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HELPS is on the way Pirate Playhouse plans Calendar of events /31A for Island pets /2B a season of laughs /6B Classifieds /28B The Buck Key mystery /3B It's craft fair weekend /8B Visitor information /29A 1961-1986 Still first after 25 years VOL. 25, NO. 47 TUESDAY, NOV. 25,1986 TWO SECTIONS, 64 PAGES 25 CENTS Sanlbel Det. Dick Church surveys part of the arsenal weekend. All five Sassmans remained In the Lee Coun- See story and more photos by RIcki Kosakow Cooper of shotguns, rifles and handguns uncovered during a ty Jail as of late Monday morning facing charges rang- beginning on page 6A. search of the Umbrella Pool Road home of Thomas and ing from attempted burglary to battery of a police of- Antoinette Sassman and their three sons over the ficer, dealing In stolen property, and criminal mischief. INDEX ALSO THIS Arts-Leisure 6B Only liteweights'settle Refuge manager predicts Local artists will join Bridge 12B for turkey on Thanksgiving user fee is inevitable many others for craft fair Classifieds 28B Fishing tips 18B Editorial columnist Chelle Ron Hight says a bill passed Eight Islanders will be among Kids'stuff 17A Koster Walton points out a few recently by Congress paves the the 60 exhibitors at the seventh Library report 24A of her favorite Island eateries way for an admission charge to annual BIG Arts Craft Fair this Milestones 22A for those who want to indulge the popular Wildlife Drive. Saturday at the Sanibel Com- Recreation-Sports 14B in more than the traditional fare munity Association. this holiday. m « Shelling tips 19B — 2B —8B *• V*K dsfaulhvi Tuesday 2A Island Shorts Nov. 25,1986 Coast Guard cutter 'Sanibel' will dock WHAT IS IT? for public inspection at South Seas Plantation The 110-foot United States Coast Guard Cutter Sanibel represents the Coast Guard's latest im- Sanibel will be open for tours at South Seas Plantation" provements to its search and rescue and law enforce- We don't want to know what it looks like or Friday and Saturday, Dec, 12 and 13. ment capabilities. Based on a proven, commercially what it reminds you of. We want to know EX- The ship, whose home port will be Rockland, Me., is designed Bristish boat, it has a beam of 21 feet and ACTLY WHAT IT IS. the newest in its class of patrol boats. It was built by draws slightly more than seven feet fully loaded. The photos in this weekly stumper can be Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard in Lockport, The cutter is powered by two Paxman Valenta extra close-ups or odd angles of things we all La., and will be en route to Maine when it makes its 16-cylinder RP200 engines that produce governor- see every day around the Islands. They might stop at South Seas. limited 3,000 shaft horsepower. Its top speed exceeds be upside-down, reversed or a portion of the Three open houses have been scheduled to give 26 knots, and its maximum range is more than 1,800 whole. Islanders a chance to tour the cutter. The first tours miles. It is armed with one 20-mm gun and two Loretta Ashman will be given between noon and 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. machine guns. of Fort Myers won The ship will be open to the public again from 9 to 11 The cutter will have a crew of two officers and 14 an Islander t-shirt a.m. and from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. enlisted personnel. Sanibel's first skipper will be Lt. last week for being Islanders can obtain passes at Sanibel City Hall that John McCann. His father, former Lt. Commander the first person to will enable them to catch the South Seas Plantation John McCann Sr., served as commanding officer of identify the trolley at Chadwick's restaurant for the ride to the the cutter Laurel in Rockland, Me., from 1957-1959. stumper as part of marina where the cutter will be docked. Passes are The Sanibel City Council will host a bar-b-que for the the logo for the available at the information desk in the City Council- officers and crew of the Island's namesake cutter on Island trolley. adminstration office at City Hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday evening. Ashman called at Monday through Friday. 10:50 a.m. Tues- day with her answer. Island volunteers needed for Christmas 'kettle duty' No one else even Sanibel's Salvation Army "kettle duty." Army in the past two years, and ventured a guess This year's kettle drive will Marsh hopes this year Island last week. "Christmas Kettle Man" is once again looking for volunteers to start in front of Bailey's at 9 a.m. residents and visitors are more If you think you* -Lastweek's stumper help him keep the kettle open for next Monday, Dec. 1. Marsh asks generous than ever. know what this donations through the Christmas that volunteers sign up for two- He reminds donors who are week's stumper is, call The Islander, 472-5185. season. hour shifts from 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. thinking about mailing their The first person to call with the correct Clay Marsh brought the familiar If enough Islanders express an in- Salvation Army contributions to answer receives his choice of an Islander 25th fund-raising effort to Sanibel for terest, he says, a second kettle will save a stamp and instead drop birthday coffee mug, a t-shirt or a one-year the first time three years ago. be set up at Jerry's. their envelope in the kettle beginn- subscription to the newspaper. Since then numerous men and The fund-raising drive on the ing next Monday. women alike have caught the giv- Islands has netted several Volunteers can sign up for kettle ing spirit and volunteered for thousand dollars for the Salvation • duty by calling Marsh at 472-4264. Church services planned for Thanksgiving Day Three Island churches are planning brief • And at 10 a.m. there will be services at both Cap- Thanksgiving services this Thursday, Nov. 27: tiva's Chapel By The Sea next to the Captiva • At 8:30 a.m. there will be a mass at St. Isabel Memorial Library and at St. Michael and All Angels i Catholic Church on Sanibel-Captiva Road. Episcopal Church on Periwinkle Way. This week's stumper 25 Years Ago This Week tised roasted Long Island duckling for $5.95, lobster Nov. 29,1961 newberg for $4.95, and surf 'n' turf for $8.95. The members of Sanibel Community Church REMEMBER dedicated their new chancel at a service Sunday mor- 5 Years Ago This Week ning, Nov. 11. The handmade stainless steel cross is WHEN? Nov. 24,1981 the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Daub of Vermillion, City Manager Bernie Murphy was authorized last Ohio. Tuesday to negotiate a contract with First National Bank of Boston to serve as the city's fiscal agent in Martin Hiers, chairman of the Island Beautification 15 Years Ago This Week negotiations with Lee County to purchase the Sanibel Committee, is not letting any grass grow under his Nov. 25,1971 Causeway. feet. He has spent many hours on his tractor, clearing The cast of "Busybody," the next production at the the road shoulders and churning up lots of tin cans. Pirate Playhouse, includes Harriet Howe, Grace Roughly 6,700 residents of both Sanibel and Captiva^ Whitehead, Charlotte White, Judy Burner, Roy were without electricity for nearly nine hours Satur- Mike and Eugene Rhodes, Bobby Wooster, Douglas Bazire, Duane White, Don Whitehead and Paul Howe. day afternoon and night because of a faulty insulator and Jimmy Ricky, Jon Billheimer, Richard Grim- "Busybody" will be performed three times during atop a power pole near Matlacha Pass. mard and Pat Konrad played football Thanksgiving Christmas week. Day at the Sanibel School. Plans for 3Vz more miles of bike paths on Sanibel The Sanibel PTA has brought to Islanders' attention were presented to the City Council last week. The\ 20 Years Ago This WEek the need for four overhead fans in one classroom at the $468,000 project for paths along Tarpon Bay Road and^^ Nov. 24,1966 Sanibel School. Casa Ybel Road will be funded in part by a $200,0O0^HF The Jolly Roger motel is the newest resort under state grant. construction on Sanibel. Owners Dr. Nicholas Ippolito Holiday guests at the Segunda apartments are get- and Lawrence Bruno of Floral Park, N.Y., purchased ting to know one another in regular shellcraft 1 Year Ago This Week the 300 feet of gulf-front property through Priscilla workshops at the apartments. Bill Kuenstle from Nov. 26,1985 Murphy, Realtor. The first phase of the resort will con- Philadelphia continues to hang on to his record as the Ann Bruning and Virginia Parker are the co- sist of 30 units, all with a gulf view. Segunda's most successful fisherman, with daily cat- chairman for the 1986 Captiva Attic, Basement and ches of redfish and mackerel. Closet Sale that will be held in February. Al and Lillian Zambuto arrived on Sanibel recently and are prepared to stay permanently. They moved 10 Years Ago This Week As Hurricane Kate passed the western end of Cuba from Rochester, N.Y. After a brief stay with Rose and Nov. 23,1976 late last Monday night, Southwest Florida was put Norm Chambers, they have moved into Sanibel Cot- Tickets are all sold out for the Sanibel-Captiva Con- under a hurricane warning (hurricane conditions im- tages, which they will operate.