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VOLUME 33, NUMBER 18 WEEK OF JUNE 28, 2007 CHR ownership options coming soon By EMILIE ALFINO New bridge to ealfino @ breezenewspapers.com "No matter how you do manufactured homes, they come out looking like open tonight Community Housing & double-wides. I would hate to see you go that way just to save a few Resources is developing below- bucks. I offer to build these homes at hard manufactured cost with no prof- Traffic to switch over market-rate housing to be located at around 7 p.m. Court Place that will, for the first it rather than see manufactured homes come in." time, offer qualified people a — Michael Valiquette chance to own a home on Sanibel. Planning Commission Chairman The project will include eight limit- ed-equity ownership units and six housing," Marks said. "Thanks to faith-based organizations — a num- tems built" homes — not to be con- or. seven rental units. Scott [Marcelais, CHR Executive ber of island churches have fused with what was formerly This is CHR's first step into the Director], we have at least a approached us already — and we known as manufactured homes, world of home ownership, and $500,000 grant already and there can partner with projects such as according to Mike Cuscaden, presi- BMRH Committee Chairman will be more as we go along." the proposed new town center," dent of Community Housing & Phillip Marks reported on the This is the first of what CHR Marks explained. "We can assist Resources. undertaking at the planning com- hopes will be many developments with mixed-use development and "Systems production is entirely mission's meeting on Tuesday. involving limited-equity owner- with redevelopment." different," he said. "It is very Plans are being sent to the city's ship. Under the newly formed The land trust will be starting a impressive, very sophisticated. This Weigh Station to Planning Department and ultimate- Coast & Islands Community Land capital campaign some time this is not what you think of when you ly will come before the planning Trust, CHR can partner with a vari- year to raise money and seek land say manufactured housing." close July 1 commission. City and county to start ety of institutions to build homes donations for future projects. Cuscaden added that systems "This is exciting because it's the for BMRH-qualified people. Another difference in the homes are built to meet much more removing building first time we've offered ownership and equipment "We can build on land we own, planned ownership program is the 2 to people in below-market-rate- lease with the city, partner with construction: these will be "sys- See CHR, page 7
The Luckiest dog on Sanibel Raccoons feasting at Reporter wants your restaurant trash bins news Wildlife Committee calls for action Post to the vir- By EMILIE ALFINO tual ealfino@breezenewspspers. newsroom: breezenewspapers.com The members of the city's "Many peo- Wildlife ple are obliv- Committee are ious to the frustrated with situation." Answer me island restaurants this... that repeatedly Gopal Pah Take part in our leave their dump- Ciiairnum online poll. sters open in vio- Wildlife This week's question: lation of Sanibel's ('oniminee ordinance, invit- How will you cele- ing raccoons to feast on their garbage. brate the Fourth of July? Committee Chairman Gopal "Indy" Pati said he's seriously considering proposing people picket the Answer online at offending restaurants when the committee next meets island-reporter.com and see in October. what others have said. "Is that what these restaurants want?" he asked. "I See last week's results inside am a former business professional, and I understand on Page 10. everybody has a right to run their business and make a profit. But you've got to abide by the law, particularly in health issues such as this. This is a constant problem. We have got to appeal to the business community" July 4 Parade Starts at 9:30 a.m. runs down See RACCOONS, page 14 Periwinkle from Tarpon Bay Rd. to Casa Ybel Rd. Mayor summarizes work on regional water council EMILIE ALFINO Ten-year-old Austin Anderson was brave enough to carry the bleeding Milo on the trip Planning commission weighs in on Sextant Dr. to the vet the night of the attack. The little dog pays him back with constant affection and plenty of playtime. By EMILIE ALFINO [email protected] Mayor Mick Denham, "Today I am Tough terrier survives alligator attack who serves as quietly opti- tvery issue the city council mistic that Letters 4 liaison to the things are By EMILIE ALFINO but no one can say for sure because what planning com- Community Calender .... 8 [email protected] happened at the Waldorf-Anderson resi- mission, has beginning to Less than six days after a 10-pound ter- dence last Tuesday night is unheard of — been making change, things Gardening 10 rier named Milo was locked in the jaws of a happy ending to a pet's encounter with detailed are beginning Classified Ads 15 an alligator, he was running around his an alligator. reports to the to happen." Normally, 10-year-old Austin takes commissioners living room playing with the other family 1 Word on the Island 13 pets, well on his way,to recovery. dogs Milo and Sandy for their last outing at recent meet- — Mayor Mick befpre bed. Sandy, the older and bigger ings outlining Deaths 13 "To look at him, other than the cone, Denharsi you'd never know," Milo's owner Terry dog, is a beagle-Jack Russell terrier mix. the work of Police Beat J 3 Waldorf said on Monday. "He still thinks That night, though, Waldorf wanted city council, the happenings at their meetings, and his he's the toughest thing on the island. He's Austin to get to bed early because the fam- work on the Southwest Florida Regional Planning island-reporter.com a sweet dog with a lot of attitude packed ily— including Austin's 13-year-old Council. into a little body." Denham was asked to join the planning council That might be what saved the little dog, See MILO, page 3 See WATER, page 5 ox Weigh station to be removed Revenue to city ends June 30 By EMILIE ALFINO [email protected] City Council decided earlier this month 3 to let the causeway weigh station go when the county's deadline for its removal arrived on July 1. So on Sunday, city staff will work with Lee County to remove the equipment, which will be disposed of by I the city. "We are working directly with the Lee County Department of Transportation on the weigh station," City Manager Judie Zimomra said. "We are on schedule for the July 1 removal, with some work being done by the county and some by the city." "We want it out of there as soon as pos- sible because we want to begin designing the park," said Lee County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Janes, the former mayor of Sanibel. "Where that weigh station building sits is where we're EMILIE ALFINO going to put a rest room for men and A truck pulls up to the causeway weigh station for one of the last times early women. Removing it should be a minimal Wednesday morning before dismantling begins Friday. cost because all it consists of is the weight equipment and the hut the guy stays in, weigh station issue. electronics, and computer equipment. maybe some signs, the scales. It's city of By Sanibel City Resolution No. 07078, Lee County Deputy Transportation EMILIE ALFINO I Sanibel property." the weigh station equipment is to be sold, Director Paul Wingard said Sanibel Police Sanibel Police Aide John Ballo has Zimomra said Sanibel has been working scrapped, or traded in. The equipment basi- will remove the trailer but leave the scales manned the weigh station for six years. very closely with Lee County staff on the cally includes the vehicle trailer, scales, for now. The county will remove those in After the station is removed Sunday, two to three weeks and grade the area. Ballo said will return to the traffic divi- Zimomra said the scales and other sion of the Sanibel Police Department. 1,300 street trees to be planted on Sanibel equipment are well past their useful life "I guess things have got to move on," and far from up-to-date with current tech- he added. Minor traffic delays expected will supervise the plantings and the Public nology. It would not be worth it to relocate Works Department will oversee and coordi- the equipment should the city ever decide On July 5, the City of Sanibel will begin nate the utility and drainage aspects of the to put a weigh station on the island. without a vote, to allow the weigh station to the second phase of plantings to restore veg- project. be closed and lose the revenue it produced That appears to be a closed issue, how- for the city. etation along the Periwinkle Way Corridor. This work is being done pursuant to the ever, as city council decided on June 5, The second phase includes planting Periwinkle Way Corridor Restoration 1,300 additional trees along Periwinkle Master Plan, approved by City Council. Way, from Dunlop Road to Palm Ridge Upon completion of the second phase, over Road, parts of Donax Road, Tarpon Bay 3000 trees will have been planted along the Road and Island Inn Road. Periwinkle Corridor and contiguous road- SCCF plants grasses and rushes u The work is scheduled to be completed ways. The entire restoration area is approx- © by Aug. 1. imately three miles long, from the intersec- "This project is only possible due to the tion at Lindgren Boulevard to the intersec- dedicated and generous efforts of Sanibel tion at Tarpon Bay Road. Beautification, Inc. and City Council's clear Also included are Palm Ridge Road and direction to City staff to aggressively pursue a half-mile segment of Tarpon Bay Road. grants that improve our community," said This year, Island Inn Road — which leads City Manager Judie Zimomra. to Sanibel Gardens and the Bailey Tract and The second phase of plantings is being was utilized to process all Hurricane funded in part by $163,000 in funds con- Charley vegetative waste — will also be tributed by Sanibel Beautification, Inc. and a planted with canopy trees. grant in the amount of $375,000 from the Minor disruptions in traffic flow are Florida Department of Forestry. Over 95 anticipated during the Phase Two plantings. percent of the trees planted in 2006 as part of Every effort will be made to maintain access phase one of this project have survived, with to all residences and businesses at all times. a mortality rate of less than five percent. If you have any questions regarding this The City has contracted with Southern project, please contact the City's Traditions Landscaping, Inc. to plant trees Department of Natural Resources at 472- along this portion of the restoration area. 3700. The City's Natural Resources Department Source: The City of Sanibel Connect to local SCCF businesses Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation's Wildlife Habitat Management staff recently planted 16,000 wetland grasses and rushes on 10 acres of wetlands in the West Sanibel River Preserve, located between American Legion Post 123 and Rue on line Belle Mer on Sanibel-Captiva Road. Planting goes quickly: the shovel is pushed down about three inches and the bare root is inserted; a tap with the foot sets it. Timing is important. Planting on this scale needs to be done just before the rainy season and fortunately, if the rainy season is delayed, "both grasses and rushes are hardy and don't lose a lot of water as trees and shrubs do," noted Brad Smith, Wildlife Habitat Management program manager.
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Then, I night. re The dogs ran out back unleashed, Milo Waldorf accidentally stepped on the alli- leading the way and running straight into gator's tail, and the family thinks that 7? the mouth of a four- to five-foot alligator could be the reason the animal released 2, lying in the grass just six inches from the the dog. house. "Somehow, Milo got out of the gator's Milo screamed immediately, accord- mouth and ran, and we had to catch him," ing to Waldorf, and the whole family Tammie Anderson explained. "He made a came running. lot of noise and squirmed a lot... maybe "I expected to see a bobcat," he said. that startled the gator. Maybe they're not "A neighbor lost a cat to a bobcat two used to animals doing that in the wild. re weeks ago. We've never had a 'gator in Milo might have saved his own little the yard before, and he was nowhere near self." the water. He never went near the water." Milo's injuries are on his neck, back By EMILIE ALFINO Traffic coming onto the island will continue to use the old bridge and tem- o However, he was glad Austin hadn't and abdomen, where the alligator's teeth ealfino @ breezenewspapers.com o taken the dogs out. "Then, Milo would marks are still visible. The 1 1/2 year old The Lee County Department of porary toll booth for another two to three -a have been tied to something and it would terrier is "10 pounds of solid muscle," Transportation announced Wednesday it hours, according to the county's Deputy have been disastrous. He couldn't have Anderson added. expects to open the causeway's new high- Director of Transportation Paul Wingard. gotten away." Austin carried the bleeding dog to the span bridge to public traffic around 10 "It will be close to 10 p.m. before we Cheryl Parrott, an alligator technician Emergency Veterinary Clinic on Collier p.m. tonight, June 28. switch over to the new toll plaza and have with J.N. "Ding" Darling National Avenue in Fort Myers with his mother A media event will begin around 6:30 everything powered up," Wingard said. Wildlife Refuge, said a leash might have behind the wheel. Milo lost a lot of blood p.m. while workers still fine-tune the new Crews will be working through the helped the owner pull the dog away from and spent about seven hours at the clinic. toll booth operations. Around 7 p.m., the night to make sure everything is up and the alligator. She was perplexed by the "He just got lucky," Waldorf said. county will switch traffic coming off the running by Friday morning. incident but added, "The father is lucky "The 'gator just missed the major arteries island to the new bridge. he didn't get bit." in his neck and didn't get any organs." i Which is another reason to be grateful "The way the blood was spurting out re Austin wasn't the one to take the dogs of him, I didn't think he was coming re Anthony Thompson and Jon Smith Local author Charlie Sobczak, whose N out last Tuesday night. home with us that night," Anderson re arrived on the scene just as Anderson and latest book, "Alligators, Sharks and E3 In the confusion and the pitch dark remembered. Austin were driving off with the injured Panthers," deals with encounters with re that night, Waldorf isn't sure exactly Sanibel police officers Paul Pignataro, dog. Waldorf said the alligator didn't predators, said trying to save a pet is one 1/5 move after it released the dog, but of the most common ways people get •a SB remained still until the police captured it. killed by alligators. If an alligator grabs a •a "I think the alligator was waiting for pet, he said, "I'm sorry, but the right re something else," Waldorf speculated. "In thing to do and the best thing to do is say 3 15 minutes, the police had him lassoed goodbye to your dog." About the Milo h and his feet and mouth taped up. They incident, Sobczak added, "It's a miracle © tossed him in the back of a patrol car." it ended well." According to the police report, the The Waldorf family knows they could- alligator was deemed a nuisance near a n't have saved Milo and wouldn't have public area with children, and had lost its tried. "We would have let the dog go fear of humans, although the report did before we risked a human life," Anderson not say it appeared this alligator had been said. "There's no way. We love our dogs, fed. It was later released to a state trap- but you can't risk a child." per. In addition to the two dogs, both res- Parrott speculated the alligator might cued from the pound, the family has one a have been out of its element for capturing cat and two kittens that were supposed to fd prey if it was out of the water. "Alligators be "foster cats" but have decided to stay, •are don't get their food in the woods," she and a fish. The bigger dog, Sandy, got a © explained. She also thought a 10-pound few scratches that night, but no one is re dog might have been too big for an alli- sure how they got there. gator that size. "Generally, an alligator "I think Milo was best equipped to four feet long is still eating fish and tur- fight this problem," Waldorf said. "He's tles." just a tough little dog. He had to be in Still, she said, "This is very odd." that alligator's mouth fairly deep to get It was odd in many ways — odd that injured in his belly, back and head." the alligator wasn't near the water, odd Anderson takes Milo and Sandy on that it released the dog, and very odd that four-mile walks four or five times a it didn't run away. week, and they go for walks on the beach "Generally, they should have a fear of every day. "Milo is a strong dog," she humans," Parrott said. "I haven't encoun- said. "Maybe that made a difference." tered any alligators that haven't run away Milo will get his stitches out on July 3, when I approached them, and I have been but other than that, he's remarkably doing night surveys for about a year recovered for having suffered such a trau- now." matic attack. This time of year, as mating season "He's playing like normal, chasing the begins, alligators are wandering looking dogs and the kids," Waldorf reported. EMILIE ALFINO for bodies of water. Due to the drought "But he hates the cone. He keeps running Milo might not like the cone around his neck that helps protect his wounds, but it conditions, water bodies that normally into stuff." doesn't prevent him from playing with Sandy, who sustained only a few scratches the would be available for nesting aren't night of the attack. available now.
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"wear a second hat" not only as a member of pect will happen is, we'll follow a similar the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Carol Gagnon and Cindy Malszycki route to the sewage treatment plant resolu- recently returned from an intensive five- H Council, but as chairman of its Lower West tion, looking at it as a global problem among Coast Basin Subcommittee. day design and trade show in Nashville, the six counties. It just depends on how Tenn. at INTERIORS by Decorating i' The region covers the six counties sur- much the federal government really wants to Den's 38th annual conference. Advanced rounding Sanibel's estuaries, from Charlotte fix the problem." design classes attended included seminars to Collier to Glades and Hendry. Stormwater runoff will follow. For that, on designing with color and light, design "It's a huge area of about 16 cities in six the council is proposing to work with the fads and forecasts for the future, "green" South Florida Water Management District, counties," Denham explained. "Although environment decorating, and designing for CD they don't have any legislative activity, they proposing they fund a study of what needs to our aging and changing population. do have a fairly strong influence on new be done in the six counties to better control development." This year, the Design Center featured stormwater runoff. "So we will be coming nearly 100 vendors, all brand-name, top- Through something called a forward with a resolution on stormwater quality companies. Each of these compa- Development Regional Impact form, all new runoff," he said, "but first will get involved development, whatever the size, is analyzed nies represent the very latest in name to propose to them funding a study." brands, design and product trends. by the planning council staff. "They run a Denham has a meeting scheduled with very detailed check, and nine times out of 10 Established in 1969, INTERIORS by the water district soon. The mayor attends Decorating Den has more than 500 fran- the developer complies," Denham said. monthly meetings of the council in addition "They may argue, but they comply." chised decorating businesses and offers to city council meetings twice a month, and creative design solutions, window, wall Denham's role is to chair the group and as liaison to the planning commission, twice and floor coverings, furniture and acces- keep its primary focus on issues other than monthly meetings of that body. Lake Okeechobee. "The lake, obviously, is sories including coordination of installa- SPECIAL TO THE REPORTER "I'm putting a lot of time in this, I'm very tions. the most significant pollutant to this area, passionate about it," he said. "A year ago I As Gagnon celebrates her 17th year on and it was decided we should focus on the was very depressed about what was happen- Cindy Malszycki and Carol Gagnon of 1 other areas, pollution caused by urban devel- ing in this area with the water. I felt we Sanibel Island, her company's forte is cus- INTERIORS by Decorating Den recently a opment or urban growth," Denham weren't getting anywhere. Today I am quiet- tomer service, working with clients needs brought home the award for "Top 5 1 explained. "In summary, that would include ly optimistic that things are beginning to and appreciating the great people of Sanibel, Captiva and Southwest Florida, Franchise Sales" at a five-day design N fertilizer, sewage treatment runoff whether change, things are beginning to happen." and trade show in Nashville, Tenn. from large package plants or septic systems, as well as her dedicated staff of decora- In other planning commission news: tors, workmen, and especially her manag- and storm water runoff. Those are the areas In keeping with the new spirit of maxi- Den has been featured in numerous generally we're looking at." er, Bobbie McGlynn. HGTV programs, and is proud to have •a mum communication between the two bod- •a The council has now concluded two res- ies, a lot of the news from Tuesday's plan- The company's design makeovers have published four hardcover design books. been featured in such magazines as Good Their latest book, Creating Great Guest olutions, one on fertilizer and one on the ning commission meeting, like the % wastewater management from sewage treat- Southwest Regional Planning Council infor- Housekeeping, House Beautiful, Rooms, is currently available at book- ment. Those resolutions were passed unani- mation above, was the result of Mayor Mick Traditional Home and Southern Living. stores nationwide. h mously by' the planning council and Denham's briefing. In addition, INTERIORS by Decorating o approved by the Charlotte Harbor National The planning commission heard about Estuary Program. city council's concerns about the first road "The discussion we're having now is, it's you come to as you drive onto Sanibel on Periwinkle Way where the Old School cation as well as a presentation of the draft fine to have a resolution but it's not a law or Island, Sextant Drive. Does the proximity of House Theater used to be was postponed to Shared-Use Path Master Plan. an ordinance," Denham noted. "So we are the new causeway to Sextant Drive create a 9 a.m. on July 10. Mark Anderson and Ron • A special meeting will be held July 16 to moving forward to try to bring these resolu- safety hazard? Planning Commission Rosen, principals and representatives for discuss the town center plan, officially property owner Landbel Inc., are seeking to tions to something that has more teeth." Chairman Michael Valiquette, saying he had named the Periwinkle Way West District 65 On fertilizer, the council is putting warned of this problem two years ago, asked divide the parcel into a six-lot residential plan. The special meeting will include a together a matrix of all the communities that the entire area be dealt with at the same cluster development for six single-family work session with consultant Wallace dwelling units. affected and what steps are necessary to time, including Causeway Boulevard and Roberts and Todd beginning at noon in n transform the original resolution to an ordi- the four-way stop where it meets Periwinkle • The planning commission next meets July Room #1 of the Sanibel Library Annex.a •oa nance. Way and Lindgren Boulevard. Valiquette 10, when it will consider the Landbel appli- "We have been monitoring this on a criticized the city's plan, which he under- 3 monthly basis to bring some peer pressure stood was to wait until the bridge was fin- via the council to ensure these steps are ished, observe traffic for a year to see its taken. I plan to use the press where neces- effect, and then decide what to do. sary to try to focus on those areas that are "We know what's going to happen with not moving in what I consider to be the right the traffic," he remarked. Knowing now that direction. I think those actions will be very something should have been done about effective," the mayor stated. Sextant Drive two years ago, Valiquette According to Denham, at least three quipped, "I don't want to say two years from counties and three cities are working on fer- now that we should have considered a rotary tilizer ordinances at this time, "so it's begin- at the four-way." ning to happen. The plan is that by the end There has long been talk of the possibili- of this calendar year, the majority of those ty of a rotary (Denham called it a "round- will either have an ordinance or be moving about") to replace the four-way stop. toward an ordinance. We want to try to have "I think it's an extremely effective way to something by the end of the year so the fer- control traffic, and they can be made tilizer industry doesn't come back at us with extremely attractive," Denham said. "For my some other kind of measure." one vote on council, I would be trying to —EUKNITLRE WORLD CAN HANDLE ALL YOUR NEEDS!— The wastewater resolution was put persuade that it would be the right way to together by the state Department of go" Living Room • Bedroom • Dining Room • Patio • Mattress Sets • Carpet • Tile Environmental Protection to control the In other business: wastewater coming from sewage treatment. • The commission voted 6-0, with in Saja SEeepral "This means any new sewage treatment Commissioner Patty Sprankle excused, facility built from here on out has to comply approving an application for a permit for an with this resolution because it's on the DRI elevated swimming pool in conjunction with it for any development that comes up," a proposed new single-family residence at Denham said. "What we had difficulty doing 3457 West Gulf Drive. No screen enclosure CONDO PACKAGE is addressing about 25 existing major will be permitted for the pool or for the deck sewage treatment facilities or more through- 3 OR MORE ROOMS out this area - there are probably a dozen on areas of the residence. Applicants Paul and the Caloosahatchee alone. What we're doing Barbara Power will have to submit a land- OF FURNITURE is a resolution saying, 'This is what we'd scape plan with a complete listing of the like you to do, this is how we think your types, varieties and numbers of all plants, facility should be managed to prevent nitro- which will be subject to review and approval $6162. by the city's Natural Resources Department. gen from getting into the water body." CALL FOR DETAILS The regional planning council is in the • The public hearing scheduled regarding process of requesting every facility through- the request for preliminary plat approval for out the six counties to advise them of the a major subdivision on the 2.7-acre parcel cost to modify their plants to comply with the council's standards. Then the six-county Our Experienced Staff Will Help You Coordinate Delivery While You're Here or Away council plans to go on a grant-seeking mis- sion to the federal government to tackle the To Go LARGE SELECTION CE WICREE Sk RATTAN whole thing. "It doesn't mean we'll do it all at once, QUALITY PRODUCTS FROM: CARLTON, CAPRIS, LANE, FLEXSTEEL, SUMMIT DESIGN, but we'll direct: the funds where they're DOUGLAS, QUALITY WICKER, SEA WINDS, SIMMONS, RESTONIC, BODY REST, needed most," Denham said "It's going to Planning Commission REBWOOD, FOREST DESIGN, SHAW, PATIO DESIGN AND MORE. take us some time, but we're immediately Committee meetings going forward." MONDAY-FRIDAY 9-6 SATURDAY 9-5 SUNDAY 11-5 Next on the planning council's agenda is package plants — smaller treatment plants Capital Improvement Review EASY TO FIND such as the one at 'Tween Waters. The coun- Committee -8 to 9 a.m.-July 10 cil is drafting a resolution to better control package plants, "which quite frankly are a Permitting Process Review very significant source of pollution through- Committee - 8 to 9 a.m.-Aug. 14 239-489-3311 OPEN out this six-county area." 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8 o -4 Community Housing and Resources plans to build below-market-rate houses for lim- ited-equity ownership rather than traditional units. Plans are to use "systems built" construction, a new type of manufactured home. Four examples of possible styles are shown here.
stringent codes than traditional manufac- tured homes. Planning Commission Chairman "The island has done a great job for its wildlife, but Michael Valiquette expressed concern about introducing any type of manufac- I think we can do much better for our city workers What is limited- 1 tured homes onto Sanibel Island. "No mat- and for the essential people who would benefit N ter how you do manufactured homes, they from owning a home on this island." equity ownership? n come out looking like double-wides," said n Valiquette, a home builder for 40 years. "I — Phillip Marks • The Community Land Trust owns the would hate to see you go that way just to Chairman, Below Market Rate Housing Committee land and will always own the land. I Vice-Chairman, Sanibel Planning Commission CD save a few bucks. I offer to build these • People buy units, condominiums or homes at hard manufactured cost with no houses, the same way they would any h profit rather than see manufactured homes market-rate home. Their equity grows come in, if that would help." and in this coming year some limited-equi- The first "head knock" came last week. in some progressive amount yet to be I Planning Director Bob Duffy said the ty ownership housing — we will be able to "We found all the lands the county owns determined, and is capped at some Planning Department has yet to conduct an allow people who have had to commute to that they're not doing anything with and maximum percentage of the appraised interdepartmental review or even to see any this island to live here and contribute to the identified a piece of property off of Kelly value. plans on projects involving systems built community." Road and were very optimistic," Cuscaden homes. CHR is still implementing a program it explained'. • An example: A buyer stays for 10 years in a $100,000 condominium, "There will be review and public com- started last October to bring all tenants into But when CHR and Shell Point repre- ment on this project," Duffy assured the a new equitable rent policy where every which is then appraised at $140,000. sentatives made their presentation to Lee Now the owner wants to sell. She must commission. "CHR deserves a lot of credit tenant pays 30 percent of his or her income County, the county told them, 'We'll tell for the quality of their designs and how the toward rent and utilities. To quality for sell it back to the Community Land you why you can't do this,' Cuscaden Trust and will get 20 percent of the architecture fits in with the community. I'm BMRH, residents can earn 120 percent of reported. sure this is going to do very well." the area's median income. equity (if the: amount of growth is. "I just thought we were treated so rude- determined to be 2 percent a year, "We also want to make sure they don't "For a single person, that's about ly," he added. "We were not some million o look like double-wides," Cuscaden added. $45,000 a year," Marcelais explained. To times 10 years). The owner realizes an dollar developer trying to squeeze them for $8,000 profit. "I was impressed with the quality and the be able to continue occupancy in BMRH, a something. We were talking about some- 1-1 variety of designs." tenant's income can increase to 140 percent thing that's so desperately needed in this • While the homes will appreciate at a "I would just hate to see us steer away of area median income, to about $63,500 county." set rate, something like a CD, the per- from the community-minded island style," for a single person. "Once they get a dollar After running into other obstructions centage of appreciation will be on the Valiquette concluded. "But this is a work in over, they have to leave." and objections from landfill to Sabal palms, total value of the home. For example: A progress and not something to go into in However, in the program that lets the county finally told them, 'You're wast- buyer may put $8,000 tow.ard buying a detail today." BMRH-qualified people purchase homes ing your time," according to Cuscaden. $150,000 home. He will earn equity on under limited-equity ownership, there is no And what's more, he said, they told CHR the $150,000 at the set rate yet to be Achievements looking back, income restriction to stay, only an equity and Shell Point, 'There isn't any property determined— say 2 or 5 percent—for goals looking forward restriction. No one would have to move out available in this county. Anything devel- an investment of only $8,000. because their circumstances changed or opable has been developed.' • If an owner's income jumps (for Community Housing & Resources has their income increased. been in existence for more than 30 years as "We haven't give up," Cuscaden assured example, through a job promotion), the city's below-market-rate housing the commission. "We have a couple of that home is always his; he doesn't agency. Its goal is to provide three percent The Shell Point partnership ideas. But we didn't feel good about it and have to move out because his income of the available housing on this island. Community Housing & Resources went up. According to Marks, by the year 2017, signed an agreement with Shell Point See CHR, page 11 CHR should have about 94 units, up from Retirement Community to pursue near- the current 64 units. island workforce housing. Under this "We have a very broad spectrum of peo- agreement, 80 percent of the units would be ple living there," Marks said. "Single peo- allocated for Shell Point employees, and 20 ple, retired folks, families, and people liv- percent for Sanibel workers. ing with roommates and sharing expenses. "We were pretty excited about signing "I think one of the reasons for having this nonbinding agreement with Shell this program on this island is to maintain Point," Cuscaden told the planning com- diversity," he continued. "If we did noth- missioners. "They have a huge employee ing, like some of the other destination turnover problem, yet they don't want to resorts, you would have basically a city get into the management of running hous- composed of probably wealthy, older, ing for their employees. It's an ideal mix retired people. We want to be able to pro- because we do that." vide housing for city employees, essential The parties signed the two-year agree- workers, teachers, policemen, small busi- ment and Cuscaden said, "If we don't make ness owners, people who work in the non- any progress in two years, we'll stop profits. By providing this rental housing — knocking our heads against each other." COMMUNITY CALENDAR • June 29 - JULY 5, 2007 FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU 29 30 I 2 3 4 5 ENIOR CENTER ANIBEL ROAD ENIOR CENTER ENIOR CENTER ENIOR CENTER S 2401 Library Way SRUNNERS Meet S 2401 Library Way S 2401 Library Way Happy S2401 Library Way 7:30 a.m. Sundays at Step Aerobics 8:45 a.m. 472-5743 s Aerobics 9 a.m. Aerobics 9 a.m. lependei The Sanibel Bean on Bridge 1 p.m. Step Aerobics 8:45 a.m. OURMET Perwinkle Way. Rob Day ANIBEL LIBRARY Yoga - 10a.m.by SINGLES Donovan 395-1077 or HELLCRAFTERS -a G SSpecial guests, scav- Dr. Susan Pataky Meeting every Friday at email rsdonovan@earth- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. enger hunts, and crafts S all levels welcome some of the finest restau- link.net every Monday at the designed especially for $13 members. rants on Sanibel, Captiva Community House on kids of all ages. 3 p.m. H and surrounding areas. PAGHETTI Periwinkle. $15 non-members An'upscale climate for SDINNER at the URRENT Bridge 1 p.m. singles to dine, meet and American Legion Mah Jong 1 p.m. mingle. For information CEVENTS call 332-8191 4-8p.m. Spaghetti & DISCUSSION CROUP meatballs $7. Live music meets each Monday OPS (TAKE OFF by the Troublestarters. POUNDS SENSIBLY) 10 a.m.-noon at BIG T Proceeds go the general ARTS in Schein Hall. COMING meets at Zion Lutheran fund. Church, Winkler at ANIBEL SOON Gladiolus, every Friday. Weigh-in 9;30, meeting SBEAUTIFICATION Sat. & Mon. 10:30am. Call 1-800-VEA Volunteers meet 8 -10 Aug. 11 & 13 TOPS. a.m. on 2"* and 4m Mondays of each month uditions for to weea, trim and mulch ASW Florida HILDREN'S THEATER the 4-way intersection at Symphony o Periwinkle and Lindgren. Choruses CPROGRAM No experience neces- at The Schoolhouse Theater sary — just show up. The Southwest Florida Symphony Chorus, o Auditions June a under the direction of Joseph Caulkins, will e Calling everyone from the COMING SOON ARADE ON be holding auditions ages of 8 to 18 with an PPERIWINKLE for open positions in interest in theater!! Last Sunday & Monday, July 8 & 9 the Symphony Chorus summer, Kelly Legarreta Floats - fun - food and new members in 9:30 a.m. From Tarpon the Children's Chorus directed 18 youngsters in UMMER BOOK SALE AT THE JEWISH FEDERATION a show called "Fractured Bay Rd. toCasaYbel from 9:30 a.m. to 2 Fairytales" at the Sanibel The Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties will host Rd. p.m. and Monday, Aug. Library. This summer, looks and Bagels," a unique used book sale, on Sunday, July 8, PTIMIST CLUB 13 from 5:30 to 8:30 marketing director Mindy from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m; and Monday, July 9, 3-7 p.m. Sunday p.m. morning, there will be breakfast available for $2 per person. ROAD RALLY Montavon and artistic o Auditions are 10 min- director Victor Legarreta, Come and browse the Federation's huge selection of books, VHS Noon to... Come to utes in length and will be heading up. a pro- tapes and DVDs. Many titles, mostly in hard-cover books, will sell the Schoolhouse those auditioning o gram to give kids a chance from $1 to $10 each, as well as plenty of paperbacks selling for 50 Theater right after the should bring a pre- to perform on The cents apiece and up. Subject matter ranges from best-sellers to parade to participate. pared classical or pop Schoolhouse Theater Judaic books, cookbooks and children's books. vocal selection with stage. All proceeds from sales at this book sale will fund the Federation's AMILY PIICNIC two copies of sheet The program will be geared fall Book Fair, Authors Luncheon and programs surrounding Jewish at the American music, be prepared to F sing scales, and sight "7% toward teaching acting Book Month in November. In November they will host many best- Legion Hot dogs, burg- sing (adults only). basics, as well as technical selling Jewish authors who will discuss their new books and hold a ers, etc. Troublestarters to areas of theater. It will be book signing. This Book Fair will be held Nov. 4-9; details to follow! Auditions are by designed to teach a sense of professionalism while enjoying putting play. The Federation will also offer a "Hanukkah in July Sale," where its appointment only. Call on a show. Starting July 10th, rehearsals will be every Tuesday & gift shop will be open during the book sate offering a huge assort- $5 1 p.m. Michelle at the Thursday from 10 am to noon - with a performance on Saturday, ment or Hanukkah paper goods, plates, napkins/decorations and Southwest Florida August 11th. Due to the short length of rehearsal time, everyone small toys. IREWORKS display Symphony office at involved must be able to attend all rehearsals. The program and at dusk at Bailey Rd. 418-0996 for more performance will be free of charge. • The Book Sale will be held at the Jewish Federation Of Lee and F on San Carlos Bay. Best information. Charlotte Counties located at 6237 Presidential Court, Suite E, (off Auditions for the show will be held on Saturday, June 30th, at noon seen from the causeway Whiskey Creek Drive and College Parkway) Fort Myers. For more with an orientation to follow. To reserve your spot in our summer islands. information, call 481-4449. program or for questions, please call The Schoolhouse Theater at 47PRQ3fl ENIERTAINMENT ON THE ISLANDS FRIDAY, 29 SATURDAY, 30 SUNDAY, 1 MONDAY, 2 TUESDAY, 3 WEDNESDAY, 4 THURSDAY, 5
JACARANDA Mario Renata Eric Malibu Trevor Renata 1223 Periwinkle Way John Q. Public John Q. Public The Catman" 8:30 to 12:30 8:30 to 12:30 8:30 to 12:30 8:30 to 12:30 472-J771 Infanti Jazz, dance Contmp, funk, dance Reggae, dance Jazz, dance TWEEN WATERS 15951 Captiva Dr. Vintage Vinyl Vintage Vinyl Crab Races John Salamon John Salamon Crab Races 472-5161
RC OTTER'S 11596 Andy RosseLn Steve McDougal Royce Allgood Chuck VanRipper Royce Allgood Steve McDougal Royce Allgood Noble Hochmeister 395-1142 Chuck VanRipper Chuck VanRipper Pat McCune Pat McCune A.J. Chris Workman A.J.
KEYUME BISTRO 11509 Andy RosseLn Noble Hoichmeister ChriS Wo.-l/mar. Mark Vee Chris Workman Mark Vee A.J. Bob Bowman 395-4000 Pat McCune Chris Workman A.J. Pat McCune Steve McDougal
ELLINGTON'S JAU 937 East Gulf Dr Danny Sinoff Quartet Danny Sinoff Quartet Danny Sinoff Quartet Danny Sinoff Quartet Danny Sinoff Trio Danny Sinoff Trio Danny Sinoff Quartet 337-5299 Dan Miller -Trumpet Dan Miller -Trumpet Dan lviHk.r -Trumpet Dan Miller -Trumpet w/Geo. Williams Dan Miller -Trumpet
DOLCE VITA Woody Brubaker Joe McCormick Joe McCormick 1224 Periwinkle Way Maurice Lo Monaco Joe McCormick Andre & Sqii Classic piano -g Classic piano Joe McCormick Woody Brubaker Oldies, jazz, opera \ and vocals -^— and vocals & Skip Haynes 472-5555 ASE fie THE ISLAND Cow Nightly 6 ^9:30 pm Greg Watts Diana Lynn" RK1 Diana Lynn Jeff Key Jeff Key "' 2163 Periwinkle Way - kvw «i THE MUCKY DUCK 5 - 9 pm John Butler John Butler Mark Dupuy Keith Allen John Butler Andy Rosse Ln
TRADERS Tues & Thu 8 -11 pm Danny Morgan Danny Morgan 1551 Periwinkle Way IRV l3 & Friends & Friends BLUIGRAHI 2075 PeriwinkleWay Gessiey 472-2525 Reed AMERICAN LKION .••i^RMH 4249 San-Cap Rd. Camp #3 Tugboat Troublestarters. 472-9979 7 p.m. .., Sunday Jam a? COMMUNITY CALENDAR • June 29 - JULY 5,2001; 8 Train departs 5:30 p.m. Sundays and the preservation of natural like shells. How are shells made, Friday, June 29 - Mangrove Mazes of 6:30 p.m. other days resources and wildlife habitat on how do they live? Which ones eat Matlacha Pass Kayak Tour. 10AM - and around Sanibel and Captiva plants? Which ones eat each 2PM. Leaves from Matlacha ON STAG i $54.98 for five-course dinner and show t through: Land Acquisition, Wildlife other? What's up with algae? re Wednesday-Friday and Sunday and Community Park, 4577 Pine Island habitat Management, Landscaping 9? 1 $64.98 on Saturday 275-6060 or Birds on the Shore and Birds in the Rd. Visit the Mangrove Mazes and CHOOLHOUSE THEATER for Wildlife, Environmental semgulf.com Refuge - This time of year we're Tunnels of Matlacha Pass, "Nature's H ^SUMMER REP SEASON Education, Marine Laboratory and seeing all kinds of wonderful and Cathedrals". Lots of birds and critters. Research and Sea Turtle exotic birds (White pelicans, $50 per person. c Monitoring. Roseate Spoonbills, all sorts of Friday, June 29 - Sunset/Bird 3 terns and plovers and pipers). Lets DOLPHIN & WILDLIFE Rookery Kayak Tour on the THROUGH T learn a few birds that we can CRUISES - In cooperation with remember and look for. Let's see if Caloosahatchee River. 6-9PM. From MONTH Captiva Cruises, an excellent we can find some feathers and Royal Palm Park, 299 Royal Palm | opportunity for the whole family to identify tracks in the sand. Park Rd. Paddle on the view wildlife in Pine island sound. Caloosahatchee with 1000s of birds, c $20/adult, $12.50/children. For more information about Sanibel it's Spring and lots of birds are nest- re HOEBOX SCULPTURE Reservations call 472-5300. Sea School call 472-8585 or visit ing. Great view of the sunset. $40 per sanibelseaschool.org person. SEXHIBITION - 9m ANNUAL OTTERS AND OTHERS: AT THE BOB RAUSCHENBERG GUIDED TRAIL WALKS - ARPON BAY Saturday, June 30 - Estuary Kayak GALLERY, EDISON COLLEGE Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday at 9 TEXPLORERS TOURS Tour in Estero Bay, 10AM - 1PM - Leaves from Dog Beach, 8600 Estero June 1 - 30 Dozens of small a.m. Meet at SCCF's Nature For reservations, locations, and Blvd., Bonita Beach. See birds, dol- sculptures from around the world Center. Docent-led walk through specific times, call 472-8900. show how artists have handled the the interior wetlaneds and mis- phins, manatees and more. $40 per challenges of space and scale dic- island ridges of SCCF's Center TRAM TOUR Protect Wildlife and person. tated by the size of an ordinary Tract with discussion of wildlife, Take the Tram! Join a naturalist Sunday, July 1 - Kayak Tour on the shoebqx. An invitation-only exhibi- native habitats, natural and cultural aboard an open-air tram for a tour Orange River - 10AM - 2PM Leaves of Wildlife Drive at 'Ding' Darling tion, this triennial has attracted a history, and preservation efforts. from Manatee Park, 10901 Palm through the heart of the refuge. Sit large number of well-known artists $3 entrance for adult non-members Beach Blvd.. Find out how the Orange back and relax while learning the from Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, River got its name and other fascinat- Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, BUTTERFLY HOUSE - Learn about basics of the ecosystem and its ing facts about this area and learn re3 Germany, Great Britain, Japan, the life cycle and behavior of numerous inhabitants. N about the birds, plants and other crit- Mexico, Norway, The Netherlands, Florida's butterflies and the plants re they are dependent on. The Daily except Fridays - VA hours ters that call the river home. A beauti- South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. re Butterfly House is open every day NATURE & SEA LIFE CRUISE ful, ancient river into the interior of with Conservation Foundation SW Florida. $45 per person. VI See wildlife up close while cruising •a docents in the house on Tuesdays "Feelin' Groovy," a 1960s music revue the tranquil waters of Tarpon Bay. Monday, July 2 - Kayak The Imperial 89 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. to inform •a and "Get Down Tonight", a 1970s With a naturalist by your side, dis- River and Estero Bay. Meet at Dog re you on butterfly life cycles and our music revue both playing at the cover manatees and dolphins and Beach, 8600 Estero Blvd. 10AM to 3 Landscaping for Wildlife program. h Schoolhouse Theater. Theater-goers observe amazing bird life on the 3PM. Visit this lovely river as it gently a can catch "Get Down Tonight" on NATURE CENTER, Nature Trails, rookery islands. Includes touch pours into Estero Bay through winding Tuesdays & Saturdays and "Feelin' Nature Center, Nature Shop and tank exploration. An excellent pro- mangrove mazes, a very productive Groovy" on Wednesdays and Bookstore open 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. gram for all ages. And don't forget estuarine environment with up to 300 Thursdays. During the summer, all Monday through Friday. $3/adult, our popular Breakfast and Evening shows will be at 7 pm with ticket prices species of birds and a wide variety of children free and members free. cruises too! (Daytime, VA hours; aquatic species. See how important of $20 for adults and $10 for children. Evening, 2 hours) ANIBEL SEA SCHOOL the estuaries of the world are to life on 2200 Periwinkle Way For tickets and 'Sail' by Mary Merkel-Hess Guided Kayak Trail Tour this planet. $50 per person. information, please call the Box Office S Sanibel Sea School is a non- reed, paper, acrylic paint at 472-6862 or check out our website: profit foundation dedicated to A great introduction to Tarpon Bay! Tuesday, July 3 - Estuary Kayak Tour 85 www.theschoolhousetheater.com marine conservation through expe- Paddle with a naturalist through the in Estero Bay, 10AM - 1PM - Leaves a riential education. Its mission is to mangrove forest along the from Dog Beach, 8600 Estero Blvd., IG ARTS three artists exhibit in vibrantly teach children and adults Commodore Creek Water Trail. Bonita Beach. See birds, dolphins, re3 Founders Gallery on Dunlop Rd. about the marine ecosystem in the manatees and more. $40 per person. •d URDER RIDES THE RAILS B Learn about the rich backbay o 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. field with a hands-on, let's get our ecosystem and the creatures that MSeminole Gulf Railway Dinner feet'wet and see something won- Thursday, July 5 - Archeological Kayak Information call 395-0900 live there. Includes kayak rental for Train Theater & Site Tour. - 10AM - 3PM - Meet at derful approach. the entire day. Daily at 8:30 or I the Randell Center's Calusa Heritage Colonial Boulevard and Metro Parkway, 10:30am. (1.5 hours with naturalist Children's Day Classes 9 a.m. - Trail, 13810 Waterfront Dr., Pineland, Fort Myers, 275-8487 and then you can keep the kayak 4:15 p.m. including lunch. You can Pine Island. Learn about our native out on your own after.) The murder mysteries "Rock Rob drop off the kids and take a course Calusa Civilization by taking a guided Murders" and 'WKJM Murders" are yourself or have a book, sun and tour of the Calusa Heritage Trail at the playing on the Seminole Gulf Railway tennis day. Pineland Site Complex. Then travel by dinner train, which departs Colonial Sunset Rookery Paddile Adult Day Classes: 9:30 a.m. - kayak like the Calusa did across the Station, off Colonial Boulevard and Join us as the sun goes down on a 12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. grass flats of Pine Island Sound. See Metro Parkway paddle to the Rookery Islands as a variety of birds, sponges, fish, soft The Marshy Mangroves - nundreds-of birds return to roost for Mangroves: why they're important, the night. Days offered vary please corals, bottom dwelling creatures, dol- how they live, what lives on them call for current schedule. (2% hours) phin and sometimes manatee. $60 per and around them, why the mud person includes all equipment and stinks around them, why are they Touch Tank Exploration entry to the Calusa Heritage Trail. so important for the oceans, how to Get to know our local marine life see all the creatures hiding in during an interactive touch lank them. presentation with a marine biologist. KATEBO Beach Explorations - Let's go Discover first-hand the creatures PARK City of catch some juvenile fish with a beneath the surface, including S Sanibel Skate Park ANIBEL-CAPTIVA conchs, sea urchins, seastars, seine net on the beach and learn at 3840 San-i CONSERVATION horseshoe crabs and more. Daily at S about the food chain. It's a great Rd. 11a.m., 1p.m. and 3 p.m. (>2 hour) FOUNDATION SCCF is a not time of the year for that. Shell dis- Sanibel for-profit organization dedicated to tribution: snail-like shells vs. clam- Skate Park AYAK TOURS WITH Hours: Mon K GAEA GUIDES -Fri ISLAND WORSHIP 2:30 to 5 Reservations required for p.m. For • 8 a.m. Traditional Service with Communion AT-YAM TEMPLE OF THE ISLANDS, Shabbat worship ail trips- call 694-5513 lnfo:472- Bservices will be held at the Sanibel Congregational United • 9 a.m. Contemporary Service with Kids' Church . 0345 Church at 2050 Periwinkle Way on Sanibel every Friday • 10:45 a.m. Traditional service with full choir. Thursday, June 28 - First day of evening at 8 p.m. Rabbi Murray Saltzman. Call 472-2699. Midweek Service: Summer Estuary Kayak Tour in Estero • 7 p.m. Wednesday Night Alive Bay , 10AM - 1PM - Leaves from Dog APTIVA CHAPEL BY THE SEA, Childcare available at all services. Beach, 8600 Estero Blvd., Bonita C11580 Chapin Lane, 472-1646. Closed until November Beach. See birds, dolphins, manatees and more. $40 per person. IRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, 2950 West CT. ISABEL CATHOLIC CHURCH,3559Sanibei-Captiva FGulf Drive, 472-8684. Sunday services 10:30 a.m.; Jteoad, 472-2763. Rev. Christopher Senk. Sunday Sunday School'10:30 a.m. Mass: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. • Communion Service on Reading room open Wednesday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. • Daily Mass: ANIBEL PUBLIC LIBRARY Testimony meetings Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at S YOUTH PROGRAMS 8:30 a.m. Confession by appointment. ANIBEL CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF Mon. 10a.m. Bookworms 3-5yr.olds SCHRIST 2050 Periwinkle Way - Across from T. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL 6 p.m. Family Story Time All ages Periwinkle Place Shopping Ctr. SCHURCH, 2304 Periwinkle Way, 472-2173. Rector Donald Fishburne. Services: Sun. at 9:30 a.m. Tue. 2 p.m. Bookworms 3-5 yr. olds Sunday worship: Sat. at 5 p.m., Wed. 9 a.m. 10 a.m. Full service with Sunday School and nursery Wed. 10 a.m. Small Wonders Birth -12 months Elevators for easy access to sanctuary. NITARIAN UNIVERSAUSTS Of THE ISLANDS 11 a.m. Tiny Tots 12-24 months Church office open Monday-Friday 472-0497 Umeet the first Sunday of each month - November - also see www.sanibelucc.org April - at Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ, 2050 Periwinkle Way. Thur. 10 a.m. Terrific Twos 2 yr. olds ANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH, 1740 Periwinkle Way, 3 p.m. Kid's Club S472-2684. Dr. Daryl Donovan, Senior Pastor; Ed Rev. Margaret L. Beard is our speaker. A stimulating K - 2nd Graders VanderHey, Associate Pastor; Barb Nave, Ministry Pastor; talk and discussion follow Rev. Beard's presentation. 4 p.m. R.E.A.D. Tom Walsh, Youth Pastor; Emily Capan, Children's Director. A potluck dinner is held in a member's home on the 3rd (Call to schedule a time to read to the dogs.) Childcare available at all services. Sanibel Community Sunday of each month (time varies). Call Ruth lyengar Church is a Christ-centered non-denominational church. at 395-1438 - for more information. For additional information, call Ms. Barb at 472-2483 Sunday worship hours: . 77fl Dunlop Road, Sanibel , www.sanlib;Qfg> i\ Anglers sought for Kathy Griffin to perform at Mann Comedian Kathy Griffin, star of the Bravo series "My Back Country Classic Life on the D-List," returns to the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall on Sunday, Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in an To Go all new show. The 2007 Back Country Classic, scheduled to take Tickets for Griffin's one-night-only show are priced place Friday and Saturday, July 20 and 21, is looking from $27.50 to $60 and are now on sale at the Mann Box What for anglers to take part in the event featuring $15,000 Office, by calling 481-4849 or online at www.bbman- Comedian Kathy Griffin in cash and prizes, including $7,500 for the biggest npah.com. redfish in the Hooters "Catch the Big Ones" Redfish Griffin, a Chicago native, began building her resume When Bonanza. with guest starring roles on such series as "Mad About Sunday, Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The event, hosted by Fairfield Inn & Suites by You," "ER," and also appeared as the recurring character Marriott in Naples, invites all anglers scoring fish in the Sally Weaver, on "Seinfeld." A multi-faceted performer she Where tournament to enter The Caloosa Grand Championship is probably best known for her four-year stint on the NBC Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in November, where they can compete for over $45,000 sitcom "Suddenly Susan" as Vickie Groener, Brooke Fort Myers in cash and prizes including a 17' Hewes Tailfisher with Shields' acerbic colleague. a 60 hp Yamaha four-stroke motor and Boatmaster After her various TV guest spots, Kathy began gaining Information trailer notice as a stand-up comedian and landed her own "HBO 481-4849 Half Hour Comedy Special." In 1998, HBO gave Griffin Among the tournament's highlights: her own One-Hour Special, "A Hot Cup of Talk." She has • Tournament fish include snook, redfish and "mys- supplied voices for characters on the animated series tery fish" "Dilbert" and "The Simpsons," and has appeared in a dual • Special "fun fish" categories role on the "X-Files" as well as in Eminem's video, "The Real Slim Shady," co-directed by Dr. Dre. ONLINE POLL • All anglers receive an exclusive Back Country Kathy co-hosted The Billboard Music Awards three Classic Fishing Shirt, t-shirt, hat and other official years in a row; appeared on numerous talk shows including gear' "Late Night with David Letterman" and "Live with Regis This week's question: • All anglers receive complimentary dinner and and Kelly" and has been featured in the films "It's Pat," How will you celebrate the Fourth of July? Budweiser at the Captain's Party and Rules Meeting "Four Rooms," "Muppets From Space," and in the animat- on Friday evening at Catch 22 ed feature, "Lion of Oz" among others. In addition, she • All anglers are invited to a five-star dinner at the released her hilarious comedy stand-up on DVD, Last week's results: Awards Banquet at Catch 22 on Saturday evening. 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O ealfino @ breezenewspapers.com "There have already been responses from citizens and arti- It! The consultants embarking on the town center project will cles in the paper. We've heard about 'typical Sanibel archi- NUTMEGVILLAGE « Terrific Gtilf of Mexico v H be in town July 16, 17 and 18 to meet with planning com- tecture.' What is that? I'm not sure it exists. There seems to » 2 BR/2BA condo missioners, city council members, and property owners as be a 'skip over' or 'jump over' that's gone on in the past that » Custom cabinetry / N planning work begins on the new town center, or Periwinkle troubles me." " Hurricane shutters I Way West, district. " Community pool "If there is its inadvertent and there's no intention to do • $799,000 "I'd like to kick this off with a district tour and opportu- so," the mayor assured Berger. He said if he sees any signs nity for the consultants, members of council, and planning the planning commission might be skipped over as planning I commission to work together and share some early thoughts continues, he will do all he can "to prevent that from hap- e-i and views on some of the issues facing the Periwinkle Way pening." a West district," said Planning Director Bob Duffy. Berger wants to see an outline of the process showing that A specific time has not yet been determined for the "this planning commission has a predominant role," after © Wallace Roberts and Todd visit, but Duffy plans a walk- which commissioner Les Forney remarked, "I accept Mick's 5 ing/driving tour of the district, probably between 9:30 a.m. assurance that we will be adequately included." and noon, the coolest part of the day, weather permitting. The There is some urgency to proceed quickly with the proj- event will be publicly noticed just like any other meeting ect, according to Denham. Wallace Roberts and Todd's three- BEACH COTTAGE because there will be a quorum of planning commissioners day kickoff meeting in July will consist of fact-gathering and ilan and city council members present, Duffy noted. 2 BR/1 :*"*£* home listening to citizens, commissioners, and council members. Steps to the beach Perhaps this will begin to clear up some of the confusion Duffy is planning a partial walking/driving tour of the dis- Raised ceiling/Hardwood floors Mayor Mick Denham believes still surrounds the town cen- trict to give all parties an opportunity to review various sub- " / Patio / Outside shower ter project. ject areas and portions of the district. He hopes this will spark "There's still some confusion about the city's role," a dialogue among the stakeholders about issues and opportu- Denham said, referring to e-mails he continues to get from nities, as well as constraints and concerns, the new district citizens. "The city is not going to pay for any development or presents. n infrastructure. All we're paying for is a plan and vision of "It's a big part of this early work session — fact-finding N what we would like that area to look like. We're providing a and listening," Duffy explained. "Rather than do this in a n vision and plan to prevent any piecemeal development. I'm confined area, it's a chance to go out in the field and look at hoping if we have a visionary plan, someone will come along the district and its key areas to provide some views and early and take it on as a development project." VI comments to the consultant team." n Without a broad plan, he said, somebody may want to The project's work program is structured calls for the con- LUXURY GULF FRONT *3 develop just a portion of the property within the district. With sultant to come back to the city with early work products to • Spectacular Gulf to Bay location n a plan in place, though, "We could say, 'You can do that, but be presented to the planning commission before they go to • Luxury 3 BR/2.5 BA residence 3 it has to fit in with this plan,'" Denham explained. city council. • Direct Gulf of Mexico views h There has been discussion of a medical practice within the • Docks with Gulf & Bay access "So we're going to have a schedule of meetings as work • Sparkling community pool § town center and on the drawing plan in the Planning proceeds where we'll have a chance to do that," Duffy said. •$1,999,000 Department, and even that is being discussed with the con- "Council did something very wise when we put together this sultant to see how it might fit in. work program. This initial three to four months is just a start- The mayor referred to a medical center that has expressed ing point. It's an opportunity not only to gear up and begin to interest in developing on a piece of property within the dis- develop a vision arid some early thoughts about what that trict, although Duffy said there is no specific application vision may be, but also to listen to the commission, to listen pending at this time. "Several development interests are look- to the community — and then to use that as a springboard to ing at the vacant parcel on the west side of Tarpon Bay Road structure the next specific phases of the process as we move north of Bailey's Shopping Center — a grassy area that looks into the end of 2007 and 2008 when we complete this proj- like a parking lot," he added. ect." SANIBEL RIVER ESTATES The parcel, one of the largest commercially zoned pieces This structure for the work program is "dynamic," said • Old Florida Style 4 BR/4 BA of property on the island, is about 2-1/2 acres and lies with Duffy, which he thinks is good. "It allows us to make correc- • Short bike to the beach the Bailey's Shopping Center Planned Unit Development tions and revisions this fall. As you'll see in the scope of • Steps from the Sanibel River District, governed by a separate set of zoning regulation. work, it relies heavily on the input of the planning commis- • Open & spacious floor plan Duffy said there is interest in a possible mixed-use project sion and their recommendations to city council as we move • Hurricane windows & doors that would provide for new medical facilities to serve island through these early phases. • $769,000 residents along with a potential mix of market-rate and "This opportunity to get out in the field, the commission- below-market-rate housing. ers, council members, and consultants together will pay big "No plan is currently before the staff," Duffy stressed. dividends as we start these three days of listening and initial "It's very preliminary. But that area will be given special fact-finding," he added. "Keep in mind that this planning attention as one of the focus areas of this town center plan- process is being driven by the city of Sanibel and by the com- ning project." munity." The planning commission will be involved two hours In parallel with these plans, Duffy also said plans are after the July 16 kick-off, although some commissioners CAPTIVA'S "VILLAGE" See TOWN, page 19 • Custom built 5 BR/4.5 BA • Steps to the beach CHR from page 7 • Custom free-form pool and spa • Private elevator / Gourmet kitchen • Sold furnished neither did Shell Point. They were embarrassed at the way Preserve, and now surveying land around its golf course • $2,895,000 they were treated." for another phase, Marcelais said, "They're nothing but Marcelais drew a laugh from the crowd when he said growth. The important thing is that we get 20 percent of he'd been through things like this before. "We are now the units that are developed, and they're minutes away working with the county planning staff. They've just from the island rather than traveling in from Lehigh or adopted a mixed-use plan of their own and identified cer- wherever. There's a need for 4,200 employees on this tain possibilities relatively near Shell Point, properties that island at any given time. We can never satisfy the real need are now decaying or deteriorating commercial shopping on-island." strips that may have some potential. There's also the poten- In addition to the Shell Point project, CHR is working tial of Shell Point identifying some acres immediately on an inventory of land owned by other faith-based organ- adjacent to the hotel," Marcelais related. "They thought the izations, and has entered into discussions with two Sanibel CAPTIVA CHARM highest and best use for that land was commercial. We Island churches. • 2 BR/2 BA beach cottage talked to them about perhaps using some of it for work- • Partial Gulf views Meanwhile, CHR membership has grown from 75 two • Remodeled / Sold furnished force housing and now with the opportunity for the combi- years ago, to 141 last year, to 245 this year. The organiza- • Spacious screened porch nation of mixed-use, it's a matter of going through the tion is working with Duffy and his staff on the city's • Deeded beach access process of submitting the application together. That would mixed-use plans to identify what role CHR can play in the • $1,399,000 be our next step, and that's land they already own. It's a city's plans for mixed-use development, particularly in the simpler process if we can work together." Karen Belt town center. Voted Best Realtor in 2006 Shell Point has about 850 employees and a turnover rate "We want to be an active player in that process," -Islander Readers Poll between 30 and 35 percent each year. "Even though it's Marcelais added. nonprofit, it's a business," Marks said. Turnover that high means lost time in training and a reduction in services. "They do have land. Of course they would rather use some- body else's property first. But if we all do due diligence and can't find anything else, they might use some of their own land." HURRICANE PROTECTION With Shell Point recently opening a new phase, Eagle's We Install, Repair & Service A Wide Variety Of Hurricane Protection Shutters, Such As: • ROLLDOWNS Metal Roofing Systems • ACCORDIANS • PANELS 5-V CRIMP, 3 ft. R-Ponel, Snap Lock Standing Seam Complete Line of Accessories • AND MUCH MORE Call 239-472-7800 ext. 270 or 275 Colors Available Manufacture & Supply Your Security Is Our Only Business! Toll Free 866-472-7800 ext. 270 or 275 AHanKc-Pacifk Int'l. Mktg. Inc. For More Information Boniia Springs, FL y ^ Call 239-8O6-3718 www.TheBellTeam.com , Phone:239-390-2006 Eddie Valdez P.O. 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Dear Rosemary: Bismarck palm comes in both You can prune your roses anytime between silver and green varieties June and mid-October. It is important to keep O-Dear Ron: them pruned, because it encourages bushiness I have a small bismarck palm that has some and larger flowers. Though you will lose some yellow fronds in between non-yellow newer and flowers in the process, you will be rewarded older fronds. Otherwise, the tree appears healthy. with an abundance of blooms in a few months. Also, none of the fronds are as "blue" as I You should cut the plants back by one half, have seen on other bismarck palms. Any sugges- making diagonal cuts above leaf nodes. Prune tions? the stalks at varying heights to induce a fuller —Tom look. Island Dear Tom: Gardening The beautiful bismarck palm (Bismarckia Ron Sympson Light and soil affect blooming nobilis) is a native of Madagascar, where it has on Japanese blueberry tree become endangered. It does well in South Florida because it likes alternating dry and rainy seasons. Growing to a Dear Ron: height of 40 to 70 feet, with a frond spread of 10 to 15 feet, I have a Japanese blueberry tree that I planted two the bismarck is drought-tolerant, moderately salt-tolerant years ago. The tree looks healthy but it has never pro- and adapts to most any soil. duced the beautiful blooms the nursery told me it would. The typical bismarck is noted for its striking silver-to- What could be the problem? blue fronds. However, there is also a green variety, and I — Kris suspect this is what you have. As for the intermittent yellow fronds, it sounds as if you Dear Kris: may have fertilized your palm within the last few months. Light and soil conditions could be the problem for Fronds that emerged prior to fertilization would be yellow your Japanese blueberry (Elaeocarpus decipiens, zones 9 because of nutritional deficiencies — particularly man- andlO, native to Japan, not salt-tolerant). This attractive ganese, iron and magnesium — while fronds that emerged tree, which reaches heights of 40 feet, is prominent in the after fertilization would be green and healthy looking. landscape of the Tokyo Disneyland, but is not widely planted in South Florida. In order for it to produce its pretty, white flowers, the Japanese blueberry needs full sun and an acid soil, Secondary sprouts on pineapples will helped along with fertilizers labeled for ixoras and azal- bear new fruit eas or for palms. Flowering usually occurs in the spring, Dear Ron: followed by edible blue berries (but not "blueberries") in I have a pineapple planted in my yard and there are little the fall. PACSOA.ORG.AU sprouts that have emerged on both sides. Will they bear Silver bismarck palm more fruit? — Kathy Cardboard plants have been around Growing very slowly to a height of about 4 feet, this since dinosaur times Dear Kathy: Zamia is a mounding plant that produces divisions of Yes, your little sprouts will become grownup pineapples, Dear Ron: roots that can be transplanted — and that's how you thin though not as large as the parent fruit. It will take about a I manage a condominium and the grounds have been them out, as well, by pulling out sections of the plant. year for the new fruits to develop. over-taken by what has been called cardboard plant. This The cardboard plant, sometimes erroneously called a The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is native to tropical is a nice filler but unfortunately needs to be thinned out. palm, has no trunk and produces a picturesque cone in America, suitable for planting outside in zones 10 and 11, Please advise if I could prune it and how, or do I need to the center of the plant. and is not salt-tolerant. uproot them to thin them out? Highly drought-tolerant and salt-tolerant, it does well — Mark in any light condition, from deep shade to full sun, and is excellent for mass plantings. It is adaptable to hardi- Dear Mark: ness zones 9B-11 and is hightly salt-tolerant. Roses require pruning to produce abun- The cardboard plant (Zamia furfuracea) is sometimes dant flowers called a "living fossil" because it is among a group of Ron Sympson is a landscape designer and consultant. Dear Ron: . primitive plants that has been around since the time of You can send e-mails to ronsympson @ aol.com or write What time of year is best to severely prune rose bushes? the dinosaurs. Native to Mexico, it derives its common to 11691 Dawn Cowrie Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33908. Mine have grown too tall and caney. name from its thick, stiff, cardboard-like fronds. — Rosemary Deadline extended for4 Art Royale' entries "Art Royale: The Games People Play" extends the deadline to Thursday, July 5 by 3 p.m. for artists who wish to submit unique and original proposals for this year's event. The fifth annual Art Royale, the signature fundrais- P ing event for the ALLIANCE for the ARTS, will be held on Saturday; Nov. 17. THE This year's theme invites the artist to use unique creative vision to take audiences to the GAMES edge of their artistic comfort fusing various techniques to help create this one of a kind event. We seek individual and collaborative artists including but not limited to perform- ance, design, painting, music, instrumental and voice, fashion, photography, technology, videography, digital, poetry, sculpture, theatre, dance, culinary, and multimedia. Guidelines are listed online at PLAY www.artroyale2007.com and an informative video is online at www.artinlee.org. Pam Beckman, owner of Bon Soiree Events of Distinction in Fort Myers, has taken the lead on planning Art Royale this year. She sat on several committees last year lending her expertise and organization, and she has recent- ly joined the ALLIANCE Board of Directors. As Art Royale chairwoman, Beckman doles out the administrative checklists with SPECIAL TO THE REPORTER style and panache, sure to help prove this to be Pam Beckman, chairwoman for "Art ART ROYALE 2007 the most ingenious event of the year. Art Royale: The Games People Play," a Royale promises unforgettable and unconven- fundraiser to be held on Nov. 17. tional sensory delights for an interactive Three sponsors who have made early com- evening of spectacle and play to spark the child mitments by press time include Oswald Trippe in all of us. and Co., LCEC and Gora McGahey Beckman says businesses and individuals Associates. still have opportunities to sponsor this one of a The ALLIANCE for the ARTS proudly kind fundraising event. One of last year's pre- supports the artists and arts organizations in senting sponsors was Chico's Charities. our area as the state designated Local Arts "It's so terrific to be a part of making art Agency for Lee County. The ALLIANCE for more accessible in this; community," said the ARTS galleries are open from 9 a.m. to 5 spokesman Cole Peacock. "We want to p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. increase people's awareness of how much cre- to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. 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Styles Remodeling from page 1 on It is against the law to feed raccoons on he and fellow officer Terry Cummins both (2 Sanibel, and in June of last year, the city respond to complaints and go out on patrols increased the penalty from $50 to $500. The both day and night. penalty-also applies to creating and main- "When we get complaints, we investi- © taining conditions that cause or encourage gate, and on our own on a regular but raccoons to feed upon garbage, such as the unscheduled basis, we drive behind busi- propping open of dumpster lids and leaving nesses and see if we find violations," 0> dumpsters uncovered. Hendzel explained. "Where we find viola- City Council adopted the stiffer penalties tions, we address them, sometimes individu- after a 9-year-old child was bitten while ally depending on what the violation is. 1 hand-feeding a raccoon behind a Sanibel Usually we do something about it when we S3 shopping center in 2005. The child was see it a second time." 3 required to undergo rabies treatment. Hendzel said Code Enforcement treats "L am frustrated," Pati said. "Do we Rave violations a little differently if someone to have another event like this to send anoth- reports an ongoing violation, like a dumpster H er message?" He called the increased fine an that's been sitting open for a week. "We call improvement but said greater enforcement the police if we see the same violation after .54 and a lot more education is needed. In July they've already received a warning. The 2006, the city mailed an educational police have the ability to issue a citation." SJGAMES.COM RONDEAUCOTTAGERS.COM brochure and a copy of the new ordinance to Hendzel reports there have not been a lot every establishment using a commercial Raccoons are a problem in trah bins in many places, not just on Sanibel. of violations, and there have been very few dumpster on the island. calls.complaining of dumpster violations. "A raccoon bite is very dangerous," Steve able for dumpsters and easy to use, prevent- when the police are patrolling just to drive "Every ordinance is a priority for us," Brown, a physician and former city council- ing raccoons from opening them, Frankwich by? They're on Periwinkle anyway." Tomlinson explained. "We do prioritize man, said. "The rabies shots are a series into said. But you can't use them if the dumpster Police Chief Bill Tomlinson said evening things that come in, and [dumpster viola- the abdomen and they're very painful." can't even close because it's overflowing, he patrols do go through restaurant establish- tions] may be lower priority. We are doing Brown further explained that if someone added. ments when time permits and respond to the best we can with our current staffing lev- is bitten and the raccoon is caught, the ani- "Basically, the setup is as simple as any- calls reporting violations. "Generally, the els." mal can be euthanized by the health depart- thing can be," Pati said. "The restaurant calls have been generated from members of Meanwhile, Pati said the Wildlife ment and tested for rabies. If the test is neg- owners and managers need to instruct their the Wildlife Committee," he said. "We do Committee has considered reporting the sit- ative, the bitten person can be observed but staff that when they take the garbage out, our best." uation to the Lee County Health o does not require the shots. they need to close the dumpster." Police Department records show four Department. . o calls received complaining of raccoons at ii "But if you don't get the raccoon, you In addition, Pati said a lot of restaurant "We want to see what these business must undergo the rabies shots," Brown employees aren't even aware of the ordi- restaurants this year. Officers responded but owners do. They talk a good game, they nance. "I've talked to them. They don't no citations were issued. In each case, the © added. "They're really, really nasty. And I write checks to CROW and other institu- a don't know how you could tell which rac- know," he said. "I've talked to managers complaint was found to be unjustified as tions, they participate in fund-raising, but coon bit you. They all look the same to me." who've said, 'We'll take care of it.'" there was no violation when the officer they are totally oblivious to the environ- s Unfortunately, Brown said, it's usually But Pati said it hasn't happened and arrived on the scene. A police officer must ment," Pati said. "That has been my experi- a children who get bitten. "The mortality rate accused restaurant owners and managers of witness the violation to write a citation. ence. We live in the midst of wildlife, but « for rabies is extremely high," he added. not properly training employees and not The city's code enforcement arm of the these people haven't got the slightest idea "Once you get it, you pretty well die." monitoring their dumpsters. "They have to Planning Department also checks on dump- that we live among wild animals. The popu- Former Wildlife Committee chairman sit down with employees as a group. Many ster violations. lation needs to be protected." Vern Frankwich said he recently observed people are oblivious to the situation." Code Enforcement Officer Ray Hendzel children throwing scraps to raccoons that Currently, members of the Wildlife were waiting in line to get to overflowing Committee try to observe the situation at the dumpsters behind a Sanibel restaurant. island's restaurants and report violations to "There were 12 or more raccoons climb- the police, but there are no official, regular ing in and out. The dumpsters couldn't patrols. Children of Boys and Girls os-l close, they were that full with food," he said. Are the police responding quickly a "It was like a circus out there. The violations enough? "It's a problem," Pati said. "We're couldn't have been worse." going to document all this summer and pres- Club go fishing with C.A.S.T. 2 Animal-proof restraining bars are avail- ent it to the city manager. We know there are T3 other urgent calls, but what does it take "I can't believe I caught a this big fish," for all the volunteers and kids, while said 9-year-old Kira Gandy, who caught her Gasparilla's Grill provided the bagged lunch- first trout. Nate Gunnin, 15, and brother es, Sarah Ashton of Remax supplied all the Brandon Gunnin, 7, achieved an 19-inch bottled waters, Karl Zimmerman of Dolphin flounder with Capt. Sparky Sprague of Boats brought out his vessels and Fishing Naples. "I caught a black tip Shark... how cool Team recent Celebrity Captains AI Keller and is that?" said Lukas Littlefield, 10, as Capt. Bill Faulkner, writer for Florida Sportsman Mike Zgrabik released the fish back to the and winners of the ESPN Redfish Cup 2007. water. "I am proud to be part of this event and plan C.A.S.T — or Catch A Special Thrill — is to continue to support them," said a non-profit group that introduces both disad- Zimmerman. "Seeing the smiles on their faces vantaged and disabled children to fishing is what it is all about." through events, such as the one held on Long-time Pro Celebrity Capt. Bo Johnson Saturday at The Pink Shell Resort and Spa. It of Lake and Bay Boats came out to fish with CITY OF SANIBEL was the first event this international group has the kids, along with Gary Anderson of Island done in the state of Florida, the fishing capital Anglers, Venice Fishing Club, Reel Addiction of the world. Sportfishing and many other Captains from as CITY HALL HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Art Pasley, the Eastern Director of far away as Miami. Bait was provided by The C.A.S.T, said, 'This was the most outstand- Bait Box on Sanibel Island. Supplies and food ing first time event I have ever seen since transportation was due to the efforts of Murty REFUSE AND RECYCLING 1995, with the efforts made by Sandy Kostick, & Monk, P.A. A surprise dinner was extended of IDEAS Event Planning and her team. We to the 75 kids and parents of the Boys and Plan to have several throughout Florida Girls Club by Pinchers Crab Shack, where PICK-UP ALTERED thanks to everyone's efforts." they cooled off with some yummy food. Keith White of The Boys and Girls Club "I cannot thank the community, volunteers brought 45 kids who had never been fishing - and media enough for their support, the most Sanibel City Hall will be closed in observance of or on a boat — got a thrill of a lifetime, along exciting news I heard at the end of the event, Independence Day on Wednesday, July 04, 2007 and will with a rod, reel, tackle box, t-shirts and hats to was... When can we do it again?" said take with them to continue the sport. Capt. Kostick. "We are tentatively planning a silent resume regular office hours on Thursday, July 05, 2007. Bob Pasqual of PURRE — People United to auction on July 20 at 'Tween Waters Resort Restore our Rivers and Estuaries — smiled on Captiva Island to recoup funds lost from passing out t-shirts and teaching the kids the past event and need sponsorship for the Refuge, recycling and vegetation waste collection by Waste about future protection of our waterways. "It next fishing opportunity for kids on July 21. Pro scheduled for Independence Day will be one day later. is all about the kids," he noted. "They hold our The Boys and Girls Club tell me they have future." over 1,700 kids who would love to be a part of Therefore, if your normal pick-up day is Wednesday, July The Pink Shell Beach Resort was gracious the future events. Anyone interested in help- 04, 2007, your waste will be picked up on Thursday, July 05, enough to provide the Marina and breakfast ing out please contact www.castforkids.org." 2007. The altered schedule will remain in place for the remainder of the week. TCh.e normal waste collection schedule will resume on Monday, July 09, 2007.
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re N Special to the REPORTER § This past week was Dolphin Week and Sanibel Skills re Summer Camp was full to the brim. That's because dolphins are one of those charming species of animals Doc Neill I 65 affectionately refers to as "charismatic megafauna." These t3 are animals humans love to love - big animals that we sens.; re are somehow like us or have an important mystical relation- h ship to us - chimps, dolphins, whales, sloths (just kidding about that last one). Everybody loves dolphins. o And, as any Sanibel Sea School Summer Camper can tell you, there's a good reason why: Dolphins are really and truly fun. After learning about dolphins and spending the week in the water becoming as dolphin-like as possible, Sanibel Sea School was treated with a deluxe event. Thanks to Sanibel Marina and Capt. Henny of the boat Stars And Stripes, campers got to go dolphin watching. a "Dolphin watching" is sometimes "dolphin seeking," but not this past week. Capt. Henny has obviously done this a re few times because there were six or eight dolphins surfing o the wake of the Stars And Stripes and leaping into the air. (For visual confirmation of this fantastic event, go to i-S YouTube.com on your computer and type "stars and stripes and dolphins" in the search bar. That will get you to a little home movie the campers made.) Surprisingly, that momentous boat ride didn't overshad- ow the rest of the week. But that's because we did a lot of other new things. To' learn about echolocation, campers played Sanibel Sea School's own version of Marco Polo. The echolocator wore a mask blacked out with aluminum foil and he or she chanted "echo" while the rest of the youth snorkeling gear; Kathy Santy of Tropical Sense, for as molasses); Scott Lafans, for the donation of a perfect campers answered "location." We spent a lot of the week in lots of great all-natural soap to keep those little fishy hands baby fish aquarium; The Lazy Flamingo, for cups which we masks, as a matter of fact. And we found giant horse conchs, clean; Steven and Tracy Brunner of Loggerhead Cay used this week for shell collection; Mike Billheimer at the starfish, live whelks and tulip shells, sea urchins, polychaete Condominiums, for letting us use the recreation building for Lighthouse Cafe, for ice. egg masses, sea horses and fish, fish, fish. our slide show; Arlene Dillon, for finding a giant aquarium Now it's on to Raccoon Week, the cute but not so charis- One camper felt he was sure to be attacked by a snapper, at Noah's Ark; and John Pryor, for purchasing it for Sanibel matic rapscallions. By the way, for those of you diligently but he survived. Another took some tiny littorine snails Sea School. watching the morning news on CBS for our Kings Crown home in his water bottle, much to the surprise of the staff Also, thanks to the Horvath Family Foundation, for the Week segment, they tell us it will air in July. And for those and his mother. And two tiny 7 year old girls caught an enor- grant which has allowed us to produce Sanibel Sea School of you interested in Sanibel Sea School Summer Camp, mous sheepshead in the seine net. All in all, it was a spec- Films (and thanks to the Horvaths for a gently-used DVD there are still some more openings left. Call 472-8585 for tacular week. player); Jim and Alice Salzman, for a never-out-of-the-box details. For Dolphin Week, Sanibel Sea School would like to Apple computer (which is fantastic for editing film); and thank Capt. Henny and the Stars And Stripes; Mark and Jennifer McMillen and Jesse Woodhull, for our brand new Heidi Marinello, for the donation of lots of masks and super fast orange surfboard. (Previous campers: I know you PHOTOS COURTESY OF SANIBEL SEA SCHOOL snorkels; Charlie Sobczak, for the donation of gently-used aren't mourning the loss of the pink board — it was a slow 00
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Gene Federico Heidi Nichols Carol Hill David Hawley Joshua Hopkins Sanibel St. Charles, III. West Chicago, III. Tennessee Orlando Yearly vacationer on Vacationing on Sanibel Regular vacationer to Vacationing on Sanibel "For aesthetic purposes, I Sanibel since for 23 years Sanibel all his life probably would have kept the old elementary school one, but progress dictates the "I think I'm in favor of the "I'm in favor of the high span. "I'm in favor of the high span. new span. I guess the best bet "I'm fine with the new high span, definitely. Just to get There's no chance of having to I think it will be easier to get was to come up to 2007." bridge." across easier." be delayed every year without back and forth." fail getting on and off the island. And it alleviates evacuation problems." s o 8. ? Obituaries OS Lily & Company wins David Harry Demaree Suzanne visited Sanibel many times Sanibel resident David Harry Demaree before making it her permanent home over passed away on June 22, 2007. 25 years ago. It was the sand and sea that David was born on Oct. 17, 1939 in attracted her to the island, but the friends national jeweler's award Suzanne leaves behind on the island and Chicago, 111. Lily & Co. Jewelers has won a "We are overwhelmed with gratitude He is survived by his wife, Brenda elsewhere were the true treasures in her life. Jeweler's Circular Keystone award for that we were honored with this award in Demaree, son David Christopher being one of the Top 10 jewelry stores in our first year of operation," said Schuyler. Demaree, daughter Dawn Claire Ellis, son- She was predeceased by her parents, * William and Marie Fletcher, and is sur- the country, co-owners Karen Bell and "This is truly an award to be celebrated by IN in-law Christopher Ellis and granddaugh- Dan Schuyler announced last week. all, including our customers, our jewelry •© ter Taylor Madison Ellis. vived by a very dear friend, Monsignor 8. Frank Mouch; her sister, Annette F. Young; Jeweler's Circular Keystone (JCK) has designers and all of our friends and busi- a David and Brenda were married for 45 been the jewelry industry's leading trade nesses on Sanibel. We could not have done & years. David was a beautiful man who nephews — John Young, and his wife, Susan, and Marc Young and his wife, publication for more than 131 years. Lily it alone, so we would like to say thank you filled the lives of those who knew him with & Co. received their JCK award at the sec- to them all." an unforgettable ray of sunshine. Dawn; a niece, Sandy Haynes, and her husband, Carter; great-nieces — Robin ond annual Designer Top Retail Awards Lily & Co. is Sanibel's first jewelry t/1 The Memorial Service will be at St. Withy combe, and her husband, Bill, and Ceremony in Las Vegas on June 3. gallery, combining fine jewelry and an art Michael's & All Angels Episcopal Church Jessica Young and Kate Haynes; and a JCK serves retailers, manufacturers, gallery in one location. They offer the only in Sanibel, Florida, on Friday June 29 al great-nephew, Will Haynes. Suzanne also and vendors of fine jewelry and selected collection of loose G.I.A. and A.G.S. cer- 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts leaves behind her beloved feline compan- upscale gift categories while specializing tified diamonds, along with a selection of may be made in his honor to St. Michael's ions, Isis and Mozart. in gemology information, financial man- A.G.T.A. certified loose colored stones. & All Angels Episcopal Church, 2304 agement, visual merchandising and e- Store hours are Monday through Saturday, Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957. A memorial mass was held on Monday, June 25 at St. Isabel Catholic Church on commerce topics. Their top award is given 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Suzanne Fletcher Sanibel. In lieu of flowers, contributions to 10 jewelers in the United States, honor- For more information about Lily & can be made to the St. Isabel Church ing them for optimum product selection, Co., call 472-2888 or visit www. lilyjew- Sanibel resident Suzanne Fletcher, 74, Building Fund, the Fort Myers Humane excellent customer service and broad elers.com. passed away on Friday, June 22, 2007. Society, or a charity of one's choice. industry knowledge. BUIINEI! SHOWCASE For Advertising Information Call 472-5185 BUILDING & REMODELING HEATING/COOLING PHYSICAL THERAWRP o Specializing in C C/\ "7 Luxury SERVICE WHEN YOU NEED IT!!! THE ONLY ISLAND BASED AIR CONDITIONING COMPANY Renovations EMERGENCY SERVICE
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A tree was struck by the "Sunshine State," and one nickname Heed thunder warnings shelter." And then, she further warns: lightning. It did an incredible amount of 8- often given to many of Florida's locations is An electrical storm always seems to come "paradise." "Don't be fooled by sunshine or blue damage to surrounding homes, and it sound- at the most inopportune moment, whether ed like an explosion. It blew the roots out of • There is one epithet, however, not likely sky." part of the lawn remains to be mowed, or the Lightning-related deaths are usualty the ground, and it blew windows out in sur- to appear in promotional material. Indeed, fish are starting to bite. this sunshine paradise also is known as the caused by cardiac arrest, so immediately rounding homes. Parts of the tree were found Whatever the activity, it is important to administer CPR, if qualified to do so, and 100 feet away." Lightning Capital of North America. remember the sun will shine again so you This one capability of the state's weather call 9-1-1. Aberbach said Lee County's "All Hazards can finish the mowing or catch more fish, but Guide" is a valuable source of information in to kill should not be taken as a reason to stay if hit by lightning, the opportunity for such "There is no threat of electrocution away from Florida's other beneficial assets, through bodily contact with the victim, the section "Thunderstorms and Lightning." occupations may never come up again for the The guide is available online, and the storm g however. There is plenty of sunshine, beauti- victim. McCarthy said. "So, don't be afraid to help." LCEC provides additional information on related section is only one of many types of re ful seas and waterways, the bounty of its At LCEC, McCarthy puts emphasis on flora, the beauty of its winged critters and its Web site at: www.lcec.net. hazards covered in the publication. this advice: To access it, log on to www.leeeoc.com. others, and the total absence of blizzards and "If you can hear thunder, you are within deep-freeze temperatures. striking distance. Seek safe shelter immedi- Keeping firefighters busy Still, electrical storms should not be ately. Do not seek shelter under a picnic Since the beginning of this year, 208 ignored, and there are precautions to be taken pavilion or isolated trees. You'll be safer in brush fires have taken place in Florida to ensure safety. an enclosed building or a car." Starting in June, almost 100 percent of them TOWIl from page 11 Each year, the Lee County Electric If outdoors and unable to reach a shelter, are caused by lightning, according to Gerry Cooperative issues tips on staying safe dur- it is highly recommended that you avoid LaCavera, wildfire mitigation specialist with under way for a "very extensive outreach ing electrical storms, and this year, as water, high ground, open spaces and metal the Division of Forestry, Caloosa District. program with the community." "Lightning Awareness Week" is observed objects, including fences, machinery, During the non-stormy part of the year, "All property owners will be notified through June 30, spokesperson Nancy motors, and power tools, according to the fires are of human origin, and the largest about what this process is and what it isn't," McCarthy wrote, in a prepared statement: "It McCarthy who adds: proportion, 28 percent, is due to arson. he added. "We're preparing a mailing to is no wonder that Florida leads the nation in "If lightning is striking nearby, crouch Last week in Punta Gorda, a home fire property owners explaining how they can the number of lightning-related deaths and down, put your feet together and place your was found to have been caused by lightning. comment, where we are in the early stages of injuries, considering the state receives more re hands over your ears. Do not lie flat." Capt. Craig Aberbach of the Cape Coral Fire this process, and how they'll be able to stay N than one million lightning strikes per year. In She also recommends using the "30-30 Department, when asked what homeowners involved early and often as we move forward fact, lightning kills more Floridians than all rule" — where visibility is good and there is can do to prevent such tragic occurrence, with this. We're inviting them to meet with re other weather sources combined. nothing obstructing the view of the thunder- said: the consultant team to share their views just re "During the last 30 years, lightning has storm. •a "There is really nothing the homeowner as we're having work sessions with council 83 killed an average of 73 people per year in the "When you see lightning, count the time can do. It is a problem we have in Florida. If and the. planning commission during these •a U.S. This is more than the 68 who are killed until you hear thunder," she said. "If that lightning strikes a power line or a power three days." re by tornadoes or the average of 16 killed by time is 30 seconds or less, the thunderstorm pole, there is the potential for that to make Consultant Wallace Roberts and Todd hurricanes." is within six miles of you and is dangerous. contact to the house." will be based in the library during their visit, In Florida alone, on the average 10 people Seek shelter immediately. The threat of light- Aberbach also recalled a most unusual allowing ample opportunity to intercept citi- zens and provide a good forum to talk to islanders. "It will be a very intense three days to Police Beat Report your news to THE REPORTER: island-reporter.com accomplish a lot of early work," Duffy pre- dicted. "We're very excited about this. We're The police blotter contains public infor- Unlawful speed Animal complaints fortunate we have Wallace Roberts and mation obtained from the Sanibel Police Sanibel Captiva Rd. 4 Todd. They were the original planning firm Police were called to a residence on Blue 03 Department, the Lee County Sheriff's Office Tarpon Bay Rd. 1 Heron Drive on Sunday after a complainant that developed not only the Sanibel Plan, and the Lee County Jail booking log. Rabbit Rd. 1 reported an injured raccoon in her back yard. working with the community, but also the I Arrests made are suspicions of crime(s) Wildlife Dr. 1 Vision Statement. They are very skilled and 50 Upon arrival at the scene, the officer observed re committed. All persons are innocent until DUI a small raccoon sitting in a tree approximate- have the experience. They are committed to proven guilty in a court of law. Periwinkle Way 1 ly 10 feet off the ground. The officer contact- ensuring that the outcome from this is con- ed CROW to retrieve the raccoon. sistent with the Sanibel Plan." Arrests Open container/consumption of alcohol Real Estate Research Consultants has a Sanibel Captiva Rd. 1 Police were called to a Peaceful Drive res- Bonnie Mazzeo, 37, of 2414 B Palm idence on Monday after a complainant report- larger role in updating the city's 1982 eco- Ridge Road, was charged June 20 with tres- Failure to obey traffic control device ed a dog barking. Upon arrival at the scene, nomic base analysis will be advising, talking passing of an occupied structure or con- Periwinkle Way 3 the officer did not hear a dog barking. The to the community to make sure various con- veyance and assault/breach of peace/disor- Sanibel Captiva Rd. 1 complainant was contacted by phone and cepts and visions have economic practicality derly conduct/fight/brawl (aggravated Bowman's Beach Rd. 1 advised of the officer's findings. in reality, Duffy noted. "They are very assault) with a weapon used/apparent Sanibel Bayou 1 skilled with that; in fact, their principal was injury. Police were called to a East Gulf Drive res- Reckless driving idence on Tuesday after a complainant report- actually involved in the initial commercial Kristin Hughes, 34, of 2914 Nelson Sanibel Captiva Rd. 1 ed two dogs walking without leashes on the element of the Sanibel Plan when it was Street in Fort Myers was charged June 16 developed." No passing zone beach. Upon arrival at the scene, the officer with reckless driving, resisting arrest and witnessed two owners walking their dogs on In conclusion, Duffy said this consultant battery upon a law enforcement officer. Wildlife Dr. 1 leashes. The officer advised the owners of the team understands Sanibel Island. "They Operating a motor vehicle with an Sanibel city ordinance, which they advised know how important it is to preserve this expired license (more than four months) they were on vacation and not aware of. island's natural environment," he explained, Traffic Citations Periwinkle Way 1 Police were called to a residence on Old "and I'm very confident as we move forward Failure to exhibit registration Attaching a tag not assigned Trail Road on Tuesday after a complainant with this work program that it will pay sig- Tarpon Bay Rd. Periwinkle Way reported an alligator attack upon his dog. nificant dividends for the island in the years Upon arrival at the scene, officers observed a ahead. More to come." Ran stop sign Equipment violation four- to five-foot alligator in the property. The W. Gulf Dr. Sanibel Captiva Rd. alligator was captured and released to a state Periwinkle Way trapper.
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