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The DeSanctis crew installing the etched panels lga Kern, a Russian pianist known for having no limita- Otions, brings her own brand of by Brian Johnson music making to the Sanibel Music Festival Tuesday, March 4, at 8 p.m. ore than 30 years after the con- at the Sanibel Congregational Church. flict in Asia ended. Southwest Winner of the 2001 Gold Medal at the MFlorida will have its own 1 lth Van Cliburn International Piano Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Competition, Kern was the first woman On Sunday, March 9 at 2 p.m., Lee to have achieved this distinction: in more County will hold an unveiling ceremony than 30 years. of a stunning black granite memorial, Since her highly acclaimed debut at crafted by Luc Century, with the names Carnegie Hall on May 1, 2004, she has of 76 Vietnam war heroes etched in toured extensively and performed in stone in perpetuity. The memorial site is many of the world's most important ven- located at the intersection of Colonial and ues. Tim Page of the Washington Post McGregor, close to the Calosahatchee wrote, "Her musical god would seem to River. be the late Vladimir Horowitz: At this "It's the culmination of a dream for stage in her career, her playing is brilliant, these veterans," said Century, who glassy, supremely aggressive and dazzling- helped design the edifice after Maya Lin's ly virtuosic in the Horowitz manner." famed Vietnam Memorial in Washington, Kern was born into a family of musi- DC. "I'm excited for them, and the excel- cians with direct links to Tchaikovsky lent work they did to produce this wall as Veterans War Memorial photo by Rusty Farst and Rachmaninov. She began studying a memory of their fallen comrades. I'm piano at the age of five. Winner of the looking forward to seeing people react first Rachmaninov International Piano to the power of the wall, which transmits arrived for the vets, who will at last see and others have been putting on the the sacrifices of their generation honored finishing touches. Century's nine granite Competition when she was 17, she is a the spirit of the names." laureate of 11 international competitions. Century, Lee County commissioners, in public in Southwest Florida. The fallen panels were transported to the site and vets came from Lee, Collier, Charlotte, bonded to the concrete walls. The field She now has a burgeoning American Vietnam war vets and other dignitaries career of 60-plus performances per year. and supporters will be on hand for the Hendry, and Glades counties. cross was mounted in front of the wall. Over the past few weeks Century, Florida Power and Light came in to run She is a member of Russia's International unveiling, which is open to the public. Academy of Arts. After a long wait, the time has finally contractor Steve Shimp of Owen Ames the electrical wires underground. Kimball, Vietnam veteran Craig Tonjes continued on page 4 continued on page 5 Church Helps In 1990, a simple prayer, "Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl foot- Feed The Hungry ball game, help us be mindful of those who are without a bowl of soup to eat." n Saturday, February 23, chil- inspired a youth-led movement to help dren, youth and adults from hungry and hurting people around the OSanibel Congregational United world. Church of Christ worked at the Fort This prayer, delivered by Brad Smith, Myers Soup Kitchen in Dunbar. then a seminary intern serving at Spring Arriving at 8 a.m., the volunteers Valley Presbyterian Church in Columbia, worked into the afternoon preparing South Carolina, gave birth to an idea. meals. On Super Bowl Sunday, the youth Why not use Super Bowl weekend, a of the church had collected donations to time when people come together for feed the hungry as part of the national football and fun, to also unify the nation Souper Bowl of Caring drive utilizing for a higher good: collecting dollars and Super Bowl weekend to mobilize youth - canned food for the needy? Youth could to fight hunger and poverty in their local collect donations at their schools and communities. The Sanibel Congregational churches in soup pots, and then send youth chose the Soup Kitchen to receive every dollar directly to a local charity of the donations they received this year and their choice. In 2008 over $9 million has then decided to follow the cash donations been collected nationwide. with a volunteer service day at the soup For more information call Jim Boler kitchen. Anna Gould and Dominique Eidem of Sanibel Congregational Church prepare meals at at Sanibel Congregational Church, 472- the Fort Myers Soup Kitchen 0497 or go to www.souperbowl.org.^

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Buntrock got a lot of questions from difference between 72 and 78 decibels and town center limited district. The com- out work sheets outlining their ideas for the commissioners but no strong signs of was negligible. mission and council have been batting . factors such as: architectural standards L support for a change in the codes. Also, Molnar has said that the existing ordi- the topic around for months. Mayor Mick and how to keep large buildings from the sale of alcoholic beverages "takes it to nance does not recognize marketplace Denham has said he doesn't want the looking monolithic; screening rooftop I a whole different level," Duffy said. realities. process to drag on. equipment; off-street parking and loading The outcome? Currently, homeowners need an Any density increases seem to be a areas; bicycle and pedestrian access; land- CO "It is up to Mr. Buntrock to decide expensive long-form permit to install a no-no based on previous discussions. scaping and buffering; and "green" build- if he will make an application," Duffy generator with output of more than 66 The question is how to plan an attractive ings. He will gather the ideas and present noted. =$ decibels. The permit costs over $2,000, town center with island character without them at the next meeting, March 11. CD requires planning commission approval shredding Sanibel's strict development Duffy said city council may adopt an X) and takes about four weeks. codes. illustrated guide of site planning guidelines Commission Noisier, portable generators are not Planning Director Bob Duffy has asked to help in interpretation of the new stan- subject to noise limits. the seven planning commissioners to fill dards, once passed.# Ups Limit For Planning Director Bob Duffy said IN3 there is a noise meter that city staff can Generator Noise use tctest noise levels at property lines. providing information on the services 8 Also, he said, there is a new set of tables OO by Anne Mitchell FISH Celebrates FISH provides as well as services pro- that helps calculate decibel levels at the vided by others. ith hurricane season just three property line based on distance from the Over 25 Years FISH is currently running its annual months away, the Sanibel generator.^ islands mail-in fund drive. FISH relies WPlanning Commission is back- Of Assistance totally on community support to fund all ing an amendment that would allow per- ISH of Sanibel (Friends In Service programs including a subsidized meals manent, whole-house generators to pro- Commissioners To Here) is a non-profit, all volunteer- program, maintaining equipment, over- duce up to 78 decibels. That would give run organization assisting island- head for the Walk-In-Center, and an homeowners more models to choose Gather Ideas For F emergency financial assistance program ers and visitors with a wide range of from and less red tape to go through as services. For 25 years FISH has been a for individuals and families. In 2007 they prepare for the possibility of major Town Center neighbor helping neighbors by offering FISH assisted more than 400 clients. power outages. Volunteers traveled over 20,000 miles by Anne Mitchell services of non-emergency transport Jeff Molnar, who owns a Sanibel on and off the island, a daily hot meals and donated more than 2,700 hours of electrical company, and Bruce Rogers, he Sanibel Planning Commission program, temporary loan of health their time. former city planning director, left Tuesday will review and suggest potential equipment, visitation, person-to-person The walk-in center is located in the with more than they asked for. They Tamendments to the land develop- telephone calls, hurricane preparedness Village Shops at 2340 Periwinkle Way, presented a revised ordinance to exempt ment code at each of its next three information and health care referral Unit-1-1. It is open from 10 a.m. to 4 permanent emergency generators from meetings and send its recommendations service. A monthly Alzheimer support p.m. every weekday. Sanibel's 66/60-decibel day/night noise to the city council on April 22. group and monthly Friendly Faces To contribute to FISH stop by the ordinance. It called for 72 decibels, but That's the schedule the commission Luncheon are also sponsored by FISH. walk-in center, or mail a donations to after much discussion, the commission agreed to on Tuesday as it tackles the The Walk-In Center which opened FISH of Sanibel, P.O. Box 854 Sanibel, upped the allowed level to 78 decibels. thorny subject of how to guide any future in September is staffed with volunteers FL 33957.* Commissioner Phillip Marks said the development in the town center general meeting with individuals and families, and

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] - ; away from breakfast, lunch or dinner. If its a "•« t the east end of Sanibel Island exists a beach picnic you wish, tantalizing take-outs with quaint collection of shops and eateries homemade fare are there for the asking. And to calm Seaside Saloon Athat are a must see while on your visit your crave for something cool and refreshing, ice Dine Dockside here. Let the Lighthouse lead the way to historic cream and yogurt are at your access. Enjoy Delectable Delights from Olde Town as it did for mariners of long ago seeking Shop 'til you drop for that island outfit and Hie Sea at Sanibel Marina the shelter and safety of home. The light is one of accessories that will fit in anywhere or make 634 N. Yachtsman Dr. the few still lit today. You'll feel comfortable here memories with great gifts and collectibles to pack 472-8138 selecting a smaller, quieter accommodation that is for the trip home. just steps i 0% peri\^ipkle - Let the Lighthouse Lead the Way 8 Historical Museum And Village News < by Ray Buck for the Sanibel Historical OL Museum and Village 'he Sanibel Historical Museum and Village welcomed its largest T-contingent of new docents this January since its founding years. Twenty strong, the new class of docents went through a few hours of instruction about the history of Sanibel, the oddities of life on a barrier island beset by occasional hurricanes and millions upon millions of mosquitoes and went right into the front lines of telling a record number of visitors about what Sanibel was like 50, 100 years back. Lead teacher Gayle Pence praises the group for its enthusiasm and interest. New docents and their teachers on the porch of the 1896 Sanibel school house in the historic village: (from left) Ann Heyman, Sylvia "They and their more experienced Longaker, Ray Buck, Isabella Rasi, Kevin O'Donnell, Alex Werner (museum board president); Tom Giles, Dennis Simon (museum coordi- counterparts in the docent ranks make nator), Diane Schneiger, Priscilia Nixon, Gayle Pence (docent teacher), Bill Bachman, Gerry Verblaauw, and Ted Hoesel Sanibel's history come alive," Pence The lady with the little dog (named Technologies once served as an inter- son isn't often. said. "They greet and chat and lead our Chamois) in the group photo, new docent guests from the Calusa native Americans preter at various buildings at Naper The complete listing of new docents Ann Heyman, lost the husband she had Settlement, a 19th century museum in now wearing the Sanibel Historical through the viscissitudes of hurricanes planned to share life on the island with right to the village buildings themselves, Naperville. Museum and Village identification badge soon after they bought in 2003. With her Longtime Sanibel resident Kevin is: Priscilia Grayson, Sylvia Lonaker, where they were moved from, and what interest in history and people, becoming they meant in Sanibel's history." O'Donnell, a former urologist who went Kevin O'Donnell, Carol Kaplan, Libby a docent "seemed like a natural fit." from "submarines with leaky periscopes Evans, Sue Downey, Tom Giles, Karl New docent Bill Bachman, a former New docent Carol Kreml was for- to a practice with leaky cystoscopes," Rodman, William Bachman, Anna managing director and worldwide senior merly a teacher in the Chicago suburbs. had his first day as a docent in the midst Bralove, Joan Emilius, Marianne Jardine, partner for William M. Mercer, Inc., and She goes off to the north (Wisconsin of history as the docent in the Bailey Ann Heymann, Mia Burns, Isabella Rasi, Sanibel resident since 1998 enjoys meet- in her case) as most of the docents do. Packing House and store. The wealth of Diane Schneiger, Leonard Lister, Margo ing folks from all over and talking about She's new at docenting, but Ted Hoesel, historic materials in that building make a Cutler, Ted and Pat Hoesel, Carol Kreml, what he calls "the island's unique his- originally from Long Island, New York, fascinating three-hour tour of duty, even Ray Buck and Gerry Verblaauw.?!5 tory. " isn't. The one-time engineer for Lucent if the visitor flow falls off, which this sea-

Sanibel-Captiva Lions 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Fair 2 5 Years Serving The Gomtiiumfy: " MARCH 14 & IS Gifts • Home Decor • Unique Cards 9AMto5PM ...and of course SUNCATCHERS! at the Community House, Periwinkle Way, Sahibel. lb%6"F"Fj Se0 you there! with this coupon Artists and artisans from Daniel Moore Thompson •-' VIS Mon-Fri. 8:30-5:30 Fabulous food cojoi|t a^y^^f^|^rtainment. Prizes. OLDE SANIBEL Sat. 8:30 - 5:00 SHOPPES _, ,, Sun. 8:30 • 4:00 $3.00 contribution goo$rB£i)bth days...children free. « Periwinkle Way 239.472.7860 o Bailey's 630 Tarpon Bay Road • Sanibel NEXTTO a. Plenty of free parking OVER EASY [email protected] CAFE www.suncatchersdream.com Bridge League) every Monday evening, Teddy; A Bear Irish Night Duplicate 7 p.m. at the Community House on f you haven't seen Harry Boyle and Periwinkle Way. For All Times the ReUnion Band sing Irish folk Bridge Results The game is seasonal and will run tunes, mark your calendar for Sunday, through the end of April, The cost is $5 I n Monday evening, February 18, to March 9 at the Sanibel Community for members of the Sanibel Community there were seven tables in play at c: House. Once again the Sanibel-Captiva the Sanibel Community House. Association and $8 for non-members.* Trust Company is sponsoring this fun O event. There will be Irish music, Irish The winners were: food, and Irish beer, so wear your North/South Classic Car Show green. The ReUnion band will even play 1. Carolyn Combi and George a little rock and roll'for those who wish Willoughby he Sanibel Historical Museum and 3 to dance. Bring your friends, family, and 2. Phyllis Hoover and Ken Hoover Village will sponsor a classic car neighbors. The table reservations are 3. Alaine and Herman Jass Tshow on Saturday, March 15 from going fast so reserve your space now, East/P Pest 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The show is a fund- seating is limited. Member cost is $25 1. Patty McConnell and Belle Lipsky raiser for the museum. per person and non-member cost is § 2. Beverly and Ron Goldstone Antique cars and trucks manufactured $30. Call 472 2155 or stop by 2173 3. Bridges Smith and Will Smith Periwinkle Way to make your reserva- before 1982 are needed. If you have a tions.* The Sanibel Community Duplicate vehicle to exhibit, call Manfred Strobel at Bridge Club holds its sanctioned game (in 395-2969.* conjunction with the American Contract „•:, The Village

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VILLAGE 2340 LE WAY* BEFORE PALM RIDGE RD 10 per acre and taxes were iess than $5 for CO Sanibel History a 100-acre parcel. The Fort Myers press § ran ads for land, such as: "Forty acres of Night With The splendid vegetable land on Sanibe! Island, CM Bailey Boys near steamboat landing, daily steamers, £V good location, a splendid bargain at $15 submitted by a Lion, Bob per acre. Suitable for early vegetables of all kinds," ednesday, March 19 should Seeing where our island is today, one be marked on your calendar, only has to ponder the events that took Wso you don't forget to attend place between then and now to under- the Lions' presentation of the history stand that these two men are walking, of Sanibel, as told by two native sons. talking history databases. They will be Francis and Sam Baiiey will spend 90 encouraged to roam free through their minutes recalling their experiences and childhood, middle years and right up to life in general, on Sanibel. This event March 19. Be there. will be held at the Sanibel Community House, doors will open at 6:30 p.m. For more information e-mail: alion- Seating is limited, so you will want to [email protected].$ come early. There will be no admission charge, however, donations will be accepted which will be used to Friendly Faces increase the Sanibel-Captiva Lions Club Scholarship Fund. Luncheon Local videographer, Rusty Farst, will ISH's next Friendly Faces luncheon be in attendance and will produce a will be held on Tuesday, March 11 DVD which will be for sale soon after Francis and Sam Bailey Fat noon. AH residents and guests are invited. the event. The proceeds from the sale of Reservations must be made by Sunday, DVDs will also be put into the scholarship March 9. Anyone wishing to attend can fund. The Sanibel-Captiva Lions currently call Gillian Bath at 395-4550.* fund five $2,000 scholarships and contribute $10,000 for handicapped students at Edison College. Contributions will UPCOMING EVENTS increase the club's ability to provide addi- March 6th, 7th & 8th - 71 st Annual Shell Fair & Show tional scholarships to qualified applicants, * island residents or children of people March 9th - Irish Night with the ReUnion Band employed on the island. Our E-Mail address is March 20th - Swing Dance Instruction and Dance Party As some of you may know, the Bailey [email protected] family homesteaded on Sanibel in the late March 27th- Dinner Theater "Lucky Stiff" 1800s, when land sold for $10 to $25 WEEKLY CLASSES & ACTIVITIES Duplicate Bridge Mondays • 7 pm 1101 Periwinkle Way Intermediate Bridge Tuesdays I pm 5 THE Yoga Tuesdays & Thursdays • 8: 30 a.m. (across from the Dairy Queen) Also evenings • 6:30 p.m. (239)395 118 4th Wednesday Series - Panel Discussion Group • I - 4 pm BEAD SHOP " ° Please Bring Us Your Shell Donations Open 12 pm - 5 pm Tues. - Sat. For More Information or to Become a Member Call 472-2155 Register Now for March Classes!

March 1 - Swarovski Crystal Cross (10 am -12 pm) BIRKENSTOCK • MEPHISTO • ECCO March 4 - Pearl Knotting (10 am -12 pm) March 6 - Intro to Earrings (10 am -12 pm) Going'to March 8 - Rosary Making (10 am -12:30 pm) March 11 - Wire-wrapped Cabochon (10 am -12:30 pm) March 13 - Swarovski Crystal Heart (10 am -12:30 pm) March 15 - Swarovski Crystal Cross (4 pm - 6:30 pm) March 18 - Wire-linked Bracelet (10 am -12:30 pm) March 20 - Peyote Stitch (10 am -12:30 pm) March 25 - Pearl Knotting (10 am -12 pm) March 27 - Byzantine Chain (10 am -12 pm) Sunday, March 30 - Art Clay Silver (1 - 5 pm) (4 students minimum)

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Call for class pricing or visit www.thesanibelbeadshop.com ton candy, popcorn, Sno Seahorse Festival Promises cones and cookies and you have a full house of festival Fun For The Whole Family fun. But there's more. A steel drum band will provide entertainment along with a special performance by The Sanibel School's Junior Performing Arts students. For the parents and visitors to the islands, the silent auction will be brim- ming with something for everyone, from vacation packages to jewelry and artwork, and the ever- popular theme baskets, Crocodile Wild Bounce 'n' Play created from items donated by families at the school. The Seahorse Festival he Sanibel School's annual Seahorse silent auction is known Festival will be held on Sunday, for its treasure trove of TMarch 16 from noon to 4 p.m. on valuable merchandise and Gone Fishin' Super Slide school grounds. The festival is loaded with get-a-ways. Don't miss your fun for for kids of all ages. Fantasy World from Maryland will bring chance to place a winning*bid. There is no admission charge for the silent auction, and the rides, which will include: Tiki Time all are welcome. Silent auction donations are still coming in. To make a donation to Rock Climbing Wall, Wave of Fire Slide, help raise funds for The Sanibel School PTA, call Jennifer McSorley at 560-2355 or Alligator Alley Obstacle Course, Wacky Michele Wesley at 910-8000. World, Gone Fishin' Slide, Shark Moon Don't forget to purchase your car raffle ticket from The Sanibel School PTA for Bounce, Surf Board Riding, The Ultimate a chance to win a 2008 Lexus GS (three-year lease), a Nissan 350Z, or $20,000 in Wild One Obstacle Course, Dance Dance cash. Second prize is $2,000; third prize is $1,000. Tickets are available for $50 each Revolution and Midway Games. A new at Bank of the Islands, Bailey's General Store, Century 21 JB Novelli Internationale, addition this year is hot air balloon rides Congress Jewelers, Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille, The Island Cow, Lazy Flamingo, for $25 (weather conditions permitting). Lucky Dog Boutique, Sunglasses Internationale, Sanibel Island Bookshop, Sanibel Wristbands for the rides are $15. Captiva Community Bank, YOLO Watersports on Captiva, or by contacting Kevin Ruane by email at [email protected]. The winners will be announced at tfie There will also be face painting, a jail, Seahorse Festival. You need not be present to win. and a fortune teller. Bailey's will bring out the barbecue deli- The Sanibel School's Seahorse Festival is hosted by and benefits The Sanibel cacies to curb your hunger. Add to that cot- Feeding Frenzy Bounce House School PTA.*

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Tahitian Gardens Center 1993 Periwinkle Way,.Sanibel Island, FL 33957 Local: 239-472-2876 Toll-free:l-800-749-1987 THE CEDAR CHEST www.CedarChestSanibel.com Catalog on Request FINE JEWELRY Sunday School -10:30 a.m., Wednesday SANIBEL CONGREGATIONAL Way. For information: 567-9739 or www. 12 Churches/ evening meeting - 7:30 p.m.; Reading UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: MeditationinFortMyers.org. OO room open, Monday, Wednesday and 2050 Periwinkle Way across from UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS 8 Friday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (November Periwinkle Place Shopping Center. OF THE ISLANDS: CM Temples through April), Wednesday 10 a.m. to Minsters: Dr. Ran Niehoff, Sandy Boler, Meets on the first Sunday of each month 85 BAT YAM-TEMPLE OF THE ISLANDS: 1 p.m. (summer hours). 472-8684. Jim Boler from November through April at the Rabbi Murray Saltzman' SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH: Sunday Worship Sanibel Congregational Church President Jack B. Cohen Sanibel Community Church: 7.45 a.m. Informal Chapel Service in 2050 Periwinkle Way at 7:30 p.m. Shabbat Worship Services will be held 1740 Periwinkle Way, 472-2684 sancturary A pot luck is held at a member's home on m at the Sanibel Congregational United Dr. Daryl Donovan, Senior Pastor 9 a.m. Full service with Sunday school the third Sunday of each month. LU Church at 2050 Periwinkle Way on Barb Nave, Associate Pastor and nursery for children and youth For more-information call 395-3112 or Sanibel every Friday evening at 8 p.m. Tom Walsh, Youth Pastor 11 a.m. Full service with Choir and nurs- email [email protected].^ Call 472-2699 for more information. Sunday Worship Hours: ery for children under four years old I CAPTIVA CHAPEL BY THE SEA: 8 a.m. Traditional Service Elevators for easy access to Sanctuary. 11580 Chapin Lane with Communion Church Office open Monday-Friday Program On The Rev. Joyce Kelly 9 a.m. Contemporary Service 472-0497. Sunday, 11 a.m. -" with Kids'Church www.sanibelucc.org Modern Day November 18 through April 20, 2008 10:45 a.m. Traditional Service ST. ISABEL CATHOLIC CHURCH: 472-1646 Midweek Service: 3559 San-Cap Rd., 472-2763 Slavery FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, Pastor: Rev. Christopher Senk, 7 p.m. Wednesday Night Alive lavery, Sweatshops and the SCIENTIST: Childcare available at all services. Communion Service: Monday and 2950 West Gulf Dr., Sunday - 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Campaign'for Fair Food is the Daily Mass: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Stitle of the Food for Thought 8:30 a.m.; Saturday, 5:30 p.m.; program on Wednesday,. March Sunday, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at ST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS Sanibel Congregational Church, 2050 Lutheran Eucharist on Sanibel EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Periwinkle Way. The program, free and 2304 Periwinkle Way between the Bean & open to the public, will be from noon to Following Sunset Bailey's, 472-2173 1 p.m.. Bring a lunch to pass. www.saintmichaels-sanibel.org Welcome to worship: Speaking will •be Jordan Buckley who Sundays through Easter 6:45 pm The Rev. Dr. Donald A. Fishburne, Rector is a staff member withlnterfaith Action of Worship Services: Southwest Florida, a network of people at Sundays at 8 and 10:30 a.m. of faith working together to eliminate Wednesdays at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. modern-day, slavery and sweatshop con- Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ Saturdays at 5 p.m. ' ditions from the U.S. agricultural indus- SAMUORABADRA BUDDHIST try. It is a partner organization with the 2050 Periwinkle Way; Heron Hall CENTER Meditation classes. All are Coalition of Immokalee Workers. welcome. Guided meditations offering Originally from Austin, Texas, Buckley A ministry of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA) many methods for relaxing the body and focusing the mind on virtuous objects has spent significant time studying and Serving South Ft, Myers and Sanibel to bring increasing peace and happi- working on human rights campaigns ness into daily activity. Wednesdays in Buenos Aires, Argentina arid the (437-2599) 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Meeting room Sanibel- Guatemalan highlands. He currently lives Captiva Community Bank, 2475 Library in Immokalee.^

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TRUNK SHOW SATURDAY, MARCH 1 ONE DAY ONLY! 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. THURSDAY, MARCH 6 • 10AM - 3PM Denny: Denny will be painting sand dollars of the Light House. Stop by. Kathy Boone ~ Jan Egeland ~ Karen Lewis ~ Judy Hicks Patty Sprankie ~ Linda Naton - Patty Timson FRIDAY, MARCH 7 • 10AM - 3PM UNIQUE GIFT SHOPPING AT ITS BEST! June: June will be doing crafts, all local shells, w.eaths, clocks and more. es Vintage ^ewefcy TUESDAY, MARCH 11* 10AM - 3 PM foftery Hand Crafted fWses Lorna: Lorna - crafts, shell flowers made with silk flowers and a lot of Hand-Painted Orchids hand crafted items. '

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SANIBEL COMMUNITY HOUSE U Baileys Center • 2477 Periwinkle Way • 472-1702 2173 Periwinkle Way ~ Sanibel Island S? MONDAY - SATURDAY 9PM - 9PM • SUNDAY 1 1AM - 9PM p.m. 13 In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Cornell University, Dept. of Israel Fest 2008 WILLIAM ARMSTRONG Architecture, 129 Sibley Dome, Ithaca, BUCKHOUT NY 14853. o FEBRUARY 18, 2008 Funeral arrangements are by Harvey- Celebrate Israel's 60th Anniversary c illiam Armstrong Buckhout, Engelhardt Metz Funeral Home, Fort 93, a longtime resident of Myers.^ Sunday, March 2, 2008 WSanibel and Fort Myers, passed @ Alliance for the Arts away in his sleep on February 18, 2008. Buckhout was born on October Unitarian 10091 McGregor Blvd. Fort Myers 16, 1914, and raised in Pleasantville, I NY, the son of Agnes (Briggs) and Universalists to William H. Buckhout. He gradu- he Unitarian Universalists of the Noon ~ 5:00 P.M. ated from Cornell University College Islands will be meeting Sunday ro of Architecture in 1937. While at evening, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. Cornell, he was a member of Sigma Nu T Israeli Food, & Vendors, Kids Activities, 8 in Fellowship Hall, second floor at the 00 Fraternity, lettered in baseball and was Sanibel Congregational Church, 2050 Israeli Jazz Band "Seeds of Sun" team captain his senior year. Periwinkle Way, across from Periwinkle Admission:$2 over age 12 Following graduation, he worked in Place. New York City on wartime government There will be a program/discussion For more info call: 239-481-4449 projects for Starrett Bros., and Vermilia and pyblic input is appreciated. Brown Builders. In 1945, he joined Also, attendees will get an update on ewish and eventually became president and the Greg Mortenson talk and booksign- Federation owner of Fair-Chester Builders Inc. of ing at the Sanibel Community House on Pleasantville, NY. He was elected Mayor March 26 at 7 p.m.# of Pleasantville and served from 1952 to 1959. He also served on the Pleasantville Planning Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals from 1960 to 1972. He was a Rotarian and served as president and received the Paul Harris Sanibel's Fellowship Award. As a trustee of the 3est Selection northern Westchester Hospital, he took a very active role in the development Of and construction of the hospital expansion during the years 1970 to 1972. He Designer & Sport was also president and chairman of the Building Trades Employer's Association of Westchester County from 1950 to 1952. SUNGLASSES He was a member of the Pleasantville Presbyterian Church. He married Mary Slobohm, of Pleasantville in 1939. She predeceased him in 1978. They raised four surviving children, Dinah, married to Albert Schell, Sanibel, and Grantham, New Hampshire, Roger W. and his wife Nanette, Redwood City and San Francisco, California, Paul J. and his wife Marcia, of Crompond, New York, and Merry Buckhout of Staadsburg, New York. William and Mary also had a vacation home in Ludlow, Vermont, where they spent many years on lake rescue and skiing at Okemo Mountain. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Elizabeth Garti, Yorktown Heights, New York, James Schell, Stamford, Connecticut, Nicholas and Olana Costa, Staadsburg, New York , Heather and Will Buckhout, Crompond, New York D&G He was predeceased by a grandson, Richard Schell. He is also survived by four Prada great-grandchildren. In 1979 he married Lee Clark Sturgis Coach of Katonah, New York When they retired, they built a home in Gulf Pines Native on Sanibel Island. Following Lee's death in 1999, he moved to Cypress Cove Retirement Community, Fort Myers, Ferragamo where he enjoyed playing bridge. Buckhout spent a lifetime enjoying Ray Ban and playing tennis and became a ranked Synergy US3 senior player in the State of Florida. He Peppers was a past member of the Whippoorwill Country Club and the Bedford Golf and Tennis Club. A memorial service will be heid at Cypress Cove Retirement Community, " - 10200 Cypress Cove Drive. Fort Myers, in Edison Hal! on March 7, 2008, at 1 Hiram College Madrigal Singers To Perform

Church representatives: Lyn Kern, June Sieber, Jillian Bath, Marcia Leslie, Brenda Segura, Mary Bondurant, Key Kiefer, Bev Warren

Community. Christian Science and St. World Day Isabel will conduct the worship service. The featured speakers are Jane and Don Of Prayer Hogg from Sanibel. omen and men in more than Everyone is invited to attend and to 170 countries and regions join the women of Guyana in prayer and will celebrate World Day of song to support women's ecumenical Hiram College Madrigal Singers W ministries toward justice, peace, healing Prayer, Friday, March 7. God's Wisdom Provides New Understanding is the and wholeness. An offering will be taken 'he Hiram College Madrigal Singers will be performing on Sunday, March 9 theme used by women of Guyana who to support the work of World Day of at 4 p.m. at the Sanibel Congregational Church, 2050 Periwinkle Way. John authored this year's prayer service. Prayer and help meet the needs of fami- T!Drotleff will be conducting.^ -• . . The World Day of Prayer Service on lies in regions of turmoil worldwide. For Sanibel will be held on Friday, March more information call Carol Buckley at 7, at St. Isabel Catholic Church, 3559 395-9250.# Sanibel-Captiva Road. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. Women from six local congregations including Chapel by the Our E-Mail address is [email protected] Sea, St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal, Sanibel Congregational/UCC, Sanibel

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•••.-•> '- '••* A The Bailey-Matthews I0i> OFF SHIPPING • --s>': ,- ... •*. Shell Museum Minimum one pound. Expires 3/7/08 More than just pretty shells! March 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th at 11:30 a.m. Workshop: How, When and Where To Find Shells. March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th at 11:30 a.m. Workshop: How To Clean Your Shells. March 6-8th Sanibel-Captiva Shell Show - Sanibel Community Center. March 9th at 5:30 p.m. Shell Museum's Annual Fundraiser "Under The Sea." Dinner/dance tickets $110. Raffle tickets $25 or ; five for $ 100. Master Sponsor: The Sanibel Captiva Trust s Company. March 12th Dr. Jose H. Leal, Director, The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, "Sanibel Shells and Their Environment." March 26th Dr. Loren Coen, Director, Marine Laboratory, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, "Oysters, More Than Good Eats." April 9th Bruce Neill, Ph.D. Biologist and Founder of the Sanibel Sea School, "Life Lessons From The Ocean: What The Natural Environment Teaches Us." Volunteer Opportunities - call Joanne LaFleur 395.2233 3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road www. shellmuseum. org 239.395.2233

• HEART OF THE ISLAND SHOPS 472-0434 • FAX 472-8517 of this magnitude. This project has the 15 Rotary potential to aggravate us all before it's Island Seniors This Week finished, so remember this number 511, Aerobics Men., Wed. Fri. 8, 9, 10 a.m. Happenings it will help save you much time and frus- tration. Bridge Wed. 12:45 p.m. Upcoming Rotary Club Speakers: Chair Yoga Wed. February 29, Kep Buntrock of Times 3:30 p.m. of the Islands, Surviving Cancer Mah Jongg Thur. 1 p.m. March 7, PURRE update m Yoga Thurs. 10 a.m. en March 14, Mark Fountain, ECHO 73 March 21, W. Lane Edwards,, .Health Island Seniors is located at 2401 Library Way •Phone 472-5743 % Education Cardiovascular Health March 28, Gavin Richeys, AutoQuest the Auto Industry If you would like to attend an upcoming Rotary meeting or would like information about Rotary, call Shirley Jewell, 337-1099. The Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Our E-Mail address is [email protected] Club meets at 7 a.m. for breakfast at the Beachview Restaurant, Par View Drive, SanibeLfc

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by Shirley Jewell OS- oad traffic and road construction, yikes what a topic; but RDavid Parks, public information officer-the 1-75 road expansion project, did a great job of letting us know how we can keep from busting *- a blood vessel during drive-time on 1-75 and related highways throughout the nation. Not all states have this 511 system yet, but there are some 40 states that are using this traffic system and more states are joining every year. First off, pick up the phone. If it's your cell phone, pull to the side of the road and dial 511. This statewide traffic system will let you access specific information for Southwest Honda and provides travel information for 30 roadways in Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties. If you're like most Rotarians, we really didn't know about this potent -..I - network traffic information system that provides up-to-the-minute information on the where and whens of 4 \ ~"i potentially congested highways and road construction. Here are the 511 system features: available 24 hours a day; toll-free call with voice-activated menus; cell phone or landline use; severe weather, evacuation and child abduction alerts; construction and lane closure updates; transportation and !<•:•- airport information; access to other regional 511 systems in Florida; and, coming soon, travel time of traffic •4V movement. If you would like to gain access this information before you jump into your car, you can use your telephone landline. David must have used the 511 system last Friday morning, because he seemed to be the first one at our 7 a.m. breakfast meeting. iRox 511 not only provides travel information, but also; provide information on the construction schedule for 0 Hove you, ^ the new 30 miles of 1-75 expansion. This expansion to six lanes of moving traffic spans 'from Collier and Lee counties and will take nearly three years with construction to be completed by 2010. The new construction method of design-build-finance has shaved about five years from the typi- cal construction schedule on a project >»- 16 CO ,o o CM

FRIDAY Today we will see sunny skies with a high Today Saturday Sunny temperature of 71°, humidity of 53% and City Hi Lo Wx Hi Lo Wx >*tr an overnight low of .61°. Saturday, skies Atlanta 59 41 pc . . .66 46 s |0-2|3[4|5|6|7|8|9|l0| 11+ CD High: 71 Low: 61 will be mostly sunny with a high tempera- Baltimore . 46 35 ra . . .45, 33 s SATURDAY ture of 76°, humidity of 61% and an Boston 32 29 pc' . . .41 29 rs UV Index Mostly Sunny overnight low of 62°. Chicago .35 21 me . . .37 26 s 0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate, 6-7: High, 8-10: Very High High: 76 Low: 62 Q Cincinnati .....45 25 sn ...44 26 s 11+: Extreme Exposure Cleveland .....41 25 sn ...37 24 pc Precip 1 SUNDAY Date Hi Lo Detroit 35 24 sn . . .33 24 me CO 77/56 0.00" Mostly Sunny Tuesday 79 62 Nashville 58 40 sh . . .58 40 s Could global warming Wednesday 79 55 77/56 0.00" High: 78 Low: 63 New York City .37 30 sn . . .41 27 sn cause entire nations to Thursday 83 64 77/56 0.00" Philadelphia . . .42 34 sh . . .43 29 pc disappear? * MONDAY Friday , 83 69 77/56 0.00" Richmond 54 36 s 51 28 s Mostly Sunny Saturday 84 72 77/56 0.00" Answer: If sea levels rise, some Washington, D.C.49 35 ra ...47 33 s High: 77 Low: 61 Sunday 83 72 77/56 0.00" island nations could submerge. , Weather fWx): cl/cloudy; fl/flurries; pc/partly cloudy; r/rain; rs/rain & Monday 83 69 78/56 0.00" TUESDAY Snow; s/sunny; sh/showers; sn/snow; t/thunderstonns; w/windy © 2008. Accessweather.com, Inc Mostly Sunny High: 75 Low: 62 The Northeast will see partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered rain New Full and snow today through Sunday, with the highest temperature of 57° in WEDNESDAY 3/7 3/21 Belleville, 111. The Southeast will see mostly clear to partly cloudy Partly Cloudy skies today through Sunday, with the highest temperature of 83° in High: 78 Low: 62 Sunrise today . .6:52 a.m. Miami, Fla. The Northwest will see partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered rain Sunset today . . .6:29 p.m. THURSDAY today through Sunday, with the highest temperature of 62° in Brookings, Ore. The Mostly Sunny Southwest will see mostly clear to partly cloudy skies today through Sunday, with the High: 78 Low: 64 highest temperature of 85° in Blythe, Calif.

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^ It's time to celebrate because this Friday is leap year day when the month of February has 29 days. The concept of a leap-day is really quite simple. Earth's jt'Tropical year, the interval of time between two successive solar crossings of the spring equinox, happens every 365.2422 days. Anyone familiar with the calen- ^fc ^dar knows that we give the Earth only 365 days to complete this task. Every year, our planet lags approximately 1/4-day behind schedule in completing its orbital duties. Four years of under correcting add up to approximately one full day, so a leap-day is added to the calendar to bring the Earth's orbital position back into general agreement with the sun and the seasons. If the calendar did not contain leap years, then the dates of the year would cycle backwards through the seasons in approximately 1500 years. Christmas would still be celebrated on December 25, but gradually this date would slide into the autumn part of Earth's orbit and then the summer, while the dates of the solstices and equinoxes would become later by about one day every four years. If leap-days occurred on every year divisible by four (Julian calendar), we would overcorrect the calendar by 0.0078 day each year. In just 128 years the calendar would be off by one day, in this case moving the date of Christma,s ahead with respect to fixed seasons. Since the date of Easter is set by when the sun crosses the spring equinox, far into the future, Christians could be celebrating Christmas and Easter at the same time. This problem was rectified in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII when century years not divisible by 400 were dropped as leap years. The 365.2422-day Tropical year became nearer to the value of the 365.2425-day Gregorian year. Still, we overcorrect the calendar by 0.0003 day each year, www.astronomy.org.

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l\3 WORKING FOR YOU IN 2008 •8 OD The PURRE Water Coalition will continue to work for dean water Bob Carlson, Bob Duffy, George Podlin and Ed House in 2008, taking advantage of Mother Nature's brief respite from the submitted by a Lion, Bob awful effects excess nutrients have had on our beaches. n its most recent meeting, the Sanibel Captiva Lions Club, which was chartered in December of 1967, increased membership by inducting four new members. During the year ahead, PURRE will broaden its coalition, Membership in the Lions is by invitation and invitees usually.make several vis- I increase its membership, and grow a grassroots advisory board to its before being inducted. The newest Lions are George Podlin, Bob Duffy, Ed House and Bob Carlson and, yes, they have already signed up to work at the Lions serve as "dean water ambassadors" in their communities. PURRE upcoming Arts and Crafts Fair. The Lio.ns' motto is "We Serve." The 25th annual event is on March 14 and 15 at the Sanibel Community Center, members and leaders will work harder than ever to educate not just from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, children 12 andunder are admitted the people in the affected communities, but also the people who are free. Over 125 exhibitors, live entertainment, a fabulous food court and prizes make a day at the fair mandatory. making the policies that affect those communities. March 19 will be Sanibel History Night at the Community House, featuring Francis and Sam Bailey. You won't want to miss this, seating is limited and admission is free. Donations will be accepted and used to increase the Sanibel-Captiva Lions Club PURRE will continue to make its ever-stronger voice heard Scholarship Fund. by the organizations and agencies responsible for the water releases, The Lions Club is the world's largest service club with 1.3 million members and 45,000 clubs in 200 countries around the world. In a special report released July 5, fertilizer and pesticide runoff, wastewater 2007, Lions Clubs International Foundation has been ranked the best among non- treatment plants, and more. governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide. This list was released at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland. Lions beat out Rotary International, Habitat for Humanity, UNESCO and UNICEF, to name just a few. This is the ideal time to step up our efforts, during the Welcome to our newest Lions.4J "calm before the next storm," to help put in place laws and to be collection points for our program is San-Cap Lions greatly appreciated and we urge you to policies-and attitudes-that will lessen the coming storm's effect. patronize them. Recycle For Sight Look for the Lions Recycle for Sight collection boxes at the following locations: submitted by a Lion, Bob Bailey's General Store, Jerry's Foods, ince the Lions International Bank of the Islands, Eye Physicians and PURRE Water Coalition Board of Directors Convention in 1925, when Helen Surgeons of Florida (formerly known SKeller challenged the Lions to as Doctors Eyecare Centers), Island Karen Aulino, Bill Hillebrandt, Terry Igo, Dr. Ed LaMotta, Erick Lindblad, become The Knights of the Blind, Lions Pharmacy, the Island Seniors Center, the Dr. Bruce Neill, Julie O'Neill, Capt. Bob Pascale, Greg Rawl P.G., John Schubert, clubs around the world have been work- Sanibel Library, the Sanibel Post Office Maureen Valiquette, Chairman Michael Valiquette, Bob Wigley ing to meet that challenge through several and Periwinkle Park. There is also a important programs. collection box at South Seas Resort on One of those programs is Recycle for Captiva. The Lions would like to express Sight which matches your donated eye- our appreciation for contributing to the PURRE Water Coalition Advisory Board glasses (prescription and non-prescription) project's success by serving as convenient to needy people worldwide. The collected drop-off centers. John Bates, Jean Baer, Mike Biliheimer, Penny Breece, Doug Congress, Dan glasses will be cleaned, repaired and For more information about the Cronin, Monica DeBarr, Kathy Degenaro, Wendy Erler-Schnap, Chuck Dworkin, sorted by prescription then prepared for Sanibel-Captiva Lions Club email Rusty Farst, Liz Fowler, Tim Garmager, Marty & Brenda Harrrity, Debra Hobbs, distribution in developing countries where [email protected].^f eye care is often unaffordable and inac- Robin Humphrey, Alia Islam, Brian Johnson, Marcia Kimball, Gary Lee, Penny cessible. In most developing countries, Lord, Jack Luft, Jim Mathisen, Zeke McDonald, Brian Murty, MaryEllen Pfeifer, an eye exam can cost as much as one Paul &Tony Prineaux, Bob Radigan, Paul Reynolds, Spring Rosen, Doreen Ruarie, month's wages and a single eye doctor may serve a community of hundreds of Shawn Seliger, Cindy Sitton, Annie Skaugstad, Holly Smith, Betsey Ventura, Dan thousands of people. Wexler, Lisa Williams, Ralph Woodring, David Wright, Sandy Zahorchek If you look around your home in dresser drawers and closets, in your work- place and in your car's console or glove compartment, you may find you have Communications Manager/Office Administrator old glasses, outdated prescription glasses, Emilie Alfino reading or sunglasses. Even if they are in need of repair, they all can help someone to be able to see better. Just since 1990, the Lions vision programs have prevented www.purre.org severe vision loss or restored sight to 27 million people, that's more than the combined populations of New York and dolphinbayrecords.com 13300-56 South Cleveland Avenue, Suite 256, Fort Myers, FL 33907 Tokyo. Available at Seaweed Gallery 239.274.PURE (7873) • FAX 239.275.7872 • email [email protected] • www.purre.org The generosity of the local businesses & Jensen's Twin Palms, Captiva 18 CROW Case Of The Week: 8 CM Sandwich Tern by Brian Johnson inda Kemperwas walking the beach near the Lighthouse on January 23 when she spied a bird with an injured Lwing sputtering on a sand bar. She waded into the water and captured the 155-gram sandwich tern. At CROW staff noted the little bird was very weak and pale. "He had quite a bit of wing trauma, and lots of soft tissue damage," said Dr. Amber McNamara. "He bled like a faucet when we cleaned his wound, so we did our best to put a pressure wrap on it. Of course it's always a Catch-22 with a bird of "this size - the more you handle them, the more nervous they become and their blood pressure goes up, but we had to do something to stop the blood loss."

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The terns were recovering at a good pace With the bleeding controlled as much as possible, the tern was placed in a quiet cage. "We did our best to keep him comfortable with pain medication, fluids and herbs," said McNamara. "He made it through the night, which was great." The little bird looked fatigued during the first 48 hours, but on Day 3 he began to perk up. Staff gave him smelt and silversides, which he ate with relish. They applied CEH cream to his wound, and gradually began to do some massage and stretching to ward off scar tissue and constriction. On Day 5 Dr. McNamara rescued another sandwich tern while driving over the Sanibel Causeway on her way to work. "He was very weak and thin and was just waiting for a predator to pick him up," she said. Lighthouse tern was pleased to have Causeway tern as a roommate, and the two went through the rest of their rehab in the same quarters. "They did great together," said McNamara. "They bathed together, housed together and ate together. Being flock birds, they appreciated each other's company." Both went outside to a shorebird cage on January 29, where they remained for ten days, eating everything in sight. Terns don't like to fly much in captivity, yet they Lighthouse' tern with wing trauma are very acrobatic in the wild, so it can be difficult to judge when they are ready for release. And they rely on their expert flying more than, for example, a laughing gull, who is happy to pick food up off the ~~ ~ ground. • On February 7 the staff took the two terns to the beach. Causeway tern flew off at once, but Lighthouse tern did not get much lift. "They usually get a whiff of the salty air and away they go, but the "An Ocean Boutique" Lighthouse one obviously needed more time to recuperate," said McNamara. "Men Sent ineOi *?>iietid& & Lighthouse tern stayed an additional week, then made a successful release, Sanibel ft Worldwide Shells • Corals ft Exotic Sealife at 210 grams, back to the same beach. "This time, as he flew, you could not Shell Mirrors • Gifts • Jewelry • Lamps tell that he had ever been injured," said McNamara. "Hopefully he will meet Books • Craft Supplies • Sailors Valentines T-Shirts Causeway tern again - they were hospital buddies." Sweats • Cover-ups • Hats • Solitudes® CDs • Handmade CROW-Clinic for the Xmas Ornaments Sanibel Island Perfumes by Sea Jewels Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc., 472- tooo 3644, www.crowclinic.org.g CROW is a '^1007 non-profit wildlife hospital providing veterinary care for native and migratory wildlife from Lee County and along ! FEBRUARY CLEARANCE; 20 % OFF the Gulf Coast of Florida. The hospital an accepts patients seven days a week ! many items up to 7 5% Off I » stele item cash sales only from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mail donations | Otter good with coupon. Not valid on sales items. Exp. 12/31 /OS I to PO Box 150, Sanibel, FL 33957.% TWO SANIBEL LOCATIONS

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If he saw a I shell on a gift shop shelf that he hadn't D Program Scholar spied on the beach, he would purchase it CO ast week, The Bailey-Matthews to add to his growing collection. Shell Museum had a special guest. About four years ago things changed. Josh Mervis, of Plantation, Florida, He wasn't satisfied simply admiring the L 03 spent the week assisting with identifica- beauty of the shells he collected. He had JO tion and data compilation related to a driving need to identify his shells by one of his favorite subjects, the fam- name. The common name wouldn't do, ily Muricidae. Muricidae are a group he needed to know the scientific name of shells with very ornate spines and for each shell as well. knobs, more representative of a sculp- Once his parents gave him the ture than a shell you would expect to Compendium of Shells, by R. Tucker 00 find on the beach. Abbott for his 13th birthday, the deal was Mervis is a senior at The University sealed. It wasn't simply finding or pur- School of Nova Southeastern University chasing the shells that brought him joy, it and a participant in the Capstone was the excitement of poring over shell Program. This program is designed to books to identify the specimen, recording engage students committed to academic data related to the shell and placing it in a excellence in a culture of inquiry that foo- collection box. ters both personal discovery and a sense Mervis hopes all of the hours of class- of community. room study that have earned him the According to Dr. Jose Leal, director number two spot in his graduating class, of the museum, it was a fantastic oppor- Josh Mervis examining shells endless hours of personal shell study and tunity for both Mervis and the museum. is different and each shell has an individ- Sanibel. The first Sanibel trip he recalls his evolving relationship with The Bailey- "It's unusual to find students at this age ual story to tell," Mervis said. At school was when he was about seven years old. Matthews Shell museum will land him a so intent on pursuing a specific field of there weren't others to share in this He remembers collecting shells and then spot on the rolls of Harvard or Cornell. study. He has incredible focus. Mentoring joy and enthusiasm related to the study painting them. He and the Museum team look forward students like Josh is critical to the mission of shells, but in just a few days at the to his second week-long visit to the muse- On subsequent vacations, his favor- um next month.^ of the museum," said Dr. Leal. "Each day museum that changed. On Wednesday, ite pastime wasn't sleeping late, going when he arrived at the museum he began museum shell expert volunteers gathered to the movies, or playing video games. examining the shells. Eight hours later he around the table with Mervis. ft didn't It was walking on the beach collecting was still bent over trays of shells. It was take long for very special shell connec- shells. "It's hard to imagine how anyone hard to talk him into even stopping long tions to take place. could come to Sanibel and not become enough to have lunch." Mervis visited Sanibel for the first time intrigued with shells," said Mervis. "I'm absolutely fascinated with the when he was two years old. Every year At first he picked up specimens that endless diversity shells provide. Each shell since then his family has vacationed on looked pretty or had vibrant colors. The

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March 6 I AM MY OWN WIFE Snook are with good reason one of OnStage 8 PM The true story of the mysterious Charlotte the most targeted gamefish in our area. von Mahlsdorf. a German Iransveslite and Maybe the allure is how difficult big snook Linda Kutney from Virginia with a 30-inch a true eccentric, as prolraycd by Kevin are to catch, or it could be just that big snook caught and released just before I.orequc. Garnering a coveted invitation to thump you feel through your whole body season opened up the Fdinbough Festival, this one-man show when a bait is inhaled by a hungry buck- etmouth-sized linesider. won the Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award for In higher water with tides either Best Play, and numerous other awards. Snook can be caught in a wide variety incoming or outgoing I target mangrove of ways from fly to live bait and every- $35 Schcin Performance Hall islands, shorelines and oyster bars that Spon.wivJby Helen & Chink Kcttcnum thing in between. Like no other fish in would normally be just too shallow to our waters, snook have a real talent for fish on any kind of lower water. Look for finding the place where they can break small creek mouths, points and sandholes Fri. March 7 Artists" Reception you off. Their blistering runs to the man- to hold the fish. Yi-.ii.ii ArN 5:30 PM Opi-n reception for the Phillip* Gallery's groves and dock pilings.to part ways with >;niib.:l-(\iptiva An League 32nd \nnual the angler are legendary, With the almost yearly changes to the regulations for snook, a slot sized fish 'uriOil ' \hibil and the Founder*- Gallery"N Most fish in our waters feed by the must currently measure between 28 and four Women 0. Their Work I \hihit tide movements but big snook live by it. 33 inches. The snook, as other fish, must l'hillii>\ (iiilh'iy Season Sjumsor - \hnyuim Working out tides that snook feed on in be measured with a pinched tail. ';••'/ S- 'nhn Donily. Sav-Ciip In l.-.;n;iie certain areas is rea'Jy the key to consis- tently catching snook. Growing up fishing I like this smaller slot size and hope k the Sanibel Pier for big snook on big live saves lots of snook from the filet knife. baits, I learned young that the really big Personally I would be happier with a Fri. March 7 DEACON JOHN & fish may turn on for 30 minutes during total closure on harvesting any snook. I Music K PM THE IVORIES BAND a certain tide and that's it. The smaller think these fish are just too valuable as a Deacon, the legendary New Orleans ja// snook feed well most of the tide but the gamefish to our economy to be just meat. uuMcicip heyan his tuition under nearly bigger fish turn on like someone flipping Sure snook is pretty good to eat but there every M\ siring sensation in town. Deacon a switch for a very short period of time. If are better fish to eat thai are much more Johii and the Ivories concentrate, on you want that trophy it's all about being abundant. Motown and Memphis Soul music as well in the right place at the right tide. I'm certainly not a catch-and-release as New Orleans Jump Blues. purist and I do enjoy eating snook once S35 & S40 Schein Performance Hall When targeting dock snook 1 prefer or twice a season. But if I never ate the outgoing tide. Usually the last few Sponsored hy snook again, it would not bother me Gulf to Bay Sotheby's International Realty hours of a outgoing tide when the water in the least. I really try to convince my is really screaming out is best. The faster clients to release slot-sized snook which the tide is running the better. Look for most of the time, after a photo, they do. Sun. March 9 SWFL Symphony on Sanibe! the snook to sit behind a piling to break Music 7 PM $30 Schein Performance Hall the water just like they are drifting in Watching a big snook, the king of our the current watching the bait buffet go local gamefish, swim off unharmed after by. Snook will always face into the tide. a fantastic fight is much more enjoyable than a few fried fish soft tacos every time. Anchor up-tide and fish back to docks, March is Month drifting the bait by every piling. Capt. Matt Mitchell moved to Sanibel in 1980 and has fished local A low incoming tide works best for me waters for 25 years. He now Hues in St. in mangrove creeks and channels. The James City and has worked as a back lower water forces the snook to move country fishing guide for the last eight out a little further from the roots where years. If you have comments or ques- they would usually be. The first hour or tions email [email protected]^ two of a strong flood tide is perfect for this. Look for rips and eddies to hold the snook. Downed trees and deep undercuts work like feeding stations for the fish. Mr. Jack Daniel's The Original Silver Cornet Band Whites Fri. March 14, 8 PM Sat. March 29, 8 PM Send Us Your Fish Tales 900 Dunlop Rd, he Island Sun would like to hear from anglers about their catches. Send us details including tackle, bait and weather conditions, date of catch, species Sanibel, FL 33957 Tand weight; afi^mekide photographs with identification. Drop them-at*-*- > • (239)395-0900 the Island Sun, 1640 Periwinkle Way, Suite 2, Sanibel, or email to [email protected]; or call Anne Mitchell at 395-1213. [email protected] WWW.BIGARTS.ORG BIG ARTS A home for all the arts A CD is included with a DSC Simula Bait and Tackle rill fish weio'ied-m u-U I Radio Training tor that albv 5 û to piactice ^ ôjr Annual Change oe checked IO ensure the\, • .££>. ~nc computei at nome A nandy waieo'Ojt minimum state size requirements Boats I Could Save guide is ir.duded This course i& dvec-_a O* Wcrch can weigh in one snook, one redfish, one o to VHF radio owners or boaters shopping 1- ei âpto'a Sai! &. Power trout and one snapper pe ooai CM Your Life for a titu vHFDSC J10 Th. - ?-s is As in the past, all participants will y r submitted by Cdr. Ron Terciak two hours long receive a commemorative s > -t a ,d hat. "h nex clabs ,=; Saturcu;, March 15, T Companies donating $300 or more in S- i lonored its 2<>08/2009 HF radio is the mainstay of starting at 1:30 p.m. t officers and assistant cash/items will have their logos included coastal communication and essen- Classes are held at the San Carlos Office ~ iesday, February VZ dur- on the shirt. A donation of $500 or more tial for emergency communica- Bay Sail & Power Squadron Classroom and your logo is also included on the hat. V ing nt ^ ennual Change of Watch tions, and DSC is the 911 of the Coast at 16C4S San Carlos Boulevard at the Dinnei ~u Ceremony. Money is raised for United Way by Guard. Since DSC is now operational in corner of Kelly Road (across from. ACE Dist" 2_ Commander Bob Barber, raffling prizes, which are donated to the this area, owners and future owners' of Hardware). The cost of the class is $30. JN pe - — "d the tradition-steeped event by businesses. In previous years DSC-equipped radios need to be able to Students can register online at www. iiistallano • '-o'emony which was wit- there have been hats, fishing tackle, rods, use its capabilities. DSC improves res- scbps.com or call the squadron office at nessed - "-> re than 90 members and reels, lures, sunglasses, trolling motors, cue and routine calling, making it easier 466-4040.* guests at th«_ ~>t Charles Yacht Club. motor oil, cast nets, shirts, artwork and to make a call. However, you need to The ew 'atch year will be headed many other items. When the prizes are know how to use it. A seminar is being by Commander Bill Hay, JN; Education awarded, businesses are acknowledged held to answer those needs and explain Officer Dick Squitieri, JN; Executive and publicly thanked. For donation or basic VHF functions. Officer Don Rice, AP; Administrative entry information call 656-2381, 656- Officer Vic Clevenger, AP; Secretary 2122 or 770-0692.* Tom Fitzgerald, JN; and Treasurer Dave Kentner, P. Four members-at-large complete the executive committee: Lt. Carol Class For Allen, P; Lt. Steve Haefner, AP; Lt. •The Terry McDermott, P; and Immediate Past All Boaters Commander Ed Harwell, SN. In addition, three assistant officers . *". | "*he San Carlos Bay Sail & Power were also sworn in: Assistant Education I Squadron, a unit of the United JACARANDA Officer Steve Abbott, N; Assistant * JL ;.States-,Power Squadrons, will Secretary Georgia Plumb; and Assistant again offer the popular Local Waters/ Local Charts class. The class is directed FRESH LOCAL SEAFOOD • STEAKS • SPIRITS Treasurer Victoria Ross, S. All officers, . members-at-large and assistant officers toward new boaters and boaters new >' were elected by the Sanibel-Captiva Sail to the area, as well as those wishing & Power Squadron membership at the to learn chart reading. It will provide • annual meeting held in January. the boater with some of the basics of The squadron is a unit of the United navigation, oriented to the Fort Myers States Power Squadron whose mission area. Students will be using chart 11427 is to provide safe boating through edu- and you must bring this chart to class. cation. A member of District 22, the The class will be held on Saturday, squadron has more than 385 members. March 15, and runs from 8:15 a.m. to Participation in the monthly meetings, riooh- Classes are held at the squadron cruise and rendezvous, social activities •,,; classroom located at 16048 San Carlos and educational classes is open to all Boulevard, at the corner of Kelly Road members of the USPS. (across from ACE Hardware). Cost For membership information, contact of the class is $30. Register online at RAR Lt. 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Enid Kurland (middle) with Jeffrey and Denise Weiner nid Kurland from Holland, Pennsylvania found a junonia at Blind Pass. Kurland has been com Location map E Susan Kelso ing to the islands for 21 years shelling with her husband who recently passed usan Kelso of Syracuse, New York T ee County added 36 acres on the eastern boundary of the Six Mile Cypress away. She reluctantly came back with her children. "Finding this shell-was a found a junonia at Ocean's Reach I Slough Preserve (SMCSP) in Fort Myers last Wednesday/The acquisition on February 26. I rfwas funded by the Conservation 20/20 Program. The greatest environmen- Valentine's gift from my husband to S me, "she d^ Kelso is a school teacher in Syracuse tal importance of this property is that it adds an upland buffer to a portion of the and has a good eye for junonias. Kelso Preserve and retains an undisturbed sheetflow area. The SMCSP is a 2,200-acre said, "I was NOT wearing my 'I'm not preserve that is home to panthers, black bears, wide ranging wading birds, otters lucky - I'm good' T-shirt. Only one and a and many other types of wildlife. The SMCSP has the highest public use of all half junonias this trip."^ The galleries ofSanibel invite you to join us for an evening of fun ana cheer!!!

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Power Squadron by Dr. J. Bruce Neill GPS Class CD or the past few weeks at Sanibel > Sea School, we have been seeing . Offered a lot of blobs on the beach. They ' F he San Carlos Bay Power range in color from pink to grey to black. They are sometimes flat as a pan- Squadron will be offering a class in cake, or globular or round. Most have Tbasic GPS operation on March 1 a firm, rubbery, consistency. They are at 1:15 p.m. at the squadron classroom very common in deeper waters (20 to located at 16048 San Carlos Boulevard 30 feet) offshore and in seagrass beds of (at the corner of Kelly Road). San Carlos Bay. The seminar is designed to introduce They are a type of invertebrate animal new users to GPS. The seminar will - those without a backbone. Strangely include discussions of marine navigation, enough, they are among the most. how a GPS works, and GPS limitations. 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Students k sea squirts by normal people. can register by calling the squadron office to ' ' The species we are most com- at 466-4040 or go on line at www.scbps.org. %f Shop In monly seeing are called sea ham or our Ships StoreA sea pork and most belong to the genus PORT SANIBEL MARINA Amaroucium. They are called sea ham right here in because of their resemblance to salted beautiful Port • pork common in the diets of early sail- Sanibel Marina^ ors. Which is perhaps another reason to just be happy in our world of fast-paced, Our E-Mail address is crazy technology - at least our main staple doesn't resemble the blobs washing [email protected] up on our shores. For those of you more familiar with our back bay environments, it is closely related to a white encrusting tunicate commonly wrapped around the tips of seagrass blades. These tunicates in all likeliyhood play an important role in our ecosystem. Their rich abundance is associated with eutrophication - the nutrient enrichment of natural waters. For local residents, we are all too familiar with the saga of eutrophication; but fear not, this is not another tale of doom and gloom. Our tunicate abundance is probably a logical next-step in our enrichment process. They are filter feeders and do well in areas that have seen extensive enrichment. In short, we are moving up the food chain - we started with plant proliferation (can you recall red drift algae?) and have now shifted to animals that can capitalize on the per- ICE CREAM petual flow of energy through the sea. In fact, tunicates are such efficient filter feeders that their high abundance is prob- HAPPY HOUR ably contributing significantly to our very clear waters. Combined with a lack of 6PM TO CLOSE rainfall bringing more nutrients into our marine ecosystems, these creatures are Buy 1 GET 2ND filtering out the bacteria and microscopic plants that make our waters less clear. 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He wrote en barrier and make yourself heard. Your seeing the signpost up ahead pointing the his publisher the same day, saying he Q efforts get you noticed by the right people. way to a new opportunity. • On March 6,1899, the Imperial had finished the book and that it was the GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You're SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to Patent Office in Berlin registers Aspirin, best writing he had ever done. The crit- enjoying this creative period. But by mid- December 21) If you feel you need to take the brand name for acetylsalicylic acid, on ics agreed, and the book won the Pulitzer week, you'll need to emphasize your more more time to study a situation before mak- behalf of the German pharmaceutical com- Prize in 1953. pragmatic talents as you consider a risky ing a decision, do so. Don't let anyone push pany Friedrich Bayer & Co. 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TRADITIONS ON THE BEACH AT THE HISTORIC ISLAND INN 3111 West Gulf Drive, Sanibel, FL 33957 WHERE THE JOY OF DINING AND THE MAGIC OF THE BEACH MEET. She said progress is being made through China, and in Europe you have to pay for The Conservation the Forest Stewardship Council and the them. One man noticed a plastic water Orchid Society Marine Stewardship Council, with busi- bottle on stage and asked about it. She hile Paul and Mary Storm Battle Continues nesses like Home Depot, Whole Foods replied, "Bottled water is a real issue. Our lived and taught for years in by Di Saggau and WalMart doing their part. The Ford comfort level as to what appears to be Miami, home of some of the Foundation gave $5 million to the Forest the norm has to change." W world's most famous orchid nurseries, athryn S. Fuller, chair of the Stewardship Council. You'll find their logo As to what's being done to educate neither ventured into the orchid world. non-profit charity, the Ford on wood that comes from well managed children she said, "A few countries have Eventually the couple moved to Sarasota KFoundation, spoke to a crowd at forests. environmental curriculum, but for the where they unwittingly attended an BIG ARTS last week concerning con- Fuller said, "Asia Pulp and Paper con- most part it falls to individual teachers orchid show. There they purchased a servation. From 1989 to 2005 Fuller tinues to decimate forests. Due to a large and school districts. It isn't very effective division of Schomburgkia tibicihis ( a was president and CEO of World Wildlife campaign companies like Staples will no now." member of the Cattleya family charac- Fund-U.S., one of the largest nature longer buy from them. Discussing the Kyoto Protocol, which terized with large, two to 10-foot flower conservation organizations. She was "Progressive companies are helping the U.S. did not sign on to, she said, spikes with clusters of as many as 50 introduced by Bill Riley who sponsored efforts move forward." "There are some real costs to businesses, flowers). An obsession was born, and the event. She said, "People underestimate their but it's the first international agreement the Storms have since traveled the world Fuller visited China last fall and west- personal 'bully pulpit,' talk to people with some teeth to it. It isn't perfect but seeking the finest examples of Schom ern Mongolia where she said water scar- in line at the store, ask where the fish it is a major step in trying to put world species and hybrids until they eventually city has decimated the area due to dust comes from and ask furniture stores communities together regarding our envi- began making their own hybrids. storms. "Millions to the east in China are where they buy their wood. Those are ronment. "& The Storms will speak on The choking due to fallout from the storms, the voices that need to be heard and Wonderful Worlds of Schomburgkias cities are polluted and life in these areas multiplied. You can't underestimate the and Myrmecophilas (ant-loving orchids) is under siege. We are simply too many effect impassioned people have in the Master Gardener to the Sanibel Captiva Orchid Society inhabiting the earth." community." on Monday March 17 at 1:30 p.m. The According to Fuller, the Amazon rain Fuller also said the U.S. Federal Lecture Series meeting will be held at St. Michael & forests could disappear in decades. Government must become more he monthly program of the Master All Angels Episcopal Church at 2304 "Fresh water systems are in danger. involved. We need individuals around the Periwinkle Way on Sanibel. The Storms As we pollute our rivers they in turn flow world to take action. She also said the Gardener Lecture Series will be held on Thursday, March 6 at speak about their "Schom" passion into the oceans which show signs of pol- environmental community needs to do T to orchid societies around the world. 10 a.m. in the Sanibel Library. Dr. Hy lution. Close to 70 percent of the world's better partnering, they are too competi- Anyone attending the program is invited beaches are eroding and 70 percent tive within themselves. Lans, a certified Florida master gardener, will speak on Hibiscus - Everything to bring and trade (or sell) any of their of fisheries are exploited due to sheer Taking questions from the crowd she own Schom hybrids or species. Contact human numbers and globalization of the addressed how you get people to take you Need to Know to Successfully Grow Hibiscus on Sanibel-Captiva. the Storms in advance of the meeting at marketplace." action. "Unfortunately things have to get their website: mekealohaorchids.com. Fuller said, "Well trained people with pretty bad before we get alarmed. Hibiscus is the most popular and widely-planted ornamental shrub in this Orchid novices are encouraged to real pay are necessary to head conserva- "The average American is able to insu- come to the meeting at 1 p.m. to hear a tion efforts worldwide. Cooperation is late themselves as to what.is happening." sub-tropical region because of the prolific colorful blossoms. It is a fast growing, member of the San Cap Orchid Society, needed between conservation and devel- She said the media could more to help. discuss the fundamentals of growing opment companies to aid communities The matter of plastic bags came up. drought-resistant, non-invasive shrub with an amazing variety of colors, sizes and orchids. Participants are also encouraged and the people who inhabit the area." She said they were recently banned in f shapes. I can be trained as a small tree, to come early to purchase orchids or to a naturally shaped shrub, a hanging bas- do so during intermission. Anyone with ket, planted as a foundation screen, and orchid questions or an "ill orchid" that frequently, as a pitted specimen on patios needs diagnosis can bring their plants to BlVd and terraces. In Asian regions it is primar- the meeting during Show and Tell. ily cultivated commercially for tea. Orchid Society members are invited to Lans is a full-time Sanibel resident who participate in a monthly show. Ribbons has distilled an incredible amount of infor- are awarded for best hybrid and best spe- Please join as mation in to a six-page, free take-home cies orchids. Members and guests are also summary of the simple foolproof prin- invited to participate in a monthly orchid for an ciples which will result in dramatic color raffle. Society membership is $15 annu- in your yard, gardens or patio. These ally; guests pay $2.50 admission.^ ARTIST incredibly beautiful flowers are regularly on display at the front desk of the Sanibel RECEPTION Library, courtesy of Bill Wollschlager. The program is free and open to the featuring public, but seating is limited.^ Our E-Mail address is [email protected]

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Too Young for Cellulite by Pam Broderson by Di Saggau Destination by Perry Thompson very special event will take place Vail said, "People attending the March on Saturday, March 15 in Phillips Gallery at BIG ARTS, starting at 1 p.m. 15 event can expect very creative respons- AIt's called ArtPoems and it combines a collaborative effort between local art- es to art and poetry. Visual interpretation ists and poets to create new work. of language from artists and a reading of Coordinating Chair of ArtPoems Lorraine Vail calls the event "shaking the muse poems created from the art." loose." Vail is the force behind the event which first took place in 2007. Through a Here's a sampling of what will take random selection artists create a new piece from a poem and a poet is inspired to place. Perry Thompson of Tower Gallery write a poem from one piece of artwork. Poets from Island Writers Groups and artists will interpret Dr. Sid Simon's View from from the San-Cap Art League are enthusiastic about the collaboration and it is now an the Gulf. Joe Pacheco created a poem on annual event. Katie Gardenia's Milagros Doll. Dr. James MHagros by Katie Gardenia

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The cast of Lucky Stiff Aidan Donovan and Max Vaughn can't wait for the festival The cast consists of familiar faces he 14th annual Children's Education Center of the Islands Spring Festival will Something from all over Lee County: Scott Moreau be held on Saturday, March 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Sanibel City Park, (last seen in Broadway Palm's Guys and Tnext to the Community Center. This a a fun, family event for every one on Funny's Dolls) as Harry Witherspoon; Mindy the islands. There will be an Easter egg hunt for all ages (sponsored by Bank of the Montavon (The Schoolhouse Theater, Islands), followed by lots of games, crafts and contests, including: a bounce house, Going On Cultural Park Theater, and Broadway giant slide, pony and unicorn rides, live music, Easter basket raffles, Easter basket silent r I ''he Schoolhouse Theater is will Palm) as Annabel; Samantha Rotella auction, plus pictures with the ponies and the Easter Bunny. ' I present the hilarious musical farce (The Schoolhouse Theater) as Rita, Wally The cost is $10 per child for unlimited fun. Calderon (Broadway Palm's Grease) as This event is the Children's Center's way of saying thank you to the community and X from Ahrens and Flaherty (the 3 team behind the shows Seussical and Vinnie; Kate Phillips (fresh off of Tuxedo to the many supporters of the school. ^ Tony award winner, Ragtime). The plot Junction at The Schoolhouse, and involves one dead body, a nerdy English Broadway Palm alum); Reid Robinson shoe salesman, six million bucks in dia- (from "Tuxedo Junction" and Caught in monds, and a lot of dogs. the Net at The Schoolhouse); Madison continued on page 48

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The direc- Ttion on Friday, March 7 from 5:30 tion of her composition is determined to 7 p.m. by the colors that speak to her, and she Tropical scenes, native wildlife, still combines colors on canvas as a means life, figures and abstracts in oil, acrylic, of expressing her emotions. She notes, pastel, pencil, mixed media, prints and "Controlling the outcome to get a satisfy- silk screen are among the large number ing result is an everlasting challenge." of paintings from the Sanibel-Captiva Edwards finds beauty in a special Art League's 31st annual Juried Exhibit. weathering in people and objects acquired These all-original works are on view and over time.- "The patina reflects a char- for sale at BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, acter that took time to create." She is a weekdays and Saturday afternoons from retired psychotherapist, which is reflected March 6 through 31. in her interest in the impact that life has on things, and the aspects that give them The judge of the exhibition will be "character and their own uniqueness." well-known artist and teacher Paul Graham will exhibit a One Page Book Leveille. show. She hopes to engage the audience For more information on upcoming in conversation through visual voice from meetings, portrait open studio, paint outs, workshops and the Clothesline Sale on . her latest book, Quirks and Giggles. She Ursula Cappelletti's Imperfection studied art at Parsons School of Design April 6 call395-4518.* and Moore College of Art and Design, reflect both her passion and her obses- Philadelphia, and had an interior design sion for her art. As a member of the business. National Sculpture Society, she From page 42 And when asked whether the U.S. Kade's alabaster and marble sculptures Army Corps of Engineers will admit a PURRE cause-and-effect relationship between dent on the condition of our environ- the polluted, nutrient-rich water releases ment. Our beaches and estuaries and our from Lake Okeechobee and the growth Prepared Foods way of life is now being threatened." of red drift algae, Milam would not do The economic impact, Schuldenfrei so. Instead, he said the releases "are a Deli • Beer • Wine said, is "astronomical." He estimated that problem." more than $111 million in real estate Dauray, who called himself "both an deals has been lost due to red drift algae. environmentalist and a businessman" Gelato/Ice Cream said children just might be the people ICE CUCA M • GELATO • CHOCOUrfi Tourism has suffered as well. "Twenty to MEHS • DEH UNDUICHES 30 percent of repeat customers did not most concerned about the environment niN'»E°s r:; uo Fresh Baked Breads come back," Schuldenfrei said. and aware of the need to protect it. In The first member of the audience to fact, some livened up the forum hosting Coffee • Espresso address the panel was islander Ralph a booth for The Green Team from The Woodring of START (Solutions To Avoid Sanibel School. The team's mission is "to Red Tide). He said he was pleased to explore, learn, and educate people about report that he'd seen a manatee off his what's affecting our planet; to take action Don't Feel Like Cooking? dock — and the audience cheered — but together and protect our Earth, and added, "The bay is full of algae. Let's everything on it." don't sit on our hands. Let's do some- The Green Team donated "Mr. H2O," Let us do it for you. thing about it." a cardboard man with plastic bottle The audience then had the opportuni- arms and empty paint can legs, to the Breakfast - Salads - Soups ty to ask questions of the panel, a couple PURRE Water Coalition for its office in of which resulted in strong words from Fort Myers. Mr. H2O is made of entirely Denham and Judah regarding the C-43 redcyed material and covered with a col- Sandwiches - Entrees - Dessert reservoir near LaBelle, a water district lage encouraging responsible behavior on project built to store excess water from behalf of the environment. Take it out or take it home. Lake Okeechobee. That reservoir does PURRE Elects Board Of not have a water treatment system to Directors, Officers clean the water before it's released into At the annual meeting of the PURRE the rivers. board of directors directly after the * * * "C-43 is nothing more than a forum, the following people were elected small Lake Okeechobee in the mak- to one-year terms: Karen Aulino, Bill GOURMET FOOD TO GO &/CATERING SERVICES ing," Denham said. "Another Lake Hillebrandt, Terry Igo, Ed LaMotta, Erick Okeechobee does not thrill me. Without Lindblad, Bruce Neill, Julie O'Neill, Bob a water quality component, it's worth- Pascale, Greg Rawl, John Schubert, less." Maureen Valiquette, and Michael Sun-Thur 9 am to 8 pm • Fri - Sat 9 am to 9 pm Judah said he would ask the county Valiquette. The board then elected offi- commission to file an injunction to keep cers Michael Valiquette, chairman; Bill Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert C-43 from opening until it includes a Hillebrandt, vice-chairman; Terry Igb, treasurer; and Karen Aulino, secretary.^ Tel 472-9990 Fax 472-9991 24.30 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel water quality component, which drew loud applause from the crowd. What CAI has accomplished so far: The cost is $50 for the 6 to 7 p.m. 43 Greg Mortenson • 61 schools have been built in private reception with Greg Mortenson, Pakistan and Afghanistan, several more booksigning and preferred seating (sold Is'Moving supported out; 50 tickets); $20, reserved seats (200 7 • 540 fully or partially supported tickets sold out): 50 additional tickets will Mountains teachers be available soon 01 • Teacher training workshops General admission is $5 at the door • School library projects and free for students. . • 24,000 students in CAI schools In addition, you can contribute to the CD • Computer and typing center Pennies for Peace jars found in many 70 > • Maternal healthcare scholarships businesses/services throughout Sanibel X) • 35 drinking water projects and Captiva. Monies raised by ticket sales to • In Mongolia: Mobile rural health and in the Peace jars will build schools in o education. Pakistan and Afghanistan. emaU address: • In Kyrgyzstan: Teacher training For further information or to help with 8 scholarship. this event, email Ruth lyengar, ryi39@aol. You can help them continue with com and list Greg Mortenson.^ press@IslandSunNews. com Wf,?.V these projects by purchasing advance tick-

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Kevin Loreque as Charlotte von Mahlsdorf laywright Doug Wright has always had a fascination with people on the edge ' March 17th 2~5prn and ?~? of society. In his play, I Am My Own Wife, he tells the true story of the Pmysterious Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite and true eccentric. Kevin Loreque, who performs the role of von Mahlsdorf along with 35 other [limited f^dition characters, will appear in this one-man play Thursday, March 6, at 8 p.m. at BIG ! ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. Tickets at $35 each can be purchased by callinq | £>tackWic BIG ARTS at 395-0900. When the play opens, Wright is interviewing von Mahlsdorf. In 1928, she was born ~f-shirts anc Lothar Berfelde, in Mahlsdorf, an eastern suburb of Berlin. His father, Max, was a ranking member of the Nazi party and was abusive. In 1943, Lothar beat his father to death with a rolling pin. Lothar was institutionalized, but released four years later after Irish band will be performing the fall of the Third Reich. He adopted a feminine lifestyle and began collecting house- from ^~ hold items from the Grunderzeit period, or the final decade of the 19th century. In 1960, he opened the doors to the Grunderzeit Museum. Lothar permanently assumed the identity of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in 1971. Green beer, C2~orn I^>eef and As the story unravels, Wright discovers that von Mahlsdorf may have served as an C.abbage, Jrish ooffees informant for the Stasi, the dreaded East German secret police. She remained on their books under the code name "Park" until 1976. Was she truly a spy? Was she a mur- and much more! derer? How much of her story is true? The audience is asked to decide. Loreque, originally from Los Angeles, studied acting at the prestigious Beverly Hills Playhouse. He received an Ovation Award nomination for his portrayal of Pirelli in Sweeney Todd and a Drama-Logue Award for his work in Lies and Legends. A member of Actor's Equity Association, Loreque has many film and TV credits. OnStage at BIG ARTS is a series of theatrical programs designed to promote enjoyment of professional theater arts for the residents and visitors of Sanibel and Three Crafty Ladies inc CaprJva. The final production will be Clay Jenkinsoq is J. Robert Oppenheimer, BEAD BRACELET Wednesday, March 19. MAKE IT AND TAKE IT For more information call 395-0900, $1.00 or log on to www.bigarts.org.# EVERY TUE. BETWEEN 10:30 & NOON FREE CRAFT DEMO - 11 A.M. LNJOYthc GRZA T VIEW OF ThZ. QUIT from our ROOFTOP DECK THURSDAY MARCH 6TH FABRIC APPLIQUE Openr?ai/^ JI:30a.m. untill-.OOa.m. Art Supplies • Shell Craft • Notions Our E-Mail address is Craft Supplies • Gifts • Scrapbook Papers jjve f\/jusic J nights a week Quilting • Fabric • Beads • Rubber Stamping [email protected] 1620 Periwinkle Way • 472-2893 12+? JZstero boulevard- ft: Myers ^)eac Heart of the Islands, Sanibel Open Mon. - Sat. 10 am - 5 pm www.aocrorassanibel.con) lifelong passion with the BIG ARTS Film BIG ARTS Film Master Class Master Class and any interested visitors. In 1995, Belie co-produced Genghis Blues, winner of many domestic and international film festival awards including the 1999 Sundance Audience Award and a 2000 Academy Award Nomination for Best Feature Documentary. Belie recently completed Beyond the Gall, a feature documentary shot in Afghanistan and Asia about three Americans who deliver lifesaving humanitarian aid to war zones around the world. On March 3 BIG ARTS will screen the movie for $10. Belie will introduce the film. Belie is a member of the Film Arts Foundation and the International Documentary Association. He continues to speak and write about filmmaking and following one's passion, as well as teaching, serving on film festivals Juries, and working on his films while traveling the world. Pre-registration is recommended for the Master Class. BIG ARTS members Adrian Belie (second from right) on the set of Beyond the Call and students are $20 per class; non- members $25 per class. For further infor- roducer/writer Adrian Belie has mation about this class, call 395-0900, been captivated by the power email [email protected] or log on to Pof storytelling through motion www.BIGARTS.org.* pictures since elementary school, and March 5, 1 p.m., in Schein Performance Hall at BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, he will share his

For further information call 395-0900, Juried Sanibel- email [email protected] or log on to Captiva Ail- www.BIGARTS.org.* League Show Youth Orchestra he 32nd annual Sanibel-Captiva Art League Juried Exhibit will To Perform Tbe at BIG ARTS Phillips Gallery March 6 through 31. Gallery hours are Spring Concert 1 to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. he Southwest Florida Symphony The artists' reception and awards pre- Youth Orchestra, led by Conductor sentation will be held on Friday, March TMichael Simpson, presents 7 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at BIG ARTS, Pictures in Music March 3 at Cypress 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. Lake High School Center for the Arts at This competitive, prestigious show is 7 p.m. open to the 4,000 members of the Art The youth orchestra will perform Council of Southwest Florida and attracts Delibes' March and Procession of . artists from Charlotte County to Naples. Bacchus from the ballet Sylvia and The exhibit presents realistic and abstract Ravel's Promenade and Great Gate of work in oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition. charcoal, ink and printmaking, The second place concerto competition Paul Leveille, a portrait painter of winner, Courtney Renfroe, will perform distinguished clients both nationally and the first movement of Elgar's Cello internationally, is the judge of this show. Concerto. The brass quintet, the wood- He is a member of many art associations wind quintet, the string quartet and the including the Academic Artist Association, Sinfonietta, conducted by Nanette Grant, the Pastel Society of America, and the will also perform. Portrait Society of America. Leveille also Tickets for the concert are $7 and teaches workshops around the country may be purchased by calling the sympho- and in his studio at Open Square in ny box office at 418-1500. Tickets may the Historic Canal District of Holyoke, also be purchased at the door the night of Massachusetts. He has produced three the performance. demonstration videos on oil, pastel and The youth orchestra is an auditioned watercolor portraits and is the author group comprised of the best young musi- of three books: Drawing Expressive cians in a'three-county area. An impor- Portraits, Painting Expressive Portraits tant outreach activity of the Southwest in Oil and Painting Expressive Portraits Florida Symphony, it provides quality in Pastel. A demonstration of his work symphonic training and performance will be held at the Sanibel Library from experience for young musicians. They 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on March 4. are coached by symphony musicians, Sanibel-Captiva Art League Juried rehearse weekly and perform during Exhibit is sponsored by Lily & Co. many symphony events and in their own Jewelry Gallery. series. The youth orchestra also features the Sinfonietta, the youngest string players, coached by Nanette Grant.* it's Easy To Love Broadway Palm's New Show

One of the many dance numbers Eddie Schnecker plays the lovesick is that everyone is so multi-talented. Billy Crocker and Dionysia Williams plays They act, they sing, they dance up a his love interest Hope Harcourt. Both storm. The first act ends with a no holds have great voices and show them off barred number set to Anything Goes. during Easy to Love, It's De-Lovely and It absolutely knocks your socks off with All Through the Night. Craig Victor is multiple tap dance scenes reminiscent of Cast members of Anything Goes Moonface Martin, a big gambler disguised Broadway musicals long gone. The show as a priest. He's wonderful in Be Like opened in New York in 1934 and has by Di Saggau Dinner Theatre and provides more fun the Bluebird where he dances about his been revived several times. he musi- than anyone should expect to have in jail cell-. Other numbers I enjoyed are Reno cal com- one evening. Michael Oberfield as Elisha Whitney and Billy in You're The Top, Reno and edy Anything Let's start with the cast. The strongest and Kathi Osborne as Mrs. Harcourt pro- Moonface in Friendship and the lively T character by far is Reno Sweeney played Goes features the vide lots of laughs as does Dion Stover Blow, Gabriel, Blow featuring Reno and marvelous songs of divinely by Carolyn McPhee. She's drop- as the somewhat stuffy Lord Evelyn Company. There is so much to love in Gole Porter with dead gorgeous with a figure and vocal Oakleigh, Hope's fiance. He delights the this show. It's strongly vaudevillian with entertainers who pipes to match. This gal has a Broadway audience with his number The Gypsy in one-liners that provide a barrel of laughs. make the most of voice that belts out the songs effortlessly. Me. Morgan Rose is Erma, Moonface's The costumes by John White are spec- their many talents. Her first number is / Get a Kick Out of blonde side-kick who sings a cute song tacular, especially those worn by Reno It's showing now You and fortunately there's more to fol- Buddie, Beware with some of the sailors and Mrs. Harcourt. Some of the numbers at Broadway Palm low. who take a fancy to her. feature dancing ala Fred and Ginger with The most amazing thing about thexast long flowing jpwns and sophisticated moves* Qnftmtiberoi fie cast I have HI...... not yet mentioned is $>e cutest Me , Yorkie you've ever set eyes on. His name HOMEMADE Curtain Rising On is Rocky and he's carried about the stage Ice Cream, on Mrs. Harcourt's arm. BRAVOIBallet The action takes place aboard the SS Sorbet & eats are still available for the 2008 American, an impressive set by Kristian Frozen Yogurts edition of BRAVOiBallet to be per- Perry, with a whole ship full of tapvdanc- Sformed Wednesday, March 5, at ing sailors,.chorus girls, millionaires, a 7:30 p.m. at the Cypress Lake Center love-struck stowaway and many more. for the Arts in Fort Myers. Nine danc- Anything Goes is directed and choreo- ers fromthe world-renowned New York graphed by Tony Parise, who obviously City Ballet will appear in a program knows his stuff. New T-Shirts Are In! selected especially, for this Southwest This cast doesn't, miss a beat. Best "Home of the World Famous Sanibel Krunch & Dirty Sand Dollar" Florida evient. Ranging from the classi- get your bids in soon for tickets because cal Apollo to Who Cares?, set to the this one will sell out fest. The show runs Stop in on your way to the Lighthouse at the East End familiar melodies, of George Gershwin, through April 5. Call 278-4422, visit www.broadway paim.com or stop by the Tom & Donna Puma, Owners OQO /I7O CCCfi this year's BRAVOIBallet promises to m£ delight all supporters of the"performing box office at 1380 Colonial Boulevard in 362 Periwinle Way » Sanibel FL £dv * I £"0000 arts. The evening also features a special Fort Myers.* appearance by Jock Soto, retired New York City Ballet star. He will dance with Darci Kistler to Somewhere from West Side Story in a newly choreographed piece. Craig Wolf of NBC2 will serve as the evening's master of ceremonies. Tickets are available by calling 214- 0446. Prices range from $45 to $65. Patron tickets which include a sunset supper with the dancers, center orchestra seating and reserved parking are $150. BRAVO!Ballet is generously presented Furniture • Clothing by Edison National Bank and Bank of the Islands. The patron's party is underwrit- Antiques* Art* Jewelry ten by Oswald Trippe and Company, Sanibel's Original Consignment Shop Inc. and Uhler and Vertich Financial Planners. Proceeds from the evening 244O Pa'tr; liid^c Kd. Santbei island 2.H?). 472 02 12 benefit Gulfshore Ballet, the area's only See Us In Our non-profit classical ballet school. For New Location moi information, call'he school at 590- 2330 Palm Ridge Rd • 472-1266 (Across from CVS) Open Mon-Sat 1Qam-5pm similarities. Both are divorced and lonely From page 41 A Spirited and share a love of Shakespeare and the theater. Something Funny Comedy Jane is bitter because, in her words, Mitchell (Theatre Conspiracy and Cultural "I watched my mother watch my father Park Theatre); Marcus Kiehl (Theatre At Theatre watch another woman." It's also what Conspiracy's The Dunes and Run for ruined her marriage. The couple arranges Your Wife at The Schoolhouse); Miguel Conspiracy a dinner date in Jane's apartment. Cintron iThe [Old] Schoolhouse Theater, by Di Saggau Mamma Rose calls to tell Jane what to Broadway Palm (and Off Broadway), wear, what to cook and how to behave and Theatre Conspiracy); and The Paving one mother tell you how on the first date. There's a lot of clever, Schoolhouse Theater's artistic director, to run your life is bad enough, amusing dialogue in this play. Victor Legarreta, as the dead body of Q Hibut having two is beyond the call. All the players in this hilarious comedy Tony Hendon. z That's what happens to Jane, played are perfectly suited to their parts. It's a Performances run March 6 to March J by Annie Wagner, in Maternal Spirits riotous tale of meddlesome mothers and 29, Monday to Saturday at 8 p.m. with — showing at Theatre Conspiracy. This two young people trying to put their lives a 4 p.m. matinee on March 19. There east coast premiere of James Caputo's back together, with a few twists thrown in will also be an SCA dinner theater night play is entertaining from start to finish. for good measure. on March 27. For tickets and information Jane is a newly divorced gal who can't Prior to the show Director Bill Taylor on the show, please call the box office at stay clear of the different and spirited welcomed everyone to the new venue for 472-6862 or check out www.theschool- views of her mother and stepmother. The Theatre Conspiracy. He has a two year housetheater.com. latter, Mamma Rose, goes overboard try- lease on the space and during that time For information on the SCA dinner ing to control Jane's love life. will be conducting a major fundraising theater, call 472-2155 or stop by 2173 Theatre Conspiracy has gathered campaign to afford a permanent location. Periwinkle Way.* together a superb cast. Betty Madonna A scene from Maternal Spirits Theatre Conspiracy is located at plays Mamma Rose, who calls poor Jane 2711 Park Windsor Drive", #302, behind often and usually at the wrong moment. isn't exactly love at first sight. Sasse's Restaurant. It's an intimate black- Patricia Clopton is Mother, the one Frank is trying to locate someone who box theater that will change and morph who gives Jane the best advice. Jessie St. placed an ad in the personals. He asks, to meet the needs of their individual pro- Louis is Frank, the love interest in Jane's "Are you Adventurous?" Jane replies, ductions. I found it cozy and comfortable. life. "No, I'm often grumpy. It keeps fools For tickets call 936-3239. The show The two meet in a coffee house and it away." As they learn more about one runs through March 15 with perfor- another they realize they have a lot of mances Wednesdays through Saturdays Our E-Mail address is at 8 p.m. and select Sunday matinees at [email protected] After reading Gone With The Wind 2 p.m.* Vivien Leigh she felt it was her destiny to play Scarlet. Every well known actress wanted the Bares HerSoui role but she eventually got it signing the by Di Saggau contract on a Friday the 13th. Author Margaret Mitchell was thrilled and told hat a nighi J 3igh: her ''Don't you worry honey, as far as The Last P i_ inferencef the South is concerned, better an English W woman get the role than a Yankee." took place in S'-hein Hall at January 5, 1940 Olivier was granted a IF OUR SEAFOOD WERE ANY BIG ARTS last week -M + of OnStage divorce allowing the two to marry. - FRESHER, WE WOULD BE productions. Marcy 1 -^f^rty was mag- They were the most glamorous and SERVING IT UNDER WATER nificent as the stror j < _ ' et fragile famous lovers of their day. In 1948 des- Vivien Leigh. The r n >a with the tiny showed a dark side. During her roie THE LAZY FLAMINGO sound of Tara's Th<= i Gone as Blanche Dubois in Streetcar Named Beautiful Downtown Santiva With The Wind, foil u by applause Desire she became involved with a young 6520-C Pine Avenue as Lafferty came on "age looking every actor, Peter Finch, who she says "fed 472-5353 big the part of an aging, but still glamor- all my weaknesses." She also became ous Leigh. friends with Marlon Brando, who made LAZY FLAMINGO II It's 1967, and Leigh is ready for her her laugh. "He's a great actor, but a bit Beautiful Downtown Sanibel last Press Conference. She's delighted to mumbly." 1036 Periwinkle Way see a reporter she knows. "Is that you Leigh battled manic depression and 472-6939 SEAFOOD Frank darling? Remember when Larry tuberculosis for years. Her marriage to and I were doing a play on Broadway, Olivier crumbled and she finally gave him '"Taste of The Islands* you were just a cub reporter, and you a divorce in 1960 so he could marry asked if we make much money? I replied People's Choice Award 1991 - 1995 & 1998 - 2000 • Best Seafood 1996 Joan Plowright. He remained the love of ESPN 2 AT ALL LOCATIONS you don't get rich in the theater darling, her life. She said "It's hard to get old and you do it for love." not have the one that you love." Leigh "Feel free to ask any questions you died of TB in 1967. want" she continued, "I just hope no one Leigh was known for three roles, asks what part 1 played in Gone With Scarlet, Blanche and Lady O. Toward the The Wind. Playing Scarlet O'Hara and end of Lafferty's moving performance marrying Lawrence Olivier were the she says "Scarlet was the best of me." highlights of her life. Early in her career She then raises a glass in a toast and says she saw Olivier on stage playing Jack "To Scarlett," and the stage goes dark. Barrymore. She vowed "Someday I'm going to marty that man." This was a phenomenal performance. In 1937 Leigh landed a role in a play Lafferty captures the essence of Vivien Great Cuisine,... atmosphere! for 10 pounds a week. She was a big Leigh, holding the audience spellbound Great for hit. Before long her salary grew to 17 fcr 90 minutes in a monologue of epic Daily Lunch and Dinner Specials thousand pounds a year. She felt safe ;.: „• proportions. carry out Parties and happy in the theater, "I struggled,, Still to come this season from Mon.-Frl 11:30-10:00 All your favorite far more to gtey at the top than to ge OnStage Productions is: / Am My Own there." "*' Wife, Thursday March 6, and Clay Sat. &Sun. 4:00-10:00 Thai & Sushi Soon sh&Jggi'Qlivier were teame -itenlcinson Is J. Robert Oppenheimer 694-7800 servedjresh!! together iagHHBKtd'she knew 1 aesday, March 19. For more infor- pie were about to change four lives forev- mation call BIG ARTS, 395-0900.* 20$5MSummerlinRd. Thai basil er. Leigh left a daughter with her husband and she and Larry moved in together. (Next to Publix/across from Tknger) of Naples 262-8777' Adrian Belie will conduct a film Master 49 BIG ARTS Monday Class on Wednesday, March 5, at 1 p.m. in Schein Hall. To pre-register call 395- Night Movie; 0900; the cost is $20 per class for BIG ARTS members and students or $25 for Beyond The Call non-members, i? CO by Priscilla Friedersdorf Film Notes ilm Producer Adrian Belie will HUNGRY introduce his new film. Beyond Romantic Comedy DO FThe Call at a special presenta- HERON tion on Monday evening, March 3 at 73 7 p.m. Two years ago Belie brought his A Spring Tonic film Genghis Blues to BIG ARTS. That S» film won the 1999 Sundance Audience Over 250 Unique Menu Items Award and was an Academy Award Soups, Salad. Taco Salad, 8 nominee for best feature documentary. Reubens, Deli Sandwiches Beyond The Call, also a feature length Liver & Or)ions Meat Loaf, documentary, was shot in Afghanistan : and is about three Americans who travel View our entire menu online at to the world's war zones delivering lifesav- www.hungryherori.com ing humanitarian aid; they are described A montage from Beyond The Call as "a cross between Mother Teresa and God business... it is not our intention to Indiana Jones." Ed Artis, one of the men, change anyone's politics or religion." explains that he's not a "sit-on-my ass The question could be posed, "Are VOTED kind of guy." Artis is an ex-army medical they heroes, maniacs or just retired pro- corpsman and his two partners are heart fessionals responding to midlife crises by BEST FAMILY specialist Jim Laws and a clever can-do helping needy people who have little but organization man, Walt Ratterman. hope to live on?" Belie has written and Ryan Reynolds in Definitely Maybe RESTAURANT The men assist civilians and doctors produced a remarkable documentary with at the front lines of war zones in some of amazing film footage in diverse and peril- ON THE the most dangerous but often the most pus locations. beautiful places on earth. They are skilled Following the film, a reception will be ISLANDS at avoiding red tape and getting aid to held on the lanai adjacent to the Schein needy people caught up in: wars and * Hall. Producer Adrian Belie will answer political upheavals like Afghanistan and questions about the film and discuss Rwanda during the genocide. The trio future film and documentary projects of ALL YOU CAN EAT operates on a shoestring with missionary his company, WadiRum. Tickets for this zeal and stubborn tenacity. Belie allows special evening are $10 and are available CRAB FEAST Wednesday the men to tell their stories in their own at BIG ARTS box office in advance or on Noon til close & way; they caution that they're "not in the the evening of the film showing. For addi- Served with French Flies, Swamp Saturday tional information call 395-0900. Cabbage 4 Corn oi the Cob ALL YOU CAN EAT FISH FRY EVERYDAY Abigail Breslin in Definitely Maybe Noon ill c^ose S5' '«t wH, Col? Stex- ONE OF THE BEST SELECTIONS OF DOMESTIC & IMPORTFD WINK ON! THF v. fa TOAST ' by Priscilla Friedersdorf ired of all the murder and may- Featuring Wines, Spirits, Liqueurs & Fine Cigars hem of the films in the past year? 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The film is idealistic but roman- 1 w/ Purchase of one $15,95 and up entree requests, Jfoznematfe CPasJas, tic while acknowledging the anguish of " r Kids (10 & under) receive one free kids meal OSreaxfand Desser/s love and finding oneself. j Not valid*/ any oilier premotiop or i scount Must present id Also showing at the Island Cinema are I • HilliHMHIIIIHa «*K- the Academy Award winning film for Best Screenplay, Juno and the popular film 2330 Paim Ridge Road, n:!', " Jays ,i Week Sf,m - SO The Bucket List featuring two old favor- 162S ,'VriwiMiifc "VC'.sy, San'bcl. H 2_W ites; Jack Nicolson and Morgan Freeman. Call the Island Cinema at 472-1701 for 239-395-2300 showtimes.t? "The greatest skaters in the world are § Smucker's Stars coming together to show America why they are the best," says Hamilton. Co- I On Ice Glides creator Jef Billings adds, "Fans will experience the energy, the spontaneity, and Into Fort Myers audience interaction that come only from being part of a live show. There will be no retakes and no edits. What happens on the ice is for your eyes only - and you won't see it all unless you are there!" Enhanced by a broad spectrum of popular music, intricate lighting, dynamic costumes, cutting-edge choreography and state-of-the-art technology, audiences will be front and center as champion skaters interact and perform as only they can. Each show will be a unique spectacular as fans witness the excitement of their favorite skaters jumping, spinning and flying past their seats. If you have enjoyed skating on television but have never seen it in person, Smucker's Stars on Ice: live and The cast of the 2008 Stars On Ice show In Color will provide a most unforgettable experience only derived from the true Emmy Award-winning Smucker's Stars World Champions including 2002 thrill of Olympic and world-class skating. on Ice. 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Thus, to advance these skating icon Scott Hamilton has World Bronze medalists and three-time thrilled audiences of all ages with the Cohen's exquisite talents will comple- invaluable initiatives, a portion of the mentan amazing cast of Olympic and U.S. National Pair Champions Kyoko proceeds from each tour ticket sold will Ina and John Zimmerman; and six-time be donated by Smucker's Stars on Ice to Canadian National Champion Jennifer Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Robinson. 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Australian Wine Dinner March 13th at 6:30pm. Featuring wines from The Grateful Palate Imports. Five highly rated wines with food pairings. Cost is $125 per person. All wines will be available for purchase that evening. Seating is limited to 22 people, so please reserve early.

Rum Tasting and Reception March 20th from 6:30-8pm Featuring Brinley's Gold Flavored Rurns (S) and Eldorado Rums (4). Sample some amazing rums you never knew existed, including the first ever Lime Rum. Rums available for sale, subject to limited availability. Cost per person is $35. Space is limited, so reserve early. * i ~he popular program at the Sanibei I Library, First Friday's Stories for Non-fiction: Midnight Mover: The True JL Grownups, is set for March 7 at Story of the Greatest Soul Singer in the 2 p.m. The March program will bring For information and future invitations please register with World together Story tellers from Periwinkle [email protected] or Soul artist and music legend Bobby Park, the island's amazing campground, Womack has written an autobiography trailer park and parrot center. Mark your phone Suzanne Watral at 579-1029. recalling his life and wild times and those calendar. of his rhythm and blues compatriots. Many of them have died; Elvis Presley, The five story tellers this year are: Ray Charles and Janis Joplin are among Nancy Carlile, Beth Warner, Alan continued on page 54 the most famous. Womack himself turned Dinner: Mon-Sat From 5 to I Opm & Sun 5 to 9pm to drink and drugs after the murder of his brother Harry. He rehabilitated himself Classic Sunday Brunch: 1 lam to 2:30pm and is now acclaimed as a gifted singer, 2255 West Gulf Drive • Sanibei, FL 33957 songwriter and guitarist in addition to being a key influence on contemporary 1-239-472-9200 • www.thisflelodge.com Poetic Voices o For consideration. o~" please send typed CM poems with a short biOjp'aphy to < Island Sun, 1640 en Periwinkle Wfcfc 00 Suite 2, Sanibel, FL 33957 Aitn: Don. Bnxmor send

CO Q i CO selected by Don Brown Sustain, Sustain by SR Maxeiner, Jr. Content among these trees, I look ahead to what will be, the failing light of autumn, the coming cold, the final turn to sleep. For I am of these woods, this ground, this earth. My life span measures out in repetition, cycles of the seasons, bud to leaf to forest duff, the slow decay that nurtures Pat Baker's Morning Walk spring again. In my spring long ago I first tapped spiles into these trees and sipped Growth and use, birth and transformation, on icy mornings their sweet spill of sap. a season for every being of the earth. Sometimes 1 would forage for fiddlehead fern So I stand now among these trees, content. asparagus, or wild greens, morels Bob Maxeiner's writing career began with his move to Sanibel in 1987. Author in secret places, inky caps and oysters of poetry Sanibel Songbook, short stories Innocentia, Too Many Questions, a novel and the golden sulfurea. Summertime meant labor, Transplant, more than a dozen scripts for The Company's performances at BIG the crack of axe, the chainsaw's racket, firelogs ARTS, and several plays, Maxeiner turns again to poetry for the 2008 ArtPoems to stack and dry for stove and sugaring. inspired by the louely painting, Morning Walk by Pat Baker Often on moonwet August nights the flickering Patricia Baker is one of 12 artists who will present their work along with of fireflies would draw me out tosearc h accompanying new poems onSaturday, March 15 at Phillips Gallery at 1 p.m. the muddy earth for nightcrawlers glistening at BIG ARTS. A $3 donation is requested at the door. Refreshments follow the in the flashlight's beam - a sure link poetry reading. from pond to frying pan. It fits together. Baker paints from subjects she loves and finds challenging, florals, still life and landscapes in oil and watercolor. With a studio in Northern Michigan and one in the Fort Myers area, subjects abound. Over the past twelve years she has followed classes, art workshops and has participated in juried shoius at BIG ARTS THE FOLLOWING STORES PRESENT: on Sanibel Island. Pat is a member of the Northern Michigan Art Guild and the EVERY DAY IS SATURDAY Sanibel-Captiva Art League.5^ BY CAPTAIN BOB SABATINO SANIBEL BOOK STORE - MACINTOSH BOOK STORE BAILEY'S GENERAL STORE - JERRY'S SUPERMARKET FOREVERGREEN HARDWARE - TUTTLE'S SEAHORSE SHOP TRADERS RESTAURANT TWEEN WATERS INN - JENSEN'S MARINA CAPTIVA ISLAND STORE - MCARTHY'S MARINA

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I Delicious New Ghefs "Signature" Efttrees [Inside/Outside Dining Champagne Brunch Sunday 11 am - 3 pm Table service. Brunch and Lunch items. Complimentary MIMOSA I Greg Tali Guitarist & Vocalist Fridays 6-10 pm EVEKV THII?SDAYCANNOU'S ARE JUST 99$ EACH • Endre D's Smooth Sounds Saturdays 6-10 pm ISLAND PLAZA UNIT ie M-^lf/e/ Jazz Jjam Sundays 6-10 pm 11B67S M • Parties? beddings? Ask for Heather* ; i Fiamr MYERS, Flu 33SO® Sanibel Writers Group Open Mic readings are informal. The 53 Open Mic: only requirements are that performers sign.the Reader's List and limit their read- CO Leap Day ing time to five minutes. If you choose I not-to read, you are welcome to listen. O Celebration For the last five years, Open Mies at co nce every four years we are The Bean on Sanibel have become very granted an extra day, and popular throughout the entire Southwest OSanibel poets, writers, residents Florida region. Last year, poets and and visitors to the island will celebrate writers from Fort Myers, Florida Gulf the extra time with an Open Mic Leap Coast University, Charlotte and Collier J-l Day Reading February 29, 4 to 6 p.m., county as well as writers from the United at The Bean devoted to Love and the Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Latin Spoken Word. Everyone is invited to lis- America participated in the Open Mies. ten or read original or favorite selections Come and share this entertaining after- of poetry and prose on the\ subject of noon with fellow writers. love and/or loved ones. The Bean is located at 2240 Periwinkle

Sanibel Writers Group 4 members pictured after selecting readers to represent the group at the semi-annual Sanibel Writers Redd to be held Thursday, March 13, 7:30 p.m. at the Phillips Gallery at BIG ARTS. Standing from left are Mary Lavelle, Jane Vos Hogg, Nancy Carlile, Hal lyengar, Marcia Rudin, Dick Barron, and Sid Simon; seated, Vic Dix, Ray Buck Macintosh John Raffensperger, and Harel Streams. Reading at BIG ARTS will be Lavelle, Carlile, Rudin, Barron, Simon, Buck and Stream. Group 4, like the other four writers groups on the Books and Paper island, meets weekly to hear and discuss the writing of the members. Admission to the Read, which had a near capacity audience in December, is $3 at the door Wide selection of books and stationery BESTSliLU-Rii • HhACII READS • I-OCAL FAVORITES • iNThRNET ACCKSS GRI-.F.TING CARDS • Boxtn NOTLS • CUSTOM ORDI-.RS Advance registration is required in per- March Line-Up son at the Internet Help Desk W.C. Highfield, author of In Sun Down Far Book Discussions At The Sanibel Nan-fiction, March 13 at 2 p.m. The Book Signing • March 4 • Noon Places in Between by Rory Stewart. Public Library Fiction, March 26 at 2 p.m., The 236=i Periwinkle Way, Sanita-l. FL 33957 472-M47 here are several programs avail- Faith Club by Ranya Idleby.^ able at the Sanibel Library for the Tmonth of March. • March 3 at 2 p.m., Chelle Walton, travel author, discussion and book signing. • March 4 at 2 p.m., author Linda Bilodeau discussion and book signing. • March 5 at 2 p.m., author Cherie Rohn, discussion and book signing. • March 7 at 10 a.m., First Friday Stories for Grownups. • March 7 at 2 p.m., author Constance O. Irvin, discussion and book signing. • March 11 at 10 a.m., Holly Downing, City of Sanibel, presentation on Native Gardens. • March 12 at 2 p.m., author Norm Ziegler, fishing program and book signing. • March 14 at 2 p.m., author Connie May Fowler, discussion and book signing. • March 17 at 2 p.m., author Albert Axel, discussion and book signing. • March 19, at 2 p.m. author Ad Hudler, discussion and book signing. • March 20, author Joyce Carol Oates, an intimate evening with the author includes discussion and book signing. • March 4 from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Google and Google II. ' • March 10 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., PC Housekeeping. • March 12 from 3 to 4 p.m., introduction to MS Word. . ist got Sweeter! • March 18 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wireless at the Library. Every Sunday for a LUstJdZZ Brunch March 25 from 2 to 3:30 p.m, digital camera hands-on. epidemiology consider these behaviors to I Shell Point Series be a central element in having a healthier Teen Tech Week and happier life." § Author And Shell Point Retirement Community is At The Library a not-for-profit continuing care retirement he Sanibel Library will have Teen ? Book Dicussion community located in Fort Myers just off Tech Week starting on Monday, he public is invited to attend the Summerlin Road, two miles before the March 3 at 6:30 p.m. with a dance Sanibel causeway. Shell Point is a nation- T spring lecture series sponsored party with Dance, Dance Revolution. by The Village Church and the ally recognized leader in the retirement On Thursday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m. T industry.^ Academy at Shell Point Retirement the group will set up Wii. Bring music Community featuring Dr. Stephen Post, or games you want to. use on either of . professor of bioethics and family medi- these, bring them along. There will also cine in the School of Medicine, Case Happenings be door prizes and snacks for all. Western Reserve University. The Sanibel Public Library is at 770 Post will discuss his research show- At The Sanibel Dunlop Road. Call 472-2483 for details ing that compassion, generosity and : or go to www.sanlib.org.^ volunteerism are good for your health. Public Library Co-author of Why Good Things Happen ^T^here are many programs in March from page 51 to Good People, Post will present the I at the Sanibel Library. inspiring message about the pursuit of 1 •March3at2p.m.,Chelle Grownup Stories happiness and health in a series of three Walton, Travel author discussion and Smith, Jane Hogg, Evan Charney, Chris lectures in The Village Church Auditorium Dr. Stephen Post book signing. Boesen. on the Island at Shell Point Retirement • March 4 at 2 p.m., author Linda Sid Simon will be the emcee as Community Monday, March 3 at 7:15 2147. Bilodeau, discussion and book signing. always, drawing stories so sweetly from p.m. and Tuesday, March 4 at 9:15 "I have worked in a medical school for • March 5 at 2 p.m., author Cherie the people who come to the event. a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Each session will 19 years and am convinced by a whole Rohn, discussion and book signing. But, the first half is all Periwinkle Park be unique with Post covering different lot of good science that it's good to be • March 7 at 2 p.m. First Friday story tellers. portions of this book. To maximize the good. When we live at least as much for Stories for Grownups, the group will You don't have to tell a story. Just advantages of this series, plan to attend others as for self we discover a kind of meet in meeting rooms. come and listen if that is your desire. all three lectures. This event is free of fulfillment and wellness," said Post. "It • March 7 at 2 p.m., author Your contribution is welcome, but if you charge. If you have questions, call 454- makes sense — spiritual traditions and Constance O. Irvin discussion and book do tell, please keep it short. signing. Come early to get a seat. You will • March 4 from 2 to 3:30 p.m, be greeted by Beth Gillis and Sylvia Google and Google II Computer Chamberlain, members of the committee. Workshop. This week's event was originally sched- Advance registration at the Sanibel uled for 10 a.m. at the library. D Public Library is required. Look for the group off to the left in Place To Be Stranded Hey moms and dads, bring the.kids to Rooms 1 through 3 p.m. Come celebrate P Miss Barb's Children's Programs. This is the final program of the season of Stories a great place to meet other parents while for Grownups.* AS MACBETH RISES AND FALLS in the Scottish the kids have fun. I highlands, Tessa is haunted by three witches' predictions. Torn For The Kids from her homeland, she struggles against ruthless outlaws, a Monday Top Ten Books dangerous English spy, and the wayward demands of her own • 10 a.m., Bookworms for three-to heart. five-year-olds On The Island Meet Author Peg Herring Tuesday March 4th • 6 p.m., Family Story Time for all for a book signing from 11-12. ages 1. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Tuesday Mortenson TIM CALVIN'S BACK! And so is Tom • 2 p.m., Bookworms 2. Unknown Means, by Elizabeth I Cochrun, the popular former WTHR anchor and Wednesday Becka | author of the regional mystery hit The Sanibel • 10 a.m., Small Wonders for birth to 3. Gift From the Sea by Anne Arcanum, now in its third printing. 12 months Morrow Lindbergh In this sequel to the first book, Cochruns • 11 a.m., Tiny Tots for 12 to 24 4. Six Mornings on Sanibel by months [ alter ego, Tim Calvin, and his family and friends Charlie Sobczak find themselves embroiled in a conflict with Thursday • 10 a.m., Terrific Twos for two-year- 5. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, a set of disgusting villains bent on selling by Lisa See biochemical weapons on the world market out of olds. headquarters in—you guessed it—beautiful Sanibel Isle in Florida. • 3 p.m., Kindergarten to 2nd graders 6. Water for Elephants, by Sara Trips to the Caymans and Russia to track the former KQB officer who heads • 4 p.m. READ to the dogs Gruen the pack of villains add variety, as do Cochruns realistic style depicting many Join in for Kids Crafts on March 10 7. New Earth, by Eckert Tolle familiar faces and places in Indianapolis and on Sanibel'Captiva. and March 24 at 3 p.m. for ages 3rd 8. Senator's Wife, by Sue Miller Meet Author Tom Cochrun Friday, March 7 from 1-2 grade and older. 9. Audacity of Hope, by Barack The Sanibel Public Library is located at Obama Lecture on Sanibel the Calusa Indians and ftdr 770 Dunlop Road. For more information call 472-2483.* 10. Stranger in Paradise, by Robert I weaponry, and book signing Saturday, March 8th 11-12 Parker Courtesy of Sanibel Island SANYBEL LIQHT, is the best book available about the human and natural history of Bookshop.^ Sanibel Island. It's packed full of information about Sanibel and Captiva Islands, the "Ding" Darling national Wildlife Refuge, seashell collecting, major hurricanes, Ved tide," alligators, sea turtle conservation, and the Sanibel Lighthouse. Georgie's Back

Randy Wayne White will be signing his new book at Hunters Moon" at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19 Massage and Bodyworks of Sanibel Island Georgie Pailes MA 28458 Behind the Village Shops 1571 Periwinkle Way • 472-5223 • From the moment 2340 Periwinkle Way Suite J3 www.Sanibelbookshop.com • 10 - 6 Monday • Saturday • Sundays 12 - 5 you step into our studio, /QI i/i/ lOYears you will feel the difference. O7 I -^O I O of Experience Library 55 Hosts Local | Author Series ) ?,? I/J \J i/ m he Sanibel School Fund would like to thank the people listed below who have already purchased 70 car raffle tickets. Unfortunately, we have sold less than 50% of our goal of 2,000 tickets. We > Tneed the help of our school parents, residents, and visitors to achieve our objectives. SSF 1O provides the funding for our Spanish language teacher and program as well as enhancements to our computers, arts and music programs. Please help us by purchasing tickets at one of our many local businesses: 8 Bank of the Islands, Bailey's General Store, Century 21 JB Novelli Internationale, Congress Jewelers, Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille, The Island Cow, Lazy Flamingo, Lucky Dog Boutique, Sunglasses Internationale, Sanibel Island Bookshop, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank, and at YOLO Watersports on Captiva. The winners will be announced on Sunday, March 16th at the Seahorse Festival at The Sanibel School and you do not need to be present to win. Any questions, please call Doreen Ruane at 395-2928.

, Charles Adams'Danny Adams'Steve Adams*Larry & Sandra Adkins'Sriirley Akins'Don Aldridge'Karen Allejer'Michael Alieri'Osiris Alviz'Dominique Amadio'Bob & Carol Amerine'Joe & Leslie Anding'R. Arnold'Pricilla Ather'Georgia Atsalakis'Tom & Elaine August*Karen Aulino'Virginia Avery'Connie Ayers'Elizabeth Ayers'William & Mary Ann Ayres?Bob & Mona Backes'Francis Bailey'Ruth Bailey'Charley & Laura Ball-Barney & Helen Baller'Harding & Ducky Bancroft* Bank of the Islands Staff'Mark Banks'Mark & Judy- Banks'Mark & Judy Banks'Ricfiard Baray' Barefoot Cfiarley#Sue Barnes'Lowell Barnetf'John & Sue BasfiertLeo Bateman'Linda Bayma'John & Denice Beggs'Greg Belding'Karen Bell'Paula Bentinick'Smirh'Rich Benton'Aaron & Mary Benzrihem'David Berg'James Beth'Bruce & Joanne Bielfek'Marilyn Bigelow'Russ & June Bilgore* Bill Wilson & Tricia Pombo'Michael & Maty Ann Billheimer'Helen Bitmer'TOUiam & Nancy Black'Francis & Beverly Blaze'Roger Blouin'John Bohmfalk'Shitley Bohnett'Thomas & Mary Jane Bolan'Kathy Boone'Catherine Bould'Robert & Dixie Bowden'Sarkis & Alice Boyajian'Peggy Brennan'Kenneth Britt'Chris Brookhouse* Dennis Brown'Elmer Brown'Judy Sanibel travel journalist Chelle Koster Brown'Steve & Lena Brown'Pat Brunner'Russell Bucciere'Frida Burke' Burkholder Family'John Burrus'Bonnie Byrne'Chris & Betsy Cain'Mary Careila'Brian Carlson'Eric Walton photo by Aaron Walton Carlson'Diane Carroll'Tim & Suzi Carroll'Joan Cartwright'Dare Case'Woody & Becty Cater'Sara Cawthra'Wendy Cerdan'Judy Cheney'Bob Chewning'Esther Chi'Bob & Susan Chrenc'Richard & Jill Christie'Lisa Chumley'George Clark'Carol Clawson'Arthur & Linda Cleary'Mary Clifrord'Constance Clune'Bill & Ann Coats'Richard Cohan'Craig Cola'Peter & Cynthia Cola*Doug & Melanie Congress'Carolyn Connor1 Vince & Marilyn Conoscenti'John & Dolores Conte'Donald & Judy Cook'Gordon & Linda Coons'Mark & he Sanibel Public Library is host- Terry Corke'Jodi Cort'M. Costeilo'Frank & Libby Countryman'Barbara Craig'Peter & Patty Craig'Sonja-Craythome'Dan & Anne Cristo'Richard & Donna Croce'Mike &I Sbirlla ing a number of local author Cuscaden'Rob & A4argo Cucler'Ken Cuyler'John & Maryann Czafnecki'Francine Dale'Joe Dallessio'John Dalton'John & Jean Dannemiller'Jack Darr'Carolyn David'Brian & Gloria programs in early March, starting Davies'Holly Davies'Annabel Dawson'Lillian Decker'Robert DeForrest'Frank & Fanny DeGennaro'Bob DeGraw'Bob& Deb DeGraw'jessica Lee DeGraw'Katlyn DeGraw'Martha T DeleeuwDan DeMatteo'Dennis Kulak "Greg & Colleen Depasquale'Dana Dicarlo'Roberr DiGiovanni'Edward & Anne Dillon'Bob Dffeso'Angelo & Sally Divenere'Andrew with Sanibel travel writer Chelle Koster Dixon'Terry Dixon'Archie & Amy Doddo'Leo & Karen DoerfGreg Donahue'Lawrence Dubin'Shawn Dumas'Frankie & Laurie DuPre'John Dyjak'Bob Eberle'B.J. & Sharon >n -it 2 p.m. on March 3. She will Ebert'Donald Ebert'Dave & Donna Edwards'Laurel Egsgaard'Richard & Barbara Ensor'Linda Essing'Renea Estep'Matt & John Falvey'Walt Fander'Roger Fanning'Thomas & Joan .~ig about her books and having a Feeley'Alex & Diane Felker'Paul Felton'Fred & Maria Fielding'Ozzie & Dena Fischer'Donald & Linda Fisher'Jess Fisher'Roberr & Carolyn Fisher'Tammy Flahany'Dick t o sirringg. Fleming'Ginny Fleming'Ted Flint'Sheldon & Wilma Flowers'Bob Fodor'james Foley'Della Ford'Richard Frame'Jackie Fraser'Wiifred & Joanne Fraser'janie Frese'Gregory V ' Frick'John & Nan Frymoyer'Joe & Jane Fulcher'Bill & Dee Fulk'Beatrice Fulmer'Kathy Galaiardi'Walt & Methel Gale'Martin Gallager'Richard G-alvin'Patricia Garcia'Harry is author of Sarasota, Sanibel Gardner'Judy Gascho'Jolin Gavin'Doug & Sherry Gentry'Randy & Liz Gerlach'Marc & Cheryl Giattini'Tom Sc Mary Ann GilliooleyDarrel & Carol Gillette'Jane Gleeson'Jay Island & Naples Book, Adventure Guide Goedderz'Herb & Judy Goldenberg'Keith & Dawn Gorka'Linda Gornick'William Granda'Jack Grazier'David Green'Linda Green'Robert & Nancy Green'Michael to Tampa Bay ^Florida's West Coast, Greenberg'Robert Gteif'Nancy Greten'Ron & Teresa Griesr'Louis Grove'Bay Gruber'Celia Gruss'Jean & Sandra Gruss'Robert & Lori Habermann'Richard & Karen Hale'David Fun with the Family in Florida, Compass Hall'Harry Hall'Jim &C Katen Hall'Regina Hanby'Sharon Hannon'Al & Sally Hanser'Betty Hardy'Paul & Kathy Harris'Marjorie Hart'Peter Hausmann'Joan Hearn'Ann American Series Florida, and Caribbean Heck'Benjamin HelfafMichael Henry'Mary Herdman'Betsey Herman'Rick & Karyn Hill'Benjamin Hinkle'Stan Hirschfeld'Sally Hoflman'Patricia Holston'Gloria Hooper*Linda Ways: A Cultural Guide. Hooper'Tliomas & Anne Hoopes'Herbert Hoover'George Hoston'Ed & Carol House'Howard & Arlene Houtsrria'Stan & Dani Howard'Cristin Bishara & Terry Igo'Saif & Alia On March 4 at 2 p.m. Linda Bilodeau, Islam'Cary lsrael'Mel Jager'Robert Janes'Thomas Jaros'Burd John'Diane Johnson'Harold Johnson'Irving & Alwyn Johnson'Steve Johnson1 Virginia Johnson'William Johnson'Harold another local author, will make a pre- Johnstone'Denny & Barbara Jones'John & Nancy Jones'Robert Jones'Carole Judge'Helen Kalish'Luther Kask'Cathy Kaster'Duane & Carol Katzman'Suzanne Keeney'Jean sentation. She uses her education, life Keitrt'Btad Kelley* Lindsay Kelley'Pat Kelley'Bones Kelly Judith Kerfoot'Peter Kerr'Tony Kesman'Ralph & Vera Kethum'Chuck & Helen Ketteman'Dewaine & Julia King'Hobin experience and various careers in hospital Kirk'Billy & Sallie Kirkland'Ron & Marilyn KJimara'Tom Kloster'Alan & Joan Klurch'Michelle Kockis'Chris Koczwara'Doris Kolber'Ann Kosloske'Tom & Gloria Krekel'Robin administration and teaching as inspira- Krivanek'Jason & Laurie Lamatina'Wally Lambert'Michelle Lamper'Jim & Margi Landgraf'Sam Landry'Al & Judy Lane'John Lang'Gene Lankford'Leo & Carole Larkin'Ben LaSala'Jim LaVelle'Linda Layton'George Lederman'Chip Lesch'A. Lessacil'Darla Letourneau'Joseph & Beverly Levy Ken Lewis'Mark & Kathy Lewis'Bob Lindman'Mark tion for her novels. Her latest is Stepping LindsayCharles Linsenmeyer'Rob Lisenbee'Paul & Dona Litzsinger'Frank Livas'Jane Lockhard'JefFLockhard'Bin Lockie'Ron Lohr'Joseph & Julia Lombardi'John Lonibardo'Bili Through Seagrass. She grew up in Lpng'Lawrence Longmuir'Larry Longstreth'Mike Look'Penny Lord'Theresa Louwers'Jack & Perla Luft'E. MacPherson»Dan Maglott"Victoria Mancha'Melvin & Carol Vermont and now lives in Bonita Springs. Manker*Michael Mann'Kevin & Peggy Mannix'Barbara Marder'Michael & Lorraine M^tgolis'Rick Maribona'Mark & Heidi Marinello'Phillip Marks'Erick Marshall'Gordon & Cherie Rohn will make a presentation Barbara Martin'Linda Mason'John & Shirley Masuka'Marti Mather'Donald Matlock'Jason Maughan'Nick Maurillo'Richard & Barbara Maybee'Victor Mayeron'Stephen and have a book signing on March 5 at McClain'Maureen McClintock'Susan McColl'Dixie Lee McCollaum'AUen McConnell1 Allen & Nancy McConnell'Jim McCoyMichael McCraryTerry & Sue McDermott'Leo 2 p.m. She is author, along with William McDonald'Burt & Rosalyn McGlynn'Donald McGregor'Joe & Holly McIntosh'Kathleen McMenamy'Jim & Patricia McNulty'Judy McSorley'JefFMcWhorter'Earl Meeske'Tom "Slick" Hanner, of Thief: The Gutsy True MehalicBob Merenda'Scott & Sandra Messinger'Sandy Metz'Frank & Pat Middendorf'Jon Mikes'Rasa Miliauskas'Barbara Miller'David & Joan Miller'Dick Miller'Derrick Story of an Ex-Con Artist. This is the true Minyard'Rene & Margarethe Mivilie'A. Moceri'Dan & Ann Moeder'Kenneth Monahan'Sandy & Judith Montclate'Barbara Moon'Hartley & Anne Morey'Charle Morgan'Tom & story of a thief you can't help but love. Chris Morgan'Marianne Morrison'John Morse'Lois Morton'Jack Muhlholland'Lena Mulinaro'Roberto Munoz'Joarine & Buzz-Murphy'Kay Murphy Mary Murphy'Pamela Slick is a Mafia insider with a good sense Murray'John Myllynen'Thomas & Bernadette Nachazel'Charles & Goldie Nave* Nave Plumbing'Frank Nero'M. Newhoule'Wayne Newman'Galynn Nichois'John Nicholson'Bill Noone'John Northrop'Don Novotny'Dan Nurnberger'Alan & Carol Oatey'Robert & Nancy Oden'Pam Ohl'Philip Olsson'Tim & Julie O'Neill' Optimist Club'William of humor and a bad attitude. Much of the Ostrow'Laura O'Sullivan'Dave & Jacque Owens'Charles & Catherine Parker'Carolyn Parker/Nally'Carolyn Parker'Nally'Joe Pastore'Roger & Mary Paufler'Mara Pereira'Peter & action is set in Rat Pack era Las Vegas. Mary Perkins'Klaus Petersen'Peter Petros'Walt Pfander'Jan Pitzi'Patricia Poinsatte'Carolyn Pollack'Pat Poshek'Doris Potts'Peter Pouios'Fred Powell'Hal Powell'Jack & Karen Rohn met Slick when she worked as a Primm'Dana Pucin'Richard Raffin'Karen RagaK'Lawrence Raia'Bob RanneyLouis & Ann Rapp'Peter Rauch'R.E. Reece'Mary Reed'Marcia Reilly'Charlie & Corneilia Reinhardt'J. blackjack and roulette dealer. Reyes'Garci'David & Catharine Reynolds'Mary Rice'Keith & Peggy Richardson'Elaabeth Richmond'Coe Ridall'Bob & Kate Riiey'Chatles Ringel'Anthony & Marissi Rizzo'Dettnis On March 7 at 2 p.m. the author Roberrs'Carrie Cola Roberts'Pedto & Sheila Rodriguez'Hope Rold'Don Rolley Romero/Srier'Lana Gail Root'June Rosner'Kim Ross'Michael & Ann Ross'Joan Ross'Barry will be Constance O. Irvin, a resident of Roth'Paul Roth'Alex & Eileen RouIston'Charles Ruach'Kevin & Doreen Ruane'Paul Rusconi'Louis Sabin'Melinda Saminski'Karla Sanchez'Mojarro'Nels Sandberg'Charlie Southwest Florida. Her first book was Sappenfield'Karen Sartoris'Mary Sayers'Louis A. Scariot'Andy Schaeffer'Irene Schaff'Ginny Scheetz'Vkki Scheetz'Carol Scheibef'Chris Schenkel'Li/ida Scherer'Roberr & Sherry Seasons of the Heart. Her second book, Scherer'Peter & Holly Schmid'Lauren Schneider'John & Donna Schubert'Rick Schuch'Lisa Schuman'Jeff & Gayle Schuppel'John & Margo Schuppel'Lawrence Schuppel'Mark & The Walking Man, is a murder story set Judy Schuppel'Warren Schwab'Jack Scott'James & Anna Scott'Brenda Segura'Gail Seldess'Lyle & Gail Shank'Garvin & Linda Shankster'Brett & Toni Shannon'William Shaw'R. in Alabama in the summer of 1950. 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Canoe, kayak on the outside of the case and and power boat rentals are there's still room inside for also available. Adventures in your shades. Paradise also does nature/his- This portable speaker is torical tours of Sanibel aboard compatible with iPhone, Zune, The Eye Play sunglasses and MP3 case from their colorful trolleys. MP3 players, laptops and most Sunglasses Internationale They're located just off-^ phones. The case has built-in island at Port Sanibel Marina. NXT flat panel speakers and exterior controls and is water resistant. Call 472-8443 for reserva- Eye Play comes in silver, pink, black and white and sells for around $50 at tions. Sunglasses Internationale. I can't help smiling when- When it comes to the hottest in sunglasses, Toni Primeaux, owner of Sunglasses ever I visit Synergy. It's that Internationale says big, bold frames are still in demand and white is still big both for goofy, cute, stick figure Jake men and women. Men especially like the Costa Del Mar lenses because of their excel- character and his faithful dog lent polarization and mirror coating and for women, it's Gucci and Prada. Besides Rocket on the Life Is Good these high-end styles, however, the store has other sunglasses starting at $10, includ- merchandise that does it. ing some for children, by BlueGem in various styles. Jake is so positive, yet has an Surprisingly, Sunglasses Internationale also sells ski goggles — by Smith and Oakley endearing off-beat philosophy. Some profound words from Jake on Life Is Good shirts — with the latest photochromatic, polarized lenses. So if you're planning on hitting continued on page 4B at Synergy 2B initiative will be dedicated to the Pediatric Are You Ready intensive care unit and for medical tech- CO nology instruments and much needed For The Tao training tools. This year the Tao of Giving will honor Of Giving? two very special donors who have been t is philanthropy season on the islands sponsors every year since the very first and Sanibel-Captiva Cares is gear- Sanibel-Captiva Cares event. Pete and ing up for a delightful Asian Evening Pat Allen have been named honor- I ary chairpersons for this year's Asian at the Sanctuary on Sunday, April 6 to benefit the Children's Hospital of Evening. "We couldn't be more pleased Southwest Florida. their generosity of spirit is an inspira- This year promises to continue tion" says committee member Melissa the momentum of giving for children Congress. in Southwest Florida. As Terry Igo of For further information, contact Sanibel-Captiva Trust said, "We are very Amanda Cross at 472-2082 .# proud of the accomplishments of Sanibel- Captiva Cares. It is a pleasure to once again be the master sponsor for this Biggest Tourism event." For eight years Sanibel-Captiva Cares has raised funds for the Children's Fundraiser Hospital of Southwest Florida and to date, the grassroots island organization Pete and Pat Allen, honorary chairpersons for Sanibel-Captiva Cares 2008 Takes Flight has raised almost one and a half million This year's Tao of Giving promises to we are dedicated to finishing that job with anderlust 2008 Takes Flight is dollars. blend the best of Asian culture with the the purchase a pediatric ambulance!" says the theme of the 19th annual Sanibel-Captiva Cares began when a island style of Sanibel and Captiva. The co-chair Holly Smith. WWanderlust travel auction and group of local mothers recognized the co-chairs this year are Evelyn Neill, Holly The Asian Evening for will once again gourmet dining extravaganza. The event need for children's medical care in the Smith and Pumfey Steffens. The three feature the Give to Give table where is the biggest tourism fundraiser in area and became dedicated to raising have been putting their heads together to donors can contribute directly towards Southwest Florida, and corporate spon- funds for the children's hospital. "When figure out how Sanibel and Captiva can the purchase of items the hospital really sors are flocking to support it. American our son Matthew was a tiny baby, he take the generosity and excitement of the needs. "We discovered that for some Express has signed on as the main received life-saving medical intervention. local commitment to a new place. of our donors, the opportunity to give sponsor for the third year in a row. In It was a wake up call for us all. As a "Sanibel and Captiva have stepped directly to the purchase of something the addition, more than 25 area companies group we formed Sanibel-Captiva Cares. up to the plate and have been so very hospital needs was invigorating. There have come on board as major sponsors Now Matthew is a healthy eight-year-old, generous with the children's hospital. Last are those who don't care to purchase and will receive 10 seats at the April and look at what we can accomplish on year, we raised funds for a much-needed a silent auction item and the '\Give to 10 evening event to be held at Naples these islands!" says Heidi Marinello, who infant transport incubator and countless Give aspect of our event was a very tan- Grande Beach Resort; publicity during continues to serve on the fundraising other items that the hospital needed for gible and gratifying way to donate" says continued on page 12 B committee. the neonatal intensive care unit. This year Amanda Cross. This year's Give to Give You Are Cordially Invited Are You Thinking of Going Green? to A DEDICATION CEREMONY Sunday, March 9,2008 2 PM

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One Bank President Craig Albert and his father li.RA One Source Renhv key to the bank's continued growth, he a crowd-pleasing announcement that, in said, is that the staff, board members and light of the bank's consistent outstanding island residents own the majority of stock. financial performance, the SCCB board ukit- \Vs\ "We are the only bank chartered on of directors had voted to extend its first Sanibel and Captiva and owned by island dividend to the shareholders. residents," Albert said. continued on page 30B Albert capped off his comments with federal matter are welcome to attend. To From page IB this revolutionary treatment is ready for £ Mack Announces schedule an appointment, or for further human clinical trials, we are hopeful information, call Congressman Mack's Cancer that Lee Memorial Health System/ Lee I Sanibel Public Cape Coral office at 573-5837. Cancer Care will be one of the chosen "It is important that constituents have Symposium sites," said Chief Foundation Officer and Office Hours access to their elected representatives mission as Kanzius is struggling to beat Vice President/Oncology Director-Sharon so that their questions, comments and leukemia. Having experienced chemo- A. MacDonald, concerns can be heard," said Mack. "In therapy treatments and seeing its effects The presentation will be held in the an on-going effort to reach out to con- firsthand and sharing in the plight with impressive new auditorium at South Fort stituents, my office will provide public other cancer victims, including very young Myers High School, located at 14020 office hours in communities throughout children, he wanted to find another way Plantation Road in Fort Myers. Seating is '•'i the 14th Congressional District. I strongly to treat cancer that wouldn't be as devas- limited. To make reservations to attend, encourage people to attend." tating to the body and spirit. call the Lee Memorial Health System Constituents may also log on to People who have lost a loved one to Foundation at 335-7595.* Mack's website at http://mack.house.gov cancer, survivors of cancer and others for information about constituent services, who recognize the promise of this treat- current events, and other matters. A list ment know that funding is the common Your Blood of public office hours in other Southwest denominator to expedite research efforts. Florida communities can also be found on According to Curley, it may take four to Donation Can Mack's Web site.* five more years before the treatment is ready for human trials. However, with Save A Life additional funding, the research team can be expanded and reduce that time frame n March 11, from 8:30 a.m. to by as much as two years. 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Focus On China "' China has "a huge appetite for gas by Max Friedersdorf and oil," Koppel stated, and is using seven million barrels per day compared to he 2008 Olympics next August 22 million barrels in the U.S., a ratio that m will bring unprecedented, world- is rapidly closing. Twide focus on China, an economic Because of its need for oil, Koppel superpower that is rapidly overtaking related, China has established good rela- the West, according to Andrea Koppel, tions with several countries that are not former bureau chief for the CNN televi- on the best terms with the U.S., such as sion network in Beijing. Venezuela, Iran and the Sudan. o Speaking before the Forum at BIG "Social stability" is the main con- 00 ARTS last weekend in Schein Hall, cern of the Chinese leadership, Koppel Koppel commented, "I am not one of explained, because 300 million Chinese those who think we will inevitably clash have moved from poverty to the middle militarily with China, but we best prepare class and require a strong economy. ourselves for the continued rise of China On the down side of the Chinese pic- which will play a larger and larger role in ture, Koppel added, the Chinese people our lives whether we like it or not." have one of the lowest per capital health The U.S. trade deficit with China grew care systems in the world, no pension to $280 billion last year, and the Chinese plans, and no Social Security. are holding trillions in American bank Corruption in government is also a notes, that if called, could plunge the U.S. Dick Wright, chair of the Forum at BIG ARTS, greets Andrea Koppel, guest lecturer last major problem, and about 100,000 offi- into a worst recession than the present weekend who spoke about the latest developments in China during an event in Schein cials have been arrested on corruption one, according to Koppel. Hall charges, Koppel added. China is buying and investing huge The Chinese leaders are committed sums in such U.S. firms as Morgan rapidly that there are now a hundred total of 438,000 new cars per year. to bringing in foreign investments and Stanley and Blackstone, a private billionaires in China, second only to the - Koppel said that Ford, Chysler and making money, but at the same time American equity firm which owns several United States, Koppel continued. The General Motors, which have been strug- maintaining an iron grip on freedom resort properties on Sanibel and Captiva, richest person in China now is a 27-year- gling in the United States, are making of speech and rooting out dissidents to Koppel explained. The Chinese, however, old woman worth $16 billion from her "buckets of money" in China where car the communist regime still in power, the lost about $1 billion on the Blackstone family's real estate investments, Koppel sales are booming. speaker noted. venture because of the firm's decline in added. Koppel said that the total number of In a country of 1.3 billion people, value. Beijing, a city of 17 million, now has 3 highways in China and car production are there are 700,000 rural peasants, and The Chinese economy has moved million cars on the road with an addition- expected to overtake the United States in another 150 million who have migrated from a communist controlled state so al 1,200 new vehicles added everyday, a the foreseeable future. to the big cities, many of them seeking continued on page 23B

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This Week's PGA Tournament Preview Last Week On The PGA Tour J The Honda Classic The Honda Classic has been Tiger Woods defeated Stewart Tournament Results part of the PGA Tour since 1972 Cink, 8 & 7, on Sunday to win Defending: Mark Wilson 1st: Tiger Woods when it began as the Jackie the WGC-Accenture Match Purse: $1,350,000 Total Purse: $5,500,000 Gleason Inverrary Classic. Tom Play Championship in record 2nd: Stewart Cink Yards: 7,241 Weiskopf won the inaugural fashion at The Gallery Golf Purse: $800,000 Par: 70 event, besting Jack Nicklaus by Club at Dove Mountain. His 3rd: Henrik Stenson Purse: $575,000 one stroke. Nicklaus would get his revenge, winning the event in con- winning score established a secutive years, 1977 and 1978. In fact, only three men have won the new mark for the largest margin of victory in a final, topping event twice in its illustrious history: Nicklaus, Johnny Miller (1980, 1983) David Toms' 6 & 5 win over Chris DiMarco in 2005. The victory and Mark Calcavecchia (1987, 1998). Honda became the sponsor in >was Tiger's 63rd PGA Tour win and it was his third time winning 1982 and this will be its 27th season as the sponsor. In last year's tour- this tournament after taking the title in 2003 and 2004. This victory moved nament, Mark Wilson holed a birdie putt to edge Jose Coceres on the him past Arnold Palmer into fourth place on the PGA Tour wins list. He is third playoff hole for his first PGA Tour win. now one behind Ben Hogan for a tie for third place. This Week's Profile Golf Pro Tip PGA Tour Standings Tiger Woods , One of the first things that we need to learn when we get World Rankings Birthdate: Dec. 30, 1975 ready to tee off is to have the Birthplace: Cypress, Calif. proper ball position. More than Rank & Player Score Residence: Orlando, Fla. half the time, the ball is not 1) Tiger Woods 21.24 Turned Professional: 1996 lined up with our body properly, 2) Phil Mickelson 10.12 World Ranking: 1st resulting in an errant drive. For 3) Steve Strieker 6.59 2008 Earnings: $2,286,000 every inch that the ball is teed up too far 4) Ernie Els 6.16 PGA Tour Wins: 63 back in your stance, it puts the flight of the 5) Adam Scott 6.03 Golf Trivia ball some 15-20 yards off of your intended line. It is almost a universal rule that the ball FedEx Cup Standings In what tournament did Tiger Woods miss his first should be close to even with the tip of your cut as a professional? Rank & Player front shoulder. This will allow the clubface to 1) Tiger Woods a) The Players Championship c) Bell Canadian Open make a full rotation through the ball, maxi- 2) Phil Mickelson b) Greater Milwaukee Open d) Las Vegas Invitational mizing your distance, accuracy and consis- 3) K.J. Choi Answer: c) Bell Canadian Open. Tiger missed his first tency. Place the ball in line with your front 4) Justin Leonard professional cut at Royal Montreal during the 1997 Bell heel and make sure that the heels of your 5) J.B. Holmes Canadian Open. feet are shoulder width apart. This Week's Golfing News Golf History Moanalua High School junior Tadd Fujikawa will play in this week's Honda Classic on a Feb. 28.1991-In the first round of the Doral-Ryder sponsor's exemption. The PGA Tour event will be Fujikawa's 11th start since turning pro last Open, television cameras caught Paul Azinger's year. He is looking to make his first cut. In May, Fujikawa will play in the Japan Golf Tour left foot moving some stones as he stood in a water Organization's Chunichi Crowns for the second straight year. As an amateur last year he missed hazard on the final hole. Azinger, who didn't know the cut by two. Hawaii's David Ishii won the tournament in 1986. Fujikawa has been nominated for ^ he violated any rules, was disqualified the next day a Johnnie Walker "Keep Walking" Golf Award. The annual program rewards inspiring performances, when a viewer telephoned PGA Tour headquarters and works in cooperation with the Asian, European and Australasian tours. Fujikawa is nominated, along with and told them of Azinger's violation. After looking at Ireland's Rory Mcllroy, Germany's Martin Kaymer and Argentina's Andres Romero, for Young Player of the Year. the videotape, tour officials DQed Azinger for sign- The awards were aeated more than a decade ago to "recognize great progress achieved on the golf course and ing an incorrect scorecard after he didn't penalize to inspire others to pursue their dreams and goals," in the spirit of Johnnie Walker's "Keep Walking" message. himself two strokes for violation of Rule 13-4.

The Manatee Park race will start at The Caloosahatchee Adventure Lee County Parks 9:30 a.m. with check-in beginning at Challenge triathlon includes four miles of 8:30. Choose either a recreational race kayaking, a 5K trail run and six miles of Is This You? Kayak Race of four miles or a competitive 10-mile off-road cycling. Check in time is 7 a.m. • I'm just out of the hospital and not race. There are different age divisions as March 30 with the race starting at 8:30. feeling up to par. And Triathlon well as types of paddlecraft. Free tent camping and T-shirts will be • My wife has the flu and I don't cook. ee County Parks & Recreation is Pre-register for $20 by noon on provided. Contestants must bring their • At our age we could use some help. hosting two races in March at local March 14 to guarantee a free T-shirt. own kayaks and bicycles. Awards will be • Our children worry we are not eating parks. The Manatee Chase Kayak Attendees can also register on race day given for different age categories. proper meals. L for $25. For more information or to Registration is $30 per person or $65 Four good reasons to call FISH Race is set for March 15 at Manatee Park. This event can prep contestants for register, call 533-7440 or visit www. for a team of up to three people. There (Friends in Service Here) and arrange to the Caloosahatchee Adventure Challenge leeparks.org. is no race day registration allowed, so have a hot meal delivered to your door on March 30 at Caloosahatchee Regional pre-register by March 26 by mail, online each weekday at noon. Call 472-0404.* Park. That event includes kayaking, run- at www.leeparks.org or by phone at 533- ning and mountain biking. 7440.* around a golf course. In fact, golf is easier In the 18-hole competition, the 9-holers 19B Beachview Men's because there are no bears. Anyway, top honor went to the foursome of Sandra Malott, Kept Pink Ball Full 9, Tom defeated many-time winner Orion Gloria Waterhouse, Jesse Baden, Jane score 50 Golf Association Nunn 176-178 in the B flight. Bob Lautermilch and Sally Parsons, who Betty Puff I by.EdO'Neil Mooney was third at 181. posted a team score of 94. Right behind Mary Jane Keys It took a sudden-death playoff to sepa- them was the group consisting of Sharon Alfie Sheft nce Bill Fellows gave up his rate the 192s posted by Bob Ritchlin and Ellen, Joan Schmidt, Jill Bugby and Geri 2nd Peg Royse, Kept Pink Ball Full 9, dream job things got tougher Guy Tober in the C flight. John Linden Harrand that came in with a 97. score 52 for the rest of the members of took third. The scores between the 9-hole group Nancy Steil on O 70 Beachview Mens' Golf Association. Bill Blankenship, whose smiling were equally close. First place was cap- Barb Mulka Fellows' job, which many guys dream face has competed successfully with tured with a 50 by the group consisting Dale Jones# about, saw him living on Sanibel island the tropical full moon for many years, of two former league presidents, Alfie I full-time with a packed suitcase by the won the Gold flight with a 171. Jerry Sheft and Betty Puff, aided and abetted front door. Whenever his employer, one Kohmescher, another frequent champion by Sandy Malott and Mary Jane Keys. of the world's largest corporations, had here and in Cincinnati, was second with Two strokes behind them posting a 52 a problem somewhere on the planet the 177, and Russ Bilgore was third.ft for second place was once again another call came out for "fireman" Fellows to league president, Nancy Stell, who was zoom out and fix things. partnered with Peg Royce, Barbara Then Fellows decided to settle down Beachview Mulka and Dale Jones.& to real retirement. Last year he won his first club championship at Beachview. In Women's Golf the 36-hole 2008 version he repeated his Beachview 157 score turning back Helmut Peters Association Sanibet by two shots in the event that concluded Women's February 23. Don Travis shot a steady by Bea Maggio 162 for third. eave it up to Scott Hatto, Golf Results Rental p Fellows made it more exciting than it Beachview amiable pro, to come rental service needed to be. He had a four-shot lead eachview Ladies League results for up with a unique and challenging February 20, Pink Ball Bonanza: heading to his drive on the 18th fair- game for the Beachview Women's Golf Contractor & Homeowner Equipment Available way. He waved at his wife, Ginny, as he 18-holers - Association for Wednesday, February B Cribs • Playpens » 30"X39"Rollaway 1st, Gloria Waterhouse, Kept Pink Ball passed his home. 2O.Titled in the schedule as the Pink Porta Cribs • High Chair » Car Seat * Booster Seat Then he found that a tree impeded Full 18, score 94 Ball Bonanza, it took some explanation Jose Baden Small Strollers • Large Stfollers • Twin Stroller his second shot and his ball found a place to figure out the rules of the game. Each logging Stroller • Bed Rail • Child'Gale on the shore of the lake. His "recovery'" Jane Lautermilch Beach Umbrella * Beach Loun^ * Beach Chair foursome was presented with a pink ball Sally Parsons shot crossed the fairway and finished in- which was to be used in rotation among We Rent TVs, VC8s & Microwaves bounds by a foot. 2nd, Sharon Ellen, Kept Pink Ball Full the players in the group. The only score DELIVERY SBgeiCE AVAILABLE Peters hung on despite a fierce 34 by to be counted was the score of the play- 18, score 97 Joan Schmidt . CoflMlenflv Located a 2M6 Periwinkle Wav, Sanibel Square Fellows on the frpnt nine. er that had the pink ball on each hole. 472-5777 or 472-3900 Tom Ware, who knows his way Jill Bugby . around the great North from his Geri Harrand SERVING SANIBEL & Minnesota base, also knows his way

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Learn more The speakers are Brother Elliott would go to the archives to his beneficiaries within his trust at www.sbshlaw.com.ft all experts in their deep in the basement and check the documents - "Anything other than law field, and they relay working copy used in the monastery school." their knowledge to those of us practic- against the original. Brother Elliott was ing in the trenches. gone for a day and a half, and eventually Conrad Teitel on the Farm Bill: New Sales the Abbott told the new monk to go see "The Farm Bill has not yet passed. You Believe it or not, tax attorneys can might want to keep an eye on section be witty and humorous. I thought that I what was going on. Brother Elliott was Director would share with you today some of the sitting at a table in the archives weeping uncontrollably: "What's wrong?" asked On diversification: "Rich people Appointed better quotes from speakers during the get rich by lack of diversification. Rich week-long conference: the new monk. 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Almost without fail I get luck. someone to stay in your home while you efits to flexibility are exaggerated, con- this runaround and finally have to leave a Lizzie attend, call FISH at 472-0404 to arrange sider that professional athletes like Tiger message on their voice mail. Dear Leslie W., for visitation.^ Woods and NFL rushing record-holder Yesterday, I called my stockbroker Do not confuse new technology with Emmitt Smith swear by chiropractic. and his message said, "Your message is poor customer service, and poor custom- The increase in flexibility and joint important to me and I will call you back er service with the younger generations. I function that can come from chiropractic at my convenience." How about my am sure that before phone mail and voice care also lessens the likelihood of falling, convenience, I am the one spending my mail routing technology poor customer a leading cause of injury in the elderly population. 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March 1st, 8:00 a.m: • • • • benefits. Call Maureen at 472-1617. Computer repair, troubleshooting, recovery, set up, and networking for your home or office. Call Justin at 677-0226 or BEACH BOAT POOL email [email protected] 1999 PORSCHE BOXSTER East end, ground level, 2/2 sleeps 6, BOATS • CANOES ^KAYAKS CONVERTIBLE Furnished. $1,875 mo. +. SALE ON SELECTED KAYAKS, sailboats & Silver, 5 speed, one owner. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Accessories. Dealers for many brands. Best selec- Call 607-7654110 tion to choose from! Captiva Kayak Co. 395-2925. Only24,500Mes.$20,00Q. RS2/1 VTFN The Sanibel School Seahorse Festival, S-2/1-B-TFN Call 395-1559 Sunday, March 16, noon to 4 p.m. Various SR 2/22 NC TFN. positions needed: food, rides, ticket sales, BOAT STORAGE games. Only one hour of your time needed. (confections to dream about) GOLF MEMBERSHIP INCLUDED Sanibel Yacht club for sale or lease. Contact Michelle Wesley at Cakes to die for. 10 minutes to causeway. 2BR/2BA fully 910-8000 or email Dry dockominium 10x10x40. $135,000 Cookies to put youover the edge. furnished condo. $1,150 mo., at Kelly [email protected]. Cupcakes for your cupcake. 12x12x40. $156,000. Includes member Greens. Call Terry at 239-229-5386 Catering to make your life simply simple. benefits, unlimited in/outs. Just before Call me, Katie Gardenia 239-246-0389. the causeway. 612-716-7913. (will deliver) CUSTODIAN • SR2/11 BM3/28 BEAUTIFUL 2BR/1BA-ALL NEW!!! Part time ,at The Sanibel School, tolls paid, Large screened lanai. Call Maureen at 472-1617. BIG BLUE live. Join other "news junkies" every Monday. Very private, quiet street. Small pets ok. 10 a.m. to noon, Phillips Gallery, BIG $950 mo. Call 330-289-1798 • Pressure Cleaning ARTS, to discuss current events. Donation • House Exterior • Pool cages $3. Refreshments Call The P/T FRONT DESK POSITION • Driveways • Boats during break. Tell your friends. . For more information call 395-0900. ANNUAL RENTAL Duties include answering telephones, Island Sun at Call 239-707-BLUE(2583) S 4/28 NC TFN 2BR/1BA Remodeled Duplex entering reservations, Guest check in/out, Licensed and Insured Walk on beach, easy bridge access. Fully and other light administrative tasks. 395-1213 or furnished, W/D. Feb.-Apr.-$1550mo., Must be friendly and outgoing. Annual $1100 mo. Call 239-822-9336 Attention to detail a must!,, Fax 395-2299 Please call 472-2259. '"; SR 2/22 AX 2/29 ROCK, MULCH, SHELL to Place Your RS 10/12 BTFN • River rock Vz" & up/Lava rock/Gravel/ • Washed shell/Top soil etc. FRIENDLY CASHIER/SALESPERSON for island Classified Ad beach/gift store. Full time, year round. Some •Delivered/ Driveways regraveled. evening and weekend hours. Tolls paid. Excellent Call Mike 239-415-7744 for as low as wages. Call 472-8185 to schedule interview. SR 1/18 MC TFN

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ANNUAL RENTAL Sanibel Island-NEW NEW COZY 2BR COTTAGE TENNIS PLACE CONDO PRIME COMMERCIAL/OFFICE SPACE DUNES COUNTRY CLUB NEW NEW NEW NEW You will love this cozy 2BR cottage. Totalfy For sublease on Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 2BR/2BA.1400 SQ.FT.-$1250 MO. updated, newly furnished, boat access. at Tennis Place on Sanibel, 2br/11/2ba, Excellent exposure and convenient location, This ground level, updated, 3 bedroom/2. Bath UF Screened lanai, garage, central air, wash Seasonal/Monthly by owner beginning canal front, pool, tennis. Two week Min. home offers 2 car garage, screened pool, and backs flexible square footage available to suit your er/dryer, owner agent. 1-800-993-5657 March 2008. Call 565-3636. Feb-April. Also 2br/2ba house mid island up to conservation land for privacy. A must see needs. Call (239)472-2183 for more information. SH 12/21 B3/28 on Sanibel near new rec center, special S/R-12/3-BM-TFN ; home! Yard and pool cafe included. $1,950/mo. rates, one month min. 262-377-6703 or LAKE FRONT email [email protected] I This piling 2 bedroom/2bath+study offers 2 + Car ISABEL DRIVE SANIBEL SEASONAL COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE 12/2V2/29 . garage, caged swimming pool, lake font, serene Direct access canal, 3/2 elevated pool $ 2,500 mo. 2BR, central location, ground Central 1630 Periwinkle views and is a short walk to beach. $1,700/Mo. home. 2 car garage. Available after Jan 15. level and lake front. Pet with approval. Suite 1 -1,078 sq. ft. $21.50; Suite A-1,120 sq.ft. $17 BAY FRONT $2,500 mo. Call 707-9800 Call owner 472-8386 DIRECT BAYFRONT Suite B -1,072.6 sq.ft. $15; Suite C • 558 sq.ft. $15 This rare offering of a Direct Bay front, furnished, 239-985-0033 SR 11/30 VTFN 1 bedroom/1 bath, updated, 2nd floor unit is like COTTAGES SR 10/12 BTFN. , living on a Yacht Pool, tennis dockage available. West end. 30 second walk to beach, sun- $1,400/month. SIX MONTH RENTAL NEAR BEACH PRIVATE sets, restaurants, marina. Single story, full WAREHOUSE STORAGE BAYVIEW 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH HOME kitchens, pet friendly. 1BR/1BA to Large heated pool, fum or unfum, sailboat OFFICE SPACES FOR LEASE This gorgeous totally remodeled condo offers With heated pool, in quiet Sanibel neighborhood. 2 +BR2/BA. Pool. 2 boat docks w/direct Annex at Sunset Plaza, Great Location near access, canal, dock for 60' boat, 2BR/2BA plus den, designer furnished, minutes to Seasonal and monthly rentals. access. You'll never stay anywhere else! Summerlin and San Carlos. Several Units avail- 3BR/2BA+den. Call 8234142 beach. Never rented. A MUST SEE! $2,500/mo. 239472-0692 • Toll Free 1-888-232-2459 239-579-0089 able from 1360 sq ft to 2724 sq ft. $13.00 sq ft + S 12/14 MCTFN CAM. Call Usa at 239-395-9170 PRIVATE V4BM2/8TFN This 2/2 + den UF ground level home is in a private setting with a large carport and screened porch. GULF PINES PRIVATE HOME BEACH BOAT POOL OFFICE SPACES FOR LEASE • Only$1500mo. SANIBEL VIEW CONDO FOR RENT lona Schoolhouse Professional Center Month/long term. Elegant 3br/2ba upper suite, East end, ground level, 2/2 sleeps 6. Great Location at McGregor Blvd & Kelly Road GOLF/GULF/RIVER/POOL Fully furnished, 3BD/2BA, 2 car garage, great mom, lush vegelation/waterview. February $3,000. March $4,500. 685 sq feet & 1350 sq feet units available This exceptional property offers 3 bedrooms/2 baths pool, tennis, fitness room, sunsets, pre- Pool, tennis, beach. Call 405-210-2341 or 310-902-5878 Call 607-765-2185 $15.00 sq ft + CAM plus pool/waterfall, overlooking river with golf course serve and lake views. Available immedi- Call Lisa at 239-395-9170 views. Right across from beach. ately, $2,500/mo. seasonal. 1/4BM2/BTFN $2l500imo.fum.orunfum. . Call Jocelyn at 239-590-3000. RS 2/15 MC 2/29 SANIBEL WATERFRONT RFAIESTATF HOME FURNISHED Island Vacations 472-6747 Of Sanibel &Captiva FOR SALE BY OWNER CALL TODAY 2008/2009 Season. Millions Views Await You! Ground level, 2BR on Sanibel. Beautiful Making ISLANDERS out of 4 mo. For $12,000.6 mo. For $16,000. • Cottages • Condos • Homes • SEASONAL RENTAL Call 973-398-6315 lake front, central location. All tile floors, ordinary people for over 30 years! Miles of Beaches & Bike Paths new roof, AC, new paint. $375,000: Gulf Beach Properties, Inc. Kelly Greens 2BR/2BA condo, includes golf Call owner 472-8386 Paul H. Zimmerman, Brota/owier membership. February, March and April. 239-472-7277 Serving the islands Rental Needs Since 1975 $3,000/month. Call Terry at 239-229-5386 OWN 1/2 w/1/2 THE EXPENSES 1-888-451-7277 HS1/11BTFN COSCIA/WATT PROPERTY S-10/9-BM-TFN S1CY26BTFN The tax ID # is: 3046-23-T2-00016.018A. GULF VIEW LOT 1112 Olga Ave, unit 1 • only house on Ave- off Elinor Way S. 1 SANIBEL CONDO @ East/Middle Gulf Dr. 677-5980 or 651-295-2878 SANIBEL BEACH HOUSE Clam bayou waterfront-100 x330' You'll see the gulf from elevated home. Monthly rental. Direct Gulf front. Top Floor furnished 2BR/2BA. Spectacular Serious only. Call 239-872-9214 4 BR 3 BA. Large pool and spa. view. Overlooking River and Golf course. SEASONAL ON SANIBEL [email protected]. Gutf view peek. Washer/Dryer, garage, CAPTIVA COTTAGE S 10/26 MCTFN. Sanibel 2BR/2 bath, 1,500 sq.ft., furnished, heated pool and clubhouse. One block to "One hundred steps from beach" central air, screened lanai, pool, DirectTV, Beach. Available March. Annual $2000 mo. DSL, wet bar, recently remodeled, vaulted Sleeps 4,2 week rentals only. Feb-April Seasonal/ negotiable. 239-4724665 NORTH CAROLINA ceilings; www.bysanibel.com. Call 239-336-7464 S 12/26 MC 325 MOUNTAINS MOTIVATED Call Brett, 800-993-5657. SR1CV19AE2/29 SELLER 1-WWSAJsIIEiEL, Ready to finish, 1344 sq.ft., log cabin with SANDPIPER CIRCLE in The Dunes, $1250 . MANDOLIN BAY VILLAS Unfurnished 2BR/2BA duplex w/lake view. 6 month Sanibel & Captiva .86 acre. $89,900. Also mountain home or1 year lease available. Call 246-9607 Island Reservations sites from $29,900. Call 828-247-9966 MOUNTAIN RENTALS 2BR/2BA, new condo, VWD, lanai, S-12/13-B-TFN 1375 sq.ft, pod, spa, fitness center. North Georgia and North Cartolina $2,700 mo. Multi month discount. SANIBEL ARMS 2/2 Lakefront and Riverfront. Weekly, Call owner 201-600-6798. Monthly and Seasonal. Or email [email protected] First floor condo, completely redone - Smoky Mountain Vacation Station kitchen/bath/appliances/furniture - www.smvacationstation.com November 2005. TVs/DVDs, internet, 706-896-1423 pool/clubhouse. Just a few steps to beach. 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REAL ESTATE^ REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE RFAL ESTATE T3EAL ESTATE • o in SOBCZAK'S BESTSELLERS!! 2777 WEST GULF DRIVE Brian Johnson DAVE & JUDY'S COLDWELL BANKER 205 NUTMEG VILLAGE Presenting! Island Realtor PREVIEWS INTERNATIONAL 2br/2ba 2nd floor. Robb & Stucky decorated. Near Sanibel 03 LOCAL KNOWLEDGE/ Completely remodeled. Fully furnished move Best Buys INTERNATIONAL STRENGTH in condition. 1,400 sq.ft. New spectacular Somewhere Between Best & Perfect EXECUTIVE ELEGANCE Looking off-island, grounds. Surround sound system. Gulf front The 2007-2008 season is here. With Beachview cul-de-sac 3/4 + den, golf & yet close to Sanibel? the causeway completed and the cost overlooking courtyard and Gulf of Mexico. lake views. Waterfall pool/spa, great room Check these of constaicton on the island falling, Swimming pool/tennis/special deck & gazebo terrific finds in the this is the year to consider building. ho As Sanibel approaches buildout, the overlooking gulf.$795,000. Call 395-3067 lona/McGregor area. adage "Thejrte not makirra any more § of it!" certainly applies. "Right now •*, Near HealthPark, 00 land prices are at a rour-yearlowand great restaurants there are plenty of great values out there. All of my listings have a com- and shopping. plete information, package available Priced to sell! and can be emailed or sent to you on disk upon request. With 500 transactions and decades of experience behind GLENN CARRETTA HARBOUR ISLES him, call Charies Sobczak, the Write Realtor, at 239-850- 0710 or e-mail him at [email protected] today! BROKER-ASSOCIATE 1360 Eagle Run Drive • $1,999,000 Luxury 3br/3ba tower residence & THE GLENN CARRETTA •4,750 Living Square Feet w 3325 sf living area. • Five Bedrooms, 4 Baths, Formal Dining Overlooks marina & river. TEAM PRESENT: w/fireplace, wet-bar, gourmet kitchen, master w/Jacuzzi, Sauna. 2,952 SF, • Magnificent Porches, Decks, Balconies Free fresh water dockage. Nothing spared! $1,650,000 • Pool & Spa, Close To Beach Private garage. REDUCED $845,000 Possibly the Best Value in Beachview! 1 Lake and Golf Course Views COCONUT CREEK This lavishly renovated 4/3.5 + den, Extraordinary 3/2.5 w/den on lake. 2-story home is better than ever! This Quality throughout, highly upgraded. Split floor plan with large verandas. $719,000 Open House Sunday, March 212-3 Spacious 4/3.5 on private lot. Away From the Crowds Donax Village # 8, Cottage Style Complex. Large master suite w deck This adorable, island cottage is located at the very 2br/2ba + loft. 20ft ceilings. 2O'x4O' pool. upstairs. Pool/spa in tropical end of Singing Winds Drive. It has three bedrooms/ Upgraded & near beach. $447,000 private setting. $695,000 two baths/lake views and is completely remod- elled. It's within walking distance to the beach Open House Sunday March 212-3 POOL & BEACH Lakeview 4/2 on large corner lot. or to the Bailey Tract of Ding Darting. Originall Gumbo Limbo Cottage - 9455 Beverly Lane, Close to clubhouse/pool. Call Charlie today at 239-850-0710 oi 4th br could be a den. 239-472-0491. upscale lake front cottage w/179 ft water frontage. Plenty of privacy, plenty of room to 4,657sf pool home has open plan w/great REDUCED $545,000 expand. $499,000, rm, gourmet kitchen, formal dining, eat-in kitchen, 2 laundry rms, library MCGREGOR WOODS SPECTACULAR Open House Sunday March 212-3 Too much to list. $1,895,000 Lowest priced lakefront 3/2, large 5657 Baltusrol Ct 1B, Heron at the Sanctuary covered deck, spa. Tranquil setting. over 2,550 s.f. of luxury living. 3br/3.5ba + Contemporary Home in Heron's Landing GULF FRONT SUNSETS! REDUCED $359,000 garage, cork floors, plantation shutters, walls 4/3.5 open floorplan w/water & rookery of windows. Membership to the Sanctuary is optional. $599,000 743 Elinor Way $$649,500 CALL US TODAY! 1 Call: 3BR/2BA Remodeled Pool Home Dave & Judy Osterholt Glenn Carretta •Vaulted Ceilings, Hardwood Floors '• REALTORS® Broker Associate •Short Walk to the Beach Coldwell Banker Previews Int'l John R Wood Island Real Estate, Inc. 239-395-3100 or 239-850-9296 . 1149 Periwinkle, Sanibel 33957 for more properties' & info go towww . [email protected] TeamSanibel.com Office 239472-3121Cell 239-823-1978 SH 10/19 B 1/18 views. Atechies dream, w/hi-tech HD . media room, office & mirrored exercise 6071 SANIBEL CAPTIVARD room, private elevator. Community pool, Sanibel, FL 33957 - tennis, beach access. Lots of privacy. $1,475,000 Gaze at spectacular sunsets and emerald green waters of the Gulf of Mexico year , Kings Crown round from this beautifully remodeled beach- SOUTH SEAS side residence. 3/2 home features an open SHELL HARBOR EAST END 641 Periwinkle Way • $299,000 flowing floor plan which focuses on the view, Canal Home, 781 Pen Shell, ISLAND RESORT pleasant furnishings, an oversized pool with ' 2BR/1BA Top Floor Corner Unit spill over spa, newer roof, pool enclosure, 4BR/3 bath with loft. Dock with loft. 1 New Paint, Carpet, Appliances 2 bed/2 bath direct Gulf-front condo, a sprinkler system, and storm shutters. Offered at $1,350,000. Its ideal location steps from Captiva also For more info & DVD, 239-839-3633 nicely furnished, full of sunshine and features a marina, gourmet restaurants, and sunsets, $849,000/ .":: over 15 miles of shell strewn beaches. Mary Bondurant, Realtor John R Wood This is a rare and unique www.YourPairinParadise.com Premier Properties of SWF, Inc., Exquisitely furnished, spacious corner offering not to be missed! SR10/19VTFN Jan Martindale unit, second floor, 2 bedroom 2 baths. www.BeachsideonSanibel.com Gulf views from Dining and glass 239434-2424 or 239-896-0360

Offered At $1,520,000 enclosed lanai. Located on desirable SRKV12BMTFN. West Gulf drive. On site property manager Contact Phaidra Velarde - to maintain the high quality'that Kings - TENNISPLACE CONDO Lifelong Island Resident - Today! Crown is known for. $795,000. Turnkey • Rare Handbags and Jewelry 239-472-4411 - Sanibel-1250 Tennisplace Ct A-24, ' Crafted by Tibetan artisans Furnished 2B/1B, Covered Porch facing East, ' $45,000, Inventory Included SCRAMBLERS Canal front, Covered parking, Pool, Boat Dock solution with available rental. $389,000.00. For daily showings Call Owner 407415-6098 1. Abbey; 2. Fudge; S 2/29 ??????? . Call 246-4716 Our NEW E-Mail \ Mobile: 910-3099 3. Scary; 4. Pretty ••• ? [email protected] Isabe.1l Rasi www.BrianSanibel.com Today's Words: address is press® ERA One Source Realty Ich spreche Deutsch IslandSunNew&CQm * Next to Sanibel Bean BABY FEET 46B Contract Bridge: Worst-case Scenario

Opening lead - five of hearts. When you're declarer and die outcome seems prom- ising but not certain, you should try to picture die ways East dealer die defenders' cards might be divided that would put" the contract in jeopardy. Once you determine the dan- Both sides vulnerable. NEWSPAPER gers that may exist, it is much easier to combat them. NORTH Sanibel & Captiva Islands Take this case where West leads a heart against three • A7 • " notrump and East plays the queen. Before deciding CALLING CARD 239-395-1213 whether to take the queen with the king, you should ¥762 review the entire situation. • A 10 9 5 3 Emergency '.'. 911 The first thing to ask yourself is, "What can defeat • K94 Sanibel Police 472-3111 me?" It is of course obvious that if West has the king of Lee County Sheriff's Office 477-1200 diamonds, you can make at least 11 tricks by winning WEST EAST On Call Captiva Deputy .. .477-1000 the heartand finessing the queen of diamonds. • Q862 * 10 953 Fire Department But if East has the kirig of diamonds, you could Sanibel 472-5525 ¥A10854 ¥ 3 Captiva. .472-9494 go down. This would happen if West started with five 0 • 8 2 Florida Marine Patrol 332-6966 hearts headed by the A-10, in which case a heart return Florida Highway Patrol'.. . .278-7100 by East would allow West to cash four heart tricks. •J 6 •10 8 7 5 3 Poison Control ..-....- 1-800-282-3171 Since the possibility of East's holding the diamond SOUTH king and West's having started with five hearts is very Chamber of Commerce .472-1080 real, you should not play to the first trick before con- • KJ4 City of Sanibel 472-4135 sidering whether there is any way to overcome that TKJ9 Administrative Office 472-3700 Building Department , 472-4555 distribution. • Q J 7 4 Community Housing and Resources— — .. .472-1189 Careful thought indicates that even this threat can be • AQ2 Planning Department. 472-4136 defused. Accordingly, you play the nine on East's queen Library at trick one. When he returns a heart, you play the jack, The bidding: Sanibel 472-2483 not caring one iota which opponent has the diamond East South West North Captiva ,.".. 472.2133 king or whether West started with four hearts or five. Pass INT Pass 3 NT Post Office Whatever the case — assuming West started with four Sanibel 472-1573 or more hearts — you are certain to score at least nine Opening lead — five of hearts. Sanibel (toll free) 800-275-8777 tricks. Your refusal to take the first trick until you have Captiva .472-1674 determined what can defeat you allows you to make a Sanibel Community Association 472-2155 contract that might easily fail with less-cautious play. Senior Center ...: .....472-5743 ARTS Arcade Theater 332-4488 BY Art League Of Fort Myers .275-3970 HOCUS-FOCUS HENRY BOUINOFF BIG ARTS (Barrier Island Group for the Arts) 395-0900 Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre 278.4422 Gulf Coast Symphony 472-6197 Lee County Alliance of the Arts 939-2787 Naples Philharmonic .(239)597-1111 The Schoolhouse Theater .. 472-6862 Sanibel Music Festival .. .(239)336-7999 Sanibel-Captiva Art League , 472-4258 S.W. Florida Symphony 418-0996 CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS ABWA (American Business Women's Assoc.) 466-0548 American Legion 472-9979 Angel Flight SE (Ted Tyson) 472-8394 Audubon Society 472-3156 Sanibel Bike Club sanibelbicycleclub.org Sanibel Beautification Inc 418-9693 Find ai least six differences in details between panels. paAOuj useq seu, ya\ uo qsng 9 a6pa[ Mopuw UJOJJ Community Foundation of Sanibel-Captiva 274-5900 auofi S| wous s BUISSIUJ S| pais JESU sppry > japiMSj peqs CROW (Clinic For The Care & Rehabilitation of Wildlife) 472-3644 HEWS e Jaq&u aie sjoog 'z luaJSHP si peas I :s90uaie«!a FISH of Sanibel (Friends in Service Here) 472-0404 Fishing Club 472-7257 Horticultural Society of the Islands 472-6940 SCRAMBLERS Horticulture and Tea Society of Sanibel and Captiva 472-8334 Unscramble the letters within each rectangle to form four ordinary words.Then Kiwanis Club 472-4979 rearrange the boxed letters to form the mystery word, which will complete the gag! Lion's Club (Jack Samler) 472-1511 Church Master Gardeners of the Islands 472-6940 Newcomers 472-9332 BEYBA Notre Dame Club of Lee County 768-0417

Candy Optimist Club 472-0836 PAWS 472-1027 or 472-9383 D E G U F Rotary Club 472-7257 or 472-0141 Sanibel Beautification Inc 418-9693 Frightful Sanibel-Captiva Orchid Society. 472-6940 SYRAC Sanibel-Captiva Power Squadron 472-3828 Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club 395-1770 .. Lovely Sanibel Youth Soccer 395-2040 TRYPET www.sanibelsoccer.org The Military Officers Assc. of America • m • "What happened to that TODAY'S WORDS (MOAA, Alex MacKenzie) 395-9232 'gentle patter of 1 1 The Sanibel Rocks Association [email protected] United Way of Lee County 433-2000 we were supposed to hear?" United Way 211 Helpline (24 hour information line) 211 or 433-3900 Zonta Club. .671-6381 answeres on page 45B ISLAND ATTRACTIONS Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum. 395-2233 NOTICE - Section 804 of the federal fair housing law states that it is against the law to make, print, publish, or cause to be made, printed J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge 472-1100 or published, any notice, statement of advertisement with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limita- tion, or discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental handicap or because there are children Sanibel Historical Village & Museum 472-4648 in the family. The Island Sun does not knowingly or intentionally accept advertising in violation of federal, state, and local laws 4^1 SCCF (Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation) 472-2329 prohibiting discrimination in connection with the sale or rental of real estate. All housing advertised for sale or for rent in the Island L=J Sun is subject to applicable fair housing opportunities, you may contact the Lee County Office of Equal Opportunity at 335-2267. ™~~- 47B 7 BEACH CHAIR PASTIME 55

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Best Marbles Same Way home Better More so Signs While Puzzle Answers On Page 42B Daylora3 Rage Time World Luck Rest Trimmings 486 Loggerhead Cay oco o We have the best units currently "The Care & Attention You CM available at Loggerhead Cay. Community highlights include well maintained grounds, large Can Only Get From a Family" pool, tennis, clubhouse, on-site management, weekly rentals, and pet friendly Call the Burns Family for more information or to schedule an appointment. Desirable Wedgewood Penthouse We are your Loggerhead Cay experts! Beautiful Gulf views over Unit 313-$575,000 Unit 302 - $647,000 the brick pavered pool Unit 464 -$629,500 Unit 543-$699,999 Rooftop sundeck overlooking the Gulf CO Spacious 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths Q $2,375,000 i co Hemingway's Hideaway You Can Have It All 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths w/ pool 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with pool gulf access, mangrove canal with dock 'erlooks the 9th fairway and Sanibel River tropical lot with canal on 2 sides ' • Just steps from the beach $869,000 Remodeled: granite, hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances $899,000

Seaside Cottage Gulf Front Town Home 3 bedroom, 2 bath with pool Breathtaking Gulf and beach views Vaulted ceilings with exposed beams urns Family Freestanding 2 bedroom plus den, Charming island decorating & furniture 2.5 bath town home $1,295,000 Real Estate Team Located on Sanibel's desirable east end Weekly rentals • 60 years combined experience $1,749,000 Seconds from the Sand 3 bedrooms, 3 baths • Civil / Structural engineer A View to Remember Located on Sanibel's desirable East End Spacious 3 bedrooms, 3 baths w/ pool Large lot with room for pool or addition - Views of lake and golf course beyond $1,043,000 • 2 Master's degree holders Located in the popular Dunes subdivision $689,000 • Top agents for Coldwell

Unbeatably Priced Unit Close to Beach Banker for 2006 & 2007 Beautifully Remodeled Sundial Unit 1 bedroom, 1 bath with screened lanai Spacious 2 bedrooms, 2 baths plus den Remodeled with open kitchen • Voted Best Realtors 1997, Tropical views of the Gulf Boat dockage behind unit and lake with fountain $369,000 1998,2003 Attached cabana for more patio and storage space $849,000 Casual Beach Living •Top 1% of all Coldwell Banker Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath agents worldwide Corner unit with lots of natural light Gulf "Front" Views & Boating Access Beautifully updated with decorator furnishings Unbelievably beautiful Gulf "front" views Views of the Gulf • Former owner island real Gulf access mangrove canal with dock $875,000 Home w/ 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, & pool estate company $1,650,000

Nautical Perfection • Former island banker Gulf Front Luxury 3 bedroom, 2 bath pool home Gorgeous, remodeled 2000 sqft unit Seawalled canal with Gulf access • Island Residents 3 bedrooms, 2 •baths, and 3 lanais Beautifully furnished incl. top end Top of the line upgrades electronics & appliances incl. induction cooktop $1,100,000 • ONE FAMILY! Breathtaking sunsets over the beach $1,665,000

Deep Water Dreaming Least Expensive Pointe Santo Deep water, direct access canal 1 bedroom, 1 bath Ground level poolhome Lei us me our knowledge Beautifully remodeled and decorated Includes 1987 Mercedes convertible Excellent rental income $1,695,000 and experience ft? help von. ! Tropical views of the palm lined lagoon and Gulf $619,000 Attention Boaters The Burns Family Team Beautiful direct access canal home Charming Near Beach Cottage 1 minute by boat to bay and 15 minutes to Gulf 1-800-232-6004 2 bedroom, 2 bath piling home 50 ft Brazilian Ipe hardwood dock www.BurnsFamiIyTeam.com Large lot on East End Bright, open and airy, well appointed interior Just a few lots from the beach $1,595,000 e-mail: $549,000 [email protected]

360-degree Water Views Luxurious Gulf Front Penthouse Direct access canal lot Unparalleled Gulf views Views of San Carlos Bay Sunsets over the Gulf Boat dock on wide deep-water canal 2,700 sqft, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths $2,450,000 Westerly views & rooftop sundeck 1149 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL $2,700,000