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WEEK OF JUNE 11, 2014 I § ^ ' a n d REPORTER SANIBEL AND CAPT1VA. FLORIDA VOLUME 52, NUMBER 33 VISIT US ONI.I ALSOMSDETODAY ALSOMSBETODAY ALSOMSIDETODAY ALSOMSMCTODAY Shell Shocked ..............................................4 C alen d a r........................................................46 Living Sanibel............................................39 Island Hom e ............................................. 14 Captiva Current.......................................... 43 Poetic License............................................42 Island Reporter....................................15-35 Classifieds.................................................. 49 What’s Blooming ....................................... 40 Scan for a FREE list o f Island Real Estate is... all properties for sale ssMdoa jauioisno |Bi|u9pis0b Pfeifer Realty Group eezs# «iujad Id ‘Sd3AW Id aivd 239-472-0004 30VlS0d sn a is aisdd Boutique Office... www.SunnySanibel.com ... Big Results! Doc Ford’s steps up again for ‘Ding’ Days sponsorship Doc Ford’s Sanibel Rum Bar & Grille sors of the 25th annual community event: for the seventh consecutive year has ■ Great Egret: Matzaluna: The Italian donated $5,000 to "Ding” Darling Kitchen, Ocean’s Reach Condominiums, Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge ‘Tween Waters Inn; (DDWS) for its 25th annual “Ding” ■ Great Blue Heron: Arthur Printing, Darling Days birding and eco-festival, Bailey’s General Store, Mike & Terry which will draw more than 6,000 visitors Baldwin, Island Sun, Jerry’s Foods, Mike to J. N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife & Cannella Mullins, Jim & Patty Refuge the week of Oct. 19-25. Sprankle; As a $5,000 donor, Doc Ford’s ■ Reddish Egret: Casa Ybel Resort, becomes a Roseate Spoonbill, a top level Gulf Breeze Cottages; sponsor for “Ding” Days. ■ Snowy Egret: Cedar Chest Fine “‘Ding’ Darling is an economic driver Jewelry, Jerry Edelman & Maryanne for our island as well as a special place to Daly, George & Wendy’s Seafood Grille, educate people about the importance of Grounds by Greenways, Island Therapy conservation,” said Mark Marinello, co Center, Wendy & George Schnapp, owner of Doc Ford’s. “It is an honor and Winston & Barbara Spurgeon. privilege to support the refuge and its PHOTO PROVIDED “We are grateful to Doc Ford’s for its active friends group for this event.” The refuge’s Blue Goose, DDWS staffer Jess Shelton, and “Ding” Darling unwavering support and for the incredible Week Week of Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Page M 2 Days committee co-chair Wendy Schnapp accept a $5,000 check from the Doc Ford’s joins the following spon- Doc Ford’s gang. 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When some S5 Chapter of the Public Relations Society of T 3 higher-ups in the q5 America. Art is a member of its board of o> Christie administra c directors as well as a past president. Art is T 3 also a recipient of the chapter’s lifetime tion in New'Jersey 4> achievement award. made the lethal deci sion to close two lanes on the George Washington Bridge, 01 V they also authorized their agents through out the country to do Art Stevens the same. SanifcC Cajjtiva isfander Their goal was to Shell disrupt traffic, create island massive inconven REPORTER Islander Shocked ience and congestiort - and pay back politi (USPS 481-400) colum cal enemies. Their 2340 Periwinkle Way nist Art Stevens agents were imbedded in Sanibel government Sanibel, FL 33957 and, one day during a very busy winter season, Phone: (239) 472-1587 with lax: (239)472-8398 LeAnn these agents managed to close down one lane on Web: captivasanibel.com Rimes. the causeway and all of Periwinkle. Their rationale? They wanted to make sure Publisher PHOTO there were no sea turtle nestings on both Scott Blonde PROVIDED roads. The results? Massive chaos, swearing, road sblonde @ breezenewspapers. com rage, toad rage and fender bending. The explana tion? The road closings were done to study traffic Island Reporter Editor patterns and its effect on wildlife. McKenzie Cassidy Christie aides were perpetrating a mass con [email protected] spiracy. Around the same time as the George Sanibel-Captiva Islander Kditor Washington Bridge fiasco, a new yellow line was Craig Garrett being painted on the Golden Gate Bridge during cgarren®breezenewspapers.com rush-hour, thus tying up two outbound lanes. Just outside of Route 95 near Washington, Advertising Director Sanibel’s Finest D.C., a caravan of camels tied up the right lane as Cynthia Gallagher millions of commuters from the nation's capital cfiallaglier® breezenewspapers. com Eco-Tour were heading home following another day of gov ernment impasse. Advertising Sales On Route 6 just outside of St. Louis, a flock of Veruska Koemer Canada geese staked out a claim to the middle [email protected] lane, thus causing back up all the way to Kansas City. Margo Williams And on and on it went. Traffic stddies, atypi [email protected] cal congregations of wildlife, a sudden appear ance of Arabian camels - all disrupting roads, Design & Layout bridges and highways. Unrelated you say? Not by Susan Wilhelm a long shot. The goal of Christie aides and their [email protected] undercover cells throughout the country was to get back at any public figure that stood in their Classifieds and Subscriptions Gators, Iguanas & Fowl. way. By creating mass gridlock on an ongoing Tara Oldham [email protected] 00000H MY!!! basis throughout the country under the guise of Enjoy a complimentary self-guided traffic studies, they would cast wide shadows on Subscriptions the reputations of local legislators. 1 year, $40 (Continental USA) golf cart eco-tour around the beautiful All of this was told to me by Edw'ard Snowden 1 year, $95 (Canada) as we sipped vodka together in a Russian tattoo Sanibel Island Golf Club prior to supper. parlor. Snowden’s quest for truth in government Circulation is more than matched by his inability to do the (239)472-1587 Call 472-9222 to reserve your tour. right thing. And now, too, I must hide. Since no Display Advertising one will believe this story, 1 plan to seek exile not (239)472-5186 "The dinner and tour were one of in Russia but in Ding Darling and hide in its the highlights of our trip . just a marshes. perfect family evening" V©*®/ A final word of caution, though - stay off the The Islander and Island Reporter 5/27/14 tripadvisor roads on July 4th. That’s when the City Council are published every Wednesday plans to conduct a major study of gecko fertility Customer service hours are Monday on Periwinkle. through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., except major holidays. Art Stevens is a long-time columnist for The Letters to the editor must be typed or Islander. His tongue-in-cheek humor is always handprinted. 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