Found on Sanibel Island! Families to the Beach to Learn About Sea Captiva Road, One Mile West of Turtles
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Every week we mail to every home and business on Sanibel and Captiva, subscribers throughout the United States, and... Hulk Hogan Valley Village, CA VOL. 4, NO. 27 SANIBEL & GAPTIVA ISLANDS, FLORIDA JANUARY 3, 1997 JANUARY SUNRISE/SUNSET: 3 7:16 17:50 4 7:16 17:50 5 7:16 17:51 6 7:1617:52 7 7:16 17::53 8 7:17 17:53 9 7:17 17:54 ZZ2 "Roaring Twenties" he Old Schoolhouse Theater Foundation's "Roaring Twenties" benefit at The Beachview Golf Club January T21st, is fast approaching. The Foundation, in coopera- tion with Jone Schlackman, chairperson of the benefit, has been hard at work planning what is sure to be a night to remember. Islanders will recall Jone's many other successful events including last year's Old Schoolhouse Theater Foundation benefit "Ladies Day At Ascot", and also a benefit for the Sanibel Music Festival "Love Makes The World Go Round." Sheila Hoen, Vice-President of the Old Schoolhouse Theater Foundation is pictured here with board member George Madison getting into the spirit of the roaring twenties at The Old Schoolhouse Theater. To help you get in the spirit like Sheila and George, Marsha Wagner, a veteran of the Broadway stage, as well as George Balanchine's New York City Ballet, has generously donated her time and expertise to turn your two left feet into twinkle toes just in time for the Old Schoolhouse Theater Foundation's January 21st benefit at the Beachview Golf Club. This class will help our guests polish up some of those steps they haven't done in years like the Black Bottom and the Charleston. Alexander's, The Hungry Heron and Temptations will be donating light refreshments for the evening's class which will run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 5th at the Civic Center on Library Way. This class is open to all, there is an admission fee of $5.00, couples and singles welcome. This will be a fun class open to all levels and all abilities. The Old Schoolhouse Theater Foundation, a not for profit 501(c)(3) organization has undertaken a Capital Campaign and issued an S.O.S to "Save Our Schoolhouse" and "Save Old Sanibel." This is our last chance to raise $750,000 to purchase and improve the Old Schoolhouse Theater and preserve an Island tradition of professional musical and community theater and save an historic part of Old Sanibei from development. For further information, please call 472-4146.$ Tract, families will participate In a Family Nature game called Migration Headache to learn more about the trials and tribula- Trolley Tour tions of migratory birds. In fact, the whole morning is full of such activities. new twist had been added to an The trolley will take the group to City old program at the Sanibel- Hall and will also stop by CROW to ACaptiva Conservation learn more about tho care of injured Foundation. The Resident wildlife. Environmental Orientation program The program is free of charge for has been very popular with the partici- island residents. Lunch is provided by pants. As most islanders know, the SCCF volunteers and the finale is a core of the program is a trolley trip. tour of the Butterfly House. On Saturday, January 18, SCCF will Reservations are required. Call 472- offer a special family-oriented version 2329, for more information or to of the program. Starting out at the make reservations. SCCF's Nature Nature Center, the trolley will take Center is located on the Sanibel- Found on Sanibel Island! families to the beach to learn about sea Captiva Road, one mile west of turtles. During the stop at the Bailey Tarpon Bay JslandSun - January.3, 199,7 tl ed at his good fortune. He has trains, Shell Fair Model Train Layout Winner but not HO, so he plans a shopping San-Cap Weather History Seven Day Weather Forecast trip to outfit his layout so that he and by Jim Bbcker by Jim Clarke, Chief Meteorologist, WBBH-TV Raffle Prizes and rocks as will as multi- his grandchildren can play with it. Date tracks and sidings was part of The historical village this month is Wind Gulf December High Low Precipitation Date Temperature Rain the toy show. He then donat- featuring dozens of quilts on display 24 76 56 0 January Low High (Chances) (Knots) Temp ed the entire outfit, minus his with demonstrations each Wednesday 3 64 83 20% Var5-10 67 trains, for a raffle prize. by Kelly Green Quilters. Located at 25 74 56 0 Unavailable for the draw- 4 62 83 10% S10 67 950 Dunlop Road, the village hours 26 79 60 0 ing, Anholt turned over to his are Wednesday through Saturday 10 5 66 81 10% SW10 67 grandson, four-year-ole Jamie a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 4 27 82 60 0 6 65 78 20% N 10-15 67 Beth, the task of pulling the 28 82 68 0 7 58 78 - NE15 66 winning ticket from a punch bowl. 29 83 64 0 8 57 79 - E/NE 10-15 64 Notified of his winning, Ed Chamber 30 83 62 0 ^WBBH-TV 9 60 82 - SE10 64 Brown was at first surprised to hear from the museum and then as realization came, elat- Perspective by Dian Eddy, Chairwoman of an inch of rain is expected to fall elevation in the Sierras. One of the onds and then it was gone. That was California during the six month period May "snow belts" in the Sierras received the rain for the week! Just a few more through October. The air gets stagnant 150 inches of snow last week with The National Weather Service's win- openings... during that lengthy drought and the air more on the way! ter outlook for Florida, which was he Chamber Calling recently held pollution has no natural mechanism to But, back to San Diego; its average issued in November for the months dward Brown, a several "Surf by Jim Blocker "wash" it out. That's why when you go high temperatures during the three December through February, was for winter resident of Shops" for busi- to Southern California in the summer- months December through February above normal temperatures. So far, the Dunes, ome of my friends in California E nesses on the time you'll likely see a brown, smoggy range from 63 to 66 degrees. Sanibel's that outlook has turned out to be right walked away with the called me last week and said that howing the Shell Fair Raffle prizes Islands to actually Ft. Myers kept showing up on the sky by afternoon. Now, it rains more average high temperatures during that "on target" for a forecast. Let's hope it fully landscaped HO S the farther you go north, but, San to be awarded to the lucky win- sit at a computer same period range from 72 to 75 model train layout T.V. news in San Diego. They said Ft. continues that way even if we have to ners are Kim Essley of Bailey's, and with personal Myers was reported day after day as Francisco barely manages 22 inches of degrees. No wonder California was S offered as a raffle prize put up with a "few cold waves." And, rain during the winter. Northwestern "calling." Don Fleming,. Shell Fair Raffle during last month's instruction (4 users to one instructor), the warmest city in the United States I'll probably get a call from one of my Chairman and Brian Benham, Manager navigate through the Internet. This California and the Sierra Nevada For the record, Ft. Myers had 20 antique toy show at during the Christmas week. I smiled California friends "ragging" on me of Jerry 's. The Sanibel Shell Fair wish- gave the user a superb chance to actu- mountains are a different story. The days in December with temperatures of Sanibel's Historical and said that was "true" and then 1 lis- about any cold wave that hits Florida. es to thank Bailey's General Store and ally understand the Internet, the basics coast gets plenty of rain from Eureka 80 degrees or more. Sanibel didn't Village and Museum. tened to them complain about San But, I'll ask them when the water tem- Jerry's of Sanibel, especially Francis of E-Mail and how all these technolo- to Crescent City and the mountains record that many 80 degree days Created by Jim Diego's lousy weather. Anyway, it has perature in the Pacific Ocean off San and Sam Bailey and Jerry Paulsen for gies can improve their business. I am receive even more in addition to lots of because the surrounding water kept Anholt, model railroad- been chilly and wet in California. Of Diego will get up to 80 degrees. They their continued support of the Sanibel unaware of any other opportunity like snow during the winter. One area that our temperatures in the mid-70's to er and owner of course, winter is the "wet season" in won't say anything because it never Shell Fair. Shell Fair Raffle tickets can this. Each lesson time we were proud delights ski buffs is Tamarack which low 80's, but, that made it absolutely Sanibel Trolley, the Jamie Beth shows winning ticket to his mother Morgan San Diego. On the average, a total of does.# be purchased at Bailey's and Jerry's or to say was sold out. There are only 2 beautiful here.