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ONE MAN AND CHOCOLATE: IN SERVICE HIS BOAT... ( AND A COUPLE'S OF A LARGER GOAL -YEAR PAGE-IB ODYSSEY AT SEA "•— PAGE5A MARCH 12, 1987 VOLUME 15 NUMBER 18 "V island 2 SECTIONS, 64 PAGES REPOR SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA, FLORIDA City's first low Blast from the past? cost housing 'from Vernon Carrens at the scratch* is planned Sanibel Shell Fair peels off a foghorn-like By Mary Coleman blast from this Triton Trumpet shell he ac- ommunity Housing and Resources, Inc. will quired on a small soon be requesting a development permit island off the North Cto build three below market rate housing African coast. units at the corner of Whitehall and Casa Ybel Mythological Amazons Road in Sanibel Highlands. "This will be our first once used the shell to building project from scratch," said Dr. Dorothy lure unsuspecting Newman, housing foundation director for the City sailors to their island, of Sanibel. according to legend. CHR has undertaken other projects in coopera- tion with developers. The property at Whitehall and Casa Ybel was deeded to CHR by Colonel and Mrs. John J. Sawbridge in May 1984 and the city council that fall approved up to three units of density on the proper- ty. The plans show that two units in a duplex have two bedrooms and two baths, and a screened deck. Each has slightly more than 1,000 square feet of living space. The third unit is a three-bedroom, two- bath single family home with about 1,300 square feet of interior living space. Newman said that six local contractors have re- quested copies of the plans in order to submit bids. The plans were drawn by local engineer Paul Cramer. The buildings will be of frame construction with, vinyl siding, and in the Old Florida style. CHR'will commit the units to the BMRH program in perpetuity. Financing for the project is being ar- ranged privately through a fixed period interest free loan from a benefactor who prefers to remain anonymous.D The bobcat, photograph- ed by Peter Myers. Helen Little and three year-old Joshua Isaac- son watch a shell-egg case with fascination. Peter, 11, photographs bobcat on Sanibel A bobcat about 30 feet up in a strangler fig near the J.N. "Ding"' Darling Wildlife Refuge attracted a crowd of about 30 onlookers Sunday. Peter Myers, 11-year Sanibel resident, photographed the bobcat, but said he was disap- pointed he could not get a better view of the animal's face because of the dense vegetation. Myers spotteoVthe animal in the tree about 20 feet off the bike path on the east side of San-Cap Road just northeast of the reverse osmosis plant when he went to the refuge "to try out a new Rain did not tarnish golden lens", he said. According to Myers, the feline weighed about 30 shell show, say organizers pounds and was about two feet long and "much big- ger than a house cat". By staff reporters Moore said overall receipts are over $50,000, in- Myers thought it had probably climbed the tree to ainy weather did not dampen the spirits cluding proceeds from the raw bar, driftwood shop, get away from visitors to the refuge and decided to of enthusiastic crowds at the 50th Sanibel and donations at the door. The club took in about stay there until the crowd dispersed. R Shell Fair, according to club president Ralph $7,500 in paid admissions and there were well over "I don't think he was caught because he would Moore. A sheltered booth was added .for people who 10,000 total in attendance. , . shift and move his position," Myers said: chose to patronize the food concessions and eat out- According to Moore, the bulk of the money goes Police confirmed that the cat seen was a bobcat. • doors. : .'••. , . • please see page 15A L -\ < CO i Lauriente makes classics > • CO the island eye • Thursday, March 12: fun for school kids community By Mary Coleman AUDUBON: Lee Canfield presents the JO CM "Florida-Arizona Nature Trail," Sanibel- usician Marilyn Lauriente, who visits and O all islanders know, Joyce Ray of North specials" nightly. Captiva Audubon Entertainment Program, 8 calendar performs on Sanibel each year about this X The islands time, is back with big plans. o have lots to do with Fort Myers, who won The band plays p.m. at Sanibel Community Center. M ro . get your the environment. the set of eight from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Lauriente is a clarinetist with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. She also plays with the Chicago Lyric <o bifocals here But the act — or is dessert plate? Thursday through • Friday, March 13: oo Ensemble, a quintet that has gained a following -si New England it art or science? — of donated by He Sunday and from 8 AARP: Captain Ralph Allen of Kingfisher shelling gets top bill- Crocodile; p.m. to 1 a.m. on Will speak to the local chapter of American Monday, March 16: here in its various forms over the last six years. bureau correspondent PHOTOS: First Annual National Wildlife With a degree in music education from Chicago • UJ of the Seir York ing it would seem Regina Gilbert of Tuesday. Association of Retired Persons, 1:30 p.m., H- since Wald devotes St. Patrick's Day Sanibel Community Center. Week Photo Contest, Sanibel-Captiva Con- Musical College, Lauriente also makes regular ap- Tirttc? Matthew L Orange, CT, who won > O sever, paragraph? to the curio cabinet now has the distinc- servation Foundation Exhibit Hall. Through pearance at Sanibel Elementary School. a. Wald. whose arri :•'•?. Saturday. Monday she gave three brief performances for dif-z iu "To Collectors. that and mentions donated by Marjorie tion of being one of • Saturday, March 14: o c: SHELL CLUB: Regular meeting Sanibel- ferent grade levels. Accompanied on the piano by 30 Sanibel 1? a King'? with obvious relish — and Gene Kerner; the largest holiday CLASSIC: Children's Center of the Islands c "The Sanibel stoop" Dolly Ireland of celebrations in the presents a Children's Classic Morie at Captiva Shell Club, 8 p.m., Sanibel Com- Robert Kaminskas, Lauriente played for the m z Crown", appeared ir. munity Center. children Mozart's Quintet for Clarinet and String < the travel section of Manorie Kinnan Sanibel. who won the country. Here in the Island Cinema, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. o _! Raw!ing?' Cross U.S. the Irish out- BONES: Tuesday at the Center Program Quartet. 05 the Suva a i Tivics wall cabinet donated 30 Creek Wald called by Edith Mugridge; number the Irish in D Sunday, March 15: presents Phillip Armitage speaking on She first had Kaminskas play the simple one-note say? the island? "May zooarcheology, 2 p.m. at SCCF. melody on the piano and taught the children a m "nearby" (it is?), tar- and Ireland by eight to BIRDING: First annual Southwest Florida 3D be the best argument AUXILIARY: Regular meeting of the Lions rhyming verse to sing to the tune. Then the duo for bifocal?". pon fishing. Cabbage Peggy Meade of one.Z Bird-Calling Contest sponsored by Sanibel- Key with its former Captiva Conservation Foundation, 1 p.m. at Auxiliary at The Dunes, 6:30 p.m.D played the quintet, with the piano playing all four Wald says that "at Punta Gorda, who Island life parts for the stringed instruments. home of Man- won the gold shell Sanibel Community Center. the visitor's feet is a Roberts Rinehart . and now The children giggled at the costume and wig worn myriad of shells . pendant donated by by the young musical genius Mozart and enjoyed turned into a The Cedar Chest. "On the horizon are restaurant, captive the video demonstrating their knowledge about the various roseate spoonbills, All have been former ferry, the Shanahan who mar- were laid to the bank check paper. musical instruments in an impromptu quiz. women held by Jose' Because living on ried a second time, island, Edison red-shouldered hawks notified except an island isn't the Chapel by the Sea Abbott Enterprises Gaspar which Wald Gilbert, who is Eileen Rutland and volunteered to also produced two The Chicago Lyric Ensemble will perform Satur- and comic anhingas checked out and same as visiting it — Church and the old day, April 4 at 8 p.m. at Sanibel Congregational and r>elican>" presumably still vaca- cemetery in Captiva. between them had 12 become one of the audio tapes, "The Of- found erroneous at it's better — Don Ab- kids," says Abbott. night watchmen United Church of Christ. In addition to Mozart's Restaurants are ir tioning and may still bott, president of "We also talk about ficial Sanibel Tour least as noted in be in the area.Z He has included because he was doing Cassette and "The clarinet quintet, the program will consist of String "wiae vanen" and Elinore M. Dormer's AVP. Inc. and Abbott Clarence Chadwick Quartet by Mendelssohn, and Canon by Pachelbel. sror>s are "stylish" if and the development some other little- experiments. "He History and Legends book. "The Sea Shell Enterprises has decid- known facts. "Did wanted to gather A reception will follow. tie visitor find? Irish ed to let people know of South Seas Planta- of Sanibel Islands". Island?'", all got some you know that plants on the island The latter has been Lauriente is coordinating an effort to have a natu'-e "too intense". play. Festival why. tion, the Lighthouse music festival on the island.