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E E R F Vol. 12, No. 584 By Islanders, For Islanders Fort Myers Beach, Florida April 20th, 2012 Lights! Camera! Action! What’s Inside Letters, pg 3, 4, 10 Stars Align for Film Festival Editorial, pg 7 Dana’s World, pg 9 As the buzz of the season a child, and he told us a little bit plan to do two features a year,” he winds down to a close, the buzz about how he got into filmmaking. said. “The Descending is the 2nd River Update, pg 10 about the Fort Myers Beach Film “My dad still lives in Fort feature film we've produced and Library Treasures, pg 11 Festival is kicking into high gear. Myers, and my brother was born our biggest project so far. We Obituaries, pg.12 With less than one week before there,” Kyle said. “When my folks started shooting the film in Tarpon Tornament, pg 15 the first film is shown, organizers got divorced we moved up north, January of 2011 and it was com- Fishing Page, pg 16 of the Fort Myers Beach Film where I went to a performing arts plete in November.” Smokin in Mangroves, pg 21 Festival learned that yet another high school in New Jersey.” The FMB Film Festival will Town Workshop, pg 25 World Premiere film will flicker Kyle told us that he origi- be the first time 'The Descending' Funnies, pg 26, 27 across the screens at Beach nally wanted to be an actor but has been shown to a general audi- Around/About, pg 28, 29 Theater next weekend – decided he liked life on the other ence. Premiering on the first night Classifieds, pg 30 'Crackers'. Directed by Gregory side of the camera better because of the festival (Thurs., April 26th), Botanical Brief, pg 32 Principato, 'Crackers' stars Film his acting was so bad. the 1 hour and 46 minute long film NASCAR, pg 33 Coordinator Elizabeth D'Onofrio's “In high school I quickly is the story of a police detective brother, Vincent – who will hope- discovered that I was a really bad who is put through a series of life Who’s Playing Where, pg 35 fully make an appearance at this actor,” he said, laughing. “Then I changing and career altering situa- Back Page Girl year's festival. The film will screen made a film that I didn't act in and tions – all told through a series of on the same ticket as a film that it came out a lot better, so that got interrogations. Elizabeth has a big role in, 'Slice' the ball rolling.” “The film includes a home – so folks can see both films on Kyle formed his independ- invasion, where a family is taken IN THIS ISSUE: Saturday at 9pm. ent film studio, RED Flight hostage and a negotiator comes in CENTERFOLD PULLOUT The Sand Paper also Pictures, early in 2009 with two to try and reason with them,” said spoke with the director of another friends he met in high school – Kyle, who wrote the screenplay. “I FT. MYERS BEACH World Premiere film, 'The Terrell Gordon and Chad Gurdgiel. got the idea for it one day when I FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM Descending' – Kyle Thompson - “We do a lot stuff like was sitting in a grocery store, wait- who actually lived on our island as music videos and short films, and ing to pay for my bag Cont’d pg. 13 The Past Walks Among Us: COP Decision Delayed Estero Island Historic Society and Nature Center After an emotion-filled two restaurant that would be affected and a half hours of public com- by the ordinance so they could The history of Fort Myers ment followed by another two physically walk both properties Beach doesn’t just reside in hours of discussion, the Town and see exactly what the different ancient artifacts, books or paint- Council decided to take a step expansion options would look like. ings. Our history walks among us back from the issue of The meeting began with every day in a dedicated group of Consumption On Premise expan- Public Comment for items not on people who are woven into the sion on the beach until they could the agenda, where Larry Yaks of fabric of this island’s past: the examine all their options in a the Edison Beach House thanked Estero Island Historic Society workshop to be held next month. the council for the new beach in Board. Nearly every seat in Town Hall front of his hotel. Next, Suzanne The Estero Island Historic was filled as residents and busi- Ziemer urged the council to allo- Society was started in 1991 by a ness owners on both sides of what cate funds for a possible public group of island residents who rec- has become a very controversial bay access at Bay Oaks, saying ognize the value of preserving the issue gathered to have their con- there is not enough on the island history of their island community, cerns heard by council. Tempers for youth to do. and seek to educate others about got shorter as the night wore on, Parks and Recreation it. and by the end of the meeting a Director Patti Evans then recog- Some members of today’s visibly exhausted council asked nized the Fort Myers EIHS Board grew up Photo Janet Sailian staff to choose one resort and one Beach Kiwanis Club Cont’d pg. 6 on Fort Myers Beach Cont’d pg. 22 Fire District Award Winners Green Starts Here on Earth Day The Great American Director. “Through our resi- Cleanup, also known as Earth dents, and with our efforts to Day Trash Bash, hits the beach address the unique needs of tomorrow 9 a.m. – 12 noon, as the local community, we hope volunteers with Keep Lee to create a more sustainable County Beautiful (KLCB) and way of life in Lee County.” the Fort Myers Beach The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation target Community Foundation has Bowditch Point, Bunche Beach supported this effort for more and Fort Myers Beach than a dozen years, according Elementary School. to Director Alicia Steinhagen. “Keep Lee County She encourages volunteers to Beautiful hopes that every vol- show up at Beach Elementary unteer will proudly declare School at 9 a.m. “We’re provid- Tuesday night’s Fort Myers Beach Fire Commissioner meeting included the District’s Annual Awards presented by Acting Fire Chief Darren White. Acting ‘Green Starts Here,’ in Lee ing gloves, bags and water. All Chief White is shown here with award winners Lt. Chris Morgani - Officer of the County, Florida” said Rudy anyone needs to bring is a hat Year; Firefighter Cody Chilson - Firefighter of the Year; Firefighter Jake Lamb - Paramedic of the Year and Ken Miller - Community Partner of the Year. Busch, KLCB Executive and remember to Cont’d pg. 34 Page 2 The Island Sand Paper April 20th, 2012

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Traffic, what traffic? This high flying commuter is traveling I spend 6 months a year living in my condo here on Fort Myers above all the car traffic and getting a great view at the same time along Beach. I spend the other 6 months living in my condo on Revere the Mangrove lined shoreline of the Critical Wildlife area. Beach in Massachusetts. Yes I am very blessed. But wait…………people are not being hit by cars and killed on Revere Ken Platt Beach Boulevard! I have been trying to figure out what makes crossing Estero Boulevard more dangerous than crossing Revere Beach Boulevard. The beaches are about the same size, there are homes and condos on both sides of the Boulevard as well as restaurants and bars. Well, I finally figured it out! On Revere Beach Boulevard the crosswalks have Pedestrian Crossing flashing yellow lights as well as white reflectors on the road that light up and blink at night. There are more crosswalks on Revere Beach Boulevard. There are also a few traffic lights in busy areas that allow the pedestrians to cross the street without getting killed. Do the drivers on the boulevard like stopping at these lights? No….but I think they would not like living with the knowl- edge that they hit and possible killed someone either. Oh I almost for- got, pedestrians that do not cross at crosswalks are fined. In my opinion the Traffic Department from the Town of Fort Myers Beach need to spend more time figuring out how to keep our pedestrians safe. It also seems to me the Town is spending more time these days thinking about expanding the area to be able to drink more “The Descending” alcohol on Fort Myers Beach than what’s really important. I have read many articles in this newspaper about COP and for the record I do not We caught wind of this information though Facebook and after think there should be more designated areas serving alcohol on Fort reading bit more about it, we wanted to send in this story idea. Myers Beach, which by the way would never even be considered on Red Flight Pictures, a production company from New York, will Revere Beach! be premiering the feature film “The Descending” on April 26th at 9PM in Fort Myers Beach at the Beach Theater as part of the Fort Myers Toni Scolaro Beach Film Festival. Fort Myers Beach & Revere Beach, MA What we thought was really cool, was the director is a former local of Fort Myers Beach who left to start a film career and has since succeeded. Two actors from the film will also be flying in to attend the film festival. Those actors are Chris Harbur, who played roles in the Protect Bay Accesses HBO show Boardwalk Empire and Danny Dohery who starred in The Grasslands with actor Peter Greene. I learned at the April 5, 2012 meeting of the Bay Oaks Advisory Being a local of Fort Myers for some time now, we thought this Board that it is their intention to make a public Bay Access for non- was really exciting and myself along with my husband are planning to motorized watercraft at Bay Oaks. I urge you to allocate the funds for attend the event. Information on the film is on the website www.red- this project, if it is in your power, so we will have another public access flightpictures.com. to the Bay. I am dismayed that you have voted to not Letters cont’d pg. 4 Brenda Wilson use any available funding from the Tourist Tax, or

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Island Wild Flowers by Jim Rodwell Letters to the Editor, Continued from pg. 3 Marsh Fleabane Pluchea rosea whatever it is called, to make a proper legal survey of the Notre Dame Club. one of our Estero Island’s most precious and under My association with the Library has been: utilized resources—which is the Back Bay accesses to Vice President of the Friends of the Library for the Estero Preserve. We, as a Town, should have the several years in the 90's. Was in a focus group about documented survey of our Bay Preserve. We, as a the expansion of the Library (Cost and size was not Town, should have a documented survey of our Bay mentioned), my wife and I are frequent patrons of the Accesses for where the public right-of-way still exists. Library, I have attended many Board Meetings and The last report of the Bay Accesses was made Conference Room activities, to the Town 15 years ago by Dan Parker on Oct. 27, In the fall of 2010 I became aware of the $2 1997. It was not a land survey and did not include the Million loan received before the Library had a building possible, viable Bayview Avenue Bay Access near permit, and the election of 4 Board Members without a This week's wildflower is Newton Park. competitive election. With a Referendum and or a another resident of the Estero Bay Most all Bay access points are not user friend- competitive election, there is a good chance of a dif- Preserve State Park. A herbaceous ly or accessible to the public. The exceptions are at ferent outcome on the extension. plant, Marsh Fleabane (Pluchea Mound House and Bowditch Point Park. Some Bay To study these concerns, I called for a meeting rosea), PLOO-sha RO-zee-uh, can be found growing on the Preserve's access points are filled with overgrown vegetation. and the Concerned Taxpayers of the Library of FMB many trails. Fleabane reaches a Others have been commandeered by adjacent proper- was founded. height of about one foot. It has a sin- ty owners. Over the years Lee County authorities A fellow tennis player was a supporter of the gle reddish stem with alternate oval to have given away land on public access point on both expansion when I spoke to him some months ago. oblong leaves that are slightly toothed Bay and Gulf sides of Estero Island. When I decided to run for the Board, I asked him to on the margins. The leaves are to 2 to 4 inches in length. The entire plant Please consider allocating money for perform- vote for me. To my great surprise, he said he would is covered with tiny hairs that give ing a Bay Access survey at this time, before any more because there should be balance on the Board. Fleabane a soft and fuzzy look. At public right-of-way gets taken over. The valuable sur- If you need more information, e-mail me the tip of the stem is a cluster of sev- vey could then be in place when improvements to [email protected]. eral disk flowers that are barely 3/8 public Bay Accesses are made in the future. Help me to help you, make your tax $$ count of an inch in diameter . The flowers have large disks which is typical of and also lower. members of the Aster family. Flower Suzanne Ziemer BTW, My wife said to vote for me! color ranges from pink-rose to pur- ple-rose. Jim Stevens Fleabane is distributed in the Library Candidate Fort Myers Beach southern states. It appears in most of Florida's counties where is can be found in freshwater wetlands and pine My name is Jim Stevens and I am going to run forests. As it has a low salt tolerance, for a position in the FMB Independent Library Board. Common Sense it is not found on the Beach. I am married to Barbara and we have 6 chil- Fleabane has a high salt tolerant dren and 10 grand children. Graduated from the First let me congratulate you for going against cousin that does live in the Preserve. the vocal majority in your recent editorial in favor of It is the Saltmarsh Fleabane, P. odor- University of Notre Dame with a marketing degree. I ata. They are very similar in appear- was in Real Estate for over 35 years and was a part- COP on the beach. There is a large group of folks ance. The differ in that the Marsh ner in two companies. against the COP and they are correct in voicing their Fleabane leaves are aromatic when We moved to FMB in 1995. During that time, I concerns about alcohol abuse on the beach and crushed. The Saltmarsh Fleabane have been on the Board of the Strandview "ruining the family beach." I agree we must maintain gives off something else when its the beach and its family atmosphere, but when you leaves are crushed. There is a rea- Condominium and a member of the Knight of Columbus, The Saint Vincent de Paul Counsel and really think about it, how will COP son why it is call odorata. Letters cont’d pg. 10

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COP Decision Delayed, Cont’d from pg.1 for their $1,000 donation to offset expansion area must be served in beach as we are flanked by some night and expect to be able to the travel expenses for island plastic cups with the name of the properties that will likely partici- enjoy a drink on the beach,” he youth, teens and tweens to attend establishment printed on them, the pate in the expansion,” she said. “I said. Sun Splash Water Park, Zoomer’s hours are from 11am until one caution you on expansion into Resident Leslie Donovan Amusement Park and the Fort hour after sunset unless there is a something that’s already an envi- said that she is for the amend- Myers Skatium as part of their special exception, the expansion ronmentally sensitive area. Also, I ment, saying that she likes to summer camp. area must be under the same don't think that COP expansion fits enjoy a drink on the beach. At 6:45, the final public license as the establishment and with your image of a ‘family friend- Paula Kiker said that the hearing on COP began. directly upland from it and there ly’ island.” expansion isn't anti-family. First, Town Manager Terry will be no entertainment in the One resident said that, “For two hours I’ve been Stewart and Community expansion area unless there is a after reading up on the issue, she listening to the word family,” she Development Director Walter special exception.” believes, “the negative that comes said. “My 78-year-old father loves Fluegel went through a timeline of Stewart explained that the out of this outweighs the inequities the beach and loves to take his how the amendment has made its ordinance is not an approval to that we’re trying to address.” granddaughter to the beach and way through the Local Planning consume alcohol on the entire Bob Miller told the council have a beer. So by opening these Agency (LPA) and the council, beach. that he didn’t have an opinion places up, it will open up places ending with the first public hearing “It’s also not any approval about this until dining at the where families can go and all two weeks ago. to allow people to consume alco- Gulfshore Grill two weeks ago. enjoy themselves.” After giving a brief review hol on the public beach,” he said. “I looked out at the water At the end of public com- of the lengthy report prepared by “It is on the establishments’ prop- and thought, ‘What a beautiful ment, Mayor Larry Kiker asked for Town staff - which has been out- erty that happens to be on sand, island’, and then I turned around a show of hands of those who had lined in previous editions of the but it is their property - not on and looked at the Lani Kai,” he not spoken. 13 raised their hands Sand Paper and is available property owned by the Town, said. “Is an image of corrals what that they were in favor of the online at www.fortmyersbeachfl.gov - County or State.” we want? I like funky, but I don’t amendment and 10 against. Fluegel gave a brief summary of During public comment, 26 think it’s that funky.” The council began deliber- the ordinance. people – including five former Fran Santini, island resi- ations by asking questions of the “What the ordinance will do beach mayors - spoke against the dent since 1935, simply said she staff. A question from Councilman is break down some procedures to ordinance - citing concerns about is against adding to the already Bob Raymond brought to light a deal with those who already serve the environment, public image, designated COP. second hurdle those seeking to on the beach, and those seeking change of community character, Mermaid owner Scott Van expand their COP will have to expansion in the downtown enter- enforcement, and fear that the Selow pointed out that there is no cross – permission from the tainment district or outside of it,” entire island will ‘look like the Lani way to prevent people from bring- Department of Environmental he said. “Here are the basic points Kai.’ Eight spoke in favor, urging ing coolers to the beach. Protection to erect the required of the ordinance: the area of the council to make things fair for “Responsible business ropes and posts. expansion is 1/3 of the distance everyone and to provide a place owners will make every effort to “Our Environmental from the back of the property to where folks can enjoy a quiet take care of their area - it’s their Science Coordinator, Keith the erosion control line – not to drink on the beach. property,” he said. Laakkonen, has talked to DEP exceed 100’; three sides must be Lee County Parks and Bill Quasius from Pink about this and they said that each enclosed by rope and post, there Recreation Director Barbara Shell said that he is reluctant establishment would have to get must be one 6’ entrance out to the Manzo – who is retiring in two about the rope and post - since he their own permit,” said Fluegel, beach with a garbage and recycla- weeks – was the first to speak in will be required to have 1,500 feet and Stewart added that if the DEP ble receptacle next to it; each side opposition. of it along the back of his hotel - denied the request and the ordi- of the posted area will have a 1’ “The county has a vested but he is for the ordinance. nance required it, then that estab- by 2’ sign, all beverages in the interest on several areas on the “Our guests pay $400 a lishment would not be allowed COP expansion. “There is definitely another hurdle with the DEP, but they’ve done this in the past and I’m not aware of them ever denying it,” said Fluegel. Kiker then began the dis- cussion amongst council members by laying out the choices that council is faced with: deny the ordinance, accept it, accept it with changes, table it, do a trial with two or three establishments, or hold a referendum - which the Town will have to pay for. Councilman Raymond said there are a bunch of things about the ordinance that he doesn’t agree with. “Why are we using 100 feet and not 40 feet?” he asked. “I’m suggesting we not go past 40 feet. I do have a deal breaker on this - I can see it in the downtown zone only. I don’t want any new COP in the remaining six miles of the island.” Kosinski pointed out that the ordinance could always be changed in the future. “The fact that other coun- cils refused to deal with this shouldn’t matter, it’s here now,” he said. “Ordinances are living docu- ments - if this passes tonight, it’s not set in stone. The goal of this ordinance is actually to limit COP on a more equitable basis and I don’t think it will result in drunks up and down the island. If a family wants to have lunch on the sand while enjoying a cold one, they can. Look at the Beach Pub - they do posts and ropes right and it’s not intrusive.” Cont’d pg. 8 April 20th, 2012 The Island Sand Paper Page 7 Editorial

It’s April, traditionally a likely become a signature time to catch our breath after a Island event once more. busy season, especially as A core group of people busy as this season has been. asking “Why don’t we do this?” Yet we find ourselves at the have created a four day film front end of a very busy two- festival featuring more than 35 week stretch on the Island. films, 15 of them World Kicking off today is Sand Premiere showings! It’s a full 4 Bash at Holiday Inn, featuring days of films and events with Your Hometown over a dozen international filmmaking workshops offered Newspaper for Master Sand Sculptors creating on Friday and Saturday. You’ll over 12 years unique masterpieces out of find a 4-page pull out section in tons of sand. As this is an this edition of the Sand Paper exhibition rather than a compe- with a schedule and film syn- tition, look for the creativity to opses. Bob Layfield - Publisher really come out in the sculp- The kids are not left out. Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he tures, all in the theme of “Sand All this film fun is not limited to may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks Bash Presents The Movies adults. Island kids are invited becomes a light and a power. Henry George Sculpted in Sand.” Tying in to attend the Kid’s Film Fest on with the Fort Myers Beach Film Saturday, April 28 starting at Missy Layfield - Editor Festival, there will be a movie, 10:30am. We’re going to watch I believe our longing for an innate harmony runs A Dolphin Tale, presented after “A Muppet Movie” starring deeper than our longing for righteousness. sunset on a big screen on the Kermit and Miss Piggy. No star Evelyn Rodriguez sand. Bring your blanket or shines brighter than Miss rent a chair, then settle in to Piggy’s! Don Block - Circulation Manager enjoy a unique Island experi- That original core group Everyone, in some small sacred sanctuary of the ence surrounded by exception- of Film Fest believers were self, is nuts. Leo Rosten, author al sand sculptures. This year soon joined by The Fort Myers the event also includes a Wine Beach Friends of the Arts, a Tasting Festival that runs the host of sponsors and donors, Mark List - Production Manager length of the Sand Bash, from each of whom were critical to Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that Friday, April 20-Sunday, April the success of this event as it accompanies important ongoing activity. Paul Goodman 29. There’s much to do each has developed over the last day so be sure you check the year. Keri Hendry - Associate Editor full schedule at sandbash.com. They should all be proud Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There Sunday, April 29 brings of their accomplishment. This can be no courage unless you're scared. the 17th Annual Taste of the Island should be proud of what Eddie Rickenbacker Beach and Business Expo to we have all done together to Bay Oaks. Sponsored by the bring the Film Festival back to Greater Fort Myers Beach life! Jean Matthew - Island Historian Wish not so much to live long as to live well. Chamber of Commerce, more But the single most Benjamin Franklin than a dozen of the Beach’s important person in all this is best restaurants will offer sam- the volunteer. plings of their favorite dishes to This is National Dana Reid - Columnist attendees. There will be live Volunteer Week which seems Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not music under the oaks while the perfect time to thank all the swallowed. Josh Billings Beach Businesses display their volunteers that make our Island wares inside the gym. See a great place to live, whether page 34 for more information it’s picking up trash on the James Royce - Webmaster and the names of the compet- beach or watching and rating a Self-regulation will always be a challenge, but if ing restaurants. dozen films; reading to a somebody's going to be in charge, it might as well Tomorrow, April 21st, kindergartener or dishing up be me. Daniel Akst Island families will have the food for a church dinner; dis- opportunity to learn how to tributing flyers for a benefit or Sarah List - Photographer make their very own film during setting up tables and chairs. One kind word can warm three winter months. a workshop with local filmmak- Each and every volun- Japanese proverb ers Elizabeth D’Onofrio and teer is important. Your kids and John Heim. From 9am-Noon at your neighbors see you donate Bay Oaks, families will learn your time and effort to causes Alicia Hanskamp, Advertising Product Mgr. how to write, act and edit a great and small that mean Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares short film using minimal equip- something to you. The benefi- about doing it right, or better. John Updike ment. They’ll finish the film at ciaries of your effort see and home and all family films will appreciate your volunteering. debut at the Kid’s Film Fest That caring will be paid for- The Island Sand Paper next Saturday, April 28. Then ward, though you will likely not An independently owned and operated island newspaper. they’ll be shown on the big see it. Know that your efforts PHONES Office: 239 - 463- 4461 screen at the Beach Theater on to improve the world around Fax line: 239-463-1380 Sunday, April 29. The kids are you do in fact improve the MAIL 1661 Estero Blvd; Suite 4A going to love seeing them- world we all live in. Ft. Myers Beach, Florida 33931 E-Mail [email protected] selves on the big screen! To the volunteers that WEBSITE www.islandsandpaper.com Thursday, the Fort Myers make the Film Festival, Sand SUBMISSIONS POLICY Beach Film Festival makes it’s Bash, Taste of the Beach and Signed letters up to 300 words are welcome. All letters should be the original work of the author & include a phone number for verification. No pseudonyms. We reserve the right to edit for triumphant return to the Island. every other Island event a suc- clarity, brevity, accuracy, good taste and to prevent libel. No attacks on private individuals or letter writing campaigns, please. Repetitive letters from the same individual on the same subject will not be After an absence of seven cess, we all say Thank You! printed. We will publish a maximum of two letters from the same individual every 30 days. Submissions over 300 words will be considered for Guest Opinion publication. Deadline for letter sub- years, a group of Islanders You make our Island a mission is Weds, 5pm. have, by sheer force of will, better place! The Island Sand Paper encourages all Islanders to submit original articles and photos. Publication is based on space and takes into account relevance and quality. The Sand Paper uses untold hours of hard work, artistic license for humor and to amuse its readers. Nothing contained in this paper is intended to strong support from the busi- embarrass or offend anyone. COPYRIGHT 2000-2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ness community and an over- Missy Layfield No parts of this newspaper may be copied or reproduced without the whelming volunteer effort, written permission of The Island Sand Paper. resurrected an event that will Page 8 The Island Sand Paper April 20th, 2012

COP, Cont’d from pg.6 Fire District Issues Awards, Heads to Hearing

Mandel said he’s in favor of decreasing the Acting Fire Chief Darren White year. If rejected by the Union, they amount businesses are allowed to expand. presented several District awards on would then be working without a con- “Other councils have voted in favor of expan- Tuesday night at the Fort Myers Beach tract. sion, it’s just that it was on a deck and not on the Fire Control District Board of beach,” he said. “As far as issues with families, we In other business, the Board Commissioners Meeting, praising the approved a budget amendment trans- have multiple generations that want to keep coming winners as having stood out in the per- back here and I don’t think it has anything to do with ferring funds between line items in the formance of their duties. See front- budget with zero net change to the COP or anything else. The fact that we keep coming page photo. back here and buy here - there’s something special After nearly two years of failed budget. They also approved a motion here and, to me, that’s the definition of family beach.” negotiations between the management authorizing consultant Libby Anderson “The real issue here is noise - whether or not of Fort Myers Beach Fire Control to perform a district-wide job analysis. residents are disturbed,” he concluded. District and IAFF Local 1826 District 3 Union Rep Troy Mesick List agreed with Mandel and Raymond on lim- Firefighters Union 3, the process will informed the Board that the MDA boot iting the square footage allowed. now move to the final step outlined by drive raised $8,300, up from about “Maybe we should talk about that some Florida statute, a Collective Bargaining- $4,000 last year. Lee County raised more,” she said. “As far as some people saying that Legislative Hearing Process. At $85-90,000 for MDA this year. He also staff pushed this on council - when I was first elect- Tuesday’s Board of Fire Commissioners ed, I said that COP needed to be addressed because expressed surprise that management monthly meeting, Commissioners had rejected the special magistrate’s when I was campaigning, I can’t count how many learned that the special magistrate’s business owners and people came up to me and recommendation. recommendation issued March 27 was Union Rep for District 15 Tom asked why it’s not fair and why are there not more rejected either in whole or in part by places to go to enjoy a glass of wine on the beach.” both management and labor. Edge noted the tight timeline for the Following more discussion and a failed After an impasse was declared, parties to prepare their information for motion by Kosinski, Mayor Kiker suggested that both parties declined mediation that the Legislative Hearing. council step back until they could gather more infor- sent the dispute to a special magistrate, Commissioner Ted Schindler mation. John Popular. The rejection of his rec- commented on the negotiation situation, “Up until tonight I didn't know that holding a ommendation sets up a Special “I think it’s neat that despite the turmoil referendum was an option,” he said. “I suggest that Legislative Hearing in which the Board of our negotiations…” At this point the we take a look at what a referendum would entail,” of Commissioners convenes as a leg- radios for the on-duty personnel attend- he said. “Another suggestion is to have a day on the islative body tasked with taking action sand where we could see actually see what all this ing the meeting went off and they quick- “it deems to be in the public interest, ly left the room answering a call. “As I looks like. There’s got to be another way to do this.” including the interest of the public The rest of the council agreed, and List was saying,” Schindler continued, employees involved, to resolve all dis- “Despite the turmoil, our firefighters are moved that the issue be addressed at a workshop on puted impasse issues.” May 21st at 9am. Anyone with ideas and concerns is The Hearing will be held doing great work.!” asked to email them at [email protected]. Tuesday, May 1 at 11am at Town Hall. The next Fire Board meeting will Following next month's workshop, public At the hearing, each side will be held on May 15 at 7pm at Town Hall. hearings on the ordinance will begin anew. Mayor present their suggestions to solve the The Special Legislative Hearing is May Kiker also said he wants to form a task force to work 1 at 11am at Town Hall. with staff and Councilman Kosinski on getting the issues in dispute and respond to the issue resolved. other’s position. The Board will then issue a ruling. If the Union accepts the Missy Layfield Keri Hendry ruling it becomes their contract for the

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I can remember said, “I’ll show you mine if you refused to attend first grade, time in May, but I couldn’t wait standing knee-deep in cow show me yours”. Frankly, I authorities would take me away any longer. Ready or not, it manure as we cleaned out a haven’t been the same since. from my parents, for my own was time for me to face the real stall. I’ve been in and out of Anyway, 1967 was the first year good. I was too young to riot in world, if only I could find the deep doo-doo ever since. my writing got me into trouble. ’68, which is too bad because I birth canal, which is not easy if That summer I was I wrote the girl a note, saying was really mad and they say it it’s your first time. It was dark, I struck by lightning. As Mom “Let’s show (this and that) was a great year for it. got turned around, and I never washed dishes in the kitchen again”. My babysitter, the girl’s My love of girls quickly did find that thing. Frustrated, I sink, I entertained myself by mother, found it and told the got me into trouble with the ele- punched and kicked the walls tugging at her apron strings. girl, who told me. I’d lost mentary school establishment. of my mother’s uterus until a Huge mistake on my part. A another babysitter, but whatev- I had stopped exposing myself, doctor took a scalpel and freed bolt of lightning traveled er my parents had paid, it was but I saw absolutely no harm in me Caesarian-style. through the water line, the sink, worth it. moving in for a kiss. A few girls Saint Joseph’s Hospital and my mom before grounding In the fall I was trans- let me kiss them; most of them staff felt that I was not yet itself through me. I remember ferred to another sitter in down- ran. One day my teacher, Mrs. mature enough to survive in the a flash of light, then lying on town Kittanning, where my Speer, explained to me that my outside world, and some peo- the floor five feet from where I’d mother worked. I attended a behavior was unacceptable. As ple still believe that. They been. I got right back up, and nearby Kindergarten. My new I walked down the hall to catch locked me away, alone, in an my mom asked me where it sitter had a daughter in first the bus, an older boy, Jeff incubator. They told my mother hurt. “All over!” I cried. After grade. Older girls from down- Altmeyer, yelled out, “There I’d remain there until I either being struck by lightning, town had always turned me on, goes that weird kid that kisses died or grew stronger. In 1962, INDOORS, I was more con- and when I met [name redact- girls!” the average home cost $18,000 vinced than ever that this world ed], I fell hard. I immediately Fast forward to 2012. and the inflation rate was 0.4%. just didn’t respect me. started scouting out shrubbery I’m still weird, still kissing girls, A Cadillac limousine was only Around that time my par- for us to hide behind. I didn’t and I still don’t trust authorities. $9937, and a gallon of gas cost ents told me the world doesn’t leave a paper trail this time, but Since April 19, 1962 I’ve suf- 31 cents. Who wouldn’t want revolve around Dana Reid. I the lady still declined to watch fered too many indignities to to live in a world like that? I was crushed, but what could I me over the summer, saying, mention here. However, I have chose life. do, go back to the womb? I “Mrs. Reid, watching your boy no real regrets, and if there’s Maybe I was born under decided I wasn’t just going to is like watching a whole family one thing I’d like to tell the a bad sign. Al Unser, Junior go along quietly. I worked on of the other people’s kids”. world on my fiftieth birthday, it’s was born the same day. His my vocabulary and it wasn’t 1968 didn’t go well for this: driving record includes two Indy long before my babysitter, anyone, as I recall. MLK and I don’t revolve around 500 wins and two DUIs. Dorothy Bell, quit. RFK were assassinated, my you, either. My first memories are 1967 was the “Summer cousin died in Vietnam, and from 1966. My parents had Of Love”. The Sexual when heavyweight boxing Dana Reid bought a small farm in Revolution was over, and the champion Muhammad Ali

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In last week's headline This has Sanibel-Captiva year since the drought began in agement should mean that the story, the Sand Paper wrote about Conservation Foundation Director 2007. The reason? Not enough water is managed for everyone.” how several local officials and Rae Ann Wessel – a 20-year vet- fresh water – which is a situation District officials have said activists planned to travel to the eran of the state's water wars who only the SFWMD can fix. that the plan is to make two or headquarters of the South Florida was at the meeting – seething in “This now Day 24 without three pulse releases into the river Water Management District last frustration. any fresh water,” Rae Ann told us. once the algae sampling is done, Thursday to urge water officials to “They've been out on the “Once the cyanobacteria start but Wessel says they have not give the Caloosahatchee River river all week testing the algae blooming, it feeds on itself to the made it clear when that will hap- some relief by allowing some fresh levels,” she said. “Now they're point where all the oxygen is pen. While the situation is not water to flow in from Lake saying that the pulses they were starved from the river and the fish nearly as bad as it was last year, Okeechobee. Fourteen weeks of planning on making wouldn't be die. Until we get it flushed out, it's the Lee County Health lake-water releases to the west enough to flush it all out. I have no just going to keep getting worse. Department is still asking people were stopped in March because of idea what they're actually going to They know this and yet they still to think twice before getting in the Lake Okeechobee's declining do or when they're going to do it.” cut us off – this should never have river for a swim, letting pets or water levels, causing a drinking- Conditions in the happened in the first place.” livestock drink from it, or fishing. water treatment plant to go off-line Caloosahatchee have now gotten Wessel says that the frus- “I have no idea what their due to high salinity levels and so bad that Hendry and Glades trating thing is that, while the river threshold of conditions are that endangering the health of the counties have joined Lee in being is starving, no restrictions have must be met before they give us river. The Board partially reversed under a health advisory not to go been placed on either agricultural water,” she said. “But I can tell you that decision on Thursday by in the river, let pets drink from it or or municipal uses. that it will get like it was last year if endorsing limited pulse releases even fish. This situation is not a “The amount that the river they do nothing.” into the Caloosahatchee, but - as new one, either – blue-green needs is but a fraction of what of press time this week – those algae has piled up in the river at agriculture uses,” she said. “It's Keri Hendry releases have yet to be made. the end of the dry season every insignificant, really. Water man-

Letters to the Editor, Continued from pg. 4 change that? off. I may have my head in the sand (sorry for the pun), but right In my opinion, a well-crafted revision could actually control con- now you see people walking down the beach with a beer or a glass of sumption. We need to apply some common sense here-- if you are wine in their hands that they either brought from home or took from a roping off an area, what does printing the bar name on the cup accom- cooler, with no endangerment to the beach. Ironically, one of the recent plish? I believe in small business and think we can increase the profit speakers against the ordinance revision even likes to stroll the beach at of these establishments and thereby increase the tax revenue that is so sunset with a glass of wine! badly needed. We should be able to do this without any detriment to We frequently take our boat to the beach and take a cooler with the family beach -- look around folks, we already have alcohol on the us like hundreds of others who do not over imbibe. The danger as I see beach! it, is those who do overindulge -- if they bring their own liquor who is monitoring them? By permitting those people to drink within the con- Capt Ted Schindler II fines of a specific area, we now have bar staff monitoring and cutting off Fort Myers Beach those who overdo it. Vendors and bartenders can be legally liable for over serving and in our 11 years here, we have seen some folks cut

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Down by Sara Paretsky (M PAR) who are into astronomy or math UltraWellness Center, has written and read by (one can quickly say, will likely be drawn into Joven's The Blood Sugar Solution performed by Susan Ericksen). treatment of the centuries old (612.12 HYM). His ideas are sim- Paretsky was named 2011 Grand Voynich Mystery. Those not into ple to follow and get endorse- Master by the Mystery Writers of these fields might find the work ments from Deepak Chopra and America and after almost thirty heavy and a few parts will require Dr. Oz. We also have in the col- years after she first penned a re-reading. lection The Sugar Solution novel featuring VI Warshawski, lis- 50 Fish to Catch in Your Cookbook (641.563 SUG). Dr. teners and readers will keep going Lifetime by John Bailey (On Hyman describes keys to achiev- with this novel. Order) is both for practical fisher- ing wellness with focus on seven Another audio book is the men and for those who just like to factors: nutrition, hormones, thriller, Robert Ludlum's The Ares watch from a distance. Bailey, a inflammation, digestion, detoxifica- The closing sentence of Decision (M MIL). This latter is highly respected angling author, tion, energy metabolism and a This Burns My Heart by Samuel created by Robert Ludlum but writ- offers helpful advice and covers calm mind. Park (PAR) "...and the two of them ten by Kyle Mills and read by the best fishing in this sport, Though not new in copy- held hands tightly as they kept Jeffrey Woodman. It centers on a including freshwater, estuaries, right, we replaced the high-in- walking, joining the rest of Seoul" special ops unit entering Uganda. coastlines and open sea. I men- demand The Green Gardener's closes on a world that Park brings The novel is one of The Covert tion also for those who like to Guide (635.048 LAM) by PBS to life, taking the reader from the One Series and as well written as watch as this is as much an inspi- GardenSmart series personality 1960s to modern-day Korea via earlier ones. The engaging plot rational travelogue as a work with Joe Lamp'l. His focus on eco- the protagonist, Soo-Ja. She has a final surprise that will keep specific ideas. friendly gardening makes prac- loved another man while she was many of us looking forward to the The life of Abraham tices such as compositing and planning to marry another. It won't next release. Lincoln continues to draw interest. minimizing pests achievable. take the reader long to recognize The Abyssinian Proof by Just reissued is the standard one- For ages 2 and up, why and be drawn to a powerful Jenny White (M WHI) offers a volume biography of Lincoln, With Catherine Rayner's works are a heroine, who is both flawed and unique twist in this detective story. Malice Toward None, by Stephen delight. We originally added her endearing. The main character is a magis- Oates (921 LIN). One finds Solomon Crocodile (JE RAY) A blend of fantasy and sus- trate during the closing years of Lincoln scholars often considering and when it earned a coveted pense describes Richard the Ottoman Empire. Booklist this work as one of the best one- place among some children and Matheson's Other Kingdoms credits it as being a Top Ten First volume biographies ever written to families, we made a point to add (MAT). The reader is drawn into Novel. The interesting topic with date. With the pacing of a novel, more of this author and illustrator's the reminiscences of 82 year-old intriguing issues blended into the the reader can follow how Lincoln titles. Find Harris Finds His Feet Alex White when he tells his story, plot will make it a novel where rose from poverty to self-made and Sylvia and Bird. Both titles starting at age 18 as a wounded many readers will want to search success, and then in the second continue to be entertaining and soldier discharged from the Army for other titles by White. half of this work, his leadership as fun to read aloud. and caught between two women Not unrelated to White's president during the tumultuous with differing perspectives. work above, The Book of God Civil War years. Dr. Leroy Hommerding Mystery audio book lovers and Physics by Enrique Joven (M Mark Hyman, founder and Beach Library Director will want to check out Break JOV) is also a debut novel. Those medical director of the Captain Specials are BACK!! We Cook Your “Cleaned” Catch Up to 1 lb per person $11.99 with 2 sides and 1 domestic draft RUM RUNNERS 2 for 1 All Day - Every Day

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Michael E. Coons, of Fort Myers Beach, passed away on Friday, Hundreds of islanders turned out to pay last respects to their April 13, 2012 at Hope Hospice in Fort Myers. He was preceded friend Denny Boyle on Sunday at a memorial service held in Fort in death by his parents, Perry and Virginia Coons of Alton, IL, Myers. In true beach style, most of them gathered at the Mermaid brother Robert Coons and nephew Kevin Coons. He is survived Club afterward where they signed a mural painted in his honor by by his son Michael J. Coons, brothers Patrick Coons of Ft. Myers John Heim (above) and gave the 27-year Fort Myers Beach resi- Beach and Perry Coons and his wife Louisa, of Denver, CO and dent a true island send-off by tossing flowers into the Gulf at sun- six nieces and nephews. set. Boyle, an employee of Junkanoo's and the owner of a tree- trimming company, met an untimely end last Thursday when he accidentally touched a power line while trimming trees on San Harry Whipple - The Island Poet Carlos Island. Born on August 17, 1950 in Detroit, Denny was a 1920-2012 former Marine who was loved by his friends and his island com- munity for always helping out with charities and fundraisers and for being a genuine person who was always there when his friends needed him most. Goodbye, Denny! We lost another great member of our island family – you will always live on in our hearts. Keri Hendry SUNSET CRUISE WITH THE FILMMAKERS AND STARS Fort Myers Beach resident Harry Alta Whipple Jr. passed away on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 11th. Having lost his beloved wife Peg last year after a long and fruitful life together, SATURDAY, APRIL 28th 2012 his family and friends knew his heart was broken, and that he was having a tough time maintaining his characteristic zest for Onboard at 6:00pm life. "We knew he was not doing well without her," his grand- daughter Dawn Millis said. Sailing at 7:00pm Harry was born in Kannapolis, NC. He served as a police- man in Opa-Locka, Florida and was the first motorcycle officer Join the stars and filmmakers of the there. A career change led him to the Opa-Locka Fire Department, from which he eventually retired. A World War II vet- Ft. Myers Beach Film Festival eran, Harry served in the U.S. Navy at Okinawa upon MacArthur's return. The long-time Fort Myers Beach resident, for a Sunset Cruise dubbed 'The Island Poet' in a story about him that appeared in aboard the the Island Sand Paper (ISP Issue # 298) wrote and published 2 poetry books. Fort Myers Princess Harry is survived by his 3 brothers, Dick, Danny and David Whipple; his daughters Margaret Alta Whipple and Patricia Lillian at Snug Harbor Miller; his sons-in-law Rick Boggs and Bruce Miller. Three of his 9 grandchildren - Troy Miller, former Beach Resident, Dawn Millis, and Deane Appleby are current Beach Residents, as well as two Cash Bar and Appetizers of his eleven great-grandchildren, Shawn Millis and Christopher Limited # of Tickets!! Appleby. He is also survived by six (soon to be seven) great- great-grandchildren and many other family members and friends. Tickets: $50 He will be greatly missed. Reservations: 239-463-3600, ext 242 A memorial to celebrate his life will be held at 11am on Saturday, April 28th at The Beach Baptist Church. In lieu of flow- ers, envelopes will be available at the memorial for donations to Hope Hospice at HealthPark. DON’T MISS OUT ON THE FUN!! April 20th, 2012 The Island Sand Paper Page 13 Lights! Camera! Action! Stars Align for Film Festival Cont’d from pg. 1

Janeen Paulauskis and Elizabeth D’Onofrio going over duties with &MF;@cAFF=J some of the volunteers at Wednesday night’s meeting at Pinchers. Snacks in Between of chips, and I thought 'wouldn't it not be here in person, actress be really crazy if this place got Kimberly McCullough – Dr. 19E HEcPlus Live Music robbed right now?' That idea Robin Scorpio on General became 'The Descending'.” Hospital – will be coming to the The film that stars Vincent Beach Theater on Saturday, April D'Onofrio, 'Crackers', is a short 28th at 11:30am to present a film (33 minutes) about Gus, an workshop and luncheon where out of work chef who is content she will speak about how her living in his small paradise where career as a writer, director and he is surrounded by his beautiful actress has evolved and the wife, vibrant garden and beloved process she used to create her opera music. Gus's life is turned last film 'Nice Guys Finish Last' upside down when his cantanker- which is showing on Friday at 6pm Nellie’s Upstairs W 1@@= ous mother, Bidelia and her pre- and Saturday at 7:30pm. ==JJJ== W atera AALLK "9" erside B cious collection of nutcrackers The Fort Myers Beach Film all the time!!!t 99HHHHHHQ ar Q ""GGGM invades his home. He turns to Festival is scheduled for MMJJ friends, a blind bookie and a bar- Thursday, April 26th through ber for help. Their oddball antics Sunday, April 29th. Tickets are only make matters worse and Gus available online at www.fmbfilm- slowly loses his paradise and his fest.com until Wednesday, then sanity as Bidelia methodically folks can purchase them at the destroys everything that is sacred Beach Theater. For a complete list to him. of films and times, see the four- Other celebrities who page pullout section in this week's appear in films making their pre- Sand Paper or go to the website mier at the FMB Film Festival are for all information related to the FREE MARINA Brenda Vaccaro and Dan festival. Hedeya in 'Crackers', James DOCKAGE Cromwell in 'Memorial Day', See you at the movies! with Dock Kevin Spacey in 'Inseparable' Keri Hendry ÆJ^[F[efb[ÉiY^e_Y[WmWhZÇ Attendant’s 8[ijBkdY^WdZ8[ij     Assistance and Steve Phoenix in 'The Untold MWj[h\hedjH[ijWkhWdj  Story'. While these celebrities will 110%0% OFOFFF Sand Bash and Taste of the &&/("/(" 10% OFF LUNCH BILL Beach Kicks Off ONLY.ONLLYYY.. ONE COUPONCOUPON PER TABLETTAABLE Can not be used Time to shake the sand the Greater Fort Myers Beach with any other offer.offfeerr.. 18% GratuityGrraatuity may be added from your shoes and tune up Area Chamber of Commerce to bill beforebeforree discount. your taste buds! The Sand will host the 17th Annual Taste 11am - 3pm, ExpiresExpirrees Apr 25, 2012 Paper wanted to remind every- of the Beach at Bay Oaks SAND one that the time is near for Recreation Campus. From both the Sand Bash 11am until 6pm, folks can dine Sandsculpting Competition and on the best that the beach has the 17th Annual Taste of the to offer while relaxing under the Beach. beautiful shady oaks. Sand Bash is actually a Participating restaurants 10 day event that begins on include Chuck's Last Stop, Friday, April 20 and runs Nervous Nellies, Shoals, Doc through Sunday, April 29th. Fords, The Gulfshore Grill, Every day from 10am to 6pm Maria's, JoJo's at the Beach, there will be demonstrations, Charley's Boat House, Nemo's, lessons in sand art, amateur Jerky Girlz, Parrot Key, Big contests and a wine tasting fes- Game Bar and Grill, the tival that runs the entire length Beached Whale, Seminole of the event. The theme for this Casino and Matanzas. year's Sand Bash is “The Entertainment will be provided Movies, Sculpted in Sand” so by the Santana cover band, there will be sculptures depict- Supernatural and Cadillac Blue. ing the era of film from the The gym will hold a 'Business 1930's until the present. For a Expo' featuring the island's full schedule, go to www.sand- finest retailers. For more infor- bash.com. mation, visit tasteoffortmyers- On Sunday, April 29th, beach.com. Page 14 The Island Sand Paper April 20th, 2012 April 20th, 2012 The Island Sand Paper Page 15 Doc Ford’s Hosts Tarpon Tournament for Ding Darling

Refuge fulfill their mission of socialize, and learn about the nature conservancy and wildlife club’s membership and club protection within their 6,300 schedule of activities. The acre complex spanning Sanibel FMBTH is the oldest tarpon Island. The refuge is part of fishing club in the world, the largest undeveloped man- founded in 1962. With grove ecosystem in the United Southwest Florida known as States. It is world famous for a mecca for tarpon fishing, its spectacular migratory bird the Club has hosted count- populations. According to the less tournaments, with 2011 Annual Report of the Lee celebrities, and politicians County Convention and Visitors accompanying Club mem- Bureau, the Ding Darling bers over the years. Wildlife Refuge ranks in the top Besides promoting fishing 10 attractions visited in Lee competition, safety, and a County, with the Lee County In a related topic, The true social group, the Club has The inaugural “Ding” Beaches being #1 and Fort Fort Myers Beach Tarpon been a leader in conservation Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Myers Beach Pier #2 attrac- Hunters Club is celebrating practices, along with providing Tournament to benefit the Ding tions visited. For more infor- their 50th anniversary with an data for marine and environ- Darling Wildlife Society-Friends mation or to enter the tourna- Open House Saturday 4/21/12, mental research critical to clean of the Refuge (DDWS) will be ment call 239-292-0566. from 5-9pm at Bonita Bills waters and a healthy wildlife held on Saturday, May 5. Restaurant. All who enjoy population. For additional Marty Harrity, Doc Ford’s co- Bob Layfield being on the water and fishing info call 437-2487 or visit owner, says of the tournament, are welcome to come renew www.fmbth.com “This is so exciting. There is friendships with past members, not another tarpon tournament like it in the area. We’re expecting fishermen from all YOUR FAVORITE DRIVERS RUN HERE! over Florida.” Featuring a yss "As "Luck (#12)" will have it, 100% purse, cable network ddaay oonn 11 WE WILL BE SHOWING THE NFL DRAFT!" coverage, and local award-win- MM oorr ning Doc Ford series novelist 22 ff Watch Your Favorite Football Player ppmm Randy Wayne White signed on 44--77 to fish all should make for great Get Drafted. event. White, a former char- STARTS THURSDAY NIGHT! ter boat captain turned novelist, said “It’s for a great cause, and a good excuse to get out and meet people and find out if I can still tie a Bimini.” As of press time 27 teams have entered, According to the Lee County Visitors and Convention Bureau, “Tarpon is one of the most sought-after fish in the world, and the Fort Myers- Sanibel area experiences one of the world's largest tarpon ENTERTAINMENT SATURDAY, APRIL 21 migrations. From Boca Grande 4-8PM Pass to the reefs off of Sanibel CERTIFIED Island and Fort Myers Beach, SUNDAY, APRIL 22 4-8PM tarpon migrate by the thou- Perry English Band sands during April, May and June. Although little is known about the tarpon, this prehis- toric animal is considered one of the most interesting crea- BREAKFAST in the tures in the world. The tarpon is COURTYARD the only fish with an air bladder, 8-11am Everyday which allows it to breathe air Lighthouse Tiki from the surface. Mature tar- Courtyard pon have been documented at Yucantan Baror & Grill Deck eight feet long and weighing more than 350 pounds. The average tarpon found off of Boca Grande weighs 50 to 85 pounds, with numerous fish well over 100 pounds. Some catches weighing more than 200 pounds have occurred around the pass.” Ding Darling Wildlife Society helps the National Page 16 The Island Sand Paper April 20th, 2012 Tight Lines: How’s the Fishing?

Season is winding down and the snow- for spawn. Look for them around docks birds and spring breakers are headed near the passes as well as along the home. That’s too bad because the fish are beaches. Live bait is the ticket but they’ll still biting! Now is the time to get out there also go after any artificial that looks like a and enjoy this beautiful weather on our small bait fish. The nearshore reefs are less crowded waters with some fishing and holding lots of spanish mackerel, some big beaching. trout and quite a few mangrove snapper. Live shrimp or cut bait fished near the bot- tom will get the strike.

Capt. Alex Dolinski of Spot On Charters reported steady trout action along the channel edges and on grass flats during Ernie and Ralph’s Reds. Photo Capt. Alex Dolinski the morning incoming tides. Shrimp under a cork works best. Redfish and snook inshore slam of snook, redfish and trout on have been around the bushes from the mid artificial bait. A very nice show of skill! tide to high tide and he said that the biggest fish were being caught during the Capt. Jon Fetter of Catching The Cure top of the outbound. Trolling in twenty feet Charters said that the fishing this past of water, with spoons and small lipped week remained really good even with the lures, has produced all the spanish mack- high wind conditions. The afternoon high erel you could ever want along with a few tides provided some very good redfish Hudson’s Redfish. Photo Capt. Rob Modys nice kingfish around the reefs. action. Fishing the wind driven sides of the mangrove islands and oyster bars, with Capt. Rob Modys of SoulMate Charters Capt. Brad Brown of Moonlite Charters shrimp on jigs, proved to be the best bet. said that the backcountry bite still remains said that the “snook spree” continued this The trout bite was also consistent over the strong with sea trout and redfish leading past week. White bait is working like a grass flats in 3 to 5 feet of water. Finding the way. The trout are on the grass flats of charm and they are very prevalent along clean water and then tossing shrimp under Estero Bay in about 3 feet of water and will the beaches. Big schools of jacks are a popping cork was the go-to combination. go after shrimp under a popping cork. The lighting up in the passes, providing hours Anglers will also pick up ladyfish, bonnet- reds are close to the mangrove shoreline of fun and some good pictures. Redfish head sharks and possibly a pompano with and islands. Shrimp on jigs tossed close tend to be biting on the higher tides around this approach. As the white bait and to structure works well along with cut lady- the oyster bars and near the mangrove threadfins become more available off the fish and live shiners. The flats are also shorelines. They aren’t real plentiful but beaches, the snook bite will be more holding some spanish mackerel, ladyfish, the sizes have been in the 4 to 6 pound active. Free line the baits around docks jacks and a few small sharks. Snook are range. Capt. Brad said his highlight for and mangroves on high water with 3/0 cir- starting to make their way to the beaches this week was an angler that got an cle hooks for some quality catch and release action.

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The Island’s Best Kept Secret Welcome! To the 6th Ft. Myers Beach Film Festival!

It's official: after a seven year hiatus, the Fort Myers Beach Film Festival has returned to the island, and the momentum is already building for what will be an island-wide celebration of culture and cinema for years Movies at the Beach Theater to come. Thursday-Sunday (see schedule for specific times) A very special thanks to our Board of Filmmaker Workshops Friday/Saturday Directors and our large (see schedules below) family of volunteers; with a Film on the Beach behind Holiday Inn special hats off to ‘My License’ and ‘Dolphin Tale’ Elizabeth D’Onofrio Friday night 7pm and Janeen Paulauskis, Kids Film Fest at Bay Oaks who did a massive Saturday, April 28 10am-1:30pm amount of work Sunset Cruise on FM Princess compiling and Snug Harbor: Saturday 6pm-9:30pm reviewing all the films. We literally couldn’t Awards Ceremony at Fish Tale Marina have done it without Sunday night 7pm you two!

And thank you to our Call: 239-463-3600, ext 242 own Fort Myers Beach Online (until Wed. 4/25) at fmbfilmfest.com Friends of the Arts - Email: [email protected] you’ve helped make it Or at the Beach Theater all possible.

And to all our sponsors a thank you. You’re always there to support our culture and art on the Beach.

See you at the movies!

The Kid’s Film Fest at Bay Oaks Filmmaking Workshops: Saturday, April 28; 10:30am-1:30pm “Story Behind the Scenes” We’ll have games and local family films, plus: Friday, April 27th

Independent filmmakers have the best stories to tell! Without the massive The Muppet Movie budgets the big film houses have to produce and promote films, independ- ent films have to work even harder to make it to the big screen. Most often, Hot dogs, snacks and drinks. the film festival circuit is how they succeed. Join us as filmmakers reveal funny anecdotes about shooting on location, the struggle to raise funds, Free for kids, $5 over age 13 racing to meet deadlines and more. 10:30 Kids Fest begins Enjoy hearing it all on Friday, April 27th at the “Story Behind the Scenes” 10:30 Games and Fun with Bay Oaks Staff Workshop luncheon at Lovers Key Resort beginning at 11:30 am. 11:15 Family videos shown –with introduction by local family Participants in this event will include filmmakers who will be screening their filmmakers. Food available films and shorts at this year’s festival. Look for surprise guests making a 12:00 The Muppet Movie (2011) begins special appearance! Tickets are $30 and include lunch. 1:30 Event ends “Filmmaking with Local Artist Wins Poster Design

A poster submitted by local artist and film buff Robert Stallings won The Fort Myers Beach Film Festival’s Kimberly McCullough” contest. Stalling’s winning design will be used on all printed festival promotional materials, including posters, ads, signs, festival giveaways, VIP passes and on the official program detailing the independent films and special events taking Saturday, April 28th place April 26 to 29, 2012. Stallings works at Curiosities Rock Shop and says he has always enjoyed working with photography and Join us for lunch on Saturday, April 28th as Writer, Director and Actress, graphic design. He has created ads for several local businesses appearing in Naples Daily News, Natural Awakenings, and other local newspapers and magazines. Kimberly McCullough discusses her short film, “Nice Guys Finish Last” Developing several different concepts, Stallings submitted only one, but that's all that was needed. His screening during the Sixth Annual Fort Myers Beach Film Festival. The design caught the Fort Myers Beach Film Festival’s attention as it best portrayed the nostalgia of old style film reels and luncheon will be hosted by the Beach Theater beginning at 11:30 am. the beach theme that made this festival so popular. Stallings says he loves going to the movies and looks forward to utilizing his pass to watch interesting films Kimberly is a Daytime Emmy Award winning actress (for her role as Dr. and get new ideas. Robin Scorpio on ABC’s General Hospital) who was selected to participate “If you take the average Hollywood film and analyze what the character is doing, you can usually predict in the AFI Directing Workshop for Women last summer. Her short, Nice what it is going to happen,” said Stallings. “With indies, you can’t always tell what is going to happen. Independent film- Guys Finish Last, is the product of that program. Tickets are $30 and makers will take a chance that mainstream film producers won’t, because they have to ensure their box office revenues.” He will receive two passes to all Film Festival events, so look for him and tell him what a great job he did on include lunch. the poster art! 6th Annual Fort Myers Beach Film Festival April 26th thru 29th, 2012

SHORTS

Okuyamba WORLD PREMIERE Directed by: Ted Mandell and My License Mike Wargo Student Film Assistant Directors: Jacob Written and Directed by: Griswold and Michelle Elizabeth Herrick Carlisle-Lee White Shark 1 minute 28 seconds Mission of Mermaids A young girl receives her new WORLD PREMIERE 29 minutes 37 seconds Behavior: Part 1 license, much to her father's Written and Directed by: USA Written and Directed by: dismay. Susan Cohn Rockefeller A small band of palliative care Skyler Thomas Cast: Elizabeth Herrick 15 minutes nurses work tirelessly to ease 12 minutes 7 seconds Sunday, 5:30pm USA the pain and suffering of AIDS USA Friday night on the Beach Awaken The Dawn Mission of Mermaids is about and cancer patients, dying We fear what we do not Written and Directed by: the current state of the ocean. deep in the rural villages of understand... we do not Elizabeth D’Onofrio Ms. Rockefeller takes a radi- Uganda. understand what we do not 14 minutes cally personal approach in the Cast: Anne Merriman, Carla know...and we still know very USA film, based on her deep love Simmons, Elise Ayers, Faith little of the white shark. This While trying to paint her self- and concern for the seas. She Mwangi-Powell, Jacinto film is a crash course on the portrait, Dawn struggles with invokes a mythical and spiritu- Amandua, Joseph Kigula, Rose white shark's behavior when Artist block. She is unable to al connection, using the Kiwanuka, Sr. Elizabeth filmed in the wild as opposed find the depth in her eyes until metaphor of the mermaid, as Tusiime, C.S.C., Sr. Mary to portrayed in a horror film. her demons of the past are well as describing dire facts: DeNardis, C.S.C. Cast: Skyler Thomas laid to rest. ocean acidification, over-fish- Friday, 3:00pm Saturday, 3:00pm Cast: Elizabeth D’Onofrio, ing, and pollution. This per- Hawk D’Onofrio sonal approach offers a pow- Friday, 3:00pm erful way to open a dialogue about changing the human STUDENT FILMS relationship to the sea, knitting our past reverence for the nat- ural world with our under- The Death of Toys standing of the urgent need to Student Film change course. Also present in Written/Directed: Lisa Gold the film are many ocean stew- Assistant Director: Brett ards, artists and activists who Redemption Comden, Cody Wade, Lisa advocate change and educate Gold the public on making choices WORLD PREMIERE Written and Directed by: 11 minutes 58 seconds in their daily lives to improve USA the health of the ocean. Eamonn Cogan 14 minutes 53 seconds Ten-year-old Seth thinks he’s Cast: Susan Cohn Rockefeller Broken Silence too old for toys, but his moth- Saturday, 3:00pm USA In the months following a hit WORLD PREMIERE er Lily loves their play time and run accident that took the Student Film and is not ready to give it up. life of his young son, a man, Directed by: Gerrad Wilson While playing with her son’s Cold Rape finds himself held up in a Assistant Director: Eric Davis muscle-bound action figures Written and Directed by: seedy motel drunk and hag- 7 minutes 28 seconds and little green aliens, Lily Robert Ellmann gard on the the verge of sui- USA envisions herself as a little girl 1 minute cide. Through a series of flash- Henry Davis is a former who foils ten-year-old Seth’s Czech Republic backs we learn the man's Congressional candidate who plans to throw out his toys. Thanks to a dog, a snowman story. As the man is about to is scheduled to receive lethal But even when he reminds her realizes his dream. pull the trigger, he receives an injection for the murder of his that she’s the parent, and she Friday, 3:00pm unexpected guest that might wife and two kids. Henry has snaps back into adult mode, just save his life. The unex- not spoken a word since the she still can’t give up those pected visitor, whether it be a murders. Hours away from his fabulous playthings that mean drunk induced hallucination, scheduled execution, Henry more to her than to Seth. As or a spirit, takes the form of relives the events from that their conflict escalates, she the man's son now a fully tragic day. realizes what it really means grown man. His son must help Cast: Bryan Gibson, to her to keep him young. him come to terms with the Christopher Watson, Denee Facing that truth is painful in Nice Guys Finish Last accident, that closure is the Lortz, Gerald “Tre” Searcy, some unexpected ways. Written and Directed by: only way to save his life. III, Jean Lickson, Joey Cast: Bru Muller, Darrien Kimberly McCullough Cast: Kevin Casey DeChello, Michelle Van Der Skylar, Kim Rhodes, Reese 1 minute Friday, 3:00pm Water, Mike Ortegon, Mike Hartwig USA Michaels, Ta’Kara Thompson- Friday, 6:00pm When a guy is so nice you Harden, Will P. Hill Sunday, 7:30pm wanna kill him. Friday, 3:00pm Cast: Danielle Harris, Micah Cohen, Michael Trotter, Easy Street Stephanie Sanditz, Lexi Directed by: Russell Greene Ainsworth, Shahzad Perez, Written by: Cliff Gardner and Jesse Garcia, Stephen Russell Greene Sullivan, Devin Burke, Tony 23 minutes 30 seconds Sano, Kirsten Storms, Cody USA Crawford A young, Southern lawyer Friday, 6:00pm Fair Fight The Orphan goes to New York for a job Sunday, 7:30pm WORLD PREMIERE WORLD PREMIERE interview with the country's Student Film Student Film most eccentric and intimidat- Shlomo Pussycat Written and Directed by: Directed by: Teresa ing Federal Judge. After experi- Written and Directed by: Andrew Fairbank Sutherland encing the weirdest encounter Michael Feinsten 8 minutes Assistant Director: David of his life, he is given an ulti- 12 minutes 30 seconds USA Shark matum that pits his morality USA Underground MMA fighter, Written by: Teresa Sutherland against his ambition. Both SHLOMO PUSSYCAT tells the Billy Lincoln, has a fight and a 6 minutes 16 seconds comically absurd and socially story of Shlomo, a rabbi disil- choice. He can take a chance USA relevant, the film asks: How lusioned with the Jewish faith after three straight losses, and When her abusive father mur- far would you go to land your who seeks to escape from the possibly owe his sadistic ders her mother and then kills dream job? banalities of his routine by bookie money he doesn't himself, a little girl discovers Cast: Andrew Blair, Elaine connecting with an unexpect- have. Or, he can wear rigged the childhood she was never Liebman, Elizabeth Austin, ed ally, a loquacious and gloves to guarantee a win. allowed to have before. When Henry Packer, Kirk Miller, uncompromising African Will Billy let this be his last her new life is threatened by Robert Gambino, Tanya American woman, Genesis. fight? the outside world, she learns Selvaratnam All shows are at the Cast: Bern Cohen, TreZure Cast: Russell Comegys exactly what she is willing to Friday, 6:00pm Beach Theater Empire, Judy Copeland Friday, 3:00pm do to protect it. Sunday, 7:30pm Friday, 3:00pm Cast: Amaya Alexandra 6th Annual Fort Myers Beach Film Festival April 26th thru 29th, 2012

Ramos, Cheryl Ann Scott, Cliff WORLD PREMIERE Alexander, Dustin McLean, Directed by: Andy Opel Kelly Poor, Sarah Thornton 56 minutes 40 seconds Friday, 3:00pm USA On January 5th, 2006, 14- year-old Martin Lee Anderson was incarcerated in a juvenile detention “boot camp” in Bay County, Florida. Steve Phoenix: 18 hours later he was pro- nounced dead at Sacred Heart The Untold Story Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. WORLD PREMIERE This is the story of Martin Lee Written and Directed by: Bill Anderson, the State of Florida Haley and the intersection of race, 1 hour 33 minutes class and the juvenile justice Inseparable USA system. Through unflinching WORLD PREMIERE Jack Sparks is a reporter for a interviews with the family, Written and Directed by: local cable channel. He once state government officials, Dayyan Eng did a series on the inventor of their own dream to realize. civil rights groups, student 1 hour 20 minutes the paper bag. He wanders the The story is set at the time of activists, journalists and media China streets of Fishtown with his second world war and the scholars, BEATING JUSTICE Modern day China is progress- camcorder, searching for the Underground tragic events of this period will uncovers the system of abuse WORLD PREMIERE ing at a rapid rate but Li’s story that will bring him end by sweeping away every- and denial that resulted in the Student Film world has come to a complete national acclaim. One fortu- one and everything. death of a teenage boy, the Directed by: Akil DuPont stand still. After a series of itous day he stumbles into a Only one of them will realize acquittal of seven guards and Written by: Akil DuPont and tragic life events, Li is burnt story far stranger than he real- his dream. a challenge to the juvenile jus- Ariya Watty out. His beautiful but increas- izes. Unpeeling its layers, Jack Friday, 9:00pm tice in the State of Florida. 19 minutes 21 seconds ingly moody wife is never is drawn into the mysterious Sunday, 6:00pm Saturday, 6:30pm USA home, the unpaid bills are pil- world of subversive under- In a story told through song, ing up and his work is pressur- ground organizations, conspir- Bali plans to escape from slav- ing him to lie for them at a acy theories, late-night talk DOCUMENTARY ery after learning that his mas- public hearing, even his pet radio and garage bands. In his ter is going to sell his young goldfish has given up on him. search for the truth, everything FILMS daughter, Emala. With house The only thing that makes he believed about fame, loyal- slave Dembi, they strike out in sense is to end it all but he ty and the American way is the dead of night, singing can’t even do that right. Enter turned upside down. And to Negro spirituals that they hope Chuck, Li’s brash American break the story, he’ll have to will protect them on their per- ex-pat neighbor who takes Lee betray his only friend in the ilous journey to freedom. under his wing and encour- world. Jack must make a Cast: Carrie Butler, Joshua ages him to take control and choice – and the conse- Brandt, Ken Wester, Nike stand up for himself. But is quences will rock his world. Eaton, Tomi Townsend Chuck really who he says he Cast: Joshua Lamon, Michael Friday, 3:00pm is and what price will Li pay Walls, Susan Moses, Terry for this new found friendship. Gillespie, Wayne Hamilton An Inconvenient Cast: Kevin Spacey, Daniel Thursday, 9:00pm Wu, Beibi Gong, Peter Truth 2 – A film FEATURE FILMS Stormare about the world Friday, 6:00pm getting better Saturday, 9:00pm WORLD PREMIERE Virtual JFK Directed by: Jack Guest Director: Koji Masutani Written by: Will Turner 80 minutes 1 hour 20 minutes USA United Kingdom In the era of nuclear con- Jack Guest, an extraordinary frontation, John F. Kennedy young filmmaker from attempted to prevent war six Cheltenham who after gradu- times during his short tenure ating in philosophy and poli- as president. He didn’t live to tics, single-handedly funded, face a seventh. Virtual JFK: directed and produced a film Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived to address the impact of cli- takes up one of Americas con- mate change and uncover troversial what if scenarios, workable solutions. examining the question: Assisted Fishing Inspired by former Would the U.S. have escalated Written and Directed by Joe The Descending United States Vice President Al the war in Vietnam if Kennedy Crouch WORLD PREMIERE Gore's 2006 documentary, was not assassinated in 1963? 1 hour 46 minutes Written and Directed by: Kyle Jack travels by boat to With insight and erudition, the USA Thompson Sweden, a country aiming to film traces JFK’s presidency a Lifelong loser Dewey Winfield Memorial Day 1 hour 24 minutes break its dependency on oil 1,000-day term plagued with dreams of finding fame and WORLD PREMIERE USA by 2020, to speak with lead- tense political stand-offs fortune by beating his arch- Directed by: Sam Fischer Detective John Mazer (Steve ing politicians, scientists and through rare and previously- rival in a big fishing tourna- 1 hour 46 minutes Annan), is put through a series entrepreneurs. Jack also meets unseen archival footage, offer- ment. In order to compete in USA of life– changing and career– with families committed to ing nuanced accounts of the the contest, Dewey must first Memorial Day, 1995. When altering situations. Told reducing their impact on the former president’s political come up with the $200 entry 13-year-old Kyle Vogel discov- through a series of interroga- environment and visits an eco- decisions and, by extension, fee. He takes a job watching ers the World War II footlocker tions, Mazer relives a harrow- village completely dependent his probable response to the over a group of eccentric sen- belonging to his grandfather, ing tale of a hostage situation on renewable resources. escalating conflict in Vietnam. ior citizens who live in an Bud, everyone tells Kyle to put that ended in tragedy. 'In no uncertain terms Featuring unprecedented abusive nursing home. When it back. Luckily, he ignores Suspected drug dealer we face a huge problem on access into the leadership Dewey takes them all fishing, them. Although Bud has never Brandon Lidge (Chris Harbur), planet earth and An style of one of the nation’s comedy ensues - tragedy talked about the war, he finds creates a master plan to seek Inconvenient Truth 2 looks at most important leaders, Virtual strikes - and Dewey discovers himself striking a deal with his revenge on a criminal justice turning that problem into an JFK sheds new light on the that his hopes and dreams of grandson: Kyle can pick any system that has wronged him. opportunity, showing that we man who helped avoid war in winning the fishing tourna- three souvenirs, and Bud will This no– holds barred psycho- can make things work, for six crises and did not live to ment may not be the most tell him the stories behind logical thriller rolls over its everybody.' save America from the devas- important thing in life after all. each one. Souvenirs not only viewers with an intensity that Cast: Jack Turner tating war in Vietnam. Cast: Allyson Sereboff, Arlan takes us on a journey into will be hard to shake. Saturday, 3:00pm Thursday, 3:00pm Godthaab, Bill Fox, Derek Bud's complicated wartime Cast: Chris Harbur, Danny Saturday, 6:00pm Haugen, Dimitri Douzenis, past, but also into Kyle's Doherty, Lee Grimanis, Gary Dion, John Samaha, Lilit wartime future. As the two Samantha Artese, Steve Annan Maju Terus! / Alexandrian, Matt Cohen, men share parallel experi- Thursday, 9:00pm Michael London Nathanyael ences in combat, they come to Go For It! Grey, Paul Saunders, Peter realize how that magical day Directed by: Dieter Bartels Vander Meulen, Sandra on the porch shaped both of THE DUCK HUNTER 1 hour 20 minutes Weston, Tim Whittet, William their lives Screenplay: Egidio Veronesi Indonesia, Netherlands, USA Philip, Willow Hale Cast: James Cromwell, Director: Egidio Veronesi In this documentary, the film- Thursday, 3:00pm Jonathan Bennett 1 hour 30 minutes makers capture the Moluccan Friday, 9:00pm Thursday, 6:00pm Italy spirit through the powerful Sunday, 9:00pm It’s 1942. In the countryside of Beating Justice: The portrayal of the trials and Modena, in northern Italy, the Martin Lee Anderson tribulations of this Eastern story of four friends are inter- Indonesian ethnic minority in twined, each of them with Story The Netherlands that counters 6th Annual Fort Myers Beach Film Festival April 26th thru 29th, 2012

DAILY MOVIE SCHEDULE: LOCAL FILMS FMB BEACH THEATER 6425 Estero Blvd., FMB they run out of their fix and 239-765-9000 that’s when things take a turn for the worst. the perception of Moluccans Cast: Madison Absher, THURSDAY, 4/26 Hayden Davis as misfits and failures. social events that have global Sunday, 3:00pm 3:00pm Shortly after World effects on of how humans War II, Moluccan soldiers, Assisted Fishing respond to our own balance Virtual JFK who had served loyally in the through our reactions based 6:00pm Dutch Colonial Army in the upon forgiveness and inner LAST MINUTE Netherlands-Indies, were compassion. Memorial Day brought with their families to Sunday, 3:00pm Maju Terus! / Go For It! The Netherlands. Overcoming 9:00pm broken promises, humiliations, The Descending betrayals and homesickness, Steve Phoenix: they prevailed. They instilled a The Untold Story strong sense of identity and vital social values in their BFF Zombie progeny and the future gener- WORLD PREMIERE FRIDAY, 4/27 ations, enabling the cultural Directed by: Fedor Steer survival of Moluccans in dias- Assistant Director: Joseph The Secret Lives of 3:00pm pora despite widespread inter- Shaw Karaoke Junkies Shorts Package #2: marriage with the Dutch as 22 minutes 43 seconds Mocumentary Redemption well as increasing integration Naples, FL Works in Progress Shlomo Pussycat into Dutch society. Skylar leads the typical life of Written by Lucy Harris Underground The audience will be a teenage girl stuck in Directed by Elizabeth Awaken the Dawn laughing and crying with the swampy, mosquito-ridden D’Onofrio Shorts Package #1 Moluccans. They will south Florida. Bored, addicted 47 minutes Okuyamba empathize with the filmmak- to her phone, she's faced with Bonita Springs, FL The Orphan ers' own family ordeals that The Secret Lives of Karaoke Crackers impossible decisions, like, Director/Producer Fair Fight are part of this traumatic who should be her BFF? That Junkies follows Lula and her Greg Principato Broken Silence process affecting both the host decision becomes easier when group of friends as they do Written by Timothy Reinhardt Cold Rape society and the immigrants. one friend gets run over. But what they do best. Karaoke. & Gregory Principato Viewers will perceive the jealousy can reach from When they decide to go on a 6:00pm 34 min Inseparable Moluccan immigrant experi- beyond the grave. As death road trip to another bar for a WORLD PREMIERE Shorts Package #3 ence to be universal and gain haunts Skylar and her BFF, she karaoke contest, they meet a USA insight into the adaptation has one last decision to make. whole new group of Karaoke Crackers is a dark comedy Nice Guys Finish Last problems of the multitude of Seriously. Junkies. But, this karaoke con- about an Italian chef named Easy Street immigrants from developing Cast: Alexa Ditaranto, Ella test could mean a record deal Gus whose life is turned Death of Toys countries that are still stream- Wahlestedt, Fedor Steer, Julia for Lula or one of her friends. upside down after a mishap 9:00pm ing nonstop into Europe. The Rosenberg, Sydney Rose Karaoke Junkies is loosely during a Sunday dinner when The Duck Hunter film also has great relevance based on real life situations of Walker Jack, his father in law chokes Assisted Fishing in light of the hot immigration Sunday, 3:00pm writer Lucy Harris. Directed to death on an osso bucco and integration debate within by Elizabeth DOnofrio, it is bone. SHOWING ON THE BEACH the European Union, North every karaoke bar fly's dream. Gus is happy living in his My License America, and anywhere in the Cast: Lucy Harris, Darlyne small paradise surrounded by A Dolphin Tale world. Franklin, Angie West , Renzo his younger wife, his vibrant Thursday, 6:00pm Soriano, Ashleigh Tress garden, his kitchen and his ,Shawn Genther, Jim Leahy, opera music. This all changes SATURDAY, 4/28 Kevin Leah, Duane when his overbearing, loud, 3:00pm Denny,Laura Lorusso, Bobby large and obnoxious mother in Shorts Package #4: Lee Black , Astrid Hayes, law Bidelia invades his home. White Shark Behavior: Part 1 Rhonda LaRue, Brain Cook, Gus slowly loses his paradise Joe Kelly, Paul Willhite , Frank Mission of Mermaids and his sanity as Bidelia Inconvenient Truth - A Film About Harris, Marie Harris methodically destroys every- Sunday, 3:00pm the World Getting Better thing that is sacred to him. 5:00pm Cast: Vincent D’Onofrio, Brenda Vaccaro, Dan Hedeya, #whilewewatch Sal Richards, Anthony 6:00pm Restored in Waves Laciura, Vincent Mora, Virtual JFK Created/Edited/Performed by: BethAnn Bonner 6:30pm Lydia Frantz Satuday, 9:00pm Beating Justice: The Marvin Videographer: Lorna McGunn Lee Anderson Story 4 minutes 9:00pm Fort Myers Beach Inseparable #whilewewatch The process of breaking out and moving on. The dance Crackers Directed by: Kevin Breslin Slice 40 minutes tells a story that words could- USA n’t give justice to. Let your SNAP #whilewewatch is a gripping mind go and see where the Written by Ted Souppa SUNDAY, 4/29 look at the media revolution waves will take you. Directed by Donald E Sunday, 3:00pm Reynolds Slice 3:00pm that emerged from Zuccoti Writers, Directors: Park in New York City to the 22 minutes Local Film Package #1 Fort Myers, FL Ginger Rinkenberger, Restored in Waves world. It is the story of how Kathryn Pickford Press On Armed with loving but mud- Press On many people came together in Created/Edited/Performed by: 100 min. the sun and rain, day and dled fatherly advice and an as- USA Karaoke Junkies Lydia Frantz seen-on-TV clever martial-arts night, broke and loaded with Videographer: Jerry Frantz You’ve never won anything. White Out energy and hope to get their technique, an ordinary fourth Ever. 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The Past Walks Among Us, Cont’d from pg. 1 – once known as Crescent Beach centuries by the fierce and ingen- – in the 1930s to 1950s, when it ious Calusa Indians, who ruled the was home to a small fishing vil- southwest Gulf coast and built 60- lage concentrated on the northern foot-high mounds on their ceremo- half of the island. nial center, Mound Key (accessi- To these people, history is ble by boat in Estero Bay). Sadly, no abstract concept; it is part of most of the Fort Myers Beach their lives. They are equally fasci- shell mounds had been destroyed, nated by, and dedicated to sharing and their contents used as fill, by and preserving, what remains of the early 1900s. the early history of Fort Myers Traces of the Spanish Beach. explorers who visited this area in EIHS Board member Fran the 1600s, and of pirates such as Santini was born in the house her Black Augustus who followed, fisherman father built near the have long since disappeared. island’s north end. When A.J. There are still whispers about Bassett was growing up, her buried pirate treasure somewhere mother was the Principal of the on Estero Bay’s mangrove islands. Fort Myers Beach Elementary School. Jack Underhill is a The Koreshan Unity built a small, descendant of the Ellis family, who thriving religious community on once owned and lived on what is the southern tip of Fort Myers now the Mound House historic Beach starting in 1894. Its founder property. Josephine (Jo) Canady Cyrus Teed’s tomb was washed Hughes’s father ran the early fish into the Gulf of Mexico during a houses: Kleen Fish Co., Bradley hurricane, and the settlement Fish House, and Dixie Fish Co. scattered. Roxie Smith’s family created the Fishing shacks built in Pink Shell Resort with a handful of Estero Bay by Cuban fishermen in beachfront cottages. Ted the 1700s, and by early 20th-cen- Reckwerdt’s father started the tury homesteaders, vanished island’s first plumbing business in decades ago. Dozens of unique the 1930s. island cottages dating from the 1920s to 1960s fell to bulldozers, Where Did Our Past Go? as tourism development demand- The Historic Cottages at the entrance to Matanzas Pass Preserve. Photo Janet Sailian ed higher-density buildings. The Beach now exists only on antique Shell mounds once dotted iconic stone archway that once picture postcards, and on decora- Treasuring Our Past our island, created over many marked the entrance to Fort Myers tive afghans sold by the Historic Society. The concept of an Estero These early eras and arti- Island Historic Society was born facts would have faded from our around 1990 through Lee County’s collective knowledge if not for the Community Redevelopment Ft. Myers Beach preservation and education work Agency (CRA) and its Local of the EIHS. Planning Agency Insurance Brokerage Cont’d pg. 23 Immediate Coverage Available! An Authentic Paddle Boat FREE “We Shop and Quote for You!” QUOTES l 400 Top Rated Insurance Companies The Indian Princess l Writing the Entire State of Florida Step back in time as you travel the Richard D. Karger NEW back bays of Fort Myers Beach and Agency Principal LOCATION: the Sanibel Causeway. Office: 239-233-8264 UPSTAIRS SIGHTSEEING CRUISES Cell: 239-321-4788 KEY ESTERO SUNSET CRUISES Fax: 239-233-8316 PLAZA [email protected] 1661 Estero Blvd. Suite 16 , Ft. Myers Beach, FL 33931 Cruise Times: TICKETS: Afternoon: HOME - FLOOD - AUTO - BOAT - COMMERCIAL Adult starting at $20 + tax 2:00pm - 4:00pm Children starting at $15 + tax CYCLE - HEALTH -LIFE - MOBILE HOMES Sunset: Call for times Cruises Board 30 minute For Information Call: Ft.Ft.MyersMyM yerrss BeachBeach Prior to Times Shown. 239-765-8919 vacationvacation Toll Free: 855-207-7462 9,5;(3:9,5;(3: VacationsVVaacations in Paradise®Paradise® RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED www.indianprincessfortmyers.com

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The Past Walks Among Us, Cont’d from pg. 22 (LPA) for Fort Myers Beach. The Methodist Church. The EIHS That required significant funds and was the perfect time to start the CRA, and all 11 regional LPA’s in achieved nonprofit status and held logistics, as did the renovation and Estero Island Historic Society. I existence at that time, were its first public meeting in 1992, refitting of the structure. was its 3rd President. We became chaired by Roxie Smith, who is where Gladys Cook of Lee As usual, Fort Myers part of preserving the history of still a member of the EIHS Board. County’s Department of Beach residents pitched in and this special place that we all love.” “As Chairman of the Fort Community Development held dug deep. They joined up as EIHS Myers Beach LPA, I started a participants spellbound with a members, and donated funds that Preservation and Education committee to look at a historic presentation on the ancient and were matched by the Lee County society, and asked lifetime Beach modern history of Fort Myers Historic Preservation Assistance Throughout its 20-plus- resident Sue Davison if she would Beach. Following a workshop Program. Reckwerdt Plumbing year history, the Estero Island head it up,” recalls Roxie Smith. about historic preservation by Lee donated all the plumbing fixtures Historic Society has had three “Sue said she would be delighted, County Planning Division’s Gloria and labor. main missions: archival, educa- and she became the Founding Sajgo, local community members The Historic Cottage, as it tional and historical. President, while I was the first began donating photos, artifacts was renamed, moved to its new The EIHS has captured EIHS Vice President.” and memorabilia of the island’s site on August 2, 1995. After elements of the past through over The EIHS Board first sat early days to the EIHS. extensive work, the Estero Island 80 oral histories that record times on November 4, 1991. In addition Historic Society and Nature gone by. Standing displays in the to Sue Davison and Roxie Smith, Finding a Home Center officially opened on May 5, Historic Cottage show how our the officers (those marked by a * 1997. During summer 2008, the island community evolved from a are still on the Board) were: The year 1993 was a cottage exterior was completely sparse barrier island to the popu- - Ann Alsop, Secretary watershed in the life of the fledg- restored by Eagle Scout Sandor lar tourist destination it is today. - Blanche Santini Lee, ling EIHS. Lee County officials Cain of Beach Scout Troop 999. Educating students and Treasurer procured land at the entrance to The EIHS needed still club groups about island history - *Jo Hughes (who was told the Matanzas Pass Preserve at more space. Laughing Gull has been another important role. by Blanche Lee that “you are part the bottom of Bay Road. And the Cottage, also known as the “Pink EIHS Board members A.J. Bassett of this island’s history, so you 5th cottage built on Fort Myers Palace”, was donated and moved and Jo Hughes lead groups have to be part of this organiza- Beach, by the Davison family in from its beachside perch on through the Historic Cottage and tion!”) 1921 – named “We’re Here” – was Seaview Avenue to the Historic share their own stories about days - * A.J. Bassett donated by Henry and Edith Cottage site in 2002. It now gone by. - Joel Brown Schlichte as a museum and head- serves as a library, media room Jo Hughes has hosted - * Judy FitzSimons quarters for the Society. Fittingly, 5 and Board room for the Historic Florida Gulf Coast University stu- - Lois Eliasson generations of Davisons had used Society; hence its label as The dents for the past 15 years. She - Esther Reasoner and it as a summer cottage. It then Annex. teaches 25 classes of about 25 - Fran Myers became the San Castle Past President Judy students each for 3 semesters per Kindergarten from 1949 to 1992, FitzSimons noted: “I have a lot of year, regaling them with tales Roxie recalled a moment which was owned and run by fond memories of the 71 years about her youth, changes to the that galvanized the Historic EIHS President, Sue Davison. since I first started vacationing at island’s environment, and the Society early on, when “someone But nothing in life is sim- my grandparents’ cottage on the secrets to making great sea-grape told us during a meeting that this ple. The cottage (which was beach. It is because of these jelly. island has no history, and we went destroyed in a 1944 hurricane and remembrances that I was interest- For six years, historic tours ballistic. That really motivated us.” rebuilt under the name “We’re Still ed in being part of the Historic were held in March, by trolley The Society was without Here”) had to be moved from its Society. When the Town became (2006 - 8) and by boat (2009 - 11). an official home, so its early meet- beachside Mango Street location incorporated in 1995, with my hus- The tours took resi- ings took place in the island’s to its new home on Bay Road. band Ted as the first Vice-Mayor, it dents and visitors on Cont’d pg. 24

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The Past Walks Among Us, Cont’d from pg. 23 War. Estero Island Historic Society. - February 2012: Local author Drop by 161 Bay Road for a visit Mary Kaye Stevens, who wrote between 10 a.m. and noon on any Fort Myers Beach in collaboration Wednesday or Saturday, to wan- with the Estero Island Historic der through the authentic cottage Society, reviewed her research museum, packed with artifacts, and writing process. photos, books, and descriptions of - March 2012: Patti Evans, days gone by. Director of the Dept. of Parks & To keep that historic spirit Recreation, Town of Fort Myers alive, you can purchase note Beach, outlined her group’s vision cards with charming watercolor and plans for historic properties renderings of Fort Myers Beach Newton House and the Mound cottages, t-shirts, a woven afghan House. with images from the area’s past, Past speakers have includ- and a number of books on local ed early shrimp fisherman Scoop history. In the fall months, a Kiesel, environmental biologist unique home-made delicacy – Terry Cain, archaeologists sea-grape jelly – is for sale. Theresa Schober and Corbett Above all, learn about and Torrance, Harry and Jean Gottlieb appreciate the unique history that on fishing in the 1950s, and makes Fort Myers Beach far more authors too numerous to count. than a lovely tourist destination. For the past three years, Thanks to the Estero Island Friends of Matanzas Pass Historic Society, a many-layered Preserve, the Estero island past still lives today. Historic Society, and the Town of Fort Myers Beach Parks & Janet Sailian Recreation have presented his- Photo Janet Sailian toric tours and re-enactments at Visions of the Past, held in a journey through the island’s One of the best and most February in the Matanzas Pass Presidents of the past, thanks to the local knowl- entertaining ways to learn about Preserve and at the Historic Estero Island Historic Society edge of A.J. Bassett. These Fort Myers Beach history is to Cottage. Skits, demonstrations, Sue Davison, events sold out every time, and attend a public meeting of the and reminiscences bring to life Founding President: 1991-92 may be revived in the future if Historic Society. On the second thousands of years of Fort Myers Joel Brown: 1992-94 more volunteers step up to play Monday of November, January, Beach’s past – all free and open Judy FitzSimons: 1994-96 tour guide (scripts provided). February and March, the EIHS to the public. Barbara Keene: 1996-98 The Estero Island Historic holds an open meeting (free of Penny Brown: 1998-2000 Society teamed up with the charge; donations welcome) at 7 Take a Stroll Through History Lee Melsick: 2000-03 Historic Preservation Board of the p.m. at St. Raphael’s Parish Hall Jean Matthew: 2003-06 Town of Fort Myers Beach to mark on Williams Drive. In December, The slower, post-tourist- Ted Reckwerdt: 2007-09 designated historic structures on everyone is welcomed to a holiday rush period from mid-April through Kathi Olson: 2009-2011 the island with special plaques. Open House at the festively deco- November is an ideal time to visit Russ Carter: 2011-12 The Historic Cottage, Annex, and rated Historic Cottage. the Historic Cottage and join the Rain Barrel on the EIHS property In the 2011-12 were all graced with historic season, EIHS guest plaques in a ceremony in January speakers were: 2010. Island structures – houses, - November 2011: bridges, piers, etc. – built at least Debbie Hanson, 50 years ago are eligible to be Corkscrew Regional designated and marked with a Ecosystem Watershed plaque in this ongoing program. Environmental Such efforts have been Education Specialist, recognized with an Island spoke about how this Historian Heritage Award - pre- vast southwest Florida sented in October 2010 to Fran watershed got saved, Santini, Roxie Smith, A.J. Bassett how it is managed, and and Jean Matthew – and the 2011 what resources it pro- Mayor John Mulholland Award to vides for all southwest the EIHS for promoting aware- Floridians. ness, education, and preservation - January 2012: of our community’s natural Award-winning author resources along with environmen- and lecturer Robert N. tal management and stewardship. Macomber gave a detailed and fascinating Public Meetings Pique Interest talk about this area’s involvement in the Civil

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The Town Council dis- that a manager could look great different is that budget allocations permit. cussed a number of things at their on paper but still be bad at their can be rolled forward into next Miller said that the ordi- workshop on Monday morning, job. year if they’re not utilized,” Lewis nance could be modified to read including a summary of the Town's “I think it’s just as impor- added. “And if there’s an organizer that as long as there is proof that annual audit, Town Manager per- tant how they relate to the people of an event that’s consistently sim- the application had been submit- formance evaluations and revising they work with,” Raymond said. ilar week after week, it can be ted to the other entities that would the process for people to apply for The council decided to use approved with one application be enough. special events permits. a simple template as a base – one once a year or once a month - Kiker asked about Lee After Neil Unruh of the where the Town Manager’s per- such as the Sunset Celebration County, saying that sometimes accounting firm Shinn & Company formance is rated based on ten every weekend in Time Square. they have events at their proper- finished his presentation on the subjects and includes a narrative We’ve built those fees into the fee ties on the island that the Town audit, Councilman Alan Mandel evaluation where councilmember’s schedule.” knows nothing about until neigh- asked if the report indicated that could write in additional comments Mayor Larry Kiker asked bors call Town Hall to complain. the overall health of the Town has and suggestions - and make revi- about the provision that adds fees Stewart replied that the improved, and Unruh replied in the sions to it at a future workshop. for event organizers who file their county’s requirements for sign-offs affirmative. The council then discussed applications late. are similar to the Town’s. Town Manager Terry the ordinance for special events “Some people don’t have “I have spoken to their new Stewart then explained that coun- permits. 45 days to put an event together,” parks and recreation director, and cil would vote later that evening at “You’ve had some con- he said. “Are you telling them, he is in agreement that the Town their regular meeting to send the cerns over the special event ordi- from a government standpoint, to should be notified about these report to the Town’s Audit nance and the need to make be better event planners?” he things,” he said, and Lewis added Committee, and council agreed to some modifications,” said Stewart, said. “I understand if its someone that staff has requested that the give the committee thirty days to and Public Works Director Cathie who does this every year and they Town be added to those who need return with any concerns. Lewis explained that staff came up always come in at the last minute, to sign off - much like the fire Next on the agenda was with changes that clarified what but what if it’s someone who’s department and sheriff - on any the Town Manager performance fees are exempt for churches and never done this before?” County special event permit. evaluation. non-profits. Stewart replied that those Council agreed to ask staff Stewart began by saying Town Attorney Marilyn folks have the option of asking to make the recommended that he would stay out of it as Miller said that one thing that council to waive the fee or modify changes and return to them with much as possible. Staff then pre- needs to be added is language for it to be lower. the revised ordinance. sented several templates that standard annual budget requests “Otherwise, how do we The next work session for council could work from to do the that other, not non-profit organiza- deter people from waiting until the the Town Council of Fort Myers evaluation. tions regularly ask for - like fire- last minute?” he said. “When Beach will be held on Monday, “If there’s one that you like, works and various Chamber someone waits until the last May 7th at 2pm in council cham- you can accept it in total or with events. She told the council that minute, then someone else’s work bers at Town Hall, 2523 Estero any changes or not accept any of no special events will be permitted gets pushed to the side.” Boulevard. For an agenda, go to them,” Stewart said. in areas zoned for single family List agreed with Kiker, say- www.fortmyersbeach.fl.gov. Councilwoman Jo List said residential, and if the event is ing that she doesn’t like the idea that she feels uncomfortable with adjacent to a neighborhood, then of someone having to pay extra to Keri Hendry an evaluation largely based on those neighbors must be given a the Town when they are waiting on opinion rather than facts. courtesy notice. another entity – such as the Fire Councilman Bob Raymond replied “The only other thing that’s Department - to sign off on the Guest Opinion: Tourism Year-Round

Easter used to mark the Over the years, Lee in public policy by the South concerts, and garden and RV end of tourist season but thanks to County has worked with federal, Florida Water Management District shows. the vision and outstanding work of state and local governments, for managing Lake Okeechobee JetBlue Park was the Lee County Visitor and along with special taxing districts as a living ecosystem rather than designed to provide soccer fields Convention Bureau and Tourism such as the Captiva Erosion a reservoir for agricultural runoff after spring training and in fact, Development Council, visitors Prevention District, to ensure the would greatly reduce adverse the South Florida Knights Soccer from all over the world enjoy our proper management of our beach- harm to the Caloosahatchee and Club, a youth soccer organization well-maintained beaches and es from Boca Grande and coastal estuaries. with Global Premier Soccer, amenities throughout the year. A Sanibel/Captiva to Fort Myers The TDC also under- recently announced that JetBlue strong collaborative partnership Beach and Bonita Beach. Tourist stands the importance of diversify- Park will be their new home start- between the VCB/TDC and the tax funds are also used extensive- ing amenities to strengthen the ing this fall. The Knights will part- Lee County Port Authority, with ly for county-wide projects such as flow of tourism revenue into our ner with North Fort Myers, professional assistance from our rehabilitation of the fishing pier on local economy. To that end, the Gateway and Sanibel soccer marketing agents in German- Fort Myers Beach, nourishment of tourist tax was used to build the clubs. Furthermore, the Boston speaking countries, the United Yacht Club Beach in Cape Coral; Minnesota Twins Spring Training Red Sox will use JetBlue Park for Kingdom and Canada promote restrooms on Sanibel, Bonita Complex and JetBlue Park. Major rehabilitation of injured players Lee County as the premier vaca- Beach and Lovers Key; and con- League baseball teams, amateur and their Minor League rookie pro- tion destination for tourists struction of numerous beach parks baseball organizations, and colle- gram. Other non-baseball events throughout the world. along our county coastline. giate baseball and softball tourna- will include outdoor family movie The tourist tax is divided Summer tourism is enhanced with ments all place a lot of heads in nights, recreational sports leagues into three basic categories: 54 TDC support of The Great Calusa beds while pumping more than and concerts. percent for marketing and adver- Blueway for canoe, kayak, and $75 million annually into our local The VCB and TDC have tising, 26 percent to maintain and paddleboard enthusiasts. economy and extending the use of done an extraordinary job of bal- manage our beaches and 20 per- Over the past eight years, the stadiums far beyond the ancing the use of tourist tax rev- cent for capital projects such as the TDC has funded efforts to Spring Training season. enues to increase the flow of busi- baseball stadiums. Recognizing develop stricter water quality stan- The Fort Myers Miracle ness to our motels, hotels, restau- that our beaches and waterways dards and landmark legislation to call the Lee County Sports rants, retail stores and attractions; are the foundation of Lee County’s protect and restore the Complex home for their 150-game provide responsible stewardship of multi-billion dollar tourism econo- Caloosahatchee and coastal estu- season from April to August, and our precious water resources; and my, the TDC has funded more aries. However, increased federal the Gulf Coast Instructional support a variety of amenities with than $48 million during the past 10 and state funding for enhanced League uses the facility in the fall year- round use. years to manage and renourish water storage and treatment of and winter. Amateur baseball our beaches and protect and excessive releases of polluted tournaments are scheduled Ray Judah maintain our rivers and coastal water from Lake Okeechobee – throughout the year intermixed Lee County Commissioner, estuaries. coupled with meaningful changes with non-baseball events such as District 3 Page 26 The Island Sand Paper April 20th, 2012

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Just in case you are having a rough day, here's a stress man- agement technique recommended in all the latest psychological jour- nals. The funny thing is that it really does work and will make you smile. 1. Picture yourself lying on your belly on a warm rock that hangs out over a crystal clear stream. 2. Picture yourself with both your hands dangling in the cool running water. 3. Birds are sweetly singing in the cool mountain air. 4. No one knows your secret place. 5. You are in total seclusion from that hectic place called the world. 6. The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity. 7. The water is so clear that you can easily make out the face of the Democrat/or Republican you're holding underwater. George, do you believe in Yes, I do, because at my age I may “free love?” only get ‘lucky’ once. There!! See? It really does work. You're smiling already. In Memory: Gary Worman: 1947-2007. Long time beach resident & Rock Pack Member, Gary often supplied the Sand Paper with humor gathered while drinking in any pub that would have him. Gary is now drinking in a better place. Through Bar Side, his memory lives on.

Yeah, in your wildest dream! The Bridge A man on his Harley was riding along a California beach when sudden- An Italian husband and wife were having dinner at a very ly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, God said, 'because fine restaurant when this absolutely stunning young woman you have tried to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish.' comes over to their table, gives the husband a big open- The biker pulled over and said, 'Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can ride mouthed kiss, then says she'll see him later and walks away. over anytime I want.' God replied, 'Your request is materialistic; think of the enormous chal- The wife glares at her husband and says, "Who was lenges for that kind of undertaking; the supports required reaching the bottom that?" of the Pacific and the concrete and steel it would take! I can do it, but it is hard "Oh," replies the husband, "she's my mistress." for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time and think "Well, that's the last straw," says the wife. "I've had of something that could possibly help mankind.' enough, I want a divorce!" The biker thought about it for a long time. Finally, he said, 'God, I wish that I, and all men, could understand women; I want to know how she feels "I can understand that," replies her husband, "but inside, what she's thinking when she gives me the silent treatment, why she remember, if we get a divorce it will mean no more shopping cries, what she means when she says nothing's wrong, why she snaps and trips to Paris, no more wintering in Barbados , no more sum- complains when I try to help, and how I can make a woman truly happy. mers in Tuscany , no more Jaguar in the garage and no more God replied: 'You want two lanes or four on that bridge?" yacht club. No more credit card and large Bank accounts. But.... The decision is all yours." Just then, a mutual friend enters the restaurant with a gorgeous babe on his arm. "Who's that woman with Tony?" asks the wife. "That's his mistress," says her husband. "Ours is prettier," she replies

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Mound House 4650 Estero Blvd. Donations of FR Apr 20- 10:30am – Going canned food items for our Further with your iPad2, pre- Mound House Guided Tours Emergency Food Pantry are register will resume Tuesday, April 24 gratefully accepted. Call Rev. Call the library 765-8162 for from 10am-2pm. Tour hours will Gabriella for more information more info or to register. be changing for summer begin- 463-0063 ning May 1st. Summer tours Adopt a Tree will be offered Tuesday, Lovers Key Wednesday and Saturday from You can adopt a tree in the 9:00am – 12:00pm with the last Upcoming programs at Lovers Matanzas Pass Preserve tour leaving at 11:30am. Please Key State Park include: through the Friends of contact 239-765-0865 for more MO Apr 23-Black Island Bike Matanzas Pass Preserve. For information. Groups of 10 or Tour $50 you can adopt a Live Oak, more require a reservation. TU Apr 24-Beach Walk & Gumbo Limbo, Slash Pine or Estuary Tour Buttonwood. Your donation New Edison Tour TH Apr 26-Beginning Birding also includes a certificate of FR Apr 27-Sea Turtle Talk adoption and a one year mem- The Edison Estates is now All programs are at 10am and bership in the Friends of offering a couple new tours. are free with park admission. Matanzas Pass Preserve. For The Sand Paper’s April The Garden & Estates Tour, for Reservations required. 239- more information see friendsof- Entertainment Magazine is now those interested in practical 463-4588 matanzaspasspreserve.org available with a complete listing home gardening, is offered of FMB activities! You can find each Tuesday at 10:30am. The Art Gallery Law in the Mall the magazine at over 100 loca- walking tour is about 2 hours tions around the island and the long. Cost: $40. Short River The Fort Myers Beach Art The Lee County Bar Sand Paper office at 1661 Cruises combined with Edison Association Gallery summer Association will offer the 19th Estero Blvd. tours and lunch at the Royal hours are now in effect. Palm Yacht Club will be offered The Gallery at Donora and Shellmound is open Volunteer each Weds and Thurs begin- ning April 25. Cost begins at Weds and Thurs from $30 adults; $25 children under 9am-12pm until mid- The Film Festival still needs a 12 for members. 239-334-7419. October. Visitors are few volunteers. Can you help always welcome. 239- taking tickets or selling mer- 463-3909. chandise? Donate a few hours New Church of SWFL and be part of this spectacular Taize Worship on the beach will Beach Library event! Most needed are people be presented by the New who can set up and take down Church of SWFL on Sun, Apr The following programs a few tables and chairs-less 22 at 8pm. Taize involves the are scheduled at the than an hour’s work and no singing of chants with simple Beach Library: more than 4 tables/8chairs melodies, using repeated TU Apr 24-10:30am - each shift-so just about anyone phrases, responsive readings Healthy Eating, pre-reg- can do this. If you can volun- but no preaching. Experience ister teer, please email fmbfilm- Taizé worship in the stillness of TH Apr 26-10:30am - [email protected] the setting sun at Newton Park, Tarpon Fishing Town & Country Liquors Government Meetings Extensive liquor selection including: Tuesday 4/24 9:30am Lee County Board of Commissioners Meeting; COLD Beer, COLD Wine, COLD Champagne Commission Chambers, Open till 10:00 on Friday and Saturday 2120 Main St., Ft Myers Most credit cards accepted 6:30pm Library Board Meeting, 2555 Estero Blvd (Topps Shopping Center) Library Conference Room Normal business hours 9 till 9 : 365 days 765-1311

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Annual Law in the Mall at test rides in the new Fiat 500’s. Edison Mall on SA, April 28 The show is free and open to Bennett Chiropractic Opens New Location from 10am-2pm. Area attor- the public. Live music, food neys volunteer their time to and drink specials will be answer questions and give free offered. Entry fee for cars is legal advice. For more info, $15 with proceeds donated to contact 239-334-0047 or lee- the Children’s Hospital of bar.org. SWFL. For more info call 239- 463-3257 Shell Point Burrough’s Home Tour Residents of SWFL are invited to attend one of several infor- The Uncommon Friends mational meetings at Shell Foundation will offer a special Point Retirement Community to living history tour of the be held throughout the sum- Georgian Revival mansion on mer. May meetings will be held SA, Apr 21 beginning at 11am. May 2,8,16,22 & 30 at 10am. $12 adults/$5 children 6-12. Additional dates are set for Children under 6 free. Seniors June-August. Each meeting $10. Reservations: will include a brief presentation [email protected] Dr. Nicole Bennett, D.C. celebrated the Grand Opening of the new location of Bennett Chiropractic and Wellness Center at 7130 Estero Blvd last Friday evening with friends on lifecare at Shell Point and a and family. Chef Dan Andre of the Mango Street Inn provided hors d’oeuvres. She is tour of several neighborhoods. Palm Playshop shown here with husband John Bennett. Dr. Bennett offers chiropractic, acupuncture Admission is free but seating is and massage therapy at her new location. She can be reached at 239-463-1640 or limited, so reservations are A PalmArt Playshop will be held [email protected] required. Call Maureen 239- at Newton Park on SA, Apr 21 466-1131. from 10:30am-12:30pm. Learn 7th Annual Turtle Trot 5K how to make baskets, Race at Lovers Key European Sports Car bracelets, wreaths and even Friends of Lovers Key, Inc. Show paper from royal palm fronds. are setting the pace for the 7th $11. Call 765-0865 to register. Annual Turtle Trot 5K Race com- Parrot Key Caribbean Grill will ing up on May 12th, 2012. host the 2nd Annual European Tarpon Hunters Everyone is invited...runners, jog- Sports Car Show on SA, Apr 21 gers and walkers alike can join the from 11am-4pm. The show will The FMB Tarpon Hunters Club fun and experience the beauty of Lovers Key State Park. feature some of the premier will celebrate their 50th Participants will trek over a path sport cars and offering some Anniversary Party on SA April along Black Island Trail, run up a 21 from 5-9pm with an Open 38-foot hill and cross two bridges House at Bonita Bills as they race toward the finish line One Flight Up Restaurant. Past and present at the beach. Breakfast is supplied by the race’s Signature Sponsor A Full Service Salon members are welcome. Whole Foods, and awards are Monthly meetings are the 1st presented at the Lovers Key Complete Hair & Nail Salon WE of the month. 437-2487 Pavilion at the end of the race. Now Offering: Feather Hair Extensions and Shellac Nails Hardware (239) 463-HAIR (4247) Hurricane Supplies Dolphin Tours Paint (Custom Mix) Housewares - Auto Lawn & Garden Daily Fishing Supplies & Frozen Bait 12pm & 2:00pm Marine Parts & Supplies for Outboards, Wed, Fri, Sat 6:45pm I/O & Inboards CALL 239-463-3600 THEN PRESS 1 FOR FUN

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Did you know that grass a diagonal angle so it doesn’t gained popularity among home- have to be cut as often as other owners because of the game of types of sod. Its color is dark golf? Spectators were so green with a bit of blue in it and enthralled with the sea of green it is soft to the touch. You are on golf courses that they want- probably asking about price- ed it in their front yards. Thus, don’t worry! Seville is slightly a billion-dollar industry was more expensive than Floritam born producing lawn mowers, or Bahia but is cheaper than St. herbicides, fertilizers, and many Augustine and Zoysia. It will types of sod available in local save you time and money in garden stores. the long run which is on every- I believe a small area of one’s mind these days. lawn in the front or back yard is There are many low-mainte- good so that the grandkids can nance landscapes throughout play ball and the pets can run Seville sod grows well in sun or shade. SW Florida that have no irriga- around. But, why do people Photo by Justen Dobbs. tion and require very little main- plant large areas of grass in tenance. This style does not their yard and why do commer- better care of our planet and restrict you to native plants and cial developments use acres we can begin by phasing out 4) Crushed shell (Inexpensive trees. There are many beauti- upon acres of grass only to the “acres of grass” trend. That and lasts a while if put down ful, tropical plants that come pass on the costly maintenance being said, here are some thick enough.) from other countries (especially to the homeowners? These alternatives: in the Caribbean and South large seas of green are not 5) Native grass or saw palmetto America) which can survive used by people or animals and 1) Pine straw (Which comes in (Low maintenance and inex- year-round on our rain and sun- the only ones that walk on bails which each cover a lot of pensive.) shine. Just an hour or two of them are the workers who mow space. It is also beneficial for research on the Internet may them (this includes dad)! I’m our soil’s pH here in Florida.) If you must use grass, yield dozens of ideas and give not saying no one should have ask your landscaper for Seville you some money-saving grass anywhere. A small strip 2) Variegated vine (Spreads Sod. If he says he has never options. of grass as an accent or a few quickly and is low-mainte- heard of it, just Google “Seville round patches for play areas nance.) Sod” and you should be able to Justen Dobbs are fine, but not acres of it! We find a landscaper who has. Justen Dobbs is a Tropical Plant need to find ways to use less 3) Rock pathways surrounded Seville is a special hybrid sod Specialist at Seabreeze Nurseries irrigation, fertilizer, herbicides, by groundcover plants such as that grows well in full sun or and can be reached at and pesticides in order to take bromeliads even shade. Its blades grow at [email protected] Want to take our Island Paradise home with you? Subscribe to the Island Sand Paper

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Subscribe online at www.islandsandpaper.com or call 239-463-4461 April 20th, 2012 The Island Sand Paper Page 33 Yes Mz ChiChi, DON DELIVERS THE Hey Jester, But we have enough Did you know meter-maids BEACH PIT STOP that the beach already.What we has a new need is more AND STUFF [email protected] meter-maid? Mermaids! DAMN THE TORNADOES DRIVER STANDINGS You would think that with all the damage tornadoes have done over the years that people in SPRINT CUP NATIONWIDE Kansas would be a bit reluctant to cheer for things that go around and around at a fast rate of speed. But that is not the case and in fact when it comes to Nascar it is just the opposite 1 Greg Biffle Elliott Sadler because the more racing they’ve seen at Kansas Speedway, the more they wanted. 2 Matt Kenseth -19 R.Stenhouse Jr. -4 Beginning with the first Cup race in 2001, this relativly new track has only hosted 12 Cup Dale Earnhardt Jr.-19 Austin Dillon* -20 races but the first 10 took place in the fall to great crowds. 3 So KS was awarded a second Cup date and the first spring race was held in early June 2011. 4 Martin Truex Jr. -20 Sam Hornish Jr. -54 In the weeks leading up to the race the surrounding regions were ravaged by twisters with 5 Kevin Harvick -24 Michael Annett -64 Joplin, Missouri (driver Jamie McMurray’s home town) sustaining some of the worst damage. Denny Hamlin -31 Cole Whitt* -65 But as they say in the entertainment business “the show must go on” and the first 6 spring race did, without a hitch and with the same outstanding attendance. 7 Tony Stewart -39 Trevor Bayne -67 In fact many teams got together and assisted in some of the recovery efforts that took place 8 Jimmie Johnson -40 Tayler Malsam -84 before and after the Nascar events endearing themselves to the fans even that much more. 9 Ryan Newman -48 Justin Allgaier -84 Nascar has moved the race to April in hopes of avoiding tornado time this year and hopefully Clint Bowyer -54 the only thing around Kansas moving in a circle real fast, is a stock car on the track, 10 Mike Bliss -100 not houses flying through the air like in the Wizard of Oz. 11 Carl Edwards -58 Danica Patrick -115 Brad Kesselowski took the checker flag at KS last spring crossing the finish line running on 12 Paul Menard -81 Joe Nemechek -115 fumes as did many other drivers in a race that was decided by fuel mileage strategy. Joey Logano -81 Mike Wallace -119 BKs Penky team needs a lot of improvement in that area if it's going to repeat because it has 13 been their down fall this year including last week’s race in Texas where he finished 36th. 14 Kyle Busch -89 Jeremy Clement120 The miniature #2 car displayed at The Big Game, where us local motor-heads watched the 15 Brad Keselowski -90 Jason Bowles* -128 race, saw more action than his fuel starved ride did on the track last Saturday night. Jeff Burton -94 Benny Gordon* -131 If teams expect to do well on these cookie-cutter tracks like Texas and Kansas 16 they really need to have a handle on the new EFI systems that these cars are running now 17 Jeff Gordon -96 Eric McClure -135 and the team PenskyDodges are really struggling. 18 Juan Montoya -99 Brian Scott -143 Once again this is where Roush racing excels and all 3 Roush drivers have finished in the AJ Allmendinger-101 Kenny Wallace -143 top ten the last 3 races at KS plus they have all won on this track too. 19 Points leader Greg Biffle won last weeks race in Texas. 20 Mark Martin -103 Blake Koch -148 The odds makers have Tony Stewart(4 to 1) and Jimmy Johnson(5 to 1)as the favorites to win this week again but apparently don't wanna get burned again by a Roush driver like they did last week, when Biff went off at 15 to 1. Kenseth and Edwards are 10 to 1 and the Biff is 8 to1 this week. But if your looking for a long shot this week, Mark Martin is 18 to 1 and Martin Truex Jr is 30 to 1. Both drivers finished in the top 6 last week and although a Toyota has yet to win a Cup race on this track, these Michale Waltrip Racing teams have been suprisingly hot. Another hot surprise this season has been the great turn outs for the race parties at the Big Game and especially last Saturday night. This is the first year we have really planned for Saturday Night race parties and it was so much fun that we are going to do it again. ps..the miniature #2 car at Next Saturday night we plan on throwing our first ever race party on Times Square, outside the Big Game is missing a NEXT CUP RACE under the stars at, La-Olas, to watch the sparks fly at Richmond. HOWBOUTIT! wheel and a reward is being *4/22* *12:30* FOX But this Sunday we're at the Big Game again to watch Dorothy sing the national anthem KANSAS before the Kansas race so come and get twisted! PARK SAFE, DD offerd for it’s return.

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Green Starts Here on Earth Day, Cont’d from pg. 1 wear sunscreen. Pick a section a.m., tickets are $10 adults, $5 call 239-252-4000 for details. of beach, get your supplies, children, free for children 2 and Earth Day Celebration 2012 – pick-up trash, then come back younger; fun day of planetarium Saturday, April 21st, at Gulf to the school at 11:00 for shows, solar observing (weath- Coast Town Center, 3 – 6 p.m.; pizza,” Steinhagen said. Her er permitting), recycled crafts includes eco-friendly crafts for foundation’s mission is “all and activities, and the film families and kids, product sam- about making life on the beach “Mother Nature’s Child” at 4 A-Road and coastal cleanup plings and giveaways plus live better, particularly for children” p.m.; visit calusanature.com for efforts. Find information on music. and Saturday’s efforts are their complete list of programs more information. about “keeping our planet in 11th Annual Earth Day and how you can volunteer at great shape.” She hopes that Festival – Sunday, April 22nd, www.klcb.org. Earth Day at the Refuge – many families will get involved at Koreshan State Historic Site For information on the Saturday, April 21st, J.N. "Ding" so that children are active in in Estero begins at 9 a.m. and FMB Community Foundation, Darling National Wildlife Refuge protecting our environment. features free kayak rides, live please visit www.fmbeachfoun- on Sanibel Island, 10 a.m. - 3 Earth Day is celebrated music, drum circle, food, art dation.org. p.m.; free day of family environ- annually on April 22nd, which and kids’ activities; parking is Other opportunities to mental activities including earth this year falls on Sunday, but $10; visit www.floridas- celebrate Earth Day in our area crafts, free bicycle use, and the Trash Bash will precede the tateparks.org/koreshan/ and include: more; call 239-472-1100 for celebration on Saturday. The details. click “Events” to see details. Great American Cleanup is a Free Earth Day Festival – Earth Day Jam – Sunday, April program sponsored by Keep Party for the Planet: Saturday, April 21st, at 22nd, at Valerie’s Lounge, 12 – America Beautiful, which the Association of Zoo and Conservancy Nature Center in 7 p.m. to benefit the Tabarrini non-profit organization boasts Aquarium’s Earth Day event Naples, sponsored by the Foundation; bands take the as “the nation’s largest annual – Saturday, April 21st, Naples Conservancy of Southwest stage at 12 noon, including community improvement pro- Zoo at Caribbean Gardens; Florida; enjoy kids' carnival, Myth, GLP, Renee Masse, gram.” Their rallying cry this tickets are $19.95, adults; family programs, environmental Super Bot, Sand Fleas, K3, year is, “Green Starts Here,” as $18.95, seniors; $12.95, chil- exhibits, food, crafts and other A200 and others. noted by Busch, above. surprises; festivities begin at 9 dren 3-12; free, children 2 and Keep Lee County Nordic Walking Tour on Earth a.m. and are free to the public; under; call 239-262-5409 for Beautiful is dedicated to pro- Day – Sunday, April 22nd, a visit conservancy.org for more details. tecting the environment and meetup is scheduled for 3 p.m. information. improving the quality of life in Earth Day at Freedom Park – at the intersection of Heitman Lee County through public edu- and Bay Streets near Earth and Space Day – Saturday, April 21st, in Naples cation efforts that utilize mass Centennial Park in downtown Saturday, April 21st, at Calusa 3 – 5 p.m.; free for all ages and media and grassroots activities. Fort Myers. Nature Center and Planetarium includes learning activities In addition to Earth Day Trash in Fort Myers begins at 10 about solar energy, rain barrels, Bash, they sponsor local Adopt- organic gardening and more; Chris Doyle

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