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It's tarpon season, and area fishermen are having much success catching and releasing the silver kings. The Doc Kline Memorial Tournament took place last weekend. Forresults and photos see page 19. Photo/Carlene Brennen.

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Rockies topple Marlins inTuesday playoff

ByTeiryBlackmorePlayoff excitement electrified the air on

The Sanibel School baseball diamondsTuesday night

The battle of the boys dressed inRockies' black and Marlins blue commencedunder clear skies and a shower of cheers andapplause from the many moms, dads and fansfilling the grandstands. Prior to the game, theMarlins led the league, up by one game.

Rockies pitcherCarloMuccigapitchedastrong game through six innings, but had to go

back to his regular position — as catcher —after he'd pitched the maximum number ofinnings allowed per week by league rules. TheMarlins battled back to an 11-11 tie. But, in thefinal inning, the Rockies prevailed, winning 12-11.

This means it's possible there could be athree-way tie to end the season Thursday night(after press time)—if the Giants beat the Mets.If so, the league has tentatively decided on acoin flip to decide the final two teams, whowould then meet Saturday morning in thechampionship game prior to the 10 a.m. All-Star game and end-of-year festivities.

The Rockies team gathers together with coach Barry Waddell.

Summer Fare

Chris and Meta Luckenbill

New Zealand dolphin

Arts Editor Frank Wagner expresses his amazement about how the art world has changed —just a few years ago, there would have been little, if any, summer theater. This summer,.the theaterworld rocks! This week, Wagner looks at happenings at the Pirate Playhouse, Old SchoolhouseTheater, BIG Arts and the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater. Next week, he will preview five othervenues with summer productions

— See page 5

Spinning out of controlReporter Jennifer Workman, admittedly not a fitness nut, gives her spin on the new rage in aer-

obic workouts — spinning classes (on stationary bikes) at the Sanibel Fitness Center. She comesaway a bit sore, but also empowered and ready to do it again ... perhaps.

—See page 7

Postcard from New ZealandTravel correspondent Tara Geissinger writes to us from New Zealand, where she swam with

the dolphins.—See page 9

Report on the CityInterim City Manager Bob Pritt provides an overview of the past year in Sanibel City govern-

ment, and where he sees us heading.—See page 24

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The chamber holds an afterhours atSanibel Inn/Portofino. See page 14.

Good-bye to Diane, hello to Jean. See page14.

Big Arts sponsors art education at The SanibelSchool. See page 30.

SpeciaiManeuvers

On Monday members of theLee County Sheriff SpecialOperations unit were practicingtraining maneuvers on the cause-way. Clad all in black from head totoe, the Special Operations teampracticed helicopter pick ups anddrop offs before heading off tianother area of the county to dmore drills. The team was traininall week

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incorrectly identified in last week's issueof the Islander as her twin sister Laurawho lives in Nashville.

• And in the April 30 issue of theIslander Schnapper's Hots owner VinceChiaramonte was incorrectly identifiedas Vice. We apologize for the error.

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SUMMPart I of a two part series on theater options

for the summer months

By FRANK WAGNERIslander staff writer

'Tis true, 'tis true, "Things ain'twhat they used to be." Ten years, ago itwould have been an impossibility toannounce a summer schedule of enter-tainment on island and in the immedi-ate area. Way back then, you could'have announced the usual summerafternoon thunderstorms, the inevitabletennis and golf matches, a PeriwinkleWay almost completely void of trafficand many, many lazy, hazy days ofsummer trying to think of somethingscintillating to do. That is most certain-ly not true today. While the entertain-ment calendar is not nearly as crowdedas it is during winter season, there aremany extraordinary and vastly enter-taining attractions booked during thesummer at the Pirate Playhouse, OldSchool-house Theater, Broadway PalmDinner Theatre, Mann Hall, TheNaples Phil, The Arcade and TheFoulds.

Take your calendar from its placeof honor, grab a pencil and get ready tocircle or check any of the followingsmmer treats yoq, feel you might beinterested in seeing.

The Pirate PlayhouseCompany at the J.Howard Wood Theatre:• June 30-July 18 — Somewhere inBetween by Craig Pospisil. Directed byTina McPhearson.

Remember manners and respectfor others? Remember the fun of dat-ing? Remember good ole, so-call "nor-mal" relationships? My, my, times have

• changed! Welcome to the cruel worldof Jasper who can't stand up to his bossat work, whose co-workers drive himcrazy and who has absolutely no luckwith women. This play concerns his

life in the cold, hard city of NewYork. Here is a no-hold- barred com-edy about relationships and life inthe 90 's that is one continuing laugh.

The drama critic of the DaytonDaily News said of the play, "It's awonderful play..a quirky, romanticcomedy... alive with contemporarysocial poignancy."

• July 28 - Aug.15 — Laughing Stockby Romulus Linney. Directed by RalphElias

Laughing Stock is the title fortwo one-act comedies: Sand MountainMatchmaking and Tennessee. Both ofthe plays are set in the SmokeyMountains of Western North Carolina.

In Sand Mountain Matchmaking,a young wdow is courted by an outra-geous and completely unacceptableseries of suitors before she discoversthe secret of attracting a handsomemountain Romeo'.

Tennessee is the story of a myste-rious woman who relates the wonder-fully ironic and touching surprises thatoccurred during her married life in themountains. Frances Sternhagen wasacclaimed for her performance inTennessee, and the play was deemed tobe one of the outstanding short plays ofrecent decades.

The New York Times drama critichad this to say of the playwright,"Romulus Linney is a playwright witha rich, Faulknerian sense of humor."

Performance schedule for bothplays: 8 p.m. Wednesday throughSaurday and 7 p.m Sunday. Tickets are$13 for general seating for all perfor-mances. Charge by phone by calling472-0006; reservations are now avail-able.

After the closing of LaughingStock the theater will remain dark untilthe opening of Talley's Folly on Nov. 4.

Old SehoolhouseTheater/J.T SmithProductions• Currently playing until Saturday, May22, is the laugh sensation of the season— Lend Me A Tenor.• May 27-29 — Opening for a limitedthree-performance Memorial Dayweekend is J.T.'s new and originalrevue The Great American Songbook

featuring many hit tunes from the penof American's greatest composers.Joining J.T. will be two islandfavorites, Victor Legarreta and JohnnaAllen. The three performances willbegin at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Fridayand Saturday evenings, May 27, 28and 29. Tickets are $18.Reservations can be made now bycalling 472-6862.• June 3-July 17 — Roy Cooney'smad, mad farce Run for Your Wifewill open at 8 p.m. Thursday, June3, and play Thursday, Friday andSaturday evenings through July 17.This is a truly zany farce and, if youthink it is difficult coping with onewife, this farce will demonstrate, inoh-so-many ways, the hazards ofdealing with two spouses. Ticketsare $15 and reservations can bemade now by calling 472-6862.

At the conclusion of theengagement of Run for Your Wife,the Old Sehoolhouse Theater willbe closed until November for exten-sive renovations.

The BIG Arts Center/Schein Hall• May 24 — At 1 p.m. in Schein Hall,Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre will pre-sent a musical adaptaton of theWashington Irving Classic, Rip VanWinkle. Five giant body puppets, eightcostumed characters and several tradi-tional puppets will appear in this musi-cal adaptation. Call 395-0900 for fur-ther informaton,• The BIG Arts Film Society will pre-sent a summer series of belovedHollywood musicals. Featured will beMeet Me in St. Louis, Ain't Misbehavin,Hair, Brigadoon and Evita, Call 395-0900 for further information.

Numerous classes and workshopswill continue at the BIG Arts Centerthroughout the summer for your conve-nience, pleasure and hone your artisticskills.

Call 395-0900 for a.schedule ofthese classes and information on theperformances.

Broadway PalmDinner Theatre• June 3 to July 3 — Love, Sex, and

theI.R.S. — This insane bit of nonsenseconcerns two roommates who

try to fool the I.R.S. The methods usedto dupe the I.R.S. auditor end up incomplete chaos. Premise: To pay lesstaxes, one rornmate has been listing theother as his wife on his tax return.How's that for a set-up for a funnybone tickler that causes laughs galore?• July 8 to Aug 28 — Meet Me in StLouis, a stage version of the classicmovie that featured Judy Garland,Magaret O'Brien and a host ofHollywood favorites. The setting is St.Louis in 1904 as the city prepares forthe great World's Fair. The score byHugh Martin and Ralph Blane includedmany standard hits: The Trolley Song,The Boy Next Door, Have Youself aMerry Little Christmas and many others.

Performance schedule for bothshows is Wednesday through Saturdaywith selected matinees and Sunday twi-light performances. Ticket prices are$20 to $36. Call 278-4422 for reserva-tions information, or visit the boxoffice at 1380 Colonial Boulevard inFort Myers.• June 11-July 2 — Charlotte's Web,the popular children's story will playJune 11,13, 17-19, 23, 24, 27 and July1 & 2. Lunch begin at noon and theshow follows at 1 p.m. Tickets forlunch and show are $12 for all ages and$10 for show only.

The children's productions atBroadway Palm are selected with fam-ilies in mind and provide a great way tointroduce your children to the wonder-ful world of live theatre.

Please Note: The Off Broadway PalmTheatre will be closed for the summer.

(Next week, summer schedulesfor The Arcade, Mann Hall, FouldsTheatre and The Phil.)

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Spinning class puts new spin on exercise—even for dodge ball dropouts

By JENNIFER WORKMANIslander Staff Writer

Tk ~Jb, not another hill, I thought as I stood up on/ \l ^ e Peaals °f m y b&£ and struggled to keep

X v up with Meta Luckenbill. She was ahead ofme and charting our course. "We're off the road now," shecalled out over her microphone to the pack behind her linedup like a gang of bikers ready to rumble. We followed herevery move and waited for her next direction—a sharp rightturn and then a left. But, while we were pedaling madly, weweren't moving. You see, we were simply spinning ourwheels at the Sanibel Fitness Center where owners Metaand her husband Chris offer this revolutionary way to exer-cise.

Spinning, Meta said, offers a quick fitness gain withvery minimal risks of injury. The gains, she said, are unbe-lievable, and after one look at her fit, muscle-toned bodyand the glow of health on her cheeks, I was a believer.

I have to admit, I was a reluctant believer. In fact, Ididn't want to get near one of those spinning bikes. I was-n't sure what I was in for, but I knew it was much more thanriding a stationary bike and I knew it was going to cause mepain. I tried several tunes to avoid the class, but to no avail.So, I begmdgingly made my way up to the Fitness Centeron the comer of Rabbit Road and Sanibel-Captiva Road forthe 5:45 p.m. class last Friday.

At the last minute, I thought I was going to have areprieve when I bumped into Sheila Hoen in the women'slocker room, which, by the way, is rather fancy for a gymlocker room—pink and plush with curtains for privacy.Sheila is a spinner. I couldn't believe how many spinners Iwas encountering. I'd just run into Mandy Greenstein andDee Serage. Both spinners. Both in great shape. However,Sheila said she wouldn't be spinning that day—all twelvebikes were full. I thought that was kind of curious. BothMandy and Dee, while they encouraged me to go, alsowarned me about the difficulty level and the pain factorinvolved with spinning. How could something so frighten-ing be so popular? Now I knew I should only be a specta-tor. "Oh, Sheila," I said. "You can take my bike. I'll justwatch and take pictures. Really, I insist." Sheila wouldn'tbuy it. She told me I had to spin to do a proper story. "Youreally must try it," she said.

So for the first time in seven years I forced myself toenter an aerobics room.

Fitness centers are not typically places I like to be. Iwas never what you might call athletic while growing up. IfI wasn't the last kid picked for the team, I was pretty closeto it. You see, coordination has never been my strong point.I can't even clap to a beat, let alone get my arms and legsmoving in unison and with grace. RE. (or physical educa-tion) was my most dreaded class in school. I always thoughtit was incredibly cruel to force insecure and hormone-invaded pre-teens into a concrete slab of a room, force themto change clothes in front of each other, herd them into agym, and then encourage them to "play" a hideously ridicu-lous game called dodge ball. To play, two "teams" standface to face and hurl a red rubber ball at each other with allof their might. The object of the hurlers is to hit the peopleon the other team with the ball as they try to dodge it—hence the name. Once you are hit you are called out and getto, I mean, have to sit out until the next game. I wasn't much

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The inside scoop:If you sign up by June 30, the Sanibel Fitness Center isoffering a summer membership discount—three monthsfor $99. Spinning classes are $5 per class extra for mem-bers. If you're not a member you can buy a $10 day passto take a spinning class and use the Center's other facili-ties. Or, you can get 12 spinning classes for $50. CallChris or Meta at 395-2639 for information and a schedule.

for dodging. I was kind of a kamikaze player and kind of awimp. I would throw myself at the ball in hopes that Iwould be called out before the class bully got ahold of it andarmed (with incredible accuracy for a twelve-year-old) forthe likes of me.

Solo activities that require very little coordinationwere always my preferred form of exercise—swimming,bicycling, walking at a slow pace while blissfully lappingup a chocolate ice cream cone. Even in college, when myfriends and I went to the gym, I never strayed far from thetreadmill or the stationary bike. Every once in a while I'd doa sit up. But there were those rare and unpleasant occasionswhen a well-meaning friend would convince me to join herin an aerobics class. The last aerobics class I attended was

in 1992. My friend Jennifer dragged me to a step aerobicsclass. "The instructor is so good," she said. "You'll have notrouble following him." I reiterated to her that my arms andlegs don't work well together (I can trip over air) and stillshe assured me that I would love this class.

So, I went. I made it through the warm-up phase withlittle trouble. But then the real meat of the class started. Allaround me men and women were stepping up and down andhopping left and right and arms and legs were flailing aboutBut when the group stepped up, I stepped down. When theyhopped left I sort of hopped right. And my arms and legswere flailing, but they certainly weren't flailing in the samedirection as everyone elses. I know this because in the cruelworld of gym exercise there are full mirrors on every speckof every wall in the room. I was forced to watch the specta-cle I was making. To make matters worse, the instructor ofthe class left the front of the room and came to the back cor-ner where I was trying to hide. "Jennifer, you just aren't get-ting it. Here watch me," he said in his loud instructor voiceand then climbed on rny step with me. He grabbed my armsand he moved them where they were supposed to be goingand he slowed down the steps so that my leaden feet couldfollow his. And while I'm sure in some world this was con-sidered a kind gesture, all it did was fluster me more andfurther emphasize my lack of coordination. 1 wanted tothrow myself in front of a dodge ball and be called out.

So, you can understand why I was wary about goingto spinning class. I still blush crimson at the mere thoughtof my last venture into an aerobics room. But as fate wouldhave it, last Friday I was sitting on a stationary bike in themiddle of a mirrored aerobics room watching myself spin.And, don't tell anyone, but I liked it. In a sick, no pain nogain, feel the bum, sweat dripping kind of way, I reallyliked it.

You see, I was spinning next to my friend Jennifer(yes, another Jennifer) Chiaramonte who gave me rein-forcement all the way. Chris made sure Jen would be there.He called her twice that morning to tell her I needed—insisted on—the support. So, with Jen on my right andChris on my left I was feeling pretty confident. I do have toadmit I was a little intimidated by the rest of the group—Barbara Silvers, Gail Barden, Jane Ranieri, Dave Scheiber,Roy Silvers, Lavonne Larson and Roger Spiegler—most ofthem have been spinning together since the classes began inOctober. Lavonne and Roger are both relatively new tospinning, but they both did a 150 mile bike ride with Metaand Chris from Key West to Key Largo recently—that's afar cry from my eight miles a couple times a week. So, I wasfeeling pretty out of my league. But when I walked in cring-ing, they all greeted me with enthusiasm. Jen and Chris hadprepped them for my arrival. They were glad to see me,they were encouraging and they were funny. Barbara evenhas her own bike—the Red Rocket—that has tassels and abasket with squirt guns in it. Meta is armed with squirt gunstoo—she and Barbara squirt the group when they get over-heated. It is welcome relief and it adds an element of fun tothe workout. As do the theme days. They've had hat daysand seventies days—complete with a disco ball and cos-tumes. 'Teople want to come and have fun," said Meta. "Ifthey have fun the exercise doesn't seem so bad."

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SPINNING, FROM PACE 7

It's true—having a laugh here and there helped me get through it. From the firstpush-up to the last vertical jog, I was sure I'd never make it. And there was a moment whenI actually thought I was going to pass out. It is way more than riding a stationary bike.Sometimes you just pedal with one leg—pushing and pulling. Other times you stand upand pedal—your hands barely touching the handle bars. There are sprint type things whereyou alternate between pedaling really fast and then pedaling slow. There are push ups andstomach crunches and arm exercises and calve drills. Meta doesn't show any muscle onthe body any mercy.

I couldn't make it through the whole routine, a couple times I had to sit back in therest position (sitting up straight with your arms hanging to the side, but still pedaling,always pedaling). Meta assured me that was okay. It's part of the beauty of spinning, shesaid. "You're in charge." Each individual controls his own resistance level on the bike anddecides how fast or slow he's going to pedal through the drills. "A common mistake begin-ners make is they want to do what everyone is doing. They have a tendency to do morethan they need to," Meta explained.

I don't think I made that mistake. I had no problem going to the rest position whileeveryone else was climbing hills. No problem at all. And the beauty of it was, no one maderun of me. Some of them rested too. No one came over to my bike and told me I was doingit all wrong. Jen told me several times that I did surprisingly well for my first time and shepromised me she wasn't just saying that. The others shared their first time stories andempathized with me. No one drew unnecessary attention to me unless it was positive and,best of all, there was no class bully with surprisingly good aim. Even Sheila, whom Ibumped from the class, came back in at the end to see how I had done.

That's when I knew spinning could offer me what no other exercise ever had—awork out in which I could work at my own level and still have the camaraderie, supportand understanding from a group. I didn't have to keep up with anyone and I was respon-sible to no one but me. That's it, said Meta. That's why spinning is so great. She gave mea sticker for making it through the class. "Anyone who does spinning is not a wimp," shesaid.

When I left, legs shaking, sweat dripping and red faced, I didn't feel so out of place.Actually, I felt empowered or what Meta calls endorphed. And now, three days later, withevery muscle in my body still aching, I feel like spinning again. And, I'd really like to getin oil a good game of dodge ball. Bullies beware.

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We are the dead. Shoit days agoWe Iwed, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,loved, and were loved, and now we lieIn Flanders fields....

Nothing symbolizes VFW's pledge to "Honor the dead by helping the living" like theBuddy Poppy. The poppy first gained fame as a symbol of hope amid the carnage of war morethan 80 years ago when Col. John McCrae, a World War I Canadian veteran, wrote "In FlandersFields" in 1915. McCrae believed the ideals and causes for which the veterans interred in Flandersfields were fighting and dying must always be remembered.

Anna E. Guerin, subsequently known as the Poppy Lady from France, conceived flie ideato sell artificial poppies to help orphans and others left destitute in war-ravaged France. But in1922, the Veterans of Foreign Wars adopted the poppy as the official VFW flower and, in 1923,formally adopted a plan to have disabled veterans make the poppies (they had previously beencommercially made). The organization's leaders envisioned the men being paid for their work, thusproviding a practical means of assistance while ensuring a steady, reliable source of poppies. Thefirst veteran-made poppies were made in Pittsburgh in i924 and the name "Buddy Poppy" regis-tered with the U.S. Patent Office. "Buddy" was coined by the poppy makers themselves as a trib-ute to the veterans who didn't come home and those crippled or scarred for life.

Since that time, millions of the blood-red artificial flowers have been made by disabled vet-erans — many of them disabled on the same battlefields on which their buddies were killed —and distributed for $1 donation each (year 'round, but with a special emphasis on veteran's daysof remembrance like Memorial Day and Veteran's Day). Today, veterans at 15 locations in 12states assemble the artificial flowers.

On Sanibel, VFW members Larry Lewis and his wife, Joan, will be selling poppies atBailey's on Friday, May 28, and Saturday, May 29.

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By Tara GeissingerSpecial to the Islander

Iwish there were another word besides "amaz-ing" in the English language to describe theSouth Island of New Zealand. As we traveled

around, we found ourselves using it way too often. Thereis just no other way to describe plunging seaside cliffs,snow-capped mountains, wide stretches of beach, greenrolling hills speckled with hundreds of sheep, raging riversflowing through sheer-sided gorges, glaciers slicing theirway to the ocean and 14 different fjords! It was trulyamazing! . ' •

Our favorite place on the entire island was a tinytown on the Northeast coast called Kaikoura (meaning"eating crayfish" in the native Maori language). Thedowntown consisted of one main road running along theGoast, lined with small hotels, shops and restaurants. It wasas if we'd stepped back into the 1950's. Milk was deliv-ered to the houses in bottles every morning, the peoplewere very friendly and life was simple.

This peninsula is a Mecca for marine life. Giantsquid measuring over 100 feet have been studied here ashave the acrobatic dusky dolphins, rare Hector's dolphins,orcas (killer whales), sperm whales, humpback whales andthe New Zealand fur seal.

One of the reasons for Kaikoura's abundance ofaquatic life is the geology of the land itself; The peninsulaprovides a meeting, place for two strong ocean currentsthat converge in the deep-water canyons and plunge toincredible depths just a few miles from the shore. Theresult is a unique ecosystem which sustains the manymarine creatures found there.

As deep as the ocean is offshore, towering moun-tains rise up from the grassy farmland just off the shore-

line. While we were there, the mountaintops were dustedwith their first winter snow. It was magical to see suchrugged, beautiful mountains hugging the ocean coast! Iwas constantly in awe of the beauty of this little seasidetown.

Because of the marine life hi the area, Kaikouraoffered many activities for the adventure traveler. You canfeed sharks, snorkel or dive with fur seals, swim with dol-phins, hike the coastal track or go whale watching. We dideverything except feed the sharks (for obvious reasons)!

The dusky dolphin is a native of New Zealand andprobably one of the most energetic and acrobatic of theentire dolphin species. During the summer, duskies comeclose to the Kaikoura coast and form large groups of 75 to300 or even up to 1,000. In winter they move offshore.

After reading the glowing reports of past swimmersin the New Zealand Sea Adventures office and reading thebrochure, We were eager to sign up for dolphin swimming.We met at the shop at.6:30 a.m. to be fitted into our wet-suits and view a video. The wetsuits were extremely thickand covered our whole bodies, including a very fashion-able hood. As you can probably guess, the water was avery chilly 55 degrees!

Our boat raced across the coastal waters and weswimmers were jumpy with anticipation! Soon, dolphinsstarted performing their water acrobatics on all sides of theboat. There were hundreds of them! Our captain maneu-vered to the front of the pod and then signaled for us tosoftly slip into the water. At first, the water was unbear-ably cold, but soon the effect of the wetsuit and the thrillof watching dolphins swish past, made me forget all about

it-Our guide had told us that dolphins only remain

close to humans if they are being entertained. With total

disregard for dignity, we worked hard at amusing thosecrazy dolphins! We sang through our snorkels, tappedrocks together, swam in circles and dove under the water.It seemed to work!

A dolphin was circling below me staring right upinto my mask. He seemed to be interested in this new seacreature with the black hood, fluorescent yellow flippersand horrible singing voice! We stared at each other and Idove under the water to experience more of his world.There is no question in my mind that we had a spiritualconnection in those few seconds. Then, quick as heappeared, he swam off and a few more dolphins wentswishing past. Their sleek gray bodies were sparkling inthe sunlight underwater and I felt so blessed to be spend-ing a few moments in their kaleidoscope world.

When I stuck my head above water, fins were flyingpast and dolphins were doing cartwheels on top of thewater. They were literally flipping nose over tail five andsix times in a row. It was spectacular. Eventually, theentire pack swam past us and became bored with oursinging and lack of body flips. We pulled ourselves backon the boat and headed off to find another pack.

.There is something different and special about beingclose to dolphins in their natural environment. This wasdefinitely an experience I will never forget! Kaikoura wasthe most beautiful, unique and captivating town I haveseen in the world. My heart aches to return.

(Tara Geissinger, the daughter of islanders Johnand Debby Friedlund, is currently living in Seoul, SouthKorea, where her husband, Mark, has been employeddesigning an integrated communications system for thenew international airport. The job provides plenty of timefor travel, and Tara, a .freelance writer, sends us "post-cards" from time to time.)

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Former Sanibel civic leader and busi-ness woman Emily Wood Underhill died onMay 6 at St. Luke's Hospital in NewBedford, Mass. She was 69. Known "for-ever" by her childhood name of Twink, shewas the widow of Edwin S. Underhill, III,also formerly of Sanibel.

Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Twink was thedaughter of the late Kenneth and EmilyWood. She had lived in Corning, N.Y. andMadison, Conn, before moving to Sanibelin 1974 after years of vacationing on theisland. She was a graduate of St. Luke'sSchool of Nursing in New York City andattended Vassar. She was a resident ofPadanaram Village in South Dartmouth,Mass, when she died.

In her lifetime, Underhill was a busi-nesswoman and civic leader who wasactive in environmental and conservationssues, city planning, genealogy and family

planning. She served on the originalSanibel Planning Board and the board ofthe Sanibel-Captiva ConservationFoundation. She and Ed founded, ownedand operated the Unpressured Cooker in'eriwinkle Place and were among the co-

founders of The Island Reporter.

Twink Underhill/Photo CharlesMcCullough.

Her survivors include four children— Edwin S. Underhill of Merrimack, N.H.,Anne P. Underhill of Hamden, Conn., W.Allen Underhill of Northampton, Mass.,and Emily Underhill Luchetti of Sausalito;three grandchildren — Stephanie, Andreaand Ethan Underhilll of Merrimack; a sis-ter, Joan Wood Swain of Old Saybrook, anda brother, Kenneth A. Wood of Deep River,Conn.

In lieu of flowers, contributions maybe made to The Rotch Jones Duff House,396 County Street, New Bedford, Mass.,the Acquisitions Committee of the NewBedford Whaling Museum, 18 JohnnyCake Hill Road, New Bedford, or SCCF.

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If you've ever wished you could tell agovernment agency what it ought to be doing,here's your chance.

Florida law requires all state agenciesto develop a strategic plan and update it annu-ally. The plan describes the agency's publicmission and outlines strategies to achieve itsgoals. Florida Agriculture Commissioner BobCrawford is seeking the public's ideas as heupdates Agriculture & Consumer Service'splan into the year 2005.

"Our department touches the lives ofFloridians every day," Crawford points out"We can do a better job of serving the publicif people will tell us what they think of the jobwe're doing and what else needs to be done."Suggestions may be submitted in writing dur-ing the next week or so.

The Department of Agriculture &Consumer Services has a wide range ofresponsibilities, including:• Ensuring a safe food supply by inspectingprocessing plants and supermarkets.• Issuing certain product warnings and recallbulletins.• Receiving and Hying to resolve consumercomplaints on all subjects. The agency also

regulates certain businesses such as travelagencies, health and dance studios, auto repairshops and telemarketers.• Protecting Florida's natural environment bymanaging amUlion acres of forest land and byensuring that farm chemicals are used proper-ly and farm practices are environmentallyresponsible.

• Promoting, protecting and assisting Florida'sfarmers to ensure the production of a whole-some, abundant food supply and maintain theeconomic viability of the state's $6 billionagriculture industry.• Inspecting various mechanical devices —gas pumps, supermarket scanners, weights,measuring devices, taxi meters, and scales —to ensure that consumers receive fair measurefor their money.

Apreliminary draft of the department'sstrategic plan will be available to the public forcomment early in June. Suggestions andrequests for the draft report should be send toCommissioner Bob Crawford, FloridaDepartment of Agriculture & ConsumerServices, 407 South Calhoun Street-Room110, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800.

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You mean all day long or just on bicy-cles?

Councilman Bill Hillebrandt to SteveBrown's hypothetical suggestion that the cityconsider an ordinance to make adults wearhelmets.

I'll just agree.Councilwoman Nola Theiss, in keeping

with her policy to not repeat what's alreadybeen said, in regard to the praise the othercouncil members gave the budget review com-•nitteefor a job well done.

Okay folks, we're whispering Up herebecause we're discussing where .we're going tolunch—it's rather important you see.

Mayor Bob Janes.

It's only Jennifer who doesn't need totake people outside and interview them. That'sthe young people for you today—you just takeitallin.

Janes regarding the fact reporterJennifer Workman was the only of the three cityreporters to not interview a telecommunicationscompany representative after, the discussion ofthe possible telecommunications moratorium.

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Searching for a new main manCity Council narrows City Manager applications

to seven candidatesBy Jennifer WorkmanIslander Staff Writer

Council narrowed the field in the city managersearch down to seven applicants who will be invited tointerview for the position within the next two weeks.

On May 12, council received a list of 10 candidatesand two runners-up for the city manager position fromRange Rider Richard Simmons. The Range Riders are agroup of former city managers who aid municipalities inthe city manager hiring process. They were asked to nar-row the original list of 176 applicants for the Sanibel jobto 10 qualified candidates.

Simmons recommended to council that they createa list of finalists as soon as possible because a delaycould result in losing the best applicants to another city.And with City Attorney and Acting City Manager BobPritt poised at the chalk board to keep a tally, that's justwhat council did. Council members used Simmons' listof recommendations and matched it against their owncandidate choices to come up with a final list.The seven final candidates ares• Donald D. Crawford of Streator, 111. Crawford is cur-rently the Streator city manager and has served as citymanager in Boca Raton, and DeKalb, 111.• Richard J. White of Lexington, Mass. White has beenthe Lexington town manager since 1987. He has alsoserved as a budget analyst, the interim town manager ofWinchester, Mass. and the town administrator ofBedford, Mass.• Mark M. William's of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Williams hasbeen the city administrator of Isle of Palms, S.C. since1985. He has also served as a roving public administra-tor in Greenwood, S.C. and the town administrator ofRidgeland, S.C.• Henry Clarke Dolive, Ph.D. of Cincinnati, Ohio. Dolivehas been the township administrator for AndersonTownship in Ohio* since 1989. Dolive has been a profes-sor of Political Science and earned his degrees inFlorida. He has a Bachelors of Arts from Stetson

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Bob Pritt tallies up votes for top City Manager candidates.

University and his Master's and Doctorate degrees areboth from the University of Florida.• Edward L. Sealover of Atlantic Beach, N.C. Sealover iscurrently the Atlantic Beach town manager and hasserved as county administrator in Marlboro County, S.C.and Cecil County, Md, He has also been the city manag.-er, town administrator or town manager of cities andtowns in Pennsylvania and Maryland.• Susan M. Miller of Pensacola. Miller has, been theassistant county administrator of Escambia County, Fla.since 1995. She served as the director of financial plan-ning and administration in Hollywood, Fla and the direc-tor of administration and finance in Jacksonville. Shealso served as assistant city manager and finance direc-tor in Boca Raton. Miller received her Master's degreefrom the University of West Florida.• Anthony L. Shoemaker of Boca Raton. Shoemaker isthe assistant city manager of Boca Raton and has servedas a management consultant to Hillsborough County,Clearwater and Gainesville. Shoemaker was also thecounty administrator for Citrus County and city managerin Tarpon- Springs and Clearwater

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Break-inJames Henry Willis, the caretaker

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Slashed tiresDavid Muench reported May 15

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Trespass Warrants* Gary Bonner received a trespass-

ing warrant May 14. The warrant wasrequested by McTs manager John Goetzwho said he'd been having trouble withBonner.

• Tommy August of Naples wasissued a trespassing warrant for trespass-ing in his father's home May 11. Thecaretaker of the house, Sam Landry,found August in the guest room of thehome and reported him to the owner whoasked Landry to request a trespassingwarrant.

August was arrested on May 12when Landry called the police after find-ing August in the pool at his father'shouse.

Landry found August at the home inthe hot tub on May 15 and called SPD.When responding to the call, SPD sawAugust riding his bicycle and remindedhim of the trespassing warrant. Augusttold police he had permission to be at thehouse from his parents and from thejudge.

No service renderedSteven Smith of Sanibel reported

May 14 that Michael Rembrandt did notdo the lawn maintenance work he wascontracted to do for $900 between Mayand October 1998. Smith said Rembrandtis attempting to collect an additional$200.

Checked butSuzanne Pickens of Photo Sanibel

reported May 11 that Patrick M. Visconteof Cape Coral wrote a bad check for$328.47 on a closed account.

Traffic Tickets• James Matthew Hartson, Jr. of GrandIsland, Fla., May 15, for traveling 56 mphin a 35 mph zone on San-Cap Road.• Maritza Ann Krupp of Fort Myers, May15, for failure to change her address and awarning for speeding on San-Cap Road.• Victor Manuel Rodriguez of Cape Coral,May 13, for traveling 56 mph in a 35 mphzone on San-Cap Road.• Calvin Larmonica Roberts of FortMyers, May 13, for traveling 58 in a 35mph zone on San-Cap Road.• Peggy Louise Hahn of Sanibel, May 13,for traveling 52 mph in a 30 mph zone onWest Gulf Drive.

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C i t B r i e fTelecommunicationsmoratorium

After some strong statements of positionby members, CouncE declared the fiist readingof an ordinance pertaining to a moratorium onprocessing or approval of application fortElecommunications devices and facilities.

Council heard from members of thepublic, like John LaGorce, who supports themoratorium, but also heard pleas from repre-sentatives of the telecommunications compa-nies. Russell Schropp, the attorney for SprintPCS, urged Council to come up with a shortterm solution for service on the island.

"We have been trying to provide and ini-tiate service since 1997," said Schropp who sug-gested using an existing tower to provide short-term service. Another Sprint attorney, Matt Uhlesaidincieasing the currenttower height from 150 -feet to 180 feet would offer a short term solution.And Nextel attorney Laura Belflower said thatwithout the increase in height Nextel will have

no option to provide service on the islandbecause the other towers are ML

The pleas for short term solutions, saidCouncilwoman Nola Theiss, were the reasonsshe opposes the moratorium, which she calledastopsign. "I'm hearing a lot of work and effortthat has to go in to solving the short-term prob-lem," said Theiss. "But I think we should beconcentrating on the long-term... I regret thisordinance is here and I will continue to voteagainst i t"

Mayor Bob Janes agreed with Theissand said he felt the moratorium was sending thewrong message to the providers. "I, too, amopposed to the moratorium and will voteagainst it," said Janes.

But Councilmen Steve Brown and BillHillebrandt said they didn't see the moratoriumas a stop sign. "Our purpose with the moratori-um is not to delay," said Hillebrandt '1 think itworks to set a definite deadline." Hillebrandtadded that he felt council could have a long term

plan in effect by the end of this calendar year.And Brown said he thought short term remedieswould be acceptable as long as they could beundone when the long term plan is in place.

Councilman Andrew Reding said heagreed with Brown and Hillebrandt that theintent of the moratorium is not to create a delaybut to set a deadline, but added that he would beopposed to making any exceptions to the mora-torium. "It's either a moratorium or it's not,"said Reding.

The second leading is set for June2 at 10a m

Sewer updatesIsland Water Association has entered

into a contract for the drilling of the deep injec-tion well. City Attorney Bob Pritt said, provid-ing there are no hitches, the well should be fin-ished by the end of this year. "They're startingto put things into place and starting to do sitepreparation," said Pritt. "They're wanting tomove pretty quickly."

Pritt also reported that the Department ofEnvironmental Protection has accepted theSanibel sewer facilities plan. The plan includesthe following steps:• Upgrade and expansion of the Donax WaterReclamation Facility• Wastewater collection and transmission sys-tem expansions in two phases• Raw wastewater transmission system fromWulfert Point to Donax• Upgrades to existing transmission system• Upgrade Donax to ahigh service pump station• Island Water Association deep well injection• Percolation ponds at Wulfert Point• Convert Wulfert Point to effluentfstoragefacility

Finally, Pritt reported that Captiva hasshown an interest in sharing in (he IslandWaterAssociation injection well, but Council agreedthat they had to settle Sanibel's sewer issuesbefore taking on Captiva's.

SNICKERS, FROM PACE 11

A D-J is just one person spinning a record?Janes asked Jean Baer of the Dunes in regard to her

request to extend the hours for outdoor entertainment onNewYears Eve 1999.

CD. [compact disc]Theiss correcting Janes.

CD. Oh, well I'm really showing my age today.Janes to Theiss.

At least you didn't say victrola.Hillebrandt to Janes.

If I vote for someone and he's hired and he turns outtobea lemon, then we'll fire him. It's not complicated

Janes regarding his philosophy on the hiring of a new citymanager.

Plus, he's got a great name—Sealover.Theiss explaining her support for city manager candidate

Edward Seabver of Atlantic Beach, N.C.

We could take them out and show them how dark thesides already are.

Hillebrandt teasing Reding about the proposed lightingordinance, while suggesting the city manager candidates areassigned a city employee to welcome them to, and show themaround, Sanibel.

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(along with some hang-ers-on) met on Friday,April 30, at Art andJoyce Weissbach's hometo honor one of the com-mittee's longest-standingand most active mem-bers. Bob Slayton —who has served as chair,been in the forefront ofrevising (several times)the City's vegetation stan-dards, was a CharterMember of Weed 'n'Seeds and served as Trail

Guide Coordinator at SCCF — will be moving off-islandand feels that he must cut back on some of Ms on-islandactivities. He will continue to work with SCCF and willsave on the Veggie Committee until October

Slayton and his"Remember us always"gift from the committee— a pot full of plantsconsidered "noxious" onSanibel

Edie and Bob with their daughter, Alice SlaytonClark, her husband Ted and Miss Hannah wiggling

Two former mayors, Waliy Kain, representing hiscommittee member wife Joan who was tending to anew grandchild, and Louise Johnson, who, amongher other numerous services to the City, served atone time on the Committee..

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Construction on Periwinkle Waybetween Casa Ybel and Meridian beganonMonday and will last until Wednesday,June 30. The work will consist of raisingthe road, making drainage improvementsand overlaying the bikepath and drive-ways.

One-way traffic flow on Sanibel'smain artery will be maintained at all timeswith rninimal interruptions occurring foringress/egress to the adjacent shoppingcenters.Graduating? Yourturn to shine

The Islander plans to publish agraduates' page the second week in June.To do that we need pictures as well asvital statistics on the graduates. Pleasemail the information to The Islander, P.O.Box 56, Sanibel 33957, or bring them byour offices at the Sanibel Promenade(across from the Post Office)-Unit 13."Turn in hazardouswaste tomorrow!

Tomorrow, May 22, from 8 am. to2 p.m. the Solid Waste Division of LeeCounty Environmental Services is spon-soring a household hazardous waste col-lection at Page Field on North AirportRoad across from the Main Post Office inFort Myers.

Residents of Lee County are urgedto bring items that are hazardous to thefamily and the environment and don'tbelong in the regular garbage — productslike pesticides, household cleaners, poolchemicals, any paint, thinners, paintremovers, solvents, automotive fluid, bat-teries and fluorescent tubes (no radioac-tives). No business waste will be accepted.Toy search inprogress

Betty Fisher and Barbara Jones,co-chairs of the Historical Village'sAntique Toy Show, are asking winter res-

The Sanibel-Captiva ConservationFoundation held a good-bye partyfor Business Manager Diane Altieri,who has retired to travel around thecountry with her husband, Ralph.She is pictured above with the newBusiness Manager, Jean Beach.

Groups

The Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce held its May afterhours at Sanibel.Inn/Portofino this past Monday. Inthe photo on the right, City Councilperson Nola Theiss and Robin Humphrey prepare to partake. . Middle — L-R:Bert Jennks, Joyce Turney, Joan Goode and Annette Ennes.

idents to check their northern homes forvintage playthings they might bring backto Sanibel and lend the Village for theDecember show.

"Antique" is defined as 50 years ofage or older and includes trains, Erectorsets, models, dollhouses, Shirley TempleDolls, even miniature utensils and house-wares.

9th annual 4th ofJuly parade

Organizers of Sanibel's 9th AnnualFourth of July Parade hope to make thisthe biggest and best parade of the 20thCentury, and are looking for volunteers,participants and sponsors. Entrants(which range from folks on trikes,rollerblades and skateboards to a fancy lit-tle plane and a roll-a-way house) arecharged $10, non-commerciaL and $25,commercial.

The 1999 parade — America theBeautiful—will start Saturday, July 3, at9:30 am. at Colonial Bank on TarponBay Road and be followed immediatelyby the traditional Road Rally, organizedby the Optimist Club. The City's fire-works display will be that night

Volunteers are needed to help outwith the event the week of the parade.Call Ginny BisseE (472-1080) or TrishPhillips (472-9131) to volunteer, sponsora little league team or girl scout troop, orget an entry form.

Volunteers neededAbuse Counseling & Treatment,

Inc. (ACT) — a non-profit agency serv-ing victims of domestic violence and theirchildren, survivors of sexual assault, andthe new and temporarily homeless — isin need of volunteers forthe agency's On-Call Program. This program providesimmediate support and crisis interventionto victims of domestic violence and sexu-al assault immediately following an inci-dent at area hospitals and the rape traumacenters. For more information call LauraKardauskas at 939-2553.

Library book groupto meet

The Book of Ruth by JaneHamilton is the topic at the next meetingof the Sanibel Public Library book groupon Wednesday, May 26.

Beth Gillis will lead the group'sdiscussion of this tale of a group of off-beat characters — some lovable, somerepellent Critics have called the bookDickensian, disturbing, a human comedy.Copies are available at island bookstores.

All readers, are welcome to thegroup, which meets for one and a halfhours at 2 p.ra on the fourth Wednesdayof each month in the library meetingroom. It will continue through the sum-mer with a reading list available at theMay 26 meeting. The group's advisor isPatricia Allen, library Director, and itsco-leaders are Jo Fernandez and JeanneFuchs.Tarpon Club meetingThursday

The Sanibel Island Tarpon HuntersClub will hold its monthly meeting onThursday evening, May 27, atBeachviewInn. Cocktails and fishtales are at 6, and

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Stephanie Bilske — a young optimistBy JENNIFER WORKMANIslander Staff Writer

Like any 11-year-old girl,Stephanie Bilske spends lots of timein her room, talking on the phoneand listening to music. She's hip andpopular and pretty—ready for schoolMonday morning in her just-the-right-color-blue jeans and her"Tommy" (as in Hilfiger, the designeV)shirt. Her hair is long and flowing—natural, but chic. And she wears aneager smile. But, unlike other 11-year-olds, Bilske spends lots of timevolunteering, too. The Cypress LakeMiddle School 6th grader is the cur-rent vice-president of the JuniorOptimist Club on Sanibel and, inSeptember, she'll step up as presi-dent. The members of the service-oriented club meet every two weeksto discuss and vote on what volun-teer activities they will participate in,said Bilske, referring to one of themeeting agendas in her very orga-nized and well-kept Optimist Clubfolder. Recently, Bilske and currentJunior Optimist president TimGoodman, treasurer John Turanskyand member Danny Loucks helpedplant sea oats on the beach. "It waskinda hard and it took four hours,"said Bilske.

But for Bilske, the hard work isworth it. There's fun stuff too—suchas dances. Bilske said the group isplanning a luau for middle schoolersin June.

With hanging out in her roomtime and volunteer time, it's hard toimagine Bilske has time for muchelse, but she does. She has time tobe a kid and enjoy it. What could bebetter than that?

What do you do for fun? Talkon the phone, go to the movies and'the mall. I play on the computer a lot.

The Internet.Who would you like to have

dinner with? Justin Timberlake ofN-Sync. Why? Oh my gosh. Youhave to see him, he's so cute.

What kind of music do youlike? Dance, hip-hop type stuff.

What do you read? I read lovestories, but with comedy a little bit.

What's your favorite des-sert? Vanilla ice cream.

What advice would you give tosomeone in elementary school?Have fun while you still can. Youcan't play a lot in middle school.

What's your worst habit?Biting my nails.

What's the best thing aboutyou? My personality. That's whateverybody tells me.

What's your favorite time ofday? I like the afternoon becauseI'm all jumpy. I'm not tired.

What are you most proud of?Of my grades—how I'm keepingthem to all A's. I made it the wholeyear with all A's going.

Do you wish you could singlike anybody? I can sing. I was in amusical for school.

What about acting? I'm. indrama—in the intermediate classand I'm hoping for advanced.

What's your biggest petpeeve? When my sister barges inmy room because the door makes ascreeching sound and it reallyannoys me. .

What's your favorite color?Yellow. Why? it's something differ-ent because everyone likes blue andgreen and I wanted to be different.Plus, it's a really pretty color.

What's your favorite saying?Never say never.

What's your favorite movie?Pleasantville.

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Your favorite book? Alice inApril. It's about a girl that's becominga woman. She's turning 15.

Do you have a mentor orsomeone you look up to? I look upto my Aunt Ruth. Her name is RuthParadise. She's just so cool.

If you could have one wish,what would it be? For all thosekillings in Colorado and all thoseother things with violence that theycould never have happened cause atour school everyone is freaking out.

When making a new friendwhat quality do you look for first?People who I can joke around with.

What do you want to be whenyou grow up? I want to be anactress. I either want to work inmovies or a small community the-ater.

What age do you want to be?It'd have to be 16—cause I could goout and drive. It's gotta be the bestage of your whole life.

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Area preschool students visited Sanibel Elementary last week to seethe school that most will call "home" for the following nine years. Above,Lu Sares, a teacher at the Children's Center, receives a big hug fromkindergartener Allison Lohnes, center, a Children's Center alumni whoserved as a "big buddy" for preschooler Jocelyn Harder, right. Right —Teacher Barbara Simmons leads her class of kindergarteners and theirguests in a song. Photos/Cindy Pierce.

TARPON <LUB,FROM PACE 14the program and meeting at 7. This month'sspeaker is CapL Ozzie Fisher who will talkabout jigging for tarpon in the passes. He willalso cover li ght tackle and fly fishing for tarponon the back bay flats. If time allows, he'll alsopass on some tips on fishing for snook and red-fish in the shallow waters of the passes, alongthe mangroves and off the sandbars.

"visitors are welcome. For more informa-tion, call 472-3691.

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at its 83rd annual meeting of the membership.The honor is bestowed annually on the individ-ual from the health care community who is rec-ognized as an outstanding manager, leader,mentor or teacher. Formerly Administrator andPresident of Southwest General Health Centerin Middleburg Heights, Ohio, Anderson hasalso been honored with the establishment of ascholarship in his name for a student in theGraduate School of Public Health at theUniversity of Pittsburgh.

An 18-year resident of the island,Anderson is active in the Historical Society andrestored the Sanibel Packing Company'sModel T truck on display at the SanibelHistorical Museum.

tional — are invited to attend and participate,hosted by Maggie and Steve Mullins, the infor-mal session is expected to be ongoing.

New kid in townTony Reid, Sanibel School Phys Ed

Assistant, and his wife, Debbie, had a baby girllast Wednesday, May 12. Tyler weighed in at 7pounds, 13 ounces, and was 20 inches long atbirth.

Anderson honoredOn May 6, A. BoydAnderson of Sanibel

was awarded the Distinguished Service Awardby the Greater Cleveland Hospital Association

LveikStory Swap at Library

The Sanibel Public Library wM hold a"Story Swap today, May 21, at 2 p.m. in thelibrary meeting room. People who want to leammore about story telling, as well as those whowant to tell stories— either personal or tradi-

The Sanibel School• Congratulations to Citizens of the

Week Evan Hahn, Haylee Nedblake, SamMcDowell, Chelsea Grinstead, Joey Earle,Tajana Pettinato, Jackson Stone, KatieMcCurry, Dylan Faraone, Austin Drum-Williams, Megan Scurry and Sarah DeGeorge.

• The Lee County School Board willdecide on May 25 if it will change the hours ofThe.Sanibel School to 9:15-3:15 for the 1999-2000 school year. The proposal, which affectsmany other schools as well, would save theschool district approximately $3 million. Ifapproved, The Sanibel School will offer aBefore-School day care program for parentswho need to drop their kids off between 7:30and 9 a.m.

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With rough seas in the gulf this pastweek, my husband and I have not attemptedto take our boat into the Gulf. Is there anytype of fish mat can be caught in the back bayson days like this?

Mina: Redfish don't seem to mind thechop and actually enjoy the drop in water tem-perature. Some of my best days in the back bayshave been when the water is rough. Pishing withCapt Ozzie Fischer, Brian Baugher and Carleneon a day when the water was so churned up thatit looked like soup, we caught and released over40 redfish. We were fishing off a mudflat on anincoming tide.

Do anglers jig for tarpon in this area?Carlene: I personally don't know of any-

one jigging for tarpon off Sanibel; but in BocaGrade Pass where the tarpon are so concentrat-ed, it has become a very popular way to fish. Ifanyone locally is having luck jigging for tarpon,whether in the backbay, in the passes or in theGulf , please let our readers know.

When fly fishing for tarpon, what col-ors work best in the Gulf off Sanibel?

Mina: Depending on the color of thewater... orange, black and purple, red and white,and dark pink and white work well for me. Anyfly in the colors of local bait fish is a good bet

Did I see Mina in a credit card com-mercial a few years back?

Carlene: Yes, she was the owner of theweE-known Austin Angler Fly Shop for 15years and now serves them as a consultant Shemade the commercial in her store.

Mina Hemingway is the author's grand-daugh-ter. She gmv up on the east coast of Africa fishing formartin, caught her first sailfish at age nine., and hasfished all over the world, following in the footsteps of herfamous grandfather. She is on the boards of the Sanibelbland Tarpon Hunters Club, the Ostego Bay MarineScience Ceitter, and is president of Hemingway Kids, acompany that promotes an awareness of conservationand the enjoyment of fishing to young children.

Carlene Brennen was the first woman presi-dent of the Fort Myers Beach Tarpon Hunters Club, acharter member and first woman president of theSanibel Fishing Club, and founder and first presidentof the Sanibel Island Tarpon Hunters Club. When notworking as apublislierandwildlifephotographer, shetournament-fishes for tarpon.

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Please don't feed the pelicans

The University of Florida andthe Florida Sea Grant pro-gram are launching an edu-

cational campaign to let fishermen knowthey are hurting, not helping, brown peli-cans by tossing them the remains ofcleaned fish after a day of fishing.

"The problem," according toHarrison Bresee, a UF marine agentbased in the Miami-Dade County exten-sion office, "is that a lot of people get toa cleaning station, clean their fish, put thefilets in the cooler and feed pelicans theleftovers, thinking the free meal is help-ing the birds." Actually, it's hurting them."Pelicans can't catch large-boned fishsuch as dolphin or grouper on their own.And they can't digest the bones of thelarger fish. They fly off, bones caught intheir throats or pressing against their

"If the bones make it intothe bird's stomach, theycan puncture the stomachand other organs."

Harrison Bresee

stomach linings."If the bones make it into the bird's

stomach, they can puncture the stomachand other organs," Bresee continues. "Ifthey get caught in the bird's throat, theycan block passage of other food, and thepelican literally starves to death. By feed-ing the birds in this way, people arekilling them with kindness."

That theme appears on the educa-tional signs Bresee and other marineagents are posting at about 1,000 marinas

statewide. The signs, produced with thehelp of the Yamaha Contender MiamiBillfish Tournament, are aimed at alertingfishermen, to the dangers of being tookind.

For those who just can't resist feed-ing the birds (even though feedingwildlife of any kind does not help the bal-ance of nature), Bresee recommendsoffering boneless chunks or smaller fishthat would be part of their natural diet —pinfish, grunts, small mullet.

It has only been in the past 10 yearsthat the brown pelican has been upgradedto a protected species from endangered.During the '70s, this bird, along with sev-eral others — the osprey and the baldeagle among them — was in danger ofextinction due to poor reproduction ratesresulting from exposure to DDT.

Safe Boating Week is May 22-28The Department of Environmental

Protection Division of Law Enforcement'sFlorida Marine Patrol, along with SanibelPolice, the Sheriff's Department and the CoastGuard, will be stepping up enforcement on areawaterways for the Memorial Day weekend.The campaign will be kicked off this next week,National Safe Boating Week—May 22-28 —around the theme Boat Smart from the StartWear Your life Jacket

The San-Cap Power Squadron and theNational Safe Boating Council offer the fol-lowing advice to all captains before they ven-tureout on the water

V PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices orLife Jackets) — Is there one for everyoneaboard? Easy to reach and not in plastic bags?All belts and snaps in working order? (The cap-tain and regular crew should have their PFDslabeled and adjusted to fit so that they can be puton quickly.)

Statistics show that last year 1,251 boat-ing accidents were reported. Sixty-seven peopledied. Fifty-three of them were not wearing theirlife vests.

V SOUND DEVICES — Does yourhorn work? Do you have a back-up (hand-heldairhorn or whistle) right at the helm? Plasticwhistle on each PFD?

V FERE EXTINGUISHERS —Gauges in the green? Or inspected within lastyear? (Remove dry chemical extinguishers andshake to prevent chemical from "packing" inthe bottom.) .

V RUNNING LIGHTS—Turn them

all on to make sure they work,V VISUAL DISTRESS SIGNALS—

Do you have three unexpired day/night flares?(Arecent test of out-of-date flares indicated thathalf donotworkl)

V VHF RADIO — Receiving signalsclearly does not necessarily mean you are trans-mitting clearly. Check transmission by calling atowing service on Channel 11 and requesting aradio check. (In Lee County, SeaTow willrespond.) Your VHF radio may be your onlyway to summon help in an emergency.

V VENTILATION — On boats withinboard engines, check to determine if all airducts are connected and doing the job whenyou turn on the blower.

V VESSEL REGISTRATION—Is itreadily available? Current?

And remember, all boat operators underthe age of 21 in Florida must have a boatingsafety ID card indicating that they have passeda boater safety education course or the equiva-lency exam. The Sanibel Marine Patrol regular-ly issues citations to underage boat operatorswho do not have these cards.

Save the Manatee Club also urgesboaters to remember that just because manateesare not gathered in warm water springs orpower plant effluents this time of year doesn'tmean they have left Florida"Manatees aremore widely dispersed during the summermonths — they could be anywhere," saidSMC's staff Biologist Patti Thompson. "Sincethey don't have to worry about cold weather,

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— feeding, breeding, calving and exploring.You may, in fact, be more likely to encounterone this time of year than during the winter.

The Florida Marine Patrol offers the fol-lowing tips for detecting manatees and avoidingcollisions with your boat• Wear polarized sunglasses.• Stay in deep water channels. Avoid runningyour motor over seagrass beds.• Look for the manatee's snout, back, tail, orflipper in the water. A swirl or flat spot signals amanatee may be swimming below.• Obey posted speed zone and sanctuary signs.• Don't discard fishing line, hooks, or trash intothe water... ever!• Look but don't touch. Resist the urge to feedmanatees or give them water.• Call 1 (800) DIAL-FMP, *FMP, or use VHFChannel 16 if you spot an injured manatee.

Officers in all the services will providetree educational information for boaters on safeboating procedures, conduct safety inspectionson boats, and target operators boating under theinfluence or those who operate boats or person-al watercraft carelessly.

Sanibel officers Jane Cechman andDave Jalbert will be doing courtesy inspectionsat the Sanibel boat ramp, and Cechman urgesanyone who would like to arrange for a cour-tesy inspection to leave her a message at thepolice department (472-3111). "I would much

. rather check anyone's boat for compliancebefore they go out than issue a citation on thewater," she says.

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Tarpon Hunters hit the water for Doc KlineMemorial Tournament

The Sanibel Island Tarpon Hunters Clubheld its third annual Doc KlineMemorial Tournament Saturday, May

15. Carlene Brennen, fishing aboard Tarpon Timeswith husband Terry, Capt. Bill Gartrell and famedtarpon dog, Bear, released the first tarpon of thehunt at 9:05 a.m. Terry Brennen boated a four-footlemon shark on light tackle. Joan Baugher caughtand released the second tarpon of the day on 20-lbs. test line. She was fishing with son, Brian, andBen Corace aboard Brian's boat, Fin Toiler. DickRudluff, fishing with Donna Fox and Capt. OzzieFischer caught and released the third fish of theday. Dick was jigging in Boca Grand Pass whenthe big fish took the artificial bait. The team wentone for four that day. Keith McMenamy, fishingwith Andy Carmen, aboard Keith's new flats boatSpecial K, jumped five tarpon and released sixblack tip sharks. Steve Brown and sons SteveBrown Jr., and Chewi, aboard Shadow Merchant,jumped two tarpon, plus Chewi claimed the hon-ors of reeling in the most bait fish, making himeligible for a wacky shad award.

Gathering at Gramma Dot's for treats and awards.

The team Tarpon Times captured first placein the Doc Kline tournament, and the prestigioustraveling tarpon trophy. Carlene Brennen also wonfirst fish of the year in the women's division. JoanBaugher took second place in the hunt, first placein the hunt's light tackle division, and first placefor the year for light tackle in the women's divi-sion. Dick Rutluff captured third place in the huntand leads for most fish released on jig for the"year. The Special K team took home honors for the

the most sharks released.The club ended the day with a celebration at

Gramma Dot's Seaside Restaurant at SanibelMarina. Platters of grouper and chicken fingerswere served with pitchers of ice cold beer. Fishtales were exchanged, with club members, familyand friends. All agreed "Doc" would be proud.

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A native of Florida's east coast,Bear has lived in Lee County since1984 when she came to the NatureCenter from Gainesville as an InternNaturalist. At the conclusion of herinternship, she was hired as an

Education Specialist/Natural-ist. Sheobtained her certification to teachmiddle and high school sciences in1988 and accepted a full-time positionwith the Lee County School Districtin August of that year, serving as anEnvironmental Ed Resource teacherever since. She has written curriculaas well as student and teacher guideson a number of topics, led field tripsfor thousands of Lee County students,and won and administered grants fromnumerous entities to fund summerprograms for high school students, amarine biology curriculum, a marinescience seminar series for teachers,and field trips and teaching materialsfor students of all ages.

Best 'gator show inSouth Florida

More than 40 alligators are nowcongregating at CorkscrewSanctuary's Lettuce Lake — thisspring's best alligator viewing inSouth Florida.

"The 'gators are in a feedingfrenzy," said Ed Carlson, manager ofthe National Audubon SocietySanctuary. "The drydown effect of thedrought shrinks our waters, which inturn forces fish and other prey to con-

gregate in ever-smaller areas."Alligators at Corkscrew are wild

and in their native habitat. A 2 1/4-mile boardwalk leads visitors to theLettuce Lakes that are located aboutmid-point along the walk. The largereptiles can be observed lolling in thesun, feasting on fish and occasionallybellowing. Benches provide seatingfor up to 40 people and there is amplestanding room.

Other wildlife activity includesrecently fledged barred owls, red-shouldered hawks and lots of sunningturtles — all in the lush, shadycypress forest.

Corkscrew boasts the largestforest of ancient bald cypress in NorthAmerica. The boardwalk meandersthrough an open prairie, through apine flatwood and into the cypressforest which is home to hundreds ofalligators, otters, Florida black bear,white-tailed deer and red-bellied tur-tles. Almost 200 bird species are resi-dents, including both great and snowyegrets, white ibis, limpkin, and blue,green and tri-colored herons.

Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughNovember (7 to 5 from Decemberthrough April), Corkscrew Swamp islocated at 375 Sanctuary Road in

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Center will be open from 1 p jn. to 5p.m. on Memorial Day, Monday,May 31.

Sanifoei-CaptivaYouth Baseball andSoftballStandings are current through May13.Major LeagueMarlins 14-5Rockies 14-5Giants 13-6

Yankees 8-11Mets 6-13Astros 2-17Minor LeagueIndians 9-1Tigers 6-4Pirates 3-7Cubs 2-8SoftballBlue Jays 7-0Dodgers 4-4Phillies 0-7Weekly HigWighte and ScoresPirates vs. Tigers 9-3Cubs vs. Indians 9-27Rockies vs. Yankees 12-6,6-17Marlins vs. Mets 10-0,94Giants vs. Astros 11-7,8-6

Blue Jays vs. Dodgers 14-9

1999 Sanibel AHStars

" The 1999 All Stars game willbe played on May 22 at 10 a.m. at thefields on Sanibel. There will be agame for each division. This year'steams are:Majors —American League

Max Fitz, John Tolisano,Steven Radakovic, MichaelMolinari, Ryan Hall, Seth Pepitone,Greg Gleason, Brett Shannon,Nicholas Dowd, Evan Bogdon,Chris Tipton and Alex Doud.Major—National League

Sam Woods, Ty Curtis, Carlo

Muccigla, Spencer Hamilton,. Andrew Davies, Tony Tromba,Thomas Cote, Tyler Baer, JoeyHarrity, Josh Stewart, Jake Fisherand Andrew Moen.Minors—American League

Westley* Hoffman, BrittDeGennaro, Melissa Mason, JohnMichael Hodge, Joey Jiarl, JedKrause, J.D. Hall, Carl VonHarten,Palmer Rosen, Jelle Verner,Johnathon Cain and MatthewCacioppo.Minors—National League

James Dickerson, ZacharyCaldwell, Tad CaldweE, NathanPapanicolas, Aaron Walton,Alexander Cook, Christian ligon,

Jimmy Shannon, Sam McDowell,Chris Moen, William Gelpi andChris DiBiase.

Beachvlew Men'sGolf Association

In the May 15 two best ballsof four 18 hole match the winnerswere Tom Judson, Jim Hornbrook,Ralph Ariss and Jack Harrington infirst. Jack Tukey, Bill Pritchard andDick Grant were second and PatMcGuffin, Dick Corbin, Les Snelland Joe Steinert were third.

The Tuesday tournamentshave stopped for the summer.

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DeedsDeeds recorded at the Lee CountyCourthouse for more than $80,000during the period ending May 2 in-cluded:(Addresses are Sanibel unless otherwiseindicated.)Non-Condos

$1,175,000: Momington IndustrialHoldings, Ltd. to Kathleen E. Duffy &William L. Schrader—16897 Captiva Drive.

$1,100,000: Robert J. Wigley toSandra Rowan Metz, Trustee, and SandraRowan Metz Trust—547 Kinzie Island.

$1,025,000: Joyce Shaw Lamb,Trustee, and Joyce Shaw Lamb Trust to A.Dale & Sueanne H. Mayo—2703 Wulfert.

$725,000: Marguerite & George E.Irwin, Jr. to Phillip L. & Donna Hinder-aker—760 Periwinkle.

$665,000: David W. Webber andMary A. Staples to Paul &Lynn Yeakel—3000 Turtle Gait.

$640,000: Jean Wilkowski to Jame:F. & Karen B. Mazzulla—11411 Dickey,Captiva.

$600,000: Demiter & Wintress N.hristoff to Lelio M.Tempesta and Soohistoff—11547 Wightman.

$505,000: Martine Tourillon; Mar-tine Tourillon, Trustee; and BMS Trust toAlberto and Carolyn J. Rubio—1293 Par-view.

$375,000: Madelyn L. & Owen P.Miles, Jr. to Philipp N. Glaser—1418Causey.

$369,000: Lois Casey to ElaineJett—1017 South Yachtsman.

$245,000: Huscorp, Inc.; WilliamBroeder.Trustee; and National Invest-ment & Development to David W. &Mary A.S. Webber—Lot 1, Sawgrass.

$365,000: Michigan Homes, Inc. toEdward G. and Carol A. House—649Pyrula.

$350,000: Andrew C. and DeniseM. Barnard to H. Pharr and Virginia, H.Brightman—977 Black Skimmer.

$319,000: Michelle M. Beards-worth and Paula Scheb to Anthony F.Vesh—945 South Yachtsman.

$240,000: Larry F. Bator to AllanL. and Julie A. Gettemy—209 Robinwood.

$206,300: Michigan Homes, Inc. toReliable Homes, Inc.—729 Pyrula.

$200,000: Huscorp, Inc.; WilliamBroeder.Trustee; and National Investment& Development to Elizabeth S. Brooks—Lot 2, Sawgrass.

Continued, page 23

Enterprising Blauvelt returns hometo begin design landscaping firmBy JENNIFER WORKMANIslander Staff Writer

As a teenager on Sanibel, BillBlauvelt operated a landscape mainte-nance company. And now, two degreesand 16 years of experience later, the enter-prising Blauvelt is operating another land-scape company on the island—but thisone doesn't have anything to do withmaintenance. This one is about design.

Southern Tradition Landscape Con-tracting, Inc. is a commercial and residen-tial design and installation firm thatBlauvelt opened on Sanibel in January ofthis year but, Blauvelt said, he plans toexpand the company to do work inBonita, Fort Myers, Marco Island and asfar north as Port Charlotte.

Expansion is something that Blau-velt is familiar with. When he folded uphis maintenance company from his days

Bill Blauvelt

as a teenager, he packed up and moved to .Tallahassee where he attended FloridaA&M University and earned degrees inLandscape Golf Course Techniques andLandscape Design Management. Then,when he finished school, Blauvelt helped,to build a multi-million dollar landscapedesign company.

But last year he heard die call of

home and family (Blauvelt's mother andlong-time island resident, Louise, ownsDesigner Consigner on Palm Ridge Road)and moved back to Sanibel. "I'd hadenough of Tallahassee... And this is myniche—this type of landscaping," saidBlauvelt who explained that he likes touse a lot of color and create low mainte-nance designs for his clients.

Southern Tradition's services in-clude landscape and irrigation designs,installation and renovation. Blauvelt saidthat his business motto is "Professionalismis the key" and that dependability is crucial."The business strives "on true profession-alism... We do what we say we're going todo," he said.

With his business underway, itlooks like Blauvelt's come full circle—hetook a kid's enterprise and turned it into aman's dream.

Galietti, Tolphonored at JNA

Ralph Galietti has beennamed sales person of monthfor April, having garneredover $9,1 million in sales inApril, setting a new compa-ny record. "We couldn't behappier — Ralph is a real gogetter," said Sales ManagerJay Richter.

Toby Tolp was hon-ored with the top listingagent designation. Tolp, along time islander, joinedJNA in November after along" tenure with SanctuaryRealty Service and SouthSeas.

Kramer leadsWorthing ton

Denise Kramer hasbeen named the top producerfor Lexington Country Club.A Tiffin, Ohio native, Kra-mer attended Edison Com-munity College after movingto Southwest Florida in1984 She has 13 years ,of.

real estate experience as anoffice administrator andmanager. She became a salesassociate for WorthingtonCommunities after she heldthe position of office manag-er at Lexington for morethan three years.

Robison joinsBushEntertainment

Bush Entertainment,thefilm and television com-pany that recently releasedthe documentary UncommonFriends, has hired Sanibelresident Mike Robison todevelop the local market forcommercial television produc-tion. Before joining the Bushteam, Robison was employedat Meridian Broadcasting(WINK) as a marketing con-sultant.

Chapin, Pottsteam namedtops at RE/MAX

Barbara Amon Chapinhas been named the top list-ing agent at the RE/MAXoffice for April. A multi-mil-lion dollar producer and aCertified Residential Spe-cialist £CR$), Chapin has

consistently been a topRealtor on the islands sinceshe began her real estatecareer in 1979.

Julie and Steve Pottshave been named the topproducers for the month. Thehusband/wife team joinedthe RE/MAX organization in1987 and have consistentlybeen recognized for theiroutstanding achievements onboth the state and nationallevels. For nine years con-secutively, they have re-ceived th~e distinction ofbeing members of RE/MAXInternational's 100 PercentClub, an honor within theRE/MAX system which isreserved for the top one per-cent of RE/MAX Realtorsworld wide.

In addition, the Pottswere recently inducted intoRE/MAX International's co-veted Platinum Club. ThePlatinum Club award isbased on outstanding salesvolume and commissionsearned within the RE/MAXsystem in 1998.

VIP recognizesassociates

Gerasin - .has

been honored as the VIPRealty Group, Inc. 1998Rookie of the Year. Theaward, presented at VIP'sannual recognition breakfastat the Sanibel Harbour Re-sort & Spa, is given to a newassociate who has no priorreal estate experience, andproduced the highest salesvolume among other rook-ies. Gerasin, a Sanibel resi-dent, joined VIP Realty'sSanibel office in May, 1998.She earned her sales licensein 1991 and her broker'slicense in 1997. Prior toentering the real estate field,she worked as a chamber ofcommerce executive direc-tor, president and vice presi-dent.

.Robin Humphreys ofVIP's Sundial office, re-.ceived the overall 1998 As-sociate of the Year award forVIP. Also honored with anAssociate of the Year awardwas Mike McMurray of theSanibel office.

The company also des-ignated its Five- and Three-year Service awards. Asso-ciates in the Sanibel officewho received the Five-year

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BUSINESS BRIEFS,FROM PACE 22

Service Award were Polly Cosyns, RuthHamann, Linda Holloway, JenniferHendera, Rosanne Ondarcho, ValeriePool, Ada Shissler and Bette Zeigler.Ralph Hansen of the Sanibel office wasrecognized with the Three-year ServiceAward.

In monthly honors, VIP RealtyGroup has pinpointed Mike McMurrayas the top sales agent for April andRose Gibney Dakos as the top listingagent. McMurray has been in realestate for the past five years. Hebelongs to the Sanibel & Captiva Board

of Realtors, National Association ofRealtors, and Florida Association ofRealtors, and has been awarded VIP's#1 sale agent designation on severaloccasions in his career. Dakos, aFlorida Broker/Salesperson, has beenselling real estate primarily on Sanibelfor the past 16 years. She has marketednew condominium and subdivision pro-jects including Lantana on the Gulf andEastwood Landings. A mom, Dakos isheavily involved with the SanibelElementary School PTA where her son,Billy, attends school.

PMR announcestop sales people

Jim Branyon and Margie Davisontied for the top listing agent status forthe greatest number of listings devel-oped for Priscilla Murphy Realty, Inc.Mary Lou Bailey was honored with thetop selling agent title for the greatestnumber of sales. Davison and Baileywork out of the Periwinkle Way officeon Sanibel, and Branyon calls theCaptiva office home.

Andrew completestraining

Susan Andrews, President of theSanibel & Captiva Islands Associationof Realtors, successfully completed theAdvanced Spokesperson Issues Train-ing program conducted by FAR andheld at its headquarters in Orlando. Thecourse, designed to increase awarenessof the issues affecting the Realtor pro-fession, was taught by Tom Morgan andMark Barker, Orlando-based communi-cations experts who have extensiveexperience in print and electronicmedia news.

DEEDS, FROM PACE 22

$185,000: Robert H. Cookto Katie Gardenia—L6, Bb, UpperCaptiva Shores.

$150,000:Michigan Homes,Inc. to Leisure Concepts, Inc.—1329 Eagle Run.

$150,000:Michigan Homes,Inc. to The Wolter Group—1333Eagle Run.

$85,000 each: Robert E.Snow; Robert E. Snow, Trustee;and Robert E. Snow Trust toPeter & Carola Wilkens—1400& 1408 Tahiti.

$80,000: Anthony Paul &Carol Jean Tomasi to Meike &

Karsten Timm—266 Hurricane.Condos

$1,875,000: James A. Hock;James A. Hock, Trustee; and JamesA. Hock Trust to Dale E. & Jeri L.Peterson—Wedgewood-Unit 206.

$1,400,000: Billig FamilyLimited Partnership to NBD Bank,NA, and Kathryn O. Mil-ler,Trustee—Anglers Key-Unit 301.

$1,225,000: Kathryn O.Miller to John E. & Frances E.Utley—Anglers Key-Unit 101.

$700,000: William C. &Carolyn Thorne King to ArtlaLimited Partnership—Atrium-Unit 306.

$620,000: Butler, a Min-

nesota Junonia Partnership, toPTO Partnership, a MarylandGeneral Partnership—Junoniaof Sanibel-Unit.AlOL

$475,000: Gerard & Mar-jorie M. Morrissey to David B.& Patricia G. Penske—5657Baltusrol-Unit 2A.

$440,000: Maria Louise &John A. Weibel, Sr. to Richard A.& Lori A. Tanner—909 MarinaVillas-Unit IB, Captiva.

$410,000: Denise S. Kat-saros to Bennett Harris, Trustee;Carole Harris, Trustee; and Har-ris Trust—2228 Beach Villas-Unit C208.

$375,000: Waclaw& Mar-

garet Alexander Rolland to AnaBerta Chepelinsky—Pointe San-to de Sanibel-Unit C34.

$260,000: Alberto & Ca-rolyn J. Rubio to Richard E. Wolinand Elizabeth A. Doherty—Light-house Point-Unit 119.

$246,000: Henry G, Ro-gersand Kathleen S. Rogers to Joan M.Kelly, Trustee, and Joan M. KellyTrust—Sand Pebble-Unit 4A.

$237,000: Leonard & Dei-dre Devick to Douglas J. & SusanM. Smith—Mariner Pointe-Unit1052.

$220,000: Manfred &Barbara R. Holland to Shirley A.Sauder—Sanibel Arms-Unit A4.

$220,000: Felix & LoreneFreeman to Randy & KarenCroat—Sundial-Unit H310.

$200,000: Douglas M. Reidto David J. Martin and K. KellyMartin—3120 Tennis Villas-UnitA210, Captiva.

$155,000: Howard Dun-bar to Joseph & Brenda Decap-ua—Sanibel Arms-Unit F7.

$150,000: 1196921 Onta-rioLtd, to Raymond E. and Carol Wit-tekind—Coquina Beach-Unit 2B.

$123,000: Douglas M. Mac-neil and Helen Jane Macneil toArthur G. TaUas & Lucy H. Tallas—Sanibel Cottages-Unit 111 (Wks.11-13).

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The stateof the city

(Now is the winter of our discon-tent made glorious summerShakespeare: Richard III)

In many ways the past season wasone of discontent In Sanibel. It was alsoone of marked change.

First, and perhaps foremost, wasthe decision of long-time City Manager,Gary Price, to take early retirement.Contrary to later reports, Gary's decisionto leave was made well in advance of theelection. I know, because we discussedit. I advised that any announcement bemade after the election so that it did notbecome an election issue. Also, I hopedhe would change his mind.

Second, was the outcome of theelection itself, in which a long-timeincumbent was not re-elected, and tworelative newcomers were elected. Thesignificance of this has already beenoverly debated. However, it indicates, atleast, that islanders, who were perceivedto be allergic to change, were willing totake a chance concerning the most impor-tant institution in the community.

Third, there was the early retire-ment of almost nine percent of the workforce of the City, most of whom were athigher level positions in city government.This was in the works for over a year.However, it was implemented inDecember and January. None of thepositions have yet been filled.

Fourth, was the unexpected resig-nation of Councilman Madison, and thereasons listed for it. This threw citycouncil into disarray. Fortunately for all,former councilman Bob Davison cameback until a special election could beheld. Thus, by the time Bill Hillebrandtwas elected at the end of March, councilaveraged less than 2 years experience.Apart from Bob Janes, the average wasunder 1 year. It is noteworthy thatCouncil has been hitting on all five cylin-ders for less than 2 months.

Fifth, was the allegation of impro-priety against a council member.Although that had a tremendously disrup-tive effect, from the point of view of theinstitution (the city) it just slowed downthe ability to get things done.

Sixth, was the telecommunications"uprising" by the citizenry. It was notsurprising that people would be upset bythe specter of unwanted structures in theirbackyards. Nobody howled more than Iat the Telecommunications Act of 1996.It is federalism at its worst—Congress

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preempts most of a local government'sauthority over land uses, while leavingthe illusion of local control. This isdesigned so residents will air their griev-ances to the local governing body ratherthan bothering their Congressmen. Thistechnique is used by the state also.Unfortunately, Sanibel remains in a grid-lock on this issue.

Seventh, is the Causeway. Council,staff, the planning commission and thepublic have spent considerable amountsof time and effort formulating a responseto the county's plans and methodologyfor studying causeway issues. Hopefully,this can be resolved by June.

Eighth, is the City Manager search.Of the 176 timely filed applications, nonecame from in-house. Each eligible per-son has his or her own reasons, but it is asafe bet to assume that the lack of insideapplications is a result of a correct per-ception'.that the sense of council is to hiresomeone from outside the city. This isconsistent with the notion that morechange is in the wind.

So, what has the administrativestaff been doing during amid this time ofcontroversy and change? It has been pro-viding the same level of competent ser-vices to the public as ever.

For example, the police departmentwas able to crack the dinner-set burglaryring. The major disputes with FloridaDepartment of Environmental Protectionover the sewer system have beenresolved. Phase I is nearing readiness forhookup, Phase II is in the works and the$500,000 state grant is still in the statebudget. The IWA/City reclaimed waterinjection well is about to begin drilling(pardon the noise until Christmas). Andwe have been able to fast-track a pipelineto begin a reuse water system for theMiddle and West Gulf Drive areas. Thiswill allow for irrigation with reclaimedwastewater rather than drinking water.

Other departments are managing tooperate with the reduced staffing level.

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The reality of darkskies on SanibelTo the Editor:

As a year-round resident ofSanibel, I have generally applaudedthe actions of City Council to pre-serve the ambiance of our island,However, every once in awhile sucha hair brain scheme surfaces that onecan only despair that our electedofficials, much less our paid cityemployees, have so little productivethings of value to occupy them thattime can be spent on it. "Dark Skies"is such a scheme.

Reality is that there is almostno place on Sanibel where a beauti-ful star-filled sky cannot be seen on aclear night — lights or no lights.Reality is that a flight over Sanibelat night reveals little, if any, lightshining skyward. Reality is that thereis little, if any, evidence that "darkskies" provides any en vironmentalor ecological benefit. Reality is thatif substantive energy savings wereavailable through "dark skies," localbusinesses would have probablyadopted it with or without an ordi-nance, some time ago. And reality isthat the cost of implementing andenforcing this idiotic ordinance, ifadopted, will not be born by localbusiness or the city but, ultimately,by those of us who live or visitSanibel.

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One can only hope that "darkskies" is not typical.of the legislativeagenda of our Vice-Mayor, Mr.Reding. I shudder to think of him inthe role of Mayor if it is!

Michael J. BaldwinSanibel

Community efforthelps Relay for LifeTo the Editor:

I want to thank all members ofthe Islands' Optimist Club, RotaryClub, the Junior Optimist Club andJunior Girl Scouts and parents fortheir efforts in the 1999 Relay forLife this past weekend, May 14-15.Club members helped the AmericanCancer Society by giving a monetarydonation or by donating their time tomake our island team successful inraising money and ensuring that the1999 Relay for Life event reachedthis year's goal of $200,000. Also,thanks goes to Bailey's and Jerry'ssupermarkets for their donation offood the clubs use to raise additionalmoney for the American CancerSociety during the event.

It was very rewarding to be apart of a team of all ages and to be apart of a community that got togeth-er for such a good cause.

Linda TuranskyRelay for Life Team Captain

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Typographic error misstatesSTOP-IT position

Last week's Islander carried a Commentary column by STOP-IT, inwhich the group objected to key elements of Mariner's proposal to developthe 44-acre land parcel located near the Periwinkle-Bailey Road intersection.One of its objections was to a reported plan to dedicate some of the residen-tial land to the City, which would have the effect of lifting deed restrictionsand covenants that prevent traffic access through a residential building lot.The City would then theoretically be asked to allow the developer to run roadcuts through the building lot to carry commercial and non-residential trafficto and from Bailey Road. Due to a typographic error, it was not made clearthat STOP-IT would vigorously oppose such a plan as one that "puts com-mercial interests and increased traffic above the welfare and safety of resi-dents." STOP-IT also objected to what it termed the "ominous precedents"such an action would set and asked "What neighborhood covenants wouldnot be a risk if maneuvers like this were permitted?"

The Islander regrets the error.

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CITY MANAGER REPORT,FROM PACE 24

We have received complaints of somedelays in processing of permits, but thisis attributable in part to a very goodeconomy and an abnormal number ofpermit applications.

We have also implemented a fewinnovations. We are now using comput-er aided projector presentations (PowerPoint) and are building a library of digi-tal photographs. Any organization thatwould like to have a speaker and presen-tation, should call my office.

Another improvement is the CivicTracker system. We can put citizen com-plaints and inquiries on the computer andfollow up with the responsible depart-ment. This will be infinitely better thanthe current "sticky note" system.

What is the prognostication? Theinternal turmoil and lack of experienceof council are relegated to history. Thenew city manager will likely be on boardwithin the next two months. There willstill be many challenges, such as appro-priate staffing levels, review of past poli-cies, and implementation of new ideas.There will be a clash of past ideas withnew ide'as and eventually a synthesis.Sanibel government is not finishedchanging. It will be an interesting ride.

Hopefully, it will be a glorioussummer.

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Six artists from the Sanibel-CaptivaArt League are exhibiting their paintingsat the First Union Bank on Captiva (in thePost Office Building) for the month ofMay.• Betty Weise is showing three charming-ly detailed watercolors of local scenes,and an etching of shells in blue andmauve.• Ann Bischoff uses pastel and oil in radi-ant and sensitive colors. (She is a memberof Sanibel's Hirdie Girdie Gallery).• Don Daniels uses watercolors to createinterest in simple and complex subjects(He, too, is a member of \Hirdie Girdie).• Carol Hagerman is a well-known, gift-ed teacher and artist. Her watercolorsshow great evidence of her classical train-ing in composition, color values and tech-niques.• Judy Andrews Friedman's abstract oilpainting was inspired by an antique irongate. Its outstanding features are purity ofline and fetching earth tones, combinedwith a serene power.• Alice Loomis works in oils. She is pri-marily an outdoor artist specializing inlandscapes but also enjoys the freedom ofabstract shape and color rhythms

The Captiva bank welcomes visi-tors, art'enthusiasts and shoppers to viewthis exhibition. For further informationcontact Leta Russell at 472-7110.

'Second Act' is ComingIn an effort to expand its services,

Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc.(ACT) is opening a non-profit boutiqueand fine art gallery, featuring some ofHonda's finest artists, in Royal PalmSquare. The project is called, 'SecondAct,' and is scheduled to open June 4.

All proceeds from the boutique andfine arts sales will benefit victims ofdomestic violence, their children, and sur-vivors of sexual assault.

ACT is asking for communityinvolvement through the donation of fine,estate and antique jewelry, evening wear,bridal and prom gowns, and upscalemen's, women's and children's clothing.

ACT would appreciate a promptres-ponse from those who can help. Asalways, they will be happy to furnish youwith an in-kind donation form. Also, lim-ited pick-up of items is available. Call939-2552 to make a donation or for fur-ther information

At The Phil:Beethoven Fest No. 2

The best-known of all symphonieswill be the centerpiece of the second pro-gram in the Naples PhilharmonicOrchestra's Bee-thoven Fest at 8" p.m.Thursday and Friday, May 27 and 28, atThe Phil.

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony —with its famous four opening notes said torepresent tate knocking on the door —

will be performed under the baton ofMusic Director Christopher Seaman.

On the same program, renownedviolinist Leila Josefowicz, who broughtaudiences to their feet in her previous Philappearances, will perform Prokofiev'sViolin Concerto No. 2 in G minor. Theconcert opens with Mendelssohn's over-ture, The Hebrides.

Tickets are $32 (adults) and $16(children).ECC Gallery of FineArt presents:

The Edison Community CollegeGallery of Fine Art is pleased to presentExpanding Expressions: ContemporaryMaster Prints, an exhibition of 35 innov-ative screen prints. The work of seveninternationally known artists — BradDavis, Frank Faulk-ner, Sam Gilliam,.Roberto Juarez, Miriam Schapiro, GeorgeSugarman, and Robert RahwayZakanitch, with master printer CarlCowden at Berghoff-Cowden Editions inTampa — will remain on display untilJuly 11.

Each artist explored new territory inthe use of non-toxic acrylic inks, andapproached the work with heightenedsensitivity, developing and expandingaesthetic talents in the process. Intensecolors, layers of color, collage elements,and fabric overlays create new dimen-sions and vibrancy in these contemporaryprints.

Young Artist Competition overall winner,violinist Katrina Rozmus with MaestroPaul Nadler, outside the Barbara B.Mann Hall at Young People's Concertheld May 4 & 5. The concerts featuredthe Symphony of Southwest Florida andthe Palm Coast Youth Orchestra wereattended by 6,500 students."

The Gallery of Fine Art is located inHumanities Hall on the Lee CountyCampus of Edison Community College at8099 College Parkway in Fort Myers,.Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; 1-5 p.m.Sunday. It is closed on Mondays. There isno admission charge.

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Have you purchased yoursubscription for the fall and win-ter season of The Pirate Play-house Company at the J. HowardWood Theatre? If you haven't,now is the time to do just that.Don't hesitate to show your supportfor this island theatre which hasgiven you so much entertainmentpleasure in years past. Call 472-0006 and place your order for a 4-

or 5- show subscription. The newseason begins on Nov. 4 withTalley's Folly, winner of thePulitzer Prize and the New YorkDrama Critics Award.

Don't miss J.T Smith'sMemorial Day week-end special,The Great American Songbook...This tuneful review will containsongs by our finest American com-posers in special arrangements byJ.T. and performed by the maestro,Victor Legarreta and Johnna Allen.Performance schedule is 8 p.m.Thursday, Friday and Saturday,May 27, 28 and 29; tickets are $18.The number to call for reservations(you can make them now) is 472-6862. Please Note: You only have2 more performances to see LendMe A Tenor which closes tomorrow,Saturday, May 22. If you don't seeit you've missed the laugh riot ofthe season.

Attention, all avid operafans... The John Nuveen Companyis the national sponsor of theChicago Lyric Opera broadcasts,carried on more than 500 radio out-lets. A new production of RichardStrauss's opera Ariadne Auf Naxosconsisting of a prologue and oneact sung in German, will be broad-cast from your local PBS radio sta-tion (WGCU) at 1:30 on Saturday,May 22.

In the opera segment the roleof Naiad will be sung by LynetteTapia, Dryad by Jennifer Dudley,Echo by Elena Kolganova, Ariadneby Deborah Voigt, Harlequin byRussell Braun, Scaramuccio bySanley Jackson and Bacchus by JonVillars. The conductor will beRobert Spano and the stage directoris John Cox.

Fort Myers Classic Reper-tory Theatre at the Foulds... Anew drama festival is being pro-duced by Florida Gulf Coast Uni-

versity, sponsored by The AllianceFor The Arts, and will present threeplays in repertory: The Importanceof Being Earnest, Love Letters(with Gail Edwards and PaulConrad), and CherChez The Doc-tor! (Moliere's Doctor in Spite ofHimself). Performance schedule:May 27 through June 13 with cur-tain at 8 p.m. on Thursday andFriday; 5 and 8:30 p.m. on Satur-day and a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee.Individual tickets are $15 (forThursday, early Saturday perfor-mance and Sunday matinee) and$18 (for 8 p.m. Friday and 8:30Saturday performances). The num-ber to call for reservations and fur-ther information is (941) 590-7150from 1 to 5 p.m.

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The Dance Makers: Jack Cole bringsto Broadway a new style of dance

The first time I saw JackCole dance it was at CafeSociety Uptown in 1941.

He was appearing with his two partners,the. Kraft Sisters, Beatrice and Evelyn,and shared top billing with the beautiful,voluptuous jazz pianist, Hazel Scott.The Cole trio of dancers did a type ofEast Indian and Hindu dancing set tojazz music. They wore exotic costumeswhich included the mandatory leg andankle bells, and the movements were soexact, so phenomenally different thatthey immediately caught your eye.Somehow Cole had been able to blendthe exotic moves to jazz music and itwas dazzling to watch. Its impact was

tremendous and left me with an ever-lasting memory of the brilliance of JackCole and his strange and mesmerizing,hybrid style of dance.

I saw him again in a Broadwaytheater in 1942 in a variety show calledKeep 'em Laughing, and he and theKraft Sisters stopped the show. Onceagain the enticing Hazel Scott was onthe bill. On my first furlough from thearmy, I saw his name listed as a featuredperformer in the Ziegfeld Follies of1943 that played the Winter GardenTheater. Even in that hodgepodge ofbig-name star talent his Wedding of theSolid Sender and Hindu Serenade wasmentioned in all of the reviews.

I was looking through my Playbillwhen I saw Ethel Merman in Somethingfor the Boys, and the name of the chore-ographer immediately caught my eye. Itwas Jack Cole. His dances, as always,were exciting, but the most unique thingabout the dancers was that they alldanced in sneakers. It was the first timeon a stage I had seen anything but stan-

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During my stint in the Army Iwould constantly see musicals withdance numbers that I knew had to havebeen choreographed by Cole. A carefullook at the film credits always con-firmed what I thought.

In Hollywood during the late 40'sand early 50's there were many so-called "contract players." An extremelypretty young girl, or a very handsomeyoung man, would be spotted by a talentscout and if their screen test provedthem to be a favorite of the camera'sthey were put under contract at a mini-mum salary and trained in all facets ofperforming. They took acting lessons,singing lessons, dancing lessons, dictionlesson, fencing lessons and almost any-thing else, including how to dress andwho to see and be seen with. They thenwaited to be called for a small part totest their mettle and from there on, comewhat may.

Cole had requested that he be

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given a group of those performers whowere already good dancers under con-tract so he could work with them dailyto improve their technique and teachthem the basics of his own style. Nosooner said than done, and some 12 to15 dancers reported to Cole for a dailyworkout that either left you strong as anoxen or a cripple with no knee cartilageleft. The most famous of that group wasGwen Verdon, who later became a hugeBroadway musical star. But there werealso Buzz Miller, George and EthelMartin, Carol Haney, Rod Alexanderand many big names in the dance worldthat have faded into the past.

Cole choreographed a night clubact for the group and it was one of themost successful night club acts everbooked. They worked with the dynamicsof a pile-driver, the exquisite techniqueof one kissed by Terpsichore herself,and take it from an admirer who saw

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The CrowS NestAt 'Tween Waters on Captiva Drive 472-5161• Through May on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Sundays—JohnSalomon.• Through May 22—Willy Ray & the Midnighters Swing Band.• May 27-29—The coolest.. Cool Chameleons!•Mondays nights only—Tim Jardas &his crab races at6 & 9 p mIsland CinemaAt Bailey's Center—Periwinkle & Tarpon Bay Road 472-1701' StarWars-The Phantom Menace (PG). •• Entrapment (PG13) starring Sean Connery & Catherine Zeta-Jones.• Call for times and prices.

Jacaranda Patio Lounge1223 Periwinkle Way 472-1771• Playing Sunday & Tuesday-Thursday—The Groove, a top40s duo; Mondays—The Charlie Jenkins Band; Fridays &Saturdays—Tropical Breeze, a popular local reggae group.Legends Bar & GrillAt Tarwinkles^-Comer of Periwinkle & Tarpon Bay 472-1366• Friday & Saturday nights—Karaoke with Mellie at 9 pjn.Matzaluna1200 Periwinkle Way 472-1998• Live music every Friday & Saturday.

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them perform, you'd never forget theimpact of those magnificent bodies per-forming in the tight space allotted themin a night-club.

Cole's movie career suddenlybegan to zoom and he became the onlychoreographer Marilyn Monroe wouldallow to set her dance numbers or stageher musical numbers. Betty Grable andGwen Verdon were a magnificent two-

some in a film called Meet Me AfterThe Show. In that film Grable did awonderful Cole number with 8 musclemen called No-Talent Joe. It was Grableand Cole at their best.

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A series of special events mainlydedicated to interior design will beoffered to the general public at the Atriumof the Fort Myers' Robb & StuckyFurniture and Design Studio at 13170South Cleveland Ave.

The following is a list of specialsfor the month of May:• Artist in the Atrium — Jean Dean.Through May 23.

Dean is winner of over 100 awardsand her work has been included in a U.S.Embassy Madrid exhibit, and in theHirschhorn Collection. Come celebrateDean's powerful and dynamic style of herwork now exhibited in the Atrium.• Inside Secrets from a Design Pro(Session 1) 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. May 27.

Design Consultant Tony Bowerleads this two-part series. In Session 1you'll learn that you get what you pay forwhen it comes to quality furniture con-struction. Bower teaches you what to lookfor in solid wood and veneer constructionand what questions to ask. This seminar isoffered twice on the same day. The 6:30p.m. session has been added to give the

working set an opportunity to attend.• Inside Secrets t rom a Design Pro(Session 2) 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. June 3.

During this session Bower willintroduce you to some inside knowledgeabout what hides under your upholstery— from spring construction to choosingthe best cushion fills. This session is alsooffered twice on the same day.

For reservations please call the FortMyers seminar hotline at (941) 437-6959,ext. 267. Reservations are not required

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This year's artistswere Helen Bailer,Basketry; Louis Ferguson, FurniturePainting; Frank Glodowski, Watercolors;Cathy Taylor, Acrylics; and CarmenEmbry, Poetry Writing. Demonstrationsare presented in the courtyard during thelunch break, giving students the opportu-nity to observe and question different artforms in process.

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SAMIBEL& CAPTIVAPirate Playhouse2200 Periwinkle Way 472-0006Coming attraction:

Somewhere in Between—CraigPospisil's quirky romantic comedy about oneman's search for true love will be the firstproduction in the Pirate Playhouse's Com-munity Theatre summer schedule of twoplays. Opening night is Wednesday, June 30,and the play will run through July 18.

Performance schedule: 8 p.m. Wed-nesday-Saturday and 7 p.m! Sunday. Gen-eral admission is $13. MasterCard & Visa.

The schedule for the 1999-2000 sea-son has been set and season's subscriptionsare available at the box office.

Old Schoolhouse Theater1905 Periwinkle Way . 472-6862Last chance to see...

Lend Me a Tenor—What happens whenopera star, Tito Merelli, is unable to performthe title role in Otello for the ClevelandOpera? Sidesplitting laughter, that's what!Don't miss this uproarious bit of fun writtenby Ken Ludwig. Plays through May 22 at 8p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.Special Memorial Weekend Eeature;

The Great American Songbook—Favo-rite songs by the greatest American com-posers... Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers,George Gershwin, Jerome Kem and manyothers. Three fabulous performers... J.T.Smith, the maestro himself; Victor Legarjretawith the big voice, pleasing personality and adelicious sense of humor; and Johnna Allen,the amazingly talented, triple-threat per-former who has just completed a run in TheVaudeville Follies at the Off Broadway Palm.Three performances only—8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, May 27-29.Coming attraction:

Ray Cooney's hilariously funny andwildly titillating farce, Run for Your Wife,opens at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 3, and playsThursday-Saturday evenings through July17.Performance tickets are $15. Visa & MasterCard.BIG Arts Center900 Dunlop Rd. 395-0900Phillips & Founders Galleries

Sanibel-Captiva Art League's Sum-mer Show is currently on display and willhang until Oct. 15. Gallery hours are 1-4p.m. daily, including Sunday.

BIG Arts office hours are 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Monday through Friday. Calls after 4p.m. will be answered by a machine andreturned as soon as possible.Schein Performance Hall

Bits 'n' Pieces Puppet Theater presentsits fully staged musical version of Rip Van

Winkle at 1 p.m. Monday, May 24. This is areturn engagement for this lively groupwhich presented The Grasshopper and theAnt to raves last year. Students at TheSanibel School will be admitted free; other-wise single tickets are $3.

Sanibel Public Library770 Dunlop Road 472-2483In the cases: Necklaces from the SantaDomingo Pueblo, New Mexico (from Su-san Waites' private collection of NativeAmerican art).Art exhibit: Works by Mary Ann Bischoff.Hours: Monday and Thursday—9 a.m. to 8p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 9 a.m.to 5 p.m., Saturday—9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Cats—Five performances of thisinternational favorite, which 4" still play-ing on Broadway and in London's WestEnd, begin on Friday, May 21. Perform-ance schedule: 8 p.m. May 21; 2 and 8p.m. Saturday, May 22; 2 and 7:30 p.m.Sunday, May 23. Tickets are $46, $38 and$31 (plus tax).Broadway PalmDinner Theatre1380 Colonial Blvd. • 278-4422

Grease—Nostalgia abounds at theBroadway Palm... Travel back to RydellHigh in the '50s with a light-hearted lookat romance. The fun score includes Bornto Hand-Jive, Summer Nights, We GoTogether and Since I Don't Have You.Plays through May 29.

Tickets for dinner and show range from$29.50 to $36 for adults and are $17 forchildren 12 and under. Show-only ticketsare $20 for adults and $13 for children.Coming attraction:

Love, Sex and the IRS—Two room-mates try to fool the IRS: One has been

listing the other as his wife on his taxreturn. Opens June 3 for one-month run.Reservations available now.Off Broadway PalmOff the lobby of the main theatre 278-4422

The Vaudeville Follies—Presented byMichael Oberfield and Paul Bernier. Per-formances at 8 p.m. through May 23.

Tickets (which include dinner orlunch) are: Evenings $30, Matinees $27;Show only price is $18.

Foulds TheatreMcGregor at Royal Palm Square 939-2787Coming Attraction:

The New Arts Festival '99 plays July25 through Aug. 14. Watch for completeschedule of this 10th anniversary edition!

Arcade Theatre22(57 First Street 332-4488

Skin of our Teeth by Thornton Wilderis the first of three summer productions.Directed by Niels Miller, the play runs fromMay 27 to June 13. Performance schedule: 8p.m. Wednesday-Saturday with 2 p.m. mati-nee; Sunday. General admission is $12 inadvance and $15 at door.

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Boz Scaggs, Ann and Nancy Wilsonof Heart, BW & Friends, Sing, America,Sing! and a two-week summer theaterworkshop.

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After Jumbo (circa 1865 -1885), a largeelephant exhibitedby P.T. Barnum. Apparently,among elephants Jumbo was of gigantic size.He stood 10 feet, 9 inches at the shoulder andweighedinatsixandahalftons.Hisfirsthomewas at the London Zoo for 17 years. The storyis that his daily food intake consisted of 200pounds of hay, five pails of water and a quart ofwhiskey. He was bought by Phineas T.Bamum's circus, the Greatest Show on Earthand shipped to America in 1882, which the

. British public, including Queen Victoria, loud-ly protested It was said that a million childrenrode on his back during his 3 1G years with thecircus. His nationwide popularity made Jumboa household name in America. Sadly, in a fatalaccident, he was hit by a freight train in 1882.

Word historians are not quite sure whogave Jumbo his name and how it was derivedIt may have been taken from the compoundword mumbo-jumbo or from the Swahili termjumbe which means chief.

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K Knickerbockers (knickers) — Fullbreeches gathered and banded just below theknee.

After Washington Irving's fictional his-torian Diedrich Knickerbockerjn his1 book, AHistory of New York from the Beginning of theWorld to the End of the Dutch Dynasty whichwas published in 1809. It's believed thatIrving's choice of Knickerbocker, as the fic-tional narrator of his book was derived from theKnickerbocker family which once had a longand proud history in the Hudson Valley goingback to the seventeenth century.

The 1850 edition of Irving's book wasillustrated by George - Cruikshank, anoted English caricaturist, which showedDeidrich Knickerbocker and his fellow Dutchburghers wearing loose-fitting breeches gath-ered just below the knee.

Before very long, knee breeches, whichwere worn then for sports activities such asbicycling and golfing, were being calledknickerbockers inspired by Cruikshank's illus-trations.

Eventually the word was shortened toknickers.

You may be surprised to know.thattoday in Great Britian knickers are not worn bymen, unless you' re a transvestite. It's a term fora female undergarment that we call panties,here in the States.

L Leotard—A snugly fitting, stretch-able one-piece garment with or without sleevesthat covers the torso, worn especially bydancers, gymnasts, acrobats, and those engag-ing in exercise workouts; tights.

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After Jules Leotard (1830 -1870),French aerialist, who wrote in his memoirs:"Do you want to be adored by the ladies? Atrapeze is not required, but instead of drapingyourself in unflattering clothes, invented byladies, and which give us the air of ridiculousmannikins, put on more natural garb, whichdoes not hide your best features." What naturalgarb was he referring to? The leotard, ofcourse, his own creation, which he wore at allhis performances. Among his other claims tofame he perfected the first aerial somesaultwhich, by the way, did not kill him. He died,ironically, of small pox, while still a youngman.

M Maverick — An unbranded rangeanimal, especially a calf that has become sepa-rated from its mother, traditionally c o n -sidered the property of the first person whobrands it; a dissenter; being independent inthought and action.

After Samuel Augustus Maverick(1803-1870), a Texas lawyer, politician, and'sometime' cattleman who was given 400 headof cattle by a client in lieu of cash to settle a$1200 debt The acquired cattle, for reasonsunknown, were never branded andallowed to roam at will over Maverick's385,000 acres. Conjecture has it that Maverickabhorred the cruelty of branding or was justplain lazy. Neighboring cattlemen, of course,took advantage of Maverick's oversight andburned their own brands on any strays theycould find, to Maverick's consternation. Soon,the term maverick to signify any unbrandedcattle spread throughout the West

Eventually the word acquired the trans-ferred sense, as we know it today, of anyonewho is a member of a group and refus-es to be 'branded' by the policies of that group,such as a maverick Republican or Democrat

N Nicotine — A colorless, poisonousalkaloid, derived from the tobacco plant andused as an insecticide. It is the substance intobacco to which smokers can become addict-ed.

After Jean Nicot (15309-1600) Frenchdiplomat While serving as ambassador toPortugal, Nicot cultivated plants from tobaccoseeds brought back from the New World byPortuguese explorers. He is credited for havingintroduced tobacco to the French court and asone of the first Europeans to grow theplant as a profit crop. The Swedish botanist,Linnaeus, named the genus that includes thecommon tobacco plant Nicotiana in his honor.In 1818, the oily substance found in tobacco

leaves was first isolated and named nicotinewhich was formed in French after Nicotiana.

O Oscar—A trademark for a statuetteawarded annually by the Academy of MotionPicture Arts and Sciences for achievement inmovies.

After Oscar Pierce, a Texas fruit andwheat grower. The story of how a ten-inch,gold-plated bronze statue of a man with hisarms in front of him resting'on the handle of asword became the name of an annual awardgiven for excellence in the movieindustry seems like a Hollywood creation initself. The story, however is true.

In 1931, Margaret Herrick, on her firstday of work as a librarian for the Academynoticed a statuette on the desk of an executive.When she inquired what it was she wasinformed that it was the Academy's "foremost"member" to which she remarked "He remindsme of my Uncle Oscar." A Hollywood colum-nist who overheard Mrs. Herrick's remarkwrote in his column the following day:

. "Employees (of the Academy) have affection-ately dubbed their statuette -'Oscar.'" As youcan see the name stuck.

P Pasteurize — To subject to pasteur-ization, i.e., the actor processof heat-ing a beverage, or other food such as milk orbeer, to a specific temperature for a specificperiod of time in order to kill microorganismsthat could cause disease, spoilage, or undesiredfermentation.

After Louis Pasteur (1822-1895),French chemist who founded modem microbi-ology. In 1854, while at the University of Lilleas professor of chemistry and dean of the sci-ence faculty, he was studying moulds growingon sour milk. The idea came to him that fer-mentation was not a result of spontaneous gen-eration as had been previously believed, butwas caused by microorganisms borne by theair. How was he to prove this? He devised asimple experiment to test sterile solutionswhich were exposed to heated air only. Hisobservations indicated that fermentation didnot occur. And so the process of pasteurizationwas bom.

Without a doubt, pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized today is one of our most commoneponymous words, hardly noticed by us oncontainers of milk, juices, beer, etc.

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L e i s u P e

F a t h e r h o o d

This summer, in every comer ofthe world where they have elec-tricity and fast food restaurants,

the lives of all people everywhere will be allabout Star Wars. But this spring in my house,it is nothing but Binky Wars.

If you are out of the loop, a Binky is apacifier. I didn't invent the name, "Binky." Ithink somebody somewhere came up with itbecause "pacifier" sounds sinister, like some-thing Al Capone would use on Elliot Ness.Baby Products, Incorporate, invented this horri-ble little rubber thing that is far more addictivethan crack cocaine and they wanted it to soundcute and child-like. This really is a good idea,if you think about it After all, if heroin wascalled Snooky-doots or Tinky-bears, whowould get upset about it? Imagine the policesaying they had busted a Tuiky-bear ring andconfiscated a load of Snooky-doots with a streetvalue of a million dollars. We would all yellabout police brutality. Freethe1inky-bear5!

So calling the nasty, habit-forming paci-fier a Binky was smart marketing, if that isn't anoxymoron. But I have some bad news for theperson who came up with the name. "Binky"still doesn't sound cute and child-like. Not whenit's 3 a.m. and your three year-old is screeching,'1 WANT MY BINKY!" at the approximatenoise level of a Titan rocket with multiple war-heads crashing and exploding into an earth-quake.

Which Pookie does quite often now.The screeching, I mean; not the part about theearthquake. Pookie screeches, and not just at 3a.m. Any time I refuse to let her have a thirdbowl of ice cream, or watch the Teletubbiesvideo for a 14th straight time, or if I dare to stopher from grabbing a lighted candle from thedinner table and holding it under the dog's tail— she juts out her lip, wrinkles her brow, andsnarls, "I want my Binky." And when I say no,she screeches. It's like watching an animatedcartoon of the Tasmanian Devil having a tem-pertantrum. You truly expect to see a truck roarup to dump a crate of Acme Binkys and a per-sonal note from Mel Blanc—"just give her thedamn Binky! Best wishes, Mel." Anything tokeep her quiet

Except I have been told in no uncertainterms by world class experts — the dentist, thepediatrician and my mom—that it is now waypast time to wrestle the Binky away fromPookie. Sure. Wrestle it away. Maybe

Pookie the Hutt and Dad-eyeKnights: It's Binky Wars

Goldberg could manage it But it's more likelythat he'd end up with a split lip, just like mine.

I remember very well how concernedthese same experts were when my oldest girl,T.L. Bear, would not take a Binky at all, no mat-ter what And they were thrilled when Pookietook the Binky happily and with enthusiasm.And now that she is three and has made it clearthat she considers Binky to be her life partner,they have all turned on me.

Grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins,strangers in the supermarket — everybody isappalled at the fact that somebody who consid-ers himself a responsible parent would actuallylet a three year-old stick a Binky in her mouth.Even worse, the dentist is now out to get me.Last visit he showed me a huge, coffee table-sized book of rotting molars and malformedmandibles. "Of course, we don't want to alarmyou," he sneered, and the nurse laughed behindhis back, "but here are some pictures of whatCOULD happen if she keeps the Binky." Thepictures were very effective, even though Iknew they were set up to deliberately manipu-late my emotions. They were all painted on vel-vet with big-eyed kids.

I don't need my emotions manipulatedright now. I need support and kindness. I needMr. Rogers, and Im getting Jerry Springer.Because the Binky War has brought me to mylowest point as a parent. Three year-old Pookiehas actually looked me in the eye—more of aglare or a snarl than a look, really — and said,"I don't like you." And all because I wouldn'tgive her the Binky. Even worse, I am no longerinvited to her birthday party.

She likes that nasty rubber tiling morethan she likes me. I give her ice cream, push heron the swings, tickle her, read to her, teach herabout ketchup, and she prefers the Binky.

Lord knows I've tried reasoning withher. I tell her she's a big girl now, and big girl'sdon't use Binkies. This always worked withPookie's older sister, T.L. Bear. We got her togive up the bottle on her third birthday by say-ing, 'Now you are three, and almost grown up.That's too old for ababy bottle." And Bear gaveup her bottle. She actually went for it And Iwas very proud of the strength of character thatshowed, although it does not fill me with opti-mism about what might happen if she ever buysreal estate.

ButPookiewon'thearit She goes alongwith the part about being big now, if we aretalking about the high chair or crib. But whenwe say anything at all about her Binky, she getsa kind of crafty-innocent look in her huge blueeyes and says, Tm not really big-big. Just lit-tle-big." She has already learned to play themiddle line better than your average ambu-lance-chasing lawyer. She's too big for her carseat but too little to carry things in from the car.She's much too big for the little plastic bowl if it

has ice cream in it but she's still way too little togive up Binky.

And so there has been a little bit of ten-sion lately between me and my big-little threeyear-old. My mother says ifs just a phase, butI learned a long time ago that my motheralways says that instead of swearing.Personally, Urn not so optimistic. Im leaningtoward believing what my friend Cesar says,

that I should just accept it wait until Pookie getsmarried and then give her kids Binkys.

I can't imagine where this will end up,but my worst nightmare is that it won't end upat all. And in a few years I will be walkingPookie down the aisle in a beautiful white dress— and giving her away to a huge Binky.

I hope he's kind and has a good job.

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So whether you're selling or ready

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Danny Smith's Rescreen/Repair.Screens in need ot repair? From1 panel to whole cage. "No jobtoo small or too large!!" Free esti-mates. Licensed/ Insured.567-3030

Small appliance and Shaver repairshop in Cape Coral. Great loca-tion, repeat customers. Largeparts inventory. Will help with startup. Seller motivated. 9:00-5:00

' week days, 574-6443.

Lee County and the state ofFlorida require competencylicenses for the following types ofcontractors: Building Construction,Roofing, Plumbing, Electric, AirConditioning, Mechanical,Aluminum, Swimming Pools &Spas, Sheet Metal.

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GOODWILL INDUSTRIES - imme-diate opening for 2-F-T truck dri-vers (must have CDUB). 1 F-Ttruck driver (class D required).1-F-T truck driver CDL/B required(Englewood area). 4 truckhelpers, nights, P-T (3-8-p.m.) F-T(11:30-8p.m.). Call Sue orMargaret 995-2106. Applications4940 Bayline Drive, N. Ft. Myers,8-4. EOE - Drug Free Workplace.Call 475-9401

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Machine Operators - experienced$7.00-$8.00 OT. Good mechani-cal apptitude a must. InterimPersonnel 939-9999

GENERALHELP WANTED

Rest area attendants, male/ female,Punta Gorda, 1 F-T, 1 P-T.Daniels 1 F-T. Alligator Alley, 2 F-T. Recreation attendant, male/female, days, Alligator Alley, 1 P-T. Mileage reimbursements avail-able for Alligator Alley only. EOE-Drug Free Workplace.Applications available at allGoodwill Stores in Lee, Collier &Charlotte Counties

ROUTE SALESPERSONPUT SOME SPRING

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From Zephyrhllls Spring Water,a key division of the

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If you can carry 50 lbs, andknow how to deliver great

customer service, there is aplace for you at Zephyrhills.

A clean driving record,scheduling flexibility is essential

A valid CDL with air brakeendorsement is helpful, but

not necessary.

In addition to a very competitivestarting salary, you'll enjoy:• Attractive benefits package

• 401 k savings & profit sharing• Advancement opportunities

For Immediate considerationcall Tim Wilson at

(941)332-8111 ext 221 orJohn Samus at

(800) 283-7389 ext. 226for an appointment

Wrecker Driver. Experienced. Cleandriving record. 936-2755.

F/T General Maintenance personfor The Castaways & BeachviewCottages. Call 472-1252. Drugfree workplace.

SMALL SANIBEL MOTEL is lookingfor reliable person with goodphone skills who enjoys cleaningand works well on their own. CallRick 472-8492.

MEDICAL/HEALTHHELP WANTED

FULL-TIMECLERICAL POSITION.COMPETITIVE WAGES

AND BENEFITSAPPLY AT BREEZE CORP.

2510 DEL PR ADO,CAPE CORAL

$2O-$40 per hour. Easy processingof local medical claims, full train-Ing provided. No experience nec-essary. Computer required. Calltoday 800-942-8141, ext 42

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Need Cash? Injured with a pendinginsurance case? We advancecash on your personal injurycase. Call 941-574-1779

"Summer Work" for CollegeStudents and 1999 High SchoolGrads. Flexible P/T, F/T sched-ules. Entry level Sales/Service.Will train. Scholarships.Conditions apply. 941-939-5445.

BECOME A.NURSE'S AIDE,

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"Financial AssistanceAvailable"

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941-458-5995

'TWEEN WATERS INNon Captlva Island

Full time Front Deskand Reservationistpositions needed

Call (941) 472-5161Ask for Shane, Beth or Jennifer

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OFFICE/CLERICALHELP WANTED

Bonita Springs Real Estate recep-tionist - Professional w/goodphone skills. M-F 8:30-5pm$8-$8.50 p/h. Interim Personnel939-9999

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES -Immediate opening for a F-Treceptionist/office worker, comput-er knowledge (windows) pre-ferred. Applications being accept-ed at 4940 Bayiine Drive, N.Ft.Myers, Mon-Fri, 8-4. EOE - DrugFree Workplace.

Medical Billing Office needs patientreps & check posters.Experienced only $9.00 p/h +benefits. Interim Personnel939-9999

SUMMER EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITY

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTOFFICE ASSISTANT

$6.25 PER HOURClerical Duties

Lifting Required14-18 yr.old

Junior or SeniorUpon Fall 1999 High School

Enrollment

CITY OF SANIBELFINANCE DEPARTMENT

800 DUNLOP ROADSANIBEL, FL. 33957-4096

For additional Information Call:(941) 472-9615

EOEDRUG-FREE WORKPLACE

SANIBEL TOLLS PAIDFL.STATUTES CHAPTER 119

COMPLIANCE

Sanibel Island Resort:Front Desk Staff Person

for West Wind Inn.Full time; 5 days per week

(3 days from Noon to 8PM & 2daysfrom3to11PM).

Benefits include paid vacation,health insurance, paid tolls.Experience not necessary

(we will train) but a generalknowledge of basic computerfunctions would be helpful.

What is necessary is a 'pleasant personality, good

telephone etiquette and properEnglish due to interaction withthe guests. Looking for an hon>

est and clean cut individualto join the WW1 team.

Call Daryl Jorgenson at472-1541.

PROFESSIONALHELP WANTED

Local Non-Profitseeking well-roundedcandidate to serve as

Executive Director.Self motivated,People skills,

Development experience &Microsoft Access Proficiency

a mustlResume, salary requirements to:

P.O. Box811Ft. Myers, Fl 33902

or Fax335-2108 before 5/25.

Mortgage Brokerage Business Leeand Collier County - Salaryt-Commission Mortgage BrokersLicense and Experience arerequired. Company-paid advertis-ing. Fax-resume to1-941-542-5386 or-Call W.C.Horton at-941-542-0550 forappointment

REPORTERS,EDITORS.

The Cape Coral Dally Breezeis hiring experiencedreporters and editors.

Send resume and clips toEditorial Director

Jimmy EspyCape Coral Daily BreezePost Office Box 151306

Cape Coral, FL 33915-1306or fax the Information to

(941)574-5693.

SELL ADVERTISINGIN ONE OF THE MOST

BEAUTIFUL MARKETS INTHE COUNTRY.

We are looking for ambitious,hardworking individuals

that can generate new accountsand provide excellent service to

their customers.The group publishes 5 of Sanibel

and Captiva's newspapers andis a fast paced, forward think-

ing group.Base pay plus commission, paid

vacations and benefits.

Fax your resume' to:Group Manager-(941) 472-8398.

RETAILHELP WANTED

Mature, dependable sales clerkneeded P/T. Hourly plus commis-sion. Call or apply in person.Paradise of Ft. Myers Beach inSeafarer's Mall, 463-4600

~RiSTAtlRANT ~HELP WANTED

Three Oaks University Center, aunique catering facility is lookingfor: Full-time banquet porter; Part-time janitor, dishwashers, banquetwaitstaff and cooks. Call941-948-3644 9a.m -5p,m. Askfor Willie or Susan. EOE-DrugFree Workplace

BOOKKEEPERPart-time

Full charge. Restaurant.References.

(941) 649-5922.

SALESHELP WANTED

CLASSIFIED SALES/SPECIALTY PAGES

Make your career move todayand become a classified adver-tising sales professional. Wewill train you to assist busi-nesses and individuals with

placement of classified ads in afriendly working atmosphere

with challenging daily andweekly deadlines.

•Paid Training•Full Benefits

•Hourly Plus Commission

Accepting Applications forFull & Part Time positions

Send Resume to:Fax: (941)-574-1984or mail or stop by:

Lee County Shopper2508 Del Prado Blvd

Cape Coral, FL, 33904Attn: Robin Calabrese

ADVERTISING SALESJOIN A GREAT TEAM

OF SALESPEOPLE ONBEAUTIFUL SANIBEL ISLAND.

FULL-TIME INSIDE SALES

Applicants must:•Enjoy phone work

•Be able to type•Handle deadline pressures

•Enjoy customer service

Mail Applications to:Lee County Shopper

Box: 555 RC2508 Del Prado BlvdCape Coral, Fl, 33904

AdvertisingSales Position-

profitable & FunProgressive Company.Salary, Commission on

Every Sale,Excellent Benefits-

Call for interviewBreeze Newspapers

(941)639-1136

Thistle Lodge WaterfrontRestaurant at Casa Ybel are THEPROUD WINNERS OF THISYEARS TASTE OF THEISLANDS awards for best over-all/which is Judges Choice andalso best appetizer. We are look-ing for servers. Come join ourproud team. Great benefits.Flexible shifts. Apply in person orcall 472-9200.

The Bubble Room is looking for anexperienced hostess, broilercooks and servers. F/T. Pleaseapply before 10:30AM., orbetween 2:30-4.30PM. Call472-5558

The Sanibel Cafe - hiring FT/PT linecook & hostess. Apply in personTahitian Gardens, 2007 PeriwinkleWay, Sanibel.

Tween Waters Inn hiring all posi-tions, FT/PT - cooks, bartenders,servers, hostess. Day & eveningshifts. Tolls paid. 472-5161 ask for

. Brian or Ted.

Health Screening Company seeksrep to initiate and coordinate well-ness screenings. Comm + bene-fits. Interim Personnel 939-9999

SELL ADVERTISING IN ONE OFTHE MOST

BEAUTIFUL MARKETSIN THE COUNTRY.

We are looking for ambitious,hardworking individuals thatcan generate new accounts

and provide excellent serviceto their customers.

The group publishes 5 ofSanibel and Captiva's

Newspapers and is afast paced, forward

thinking group.

Base pay plus commission,paid vacations and benefits.

Fax your resume toGroup Manager,(941)-472-8398

Work from Homeor Office!

Earn extra $500.P/T$4,500.F/Tper month.

Training provided.www.succeedathome.com

or 1-800-682-8051.

I s l a n d e r • Friday, May 2 1 . 1 9 9 9 • 3 5

FT/PT evenings & W/E flexiblehours. Sanibel shop.Advancement opportunities. Goodpay & benefits. 472-6991.

SKILLS & ?RA©ISHELP W A N T E ©

PHOTOJOURNALISTTHE CAPE CORAL DAILY

BREEZEHAS AN OPENING

FOR A NEWSPHOTOGRAPHER.

SOME NEWSPAPER EXPERI-ENCE

REQUIRED.

SEND RESUME AND CLIPSTO:

EDITORIAL DIRECTORJIMMY ESPY,

CAPE CORAL DAILYBREEZE

P.O. BOX 151306,CAPE CORAL, FL

33915-1306OR

FAX INFORMATION TO

941-574-5693

ACCURATECONCRETE CUTTINGBobcat-Dump truck Driver.

CDL license.Experience a plus.

Call 9 -4.941-542-8011

Experienced Construction Workers,Carpenters & Laborers for Marinework. Kelly Brothers. 482-7300.

Mechanic. Experienced in Auto &Truck repair. 936-2755.

Mechanics, Trainees, TireChangers. Pan American Tire,1-800-238-3232.

Painters & laborers needed.Transportation a must. Full time.Call 458-0986

TELEPHONESill.ES

HELPJMANTED,ADVERTISING SALES

See Advertisementlisted under

Sales Help Wanted

ANTIQUESHOOSIER CABINETS-Largest

selection of quality antiguekitchen cabinets you will eversee!!! Original, Refinished,Painted-Deco Cabinets. Alsoavailable Parts, Books, Videos.Jack & Ann's, Immokalee.941-657-3631-days.941-657-3989-nights. MCA/ISA.

The Purple Place. For that unusualwedding gift, beautiful Steubenglass; elegant Victorian sterlingserving pieces; Heisey glasswareor Forties and Fifties flower-etchedpieces. 1940 Suwanee, ..Mon.-Sat., 1lam-4pm. 936-1572

COLLECTIBLES—WWII - Military Collectables"*Biggest in Florida. Antique Guild.

5510 Shirley St, Naples, Florida.Visit all the History. Buy - Sell -Trade - 941-592-9882 - Mon - Sat-10 AM to 5 PM

CLASSIFIED J€AMiI!A/Pii©¥©

. SUPPLY

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CAMERASWANTED

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TRACTOR/. MOWER.BOTH NEED MINOR REPAIR

' $200. FIRM.CALL 574-1364

LEAVE MESSAGE

WANIEU TOBUY.

WANTED - VHS Movie Camera.Call 472-1015.

JEWELRYOne carat solitaire wedding set

appraised/34,400. Sell,S3,500.Ruby ring $125. Offers consid-ered. (941)437-1030.

, .... HOMEFURNISHING

Brass bed Queen size. Completewith orthopedic mattress set.Never used. Still boxed. Cost$1,000. Must sell $250. cash.941-274-5009.

Carpet dealer left with many rolls of1st quality carpet. Many colors tochoose from. We will Install any 3rooms, up to 360 sq ft. for only

__$37a 41JM3816

Carpet installer w/many remnants &first quality rolls, great deal 3rooms installed w/pad S379.00(360 sq. ft.), 574-9757

Daybed white Iron and brass com-plete with two orthopedic mat-tresses and trundle, never used,still boxed. Cost $1,000. Must sell$300. cash. 941-274-5009.

Futon and frame. Unfinished wood.Excellent condition. $125.395-9665. Leave message

HEALTH$WANTED$ 10 people who need to

lose weight & make money to testmarket a new weight loss product.Call 941-561-2168

Oldsmobile 1994 Cutlass Supreme,all power features and only 56kmiles, priced to sell. $700 down.$195 per month WAC. Call DanYaple at Roger Dean Chevrolet574-3326.

• •NOTICE: Florida Statute 828.29

states that all dogs & catsoffered for sale in Florida mustbe at least 8 weeks old, have anofficial health certificate signedby a veterinarian, have propershots and be free from intestinal& external parasites. In accor-dance with this statute, thispublication will not knowinglyaccept any ads advertisingdogs or cats for sale that do notmeet these requirements.

Dachshund AKC. Taking depositscall 656-1371

GARA@1 SALES

LOCATION,DATES & TIME

ARE THE MOST IMPORTANTPARTS OF YOUR GARAGE

SALE AD.Start your ad with the city/town

of your ad, then dates & time,then list your main items. Thiswill help draw a crowd to your

sale!COME BY OUR OFFICE

AND PICK-UP YOURFREE GARAGE SALE KIT.

(Must place a Garage Sale ad)

Canopy bed, queen size, black iron.Sunburst design. Never used, stillin box. Must sell. $100. cash.(941) 274-5009.

MOVING SALESATURDAY, MAY 22,

8A.M. TO 2P.M.505 SW 49TH LANE

CAPE CORAL(ONE BLOCK SOUTH OFCAPE CORAL PARKWAY

OFF PELICAN BLVD.).FURNITURE, ARTWORK,HOUSEWARES, TOOLS,

CLOTHES AND JEWELRY.

Moving - Everything must go!Saturday, May 22nd & Sunday,

' May 23rd. 9:00a.m!-3:00p,m.718 Cardlum (off Donax).Furniture, bikes, water ski andmuch more. Don't miss this one!

CARS: $100-$500. and UPPOLICE IMPOUND

Mustangs, Jeeps, Hondas,Chevy's & Sport Utility Vehicle

CALL NOW!!!(800)772-7470 EXT. 6378

Cad SLS 1994, white with taupeleather interior. Loaded, 84,000well kept miles. New tires,shocks, brakes, rotors, A/C com-pressor. $14,500. or best.Excellent shape, runs new.941-731-5088

Mercury Grand Marquis LS, 1993.Loaded with equipment that allworks..Electronic dash, new tires,new A/C, great shape. $6,500OBO. Days 549-7282. Eve &Week-end 549-1390.

MISCELLANEOUSPool heater heat pumps w/5 year

warranty, $1,795 deliver/install.332-5450

Oldsmob.ile 1991 Cutlass, 4 cylin-der, automatic, 41k miles, $4,895.Call Bill Brady at Roger DeanChevrolet 574-3326.

POWER BOATS WATERFRONT

SPORTS &iMPQRTS

Geo Metro 1998 LSI Sedan, auto-matic, air, low miles, $199 amonth w/$700 down WAC. CallJeanne Healy at Roger DeanChevrolet 574-3326.

ABSOLUTETOP-DOLLAR

FOR CLEAN USED BOATSNo Hassle.

We Come To You!

941-694-4626

Shamrock 1984 26 Ft Cuddy Cabin,1993-351 Ford. Excellent condi-tion - Outrigger to swim platform.Rigged to fish. $16,500. Info.(941) 283-2614

Toyota Celica '97, leather, sunroof,automatic, 13,000 miles. $18,500.432-1509

Miniature Schnauzer, AKC, puppies.5 males, 2 females. Ready now!!(941)731-3247

BMW 1989 325 convertible. Likenew. Silver. Low mileage. $8,700.(941)463-3775.

SPORT UTILSTYVEHKUJL

Chevy Blazer '91, automatic, coldA/C, only 53,000 miles, $199 permonth with $500 down WAC. CallKen Busch at Roger DeanChevrolet 574-3326

TRUCKS & WANSFord F-150 XLT, 1997, showroom

condition, fully loaded, bedliner,20,000 miles, white, gray Interior,asking $17,000. Always treatedwith TLC. Never a work truck. Call549-7260 any time

Geo 1996 Tracker Convertible,automatic, cold air, excellent con-dition, only $500 down plus tax,$141 per month WAC. Call DickCollyer Roger Dean Chevrolet574-3326.

Toyota 1994 pick up 4x4, low miles,like new, only $9,995 cash priceor payments only $199 per monthw/$500 down WAC. Ask for DonColton only at Roger DeanChevrolet 574-3326

BOMESTIC AUTO

ftlCREAYiON¥iHiCLl§

.STORAGEFenced, 24hr. Security. R.V. -

Trailers. Boats. Call leave mes-sage - Name, type of unit, wiltreturn call. 277-2300.

AUTO St TRUCKS

NEW TOYOTA BEDLINER $150.OR B.O. 945-6764

MOTORCYCLES &MOPEDSHONDA 1974 750ALL ORIGINAL!!' 23K MILESRUNS GOOD!!

$900O.B.O.941-637-4940

UTILITY TRAILERSUtility trailer, 6x10, with ramp/tall-

gate. Good condition, new tires.$600 OBO Call 277-1881

PERSONAL

Avon Dinghy, 13 foot, with trailer, 24h.p. motor. Good condition. Call1-888-777-8629 Ft. Myers Beach

ACREAGE^12 Acres-)-/-, $125,000. and 5

Acres+/-, $45,000. Near newUniversity, International Airport &Alico Road. Both on blacktoproads. Make offer. DawsonMcDaniel Realty. 941 -731 -1097.

Farm -190 acres. W/M permitted. 4Wells. 5 miles south of LaBelleJust off Highway 29. By owner,call toll free 1-877-277-8174 or(941) 772-2615.

THEY AREN'T MAKINGANY MORE OF IT!

Interested in purchasing orselling your Island homesite?Call a nomesite specialist andget the experience you need.

Charles Sobczak has soldover 200 acres on Sanibel and

closed on more vacant lotsthan any other

Island Realtor In 1998.From affordable inland

locations starting at $47,555to Bayou front parcels at

$285,555. Charlie has over adozen current listings.

Please callCharles Sobczak with

Priscilla Murphy Realty at#800-233-8829 or

locally at 472-1511.You'll be glad you did.

HOOK UP!!!

MUST SELL-Moved - REDUCED

1.3 Acres/Prime South FortMyers Location. Upscale

area.Directions: South on 41 to

righton Park Road, (just after theHarborage)-to a left in to Park

Ridge. 1

Near water. Cleared.Partially Landscaped.

City Water. Paved Road.Ready to build.

Owner purchased new home.REDUCED PRICE LOT TO

$59,900.CALL (94f) 768-6633

DON'T LET THIS ONE GETAWAY!

Direct Access Sailboat Lot. Unit 64,seawall and dock. Owner willcarry. For terms call Al Rizzi,941-940-4625, AA AssociatesRealty. '*

FOR SALE BYOWNER

• * No Banks - Owner will Finance I! * * SE Cape Coral. 3/2/2 splitplan. Move-in condition. Greatmature landscapinmg. NearMalls/Schools/Shopping. S70.000.firm. 20% down. 941-542-1128

HOMESContemporary-styling cathedral ceil-

ings, plantation-shutters, chairrail, plant shelves, and great curbappeal. Wonderful neighborhoodcentral-location only $86,000. Askfor Jane Story 549-0004 (eve) ordaily 542-4102 Keim Realtors

SANCTUARY - BEST BUYOutstanding Lot - PanoramicView of Lake looking Down

Par 5 #14 Fairway -This is an oversized Lot -

Ideal for privacy.Exceptional value at $225,000.

Net to Seller.For details call

(937) 429-1050 Mon-Fri.3 A M - 5 PM.

FORT MYERS_ .HOMES __

No. Ft. Myers, Pretty as a picture!Make appointment to see insideour 3/2 pool home. New tile, newA/C, new hoi water heater; newerroof. Lots ot storage space. Largefenced in private back-yard onlake. Shade trees and fruit trees.Good location. Reduced $6,000)$73,900, 995-6618 before 9PM.No brokers.

LEE COUNTYHOMES

EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertised in thisnewspaper is subject to theFederal Fair Housing Act of

1638 which makes it illegal toadvertise any preference, limi-tation or discrimination basedon race, color, religion, sex,handicap, familial status or

national origin, or an intentionto make such preference, limi-tation or discrimination. Thispublication will not knowinglyaccept any advertised for realestate which is in violation of-

the law. Our readers are herebyinformed that all dwellings

advertised in this newspaperare available on an equal

opportunity basis. If you feelyou have been discriminatedagainst you may file a com-plaint by calling The Florida

Commission on Human Rightsat 1-800-342-8170 or by calling

HUD at 1-800-669-9777.

NORTH FORTMYERS HOMES

Piling Home on 5 Acres, fullyfenced. Great condition, goodlocation. Barn, workshop, pond, 3car carport, bay for motorhome.$120,000 Coldwell Banker, TomWinford, 542-0201 ext. 231

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SANIBiL/CAPTIVHHOMES

SANCTUARY DIRECTOWNER SACRIFICING

Save $48,500.3BR/3BA Courtyard Home

Pool, A/C, fireplaceJust completely - Ready

to occupySignificantly below all other

Sanctuary single family homes.$775,500.

PRINCIPALS ONLY(203) 221-7599

SAVE ONREAL ESTATES*

Exclusive Buyers' RepresentativeWe represent only buyers!

Wil Compton • RealtorBuyer's Choice Realty Group.lnc.

Hot Line Beeper 941-336-1469Etnaii-pedpower@cyberstreet.com

Office 941-472-2659 ext.2

BEAUTIFUL CAPTIVAGULF SIDE 3BP./2BAWalking Distance toRestaurants/Shops.

Bicycles, beach chairs,Weekly rentals.

Call Gina800-678-1103 or

888-395-9495 evenings.

OPEN HOUSEARE YOU HAVING

AN

ADD A GRABBERFOR ONLY $5.25We have many to

choose from - Ask yourClassified Advisor today!

CONDOSTOR~SALE

Cape Coral: beautiful 2/bed/2bathcondo, over 1200 sq.ft., carpetedbalcony overlooking 200' widBRubicon canal, 2nd floor, pool,boat dock available. Pets allowed.Asking $83,900. 941-772-7318,941-850-4850

Condo for sale in Cape Coral:2bd/2ba, laundry room, nice patio,clubhouse w/pool, near shoppingcanter, daycare and fire dept.941-542-1385, call after 6 pm orleave message.

INVESTMENTPROPERTY

Cape - 24 unit Apartment/MotelComplex on water with pool.$1,275,000. Possible financingwith substantial down payment.No Brokers. 941-542-8499

COMMERCIALPROPERTY/RENT

Office space, any size, great foraccountants, doctors, lawyers.Professional building, very busyHancock Bridge Pkwy location.275-4587

"JOIN TREBING TILE PLAZA" Inour building. Unit 2, approx.iflOOsqft, showroom/office withwarehouse storage & large over-head door. $1,175. monthlyincluding ground maintenance &city water Call 941-549-6999.

_OPJFICE_mCE_Medical or Professional office

space near Cape Coral Hospitalon Del Prado. Approx. 1000 sq.ft.,fresh paint, new carpet, 3-examrooms, good parking, $695/mo.Call for appointment 574-6300.

Office SuitesPerfect location

AffordableWaterfront offices.First month free

with annual lease.997-2767

REAL ESTATEDISTANT

GREENWOOD LAKE. N.YSeven lots on 120' waterfrontVictorian home, Circa 1865,

4 floors, 10 bedrooms,2-car garage, dead-end road,

new roof,new tile kitchen floor and

laundry room,dock, newly paved road to beach

ample parking,' hardwood floors, leadedglass windows throughout

$350,000.Call DiMltri for showing,

1-973-728-5551

Lake Bargain 3+ Acre $19,900 withBoat Dock! Beautifully woodedwith access to Spectacular35,000 acre recreational lake inTN. Near golf course! Pavedroads, utilities. Financing Call1-800-704-3154 Ext.#3734.

WESTERNNORTH CAROLINA MTNS.

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Waterfront ViewsIN BUSINESS OVER 20 YEARS

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MURPHY, NC 289061-800-438-8159

INTERVAL FORSALE

Sanibel Beach Club IIWeek 5Apt. 3DCALL

HERB SIMON,BROKER/REALTOR

Office 542-11011-800-741-1101

Residence 574-56971-800-933-1458

RE/MAX Realty Team

Tortuga Beach Clubon SanibelWeek 14

CALLHERB SIMON,

BROKER/REALTOROffice 542-11011-800-741-1101

Residence 574-56971-800-933-1458

RE/MAX Realty Team

Tortuga Beach Clubon SanibelApt. 139

Weeks 9 & 10PRICE REDUCED

CALLHERB SIMON,

BROKER/REALTOROffice 542-11011-800-741-1101

Residence 574-56971-800-933-1458

RE/MAX Realty Team

Call me to purchaseor sell vacation time share

weeks onSanibel and Captiva Florida.

CALLHERB SIMON,

BROKER/REALTOROffice 542-11011-8O0-741-1101

Residence 574-56971-800-933-1458

RE/MAX Realty Team

WHY CALL ME?•Herb Simon has 20 years

experience in time-share sales.•Herb Simon has 44 years

experience in real estate sales& counselling.

•MBA Degree in real estate,Indiana University.

•I need Jan., Feb. & Mar. weeks-especially consecutive of 4 or

more weeks.

TIMESHARE RESALES

Sanibel Beach Club I

Buy Direct - Save Thousands• Best prices, selection, value

• 2 Bed/2 Bath, sleep 6• Beachfront units

• 100% Financing available

Ask about our buy one get onefree offer.

Call Cindy - On site at941-472-4428

Bluegreen Resorts-Licensed Broker1-800-485-5632

Murphy North Carolina. 2/2, allglass front overlooking 1,000 acrelake, with wrap - around deck,featuring mountain views.Fireplace / a/c, vaulted glassgreat room. $425/wk.561-692-3727

Siesta Key - Sarasota, ParrotBeach 1-bedroom units. 20 giantsteps to beach, 2-blocks to vil-lage. $120 per night. Call now(Memorial Day Weekend stillavailable) (941) 346-8008.

By Owner - Sanibel Cottages -Week 15, Unit 103 overlookinggulf. Pool, spa, tennis. Call (414)782-1660.

VACATION PROP.& RENTALS

"NC Mountain Get-A-Way"2BDRyiBA Cabins, Privatelysecluded on 42 acres withstream. Nature trails, outsidecampfire pits, fireplaces. W/D,fully equipped. Clean. Greatrates. Conveniently located. TrailsEnd Cabins. 828-494-4610.

A Guli front paradise1. Daily, weekly,monthly. Ail amenities, beautifullyfurnished, private deck, pool.Secluded beaches, birdwatchersparadise. Awesome views.Season/off season. January,February, March 2000 unav^lable-463-6710

Cape Coral: beautifully furnished &decorated 3bed/2bath homew/pool on Shamrock Lake.Also.......large 2bed/2bath fur-nished Condo w/pool, on canal,no pets. Available now to Dec.15th. 941-772-7318,941-850-4850.

Del Prado Inn.Vista MiCasa Resort

Apartments/Efficiencies941-542-3151

1-800-231-6818

Gulf Front Paradise. Corner unit,professionally furnished, 2br/2ba,private lanai, all amenities, pool,tennis courts, private beach.Awesome view of gulf & bay.Monthly. Available Dec- April.954-349-0301

CAPTIVA GULF FRONTLUXURY HOME

BEAUTIFUL PRIVATE BEACHAT YOUR DOORSTEP.Long Driveway into LushTropical Estate grounds.

Exclusive,Tastefully Decorated,3/4 Bedrooms or Deti.

Sleeps Eight.3-1/2 Baths.

Large Heated Pool and Spa.Nominated for Architectural

. Awards.Terraces and pool Pavilion.

All amenities.$4,600./week High Season$3,000./week Low Season

Days: 201-569-21 hWeekends: 914-687-0360.

A POINTE SANTODE SANIBEL

Luxurious Gulf FrontPenthouse Condo For Rent.

2BR/2BAScreened Lanai with Spiral

Staircase to PrivateRooftop Sundeck.

Gorgeous Sunrises aridSunsets.

Beautifully DecoratedAnd Fully Equipped.Substantial Savings.

Call Owner:610-664-2371

A THREE BEDROOMAND TWO BATH

GULF FRONT WITH PRIVATEPOOL AND SPA.

AVAILABLE FOR VACATIONRENTAL.

SPECIAL SUMMER RATES.OPTION TO USE ALL

SOUTH SEAS PLANTATIONRESORT'S FACILITIES.

CALL AFTER 3:00 P.M. EST(219)272-0889

OR(219)282-2977

BEAUTIFUL CAPTIVA ISLANDGingerbread House

A new private home withVictorian Key West charm.A two minute stroll froma beautiful private beach

on the Gulf.In Village near historic

Chapel-By-The-Sea, andSouth Seas Plantation Resort.Two bedrooms, two full baths;

fully equipped kitchen;washer/dryer;

screened veranda.Furnished with Shaker

antiques.Photos & references available.December 15th thru April 30th

$1,400. per week.May to December 14th

$695/wk.

No Pets.Rate applies to 4 people.

Write'.Henry Romersa(Captiva) '•

4911 Tanglewood DriveNashville, TN 37216

615-262-9859

Change of PaceBeautiful vacation home

3 Bedrooms, 2 BathsYour own private tennis

court& swimming pool

100 yards to Gulf of MexicoCall for times available.

440-338-8031440-338-5281.

Loggerhead Cay -Beachfront

2nd Floor Unit - 2BR/2BA withSunrise and Sunset views.

$750/week,(Sept., Oct.)$875/week, Off Season,

(May til Sept.)Call for Seasonal Rates.5% Discount for 3 Weeks

or More.(732) 223-6748.

SANIBEL EAST END HOME3BR/3BA 2 car garage.Private Pool & Tennis.300 steps to beach.

Beautifully decorated & private.Available now thru Dec.31st.

Two month minimum.Call Owner: (612) 920-1824.

SOUTH SEAS PLANTATIONBeach Front

3 BR/3BA Loft, Porch.Beautifully furnished.

TV, VCR, W/D. Pool, Tennis.One and two bedroom Villas

also available.Call between

10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.1-800-227-1783

APARTMENTS &©UPLEXiS FOR

RENTSANIBEL DUPLEX

2BR/2BA.UNFURNISHED

TWO CAR GARAGESCENIC REFUGE

AVAILABLE JUNE 1st$1,100 PER MONTH, O.B.O.

CALL (732) 493-3457PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE

A2/br-1/ba apartment. Near PineIsland Rd. Newly remodeled,paint, carpet & etc. $500.per mo.1020 NE 8th Terrace, Cape Coral.Cape Realty 945-3222

One bedroom, 2-bedroom/1 bath, .2-bedroom/2-bath, 3-bedrooms &studios. Extremely quiet, goodneighborhood, close to shopping/schools. Water included. Startingat $375. * * Ask about move-inspecial * *8-5. M-F, 275-4587

SanfbelVacation on the beach.

2 bedroom, + den, 21/2 bath.Private pool - all amenities.

Architectural gem!Call evenings,(941) 395-0195.

PERIWINKLE PINES3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths "

FurnishedPool

ClubhouseAvailable Now until SeasonRate & Terms Negotiable

395-3682

'Two Bedroom vacancies for Spring1999 in the Below Market RateHousing program. Applicationrequired. Annual lease. For fur-ther Information, please contactCommunity Housing &Resources, Inc. at 472-1189." ,- '

RENTAL SHARINGLongterm Sublet -

June1-Oct.31.Master bedroom suite with bal-

cony in large home. Viewsgreat. Privacy. Professionalpreferred. Non-smoker. No

pets.References required.

$500. incl.Call 472-6197 for more

information.

ROOM MATE NEEDED TO SHAREHOME. CENTRALLY LOCATEDON SANIBEL. AVAILABLE JUNE1ST. NO CHILDREN. SORRY NOPETS. CALL FOR APPOINT-MENT TODAY. (941) 395-2425.

ROOMS FOR RENT

Del Prado InnEfficiencies

1502 Miramar StreetCape Coral

941-542-3151

Room with private bath to rent inbeautiful Sanibel home. Non-smoker, drug free. Call Jerry,472-4032 after 3:00P.M.

Rooms for rent in private home.Near beach. 1 or 2 bedrooms +private bath. Available May 1st.(941)472-0875.

HOMES FOR RENTANNUAL RENTALS

SANIBEL & CAPTIVA

EAST END: 3BR/2BAGROUND LEVEL HOME -

FURNISHED ORUNFURNISHED

AVAILABLE NOW

EAST END: 2BR/2BADUPLEX

UNFURNISHEDNO PETS

AVAILABLE JUNE 1

CALL MARIE WELLSPRISCILLA MURPHY REALTY

(941) 472-4113

SECLUDED SANIBELHIDEAWAY

2BR/2BA Piling HomeLarge Garage/

Workshop underneath$1100/Month - $1100 Deposit

Annual Lease3008 Poinciana Circle(Off Island Inn Road)

407-889-9377 .

Sanibel Unfurnished3BR/2BA

East End of Islandon Canal

$950. MonthlyAnnual Lease

Call 813-837-3632 or813-839-5842

Islander « Friday, May 21, 1999 • 37

CLASSIFIED

MOB1LI HOMESK>RJIENT_

"Mobile Homes for Rent** Weeklyrent. Children welcome. Includeswater, garbage, pest controT, lawncare. Quiet, safe. 7760 Bogart, N.Ft. Myers 543-5828

B0AI LIFTS &DOCICS

HANDYMAN

ARCHITECTURALORNAMENTS

CATCH OF THE DAYLift Service & Dock AccessoriesCable, motors, bunks, cradles,

pulleys, drive units, preventativemaintenance & extended serviceplans & shallow water problems.

941-437-5735

Improve your home withARCHITECTURAL

ORNAMENTSfrom Classic Art

SuppliesCrown moldings,

ornaments, niches, doorornaments, placques,

much more atFACTORY PRICES.For FREE brochure:

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©UTTERS

GUTTERSWith no splices

or seams.•Maintenance free.•14 exciting colors.

Lifetime transferable warranty941-540-9732

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MAINTENANCEHANDWORK-CLEANINGHEY! THIS IS YOUR CHANCE

FOR QUALITY ANDAFFORDABILITY:

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INTERIORS & EXTERIORS•Perfection Every Time

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Call nowRoman

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WlIIOW BLINDSJP's Verticals

218-8848New or Repair old blindsVerticals, mini's, woods,2" hor., cellular shades

Free estimatesAnd all work guaranteed.

Low Prices!Great Quality!

Lie. and Insured981558/9937972

FOR RENTlAnnual Lease2 BR/1 Bath

Apartment above restaurant,New carpet,

freshly painted.Great location witha view of the gulf.

472-8484

RECYCLESANIBEL

Bring recyclable tothe Sanibel

Recycling Centeron Dunlop Roadacross from theSanibel Public

Library.

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The 1999 Islanderposter, by artist

Heather Slabosz, isnow available! Thebeautiful detailedwatercolor of ayellow crownednight heron isavailable as acomplimentarygift with all paid

subscriptions. And,anyone can pickup a poster foronly $0. Fifty

percent (50%) ofthe proceeds fromeach poster sale

will be donated tothe Clinic for theRehabilitation ofWildlife (CROW),Call Beryl today,472-4185, or stop

by our offices,Sanibel

Promenade, 695TarponBay••Rd.,'

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SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORYServing the Residents ofSanibel and Captiva

FINANCIAL TILE

EXECUTIVE TITLE

941-472-8228

1456 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel

FreeEstimates

Serving Your Installation Needs94l-472*28§3 lie. #800816

TRAVEL

f r o g saftKE fluency>

TicketsTours

CruisesLocal Accommodations

472-3171 • (800) 457-4250email: allwaysave@aol.com

Bailey's Shopping Center

BUILDER

CUSTOM HOME BUILDING

AND REMODELING

SPECIALISTS• Custom Woodworking

• Committed to Excellence• Phone: 472-5444

Lie. #CGC013441

MarkMcQuadeGENERAL CONTRACTOR

THE ISLAND'S LONGESTESTABLISHED

CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS

PIANO

All EventsReceptionsPromotions

AccompanimentsPiano Lessons

Jazzy StandardsClassical Mary Ann Van

941)395-3408

LOCKSMITH PRINT SHOP/COPIES

ISLAND LOCKSMITHAND SECURITY SERVICES

472-2394• LICENSED • INSURED • BONDED

24 Hour Emergency Services

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STORAGE

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16281 Pine Ridge Rd., Fort MyersAIR CONDITIONED STORAGE

Pack & Ship Service • Moving Supplies $U-HAUL RENTALS E

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Pickup & Delivery Service Available

• C O N S T R U C T I O N C O .

Michael J.ValiauetteGENERAL CONTRACTOR

HOME BUILDING & REMODELINGA full service contractor dedicated to

exceptional quality at a reasonable price.ADDITIONS • KITCHENS • BATHS

FREE ESTIMATESIsland Resident Lie. # CGC056909Hurricane Protection Consultant

Phone:(941)472-0200Fax:(941)395-1587

Enjoythe

Ambianceon Sanibel

and Captiva

GRADINGTIRED OF TRACKING SAND IN YOUR HOME?TIRED OF THOSE WATERHOLES?Or maybe you just want to dress up your driveway.

-Serving the islands for 22 years , ̂ . ** ~, \• MONTHLY GRADING • TREE CHIPPING • LICENSED • INSURED *"'

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• 70/ Ways to Bug your Parents byLee Wardlaw has just been named the 1999Sunshine State young Reader's AwardWinner for both grades 3-5 and 6-8. ManySanibel Sunshine Readers not only read thebook but voted for it.

• By law, every public school inFlorida must have a School AdvisoryCommittee reflecting the ethnic populationof the school as well as interests of students,parents, teachers, support personnel and thecommunity. The Sanibel School SAC nor-mally meets the last Monday of the month at2:15 p.m. to discuss school issues and makerecommendations to the principal. Peopleinterested in becoming a member of SAC forthe next school year should call the school at472-1617.

Canterbury School• Seven Canterbury students were

inducted into the Soliedad HonorariaHispanica! (Spanish Honor Society) thismonth. The Society, founded in 1953, recog-nizes students who have attained a high levelof success in their study of Spanish. Amongthe seven are two Sanibel residents — Clint

Ellenberg, son of Barbara and KenEllenberg, and Danny Herrick, Patty andDoug Herrick's son. To be inducted studentsmust be sophomores or above, be in theirsecond semester of Spanish II or higher, andmust have an A- or higher grade point aver-age for the past three semesters.

• Three eighth grade students havebeen awarded merit scholarships for the1999-2000 school year — Brent Steinbergfrom Trafalgar Middle in Cape. Coral,Nathaniel Holmes, a home-schooled student,and Sanibel resident Travis Zeigler fromDunbar Middle. Travis is a National JuniorHonor Society member,°plays basketball andis a docent at the Bailey-Matthews ShellMuseum. He is the son of Norman Zeiglerand Elizabeth Grimm.

Canterbury Merit Scholarships are forstudents new to Canterbury, entering theninth grade, who have demonstrated theywill become superior citizens and will makedistinct contributions to the school commu-nity.

• During the summer, kids lose a lot ofwhat they gained during the school year, andthis summer Canterbury will offer an enrich-ment program for students of academics,

Zeigler

sports and recreation.Courses include sever-al in algebra, music,SAT prep, history,Spanish, science, soc-cer and basketball.

A special pre-school through gradefour- component I sdivided into weeklythemes. Week I is Lights, Camera, Action!;Week II, called Olympics, features geogra-phy and includes a trip to a Mexican restau-rant; Week IH is The Ocean; and Week IVdeals with the Rainforest.

Classes begin on Monday, June 14 inone- to four-week blocks. School begins at8:30 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. with day careoffered from 7:30 until 5. Lunch is availabledaily.TROA awards 5thgraders

The San-Cap Chapter of The RetiredOfficers Association will recognize the boyand girl selected by their peers asOutstanding Citizen of the Year at the 5thGrade Awards Ceremony at The SanibelSchool on June 8. The recipients will each

receive a $200 Savings Bond.This is the 17th consecutive annual

award by to the outstanding boy and girl byTROA and signifies the importance placedon good citizenship by TROA members andthe community of faculty, staff and studentsat the school.Hope Hospice SummerCamp

For three days in June approximately70 children between the ages of six and 16,who have recently lost loved ones, are sched-uled to spend a weekend at Hope Hospice'sannual Rainbow Trails Summer .Camp inEllenton, Florida. Started in 1989, the camphas taught hundreds of kids the necessaryskills to cope with the grief of losing a lovedone.

The camp runs from June 18-20, andHope Hospice is seeking sponsors to make itpossible for children to attend. The cost isapproximately $250 per child and any dona-tion* will go a long way to making a kid'sattendance possible.

For more information, call Dr. WayneLeaver at 489-9156.

eowiHoney, wait till you see what's new at Lake Village!There's a brand new building at Sutton Walk, withthree beautiful models. This is Lexington's creme dela creme, and you just have to see it! Then there'sSouthmont Cove condominiums, with even moremodels. And you simply MUST see the plans for thenew Sutton Walk Lakeside condominiums. They'rejust divine! Of course, no matter where you live inLake Village, you'll enjoy golfing, swimming, walkingpaths, a fitness center, country club.. .we don't justsit around, you know! Lake Village at LexingtonCountry Club. It's the new hot spot in Fort Myers!

Priced from the low $100's to the $200's.

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Harbour Isle Living.'. Introducing Harbour Isle Estates, a new area

dedicated to custom-built single family estate homesin one of South Fort Myers' most desirable, gated,boating communities.

Your home can overlook our fresh water lagoons,where your boat can be moored without saltwatermaintenance problems, and convenfently lifthe river when it's time for an on-the-water outing.

A limited number of slips also are still available in our81-slip deep-water marina. You also have access to allthe Harbour Isle Yacht.& Racquet Club amenities: theswimming pool and spa, the tennis courts, the fitnesscenter, and the private island with beach and picnicareas. You get all this and the privacy of a single familyhome from $205,000, including lot.

The Atrium Estate ModelMain House A/C Area 1,820 Sq. Ft.Guest Cabana A/C Area 316 Sq. Ft.Courtyard 500 Sq. Ft.Total A/C Area 2,136 Sq. Ft.Total Area 2,636 Sq. Ft.

$242,460, including lot

aroour IsleSlip into something comfortable

Estate Homes with Lot from $205,000Also, Riverfront Tower Living from$379,000 to over $700,000

For Morniatfon call (941) 489-4448One mile off McGregor Boulevard on Iona Road

then look for the distinctive red tile roofsof Harbour Isle's romantic Mediterranean architecture.

Prices and plans subject to change without notice. Void where prohibited by law. Equal housing opportunity.