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Shell Museum Announces Live Mollusk Photography Competition

The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum is offering amateur shutterbugs a great opportunity to capture images of live mollusks in their natural habitats in the Museum’s 2nd Annual Live Mollusk Photography Competition.

Photos of live mollusks eating, moving, mating, and just living, are eligible for the contest. Entries will be accepted at the museum between July 25 and November 1 (including electronically submitted pictures).

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Last year’s winning entry was submitted by Adrian Gonzalez Guillén

Grab A Seat And Watch The Show

The CROW Picture Show offers an insider’s look at why critters come to CROW, and features photos of the

wild animals who wind up there.Last year, Clinic for the Rehabilitation

of Wildlife, Southwest Florida’s only wildlife hospital, cared for 4,111 sick, injured, and orphaned animals. Of the more than 200 different species, 54 percent birds, 38 per-cent mammals and eight percent reptiles/amphibians/ invertebrates.

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Baby gopher tortoise

Baby great horned owl peeking

Injured armadillo bandagedPhotos of courtesy of CROW

‘Ding’ Darling Refuge Manatee Exhibit Receives Funding Boost

To further the educational value of the articulated manatee skel-eton in the Education Center, the

“Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) applied this year for a grant from the West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND).

In April 2011, the WCIND board members unanimously approved $57,500 for the enhanced Marvelous Manatees Exhibit; the Lee County Board of Commissioners approved the grant at a recent meeting.

The J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge acquired the manatee skeleton a couple of years ago. Work will begin in October on the exhibit, which will include suspended models of a life-sized manatee and her calf, interpretive sig-nage, and a number of hands-on activities including a CSI-type forensic area similar to what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

uses.Charitable gifts to DDWS from the

McCabe and Vanderbilt families made it possible to have the skeleton of a local manatee articulated and installed. The

grant from the WCIND will significantly upgrade the exhibit, which will be acces-sible free of charge to Education Center visitors.

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An artist’s rendering of the Marvelous Manatees Exhibit, which will open next spring in the refuge’s free Education Center.

City Budget

Pension Liability A Concernby Anne Mitchell

With the unfunded liability of two city pension funds weighing on their minds, the five-member

Sanibel City Council set a millage rate Tuesday but left until later in the budget process the question of further paying down the pension liability or the sewer debt – or both.

The draft budget totals $46.76 mil-lion, $2.7 million greater than the current budget due to the assumption that the city will pay down $2.6 million of the pension plans’ unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities.

Council set the millage at 2.1561 – the same as last year. It is .0032 percent less than the roll-back rate of 2.1630, a rate that generates the same amount of revenue as the current millage. Once approved, the rate can be reduced but not increased as council works its way through the budget’s line items.

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Sunday, July 24, is the day for Doug Fresh’s BBQ ribs and chick-en with pasta salad and beans,

from 1 to 8 p.m. The cost is $10. 9 Ball Pool Tournaments are played

every Monday night starting at 6 p.m. This week’s winners for match one were Joe Steamer taking 1st and Dennis Bender 2nd. Winner for match two was Dennis Bender, and Butch Bouchard took 2nd. Way to go, guys.

Texas Hold’em is played every Thursday at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. Players welcome.

Every Friday the Legion offers a six-oujce ribeye steak sandwich all day. Known for the best cheeseburger on the island, stop in and try one the half-pound burgers, or the daily specials and the entire menu. Food is served every day, all day – and the public is welcome.

Open Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday noon to 9 p.m., located at mile marker 3 on Sanibel-Captiva Road.

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Road Rally Winners Announced

The 32nd Sanibel-Captiva Optimist Club Road Rally contestants had a shell of a time this Fourth of July. This year’s rally was more challenging, but the teams stepped up and accelerated. An afterglow party was held at the end of

the course at the Sanibel Grill, whose staff outdid themselves with an abundance of food and outstanding service.

The answers were provided to the participants, which always leads to interesting discussions, questions and lively conversations. Many a good story was told that after-noon.

The winners will receive their prizes soon.The Sanibel-Captiva Optimist Club and the Rally Masters would like to thank all of

the wonderful sponsors, participants, and volunteers. Their continuing support enables the Optimist Club to help many local children!

Best Decorated Car award goes to Granny’s Gang.The results:1st place Granny’s Gang2nd place Driving Miss Crazy3rd place Easily DistractedLast place Team Michigander’s4th Martini Mommas5th Dosinia Dynamos6th Big Smiles (two-way tie)6th Team Kelly (two-way tie)7th Team Eastlake, The Witches & Warlock8th Island Rats9th Three Chimps and a Gimp II10th Team Great White11th Margaritaville Marauders12th The Munsters13th Hindenburg Ground Crew14th Best in Show (three-way tie)14th Lentz Gang (three-way tie)14th Singlegirlswag Ft. dem island boyz (three-way tie) 15th Red Neck Yacht Club (two-way tie)15th Force Five (two-way tie)16th Crazy Krepin Caravan17th The Magenheim Maniacs18th Big Kips Crusaders

19th Bayous Bombers20th Guitars & Tiki Bars21st Shell-licious22nd Proud to be American23rd Catfish Cathy & The Conch24th SanibelSusan & The Schuldenfleis25th HouglandHonorable mentions for a valiant try:• ABWA Club ’47• St. Patrick’s• Bonita Clan• Go StuttgardThe Sanibel-Captiva Optimist Club would like to thank all the generous 2011 Road

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Forms, Inc., Cedar Chest Fine Jewelry, Sanibel Grill/Timbers Restaurant & Fish Market, Pak ’n’ Ship, Island Sun newspaper, Islander/Reporter/Shoppers Guide (Breeze Publications), Sanibel~Captiva Daily.com, Lifeline Designs

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University Hosts Free Hurricane Preparedness Seminar

Florida Gulf Coast University Small Business Development Center (SBDC), in partnership with several Southwest Florida agencies, will host a free hurricane preparedness seminar on Saturday, July 23 at the Sunshine Ace Hardware

store located at 9100 Bonita Beach Road, in Bonita Springs. The seminar kicks off at 10 a.m. with light refreshments provided by Perkins restau-

rant in Bonita Springs. Panelists include representatives from the Lee County Emergency Operations

Center, Small Business Administration, Bonita Springs Fire & Rescue, and City of Bonita Springs. Moderator for the discussion will be Dan Regelski, director for the FGCU Small Business Development Center. The discussion is from 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. followed by a question and answer session.

The Southwest Florida Urban Search & Rescue team will be on hand, and tours will be offered on the Florida Small Business Mobile Assistance Center Bus – a vehicle used during natural disasters to help small businesses get up and running.

In addition to the panel discussion, several Sunshine Ace vendors will display their company’s goods and will donate door prize giveaways. The American Red Cross will also provide resource information.

For more information about the event, contact SBDC’s main office at 745-3700 or register at www.sbdc.seminars.org.


Only Two Weeks Left To Soak Up Island History At Historical Village

The Sanibel Historical Museum and

Village will finish up its 27th season on August 6 before clos-ing for two months until November 2.

“Most of our docents have left the island by this time of year,” said Carol Zell, museum manager. “The city will be put-ting up hurricane shutters on all of our historic buildings and finishing up mainte-nance tasks before we reopen in the fall.”

Actually, sum-mer is a nice time to visit. The Historical Museum is open in the mornings, Wednesday through Saturday, when it is cooler. The Rutland House is air-conditioned and most of the old buildings are con-structed to provide air circulation with high, hip-roofed ceilings, oversized windows and raised foundations. These building techniques are still widely used on newer construc-tion on Sanibel and Captiva.

Visitors may tour seven historic structures that were part of Sanibel life from the 1880s through the 1970s. The 1913 Rutland House was the only museum building when it opened to the public in 1984. Burnap Cottage, Miss Charlotta’s Tea Room, the Post Office and the old Bailey Store followed in the early 1990s as the “village” began to take shape. Morning Glories, the 1922 Sears Roebuck kit home, was moved to the village from its perch on San Carlos Bay during the last decade, and the 1898 School House for White Children was the last historic structure moved to the village in 2004. It was restored to a 1920s one-room schoolhouse, after serving the community as a theater for several years.

Island volunteers have been instrumental in restoring and preserving these buildings, which are so important to Sanibel’s past. Walking through the buildings, one gets a sense of the way life was back in the early pioneer days on Sanibel and Captiva. From the Calusa Native Americans and Spanish explorers to the farmers and fisherfolk – all played an important role in the history and settlement of the islands. Along the way, there have been many interesting characters. As visitors to the museum discover, it takes fortitude and determination to continually battle heat, isolation, mosquitoes, and devastating hurricanes. And, maybe a little bit of craziness too!

The Sanibel Historical Museum and Village, located at 950 Dunlop Road (next to BIG ARTS), is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The build-ings and garden are handicap accessible. Admission is $5 for adults, 18 and older. Children and members are admitted free. For more information, visit www.sanibelmu-seum.org or phone 472-4648 during business hours.

The Burnap Cottage was built as a fishing retreat on Woodring Point just before the turn of the last century. It was owned by a succession of families, including the Brewsters. When Nellie Brewster died in Pennsylvania in 1946, it was reported that a light went on in her bedroom. Could this have been a friendly ghost?

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City Budget$400,000 would pay about $862 based on the proposed millage.

Declining property values have reduced the city’s tax revenues in recent years, but this year taxable values leveled off at about $4.2 billion – a drop of less than one 1/10th of one percent from last year. That amount will generate $9.7 mil-lion, not including tax for the recreation center and other expenses approved by voters.

However, the council did vote for the scheduled 3 percent hike in sewer fees, which works out to an extra $1.56 a month for homeowners. Council will decide later in the budget process what other measures to take with sewer expen-ditures and reserves.

On the topic of whether to further pay down the unfunded liability of the general employees pension fund and the police pension fund, Mayor Kevin Ruane noted, “It is by far the biggest liability we pay right now because it will compound next year. This is not great utilization of our capital.”

The funds are costing the city 7 per-cent and 8 percent respectively, so out of the $2 million the city paid in, only about $700,000 goes to the principle, Ruane said.

Vice Mayor Mick Denham said, “That is why I am questioning putting surplus (funds) into the sewer (debt).”

Ruane asked city staff to bring back further data.

In her budget message, City Manager Judie Zimomra noted:

• City salaries remain flat for the

fourth consecutive year;* Full-time employees total 114, down

from 142 in 2007;• Health care costs for employees are

contained at current levels;• The proposed budget would pay

down the pension plans’ unfunded liability by $2,552,016;

• With the exception of the sewer rates, all other city fees are held flat;

• $2.8 million is allocated toward gen-eral government capital improvements. This includes $1 million of capital proj-ects rolled over from the prior years and $1.8 million for new projects.

The next budget session is slated for Saturday, September 10 at 9 a.m.

Fund Established To Dredge Canals Entranceby Anne Mitchell

The Sanibel City Council on Tuesday established a special assessment district to fund future

dredging of the entrance to Shell Harbor and Sanibel Estates canal sys-tems.

Dredging of the entrance, near Sanibel Marina, was done earlier this year. Since 1995, the entrance to the canals has been dredged seven times. The next proj-ect is scheduled for 2013 at an estimated cost of $33,000.

Under the special assessment formula, the city pays one third, Sanibel Marina pays 40 percent and the homeowners

pay the remainder. For each homeowner, that will amount to $20 a year, generat-ing $11,600.

The assessment will allow the city to control when the entrance dredging and internal canal soundings are performed, since the funding will be available through

the city’s budget process and collected assessments.

A separate assessment would need to be established if the canal soundings find that the intemal canals require mainte-nance dredging.

Hope For Residents On Dusty Street by Anne Mitchell

Some residents of Nerita Street, annoyed by dust and dirt from their unpaved road, asked the city council Tuesday to lower the percentage of property own-ers required to consent to paying for paving.

They cited the city’s decision to allow a 50 percent consent rate for residents in the Shell Harbor and Sanibel Isles canal area, who wanted to move ahead with dredg-ing and couldn’t get the 80 percent ratio needed. The consent is needed to set up an assessment district to apportion the costs. Typically, the city chips in on the paving cost.

Councilman Doug Congress noted that an amendment to the U.S. Constitution can be passed with a 66 percent majority.

Some residents said with some of the homes being rentals, it’s practically impossible to achieve the 80 percent consent rate.

After some discussion and after hearing from residents for and against, the council seemed sympathetic to lowering the percentage, Mayor Kevin Ruane, who brought the issue before council, asked for more information. He asked staff to present potential costs for paving and maintenance and about the possibility of long-term health issues caused by the dust.

He added, “I would like to understand the legal process and the steps necessary to do this.” The item will be on the September council agenda.

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City Employees Pitch In For FISH Food Drive

FISH (Friends In Service Here) of Sanibel has made an appeal to Sanibel and Captiva resi-

dents to help restock the FISH Food Pantry, which is running dangerous-ly low. City of Sanibel employees responded and undertook to help by holding a very successful food drive this month. This is the third year in a row that they have done this. This year, assisted by Boy Scout Troop 18 of Gateway, the city collected over 800 pounds of non-perishable foods – breaking last year’s records.

Frances Slane and Charmaine Yeadon are the organizers of the annual drive.

“We want to thank the City of Sanibel employees for helping us out in our time of need again this year. As a result of their generosity, we are able to help more of our neighbors on Sanibel and Captiva at this lean time of the yea,” said Bill Fellows, presi-

dent of FISH. “Their support for our FISH food pantry is really appreciated by

the families who make use of the food pantry on a weekly basis” he added.

City Donates Bikes To Sanibel Bicycle Club

Pursuant to Florida State Statutes, the City of Sanibel may offer surplus items to nonprofits. On

Wednesday, July 13, the City of Sanibel donated surplus bicycles to the Sanibel Bicycle Club for use in their cooperative partnership with the Redlands Christian Migrants Association. In announcing this cooperative program, Sanibel City Manager Judie Zimomra said, “This partnership is a classic example of how items can be reused and diverted from the waste stream.”

The City of Sanibel disposes of surplus items of value on the auction website GovDeals, at www.govdeals.com.

From left: Grant Lipps, City of Sanibel staff member for more than 23 years; Bill Fellows, presi-dent of FISH; Roy Gibson (21 years); John Mort (more than 20 years); Karen Gudella, (more than 26 years); Sharon Gibson (29 years); Frances Slane (more than five years); and Maggi Feiner, executive director of FISH. Not pictured, Charmaine Yeadon.

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ABWA Names Scholarship Winners

Fay Carney, chairman of the Education Committee of the local American Business Women’s Association, has announced the 2011-12 island scholarship winners.

Crystal Mansell, executive assistant to City Manager Judie Zimomra, will receive $1,500 per year to attend Barry University to pursue a bachelor’s degree in public administration with a certificate in human resources. Mansell is a non-traditional col-lege student who is married with two children.

Charlotte Davies, who is attending Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, will also receive $1,500 per year. She is studying for a degree in nursing. Davies is the daughter of islander Sally Davies.

The Sanibel-Captiva ABWA Club awards more than $10,000 in scholarships annu-ally.

The awards are funded from the proceeds of the club’s two major fundraisers, Texas Hold’em held in January and Poker Pedal which takes place in April.

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Manatee Exhibit“Our mission at the J.N. “Ding”

Darling National Wildlife Refuge is con-servation, wildlife and habitat protection, research, and education” said Refuge Manager Paul Tritaik. “Education-wise, this exhibit will teach the tens of thou-sands visitors each year to the Education Center about anatomy, bones, and speci-men study, as well as issues facing the survival of the manatee as a species.”

“People will learn about the manatee, fall in love with the special creature and want to protect it,” said DDWS Executive Director Birgie Vertesch. “This is very exciting, and we are honored the WCIND chose to support this important conserva-tion project.”

As a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, DDWS works to support J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge’s mis-sion of conservation, wildlife and habitat protection, research, and public education through charitable donations and Refuge Nature Shop proceeds.

To support DDWS and the refuge with a tax-deductible gift, visit www.dingdar-lingsociety.org or contact Birgie Vertesch at 292-0566, 472-1100 ext. 4, or [email protected].



Free Family Beach Walks At Algiers

The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, in collaboration with JN “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, is offering a free weekly program that is fun and fas-cinating for the whole family.

Participants will meet at Gulfside City Park/Algiers Beach on Sanibel on Thursdays at 9 a.m. Refuge Ranger Becky Wolff will lead a short presentation about marine life on Sanibel, and shell museum volunteer Dotty DeVasure, a lifelong shell expert, will give tips on finding and identifying mollusks, as well as explain how they live, eat, reproduce and move.

During the beach walk (which lasts about an hour), Wolff and DeVasure will be available to answer questions and help their guests identify shells and anything else spotted along the way. Because this is peak sea turtle nesting season, there is a good chance nests will be spotted during the walks!

“Our purpose is to show (visitors) the smaller items to see on the island,” Wolff said.

“We want to show what makes Sanibel beaches the best in the United States, and that’s the shells and the animals that create them.”

Julie Buehler of St. Louis brought her family along for a recent beach walk. “It’s just a fun thing to do to learn more about the island,” she said. “The sea turtle information was fabu-lous. Dotty gave us great information on shelling and different kinds of shells and the things we pick up every day that we take for granted. There’s nothing on Sanibel that we don’t love in terms of the shells and the wildlife, so just to find out more about it is fascinat-ing.”

Ten-year-old Brenna Cohen of Fayetteville, Georgia, and her mother, Claire, enjoyed the beach walk. “It was really fun,” Brenna said. “I liked seeing the turtle nest and the shells are really pretty. I found a lot of coquinas.”

For shelling veteran DeVasure, beach walks never get old. “It gets to be a part of you and you want to share it with everybody,” she said. “The nicest thing about it is that shells are all different -- just like people.”

Call Diane Thomas at 395-2233 (at the shell museum) for additional information.Date: Weekly on Thursdays through August 11 (in collaboration with JN “Ding”

Ding Darling National Wildlife RefugeWhere: Gulfside City Park/Algiers BeachTime: 9 a.m.Cost: Program is free (beach parking fees will apply)

Refuge Ranger Becky Wolff explains how sea turtles build nests

Dotty DeVasure, right, discusses shells during a Beach Walk


Rotary Happenings submitted by Shirley Jewell

Kayanga, Karagwe, Kagera,

Tanzania is quite a measurable distance from our little island of Sanibel. In fact it took Chet Sadler, Sanibel Captiva Rotary’s international service representative, somewhere around 38 hours of travel time and four takeoff and landing experiences before arrival in the African country of Tanzania. It then took another six hours of road travel before Chet arrived at his destination of Karagwe, Tanzania.

This trip was sponsored by KADERES and facilitated by Leonard Kachebonabo from Karagwe. KADERES is a Tanzanian NGO (non-governmental organization) that fights against poverty with focus on health, water, and local economic activi-ties in a sustainable way.

Sanibel-Captiva Rotary working with Global Partners for Development had funded the construction of two roof-rain-harvest-tank systems and water treatment structures at schools in Karagwe – tanks that would provide clean and safe water for the schools (clean water is valued so much, the water systems are guarded).

Chet took the opportunity to visit these completed Rotary water projects

and also to visit the site of a possible new location for a future water project. (In part the financing of these water systems are part of a new three-year pilot program for matching funds titled Rotary’s Future Vision for Global Sustainable Projects)

The water projects were not the only reason for this visit, Chet was there to explore the possibility of Rotary part-nering with KADERES and the coffee farmers they represent on importing of Karagwe coffee to the states.

Coffee is the main cash crop of the area, grown alongside small quantities of food crops including matoke (green bananas), cassava, beans, yams, maize and vegetables.

Before visiting the coffee farmers, Chet had the extraordinary opportunity to take part in a Symposium for African Development in Karagwe. This impor-

tant event brought together many devel-oping small business organizations with a variety of speaker topics including the worldwide problem of food safety/han-dling, preparation, and storage; global warming; and micro-financing.

Chet noted that half of the attendees were representatives of women’s groups that receive micro-financing loans from KADERES and the remaining half or at least a high percentage of attendees were farmers. This three-day event ran from somewhere around 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Topics were serious and were explored thoroughly including break-out sessions and discussion periods.

Now with a better understanding of trade and the marketplace for products and goods in Tanzania and the oppor-tunities for developing business relation-ships Chet, his hosts and other business visitors took a six-hour journey to visit eight coffee farms under consideration as future coffee bean suppliers for Rotary and other importers.

The coffee farms visited are located somewhere around 5,000 feet elevation with a growing climate much like ours. Chet said, “There are two types of cof-fee beans grown on the farms he visited: robusta and arabica.” Arabica are used in blends of roast and ground coffee. Presently farmers are picking the ripe cherries and laying them out on plas-tic sheeting on the ground for drying; shells are shaken off with rather simple machinery, and then coffee beans are screened before being ready for market.

The quality of coffee bean crop is

of primary concern and the longer the beans stay on the trees the better quality of product. Micro-loans from KADERES help the farmers ride out a longer grow-ing period and improve the value of the coffee bean crop.

These micro-loans are extremely important, as a longer growing period can sometimes cause a financial prob-lem for farmers who need money to support their families throughout the year. Presently they sometimes sell their product at deflated prices to get them to market early. The relationship between KADERES and the farmers is vital.

Chet enjoyed every moment of his visit to Tanzania and came home with a lot of information needed before Rotary could even start to go further into this project. Don’t look for Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Coffee just yet; this project will take a little more time to explore. We will keep you posted.

Upcoming speakers: • July 22 is Andy Tetlow, museum

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• July 29 is Shelly Radovan, deputy director, Education and Community Programs from the Lee County Mosquito Control District; and

• August 5 is Teresa Riska Hall, director, Volunteers Event & Community Relations, Ronald McDonald House.

The Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. every Friday at Beachveiw Steakhouse & Tavern, 1100 Par View Drive. For more infor-mation, call 337-1099.

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Mollusk Photography CompetitionThe winning submissions will be announced during the museum’s anniversary cele-

bration, November 14 through 18. The top photos will be displayed on the museum’s website, Facebook page, and in the lobby.

A list of contest rules and judging criteria, as well as the registration form to be completed and emailed with each entry, can be found on the museum’s website at www.shellmuseum.org. Send all inquiries and entries to DianeThomas ([email protected]), or contact the museum at 395-2233.

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CROW Presentationto view patients in person. But in this 30-minute presentation visitors can see photos of current and past patients, with commentary by Claudia Burns, a veteran clinic volunteer.

The CROW Picture Show is presented each Friday at 11 a.m. in the CROW Healing Winds Visitor Education Center at 3883 Sanibel-Captiva Road, across from The Sanibel School. Admission for adults is $5, teens, $3 and free for members and children 12 and under.

Admission includes the presentation, plus the opportunity to explore CROW’s hands-on educational facility and become familiar with its efforts to save wildlife through compassion, care and education.

For more information, call 472-3644, ext. 231. To learn more about CROW, visit www.crowclinic.org.

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Sanibel To Host Zonta Southeastern Conference

The Zonta Club of Sanibel Captiva, part of Zonta International District 11, which comprises southeastern states and territories from North Carolina to the Caribbean, has been chosen as the site for the district’s annual confer-

ence. There are more than 40 Zonta clubs in District 11 and attendance at the annual conference is typically 150 to 200, and often includes one or more repre-sentatives of Zonta International.

Recent locations include Hilton Head, South Carolina; Puerto Rico; Tampa; and Savannah, Georgia. This year’s conference will be held at the Sundial Beach and Golf Resort on Sanibel from Thursday, September 22 through Saturday, September 24.

The local club, with other clubs in the region – Sarasota, Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs and Naples – will serve as hosts.

“This is a great honor for our club and we look forward to showing District 11 Zontians our wonderful island,” said event co-chair Carolyn Gray, a past president of the local club.

For Zonta members, district conferences are a rich source of networking, sharing and celebrating successes all while meeting the Zonta International mission of improv-ing the status of women. The theme for this year’s conference is Saving the World, One Woman at a Time, from the well-known inspiration of a child carefully saving starfish stranded on the beach. When challenged with the question of what difference the action made when there were so many, the child responded by picking up one more starfish and saying: “Made a difference to that one.”

Guiding the planning process is District Governor Jane Adams of the Boca Raton club. Adams will remain in her position through May 31, when the Zonta fiscal year ends. During this conference, del-egates will vote on the leadership for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2012.

Speakers lined up so far include Jose Leal of the Sanibel Shell Museum, who will give a talk on the science and aesthet-ics of shells, during Friday’s lunch. Other speakers from the Southwest Florida area include Rosemary Boisvert, managing director for the Transitional Living Center at Southwest Florida Addiction Services,

who will speak on grant writing, service and advocacy; and Nicole Waid, acting chief U.S. attorney, Middle District of Florida, on the work of the States Attorney’s office and task force combating human trafficking.

Sanibel City Manager Judie Zimomra will open the conference with a welcome address and the invocation will be given by Rev. Ellen Sloan of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church on Sanibel. Saturday’s keynote address will be given by Alice Bruner, executive director of the PACE Center for Girls, Lee County.

The Zonta Club of Sanibel/Captiva is a service organization of professional women working together to provide hands-on assistance, advocacy and funds to strengthen women’s lives on the islands, in Lee County and around the world through Zonta International. For information, visit www.zontasancap.com.

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Childcare available at all services.SANIBEL CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST:2050 Periwinkle Way 472-0497The Reverend Dr. John Danner, Sr. Pastor.The Reverend Deborah Kunkel, Associate PastorSunday worship services: 10 a.m. Full ser-vice with nursery, child care and Sunday School. Elevator access.ST. ISABEL CATHOLIC CHURCH:3559 San-Cap Rd., 472-2763Pastor: Rev. Christopher Senk, Saturday Vigil Mass 5 p.m. Sunday Mass 9:30 a.m June through SeptemberDaily Mass Wed., Thurs., Friday at 8:30 a.m. Communion Service Mon. and Tues. at 8:30 a.m. Confession first Saturday of the month 9 a.m. by appointment, Holy Days please callST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL CHURCH:2304 Periwinkle Way between theBean and Baileys 239-472-2173Rev. Dr. Ellen Sloan, Rectorwww.saintmichaels-sanibel.orgWorship Services: Saturdays at 5 p.m.Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Wednesdays at 9 a.m. and the first Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m.followed by Pot Luck supperMorning Prayer: Tuesdays at 9 a.m.UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS OF THE ISLANDS:Meets on the first Sunday of each month from December through April at the Sanibel Congregational Church2050 Periwinkle Way at 7:30 p.m. A pot luck is held at a member’s home on the third Sunday of each month. For more information call 433-4901 or email [email protected].

CARLETON JOHN RYFFEL

Carleton John Ryffel, 66, of Fort Myers Beach, died on July 14, 2011 at his residence under the

care of Hope Hospice. He was born to Henry and Fay (Giaquinto) Ryffel on August 19, 1944 in New York, New York.

He received his bachelor of science degree in geology and his master of sci-ence degree in urban and regional plan-ning, both from Florida State University. Carleton has more than 36 years of experience in all aspects of planning for both the public and private sectors. He also served in the United States Air Force.

In the private sector, he owned his own firm for 17 years. He used his

expertise in planning, zoning and design-ing on more than 400 development projects and presenting land use amend-ments. In the public sector, he was the planning director for Sanibel Island, Princeton, New Jersey, and Cape Coral. He was also the environmental planner and zoning administrator for the City of Gainesville, Florida. Recently, he was the owner of Van Buskirk, Ryffel and Associates, Inc. along with Paul Van Buskirk.

Carleton was a charter member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners. Also, he was the chairman of the Lee County Local Planning Agency, Lee County Land Development Code Advisory Committee for over 20 years and a member of the Town of Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency.

He is survived by his children, Jennifer L. (Bryan) Matamoros of Fort Myers, Amy F. (Jay) Kragh of Ocala, and Eric C. Ryffel of Lehigh Acres, his parents, Henry and Fay Ryffel of Hilton Head, South Carolina, his sister, Carolyn Procopio of Mahwah, New Jersey, his granddaughter, Stephanie L.Ryffel of Fort Myers, an unborn granddaughter of Ocala, and his nephew, Jon Michael Procopio of Mahwah, New Jersey.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at noon at Hope Hospice, 9470 HealthPark Circle, Fort Myers. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to Hope Hospice. Friends may sign the guest book at www.horizon-funerals.com.

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Shell Museum Gives Parents A Break With Special Resort Program

In response to an identified need introduced by lodging partners throughout the county, The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum has developed a resort program called Children Play...Parents May? Family vacations are great, but did you ever

find yourself dreaming of a few hours of adult play time? Maybe Mom and Dad have shopping in mind without the stress of assuring fragile gift shop objects will remain on the shelves. Perhaps your favorite book is calling, or you wish you could have a meal with just grown-up conversations. Do you ever have the vision of walk-ing hand-in-hand down the beach but linking with only one set of hands?

If so, this program is for you. Drop the children off and enjoy 2 ½ hours of guilt-free adult time. Your children won’t even know you’re gone because they will be read-ing about mollusks and their friends, playing educational games, creating shell craft projects, making fact wheels or pop-up books, and doing creative writing.

The program is appropriate for ages five through 12. The cost is $15 per child. Classes will be held at the Museum from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on the following Tuesdays

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Shell Museum Group Visits Mote Marine Laboratory

The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum sponsored a field trip to the Mote Marine Laboratory and Museum in Sarasota on July 16. The 14 visitors marveled at the aquarium exhibits, working labs, shark tank and touch pools. They even

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to Mote. “I loved the turtles in the aquarium, I loved the manatees,” she said. “I really enjoyed seeing a live seahorse and the hammerhead sharks, the sea anemones and the clown fish. They had a lot of nice fish.”

The youngest member of the group, Daniel Young, 13, was making his third trip to the aquarium. “I liked the shark tank,” he noted. “I hope to come back.”

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One-Stop Fish ShoppingAt The Passes

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The same old summertime story of fish-

ing the passes for the best action continues this week as it will until at least September, if not later. Snook, redfish and trout

could all be found at the one-stop shop, better known as your local pass. As long as there was good tide movement in the passes the bite was on.

Good numbers of snook were caught on the lower stages of the tide using live pinfish along the bottom. There were also a few reds in the mix, but not close to the size of the big bull reds I have caught in the past few weeks. All the reds brought to my boat in the passes recently were in the slot, averaging 22 to 25 inches. Trout seemed to be more by-catch than anything else with two or three each

trip while targeting the snook and reds. However, I did have a client get one nice 25-inch gator trout out of Blind Pass last week.

It seems the annual mangrove snapper bite has just started to kick off in Captiva Pass. Although it’s hard to fish through all the short grouper to get a keeper snap-per, the numbers are getting better and better. Small pinfish or whitebaits fished on light leader with the smallest weight possible to get the bait to the bottom is the key to getting the wary snapper to eat a bait. Watch your depth finder and fish the ledges and trenches. Once you catch one, mark it on the GPS and do it again. Captiva Pass also held good num-bers of sharks in the three-foot range. which quickly ate a freelined bait or or a flatlined chunk of bait.

With the passes this good, it’s hard to leave them and try something else. Sometimes you just need a change of pace. One morning last week I headed out solo to Matlacha Pass on the high incoming tide after hearing reports from a few friends about lots of redfish north of Matlacha to Burnt Store.

I really enjoy fishing this area as it has very little boat traffic and angler pressure compared to the sound. The winding channel up to the pass from the south is all a 25 mph speed zone but it’s a

nice calm ride and one of the few places in our area that is still has that wild, untouched feel to it.

I fished both sides including the Two Pines side and the Smokehouse Bay side. Action on redfish was almost non-stop. Though most of the fish were on the small side, every shoreline or point that looked like it should hold a redfish did. As reported to me, all the reds would eat was shrimp. When they ate every shrimp I pitched under the trees, I would switch it out to a pinfish or whitebait hoping for a larger fish, and not even get a hit.

Check it out and spend a few hours up there. You’re almost garanteed to have it all to yourself as I did mid-week.

When I’m fishing solo I enjoy checking out some new water. Although you might not catch the numbers of fish you could by going to the same old places, it makes a nice change to go somewhere new.

Taking the tried and true techniques and trying them somewhere fresh is what makes us better anglers in the long run anyway.

Capt. Matt Mitchell has been fishing local waters since he moved to Sanibel in 1980. He now lives in St. James City and works as a back country fishing guide. If you have comments or ques-tions email [email protected].

Send Us Your Fish Tales

The Island Sun would like to hear from anglers about their catches. Send us details including tackle, bait and weather conditions, date of catch, species and weight, and include photographs with identification. Drop them at

the Island Sun, 1640 Periwinkle Way, Suite 2, Sanibel, or email to [email protected]; or call Anne Mitchell at 395-1213.

A Matlacha Pass redfish caught last week with no client on board to hold it



It’s National Park Month

Get outside and enjoy a weekend of free fun July 30 and 31. Parking and admission fees will

be waved at Lee County parks, boat ramps and pools the last weekend of July in honor of National Park and Recreation month.

“Lee County is pleased to be a part of the nationwide celebration and help recognize the value and benefits of parks and recreation,” said Dave Harner, deputy director of Lee County Parks and Recreation.

Another way to celebrate is to enter the first-ever Lee County Parks and Recreation video contest for amateur videographers to showcase its parks, preserves and recreation centers on the department’s new YouTube channel. The contest can feature you, your family or your friends participating in an activity or just enjoying the facility. In the video, make sure to mention the name of the park and state what you love about Lee County Parks and Recreation.

Finalists will have their videos featured on the Lee County Parks and Recreation website and YouTube channel and the winner will receive a free Lee County Parks and Recreation annual parking sticker. The deadline to enter is August 1.

The National Recreation and Park Association is also gearing up for Park and Recreation Month with its own pro-motions and contests. Take the Five in July Park Pledge by making a personal commitment to get outdoors every week-end in July. Take the pledge for a chance to win an iPod Touch by visiting a park, trail, playground, swimming pool or natu-ral area every weekend in July.

The National Recreation and Park Association is also holding the 2011 Rock Your Park Flash Mob Contest. The contest has two categories, one for Public Park and Recreation agencies and one for citizens and community groups. Gather a group together and visit any park or recreation facility and “show the power of parks” together in flash mob form.

Enter before August 5 for a chance to be featured in the September digital and print editions of Parks and Recreation magazine, featured on the NRPA website and YouTube page, and have a public showing of the video at the NRPA’s 2011 Congress and Exposition in

Atlanta, Georgia. For more information on National

Park and Recreation Month, contest entry forms and locations of Lee County-managed parks, boat ramps and pools, visit www.LeeParks.org.

Sea Turtle Data

The sea turtle season continues to cruise right along. Hatching has officially begun on all parts of the

islands, according to the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF). The data shows the previous two years for comparison.

As of July 15, 2011Sanibel East: 33 nests, 74 false

crawls, 1 hatch (all loggerhead)Sanibel West: 203 loggerhead

nests, 5 green nests, 316 loggerhead false crawls, 15 hatches

Captiva: 70 nests, 50 false crawls, 24 hatches (all loggerhead)

As of July 15, 2010Sanibel East: 13 nests, 56 false

crawls, 0 hatches (all loggerhead)Sanibel West: 105 loggerhead

nests, 3 green nests, 214 loggerhead false crawls, 2 green false crawls, 5 hatches

Captiva: 45 nests, 103 false crawls, 5 hatches (all loggerhead)

As of July 15, 2009Sanibel East: 23 loggerhead nests,

1 leatherback nest, 50 loggerhead false crawls, 0 hatches

Sanibel West: 140 nests, 164 false

crawls, 16 hatches (all loggerhead)Captiva: 74 nests, 58 false crawls,

15 hatches (all loggerhead)If you have questions, or would like

to know more about sea turtles on Sanibel, contact [email protected] or call the Turtle Office at 472-2329 ext. 228.



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The current art shows contain work by artists of all experience levels. Color, design and composition are evident in the large variety of materials used and subject matter. The library, 472-2483, and BIG ARTS, 395-0900, are located near each other on Dunlop Road next to City Hall. Call for viewing hours.

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Snowy plover nesting season began in February. There have been 15 nests so far this year, with 11 fledglings from five nests; last year, there were only seven fledglings for the whole season. One nest has one chick (a second chick

was lost, probably to predation). Seven nests have been predated, including Nest 15; one had eggs that were not viable; one was washed out and then predated.

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Also, at last check on Tuesday, July 12, the least tern colony on Captiva had an estimated 21 nests and six chicks.

Please keep a few things in mind as you enjoy the beach:• Honor the leash law. An unleashed dog can kill an adult bird or chick or trample

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abandon their nests. Always remain outside of the staked area.• Avoid flying kites near nesting areas. Plovers view kites as predators. A kite flying

overhead can cause a bird to abandon its nest. • Never chase birds on the beach. Shorebirds use the beach to nest, rest, and feed.

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ISLAND SUN - JULY 22, 2011 23CROW Case Of The Week:

Bald Eagleby Emilie Alfino

Not surpris-ingly, there was a lot

of attention paid in March when a bald eagle came to CROW from Lehigh Acres with a shotgun wound. The eagle’s prog-nosis was question-

able to put it mildly and although he had a remarkably successful course of treat-ment and a triumphant recovery, not much attention was paid when he was released back to his home in the wild on June 12.

The adult bald eagle was found in Lehigh by Felicia Mercer, who had seen him on the ground in her neighborhood. “The first time I saw him he was a couple of houses down from mine in the road,” Mercer said. “I was thinking, ‘Is that really an eagle?’ I couldn’t believe how big and how tall it was, and when the eagle spread its wings how far they went across.”

Over the next three days, the eagle made its way almost to Mercer’s front door near one of her vehicles, where he stayed for quite some time. Then the bird tried to walk off and that’s when Mercer realized it was injured. “He was headed for a wooded area and was struggling

across the street. I couldn’t see any inju-ries before that,” Mercer said. “The only time I did was when the bird was walking off and when he was trying to fly and couldn’t. He just kept tipping forward.”

While Mercer was unfamiliar with CROW, she turned to the telephone book and looked under “animal rescue” and was referred to the Sanibel clinic. A volunteer came out and captured the eagle for transport to CROW. “It was just calm,” Mercer reported, “sitting and look-ing around.”

He came to CROW on March 6 thin, dehydrated, with a lot of swelling around the left elbow, and both the radius and

ulna in his left wing were fractured, according to Dr. Amber McNamara. “We could feel those fractures. What we didn’t know until we took a radiograph was how much buckshot there was everywhere throughout his whole body,”she said.

Who would shoot a bald eagle, not only a bird just recently removed from the endangered and threatened species list, but the symbol of our country? “As far as I know, they never found out who did it,” Dr. Amber said. “We’re required by law to report any intentional injury to any protected bird, not just those that are threatened or endangered. Most wild birds fall under this category.” The inves-tigation was handled by Fish & Wildlife from that point forward.

The eagle was very dull and quiet and obviously didn’t feel very well when he arrived at CROW. “That first day we gave him some pain medication, cleaned up a couple of wounds near that fracture and bandaged those, and put the wing in a wrap to keep the fracture from getting

any worse,” Dr. Amber explained. “We gave him some fluids because of his dehy-dration.”

The eagle didn’t resist the ministra-tions. “Most of the time with the raptors when you put a hood over their heads they’re more agreeable, and he was so dull – which was not a good sign for him,” she said.

Because this eagle had so much swell-ing around the elbow, she elected to wait about three days to do surgery. When she finally did, he was put under anesthesia and Dr. Amber was able to put a pin inside the radius, drawing the ulna into better alignment. “I was pleased with how that came together,” she said. “We put a wrap on after surgery to keep that wing immobilized. He came through the anes-thesia beautifully by that afternoon and ate the next morning readily, and you can’t ask for much more than that.”

The eagle was anesthetized again at the 48-hour mark to check the pin, and


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everything looked great. “At that point we were able to put his pain medica-tion in fish since eagles tend to eat them whole, and put him in our large double-wide cage where we were able to shift him from one side to the other to clean his cage without handling him much.

Much of the buckshot was left in the bird. “If we had gone searching for it, we really would have torn up the soft tissue,” Dr. Amber explained. “When I was doing

surgery, if I had run into any I would have taken it out but I didn’t go digging for it.”

The eagle was put under anesthesia one more time one week later to change the wrap and to start for the first time to do some stretching of the wing so the tendon didn’t get too tight, and I was happy with the way it looked at that point,” she said.

The wrap was removed on the 23rd day, then staff did some stretching exer-cises and kept the bird inside another week and a half. “So he was inside for about four weeks, which is a lot to ask of a large bird, but he was very coopera-tive,” said Dr. Amber. “Still, he was start-ing to let us know he was ready for more space.”

Dr. Amber removed the pin at the three-week mark with the eagle fully awake. “He hardly reacted to it at all,” she said.

The eagle was moved to an enclosure that would allow him to stretch his wings yet not make him frantic to do more than he was ready to do. He stayed there for one and a half weeks before being moved to a small flight enclosure. “He needed to spend another four weeks in that enclosure and he was starting to do some really nice flapping and short flights,” she said. “Once in a large flight enclosure, within two weeks he was flying the length of that cage, which is about 130 feet.”

With the eagle flying well, staff wanted to make sure their patient had the stami-na to fly in the wild. He soon passed that test and on June 12 he got to back to his home in Lehigh. People questioned why

he would be sent back to the place where he was shot, but Dr. Amber explained that eagles are territorial enough that he needed to go home. “He may even have a mate there,” she stressed.

“Everyone really did a wonderful job,” she said. “This eagle had so much trauma we weren’t sure at the beginning if this bird was even going to make it; it was wonderful to see him fly again. In his case, we knew the history of his injury – he had been shot and was lying on the ground for three days. That was really helpful determining his treatment. It’s very hard that we so rarely know what happened to the animals we see for treat-ment. It’s rare that we have a complete history. That makes it a challenge for

sure.”One very happy person was Felicia

Mercer, the eagle’s rescuer, who had no idea the bird had been shot and was very excited to learn that he was released and able to fly again. “I can’t believe it!” she said.

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Frangipaniby Gerri Reaves

Frangipani… the very word evokes the romance and beauty of the trop-ics. Most people know frangipani as

the flower used to make leis, Hawaiian flower necklaces.

Even gardeners committed to “native plants only” might find it difficult to shun or replace this native of tropical and subtropical America and the Caribbean. The tubular flowers emit what is arguably the most heavenly fragrance of South Florida’s imported blooming trees.

Many species of plumeria exist, and it has long been a popular landscape tree in the state’s subtropical clime.

This broad-crowned tree usually grows to about 15 to 20 feet high and can be almost as wide as tall.

The five-petaled flowers are tubular, funneled, and two to four inches across. Common species in this area are P. obtu-sa, which have white flowers with yellow centers, P. rubra, with pink or red, and P. alba, with white.

The stocky branches are smooth, rounded, and silvery gray-green. Flowers appear in clusters on the branch tips.

The coarse narrow leaves can be up to 20 inches long. They fall during winter, but frangipani’s attractive bark and network of branches make this no mere barren tree to hide in the back corner.

The twin seed pods are forked and up to a foot long. But if you want to propa-gate frangipani, cuttings are the way to go.

Remove a lower branch, clean away leaves and flower stalks, and chop into foot-long sections. Beware of the white sap, which can irritate the skin.

Leave the cuttings in a shady spot for a few weeks to heal. Then use them to start new trees in potting soil.

Plant a cutting in full to partial sun where it will have plenty of room to spread a canopy but is protected from cold northern wind.

Frangipanis require regular fertilization, is susceptible to pests, and creates yard work with shedding leaves, so if maintenance is a primary concern, plant native flowering trees that tend to be no- or low-maintenance.

Because frangipani is so cold-sensitive, some people prefer to grow it in contain-ers that can be brought inside a garage or lanai during cold snaps.

Sources: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu, Florida, My Eden by Frederic B. Stesau, and floridata.com

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Symphony Announces Upcoming Subscription Series

The Southwest Florida Symphony has announced plans for the 2011-2012 subscription series. The Symphony will present five classical Master Works concerts, a three-concert Pops series, and a Holiday Pops program at Barbara

B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, three performances at Schein Hall at BIG ARTS on Sanibel, and three performances at the Village Church at Shell Point.

Maestro Michael Hall has programmed music ranging from great masterpieces by Brahms, Dvorak and Bruch to popular selections from Broadway and Hollywood.

New this season, Maestro Hall will offer an inside look at Elgar’s Enigma Variations formatted as a Discovery Concert. Designed for audiences of all ages, patrons will be introduced to Elgar’s best known work – to both the music and the enigmas behind the music.

This season the orchestra will offer a series of three pops programs with music from the American Songbook of Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, and Cole Porter, selections from Oscar-winning movies through the years with guest conductor Michael Berkowitz, and a salute to the great Broadway musicals.

2011-12 Season Dates and ProgramsMaster Works SeriesMasterworks I• Michael Hall, Music Director and Conductor; Saturday, November 5 at 8 p.m.;

Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall• Liszt - Les Préludes, Schumann – Piano Concerto in A Minor, Brahms –

Symphony No. 2; Christopher Taylor, Piano Soloist• This program will be repeated on Monday, November 7, 2011, at 7:30 PM at

the Village Church at Shell Point.Masterworks II• Saturday, January 7 at 8 p.m., Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, with the

Symphonic Chorale of Southwest Florida• Verdi – Sicilian Vespers, Respighi – Three Botticelli Pictures, Mahler – Lieder,

Mozart – Mass K. 317, CoronationMasterworks III • Friday, January 27 at 8 p.m. – Discovery Concert at Barbara B. Mann

Performing Arts Hall• Vaughan Williams, Overture to the Wasps; Walton Viola Concerto, Second

Movement featuring Chloe Thominet, Winner of the 2011 Jillian Prescott Music Awards; Elgar – Enigma Variations

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• Saturday, March 3 at 8 p.m. at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall; Dvorak – Cello Concerto, Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique), Ralph Kirshbaum, Cello Soloist

Masterworks V• Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall;

Corigliano, Voyage; Bruch – Violin Concerto; Beethoven – Symphony No. 7; Mark Kaplan, Violin Soloist

• This program will also be performed on Friday, March 23, 2012, at 7:30 PM at the Village Church at Shell Point.

Pops Series • Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12 at 8 p.m. at Barbara B. Mann

Performing Arts Hall, Michael Hall, Conductor; Deston Owens and Sarah Pfisterer, vocal soloists. The Great American Songbook: all of the music from Broadway, Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley rolled into one evening. “The Great American Songbook” features music of Arlen, Berlin, Ellington, Gershwin, Kern, Mercer, Porter, Rodgers, Hart, and Hammerstein and more.

• Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 21 at 8 p.m., Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Michael Berkowitz, Conductor

• The Envelope, Please – An evening of award-winning film music with Guest Conductor Michael Berkowitz.

• Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17 at 8 p.m. at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Michael Hall, Conductor, Nat Chandler and Teri Dale Hansen, vocalists

• Broadway – Behind the Mask – The greatest shows of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber combined with hits by Kander and Ebb, Stephen Schwartz, and more. Featuring music from The Phantom Of The Opera, Cats, Evita, Sunset Boulevard, Song and Dance, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wicked, The Jersey Boys, Chicago, A Chorus Line and Spamalot.

• Special Event (not included in subscription series), Saturday, December 17at 8 p.m. at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, James Stephenson, Guest Conductor, Sra Dell’Omo, vocalist. Timeless Treasures – Holiday Pops Concert.

• This program will be repeated on Monday, December 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Church at Shell Point.

Sanibel SeriesThe Southwest Florida Symphony, Michael Hall Music Director and Conductor, will

present three performances at Schein Hall at BIG ARTS on Sanibel on January 11, February 22 and March 14, all Wednesday evenings. at 8 p.m.

Single tickets are $35 (on sale September 1); series of three concerts are $90.• Sanibel 1January 11 at 8 p.m., Michael Hall, ConductorBeethoven - Creatures of Prometheus, Wagner - Siegfried Idyll, Mozart - Piano

Concerto No. 17, K. 453 with Hyojin Ahn, soloist• Sanibel 2February 22 at 8 p.m., Michael Hall, ConductorSchubert - Overture in C minor, Nagel - As You Like It Rosalind’s Theme; Turina -

La Oracion del torero; Dvorak – Serenade• Sanibel 3March 14at 8 p.m., Michael Hall, ConductorDebussy - Afternoon of a Fawn (arr Schoenberg), Gounod - Petite Symphony,

Brahms - Serenade No. 2Series subscriptions are available for the 2011-12 season. Subscriptions for the five-

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Call To Artists For Sculpture Exhibit

BIG ARTS invites sculptors to submit entries

for its juried Biennial Sculpture Exhibit, which will run Monday, October 17, through Tuesday, November 29. Entries may be delivered to BIG ARTS Friday, October 14, from 9 a.m. to noon only and cannot be accepted prior to this receiving date and time. More information about this exhibit, including its prospectus, is avail-able at BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, or online at www.BIGARTS.org.

A juror’s talk with Barbara Hill, former executive director of the von Liebig Art Center in Naples, and founder of Hill Fine Art Consulting, will be held in BIG ARTS Phillips Gallery Friday, October 28, at 5 p.m. An artists recep-tion and awards presen-tation will follow.

The entry fee for one submission is $25 for current BIG ARTS members and $35 for non-members. Additional works may be submitted at $10 each. Artists are encouraged to bring their own pedestals and all sculpture must be ready to hang.

All submitted sculpture must be work not previously exhibited at BIG ARTS. Awards will be given to first place ($750), second place ($500), and third place ($250), with two merit awards ($75 each). All works must be available for purchase.

The sculpture exhibit is supported by visual arts patron season sponsors June Rosner and Russ Bilgore.

For more information about this exhibit, BIG ARTS events and membership, or to sign up for workshops, stop by BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel; call 395-0900; email [email protected]; or log on to www.BIGARTS.org.


Hollow Victory, sculpture by BIG ARTS 2009 sculpture exhibit winner Leila Walker

Classical Music Scholarship Applications

BIG ARTS is accepting applications for the BIG ARTS/Kenneth L. Nees Classical Music Scholarship

Award. The major goal of the scholarship is to

help highly talented high school and col-lege students who plan to continue their classical music training. Students who study any classical musical instrument, composition, conducting, or teaching are eligible.

Applications are available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, online at www.BIGARTS.org on the About Us tab, or via email at info@ BIG ARTS.org.

All materials are due to BIG ARTS no later than Friday, September 2, to be considered for this scholarship.

Ken Nees is a BIG ARTS volunteer who not only works in the office every day, but is also the chair of the work-shop/classes committee; he also has served several terms on the board of directors. He is a fan of classical music and is devoted to helping talented young musicians continue to develop their musi-cal talents.

BIG ARTS has several scholarship programs that are supported by donors. To learn more about establishing a schol-arship fund to support your passion and make a difference in the lives of others, contact Development Coordinator Kara Minoui at 472-9700.

For more information about this pro-gram, call 395-0900.

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Ferraro graduated from Eckerd College in Saint Petersburg, Florida in 2011 with a major in visual art and a minor in psychology. She has taught visual art at the Alliance for the Arts Summer Camp for four years and cur-rently is interning in the field of art therapy at Southwest Florida Addiction Services.

Collar works in acrylic, oil, pen and ink, graphite pencil, and collage. She has studied art in New York, Arkansas, Dallas, Oklahoma and Florida at various work-shops and colleges. Collar prefers figurative work, along with small animal paintings, abstracts, and collage.

Young started drawing as a child and studied technical drawing in college and art and design at the University of Iowa. He worked for engineering and architectural firms building models, doing technical drawing, and graphic design. He always carried a pad for sketching and drawing. His works were on display at the Des Moines Art

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My Stars ★★★FOR WEEK OF JULY 25, 2011

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You face the possibility of raising your relationship to another level. However, your partner might demand that you make promises for which you’re not sure you’re ready.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) As chang-es continue, expect things to get a little more hectic at your workplace. An unexpected travel opportunity could open new career prospects.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Confront the person who caused your hurt feelings and demand a full explanation for his or her actions. You’ll not only recover your self-esteem, but you’ll also gain the respect of others.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) That personal problem in the workplace is com-pounded by someone’s biased interference. Stand your ground, and you’ll soon find allies gathering around you.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) You don’t accept disapproval easily. But instead of hiding out in your den to lick your wounded pride, turn the criticism into a valuable lesson for future use.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) That former friend you thought you’d cut out of your life is still affecting other relationships.

Counter his or her lies with the truth. Your friends are ready to listen.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) What appears to be an unfair situation might simply be the result of a misunderstanding. If you feel something is out of balance, by all means, correct it.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A stalled relationship won’t budge until you make the first move. Your partner offers a surprising explanation about what got it mired down in the first place.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A co-worker shares some star-tling news, but before you can use it to your advantage, make sure it’s true. The weekend favors family matters.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your usual conservative approach to fam-ily situations might not work at this time. Keep an open mind about developments, and you might be pleasantly surprised.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Plans might have to be put on hold because of a family member’s problems. Don’t hesitate to get involved. Your help could make all the difference.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Relationships in the home and in the work-place need your careful attention during this period. Be careful not to allow misunderstand-ings to create problems.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a keen, insightful intellect and enjoy debating your views with others who disagree with you. You also love to solve puzzles -- the harder, the better.

• On July 26, 1775, the U.S. postal sys-tem is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Until then there were no post offices in the colonies, so mail was typi-cally left at inns and taverns.

• On July 25, 1832, the first recorded railroad accident in U.S. history occurs when four people are thrown off a vacant car near Quincy, Mass. A cable on a vacant car snapped them off the train and over a 34-foot cliff.

• On July 31, 1916, future racing leg-end Louise Smith, who will become the first woman inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, is born in Barnesville, Ga. In her first race, unaware that a checkered flag meant the finish line, Smith kept going when the race ended until someone threw out a red flag.

• On July 28, 1932, President Hoover orders the U.S. Army under Gen. Douglas MacArthur to evict Bonus Marchers -- a group of World War I veterans seeking cash pay-ments for their veterans’ bonus certificates

-- from Washington, D.C. MacArthur’s men set their camps on fire, and the veterans were driven from the city.

• On July 29, 1958, the U.S. Congress passes legislation establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a civilian agency responsible for coordinating America’s activities in space. NASA was cre-ated in response to the Soviet Union’s Oct. 4, 1957 launch of its first satellite, Sputnik I.

• On July 30, 1971, a mid-air collision between a Boeing 727 and a fighter jet in Japan kills 162 people. At 28,000 feet the Boeing suddenly encountered two military jets. One was flown by a student who had only a few hours of flying experience. Neither jet was equipped with radar.

• On July 27, 1993, Boston Celtics star Reggie Lewis collapses and dies after suffer-ing cardiac arrest while shooting baskets at Brandeis University in Boston. After previous cardiac arrhythmias, doctors had incorrectly assured him that he could continue to play.

• It was Danish author, philosopher and theologian Soren Kierkegaard who made the following sage observation: “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”

• After the release of Alfred Hitchcock’

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ISLAND SUN - JULY 22, 2011 33iconic film “The Birds,” pet stores all over the country saw a sharp decline in the sales of pet birds.

• You might be surprised to learn that dur-ing the first airing of the original “Star Trek” series, no episode ranked higher than No. 52 in the ratings.

• According to the Guinness Book of Records, it was poor Donna Griffiths who suf-fered the longest sneezing fit ever recorded. On Jan. 13, 1981, the 12-year-old girl started sneezing, and she continued sneezing every day for more than two and a half years.

• If you’re like the average American, you eat 20 quarts of ice cream every year.

• I’m sure you’ve heard the term “dim-wit” used as an insult, but, as it turns out, the word is more descriptive than derogatory. The human brain actually uses less power than a 100-watt light bulb.

• A man named Patrick Hooligan lived in London in the mid-1800s. He was such a noto-rious troublemaker that his name is still used today to refer to ruffians and hoodlums.

• In 1909, in England, one Lord Barbazon took a pig up for a ride in an airplane. Bovines seemingly got short shrift; the first cow didn’t take to the air until 1930. It was in February of that year that a cow was loaded into an airplane in St. Louis. It was milked during the flight, and the milk was parachuted to earth.

“He’s turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable. Now he’s miserable and depressed.” -- David Frost

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Book Review

The Fiery Trialby Max Friedersdorf

The Sanibel Public Library has assem-

bled a dazzling display of contem-porary Civil War history books in observance of the sesquicentennial anniversary of the

conflict that erupted 150 years ago this summer over the issue of slavery.

Highlighting the collection is master historian Eric Foner’s Pulitzer Prize win-ning The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln And American Slavery.

“Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves... The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation,” Lincoln stated on December 1, 1862.

“If Lincoln achieved greatness, he grew into it. Not every individual pos-sesses the capacity for growth; some, like Lincoln’s successor as president, Andrew Johnson, seem to shrink, not grow in the face of crisis,” Foner, pro-fessor of history at Columbia University, observes.

Heralded as the best work ever writ-ten on Lincoln and the pivotal issue of slavery, the book begins with Lincoln’s youth in Indiana and Illinois, follows the arc of his rise to the White House as secession fever grips the South and the country goes to war.

During much of his early life, Lincoln’s origins of thoughts and feel-ing about slavery remain shrouded in mystery, but in April 1864, three years into the American Civil War, he wrote, “I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is

not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can not remember when I did not so think, and feel.”

Assembled on the new books shelf at the Sanibel Public Library, other aspects of the Civil War are covered in the many new volumes available.

The new titles include: Border War, Fighting Over Slavery Before The Civil War; The Civil War, The First Year Told By Those Who Lived It; A World On Fire, Britain’s Crucial Role In The American Civil War; The Union War; Gettysburg As The Generals Remembered It, Postwar Perspectives Of Ten Commanders; America Aflame, How The Civil War Created A Nation, and Hearts Touched By Fire, The Best Of Battles And Leaders Of The Civil War.

Other new Civil War books available at the library include: God’s Almost Chosen Peoples, A Religious History Of The American Civil War; Thunder On The River, The Civil War In Northeast Florida; My Thoughts Be Bloody, The Bitter Rivalry Between Edwin And John Wilkes Booth That Led To An American Tragedy; and Colonization After Emancipation, Lincoln And The Movement For Black Resettlement.

The Fiery Trial, Abraham Lincoln And American Slavery, by Eric Foner. W.W. Norton & Co., 2010, hardback, 426 pages, 22 photos and illustrations, $29.95. (Available on the new books shelf at the Sanibel Public Library.)

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The Bridge Of Sighs Subject Of Next Library Book Discussion GroupSubmitted by: Cathy Cangelosi, Sanibel Public Library

Readers are invited to dis-cuss The Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo at the

Wednesday July 27 book discus-sion meeting at the Sanibel Public Library. The meeting is free and open to the public. The discussion will begin promptly at 2 p.m. in the meeting room across from the eleva-tor, Meeting Room 4. Bunny Ospa will lead the discussion.

About the BookLucy (Lou C.) and his wife are tak-

ing a trip to Italy, where Lucy’s oldest friend, a famous artist, now lives. The exact nature of their friendship is one of the many mysteries Lucy hopes to untangle in the history he’s writing of his hometown and family.

The books are available and located in the library near the refer-ence desk. While it is preferable to come having read the book to be able to join in the discussion, all are wel-come. Call the library at 472-2483 with any questions.

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Sara Butz, The Flower Lady by Sidney B. Simon

We came to call her the condo flower lady.

They had given her a sad, tiny plot,so sandy the grainy weeds limped.

Green-thumbed on all ten fingers of her liver-spotted hands, she lovingly turned that ground.

From the fancy clubhouse gardens she stole brown soil, yogurt cup by cup, and fiercely grew riots of periwinkles.

No one noticed the theft, but they did see the flowers, never thinking one of their own old ladies had done it.

Stealthily, she began to advance, at night,

a flowery, ghostly scout on full-moon patrol,

to claim for all a second plot of sand.

Then a third, where yellow daisies danced.

A fourth she filled with purple petunias.The management grew wise to Sara’s

gardens,so they gave her a bright red wheel

barrel and a mountain of the richest potting

soil.That’s when we named her, “Flower

Lady,”

We awarded her with a certificate framed in gold.

Beneath that frame’s glass, Sara pressed flowers,

these, of course, covered our commit-tee’s noble words,

but they did forever preserve the maj-esty of Sara’s art.

Sidney B. Simon is professor emeri-tus, The University of Massachusetts. He is the author of a dozen books, mostly on values clarification and a happy member of Island Writers’ Group 4. His 13th book, Living And Loving In That Condo With A View Of The Gulf, is poems about people growing old in a mythical condo on a mythical island. This poem is from his new book.

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Race For Trace Honors Cyclist Killed On Bridge

Tracey Kleinpell, 46, a veteran cyclist and triathlete, was killed by a driver while cycling across the

Sanibel Causeway in April. Kleinpell’s husband, Gordon, was riding with her when a driver crossed the center line, resulting in Kleinpell’s’s tragic death.

Now a group called Race for Trace has a mission to honor Tracey raising funds for Florida Diabetes Camp through the Race for Trace 5K and KiddieK with Health Fair and Stage Show to take place August 6.

Florida Diabetes Camp provides a fun, safe, educational and diabetes-friendly camp environment for children with type-1 diabetes and their families where they can gain the confidence, skills and knowl-edge to achieve their full potential. Visit

www.racefortrace.org for more informa-tion about Kleinpell and Florida Diabetes Camp. Each registered 5K participant will receive a wicking Tech T-shirt.

This new, fast course begins in the Sanibel Beach Place parking lot near BB&T Bank (across from Tanger Outlet on Summerlin Road). The course will run east on the access road and make a right turn onto John Morris Road, then on to Bunche Beach, turn around at the cul-de-sac, and then return back to the Publix parking lot. (This course does not take you onto the beach/sand.)

This event will be timed with the new ChronoTrack Bib Tag Technology, and

will have a Chip Start and Finish. All awards are based on gun time.

The 5K race begins at 7 a.m., and the KiddieK begins after the 5K participants have all finished. There will also be a Zumba class after the race.

Pre-registration pricing for the 5K is available on or before August 5, and is $30 for adults and $15 for youths (18 and under). Race day registration for the 5K is $40 for all ages. The KiddieK is by donation only. All registrations are non-transferable & non refundable.

Registration options:1) Online at www.racefortrace.org

until Friday, August 5, at 5 p.m.

2) By mail, postmarked by July 16, to: Fitness on the Move, 13010 Metro Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33966; make checks payable to:

Florida Diabetes Camp. Go to www.ftmyerstrackclub.com/RaceTrace/11_R4T.pdf for a printable application;

3) In person at Packet Pickup on July 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Run Florida, 13101 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33919; or

4) On race day at Sanibel Beach Place from 6 to 6:45 a.m.

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New Listing This bright Punta Rassa end unit with an entertaining balcony off the dining area affords a truly idyllic portrait with the ever changing magnifi ence of the sunrises and sunsets. Wind rated hurricane-proof windows and doors. Neutral tile in kitchen area through the lanai. Boaters delight in this location with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico. Social membership to the Sanibel Harbour Yacht Club is included. Amenities include 3 fi shing piers, tennis courts, shuffl e board, new bathrooms and pavers, pool & hot tub enhancing this “Paradise by the Sea”. Offered for $367,555 Contact Marianne Stewart 239/560-6420.

Spoonbill Model Courtyard HomeImmaculate and well decorated 3br/3ba w/separate living room, large open kitchen and family room. All but one bedroom open to the private courtyard and large pool with covered dining area. 2 car garage with extra storage. Only one of a handful of homes currently listed under $400,000 out of the 352 total houses in the community.Social or Golf membership on the member owned Golf and Country Club is optional but available. The homeowners association is in excellent fi nancial condition with no assessment history, all unique and valuable assets to investing in the home ownership within the community. Offered for $395,000. Contact Larry Hahn 239-898-8789

Periwinkle Offi ce Condominiums 2 Offi ce Condominiums available in high profi le offi ce building on Periwinkle (each is over 1200 s.f..) Each features a reception area, multiple offi ces and central work area, wood fl oors, new carpet, built-ins. Great location, easy off and on the island. Suite A Reduced to $289,500 Suite C Reduced to $299,500

Jonathan Harbour Waterfront Building SiteThis lot has a great dock system with a lift and deep water, electric and water on dock. 140 feet of water frontage and only 10 minutes by water to the Gulf. Private gated community with pool, tennis, and clubhouse. Custom blueprints available for a home if purchaser is interested. Offered for $749,000. Contact Ralph & Cathy Galietti 239/826-5897 or Nancy Finch at 239/822-7825

Stunning Crown Colony Model Home8975 Crown Bridge WayAbsolutely stunning 4 bedroom, 3 bath home with all the upgrades, granites counter tops, tumbled marble back splash, 18” diagonal tiles, wood fl oors, tray ceilings, many built-ins and whole house stereo and security system. Beautifully landscaped lanai features a solar OR gas heated pool and spa overlooking the golf course and lake. Price Reduced to $397,500. Contact Ray Ochester 239/410-9725

Lily Rocks! For Friends Who Care

Lily & Co. Jewelry Gallery’s 5th anniversary party last Saturday raised $2,445 for Sanibel-based

Friends Who Care.Party-goers at the Lily Rocks! celebra-

tion danced under a tent with fans to cool them and children clambered on Sanibel Fire Department trucks. More than 300 took part, said Dan Schuyler, co-owner of the store. Besides the roasted pig, over 500 hamburgers and hot dogs were dished out.

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Sanibel Recreation Department’s Junior Volunteer Of The Month

The City of Sanibel Recreation Department has recognized

Counselor In Training and Junior Volunteer of the Month Madi Weigel.

Weigel is one of the first Counselors In Training (CIT) working with the youth Summer Camp Program at the Sanibel Recreation Center. She started as a junior volunteer six months ago during the After School Program to obtain community service hours for school. She truly enjoyed her experience with the After School Program so she is now continuing to help with the Summer Camp Program as a CIT. Weigel’s youth program experience is coming full circle, as she has been a participant in the program since 2007 and now in 2011 is assisting coun-selors and campers. Weigel is going to be a freshman at Fort Myers High School in the fall. When she isn’t volunteering her time at the Sanibel Recreation Center, she loves to bake and spend time with her dad working at his deli.

Volunteer opportunities are now available. For information on joining your friends and neighbors who serve as Recreation Center volunteers, call 472-0345.

The Sanibel Recreation Center is located at 3880 Sanibel-Captiva Road. Daily, weekly, semi-annual and annual memberships are available. For more information call the Sanibel Recreation Center at 472-0345 or visit www.mysanibel.com.

Madi Weigel

Members Of The Month

The City of Sanibel Recreation Department rec-

ognizes Members of the Month Mark Thompson, Joy Bonayag and Yuan Bonayag.

Mark, Joy and Yuan have lived on Sanibel since August of 2008 and have been members at the recre-ation center since October of 2008. They joined the facility to stay healthy and active. Joy is a food science major, a former restaurant shift manager and now a full-time mom to Yuan. Thompson loves being out-doors, was a Peace Corps volunteer from 2005 to 2008 and is now work-ing for the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation. Yuan is an energetic 18-month-old who knows how to use his cuteness.

The whole family takes advantage of various aspects of the facility. Joy loves par-ticipating in the land aerobic classes the recreation center offers, whereas Thompson enjoys the weight room and lap pool. The youngest member of the family is busy learning how to dance, box and swim. When asked how being a member of the rec center has benefitted their family, Joy said, “It helps keep me a healthy mom for my son, Yuan, so I have the energy to chase him around.” Mark explained, “It helps keep my body trouble-free. This is our health insurance plan – prevention.”

The Sanibel Recreation Center is located at 3880 Sanibel-Captiva Road. Daily, weekly, semi-annual and annual memberships are available. For more information call the center at 472-0345 or visit www.mysanibel.com.

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Women’s World Cup Final Will Add To Growing SoccerInterest In The United States

by Ed Frank

As millions watched Sunday’s gut-wrenching, dramatic Women’s World Cup soccer finale between the United States and Japan, it became evident that soccer has cap-

tured the interest and fascination in the United States as it has in Europe and other countries for decades.

Riding on the emotion of Japan’s recent catastrophic earth-quake, the Japanese women defeated the United States 3-1 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 tie in overtime.

And while the world pulled for the underdog Japan, our U.S. team is heroic in its own right despite the disappointing loss.

Their march to the World Cup finals that included a heart-stopping penalty-kick victory over Brazil in the quarterfinals, cemented what soccer moms and others have known for years – the “beautiful game” is riding a crest of popularity through-out the United States.

ESPN reported that 13.5 million watched the World Cup Final, the highest tele-vision rating for any soccer game on the network.

In nearly every community large and small you will find organized soccer pro-grams starting with children as young as four and five years old. There are traveling teams, academy teams, school teams and independent league teams. Often the interest in soccer outpaces the interest in football, basketball and baseball among youngsters.

You need only to drive to Sarasota every May to watch nearly 5,000 high school academy players compete in an annual tournament to comprehend the burgeoning growth of soccer.

There are some old timers that will yawn when you mention the word “soccer.” If you’re one of them, just ask some of your grandchildren about the game and you will find a far different response.

I for one was slow to grasp the foothold that soccer has garnered in the United States. The fact is, however, it is a phenomenon that has been growing here for many years.

And Sunday’s epic battle between the U.S. and Japan will further that growth. We had hoped that the United States women would have brought home the third World Cup Women’s victory. They were taller, they were the favorites and they held a 22-0-3 advantage in previous games over Japan.

Twice they held leads in the finale only to have Japan come back to tie the game. But after 90 minutes of regular time and 30 minutes of overtime, the smaller Japanese women prevailed in penalty kicks.

Destiny was on the side of Japan after the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown struck the country.

Their World Cup victory will provide a much-needed morale lift. And despite the loss, the United States soccer program will grow even stronger.Miracle Play .500 Ball in Second HalfThe Fort Myers Miracle continue to play .500 baseball in the season’s second

half yet started the week just 2 ½ games out of first place in the Florida State League South Division.

The Miracle started an eight-game road trip Monday with four games at Dunedin and four at Clearwater before returning home to Hammond Stadium next Monday for eight games.

The Tampa Yankees will be here beginning Monday for four games followed by another four-game series against Lakeland.

SPORTS QUIZ1. Who holds the major-league record for most consecutive wins by a pitcher?2. In 2006, Kevin Kouzmanoff became the fi rst player to hit a grand slam home run on

the fi rst major-league pitch he faced. Who was the second to do it?3. When was the last time the Cincinnati Bengals made the playoffs two consecutive

seasons?4. All fi ve starters on Indiana University’s 1975-76 undefeated NCAA champion men’s

basketball team went on to play in the NBA. Name three of them.5. Name the fi rst NHL team other than Detroit to record a 100-point regular season.6. In 1983, Phil Mahre became the third male to win the World Cup skiing championship

three consecutive years. Name either of the fi rst two to do it.7. For three consecutive years (2009-11), a golfer has notched his fi rst PGA Tour victory

at the Bob Hope Classic. Name two of the three golfers.

1. Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants had 24 consecutive victories (1936-37). 2. Daniel Nava of the Boston Red Sox, in 2010. 3. It was the 1981-82 seasons. 4. Tom Abernethy, Kent Benson, Quinn Buckner, Scott May and Bob Wilkerson. 5. The Montreal Canadiens, in the 1955-56 season. 6. Gustav Thoni (1971-73) and Inge-mar Stenmark (1976-78). 7. Pat Perez, Bill Haas and Jhonattan Vegas.

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at home as Lily & Co. uses the summer months to travel around the world in search of precious gems.

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Around The Islands With Anne

A Gulf-View Table And A Discount On Your Dinner

by Anne Mitchell

Traditions on the Beach at the Island

Inn will deduct 15 percent off your bill of $50 or more if you present the Traditions ad from page 15 of the July 15 Island Sun. The restaurant now has

a full bar and lounge. The menu is Italian and Mediterranean cuisine.

Traditions has a fabulous gulf view, something few island restaurants can boast. Also, there’s live music and dancing with pianist Joe McCormick and vocalists Marvilla Marzan and Barbara Smith.

On Monday, Traditions had its ribbon-cutting ceremony conducted by the Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce and attended by local residents and busi-ness owners.

It’s located at 3111 West Gulf Drive, Sanibel, phone 472-4559.When you’re planning a fun night out, remember that Sanibel Taxi can help

you make it a safe and worry-free occasion by doing the driving for you.Sanibel Taxi can take you for a night out on the town, dinner, to a concert, or

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The big summer sale continues at Comfort by Design, with discounts of 15 to 75 percent off brands including Birkenstock, Mephisto and Ecco. The store is at 1640 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, in the Limetree Center, phone 395-0666.

The Stone Crab is at 2761 West Gulf Drive, Sanibel, phone 472-0305.LIVE ON THE ISLANDSThe Crow’s Nest at ’Tween Waters Inn, Captiva has entertainment nightly

from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. This week the entertainment is by The Captiva Band. Crab races are Mondays and Thursdays with the family show at 5:30 p.m. and grown-up races at 9 p.m. The Crow’s Nest is at 15951 Captiva Drive, phone 472-5161.

Traditions on the Beach has live music and dancing with pianist Joe McCormick and vocalists Marvilla Marzan and Barbara Smith. The restaurant is inside the Island Inn at 3111 West Gulf Drive, Sanibel, phone 472-4559.

Traders Store & Café, 1551 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, features Chris Workman at the piano on Wednesdays and Sundays from 7 to 10 p.m. Danny Morgan & Friends play Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 10 p.m. Phone 472-7242.


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The Southwest Florida Community Foundation has announced its new board of trustees leadership team,

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Dawn-Marie Driscoll has been appoint-ed as SWFLCF’s new chair of the board. Driscoll is currently an executive fellow at the Center for Business Ethics. She has been on the faculty of the Ethics and Compliance Officer Association and has been appointed a visiting scholar at two prominent universities. A frequent teacher, panelist, moderator and presenter on busi-ness ethics issues in the U.S. and England, Driscoll has also written several books and numerous articles about business ethics that have been published in the United States, Asia and Europe.

Jay Brett, former chair of the board, will remain active on the board as immediate past chair. Brett has been in private practice with Sheppard, Brett, Stewart, Hersch, Kinsey & Hill, P.A. since 1973, where he is currently the senior attorney. His profes-sional activities include serving on and chairing the 20th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, serving on and chairing the 20th Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission and serving as hearing officer for the Lee County School Board.

Joe Mazurkiewicz has been appointed as the community foundation’s new vice chair. Mazurkiewicz is the president of BJM Consulting Inc., a firm that specializes in local government activities. He also currently serves on several boards, including the Ruth Cooper Center for Behavioral Health Care, Gulf Coast Village and Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce.

Sandy Robinson has been appointed as SWFLCF’s new secretary/treasurer. Robinson is president of the Fort Myers office of Northern Trust. He previously worked for Fifth Third Bank in Naples, where he served as vice president and team leader in the commercial real estate division. Robinson currently serves on several local nonprofit boards.

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DecoratingMyths And Facts

by Cindy Malszycki

Myth #1 – Selecting a professional

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Myth #2 – I don’t even know what my tastes and favorite styles are and would be unable to give direction to a profes-sional decorator.

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Myth #3 – Interior design is only for the rich and famous.

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Myth #6 – My husband and I have opposite ideas regarding how we would like our home to look. A professional decorator wouldn’t be able to please us both, so we are stuck where we are.

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The last install-ment of the Harry

Potter films is now released, which raised an interesting dinner conversa-tion not too long ago among me, my wife and our three

daughters. “What do you think,” I began, “about the fact that an immense amount of value and wealth was created by a wel-fare mom who hand-wrote a manuscript on a subway as she headed to work?”

My kids didn’t know what I meant by “value” so I explained further. “Value is created when someone appreciates some-thing – be it a good meal, a good book, a movie – or even when someone might have a better job or other exciting adven-ture due to something that was created. Here because JK Rowling’s imagination created the world of Harry Potter in written form – it spawned the books, of course – but also the movies and all sorts of things. And true value is eventually what spawns wealth.”

My daughters got excited by the idea, and caught on quickly. They identified all sorts of value that would not have other-

wise been impossible but for the imagina-tion of JK Rowling. Daniel Radcliffe (who played Harry Potter in the feature films), for example, may not have ever become an actor. All sorts of people – from the rest of the movie cast, to publishers, to screenwriters, to movie production staff – all had interesting jobs that may never have been possible but for the Harry Potter books, and Rowling’s imagination.

Universal studios even built a replica of Hogwarts inside of its Universal Studios, allowing all sorts of people who visit Orlando to have an enjoyable experience, notwithstanding creating jobs for archi-tects, builders and craftsmen. So there was likely billions of dollars created out of one woman’s imagination.

My daughters started to think about others’ imaginations that had similar impact. The list goes on and on. Aside from entertainment you have those who work in technology to medicine to trans-portation. And, by the way - that’s why America is one of the greatest nations on earth, because our culture fosters and encourages imagination. We don’t care about how things were done under the “old way.” We are always looking for the new, improved version of things.

So how does all of this relate to estate

planning? I think it does in many ways. One’s estate and financial plan could be a stamped out carbon copy of many others – or it could have an imaginative outlook that instead fosters the values, hopes and dreams of its creator.

The man who owns and runs the fam-ily business has any number of ways that he can leverage that knowledge, wealth and expertise for the next generation aside from just turning over the keys. The retiree who has the wonderful beach cottage could create a family compound that is enjoyed and valued by future generations. The man who slowly built family wealth through shrewd investment management can impart those skills with those he loves with the use of imaginative trust provisions.

When thinking about your own plan-ning, I would suggest you not think about your death so much as your life. What are your hopes and dreams for yourself and your spouse? In the next three years, what do you hope to do and to accom-plish? What obstacles might stand in the way of those hopes and dreams? What opportunities exist that can help you overcome those obstacles? What are your existing resources that you can capitalize on but haven’t yet?

If you were to sit down and honestly answer those questions, I would suspect that you might become excited about the future. The future would look like it har-bors all sorts of possibilities, as opposed to the same old stuff you’ve been caught in over the last several years.

After you’ve done that exercise for

yourself, use your imagination to the ben-efit of your children or if you have them, grandchildren. What are your hopes and dreams for them? What do you hope they will accomplish? What obstacles do they have to accomplishing their dreams? What resources are at their disposal and how might you complement those resources?

When I speak of resources, by the way, I’m not necessarily talking about financial assets or wealth. The kid who has the drive and energy to put himself through college by earning good grades, getting scholarships, working part-time jobs and supplementing all of that with student loans is a kid who has used all of the available resources that he has at his disposal.

I bet you and your family have untold value locked up in your imaginations. I hope you can have fun tapping it some-time.

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School Smartby Shelley M. Greggs, NCSP

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I babysit my granddaughter during the week. She turned two in May and she is a very sweet, affec-tionate child but I am worried about

her talking. She understands what I say but she isn’t saying much herself and I have a hard time understanding her. My other young grandchildren are surpassing her. Her mom doesn’t seem too worried but this is her first child so she might not really know what to expect. Is there something I should be doing for her?

Elvira K., via emailElvira,Spoken language (talking) emerges

in infancy with cooing and babbling and develops through adulthood with the ongoing acquisition of vocabulary and higher-level language constructions.

Each child is unique and develops at his or her own pace; however, it is impor-tant to know the developmental mile-stones she should be achieving to gauge her progress. According to the ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) your two-year-old grand-daughter should use some one- or two- word questions such as “Where kitty?” and “What’s that,” and put two words

together such as “more cookie” and “no juice” and use many different consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Her vocabulary should be increasing monthly.

The milestones you should see between her second and third year are having a word for almost everything, using two and three words to talk and ask for things, using K, G, F, T, D, and N sounds, and being understood by those who are familiar with her.

Some of the things you can do to help her speak include using clear and simple speech that she can imitate, naming objects and describing them to her, give her synonyms for familiar words; e.g., daddy, man, grown-up, adult; then use these synonyms in sentences and daily conversation.

If your granddaughter does not make the progress you expect you may want to have her evaluated. Her pediatrician can recommend a specialist. Another option is to have her evaluated by the public school system. Federal and state law requires that all public school sys-tems provide evaluations at no cost to children who may have a disability such as a significant speech-language delay. If the child is found to have such a signifi-cant delay in one or more developmen-tal areas the school must then provide appropriate intervention, free of charge to the child, starting at age three. For more information on this you can contact your neighborhood school for the appro-priate contact person or the Board of Education.

Early intervention is the best way to address developmental and learning prob-

lems. Such issues are frequently resolved when the correct interventions are put into place early in a child’s development.

Ms. Greggs is adjunct faculty at Edison State College where she teaches psychology and education courses. She is also Nationally Certified School

Psychologist and consultant for School Consultation Services, a private educa-tional consulting company. Questions for publication may be addressed to [email protected]. Not all questions submitted can be addressed through this publication.

My Lights Are Flickering; Why?

by Bryan Hayes

We run into this ques-tion quite

often. When the lights begin to flick-er, the homeowner starts to go through the normal proce-dure of checking the circuit breakers only to discover

they are all set properly. When that is established, there are several issues that should be considered. Is it only a single light that flickers, or do all of the lights in a particular room or part of the house do that as well? If you discover it’s just a single light, then usually it’s something as simple as a loose wire, filament or the bulb is not tightly secured in the socket. An easy enough fix, isn’t it?

Now, if it’s the scenario described above of multiple lights flickering, then something more serious could be hap-pening. One of the possibilities is that something is arcing. Arcing is when a

wire or part of the electrical service does not have a solid connection. Something similar happens in lightning, where the electricity jumps the gap. This can be a serious situation. This should not be confused with a “short,” although both can give off sparks. A short circuit occurs when the hot wire touches a ground or neutral. When this happens, the circuit breaker will trip, as it was designed to, and cut the power. Arcing can actually occur for a very long time without ever tripping a breaker. Arcing also creates a great deal of heat. This can be a very dangerous situation and has caused fires in the past.

If you suspect this is the cause, shut down all large consumers of electricity; i.e., air conditioning, pool heat pumps, hot water heater (do this at the breaker), and fridge. Call an electrician immediate-ly. This is not to scare you, of course, but it is always better to be safe than sorry, especially if you suspect that something is not working properly.

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The Jacaranda has entertainment nightly from 7 to 11 p.m. Here’s the line-up: Friday and Saturday, The Captiva Band playing classic rock, jazz and R&B; Sunday, Jamaica “Dave” & Co., reggae and dance; Monday, Renata, jazz, con-temporary music and dance; Tuesday, Steve “Scooter” Reynolds, accoustic guitar, contemporary music and dance; Wednesday, Buckeye Ken, contempo-rary, Top 40 and blues; Thursday, 2 Hot, contemporary, reggae and dance. The Jacaranda is at 1223 Periwinkle Way, phone 472-1771.

George & Wendy’s Corner Grill has live music on Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. The Corner Grill is at the corner of Periwinkle Way and Tarpon Bay Road, Sanibel, phone 395-1263.

The Island Cow on Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, has live entertainment from 6 to 9:30 p.m. nightly. The line-up: Monday, Dan Confrey; Tuesday, Jeff Key; Wednesday, Ken Wasiniak; Thursday, Diana Lynn; Friday, Greg Watts; Saturday, Diana Lynn; and Sunday, Ken Wasiniak. Phone 472-0606.

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Lee County’s third installment of Love That Dress! will take place at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Estero while Collier County’s inaugural event will happen simultane-ously at the Naples Grande Resort.

In preparation for the ultimate feel-good shopping spree, PACE is seeking dress donations of any kind, from wedding gowns to sundresses. Donations will be accepted at the following collection sites from August 1 to 30:

• Adventures in Paradise Outfitters, 2019 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Island• Alliance Financial Group, 14021 Metropolis Avenue, Fort Myers• Condo & HOA Law Group, 2030 McGregor Boulevard, downtown Fort Myers• Embassy Suites Hotel, 10450 Corkscrew Commons Drive, Estero• Red Salon & Spa, 2311 Santa Barbara Boulevard, Suite 106, Cape Coral

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Insurance Tip

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by Marge Meek

The interim statewide results are

in as a result of the re-inspections to Citizens policy-holders’ mitigation forms that give dis-counts for protect-ing homes against hurricanes.

According to Citizens, policy holder premiums increased by $15.5 million on 32,628 inspections. So, if you have been re-inspected and have been notified that you have no rate increase, you are one of the few.

Some of the policyholders that were up for renewal dropped wind coverage altogether, due to the premium increas-es. Citizens is projecting an increase of $23 million in premiums this year based on the completed re-inspections. That will more than offset the $14.5 million Citizens plans to spend on the re-inspection program.

Customers who ignored attempts for Citizens to conduct the re-inspections can have their discounts removed and that already happened to 577 policy-holders so far.

Citizens has agreed to review infor-mation that will restore some of the credits by looking at roofing permits, invoices, receipts, product information. You should give these to your agent if you get a negative discrepancy report and your agent will work with Citizens underwriting to get the issues resolved. This is not a short process, so start at once to avoid a renewal premium increase due to reduced wind mitigation credits.

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Dear Readers:

Recently, I asked my Facebook fans to share their favorite folk remedies. These homegrown tips are not intended to take the place of your physician’s advice,

nor does my printing them imply effec-tiveness. So don’t email me if you wind up smelling like lasagna or a speed stick! Here is a sampling of the submissions:

When you get bit by an insect, like a fire ant or mosquito, you just roll on plain deodorant. It works like a charm. Sandy G.

I have chronic sinus (and fungal) infections. I read an article about oreg-ano so I boiled the spice in water, let it cool to room temperature and strained it into a spray bottle. It works great! Patricia A.

For RLS (restless legs syndrome), I slip a bar or two of Ivory soap under my bed sheets, down low by my calves and ankles. I have no idea why it works, but it does. Ellen M.

I have a great way to relieve irritated skin, especially from when it is humid or sweat is just sitting on the skin. Make your own special body wash. Mix about four drops of 100 percent pure tea tree oil into some inexpensive body wash (or

shampoo) and cleanse your skin. Keep on hand to relieve ant, flea or mosquito bites. Ginny G.

You can put duct tape on a wart to starve it of oxygen. Victoria W.

My wife has IBS (irritable bowel syn-drome) and suffers quite a bit. We use one essential oil capsule of peppermint and it stops her cramping and soothes her stomach almost immediately. Dennis E.

YES YES YES to the peppermint oil. I had some bad IBS cramps through-out my peri-menopausal years and peppermint tea (or capsules) were the only things that could stop the painful cramps! Ellen M.

My husband had an infected big toe and he soaked it in a foot bath of warm water with epsom salt (about one cup) along with two or three drops of orega-no oil. He did this three times daily for three days and the infection cleared. Sandy L.

I had a persistent rash on my skin, and I applied coconut oil (purchase this at your local health food store) and it worked for me. Susan C.

You might be able to replace narcot-ics such as Vicodin (hydrocodone) or Oxycontin (oxycodone sustained-release) with herbs such as Valerian Root and/or Kava Kava. Yes, I have done this! Bethany R.

When I get an upset stomach or mild heartburn, I eat some pure ginger, the candied sort that has some crystallized sugar on it. Candied ginger is sold at health food stores, not supermarkets. Dawn D.

For constipation, you can eat two cooked beets (boiled, roasted or mari-nated) and you should have a bowel movement that day. Suzy C.

My hiccups were annoying so I

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This information is not intended to treat, cure or diagnose your condi-tion. Suzy Cohen is the author of The 24-Hour Pharmacist and is a registered pharmacist. To contact her, visit www.dearpharmacist.com.

Mom And Me

by Lizzie and Pryce

Lizzie and Pryce answer your ques-tions and give advice about aging concerns from a two-generational

perspective. A mother and daughter team, Lizzie is a retired RN and health educator, and Pryce is a licensed psy-chotherapist in private practice who specializes in the care of elders and people with chronic illnesses.

Dear Mom & Me,Our dear grandson was diagnosed as

being autistic and we were shocked. As a family we decided to give him the very best of care, fight this early and then it would be over. Maybe that is the course of treatment for some illnesses and condi-tions, but not this one.

The expenses are tremendous and he is showing no improvement and, as

a matter of fact, we think he is getting worse.

We have had to dip into our retire-ment funds and the parents are very concerned with this present economic condition, and positively cannot continue on this present course. What so you think is appropriate care?

TobyDear Toby,I am sorry to hear about your grand-

son’s diagnosis.The causes of autism syndrome have

not been identified and no one knows how to cure it. There seems to be vary-ing degrees of this condition and these individuals are not all the same but have many common symptoms.

You have tried your best to help but no amount of money spent at this time will cure your grandson’s condition.

Try if you can to find a public school system that has special facilities to serve exceptional children.

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ISLAND SUN - JULY 22, 2011 47Dr. Dave

Logic 101by Dr. Dave Hepburn

A. I have spent no shortage of

time in hospitals.B. Readers say

to me, “Dave, I’ve read your columns and frankly, you are sick.”

Ergo, hospitals make you sick? Here are 10 reasons that could be true.

Nosocomial Infections. These are infections picked up in the hospital. Institutions like hospitals, prisons, and Charlie Sheen can be bug brewing facto-ries for MRSA (superbug), scabies, viruses and the evil C. difficile. “Welcome to Ward 3, Bloggins. Here are your dinner choices and over here you can pick your nosocomials.”

Medication Errors. Whether by a nurse or a doctor, I should point out that if there is any question, then it is preferable to blame the nurse. Doctors write beauti-fully and legibly as any pharmacist will attest. I once ordered 6 U of insulin for a patient who was mistakenly “given 60,” as the panicked nurse gasped to me over the phone. “How’s he doing?” I asked. “Shaky.”

Surgical Errors. This does not always refer to the surgeon cutting off the wrong leg, testicle or heart, but can also mean accidentally cauterizing the graplihorn-swaggle artery rather than the intended snorghoplaster vein. And of course there is the occasional object left behind in the patient such as a swab, scissors, scrub nurse.

Adverse Drug Reactions. These are the 8th leading cause of death in North America, as, until genetic drug screening is available, drug therapy can be a bit of a shotgun approach. Be alert, aware and a tad suspect should you be ordered a new drug with names like Widocillin, Nokhel, Kriplex and Urispas (actual names of drugs).

Wrong Diagnosis. Just watch any epi-sode of House, where the staff usually takes the patient to the brink of death before Dr. House’s epiphany du jour as a basketball hits him in the left uvula giving him the idea that they’ve been treating the wrong problem all along.

Falls/Trauma. Hospital cleaners seem trained to add extra wax in the rooms of the most frail and confused patients. Sick and often drugged patients have to get up to take a poop and end up performing a triple lutz, ending with an unceremonious splat.

Complications of Investigations. One apparent abnormality can lead to another to yet another. These so called “inciden-talomas” can trigger aggressive or inva-sive investigations. “Well Dr. Sealey, looks like that zit really was a zit. Okay, I’ll sew the patient up, you put the catheter in and we’ll send him to ICU.”

Bedsores. Decubitus ulcers can get infected and very nasty, which is why I write in the orders, “apply turning over the patient like a lamb on a spit.” But, my beautiful penmanship aside, this can get interpreted as “apple turnover the patient until they spit.”

Blood Clot. Anytime a patient is not doing hot yoga and dancing the macare-na 16 minutes after completing surgery, there is a risk that they could develop a blood clot in their legs. This clot can pop off and go to the lungs, uvula or Sudbury. It is vital, post operatively, to move your limbs and shake what your plastic sur-

geon gave ya’, as we’d hate to have to crack open the Widocillin.

Wrong Pathology Results. This actually happened to me when I was a patient. I recognized the mistake when my biopsy report said I was expecting twins in six months! But being the astute physician I am, I quickly recognized this as a lab error. I could only hear one heartbeat. Yes readers...I might be sick.

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Robin Humphrey and Martha Smith were recognized as top listing agents

Kara “K.C.” Cuscaden was recognized as top sales agent

Dan Cohn was recognized as top producing agent

Read Us Online AtIslandSunNews.com

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORYCONTRACTORS

MILLS BROTHERS BUILDING CONTRACTORS

Joseph Mills Lic. #CBC058789William Mills Lic. #CBC058788

Offi ce Phone & Fax239-472-6711

• Custom Home Building|Remodels• Design Service Available • Sanibel Owned & Operated

CONTRACTORS

24/7 Rapid Response Line239-472-1888License # CMC056884

Honest Honest ** Reliable Reliable ** DependableDependableCOMPUTERS/TECHNOLOGY

TREE & LAWN CARE

Sanibel Family Owned & Operated Licensed & Insured / www.enviromow.com

Complete Landscaping Services• Tree Service and Pepper Clearing

• Lawn Care • Landscape Trimming & Pruning• Fertilization • Weed Maintenance • Mulch Applications

• Property Clean up

239-896-6789

CONSTRUCTION/REMODELING HAULING

Supplying Sanibel/Captiva

Rock-Fill-Shell-MulchDelivery, Grading, Site Prep

472-4439

NEW HOMES, REMODELING & ADDITIONS

• New Homes• Consulting

• Remodeling• Contracting

P.O. Box 143Sanibel Island, FL

Phone: 239-472-2601Fax: 239-472-6506

SENIOR CITIZEN & MILITARY DISCOUNTS

(239) 910-7663Call & Talk To The Owner, Every Time!

WeathersealROOFING & CONSTRUCTION

Experts in All Types of Roofing

CONSTRUCTION/ROOFING IMPACT WINDOWS & DOORS/GLASS

Windows PlusPGT Windows & Doors10831 Sunset Plaza Circle, Unit 107Fort Myers, FL 33908E-mail: [email protected]

Licensed & InsuredSCC131150832

Phone: 239-267-5858Fax: 239-267-7855

“SWFL Window and Door Specialist”

WindowsPlus

ISLAND SUN - JULY 22, 201148From page 38

Gems Of AfricaMadagascar, the large island off the coast of

Mozambique, is geologically part of this same gemstone-rich area, known as the Neoproterozoic Mozambique Belt.

The most important producers of gemstones have been Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar. Madagascar is famous for recent discoveries of ruby and sapphire, though a number of other gemstones have been found, including tourmaline, aquamarine, and citrine.

Tanzania is especially famous for tanzanite, but also has rich deposits of rhodolite and garnet, and some unique colors in zircon.

Mozambique has recently become famous for its high-quality tourmaline, and most of the world sup-ply of paraiba is now coming from Mozambique.

Nigeria, the large west African nation, is the one important gemstone producer not in the Mozambique Belt. Nigeria has produced respect-able blue sapphire as well as large quantities of fine tourmaline. Nigeria is also known for garnet, aqua-marine and topaz.

So the next time you think of the brilliant colors of an African rainforest or a golden desert, remem-ber that those tones can be reflected in beautiful gemstones from Africa.

Store hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about Lily & Co., call 472-2888 or visit www.lilyjew-elers.com.

You can contact Dan Schuyler by e-mail at [email protected].

Colored stones are abundant in Africa

Send youreditorial copy to:

[email protected]

REMODELING

Custom Remodeling

Cook & Son, Inc.

Kitchen • Baths • Carpet • Tile • HardwoodConcrete Restoration • Water Proofi ng

• Stucco • Plumbing • Electrical

Offi ce: 472-9137 • Cell: 691-8445

CGC1507121

PROFESSIONAL

DIRECTORY

SUDOKUTo play Sudoku: Complete the grid so that every row, column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 (the same number cannot appear more than once in a row, column or 3x3 box.) There is no guessing and no math involved, just logic.

answer on page 51

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PAINTING

Residential & Commercial Painting

COLOR SCHEMESon request from

Sanibel Home Furnishings

- Power Washing- Wallpaper Hanging- Faux Finishing- Free Estimates- Interior & Exterior- Dependable- Reliable- Licensed & InsuredLic #S3-11944

With your contracta donation to your

favorite charity will be made.

395-3928 Cell: 841-4302

BUILDING CONTRACTOR

Helenbrook Homes, Inc.Licensed & Insured

Certifi ed Building ContractorCBC026067

Serving Sanibel & Captivafor the last 25 years

New Homes ● Remodeling ● Framing

Dave Helenbrook239 / 466-4030

IMPACT WINDOWS & DOORS/GLASS

Stevens & Sons GlassReplacement Impact Windows & Sliding Doors,

Mirrors, Tub & Shower Enclosures, Store Fronts, Porch Enclosures, French Doors, Plate Glass

2416 Palm Ridge RoadSanibel Island, FL 33957

Phone: (239) 472-0032Fax: (239) 472-0680

Insured Licensed# S2-11975

Specialists in impact condo complex replacement

DESIGNERS

GInterlocking PaversInterlocking Pavers

Mediterranean StoneMediterranean StoneResidential - Commercial

Driveways - Pool Decks - Patios - Condos

Gigi Design GroupSince 2001, A Southwest Florida Paver Contractor

www.gigidesigninc.com 239-541-7282

Schedule free estimates orvisit our new show room

Lic.# S3-12238


PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

PAINTINGPOOL SERVICE

Sanibel Family Owned & Operated Licensed & Insured / www.enviromow.com

239-896-6789

Pool ServicePool ServiceWe now offer pool servicesWe now offer pool services

due to our customer’s requestdue to our customer’s request

PET SITTING

Island Pet Sitting

Kelly TyrrellIsland Resident

[email protected]

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

Greg Weglarz General Contractor, Inc.Greg Weglarz General Contractor, Inc.“Building in Southwest Florida for over 25 Years”

DREAMSBUILDING

Specializing In Impact GlassWINDOW & DOOR REPLACEMENT

(239) 489-0442www.gregweglarz

State Certifi cation NumberCG CA05420

NEW CONSTRUCTIONAND REMODELING

REMODELING

472-2853Tile samples to your door!

Tile, Marble, Stone, with remodels & repairs A Specialty!

Lic. & Ins.

Celebrating our 30th yearon Sanibel & Captiva

SANIBEL CREATIVE TILE CO.POOL SERVICE & REPAIR

Deep-EndPool Service

Islands Premier Pool ServiceProfessional Weekly Service

Fast Expert EquipmentRepair and Replacement

Specializing inGulfstream Pool Heaters

25 years experience

239-699-6279Lic # CPC1457386

POOL SERVICE

COMPUTERS TREE & LAWN CARE

12 years serving San-Cap & Ft. Myers

Landscaping • Tree Service • Stump GrindingLandscape Design • Ponds • Waterfall Installations

Landscape Refurbishing • Pepper Clearing

Licensed & Insured • Free Estimates

* Jesus Hernandez *LAWN CARE & TREE SERVICE

482-7350www.jesuslawncare.com

CONSTRUCTION

FROM REMODELING TO NEW CONSTRUCTIONNO JOB TO BIG OR TO SMALL

CC Shutters Sales & ServiceAll Types of Hurricane Protection Including Impact Windows

From Panels to Remote Roll Downs

239-691-9002

CGC 150-77-08

CUSTOM HOME BUILDER

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

We do it all from repairing a door to adding a 2nd FloorNew Construction Too

P. O. Box 922 • Sanibel, FL 33957 • Fax (239) 472-8449

DeCorte FourCustom Home Builders, Inc.

Ph (239) 472-8446DeCorteFour.com

Ron DeCorte#CBC058483

UPHOLSTERY

POOL SERVICE & REPAIR

A Friendly Personalized Service From Owner-Operator Steven Cservenyak

PARAMOUNT DECORATOR& UPHOLSTERY

since 1974Complete line of quality upholstery work by European CraftsmanWe work with the finest imported silk, satin, damask, brocades, velvets,

hand-loomed crewel, embroidered tapestries from Italy, Belgium & India.

Antique Furniture Restoration We also do boat cushions & down feather cushions472-8086 • 735 Donax Street, Sanibel Island

TRAVEL AGENCY

REMODELING

Leigh Klein - Owner

Sanibel, FL [email protected]

Cruises, Vacation PackagesLeisure & Corporate Travel

COMPUTER SERVICES CONTRACTORS

Michael J. ValiquetteG E N E R A L C O N T R A C T O R

N e w C o n s t r u c t i o n – R e m o d e l i n g – C o m m e r c i a l

www.sandcastle-homes.com

C O N S T R U C T I O N C O .

HOME BUILDINGA full service contractor dedicated to exceptional

quality at a reasonable price.

Voted “Best of the Islands” For Ten Years

Island Resident Lic. #CGC056909Hurricane Protection Consultant

(239)472-0200License # 070704109-00014233 Phone (239) 267-8405

Robert Crawford

DRAPERY CLEANINGWINDOW BLIND CLEANING & REPAIR

We Come To You!www.theblindrepairshop.com

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DRAPERY/WINDOW BLIND CLEANING & REPAIR


HANDYMAN

HANDYMAN EXPRESS OF SWF INCDarr ell T Cady - Isl and R esident

Licensed & Insur ed30 Years Experience

Fr ee Estiama tesPainting/Carp entr y

Power WashingDeck B uilding & Rep air & Mor e

House Wat ch Ser viceGeneral Maintenance

Home or B usiness 239-395-2785Lic #S2-12651CLCADY@ear thlink.net

6101 Starling WaySanibel, FL 33957

REMODELING

239-282-1273 or 239-691-7454Complete Home Remodel and Interior Design Kitchen Bath Room AdditionsCrown Molding Windows and Doors State Certifi ed Contractor CBC #1253698

On time, on budget and stress free…relax and remodel with

Complimentary Interior Design Service withpurchase of Home Remodel PackageVisit our online showroom at www.swfl builders.com

INTERIOR DESIGN

2330 Palm Ridge Road • Sanibel, FL 33957(239) 395-2525 • Fax (239) 395-2373

Toll Free: 1-866-395-2525 • [email protected]

Verticals • Mini Blinds • Draperies • Wallpaper • FurnitureCeramic • Wood • Appliances • Interior Painting • Custom Cabinets

Upholstery • Kitchen & Bath Remodeling

Sanibel Design Center

Pam RuthV.P. Interior Design

(Cell) 239-850-4128

HOME BUILDING & REMODELING

Mark McQuade GENERAL CONTRACTOR

The Islands’ Longest Established Construction BusinessLic#: CG013441

CUSTOM HOME BUILDINGAND REMODELING SPECIALISTS

472-5444

• New Construction • Remodeling• Commercial

HOME IMPROVEMENT

2 Nice Guys, Inc.

www.2niceguys.net

JUNE Special 15% OFF PaintingS213640 S313641

Member BBB - A+ Rating

239-694-0645

From custom decks to crown moulding......door & window installs to

interior and exterior paintwork...Your vision will come to life!

KING CROSSWORD MAGIC MAZESUDOKU SUPER CROSSWORD

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORYSCRAMBLERS

Light Tackle Sport Fishing Tarpon • Snook • Redfi sh & More

CAPT. MAT CAPT. MATT T MIMITCHELLTCHELL

USCG USCG Licensed Licensed & Insured& Insured

C: (239) 340-8651www.captmattmitchell.com

email: [email protected]

FISHING CHARTER

Would you like your business card

in every home and business

on Sanibel & Captiva every week?

Advertise Here!

PUZZLE ANSWERS51ISLAND SUN - JULY 22, 2011

C l a s s i f i e d A d D e a d l i n e M o n d a y A t N o o nHELP WANTED HELP WANTED SERVICES OFFERED

BOATS - CANOES - KAYAKS

WANT TO BUY

FURNITURE FOR SALE

MISC. FOR SALE GARAGE/YARD SALE

PROFESSIONALCLEANING SERVICES

Residential • CommercialInterior Windows • Carpet Cleaning

Jennifer Watson239-810-6293

SR 11/13 N TFN

Bob Adams

ResidentialRenewalServices

“Handyman”(Carpentry, maintenance - toilets, faucets, ceiling fans, sliding doors, etc.)

768-0569 or Cell 464-6460RS 11/14 M TFN

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Sanibel-Captiva Care and Companion Service, LLC Medical appointments, general transportation, shopping, light meal preparations, and light cleaning. Our services are customized to meet

our clients needs. Call 239-395-3591, or for an emergency call 239-472-0556.

SR 10/3 B TFN

HELLE'S CLEANING SERVICES Residential Cleaning to SatisfactionSanibel & Captiva • 239-565-0471

Sanibel Lic. #11412 Lee Co. Lic. #051047SR 11/13 B TFN

DORADO PROPERTY MANAGEMENTHOME WATCH/CARE

Full Range of Services ❋ Excellent Organizational Skills ❋ Island Resident

❋ Licensed & Insured ❋ 24/7Call Lisa 239-472-8875

☼RS 10/1 BM TFN

MUSIC INSTRUCTIONSIn piano, saxophone, fl ute.

On Sanibel/Captiva or South Fort Myers.Qualifi ed, experienced teacher.

Call 239-989-7799☼RR 10/8 CC TFN

SANIBEL HOME WATCHRetired Police Captain

Lives on SanibelWill Check Your Home Weekly

Very Reasonable Rates239-728-1971

SR 4/9 B TFN

HOUSE CARE While you are away by

retired architect, Sanibel resident.Call 395-1649.☼RS 11/12 NC TFN

DOCKAGEHourly, Daily, Weekly

and Monthly. Captiva Island 472-5800

SR 1/30 B TFN

DOCK YOUR YACHT ON SANIBELPrime east end direct access dockage.

Seawall, electricity, water, parking.Only minutes to the gulf!

Call: 470-2866☼RS 12/17 CC TFN

3883 Sanibel Captiva Road, Sanibel, FlPhone: 239-472-3644, ext 1

Fax: 239-472-2334www.crowclinic.org

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESWe are currently seeking applicants for

several volunteer positions.Positions Needed:

Patient Admission Desk, Baby Bird Feeders, Gift Shop & Education

Center Volunteers. Other Positions Available Throughout the Year:Clerical/Office Help, Fundraising, Special Events/Community Outreach, Educational

Outreach and Grounds Maintenance.For information, please call

our Volunteer Coordinator at:239-472-3644, extension 229

or Email: [email protected]☼RS 3/25 NC TFN

NOW HIRINGNow hiring Servers, Bakery /Coffee

Baristas, Host/Hostess, and Baker for IL TESORO’s Bakery Shop,”DOLCE

TESORO” in the Tahitian Gardens Plaza. Competitive pay and growth opportunities available. Send resume: [email protected]

or call for interview times 239-395-4022☼RR 5/13 BM TFN

BABY SITTER WANTED

239-580-8573

☼NS 6/17 BM TFN

MARY ALICE HADLEY HAND PAINTED STONEWARE

POTTERYA complete service for 10 to 12 in

everything from mugs, plates, bowls, and many extra pieces. Serving plates, pitchers, butter dishes, salt and pepper

shakers, bean pot, candlesticks, you name it. The complete set would retail for over $2500, buy it for $900. All Hadley pottery is painted, glazed and then kiln-fi red at

2,100 degrees Fahrenheit, making it highly resistant to chipping and scratching. It is lead-free and oven, microwave and dishwasher-safe. Each hand-crafted

pottery piece is signed by an artist trained by a protege of Mary Alice Hadley, and is the mark of genuine Hadley stoneware.

Call 466-4707. ☼NS 7/1 NC 7/22

NEED COMPUTER HELP? Sanibel Resident. 20 Years pc

Experience. Pc Troubleshooting, Data Backup & Restoration, Networks, Virus

Detection & Removal. Free InitialConsultation. Call Fred 472-3873

☼RR 7/8 CC 7/29

CASH PAID FOR MILITARY ITEMSCash Paid For Old Military Items.

Medals, Swords, Uniforms, helmets,old guns, awards & more.

Local Toll Free 1-866-440-3280.☼RR 7/8 CC 7/29


HOME FURNISHINGS FOR SALELarge entertainment center, living room

couch and bedroom armoire.Call KC at 470-1516

☼NS 7/15 CC 7/22

SCOOTER FOR SALE

1986 Honda Helix. Pearl white, 20K miles, runs great. Tires are very good. Has a

brand new windshield and backrest that need to be installed. A couple of small tears on seat. I have the title for the bike but the Tag Offi ce requires a new title ($75) from a botched sale before I bought it. $1,000 OBO. Please call Mark at 239-297-2558.

☼NS 7/15 NC 8/5

MULTI-VENDOR SAMPLE SALEFriday, July 22nd

5 - 9 pm1575 Bunting Lane, Sanibel

Women and Children’s clothing, JewelrySupport local business!

☼NR 7/15 CC 7/22

YARD SALESat. July 23 from 9am to 4pm.

920 Palm Street, Sanibel; across Periwinkle from Trader’s. Many UNIQUE,

UNUSUAL items. Disney merchandise and memorabilia. Apple Macintosh E-Mac. Many electronics, most still in original box.

Accessories for iPhones, laptops.Ethan Allen furniture. Art supplies, clothing, drapes, household items, jewelry, mattress,

toys. Books, books, books: kid’s books, hardbacks, art books, travel guides.

Also freshly baked cupcakes.☼NR 7/15 CC 7/22

P/T AS-NEEDED ADMINISTRATIVE RECEPTIONIST

Performs receptionist, administrative & clerical duties at Recreation Center and City

Hall. HSD & 2 yrs clerical/secretarial exp. Computers skills essential. $11.53 per hr.

Transponder/Tolls paid. Apply:www.mysanibel.com or City of Sanibel, Admin Services Director, ATTN: AR 800

Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957Fax 239-472-3065EOE/ADA/M/F/VP

☼RS 7/22 CC 7/22

FRONT DESK STAFF, PTThe Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum

is looking for a lively & sociable individual to work at the front desk for three days/wk,

from 9:30 AM to 5 PM, occasional workon Saturdays. Visit shellmuseum.org

for details & job application. ☼NR 7/22 NC 7/22

GRAPHIC DESIGNNewsletters ● books ● logos ● catalogs

● photos restored and alteredReasonable rates

Suzanne 239-415-0212☼RR 7/22 CC 7/22

YARD SALEFriday, July 22 and Saturday July 23

from 8am-12pm 11041 Ballweg Lane, Fort Myers off

Pine Ridge Rd between Summerlin and McGregor. Kitchenware, Electronics,

Big & Tall Men’s and Plus Size Women’s Clothing, Size 10-11 Men’s Shoes, Size

9-9.5 Women’s Shoes. Curtains, Valances, Linens, Books, and much more!

☼NR 7/22 NC 7/22

For Only $12 Per Week —Your ClassifiedCan Be Seen

From Anywhere In The World!Send it to [email protected]

-or-Log onto www.IslandSunNews.com

& click on— Place Classified —

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COMMERCIAL SPACE

COMMERCIAL SPACE

VACATION RENTAL

ANNUAL RENTAL

ANNUAL/SEASONAL

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PROPERTIES AVAILABLEFor a complete list visit our Website

www.remax-oftheislands.comCall Dustyn Corace, RE/MAX of the Islands

239-472-2311RS 10/9 B TFN

WALK TO BEACHAdorable 2 bedroom,1 bath.

East End of Sanibel, 1/2 of duplex.Clean, bright & Great Rates!

Call Bob 410-692-0200.☼RR 1/14 CC TFN

1 BR/BA AVAILABLE-SANIBELShare house. Close to causeway, two

blocks from beach. Female only,non-smoker. Single Mom with one female child possible. $500/month. Available now.

239-472-8464. Ask for Kim.☼RS 3/11 BM TFN

NEAR BEACH PRIVATE HOME3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH

3 bedroom, 2 bath Home with heated pool, in quiet Sanibel neighborhood. Seasonal

and monthly rentals. 239-472-0692 or www.4sanibel.com.

☼RS 4/1 BM TFN

CONDO FOR SALETwo bed/two bath unfurnished ground

floor condo, close to Sanibel andFort Myers Beach, $89,500.

Call 851-3506SR 10/9 N TFN

PRIME SPACE FOR LEASERetail, Office, Take Out, Etc.

Attractive Rates Offered!

• “Islander Center” on Sanibel• Prime Periwinkle Frontage

• High Traffic Tenants• Excellent Parking

• Immediate Occupancy• Local/Pro-Active Owners• Flexible Space Available

Call Today!239-850-7888

SR 4/30 B TFN

BUSINESS FOR SALEDowntown Fort Myers Business for sale.

Owner moving out of state.For information, call 239-689-1660.

$54,000☼NR 3/18 NC TFN

SCAN CODE

FOR A FREE LISTOF ALL

ISLAND PROPERTIESFOR SALE

VISITwww.FreeSanibelList.com

Pfeifer Realty GroupSanibel Island, FL

239-472-0004☼RS 6/17 BM TFN

Island VacationsOf Sanibel & Captiva

Million $ Views Await You!• Cottages • Condos • Homes •Miles of Beaches & Bike Paths

239-472-72771-888-451-7277

S 10/9 B TFN

Robyn & Robb Moran

☼RS 7/8 BM TFN

The Moran Team(239) 443-0110

John Gee & CompanyRealtors

Hideaway Country ClubFort Myers

Great View of 18th Fairway Quiet, 55+ Community

SOLDWe don’t just list it, we

SELL it! If you are thinking of SELLING, on or off Island, Please call us.

We would Love to interview for the job!

SOLD IN JUST 52 DAYS!!!


SR 7/30 N TFN

GREAT INVESTMENT!

Straight Sale, not a short sale or foreclosure. Close to both Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach. New paint, New Carpet, New

Dishwasher, New microwave, Tile Lanai, New Bathroom Vanities and much more.

Positive Cash Flow. Renter in Place.

$89,500Call Chris Potter at239-233-2413to see this property.

SanCap One Source Realty

INVESTMENT GRADEOwner Financing Complete 2011

Renovation Walk to beach neighborhood, 2BR 1 BA format for your next phase

of expansion/pool 70’x150’,721 Cardium Street, Sanibel.

Cash fee for introducing parties.$359K

Call 630-415-5125☼RS 7/15 CC TFN

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☼RS 5/13 NC TFN

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McGREGOR WOODS

GREAT FAMILY HOME INMcGREGOR WOODS!3/3/2...make an offer!

SANIBEL EAST END

Elegant, Sanibel East End Canal Front Home with Boat Dock. Like New!ASKING $1,795,000

KEY WEST STYLEHOME AT THE BAY INFORT MYERS BEACH

(5/4/2) Fully furnished including

a boat, etc.Asking $1,190,000

ANNUAL RENTAL - SANIBELA bright and airy 3/2 piling home in the

Dunes. Good for families and very near the bus stop. New A/C, two-plus cargarage, nice yard, asking $1,775 a month for annual lease or leaseoption. Vacant, spotless and ready

for immediate occupancy.Call Dan at 239-470-1342 to view it.

☼RS 7/22 BM TFN

FOR RENTSpace for rent.

2,100 sq. ft.Periwinkle Way, Sanibel.

Call 239-558-5230.☼NS 7/22 BM 8/12

QUIET LOCATION1 Bedroom Unfurnished.

Yearly Lease Includes All Utilitiesexcept Cable and Phone.

$850 per month. Avail 8/1/2011.Call 239-472-2624

☼NS 7/22 CC 7/29

ANNUAL HOUSE RENTALGreat central location in Gumbo Limbo,

3 Bedroom/2 full bath piling home for rent. Wrap around porch, updated kitchen,

bright and airy. $2,050 per month.Call 239-691-9249

☼NR 7/22 CC 7/29

Dunes, 3/2.5 UF townhouse $1,700/mo.Canal Home, 3/2/den/pool/dock/just off

Island $2,300/mo.Piling home, 2/2 remodeled, UF, w/d, beach

access $1,450/mo.Canal Home, 3/3 pool/dock/lift, walk to

beach $3,000/mo.Duplex, 2/1 UF, remodeled, walk to beach.

$900/mo.

472-6747sanibelannualrentals.com

Call on these Island Rentals and ask about our other Island Properties for rent.

Serving The Islands Rental Needs Since 1975

Gulf Beach Properties, Inc.Paul H. Zimmerman, Broker/Owner

ANNUAL RENTALSSANIBEL

☼RS 7/22 BM TFN

NEWSPAPERSanibel & Captiva Islands

CALLING CARD 239-395-1213Emergency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911Sanibel Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-3111Lee County Sheriff’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477-1200 On Call Captiva Deputy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477-1000Fire DepartmentSanibel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-5525Captiva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-9494Florida Marine Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332-6966Florida Highway Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278-7100Poison Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-800-282-3171

Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-1080City of Sanibel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-4135 Administrative Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-3700 Building Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-4555 Community Housing and Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-1189 Planning Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-4136Library Sanibel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-2483 Captiva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-2133Post Office Sanibel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-1573 Sanibel (toll free) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-275-8777 Captiva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-1674Sanibel Community Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-2155Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-5743ARTSArcade Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332-4488Art League Of Fort Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275-3970BIG ARTS (Barrier Island Group for the Arts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395-0900Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278-4422Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-0168 Gulf Coast Symphony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-6197Lee County Alliance for the Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939-2787Naples Philharmonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597-1111The Herb Strauss Schoolhouse Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-6862Sanibel Music Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336-7999Sanibel-Captiva Art League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-4258S.W. Florida Symphony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418-0996CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONSABWA (American Business Women’s Assoc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-4499 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or [email protected] Legion Post 123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-9979Angel Flight SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-877-4AN-ANGELAudubon Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-3156Sanibel Bike Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sanibelbicycleclub.orgCommunity Foundation of Sanibel-Captiva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274-5900CROW (Clinic For The Rehabilitation of Wildlife) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-3644FISH of Sanibel (Friends in Service Here) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-0404Sanibel Island Fishing Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-7257Horticultural Society of the Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-6940Horticulture and Tea Society of Sanibel and Captiva . . . . . . . . . . 472-8334Kiwanis Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-2121League of Women Voters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-6689Lions Club (Tom Rothman) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395-3248Master Gardeners of the Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-6940Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-9332Notre Dame Club of Southwest Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768-0417Optimist Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-0836PAWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-1027 or 472-9383Rotary Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-7257 or 472-0141Sanibel Beautification Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470-2866Sanibel-Captiva Orchid Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-6940Sanibel-Captiva Power Squadron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-3828Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395-1770Sanibel Youth Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395-2040www.sanibelsoccer.orgThe Military Officers Assc. of America (MOAA, Alex MacKenzie). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395-9232United Way of Lee County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433-2000United Way 211 Helpline . . . . . .(24 hour information line) 211 or 433-3900 Zonta Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671-6381ISLAND ATTRACTIONSBailey-Matthews Shell Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395-2233J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-1100Sanibel Historical Museum & Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-4648SCCF (Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-2329

Pets Of The Week

July Adoption Promotion Update: Adoption fees at Animal Services are

being slashed even further. Adult cats may be adopted for $8 (the cost of the coun-ty pet license) and kittens may be adopted for $10. Cats and kittens are always two-for-one at Animal Services. Also, check out the vast array of dogs avail-able for $30.

Pet BioName: NalaBreed: Vizsla mixSex: Spayed femaleAge: 2 years oldColor: BrownComments: I’m not sure

how I got my name. Maybe it’s because I remind people of Nala from the Lion King and I look like a beautiful lioness with a sleek coat and regal demeanor. Whatever the reason, the most impor-tant thing to know is that I come from a sporting breed but can be a lively, affection-ate companion and a good family dog.

Adoption Fee: $30 during the July Adoption Promotion

Pet BioName: AramisBreed: Maine Coon mix

(checkout my bushy tail and ear tufts)

Sex: Neutered maleAge: 2 years oldColor: Gray tiger with

whiteComments: Like my

namesake, Aramis of the Three Musketeers, I value love and friendship above all. Are these qualities you are looking for in a companion? If so, stop by so we can get to know each other better. I’m a cuddly lap cat and you just might be captivated by my charm and good looks too.

Adoption Fee: $8 dur-ing the July Adoption Promotion. Don’t forget you can get a second cat free.

For information about this week’s pets, call 533-7387 (LEE-PETS) or log on to Animal Services’ website at www.LeeLostPets.com. When calling, refer to the animal’s ID number. The website updates every hour so you will be able to see if these or any other pets are still available.

The shelter is open for adoptions from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The shelter is located at 5600 Banner Drive, Fort Myers, next to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, off Six Mile Cypress Parkway.

All adoptions include spay/neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccinations, rabies vaccination and county license if three months or older, flea treatment, worming, heartworm test for dogs six months and over, feline AIDS and leukemia test for cats, training DVD, 10-day health guarantee, and a bag of Science Diet pet food.

The adoption package is valued at $500.

Aramic, ID #505967

Nala, ID #506923


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R e a l E s t a t e

601 5TH AVENUE. S. NAPLES, FL 34102 • 239.213.9100 | 959 PERIWINKLE WAY, SANIBEL, FL 33957 • 239.472.0078 | 15050 CAPTIVA DRIVE, CAPTIVA ISLAND, FL 33924 • 239.472.0078 | 1870 CLAYTON COURT, FORT MYERS, FL 33907 239.689.7653

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Panoramic Gulf Front• 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths• Boasts 2,200 S.F. of Upscale Luxury• Spectacularly Updated• Gulf Views Abound• $1,449,000 MLS 2110529• Burns Family Team, 239.464.2984

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Beachview Country Club• 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths• Spacious and All on One Level• Peaceful Views of Golf Course• Large, Solar Heated Pool• $898,900 MLS 2110322• Cathy Rosario, 239.464.2249

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Captiva “Island Lure”• Direct Bayfront w/Gulf Access Dockage• Mini Estate/Family Compound• 4 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths• Captiva Village Location• $4,495,000 MLS 2110756 • John & Denice Beggs, 239.357.5500

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Close to Heart of Blind Pass• 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths• Ground Level Condo• Remodeled Kitchen & Baths• Close to Pool & Clubhouse• $450,000 MLS 2101271 • Sally Davies, 239.691.3319

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Pet Friendly for Owners• 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths• Fully Furnished on Beach• Close to All Amenities• Beautifully Updated Throughout• $575,000 MLS 2701227• Sally Davies, 239.691.3319

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Key West Style Hideaway• Located on 3 Intersecting Canals• Gorgeous New Kitchen with Island• Elevator from 2 Car Garage• Screened Pool/Boat Dock & Lift• $1,200,000 MLS 2100239• Jane Reader Weaver, 239.472.1302

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Wedgewood Penthouse• Gulf Views over Brick Paver Pool• Rooftop Sundeck Overlooks Gulf• Spacious 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths• Full Laundry/Utility Room/Den• $1,475,000 MLS 2800790• Burns Family Team, 239.464.2984

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Gulf Beach Villa• 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Furnished• Direct Beach Front• South Seas Island Resort• Island Getaway & Rental Income• $429,000 MLS 2701218 • Jim Branyon, 239.565.3233

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Bayside Villa • Large 3 Bedroom, 3 Baths• Sunrise Over the Bay• Great Rental or Personal Getaway• Located at South Seas Resort• $639,500 MLS 2110071• Fred Newman or Vicki Panico, 239.826.2704

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Lands End at South Seas• Spacious 2 Bedroom, 2 Baths• Just Steps to Water• Breathtaking Gulf of Mexico Views• Gorgeous Upgrades• $1,299,000 MLS 2110386• Burns Family Team, 239.464.2984

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Exclusive Seaspray Subdivision• 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths• Unparalleled Gulf Views• New Lawn Areas and Landscaping• Wraparound Lanais and Beautiful Pool• $3,900,000 MLS 2110707 • Jane Reader Weaver or Cathy Rosario, 239.464.2249

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Second to None• Remodeled with No Expense Spared• 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths with 2 Master Suites• 10K Boat Lift, Dock with Water & Elec.• Gulf Access/Sea Walled/Canal Views• $1,295,000 MLS 2100812• Burns Family Team, 239.464.2984

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Captiva Hide-A-Way• Intimate 8 Unit Complex• Corner Haven with Gulf Access• 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths• Views of Pine Island Sound• $649,000 MLS 2900694• John & Denice Beggs, 239.357.5500

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The Loggerhead Cay Specialists• 5 Popular Units Available• 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths• Resort Amenities• Gulf-Front Complex• $425,000 - $659,000• Burns Family Team, 239.464.2984

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Build Your Dream Home• Large Beachview CC Lot• 4,000 S.F. +/- to Develop• Overlooking Golf Course• Short Walk to Beach• $395,000 MLS 2900288• Sarah Ashton, 239.691.4915

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Panoramic Gulf Views• Private, Luxury Condominium• Thoughtfully Designed 3 BD/3BA• Private Garage and Cabana• Rooftop Sundeck/Pool/Tennis Court• $1,895,000 MLS 2800976• Burns Family Team, 239.464.2984

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