PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID FT MYERS, FL PERMIT #5718 Read Us Online at Postal Customer IslandSunNews.com ECRWSS NEWSPAPER VOL. 20, NO. 45 SANIBELSanibel & CAPTIVA & Captiva ISLANDS, Islands FLORIDA MAY 3, 2013 MAY SUNRISE/SUNSET: 3 6:49 • 8:01 4 6:49 • 8:02 5 6:48 • 8:02 6 6:47 • 8:03 7 6:47 • 8:03 8 6:46 • 8:04 9 6:45 • 8:05 CROW Needs Visual And Performing Arts Are Help Feeding Highlights At Family Day May 5 eople of all ages Baby Animals are invited to Family Day in hile spring gener- P BIG ARTS’ Boler ally means an exodus of Garden Sunday, May snowbirds from Sanibel, W 5. Family Day activi- it means a proliferation of other ties include student birds – namely, baby birds. The vocalists, student art Clinic for the Rehabilitation of exhibits and light Wildlife (CROW) is in desperate refreshments. The need of volunteers to help feed event is free and runs the 110 baby animals currently from 3 to 5 p.m. housed at its facility. Vocalists Haley In addition to 27 songbirds, a Ondrejka, a stu- total of 11 owls and doves, 10 dent at Palm Beach raccoons and 62 opposums pres- Atlantic University and ently call CROW home. Many Hannah Steele from are healthy babies that concerned North Fort Myers people have brought to CROW Academy for the believing they were abandoned or Arts will be perform- orphaned, while some are being ing. Sarah Best – a Open Doors instructors Leo and Krista Johnson treated for various health issues. finalist in the 2012 “We are 10 times busier now Young Artists Awards competition – will perform with her sister Elisabeth. Young Artists than we are during the winter Awards is a performing arts education, audition, performance and scholarship program months and this is when the for Southwest Florida youth ages eight to 21. majority of our volunteers leave for BIG ARTS Family Day will feature exhibits in Phillips Gallery with artwork created by the summer,” said CROW Hospital Sanibel School and Cypress Lake High School students as well as works from the Art Director Heather Barron. “Baby by Kids with Cancer project. The Young Artists Awards program works with the continued on page 10 A CROW volunteer helping with the care of a rabbit continued on page 4 Go Under The Sam Bailey’s Islands Night Sea With The Set For Wednesday, May 15 he 20th annual Sam Bailey’s Islands Night is scheduled Little Mermaid Jr. for Wednesday, May 15 at Hammond Stadium in Fort he Little Mermaid Jr., which TMyers. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. The parade around the features the hit songs Part Of ballfield begins at 6:15 p.m. and the game starts at 7:05 p.m., TYour World, Kiss The Girl and with the Fort Myers Miracle hosting the Dunedin Blue Jays. the Oscar-winning Under The Sea, Ric Base, president of the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber will be performed by the middle school of Commerce, will throw out the first pitch. The Beacons Quartet performing arts students at The Sanibel from Sanibel Community Church will sing the National Anthem School next week. The Little Mermaid on the field. Members of the quartet are: Jack David, John Petel, Jr. is based on Disney’s 2008 Broadway George Waters and Art Werner. production and animated film. The Sponsors are needed to help support local charities. Individual show runs Thursday and Friday, May 9 and business sponsorships are available at $100 each. Call 472- and 10, and Thursday and Friday, May 1516 to reserve your spot in the parade and make checks pay- 16 and 17 at the school. Curtain is at able to Islands Night, Bailey’s General Store, 2477 Periwinkle 7 p.m. and tickets are $8 for adults and Way, Sanibel, FL 33957. $2 for children. Tickets are available at Sponsorships, concessions and donations from the game last the school office. The Sanibel School is year allowed the Islands Night committee to give $10,730 back at 3840 Sanibel-Captiva Road and the to the community. Donations from 2012 were made to The school office is open from 8 a.m. to 3 Sanibel School, The Sanibel School Home Economics Program, p.m. weekdays. City of Sanibel Recreation Center sponsorship, 2012 Sanibel The show is being produced and high school graduates, Community Foundation of Sanibel- directed by Sanibel School Music Director Captiva Good Neighbor Fund, Hope Hospice, Sanibel-Captiva Joe Angelo. The cast – made up of sixth, Cares, Community Housing & Resources, FISH of Sanibel, Inc., seventh and eighth grade students – Sanibel Historical Museum & Village, Sam Bailey Capital Fund, continued on page 4 continued on page 11 Miss-A-Miracle, the Fort Myers Miracle mascot 2 ISLAND SUN - MAY 3, 2013 JUST FOR MOM ON HER DAY MOTHER’S DAY MAY 12 A GIFT SHE WILL TREASURE Karl and Ann Rodman Gayle Pence Heart Box Octagonal Box Historical Village’s Summer Docents Are Ready Debbie Staley White Mirror Blue-Day Basket Lynne Campean submitted by Emilie Alfino he Sanibel Historical Museum Manatee Basket Brown Mirror and Village is open through TAugust 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, staffed by hardy volunteers who brave the heat to serve the museum’s visitors. “We go from more than 100 docents Exclusive and volunteers in season to about 15 Jeri Magg in the summer,” said museum manager Emilie Alfino. “Everyone has to work we’re not just a winter resort – as soon to the smarter, and we all work together to as the snowbirds head north, a new crew Made in Museum make sure the museum has the personnel arrives, mostly from Florida’s east coast,” America it needs to tend to our guests.” said Karl Rodman, a board member and The museum will be suspending its year-round docent. “They’re after all the docent-led tours on May 10 but audio good things we offer here, but particularly the cool off-shore breezes. So it’s nice to Sanibel Historical tours are always available. Each building has at least one audio recitation, con- welcome this new group of visitors.” Museum & Village trolled by the visitor, with information “One of the nice things about being about that building and its history. Some a docent in the summer is that it’s often 950 Dunlop Rd., Sanibel buildings have more than one. The audio more relaxed and you get to talk to peo- 239-472-4648 tours are very popular and also assist the ple more,” said Alfino. “Depending on docents when handling large numbers of their level of interest, you can really get Open Wed-Sat 10-4 visitors with little staff – a more common into the history of the island. Our docents are great at that.” Museum Admission $5 for Adults • Gift Shop Only Free occurrence in the summer. “I’ve been pleased to discover that ISLAND SUN - MAY 3, 2013 3 As of now, the museum’s sum- mer docents are Barbara Broadhurst, Captiva UNIQUE VISION Lynne Campean, Clivie Goodwin, Ann Haymann, Jeri Magg, Gail Migliorini, Community DISTINCT STYLE Gayle Pence, Ann Rodman, Karl Rodman, Rosemary Ryan, Nancy Siegel, Panel To Meet Anita Smith, Debbie Staley and Hal he Captiva Community Panel will Theiss. hold its regular monthly meeting The museum is open now through Ton Tuesday, May 7 beginning at 9 August 3, Wednesday through Saturday, a.m. in the Cone Rooms in Chadwicks from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It closes August Square at South Seas Island Resort. 4 and reopens November 6, Wednesday This meeting is open to all interested through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. islanders and the public. Visit the museum gift shop, which carries Among the agenda items are: a variety of items for children, including • A review of proposed changes in the coloring books and paper dolls, replicas county’s Future Land Use Map and LDC, of Confederate silver and Union gold, by county planner Matt Noble. and certificates of parole. The gift shop • Update on the proposed Lee Plan carries sailor’s valentines, pine needle project and grant. baskets, and handmade aprons in adult • Update on the Monday After The and children’s sizes plus aprons to fit Masters April 15 event. American Girl dolls. All the merchandise • A Captiva Erosion Prevention A Mother’s Day Gift Guide in the museum store is made in America. District update. The village is located at 950 Dunlop • A Captiva Fire District update. Road (next to BIG ARTS). Admission this • A Hurricane Preparedness and summer is $5 for adults over 18; mem- Response Committee update. bers are free. For more information, call Public participation is welcome 472-4648 or visit www.sanibelmuseum. and encouraged. The next Captiva org. Community Panel meeting will tentatively be June 11. Information and background documents are available online at www. captivacommunitypanel.com. ibility, alignment and circulation. Center 4 Life Tuesday Kayaking – April 23 and 30, 8:30 a.m. Programs There is space for 16 people on eight anibel Fit 4 Life is the motto at two-person kayaks and unlimited space Center 4 Life. All ages are wel- for those who own their own kayaks. Scome. Kayaks, paddles and life jackets provided. Island Seniors, Inc. members may Bring water, a small snack, change of attend fitness classes held at the Center clothing, sun lotion, bug spray, sunglasses 4 Life, 2401 Library Way, by present- and a hat. Cost is $5 for members and ing a coupon.