm opmimi, tlK'K* IS .1 loss ot \.ilui*. We Jo not •i City panel meets with five replanting finalists By Laura Nickerson All of the firms expressed an under- Staff Writer standing of, and a willingness to fully par- On Thursday, December 16 and ticipate in the second phase of the project, Monday, December 20, a panel represent- the open forum resident discussion, after a ing the city of Sanibel met with the five^ final firm is chosen. Ellin Goetz, of Goetz landscape architectural or engineering & Stropes mentioned what an advantage it firms selected as finalists from the 18 would be to work with a communitjrthat firms that responded to the city's request already had such a comprehensive vision. for proposals to aid in the replanting of She was referring to Sanibel's "sanctuary the Periwinkle corridor following island" statement. Hurricane Charley. Johnson Engineering even showed Of the five, the city will choose only slides of native plantings mixed with one firm, which will then begin open some exotic species, illustrating a way to forum discussions with the residents of fairly promote the exchange of ideas dur- Sanibel, and members of the Periwinkle ing the public forums. The panel initially Partnership to learn the community's protested, but Ken Pfalzer agreed that ideas and concerns regarding any replant- most likely some residents would attend ing efforts. . the meetings seeking a mixed group of The city panel has seven members. plantings, and it was only through discus- Five were present, including Gates Castle, sion and education that an appropriate Public Works director; Ken Pfalzer, acting plant palette could be chosen. planning director; James Evans, environ- Each group also aired their feelings and mental planner, Natural Resources advertised their strengths regarding Department; Jennifer Flavin, City fundraising. Smallwood Design Group Planning Department; and Major Murray felt that the project might be ineligible for of the Sanibel Police Department. Absent many grant applications, and that those were Rob Loflin, director, Natural the city might apply to, would likely be Resources Department and Bill tapped out at this time. They instead sug- Tomlinson, chief of the Sanibel Police. gested alternate avenues of raising the Panel members: (top row, from left): Jennifer Flavin, Gates Castle, The five presenting firms were: A.Gail required funds, including individual phil- James Evans; (seated, from left): Ken Pfalzer and Recording Secretary Boorman and Associates; Smallwood anthropy, and the mobilization of Susan Beck Design Group; Goetz & Stropes fundraising efforts already in the planning Periwinkle Way. Sanibel's replanting will be awarded in Landscape Architects, Inc.; Vanasse stages by Periwinkle Partnership and The panel plans to bring its findings time for thelwinning firm to conduct the Daylor; and Johnson Engineering. %r other groups. and recommendationUlXVllXJUtlVrilkJ l_/W-sL V^X beforV V.L4.V e*>—s •**th7 e J.J.CitA Ul y |_^ UUUfirsV t-M. V^JL ****publi* avillc V foruLX11IV m sometime later During the presentations, each group Vanasse Daylor felt that certain com- Council at the firstfirst Council meeting ooff January,. verbally and visually enlarged upon the ponents, such as artwork, might be added 2005, in thtie hope that the contract for written proposals that had carried them to to the project, thereby expanding the grant this point. Each stressed reasons why they sources the city could make application felt themselves to be well qualified for to. The group felt that certain FEMA this particular project, citing completed money might still be possible to obtain, designs for other Florida municipalities and had several other fundraising options. and counties that may have been in envi- Several of the finalists offered ronmentally sensitive locations, using fundraising and grant writing skills as Beachview largely native plantings, and/or resolved valuable assets in their proposals, and all community multiple use and traffic issues. were willing to take on the project either Examples were illustrated using large as a one-time endeavor, or in increments / 6olf & Tennis Club mounted photographs with descriptions, as funds became available. or slides, with verbal explanations. Every presentation offered components SanibePs Every firm touched upon methods for maintenance following the initial whereby the treasured historical and eco- planting, but each also stressed the desir- Best Golf logical aspects of Sanibel that make it so ability of native species due to their abili- unique,would be preserved. A. Gail ty to survive the extremes of this island Value Boorman's group suggested a more climate with little human help. pulled-together look, using native planti- Panel members posed questions fol- ngs and highlighting island architecture lowing each presentation, and the ques- while sharply delineating differences in tions were less concerned with artistic areas along Periwinkle Way, making adap- design elements, focusing more on logis- Come play golf or tennis and see all the tations in existing traffic patterns, and tics. 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Speaking as a relative newcomer to the In March 1967, with their goals within island (Sept. 2000), I found the book to be sight (the Refuge was officially renamed a fascinating and highly educational read. the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife The history of the Sanibel-Captiva Refuge on August 15, 1967), members of Conservation Foundation has been insep- the Memorial Committee began to look arable from the history of Sanibel and two toward the future. Committee members of its defining institutions — the City and voted to separate from the "Ding" Darling the Refuge — since the 1960s. Foundation and to adopt the name Sanibel-Captiva Conservation • Foundation. On October 31,1967, the new organization incorporated. Its goals were j.-. •••£& Ifagl-Captwa • -,, "to assure the Refuge's soundness through oversight .Conservation Foundatibii''- and land acquisition, to pre- serve interior freshwater wet- lands and to develop educa- tional and research pro- grams." Lu. In the 1960s and 1970s, One of a series of aerial photos in the book, showing preserved lands, development became a major which are identified in an accompanying list. issue on the island. As A development on Sanibel: the 1966 cre- While the nascent SCCF was formulat- Natural Course points out, it ation of the Island Water Association ing goals, obtaining studies, raising was not only the 1963 open- made drinking water readily available. money, acquiring land, planning a Nature ing of the Causeway that The advent of mosquito control also Center and writing by-laws, another group increased the pressure for played no small role. of islanders had formed The Sanibel- CHRISTMAS CRABFEST featuring Creamy Crab Bisque • Lump Crabcake Apps. Large Florida Stone Crab Claws Giant Alaskan King Crab Legs OOF1N Crabcake and Crab Combos! & Dec 25th-Jan 1st RESTOftMl Licensed & Insured Licensed in Sanibel, Captiva, Lee Co., Cape Coral & Ft. Myers I j|y A|| 26 Yeare of Presfa. Wish LIJ N l# 11 O11 Sarilbf-l Island * FishMmhtOpettatllm (2 pm Sumky) Restaurant Open 5-9 7 days Quick Response - Free Estimates ' 472-3128 703 Tarpon Bay Rd(aeross from the Post Office) Local references upon request THI RAW BAR Happy Hour in the Raw -iScJEUm" Oysters Itdams 3/ $2*25 - 1-800-732-9754 Islander • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • 7 Washington, DC- SCCF Executive Director Erick page book is a pleasure to read. based Conservation Lindblad notes in A Natural Course that Photographs — most in four-color — by Foundation; work on when he started with the organization in George Graham, David Meardon, Charlie the study began in 1986, "It was rather overwhelming. I was McCullough, Clair Postmus, Foundation May 1975. The final going to have to protect the investment of staffers Maggie May and Brad Smith plus report was incorpo- those who came before me. That's Foundation volunteers, highlight the rated into the Sanibel always been motivating. Though it's wildlife, preserved and restored lands and Comprehensive Land been almost 20 years, I still think back to the important players who are part of the Use Plan and it was the previous years and all those people story. A fascinating section assembled by also published who were so progressive for their time. Lindblad lists all of the land acquired by nationally by the Sanibel's evolution as a city, the compre- the Foundation, accompanied by aerial Conservation hensive land use plan based on natural photographs. Foundation as The systems — that is still a new concept for Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Founda- Sanibel Report. many communities now, let alone in tion: A Natural Course retails for $24.95. A Natural Course 1974. I am still very grateful, and every- It is wonderfully informative for newcom- quotes Sanibel's first one in the community should be, for the ers who are still learning about the Mayor, Porter Goss, people who came before us." islands. For those who have played a role who wrote in 1975, Written by Betty Anholt and Gwenda in shaping this "sanctuary island," it's a "It seems an appro- Hiett-Clemens and produced by well-deserved celebration of a remarkable priate moment, now Foundation staffer Maggie May, the 148- achievement. that we are on the threshold of achiev- ing a Comprehensive Land Use Plan for Sanibel, to consider the real debt of gratitude that the city owes the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation." A Natural Course fol- lows Foundation lobbying efforts which led the state to purchase land on Cayo Costa and North Captiva, the purchase by the Foundation of other sensi- tive sites off-island and the ongoing campaign to pur- chase lands adjacent to the island's interior freshwater slough (the Sanibel River). Top: Plans from 1984 tor the proposed (and not Education and the native approved) Spoonbill Golf & Tennis Club along plant nursery have also Middle Gulf and Casa Ybel Roads; Above: played an important role in Frannie's Preserve, on lands that would have the Foundation's mission. been part of the Spoonbill development. The increasing role of 1 Captiva Zoning and Planning Board, land restoration and management is Pete Smith's "What could have been on Sanibel. whose members regularly attended Lee explored, including the study and restora- County Commission meetings in order to tion of the Periwinkle and Blue Skies have some input into the rapid growth on Preserves and the partnership with the City the islands. of Sanibel and the Refuge to restore the In 1973, members of the San-Cap Sanibel Gardens Preserve. Planning Board requested a building Back in the early days of the moratorium from the county commission- Foundation, a marine center "ambitiously ANIBEL ers. The Foundation's board supported the described as a 'Woods Hole of the request and SCCF Director Dick South,'" had been envisioned. The Workman and Board Chair Ann Foundation broadened its scope with the STEAKHOUSE Winterbotham represented the Foundation 2002 establishment of the Marine Lab at on the Sanibel Home Rule Study Tarpon Bay, with its mission "To investi- PRIME STEAKS • CHOPS • SEAFOOD Committee. In 1974, the City of Sanibel gate the status and trends and to promote was incorporated. the health of the habitat and fauna within The Foundation sponsored a study of the marine nursery areas in and around the the island's natural systems by the cin us fcr barrier islands of Sanibel and Captiva." Quality Eyecare ew year's Without Leaving the Islands! 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With a $120,000 sponsorship from the recent years "relative to historic levels," identify activities that destroy their pre- Analysis of the. sub-strate includes noi Southwest Florida Water Management according to REDstart project informa- ferred habitat." only the composition—whether sea grass District, and under the auspices of the tion. Steve Bortone of the Marine "Protecting the species," said Spinelli, sand, or oyster beds—but the quantity anc Florida Sea Grant, the Sanibel-Captiva Laboratory noted that anecdotal reports of "requires protecting the habitat." distribution of the elements. "Is there one Conservation Foundation Marine population decline from local fishermen The Marine Lab's REDstart project blade of sea grass," said Martignette tc Laboratory is surveying redfish habitats to also document the dwindling numbers of personnel, including Spinelli and A.J. illustrate the point, "or is it everywhere?" determine the optimum environment for the prized Southwest Florida game fish. Martigriette, seine local waters for fish of Next the teams categorize the shore- juvenile red drum in a project called Bortone noted that the species is making all kinds, analyzing the conditions in line. "Is it mangroves, a beach, or a sez REDstart. a comeback from the depletions of over- which the healthiest populations are wall?" Martignette explained. "If we can protect the area where the fishing, as the fish currently receive "a cer- found. "We also estimate the distance to the juveniles thrive, then we can protect the tain amount of protection from size limits." The data the researchers collect adults." said Justin Spinelli of the However, overfishing is ju«t one threat addressee the following questions: What REDstart, see right below 2 3 ! Photos by Jenny Burnharr Seine netting for juvenile redfish off the Sanibel Causeway: Eric Milbrandt, Michelle Gibson, A.J. Martignette, and Chuck Milbrandt, of tht Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Marine Laboratory REDstart project (all four are shown in photo on next page). T.v.... DVD Players a Home Electronics!! Why leave the island to purchase a television. DUD player. DVD/VCR comho. or other home electronics? We have a large inventory at LUNCH Or* DlNNLIC competitive prices, and we re available to deliver, install and instruct T you in the use of your new emnpment. EAT-IN OR TAKF OU » GoniDiitiif- 239.332.0888 We Dock our sales with He same honest and friendly service that • SERVICE • RENTES we Save prowled on Samuel and Captha for over 30 years. Wen he Rere8ft«rtResal«.CalBsirinaaoesfioiasdys9woiigeia 239-472-1133 from (he Sanibel Causeway: frustratunj phone system but a nil person to talk to! 4 • go through the toll plaza past Shell Point Rd. on Summerlin • make next left on McGregor Blvd. 2422 Palm Ridge Road, Sanibel Island, FL 33957 • make another Jeft to continue on McGregor (rt. 867) • go,pastPubtlx • Monday - Friday • 9:00am - 5:00pm • For After Hours Emergency Service Call: 472 4133 • email [email protected] »turn right into the K-Mart Plaza at lona Rd. Islander • \Nee < of December 24 - 30, 2i Trekking in Madagascar: The Madagascar Lemurs Madagascar's forests are a shimmering, seething mass House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. Join the Mishells as well as across the of a trillion stems and dripping leaves and slithering, jump- they relive their amazing twenty-two day Madagascar street in front of the ing creatures out of nature's bag of tricks: Madagascar is adventure trekking through forest canopies, exploring, (new) Schoolhouse the only island in the world where the 20 species and sub- observing and photographing Madagascar Lemurs Theatre. A $4 dona- species of Lemurs exist in the wild. Cut off from the The Mishells, retired international business executives, tion is appreciated! African mainland by the Mozambique Channel for mil- have traveled extensively in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin For additional infor-} lions of years, Madagascar's forests are a naturalist's American. They reside near Toronto, Ontario and spend mation please call dream: isolation allowed for both survival of primitive their winters on Sanibel Island. Since retirement they con- Elaine Jacobson at forms and the development of new and unique forms tinue to explore the birding "hot spots" of the world. Avid 395-1878 or visit the found nowhere else on earth. and excellent birders with a passion for nature, travel and SanCap Audubon web; With pleasure we introduce Brian and Dolores Mishell, photography, the Mishells are a wonderful asset to our site, www.sancap' SanCap Audubon board members, as our guest speakers board and our program schedule. audubon.org. for our first Audubon program of the new season, As always all are welcome to attend these weekly pro- Thursday, January 6, 2005, at the Sanibel Community grams. Parking is available at the Community House as REDstart, from left shore," he said, "is it 10 meters or more than 100 meters, for example." As for water quality, the team determines the salinity, the temperature, and the levels of dissolved oxygen. "We also note whether it's sunny or cloudy, where the wind is blowing from, how deep the water is," Martignette said. "We want to know what the wildlife popu- lation prefers," added Spinelli. Project person- nel have spent a year creating the process for growing juveniles and a strategy for releasing them into the wild. The state of Florida routinely raises and releases fish of many different types in pro- jects all along the coasts of Florida in order to replenish diminished populations. The SCCF Marine Lab receives its juvenile red drum from a state-run hatchery in Port Manatee. At the Port Manatee hatchery, personnel manipulate the light and water conditions in order to get adult fish to spawn. They then collect the eggs and hatch the young fish. Marine Lab research assistants Megan Tinsley and A. J. Once the red drum juveniles reach the Martignette in front of the red drum grow-out tanks at the SCCF Marine Laboratory. Marine Lab, they are placed into a "grow-out" system of vats that are closely controlled for water filtra- ing red drum schools. tion and development of organisms beneficial to the fish. The juveniles are also tagged by placing coded wire "Grow-out" is a delicate process that must be timed tagging in their jaws, so that in the future team precisely with spawning cycles in the wild, according to researchers can identify caught fish as wild or as coming Martignette. It's important that the juveniles be neither from the REDstart project. too big nor too little in order to survive among the exist- In 2003, the team conducted a test by releasing adult size red drum into the pond at the Bailey Tract, "to make sure that the system is working and that we have a viable Is your Belly half Full or half empty technique" for the release, according to Spinelli and Martignette. The next step is to develop a plan and a potential date A Full Belly in the hand is worth more than for the first release of juveniles into the habitats identi- |i^ii^^ two in the bush; fied by the study. Martignette emphasized that REDstart ^^|^^^^^^ is not an overnight project but a commitment for habitat preservation far into the future. Concurring, A Full Belly is a sight for sore eyes,... •' Spinelli noted that, on the east coast of Florida, species restoration has become a significant marine issue. A Full Belly doesn't grow on trees. "We want to catch it before it happens," he said about Full Belly Deli... habitat degradation in Southwest Florida. "This is for the Now Open long run." Located in Palm Ridge Place 10 • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • Islander The thin-skinned shells Talk about brittle shells surviving, can you Fishing news These aren't the kinds of shells which get their imagine how tough a sand dollar has to be to ride It is now the cold hardy fish which will keep anglers feelings hurt easily, but rather they are kind of the high tide up on the beach and remain whole. busy for the next few months. Snook will fall off sharply miraculous in that they make it all the way to the For each dead one which comes in that way, you now and most will move away from the barrier islands to beach in one piece, despite the pounding a nor- can know that many more were broken up. The deeper, more temperature-stable rivers and creeks. Not mal winter cold front can deliver. living sand dollar is fairly strong and can come that they will bite, even ifyou find some. We got our first really cold 'weather right on up on the shell line in one piece. Of course these There;are two or threfcifish-wMeb don't seem to mind schedule—December 15. You can just about is a total ban on the taking of any living shells, low water temperatures. One is the sheepshead, a black- count on the first one sweeping down on us a day Capt. Mike so they need to be returned to the water. and-white striped fish which is tough to clean, but the or so either way, and we'll keep having those Fuery If the dead sand dollar is wet, which it is while meat is quite good and very underrated. Don't confuse high-surf, high wind conditions every seven to being washed to the beach, it also holds up well. these fish with freshwater fish which are considered trash ten days until the middle of March. That can mean some Let it sit high and dry for a few days and turn white and it up north. wonderful shell collecting, if only the thin walled shells can crumble as you pick it up. You can make those dollars They, along with the mangrove snapper, seem to thrive don't get pounded to pieces. stronger by painting a mixture of Elmer's Glue and water. It in cooler months. Both are well known bait stealers. Hearty shells like the stout Florida fighting conch can takes several coats, but the dollar will be much more sturdy. They like being around rocky groins, like at Blind Pass, take a lot of heavy surf. Most rounded, single side shells At Christmas, we usually place a couple of such treat- between Sanibel and Captiva Islands and at the fishing we call univalves, stand up well to bad conditions. ed dollars on our tree with a red bow. You will notice pier near the lighthouse on Sanibel island. Mostly that is because the thicker sides protect it. The there is a convenient slot near the center which takes the They are famous for "picking your pocket," that is , same goes for lightening whelks and olives. These shells ribbon. stealing your bait. If you are getting bites and getting can roll up on the beach, then back down into the water Sometimes after big winter storms, you will come your shrimp bait cleaned off, switch to half a shrimp and as the wave recedes for hours and hours and still remain upon hundreds of dead jingle shells. These just might be drop down a couple sizes on the hook. Mostly, people use in good shape. the thinnest of our beach shells. They average about the too big a hook for these fish, although sheepshead can Other thin walled shells like angel wings on the beach same diameter as a quarter and are so thin a child could run to twenty inches and weight five pounds. They, along will often wear a hole on the back side, if it even makes easily break one in two. They come in blacks, golds, sil- with the snapper have small mouths. The snapper is a it up on the high shell line at all. vers and clear. very good eating fish also. The paper fig is a well named shell. It's not quite During Hurricane Charley, I left my boat at the dock, Neither fish appears on restaurant menus, however paper thin, but this delicately designed shell easily gets in the water and we were very hard hit, so hard that it blew there are a couple of other kindsof snappers which do. cracked in big storms. Coincidently, the fig is one of the my shell display board off never to be seen again. The There isn't a commercial market for sheepshead, so handful of shells which is more colorful on the inside only shell to survive the hurricane force four winds was a chances of getting a few are good since professional fish- than the out. You can figure that once a year on Sanibel thin skinned lion's paw. It came out without a scratch. ermen don't target them. Island, it will be "fig week" with all you would like to The thin walled shells are harder to find, but most col- Good fishing and shelling this week and have a won- collect. I don't know if the winds have to be just right, in lectors don't mind the extra looking. Hold a gold jingle der New Year, filled with junonias and jumbo fish! conjunction with certain tides, but they come tumbling to up to the sun to see why it's a wonder-to see how they can Have a question or comment? You can reach Capt. Mike the beach in numbers. survive a storm at all. Fuery at 466-3649 or by e-mail [email protected]. 2004 Christinas Bird Count: The numbers Stork, Wood - 47 Coot, American - 8 Dove, Ground - 42 Woodpecker, Downy - 8 See story on page 11. Pelican, White - 307 Cardinal- 83 Grebe. Pied-billed - 42 Yellowlegs, Greater - 8 Starling, European - 284 Tern, Forster's - 80 Duck, Red-breasted Merganser FMNfoYikSht Bird Count Stats: Warbler, Yellow-rumped - Sandpiper, Western - 77 39 Tern, Sandwich - 2,521 251 Heron, Great Blue - 75 Vulture, Black - 37 Jay, Blue - 7 Gull, Laughing - 2,096 Warbler, Palm - 248 Skimmer, Black - 75 Phoebe, Eastern - 32 Frigatebird, Magnificent - 6 Sanderling - 1,454 Vulture, Turkey - 223 Swallow, Tree - 70 Heron, Black-crowned night - Wren, House - 6 Ibis, White - 1,050 Heron, Little Blue - 205 Dowitcher, Short-billed - 68 29 Oystercatcher, Am. - 5 Tern, Royal - 883 Sandpiper, Least - 199 Kingfisher, Belted - 62 Wren, Carolina - 27 Blackbird, Red-winged - 4 Pelican, Brown - 736 Woodpecker, Red-bellied -197 Duck, Mottled - 58 Heron, Yellow-crowned night - Loon, Common - 4 Dunlin - 653 Plover, Black-bellied - 194 Duck, Blue-winged teal - 57 26 Shrike, Loggerhead - 4 Egret, Snowy - 589 Grackle, Boat-tailed - 188 Killdeer - 56 Crow, American - 23 Vireo, Blue-headed - 4 Crow, Fish - 587 Anhinga - 155 Kingfisher, Belted - 62 Kestrel, American - 22 Goldfinch, American - 3 Cormorant, Doublecrested Catbird, Gray - 137 Duck, Mottled - 58 Plover, Snowy - 19 Warbler, Pine - 3 545 Dove, Eurasian Collared -121 Duck, Blue-winged teal - 57 Sandpiper, Spotted - 19 Yellowlegs, Lesser - 3 Dove, Mourning - 514 Egret, Cattle - 115 Killdeer - 56 Eagle, Bald - 18 Warbler, Black and White - 2 Willet - 495 Moorhen, Common - 108 Hawk, Red-shouldered - 54 Vireo, White-eyed - 14 Flycatcher, Great crested -1 Turnstone, Ruddy - 451 Heron, Tri-colored - 107 Warbler, Common Yellowthroat • Warbler, Yellow-throated -13 Owl, E. Screech - 1 Osprey - 401 Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray - 94 53 Heron, Green - 12 Robin, American - 1 Egret, Great - 362 Knot, Red - 93 Woodpecker, Pileated - 50 Egret, Reddish - 11 Sparrow, House - 1 Gull, Ring-billed - 333 Spoonbill, Roseate - 89 Gull, Herring - 49 Warbler, Prairie-11 Grackle, Common - 324 Mockingbird, Northern - 86 Plover, Semi-palmated - 49 Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied-10 TOTAL - 19,223 DON'T FORGET YOUR PETS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! Donation! Needed Island Paws has a great selection of stocking staffers and gifts for your fur-children, your grandpets, and your 4-legged St. Vincent de Paul friends. Super Thrift Store 5W Party Collars •H Buddy Biscuits 11799 South Cleveland 1m Greenies M Cat Nip 239/274-0660 S*J Interactive Toys Olde Sanibel Shoppes K All Natural Treats Free Furniture Pickup 630 Tarpon Bay Rd We even have gift certificates for the morefinicky pet ! 239-395-1464 Tax Deductible We are located in Olde Sanibel Shoppes at the intersection of We Need Your Help MS 9-4 Tarpon Bay and Periwinkle Way. There is additional parking and Sun 10-3 ramp access around back. Of course, pets are always welcome! Help Us... Help Others! 11 Bike Club cleans up San-Cap Road -On December 11, the Sanibel Bicycle third annual Shared Use Path Clean-up Qub, in conjunction with the Keep Sanibel Day on Friday morning, January 14. For Fit 'n' Trim on the islands; Litter Free Committee and the City of Sanibel, details, call the Club's Vice-President, cleaned up the litter on San-Cap Road. Bob Lynd, at 472-2905. The world is a scary place nowadays. Congregational Church will offer a Sixteen members of the Club braved In the meantime, residents are encour- Many folks feel they have little or no con- newly-pxpanded, easier to use, Fit'n'Trim strong winds, sandspurs, poison ivy, and aged to pick up litter in front of their prop- trol over what happens. But one thing we weight management program, now red; ants to fill 20 large black garbage bags erties and along the paths, beaches, and can control is our weight, and the including meal I plan suggestions, each with trash, which the Public Works roads that they frequent. Sanibel's Adopt- start of a new year is a popular time Friday at 11:30 a.m. in its ground- Department collected at the end. Unlike A-Road program is also looking for peo- to take charge of our lives by It vel Heron Hall Doors open at 11 the trash picked up on previous clean-up ple to adopt an area for pick-up on an plunging into a weight manage- for weigh-in. days, the post-hurricane litter included ongoing basis. With community involve- ment plan. The emphasis of Fit'n'Trim is construction materials and assorted junk. ment, the island will be back to its pre- For many years, Weight on fitness. Its objective is to jwean The Sanibel Bicycle Club will hold its hurricane condition in no time. Watchers offered its program on participants from starchy foods Sanibel Island. Unfortunately, and sugar, and to encourage I them this international corporation to increase their daily activity. decided a few years ago to discon- Burns and Price, who javoid Tea and Talk: Your healthy heart tinue meetings in small communities. sugar fetarch and get lots of exercise, The holidays may not be good for your Center on December 28 from 7 - 8:30 So, islanders who wish to participate in will serve as Fit'n'Trim instructors, as heart. Weight gain, increased sugar and p.m. to answer questions about nutrition, Weight Watchers have to fight traffic all well as role models for participants who alcohol consumption, stress fatigue... All particularly as it relates to the cardiovas- the way to Dragon Plaza on Route 41. are encouraged to give a five dollar iona- can contribute to increased cholesterol cular system. The goal? Nutritional recov- To serve island residents and visitors, tion to the church for each meeting they and triglycerides, and elevated C-reactive ery from the holidays! Claudia Burns and Moon Price, who ran attend, as well as a one-time fee oif five protein (a marker for heart disease). Space is, limited so reservations are the Weight Watchers meetings on Sanibel, dollars for program materials. Nutrition educator Carol Simontacchi required. Please call Carol at the Island developed a program based on their, own For more information on Fit'n' Trim, will present the "science of good nutri- Nutrition Center (472-4499) for more info strategies for staying fit'n'trim. phone 472-5133 or e-mail tion" for the heart at the Island Nutrition and to reserve your space. Starting on January 7, 2005, Sanibel [email protected]. Audubon 2004 Christmas Bird Count: The story By Renny Severance \ The effort was part of a much larger national — now [email protected] international — process which was first organized in 1900. According to the National Audubon Society's web- Last Saturday, Dec. 18, legions of Sanibel's dedicated site, "The Christmas Bird Count began over a century ornithologists, and others who simply appreciate what ago when 27 Audubon conservationists in 25 localities, nature and what these islands have to offer, turned up led by scientist and writer Frank Chapman of the New early in the morning at a number of designated locations York Audubon Society, changed the course of ornitho- to walk the beaches, comb the marshes and search the logical history. On December 25, 1900, the small group roadways. They came 121 strong for the annual posed an alternative to the 'side hunt,' a Christmas-day Christmas Bird Count to count the birds they saw and activity in which teams competed to see who could shoot identify them. The reports were then collected and the most birds and small mammals. Instead, Chapman brought to the Sanibel Captiva Andubon Society at the proposed to identify, count, and record all the birds they conference room at the Sanibel Captiva Conservation saw, founding what is now considered to be the world's Foundation. most significant citizen-based conservation effort and a This year's count of 19,009 and 100 species was larg- more than century-old institution." er than the 10-year average and considerably larger than Going out in teams of two and three, the Sanibel coun- last year's. The 2003 count, however, was greatly ters were supplied with forms on clipboards and freshly reduced by very inclement weather, yielding a mere sharpened pencils. They brought their own bird books Photos by Renny Seve <-ance 7,943 birds of 93 different species. The 10 year average and binoculars. 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Maybe a sale, Storyland Heaven. The town is the center of his "route," Not too far off that Ritchie's take. Money already collected Ritchie thought as he started walking world's magnet for dreamers who are corner was a restaurant called The Villa was for buying his load of papers tomor- toward them. attracted by their hope of becoming part Capri: The popular nightspot was frequent- row. If these didn't sell, what would he and "Hey kid. Kinda .late to .he selling of a greater story. And'y'know' ed by all sorts of Hollywood Mom eat tonight, Ritchie wondered. >• If papers, ain't it?" the>mah- in the hat said. what? For some, the relatively Royalty. Perhaps its most famous they dared use the money in his pocket, he "Little bit, maybe, " Ritchie heard him- few, their dream comes true; they patron was Frank Sinatra. Rumor would have no ability to buy papers tomor- self say. become part of an unimagined was that Sinatra owned "a piece a row. As it was, he'd probably cut school "How many y'got left?" he wanted to particular, for what they realize is the joint," as one wag put it. again, get a head start on tomorrow know. usually not quite what they had in In more than a year of hawking evening, but he'd only pick up an hour, not "Six...eight...um..." Ritchie said, won- mind, but it most definitely is a papers, Ritchie had never even a big enough edge at all, but.... dering if the twilight was playing tricks dream that could only come true seen Sinatra. Maybe the Sinatra People were scarce tonight, Ritchie noted with his focus. in Hollywood. story was more Hollywood Bull, to himself. Then he realized he felt that "Gimme 'em," the man said. "I'm meet- Say hello to Ritchie. He's 13 years Ritchie thought. That's the way it peculiar heaviness in the middle of his chest ing a bunch of people inside who love to old as his story unfolds. His dad died Little Joe is in Hollywood sometimes. Shifting focus to his forehead, he became read." a while back, the details very cloudy Micale Kinda like the story of Marilyn conscious of the frown on his face. That, his "I was sure I was dreaming," Ritchie for young Ritchie, but he knows his Monroe sipping a chocolate soda Mom had helped him understand, was his reported later. "I don't have that kind of dad died rather mysteriously. Foul play was at Schwab's. Nobody Ritchie knew ever body letting him, letting the whole world luck." afoot, for sure, leaving an omnipresent cloud saw Marilyn Monroe in Schwab's, let alone know, that he was worried. "Gotta sell those "Keep the change," the man said as he on Ritchie's consciousness. drinking a chocolate soda. papers, but first take a breath; unwrinkle...." slapped a bill into Ritchie's hand. Ritchie's Mom had to get a job. Given Whatever, this evening Frank and Ritchie found himself heading west With a quick glance at the "5" on the bill that Mom hadn't worked since before Marilyn were not part of Ritchie's toward Highland Boulevard. A couple and locking in on the man's blue eyes, Ritchie was born, she found herself highly thoughts. Tonight his mind was troubled stopped him, bought a paper. Waited for Ritchie was able to stammer, "Gee, thanks unqualified for everything. The best job she far more than usual. Ritchie's Mom had their change. No tip. That's the way it goes, Mister Sinatra." could get hardly paid the bills; usually leav- lost her job. She'd get another one right sometimes. "Oh Ritchie!" his Mom exclaimed as he ing too many days at the end of the month. away, she assured Ritchie, but right now He crossed Highland, turned north, ..but related the story to her. "But are you sure it Ritchie got a job selling papers on the they were $10 short of paying the rent, due suddenly the thought occurred to him that was Frank Sinatra?" street. Maybe it's more accurate to say he tonight, and flat out of money for food. he was on the wrong side of the street if he "Musta been, Ma," Ritchie said with created the job. Fortunately, Ritchie chose Some graham crackers and a mostly spent wanted to head home to Burbank. A man plenty of sparkle in his eyes. "Who else to sell his papers on Hollywood Boulevard, jar of peanut butter were the bounty Ritchie stopped him, took a paper and gave him a would give me a fifty dollar bill?" so he was more often than not able to sell saw in the cupboard this morning. And quarter. "Keep it," the man said. his load so he could contribute his meager wouldn't you know it, Ritchie still had a "Thanks, Mister," Ritchie said, and I'll bet I have at least a million dreamy take to his Mom. fist full of papers tonight, with the clock on under his breath he added, "You should Hollywood stories. Be really tough to top Ritchie would patrol Hollywood the corner showing 7:34 p.m., a half hour only know how much I mean it." this one, though. Boulevard where, over time, the intersec- past his "head for home" time. A bit further up, a black limo pulled to [email protected] Enter to win a free trip at Village Shops Christmas Crabfest at The Timfeers The Village Shops at 2340 Periwinkle airfare and two-night hotel accommoda- "'Tis the season to b$Crabby..." that lump king crab cocktail, stone crab claws, Way are offering a free three-day, two- tions for two. There's nothing to buy -just is, if you like crab! Alaskan king crab legs, lump,crabcake night getaway to one of the following fill out a ticket at any Village Shop. The The Timbers Restaurant & Fish Market dinners and crab combinations dinners of locations: Las Vegas, Reno, Orlando, San drawing will be on January 24. begins a Christmas Crabfest on Christmas all the types of crab on the menu. Francisco or San Diego. The trip includes Day, which continues through New Years The retail fish market will be offering Day. special prices on.all.crab items. UU January meeting rescheduled In addition to its regular menu featur- Please call ahead for New Year's Eve The Unitarian Universalists of the Our next meeting with Rabbi Bruce ing the largest selection of fresh fish on special orders. For more information, call Islands' meeting has been rescheduled. Diamond will be on Jan. 16." the islands, the Crabfest meau will offer 395-CRAB (for real!). There will be no meeting on Jan. 2. Crab bisque, lump crabcake appetizer, Book signing at Shell Museum Legion Meatloaf Dinner for Child Welfare Chuck and Debbie Robinson, husband- sells for $14.95 at the museum store. The The American Legion Auxiliary will be The cost will be $7 a plate. All of the and-wife authors of The Art of Shelling, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum is locat- hosting a Meatloaf Dinner with proceeds will benefit the Child Welfare will sign copies of their book at The ed at 3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road on Vegetables, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Foundation and the public is welcome. Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum on Sanibel Island. For further information, — and topped off with a brownie — on Please come and help us help the children Sanibel Island on Tuesday, Dec. 28, from call the museum at 239-395-2233 or 888- Tuesday, January 4 from 5-9 p.m. of Florida. 1 to 3 p.m. " The 180-page paperback 679-6450. 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Prevem ive Blood Testing is items have been donated by the Sanibel- "The military provides the soldier with classes twice a week. Marsha is well provided by First Link and includes Captiva community to send to our troops necessities, like guns, ammunition, known to this area as an instructor of this Prostate Cancer, Cholesterol, Thyroid, in Afghanistan and Iraq," said Dewey rations, and uniforms but personal com- distinctive form of exercise. Classes are on Diabetes, Heart, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tate, the President of the San-Cap chapter fort items such as toothpaste and soap are Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 - 4:30 Liver, Estrogen Levels, Allergy Profile of the Military Officers Association of considered an individual's responsibility," pm. Tuesdays are for the more experi- and more. Tests nibst be scheduled by America. Special thanks to the members said Bob Laswell, MOAA past president. enced; Thursdays are for all levels. Bring calling First Link at 1-866-302-5663. of Chapter 123 of the American Legion; "There are no stores to provide personal your own mat. Reservations are not Life Line Screening is also offering: the legion hall was the site for collecting comfort items during combat operations. required. $10 per class; open to the public. Stroke Screening, Aneurysm Screening, ^n4boxiag4he materials that were donat- In Vietnam about once a month each unit At the Senior Center; phone 472-5743. Osteoporosis Screening and Peripheral ed by CVS Pharmacy and hundreds of would get a box of personal comfort items Arterial Disease Screening. Tests are non- islanders. from the Red Cross. It was a major Ten Minutes That Could Save Your life invasive, and painless using Doppler The badly needed items will be mailed morale booster for the soldiers." Island Seniors is hosting health screen- ultrasound technology. The tests are also to individual soldiers this week and will MOAA and the Legion expect to con- ings on Thursday, January 27. A more affordable. Reservations required; call arrive in time for Christmas. The cost of tinue to collect and send personal comfort detailed sheet is available at the Senior Life Line Screening at 1-800-324-1851. the mailing will be about $1,500 accord- items to our men and women in the com- ing to Tate. Patriotic citizens who want to bat zone throughout the coming year. show their concern for our men and *If you want to help, contact Dewey women in uniform can help by sending a Tate at 395-3904. check to MOAA, 1036 Sand Castle Road, Champagne and Wine of captive islanc for reservations cad472- Amuse Lobster Aspic 'Piper Jieidsieck Laptop lesfilop Kermorb *\ Sanibel 39S.3647 Caprivs 5-.,. , . 14 • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • Islander The little old schoolhouse moves on down the road By Jeri Magg ( teacher's desk upfront The Little Old Schoolhouse, a 101- on a platform where year-old fixture on Periwinkle Way, is pupils took turns recit- getting its own special spot at the ing lessons. A wood- Historical Village and Museum on burning stove was used Dunlop Road around December 29. Built for warmth and for HI 1896 on the cornel of Periwinkle Way heating hot cocoa and and Bailey Road, it was moved farther up soup. Periwinkle in 1903. Employing rollers Sam Bailey, the force behind the and a winch, the expansion of the Village, remembers the schoolhouse was schoolhouse fondly. A seventh grade math moved up-island to wiz, he was asked to teach fifth grade land donated by the math at the school, but claims his favorite Riddle family in 1903. subject was recess. floors, built in 1891, blew down in '93 fol- Around 1930, Frank In 1888, Sanibel petitioned Lee County lowing a hurricane. A horrendous freeze in Bailey recommended for a school district. By 1889, Sanibel had 1895 forced northern Floridians south, and to the school board that grown to a total of 100 inhabitants. In the Sanibel's population swelled to 350. The more windows be placed on both east and stage, and called it the Pirate Playhouse. early 1890s the Board of Public following year a classic one-room school- west sides of the school. Light would then The "Off-Beach Players," a group of tal- Instruction decided there should be two house was built at a cost of $539, on the come in over the students' shoulders. In ented island amateurs, brought laughter to schools on Sanibel, an east-end school on corner of Bailey Road and Periwinkle 1938, a second room was completed so audiences with their summer productions Periwinkle Way and a west-end school at Way. It was named the East Sanibel that grades one through eight could be such as We Blew Up the Bridge, Didn't Gray Gables on West Gulf Drive. School for White Children. This one room taught. After 1940 a steeply pitched roof We? Carrie Lund and Bob Cacioppo kept The original east-end school with dirt schoolhouse was typical for its day with a was added. theater alive on Sanibel after the Hunters The schoolhouse, with its upright left. And finally, J.T. Smith, who renamed piano, was a perfect setting for communi- it the Old Schoolhouse Theater, used the ty activities until the Community Center building for musical revues. was built in 1927. The little white schoolhouse that rolled A new school was built on San-Cap down Periwinkle Way to a new home at Road in 1963 and the old schoolhouse the beginning of the 20th century will be abandoned. taking another trip in the beginning of the Ruth and Phillip Hunter bought the 21st century. This final trip to its new building in 1964 and ran it for 18 years as home ajt the Historical Village ensures the a community theater. They painted it pink, Little Old Schoolhouse's place in the converted the building to, a 90-seat theater island's history. arranged in two tiers surrounding a square Far left: The little old schoolhouse played its last active role, bringing joy and light musical fare, as the familiar pink-coated Old Schoolhouse Theatre. Near left: Ruth and Philip Hunter. 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Janet Vince, a native of Surrey, or casino dealer. The competition was unbeliev- England, has been on Captiva for the able: with 10,000 applicants, the list narrowed past nineteen years and now is delighted down to 70 who were given training and eighi to be living in the historic cottage that at qualifying to be on the casino floor. This was a one time was occupied by Maybelle very glamorous job with certain drawbacks like Stamper in its original location next to cigar smoke being blown in her face from nine The Chapel by the Sea but now relocat- o'clock in the evening until five o'clock the next ed to Captiva Drive. Vince describes the morning and watching people lose big money. whole place as crooked with the floors "I took over one million pounds from one man Nancy and windows all on a slant but says in forty minutes playing roulette." After three Santeusanio that's what makes it a wonderful house years, Vince quit and became a tree surgeon for and "a sanctuary of quietness in beauti- a short while. ful surroundings". With the appeal of tree surgery waning. Vince's conventional and proper family wanted the best Vince went to the cruise ships and received a for their two children and Janet was taught the finest of table contract as croupier for the first job she applied. manners, the most perfect English and that courtesies like This was a fabulous life but after Vince com- "Please" and "Thank you" were a must. She still values high- pleted her contract, she went to Captiva, "a ly their teaching but admits, "I was a bit of a black sheep, a place with which I had fallen in love long polite conformist and I always needed to have a goal." Her before my cruise ship days". As her two-week father understood this and would challenge her with a goal vacation turned into a much longer time, Vince like, "If you pass the "11+ exam, I'll buy you a bicycle," or had fun helping out as hostess at The Mucky "If your brother swims the length of the pool and you swim Duck. ("I can't cook and I can't balance plates, across the pool, I'll double your pocket money." They both so hostess was my best bet.") swam their distance and earned their reward. Since her childhood, Vince loved art and In the mid-seventies Vince's father explained that her was always playing with paints. However, her career choices were to become a secretary, a hairdresser or father had stopped her from doing art. At thir- to get married. None of these appealed to her free spirit teen she had to make a decision whether to take and in the early eighties she and Karen, her best friend, languages or art. Since she already spoke flew to California. "We thought California was amazing. French and German, he said "do languages. Everything was so big and so alive. Our two-week holiday You'll never make any money as an artist." at Newport Beach extended into five and by that time we Today Vince exclaims, "I've been painting had maxed out our credit cards." Since that time Vince has every day for seventeen years. I was always never had a credit card and has renamed them dangerous painting whatever I felt like painting and it's "debt faids'". still that same way." When guests come to visit, V I "pun her i el urn m linyLind she's usually working on a project and with big \ inee figured lli.M llie quickest pieces of paper spread over tables, invites her guests to \\a\ Ivifk in \niene.i w.is in paint or draw whatever they would like. With no television Ivemne .111 !:nglisli n.nun. Wiili in sight and only beautiful background music, her guests rfc her impcceuMc l.ndish .iffeni become absorbed in their painting and usually ask, "Can I *•*•• .iikl line manners sho w;is take mine home?" snapped up immediate!) In One day Matt Asen, owner of Timbers, asked Vince if umk in Be\erl\ Hills hut JIM she could paint fish on the exterior of his restaurant. Uwi \ear.s she was rc.uk lor a Without hesitation Vince replied "sure[' and went to work. big change. This time Vince A reporter came by, liked the fish and called her a local I * :-?Jrw \i relurned m bngland and landed artist. Jokingly she adds, "That's the day I became an | ^* —»-•*»»— an excellent job as a "froupiei" artist!" Vince is well known for her faux finishing and murals whether it's completing a wall to match an opulant and dramatic bedspread or painting a riural of old Florida. imenting with magazine college using a whole bunch of She's the lady who has painted lots of fancy station wag- ads found in the "sixties" magazines. "I'm considering ons you may have seen around the islands. "One day I doing a whole wall with magazine collage or, who knows, woke up and painted my station wagon like a patchwork maybe a whole car. I don't know why I do any of the things quilt." Another time she decided to paint a "leopard skin" 1 do." There's no logical reason. Somewhere in my head station wagon and then there was her white icing wagon something clicks. I like painting happy things to make peo- with its decorative motif. Right now she's deciding ple laugh. I have a lot of fun with my work and never take whether to paint her big Volvo. myself too seriously," she adjds, breaking into her infec- Vince calls herself a color and texture person who loves tious smile. That's probably y Vince's work is so engag- new ideas and different ways of doing things. She's exper- ing and upbeat. Clockwise from bottom right: Vince and her famously faux-painted cars; with friend Karen; in 1965; faux mural of an "old Florida" scene and of a zebra-patterned wall custom-matched to a bedspread. Vince's home, a cottage former- ly occupied by Captivan Maybelle Stamper. 16 • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • Islander Causeway construction by the numbers By Jenny Burnham Cella. "If not, we cut them off at the mudline. These Staff Writer happened to be good enough." • Height of a pile: "About 140 to 145 feet," said Cella. First off, here are number of terms you should be • Average depth to which the pile is driven: about 100 familiar with to keep pace with the Causeway construc- feet below the mudline, stated Cella. tion project: four. At least, four so far. Here they are: Factoring in the depth of the bay, each pile will "stick 1. Bent - part of a bridge substructure, a rigid frame out of the water by 20 to 25 feet," Cella said. Once all the commonly made of reinforced concrete or steel which piles are in place, crews will top them to the same height, supports a vertical load and is placed transverse to the and then pour a block of concrete to form a footing, length of a structure. An end bent is the supporting according to Wingard. frame forming part of an abutment. 2. Abutment - part of a structure which supports the end • Number of pile-driving cranes: one. of a span; often supports and retains the approach A barge-mounted crawler lattice-boom friction crane embankment. is driving the pilings from a fixed position on the barge. 3. Pier - a vertical structure which supports the ends of a multi-span superstructure at a location between • Height of the crane: 200 feet. abutments. • How much it weighs: "a lot," said Cella. • Number of support cranes: one. 4. Pile - a long column driven deep into the ground to A second barge-mounted crane is providing support form part of a foundation or substructure. services for the pile-driving crane as well as perform- (Definitionsfrom'"Bridge Terminology" at pgh- ing tasks associated with fixing the sea wall that was bridges.com, a web site for the bridges and tunnels of damaged in Hurricane Charley, said Wingard. Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) • Number of cranes due to arrive next on the project: two. Paul Wingard, Director of Lee County's Department A land-based crane is expected to arrive at the site of Transportation, and Kris' Cella, CEO of Cella & around Christmas. A second water crane will %e arriv- Associates, provided the Islander with the following sta- ing within "two to three weeks," Wingard stated. tistics on the progress of the Causeway construction pro- • Number of barges assigned to the project: "about half ject. a dozen" support barges are working on the construc- » Number of bents on Bridge B: 14 tion, said Wingard. Each bent is comprised of 2 abutments and 12 piers. • Number of workers currently assigned: about 30. The project has currently reached the third bent. Ultimately, said Cella, the project will involve about • Number of piles per bent: 15 80 workers. • Number of permanent piles driven so far: 45 • Number of new phrases you can add to your vocabu- With one exception, the test piles proved to be of siich lary: one. good quality that they can be used as permanent piles. "Don't mess with me, or I'll cut you off at the mud- Photo hv Karen Xclnoii "If the piles are good enough, we keep them," said line." Causeway pilings on Sunday, Dec. 19. Zonta presents $15,000 in grants Wrapping up another successful year, the Zonta Club Letourneau presented checks for $2,500 each of Sanibel/Captiva has dispensed $15,000 in grants and to two organizations selected by club mem- funds to support its mission of improving the status of bers for special assistance this year: Making women both locally and globally. It On Purpose, which operates under the aus- At the club's annual holiday party at Ellington's on pices of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Fort Thursday, December 16, before a crowd of nearly 70 Myers, providing emotional and practical Zonta members and their guests, president Darla support for young women transitioning out of foster care; and the Transitional Living Center (TLC) at Southwest Florida Addiction Services, also in Fort Myers, which provides education and support for women in recovery from addiction. The recipients also took home gaily-wrapped holiday gift packages for the program participants, assembled by club members. As well as financial support and seasonal gifts, Zonta members offer to both programs on a volunteer basis mentoring, training in social, practical and job-seeking skills, collec- tions of clothing and household goods, and (for the young women) social outings. In addition, checks for $2,500 each have been forwarded to Partners for Breast Cancer Care, a Fort Myers-based organization that provides mammograms and other diagnostic Above: Zonta President Darla Letourneau with Judi procedures for low-income women, arid to Woods, founder and CEO of Making It On Purpose, and Planned Parenthood of Southwest Florida, to Rosemary Boisvert and Linda Peterson of the TLC provide continuing education and outreach. administrative staff. Left: Sue and Mick Denham enjoy- The club also submitted a total of $5,000 to ing the wonderful music. Zonta International, principally to support the organization's ambitious Anti-Trafficking Project in women working together to provide hands on assistance, Boznia-Herzegovina. The club recently adopted the topic advocacy, and funds to strengthen women's lives on the of trafficking in women for study and support both local- islands, in Lee County, and around the world through ly and internationally. •:>•' Zonta international. Additional information is available The Zonta Club of Sanibel/ The Zortta Club of at www.zontasancap.com or by calling Ginger Parker on Sanibel-Captiva is a service organization of professional 466-5100. Islander • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 Christmas Eve Services Sobczak at Macintosh New Year's Eve at BIG ARTS Christmas Eve Beach Service Sanibel author Charles All residents, visitors, children, dogs on leashes and Sobczak will be signing Say farewell to 2004 in style! boaters are cordially invited to follow the luminary trail copies of his four books on Please join your Sanibe friends and neighbors in we I- to the annual traditional Christmas Eve service at December 30 at Macintosh coming 2005 at Schein H< 11 at BIG ARTS. The hall wi)ll Lighthouse Beach beginning at 5:30 p.m. and lasting Bookstore, located at 2365 be transformed into an. elegant night-club and the until darkness falls. The Sanibel Congregational Church Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. evening begins at 9 p.m sponsors the service. Dr. Ran Niehoff will present a 45- The signing will begin at minute nondenominational rendition of the Christ 2 p.m. and continue until 4 - Coffee and a scrumptious holiday dessert bar Child's birth, aided by sound effects from the audience, p.m. that afternoon. In - Dance music by the j/ince Evans Quartet will cor the sound of a twinkling star, the breeze and more. As remembrance of Hurricane tinue until 1 a.m. Vince, the bassist, is joined by Ron darkness falls across the beach, each worshiper will light Charley (no relation), auto- Beaver on piano, JimBlakemore on drums and Sal a candle to celebrate the arrival of the Holy Night. There graphed copies of the Spazzo on trumpet. (Ycu may recognize them from will be a free will offering for the benefit of the Salvation author's second novel, Way Ellington s Jazz Club.) Army and Habitat for Humanity. Plan to bring a chair or Under Contract, a Florida Story will be available for a blanket and insect repellent. New Years celebration price of $10 each. - Midnight will be celebrated with champagne, hats Set on the fictional island of Shoreside, Way Under and noisemakers. Chapel by the Sea, 11590 Chapin Lane on Captiva, 472- Contract tells to story of a category five hurricane hitting - Soft drinks, ice and set-ups are provided. 1646 an overdeveloped Southwest Florida barrier island. Christmas Eve Winner of the 2001 Patrick Smith Award, Way Under Tickets $40 per person 7 p.m. - All are invited to attend the nondenomina- Contract was recently the focus of a live BBC radio On sale now at BIGARTS, 900 Dunlop Road tional service with Reverend Doctor. Bob Hansel. interview with the author. Mr. Sobczak will also be sign- Phonb 395-0900. Candlelight and carol service ing copies of his first novel, Six Mornings on Sanibel along with his other two titles. Please contact Jim Dowling at Macintosh Books for Sanibel Community Church, 1740 Periwinkle Way, additional information at 472-1447. 472-2684 •Sv. Christmas Eve 5 p.m. - contemporary worship 7 p.m. - contemporary worship 9 p.m. - traditional with choir 11 p.m. - Christmas communion Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ, 2050 Periwinkle Way, 472-0497 Christmas Eve 5:30 p.m. - Lighthouse beach candlelight service at 5:30. Arrive early for parking! 10 p.m. - Midnight service in the Sanctuary St Michael and All Angels Episcopal, 2304 Periwinkle Way, 472-2173 Christmas Eve 5 p*m., 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Christmas Day 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. December 26 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. St. Isabel Catholic Church, 3559 Sanibel-Captiva Road 472-2763 Christmas Eve 5:30 p.m.- Vigil 10 p.m. - Midnight Mass -Christmas Day 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. ~ - • —: - Off-island: There will be a Paper Bag Pageant at the lona-Hope Episcopal Church at 9650 Gladiolus Drive in South Fort Myers. As people enter the sanctuary, they are urged to pick up simple props and costumes from paper bags. At the appropriate time, participants act out their parts. The Ri§T@HIO H0TEL/19TEL $399 Beautyrest Pageant will be at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. Call WINDEMEUE $399 ooiroe? $??§ 454-4778 for more info. LIFESTYLE $499 FIIIM $eS8 ¥ PlIfiH $049 $ess LIFESTYLE FOAM $599 Last Flight Out mmw TOP S94S Sanibel Community Church will be showing the film, •ALL PRICES IN QUEEN SIZE SETS • FAST, FMEE DELIWERY Last Flight Out, an exciting family film from World Wide Pictures, the Billy Graham film ministry on Sunday, Jan. 2 at 6 p.m. This true-to-life story is about a daring rescue of a EASY TO FIND U.S. missionary caught in a Colombian drug war. Free to all. Call 472-2684 for info. W^*% 15631 SAN CARLOS BLVD FORT MYERS CONVENIENT LOCATION FROM SANIBEt & FT MYERS 8EAC "i 23§~489~3311 www.furniture-world. net 18 • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • Islander Gifts b opens at Tanger Tetoae'it again. After two sup- fship $t Salon By Design, located -Hr factory, ^tores, she.decided that the jll^^^ft% needed % home of them now! Sanibel Candle Company, once located pn the island, is now headquartered iiere. Hundreds of their beautiful and unusual candles are not only on display; visitors can watch them being made, up close and per- sonal. They only burn internally, leaving the buyer with a decorative shell in which to place a votive after the orig- inal interior wax burns away. In effect, you get a candle for life. Designs include sea life, florals, lighthouses, and colorful abstracts. Birthstone fairy bears are a great new take on the orig- Pkotos by Laura Nickerson inal childhood teddy, one that will delight women and Above left: Birthstone fairy bears for little girls of any age. Above right: Some of Sanibel Candle teens, as well as children. Adorably dressed, soft plush Company's unique wares available at Gifts by Design bears have gauzy wings, and each wears a simulated «£Lthe store. These are one-of-a-kind fabric handbags in book on the subject of ga«teBaigr;with herbs. Some top- gemstone on the front of its garment. bright^shion patterns, with real ostrich or maribou trim. ics in a box that are offeree! include aromatherapy, body There is a large display of beauty products by Crabtree Likewise^ line of fun, fabric and feather-trimmed detoxing, making sushi, and how-to fondue^. . and Evelyn, famous worldwide for their quality lines of portable bottle covers, for 16 -ounce drinks, this time by Chocolate covered TJrMge"~or coconut patties, salt soaps, creams, and other personal potions. Sanibel Soaps a local artist, completes the movie queen look. water taffy, and coated pretzels, all by island Caady is well represented with row upon row of colorfully On a slightly more~serious~fiote, several terrific lines Company, will keep sweets lovers happy and there are lit- glowing glycerine bars. Mizu products feature elemental of glass or ceramic giftware in colorful patterns are avail- erally thousands of other Small ;gifts to choose from. body care with scrubs, buffers, and sponges. able, as useful as they are pretty. If it's only a card you are seeking, check out the cards The costume and semi-precjpus jewelry here is a One of the best gift ideas around mis year, is a line of at Gifts by Design. Several fun lines are sold here, mind-boggling display contained in several huge cases at "how-to boxes" put out by a company named Top That. including three dimensional cards, and "tropical shirt" the center of the large shop. Lots of sterling silver items, These are a sort of topic-in-a-box, with an informative cards^ which are cut out in the shape of a shirt, patterned in fascinating new designs, and accented with gemstones book included for every subject, as well as everything like your favorite Tommy Bahama wear, with cute say- or handblown glass beads are so lovely, it would be diffi- needed to explore each subject as a beginner. For ings inside. Gift bags are on hand too. cult to pick just one. instance, in the Herb Gardening box, you would find Reach Gifts bf Design at" 239/590-0082 or stop in at Enlarging upon the feminine theme? a display of seeds, small pots, growing medium, and an illustrated suite 5115 of the Sanibel Tanger Factory Stores. "Birdie Bags" by Loclar marches around one. rear corner Offered Exclusi?eiy American Sewing Guild CROW winner j Author and fashion designer Stephanie Kimura will By Glenn Carretta show Bags with Style at the next meeting of the Periwinkle Place And Southwest Florida Chapter of the American Serving Guild on Saturday, Jan. 22 from 12:30 - 3 p.m. at the Lee The Glenn Carretta Team County Extension Service, Terry Park, 3406 Palm Beach Glenn Careetta At Coidwell Banker Boulevard in Fort Myers. Kimura's book, Bags with Style, features 25 contem- Previews International porary projects to create purses, belts, bags' and creative Call Today 1-800-784-2616 or 395-3100 holders. Teamsanibd.com • [email protected] Membership in the national, non-profit guild is open to all who «ould like to learn more^about sewing; dues are $40 per year. Call President Diane Stramel at 458- & m Starfish Lane Exclusive 2858 for more info. Butterknife Residence in near Pick Up community. 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I Dear Santa claus, Pear Santa, How is Rudolph? How I was a good boy this year. I helped my mom do the helped my mom when she was sick. I I have been a good is Qasher, Vonner, and year. I would like a Game dishes. I would like edio, a tetty would like a Golden ratrever puppy for boy this year. I heiped EJIitzen, Say hi to them Boy Advanced 3? and bear, an easy bake oven, a Christmas I promise I will take care clean the boat and car. I from me and everybody fire red and leaf green movie and lots and lots of of it and feed it. I can't wait till helped put up Christmas else. One more thing 1 the games. Santa, can I prezins. Cristmas! decerashis. i would like a need to tell you, when have your autograph? Love, Love, dirtbike and dlrtbke hel- my f erened, Sam got Can I have a CP and a Laura Gauthier Kelsey Congress xoxo met and dirtbike goggles hurt I helped him and see movie of Harry Potter and dirtbike boots, an if his ok. One thing I and the Prisoner of eltret gatar, a NCAA Dear Santa, want is Battallball. I been Asgband. Can I have a 2005 and a Madden I have been a good boy a very good boy. Merry game cube and a Xbox. 2005. this year. I helped clear Christmas, Santa! See you soon. Love, branches from hurricane Love, Love, Alec Suarez charley. I want a" pokite * Christian Fischer James Powling bike, Atv, and a dirt bike. Love, Jennings Ventura-., Pear Santa, Pear Santa, Pear Santa, I have been a very 1 have been a girl this I am good becus I let good girl. I have helped year. I helped my sister my little brother play my dad pike up his with her homework. my game boy. I play with friends yard while he Santa, all I would like my, sister. 1 helped in was away. I would like a this year is a big the hurricanes. If my game boy Avavne sp. I traplen. Can I have a Mom is bisy 1 watch my would like a Video Now. I reindeer? I 'Want little brother. 1 know you would like a cell phone. I Rudolph and a real rabbit. are very bisy but I know would like a cat phone I would like my own com- that you can get me all for my bed room. I would puter, a camral, a real this stuff becus you are like a Boohbah PVP. I gold neccles and I want a spechle. Can I get a four wuld like a stofed aminal CP player with a I want weeler, game boy for me cat. I would like an art candy CP. 1 hope you not my brother and a set. have a good Christmas. water gun. Love, Love, Love, Crystal Falde Sara Hayes Catherine Strange SAVS: Have the Happiest Holiday Ever' May yC'iy^rfHayy. b* merry and ht,;>nt zt'.ft TWO SANIBEL LOCATIONS 1157 Periwinkle Way OPEN 7 DAYS 2422 Periwinkle Way 472.6991 9 Hii 9:30pm 472.8080 Torpor* Bay Rood and »» ».. J_U- HI Islander • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • 21 Pear Santa, Pear Santa, Pear Santa, Pear Mom and Pad, Pear Mom and I \A(as a good boy. I I've been good .this I have been a qpod 1 I have been a very good I have been a.v ry good girl. .. walk everybody to the year. IVe fed my turtle" boy. I mowed the lawn v girl this year. I gave cans Beacus I helped dad get the clinic. I want to see my and my fish. IVe been when the tarp was in the to people that don't-have candles during Hurricane Charley, cousins that are in %ood to my Mom and back yard, I picked all of very much food. And this is Also 1 helped put he shutters up. Canada. Their names are Dad. I've helped my baby it up and I picked up the what I won't for Hanukkah .1 My cousin was so I read Uncle Dan, Ian, Carolyn. brother when his leg was shingles and branches would like a gumball him a story. Then I gave him one See you soon! really hurting and he had too. I have been nice to machine,a tent, a juice box, of my bears. Now what I want for Love, Thomas a cast. IVe helped My my baby brother. I want clothes, sandles a hershy Hanukah is a gift ;ard, money, Mom and Pad put on the a mini moto. smorth maker. cd's And That is .all. lights on the Christmas Love, Love, tree. I've done my home- Dear Santa, Taylor Williams Pana Congress I've been very good work every night and I've this year. I helped clean been reading lots of the garage, the turtle chapter books. I want a tank and the deck. So Row &ow saipin and a qo Dear Santa, can I please have a cart. See you soon! I have been a good pokeon Charzardex pack, Love, girl. I helped with the and a EMastowd ex pack Chris Arundel hurricane. I carried to and a Flaystaton 2. water to the bathroom Love, and got the flashlight. I Andrew Pear Santa, helped with my cat. May I was a good girl this I have Amaracin girl year. I helped my dad Josefinas happy birth- pick up branches and day Dear Santa, many other things. Here set. May I have a two How is Rudolph, is what I would like for seted stroller. May I EJIitzen, Donner, Cupit Christmas: video now have the 3 movies of and Comet? I hope they color, Fairly Odd par- harry poter. May I have are ready for the flight ents, the Amanda show, the move the cinderrwa and I hope Rudolph's Spongbob, and Prake and story movie, he f rist nose is shining brightly. Josh disks, password^ book of harry potter 2nd grade and 3rd grade journal, computer games, and a snow thing for my are doing Christmas E5PN gamestashon and two Amaricin girl dolls. songs. The name of it is a new bike. Love, Christmas on candy Love, Maddison Raynor cane lane, pleace come. Para Craig I've been a good boy. I help Joel when he got hurt. I cleaned dog poop Pear Santa and I put the silver ware Pear Santa, 1 was a good boy this on the table. I want leaf I have been a good year. I always help my, and we'll be happy to ship it for green and fire red boy by taking out the' mom set the tabol. Say omagspiem, and the ulti- trash. hi to 9onner, mate doom kit. 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Christmas I promise I will game boy advanced my mom pack before we fast in bed for Mother's have some of these left in 1 hope you have a good take care of it and feed it. and pop op reflection went on are vacashon Day. I also helped my your bag. Christmas. I can't wait till Cristmas! and a barbie. and I was sick! May I Mom with her arens. Love, Love, Love, Love,, please have a new poly Here are some things I Andrea berrlan Joel Grosser Kelsey C1nn9 r2SS xoxo Alicia Carrier pocit that is an animal want, baby born, go go shelter. And a new toy my walking pup. Twister babby! Marry Christmas! moves, the digital ping Love, pong game and barbie Tricia Garmager pet rescue. And one more thing, can I have your autograph ? Have a very ply Chistmas. Sencerly, Casey Puran Pear Santa, dxoxoxoxoxoxoxo 1 have been a good lit- tle girl. I helped my mom and dad pick up stuff after Hurricane Charley. I help my f riendsj help my dad cook, I help my mom wash the car and I do a lot of other stuff help people. Here are the Dear Santa, things I want for I was a very good Christmas. I want a doll boy. I helped,my buddy for Christmas, a chap- Poo clean pools. I also ter book, a barbie car, a helped after Hurricane Terri Blackmore Ron Weisburg picture book, earings, Charley. So, I, was won- shoes, and a lunch box. dering if you could get Karen Nelson Gary Hooper One more thing, a coler- me 20 "game boy games mg book. That is all I for both of my game Anne Bellew want and there is one boys, 20 PS2 games Susan Wilheim more thing I want to tell and a new bike. I would Laura Nickerson you, also like a dirt bike the Gloria Schutlz same size as my Dad Merry Christmas And got 4e, Thank you Santa Joy Simpkins Happy Holidays! xo xo xo! Cathy Kupsky Love, Rich Martin Cayla Pavis Love, drent Mohr Unique f wornTOTH. NEW The SGQ. 6hell Co. rjPdiin musician Ka| fepple & Friends Islander • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • 23 Pear Santa Claus, Pear Santa Claus, Pear Santa, Pear Santa, I've been, very good 1 have been real good 1 have been very good I have been a good girl this year. I helped this yea~,.,.This is what I this year. I helped my boy this..year. I' helped my sister in the morn- did. 1 wached my brother, sister clean her room. I pick up the branches ings. I would like a guitar did the dishwasher, also helped clean up when hurricane Charlie for Christmas and cleared my room and I after Hurricane Charley. hit. And helped clean up 'Wishing y ou aCCthe Game, Boy.S.P.with crushed cans. Then I What I want for the pool. Could you Fokemon gate. Good swept my trampaleen, Chistmas is a Play please give the Harry O-CoCidays luck on getting the pre- helped my friends, fed Stashin 2 with a foot- Potter prisoner of sents on time! my cat, did my home- ball game and a baseball Azkaban-le o set. and Love work, made cards, game. I hope the elves the star wars castle Samantha Middle waterd plants, and did are doing well. Could 1 lego set and can you Merry Cfn the londry. 1 would like a please have your auto- please give me the ice guitar and' some games. graph? See you soon! hockey lego set and the 9{appy Pear Santa, Merry Christmas! Love, lego set dinosaur. I've been a good girl Genevieve Horton Will Sitton Love, so far. At West Palm Joshua Congress TIN CAN ALLEY Beach when hurricane Francise hit I told Lily my sister not to be Pear Mr. Santa Pear Santa Claus, GALLERy scared and hugged her 1 have been, a qpod girl 1 was a good girl this Open 10-5Mon ay - Saturday tight. May 1 please have this year. I helped my year. I helped after 2480 Library W; / • 472-2902 a Pora the explorer sister do her home Hurricane Charley, I went house. I would also like work. I want to know how to bed when I'm told and to have a boy bratz. you are doing, hopefully 1 always give you cookies Love, good. I know I am doing every Christmas. For Allina good. How are the rein- Christmas, I would like a deer doing? Po they still Easy Bake Oven, tea like carrots Ok, now I set and life size kitchen. am going to ask what I Pear Santa, I would Ike you to give want for Christmas. Can children some toys if 1 was a very good boy I have a Game E3oy SP this year. 1 helped take the children don't have and a Pokymon game. toys. Please give them all of the things out of Thank you. I hope the my pool when hurricane clothes and stuff they elfs are working hard. need, Charlie hit. Then I helped See you soon! put out the fire in my love, Love, Destiny Kosloske moms bathroom. Santa Peyton Logan can I have a game boy xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox advance and rock em MdTo sock em robots and legos. xns Pylan Slocum for Their Cari^ TowardThose Who 'Ha Less JortunateThisfast Jail Thetiest Of Health &H To Ml In Theyear 200$. Create a Perpe ual Charitable btnmunity 'COMMUNITYTouadation of &libci—Captiva' FOUNDATION call: 274^-5900 24 • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • Islander Dear Santa, Pear Santa, Pear Santa Claus, • Pear Santa, I have been good this I've been a good girl fve been a very good I have been a very year. I have helped my lately. Me and Jessica girl. I helped my mom when good girf lately. 1 have dad in the yard. And I have been trading a Lot she was very sick. I helped been very nice to my wold like a ckuple things and 1 gave My mom some with the Christmas Mom arid Pad and my pleas and it wold E5e... Stuff. I helped my broth- deceracins and I fed the sister and the rest of IVideayo now in coler er with the words in dog. I S my home work my family. I have helped 2.Coler pister Florida Panther. I helped every day right after I my Mom do the lotidre. I 5.Captain Underpants give cans to people that get home from school and am doing what I have 4.E-Z bake oven don't have food. P'lease I do some chores. This Is been told. Here is what I 5. Shrek2 send me a My seane doll what I would tike for wood like for Christmas 6.1ce cream maker and a pair of earings. I Christmas, a Fur real pet, please. A gumball 7.X-box games too also want a bratz doll, a Easy Pake Oven, recipe, mishien, josebox, sum And if you can git stuffed dog and cat, a clay and an art set. See Amaricin girl stuff, a that stuff. That wold be gum ball macfne, a cetl you soon. play grownd, coten great. phone, an amarican dotl, a Love, --. candy maker, and a Love, Olivia cotton candy maker and Chiistianna Messinger Hershey smor maker and a Milk shake maker. an Amarcin girl doll. Love, Love, . Paris Smith Madison Kilgore Pear Santa Claus, I have been a little good girl this year. 1 did all my chores. What I would like for Christmas is, a baseball, set, a cra- nium game, lots and lots Pear Santa, of new computer game's 1 have been a good and whatever you think I boy thte-year. f helped should have. Dear Santa, pick up the branches. Pear Santa, - Love, I was a good girl this when hurricane Charlie I have been good all Madeline Watt year. I helped my mom hit. And helped efeanitp year 1 have helped pick Santa knows that do dishies. I don't care the pool. Could you up branches during hum- what I get exsepet I please give the Harry cane Charley 1 helped you've been o wood like 5 new pars of Potter prisoner of weed tne yard. 1 have Pear Santa, shoes. And I wood like a Azkaban le^o set. and also been good in school. I was a very good boy gumball mshen. 1 wood the star wars castle I have done a\\ my work. 1 GOOD BOY this year. I was a realy like a video now. And my lego'set and can you listen to the Teacher. I have wanted a lot of big helper putting up the own diry. And my own please give me the ice shutters. Now here are ' hockey lego set and the horses and this dog _seat too. Merry Christmas, the gifts I want. I want a Love, lego set dinosaur. puppy a game boy PS a Katherine Paci love, Love, Peanna pretend shotgun and bi t>\ Joshua Congress Santa gun a juice box. Love, Lewis Yarrara Grve XU Gift of tfsalifc To A of To Yourself and fla-ve a f Holiday A Lifestyle Enhancement Center 395-2639 6;30am - 7:30pm Mon.- Fri. • 8am- 2pm Sat. & Sun. Corner of Sanibel-Captiva Rd. and Rabbit Rd. Islander • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • 25 2005 Forum at BIG ARTS The Forum at BIG ARTS returns for has appeared frequently on national TV Forces. After retirement, he took a posi- the third year, bringing intellectually stim- programs from CNN and the BBC to The tion at the University of Oklahoma as a H. Hamilton (Feb. 23), vice-chair- ulating speakers ranging from diplomats MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour and theprofessor of geopolitics. man of the 9/11 Commission, became to congressmen, from world-renowned Charlie Rose Show. president and director of the Woodrow economists to news anchors. Dwight Heald Perkins (Feb. 17) has Wilson International Center for Scholars The eight speakers on the 2005 sched- Walter Russell Mead (Jan. 16) is Henry held the Harold Hitchings Burbank chair in January of 1999 following 34 years as a ule include a former chairman of the Joint A. Kissinger Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign in Political Economy at Harvard since congressman from Indiana. During his Chiefs of Staff, a Harvard professor who's. Policy - Council on Foreign Relations and 1981 and served as director of the Harvard tenure there he served as chairman and an expert on far eastern economic policy, author of the recently released Power, Asia Center since 2002. . He has authored ranking member of the House Committee a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Terror, Peace and War: America's Grand or edited 12 books and over 100 articles on Foreign Affairs and chaired the sub- Institute for International Peace, a former Strategy in a World at Risk. His 2001 book, on economic history and development committee on Europe and the Middle East director of the CIA, and the director of the Special Providence: American Foreign with special reference to the economics of from the early '70s to 1993. Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars. Policy and How It Changed the World, China, Korea, Vietnam and other nations Also presenting their insights are a Henry received the Lionel Gelber Award, called by of east and southeast Asia. He has served R. James Woolsey, Jr. (March 6), a for- A. Kissinger Senior Fellow in U.S. for- The Economist "the world's most important as advisor or consultant on economic pol- mer director of the Central Intelligence eign policy, a Columbia professor who's a prize for non-fiction," and nominated for icy and reform and as a visiting professor Agency, is vice-president for Global Senior Fellow on the Council on Foreign the 2002 Arthur Ross Book Award. Mead is or scholar at universities in both Japan and Strategic Security at Booz Allen & Relations, and a Washington Post colum- considered a leading interpreter of the his- China. Hamilton. Besides serving as director of nist — "one of Washington's finest jour- tory of U.S. foreign policy and America's the CIA, he has served the country as nalistic thinkers," according to the role in the world. Robert Kagan, Ph.D., (Feb. 20) is ambassador to the Negotiations on American Political Science Association. senior associate at the Carnegie Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Admiral William J. Crowe (Jan. 30) Endowment for International Peace. His from 1989 to 1991, as Under Secretary of Professor Jagdish Bhagwati (Jan. 11) was appointed Chairman of the Joint fields of expertise include China and Iraq, the Navy from .1977 to 1979, and General has published more than 300 articles and Chiefs of Staff by President Reagan and democracy, human rights, NATO expan- Counsel to the Senate Committee on 50 volumes. He is currently a university named Chairman of the President's sion, national security, and the use of Armed Services from 1970 to 1973. professor at Columbia and a Senior Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board by force. He is the author of several books — Fellow at the Council on Foreign President Clinton. From 1994 to 1997, his most recent, Of Paradise and Power Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, Relations. He is an External Adviser to the Crowe served as the U.S. Ambassador to (Knopf, 2003) — he writes a monthly col- Jr. (date uncertain at press time) specializes World Trade Organization and a member the United Kingdom of Great Britain and umn on world affairs for The Washington in examining the strengths and weaknesses of U.N. one of Secretary General Kofi Northern Ireland. In 1980, he was named Post and is a contributing editor to both of competing political philosophies. His Annan's high-level advisory groups. He is Commander in Chief of NATO forces in the Weekly Standard and the Newanalyses of American politics and trends in regarded as one of the foremost interna- Southern Europe and, three years later, Republic. public sentiment is considered some of the tional trade theorists of his generation and became Commander in Chief of Pacific best in the business. holiday gift-giving. They are suitable for Experimental/Realistic Painting San-Cap Art League events and exhibits private collections and for home or office Workshop, the Tuesday afternoon portrait Sanibel-Captiva Art League wel- decoration. The sizes are small for easy sessions, the weekly Thursday morning comes visitors and residents to view shipping and the pieces are low in price paint-outs and the meetings are open to their December Exhibit in the Sanibel providing a unique opportunity to pur- all. For more information about these Public Library. Featured are watercolors chase attractive work by talented area San-Cap Art League events, juried of local scenes from their weekly paint- artists. Gordon Coughlin, chair of the exhibits and Annual Clothesline Sale call outs. Included are prints, drawings, oils, show and also a San-Cap Art League 472-2726 or 472-8834 or write to PO Box acrylics and mixed media of many sub- member, says, "This 'ever-changing' show 1192, Sanibel FL 33957. jects that extend throughout the library has been very popular with the artists and walls this month. The library is located receives great response from the viewers." on Dunlop Rd near Sanibei City Hall There are over 70 artists who replace their San-Cap M League paint-wits and BIG ARTS. For library hours call sold work so there are always new works The next San-Cap Art League paint- 472-2483. coming into Phillips Gallery and the sales out will be on Thursday, Dec. 23 by the You are also invited to see Art League benefit BIG ARTS' visual arts and other Sanibel lighthouse. All artists are invit- members' artwork along with other local cultural events. The show can be seen ed to join these informal paint-outs at 9 artists who have almost 250 colorfully weekday afternoons through December a,m. They are followed by a casual dis- impressive realistic, stylized and abstract 29. Call 395-0900, cussion during lunch. Bring a sandwich pieces in BIG ARTS' BIG/small Buy It The League's upcoming and have swfie creative fun! Off the Wall Exhibit. The paintings, wall sculptures, drawings, photographs and prints have been specifically created for visitors' viewing pleasure and for Helen Copeland (seated) and Sara Hurst at a Paint-out. Sanibe! Captiva Sail & Power Squadron's Boating Course K Starts Saturday, Jan. 8, 2OO5 Island Nutrition Center 9 a.m.--12 P-m at the Sanibel School -4 class sessions, Educational Cruise & exam IOP- MOof- Mod' he-aitk Learn: *Boat handling *Seamanship "Use of marine radio *Basic piloting Avoid the cold and flu season! *Basic weather *Engine troubleshooting Source Naturals Wellness Formula is the "Aids to navigation *Florida & local laws Take an educational cruise on local waters classic immune system support product! Take part in live demonstrations on February S, Sanibel Safe Boating Day For more information on how to "eat for good immune health," see Carol at the Island Nutrition Center Pre-registration required—Class size limited 35 C Periwinkle Way (next to the Cricket Shop, under the orange awning) Call Jim Strothers at 395-1856 472-4499 Hours; M-F 9 - 5, Saturday 9 - 26 • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • Islander Florida Rep auditions Robert Cacioppo, Producing Artistic woman from New Orleans arrives at the Director of Florida Repertory Theatre will Nettles home on the night of the expected Cuttings is cutting-edge theater be holding AEA and Non-AEA auditions "landing". This modern reworking of Word of mouth was totally correct by appointment only for the following Arsenic of Old Lace is soon to be a major about the Theatre Conspiracy's latest pro- show/roles in the 2004-2005 Mainstage motion picture. A Southwest Florida duction — Cuttings — which closed last Season: Premiere. week. Prize-winning author Thomas • The Tale of the Allergist's Wife by The Bishop Crumley - A Mormon Atkinson has written a beautiful play for Charles Busch Bishop from Salt Lake City, Utah, now featured actress Joanna Olsen, who gave a Run dates: March 18 - April 10, 2005 living in Sugar Bean, Florida. A gentle, stellar performance as Holly in this tour- Rehearsals begin: February 22, 2005 strikingly handsome young man and the de-force role. Director Bill Taylor has Marjorie Taub, the wife of a philan- object of Willie Mae's unrequited love staged this play like a ballad, full of ten- thropic allergist is barely able to rouse and affection. derness, childish audacity, charm, under- herself from her sofa. Her children are The Reptile Woman - (40's - 70s) standing and humor. I may as well cast my grown, her beloved therapist has just The snake and "gator" lady of Sugar vote here and now for a repeat engage- passed, and her bowel-obsessed mother Bean, Florida. An eccentric swamp mys- ment, so that those of you who missed the incessantly needles her. Her spirits soar, tic, is summoned to the Nettles home on play and its wonderful performance can ter through a highly individual acting however, when a fascinating and worldly the night of the "landing." Minorities are celebrate its return by attending the pro- technique that is both spontaneous and friend from childhood mysteriously strongly encouraged to submit. duction the second time around. eloquent, consisting of quizzical glances, appears on her doorstep. Though Marjorie Playwright Atkinson uses the theater as variations in tempo, tentative movements is infused with a renewed lust for life, the The auditions will be held at the a powerful medium where intricate ideas that are not quite completed, a warm mysterious guest becomes unwelcome Theatre, 2267 First Street, Fort Myers, FL can be stated. His concepts, sensitivity, expressive voice that always seems to be and sinister in short order. "A window rat- 33901, on Saturday, January 8. Sides will and tender insights into character indicate addressing the individual theatergoer. tling comedy of mid-life malaise... The be available for perusal at the time of the an amazing familiarity with the inner life "Luminous" would be the only adequate Allergist's Wife earns its wall-to-wall audition Auditionees should immediately of women, as well as a finely tuned sym- word to apply to this stunning perfor- laughs," - New York Times. send an updated P/R to CASTING at pathetic feel for people who have been mance, where she looks into the dark cor- Mohammad - A boyish and very Florida Repertory Theatre, 2267 First somehow damaged by accident or by life ners of the human mind and heart and good-looking twenty-two year-old door- Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901. itself. This new playwright is someone floods them with light that radiates from man from Iraq. Auditionees will be called to arrange an worth watching. He has the potential to her acting sensibilities. This was an audition. Please no phone calls. remember and embellish on the private inspired play performed by a consummate • The Sugar Bean Sisters by Nathan Florida Rep will only be auditioning impulses and dilemmas of his characters actress. Not only was Taylor's fine direc- Sanders for these listed roles at this time. as he widens the theater's awareness of tion ideal, but his simple, comfortable set May 27 - June 19, 2005 Minorities are strongly encouraged to obscure people. He writes complete per- design was in every way perfect. Rehearsals Begin - May 3, 2005 submit. Equity and Non-Equity will be sonalities tilled with depth; he also mines Thank you, Theatre Conspiracy for a This very original comedy takes place seen. the extraordinary spiritual capacities of great evening of live theater, with a first in the fictitious town of Sugar Bean, nes- Florida Repertory Theatre, an SPT-9 his characters. The structure of Cuttings is rate cutting-edge theater experience of tled in the Florida swamps. Faye and now in its 7th season, is a professional, both tenuous and poetic, as if the author Cuttings! Willie Nettles are two sisters sitting on a Equity regional theatre in Fort Myers, FL. looked on from a distance in the role of a Theater Conspiracy's next offering is a fortune buried somewhere in their daddy's Salary range commensurate with experi- sympathetic observer watching the char- Southwest Florida premiere — Anton in sugar cane field. Faye, having witnessed ence and union affiliation. acter of Holly move through the shadowy Show Business by Jane Martin, Opening the landing of an alien spacecraft in her Florida Repertory Theatre recognizes labyrinth of life. He puts her hopes and Jan. 6th, it plays Thursdays, Fridays and backyard some twenty-five years earlier, and appreciates the benefits of diversity in frustrations into idiomatic words that have Saturdays at 8 p.m. through Jan. 22nd and eagerly awaits its return. Meanwhile her the work place. People who share this both cadence and melody — in a word Sundays, Jan 9th and 16th at 2. devoutly religious and bald-headed sister belief or reflect a diverse background are "beautiful." Reservations/tickets are available by call- Willie, longs to travel to Salt Lake City to encouraged to audition. Olsen puts on the character of Holly ing 936-3239. find herself a husband. Mayhem ensues like a second skin. She creates her charac- and secrets are revealed when a strange ot&t Come join Artistic Director Victor Legarreta and our talented cast of actors ring in the New Year in an eveningfilled with holiday fun and laughter. The evening will start at 9:00 p.m., December 31st, as you sit back and enjoy "Christmas on Sanibel," our island Christmas extravaganza that is sure to become a family tradition for years to come. At the end of our regular show, join our zany cast in the lobby as we enjoy a full buffet complete with champagne, wine, beer and soft drinhs. We will re-enter the theater, champagne in hand, to count down the last moments of the old year. Following our New Year celebration, you will be treated to a special cabaret show designed exclusively for our New Year's Eve audience. Tickets are $100 and are going fast so reserve your tickets early! H If MIIII JIM HIM' 2200 Periwinkle Way • Sanibel, FL 33957 Islander • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • 27 Starring Cindy-Lee:TJte Christmas on Sanibel: Yule Love It at the Schoolhouse Blond Songbook Don't miss the holiday produc- world, pausing to comment on the tion at the Schoolhouse Theatre, Jingle of Bills in the $6 Causeway The Blonde Songbook is a fully staged and choreo- Christmas on Sanibel - Yule Love hi tills. "O Tannenbaum, O graphed, 90-minute musical-comedy montage celebrat- Cast members Amanda Davis, Tannenbaum, how lovely are your ing the career s and personas of unique, theatrical Blonde Juliet Hicks, Geoffrey Nelson, Peter branches," becomes "Australian Bombshells including Jean Harlow, Mae West. Marlene Riopelle (and Michael Baer at the Pine, Australian Pine, your Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Doris Day, piano) open the show with a calypso stumps are very pretty." Peggy Lee, Judy Holliday and more. beat as they carol in Bermuda snorts "Hanukkah Harry" and cast The production blends popular standards with original and stocking caps. Moving through sing the "Dreidel Song" and material as it surveys the life and resumes of these "snow" tunes — and more tradition- there's even a tribute to the Hollywood legends with stops along the way for Cindy- al holiday attire — to humorous takes Rockettes with the tapping "I Saw Lee's uniquely riotous, ad-lib interactions with the audience. on Tiny Tim, Elvis and "Grandma Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." Bring back Got Run Over by a Reindeer," this The evening ends with a lovely all those won- light-hearted romp will add cheer to rendition of "Silent Night." derful memories your holidays. Artistic Director Victor of days gone by From "Feliz Navidad" to Legarreta has concocted a delight- with songs "Christmas in Killarney" to "Mele ful holiday confection like..."Just in Kalikimaka," the cast rounds the There will be two shows on Time," "Falling New Year's Eve: a regular in Love Again," «, show at 6 p.m. and a spe- "I Wanna Be ll cial extravaganza at 9 p.m. Loved by You," __ Ian, Call the box office at 472- "Ten Cents a ittOt®ttOtetl»O f I~¥ 6862 or stop by 2200 Dance" and Periwinkle Way. more. The Blonde Songbook was Ice Cream Theatre: developed in 42nd Street at B'way Palm j well known Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre brings you the all- Sleeping Beauty New York singing, all-dancing extravaganza 42nd Street, playing cabaret clubs December 30 through February 19, 2005. The hit musi- Looking for someplace ers, hot dogs, pizza, fries such as Don't cal score includes "Lullaby of Broadway," "We're in the to take the kids? Naples and an Ice Cream Sundae Tell Mama, The Money,, Shuffle Off to Buffalo" and more. Dinner Theatre's Ice Bar plus a beverage. Duplex and Performances are Tuesday through Sunday; ticket Cream Theatre presenta- Tickets are $16 for adults 5 t e v e prices range from $22 to $46. There is a New Year's Eve tion of Sleeping Beauty is and $13 for children 12 M c G raw's. show with special menu and late night cabaret. Tickets a perfect family outing, and under. "Audiences are being treated to some really fine musical for New Year's Eve are $100 per person. Call239/278- appealing to all ages. Shows Dec. 24, 27, 28 comedy," New York radio personality, John Michael 4422, visit www.BroadwayPalm.com or by stopping by Ice Cream Theatre & 30. Call the box Koroly critiqued, "Whether it involves torching the hell the box office at 1380 Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. includes a lunch of burg- 239.514.STAR (7827). out of a ballad or crooning an amaretto-smooth cover, Cindy-Lee shows herself in a spectrum of styles." After relocating to the Fort Myers area, Cindy-Lee brought The Blonde Songbook to Sanibel Island in 2002, where it gar- Two days left for Holly Jolly Christmas Revue nered critical acclaim. Celebrate the spirit of the holidays with Broadway laugh! Yule Sing! Yule love it! Performances are Tuesday On November 23rd 2004 the show previewed once Palm's Holly Jolly Christmas Revue, playing through through Sunday with selected matinees. Tickets are now again to rave reviews. Laura Nickerson of The Islander December 25. Bring your friends and family as we share on sale and prices range from $22 to $46 for adults and wrote "The well-executed dancing, aptly delivered one- this most joyous of seasons. Join us for a song and dance only $ 19 for children 12 and under. Reserve your tickets liners and general cavorting in no way prepares the audi- holiday spectacular with dazzling costumes and tradi- today by calling (239) 278-4422, by visiting the website ence for the amazing qualities of Cindy-Lee's voice." Di tional holiday songs you know and love. at www.BroadwayPalm.com or by stopping by the box Saggau wrote "The pacing of the show was right on tar- Broadway Palm's Holly Jolly Christmas Revue is writ- office at 1380 Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. get and boy can (Cindy-Lee) belt out a tune." ten and directed by Paul Gregory Nelson. Some of the Broadway Palm Gift Certificates are available for a spe- The Special Holiday Show on December 28 continues seasonal holiday songs include /'// Be Home For cific show, in a dollar amount or for the balance of the 2004- the 2004-2005 tour of The Blonde Songbook and Cindy- Christina',; Let It Snow!, Sleigh Ride, Jingle Bells, Silent 2005 Season. This year, give the gift of entertainment! Lee's return to the stage after a two year hiatus. The two- Night, Winter Wonderland and The Most Wonderful Time act show was conceived, written, and arranged by Cindy- of the Year. Lee and her long-time accompanist, Regan Ry/.uk with Broadway Palm's Holly Jolly Christmas Revue: Yule additional contributions from the comedy team of Honey 6 Buddy. Tine Sotiool lionise Don't miss out on this musical journey, celebrating Blonde Bombshells! The Monde Songbook plays at The Crows Nest at VACATION RENTALS 'Tween Waters Inn on Captiva. 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(Do not speak English in Vieques) when I remembered it was Christmas I still remember my mother's words and added to my repertoire There were parties every night, a few days before Christmas "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" and three of my uncles were the and after we had just completed but when I asked, island's musicians a five-day steamship voyage to Puerto Rico "icuando viene Santa Claus?" and my cousins and I and a long drive in a piiblico to Fajardo I was given the bad news: would accompany them on parrandas where we were waiting for "La lancha" Vieques was one town to people's houses where they played to brave the choppy straits for two hours Santa (San Nicolas) didn't go to. while everyone sang aguinaldos and land us on my mother's home island, and danced and ate and drank Vieques, an island off Everyone watched my reaction and partied on to the next house with many of us being carried sleepily Joseph the eastern shore of Puerto Rico, in a careful silence Pacheco itself an island in the West Indies. until my devastation was relieved and piled on beds and hammocks by my uncle's revelation at each stop. And I still remember that there were Tres Reyes, that when half the island came Gaspar, Melchor and Baltasar On New Year's Day, I wept with my cousins to greet my mother who delivered presents who were heartbroken over the slaughter and see the first americano not on Christmas Day of their pet suckling pig, Cucharon, born in the family but on January 6 because but that evening we fought over the rights and hear him speak English the camels on which they traveled to his cuerito - roasted crinkled skin, and kept demanding were much slower than reindeer. that tasted better than candy. "Habla ingleh, habla ingleh," They would be tired and hungry that I held out for as long as 1 could, and if I left some straw for them Barefoot and happy the entire time, repeating after each request in a shoebox, the next morning I spent my second remembered Christmas my mother's admonition, I might find presents. with coconut palms instead of pine trees, 'Wo hableh ingleh en Viequeh." 'Three Santa's! Three times more presents!' sand instead of snow, sleeping in open shacks but the bribes of bananas, oranges, I remember thinking in English, without doors, rocking softly in hammocks sugar cane and pennies were too great 'and they don't even have a list canopied with mosquito nets, for four year old me to resist of who's naughty and nice.' with Three Kings and camels and straw and I succumbed by reciting and hand-made gifts in shoeboxes, the first stanza of the Star Spangled Banner I obeyed and did not speak English in Vieques and family singing and dancing every evening — that my brother had taught me except on those performance occasions the rhythmic joy and faith of the aguinaldos before I left New York and that one time when my Uncle Braulio shining through their poverty, and even though I was not too sure tripled the ante to three pennies illuminating and deepening of the meaning and pronunciation to hear me say the "f" word the memory and celebration of many of the words, but the Spanish I spoke of all my Christmases to come. a shower of applause and pennies was an equal source of delight - rewarded my first adventure larded with English words and syntax A Nuyorican Child's Christmas in Vieques will be broad- into performance poetry. hybrid utterances such as cast nationwide on Latino USA. a National Public Radio me comifive bananas and no me g us tan anyway program oh Christmas Eve. The audio for the program A few days later were preserved in family lore for decades. will be available on latinousa.org. I wowed the crowd even more I didn't realize then Paid Advertisement "Return and Renewal" read a big hit at BIG ARTS LET'S TALK by Joseph Pacheco decorum of the library with endless and inaccurate argu- Special to the Islander ment. Ruth Iyengar's poem "A Dish of Democracy" was REAL ESTATE most effective in making the case against forcing democ- An audience of more than one hundred packed the racy down people's throats by killing their innocent Presented by Philips Gallery of Big Arts on the evening of December countrymen. Mary LaVelle's elegy to a friend who died 9 to hear members of the four Island Writers group read at fifty was beautiful and moving. Margie Davison original poetry, fiction and non-fiction. The theme for the Tanya Hochschild read Chapter Nineteen from her evening was "Return and Renewal" and the quality of the novel Sonya, a gripping account of a Soweto riot in South PROFESSIONAL HOME INSPECTIONS selections and the reception they received left no doubt Africa. John Jones' humorous fantasy, "The Jumping If you have a house for sale in the Sanibel and Captiva that Sanibel Island and its writers are well on their way Frogs of Sanibel Island," reminded us delightfully that area, your buyers will probably include a home to full recovery. Sanibel wildlife often wanders indoors. Carole Greene's inspection contingency in the contract that will allow I had the privilege of beginning the evening with my "What A Difference A Gene Makes" lamented her lack them to have an expert check the house and the major systems and appliances. hurricane poem, "Alligator in the Sky." Nancy Carlile of a "shopping" gene, which has denied her participation A professional home inspector can help buyers to followed with a World War II memoir recalling her moth- in one of American women's favorite activities. Vincent "know".the house and to feel comfortable with it, but er's nurse uniform and how it symbolized women's con- Faraone's wonderfully inventive "My World of Lex" the inspection does not result in a pass or fail grade. The tributions to the war effort. Another memoir by Vic Dix bisected compound words into hilarious rhymes and new buyers will learn important facts about the house, such remembered two inveterate sports fans disturbing the combinations. as where the water cutoff valve is located, etc. The Nancy Mack began the second hall" of the evening inspection may also help buyers decide whether they want to invest in cost-effective measures to increase with a heart-warming account of the family dog that energy efficiency. could predict weather. Hal Iyengar's "Traffic" analyzed Buyers should regard the home inspection as a CREWS SEPTIC SERVICE how the entire history of India coukl be studied through method of indicating what is right or wrong with the its present-day traffic and traffic patterns. Peter Hilger's house. Sellers are often required to repair certain 24 Hr. Emergency Service Septic Tanks • Grease Traps "Another Love Affair" was a eulogy to the Jeep and the defects, depending on the terms of the purchase fortieth car he owned — the Jeep Wrangler. Tn his poem. contract. Lift Station Pumping Remember that no house is perfect. You should come Sanibel-Captiva: "Southern Accent, Northern Shoe Laces." Bill away from reading the inspection report with a better Sanibel $275 per 1,000 gallons Highsmith. a newcomer to Island Writers, described with understanding of what you are buying and how much graceful irony and precision the cross-regional impact of the maintenance will cost. Captiva $305 per 1,000 gallons a Yankee general's statue on an elderly Southern woman. Call For Better Quote Winnie Donohue's "Edwards. Cheney, Bush Kerry Margie specializes in Sandn'l. ( ci/jme. end I ( \hcis u\d estate, s/ir \\i>.s ihuncd On GREASE TRAPS lleallot o\ the Year by 5fmi/v' and Captixa \ssn. of Realiots in 2000 and 2001. Het Combo." recounted with wry humor and irony her expe- new limih, "How I'd Main >iwr Kmlwr (nl You 1 he licsl Dted-Souih i londa tdilion'' is must leading if win are ihmkins, o\ Imum; m selling. ( all Margie ai BUS. 731-5868 Voice Pager: 335-89201 PMR 472-1511, or e-mail fii [ at MargJe&MarffeDa\ison.com. Sanibel Reads, see page 29 Islander • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • 29 RohPs horses at Matsumoto Gallery Left above: a painting by Gordon Coughlin; Right above: League mem- ber Maya Bryant at a recent Paint- out. BIG/small Buy It off the Wall Exhibit BIG ARTS' BIG/small BUY It off the Wall exhibit show, BIG ARTS Visual Arts Conjmittee maintains very December's featured artist is Sherry Chiverton Rohl, opened on December 6 in Phillips Gallery at BIG ARTS high quality standards and resery s the right to accept with "Portraits of Horses in Agony and in Ecstacy." Rohl Center. only appropriate work, Consequently, shoppers are sure is exhibiting new works in graphite and kilz as well as This non-juried show is open to all island and near- to find something to please the most discriminating art new monotypes.Matsumoto Gallery is in the Village island artists, and will appeal to a wide spectrum of lover on their gift list! Shops. artists, collectors, and holiday shoppers. Each piece will Come enjoy the fun and excitement of BIG ARTS' be no larger than 10" X 14" and each time something constantly changing art show! flor more information, sells it will be replaced by a new work until the show please call 395.0900. closes on December 29. Although this is a non-juried Tardosky Show GR^AT SOLUTIONS! Sanibel artist Sheila Tardosky will have a one woman show of her art works for the month of GREAT SERVICE! December at the Congregational Church on Sanibel in the Fellowship Hall. Licensed workmen and installers and Right: Tardosky's Sunflowers coordination of your projects by our decorators. Myra Roberts at Arts for ACT Carpeting and Tile • Lighting Wall Art Sanibel artist Myra Roberts has an Seaweed Gallery on Sanibel and Captiva, • Wall Coverings & Interior Painting exhibit, "Greetings from Florida" at the as well as at the Arts for ACT Gallery. Arts for ACT Gallery at 2265 First Street Proceeds help benefit Abuse • Furniture, Accessories and Upholstery in downtown Fort Myers through Jan. 5. Counseling and Treatment, a non-profit A love of historical images, in particu- agency established to provide shelter, 24- lar post-World War II Florida, provides a hour hotline, counseling and education to • Window Treatments & Bedding continual source of inspiration; she's an victims of domestic violence and their accomplished portrait artist and she also families. For more info about ACT, con- paints endangered wildlife. tact Claudia at 939.2553. INTERIORS She works as a full time studio artist on by Decorating Den™ Sanibel and her work is represented by the Our 14th year saying you on Sanibel Island Sanibel Reads, from page 28 CWyMd^-da MamFecnej-i (WGagnon JeanieTinch riences on election day as a poll greeter It was a wonderful evening for the spo- 239" T72-O551 695 Tarpon Bay Road #15, Sanilj i, FL 33957 • Sanibel Promenade for the Democrats. The evening closed ken and written word and for the creativi- Project communications with you by FedEx, email, photos, etc., if you are up north. with two moving poems by Sid Simon: ty of Sanibel's many talented writers. "What my poems are, what my poems are email decdensanibel@earthlinkWt not," expressed Simon's philosophy of March 8, 7:30 p.m., BIG ARTS is the poetry and "Ninety-two-year -olds have date of the next read. Mark it down on their place , too" captured the spirit and your calendar now! theme of the evening with simple but ; www. DecbfattngDen, com powerful eloquence. 30 • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • Islander Dunes Men's Golf Association Results: November 16 Results: November 10 Results: December 1 Results: December 8 Event: 18 Hole - Four Men Two Better Event: IS Hole - Four Man Scramble - Net Balls Match - 90% HCE - 24 Players A Flight A Flight Score^ Score - 40 Players Score 1st Place 59 Score 1st Place 59 Bob Kent, Al Larson Score 1st Place 107 Bruce Sprinkle, Dave Parmelee 2nd Place (tie) 65 1st Place 49 John Hendricks, Dave Reynolds 2nd Place 60 John Hendricks, Roy Brodersen Skip 8iphardj\Brt» BAutate „. v. Mike Hochschild, **Blind Draw** Bruce Noble, Don Egensteiner Max Friedersdorf, Mike Hochschild 3rd Place 62 Jeff Burns, Hubie Whlaker 2nd Place 110 Jim Bradford, Dave Jones 4th Place 67 2nd Place (tie) 52 Al Larson, Doug Tudhope 4th Place 67 Jack Czamecki, Doug Tudhope. Bob Kent ,Bruce Sprinkle Dave Jones, Bob Lindman Bob Davison, Art Lehman Ley Smith B Flight 3rd Place 114 B Flight 1st Place (tie) 63 Sandy Cortopassi, Dan Alton Bruce Noble, Bob Davison 1st Place 58 John Frymoyer, Bob Louwers Dave Jones Charlie Simms, Norm Henning • Dan Alton, Tim O'NeiU 2nd Place 62 Tim O'Neill, Herb Hoover 4th Place (tie) 53 3rd Place 117 Hubie Whitaker, Andy Mckelvey 3rd Place 64 John Bashes Jack Trautwein Jeff Burns, John Frymoyer 3rd Place Mike Richmond* Jiw Bowie - —Andy Wood Stan Hiischf eld, Hal Tray Ev Bowie, **Blind Draw** 4th Place 65 4th Place - Tie 66 Jack Trautwein, Dave Jones John Griesbaum ,Bill Hotehkiss Jack Trautwein, Bob MacNaughton ., Brace Noble, Denny Jones Results: December 15 BillArthur , A Flight Score Jack Cohen, Jim Laramie 1st Place 54 Bud Albertson Roy Brodersen ,Jim Burke Tom August, Bill Glenn 2nd Place 57 Wilf Mannion, Dave Reynolds Bob Louwers, K.K. Bigelow Jim Hetmanek, Jim Clark Max Friedersdorf, Chuck York D Flight B Flight 1st Place 51 A Goffer's Wishlist for Santa 1st Place 55 Bob Maxeiner, Ev Bowie by Tanya Hochschild Bob Baumler, John Frymoyer 2nd Place 52 DWGA The Perfect 2nd Place 57 Bud Albertson, Lee Southard Bob Davison, Hubie Whitaker Oh please Santa, all we want for Xmas is a hole in one, Stocking Stuffer C Flight Today, some of us probably felt the same and only on the par threes and then we are done. 1st Place 51 as Lee Trevino did about a match he played. Well no, not exactly... of course we all want more - John Basher, Fred Nordstrom "I'll put that down as a practice round. I'm on the par fives we all want a four. 2nd Place (tie) 56 not a COLD WEATHER player!" And Santa, once you're listening Roy Brodersen, Bill Arthur please make waterholes disappear, We'll hear so much, less of "oh shacks/ "oh, my, V"«h, dear44" And we know/just know, in that sack of yours BEACHFRONT FOR SALE there're a whole lot of fine brand new by laws such as lifting the ball when you can't see the green, moving white stakes if your ball rolls mto die rough unseen. Penalty strokes are a thing of the past. Slow play is tolerated and; so is play fast. And just so there's never eve^a-be@£, Please grant us all free relief from bunkers and from pine straw, And anythingjds§,a&:pl4yers think of...more? Let's put an end to the embedded ball rule, let us lift, clean, drop much nearer to the hole. Oh, Santa, dear if this for us you can do To you and your reindeer, we'll always be true! AH NewCartoons! 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A Flight Score Nov. 10, which was the first day of play 1st Place Score Low Net Event: Low Gross, Low Net, Low Julie O'Neill, Joan Sprinkle 43 for the Ringer Tournament. On Nov. 17, Putts 1st Place the second day of play, prizes were Pat Coughlin, Sue Lopez Lois Smith 37 awarded for the best Ringer scores. 18-hole Score 2nd Place 2nd Place 44 Ginny Burgoyne 39 18-hole Score Low Gross Janice McNeal, Kay Wightman Low Putts Jill Bugby 103 Mary Tobin, Toni Bracco A Flight 1st Place Low Net Nancy Hopkins 17 1st Place Jill Bugby 76 3rd Place 46 Diane Metz 82 Low Putts BJ. Weimer ,Nancy Hopkins B Flight 2nd Place Barbara McGuffin 32 Gwen Trautwein, Mary Lou Kandi Sanger 84 Low Net Tecklenburg 1st Place 3rd Place 9-hole Cecilia Olsson 88 Mary Coddens 30 Low Gross 2nd Place Barb Mulka 57 Joanne McKelvey 32 B Flight Results: Dec. 16 1st Place Low Net Low Putts 1st Place Barbara McGuffin 89 Barb Mulka 39 Event: Two-Person, Better Ball 2nd Place Low Putts Marylin Bigelow 15 Judy Ware 93 Barb Mulka 18 1st Place (tie) Score C Flight 3rd Place Joan Sprinkle, Mary Tobin 28 Bea Maggio 95 Congratulations to the winners! Low Net Phyllis Koury, Mary Coddens 1st Place 9-hole Gwen Trautwein 36 3rd Place 30 2nd Place 1st Place Lois Smith, Sue Lopez Sue Lopez 37 Ginny O'Neil 46 Low Putts 2nd Place Results:Wednesday, Dec. 8 4th Place 31 1st Place Nancy Ruedig 47 Mary Condit, Nancy Hopkins Mary Condit 19 3rd Place In a flag tournament, each player is Kathy Krause 51 given a flag and a number of points Chip-Ins Birdies - Mary Condit -#2 equaling par plus her handicap. When Pat Coughlin, #2, 6 Chip-Ins - Joan prinkle - #4 that number was reached, the golfer Mary Condit, #4 Congratulations to the winners! noted that location on the flag instead of\ placing the flag at that spot. The flags were returned to the Pro Shop. The win- Results:Wednesday, Dec. 1 ners were based on the closest to the pin The ladies played a four-person on #18 or the highest number of strokes Stableford Point game. Points were added\ that were not played. for pars, birdies, bogeys and double Out grown your piace, bogeys. The team with the most points wins. 18-hole need more space 1st Place 1st Place Score Jill Bugby Call Becky Williams Carol House 85 2nd Place Henny Karasin Diane Metz "She Sells Sanibel Ginny O'Neil Linnea Sadd 9-hole 2nd Place 1st Place Beckyhasbeenhelpiing Barbara McGuffin 84 Ginny O'Neil peoplemaki^therernqwe Diane Metz 2nd Place sincel975 Sheof ifers J.B. 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Humphries In the Gold Flight, it was a case of You could call in a memory test... the It took Jack Tukey a while to get going, finished 72-68 before losing a scorecard experience being served. Rudy Salzman Tuesday, Nov. 16 event for the Beachview but when he found his groove, it was awe- playoff to Tukey. Young put together and Bob Myers battled down to the wire Men's Golf Association. some. Tukey scorched the Beachview golf steady scores of 68-71 to lose by one before Salzman won by a single stroke. The tournament was labeled as a course for a blazing 64 on Saturday, Nov. stroke and settle for third. The amazing fact is that the dynamic duo Variable Best Ball and the trick was to 13, to win the A Flight title in the Fall Tom Ware, who sent hundreds of get a discount when they buy candles remember how many scores to put down sportsmen off the great adventures in the (180!) for their birthday cakes. Salzman, &a eacfe hole. 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That Beachview Men's Golf Association McKenny, all course-side neighbors, by In •;am or individual play, 22 golfers was 17 under the adjusted par of 68. played a four-person, 2-best ball on Nov. one shot. — abcjat a fourth of the membership — And it was far ahead of the runner-up 20. have fi lished in first place at least) once, team of Bjorn Olsson, Rene Lohser, Ralph There certainly were no turkeys on the This is going to be one long, hot sea- The torpd pace continued down to the last Suechting and John Moores. Their 57 scorecard of the winning team of Don son.That's not the latest weather forecast. day of November when Rob Cutler and nudged past the team of Ken Steele, Bob Hummel, Rene Lohser, Bob Myers and It's the reality for competition in the Barry Humphries won the featured two- Myers and Jack Tukey by a stroke. Pat McGuffin, but there had to be some Beachview Men's Golf Association. man best ball tournament with a net 29. eagles scattered around the card. After the first month of head-knocking, And the razor-thin competition was Put four hot golfers together in an Ken Steele, Al Krause, Dan Keys and the league has seen 40 different members event where only two scores count on George Osterfeld finished second with a win prizes in nine different events. 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After a month of close finishes, the law One-point margins have popped up Those who do it best usually win. That Kids' Club: Biomes of the World of averages kicked in for Saturday's (Dec. with regularity this season, so to break-the "ham n eggin." Come and explore biomes during our 4) Very Modified Stableford tournament. monotony it took slicing points down to Bob Ritchlin and Jones combined for Kids' Club, at 2 p.m. on Saturday Jan. 8, The format, designed to shower out fractions to settle the four-man scramble the best serving of the dish when they 15, 22 and 29 points did just that for Jack Shea, Tom event on Dec. 11. scored a nine-under 27 to win the We will share information about the McKenny, Rod Verblaauw and Ralph Jack Tukey, the father of Froot Loops Beachview twosome best ball Dec. 7. forests (Jan. 8); deserts (Jan. 15); grass- Suechting, who combined for 162 points. 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FOR SALE BY OWNER" occupied. Anywhere in FL! Gated & secluded! Gorgeous bluff shopping, dining set of tires. Apts/ Comm., residential. No -& creek. Wooded lots. Near and Periwinkle. TWO " JL AUDIO" $800 O.B.O. For sale by owner. Duplex (2/2) in deal too big or small. Quick hospitals, schools & The $1800/month. 12" SPEAKERS, Call 540-4990 the Dunes. Call (239)395-5868. closing. 1- 800-SELL-181 or 1- University of The South. Call leave message 500WATTS, Pine Island Real Estate. Free 954-816-4363 George, 423-949- 6887 all Jamie at RE/MAX of $175VOBO. Report: "Pine Island - Things to www.timber-wood.com the Islands. 472-5050 Call Office: know before you buy". Call WANTED TO BUY (239)574-1116, MOTORCYCLES &MOPEDS Sellstate Pine Island. Toll Free-1- WAKE UP TO Vacation Everyday! M-F, 8am-5pm, 866-5-lsland or visit: FROM OWNER N. Central Florida Land- Sale -1-5 ONLY. www.sellstatepineisland.com 2-3 Bedroom condo/home within acres. Owner Finance Available. 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BREEDER, Carolina. 1-800- 924-2635 TIME SHARE RESALES Save 60%- $2900 monthly/annually. with large cage 1-800-835-3881 WesternCarolinaRE.com 80% Off Retail!! Best Resorts & also CHEAP FORECLOSED HOMES $0 or Low Seasons Call for Free Catalog! Steve Bostwick TRANSPORTATION ARIZONA LAND LIQUIDATION! BLUE FRONT AMAZON Down! HUD, VA, FHA. No Credit Near Tucson, 2-1/2 Football Field 1- 800-850-8783 Century 21 Sunbelt with cage • New Scooter OK! For-Listings, 1- 800-501-1777 www.holidaygroup.com (239) 470-7547 Both for USES NO GAS!!! Ext. 1618 - Sized Lots. $0 Down/ $0 Interest, $1500. + -40mph + -40 miles $119/ iMonth ($12,995 total). TIMESHARE RESALES Sell today or will sell •No Insurance Gov't & Bank Foreclosures! $0 FREE i RECORDED for Cash! No commissions or Minites from beaches, very private, or DOWN HOMES HUD, VA, FHA. INFORMATION. Money Back broker fees. Don't delay. Go to :ludes 2 parking spaces. (239) 57' Helmet Required $0 to Low Down! No Credit OK! Guarantee! 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Zero down per month. 283-2423. i- 987-6647 Ext. 8681 financing available Lender. Call 888- 999-8744 cherokeemountainrealty.com 38 • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • Islander HOMES FOR RENT NORTH FT MYERS HOMES ROOFING TREE SERVICE Sanibel for rent annually. 3 bedroom Newly remodeled!! 3Bedroom 2bath, ALL QUALITY pro-pom security IRRIGATION house, newly renovated, pool. new kitchen, tile/ carpet floors. ALL THE TIME!! & THE $2200/month by owner. (718) 527- New, paint and A/C. 983 Hyacinth communications STUMP 3400, ext 225, Monday - Friday, Street, :off Orange Grove.. CONRAD BAAS West Coast Irrigation 10 - 4-pm. $112;900. (239) 898-1827 ROOFING Serving SW Florida •New Installations BUSTEpS since 1976 . ,:„•?• •. * ,*>-*£R£f)ai]rs\ "\ * -*i^" -".* License CCC035606 r Residential & Locally owned and •'" " •TfoiublPlrtb'^ftB^'^iji***' "'~Y ; spppSfipgriR&MJillte'" DRYERVENTCLEANJNG" Commercial monitored Over 15 years experience atid removal.* Security Tree removal Ft. Myers Beach/Sanibel, available Homeowners be aware! Dryer hot No job too small by Lee County Native!! Now. t-Bedroom furnished, W/D, but clothes still wet? On time or Big! Fire **No Excuses,** and lot clearing. central A/C, free cable. $595ymo. service, low rates, 12 years REPAIRS or REROOFS Intercom "Just Results** Same day service. Annual lease required. Age experience, specialized Shingles, Flat, Central Vacuum Please call No job too small. restricted. No Pets or children. Tile, Metal Home Audio/ 980-0579 Licensed & Insured equipment no brushes- no Theatre Call References neccesary. Turnkey. damage. Amerovent (239) 283- FREE ESTIMATES LS-000110 CC-37421 . (239) 949-2689. 24 Hrs/7 Days Lee County 5468, (239) 571-8388. Phone: (239)472-3311 (239) 337-2040 "Mobile Homes for Rent** Weekly whatever 541-1248 Fax: (239) 472-8869 Collier County rent. Children welcome. Includes •MASTERCARD (239) 304-2040-cell. water, garbage, pest control, lawn you're care. 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(239) 691-2270 Marc Lassaux, (239) 405-3700 From Sanibel Captiva Power & Squadron: Top ucers Man Overboard Top Selling and join her husband, Have you ever though what you'd do if someone in the water depends upon y Chuck Andrews, in someone feJl overboard from yojur. bpat? the wind direction. Try to approach:..,, • Agent the real estate busi- Knowing what to do could sa^e a life. the person overboard from down ^(Mb*1 Steve Fisher was honored for being the ness. The If. S. Power Squadron suggests the so the boat floats away from, not top sales associate at ,Jpi/MAX of the*•>? Broker/Owner of following actions: towards the person as you reduce the Islands in November. 'He began his career RE/MAX of the speed of the boat. Be sure the pro- in real estate in 1981 and joinedvRE/MAX Islands,. Art Corace • Slow your boat down immediately. peller is stopped when the person in of the Islands in ' said, "Kimberley • Quickly throw anything(s) (more than/ the water is near to the boat. 1991. Steve Fisher Andrews iiiiaving a one) that floats (PFS, life sling, seat After rescue, keep the person w,arm has received many wonderful year. She cushion, etc.) asxlose as possible to and quiet. Call the Coast.Guard if you -R E / M. A' X the person in the water. feel the rescued person's life is still in -international .' and • Have someone in the boat constantly danger from signs of hypothermia, state awards, He is RE/MAX network in, a relat^^c.-short point at the person in the water. heart problems, etc. consistently an annu- time. We at RE/MAX are all proud of her • Don't let anybody jump overboard to A boarding ladder is a good piece of al member of the accomplishments." attempt a rescue unless the victim is a safety equipment to have aboard. A R -E / M ~A X -.[» ' ~ ;;;*_ small child or is helpless. If it is line over the side with a large loop tied joins absolutely necessary for a second per- in the end can serve as a handhold or Cliib and received son to enter the water, be sure the res- foothold for boarding. his most coveted ResortQuest/PMR:•<"' cuer is a good swimmer and wearing a Often a quick rescue is necessary to award in 2001 when ResortQuest/Priscilla Murphy Realty he was inducted, into the RE/MAX PFD (life jacket) so you won't have save the life of a person who has fallen : recently announced the association of two people in the water to rescue. overboard. You should know what to International H*8l-iof -feme. . .Sanibel resident Phil Nolden with its Broker/Owner of Rfi/MAX of the • Maneuvering your boat to pick up do and practice doing it. Periwinkle xWay Islands, Art Corace, s-aidf "Steve is office. Priil, and his extremely thorough and pays strict atten- wife are full-time tion to detail. He is energetic, enthusias- residents of Little Sign up now for the Safe Boating Course tic and above all a professional. Steve has Lake Murex on There's still time to sign up for the On Sanibel Safe Boating Day a loyal client baJ>e:_(raat appreciates his Sanibel.. He is a Public Safe Boating course offered by the (February 5) students will participate in dedication to the busings." .-.* Sanibel Captiva Sail & Power Squadron. live demonstrations presented by the Fisher's wife, Maxine, is very i Airline's- The course begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sanibel Marine Patrol, the Sanibel Fire with the business with him....She has beetf, Stover 1:00. a Florida licensed^e{il estate.-aggrrt §|ace;,. "combat nftssions. d ur-:. January 8 at the Sanibel School. It con- Department and the U.S. Coast Guard. f sists of four classroom sessions, plus an Upon completion of the course, stu- 1987 and joined KB?M?-iX iif IGOlf *"*'• J"' "'iagihe \Setnam War (awarded- the three i*r.*,ra educational cruise, participation in live dents are offered membership in the NtfKten demonstrations at Sanibel Safe Boating Power Squadron, which will allow them Kimberley Andrews lop Air Medals and the Day (February 5), and an exam. Class size to take many' more advanced courses to Marketing Agent at RE/MAX-1 •Distinguished Flying Cross). is limited. To pre-register, call Jim improve their boating knowledge and Phil, is a member of the Sanibel & RE/MAX of the Islands announced Gaptiva Islands Association of Strothers at 395-1856 today. skills. Advanced Power Squadron courses that Kimberley Andrews was their most This is an introductory course that being offered include engine mainte- Realtors(r), The Realtor(r) Association of productive marketing agent in November. Greater Fort Myers and the Beach, The teaches the basics of safe boating. nance; marine electronics; weather; cruise Kimberley began her real estate career in Included are the "rules of the road", mak- planning; sailing; seamanship; Florida and National Associations of 1999 and joined RE/MAX in 2000. Since Realtors(r), the Sanibel-Captiva ing sure your boat is properly equipped, piloting; advanced piloting; navigation then she has become one of the top agents some basic and skipper saver. For more information Conservation Foundation, the Sanibel in Lee County. Community Association and the Military navigational instruction, use of a about advanced courses, contact Jim Kimberley Andrews was formerly a marine radio, basic weather, engine trou- Bradford at 768-5476. Officers Association. sales representative with the Edward Don ResortQuest/Priscilla Murphy Realty was bleshooting, and basic piloting. Chartered in 1975 with 50 mem- and Company food service distributor- An important feature of the course is bers, today the Sanibel Captiva Sail & founded on Sanibel in 1955, and ever ship. She was their most productive asso- since has had the reputation of having the the educational cruise. Students take a Power Squadron has 400 members. The ciate until deciding to make a career move cruise of the local area lasting approxi- United States Power Squadron is the old- finest real estate professionals. mately two hours. They learn what the est organization in the U.S. dedicated to different markers mean as well as what safe boating. It has over 450 squadrons the same area looks like after dark. with over 60,000 members. S?S^«I Islander • Week of December 24 - 30, 2004 • 39 I I '-•'./•"> yr - :• .- r:;o- 7 1 1\ I i I ','•' • • i;. * •• Ma FOUR DOUBLE DRAWING TICKET DAYS EACH WEEK! • December 28 $10,000.00 TOURSSSAMENT! $40,000.00 EXTREME HEW ••••*•• YEAR'S EWE POICER WITH THIS COUPON BUY ONE ENTREE Prize on GET ON of 100 p!ay«r«.. 50(J SOUTH FIRST ST. — IMM0KAIJEE, m. I 1-800-218-0007* FORECAST FOR DECEMBER 25 & 26 PORT CHARLOTTE 63/44 Sat CHARLOTTE 66/52 Sun COUNTY PUNTA GORDA 63/44 Sat 66/53 Sun LEE BOCA COUNTY GRANDE 64/50 Sat LEHIGH 66/57 Sun ACRES CAPE 66147 Sat WEEKEND TIDES PINF GET YOUR FORECAST HRST ON FOX. City 69/54 Sun SatHigh Sat. Low Sun. High Sun. Low ISLAND CORAL WATCH FOX 4 NEWS at f 0:00 65/46 Sat 66/46 Sat FORT Cape Cora) 3:41 a.m. 12:21p.m 4:07 a.m 12:04 p.m. 74/57 Sun 68/57 Sun STATE FORECAST-SATURDAY! Bridge 6:44 p.m. MYERS 10:51 p.m. 6:46 p m. 10:05 p.m. CAPTIVA 63/48 Sat h Captiva at 1:31 a.m. 9:05 a.m. 1:57 a.m. 8:48 a.m. ISLAND IMMOKAI.EE CAPfc CORAL 65/46 - c^ 69/55 Sun '• % Redfish Pass 4:34 p m. 7:35 p.m. 4:36 p.m. 6:49 p.m. 64/51 Sat 68/47 Sat DAYTONA BE ACI' 56/39 67/59 Sun 73/58 Sun FT LAUDERDAI E 71/54 Fort Myers 4:34 a.m. 1:03 p.m. 5:00 a.m. 12:46 a.m. FT MYt-HS BEACH 65/46 7:37 p.m. 11 33 pm. 7.39 p.m. 10:47 p m. SANIBEL BONITA SPRINGS GAINESVILLE . 53/28 SATURDAY Mafacha Pass 3:09a.m. 11:47 am. 335 a.m. 11.30 a.m. ISLAND FORT MYERS 64/49 Sat JACKSONVII LF 56/22 SUNRISF 6:12 p.m 10:17 pm. 614pm 9 31 pm. Gulf 72/83Sat BEACH 69/57 Sun , If- I AWARD WINNING BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER & SNACKS IN BETWEEN TREE MORNING BLEND COFFEE w/YOUR BREAKFAST! I We Proudly Brew* «Starbucks Coffee, 11^^ DELICIOUS DUCK, SlZZflf STEMS, SUPERB""' "^ "?: SALADS. 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