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Shell Museum And ‘Ding’ Darling Team Up For Family Beach Walks

The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, in collaboration with J N “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, is offering a free monthly program for the whole family.

Participants meet at Gulfside City Park/Algiers Beach on Sanibel on the last Tuesday of the month, starting August 30 at 9 a.m.

Refuge Ranger Becky Wolff will lead a short presentation about marine life on Sanibel. 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 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. There are still a few sea turtle nests on the island beaches, and Wolff will discuss the sea turtle nesting process.

For more information call 393-2233

“Ding” Darling Ranger Becky Wolff introduces a young beach walker to marine life

Afterschool Music Theater Workshop

BIG ARTS Herb Strauss Musical Theater Workshop will introduce camp-ers to the art of musical theater performance with a production of Alice in Wonderland Jr. Camp runs September 6 to 22 and meets Tuesdays and

Thursdays, 4:15 to 5:45 p.m., with an additional Saturday session to be scheduled. Tuition is $150. The seven-session workshop will offer a concentrated training expe-

rience in 20th century realistic acting, improvisation, voice, movement and script analy-sis. Throughout the rehearsals, students will work toward their on-stage performance while building teamwork, a sense of accomplishment and self-esteem.

Youngsters age eight and older have the opportunity to learn the crucial skills of building characters, playing objectives and expressing emotion physically and vocally. They discover how to express themselves individually and how to work as an ensemble, gaining valuable skills while having fun and making friends. All instructors have taught acting/dance/music at theaters worldwide and have had substantial professional acting and directing experience.

Workshop schedule (subject to change): Tuesday, September 6: 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. Thursday, September 8: 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, September 13: 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. Thursday, September 15: 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. Saturday, September 17: 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 20: 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. Thursday, September 22: 4:15 rehearsal, with performance at 7 p.m. To register for Strauss Musical Theater Camp and learn more about upcoming BIG

ARTS events, stop by BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road or call 395-0900.

Instructors Bobby Logue and Jenny Smith staging a play at a theater workshop

Expansion Of Sanibel Church Begins With Groundbreaking

Church leaders and communicants together with island dignitaries and repre-sentatives of Benchmark General Contractors marked the beginning of the site redevelopment of Sanibel Community Church on Periwinkle Way with a

groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, August 23 at 5 p.m. The ceremony was held under a tent approximately where the new sanctuary will

be constructed, said Pastor Daryl Donovan, a 10-year veteran of Sanibel Community Church. “You are standing on holy ground,” he told the large crowd gathered for the festivities, which included a 30-minute worship service prior to the groundbreaking. The service included scripture reading, hymns, and selections by the choir.

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Community and church dignitaries take the ceremonial first shovel at the Sanibel Community Church groundbreaking August 23

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On Sunday, August 28, the American Legion Post 123 serves up Doug Fresh’s BBQ ribs

and chicken with pasta salad and beans, from 1 to 8 p.m. Cost is $10.

Sunday, September 4 is a Labor Day picnic with fun, food and games for all, from 1 to 8 p.m.

Nine Ball pool tournaments are played every Monday night starting at 6 p.m. This week’s winners for match one were Butch Bouchard taking first and Tom Yorgey in second. Winners for match two were Rich Ennis in first and Dave Williams in second. A third match was played and the winner was Kevin Pottorf. Richard McCurry took second. It was a great turnout and lots of fun.

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

Every Friday the Legion serves a six-ounce ribeye steak sandwich all day. American Legion Post 123 is known for the best cheeseburger on the island. Stop in and try one of the half-pound burgers.

Check out the daily specials and the entire menu. Food is served all day, every day. The public is welcome. American Legion Post 123 is 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. For more information call 472-9979.

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Shell Museum Cowry Exhibit To Open In September

The wait for The Bailey-Matthews Shell

Museum’s much-anticipated cowry shell exhibit is almost over.

The display will be unveiled in early September, with a dedication ceremony to take place later this year.

The exhibit, which was underwritten by part-time Sanibel residents Richard and Jean Rompala, will include cowries, vid-eos and artifacts, and also text detailing the biology, classification, collectability, diversity, cultural history and impact of cowries.

Not only are cowries popular with collectors for their beauty and symmetry, they have been pervasive as currency, clothing and decorative pieces in tropical and sub-tropical areas around the world.

Shell Museum Director Dr. José H. Leal is happy to see the cowry project finally coming to fruition. “This exhibit will bring the museum literally into the future with the interactive videos we have on living cowries covering all aspects related to this great group of shells,” he said. “We have to take this opportunity to thank Jean and Richard Rompala for making it possible to sponsor this exhibit.”

These cowries, donated by legendary actor Raymond Burr, are currently on display at the shell museum

Join The Lions For A Pancake Breakfast

It’s that time again – time for every-one to wake up on a Saturday and head over to The Community House,

where the Sanibel-Captiva Lions Club will treat you and your friends or fam-ily to breakfast. The club is inviting everyone to its pancake breakfast on Saturday, September 3 from 8 a.m. to noon. All proceeds will go to support LARC, Inc.

Since 1954, LARC, Inc. has been dedicated to meeting the needs of people with developmental disabilities and their families. Its mission is to promote and provide opportunities in the community for these Lee County residents and help them achieve an independent, dignified and responsible lifestyle. For more infor-mation, visit their website: http://www.larcleecounty.org/

“The islanders are warm and generous people that can be counted on to support and encourage the best in their commu-nity,” said Roger Bradley, executive direc-tor at LARC. “The Sanibel-Captiva Lions Club has jumped in with both feet to help people with disabilities live a productive and satisfying life. We’re all grateful to the islanders!”

There will be pancakes, bacon, and your choice of beverage. The donation for adults is $5 and children under five are free. Ccarry out will also be available.

“The Lions Club has been very suc-cessful with this event in the past and we are hoping to see everyone in our community turn out to eat some great pancakes and support another great cause,” said Tom Hoover, past president of the Sanibel-Captiva Lions Club. “We are looking forward to seeing everyone at The Community House next weekend and hope they bring big appetites.”

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Shell Museum Welcomes Soldier Courtesy Of Blue Star Program

Army Specialist Dalton Whitfield visited The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum on August 23 – not just to take advantage of the national Blue Star Museums partnership in which more than 1,500 museums around the country are

offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families – but to pop in on his mom, museum Assistant Director Amanda Stirn.

Stirn, who began working at the museum in June, was pleased to welcome her son, as well as her other son, Brendan Stirn, and her husband, Mike Stirn. Her broth-er, Army PFC Paden Sturtevant, and their mother, Susan Love, were Blue Star guests earlier this summer.

“This is the first time my family’s been here and they’re really excited to see the

museum,” Stirn said. “They have a fond love of shells and it was just a great oppor-tunity to get the whole family together. My brother was able to take advantage of the (Blue Star) program and I’m really glad it’s still available through Labor Day for my son and other family members. It’s the least we can do to thank our soldiers for putting their lives on the line for our country.”

Whitfield, who is on a two-week leave from Fort Drum (New York), joked with his brother and took photographs of several displays as he made his way around the exhibits.

“I think it’s neat being able to see all the things from around the world, to see what you haven’t seen before,” he said of his museum visit. “The big shells, the world record-sized shells are pretty nice to look at.”

“I think it’s incredible,” added Brendan Stirn. “I never knew there were so many dif-ferent species of shells.”

He applauds the special recognition given to those in military service, especially his little brother. “I’m really proud of (Dalton) for what he’s doing, and all the soldiers,”


Shell Museum docent Cam Calvert explains a shell display to Mike Stirn, Brendan Stirn, Dalton Whitfield and Amanda Stirn

Shell Museum Assistant Director Amanda Stirn shows her son, Army Specialist Dalton Whitfield, an interactive mollusk exhibit


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Islands Bask In Increased Summer Tourismby Anne Mitchell

The sound of European accents has been music to the ears of many island businesses this summer, per-

haps signaling a return to better days in this tourism-based economy.

For the last three to four years, Europeans have stayed away due to fac-tors such as the economy and unfounded fears of oil-marred beaches.

What makes Europeans such welcome visitors is that being long-haul travelers they tend to stay longer than domestic tourists.

They average five to seven days, says Jeff Shuff, general manager of ‘Tween Waters Inn on Captiva. “With Americans, we are lucky if they stay a weekend. That’s why our best seller is our three-night package.”

“This is probably the best summer we have had since 2008,” said Shuff, esti-mating that business is up about 15 per-cent. He said a weak dollar is also making Florida vacations a good buy for foreign tourists.

July occupancy at the Island Inn on Sanibel was 97.1 percent, which is about as good as it gets, and August “has been terrific,” said General Manager Chris Davison. To date, this month’s business is up 119 percent year-over-year. Island Inn, owned by dozens of shareholders, had been suffering from outdated manage-ment and a private club image. It’s now aggressively seeking business and has undertaken a half-million-dollar improve-ment program.

“Even though we are far from being out of the woods, people are no longer scared to spend and there is pent-up

demand,” Davison said. “There is good value here on the islands” and hotel rates are attractive.

Lodging opera-tors have been sweetening the deals with promo-tions such as $80 in dining credits with a three-night stay at ‘Tween Waters Inn, to mark the inn’s 80th anniversary.

Others, like the Island Inn, put togeth-er discount deals with local businesses and attractions in June.

Mark Pucher, general manager of Jerry’s Food on Sanibel, also reports “a really, really good summer.” While he didn’t have final numbers, Pucher esti-mates summer business is up about 7 percent.

“We have seen a lot of Europeans. The oil chased them away last year… but they decided to come this year.”

Pucher says about 85 percent of Jerry’s business is from tourists. “A lot of

them saved and didn’t do anything last year so they had extra money to spend.”

Besides Europeans, summer stalwarts tend to be people within a three-hour drive of Sanibel and Captiva, those living between Orlando and Miami.

Billy Kirkland, owner of Billy’s Bikes, called summer business “OK, not the best but not the worst by any means.” He added, “July was definitely better than last year.”

Kirkland credits lower gas prices, people feeling a little better about the economy and the good exchange rate for Europeans.

Earlier this week, reports of Hurricane Irene forming in the Atlantic spurred calls from people with hotel bookings, but as the storm tracked east, fears eased.

Predicting future bookings is a guess-ing game for hoteliers these days because few people make reservations much in advance.

Travelers rely heavily on Internet sites such as TripAdvisor and Hotels.com, Davison said.

“You will have people booking their reservation from the parking lot on their cell phone,” he said.

With school back in session, tour-ism has slowed in late August. As usual,

some island businesses have closed or are closing for several weeks to ride out the slowest time of the year, give employees vacation time and do clean-up and main-tenance. Among them are Trader’s Store & Café, The Island Cow, Why Knot, Over Easy Cafe and the Sanibel Bean.

July data is not yet available, but in June, the Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel (Lee County) hosted 334,800 visitors. And while the number was down 18 percent from June 2010, spending increased 7.3 percent to $174.8 million, as Davidson-Peterson Associates reported at the Lee County Tourist Development Council’s August meeting. The higher spending appears to be because there was a 20 percent increase in people stay-ing in paid accommodations – and fewer staying with friends and family.

Not all the data is on the positive side. Some 473,332 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport in June, a decrease of 0.7 per-cent compared to June 2010, according to the Lee County Port Authority.

However, boding well for future European tourism is the fact that Air Berlin added a fourth weekly nonstop flight between Fort Myers and Dusseldorf, Germany, in late July.

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This week, Mike Campbell, senior environment specialist from Lee County, spoke to us about the

artificial offshore reef system. Among his many duties on the water, diving the reefs is his favorite. Campbell’s available data shows that reefs were first placed in the local waters starting in the 1960s. Lee County took over the program in the 1980s, but they only receive money for the reef program from grants and donations.

Campbell currently maintains 20 arti-ficial reefs with over 100 deployments of structure. The reefs are comprised of concrete vessels, steel vessels, heavy gauge steel, concrete rubble, limestone rubble, rock, or structures specifically designed for reefs. Poseidon’s Garden is one such example of concrete blocks screwed together in the shape of a pyramid. Pegasus is an example of an old steel tugboat. Apparently, Kiwanians Billy Kirkland and Tom Louwers attempted to donate their own vessels to the reef system. As they tiptoed out of the house to go fishing one morning, they forgot their bagged lunches and tide charts their wives left out for them.

Of course, the real interest in the artificial reefs is for fishing purposes. Campbell showed us some underwater footage of Goliath grouper, barracudas, and sharks swimming through the struc-tures. The objectives of the reef pro-gram are fishing enhancement, habitat enhancement, scientific study and miti-gation purposes. Campbell is currently working on a new website to promote the program and educate everyone about the benefits of the reefs to our ecosystem. In the meantime, however, all information including the coordinates of the reefs can be found on http://www.lee-county.com/GOV/DEPT/NATURALRESOURCES/MARINE/Pages/Artificial_Reefs.aspx.

Campbell is also working on a very cool sonar mapping page so anglers

can visually see what they caught their anchors on before they cut them loose. If you happen to see the words “Billy’s Too” or “PITA” on this website, please contact your local Kiwanian. Campbell actually located the Philadelphia Steamship which sunk in 1918 with a load of cattle presumably headed for Key West.

He also gave us an update on the dreaded red lion fish. This invasive fish was introduced accidentally (we hope) to our waters in the 1980s. It has no natural predators, reproduces every four days, and the female lays up to two mil-lion eggs per year. If you can catch one and avoid the venomous spines, they are apparently very good to eat. We think we will stick with spaghetti.

Republican Women Lunch

Lee Republican Women will meet Monday, September 12. Social hour begins at 11:15 a.m. with

lunch and program to follow. The loca-tion is the Hilton Garden Inn-Fort Myers at 12601 University Drive. Admittance is $16.00 all inclusive. For reservations, call 432-9389 or email [email protected].

September’s speaker is Sharon Day, co-chair of the Republican National Committee.

Contact for the Lee Republication Woman is Michele Duryea, president, at [email protected] or 280-7653.

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Official Logo Unveiled For 10K Race

FISH (Friends In Service Here) of Sanibel has launched the official logo for this year’s 10K. The logo, which was developed by popular cartoonist Dave Horton, will appear around the islands promoting the FISH 10K race on post-

ers, banners and T-shirts. In the 2011 design critters are seen running the race. The cartoon also features the

Sanibel Lighthouse. Horton donated his time and designs to FISH for this event. The race takes place on Sanibel on Saturday, October 15 starting at The

Community House. Following a 10-kilometer circuit around the island, participants will return to The Community House. The race’s premier sponsor, the Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, will be on hand at the starting line to see the runners off. The race is being held in conjunction with the Fort Myers Track Club and is expected to attract more than 400 runners this year. Runners can download the entry form at www.fish-ofsanibel.com

The 10K is the main fundraising event for FISH this year; the organization hopes to raise significant money from the race through local sponsorships, participant fees and donations.

To sign up or to become a sponsor call FISH at 472 4775.FISH relies on community support to fund all programs and accepts unopened,

unexpired food items which are delivered directly to island families in need. For more information, go to www.fishofsanibel.com.Cartoon logo by Dave Horton

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A Prom For Grown-Ups

So, you missed your high school prom? Or want to relive prom mem-ories? The Sanibel School PTA and

the Sanibel Community Association wel-come all adults in the community (21 and older) to a prom party at The Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 8.

Tickets are $25 and include dancing to tunes spun by a DJ and games. There will be hors d’oeuvres from Cip’s Place, Sweet Melissa’s, Holy Smoke BBQ and Gator Bites, as well as desserts from ’Tween Waters and Sanibel Cake Company. Adult beverages will available. Tickets can be purchased in advance at The Community House.

Partygoers are welcome to bring a date or go solo. Dress is retro prom formal, for-mal or Sanibel formal. The fundraiser will support the arts programs at The Sanibel School.

Dig up your high school or prom pictures for a slideshow. Photos can be emailed to [email protected]. Last week’s mystery photo was of Sanibel School Principal Barbara Von Harten with her high school prom date in Towson, Maryland.

If you would like to make a donation or sponsor the event, contact Patty Holston at 472-1707. Sanibel, 1953. Do you know this couple?

Wednesdays Of Wonder At Sanibel Congregational Church

Join in for Wednesdays of Wonder (WOW) – fun and friendship at the Sanibel Congregational Church. Each Wednesday in September will feature different activities just for kids focusing on the arts. Every Wednesday in September,

from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the kids will gather for an opening puppet show by theatrical pastor John Danner. Then they rotate between arts and activities such as photography and video making, beading, shell art, Legos, woodworking, Erector sets (building sets for boys or girls), knitting, cooking, dance, and music, just to name a few.

The program is open to children in kindergarten through 5th grade. Cost is just $25 for four weeks, or $50 for all kids in a single family.

The evening finishes off with dinner as a group, and opens and closes with prayer. Sanibel Congregational Church is at 2050 Periwinkle Way. Download the participant forms at SanibelUCC.org. or call 472-0497 for more information.

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Churches/ TemplesANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH:8210 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort MyersRev. Dr. Elias Bouboutsis Orthros Service Sunday 9 a.m.Divine Liturgy Sunday 10 a.m.Fellowship Programs, Greek School, Sunday School, Bible Studywww.orthodox-faith.com 481-2099BAT YAM-TEMPLE OF THE ISLANDS:The Reform Congregation of Bat Yam, Temple of the Islands, meets for Friday night services at 8 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall, of the United Congregational Church, 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel.Call Temple President Dr. Michael Raab, at 395-1432 for more information.CAPTIVA CHAPEL BY THE SEA:11580 Chapin LaneThe Rev. Thomas E. NymanNovember 14, 2010 thru April 24, 2011Sunday 11 a.m., 472-1646FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST:2950 West Gulf Dr., Sunday - 10:30 a.m.;Sunday School - 10:30 a.m., Wednesdayevening meeting - 7:30 p.m.; Readingroom open, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (November through March), Friday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (summer hours). 472-8684. SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH:Sanibel Community Church:1740 Periwinkle Way, 472-2684Dr. Daryl Donovan, Senior PastorBarb Nave, Associate PastorTom Walsh, Youth PastorSunday Worship Hours:8 a.m. Traditional Service with Communion9 a.m. Contemporary Service with Kids’ Church10:45 a.m. Traditional Service

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].

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VERNON TRISTAN FRANKWICH

Vernon Tristan Frankwich passed away on August 11 at Shell Point Hospice. He was 83 years old.

Vern, as he was known on the islands, was born March 23, 1928 in Baltimore, Maryland, where he grew up. He attend-ed Polytech High School in Baltimore and went on get his bachelor of science at Johns Hopkins University. While at Johns Hopkins he played on the lacrosse team and was a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Vern served in the United States Navy during WWII on the U.S.S. Orion in the Panama Canal zone.

In 1953 Vern married Elizabeth Anne

Ormond of Akron, Ohio, and together they went on to have two children. For more than 35 years Vern owned and operated an HVAC company called Frankwich Trane Sales and Service Inc., located in Milford, Connecticut. The family lived nearby in Woodbridge, Connecticut, for more than 30 years.

Vern and his wife, Libby, moved to Sanibel in 1996. Once on the island, Vern continued as a tennis player, a lifetime member of the Sanibel Island Fishing Club, a member of the Power Boat Squadron and served on the City of Sanibel’s Wildlife Committee. Vern and his good friend “Indy” Gopal Pati worked together on designing the PVC tubes found at the fish pier for safely disposing of fish scraps and old bait.

He and Libby were world travelers, spanning the globe from Africa to South America and all places in between. Vern loved, lived and enjoyed life with a pas-sion and he will be missed by all of his many friends and family.

Vernon Frankwich is survived by his wife of 58 years, Elizabeth Anne, his daughter Amy Frankwich Jackson (Stephen) of Gardnerville, Nevada, and his son, Douglas M. Frankwich of Chicago, Illinois. He is also survived by two grand-children, Nicklas (Rachael) Frankwich (U.S. Navy) and Thomas Jackson and one great-grandson, Aiden Frankwich.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that contributions be made in his honor to CROW Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel. A memorial service is planned for late October on Sanibel.

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Rotary Happenings submitted by Shirley Jewell

The best laid plans of mice and men (and

women) sometimes get screwed up. Last Friday was one of those days. For some reason or another, our scheduled speaker was unable to make it.

Nothing very eventful happened, except it was our club president’s birth-day. Our best singers, John Carney, John Pryor, and Don Russell were all up North or on vacation. What troupers we were to sing a full blown chorus of Happy Birthday. We went through our regular

meeting rituals but one can only stretch so long and soon it was time for dismiss-al. So I decided to repeat the column that was written about our speaker the last time she spoke to us. Skin cancer warn-ings are worth repeating.

Florida is called the Sunshine State and Shannen Vixler, ARNP (advanced registered nurse practitioner) from the dermatology practice of Dr. Michael J. Haiken, advises us that too much of a good thing, can be bad for you and that includes sunshine. Sun worshippers that we all might be, we just have to protect ourselves from the damaging ultraviolet rays of that glorious sunshine. Lather up ladies and gentlemen with a #30 sun block and, if sitting at the beach, reapply that sun lotion every hour. Protect your-self from excessive sun exposure.

Do you know skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer? Like most cancer, this cancer can be eas-

ily cured if treated early enough. Aging brings about changes to not only our bodies but most definitely to the covering of our body, the skin. Vixler suggests we examine our skin for any changes such as moles or discolored growths. Check your whole body and don’t forget the scalp area, ears, toes, genital areas and bottom of your feet. A cancerous skin lesion can appear suddenly or develop slowly. Going to the dermatologist should be part of your yearly wellness procedure. A baseline history of your skin condition and follow-up visits will help the doctor discover any irregularities or potential problems that can be treated at the early stage, before it’s too late.

Vixler educated us regarding skin lay-ers and the different types of skin cancer signs and symptoms: basal cell carcinoma usually looks like a raised, smooth, pearly bump on the sun-exposed skin of the head, neck or shoulders. Crusting and bleeding in the center of the tumor fre-quently develops. It can often be mistaken for a sore that does not heal.

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is commonly a red, scaling, thickened patch on sun-exposed skin. Ulceration and bleeding may occur. When SCC is not treated, it may develop into a large mass.

Melanomas are brown to black looking

lesions. Signs that might show a malig-nant melanoma includes change in size, shape, color or elevation of a mole.

Most skin cancers can be treated by removal of the tumor or radiation therapy. Don’t wait; get to the doctor. Remember it’s better to be safe than sorry. Be proactive, go to see your der-matologist and possibly save your life.

Weather permitting, Rotary will meet Friday at 7 a.m. at Beachview Steakhouse & Tavern. If you have any questions regarding Rotary or would like information on the subject of Rotary membership, call 337-1099.

The Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. every Friday morning at Beachveiw Steakhouse & Tavern, 1100 Par View Drive. If you would like further information regarding the Sanibel Rotary or Rotary International, call 337-1099.

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submitted by Bruce Neill

Last week was a radical, radial expe-rience for campers at Sanibel Sea School. It was Sea Star week and

we explored the group of animals that belong to the phylum Echinodermata – the spiny-skinned animals. Common members of this group are sea stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cucumbers.

Echinoderms are fascinating creatures

for several reasons. They are the only animal phylum that contains just marine representatives – there are no freshwater or terrestrial echinoderms. As adults, they exhibit a body arrangement known as pentaradial symmetry. Their body is typi-cally arranged in five sections radiating from a central hub, much like the spokes of a wheel. This unusual symmetry is only found in the adult life stage; as lar-vae, they exhibit bilateral symmetry that

is typical of most other animals.To help explore the idea of symmetry

while working the right side of our brains, we designed and created a mandala. Mandalas, whose origins are found in the Hindu and Buddhist traditions, are ornately detailed paintings that exhibit exquisite symmetry.

Tibetian Buddhists commonly make mandalas by “painting” their highly detailed images through laborious place-ment of different colored sands. The pinnacle of the endeavor is the ceremo-nial destruction of the image upon its completion. This exercise is to remind us that many of life’s treasures lie in our pro-cesses, not in our outcomes.

All week long we participated in the creation of a sand mandala based on radial symmetry. We designed it, we planned it, we drew a template, we dyed beach sand with food coloring, and with that sand palate, we created a beauti-ful, radially-symmetrical mandala three feet in diameter. On Friday afternoon, we reveled in the beauty of our creation, before systematically wiping it clean in an entrancing ceremony and returning the sand to the Gulf of Mexico. Ultimately, we realized that the beauty of our cre-ation was in the labor and the fellowship it engendered; the destruction of our mandala somehow set us free to move on – with great memories and a better understanding of symmetry.

But of course, this is Sanibel Sea School summer camp – we could hardly spend all our time on an art creation. We spent hours snorkeling and seining – did you know there are a lot of tiny young seahorses out in San Carlos Bay right now? We picked up litter on the beach; we had an epic canoe paddle, followed by abandon ship drills and a

long swim back to our island home. We observed sand dollar movement and behavior – they are animals, after all. We surfed on a gentle swell on the east end of Sanibel. Our surf-paddling race was close and hard-won by the Red Rastafarians team. And, we ended it with a soulful celebration of art, symmetry, the ocean and good times with good friends.

Not bad for a week at summer camp. What a way to wrap up a summer.

Sanibel Sea School is a non-profit organization that invites you to share our vision of a world where all people value, understand and care for the ocean. Visit us at sanibelseaschool.org.

A Radical, Radial Week At Sanibel Sea School Summer Camp

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Summer Fishing Never Gets Old

by Capt. Matt Mitchell

Things sure were quiet out on the

water last week with very few boats out and about. The next six weeks is as slow as it gets around here, even though fishing is

as good as it gets. During the winter season things are really busy out on the water and fishing is average at best. It is ironic that during the best, most consis-tent fishing months of the year, hardly anyone is here to enjoy it and we have it all to ourselves.

If you are a year-round resident or one of the lucky few who is down here and fishing right now, you know how good it can be. Snook and redfish have no prob-lem with pending tropical storms, crazy humid heat and bath-like water tempera-tures.

Redfish fishing keeps getting better every week. As we move into September and then October, the redfish action will peak with the larger mature fish school-ing up in the sound before they move offshore. If you can schedule your fishing time right now around a good high tide or one over that two-foot or better mark, you are pretty much guaranteed redfish. Add in a little wind pushing the water into the trees and it’s on.

One morning at the end of the week, while working one of my favorite redfish shorelines on a southeast wind, I pulled more than a dozen reds up to 25 inches out of one mangrove spot in about 30 minutes. The redfish were eating cut pinfish skipped up close to the trees. Just about every well-placed cast got hit until the fish turned off or moved on as quickly as they had started. Bouncing around other nearby shorelines, I did pick up a few more reds here and there but never found a spot as hot as my first stop of the day.

The first part of the week, I raced up to Redfish Pass first thing in the morn-ing to catch the end of an outgoing tide, hoping to find some good snook action. To my disappointment, the tide had really slowed down and was just about finished

so I almost did not even drop a bait to give it a try. But as I was already there, on second thought I decided to at least make one drift.

As we slow-drifted the seawall at South Seas Island Resort, I had very low expectations. To my surprise, within 15 minutes we caught three big redfish and a few small gag grouper until the tide completely stopped. One little section just off the seawall held all the reds in about 18 feet of water. After getting one redfish right off the bat and locating the fish on the first drift, I held the boat in the honey hole on the motor, bumping it in and out of gear as there were no other boats

around. Small pinfish fished on the bot-tom caught a 26-, 27- and 29-inch red-fish. Now that’s a good start to the day.

After that bite quit we moved to the docks on the north side of the pass. In the clear water you could see large groups of small snook moving up and down the docks and treeline on the southern tip of North Captiva. With no tide moving, we could not get them to eat a bait. After about 20 minutes of throwing baits at them with no action, we headed out to the Buck Key channel to catch some trout and pass some time until the tide started moving back in.

Fishing the edges of the shallow grass flats with soft plastic jigs, we kept the rods bent. Most of the trout were on the small side along with some ladyfish in the mix. While jigging we did see a couple of rolling tarpon in the slick calm water but never got close enough to pitch a bait at them. Once the tide started moving back in hard, it was time to move on and fish for snook again.

This summertime pattern just never gets old.

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].

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

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String Lilyby Gerri Reaves

String lily (Crinum americanum) is an eye-catching,

easy-to-grow native wildflower of the ama-ryllis family.

Another common name, swamp lily, indicates its wild habi-tat, swamps, marshes, ditches, and wet hammocks. This bulb plant is widespread in Florida.

The star-like flow-ers have six slender arching petals and sepals with prominent purplish stamens aris-ing from the centers. The usually white flow-ers sometimes have a pinkish tinge.

They appear in clusters of two to six atop tall stalks separate from the leaves and can bloom throughout the year in South Florida.

The strap-like leathery leaves are about three inches wide and up to five feet long, surrounding the base of the plant in a large rosette.

String lily prefers partial shade, but can be planted in full sun. It is tolerant of almost any soil type and will grow in boggy problem areas of the landscape.

Tolerance for salt spray makes it a good choice for coastal gardens. Use long-lived and slow-growing string lily as a specimen plant or in a mass plant-

ing. It can also be used in a water garden or even as a container plant.

New string lilies can be started with seeds, but it will also spread by offset bulbs, which can be divided from the parent plant and relocated.

The string lily is pollinated by the sphinx moth. A word of caution: All parts of the plant are poisonous and even the sap can irritate

the skin. Sources: Native Florida Plants by Robert G.Haehle and Joan Brookwell,

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Time is running out for the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum Resort Program called Children Play...Parents May?

Parents may drop off the kids so they can have 2 ½ hours of guilt-free adult time. Your children won’t even know you’re gone, because they will be reading about mollusks and their friends, playing educational games, creating shell craft projects, making fact wheels or pop-up books, doing creative writing, and eating a light snack.

The program is appropriate for ages five through 12, and the cost is $15 per child. Classes will be held at the museum from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 30,

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es of live mollusks in their natural habi-tats during the museum’s 2nd Annual Live Mollusk Photography Competition.

Photos of live mollusks eating, moving, mating, etc., are eligible for the contest. Entries will be accepted at the museum until November 1 (including electronically submitted pictures).

The winning submissions will be announced during the museum’s anniver-

sary celebration, 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, and the registration form to be completed and emailed with each entry, can be found on the muse-um’s website at www.shellmuseum.org.

Send all inquiries and entries to DianeThomas ([email protected]), or contact the shell museum at 395-2233.


Center 4 Life Programs

Sanibel Fit 4 Life is the motto at Center 4 Life and all ages are wel-come.

Island Seniors, Inc. members can buy coupon booklets or pay $3.50 per class. Coupon booklets are available at the cen-ter, 2401 Library Way, or at the Sanibel Recreation Center, 3880 Sanibel-Captiva Road. Booklets of 12 coupons are $42 or three coupons for $10.50. Members of the Sanibel Recreation Center need only to show their photo membership card. Yearly membership to Island Seniors is only $20.

Happy Hour Fitness – Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 a.m. Class begins with a joke from a member and ends with a positive thought for the day. The format is 45 minutes of cardio, five minutes of flexibility with simple yoga poses. Strengthen, lengthen and gain flexibility. Sandi McDougall is the instruc-tor.

Gentle Yoga With Kris Brown – Designed to stretch, tone and strengthen while improving flexibility, proper align-ment and circulation. Chairs and mats are used to meet the needs of varying experi-ence levels. Bring a towel.

Kayaking on Tuesdays – September 13 and 27. This non-competitive outing is perfect for people who enjoy the out-door world. There is space for 16 people on our eight two-person kayaks and unlimited space for those who own their own kayaks.

The center supplies the kayaks, pad-dles and life jackets. Bring water, a small snack, change of clothing, sun lotion, bug spray, sunglasses and a hat. Cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members per trip. Members of Island Seniors have first priority. Come by the center to sign up. Discovering Florida Daytrips – August 24. The group will travel to the Morean Art Center in St. Petersburg, Florida to see the new Chihuly collection. There will be lunch at 400 Beach with a tour of the glass studio and hot shop. The fee is $79 for members of Island Seniors and $89 for non-members.

Wii Wednesdays – 12:30 to 3 p.m. Come in or call to sign up to use the game. Free for Island Seniors members.

Fabulous Fun Fridays – 12:30 p.m. Stop by to watch a movie and have some popcorn. No charge.

Computer Class – September 13 and 14.

Knit Wits Needed – Join in if you

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Games Played At The Center:Bridge – 12:30 p.m. Monday and

Wednesday.Hand & Foot – 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.Mahjongg – 12:30 p.m. Thursday.Mexican Train – 12:30 p.m.

Thursday.Cost is $2.50 for members $5 for

non-members. Prizes are awarded.Buy a brick for the pathway and

make a lasting tribute to yourself or fam-ily member. Groups can participate as the kayakers have done. Luc Century’s etched bricks are $100 contribution. Your support “paves” the way for fun future activities.

Holiday Bazaar – Saturday, November 12.

Trash and Treasure Sale – Saturday, November 19. Bring your no longer used “nice treasures” to the center (no clothes or shoes, please).

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Shell Museum Welcomes Soldierhe said. “It’s cool that you have this pro-gram.”

Mike Stirn is also a fan of the Blue Star Museums initiative. “It’s a great idea,” he said. “Our men and women in uniform, we owe a lot to. It’s a sacrifice and it’s to be commended.”

Whitfield, who will be deployed to Afghanistan at the end of September, appreciated the chance to visit the shell museum as an honored guest. “I think it’s cool to help the soldiers and families come in and see some stuff,” he said. “It’s a nice little tribute to the soldiers.”

The Blue Star Museums program runs through Labor Day. A complete list of participating museums is available at www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

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ISLAND SUN - AUGUST 26, 201120CROW Case Of The Week:

Peninsula Cooter

by Emilie Alfino

An adult female Peninsula cooter found by a Cape Coral man arrived at CROW July 18. She was languish-ing, bleeding, on a service road at Southwest Florida

International Airport, suffering from a number of serious wounds from being hit by a car. The man who found and res-cued her, a rock-and-roll aficionado, called her Zeppelin while she was in his care.

She arrived still bleeding from the top of her shell and from her right front foot, according to Dr. Jess Brugler, who is filling in at CROW since Dr. Amber’s departure. “She had some shell fractures along the middle of the top of her shell. The most inter-

esting thing is she was missing her foot and that was an old injury. That’s why it was bleeding – scar tissue is usually not as strong as the original,” Dr. Jess said. “So here she has been living out in the wild with basically only three legs and seemingly doing great until she decided to cross in the middle of the road.”

A turtle missing a limb is usually able to adapt pretty well. They use their back legs for steering, diving, and digging their nests; the front legs are basically for helping them propel themselves, according to Dr. Jess. This turtle did have a stump, making it a bit easier for her than if she had lost her whole leg. “She probably lost her foot when it got tangled in some fishing line or something, or maybe something bit it off,” said Dr. Jess. The vet’s best guess, though, was it was a fishing line that took off the turtle’s foot.

The turtle also had a lot of bruising and road rash, as one would imagine after being

hit by a car on an airport service road. “Her shell was all scuffed up, especially on the bottom,” Dr. Jess explained. “It did seem to indicate she had been clipped by the car and skidded, but I can’t really estimate how far. She may have just spun on her belly.”

The cooter was given pain medication right away. “That’s a pretty painful injury for these guys – that’s bone being broken,” said Dr. Jess.

Staff cleaned her up with saline solution and applied antibiotic cream and a ban-dage. Antibiotics were also administered, as Dr. Jess was worried about dirt in the wound because it was a complete fracture.

The bandage stayed on for 11 days and the turtle was already healing well enough to go without a bandage and switch to golden yellow salve to cover the wound. She had been soaking in a shallow tub to keep her bandages dry. Now on golden yellow, she could go in the water, and she started going deeper.

“The funny thing about turtles with shell injuries is they tend to float,” Dr. Jess explained. “They get kind of an air bubble in there. It takes some time for them to regain the ability to go back underwater.”

August 9 was a big day for the cooter – she started going outside in one of CROW’s sea turtle tanks. For three days she continued to float but could steer against the current and get around very well. “Just three days later I went out there and she was walking on the bottom of the pool,” Dr. Jess said, obviously pleased.

Peninsula cooter, CROW patient number 2846, formerly dubbed Zeppelin by her rescuer, was released in one of the ponds in the Bailey Tract, where you can now sometimes hear the faint strains of Stairway to Heaven emanating from the water.

“She had the best personality,” said Dr. Jess. “She was a very curious turtle and I’m so glad she’s back where she belongs.”

CROW (Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc.) is a non-profit wildlife hospital providing veterinary care for native and migratory wildlife from the Gulf Coast of Florida. The hospital accepts patients seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mail donations to PO Box 150, Sanibel, FL 33957. Call 472-3644 or visit: www.crowclinic.org.

This Peninsula cooter’s lost foot was an old injury that made her more vulnerable when she was hit by a car

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The CROW Picture Show submitted by Claudia Burns

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

Due to restrictions imposed by governmental agencies, CROW can-not allow visitors to view patients in person. But in this 30-minute pre-sentation visitors can see photos of current and past patients, with com-mentary 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 mem-bers and children 12 and under.

Admission includes the presenta-tion, 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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Nature Walk With Bird Patrol Guide

Go on a nature walk Saturday, September 3, at 8:30 a.m. at Lakes Regional Park, 7330 Gladiolus Drive in Fort Myers.

This easy walk along clear paths offers an opportunity to see birds in native vegetation with experienced Bird Patrol guides pointing out the many species in Lakes Park, a Lee County birding hot spot and crucial nesting area for many birds.

Arrive a few minutes after 8 a.m. for a brief introduction and to sign waivers. Tours start promptly at 8:30. Wear comfortable shoes and dress to be outside. Bring water, sunscreen and binoculars.

The group will meet at Shelter A7. Enter Lakes Park gate from Gladiolus. Turn right. Drive to the end of the road, continue through the parking lot. Shelter A7 is located near the train station.

For more information, call 533-7580 or 533-7576.This tour is provided in cooperation with Lee County Parks and Recreation. It is

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Young Girl Happily Donates Her Birthday Money To CROW – Again

Eleven-year-old Lauren Ruckman stopped in at CROW to drop off the $247.30 she raised from her birthday. Lauren wants to be a veterinarian and each year visits CROW to drop off the money she has raised to help sick, injured and

orphaned wildlife. Everyone at CROW would like to thank Lauren and express an early “Happy 12th Birthday” wish for when she returns next year.

Lauren is pictured here presenting her donation to the CROW team at the wildlife hospital. She says her goal for next year is $500!

Nautical Triviaby Bryan Henry

The word navigation comes from two Latin words, navis, meaning “ship”, and agree, meaning “to

direct.”• William Bligh was captain of the

HMS Glatton in 1801 and took part in the Battle of Copenhagen, after which he was commended for his bravery by Admiral Horatio Nelson.

• During the age of sail, it was con-sidered unlucky to whistle on board ships because it could “whistle up” a storm.

• An old rule of thumb for sailing from England to the Caribbean was to sail south till the butter melted, then pro-ceed west.

• English sailors of the 18th century – even the most ruffian – wore skirts.

• Thomas Paine, author of The Rights of Man and Common Sense, was formerly a ship rigger.

• Cootie was a sailor’s name for a body louse. It comes from the Polynesian

word kutu, meaning parasitic insect.• The sails of most European ves-

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• Before the advent of toilet paper, sailors used the frayed end of anchor ropes.

Shellabration 2012 will mark the 75th annual Sanibel Shell Fair and Show. Plans are under way for an island-wide celebration February 26 through March 4.

Sea Turtle Data

As of August 19, 2011:Sanibel East: 35 nests, 84 false crawls*, 14 hatchesSanibel West: 239 nests, 359 false crawls, 107 hatches

Captiva: 76 nests, 54 false crawls, 43 hatchesAs of August 19, 2010:Sanibel East: 20 nests, 65 false crawls, 5 hatchesSanibel West: 140 nests, 245 false crawls, 60 hatchesCaptiva: 64 nests, 117 false crawls, 29 hatchesAs of August 19, 2009:Sanibel East: 27 nests, 57 false crawls, 10 hatchesSanibel West: 155 nests, 177 false crawls, 89 hatchesCaptiva: 80 nests, 67 false crawls, 43 hatches*false crawl – a failed nesting attempt If you have questions, or would like to know more about sea turtles on Sanibel,

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Regular read-ers of this column know

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today I would like to introduce you to a very interesting and inspirational man I met this past weekend while competing in the USA Triathlon’s National Age-Group Championships in Burlington, Vermont.

Bill Reese, age 74, counters the stereotype that only young people com-pete in triathlons – which are widely thought of as extreme human endurance challenges consisting of an open-water swim (typically in a lake, river or ocean), bike race, and then a run. He didn’t pick up the sport until his early 60s, but has qualified for and competed in several national championships as well as world championship races since then, including this year’s world championship that will take place in Beijing, China.

Amateur triathletes are called “Age-Groupers” because they are segregated by gender and five-year age segments

for competition, such as Male Age 70-74. “There are only a few people I have to beat in my age group,” he smiled modestly, “so it’s not that big of a deal that I’m in all of these champion-ships.”

The top finishers in regional qualifiers are invited to the national championship race. Then the top finishers from the national championship move on to com-pete in the world championship event.

“I was a nerd growing up,” Reese answered when asked whether he’s always been athletic. “I played a few sports as a kid but didn’t do anything particularly well. Then I worked in the federal government and raised a family. So my pedigree is really nothing special to speak of.”

He got into triathlons after he watched one in his hometown near Monterey, California and shortly there-after decided to compete in a sprint dis-tance event that consists of a 500-yard swim, 13-mile bike, and then a 3.1-mile run. “I was hooked after that,” he says. Reese graduated on to longer triathlons, including this past weekend’s national championship that was an Olympic distance event (.9-mile swim; 24.8-mile bike; and 6.2-mile run). He’s also com-peted in half iron-man distance races

(1.2-mile swim; 56-mile bike; and 13.1-mile run) and full iron-man distance races (2.4-mile swim; 112-mile bike; and 26.2-mile run).

His wife Emmy sometimes travels with him, especially to the major com-petitions held in some of the world’s best vacation spots. “She tolerates it okay,” he chuckled.

And like most triathletes, Reese has suffered through his share of bumps and bruises. “I didn’t know whether I was going to be able to compete in today’s event,” he said, lifting his shirt to reveal a very nasty bruise and fresh scars run-ning under the length of his right arm.

“Bicycling accident from last week when I was training doing hill climbs,” he explained, shrugging his shoulders. “I was reaching back to get something out of my jersey pocket, wasn’t paying attention to what was in front of me, and ran into a parked truck blocking the bike lane. Didn’t know whether my arm would be limber enough to do the mile swim with all this bruising and scar tis-sue, but I did it!”

When I asked what advice he would give to others of his generation, he simply said, “Anyone can do it. You do have to put the time in to get into shape and then to train. After you get past age 65, your VO2 max (volume of oxygen/time – aka your aerobic capacity) falls off a cliff so you just have to deal with it. I walked part of the run course today and still qualified for worlds!”

I’m so glad that I had the opportunity to race in nationals this past weekend and meet people like Bill Reese. If you are interested in watching a triathlon in person, there’s a Sprint distance event being held right here on Captiva on Sunday, September 18. Get up early as the race starts at 7 a.m. sharp with a 500-yard swim in the Gulf of Mexico at South Seas Island Resort. A good place to watch the event will be along Sanibel-Captiva Road as the triathlon’s bike route loops from South Seas to Blind Pass and then back. The run portion is through and along South Seas’ golf course with a beach run finish.

I am registered to race, as is one of my law partners, Michael Hill. I should


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and traveled in landscapes where Yuan Dynasty scrolls seem to meet the Flintstones.

Her paintings, collages and drawings combine improvisational pours of paint, sketchbook drawings and digital projec-tions to establish idiosyncratic composi-tions. Heeding the Tang Dynasty dictum

of landscape as a fusion of observation and memory, they interweave external and internal perceptions of particular locations. Working in oil, acrylic and ink, Condon shifts between volume and pattern, treating space like sections of a scroll that are cut out and then over-lapped.

Condon’s work has been included in exhibitions at Song Zhuang Museum, Beijing; Shenghua Art Centre, Nanjing;

Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina; Tampa Museum of Art; Fort Lauderdale Museum; and the Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, Connecticut. In 2009 her work was fea-tured in a survey exhibition at the Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia, for which a catalogue was published.

She is the recipient of a Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant and a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship. She has been selected for artist residencies Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York; Fountainhead, Miami; Red Gate, Beijing, China; and Loft Nota Bene, Cadaques, Spain.

Previously artist in residence at the University of Knoxville, Tennessee and the Ringling School of Art, Condon lec-tures at numerous universities and colleg-es including Cooper Union School of Art, Boston University, Mount Royal College of Art and Montclair State University. She is associate professor at the University of South Florida and alternates her time between Tampa and Brooklyn, New York. Her work is represented by Lesley Heller Workspace, New York and Dorsch Gallery, Miami.

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Southwest Florida’s premier choral group, The Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers, will hold auditions

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The Mastersingers open this season with a remembrance concert honoring the victims of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, per-forming Mozart’s Requiem and patriotic pieces with the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. This season will also feature master works by Handel, Haydn and Faure, and various Christmas selections including Daniel Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata and John Rutter’s Gloria.

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PGA Championship Welcomes The Sanctuary Golf Club’s Chefs

The Sanctuary’s Executive Chef Mark Brown and Sous Chef Derek Bryner were guest chefs for the 93rd PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia earlier this month. Founded in 1898 and the

home club of Robert Tyre (Bobby) Jones Jr., the Atlanta Athletic Club was bustling all week with professional golfers, their families, media, spectators, and of course – members of the Atlanta Athletic Club.

“Executive Chef Eric Karrell called and invited Derek and me to be guest chefs for the PGA Championship and we were honored. We served about 7,000 meals per day – working as an amazing team. Amid the hectic work schedule we had the oppor-tunity to say hello to some of the top-ranked golfers. It was a very exciting experi-ence,” stated Executive Chef Brown.

Sous Chef Bryner added, “This was my first time viewing a major golf tournament and my first time as a chef at a major golf tournament. We were able to follow Rory McIlroy’s group and watched him hit it out of the rough on #12. It was a great week – well, maybe not for McIlroy.”

Find out more about The Sanctuary Golf Club by going to www.sanctuarygc.net or contacting Sheryl Tatum, director of membership and marketing at472-6445.

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The Southwest Florida Symphony will have its annual meeting October 19 at the Crowne Plaza

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On October 29, Murder at the Oasis/Arabian Nights takes place from 7 to 11 p.m. at The White Orchid adjacent to the Oasis Towers in Fort Myers. The cost is $75 per person, with VIP tickets available for $125 per person. Unravel the clues and solve a mystery as the Southwest Florida Symphony plays a live, interactive game of whodunit with an Arabian Nights theme. There will be silent auction items and entertainment by members of the Southwest Florida Symphony.

All of the suspects will be strolling the White Orchid grounds during the course of the game to help guests narrow down their choices of which musical instrument was the weapon, where the terrible plot occurred and who made the deadly blow. Costumes or themed attire are encour-aged.

Opening night at the symphony is November 5, Master Works I, featuring Brahms’ Symphony no. 2 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall.

For information about the 2011-12 Southwest Florida Symphony season and to purchase concert and event tickets, call the symphony box office at 418-1500 or go to www.swflso.org/tickets.



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Newbornby Carol H. Ehrlich

His warm moist skinis smooth under my finger.I trace the tender curve of his cheekand purse of his lips and the moving arch of his arms.His fingers close around minein trustin seeking human touch.

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Newest BIG ARTS Films Available At Sanibel Public Library

Sanibel Public Library users have access to a wide variety of independent and foreign

films, thanks to the generosity of BIG ARTS.

The organization has once again donated its Film Series films to the library for checkout. Library Circulation Manager Wendy Lambrix accepted the films from Jessica Baxter, associate executive director of BIG ARTS. “We appreciate this yearly gift from BIG ARTS,” said Lambrix. “The films are wonderful and library patrons look forward to the newest films from the series.”

This year’s films include such titles as Lemon Tree, Le Code a Change, In Search of Beethoven, The Ramen Girl, Winter’s Bone, The Beaches of Agnes, and All About Eve. The films are in DVD format, and are available for one-week checkout. All Sanibel and Lee County residents are eligible for a library card at no charge. Visitor cards (valid for one year) are available for a $10 fee.

Jessica Baxter gives films to Wendy Lambrix

Movie Discussion Group

The Film Society of Southwest Florida meets the second Monday of every month to discuss and review current movies, pro and con. The next meeting is set for 4:30 p.m. Monday, September 12, at The Landings, 8400 Landings

Boulevard in Fort Myers. The meeting is held in The Helm Club (ask at the gate for directions). There are no dues for the first two meetings of attendance. Membership for the 2011 year is $10. Some of the movies to be discussed are, The Help, Sarah’s Key, The Debt, and One Day. For more information contact Di Saggau, 466-4707.


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Jordan Wilson and Jenny Smith in Elsewhere at Theatre Conspiracy in Fort Myersphotos by Theatre ConspiracyTheatre Conspiracy is staging

Elsewhere by Adam Szymkowicz at the Foulds Theatre in Fort Myers

on Saturday.This dark comedy follows Teddy, a

delivery man and his bizarre adventure, which begins when he delivers a pack-age to Celia, a beautiful recluse. The last thing Teddy expects is to be asked to din-ner. When Teddy accepts the invitation to dinner, he doesn’t expect to be invited to move in with Celia. When he moves in with Celia, he definitely doesn’t expect all that follows including the arrival of Celia’s sister, Celia’s potent potatoes, or her adeptness with a shovel.

Elsewhere will play August 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18 and can be pur-chased by calling Theatre Conspiracy’s box office at 936-3239 or visiting www.theatreconspiracy.org.,

Elsewhere took second place in Theatre Conspiracy’s annual new play contest last year and then was selected as the inaugrual script for the Square One Series (SOS), a new play development program founded by The Bloomington Playwrights Project, Theatre Conspiracy, Chicago Dramatists, Greenbrier Valley Theatre and Exposed Productions in New York. SOS is a cooperative effort of theater companies in the U.S. that work together to develop new plays. Each year one play is selected by the artistic direc-tors of each company. That play is then given readings at two of the theaters, a staged reading at a third, then a full production at the fourth. This inaugral year. Elsewhere will find its way from a production in Fort Myers to the lights of Off-Broadway in October.

“I’m very excited about Square One and honored to be the first playwright chosen,” said Szymkowicz. “First of all, I get to go to four cities I’ve never been to before and make theater there, meet theater people. But also, I get to work on a play with different casts and directors. There are advantages to working with the same people over and over but some-times it helps to have fresh eyes when you’re developing something. Everyone sees your play from their own perspec-tive and brings that to it. That can be helpful when you’re trying to decide what works.”

“To be able to be a part of a group like this and have a playwright of Adam’s caliber involved is exactly the thing Theatre Conspiracy exists for,” said Theatre Conspiracy’s Producing Artistic Director Bill Taylor. “Just look at Adam’s resumé and you know he is someone you would love to work with.”

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Join Art of the Olympians (AOTO) on Friday, September 2 for the debut of the Table Tennis Showcase

in the Olympic Sport Gallery. The exhibit features unique displays that tell the rich history of table tennis. Visitors can test their skills on two regulation tables. The exhibit has been made pos-sible by the contributions of Marvin and Caron Leff; the International Table Tennis Museum (ITTM) in Switzerland, Bradley’s Jewelers, Newgy Industries, Butterfly North America, and Robbins Specialties.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of “Ping Pong Diplomacy”. In 1971, table tennis became more than a sport; it was a tool for peace. On July 8,1971 a tournament took place between players from the People’s Republic of China and the United States. At the time, the U.S. players were the first Americans to visit China in more than 20 years and their visit helped lay the groundwork for formal diplomatic relations that were established the following year with President Richard Nixon’s visit.

Families, friends and community members are invited to take a look into the world of table tennis on September 2 from 6 to 10 p.m. That evening visi-tors will have the opportunity to watch an exhibition match featuring former U.S. Open and Florida State Champion Marvin Leff, and get tips on technique

and strategy. The evening will also fea-ture a presentation by ITTF Museum Ambassador Caron Leff exploring the rich history of table tennis. Visitors may test their table tennis skills on regulation tables against one of the two Newgy Robo-Pongs, a training robot used to improve a players’ technique and stroke through timed drills with a donation of $2 a session.

Art of the Olympians is hosting a Table Tennis Tournament on Saturday, September 17. For registration details call 332-5055 and plan on attending the opening reception for the exhibit in the Olympian Sport Gallery at the Art of the Olympians Al Oerter Center for Excellence at 1300 Hendry Street, Fort Myers. Admission to the reception is free.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5; children under 10 are free. The gallery is closed on Sundays, Mondays and holidays.

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Tales OfMedical Compassion

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emphasize the importance of compas-sion and humanity in the medical field.

Dr. John Brown wrote Rab in 1859 when he was 48 years old. It’s a story of how Brown’s teacher and employer, the celebrated Scottish Doctor James Syme, taught and operated. The other main characters are Rab, a ferocious dog, his owner and his ailing wife. The story begins with a fight between Rab and a bull terrier and ends with the faithful sheep dog’s funeral. Brown was revered and beloved to uncommon degree, and he was the cherished friend of many of his most distinguished con-temporaries.

A Doctor of the Old School by Ian Maclaren, the pen name of John Watson, is about a Highland country doctor who devotes his life to caring for others. “When the reapers in harvest

time saw a figure whirling past in a cloud of dust, or the family at the foot of Glen Urtach, gathered round the fire on a winter’s night, heard the rattle of a horse’s hoofs on the road, or the shepherds, out after the sheep, traced a black speck moving across the snow to the upper glen, they knew it was the doctor, and, without being conscious of it, wished him God speed.” The short stories set in the fictional Perthshire town of Drumtochty, are inexpressibly moving and beautiful.

Readers will discover the gratitude felt

by the patients treated by their country doctor. “As autumn passed into winter, the Glen noticed that the doctor’s hair had turned grey, and that his manner had lost all its roughness. A feeling of secret gratitude filled their hearts, and they united in a conspiracy of attention. Annie Mitchell knitted a huge comforter in red and white, which the doctor wore in misery for one whole day, out of respect for Annie, and then hung in his sitting-room as a wall ornament.”

Raffensperger says the two stories should be required reading for every doctor, reminding us that compassion and kindness are the cornerstones of their professions. Both stories reflect the type of doctor who was trained at the Edinburgh School. According to friends and colleagues they also reflect Raffensperger’s personal beliefs on his profession. Raffensperger was a sur-geon-in-chief at the Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago and a professor of surgery at Northwestern University.

Equally compelling in the book is Raffensperger’s A Brief History of the Edinburgh School of Medicine. It cov-ers the surgical history of Edinburgh, and not only gives perspective for the two stories and a background of the authors and characters, but also empha-sizes how the Edinburgh principles of compassion furthered the science of medicine.

There are little nuggets of informa-tion in this segment. You will learn who were the models for Sherlock Holmes in Conan Doyle’s detective novels, and for Long John Silver in Treasure Island.

The Edinburgh School of Medicine is considered the most distinguished English-speaking medical center of the 19th century. Established in 1726, it is one of the oldest medical schools in Scotland and the UK. Admission to the school is quite competitive with over 85 percent of UK and EU applicants as well as 92 percent of international applicants being rejected every year.

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My Stars ★★★FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 29, 2011

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) The typi-cally tidy Ram or Ewe might want to butt out until things are settled on the home front. But get involved and let your Ovine sense of order help restore domestic tranquility.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The Bovine’s flair for fine-tuning complicated fiscal dealings comes in handy when an unexpected financial problem arises. Stay with it until it’s resolved to your satisfaction.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Family aspects remain strong. There might be some unresolved difficulties, but continued attempts to smooth things over eventually prove to be successful. A major purchase looms.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A promise that was made but never kept suddenly re-emerges in your life. You now have to decide if you’re still interested in what it offers or if you’ve moved past it.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Romance comes to unattached Leos and Leonas who have been waiting for Cupid to target them for far too long. Domestic purr-fection is also enhanced for paired Felines.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) You need to take a much-needed break from that demanding project before too much energy-draining tension sets in. And don’t be ashamed

to ask for help.LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)

Change makes demands that you might find unwelcome at this time. But instead of concen-trating on the short run, look toward potential benefits down the road.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You have a gift for reviving projects that seem beyond repair. Use that same ability to restore a relationship that seems to have turned from loving to lifeless.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Expect to be asked to use your combined wisdom and humor to resolve a problem. After all, folks not only value your advice, they also like how you give it.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Most people consider you solid and steady. But you also can be quite capricious (which is a Latin word for “describing the behavior of Goats”) when it suits your needs.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) People treat you as you wish to be treated. So if you want a change in your relationship, make it happen. Also expect someone to reveal some long-held secrets.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Stay with the decision you made, despite a sudden torrent of advice to the contrary from well-meaning people. Remember: You know your needs better than anyone.

BORN THIS WEEK: You like things tidy, with no loose ends. You also enjoy research and

would make an excellent investigative reporter or scientist

• On Sept. 1, 1836, Narcissa Whitman, a missionary, arrives in Walla Walla, Wash., becoming one of the first Anglo women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains. In 1847, a measles epidemic killed many of the Cayuse Indians. In retaliation, a band of Cayuse killed 14 people, including Narcissa and her husband.

• On Sept. 4, 1886, Geronimo, the wili-est and most dangerous Apache warrior of his time, finally surrenders in Skeleton Canyon, Ariz. Geronimo never learned to use a gun, yet he armed his men with the best modern rifles he could obtain and even used field glasses to aid reconnaissance during his campaigns.

• On Sept. 2, 1923, aftershocks and out-of-control fires rock Tokyo, Japan, and the surrounding area following an 8.3-magnitude earthquake. In total, 143,000 people died in the disaster. The Imperial Hotel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, sank 2 feet into the ground but still managed to stand.

• On Sept. 3, 1939, Britain and France declare war on Germany. The first casualty of that declaration was the British ocean liner Athenia, which was sunk that evening by a German submarine.

• On Aug. 31, 1955, William G. Cobb of the General Motors Corp. demonstrates his

15-inch-long “Sunmobile,” the world’s first solar-powered automobile. When sunlight hit 12 photoelectric cells made of selenium (a nonmetal substance with conducting properties) built into the Sunmobile, an electric current was produced that in turn powered a tiny motor.

• On Aug. 30, 1963, a “hot line” between Moscow and Washington goes into effect to speed communication between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union and help prevent the possibility of an accidental war. The hot line was never really necessary to prevent war, but it did provide a useful prop for movies about nuclear disaster, such as “Fail Safe” and “Dr. Strangelove.”

• On Aug. 29, 1982, the Swedish-born actress and three-time Academy Award winner Ingrid Bergman dies of cancer in London on her 67th birthday. Bergman was best known for her role as Ilsa Lund in “Casablanca.”

• It was the 37th president of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, who made the following sage -- and somehow appropriate -- observation: Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.

• Pasta has been around since 5,000 B.C., and it was invented in China, not Italy.

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Church Groundbreaking

The church expansion plan includes construction of a new sanctuary as well as offices, a media room, bookstore, café, and garage. When complete, the new sanctuary will occupy about 10,899 square feet of the campus and the admin-istration building will be about 3,165 square feet.

“You’re part of the community of Sanibel – a community within a com-munity,” said Mayor Kevin Ruane. “Any

time there’s an opportunity to see us progress and work together, it’s an excel-lent opportunity. I wish everybody well, and I am looking forward to this expan-sion in our community.”

Benchmark will also remodel existing buildings that were originally constructed in 1917 and design a new storm water drainage and retention system for the church. The parking lot and courtyard will be redesigned providing a total of 256 parking spaces.

Said Pastor Barb Nave, who has been with the church for 18 years, “This is a dream come true for me. I can’t wait for the church keys to show up.”

this rather obscure statute: It’s illegal to stand within 100 yards of the reigning monarch if you don’t have socks on.

• A groundhog can move 700 pounds of dirt in a single day.

• When the two-and-one-half-hour finale of the groundbreaking television show MASH aired on Feb. 28, 1983, advertisers paid a hefty $450,000 for a single 30-second spot. That was $50,000 more than the same spot cost at the Super Bowl that year.

• We all know what a disaster is, but did you know where the word came from? The base of the word is aster, which is Latin for star. The word disaster originally meant an unfavorable aspect of a star, reflecting the ancient notion that the motions of heavenly bodies affected terrestrial events.

• Baseball players didn’t have numbers on their uniforms until 1929, and it was the New York Yankees that were the first to adopt the practice.

• In the early 18th century, newspapers were not cheap, but the stories published therein were often people’s only link to the events of the day. Since they were so coveted, newspapers were often brought as a gift when a gentleman was calling on a lady friend, much as candy or flowers might be brought in a different era.

No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you’ll see why. -- Mignon McLaughlin

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY


Sanibel Community Church Pastor Daryl Donovan told the crowd they were stand-ing on “holy ground” – the location of the church’s future sanctuary

Left to right, Olivia Walsh and Rivkah Livermon enjoyed the singing in front of the cooling fan

Special shovels were used for the church’s groundbreaking

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Lanes Still Open For FGCU Bowling Fundraiser

Individual participants and sponsors still have an opportunity to take part at the nearly sold-out Dollars for

FGCU Scholars bowling fundraiser to be held September 10.

Hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University’s Alumni Association, the evening includes an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Beacon Bowl Lanes for lifetime alumni members starting at 6

p.m., followed by two games of bowling, food and beverages at 6:30 p.m.

“Thanks to the support of past alumni and local business partners, the past four years have been a huge success with last year raising more than $2,000 for student scholarships,” said Lindsey Touchette, FGCU Alumni Association director.

Sponsorship is $250 and includes recognition at a designated lane. Individual bowling sign up for a team of five is $25 per adult and includes shoe rental; children seven and under are $15. Spectators can support the event and have food and beverages for $10.

For an additional fee guests may participate in bowling bingo and a silent auction. Prizes include a round of golf at Bonita Bay East, Fort Myers Miracle tickets, a stay at Naples Grande Beach Resort, and gift certificates from Golf Galaxy, Naples Princess Cruise, Naples Transportation and Tours, Naples Zoo, Publix and Purely You Spa.

Prizes will also be awarded to bowl-ing competitors in four categories: Best Team Costume, Most Spirited Team, Top Turkey and Top Bowler.

Current lane sponsors include Atilus, Bar Louie and Courtyard Marriott – both at Gulf Coast Town Center; Delta Delta Delta – Epsilon Alpha; Enterprise Rent-

a-Car; FGCU Athletics; Forever Yours Boutique; KPG Accounting Services; Liberty Mutual; Maddox Construction Company; Phelps Realty Services; Jim and LaTeshia Robinson; Rotary Club of Estero; Tree Campus USA; and Zeta Tau Alpha – Kappa Tau.

All proceeds benefit the FGCU Alumni Association Scholarship Fund which assists deserving FGCU students with the cost of tuition. Past recipients include Nichole Doyle, Joshua Thomas, Jessica Davie, Casey Panepinto, Sasha Sadez and Katherine Almonte.

For more information, call 590-1087 or register at www.fgcu.edu/alumni.

SPORTS QUIZ1. In 2009, Michael Wuertz became the third A’s reliever to have 100 strikeouts in a

season. Name either of the fi rst two to do it.2. Two pitchers in the 1990s had seasons with at least 200 innings pitched and 20 or

fewer walks. Name either one.3. Who was the last college football coach to win back-to-back consensus national

titles?4. True or false: LeBron James has had more seasons of tallying at least 2,000 points,

500 rebounds and 500 assists than Oscar Robertson did?5. In 2007, Colorado’s Karlis Skrastins set an NHL record for most consecutive

regular-season games played by a defenseman (495). Who broke the mark in 2011?6. When was the last time an English player won the Golden Ball award for the

world’s best men’s soccer player?7. Who was the fi rst bowler to record two consecutive perfect 300 games?

1. Rollie Fingers (1972-73, 1975-76) and Dennis Eckersley (1987). 2. Atlanta’s Greg Maddux (1997) and St. Louis’ Bob Tewksbury (1992, ‘93). 3. Nebraska’s Tom Osborne (1994, 95). 4. False. Each player has done it in six seasons. 5. Calgary’s Jay Bouwmeester. 6. In 2001, Michael Owen won the award. 7. Frank Carauna of Buffalo, N.Y., in 1924.

ANSWERS

Soccer Registration Deadline

The deadline for this fall’s Sanibel Youth Soccer season has been extended to noon on Sunday, August 28. Team assignments are being made that after-noon, so be sure to register by noon. To register go to www.sanibelsoccer.org

and click on the registration link. Registration forms are also available on-island at the Sanibel Recreation Department

and Sanibel Captiva Community Bank. Sanibel Youth Soccer is open to all boys and girls ages four to 14. The league con-

sists of co-ed teams in five separate age divisions. To ensure that each player is fully involved in the game, teams play a maximum of seven-on-seven and each player is guaranteed to play at least half of each game.

Teams will be announced the first week of September, and practices begin after Labor Day. Most games will be played Friday nights, beginning September 17. The season culminates with playoffs and the championship in mid-November.

Registration fee is $50 per player. Additional players from the same family receive a $10 discount. Scholarships are also available.

For more information visit www.sanibelsoccer.org, email [email protected] or call Kirk Williams, 472-0871.

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How To Enjoy Golf

by Matt Oakley, PGA Golf Professional

Golf is one of the most fun things you

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much needed exercise while challenging myself to improve at the game, is why I play golf. Why do you play golf? Score? To win money?

I see people every day come to play golf. Most are here for different reasons. Let’s identify why you love to play golf and find that happy place more often. If I told you that you were going to spend a bunch of money and your valuable time to be miserable, the line wouldn’t be very long. Here are a few tips to enjoy golf:

1. Never set a target score before tee-ing off. The easiest way to disappoint yourself before you even start is to set an acceptable score for happiness (tell-ing yourself that you have to break 100, 90, 80, etc. to be happy with the round). Every day has different scoring condi-tions. I have shot 83s in terrible condi-tions that were better rounds than any of the 70s I have shot.

2. My score does not dictate my mood, however, my mood often dictates my score. Accept the challenge of the game and keep in mind that no matter how good you get you will see where you could have done even better every time you play. This process never ends.

3. None of my friends are my friends because of my golf skill. If I have to shoot 68 for a certain player or group of play-ers to like me, I will settle for my usual 74 and the friends I already have.

4. Laugh at your next bad shot. The only time to be mad if you hit a shot in the water, is if you tried to. You probably didn’t try to so accept your failures. No matter how good you get it won’t be your last bad shot. Watch golf on TV. Those guys hit it all over the place too. A good recovery shot makes me happier than anything!

5. Give yourself a break. Not many people reading this article play golf for a living. For the amount of time you get to play and the amount of practice you probably do, the chances of beating your buddy who is scratch are pretty small. Play with that person because you like them or like to spend time with them and see if maybe by watching them you can pick something up that can help you.

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FGCU Hosts 5K Fun Run

The Kleist Health Education Center at Florida Gulf Coast University invites the public to a 5K Fun Walk/Run event from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 17 on campus to help raise funds for future programming and

transportation for school students in the Southwest Florida community.Early registration begins August 28. Registration information for this event can be

found at: www.fgcu.edu/khec/events.asp. The Kleist Health Education Center is an educational, not-for-profit organization

devoted to promoting healthy lifestyles. Its mission is to cultivate life-long habits that empower individuals to make healthier lifestyle choices and reduce destructive decision making. Through the use of dynamic interactive educational programs, children and adults will begin a lifetime journey of healthy living.

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by Ed Frank

We don’t understand the lack of fanfare, the lack of cel-ebration when the Minnesota Twins’ Jim Thome hit his 600th home run – only the eighth player in major

league history to do so.In my book, the likeable Thome is a surefire first-round

selection for baseball’s Hall of Fame. But his 600th dinger ear-lier this month sure didn’t get the media attention that Derek Jeter captured with his 3,000th hit.

Maybe it’s because Jeter toils in the Big Apple for the New York Yankees and Thome, from blue collar Peoria, Illinois, plays for the small market Twins, his fifth team in the last 10

years. But let’s take a detailed look at the amazing record of the 41-year-old Thome,

now in his 19th major league season:He is eighth on the all-time home run list, and three of the seven ahead of him

have either admitted to or have been suspected of using steroids. Never, I repeat never, has Thome been tainted by the steroid scandal.

Based on his number of at bats, he reached No. 600 faster than any other play-er with the exception of Babe Ruth.

All-time, Thome ranks 18th in slugging percentage and 27th in RBIs. That’s out of more than 17,000 major league players over the last 100 years.

Only 33 players have hit homers against all 30 teams and Thome is one of them.

He hit 40 or more home runs in six seasons, scored 100 runs in eight seasons and has driven in at least 102 runs in nine seasons. Combined, these records are higher than those of Lou Brock, Cal Ripkin, Jr., Frank Robinson and Reggie Jackson, all of whom are in the Hall of Fame.

Thome’s average of one homer every 13.6-at bats is fifth best in history and his slugging percentage is better than Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, again all Hall of Famers.

Statistics aside, those around baseball will tell you that Jim Thome is one of the nicest, most accommodating guys in the game.

He’ll sign autographs, be patient with often-difficult reporters, and spend hours with young players teaching them the nuances of major league baseball.

Perhaps the real Jim Thome was best described in a recent column by Kevin Baxter of McClatchy Newspapers.:

“The Twins had only one day off the entire month of May and Thome flew home to visit his family. But then he flew right back as that same day the Twins were holding a memorial service for the late Harmon Killebrew and he wanted to be there to participate in the service.”

In a poll of major league players, Thome was once named the best teammate, earning three times as many votes as the player in second place.

It’s likely when he hangs up his spikes, the Hall of Fame poll will grant him entry on the first ballot.

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Distinguished Citizen Of Year

Jim Nathan, a community leader and president of Lee Memorial Health System, has been named the 2011

Distinguished Citizen of the Year by the Southwest Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America. The award will be presented at a gala community event, which will include a silent auction, scheduled for Tuesday, November 1, at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs.

The Distinguished Citizen Award,

presented each year in Southwest Florida since 1991, recognizes individuals who have rendered outstanding service to our community, state or nation.

“Since he joined Lee Memorial in 1975, Jim has been a leader in our com-munity,” said Richard Akin, chairman of the Lee Memorial Health System board of directors. “He has led our health sys-tem through tremendous growth while always exhibiting integrity, character and a commitment to the betterment of our community. We are proud of this rec-ognition he is receiving. Jim is a great testament to hard work and a wonderful example for today’s scouts.”

Nathan served as Lee Memorial Health System president from 1982 through 1997 and again as president and CEO since 2000. In the three years he was away from the health system, he served as a leadership consultant and was involved in health care reform issues at the national level.

Nathan joined Lee Memorial Hospital as administrative resident in 1975 and served as vice president from 1976 through 1981. As CEO, he led Lee Memorial’s emergence as a health system with four acute care hospitals, a reha-bilitation hospital, a children’s hospital, a skilled nursing facility, a home health agency, multiple physician practices and outpatient services.

Nathan is a past chairman of the Florida Hospital Association and found-ing chairman of the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida. He serves on the boards of Voluntary Hospitals of America

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Nathan has been a national keynote speaker on many health care topics including the history of health care from social, economic and political perspec-tives; health care reform; and creative funding for the medically uninsured popu-lation. He also has testified before the U.S. Senate on competition and antitrust issues related to health care delivery and financing.

Nathan has been recognized with a number of honors and awards includ-ing the Clara Barton Humanitarian Award by the American Red Cross, the Business Building Leadership Award by the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Florida, the Distinguished Alumni Award for Xavier University’s graduate pro-gram in Health Administration, and the Founder’s Award from Lee Mental Health for his ongoing support of mental health initiatives in Southwest Florida. He was voted a Person of the Decade by Gulfshore Life and was chosen as a 2010 Laureate for Junior Achievement. Nathan is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

The Distinguished Citizen Award cer-emony will bring together civic-minded individuals and business leaders from throughout Southwest Florida in an event

that recognizes and celebrates the impor-tance of scouting in guiding and develop-ing today’s youth.

Sponsorships are available for contri-butions of $2,000, which will provide a reserved table for eight and recognition in the printed program; the major portion qualifies as a tax-deductible contribution under current IRS rules. Platinum, Golden and Silver Eagle corporate sponsorships are also available at $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500 respectively.

For information, contact the Southwest Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America in Fort Myers at 936-8072 or visit www.swflcouncilbsa.org.

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The hottest months of the year and heavy afternoon rains are here, and they can drastically alter your pool’s chemistry through evaporation, excessive bather load, high temperatures, and heavy dilu-tion from rainwater. This time of year it is especially important to stay on top of chemical levels, or your pool can go south very quickly. Remember, this is also the perfect recipe for algae growth. It is important to watch for the early stages of algae, and to treat any algae growth as early as possible.

The easiest way to check and maintain the ideal chemical levels in your pool is to either purchase a pool test kit, or stop in to a pool supply store for professional water testing and advice. The biggest advantage of testing your water at a pool supply store is that they will be able

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David Liebetrau is a licensed pool contractor on Sanibel. If you have a question for David, email him at [email protected].

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We have all been there. Let’s say

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need or the state of something in your house. You hang up the phone or walk away from the conversation and then try to relay that message to another person. And bam! The “what did they say about that thingy” moment hap-pens. Those kinds of moments happen because we are unfamiliar with a partic-ular word. So, naturally, it’s not always easy to remember what it is.

When speaking with your air condi-tioning service provider you may also encounter some terms you have heard before but aren’t exactly sure what they mean. So, here are some of the more common ones that will help you avoid the aforementioned moments should you ever come across them:

• HVAC – Stands for heating, ventila-tion, and air conditioning. This is a broad spectrum class of contractors that deal

with most comfort needs. Most comfort contractors deal with these three clas-sifications and refrigeration as well. Some even work on major household appli-ances.

• BTU – Stands for British thermal unit, and is a measurement of heat. A BTU is the amount of heat that is needed to raise or lower the temperature of one pound of water by one degree. This is how air conditioning and refrigeration is rated, by the use of BTUs or tons. (one ton of cooling equals 12,000 BTU/hour, and most residential air conditioners in this area are between two and four tons or 24,000 and 48,000 BTU).

• Sensible Heat – Heat that when added or removed causes a change in temperature but not in the state.

• Latent heat – Heat that when added or removed causes a change in state but not in temperature.

• Humidistat – This is a device that usually is installed by the thermostat. Its function is to measure the amount of humidity present and instruct the system to act accordingly.

• Supply – This is where the air comes out after being conditioned.

• Return – This is where the air goes back into the system.

• Air handler – This is the piece of equipment that is usually located in the attic. The air handler contains a coil, a blower and some other miscellaneous controls.

• Condensing unit – This is the part that is on the outside of your home, it contains a compressor, a fan, a large coil and some other miscellaneous parts.

I hope this helped clear up some ques-tions about a/c terminology.

As always, thank you and keep cool!Bryan Hayes is a Sanibel air condi-

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Cape Coral Store Giving Away Free Lapel Pins In Memory Of 9/11

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is giving away free “9-11 Never Forget” lapel pins to acknowledge the 10-year anni-versary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

“I’m from New Jersey,” said Mike Rachel, the store’s owner. “You could see the Twin Towers from my house.”

Crown Trophy has given away about 600 of the initial 1,000 pins, but Rachel plans to make as many as are request-ed for the next three weeks. To receive a pin, visit the store weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 861 SE 47th Terrace in Cape Coral until September 9.

Voluntary donations to the national 9/11 Memorial and Museum are being accept-ed but are not required to receive a pin. Rachel will forward the donations and a regis-try of donor names to the memorial and museum.

Any groups or organizations in need of multiple lapel pins should call the store at 540-9905 to request the desired quantity in advance.

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The Florida PACE Association has launched an informational website and toll-free number for those inter-

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The website address is www.FLPACE.org, and the toll-free number is 855-4FL-PACE (855-435-7223).

PACE is a long-term, community-based alternative to nursing home care that helps older Floridians remain independent. Those 55 and older who prefer to remain in their homes can receive coordinated medical care and support services through PACE. The program combines health care ser-vices, socialization, therapies and meals.

The scope of services includes medi-cal specialists, transportation, respite care, prescription medications, home health care, dental care, preventative care, personal care, social services, meals, nutritional counseling, and therapies including physi-cal, occupational and recreational.

The Florida PACE Association is a col-laborative organization of PACE service providers dedicated to providing healthcare to frail, older adults, according to the association’s president, Samira K. Beckwith, president and CEO of Hope HealthCare Services.

“PACE programs represent a three-way partnership among the care provider, the state of Florida and the federal government,” Beckwith said. “It’s truly a collabora-tive program and process that empowers our frail elderly to age in place, which our patients and their families often prefer. This all-inclusive care program is especially ben-eficial during these economic times as it eases the financial costs for participants and is cost effective for the state and federal government.”

Providers who make up the Florida PACE Association include: Florida PACE Center of Miami Jewish Health Systems; Hope PACE of Hope HealthCare Services in Fort Myers, Port Charlotte, Lehigh Acres and Naples, scheduled to open later this year; Neighborly PACE of Neighborly Care Network in Clearwater; and Chapters Health System of Temple Terrace.

To learn more about PACE, including information about private pay options and Medicare/Medicaid eligibility, or to find a PACE provider near you, visit www.FLPACE.org or call toll-free 855-4FL-PACE.

Samira K. Beckwith, president and CEO of Hope HealthCare Services, serves as presi-dent of the new Florida PACE Association

Local Firm Gives Air Conditioning Services To Ronald McDonald House

Sanibel Air Conditioning has donated $1,400 worth of air conditioning ser-

vices to the 7th annual McFlat’s Invitational Fishing Tournament scheduled for September 2 and 3. The tournament raises money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of SWFL, and gives fishing buffs an opportunity to compete for a $7,500 grand prize.

The Ronald McDonald House provides a home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill children undergoing medical treatment. For more informa-tion about the tournament visit: http://www.mcflatsinvitational.com/

Sanibel Air’s managing partner Todd Hayes and his wife Jennifer have actively sup-ported the charity for years.

“We are grateful to once again have the opportunity to sponsor this event and to make this contribution to a great cause,” said Todd Hayes. “It’s great to be able to sup-port such valuable organizations in our community.”

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Island Pharmacy Is The Real Deal When It Comes To Personal Service

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If you want to experience the real thing – and they are few and far between these days – there’s a perfect example of a small town pharmacy right here on Sanibel.

Island Pharmacy is Sanibel and Captiva’s only independent pharmacy, and one that is dear to the hearts of many residents and visitors. Pharmacists Reggie Mathai and Burl Sizemore are on hand to answer your questions. Regular customers who live locally can even have their pre-scriptions delivered free of charge.

Queenie Viglione of Captiva was in the store this week picking up a prescription. She’s a big fan.

“I come here for the personal service. It is nice to walk into a place where they know your name. You can ask Reggie any question and not be embarrassed,” she added.

An example of how an independent can provide extra services is the way Mathai will seek out specific products for customers. He is often asked to carry old-fash-ioned, hard-to-find things such as Burma Shave brushes, William’s Shaving Soap

and Grandma’s Lye Soap. “We have wholesalers across the entire country,” Mathai said, and he can usually

satisfy most requests. He noted that some people find relief from psoraisis and dry skin by using lye soap.

Island Pharmacy also rents walkers and crutches – including those for children and tall adults, which are hard to find. Mathai said walker gliders, also available, have been a boon to many users, helping them move along quicker and with less effort. These little plastic “skis” fit on two legs of the walker.

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The Crow’s Nest at ’Tween Waters Inn, Captiva has entertainment Fridays and Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. 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.

Gene Federico plays at Courtney’s on Sanibel on Thursdays and Fridays, 7 to 10 p.m. and on Sundays at the tiki bar from 2 to 5 p.m. Courtney’s is at 1231 Middle Gulf Drive, phone 472-4646.

The Jacaranda has entertain-ment 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, contemporary music and dance; Tuesday, Steve “Scooter” Reynolds, accoustic guitar, contem-porary music and dance; Wednesday, Buckeye Ken, contemporary, Top 40 and blues; Thursday, 2 Hot, contempo-rary, 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 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.

The Stone Crab – A Shrimp & Seafood House features Danny Morgan and Friends on Wednesdays and Fridays and Buckeye Ken Saturdays. Live entertainment is from 8 to 11 p.m. The Stone Crab is at 2761 West Gulf Drive, Sanibel, phone 472-0305,

RC Otter’s, 11506 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, has live music daily with dining inside and outside, phone 395-1142.

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Islands. The topic is Fraud and Internal Control.Focusing on accounting practices and requirements specifically for nonprofits, all

the seminars are coordinated with Southwest Florida Community Foundation in part-nership with United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades.

For the first time, each seminar will be duplicated on Sanibel in the days following the mainland event. This session’s mainland event will be held at United Way in Fort Myers on September 6.

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Future sessions include:• September 20 and 22 – Budgeting and Cash Flow• October 4 and 5 – Functional Expenses• October 18 and 20 – Filing Requirements and Reporting to Donors• November 1 and 4 – Policies“Community involvement and volunteerism are integral components of our culture,”

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All Tuesday seminars will be held at United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades at 7273 Concourse Drive, Fort Myers. Registration and a continental breakfast will be served for the Fort Myers sessions at 8 a.m. The seminars are from 8:15 until 10 a.m. The duplicate seminars for the island nonprofits will take place at Bank of the Islands, 1699 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. Registration and a continental breakfast will be served for the island sessions at 8:45 a.m. The seminars will last from 9 until 10:30 a.m.

Space is limited and participants must register in advance by contacting Shamera Rye at [email protected] or 939-5775.

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Lunch Seminar On Exploitation Laws

Lee Elder Abuse Prevention Partnership (LEAPP) will hold an informational lunch program on Wenesday, September 14. The event, entitled The Truth: Exploitation Laws Protecting Seniors, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30

p.m. at Broadway Palm, 1380 Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers.Doors will open at 11:30 and buffet lunch will be served at noon followed by the

program. LEAPP spokesperson Craig Wolf will give introductory comments and intro-duce the guest speaker.

Guest speaker Detective Joe Roubicek, economic crimes detective with the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, will present the program. Roubicek is the author of the book Financial Abuse of the Elderly: A Detective’s Case Files of Exploitation Crimes which serves as a criminal justice educational tool throughout the country.

The cost to attend the lunch program is $20 per person. Advance registration with payment is required to attend the program. Mail guest name(s) with check made pay-able to the Dubin Alzheimer’s Resource Center, 10051 McGregor Boulevard, Suite 101, Fort Myers, FL 33919. For more information, call the center at 437-3007.


Chamber Ambassadors Plan For Season

The Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce hosted its ambassadors planning meeting at Traditions on

the Beach last week.The ambassadors, chosen from the

700 strong chamber membership, work as a welcome team for new members. Each ambassador is assigned a new member and their role is to welcome them to the chamber, explain how the chamber works and to invite them to attend the next monthly business lunch and after hours event. Ambassadors give new members a welcome pack, which

contains a contact list of all members, the latest chamber magazine and the upcom-ing events calendar.

Chamber Marketing Director Bridgit Stone-Budd hosts the meetings, presents the new members and the nature of their business.

The chamber has welcomed nearly 50 new members already this year. This month’s new members included Kevin James Digital Arts, Captiva Holiday Village, How & Associates, Island Scene and MacIntosh Books & Paper.

“With the help of our ambassador team, we have seen a huge increase in our chamber member retention rate. They work very hard to keep all new members in the loop, and we find that it helps new members get the best out of their new partnership with the chamber,” Stone-Budd said.

Steve Hatfield, vice president of finance at the Island Inn; Bridgit Stone-Budd, marketing director of the chamber of commerce; Blanaid Colley of the Coffee Bar at Bailey’s; Chris Heidrick of Heidrick Insurance; Renee Cutaia of Hillgate Communications; Christin Collins of Lee Memorial Health System; (not pictured but part of the ambassador team is Barb Harrington of Royal Shell Properties)

School Smartby Shelley M. Greggs, NCSP

Dear Readers,

I will be writing a few more columns on resiliency, the topic that was initiated last week. It has generated quite

a bit of interest and many of you have asked for more information on it. As I mentioned, resiliency research teaches us to understand the factors that help chil-dren develop into mentally healthy adults, even if growing up in disadvantaged cir-cumstances. All children have the same needs for care, competence, self-esteem, autonomy, and the other components of resiliency. This week we will take a look at what constitutes resiliency and next week we will look at the resilient child and resiliency as a process.

Generally speaking there are three main components of resiliency: cogni-tive and behavioral elements, social fac-tors, and organic and genetic factors. Cognitive and behavioral factors that are important to develop for resiliency include social, emotional, problem-solving and analysis skills. Optimism, autonomy and self-esteem are also important building blocks of resiliency.

Social factors that contribute to resil-iency include relationships with parents,

peers, teachers, and others. Parental attachment and bonding, high clear expectations, consistent boundaries and participation of children in family deci-sion and responsibilities are essential to a supportive family relationship for resilient children.

Factors at school that increase resil-iency are supportive and caring teachers, high academic standards and expectations and opportunities for involvement that help to foster a sense of belonging and a belief in personal significance which can respond to a sense of alienation that many children experience.

Peer relationships should be stable and positive, especially during the teen years. This can be quite a challenge at times. Research has suggested that peer relationships can provide support for resiliency even if the parental relationship is dysfunctional.

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My brother is on a gluten-free diet now and lost a lot of weight. He’s razzing me to join him in his gluten-free diet, but I don’t see the point unless you have irritable bowel

syndrome (that’s why he did it). I really like my pizza and beer too! I read you every week – are there other health benefits?

MJ, Hollywood, FloridaMy husband and I keep a very strict

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This will shock you but gluten sensitiv-ity and/or Celiac disease can cause or contribute to: psoriatic arthritis, lupus, type 1 diabetes, dermatitis, ataxia, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, atten-tion deficit, peripheral neuropathy, mus-cle pain, headaches, bipolar, brain fog,

fatigue, Hashimoto’s, elevated TPO anti-bodies, hypothyroidism and more. What are the odds that your physician will test you for gluten sensitivity before prescrib-ing medication for these conditions?

One problem is that gluten testing is frequently inaccurate. Blood tests like IgA anti-transglutaminase or anti-endomysial antibodies may come back negative, and many doctors say if your GI symptoms are not severe, then don’t bother avoiding gluten. Gluten is in any-thing made with all-purpose flour, which I think should be renamed “no-purpose flour.” Gluten’s in salad dressings, soy sauce, muffins, bread, pizza – pretty much everything. Gluten acts like glue in regular flour.

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Up to 75 percent of people with per-sistent symptoms improve after going gluten-free, and I mean no detectable gluten, not even a teeny bit. If you feel better, don’t ever reintroduce gluten

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

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Dear Mom & Me,We recently moved to a warmer part

of the U.S. We were very anxious to get involved, meet new people and start con-tributing to the community.

We tried but have now withdrawn to our own little cocoon.

The people all seem resentful to the northerners. They want no change. They want to keep things exactly as they have been for the last 100 years.

We thought we would like it here but now think that it is time to move.

Do you have any suggestions?Damon

Dear Damon,“I don’t like change.” This is so com-

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If you live, you are constantly changing and so is the world around you.

You can never change people who are set in their ways – you can only change how you feel about them.

See if you can to join a “newcomers” group; maybe you will find others eager to move and shake just like you.

I do wonder, why did you move to your present location and then try to start changing it?

LizzieDear Damon,Well, there is the problem… not

“them” but you. Why go to a new loca-tion and try to change them as if you and your ways are better? Not too many people north, south, east or west would be welcoming of an individual coming into their homes and trying to change their way of life. Fine if you want to move again but, as long as you bring yourself and your notions to change people, you will continue to have problem.

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Bowel Beautiesby Dr. Dave Hepburn

This column is only for billionaires,

which... is all of you. You are rolling in veritable vault-loads of bacteria. You’re a bacterial billionaire. Some of your teenagers are

extremely wealthy, as are their hockey bags. In fact, for every single cell in your body you have 10 bacteria: on your skin, in your mouth, genital tract, your jockstraps and helmets.

Your colon, you’ll be thrilled to know, is the happy hellish home to most of these billions. But don’t be in a hurry to try and get rid of them courtesy of some primitive cultish practice like voo-doo or colon cleansing, the latter which not only does no good whatsoever but may in fact be harmful. (For those gull-ible colon cleansing folks... you’ve been hosed.) Stick to voodoo like my patients do, which may be the reason Dr. Dave bobbleheads are being snapped off the shelves and I have a constant pain in my prostate.

Your bowels are teeming with lovely, yet sensitive, bacteria with names like

E.coli and Petunia. However, your bowels also contain a bowlful of nas-tier, tougher, bacteria with names like Clostridia and Kevin. All of these bowel beauties, good and bad, compete for your pop tarts. Millions of them eagerly waiting in the bowels of your bowels with saliva dripping from their wee bac-terial beaks. Sleep well now, Billy.

Normally, the Petunias and those of similar ilk outnumber the nasty fellas significantly, a good thing for keep-ing your bowel flora and fauna in bal-ance, albeit an uneasy one. The good flora, as mentioned, are a sensitive lot and should they be insulted by say an antibiotic or a foreign invader, they get nervous, can’t eat and often faint. The hardier, evil bugs don’t care and so they take over the pop tart smorgasbord, and in so doing can cause some rather unac-ceptable symptoms like bloody diarrhea, pain, cramps and death and stuff.

So in this ongoing battle of the gut it makes sense to send in reinforcements from time to time. Welcome probiotics. Yes, you can deliberately add more of these sweet germy gems to that twisting cauldron of poop. That, in fact, is what a probiotic is.

The most famous probiotic is, of course, lactobacillus, found in yogurt. When I first learned of the enormous bacterial count in yogurt I was quite vis-cerally affected, which may explain the reflexive gagging sounds I make when I spot a roving Yoplait in aisle six at

the Piggly Wiggly. It also explains why I reach for the soothing Snickers bars to make me feel better as no bacteria could ever survive in my Snickers bars, thank you very much. But knowing what I do now about how great probiotics can be, I can almost tolerate a yogurt in the same room, as long as the lid is on and it doesn’t look me directly in the eye.

A live probiotic, taken at the same time that you might have to go on antibiotics, can restore the strength of the good bacteria, preventing the diar-rhea often seen in those on antibiotics. Probiotics can also be useful in actually treating good old fashioned infectious diarrhea and possibly even irritable bowel syndrome. In addition to GI prob-lems, probiotics are also considered in the treatment of vaginal, skin and respi-ratory infections and might even prevent tooth decay and periodontal disease.

Most probiotics are bacteria similar to those naturally found in people’s guts, especially in those of breastfed infants (who have natural protection against many diseases.) Probiotics are available as supplements but are also found in foods like fermented and unfermented milk, miso, tempeh, and some juices and soy beverages. The bacteria may exist in these foods naturally or be added during preparation. Isn’t that a lovely thought? “Bill, add a pinch more salt to that miso and, ummm, do we have any more baby poop left?”

What is important is that not all

probiotics are created equal and the cor-rect probiotic, be it bacteria, yeast or Edmonton Oiler, must be chosen for the proper problem or it is a waste of time and bowel, and don’t we all hate bowel waste. If you took the wrong probiotic for a gut problem you might be disap-pointed to learn that it was the probiotic used for vaginal yeast infections, par-ticularly if your driver’s license contains words like Charles or Gordon. So for most of you guys of the male species, it may be better to just inhale deeply... from a hockey bag.

Like the column? You’ll LOVE the book the Doctor is In(sane), available at Sanibel Island Bookshop. Contact Dr. Dave or read more at www.wisequacks.org.

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School SmartMs. Greggs is adjunct faculty at

Edison State College where she teach-es psychology and education courses. She is also Nationally Certified School Psychologist and consultant for School Consultation Services, a private educational consulting com-pany. Questions for publication may be addressed to [email protected]. Not all questions submitted can be addressed through this publication.

Got A Problem? Dr. Connie Is In

by Constance Clancy

Q: I have recently experi-enced the trauma of a divorce that I did not want. It came out of nowhere. I know that I am experi-encing grief, but sometimes I just

feel so traumatized. Is this normal?A: Most of our traumas in life come

from a significant loss such as death of a loved one, divorce, poor health, illness and disease, financial issues or broken friendships. Yes, it is natural to feel traumatized at times. You are expe-riencing trauma on all levels while going through an unwanted and unanticipated loss. Marriage is a commitment until the death of a spouse, not a spouse giving up and leaving the marriage. Being trau-matized threatens our total equilibrium, especially when the loss is irreversible. It takes time to accept the irreversibility of a loss. Adjusting to a life that will never be the same can expose weakness with-in ourselves that makes us feel especially vulnerable.

Great courage is often needed to adapt and carry on. Also realize that this loss can reveal strengths and resources you never knew you had.

It is important that you take respon-sibility, too, for overcoming your loss

and eventually you will achieve a greater acceptance of your life as you come to know it. In time your pain will subside and your wounds will heal as you discov-er an all-important truth: what remains is the most valuable thing you possess, life itself. It is hard for you to see that now because it is so fresh, but as you heal you will move forward and begin to live again.

Dr. Clancy is a licensed mental health therapist, certified hypnothera-pist, life coach, author and public speaker. You may email Dr. Connie at [email protected].

Shell Point Academy Topic: U.S. Intelligence

The Academy at Shell Point invites the public to attend a presenta-tion on the U.S. Intelligence

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U.S. IntelligenceServices. “Many people are concerned about the safety of our nation, should future attacks ever be attempted. We are honored to have Mr. Eastman speak on our campus and offer some additional insight.”

Eastwood began his career with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms before transferring to the Department of

Defense. His career also included con-ducting and leading counterintelligence and criminal investigations, and he has also served as a senior executive for the IRS.

In this frank and open discussion which moves beyond the rhetoric, politi-cal hyperbole, and media hype, Eastwood will discuss why our intelligence failed us on 9/11 and the state of our current preparation. He will also cover the use of torture in the war on terror, terrorist surveillance, and why it took so long to kill Osama.

The Academy at Shell Point is a life-long learning educational initiative for the residents of the retirement community. The academy provides anywhere from 70 to 90 classes each semester, encompass-ing a well-rounded curriculum of educa-tional opportunities for senior adults. The academy was named as one of 2008’s most innovative active aging programs by the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA), an association that supports professionals who develop wellness/fit-ness facilities and services for age 50-plus adults.

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• Wednesday, September 21, 10 a.m., Fort Myers Congregational United Church of Christ, 8210 College Parkway; 437-3007

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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

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 SERVICES OFFERED SERVICES OFFERED

BOATS - CANOES - KAYAKS

MISC. FOR SALE

WANT TO BUY

COMMERCIAL SPACE WANTED

COMMERCIAL SPACE

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

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

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


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 7/29 BM 8/26

BABY SITTER WANTED

239-580-8573

☼RS 7/29 BM 8/26

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 8/5 CC 8/26

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 8/5 CC 8/26

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 8/12 NC 8/26

RESTAURANT FOR RENT Approximately 4,000 sq. ft., in almost ready

to open condition. Former Cheeburger, Cheeburger restaurant located at

2411 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel.All inquiries should be directed to

[email protected] call 239-595-8967

☼NR 8/12 CC 9/2

WANTED SMALL OFFICE Commercial R.E Broker Simple location for Internet/[email protected]

239-322-8642☼NR 8/12 CC 8/26

ESPERANZA’S CLEANING SERVICE15 Years Experience

Lee And Collier CountyGood Rates

239-218-8376☼NR 8/19 CC 9/9

FOR RENTSpace for rent.

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

Call 239-558-5230.☼RS 8/19 BM 9/9

CITY PLANNER - AS NEEDEDProfessional planning work in the

implementation & enforcement of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Land

Development Code, & related development rules, regulations, codes, & ordinances.

$19.50 Hr. Tolls Paid. www.mysanibel.com for more information & application.

City of Sanibel, Admin Services Director, Attn: PL, 800 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957

Fax 239-472-3065.EOE/ADA/M/F☼NR 8/26 CC 8/26

J&A BUSINESS CONSULTING, INC.Joe Kruzich - President

MBA - FINANCEBookkeeping ServicesSanibel, Florida 33957

Call: 239-579-0537☼NS 8/26 CC 10/14

R E A D I S L A N D S U N O N L I N E :

www.IslandSunNews.com

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE VACATION RENTAL

ANNUAL/SEASONAL

ANNUAL RENTAL

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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

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

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

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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

Isabella RasiInternational

Real EstateConsultant

☼RS 5/13 NC TFN

Isabella Rasi(239) 246-4716

[email protected]

For InformationAnd Showings

Please Call

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

WALK TO BEACH1 BR/BA. Female - non smoker.

Share house.$500/month includes utilities.

One small pet okay.239-699-8741.☼RS 8/5 BM TFN

FOR SALE BY OWNER2008 MOBILE HOME

AT PERIWINKLE PARK1 Bed room new queen bed. LR with

sofa bed, kitchen, refrigerator ice maker, dinning area, Bosch washer dryer,

dishwasher. Trane A/C with Pro 4000 programmable thermostat. Full tile fl oors. Full vinyl deck. Pavers. Oodles of space.

Hurricane sun & window protection fi lm. Home in ex. cond. Much more, too numerous to mention. Priced at $89,400. Ground rent $5,800/yr. 239-209-1869 or

[email protected].☼NR 8/12 CC 9/9

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.$349K

Call 630-415-5125☼RS 8/12 CC TFN

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.Dunes, Lake Front, 4BR + / 4BA

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

$900/mo.

472-6747Gulf Beach Properties, Inc.

Paul H. Zimmerman, Broker/OwnerServing The Islands Rental Needs Since 1975

ANNUAL RENTALSSANIBEL

☼RS 8/12 BM TFN

CLOSE TO SANIBEL & FM BEACH 2BR/2BA, 2nd fl oor, end unit w/lanai.

Very clean & bright. Pool & tennis. No smoking, no pets. $800 per month

239-851-4921 or 887-0834.☼NR 8/12 CC 9/2

ANNUAL RENTAL APT1 Bedroom - 1 Bath,2nd fl oor apartmentEast End of Sanibel.

Call 239-472-0121, Cell 239-410-2553.☼NS 8/12 PC 9/2

FOR SALE - TRAILERPeriwinkle Park - 30’ Trailer with attached 20’x10’ screen room, furnished, cozy and clean,appliances, garden area, Internet/

cable, storage sheds, paver parking. 727-207-5787. Paradise!

☼RR 8/26 CC 9/2

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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

My name is Snowball and I am a 10-year-old female Samoyed with an all white coat.

I’m a beautiful dog but beauty doesn’t always guarantee happiness. If you’ve ever had to start over just when you thought your life was set, then you know my story. I may be a bit older but I’m very young at heart. I have lots of enthusiasm for life and people. In fact, I absolutely love people so I could be a good companion for just about anybody.

Adoption Fee: Senior pets are free during the Awesome August Adoption Promotion!

My name is Tuxie and I am a a four-month-old domestic short hair male cat. I’m black-and-white tuxedo.

I’m “puttin’ on the ritz” just for you! My tuxedo makes me look like a dapper chap but there’s no need for formality as far as I’m concerned. I’m really very adaptable when it comes to lifestyle. I would be a perfect pet in a multi-family household or a great companion for a fun-loving single.

Adoption Fee: $20 during the Awesome

August Adoption Promotion! Remember cats are always two for one.

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.

Snowball, ID #512862 Tuxie, ID #513214

We Need A Home

A Sanibel resident has gone in to a nursing home, leaving three cats homeless.

PAWS is looking for either a perma-nent home or temporary foster home for Oreo (12-year-old male), Molly (11-year-old female) and Daisy (seven-year-old female).

Oreo, Molly and Daisy are currently being boarded at a kennel, but they need a real home very soon. They are vet checked, healthy, spayed/neutered, gentle and affectionate.

If you can help, call PAWS volunteer Diane at 484-574-6419.

Molly

Daisy

Oreo

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