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Week of Feb. 27-March 6, 2002 SANIBEL & CAPTIVA, FLORIDA VOLUME 29, NUMBER 9, 32 PAGES 75 CENTS
given Darling adds clarity to expansi Sanibel city attorney, Doug Wyckoff, reminds By Anna Liakas take over islands," said Susan birds," she explained of birds that can't create buffer zones on its Planning Commission Staff Writer Trokey, refuge land acquisition lay their eggs near each other and own without first obtaining per- of legalities. specialist and planner. But the prefer to brood in groups rather mission from the state and without Proposed buffers around rook- scope of waterways in question than fly solo — birds like the initially garnering public input —See page 2 ery islands and controversial man- may in fact be narrow and involve long-legged waders, the great from a series of lengthy public atee slow-wake zones may have only six tiny rookery islands — egrets and snowy egrets, the little hearings. Natural Florida little in common except the same two in Pine Island Sound and two grey herons and the slack-jawed "It's all state-owned sovereign unfounded fears about govermen- in Matlacha Pass. Two rookeries pelicans that take refuge among lands," said Trokey, noting if Little Pine Island is tal reign over local waters, said in San Carlos Bay impact only a the tangled thickets of mangroves zones were created at all, they making a noticeable officials involved in the partner- narrow watery boundary that rooted on the tiny floating plots of only would close the narrow mar- comeback that hikers, ship to expand the boundaries of skirts a wake around their shore- land. gins around the rookeries during birders and developers the Ding Darling National Wild- line no more than 100 meters People are concerned they the nesting season of May to alike all like. life Refuge. wide, Trokey said. won't be able to fish around the "There's a lot of concenAhat The islands are key nesting shorelines there, said Trokey, See DARLING —See page 5 we will close down waterways or sites for the "colonial nesting adding the Fish & Wildlife Service page 8 San-Cap MusseS up Another coastal creature on the move and in the news because of it. San-Cap free of county's warning —See page 7 of rabid raccoons for mainland By Sarah "Daraiody Staff writer Florida's Potentially rabid raccoons that prompted Olympic hero '-"* ly pose no immediate threat to island wildlife, reported C..R.O.W. general manag- Naples' Olympian Brian er Anita Pinder. Asked if it were possible for vShirrer brings home the the mainland raccoon population to journey bronze in his fifth to the island, Pinder was pragmatic. Olympic try at the games. "Well, the causeway is there, and they have feet!," she said, but believed the San- —See page 19 Cap raccoon population remained fairiy iso- lated. "We do occassionally hear of dead rac- coons found on the Causeway, so that wpuld indicate some are definitely there," she said, but although it is possible for them Can't crack shell to travel by trees and brush brought to the island, as the occassional squirrel is of tradition believed to arrive, it would seem unlikely. Sixty-five shell fail's ago There have been reports of at least seven and still going strong for unprovoked raccoon attacks in Fort Myers Sanibel-Captiva. Sarah Darmody See RABID —See page 18 Raccoons seen roaming during the day in Sanibel are no cause for alarm, report- ed the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. page 2 Bridge repairs Save a friend Fruits of Speak out the tropics a done deal '03 San-Cap's sandy soil and By Erik Burriss Students put out the word temperate weather proves Staff writer a natural treat. By Sarah Darmody Designs for repairs to the Sanibel Staff writer —See page 16 Causeway's first span and drawbridge should be ready by April 2003 and the Sanibel School students Stephanie work done about a year later. Albert and Scott Messinger were The Lee County Department of charged with passing on a painful mes- Transportation has begun the process sage to their schoolmates this week. for finding a design consultant for work • ENVIRONMENT page 5 Under the guidance of. their School on the northern span of the Causeway Resource Officer Kurt Schulte, Bridge. Firms have until March 14 to • LOOKING BACK page 8 Stephanie and Scott produced a very submit packages and a short list will be Lee County Electric Cooperative sophisticated video production called compiled by March 18, said Don • OPINION page 9 Coming down 'Bully', which they used to demon- Deberry, senior project manager. strate the devastating impact that • BUSINESS page 12 A consultant should be selected m There's a recycling effort going on just beyond weapons related violence can have in April, Deberry said, with design work the span of the Sanibel Causeway bridges, and schools. « DATELINE. page IS it's taking a 120-foot barge with bucket truck to See BRIDGE get it under way. See MESSAGE • TV LISTINGS page 24 page 2 See story, page 2. page 3 « CLASSIFIEDS., page 28 2 • Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 • ISLAND REPORTER • CITY PLANNING COMMISSION Old poles laid to rest By Anna Liakas monuments keeping quiet vigil Wyckoff warns: Staff Writer over the history of the bay, marking places and times in the islands' his- There's a recycling effort going tory now almost forgotten. Potential planning on just beyond the span of the More than likely, the old poles Sanibel Causeway bridges. If your are slated to be laid to rest on an curiosity was peaked by the sight of artificial reef site, Ryan said. But problems pontificate a 120-foot barge carrying a bucket Danny Kelly, who owns the barge truck around on its back just off the operations, said it may not be quite Causeway last week, right-smack in that simple. There are other uses By Erik Burriss the middle of the waters of Pine for the old poles, he explained, like Staff writer Island Sound, it was most likely the lighting poles for a ballfield or con- A routine hearing for a conditional use permit and a men and women of Lee County struction site. Sometimes their use Electric Cooperative busy at work, development permit resulted in a series of warnings from on a reef site isn't possible as the city attorney Tuesday about the way the Planning LCEC spokesperson Karen Ryan they're needed elsewhere, he said. Lee County Electric Cooperative said of work crews plucking out the Commission conducts its quasi-judicial proceedings. Kelly's barging operation has Heather Hawkins, the applicants' attorney, was set to weathered-grey poles of the old dis- been in operation in Lee County for on- and off-island. This week those tribution Line from St. James City to poles — witnesses to the first cars close her portion of the hearing without submitting any 27 years, providing crews to help documents showing how the proposal complied with the be carted away by the Kelly Bros. repair the Sanibel bridges. The that made their winter sojourn from Barge Company. the mainland to the island of Land Development Code when City Attorney Doug crews will be back on the water this Wyckoff reminded her that the Commission can only act The old line, installed 20 years Sanibel; stalwart, barren trees that week to finish the job. on evidence that is presented during the hearing. ago, was deenergized, Ryan said, have raised an arm to many a sleepy "We've only pulled out half of Hawkins represented James and Carmen Courier, who right after the new, more advanced shorebird and held fast against the the old poles," Kelly said. "There's want to build a boat dock and lift at their Tarpon Bay line was laid down across the slap from the sleeker, faster, still about 15 or so more to remove property. sound. from the line." smoother wakes of passing boats — The towering, splintered-wood So pay heed, just off the cause- are being ferried silently away to Without that evidence, Wyckoff said that "there was crosses have stretched across the way, when you're stuck in the thick, their new resting place across the nothing in the record" which, at a full-fledged judicial water for years like silent, solitary taffy pull of traffic winding its way bay. hearing, would result in a dismissal of the matter. Hawkins submitted the appropriate documents but, at a later stage of the meeting, Wyckoff (old commissioners that kind of assistance may be looked askance al by attorneys representing Ihird parlies opposed lo a propos- al before the commission. "You're setting yourself up lo be overlurned,'" Wyckoff said. The Planning Commission is scheduled lo consider a resolution approving I he permits on March 12. Documents and exhibits that need to go in the record are things that are .submitted to the Planning Department Set- WARNS page 24
beginning shortly thereafter. The design phase for the BRIDGE work, which includes electri- From page 1 cal and mechanical work as well as replacing the railings and concrete, should take around a year. Construction will take another year, he said. "There may be some short closings at "night," Deberry s:iid, although the deparlment will (ry to keep the bridge open at all times. Selection of the designers for the other two spans and hardening of the road on the Causeway Islands will take place later in the summer. The project will be the first major work on the bridge since it was built in 1963, Deberry said. An agreement between the city of Sanibel and Lee County, which will keep the drawbridge a drawbridge and not change its height, is close to being finalized, City Attorney Doug Wyckoff said. In the agreement, the coun- $14.95 ty said it would not expand the bridges to four lanes. Breathtaldng views of our picturesque terrace, and the 18th hole of our championship since January, most occurring around Gla- golf course. A warm and intimate ambiance enhanced by a cozy fireplace RABID dious Drive. A raccoon From page 1 there was found infected aad soft jazz at our baby grand piano. Relax and enjoy the sumptuous with rabies, which prompted the county Sunday Brunch Royale at Fort Myers' most elegant new countiy club. alert. Dr. Robert South, Lee County Health Department epi- Brunch includes an elaborate buffet that changes weeldy, plus your choice of a demiologist, confirmed that as of Monday five more rac- coons have tested positive for rabies. Test results of three Mimosa or Bloody Mary. You may, of course, help yourself to all you can eat! more are still pending. South said the raccoons were involved in "unprovoked attacks on people" and not cap- Crown Colony's Sunday Brunch Royale is destined to become a Fort Myers tradition. tured under suspicion. The health department alert is localized and stretches We hope you'll join us often. from McGregor Boulevard to U.S. Hwy. 41 and from College Parkway'to Estero Bay. Pinder said there have been no reported outbreaks of rabies in the Sanibel- 590-9044 Captiva area during her 15 years at C.R.O.W. and that Brunch served 10:30am - 2:30pm Reservations accepted Resort casual attire the islands' raccoons and other wildlife should be safely sequestered here. Pinder also said that a piece of popular advice on spotting potentially rabid raccoons is incorrect in rela- tion to our local raccoon population. She dismissed the advice to avoid raccoons found roaming during the day, instead of night, which she believed is not a real warning CROWN sign for Southwest Florida raccoons. "Somewhere like New York state, yes, the raccoon population is largely nocturnal and, being sighted during GOLF ^COUNTRY CLUB the day may indicate a problem. But our raccoons here are 'tidal' rather than nocturnal," Pinder said "They feast on crabs and clams exposed on tidal flats, so their feed- Grille room open daily for lunch, Ham - 4pm ing is determined by the tides, not daylight." While she advised never to let any non-domesticated Formal dining room open for dinner, Wed. - Sat., 5:30 - 9:30pm animal approach voluntarily, it should not.be a cause for 8S51 Crown Colony Boulevard, Fort Myers concern to see raccoons on the island going about their business during the day, Pinder said. This is also true off- On Wiuhh'r Road, ,J miter south of Summer!in Roar!. Follow signs to rlubhovse. island, around SummerJin. between the toll booth and Fort Myers Beach, where raccoons typically feed at low tide at day as well as at night. of Feb. 28-March 6, 2
Paul Stark, Ph.D. Sanibel and Indianapolis resident Paul Changes in police Stark, Ph.D., 73, passed away in Fort Myers on Feb. 22, 2002. Stark earned his B.S. in administration Biochemistry from McGill University in Montreal, attended Western Reserve and As formei Sanibel received his doctoiate in pharmacology from Police Chief Lew Phillips the University of Rochester, School of indicated befoie his retire- Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, NY. He ment, formei Commander earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Bill Tomhn&on has moved Indiana University School of Law and was up to the position of admitted to the United States District Court in Acting Interim Chief of 1977. the Sanibel Police De- Stark worked as a chemist prior to bis partment. appointment to a Clinical Assistant Moving up with him, Professorship of Pharmacology at the IU also to interim acting posi- School' of Medicine. He became dedical tions, are Sgt. Mike director for Eli Lilly & Company, working "Moon" Murtay to the theie from 1963 to 1984, playing an essential position of Commander, role in the development of Prozac. Sgt. Mike Cooper to the After founding the company in 1984 he position of Administrative was president and chief executive officer of Officer and Officer Dustin International Clinical Research Corporation > T /, t* ""i"^f^^'\ r*^*^r*'?•*• Woith to Acting Sergeant. (I.C.R.) in San Diego, CA, until 1995. I.C.R. All moves weie made designed and initiated global trials for new based on seniority. drugs. In 1992 he became an independent "We'ie going to do our consultant to various drug companies. He and Sarah Darmody very best until the time Sanibel School students Stephanie Albert and Scott Messinger send their comes for full-time his wife, Carole, endowed the Paul Stark message to the community. Chair in Pharmacology at the IU School of leplacements and the Medicine in 1993 — the first endowed chair advertisements for job in the department — to provide lasting sup- promotions," Tomlinson port for pharmacological research on the cen- said. tral nervous system. At the ceremony both the Starks were presented honorary alumni diplo- 'Silence Hurts' campaign Lost and found mas by the Dean of the School of Medicine. • Jeffrey Blom of A chair was also endowed at University of Creighton, Mo., lost his Rochester. Initiative out to stop violence in schools wallet on the beach It In addition the Starks established the Stark contained his driver's Neurosciences Research Institute, endowing MESSAGE from page 1 presentation given Tuesday at the school by license, ciedit cards and it with a $15 million gift, the Stark Officer Schulte and the students was strong his Butlei Police Depait- Neuiosciences Scholarship Fund, and the Last October, the pair lepresented Sanibel and diiect. ment badge Stark Foundation which provides scholai- School at the "Silence Hurts" campaign Scott and Stephanie directed a skit " Fourteen-year-old ships to local colleges. The couple has made a summit in Orlando. The Florida initiative, inspiied by the summit. Students acted out a Clara N. Kollm of Acton, distinct imprint on neruoscientific research at part of a wider national campaign to stop high school shooting that leLt a teenage boy Mass., lost hei yellow the IU School of Medicine and, in the fall of violence in the school system, took m a pamly7ed horn the neck down. wallet with $62 in it while 2000, attended the groundbreaking ceremony two-day event undoubtedly giuelhng ioi Budding thespians oi the Sanibel School, biking on-island for'the Research Institute. The Institute will two 13 yeai olds cagei to be Lii_k, ivvo- imaging. The centei's goal is the understand- from a wheelchaii. Jenkins that as we leave endued actually had taken door vehicle driving up ing and development of treatments for central was a student at a high Sanibel and go on place in a Maty-land school and down the subdivision nervous system disease. . school in Paducah, Ky., in our lives, we will in 1989. roads. The woman des- In November 2000, Dr. Stark was awarded where a classmate's shooting avoid violence Investigations into the cribed the driver as a male The President's Medal for Excellence in rampage killed some of her incident revealed that almost with dark beard, wearing recognition of Ms generous and exemplary friends and left her paralyzed wherever we see it 300 students knew some- sunglasses, and also relat- support of Indiana University and its School for life. and, above all, we will thing — but didn't speak up. ed that some of her friends of Medicine. When asked if this type of speak up.' The principal of the school had seen the same car and violence could touch Sanibel where that shooting took driver "canvassing" the Paul and Carole Stark have also served in OFFICER SCHULTE volunteer leadership capacities for the per- School, Stephanie and Scott place told the "Silence Dunes. The vehicle was forming arts and wildlife preservation while said they didn't think so. Hurts" gathering of how he not found by responding donating much time and expertise to research "This is a smaller com- had made it his personal mis- officers. munity, so it's more of a family. People talk sion to get others to speak up and save lives. and education. Officer Schulte explained to the students, Dr. Stark also greatly enjoyed playing ten- more in a small community," Scott said, but Alligator tales Stephanie pointed out that she hoped the "If you see or hear something, and you tell nis. He was a member of Indianapolis Hebrew someone, you're not a snitch. You're a hero. • On Feb. 19, a resident Congregation, Temple Bat Yam congregation message reached eighth-graders, who are heading for the bigger schools in Fort Myers. If someone had spoken out, then the girl of Osprey Court called to in "Everyone knows everyone here, so it from Paducah would be walking, and that report a large aggressive Sanibel, and was past President of probably wouldn't happen," she said, howev- person would be a hero." alligator was back in her Southwest Florida Symphony of which he er glad that she, classmate Scott and Sanibel Schulte said that "Silence Hurts" wasn't a yard. Numerous attempts was a member of the Board of Directors from Officer Shulte had involved others in the program but a way to get kids to sit up and to catch the animal had 1994 until his death. making of the school video to help spread the take notice. He encouraged everyone to add failed. Trapper John Stark was preceded in death by his first message that "Silence Hurts" later on. their names to a "Silence Hurts" poster as a French was able to capture and subdue the alligator wife, Rita Smalline Stark. Survivors include Teachers congiatulated them for tackling sign of a general commitment that they, too, his wife, Carole Lucas Stark; three daughters a difficult issue and for their commitment to could make the concept work. this time. Mona Loft, Barbara Stark and Toby Stark; the campaign. The campaign's Web site Officer Schulte said that while there is • On Feb. 21, Officers two step-daughters — Lynn Lappin and
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As of Feb. 24, 2002, new home and/or 93119 Canada Ltd., 6408 Pine; $2,365: property -owners on the islands include: Bell, 6047 San-Cap; and $2,375: Hardy, (Addresses are Sanibel unless otherwise 5703 San-Cap—boat dock by Stemic indicated.) Enterprises. $1,679: Daubert, Sundial East-Unit N3O1 Non-Condos: —sliding glass doors by Stevens & Sons. $445,000: Curtis B. & Tamara $1,000: Sedgemoor, 2549 West Gulf—LP Christenson, 4052 Coquina. tanks by Ferrellgas. $460,000: John J. & Karen A. Temporiti, $650: Sanibel Public Library, 770 Dun lop 4195 Dingman. —fire alarm by Custom Integration $425,000: J. Richard & Kathryn A. Specialists. Schleder, 701 Nerita. $1,200: Sanctuary Golf Club, 2801 $633,000: Stewart V. Proctor, 250 South- Wulfert —flag pole by Images Graphic winds. Specialties. $325,000: Marc Decastro &Sharon M. $5,900: Cordelle Development, 1034 Fish Holt-Decastro, 545 Birdsong. Crow—screen enclosure by John J. Hull $417,500: William F. & Mary J. Bayard Associates. Johnson and Anne T. Johnson, 3730 $1,000: Greenstein, 290 Southwinds— Coquina. repair deck leak; and $24,000: Kaiser, $575,000: Carl J. Wilk, 689 East Rocks. 4182 Dingman—addition by The Mills $525,000: Jean & George R. Laswell II, Brothers. 1538 Royal Poinciana. $3,500: Cook, 6141 Starling—boat $345,000: William & Patricia Sepe, 4510 dock/ATF by owner. Hidden Lane, North Captiva. $13,000: Jass, 3347 Twin Lakes;$l,O0O: Condos: Packel, 719 Periwinkle; $2,200: 928 $475,000: Raymond B. & Diane E. North Collier Corp, 1456 Periwinkle; Knight, The Heron @ Wulfert Point, 5681 $8,000: Vernaglia, • 960 Kings Crown; Baltusrol. $8,567, $4,800 & $4,800: Palm Lake $750,000: Howard & Jacqueline Tobter, Association, 2320 Wooster; $5,000 each: Pointe Santo de Sanibel-Unit 47C. 736, 738, 741 & 743 Donax Village; $15,000: Elliott, 751 Sand Dollar; This alligator spent Thursday afternoon and evening in the Permits issued by the Sanibel Building $15,500: McGrath, 842 Limpet; and gulf near the West Gulf Drive home of Pat Allen. A neighbor $8,000: Finkelstein, 970 Oyster—roofing watched the alligator come down the bike path in front of Department from Jan. 31-Feb. 22 Allen's house and cross the road, heading for the Gulf of included the following: by Colonial Roofing. Mexico. Tail drag marks and footprints in the sand were left $3,000: Halverson, 4151 Faith—fire $16,000: Read, 8711 Lindgren; $6,000: on the beach in the wake of the 'gator's journey to open sprinklers by Metro Fire Protection. Deoitis, 5672 San-Cap; and $800: Brock, waters. At press time, the 'gator was still waterside. $300,000: Gitzinger, 619 North 1828 Buckthorn—roofing by Infinger Yachtsman —single family residence Professional Roofing. w/impact fees by J.F. Smith Building $40,136: Bank of the Islands, 1699 Contractor. Periwinkle—roofing by Camp-Rigby $5,800: Dubber, 904 Almas—lower level Roofing & Sheet Metal. enclosure by Scott Builders. $7,410: Hurtado, 1224 Par View—screen $3,066: Mauldin, 4577 Brainard Bayou; enclosure by CA Aluminum. and $8,685: Arnfelt, 972 Whelk—shutters $7,000: Zimmerman, 693 Rabbit— High Low Rain by Rolsafe. enclose lower level by owner. fvcQl Feb. 26 72 60 0.00 $1,000: The Wolter Group, 1321 Eagle $20,000: Challoner, 4664 Rue Belle rint?r 8 Mer—remodel/alterations by Debord, Inc.i High Low Rain Feb. 27 74 60 0.00 Run—LP tanks by Gastech. $2,450 each: Birkart, 6401 Pine, and (dba Kennedy) Feb. 21 79 66 0.00 Feb. 22 78 69 0.00 Note: Rainfall levelsare recorded Feb. 23 78 66 0.54 from the morning of the day given to the following morning. 5 SAPflBEL-CAPTlVA I Feb. 24 72 58 0.52 I FORT MYERS BEACH j Feb. 25 68 58 0.00 Source: Island Water Association ! BEST RATES j HOTEL RESERVATION ! Mary Shanley her husband, Todd, Deb hie a Fisher and her husband, Jim. She also leaves eiyht I FOST MYERS BEACH | grandchildren, five broth- LNAFUBSft i Mary Rizzo, 69, of Fort ers and two sisters. . GOSSD& S Myers, died Feb. 23,2002. A Memorial Mass was A Westhighiand white terrier was misidentified by Before her illness, Mary celebrated at St. Colunib- breed in a photograph in last week's Island Reporter. had been an active parish- kille Catholic Church on Susan Johnson, reader and dog lover, said, "I just ATTIIACTI0IN AND ioner at St. Isabel Catholic Wednesday, Feb. 27. Burial want a 'Westie' to get credit for being a Westie." EVERGLADES TRIP Church on Sanibel. She is will be private. I DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE survived by her loving In lieu of flowers, We apologize for the error. The Editor — 472-1587 I children — a son, Tom, memorials may be made to J EXIT 28 (800) 285-8192 and his wife, Laura; three the St. Columbkille SOUTHWEST FLORIDA daughters — Beth Rizzo- Memorial Rose Garden WELCOME CENTER Gavin and her husband, Fund, 12171 Iona Road Sansbe9~Captiva Ron, Kathleen Wolter and Fort Myers, FL 33908. Tides At the Island Reporter, March 1-7,2002 our business is covering the news.
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Blind Pass Hi 1:40a 2:42a 3:48a 5:53a — — — The Five Year Budget Projection Review Lo 9:40a 10:08a 10:31a 7:20a — 2:42a 4:12a Committee will hold their first meeting Hi 2:23p 2:49p 3:20p 4:39p 11:47p 5:25p 6:35p
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Hi 2:05a 3:07a 4:13a 5:33a — — — in the MacKenzie Hall. Lo 8:23a 8:51a 9:14a 9:29a — 1:25a 2:55a Hi 2:48p 3:14p 3:45p 4:19p 4:59p 5:50p 7:00p The public is invited to attend. Lo - 8:37p 9:37p 10:43p 11;58p — -— — ISLAND REPORTER • Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 • 5
Florida taking^veFwhere it couldn't before By Dawn deBoer Island Reporter Editor grove until open waters. "You can .get lost out here," Claflin Lying low between the Matlacha Pass said, while cueing in on the coastal wet- estuary and bigger Pine Island, Little Pine land of Southwest Florida salt flats, fresh- Island is gaining ground in the eyes of water and needlerush marsh, maritime nature lovers who've come to see its nat- meadows and hidden hammock forests, ural habitat born-again for Florida and different levels of ground cover laden wildlife. with lichen and palms and bromeliads. Approved by the state of Florida as a "Nothing grows underneath a melacu- migitation bank — state land marked for la, but once it's weeded out, old leaves clearing of exotics under the Wetlands disintegrate into the earth within six Restoration Project of Mariner Properties months. Within a year, native seeds hid- — Little Pine Key is on its way back to a. den underneath are growing back up through the earth," Claflin said. mnrp~"n7mirnl gfTit^ (>, ,,| ifr_- g,r ,^;;;';' . ft r On Little Pine Island, native Florida ways of melacula, paper-bark tree, thrives, when given free reign. Bobcats Australian pine and Brazilian pepper. The effort is paid for by developers in a credit & trade-off with the state when desiring to •1 birds and shorebirds and butterflies winter fill swampland elsewhere. here. "You learn quickly here how every- The little island lies north and south of thing hinges on everything else." Pineland Road, its more southern side reseeding new and natural native growth The blade-like leaves of the needlerush given new room to grow. make a fortress for small animals and a dangerous foe for eagles on the hunt. Out "It's beautiful down there, and the where the saltflats are, the red-rooted sea- birds are terrific," said bird watcher and purlane only gets redder the more salt tour guide for the day, Dave Claflin. The there is. During spring and summer, the Little Pine Island Volunteer Trail Guides flats are all underwater, ankle to knee lead two-mile treks Tuesday, Thursday, deep. When dry, the algae sinks into the Friday and Saturday through April. earth — the nutrient base come from Groups as small as one and larger leave which plants grow. the roadside trail entrace at 8:30 a.m. with a 10:30 a.m. Trailways are covered in deep-red sea The two-hour leisure walk on the north purslane and blue-green algae. side wanders down a winding, wrap- "A big alligator used to live out here up around trail skirting its northern tip with until last year when this was still a pond trail markers clearly in sight. Walk with a four feet deep." guide, and an overview of "the way it was The walking tour trekked a 'gator hom- and the way its going" is a step in explor- ing ground now covered in knuckled ing state mitigation banks first-hand. grasses and round reeds and edged sledges and rushes — chord and hurricane The Department of Environmental glasses, Iringe rush, salt bush und glas- Protection nature trail surveys two dis- worl, broomsedge, flush pine, leather and tinctly different areas — before and after swamp fern, berried yellow climbing love clearing — for a visual of what native \ me ,m(\ elivnhin" hempwood broliads vegetation and wildlife can do in JIVM. i oloied the \v;iy. than three years with no hclo fioiu i. > J "Just nature coining l>.u ! • , iUle i ine i.sUuui is '.ill i'me ishimi urai Florida taking over, win-it- si ututun i Minn i >t;ik' Ro;.itl 7!S) between fvlatlacha and Pine Ls.Jund. Hiker-s meet ju.ihe beioit Ii\ a VLIV interesting concept and i >! pen TvmrK and swamps alive like Toject/ Regrstfa-tToir for group tours A „ •-• iiii i,tttm PII ' required, info Department of Environ- mental Protection. 575-5S6J '
{ ' I I III I 1 1 I • > ' ii ) >iiu> U to ihe liituu' ! i i id t .i»u ued ii mentation haul' is 51 ie public-private, partnership of tiie ii »iii'u and iclcaicd <)t ocw •• i jtlle Pine Island Wetland Restoration and SLculmgt. e\Liy six to eight months. As in Mitigation Bank teamed the state of the case of Little Pine Island, a seven-year Florida with • Mariner ' Properties project under way, neither machine nor 1 Development of Fort Myers in exotic aerial spray are land-clearing techniques <'r h . • : removal from .4,700 acres of wetland used to weed away the ever-sowing i. •^||-;|* <;^;*;f: ^ ;' l>v; •. .'• -\;&'^d''L;^'--^<^* ecosystem within the Charlotte Harbor melaleuca. Aquatic Preserve. Invaded by exotics in A melaleuca pod holds thousands of the 1960s, native species and wildlife suf- seeds looking more like red powdered fered . displacement, which severely dust than a traditional seed. Pods drop The two-hour leisure walk on the north side wanders down a winding, reduced the island's wetland functions. when a tree's in stress, and it's in stress wrap-around trail skirting its northern tip with trail markers clearly Under a 1996 Florida law, Mariner when it's hot, when it's dry, when its wet, in sight. Walk with a guide, and an overview of "the way it was and the Properties permitted to revive Little Pine when it's not wet. Basically, it's stress.ed- way its going" is a step in exploring state mitigation banks first-hand. Island to its natural state for "mitigation out and dropping seeds to the wind credits" used by developers as a high- always. cleared and tires pulled up. You can't tell structing raised but temporary "tire" road- quality wetland replacement to defer wet- they were even here." "Everything was hand-cut to reduce ways to track tractors and trucks over the land impact in other developments. Day hikes only are allowed across seed scatter and hauled to north Florida to land with little to no contact. Sale of wetland mitigation credits Little Pine Island, for safety's sake. From burn for electricity. That's all that's it "Instead of tracking vehicles over the funds the multimillion-dollar cost of the roadway, the island is several acres good for, and it's all being used," Claflin swamp, they laid a mat of old tires with restoring Little Pine Island. State of deep, edged in a black mangrove shore- said. "We're left with a beautiful area." hay on either side and covered it with dirt, Florida Land Managers and several regu- line forest with reds along the roadway. Another clearing technique used here so the trucks could not grind up the natur- latory agencies oversee the restoration. took the labor-intensive route of con- al ground. When through, the dirt was Once upon the mangroves, it's all man-
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Fodisrson spends her Everglades project builds link lost days on Captives By Anna Liakas balancing needs and interests of agri- Editor's note: Last week ,the Island Reporter Staff Writer culture operations, tourism, boating, published the first part of an indepth review of the life sports fishing and wildlife manage- of the late Annalee Whitmore Fadiman, a World War II In the campaign for the restora- ment with the urban needs for a safe, journalist who spend her last days on Captiva Island tion of the Florida Everglades, in the clean and abundant water supply. before she'died in her home, Feb. 5. quest for the revitalization of South- "It depends on who and where west Florida's fluid and vital ecosys- you are as to which of the four criti- By Anna Liakas tem, the key to success is the word cal water management areas are of Staff writer "engage," Michael R. Bauer, policy greatest concern," said Williams, director for Southwest Florida adding that while clients of her engi- The Fadiman family returned to the island of Captiva Audubon, said Tuesday to an atten- neering firm in Fort Myers may want for a small family reunion near 14 years ago, Annalee's tive audience at the Captiva Yacht the governing board to focus the daughter, Anne Fadiman, said of a place they vacationed Club. restoration project on issues of water to and loved long before the causeway was ever built to To educate, mobilize and inform jnap,ag5sex^t-as4--^nppiyrToiKs~1rr connect the narrow swath of land to the mainland. the public is inteeral in onr«A>-;>-,n, Bonita may be more concerned with "We all had very h^y memories-ui the isiandf said "support and understanding for every flood management, while people in Anne. "Being back in that familiar place was quite joy- step in the 20-year, $8 billion project, environmentally-sensitive areas may ful to all of us. It was a feeling of coming full circle." officials said. believe strongly that what is most The war journalist's daughter explained that her par- "We must continue to collaborate pressing on area resources are issues ents didn't choose Captiva as a place to retire, but instead with each other by sharing vital of water quality and their effects on as a place to grow old. She noted that now her own chil- information," said Bauer. "We, even local habitats. dren have a vocabulary inspired by these Southwest developers, all care about our quality "We must get all the competing Florida islands, that the names of the shorebirds and of life here." interests in lock step," said Williams, shells she once learned from her own mother and father Bauer and fellow panel members Trudi Williams, chair of Southwest "while at the same time providing a and became familiar with as a child, now spill effortless- modeled the emerging trend in the Florida Water Management District safe and adequate water supply for ly from the lips of her own children. way local and state goverment is Governing Board, addressed issues residents of Florida." Annalee, who was a member of the Hemlock Society conducting their business around key of preserving our natural resources The central question of officials in and supported an individual's right to choose suicide as issues of planning and development at the Captiva Yacht Club. the $8 billion project is what to do a means to end their life, took a course of death much these days, a trend that involves leav- with a water supply that's running like her course in life, said many of those around her. ing stuffy government offices and said Baeur. out. Supply versus demand is out of "She felt that people owned their own lives," said heading out to the islands, swamps As Congressman Tip O'Neill balance, and Southwest Florida is Anne. and sanctuary for the day in an once said,"All politics is local." ranked as the second fastest-growing Kyle Miller of Sanibel, Annalee's friend and helper attempt to bring all stakeholders In creating their 20-year plan for urban area in the United States. over the past nine months, said she never thought of her involved in issues of conservation water management and Everglades Panel members said the water sys- dear friend as a person who was sick, even though the and water management together in restoration, Trudi K. Williams, chair tem currently relied on in Sanibel former war journalist suffered with Parkinson's diesese one room — or on one weathered of Southwest Florida Water and Captiva was designed in the and the gnawing, constant pain of living with a breast deck or boardwalk — to try to "talk Management Department's Govern- 1950s, before the Causeway bridges, tumor. things out" in attempts to avoid ing Board — a nine-member super- and in an era when only a few dusty "She was remarkable, generous and delightful," said drawn out lawsuits and costly court visory body appointed by the Gov. roadways and homes marked the Miller. "She never complained and was quite courageous litigation over complex environmen- Jeb Bush — spoke of diverse needs island. With 6.5 million people living in how she lived her life." tal issues. and competing interests that are here now, the system is not adequate "A diverse group that works to- holding stock in the process. 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Asian green mussels closing in on Sanibel shores
By Anna Liakas Midwestern and Northeastern states. While much small- growing as we speak in the Harbor Branch Clam Nursery Staff Writer er in size than perna viridis, it only grows to a size of one in Gasparilla Sound and off old phosphate pilings in to three inches across and causes billions of dollars in Boca Grande. A "Wanted: Dead or Alive" poster is being circulated damage to pipes and water control structures. "We still continue to pull up buoys and find a heavy by the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota in order to While activities associated with shipping are believed concentration of green Upper mussels," said Chris capture the latest villain in a long list of exotic species to be the primary method of Carlson, chief warrant officer on that have invaded Florida waters. introduction for aquatic intrud- the Coast Guard Cut-ter Joshua The museum is even offering a reward — two free ers, other sources may include Green Mussels {Perna viridis) Applebee, the vessel- charged aquarium admissions and the "personal satisfaction" of aquaculture facilities and pet REWARD: with tending the navigational aiding researchers in their quest to uncover the breadth of and aquarium trades, where Two free admissions to Mote Aquarium and personal markers and buoys in the waters the green mussel invasion. unwelcome foreign hitchhikers satisfaction for helping determine the extent of of Tampa Bay. Perna Viridis was first encountered at the Big Bend may be inadvertently dumped the green mussels invasion of Florida "We haven't seen them on pil- Power Sta-tion in Tampa Bay back in July of 1999 when into the waters. ings in Charlotte Harbor or be- workers climbed into the saline waters of the bustling While often an area that has low the Sunshine Skyway estuary to address a problem with the station's fouling little funding and manpower to bridge, but that doesn't mean system.What they found was the intake mechanism's conduct extensive investiga- they aren't there," Carlson said. conden-ser valves and screens, which play an integral tion, new scientific research "The green Uppers are very obvi- role in the heating and cooling of the plant,, were over- into the field of invasive species ous because of their color. grown with an unusual emerald green mollusk — a reveals that non-indigenous Jim Lacassio, marine FROM ASIA WITH LOVE bivalve that re-searchers at Mote later identified as the varieties account for about one- Help Mole Marine laboratory study this newly introductd spucies, dm discovered in Tajni>a Bay. Florida h researcher at the Sanibel Captiva July 1990. Normally found in Irielnilo.Pflcifie on hard jubitratcs NidmsGaawolh, piling?, biif>ys,oyslur Asian green. quarter of all the plants, 42 per- and brimaclc beds, or oilier hnrdsubsintH dawn ia20fi Chris Hansen, EMS program manager. Lee County EMS celebrates its 30th lances and helicopter and more than 20(J County EMS ranked high employees serving residents and visitors of Lee County 24 hours a day. lJPREMIE M An inspection this week of Lee County Paramedics and emergency medical INCLUDES GREENS FEE, CART AND PRACTICE BALLS Emergency Medical Services (EMS) by technicians provide emergency care dur- the State Bureau of EMS resulted in a ing more than 50,000 calls annually. EMS overall "excellent" rating of the Lee team members also provide injury/illness agency. prevention training through cardiopul- The inspection, on Monday, focused on monary resuscitation and public access a review of administrative service records, defibrillation classes, child-passenger employee certification files, departmental safety seat checkpoints, drowning preven- policies and procedures, ambulance/air- tion and disaster preparedness. craft inspections, medical equipment, Lee EMS has conducted a nationwide minimum stocking levels and compliance recruitment of paramedics and EMTs to with State Statutes & Florida fill open positions. In 2000, the Board of Administrative Codes. Lee County Commissioners authorized The. inspector noted no deficiencies the purchase of four new ambulances and and Lee County EMS received an excep- hiring of 34 EMS employees to improve tional rating. response time reliability. 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The amendment Hofschneider, can stop directing guests to A demolition team began the 45-day Residents and tourists out on the town gives the city manager broad powers in his home by saying "It's the round house job of dismantling the stately old steam- on Feb. 26 found themselves in the dark at inspecting, approving and closing down on Munson Street, 500 feet north of boat early Friday morning. Steel cables, 9:42 p.m. after an unexpected power out- local businesses. Timmy's Nook on the bay side." Instead, pulleys and levers criss-crossed her age left 1,200 Lee County Electric Co- he can say "1234 Captiva Drive decaying decks while workmen removed Plaintiffs in the lawsuit were Harvey operative customers without power. Co- Southwest." the chain-link fence and barbed wire that Balke, Ralph Woodring, owner of The op spokeswoman Karen Ryan said the As of Tuesday, seven of the island's had blocked her entrance ever since her Bait Box, David Wooster and Henry outage was caused by a substation break- dozen or so named roadways were arrival in 1959. Shelton, both retirees. er failure. Electric officials scrambled to changed, and new signs erected for all the Twenty-three years ago, Lathrop and The complaint is presented as class find a cause of the outage, combing streets which have now become either dri- Helen Hooper Brown purchased the action for declaratory relief, an injunction neighborhoods and asking residents if ves, lanes or in some instances places. authentic Mississippi ferryboat and had it class action and a civil rights class action they saw anything noteworthy. Ryan said The action, a year and a half in the towed to Sanibel to be remodeled as their asking for compensatory and punitive witnesses said they saw "explosions" in planning, grew out of a coincidence —• retirement dream home. After a half- damages. Gumbo Limbo, Bowman's Beach and Dr. Hofschneider's suggestion to the Lee dozen bathrooms, several staterooms and around the lighthouse, but the cause could County Planning Department that Captiva a thoroughly modern kitchen which 10 years ago * March 6. 1992 not be determined. needed house numbers for easier identifi- included the area's first microwave oven, cation, and, the department's master plan all for $220,000, Lathrop died. His wife Sanibel erosion state's worst for pioviding street names and house refused to live in the steamboat without One year ago * March 1, 2001 numbers foi unincorporated areas of the him and returned to New York. Northern Sanibel's recent beach ero- Car crashes, catches on fire county. For 16 years, the boat sat abandoned on sion was the state's most severest, accord- the gulf shoreline until the city purchased ing to a report released this week by Tom "My suggestion for using house num- Around 2 a.m. Sunday, Officer Terri Algiers and the 30-acre "Brown tract" for Campbell, engineer for Captiva Erosion bers was to make it easier to direct guests, Cummins was sent to investigate a car $1.38 million in 1978. Prevention District. Describing sand loss deliveries and emergency vehicles to an crash at Periwinkle Way and Ferry Road. address," Hofschneider said. in one area south of Blind Pass as "unprecedented," Campbell said the When she got there, she found North Fort 15 years ago * March 5, 1987 beach was eroding at a rate of 50 feet a Myers resident Margaret Cannon's 1984 20 years ago. - March 4. 1982 Lawsuit served council year in the central area of a 6,300-foot Honda in flames. A gas leak caused the stretch of Sanibel. Campbell predicted the fire. Cannon said she was heading east Piece by piece, Algiers dies when she lost control and veered off the The suit against the city of Sanibel 50-foot-average erosion in the Clam Bayou Pass area would not continue and roadway to the north, running into a tree The conoded, dusty-black smoke- over its occupational licensing ordinance, and shrubbery before coming to a stop. stacks were the first to go. The dilapidat- which has been rumored for several speculated the situation would stabilize. August "We're not looking to take away any- Commission, the city of Sanibel and the tant to preserving water quality," he said. and for a one's livelihood," the planner said, adding refuge have achieved. SCCF's director said it would be hard limited that when you consider the amount of "We've had a cooperative agreement for anyone who made their living on the From page 1 time to mangrove-fringed shoreline that borders for more than six or seven years," "said water to argue with that. In the past, the ^^^ provide the waters in this area, these islands have Trokey, noting the partnership has foundation has worked in conjunction wmam the birds only a small part to play, she said. enabled them to eliminate more than 50 with the Caloosa Land Trust to preserve a chance to repopulate. "There are people who don't want any percent of the Brazilian pepper on-island rookery islands near Greater Pine Island. "Our biologists have seen more than a kind of intrusion by government into pub- with less overhead than if they had It also has formed partnerships with oth- 52 percent decline in nesting on these lic or private lands," explained Trokey. "I worked alone. ers who have rescued from the hands of islands over the past 10 years," Trokey understand their concern, but we also "It's unfortunate that it's being present- developers more than 70 acres of man- said, "but we really don't know why have to protect the treasures that we have ed in the same 'environment' as the man- grove wetlands on Buck Key. there's been such a decline." down here." atee zones," Eric Lindblad, SCCF direc- "Whatever habitat we preserve over the Before they could petition the state for Trokey said that despite some criticism tor, said. "If we keep our eye on the ball, next 50 years will become what we have a buffer zone, the refuge would have to and fear over the expansion, the refuge it is all about land acquisition,"he said, left," Lindblad says. provide documentation and evidence that and their partners in the plan have also explaining that people may be imagining The refuge is currently reviewing all there's been a disturbance of the nesting had alot of support, saying people have this new boundary would add to the comments received for release of the final sites and how much of an impact the cul- seen what the partnership between the waters another top-heavy layer of regula- environmental impact report within the prit has had on the birds. Sanibel-Captiva Conservation tion. "Preserving these habitats is impor- next few weeks. Imagine everything you want to pass on to your family. rru 5::i|P(ci^;im less." Is your estate over $2,000,000? 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Signs and flags proclaiming "United We Stand" and "God Bless America" have been visible Larry Helm in every town and Spalding city across Legislative Florida since the legal staff tiagic events of counsel for the Sept. II. American Civil Expressinig oui Liberties Union new sense of of Florida pati iotism in a secular or a reli- gious manner, particulaily in the schools, is one oi the hottest topics lor public educa- tion at the state capital in Tallahassee. We need to be caieful not to con- tuse patriotism with religion, though With only a few weeks into the regulai session, the Florida Legislature is lushing to require stu- dents to tecite daily an edited ver- sion of the Declaiation ot Independence, which emphasizes a beliei in Natural Law and the "endowment ol certain inalienable To the editor: extiemists made theii lust rights by their Creator." attempt at bringing down the Additionally, conservative law- World Trade Center, failing The very popular Sanibel only because they miscalcu- makers want the national motto "In Tennis Program conducted on God We Tiust" prominently dis- reach some kind of acceptable of time? lated the amount of explosives the only public courts on the lequired to do the job. This played iin classrooms and to autho- island is about to be removed compromise, we are petition- Traffic is bad We avoid rise "insphational messages" by stu- ing City Council to help us travelling during times of was followed by the attacks from these courts for the on U.S embassies in Nairobi dent chaplains at designated public resolve the conflict and/or stress But solutions must be month of April by the school and Tanzania and by bombing school events. administration who owns the help us find an alternative site based on good facts. Does the for our tennis program. We our banacks in Saudi Combining patriotism and reli- land. council have them? have asked to be put on the Aiabia Next was the gion after President Bush called This program has been upon the nation to wage war on agenda for their March 5 Leonard Minsky attack on the U S S. Cole, opeiating lor 18 years, 9 a.m. meeting. We invite all who while refueling, in Yemen international tenonsm resonated to noon Monday to Friday, Sanibel with many Floiidians After all, "In have enjoyed this progiam to Thiouiih all ol these throughout the 1 all, wintei join us at this God We Tiust" was added to oui Utacks on oui citizens, we and spiuig Duung peak sea- Killed to seaieh out ami \uin- money in the wake of the Civil Wai son upwnids of "U) to 10 piescntation The meeting And "undci God" was added to the staits 9 a m. at City Hall i'h those iLspoivsihle loi these people show up eveiy day to \ am a pdlnolic CILIAMI ol vicious cnincs. 1 tell you, had Pledge ol Allegiance in 195-1 al the play. Dumig the month of my country and proud oi it. jheight of the struggle against munisrti. Why not xtsm ibfew as each occurred , the Hst against terrorism to foster patriotism play on the four courts. Many Spangled Banner," even would have been much short- and Christianity in our school chil- of the players are seniors in To the editor: before Sept. 11. And, most er, the WTC would still be dren? their 60s and 70s. It has been importantly, I love peace. But standing, and, most impor- For the sponsors of bills advocat- a very popular program for Richard Hale, a member of peace has its price. In order to tantly, 3,000 of our citizens ing student-led invocations over exercise and socializing and the Sanibel Traffic enjoy it, we must be ready, would still be alive. school public address systems, or the means a lot to us. Committee, writes in your willing and able to defend iit, Ian Harvey, your conduct posting of "In God We Trust" in The courts are on school edition of Feb. 21 that even go to war. What's more, is abominable- and those who classrooms, or mandating recitation property, and the elementary "daytrippers" or "day wander- we must make our commit- subscribe to youi teachings of a carefully-edited version of the school principal has told us ers" are the major cause of ment to peace, clear and aie either very gullible or as Declaration of Independence, it is we cannot traffic problems on the island. unmistakable, much as unAmerican as you profess to not enough that Johnny can pray play on these courts during He concludes that 20,000 President Bush has been be. with his friends, invite people to his the mornings in April because transponders may be in the doing. Arnold Rosenthal church, bring his scriptures to school they want to use them. We hands of bored senior citizens Unfortunately, there are Estero or form a Bible club? These legisla- recognize that the elementary living off island and out for a those amongst us who tors want public schools to reflect school has added Grade 7 and few hours of driving around. espouse peace through love. their view of America as a Christian Grade 8 and that these kids He is particularly concerned Although this sounds great, To the editor: nation. And, they resent attempts to should learn how to play ten- with nearly 5,000 transpon- they are wrong. They would The March of Dimes rec- prevent the faith of the majority nis. However, we feel this can ders held by people who pay have us unready, unwilling ognizes that state birth defect from being expiessed in school prac- he done without eliminating for six months only. and unable to defend our registries are a key step in tices or at school events. this popular senior program I hold one of those six- peace — and experience has that has meant so much to so month permits. I own a condo shown that to be the pathway finding the cause of birth Many members of the Florida defects. That is why the Legislature do not view these many of us for so long. on the island, do not rent, and to war. Let's look at the live here three to four months record. March ol Dimes is urging school-sponsored religious practices We suggested the school support for Senate Bill No. as government "establishment of use the courts every afternoon every winter. He has not con- Since Clinton, who wiote sidered me at all. Does he of his despising the military, 1934 and House Bill No. religion" or as a threat to their reli- throughout the year or in the 1417, pending in the legisla- gious freedom. That is because they mornings during May and want to eliminate my became our Commander-m- transponder? Chief, this nation has suffered ture. This legislation would assume that the prayers, as is the September, when far fewer expand the FBDR network to As a traffic expert, how through atrocity after atrocity practice in the Florida House and seniors and visitors are here a statewide, active, popula- could he analyze island traffic with little oi no response. In Senate, will be consistent with their to play. Other possibilities are tion-based surveillance sys- in four, neat compartments 1993, the warlords of Somalia faith and that the inspirational mes- splitting the morning hours or tem in an incremental fashion, and ignore those of us who murdered our peacekeepers sages will be from or inspired by alternating days on the courts. starting with selected areas of live here for limited periods stationed there. Then Muslim their Bible. Some of our group also have the state and progressively Sadly, it is only when people find volunteered to help teach the adding others until all the themselves in the minority that they kids. state is covered in a period of suddenly remember that full reli- To date, the school's only III and Voice* three to five years. gious liberty means protecting each response has been that we can Nearly all babies born in and every citizen from the "tyranny play in the hot April after- the United States undergo of the majority." noons or evenings, under the newborn screening tests for For example, when the Baptists lights, instead of the morn- genetic birth defects. and other dissenting groups were in ings. These are not realistic Currently, Florida newborns the minority in colonial Virginia, choices for seniors in their are screened for five condi- they were forced to support the 60s and 70s. As yet, we have tions — phenylketonuna established church. Their ministers not found'any other place on (PKU), congenital hypothy- were often fined and even impris- the island willing to host our roidism, galactosemia, sickle oned for the simple act of preachiing morning program, which From page 9 the Gospel. K requires at least three tennis courts. See LETTERS See PATRIOTISM Since the school has not page 11 page 11 responded to our efforts to 10 Q Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 Q ISLAND REPORTER SANIBEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBERS (Mackenzie Hall) 800 DUNLOP ROAD MARCH 05,2002 (ADDITIONAL RULES AND PROCEDURES ON LAST PAGE OFTHIS AGENDA) 9:00 A.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. (Councilman Brown) 3. Recognition of Bob Healy former member of the Marine Advisory Committee. 4. Public Comments for non-Agenda items (Maximum time allotted, 20 minutes, with a limitation of 5 minutes per speaker.) 5. Council Comments. 6. Planning Commission liaison report. (John Dillon) 7. CONSENT AGENDA (ANY PERSON MAY REQUEST THAT COUNCIL REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION BY NOTIFYING THE CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK, OR A COUNCIL MEMBER, PRIORTO THE MEETING) (a) Approval of Minutes - February 19 Regular Council meeting. (b) RESOLUTION NO 02-23 APPROVING AND ACCEPTING AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC PASSAGE FROM BOZENA SCHMIEDE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (c) RESOLUTION 02-24 APPROVING THE USAGE OFTHE CITY OF SANIBEL'S OFFICIAL MAP OF ECOLOGICAL ZONES AS PRODUCED IN THE ORIGINAL SANIBEL PLAN FOR PUBLICATION IN ATEXTBOOK ON COASTAL MANAGEMENT. (d) RESOLUTION 02-25 APPROVING BUDGET AMENDMENT NO. 2002-014 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (e) RESOLUTION 02-26 APPROVING BUDGET AMENDMENT NO. 2002-015 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (f) RESOLUTION 02-27 APPROVING BUD GET AMENDMENT 2002-016 AND PROVIDINGAN EFFECTIVE DATE. (g) Contract award Sanibel River Vegetation Clearing contract to Adventure Environmental, Inc. (h) Contract award 2002 Bikepath Repair Project to Griffith Paving. 8. BOARDS, COMMITTEE, COMMISSIONS (a) RESOLUTION NO. 02-28 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE AD HOC STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Or scheduling of interviews. (b) RESOLUTION NO. 02-29 APPOINTMENT OF A NON-RESIDENT ADJUNCT MEMBERTO THE SANIBEL WILDLIFE COMMITTEE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Or scheduling of interview. (c) Marine Advisory Committee 1. Appointment of member to Charlotte Harbour Committee. 2. Blind Pass 9. NEW BUSINESS (a) RESOLUTION 02-30 AMENDING THE CITY OF SANIBEL'S PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS AND COMPENSATION PAYPLANTO CREATE THE POSITION OF UTILITIES CAPITAL PROGRAM ENGINEER WITH GRADE 15; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (b) Discussion of tennis courts usage. (c) Request from CHR for waiver of code amendment application and conditional use fees. (d) Special Events 1. New Orleans Cajun Crawfish Party - May 17, Algiers Park. 10. CITYMANAGER'S REPORT. (a) Discussion regarding the new Code Enforcement Officer retaining her police officer status. (b) Discussion regarding a pay classification study. (c) Parks Master Plan and Facility Study. (d) Status of ELS ordinance for Pond Apple Park 11. CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT. 12. COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORT. 13. Public Comment. 14. ADJOURNMENT. IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION MADE BYTHE COUNCIL ON ANY MATTER CONSIDERED ATTHIS MEETINC/HF ARTNP ^^^iTi^S^ltsm^^ REC0RD °FTHE PROCEEDINGS IS ^W INCLUDED TlmSoZEI^G^l^^ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, PERSONS NEEDING A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION TO PARTTPTPATP PROCEEDING SHOULD CONTACT CITY MANAGER JUDIE ZIMOMRA NO LATER THAN ONE DAY PRIORTO THE PROCEEDINGSi ^LFPHf FOR ASSISTANCE IF HEARING IMPAIRED, TELEPHONE THE FLORIDA RELAY SERVICE NUMBERS, 800-955-8771 (TDD) OR 800 955 8770 (VOICE) ni-runiLn L_J ivccn ui i cu. o, £X)\JC Ul 1O ISLAND REPORTER • Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 Q eis to ill® Edito* PATRIOTISM from page 9 cell disease and congenital adienal and HB 817 to expand the state's new- hyperplasia. In addition to the five tests boin screening program. iiilililiiiiiiiiii The frameis of the Constitution were adminstered in Florida, the Maich of The March of Dimes supports its Dimes list of lecommended newborn well aware of these and similar incidents work on behalf of Florida motheis and Letters to the Editor throughout the colonies. scieenings include five additional tests children with funds raised, in part, — congential adrenal hyperplasid Island Reporter In truth, this nation was founded on through events like WalkAmerica, the P.O. Box 809 constitutional principles. These principles (CAH), biohmdase deficiency, maple original walking event in the country. Sanibel, FL 33957 were drafted by men, many of whom syrup urine disease, homocystinuna and, Now in its 32nd year, WalkAmerica has Or, fax' were indeed Christian but some of whom with recent technologic advances, medi- raised more than$l billion across the (941) 472-8398 were Deist, who understood clearly the um-chain acyl-coa dehydrogenase defi- country to help the March of Dimes dangeis of entangliing government with ciency (MCAD). These tests, done continue its advances in research and Letters must be signed religion. Their draft of the Constitution immediately after birth, can sometimes programs that save the lives of women and include a telephone number —- the blueprint for this nation's freedom avoid a tiagedy by quickly identifying a and children. foi verification problem and providing the appiopriate — contained only one reference to reli- March of Dimes We reserve the nght to edit letters} medical treatment. Therefore, March of m style, giammai and length gion: a specific guarantee that no one Dimes is urging support tor SB-2002 PUBLIC NOTICE The City Council is currently taking applications for the newly created Stewardship Committee. The Committee consists of five members: three shall be residents and two shall be non-residents involved in the businesses located within the City. I would like to support our Sanibel Community DEADLINE FOR COMPLETING A SKILLS BANK FORM IS MARCH Association 01,2002. TO OBTAIN A FORM COME BY CITY HALL OR CALL 472-4135 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Annual dues $15 per person $25 per family $50 per business HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION CONVOCATION NAME: ADDRESS: On Monday, March 4,2002, at 9:00 am., the City of Sanibel will convene a meeting of the Presidents of all the Homeowners' Associations in the City of Sanibel. The meeting will be held in MacKenzie hall, City Hall, 800 Dunlop Road. A continental breakfast PHONE: will be available at 8:30 am. Mail check to: Sanibel Community The purpose of this convocation is to provide a brief overview on the City's organization Association and structure, introduce key city staff members, advise on the- status of upcoming City projects and listen to any suggestions your Association may have for us. 2173 Periwinkle Way P.O. Box 76 If you will be able to join us, please RSVP City Hall at 472-3700 Sanibel, FL 33957 12 • Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 • ISLAND REPORTER uiineii Neighbor's welcome Retiree convention, London • Three of 60 islanders walked exec meet up at SheSS Point away from Ikki's new gallery with Shell Point Village hosts the BP Amoco special gifts from retiree state convention next weekend, The Village March 5 and March 6. The 400-plus mem- Merchants, where ber group is largely for Florida year-round the latest gallery and winter residents who careered with for the island Standard or Amoco. Founded four years artist opened last ago, the club has met annually at the week. The mer- Radisson Sanibel Gteway. Walt and Rose chants celebrated Marie Hadley, formerly of Sanibel and now their newest Harbour Isle Yacht & Racquet Club in Fort neighbor with Myers, are club president and treasurer. Wilma Flowers Doug Ford, company chief executive of and Gary Lloyd, marketing and refining,will fly in from Ikki meets his both of Sanibel, London for the event. Ford, recognized as and Joe Brewer one of the outstanding U.S. executives who By Sarah Darmody of Fort Myers, played a key role in post-merge structuring Staff writer whose names of the new corporation, winters in Bonita were drawn at the Springs. A diverse collection of enthusiasts gallery's recep- and admirers of island artist Ikki tion for special Henderson Franklin attorney Matsumoto filled his new Sanibel gifts from the gallery to capacity for the signing of his merchants. appointed to board of gov 'Coonlight Serenade' prints. A handful of German visitors to the island were Larry Ringers of the law firm Hender- particularly son, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., was charmed by rac- Clean lines, playful elected to the Florida Board of Governors. coons, in general, this may well be what subjects and gentle studies of the natural The Board of Governors is the 52-member and left with a people respond to so world have gifted Matsumoto's work governing body of the Florida Bar respon- number of the readily. with popular appeal. Ikki and his artist- sible for implementing rules and regula- furry American Visitors at the sign- wife, Polly, moved to Sanibel in 1975. It tions for attorneys in the state. native prints. ing came to meet and was here he first established his career as Ringers occupies a newly added seat in Unlike the talk with the artist. As a painter and printmaker, using the the 20th Judicial Circuit which represents hushed reverence Ikki put it, "No. 1 ques- island's native birds as his subjects. The Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades that art galleries tion is always, 'How Matsumotos opened a gallery on-island counties. He will initially serve a one-year usually inspire, did you get the idea?' in 1987, featuring the work of local term. One of the state's oldest firms, Matsumoto's was and, No, 2, 'How long artists as well as their own and quickly Henderson Franklin was founded in Fort abuzz with did it take to make?'" became a cornerstone of the Sanibel Myers in 1924 and currently operates acclaim of his His current original, artistic community. Ten years later, they offices in Sanibel Island and Fort Myers. works. "Coonlight Serenade," closed the gallery to devote more time to Encouraged by was an idea that pre- their own artworks and moved to Fort his father, a well- sented itself as a title Myers, where their children attended Francis Bailey re-elected respected cartoon- first, which he sketched high school. ist and illustrator, out as "girl-raccoon on Sanibell's Francis Bailey was named After spending the last few years in Ikki left Japan; as a top of garbage bin, boy- rural Arcadia, the Matsumotos have been president of the Community Foundation of raccoon underneath, Sanibel-Captiva to serve his second term as young man to drawn back to Sanibel to the wildlife and study art in serenading her under island life that first inspired them. president of the two-year old foundation. Michael Pi a tell a moonlight." John Madden ofCuptiva was reelected vice America, because Their new gallery at The Village on "the urt schools in Sanihel artist-new gallery owner, When the image Periwinkle Way is a collection of Ikki's president. Ginny Fleming of Sanibel con- Ikki Matsumoto didn't gel, he decided . tinues as secretary with Ron Gibson of Japan were too screenprints and giclee with Polly's Captiva continuing as treasurer stuffy!" on a "chorus line" of mixed media and weavings as well as a He believes that his ssnse of humor cuddly critters instead. permanant fixture from their old See IN BRIEF, page 13 comes across in his art and guesses that gallery,Travis, the couple's Lahsa Apso. —inriir\n i \ ; Findini tiiUiiVgy 'Cyberspacv-/) e Countess' isn't all that easy a task Before adding Cyberspace "How to Choose a Pet: is a annoyed by a puppy who needs Money What can you afford? Countess, my canine companion, very helpful article penned by to be walked five times a day. Your yard may be big, and you to our household, I spent weeks Bryant Urstadt for the Seattle Space The size of your home poring through books and maga- may have plenty of time, but if Times. Here are a few pointers should be proportional to the size your new dog swallows a hand- zines trying to select the right from the article. of your new pet. An energetic breed of dog. I know now that I ful of gravel, the mandatory Time How much spare time dog, though a perfect comple- stomach surgery can suddenly could have accelerated. that do you really have? Animals ment to a back yard, can make a process by going online, and add $500 or more to your week- need varying amounts of atten- small apartment seem like a par- ly expenses. that's what I've done this week tion. If you're already reduced to ticle accelerator. A bird or cat with my Internet search for penciling quiet time into your > : '. choosing the right pet. might fit into the same home See J. PEG V appointment book, you may get with ease. page 18 * ••.'•' * ^. Dialing up > >:l ;;::^;:Jillii«i for health to Cabbage Key, Cayo Costa An area law firm pro- '• ••"•". r ••:•. and North Captiva viding legal services to Southwest Florida elderly in preservation of their 472-5800 independence and security Jensen's Marina as they confront aging and ''•<-. illness keeps a standing tX: Captiva island appointment on the first Tuesday of every month to "Phone a Friend" in an effort to fight against breast cancer. Law firm staff call clients and friends and . friends of friends to encourage cur- Keep/our rent checkups for health. Elder law attorneys at Osterhout & McKinney make calls "to discuss the : waters safe. needs of monthly self- ••'.•;: •;•' --S-.-H^E't L.-- foiiT GOLF CLUB :;;•.•• -\ exarninations and annual Shell Point Blvd. & Summerlin Rri. in Ft, Myers * Just 2 miles before the Sanibel Causewa' mammograms. PUi:!T£R Week oi Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 Q 13 Jay. - eft, the Ssii-BIit ansta } 'i\ IS UUlditsa: w iy. Below, Clar ;> SaW Vcir's clog, s, d n't seem. too 1irnpressed by the ABC sale l^^p^'?tw:,;::S*8 fes*** Photos by MschaeS Piste!!® dinner tickets at 208. Cap's ABCs pay off "And it was probably the worst weather in anyone's memory." By Dawn deBoer The shifting of the live auction Island Reporter Editor from out front the Captiva Civic Center to under the big tent {op this^ The annual ABC Sale and Auction •- held last weekend on Captiva rum- Brace. ''"''.""""'""" '''''• • "" ''" maged right along and ahead of last For those who hung around for the The nonprofit Children's Education bicker for — L.R. Kaihlanen's famed year's sales for auction and table cocktail hour, the best was yet to Center of the Islands was gifted painted bicycle, which sold for $800, intake. come, in the appearance of a double $5,640 from the event and the Volkswagon "island car" Event co-chair Bob Brace report- rainbow sunset —• a sign, Brace said, The first live auction that I had convertible, which sold long before I ed the community event also pulled of good times yet to come. hoped to participate in didn't even broke away from work for the auc- in a record number of volunteers at Gross sales came in well over give me a chance to get an opening tion front. Still, it was exciting just 146, as well as a record number of $50,000 with net more than $30,000. bid in for the two items I hoped to thinking about trying for it. BRIEF From page 12 PARKS ANDRECREATION Re/Max associates moving up Eric Pfeifer joined the firm of Re/Max of the Islands after moving to Sanibel from Baltimore, Md., where he owned and operated his own business. MASTER PLAN & FACILITY STUDY Pfeifer graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1988 with a double major in civil/environmental engineering and mathematics. He worked as a construction engineer and manager on several Florida projects from 1988 to COMMUNITYWORKSHOP 1993.* Chuck Andrews was named Top Producer and Top Marketing agent for the third month in a row at RE/MAX of the Islands. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13,2002 6:00 PM UNTIL 7:00 PM Events on the web . 3840 SANIBEL-CAPTIVA ROAD FACILITYTOUR ATTHE RECREATION CENTER Send us your Events,.. whether they be this month, or this year! FOLLOWED BY For more events, check out this website set up for 7:00PM the Sanibel Captiva Chamber of Commerce- . . COMMUNITY NEEDS WORKSHOP ' www.sanibel-captiva.org or log on to the Island Reporter website at WE WANTTO HEAR FROM YOU!! www.islandreporterxom ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL 472-6477 14 • Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 Q ISLAND REPORTER Scoring Shell fair "\ • Nifty Niners, Feb. 21 results: 1st — Marge Norstorm and Peggy Mahle, 21; 2nd — Nita on target Johnson and Donna Walker, 21; 3rd — Virginia Banks and Barbara Mulka, 21; 4th — Pat Coughlin and Jane 65 years Levene, 21; 5th — Bridget Shelling and Craft Funk and Janet Blanchard, tfcles contributed by Shopper's Guide Columnists Ed 1 22. By Sarah Darmody Special promotion by THE 8AN1BEL-CAPTIVA SHOPPEj Dunes 18-Hole Staff writer Compliments of our Advertisers Women's Golf Association, Feb. 22 The longest-running shell fair in America results: Flight A — Marcia celebrates 65 years Friday on-island. The Cohen, +9, Donna event raised funds through the years for the A.DM1S51OK Griesbaum, +8, Becky Sanibel Community House, where it is held Ciriello +6; Flight B — each year. The charming old house was built Wt' HK Utaxmy «- M-t'efc t -^ 8 HI ft Pam Brodersen, +8, Betsy by volunteers in the late 1920s in the midst of Fuji 5^^ Mi"*}"-1 f" 'M {3"flf(Mil Cox, +6, Erica Amsterdam the Great Depression. Sl'EClAJ. ZvhKXB ttX*™',,!.""!* l Looking ahead . . . Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 28 Tamiami Tale 1 Book signing 2 'Local Motion' at 3 'Eidolon' at Fritts 4 Trail Life at 5 Butterfly Tour at 6 Stars Over Tellers for the Neals at Tower Gallery Park on Pine SCCF SCCF Sanibel with 472-1781 The Bean, 8 a.m. 472-4557 Island 472-2329 472-2329 SCCF's Richard 7 Fly Fishers Club 8 'Kander and Ebb' 9 Island Cleanup, 10 11 12 Beaux Arts Trio meets hit musical at 8 a.m. at SCCF conceit at Sanibel 472-4829 Barbara B. Mann Music Fest Deadlines Notices of upcoming events Redefining sex in the city on the islands run in Dateline WHO Emerson String Quartet, with a cut-off date of Friday for By Dawn deBoer the New York-based group of the following Thursday's publica- Island Reporter Editor international acclaim performing tion; writeups received Monday classics and contemporary. The finally found the appeal of sex refined in a car in an art gallery in Naples quartet won two Grammies for their will appear accordng to space. through the artistic mind of Robert Rauschenberg, who made real the indi- collaboration with Theatre Fax 472-8398 ...;• viduality of sensuality on the body of a BMW 635 CSi. A Beamer "art Complicite, which resulted in an cars" series premiere in 1986 made for a finely unique evening of refined sex, innovative musical drama based on redefined by an artist in the sex appeal of a car. Shoshtakovich's final quartet. oniexhibif Eckert Fine Art in Naples reunited the leading artist of the pop art movement WHAT Performing Haydn't Op. « Camilla Staton Emerson's works in with his sexiest 77 No. 1, Bartok's No. 3 and acrylic, mixed media and watercolor work of art, judging Beethoven's Op. 59 No. 3 for the through March at Bank of the Islands, by .man's long- quartet's first performance with 1699 Periwinkle Way. standing love with Sanibel Music Festival, sponsored • 26th Annual cars, and won by Mrs. J. Howard Wood. Juried Art Show at Southwest Florida's WHERE Sanibel Congregational BIG Arts, March 7 attention an Church, 2050 Periwinkle Way. to April 3, from 1 evening in January WHEN 8 p.m.evening operas p.m. to 4 p.m. Info at its first private 472-2726 preceded by an "informance" with showing outside of the artistic director at 7:30 p.m. • BIG Arts museums from the Founders Gallery . TICKETS $22 to $30 at Baiiey's United States to and Macintosh Book Shop. features paintings Europe. by Anne Kittel's INFO 336-7999 watercolors class, Rauschenbcig UPCOMING The Beaux Arts Trio, Hollis Jeffcoat's advance acrylics class arrived by hmo roi March 12; The Artemis Quartet, and photography from George Graham's the Naples all air March 16; operas Julius Caesar, photography class. Reception from 5:30 His BMW doesnt March 19, and Eugene Onegin, p.m. to 7:30 p.m. March 9. Info 395- do miles. Delivered March 23. 0900 and waiting behind the gallci> s • Haitian art exhibit to benefit the Gothic-sized win Hopital Albert Schweitzer in J Deschapelles, Haiti, now at the gallery . dows, the '•t^li/ul • J The hospital first opened in 1956. Info car cast an Patience requirement for transplanting sago Photos by Angela Nelson By Dawn del Island Repor an-Cap fruit-prc trees, ar choices for islai edible, juicy Ian than 70 tropical and vines nows Southwest Flori purpose of field Island for farming the Third World coi (kffdbriing "Islanders co these," said Dar Ron Sympson Concerns for Hi Fort Myers, "be Dear Ron: I nights that dip I have a sago palm in The sago palm is not a palm, but called a palm, because of the fronds it He's talking the front of my produces. passion fruit vii house. It has a lot of or sapodilla, gu shoots coming out of istel and jujube the trunk. I have tried a couple of There are two typical sagos in "Some are pi times to replant them and have had Southwest Florida — the king sago bad luck. The roots would dry up on (Cycas revoluta) and the queen sago fruit year round me. This time I let them grow on (Cycas circinalis). Some bear juid the trunk, but I would like to replant The queen sago is a native of more stately tre them around my yard. I would like tropical Africa and reaches a height versation pieces to get the proper procedure before I of about 20 feet. The king sago is an he said. take, them from the trunk. — L.M., Indonesian native which grows to Some people Fort Myers about 10 feet tall. — mangos, pin healthy fruit, lil Dear L.M.: It does take a little digestion. Soms patience to start new plants from Dear Ron: I need help on two fronts. First, our tree of gold looks enjoy — berry theoffsets produced mound mature duce blooms two or three times a that make nice sagos, particularly because they are pitiful. It has shed all its leaves, but year, depending on the climatic con- Cattley guavai I very slow growers. My advice has more blooms than any previous would be to wrap the roots of the years. We have fertilized and ditions. desserts — bk offsets with sphagnum moss, which watered it properly, I think. The mahoe, or sea hibiscus, pro- like atemoya/ft you can buy in small packages at Secondly, we have treated our duces its yellow flowers with red pleasant flavor. most garden centers. Plant the mahoe tree with equal kindness and centers at the tips of its branches on Temperate ft whole package — roots, moss and attention,, and the blooms are very new growth. all— and keep the infant sago well few. I am novice Florida gardener Like the other, more familiar, watered for the first few weeks or and could really use some help. — hibiscus shrubs, the blooms will not until you see some new growth. J.G., Sanibel appear right away after pruning. The plant (Hibiscus tilieaceus) Sagos can also be started from Dear J.G.: Relax. Your tree of responds favorably to acid-forming seed, but it takes the seeds a long gold or silver trumpet tree, as it also time to germinate. The sago, by the is known, is doing exactly what it's fertilizer. way, is not n puim at all. The plant: supposed to do. Continue with the regimen you in culled a palm because of the This South American native loses have described for both plants and fronds it produces. all its leaves in early winter, then everything should be fine. Actually, the shrub is a member produces its beautiful yellow of the Cycad family, which repre- blooms about this time of the year (You can reach Ron Sympson via sents a group of plants that has before new leaves appear. e-mail at [email protected] existed since prehistoric times, In fact, the, tree (Tabebuia argen- or by snail mail tit £' Riverside Luxury living from $202,000 to $460,000. 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"li> Magnificent championship golf courses are ;: :•,;; Rizzo,Pittman&Page Realty Group, Inc. only a short drive away. j-'. 14817 Laguna Drive, Fort Myers, Horida 33908 Fine shopping, restaurants, hospitals, Sanibel 7 l Entrance on lona Rd. (Harbor Place - Waters Edge) and Captiva Islands and Fort Myers Beach are —xc~~ s~~^ OPEN HOUSE (Follow the signs) all within 20 minutes from your door. r. Hours; Mon. - Sat. 10a.m. - 5p.m. Sun. 12p.m. - 5p.n ISLAND REPORTER • Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 • 17 sBoer bred for warmer climates grow here, but are a irter Editor challenge out of their ideal climate, Blank said. On the other hand, mangos and lychees 3 has potential seeded in the grow easily with little need to irrigate, and reducing ways of tropical fruit sapodillas tolerate salt and high pH. and apparently the list is long in "All grow, and fruit, because of our sandy anders wanting to wake to an soils and seven-month dry season. We get mdscape of fresh fruit. More extremes, but the fact that they do well here is ;il species of fruit trees, shrubs telling." sweeten the grounds of one Tropical fruit-bearers can handle Florida's rida institution founded on the seasonally high-water table, drought soils, Iding food-producing agriculture temperature extremes from cold to high heat ehot, dry, sand-like soils of and humidity, he said. ountries. Florida homeowners need look no further ;ould essentially grow all of than their own back yards for some of the jnny Blank at the Educational more unusual fruits in the world. hunger Organization in North "Exceptional flavor can add a lot to your because the islands rarely see day," said Blank who, when thirsty, picks a i below 32 degrees." starfruit and just drinks. § about Muscadine grapes and Fruit-bearing trees do require extra care — Fines, or tropical cherry shrubs, compared to a palm tree — irrigating and fer- [tiava, mango, jackfruit, fig, can- tilizing the first years of planting, but the effort e trees. is not as complicated as many fear, Blank said. popular for taste. Some seed "Sand is extremely infertile but very manip- id. Some fruit only in winter. ulative and suitable for growing fruit trees, if cing fruit like citrus. Some are you understand how." rees, a yard showpiece, or con- es producing unique or big fruit," ile just want the best-tasting fruit • A new ECHO catalog now lists tropical ineapples, bananas. Some want fruit trees and vegetables by climate and soil like papaya, which is good for type. Winter workshops seed edible landscap- ne want fruits the wildlife can ing with tropical fruits. Trees, seedlings, graft- y shrubs. Some want fruit trees ings, cuttings, seeds and fertilizers are sold at e hedges — Surinam cherry and the farm. Trees by the 7-gallon tub go for $30 . Some want exotic fruits for to $45. Nursery hours are 9 a.m. to noon, ack sapote — or exquisite fruits, Monday to Saturday. A 45-page tropical fruit for an interestingly different but and vegetable catalog sells for $3.50. 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Estonia 1 1 3 The run brought Shimer and crew — Mike Kohn, Great Britain 0 2 3 Doug Sharp and Dan Steele — their first Olympic medal. Australia 0 0 2 It was the fifth Olympic try for Shimer, who said he Czech Rep. 0 1 2 would have retired from sledding if the Olympics had Japan0 2 Poland 2 been anywhere but the United States this year. Spain 2 0 In 1998, at the Nagano Games, a driving mistake cost Belarus 0 1 Shimer a bronze medal in the 4-man event by 0.02 sec- onds. Prior to Nagano, his best Olympic result had come at the 1992 Albertville Games, where he and his pusher, NFL running back Herschel Walker, finished seventh in the two-man event. VS. Olympic Web The World Championships have been a different story Jamie Squire/Gelty/hiagex than the Olympics. Shimer has taken three bronze medals — one in 1993 and two in 1997 — in the European-dom- Shimer's day to shine inated sport. 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People's Choice Best overall & SANIBEL MARINA People's Choice award 634 N. Yachtsman Drive • Sanibel island, FL 33957 18 • Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 • ISLAND REPORTER 20 Q Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 • ISLAND REPORTER ' •. .. I '. , < \ - , L It is rumored thai she was seen heie, just A lew days ago. The middle school students at Sunibel School swear that it was so; that they saw her just before the close of the school day late last Friday afternoon. She arrived right out of the middle of a cloud of smoke in the rec center gym, they say, just: before the grey sky above the island school split open like a gourd, pummeling the metal roof with a torrent of coconut warm pulsating rainwater. They say that they recognized her to be Amelia from the familiar loosely draped silk ivory scarf that was hung around her neck, from the way her hair was pulled away thoughtfully from her pale face. It was, in fact, a young Amelia Earh'art who emerged from behind the shadow-curtain of thin grey mist that hung just over the rec center floor, says producer Carrie Lund confirming the island rumours to be but ol a time and place that piovided true. Who stepped out as if in a daze from simultaneously the mechanisms foi the between the giant placards and into the wings of flight and then weighted them center of a room of gaping onlookers with the heavy For a moment the attentive students ballast of a longstanding patriarchical watched her, searching among the vast tradition. portraits of herself that formed a wall Anna Liakas "We wanted to give the kids the essence of an era," explains Cacioppo, across the gymnasium floor as though she the causeway. "It is a history lesson as well," the were looking for something that she had who garnered the money for the elaborate "A time'when .women's skirts were director adds, "and I loved every hour of sound system, that pipes the chop of the lost there in the sepia images, a long time longer, and rouge was in. It was the era of working on it." ago, an identity perhaps,or a memory. engines rotors into the room and mingles the Hindenberg and the Golden Gate The inspiration for brewing up the pro- it with rousing Benny Goodman swing Then, as suddenly as she had arrived the Bridge," he adds, trying to ground us in duction came out of the Reperatory actress takes flight again across animagi- music and the crackle of transmission the relevance of a particular time and Theater's commitment of doing more from a shortwave radio, from the Alan and nary stage. place. for children, echo both Lund and "It was the roaring twenties," says Jacquelin Cadkin Foundation. The play tells about a unique and pow- Cacioppo, as well as their own desire to The script was based on a book by a Robert Cacioppo, artistic director for the erful relationship,continues Cacioppo,one provide something educational for the FloridaReperatory Theater, who has taken New York Times writer, says Cacioppo, that that was forged between the strong middle school crew. and much of the dialogue comes from a bit of time away from his main stage feminist and aviator, Amelia Earhart and It's a production full to the brim with production work to help taxi the first per- the clever publicist and P.R. genius, G.P. historical information, not only about See Amelia formance of "Amelia Earhart" out across Putnham. Earharts journey through aviation history, page 21 live music with Trio I n o I v i d a b I e 11am-6pm REFRESHMENTS! DECORATIONS! FIE SI ENTER TO WIN! RAFFLE IN EACH at Village STORE! ? CEBT T.'WiCson Uuique Home •Sr Garden A Pninlci! 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A Gallery of Fine Tribal Art ; from Africa, Australia UnMH j s "i and Native America An of the first Person 2340 Periwinkle Way °Sanibe! 941-472-0304 941-395-2220 • www.tribaLwnrks.rajn Florence Eiseinan Lilly Ptilitzera ISLAND REPORTER • Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 Q 21 Cap artist turns islands on to Island pop in progress' By Dawn deBoer Island Reporter Editor "/ love whacky ideas." Latin "L.R." Kaihlanen's art gets around. Golf carts, bikes. Even raccoons on bikes ride his art to fame. "People never know what, to expect." Tin-' understatement of this month, goim> back !wo years, when Mark the Postmaster made him the whackiest request of them all. Paint Captiva's inail- ;bON; Wliai mailbox? The drop box out front The infamous raccoon on the post office. on license plate "There was government property, and here was my freedom. I said, 'Don't you Sheila Turner commissioned a sequel of want to retire someday with a pension?'" his raccoons riding bicycles down and : "Let's just do it!" was all he said. around the walls of her breakfast nook. : Two hours later, the mailbox showed "Whatever he does for us has to have up in L.R.'s front yard in the back of a the bicycle in it, because to me the bicycle pickup truck. is Laurie's trademark" — the idea from "Something like that is right up my whence the raccoon on the bike road in alley. It's fun. There's no right or wrong on. "I'm a working artist. It's the only job way to do it." 'Fugitive' artistry by Lauri "L.R." Kaihlanen The fugitive mailbox is now on the list I've ever had, but I always knew this is of the most wanted places to have family what I wanted to do," he said of his first ferent leagues here!" town. memory -— drawing." photos taken on Captiva. What did turn up for turning-on the He took in a neighbor's desk from "People still introduce me as the one The landscape artist's private gallery is town's mailbox was a following of his down the shell road to brush in some long- in the seaside town of Roclcport, Mass., who did the mailbox on the island," L.R. own for island pop in progress. More than necked herons "swooping all over the laughs. his hometown. 30 bicycles showed up in his yard from place" in living color, Treehouse Gallery and Gifts at Old "Rauschenberg can't be bothered with islanders wanting to pedal his art around Neighbor and island animal lover anything like a mailbox. We're talking dif- Sanibel Village carries his island work. covering the story many years later, at a of her day," says Caccioppe. "A strong One more time, Earhart returns before time when rumors begin to circulate that feminist who believed that women should the students like an apparition through the AMELIA perhaps Earhart was a spy, or that she was be able to go into war, should be able to mist: "And suddenly it's as if you entered From page 20 captured by the Japanese or may, in fact, do everything that men could do." your own private star," she says. "And be living in anonymity in Long Island. Before her last flight, Earhart writes a you discover it's no miracle it's simply "Ever since I started covering this letter to her husband and publicist, George dawn." Earharts own words, from letters and story, I hear her voice," he says, looking Putnam: "Please know I am quite aware of speeches that she delivered herself around wistfully across the stage. the hazards... I want to do it because I the country. It was in fact, an era of dicotomy, of want to do it. Women must try to do things Amelia Earhart showing A third performer from the Kentucky Lucky Strikes and the Frigidaire, of •as men have tried. When they fail, their acting troop takes the stage for the pro- • The production company tours Roosevelt, Hooverville and the Great failure must be but a challenge to others." through May. To book a showing of duction, emerges from behind the placard Depression, when "America was flying by Earhart makes her last aviation broad- set of giant newspaper headlines and pho- "Amelia Earhart" — which is as un intel- the seat of her pants" and a young female cast and plunge into the annals of aviation ligent a script.for older adults as it is for tographs alongside Beth Collins, who social worker from Boston, dubbed "Lady history from somewhere out in the plays Amelia, and Putnam( played by Del younger — call the Florida Reperatoiy Lindberg" for her striking resemblance to Pacific, miles beyond the shorelines of her Theater. . St. John.) Charles, began to set aviation records departure from Lae, New Guinea, but Blair Mitchell portrays the young across the country. never quite reaching her destination on the writer from the New York times who is "Earhart was an inspiration to women tiny plot of land called Howland Island. horse from the glass shelf, a remnant of was full of beautiful Chinese paintings on Chinese culture say horses were often the former journalist's legacy to her and textiles. entombed with their noble rider so that FADIMAN friend, and remarked on the sheer heft of "Small statues, ceramic figures, those they could travel on with them to the after- it in the palm of her hand. things she deeply treasured." life and that, in Chinese mythoglogy, it From page 1 "Annalee loved her pieces of Chinese Although Annalee never explained to was believed that they, like all good and art," said Miller. "She was particularly Miller the significance of these royal true legendary images, were capable of fond of their depiction of horses." Her steeds, only that she was quite fond, of flight; that they could carry their rider to Miller lifted the verdigras Chinese daughter added that her mother's house them, it is interesting to note that experts the "home of the immortals." in love with because of his lush coat is You and a dog indeed beautiful, but are you going to be Too frequently, common sense goes able to brush this coat every day as it out the window when it comes to buying requires? Maybe a short-coated dog better a puppy. This seems to be even truer when suits your busy lifestyle. Think about the the purchase is by a family with children. size of your house or your apartment. Will Buying a dog is like buying anything else: that Golden Retriever be happy in your ATTORNEYS AT LAW. • FOUNDED 1924 the more you know before you buy, the studio apartment? The Golden Retriever better off you will be. This advice applies is a larger sporting dog requiring a lot of ; to all aspects of buying your dog, from exercise. Do you have a fenced yard so he Heather W.Hawkins selecting the breed to deciding where to can go out safely? If not, can you afford to obtain the puppy. We strongly recommend install a fence? These are crucial ques- Richard A. Collman * Jason R. Maughan, LL.M. that you spend enough time investigating tions regarding the safety of your dog and before buying. Remember, dogs are for being a responsible neighbor. David K. Fowler 'life. While investigating, always be honest See J. PEG •with yourself. 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'EIDOLON' Third in a Info Paul Duval, 395- Saturday series of four concerts fea- 1403; Art Weissbach, 472- tures Eidolon, the duo of 0915 Wednesday Joe Scott and Hannah • TRAIL LIFE 10 a.m. Alkire, perform with cello and 2 p.m. Monday and the double-neck gui- through Friday at SCCF 6 KIDS CONSPIRACY tjor or guitar-banjo for an Nature Center parking NEWCOMERS 11 a.m. production of acoustic instrumental area to tour Sanibel's inte- Newcomers and old- "The Opposites Machine" sound from jazz to blue- rior wetlands and mid- timers luncheon at Sundial by Brian Way at BIG Arts. grass. The 3 p.m. concert island ridges of the Center Windows on the Water Free tickets to employees is at the new outdoor the- Tract. Info 472-2329 with Paula Jones' showing of Sanibel and Captiva atre at Fritts Park north of • SHELLCRAFTERS of jewelry collected from businesses and their fami- Pine Island Center off 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every around the world. Buffet: lies. 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Info JOHN CAGE First in a series of three RESTERS Beach and Beethoven and Company, 4 472-2155 exhibits featuring the most influential trio in shoreline exploration, 1520 Broadway St., Fort RESIDENT ORIEN- the history of American art — John Cage, departing 9 a.m. from Myers. Cost: $30. Info TATION Sanibel-Captiva Robert Rauschenberg and Merce SCCF. Info 472-2329 332-8300 Conservation Foundation's Tuesday 5 Cunningham. Cage's exhibit runs through • FITNESS WITH winter series of enviion- March 24 with reception, 6 to 8 p.m. March 1 CLARA 9:30 a.m. to TOWER GALLERY 5 SANIBEL MUSIC mental orientations, 2 p.m. at the Gallery of Fine Art, Edison College. 10:30 a.m. at the p.m. to 9 p.m. for "Local FEST 8 p.m. conceit with to 6 p.m., today and The executive director of the John Cage Community House, 2173 Motion" at Tower Gallery Katia Skanavi, a Greek- March 25. Reservations Trust in New York speaks at 2 p.m. March 1 Periwinkle Way. Info of Sanibel, 751 Tarpon Russian pianist virtuoso, required. Info 472-2329 in the gallery. Info 489-9314 472-2155 Bay Road. Info 472-4557 performing Bach's French every week! EMPTY BOWLS Suite No. 2, Prokofiev's • DISCUSSION •BEACH WALK BENEFIT More than GROUP Meets on the Sonata in G Minor and butterflies and their con- Tarpon Bay Recreation 1,000 handcrafted bowls Rachmaninoff's Etudes Way. Tickets: $22 to $30. - fourth. Wednesday of each Info 336-7999 nections to Florida's month year round at 2 offeis naturalist-led walks created by area school Tableaux. An "infor- 1 eveiy Friday at the Peiry children on display, today every week native plants. Info 472- p.m. in the Sanibel Public mance" with the artistic • BUTTERFLY TOUR 2329 Tiact portion of the J.N. through March 17, quality enhancement pro- Within this unique envi- patterns of growth, by resistent grasses on the fair- jects in the Caloosahatchee ronment there are 68 vari- increasing densities further ways, and utilizing the EVERGLADES Basin and repairing the eties of endangered spec- in, adding green spaces abundant saltwater to keep entire downstream system ies holding on by a thread, and city parks and redevel- their courses green. including the estuarine say officials, reminding the oping the existing infra- Courses being built on From page 6 systems of Pine Island audience of the 100- year structure rather than mov- abandoned tomato fields presence of the Audubon ing further and further for demand now upon it. Strahl, president and CEO Sound, San Carlos Bay, along Corkscrew Road are in Florida, of the plume east. Citing statistics from Without storage capaci- of Audubon of Florida, cit- Charlotte Harbor, and both working to clear invasives birds that were once nearly a USDA study on recre- ty to collect and recycle ing that, in 199,6 Outside Rookery and Estero Bays, and restore native vegeta- eradicated here, used to ation and the environment the areas valuable runoff, Magazine voted the Ever- citing serious water quality tion and the natural flow of feather woman's hats at the that slate wildlife viewing in a typical year Southwest glades the "Bummer Vaca- issues in these areas that water. turn of the century and as the number one fastest Florida's canals are dump- tion of the Year." are of grave concern to "There are good and paying homage to the war- growing recreational activ- ing out more than a trillion "It's all about water," wildlife management and bad golf courses," said dens who lost their lives ity, haven risen in popular- gallons of fresh water said Strahl, "Storing it, the overall health of the Strahl. "A course can use 3 surrounding watershed protecting them. ity in the past 10 years million gallons of water runoff into the Atlantic cleaning it up and pump- more than 200 percent, ocean, the Gulf of Mexico ing it back the right way... that if left unattended, will Crunched by loss of daily. In the future, golf have a direct and negative habitat and the increase in outweighing fishing, golf- courses are going to have to and also into Pine Island it's a tremendously com- ing, biking and other out- sound, they say, water that plicated plan." impact on the future of development, even the become serf sufficient by Southwest Florida. Florida panthers are mov- door recreational activities recycling runoff and septic could be effectively recy- Strahl explained that, the presenters leavened out cled and used to rescue the providing the framework "The biggest test in our ing north in search of the for irrigation,"he said country is our ability to last remaining open a bit of hope that may help "Outdoor tourism is an dwindling wetlands and for the Everglades restora- sustain those working long grass rivers of the tion plan, are 63 projects sustain nature," said Strahl, spaces,said Bauer, men- economic engine here in noting that the Everglades, tioning that a handfull of hours to mitigate a com- Southwest Florida," said Everglades, to irrigate that will be in the works plex and difficult situation. Southwest Florida's agri- over the next 20 years, an area two and a half the wild cats have even Strahl, generating on a times the size of Massa- . crossed over the Caloosa- While there are plans to local level more than cultural crops in times of including the ecological build 30 more water-guz- drought and perhaps to restoration of Lake Okee- chusetts, includes more hatchee River. 45,000 jobs. "And most of than just the legendary But Audubon experts zling golf courses in Collier it is built upon the water." even fill up a few dried up chobee, one of the largest County, said officials, tip- wells. completely enclosed fresh- rivers of grass, it includes also gave hope, noting that the beautiful cypress while you can't stop devel- ping the numbers to 100 in "We live in the most water lakes in the country, swamps, estuaries and that county alone and endangered ecosystem in the timely development of opment it can be con- mangrove wetlands. trolled by directing the putting intense pressure on the country," said Stuart water storage and water the struggling aquifer, golf courses in naples are exper- PAT'S HAIR KAIR imenting with saline BARBER ON PREMISES! FACIALS! MANICURES! Sanibel & Captiva PEDICURES! 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OPEN Mon-Sat 8am-5pm FRAMING SPECIAL ONLY $49 ***Let us do the searching for you."** 2248 PERIWINKLE WAY IN SANIBEL SQUARE 472-2425 Lie Real Estate Broker, call 800-325-1352 or 472-0457 ISLAND REPORTER • Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 Q 23 Weekend Florida Not far off the beaten path of Downtown Key West, one block north on Fleming Street, this Conch-Victorian architectural landmark still stands, the first and last hotel at the end of the rail before sail to Cuba in its heyday, refurnished near two decades ago by its New Orleans' If God is in the details, renovators. then the Marquesa is His island hangout.' TRAVEL AND LEISURE The Marquesa tends an Old World garden of exotics from the South Pacific, Brazil, Argentina, Fiji Island, Australia, Africa, India, Viet Nam- Vveiscia a diamond in the sun imperalisl bromehaceae and Neoregelia "Fireball" from STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY amed the 17th best hotel m the United Brazil; by DAWN deBOER States, this nationally registered Historic Syagrus romanzoffuina ISIANI) RIJ'ORTUR EDITOR Place in Old Town Key West remains a Four "queen palm" of Argentina; N Malay Peninsula's Caryota nset from Key West's bustling life, an island within Diamond hotel after more than a decade for its quiet urens "toddy fishtail palm" an island like a ship sailing the open seas, you find retreat into luxury and privacy. Airy suites, English and Barleria repent "Coial the Marquesa, its midship a sunken garden ol blue- I armoires, Indonesian sleigh beds and marble bath- creeper" from India, tiled pools fanned by Royal palms rooms are a gateway to roomy trea- Coccolhi max crinita "old On private walkways to private sures. European-style, evenings find man palm" oi the suites, the pleasant sound of water bed pillows fluffed and covers turned Caribbean; Pkdycci turn trickles from urns down steps of down, Godiva chocolates on your bifurcation "staghorn fern" stone to cascading waterfalls below. pillow of Australia; In peaceful solitude, the body is Here early morning brings break- Alpinia purpurata "Red embraced by touches of Eden as the fast poolside in the sleepy shade of ginger" and Acalypha "Java Marquesa unfolds in its own time grand palms, glorious sun streaming White" of the South and way to welcome in a language of through leaves of tropical exotics in Pacific; no words, only imagery, of what warming bnllance. Sweet fruits and Pritchardia pacifica "fan grace might be crust-flake pastries snuggle 'round palm" from Fiji Island, Phoetux roebehnu "Pygmy It's the great pleasure of the silver urns of world coffees brewed date palm" from Viet Nam, Marquesa, visible to the outside in wait of the early riser; herbal teas Africa's Strdilzia nicolac world by aqua-shaded walls of sea- sliced with wedges of lemons and "white bird" ol paiadisc sky blue and peaked rooftops and limes chill tmoughout the afternoon peering balconies on high. Its one under cooling palms. defining statement is a marker gilted Pnvate bungalows rest with dou- in gold at its door — The Marquesa ble doors open. Fans slowly turn — bringing new life to a past that treks through the above porches set back in coves of cushions and wick- pages of history. er. Mysterious stairways trimmed with potted blooms lead to yet higher levels of privacy — deluxe suites for a 'suite' night under the stars. Time stands amazing still here. World travelers come, time and again, to enjoy it.* At Simonton Street, turn right. It's Dining there specialities in contemporary American Getting there five blocks to Fleming Street and the cuisine, gourmet breads and desserts • Marquesa, 600 Fleming St., (800) • baked daily. The 50-seat dining room encased in tall windows and From U.S. 1, arriving in Key West, 869-4631. Cafe Marquesa, a Four Diamond mahogany mirrors is open nightly. travel 3 miles soutli on North Award restaurant, adjoins the hotel on Reserve early Roosevelt Boulevard, which turns Florida fishing story Serious or funny, keep log on TV Guide Listings for the Week 23 CNN Headline News [32] The VHeatflier Channel of 39 HTV (Misitor's Television) Feb. 28-March 6,2002 (49J O-SPffiH Week [501 G-SHUI 2 URSDSY PRIME F E BRUARY" 28^2002 10:00110:30 ITT:"00l11:3O WARNS Antiques Roadshow UK Charlie Rose (N) (S) (cc) Family Guy IFamily Guy" Ring of Hill JFuturama Survivor: Marquesas (S) CSI Agency (iTV) (N) (S) (cc) News (cc) Late_Shoyv From page 2 Elimldate Spin City~ Primetlme Thursday Real Sex -\S (S) ice) and which may cause some misunderstanding for indi- W- *** Clmplin (l In the Heat of the Night viduals going through the process without counsel, but Women Behind Bars should not for lawyers, Wyckoff said. 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"Everything, particularly in a quasi- Medical Medical judicial hearing, needs to be through the microphones." fop 20 Countdown (S) Behind the Music tec) Star Trek: Next Gener, Star Trek: Next Gener On Tuesday, the Planning Commission also: New Kids on the Block: Hollywood Story • Granted a six-week continuance on a variance 5:00) Business Centei request for a proposed boat lift at 5683 Pine Tree Ave. Unsolved Mysteries (cc BfQkedown Patece (i$30)(cc) 4 Qsngerous Affair (ce) Butch Jones of SteMic Marine Construction told the Spongeb ISpongel Oddparents Cheers (S) heers (S) |AII-Family All-Family commission that the lift is being redesigned and may not Boy-World BoyWorld *•*, UWSmjSQQQ} i Lee County approves roads for paving :45) Chr s Isaak (iTV) L@SMHSl9yS Finding F6rresl®rjg0boi (SRcc The Board of Lee County Commissioners recently approved: , • The repaving of 33 road segments in North Fort Myers, South Fort Myers and Lehigh Acres through the SATURDAY MURMNG annual county wide resurfacing program. The contract is with APAC-Florida Inc. The county contracted with APAC in September to do $776,000 of roads resurfacing throughout the county. Because of favorable pricing on asphalt, the county is resurfacing additional streets for $196,000. Call Pete Winton, 335-2777, for fax listing of added segments. • Three Oaks Extension — Approved a professional engineering services agreement with Johnson Engineer- ing Inc. for design of Three Oaks Parkway Extension from within The Brooks development to Imperial Street in Bonita Springs. The contract is for $1.66 million and will include options for connecting to Terry and Imperial streets. The cost of the project is about $16 million. Construction is slated sometime in fiscal year 2004-05. Contact Nicole Maxey, 479-8580, for information. • Parks Ordinance — Set a March 12, 5 p.m. public hearing on changes in the county's park ordinance that give county park rangers authority to issue citations for violations of the ordinance. 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The car was gone, but was Women's College Basketball: Big 10 Tourn College Basketball: MAAC Championship Friends (S) | Roseanne found at another construction site at 4215 West Gulf from Movie;.*.» Conspiracy Theory jm7) (PA)(tM'Gibson. Julta Roberts} which the K-9 unit began a search. The track headed east aturday Night Live ice) Daily Show iGeeks Daily Show jMark Twain See POLICE nmsy/fTi e: **•/ DeadPresents (199W {} j page 27 ,^l,^,\^,J, X(,.)^ iSZ? -JSlSZjajtStL, ISLAND REPORTER • Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 Q 27 Island Life iteof Kiwanis By Sarah Darmody Staff writer Tradition was upheld as 1,000 islanders forked up spaghetti at the Kiwanis' annual dinner Saturday at the Community House, where club members dished out 900- plus spaghetti dinners and cheesecake desserts to patrons who weathered the storm to geUhere. Wind and rain had no effect on the turnout said Kiwanis President Bill Traum. 'Last year, we had beauti- ful weather for the night, but tonight we've served the same amount of dinners." massive wedding reception where each guest was a friend of both bride'and groom. There was a small town festival feeling in the air. Sanibel Islanders ages 7 to 70 packed the dance floor, whooping it up to party tunes. The kids stole the show with fancy footwork and rou- Sarah Darmody tines, but the adults hit the floor to teach them a thing or The islands'. Kiwanisweatheredthe.storm Saturday to serve 900 spaghetti dinners. two when it came down to the "Electric Slide." A Kiwanian onstage asked everyone to imagine what it would be like to invite 1,000 people to dinner and sentiment echoed by many diners who enjoyed recon- The traditional 'Chicken Dance' spun out the night, thanked the club for doing just that. Dave Fowler, a necting with their community. Cowles and Lisa Lawtom until the DJ turned Sinatra's "New York, New York'," a proud Kiwanian who had served "more than you can of Weeds n' Things were there for the raffle, both eager song now touched with sweet, defiant melancholy not count" in his chic-white apron all night only smiled. to win a resort vacation. As Cowles put it, "If I win a hol- lost on San-Cap residents. Arms linked spontaneously. Shawn Cowles, curator of Mel Fisher's Treasure Co., iday here on-island, I could just walk there and check Islanders sang loud and can-canned slow. It was an was there to "see old friends at a great, casual event," a in!" evening about far more than spaghetti. • Dick Muench principal, who wants to be a repeat Be-A-Cop raffle winners coming up • Diana Perez, "PTA" Perez offender • Carmen Carriero of Schnapper's • Jean Baer, hostess of our pre-traffic Winners of the Be-A-Cop raffle will The latest list of celebrities who have Hots direction party be announced next week. The Sanibel- signed on to the Be-A-Cop cause are ... • Nick Adams of Impact UK Photo- • The Bistro Boys (Dave, Trevor, Captiva Optimist Club has been raffling • Jim Hall of VIP Realty, whose traf- graphy, who promises no photos of traf- Craig, Chris of Periwinkle Place Bistro. off the chance to Be-A-Cop at the Four- fic signals will be a thumbs up rather fic violations They'll draw straws for the honor of Way Stop. Who will be out directing than the traditional wave. • Dave & Lee Horton of Sanibel Print Steve Greenstein, Chamber of traffic at high noon, March 10? • Optimist Alan Gish & Graphics, coming in costume Commerce Executive Director. Tickets are on sale through March 3. • Bob Cacioppo of Florida Repertory • Doug Wyckoff, city attorney In addition to directing traffic, win- Call Jacque Owens, at 472-2113, Ext. Theatre • Ron Urkovich, Mister Pro Bono ners will receive either a 3-night stay at 114, or stop by Bank of the Islands or • Ron Rich of the Lazy Flamingo Councilor Extraordinaire (will handle all 'Tween Waters, a Luc Century etched Bank of America to purchase tickets at • Michael Billheimer of the Ligh- disputes arising from questions on tech- vase or dinner for two at Periwinkle $10 each. The contribution helps support thouse Cafe nical issues involving traffic infractions) Place Bistro with tickets to a production island youth. • Beary May • Barbara Von Harten, Sanibel School at the Old Schoolhouse Theatre. 10:00110:30111.-00 Frasler (N) [Scrubs (N) Dateline (N) (S) (cc) |News on the beach, covered about '' Rich Dad, Poor Dad (Sj (cc) Prisoners In Paradise (S) POLICE one mile, tlien was lost. 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GARAGE SALES Alabama Mid-States, (256)523- North Tamiami Trail, North Fort cooking light housekeeping, etc Benefits available (888)563-3188 WANTED TO BUY 5110, (800)537-5036 Myers |ust past Weavers Corners References available Pam @ www gwhs com/midstates, on Old-41, Saturday March 2 634-5254 PROFESSIONAL "—-J-E-.Mitchell AL//822 2002 SAM to 2PM bake Sale and DESIGNER/COLLECTOR Raffle HELP WANTED GARAGE SALE EGG DONERS WEEDED Up to GENERAL DOMESTIC AUTO • • Part time for very busy salon Need 10,000 Compensation Young SATURDAY, MARCH 2. Ford Thunderbird 3 8 litre Super attractive, healthy women, 19-30 HELP WANTED stylist, manicurist, facialist and Hot^gfaphy Equipment. : Charger 1991 Standard shift One Red(Blond/Brunette Hair- Blue/ massuse Excellent pay and other , is Gallon, Minolta, Pentax, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. owner 87 000 miles Fully loaded ATTENTION— Now hiring for 2002 benefits Fax resume to 472-6177 Mashes, ETC.) 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J III fJf Ik II llliL U Rial loi cl ri l iik l '8t) uns nt=cn3 i r Ijinii in vuik ivhtn v^i on /oi k fid c aik i r 3ll lO * I)' i ^ mt be youi own bo'-s and ^njo\ MULTI JAMIL/3ALE oJI I OI io-?l if __ mill nilrd earninas I f-i j 1 il\ CDLLEC' SAOIPrtAY and SUNDAY MUbIC (OR YOUNb r-HIIUhf|i .VI'XRCH ? and 3 30K niles- vnTPjuib-tm-T^Ihy , i (lM)ivaiil* people 'in c nin ^tamp i ollyctoi from 8AM.- 10 EARLY BIRDS' UPV uiofe—•?fii nciH um cor PrJtif! ah looking T-THFptarir nrmJ a L t. icliiny youni] thilur^n ' / 0 SALcfe i ->iri(ne is looking toi Gonrun 4626 BRAINARD BAYOU ROADJ Wlu'Tsi.t-11 "CO )(if> cH ( ' Dental tpcnmmn in WH 1en n uood piuno skills snncivR!i\o i\ Acios" ' JHI Bowman s Beach tj ures and parlials Also upoil Jnvai umpo bi) colli i linns ^vin j 'eiciunq techniques ( nan iwn on IjHdiitiiiil Hnmbtl tehur! tup pn i', \ H1) blO B761 ii Lap Roan) I POWER BOATS GENERAL REAL CONDOS FOR SALE CONDOS FOR RENT VACATION VACATION Angler 1996 25 2 CC and T-top, decked out for fishing & diving, lots ESTATE RENTALS RENTALS of extras Walk-In head and fresh Sanibel View/Brand New! water shower, extended warranty Gov't & Bank Foreclosures! $0 WATERFRONT 2B, 2BAcondos on Mercury 225 $20,000/OBO DOWN HOMES - HUD, VA, FHA CONDO FOR SALE Enclosed garage, pool, 941-395-3473, 305-923-3337 No credit OK For listings Nowl fitness center, clubhouse • HOMES • LUXURY HOME (800) 501-1777 ext 1699 Gated community Before you buy or sell your next 2 miles to causewayl WE ARE YOUR boat, contact Freedom Boat Club PUNTA RASSA and save $$$ and en|oy unlimited Fabulous views $1450/month PRIVATE HOME SPECIALIST! OCEAN FRONT boating Call Kevin at 941-784- INVESTMENT from this Hussey Realty SOUTH SEAS PLANTATION 4477 Building 2 beautyl 941-453-3178 2 to 8 bedroom homes, PRIVATE POOL AND SPA PROPERTY 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and most with pools. ONE ACRE FENCED IN LOT Completely furnished. RESORT AMENITIES BOAT PARTS & SAIMI BEL INVESTMENT Newer A/C and appliances. 2 Br/1Ba condo on east end of On and Off Beach. Prime Periwinkle location Striking Sanibel Newly remodeled Steps AVAILABLE NOW And all the great amenities to Gulf and Bay Monthly rental Some with boat dock. SUPPLIES Key West styled 4,070+ square at Punta Rassa. feet Office building occupied by Immediate availability Call Monthly & weekly rentals. SPECIAL RATES Carry on air conditioner, used only 3 national tenant Generating over Come see this 940-9700 Spotless Condo DIRECTLY FROM OWNER times, $750 850-8269 $60,000 NET income Includes BOCA GRANDE What Sanibel used We are booking FOR A LIMITED TIME. additional 1 600 square foet still Priced at 8407,500. to be Uncrowded, west coast bar 2002 & 2003. available for lease or owner use ner Island Waterfront condo 2 ACREAGE Priced right at $849,500 Cash or PHONE: (219)272-0889 SANIBEL BR/2BA screened deck pool, Caff 4T2-Q457 or FAX (219)273-5973 Alva, 21-1/2 cloared, fenced acres exchange! Cramer Partridge HARBOURSIDE REALTY tennis fishing, miles of beach 800-325-^352. Ready to build, pads for house, Grubb & Ellis, VIP-D'Alessandro, Owner discount rates 13131 University Dr, Fort Myers, 466-3313 607-273-2191 barn and round-pen Clear water Fl, 33907 Call 941-489-3303 lake Big oaks and pines Will sell Ext 176 ore-mail all or 10-3/4 acres 941-690-0135 cpartndge@vlprealty com APARTMENTS & BOARDWALK Five acres in AlvaH Cleared partially Independently owned and operat- DUPLEXES FOR MARCH RENTALS fonced, culvert well, pond, pad for ed Licensed Real Estate Broker DUPLEXES FOR TO BEACH house Lots of trees private road SALE 3BR/2BA home at end of Packing House Road RENT VERY PRIVATE VIEW AND VALUE $60,000 (941)694-7781 CONDOS FOR SALE Cape Coral new constiuction Fireplace, paddle fans is at 3Bdr/2Ba 1/car garage each side San Carlos Park 2/2, 1100-sq ft & screened lanais BBQ PUNTA RASSA. Ft Myers Beach Sunset Condo 2 sites left $173,000 Call Don garage, tile throughout carpated, heated pool, tennis bikes 2 bedroom, 2 bath LOTS FOR SALE Beautiful gulf views 2bod/2bath, Hindle 941-850-3060 Century 21 Bedrooms, clean, W/D included, All amenities many upgrades, fuily furnished Waterfront condominiums Sunbelt Realty water included, $700 mo plus GREAT RATESH! that offer Serious inquires only $585,000 security Available March 15 Pets Call owner 941-481-5715 panoramic views of the ONE-PLUS REAL ESTATE under 20-lbs 941-272-8120 314-842-2147 Gulf and Bay. SPRING '02 VACANCIES A limited number of ACRE LOT DISTANT AVAILABLE FOR March rentals Gulf Front TWO BEDROOM UNITS Beach Front Condo Two bedrooms are available ON DEAD-END spacious luxury throe-story NEW LOG CABIN on 3 acres, with IN THE BELOW MARKET RATE plus two baths Washer/dryer townhome in a quiet 11-unit Large kitchen Pool - tennis - bicy- from $3,500 Monthly. STREET free boat slip & private lake HOUSING PROGRAM cles Now booking weekly and complex set in a tropical access Tennessee mountains ANNUAL LEASE ONLY. garden It feels more like a monthly Owner 330-864-3094 SANIBEL One lot from Gulf. Near 18 hole golf course $69,900 APPLICATION REQUIRED. NO private home than a condo Terms Call (BOO) 704-3154 ext PETS. CONTACT Beautiful vacation home with HARBOURSIDE REALTY 15,000 sf. buildable footprint. It has 2 bedrooms and 2 5 231 heated pool. 3 bedrooms, 2 Cleared, ready now. baths, cathedral ceilings, COMMUNITY HOUSING baths overlooking Golf Course 466-3313 Very private. magnificent wrap around SOUTHERN COLORADO MOUN- AND RESOURCES, INC. at The Dunes. Lush tropicalgar- Abuts SCCF land. screened porch, private TAIN RETREATi 35 acres with AT 472-1189 dens. Secluded sundeck. Fully well-$99,900 Pristine acreage FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. garage with a dumb waiter, furnished and professionally North Captlva Island beach homes CALL OWNER: huge master suite with near thousands of acres of recre- decorated. One of Sanlbel's 941-472-8679 separate vanity/dressing area, ational land Fabulous mountain 2/1-1/2 and 2/2 w/slaepers Fully views, fields, trees Near world- finest rental properties. furnished neighboring homes the master bath has separate ANNUAL RENTAL Available for 2002/2003 season- tub and shower The flooring class flyfishing & rafting Year al or monthly rental Call Gas barbeques on screened is imported Italian tile round access Excellent financing SANIBEL DUPLEX owner: 305-461-9621 porches overlooking beautiful throughout The kitchen has Call now (866)696-5263 One bedroom. beaches Excellent GENERAL REAL Sanibel maple custom WESTERN NORTTI CAROLINA Rental Includes. DELUXE CONDO lishing/shalling From $1400 cabinetry, Corian counter tops MOUNTAINS Enjoy cool NC Air conditioning GULF FRONT week (941)945 5115 rustyand- ESTATE and sink and all the usual Mountains and relax Homes cab- Trash - Sower - Electricity 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, Den. marciafflmsn com Quiet neighborhood. Two weeks minimum. amenities A full size washer ins, acreage Cherokee Mountain Ocean's Reach Gulf Front Condo and dryer are in the kitchen Realty Inc 1285 W US 64 Single person preferred. Photos available. for added convenience Murphy, NC 28S06 Call for free AVAILABLE' Rent direct from owner One bedroom Sleeps four Newly ANDl The home is tastefully brochure (800)841-5868 APRIL 1,2002 and save! decorated A rated Shelling decorated In an off white 472-2624 (856) 985-0322 pool tennis Top floor tor best modern decor Furnished view of beach Call owner All rooms have gulf view. 952-472-7994 Weekly rentals provldo HOMES FOR RENT Completely furnished 1bPdroom/1 Incredible income. bath mid Sanibel apartment avail- By appointment Saturday 12-2 able April 15 UiroLiqh November DIRECT GULF FRONT REALTY pin Call (941)246 6GB3 TRADEWINDS 15 Pmlor bix month rental hut SANIBEL BE&CH Please no biokors SANIBEL are flexible Adult complex Sorry SPECTACULAR VIEWS! Charming multi-level clogs not allowed $600. Security COTTAGEJHOUSE UPPER CAPTIVA 4 bedroom, 2 bath home. deposit required 472-8719 TWO BEDROOMS, TWO BATHS ISLAND Sleeps eight. Heated pool ON THE GULF DUPLEXES FOR Very short walk to beach WEEKLY RENTALS GULF SHORES SALES AND AVAILABLE TIMESHARE FOR SALE MARCH/APRIL (MO) 377 807B 2 belli ooms, 2 batlv; RENTALS $4,500/month. SALE plus den- Cape Coral, new construction AVAILABLE: Beautiful sunsets "GULF MOON" 3Bdr/2Ba, 1/car garage each side MAY and SANIBEL COTTAGES (f you have From your own backyard. THIS 3BR/3BA 2 sites left $173,000 Call Don JULYThrU NOVEMBER, 2002 EXCLUSIVE T/MESHARE 30 dayS or more Newly renovated Hindis, 941-850-3060, Century 21 $2,500/month. Robb and Stucky decorated. REMODELED HOME DISCOUNT FOR WEEK 36 - to spend at perhaps Sunbelt Realty MULTIPLE MONTHS (Labor Day Week) the nicest place on ANNUAL AND WITH GUEST SUITE Sanibel at Its best. Sanibel, are a caring person (314) 961 5387 or family, we have the place MONTHLY RENTALS SITS ON A DOUBLE LOT No crowds. AVAfLASLE. Spacious floor plan. for you. 2,000 sq ft RIGHT ON THE BEACH. FORTMYERS Gulf front condo. DIRECT FROM OWNER Dunes huge houso Four bsdrooms Wondeiful amenities. AND SAVE! OPTIONAL PRIVATE HOMES BY OWNER: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths threebaths Nice yard, garage (941) 415-3226 with den & Jacuzzi. DOCKAND/OR CLUB Available annually $2500 per- Low density complex. 913-362-7237 MEMBERSHIP. month starting January or 2 lap pools, sauna, SUNSETS! Febiuary 472-6865 6 lighted tennfs courts. FIDDLESTICKS VACATION Available: Nowl $1,595,000 Like new & would like SANIBEL DELIGHT! HOME RENTALS to keep It that way. Lovely "MAGICAL PARADISE" (330)568-0109 3 bedroom, 2 bath home GOLF COURSE LIVING RE/MAX OF in private community PRIVATE DOCK THE ISLANDS AT ITS FINEST! RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS POINTE SANTO with swimming, tennis, LEADS TO EASILY 3 bedrooms and den. WWW.SANIBELCAPTIVA DE SANIBEL and beach. RECOGNIZED 3 full baths, heated pool VACATION.COM LANDS END AVAILABLE FOR LUXURIOUS MONTHLY/SEASONAL RENTAL "CANVAS"OF A with spa, and the finest VILLAGE CONDO Call 732-842-5943 36 holes of goff In this area. LARGE INVENTORY OF GULF FRONT At South SBas Plantation LOCAL, WELL-KNOWN This magnificent home VACATION HOMES PENTHOUSE CONDO. 2 Bedroom / 2 Bath ARTIST. is priced to sell at AVAILABLE FOR THE 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, Luxury Unit WINTER/SPRING SEASON. Fantastic Ocean Views SANIBEL DUNES THIS 2 HOME PARADISE $339,500. screened lanai with Two Bedrooms ALL PRICES spiral staircase to Weekly or Monthly Rentals AWAITS YOUR SANIBEL ARE NEGOTIABLE! DISCOUNTS OFF Plus Den. PERSONAL TOUCHES. private rooftop sundeck. SOUTH SEAS RATES On the Golf Course. HARBOURSIDE REALTY ANNUAL RENTALS Gorgeous sunrise Owner 800-897-0288 Heated Pool. $1,500,000 466-3313 2BR/2BA WITH DEN, LAKE- and sunsets. Screened Lanai. FRONT. $1550/MONTH Beautifully decorated Garage. "EASY LIVING" and fully equipped. MONTHLY RENTALS. OVERLOOKING 2BR/2BA W/SCREENED-IN Call owner. Evenings: NORTH CAPTIVA POOL & JACUZZI. SHORT Substantial savings. LOGGERHEAD CAY {941} 472-1650 SAFETY HARBOR, WALK TO BEACH. (610)664-2371 THIS2BR/2BAW/LOFT HOMES $1450/MONTH STEPS TO BEACH TOWNHOUSE IS A FOR MORE INFORMATION, SANIBEL HOME BOATER'S DREAM. Fully Furnished CALL TOLL-FREE: GOT A CAMPGROUND MEMBER- Two bedroom, two bath WEST GULF DRIVE MINIMUM MAINTENNCE ANC NORTH CAPTIVA 1-877-388-5050 SHIP or timeshare? We'll take It! One minute to beach. 900 FEET TO BEACH. Condo. Pool - Tennis MAXIMUM VIEWS FOR A Selling, buying or renting' Call the Cable - VCR Completely furnished. New 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath RE/MAX OF THE ISLANDS best Don't use the rest! World 2,000 sq. ft. TRUE ISLAND LIFESTYLE. with cupola. Partial Beach RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS Wide Vacations (800) 423-5967 RENTING: Two bedrooms, three baths. $465,000 views.Marble floors. 2400 PALM RIDGE ROAD, www resortsates com Great room. Many extras. SUITE C-1, SANIBEL, MARCH-APRIL SEASON: $3,600/monthly Completely furnished. FLORIDA 33957 TIME SHARE UNITS AND CAMP- "JOSE'S TREASURE" GROUND memberships Distress and OFF SEASON: S1,800/monthly $525,000 EMAIL: RENTALS® SANIBEL THRU SEPTEMBER 2002 419-447-5402 days DISCOVER THE SECRET 941-481-7721 CAPTIVAVACATION.COM sales-cheap! Worldwide selec- THAT ALL ROADS WWW.SANIBELCAPTIVA tions Call VACATION NETWORK BY OWNER VACATION.COM US and Canada (800) 543-6173. 1-516-628-1801 LEAD TO THE BEACH Free Rental information (954) ALTV1 ©AOL.COM SHELL HARBOR FROM THIS ISLAND HOME- KELLY GREENS 563-5586. www.vnadvertlsmg com SANIBEL SITE.THE LOT IS BEAUTIFUL LARGE (101X105) TERRACE CONDOS FOR RENT OCEAN'S REACH CANAL FRONT HOME Gulf Front One Bedroom POINTE SANTO - Walk to beach. AND THE Condos Each accommodates Three bedrooms, two baths. NEIGHBORHOOD HOME FEATURES WATERFRONT four Non-Smoking GULF VIEW 2 bedrooms, 2 baths Fantastic View Beach, pool, Heated pool. Lanai. PIRATES ARE FRIENDLY. with CONDO FOR RENT tennis, bikes Owner: KING'S CROWN - Completely remodeled. $140,000 exciting lake and 941-472-3500 GULF FRONT Fully equipped/furnished. golf course views. PUNTA RASSA 330-788-9329 Garage. (973) 347-7544 "GULF VIEW" New carpeting and paint, Annual Lease available e-mall:|s [email protected] ISLAND BEACH CLUB • all appliances, on this lovely GULF VIEW -ARGE HOMESITE (100X125 covered parking 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo ATRIUM A REVERSED FLOOR PLAN and the best price at with panoramic views Exclusive Gulf front condo resi- OCEAN'S REACH • SHELL ISLAND WILL GIVE GREAT VIEWS. $129,000 of the bay. dence. Two week minimum BEACH CLUB Furnished or unfurnished. AVAILABLE FROM APRIL 18, GULF FRONT $175,000 Available for Sanibel Gulf Front SANIBEL 2002. (608) 363-7669 Two bedroom, two bath AVAILABLE: HARBOURSIDE REALTY immediate occupancy. WEEKS (941)472-3000 Check us outl Newly renovated condos. 466-3313 All amenities Including (Feb. 22 thru March 1, 2003) FAX: pool and tennis. OWNER DISCOUNTED AT (941) 472-9635 SANIBEL email: $2100 HARBOURSIDE REALTY ENDUNITD-16 www.islanderrealty to place a classified [email protected] Sleeps six. call 472-1587 466-3313 941-389-3300 30 • Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 • ISLAND REPORTER islanREPORTEd R CLASSIFIEDS VACATION VACATION VACATION VACATION VACATION VACATION RENTALS RENTALS RENTALS RENTALS RENTALS RENTALS SOUTH SEAS SOUTH SEAS RESORT SUNSET CAPTIVA SUNSET CAPTIVA WE LOVE DOGS! CAPTIVA GINGERBREAD PLANTATION Luxurious HOUSE 1-3 bedroom Bay Villas BEACH VILLA with BEAUTIFULLY Private Gulf and A "FRITZ" CARLTON 2 bedroom & 2 bedroom Spectacular view FURNISHED HOME Bay Front Community. UPSCALE COTTAGE- AVAILABLE WEEKLY Two bedrooms, two baths Two minute stroll from the w/loft Beach Villas Two bedrooms, two baths Steps to Beach beach, library, Chapel by Seasonal rates 231-526-9511 (Owner) 2 Bedroom loft 2 Bath Sleeps five. Two bedrooms, one bath Screened Lanais Beautifully remodeled the Sea, and restaurants. Amenities optional 1-800-572 6423 (Rental Mgmt) Enclosed porch In Village- 1-800 878-7495 3 TVA/CR and decorated. Redecorated in 2001. Pool Tennis - BBQ Grill Pool - tennis - boat dock BROCHURE AVAILABLE 2B/2BA, screened veranda WWW VacationVillasUSA com Totally furnished Gulf Beach Boat Dock AVAILABLE NOW DUPLEX East End. And Morel Weekly or monthly. in Shaker antiques. SOUTHWINDS DRIVE One bedroom, two baths, Winter $1795 Call owner at CALL OWNER- Plus den. Completely SANIBEL 314 872-9990 (734) 426-0050 Summer $895 SOUTH SEAS refurnished. BESIDE CASA YBEL RESORT MONTHLY. SEASON: $3600 Henry Romersa 615-262-9859 PLANTATION 30 Second walk to Beach Two bedrooms, two baths (941)472-0534 BEACH VILLA Beautifully furnished. SUNSET CAPTIVA Two bedroom, two bath Fully equipped Charming beach home THE VACATION Sanibel & Captiva Near shops. Elegant 3 BR/2BA Home CENTRAL BEACH VILLAS in Private HOME One bedroom, one bath AVAILABLE. RESERVATIONS, Inc. FEBRUARY THRU APRIL Beachfront Community YOU'VE ALWAYS Your ORIGINAL centnl rtst rv-inon sirviLt. on thL Islands 941-395-1430 Fully furnished with ovtr 5 000 two to eight bedroom homes tondos coltigei. BAY SIDE VILLAS 2CATV s, VCP WANTED elficitnciLS ind hott.1 rooms on and off btach One bedroom two bath CD/Stereo, W/D Weekly dally and monthly renhls Pool Tennis Boat Dock ***Let us do the searching for you *** THREE NIGHT MINIMUM Call owner Most private beach. Lie Real Estate Broker call 800 325 1352 or 472 0457 WEEKLY DISCOUNT 615 371-9029 Dock on Bayou SAVE THROUGH OWNER! STAY AND PLAY www members home Heated pool. (800) 899 7327 net/sallytom Wide porches AT THE SANCTUARY Open sunning decks JOHN NAUMANN Chateau Sur Mer area. Brand new Idyllic luxury and comfort. & ASSOCIATES SOUTH SEAS RESORT Two bedroom, two bath condo. SUNSET CAPTIVA Easy care, no effort Robb and Stucky decorated Vacation Home in 2001 Three bedrooms, three baths. Three and four bedroom Luxury Beach Front Homes Monthly rentals ANNUAL and MONTHLY Three bedroom, two bath www.jn-a.com RENTALS Large screened porch Call for rates. One, two and three bedroom Fully equipped. Condos ARE AVAILABLE (941)472-8248 DIRECT FROM OWNER AND Private Gulf and (505 982-9242 SAVE! Bay front community. DISCOUNTED RATES BY Pool - tennis -Boat docks - PRIVATE OWNERS Ask about Golf Privileges Gas grills, and much more. CALL OWNER 1-800-227-1783 913-362-7237 517-321-6324 United We Stand. •SANIBEL Sanibel & Captiva Island Accommodations,inc. OME BUILDER TITLE SERVICES EXECUTIVE TITLE CONSTRUCTION CO Michael J. Valiauette (941)472-8228 VOTED BEST HOME BUILDER ON Gilda Suarez CLC SANIBEL & CAPTIVA ISLAND FOR 2001 www.exectitle.com New Home Building FuM service Contractor Renovations Design Service Available 1456 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel (941)472-0200 Sanibei Florida gsuarez® exectitle.com LICENSE #CGCO56909 CLEANERS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR I COMPUTER SERVICES "Quality Service for FULL. SERVICE fl MINUTE 1 ELECTRICAL U CLEANERS! Over 20 Years" and Tailor Shop I HOURS DSL -^•ebts ISDN 7 am to 7 pm Mon Frl > t am to 6 p Sal. CONTRACTOR SPECIALIZING IN: Wireless Networking WEDDING GOWN HEIRL.OOMED COMPLETE SALES, • Fast Deluxe Shirt Laundry INSTALLATION & SERVICE • Expert Alterations for Men & Women FOR RESIDENTIAL Technical Support • All work Done on Premises ELECTRONIC & COMMERCIAL REMODELING, Professional Business and Home Solutions NEW CONSTRUCTION • Fire & Water Damage Restoration SYSTEMS SURGE PROTECTION One company for all technology needs Drive-in Ft. Myers Beach & Sanibel CALL RANDY OR LARRY AUTOMATION/CONTROLS,.! Service Satisfaction Guaranteed!!! Service 20% OFF OFFICE & EMERGENCY (941) 277-0376 SG^ISSSHS*^* 466-5115 Dry Charting Only *• waw Ad BACK-UP EMERGENCY PAGER 890-4575 * San Carlos & Summerlin Albertson's Plaza STATE LICENSE #ECOOO 2464 • FULLY INSURED Ph: 941 541 4614 Fax: 941 472 0974 GENERAL CONTRACTOR TREE SERVICES OPTOMETRY Building Remodeling Mario Irvello Residential & Complete Remodeling Conti jcior Commercial Service DOCTORS EYECARE CENTER General Contractor Robert G Le Sage OD & Timothy E Underhill OD Expert Trimming, Pruning, Palm Cleaning, Celebrating Our 15th Anniversary Chipping, Tree Removal, IRVCON CORPORATION Stump Grinding ASK HEATHER ABOUT OUR State Certified CGC 057839 Professional advice 20% OFF ANNIVERSARY SALE! Free Consultation CHRIS 1571 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957 . 941 472-4204 Fort Myers, Florida 33919 15620 A McGregor Blvd , lort Myers, FL 33908 • 941 482 0355 (941)561-6546 ERICKSON 2130 McGregor Blvd , Forr Myeis, fL 33902 - 941-332 1555 941-481-8999 Certified Arbonst Ilm discount cannot be used wth any other di,uuunt or msurance plan (941) 561-6547 fax Sanibel Lie #0103251 CARPENTRY PET SERVICES CUSTOM HOME BUILDING DOORS, FtXED OR RH^LACEb - TRIM - COUNTER TOPS - CABINETS AND REMODELING SPECIALISTS Custom Woodworking CARPENT/iy • Committed to Excellence PAW Phone: 472-5444 l^^fcCLirfeL Lie #CGCQ13441 GENERAL CARPENTRY Pet Sitting • Home Watching "McQuadle FREE ESTIMATES v NO JOS TO§MAU-II Other Services Available GENERAL CONTRACTOR FO!»"' THE SSI-AMD'S LONGEST ESTABLISHED LlCEM^tD ft INSURED Katky 8 CP 000338 941-' COMST53UCTBONI BUSINESS LIC.#930213 ISLAND REPORTER • Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 Q 31 '•' NEW LISTING NEW LISTING NEW LISTING NEW LISTING • Tropical beach view • 2 bedrooms, 2 baths + den! ' 3 bedroom, 2 bath pool home 2 bedroom, 2 bath • 2 bedi in 2-ba with storage • Renovated w/tile floors, new kitchen! 1 East Rocks area 1 2 story on lake, double lot Fully furnished • Amazing built-ins, new paint, new bath ' New baths, split floor plan 1 Wood floors, Mexican tile Established rental • Overlooking pool and Gulf of Mexico! ' Steps to the beach 1 Completely renovated in 2001 $699,900 (101790) $1,395,000 (101788) $524,900 (101789) $595,000 (101775) Susan Andrews Jim Hall John Buskirk Susan Lenz 472-5187x251 472-5187x215 M 472-5187x253 472-5187 x 252 EAST .EMI) DEU ( illli'toll'. \\ !(k l .tll.lt \ U V\ '. c 1-1 inlithou.se end " 5 bedroom, 4 bath plus loft Will pined it '/> VO.OOO 3 KR. S BA IOWIIIIOUM.' plus loli 11 rear take-out deli business • Lar^e open great room 3 bedroom, 2 barli - great lcircticu Convenient K.IM end location I'i/./.a just raking off • Spacious kitchen w/breakfast bar Okie Honda still home • Community pool Ik tennis court I'opukir establishment • Expansive porches Lots of storage $729,000 (101783) $279,000 (101780) $384,900 (101152) $370,000 (100964) James or Penny I Ictmanck Rose Dakos Mike McMurray Mark Newberry or Val Pool 472-5187x219/202 472-5187 x 233 472-5187x250 472-5187x238/256 I'T f T , ,.», 1 1 Ciiilf views horn yotu liont porch with 2 BR, 2 BA guest home 3 bedrm, 2 bath. Deeded beach access Live and work on Sanibd 3 bedroom, 2 bath Build your dream home • Sliders from great rm to screen deck Daily rentals in 3 guest cottages Great potential Heated, caged pool Last of affordable Captiva lots ' 60' x 298' lot 1 Walk to beach * Oversize corner lot Deeded beach access Separate laundry, all new appliances $735,000(101134) $695,000 (101441) $1,125,000 (001210) $325,000(100950) Rosemary Robinson Mike Papanicolas Jim Anderson Kathryn or Anthony Gaeta 472-5187x240 472-5187x255 472-5187x214 472-5187x231 GONDDAMENITIHS PRESTIGIOUS BEST LOCATION SANCTUARY! IN THE DUNES! A' • Great golf front lot • Lakefront lot • On Sanibel's only championship golf course • Cul-de-sac • Abuts eagle buffer area for extra privacy • Great views of lake & golf course • Priced to sell. Membership available. • Call for details • $299,000 (101370) •$399,000(101011) Jim Hall Rose Dakos 472-5187x215 472-5187x233 • Single family 2/2 + loft & den 2 bedroom, 2 bath 837 LIMPET DRIVE WALK TO BEACH & SAILBOAT ACCESS Pool, tennis, beach access Recently remodeled • Over-sized corner lot • Oversize vacant lot'23,000 sq. ft + or - ' Charming decor & furnishings Hurricane shutters throughout • Seawalled canal • Deeded access to sailboat canal Excellent rental history • Cul-de-sac • Close to village shop and 3 restaurants * Recently updated • Wide water views • Lot is sheltered and high and dry 30% coverage $599,000(101475) $419,000 (101309) •$780,000(000085) • $325,000(101728) Ada Schissler David Schuldenfrei Susan Andrews Robin Humphrey 472-5187x254 472-5187 x 227 472-5187x251 472-5187x218 Vip-vacationrentals.com Seasonal Short Term (941)472-1613 Let Our Rentals Annual Professional 1560 Periwinkle Way (941)472-5187 Homes (800)237-7526 RentalStaff «wr u A A» (800)553-7338 Condos (941) 472-1612 Fax Manage Your Available Waterfront Properties For Wir sprechen deutsch (941) 472-0996 Fax Off-Water (866) 472-5187 International You! • - yw% 32 • Week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2002 • ISLAND REPORTER SANIBEL felifefi?ri'i:A^:ff &f 1^;; AND SO MUCH IS NOW WITHIN YOUR REACH tf you love ;t:liie beach and .the Irttlroaey m4. charm of :Sawfeel: feted hue the homes are isoraewihat owe $f f^ada. disiewsr Stflij^li Vfew: :S^W: fegl ¥few fe «$ new • •iiO Ft M;y«s, list nnfetites I te .overlooking 9. pnis.tsjriit l^-acr© ;Wae.; :$< and a eoBuroi /,,- j .. ^. ,.-•_ A BEACH SO NEAR SO CLOSt From under $200,000 and fess chain i ntte fem A©: S#ilbel C (941)46-6-4200 J-75 to Daniels Pkwy-, Exit 21 West. Turn Itft onto i%\ Mile VypKss Pkwy. Proceed (0 Summerlin Rd. VISIT OTHER TOLL BROTHERS FLORIDA COMMUNITIES IN NAPLES, 5ONITA SPRINGS, SARASQTA BOCA RATON, PALM BEACH GARDENS, AND PALM CfTY/STUART " ' CQC091991