4 WILL THE CITY OUTLAW WoalherWaicli An Old/New Community Play Opens 7B THESE Calendar Pulitzer Reviews 10B TREES, Public Importance) PAGE 20 Forum ol Cleanup 18B A VISIT TO THE FARM, PAGE1B , APRIL 13,1989 VOLUME 17 island NUMBER 22 2 SECTIONS, 60 PAGES SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA, FLORIDA Theater Work begins request on final part denied; of beach By Caren Herman Decision rests While contractors and engineers _ with council coordinate the final phases of Giptitas beach rejuvenation \%iih By Rachael White ; an April 20 completion dale in mind, Sanibel City Planning Commis- members of the Capliva Erosion sion denied Carrie Lund Cacioppo'9 Prevention District (CEPD) began request for a new 200-seat tholer discussing lhc acquisition of more that would have turned the old sand, the possiblity of lower Bailey store into a performing arts assessments and a huge island-wide center. , >" party to celebrate the final chapter At the previous planning in the nearly year-long effort. commission meeting, the request was CEPD board members had a firM denied because of the planning de- hand view of the beach project last partment's report showing its non- Wednesday when nearly a dozen compliance with the comprehensive residents, contractors and engineers land use plan. The area is zoned drove from the northern lip of the residential and the commission island to Blind Pass inspecting yards would not approve commercial use of sand and ensuing escarpment along Cacioppo again appeared before the most recently sanded section of the commission to plead her case beach. and give what she called clanfica The sand drops several feet in ; tionof previous issues. She said her places, but will level out to a history and goals have been to bring graduated slope soon, according to the island quality theater and she Graham. Payne with Norfolk has incorporated the community in- Dredging. i? ' '' . put artistically in the work to-=" - That escarpment, referred to as establish a tradition of theater so the "White Cliffs 'of Dover," there is a solid marriage between sections of the beach lacking the the artist and the audience She appropriated amount of sand, and further said it is an opportunity for the possiblity of purchasing another the community to have her expertise 5,000 cubic-yards of sand kept and her fellow company members to CEPD. officials busy^at the April bring theater to the island Teddy times two Teddy Powers and son, Teddy, dig for shells in the soft sand 5 meeting. • please see page 10A • please see page 13A Seahorse Social deemed big success this year. It was the teachers who were dunked all Dunk tank a popular attraction; day. proceeds go to playground Librarian Jan Ciesienski was not in the dunk tank a minute when an elementary school student knocked By Caren Herman her into the water, and just minules later, her own Seven year-old Cathy Dalton drives a hard daughter was up to take aim at mom. bargain. For only two tickets, about 50 cents to us ;' Daughter missed, but a friendly volunteer hit regular folk, she walked away from Sunday's the dunk tank button just for daughter's sake. Mom Seahorse Social with a teddy bear. ' hit the water again, and again, and again... It might have helped that Jennifer DcVcre, a Maureen Knapp said fifth grade students had Cypress Lake High School student, assisted in the • been saving their money for weeks in anticipation of bartering process. Hut whether it was the while, her turn in the tank. Knapp, dressed as a 1920s elephant sale or the siicnt auction, lots of people flapper complete with bathing cap, drew dunk Link found some good deals and fun at last weekend's lines three and four students deep. Lines for Ihc tank ^ Seahorse Social. '"' and food concessions were always the longest. Fofone day, the grounds at Sanibel iilcmcnt.iry, Robby Webb, 8, Adam Durghardt, 9, and Alex School were turned into a ginni festival of sorts with Fucnlcs, 10, said they had done everything, "a hundreds of games to play and things to do. .-, million times." Adam's favorite was the ball toss, Music was courtesy of Marty Stokes and the but Robby liked the derby races better, <Mcx was Buckingham Blues Band, and the food wasdonatrd more interested in his upcoming birthday, April 28. by South Seas Plantation. The proceeds Erotn Emma Halverson was celebrating a birthday of a everything, except the dunk tank, will help pay for different kind. She was a year old Tuesday and she a new community playground to be designed by New spent a better part of the day with mom at the York playground architect Robert Leathers. White Elephant Sale, pushing against the sign. « U da i III il go Afo»y S Jennifer Snyder painted,„,, Tary..., n Philbric„..„k W<>" <>'<i'"d "" *»p bo to The dunk tank, a hot item at Sunday's Social, lfa bt provided the teachers with funds for special projects • please see page 5A " <""'• o the island eye sortment of appetiz- The trash will be ers, entrees and weighed and volun- desserts, a perennial .: leers will have a favorite. chance to guess the ganized nationwide, The festival be- number of pounds col- but representatives gins a! ruxm and runs •\ Icctcd during the day with the conservation" until 4 p.m.. Admis- said Peter Burch, one foundation noted it sion is $3 so start sav- of the principle orga- was lime to clean ing your pennies and nizers of the annual again. whetting vour ap- event. "After all, we peliies now. Last year, he not- have had an island ed, about 200 volun- full of tourists." Saturday is teers collected more Rid Utter Day than 4,200 pounds of garbage from Sanibel Now „ that the and Captiva beaches Woman's Club guests have gone, the and roadsides. features traffic is subsiding Prizes will be and the wall of bodies awarded to the fashion fun on the beach has be- volunteers, Burch "AtliTC to. Ad- gun to diminish, it is said, who come closest mire" is the focus for lime lo dean house. to guessing ihc ton- (his month's^ meeting ~. Rid Litter Day, nage collected. The n- of the Christian ~ sponsored by the Timbers Restaurant Women's Club sched- Sanibcl-Captiva has donated dinner ••' ulcd for both a new These Australian yir.c stu, jg for the. next big storm Conservation for three as first time and place in to wash them lo sea. Foundation and Sani- prize, dinner for two April. No more trips to carry their forms to first. Taste of the Is- bcl's City Hall, pits as second prize and -••: Club members will downtown Fort Myers for last lands is back again for volunteers with trash dinner for one for the gather- at 'Tween day post mark. This -its eighth year Sun- bags against garbage third placf winner. ..Waters Inn on Capti- Sanibcl's year you may drop ' day, April 30, at the along the roads and Jn addition, Burch va, April 13, at noon Postmaster Paul you tax returns in ei- Dimes Golf and Tennis beaches of Sanibel noted. Bailey's Gen- for the monthly lun- Adams is happy to ther inc outgoing Club. and Captiva Islands. ; eral Store, Muxter's cheon and presenta- announce that since drop at-ihe main is- According to Al Volunteers will MarkctJ(and the B- tion by Pat Lloyd, a land office (drive up April 15, tax day, Rosen with the resort, meet-at Sanibel Ele- Hive have ccmiribut-n fashion represents- ,-, or inside) before mid- ' falls on a Saturday 30 Sanibel and mentary School any- cd food and beverage five for her company r night on April 17, and this year, the Inter- Captiva Island time between 8 and items so volunteers Treasures, which it will recieve a nal Revenue Service restaurants will be on 9:30 Saturday morn- can enjoy refreshments features a variety of Monday postmark. has extended its fil- hand lo provide lasty ing. They will be as- after they return to top designer fashions. ing date lo midnight, samples of their cui- sembled into groups, the school with full Tickets for the Muiulay, April 17. Taste Island's sine, all for tetween given black trash bags trash bags. luncheon are $8.50, go on sale at 11 a.m. that In the past, 50 ccnt^and $2 a try. and assigned a Late last year the cuisine April 30 morning and the lunch Adams said, Sanibel This year restaurants particular stretch of island underwent a doors open at 11:45. residents were asked You heard it here will provide an as- the islands to clean. massive clean-up or- eye spy St. JOSEPH wanls lo spend his the city planning de- \ Erosion Prevention ITSABEACHPA HELP US...seems hours staring at (he partment and^St. District member Paul RTYI To celebrate a tight is brewing ornament. The Joseph may have to Garvey to Coastal Captiva"s new beach over a statue ot St. question now save himseH. Planning and the entire island is in- Joseph. The party of remains as lo who ... BUMPER Engineering Presi- vited to a huge party. the first port wants a owns the adorned " STICKER OF THE dent Tom Campbell, There is nc official statue o! the saint lake bank, the &TCan wo have some dale, or time, or place, placed on the side of statue-goer or a WEEK: "War is the common sense in this yet, so stay tuned. the lake opposite his conservation group, ' real enemy." project?" to which home.