: Sarsibai-Ca8;tiY^ '!«-a/;dcr sujlooi-caotfva^S5B?'.d*:r.cafi; Week of Friday, Jtai'; 29, 20*57 SK S 8 f § g : |" 'i «"_'-:J " - ! -"" ~S * i| 'S' ?;" f~'- ft • '\J ''••"« t| i'.- s ? 'ir* j • -*'. ".; ^ .-- " : _ J '•--• '•? l : 5 rl:: f- ;^'fi rV ^ " 7i 3 ± ?Tv^" : ! V; 'f. H" ^'o ^- ?irf ?• O ?. o ^' 3 !.; • ] P- V: Jl ::- ^ ^. H ^ -, ^' ^ V. "T^ :"" " ' ?•- ?-. o o' : _- '• ' ••;. 6 'I?. — '^ ^ • -' ^' o c. '"'/I '^.. P ^ o 'v- ^- :;:' ^ \> ' ^ ^. P - ^^-^ l •••• -: o ;r^- -S -' < ;;, ~'. 'd r' 5 " W c: 3 O • ;' - J) — Ti ~', 'J> 1 J J - li- •-'•' <•-•'• v ••- ' :^ "" }i -~> ir. '\ r-. " CL .'-' •'/': .'. / '--' -- ;-o ni yt : ; J "'"' 'i c: r- r\ '•',-. -' J- . Ct '-- 'A fi ' - -~i ~ - "~ •' 'J. CO O --.! ll jt .-,•-> r. , ;;«;>- if" '• .; •.; *;o •/•• 'i_o .^ -' • •' '.-. ') ' ftf g; f: .-r i ^ j •. T- '- • :- ' :; (. <=**. ""% •13 Ah & >^: ;> • •• • - .•.**^v-"ii-"*";*"?••• ' • •••• • •'•• • -':-s*%-&&2w&%3s-&~~~ ;*5-*.-v . ••• • • • , . w^v^^^'^Vt;-, -J: ;». 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The di Herein pa'ritcly iiVierp"c- woi'.ci look in tNe sioyboo'v setting taiions of large and s;",all color'Vl artworks of i:'ustn''io>is in l^e children's Dook. range ftom renrcse)i!a(:o->'ti fc e:;p"c\siur."s- DiwLO A Baby Armadillo^ tie and uhsiraci. Iviasiy of the arf'sis MUVC Acvcit.""C Or Sunincl, • cou!<?n'. won avards in juricci e;*hu"ii:oi">s. Bo.U rcs'sl," rinys Edcy. Tsc story ;s abou buikHn^s v.i'c o>i bi:n'r>p Rd. 'iciir d'!y :la"l arinaciiSios. t'"c lun-loving rivc! o anc the sialT at cac; exienC a-s invitation to otters, the so('i. small marsn rabbits islrnd guests fo chcc\ oji I'.IC'J: frieiiiiies and iiie wlng-cl.'ylng anhinga ap.u iT.ar,} evert,s. Call tile library. '-I72-2-A83, or B'C oijru coiori'u;iy-t!cKCribed eriiters i, AR PS, 395-0900, for :ioi.,-s. IIIL "icr is.'ii'id !iai->i(a< ;n (•••c Bailey Art league Preside:!', a .its Sisnthcl ;"esi- Trad. The irr.ci is open dvc io ihc Cicit, Randoii Hddy. expp.'it'ed -icr proics- pijn-ic (i;iJy aiic1 t"»e Vv'licir.g oathf s'onal "'ntcrcs! in poii'tirg yfic" s'.ie fci! i" a:t'.; wctia.ics give visitors a firi-1- love w>ih the is'iind civ:nvar.icnl while •w.] ooportu'.diy iv, sec the animnis vaca!io!1.ing. Her invoivc.nent with Oing V< OILL.O. it is carried i.i many Darling National Wikliifc '.-tcfugc as a dat« islani. stores such as T':e Bailey collector of indigenous popuiaiions of orxls Stores. Macintosh Books a:ic' Paper, provides natural inspiraiioi for many orher Scnibcl Island Bookshop, Amy's animai paintings with subject;; such as alli- Something Special and r.iany others gators, bobcats, egrets, a>«d great horned "It T-;:kcs me happy io 'iclp peo- ovis. Uddy's dedicated ir'ercs' hi .he oirds ple see S!ic beauty of this area either surrounding the island mid tr-c co'ors i;iiiu- throng''- my book illustrations or in rol to t'sis conserved, undeve'oped ecosys- •v,y •-.'isclife and landscape paint- icn1 p'ay across her canvasses- As a volun- ings," rca:es Hddy. Her paintings teer at die Clinic for the ^cha'r!ilnUor; of arc ;n Seaweed Gallery located o<i J3 Wildlife Eddy has been close lo the animals Sanibel and or. Captiva. For more V who have been cared for by siaO'veterinari- Ari League informatioii cal," Randon ans a«d tnen rclumet! to their habitat. Hddy, 239-395-4518 or write to P.O. C.R.O.W. is currently expnaoing its viMior Bo;. ;192, SanibeiFL 33957. education pavilion which ;nc!vdcf> extensive Week of Friday, June 29, 2007 OPINION Report \our news to THE ISLANDER: Word on the island How will you celebrate the 4th of July? Christine Lemmon Jake Monocchio Pat Howard David Kainrad Wendy Lambrix Sanibel Chicago, III. Sanibel Cape Coral Fort Myers "We're flying back to the "I'm going to go see the "Just stay at home and "We usually have a cookout "I'm going to be with town I grew up in, fireworks back at home." relax. We might try to get in the backyard and we friends and family watching Saugatuck, Mich., to show over to some area where watch the fireworks around the Cape Coral fireworks my children where I grew there's fireworks." the lake." across the bridge from my up, and we're going to lanai." watch fireworks with family there." Web Poll Results ^r.*1 ^^Y.** **"•**' What is the best way to celebrate the Fourth of July? • With fireworks, 0 • Grilling out with family and friends, 50% • Attending the Sanibel parade, 25% Find a shell and pick it up • Spending the day boating, 0 • Other, 25% Abby Wood McGinley, Andrew Kohler Wood and Pierson Wood Carlson — from Pittsburgh and Sun Valley, Idaho Current Web Poll Question — visited their grandmother on What wildlife do you find the most fascinating? 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On the Web: sanibel-captiva-islander.com Kiwanis are open minded «1 All Shops Open -I During Renovations (We even like Realtors!) o By David A. Wright you don't just flip a few pages, he has ads in here somewhere. Now Pfeifer is a real as Special to the Islander First let us clear something up, I'm not estate icon on the island, perhaps not as featuring: really incarcerated. I probably should be ubiquitous as the two headed monster but 3 for the fraud I perpetrate in this paper each well known none the less. Just ask him and week pretending to report actual events stand back, he'll let you know he was rook- Giggles Kidz Boutique from the Kiwanis breakfast meetings but in ie of the year in 2002, Top Gun Recipient in 2 truth I prowl the streets a free man. 2003 and 2004 (yes he flies fighter jets with Shiny Objects (Actually I am married so I am only as free Tom Cruise), VIP's Top Producer in 2005 as Christina gives me permission to be.) and a damn fine man. It might even be that But the nonsense I write here is not strictly our local market sagged in 2006 because Seaweed Gallery illegal; heck our own bylaws do not prohib- Pfeif sold every viable buyer in 2005, this it me from slandering club members. A few slump rests squarely with him and that Cedar Chest Fine Jewelry of my friends called the house last week to retired banker Robert Smith. comfort my wife, help her through these Pfeif provided an historic overview of difficult times with me being locked up and home values, sales and where the market Endless Treasure all.