PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID FT MYERS, FL PERMIT #5718 Postal Customer Read Us Online at ECRWSS IslandSunNews.com NEWSPAPER VOL. 19, NO. 12 SANIBELSanibel & CAPTIVA & Captiva ISLANDS, Islands FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 SEPTEMBER SUNRISE/SUNSET: 16 7:14 • 7:33 17 7:15 • 7:32 18 7:15 • 7:31 19 7:15 • 7:30 20 7:16 • 7:28 21 7:16 • 7:27 22 7:17 • 7:26 Coastal Cleanup This Weekend n Saturday, September 17, Sanibel-Captiva OConservation Foundation will have its 26th annual International Coastal Cleanup on Sanibel. This is a volunteer effort to rid our coastlines and waterways of marine litter, pollution and debris. Last year, 400,000 volunteers worldwide removed 6.8 million pounds of coastal trash that can hurt local economies, injure and kill marine wildlife and choke the ocean environment. SCCF’S partners in the cleanup are Keep Lee County Beautiful and Bailey’s General Store. Meet at SCCF, 3333 Sanibel- Captiva Road between 9 a.m. and Melinda Roy with dancers noon on Saturday, September 17 to round.” Robbins cited many callings, from check in and pick up cleanup data Sanibel Ballerina teachers and designers to choreographers cards and trash bags. Bring your and presenting organizations, enjoining own water to reduce the use of plas- To Be Honored the directors to award the prize only when tic water bottles. warranted by the distinction of the person, Lunch and snacks on the Nature At Lincoln Center organization or project. Past recipients Center porch will be available from anibel resident Melinda Roy, former of the award are Jennifer Tipton, Mikhail 10 a.m. until noon, thanks to Baryshnikov, Twyla Tharp, Robert Wilson, Bailey’s General Store. There will be principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and current artistic direc- New York City Ballet, Brooklyn Academy a dumpster to deposit trash. Great blue heron entangled in discarded plastic S tor of Gulfshore Ballet in Fort Myers, will of Music and San Francisco Ballet. Last year volunteers picked up continued on page 27 3,216,991 cigarette and plastic filters, which top the worldwide marine litter list. Plastic be presented with the prestigious Jerome bags came in second with 1,377,141 collected. Trash in the ocean is one of the most Robbins Award on September 30 at widespread problems threatening our waterways and wildlife… and it is all preventable. Lincoln Center in New York City. If you have questions, want to pick your clean up spot, or get your data cards ahead This prestigious award, named after Pre-Schoolers of time, call Dee at SCCF, 472-2329. world renowned Broadway producer, director and choreographer Jerome Celebrate U.S. Robbins, will be awarded to 26 former CHR Housing Managers and current New York City Ballet bal- lerinas who worked with Robbins during Quizzed On Program’s Status their careers. The award will be presented by Anne Mitchell by Chita Rivera, star of the movie West Side Story, one of Robbins’ most famous cknowledging a challenging year that included “some significant changes works, and will be followed by a per- both with staff as well as with our organization” plus growing pains, Richard formance of his ballet West Side Story AJohnson, chairman of Community Housing and Resources, told the Below Suite. Market Rate Housing Review Committee (BMRH) on Tuesday that steps are being In 1970, Jerome Robbins, a pre- taken to resolve problems that surfaced more than a year ago. eminent figure in the dance and theater Five members of the Sanibel Planning Commission serve on the BMRH committee. world, established The Jerome Robbins Johnson and Nancy Fash-Henry, executive director of CHR, which manages the Foundation with the intent to support city’s affordable housing program, presented their annual report to the committee, both dance, theater and their associative arts. said they were working through the problems that have arisen in the past. However, Before his death in 1998, he expressed Fash-Henry said she preferred to move forward rather than focus on the rear view mir- his wish that the foundation again extend ror. its resources to the performing arts – Fash-Henry was hired earlier this year to replace Scott Marcelais, CHR director since dance and theater especially, but not 2005, who left this summer and one of his two staff members was let go; Johnson took exclusively -- including what developed over when Mike Cuscaden stepped down. into The Jerome Robbins Award. Some applicants for limited equity ownership (LEO) who were told they could qualify “I would like there to be established a were unable to meet loan requirements. prize to some really outstanding person “The former executive director took the liberty and put renters in with the intention or art institution,” said Robbins in 1995. Summit Christian Preschool students at of converting them to sales,” Johnson said. “We began immediate plans to move these “The prizes should lean toward the arts Sanibel Community Church learned about folks out of these eight units and into (rental) units,” he added. of dance and its associative collaborators “one nation under God” and celebrated continued on page 7 but not necessarily be defined by that sur- America recently 2 ISLAND SUN - SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 Hortoons American Legion top in on Sunday, September 18, for spaghetti and meatballs served Sall day. First match winners for 9 Ball were Dennis Bender, first place, and Butch Bouchard second place. Second match winners were John Gonzalez, first place, and Barry Roth second place. Third match winners were Tom Hensel, first place, and Butch Bouchard second place. 9 Ball Pool Tournaments are played every Monday night starting at 6 p.m. Good shootin’ guys. 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MYM EERS,S FL 33399007 | 223399--464666--44994949 Five ConCo secuecuc tivet YeaYeY rs 4 ISLAND SUN - SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 Commander Scheneman will continue Naval Promotion with his commanding officer training, which will be completed in February On Caaptiva 2012 and then report to the USS Mahan DDG 72 as executive officer. The ship is scheduled to get a ballistic missile defense upgrade and will be deployed to the Mediterranean for missile defense in Europe. Congratulations to Commander Zoah Scheneman for his promotion. Share your community Commander Neil Funtanill, left, shakes hands with Commander Zoah Scheneman after news with us. Scheneman completes his officer oath Call 395-1213 cer Commander Neil Funtanilla. After wanted to celebrate it with his family and taking the oath, Scheneman’s grandfa- friends. He chose Captiva because his Fax: 395-2299 Commander Scheneman with his daughter ther Chester and daughter Jacqueline, family has been coming to Captiva for or email Jacqueline Scheneman replaced his old insignia and cover with family vacations for years. He specifically [email protected] by Sarah Crooks the new senior field grade insignia and chose Jensen’s Twin Palms Resort and cover marked by the gold leaf-shaped Marina because they are supporters of n Saturday, September 10, embellishments. the organization Operation Open Arms. Lieutenant Commander Zoah Scheneman then thanked his family Operation Open Arms allows return- OScheneman was promoted to and friends for being there to celebrate ing vets and service men and women to commander in a ceremony in front of the his promotion with him. He also thanked receive R&R benefits free of charge. This docks of Jensen’s Twin Palms Resort and the Jensen family for allowing him to organization has expanded to a network Marina on Captiva. celebrate his promotion at their marina.