VOL. 20, NO. 14 SANIBEL & CAPTIVA ISLANDS, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 28, 2012SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER SUNRISE/SUNSET: 28 7:20 * 7:19 29 7:20 * 7:18 30 7:20 * 7:16 1 7:21* 7:15 2 7:21* 7:14 3 7:22 * 7:13 4 7:22 * 7:12

Awaiting the start of the 10K Race 4 FISH in 2011

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1 OK R a c e 4 FISH E x p e r ie n c eby Jeff Lysiak

While there are still two weeks left until the 4th annual 10K Race 4 FISH, the main fundraising event for the island non-profit organization, runners from the Sanibel and Captiva community are already counting down until the starting gun.

“It is such a beautiful venue with wonderful scenery... 1 think we’re gonna have five or six runners competing this year,” said Mark Blust from Timbers Restaurant. “And not

only is it a great course to run, but part of the motivation is getting to help FISH."The 10K Race 4 FISH, held in conjunction with the Fort Myers Track Club, is

expected to attract more than 400 runners this year. The race will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 13 at The Community House on Sanibel, and will once again fol­low a marked 10K circuit around the island, returning to The Community House for the finish line.

Mead Johnson from Bailey’s General Store is another local runner who has com­peted in the race during previous years.

“The biggest plus of the race is that it does support RSH,” said Johnson. “And it’s convenient for the competitors that live right here on Sanibel. I think it’s great to be able to attract runners here, too.”

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The 4th annual Sanibel-Captiva Cracker Festival, a one-of-a-kind event, returns to The Bait Box on Friday, November 2. The Sanibel-

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Spectators and adventure racers will gather on Sunday, November 4 at the Sanibel Causeway to watch the departure of racers in the first-ever Coast

To Coast Expedition Challenge, which will snake from Sanibel through the Everglades to end on Sunday, November11 in Miami.

The Paddle House, Race South Horida, Miami Rowing Club and the Volunteer Wilderness Alliance have joined to make possible The Paddle House’s Coast To Coast Expedition Challenge, a 240-mile self-sustained human-powered race featur­ing small non-motorized sailboats and pad- dlecraft. The route commemorates Juan Ponce de Leon’s discovery of Horida. Featuring historical, scenic and environ­mentally diverse eco-systems, the race will cover the route traversed by Ponce de Leon’s fleet in 1513.

The start of the race happens during

the Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival’s closing afternoon on November 4. Racers will launch their boats at 2 p.m. from the Sanibel Causeway as they follow the historic route toward Cape Sable, enter­

ing the Everglades at Ponce de Leon Bay before crossing Whitewater Bay and head­ing to Horida Bay.

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From left, Mark Blust, Sandy Stilweil, Terry Igo and Anne Joffe. All four earned donations for the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum during Celebrity Island Dinner 2011

For one night only, island celebrities trade in their star status for aprons and trays to serve dinner guests at The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum’s annual Celebrity Island Dinner, which will be held from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3 at Traders Restaurant.

“The attendance was good last year,” said Sandy Stilweil, a returning celebrity server and museum committee co-chair with Anne Joffe. “Our goal is again to have a sold out crowd.”

Stilweil will be joined by 12 other celebrities including Ric Base, Karen Bell, Mark Blust, Sanibel Fire Chief Danny Duncan, Krista Fogelsong, Terry Igo, Anne Joffe, museum director Dr. Jose Leal, Clay Miller, John Naumann, Sanibel Mayor Kevin Ruane and Dan Schuyler.

“I will be pulling in some big tips,” added Stilweil, who .is also a returning celebrity, but wouldn’t divulge her plan. “It’s top secret.”

Stilweil said there would be a little more “wow” at this year’s dinner, which raised more than $10,000 last year for the museum. “October is a slow month, so it’s a win- win for Traders and the museum. We’re gathering much-needed funds and teaching people how important the museum is for the community.”

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E x p e d it io nChokoloskee and Flamingo. Here, pad- dlers have the advantage. Shallow waters and narrow passages present a special challenge to sailboats allowing paddlers an equalizing advantage on a common course. Facing challenges similar to those the fleet encountered, competitors will travel across Horida Bay to the upper keys before rejoining Ponce de Leon’s route past Santa Marta (now known as Key Biscayne) and their finish at Race South Horida’s Warrior’s Challenge, a paddlesport race at the Miami Rowing Club on Virginia Key.

The challenge must be completed in seven-days. Outside assistance is limited in scope. This is a self-sustained expedi­tion challenge. Required checkpoint stops along the route and limited support. Competitors will be tracked, and specta­tors can follow their favorite racers via SPOT integrated tracking maps.

In 2013, the race will be offered together with an expedition. The Viva Horida Expedition will be led by local guides offering local flavor and historical perspective. Participants are encouraged to complete the entire route but may join and leave at various segments throughout the route. The entire route will be cov­

ered in two-weeks and will be supported.“The race and companion events - the

Caiusa Blueway festival and Race South Horida’s Warrior’s Challenge - will show­case Rorida’s paddling and sailing oppor­tunities from coast to coast," said event organizer Esther Alonso-Luft. “Let the explorer inside you out for a modern-day adventure. Join us on the water or follow us from your computer or smartphone as we celebrate the discovery of Horida and the indomitable human spirit.”

Entry fee is $250 for first person and $100 for second in same boat. Racers are responsible for all equipment and supplies; pre-registration online at www. raceslf.com and click on “registration.”

Racers must arrange for their own transportation to the start line. Vehicles may not be left on Causeway Island A overnight. The park and the Caiusa Blueway Paddling Festival are part of Lee County Parks & Recreation. More race details are available online at www.raceslf. com, call Esther Alonso-Luft at 786- 307-3816 or send an email to events® thepaddlehouse.com.

People looking for a pre-festival race can join in the Imperial River Challenge on Saturday, October 27 in Bonita Springs as part of the annual RiverFest event. Go to www.cityofbonitasprings.org or call 949-6262. O

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Coastal weather events come in all shapes and sizes, as does the impact they have on the coast. Naturally, the two are correlated -

though not always in the way you might think.

Size MattersA tightly wrapped, intense storm can

do a lot of damage in a small area. But a broader, less windy storm that is slower moving can be even more destructive, by impacting a broader area with still punish­ing winds and a more significant storm surge and spiraling off storms bands that can include very heavy rainfall and even tornadoes. Then when it heads inland, the threat of flooding from a disintegrat­ing storm puts the final touches on its power.

So Does DurationA fast-moving storm hits and moves

on. A slow-moving one just grinds away, piling on rainfall and erosive waves for hours and even days. A great example of the power of persistence was Tropical Storms Debby and Isaac earlier this year. Tropical Storm Debby never made it to hurricane strength but, by spinning away out in the Gulf of Mexico for more than

two days, it scoured west Florida beaches in a way not seen in decades... while its rainfall-driven flooding ended up caus­ing just one less fatality than a far more intense storm (with twice the wind speed at peak) that sped through the same gen­eral area.

Hurricane Isaac was a slow moving storm that sent torrential rains all through southern Louisiana. The impact of Isaac is still being tallied even at the time of this article.

“Category” Is Just A Number,Not Necessarily An Indication Of Impact

Hurricane Isaac barely crossed the 74 mph threshold before making landfall south of New Orleans, but it carried with it the storm surge of a much stronger storm. Why? It was large (if not well organized) and it had a couple of days to push water out ahead of it - resulting in a surge that rivaled Hurricane Katrina in many places even if the wind was nowhere near as strong. It reminded the weather pros that focusing on a storm’s category can lead some to underestimate its true strength.

What The Wind Can’t Do, The Water Does

Again, looking at Hurricane Isaac, nominal hurricane-force winds weren’t the issue here. Rather, it was the signifi­cant storm surge, the inundating rainfall and the very slow forward motion of the storm that made this system significant in terms of damage and destruction. Folks along the coast got sloshed with surge, while those inland had to cope with swol­

len rivers and overwhelmed dams. On wind alone, Isaac wasn’t much... add in the compounding catastrophe of deluge and duration, and it became a major storm event.

The Storm Is Past, But The Damage Is Just Beginning

We’ve seen this phenomena a couple of times recently: Middling tropical storms bring maximum destruction when they drive far inland. Either their weakened winds are still potent enough to wreak havoc on a landscape unused to any such strength or abundant rainfall pushes riv­ers and streams into disastrous torrents. Irene devastated towns in the mortheast that hadn’t seen storm rainfalls of this magnitude for decades. Debby combined flash floods with tornadoes to cut a swath through the Southeast. Isaac ripped into the Gulf Coast with a watery combination of surge and downpours, put thousands underwater or in the dark... and, ulti­mately, brought much needed rainfall to the parched midwest.

One Final ThoughtAs surprising as these storms’ strength

may have been, one thing that was no surprise was that pre-storm preparations and plans worked and made the storms more survivable. Coastal areas with wide beaches could withstand hours and days of battering waves - because the beaches took the hit, not the upland properties and infrastructure.

The billions of dollars spent to protect New Orleans post-Katrina withstood its first real test, and passed with flying col­ors. And in coastal areas threatened with

serious inundation, the people who heed­ed the calls to evacuate were safe, while those who did not often put themselves- and the first responders who had to go out in the midst of the storm to rescue them - at real risk.

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The Captiva Community Panel will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 7 beginning at 9 a.m. in one of the Cone Rooms in

Chadwick’s Square at South Seas Island Resort. This meeting is open to all inter­ested islanders and the public.

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• Soliciting public input on the panel’s agenda for the year ahead

• Status report on the Captiva Land Development Code review

• A Captiva Erosion Prevention District update

• A Hurricane Preparedness & Response Committee update

• Other matters as necessaryPublic participation is invited

and encouraged. The next Captiva Community Panel meetings will tentative­ly be November 13 and December 11. Information and background documents are available online at www.captivacom- munitypanel.com.

Captiva Code AdoptedIn a 5-0 vote with no discussion,

the Lee County Commission approved the amendment to the county Land Development Code as proposed by the

panel for Captiva.The seven-day rental minimum lan­

guage for the RSC-2 area was included, and the septic checkoff language for per­mit applications was modified as follows:

Prior to the issuance of a development order, zoning or building permits for a new building or an addition or remodel­ing to convert existing space to living area, for properties that contain existing OSTDS, the applicant must provide writ­ten documentation indicating the approxi­mate date the system was constructed and the last date the OSTDS was serviced or received a pumpout by a licensed sep­tic contractor.

We were told by staff that the reason the two-year timeframe proposed by the panel was eliminated was that it conflicted with state statutes. Planner Max Forgey offered the only public comment, and asked that should that statue ever change he hoped we could revisit this language. We will have to see what changes are likely in Tallahassee, as well as what county plans to write its own language regarding septic systems end up looking like.

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With the owners of a planned frozen yogurt shop in Bailey’s Shopping Center agreeing to all conditions imposed by city planners, the

only real question left was, “When will you open?”

Planning commissioner Chuck Ketteman said he was asking that ques­tion “as a potential customer.” Applicant Jeremy Kane replied that the goal was to open in time for Sanibel’s annual early December Luminary Trail, but certainly for the peak tourist season.

The business, Zebra Frozen Yogurt, will occupy a 1,435-square-foot commer­cial unit in the center and will have 20 indoor seats as well as carryout service. It will also be eligible for some bonus out­door seating.

The space was recently occupied by KOR Island Provisions - a furniture store- and prior to that by the Sanibel Beauty Shop.

Until a year ago, there was a frozen yogurt take-out store in Bailey’s Shopping Center. A city memo calls such a store “a

popular community benefit.”Although the new yogurt shop will

be larger, it remains consistent with the requirements for a conditional use permit, said Benjamin Popple, city planner.

Zebra Frozen Yogurt will sell frozen yogurt and ice cream with accompany­ing toppings, smoothies, soft drinks and other hot and cold non-alcoholic bever­ages. Because it involves on-site food preparation, conditional use review and approval is required by the planning com­mission.

Bailey’s Shopping Center operates under a PUD (planned unit development) agreement, having its own set of city- approved rules.

A review of parking by JMB Transportation Engineering indicates that Bailey’s has more than enough parking to meet its peak season demand, even with the new store.

One possible stumbling block was that Bailey’s had to relocate its Tarpon Bay Road driveway to comply with an update to its master plan. Popple said, “That permit has been issued.”

Kane thanked Planning Department director Jim Jordan for his assistance and courtesy “in navigating the system.”

Shopping center owner Richard Johnson told the commissioners that for safety reasons, he was making bike path entries to the property.

He added that in the interests of

harmony, “You won’t find competing businesses in our center. You will find complementary businesses.”

The commission voted 7-0 for approv­al and agreed to sign off immediately, saving the applicant the usual formality of returning in two weeks’ time for the ordi­nance to be read.#

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F o r T w o M o r e A / C U n itsby Anne Mitchell

The newly expanded Sanibel Community Church wants to the city to allow for the installation of two additional air conditioning units adjacent to the new 630-seat sanctuary building.

The church buildings are on an 8.1-acre parcel at 1740 Periwinkle Way, adjoining the Island Woods subdivision.

The planning commission is slated to hear the application, submitted on behalf of the church by Ray Pavela, at 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9.

Planning director Jim Jordan said the church’s original plans “only showed three (air conditioning units), but they have installed five.”#

D o u g h n u t S h o p H e a r in g Is O c t . 9by Anne Mitchell

An application for a new doughnut, coffee and sandwich restaurant with 40 seats will go before the Sanibel Planning Commission on Tuesday, October 9 at 9:10 a.m.

JCKC LLC, the owner of a parcel at 1020 Periwinkle Way, east of The Lazy Flamingo, wants to convert an existing commercial building to a fast food restaurant. The change will involve various site improvements, according to the application.

The building was formerly a real estate office.#

M a i n t e n a n c e P a in t i n g O f Toll P l a z a

Lee County Facilities Services is scheduling intermittent lane closures at the Sanibel Toll Plaza for painting the toll structure beginning this week and con­tinuing through Monday, October 8.

During this period, one toll lane will be closed to traffic at the Sanibel Toll Plaza for routine preventative maintenance. Closing the toll lane allows the crew to safely and efficiently clean and then paint the overhead structure. Only a single lane will be done at any time to minimize the impact on traffic flow. It is estimated the work to take approximately two weeks.

Please note that this schedule may change due to inclement weather or other unforeseen conditions.

Please drive with care. Motorists should use caution and beware of personnel and equipment moving in and around the work zone.#

M o b i l e M a m m o g r a m R e tu r n s

The City of Sanibel's Recreation Center will host the Radiology Regional Center’s Mobile Mammo Coach from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, October 1.

The Mobile Mammo Coach is a state of the art breast imaging clinic, providing full field digital mammography services. Most insurances are accepted and discounted self­pay pricing is available.

According to estimates from the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. More importantly, with early detection, the survival rate for an early diagnosed breast cancer at five years is better than 97 percent.

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The Sanibel Veterans Day Ceremony will be held on Monday, Novemberl2, 10:45 a.m. to noon, the official Veterans Day holiday. Again this year, the star spangled banner and the POW/MIA flags will first be raised and then lowered to half staff in memory of all veterans of all wars who fought to retain

America’s freedoms, and rid the world of despots.In addition to the invocations, speeches, music, and singing, the Sanibel Veterans

Group Committee will bring back The Sanibel School/Sanibel Recreation Center Essay Contest on What Veterans Day Means To Me And My Family. Two winners, one girl and one boy, will receive awards after they read their essays to the Veterans Day audience. While the awards remain secret, the committee promises that their win­ning efforts will be well rewarded.

With the help of the City of Sanibel, Francis Bailey and Richard Johnson of Bailey’s General Store, there will be a display of military equipment and memorabilia in the Bailey’s Center parking lot following the ceremony, from noon to 4 p.m. Participants include the Military Museum of Naples and the Lee Coast Chapter of MOAA. The VA has been invited to attend to discuss the new VA clinic opening soon in Cape Coral and its impact on local veterans in the community.

For all veterans, their families and friends, several veterans support groups have been invited, some of which, until now, have worked diligently with little recognition to “Stand and be Recognized.” Hopefully, this will enable the people of Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties to better understand the needs of veterans and allow the veterans groups to be better known in service to the communities. The committee invites all veterans support groups in the tri-county area to contact Doug Quelch at 239-985- 8517 to register to participate in the ceremony and display. The time is short and the number of participants is limited due to the size of the parking area.

The committee hopes that you all will attend the Veterans Day Ceremony and dis­play on November 12. Bring your cameras. You’ll be glad you did. The ceremony is free and open to the public.

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The Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce announced that the 2012 Luminary Weekend

festivities will take place on Sanibel on Friday, December 7 and on Captiva on Saturday,December 8. Visitors and resi­dents are invited to mark their calendars for this very special event.

For more than two decades, island businesses, organiza­tions, residents and visitors have gathered for one of Sanibel and Captiva’s most treasured annual events - the Luminary Festival.The complimentary trolley service brings guests to various shopping centers, island busi­nesses and galleries, where they can enjoy refreshments, music, holiday activities and most importantly, connect with the community.

“We are expecting a great Luminary weekend this year,” said Ric Base, chamber president. “Already, we have received inquiries about the exact dates for Luminary from tourists, many who are planning to fly in especially for this traditional special event on Sanibel and Captiva.”

“The Chamber of Commerce will be working with more than 100 island vol­unteers this year to ensure that Luminary 2012 will be the best ever,” he added.“We expect to have more live music and entertainment and more trolley stops this year - don’t miss it!”#

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Happy to be Fit for Life - Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m. with Sandi McDougall

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Gentle Yoga with Kris Brown - Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m.

Stretch, tone and strengthen while improving flexibility, proper alignment and circulation. Mats are used to meet the needs of varying experience levels. Bring a towel.

Tuesday Kayaking - October 9 and 30, 8:30 a.m.

There is space for 16 people on eight two-person kayaks and unlimited space for those who own their own kayaks.The center supplies the kayaks, paddles and life jackets. Bring water, a small snack, change of clothing, sun lotion, bug spray, sunglasses and a hat. Cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Members have first priority. Stop by the center to sign up and pay fee.

CVS Flu Shots - Friday, September 28, noon to 2 p.m.

Discover Rorida - Friday, October 12. Fantasy of Right and Special World War II Symposium, Polk City. Includes round trip transportation, admission and tour at Fantasy of Right, World War II sym­posium, Letters Home: Love, Courage,& Survival. Lunch will be at Fantasy of Right. Fort Myers pick up aj 8 a.m. Cost is $79 for members, $89 for non­members.

Miami Dolphins vs. St Louis Rams,Sun Life Stadium, Miami - Sunday, October 14

Includes round trip transportation, reserved corner ticket to the 1 p.m. Dolphins vs. Rams football game, Trendy Tours exclusive pre-game party with sand­wiches and beverages (including soda, water and beer). Cost is $99 for mem­

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Tampa Aquarium and Ybor City - Wednesday, October 17

Cost is $70 for members, $89 for non-members and includes round trip transportation, Ybor City Museum tour, lunch at Spaghetti Warehouse, admission to Tampa Aquarium. Fort Myers pickup at 8:30 a.m.

Leisure Lunchers Thrift & Consignment Connoisseurs - Wednesday, October 24, 11:30 a.m.

Loving Hut, 1918 Del Prado Boulevard South, shopping at What 2 Wear, 3512 Del Prado Boulevard.

Having Fun with Facebook - Thursday, October 18, 1 to 3 p.m. Find out why Facebook is the most visited website. Learn how to set up an account, set up privacy, create a profile, find friends and family, share information, understand your newsfeed and upload pictures.

What’s A Spreadsheet? - Wednesday and Thursday, October 31 to November 1, 1 to 3 p.m.

Balance your checkbook, manage rentals or expenses or create address lists.

You should be familiar with the mouse and keyboard, and have a spreadsheet program with Microsoft Works or Excel. Class size limited to six. Paid reservation guarantees your seat. Cost is $60 for members, $90 for non-members.

Watercolor with Bea Pappas - Fridays, 12:30 to 3 p.m.

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In preparation for the race, Francis Bailey and his Bailey’s FISH 10k team began training in earnest this week.

Richard and Mead Johnson of Bailey’s General Store and Bailey’s Hardware, the historic full service grocery and hardware store on Sanibel, have been long-term supporters of FISH and the island com­munity. They generously donate their time for events and fundraisers and assist in food drives for HSH. Mead Johnson also runs in the HSH 10k every year, along with several employees represent­ing Bailey’s team at the event.

“Bailey’s General Store has always been one of our major supporters. We cannot thank them enough for all the time and resources that they have donat­ed to us over the years,” said Bill Fellows, president of HSH. “We are proud to wel­come them as one of our Silver Sponsors again, and of course, we are happy to welcome Mead as one of our runners again.”

The race will begin at 7:30 a.m. at The Community House and will once again follow a marked 10k circuit around the island, returning to The Community House for the finish line.

There will also be a trade fair, which is aimed at the runners, their families and friends, as well as refreshment tables and water stations around the island for run­ners.

The 10K Race 4 HSH is being held in conjunction with the Fort Myers Track Club and is expected to attract more than 400 runners this year.

More than 40 island businesses and organizations sponsored the run in 2011, and over a 120 people volunteered to support and execute the event. The 10k is the main fundraising event for HSH this year; the organization hopes to raise a significant amount of money.

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Campaign committee members who organized the volunteer effort include campaign chair Tony Lapi, and committee members Dick and Debbie Riley, Tom and Linda Uhler, Chauncey and Allison Goss, and Judith Zimomra. The combined total of the money raised for the United Way of Lee,Hendry and Glades for the 2011-12 campaign was

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recognition award given by the United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades. Sanibel-Captiva residents and City of Sanibel employees contributed $307,288 to the 2011-12 United Way campaign. Sanibel-Captiva residents and businesses increased their giving to the United Way Campaign by 18 percent over the previ­ous campaign.

of Sanibel and Captiva. This is a caring and generous community, and the money raised will help thousands of people in need in our area, including HSH of Sanibel and the Sanibel United Way House.”

Since the inception of United Way in 1957, more than $108 million has been raised in our community. All money raised in the United Way campaign stays in the local community to help support the local human service network. United Way partner agencies and initiatives like HSH of Sanibel, Alvin A Dubin Alzheimer’s Resource Center, Children’s Advocacy Center, LARC and United Way 211 serve a diverse range of needs in our com­munity such as nurturing children and youth, strengthen­ing families, meeting critical needs such as helping the elderly and disabled live independently, and empowering communities by bringing health and human services to neighborhoods.

In addition to raising funds for human service orga­nizations in our community, the United Way promotes partnerships and collaborations among agencies and initiatives, helping them to work together focusing on issues and solutions that continue to improve lives.

The United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades has been “the way the community cares” since it was established in 1957. For more information, call United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades at 433-2000 or visit www.united- waylee.org.#

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Sunday 11 a.m. 472-1646FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST:2950 West Gulf Dr., Sunday -10:30 a.m.; Sunday School -10 :30 a.m., Wednesday evening meeting - 7:30 p.m.; Reading room open, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (November through March), Friday 10 a.m. to12 p.m. (summer hours). 472-8684. SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH 1740 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, 472-2684 Dr. Daryl Donovan, Senior Pastor Sunday Worship Hours:7:45 a.m. Traditional Service with Communion9 a.m. Contemporary Service with Kids’ Church 10:45 a.m. Adult and Youth Sunday School classes; 11 a.m. Traditional Service with Choir. Childcare available at all services. SANIBEL CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST:2050 Periwinkle Way 472-0497The Rev. Dr. John H. Danner, Sr. Pastor.The Rev. Deborah Kunkel, Associate Pastor Worship Services: 7:45 a.m. Chapel Service, 10 a.m. Full Service, with Sunday School and Nursery Care provided.Elevator access.ST. ISABEL CATHOLIC CHURCH:3559 San-Cap Rd., 472-2763 Pastor: Rev. Christopher Senk,Saturday Vigil Mass 5 p.m.Sunday Mass 9:30 a.m.Daily Mass Wed., Thurs., Friday at 8:30a.m. Communion Service Mon. and Tues. at 8:30 a.m. Confession first Saturday of the month 9 a.m. by appointment. Holy Days please call.ST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL CHURCH:2304 Periwinkle Way between the Bean and Baileys, 472-2173 Rev. Dr. Ellen Sloan, Rector www.saintmichaeis-sanibel .org

Worship Services: Saturdays at 5 p.m. Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Sunday School (PreK-6thgr.) at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays at 9 a.m. and 1st Wednesdays of the month 6 p.m., Pot Luck Supper at 6:30 p.m.Morning Prayer: Tuesdays at 9 a.m. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS OFTHE ISLANDS:Meets on the first Sunday of each month from December through April at the Sanibel Congregational Church, 2050 Periwinkle Way at 5 p.m. A pot luck is held at a mem­ber’s home on the third Sunday of each month. For more information call 433-4901 or email ryi139@aol.com.#

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The event begins with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $55 per person, and all pro­ceeds benefit The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum. This annual event guarantees to put the “fun” into fundraiser. You can also win one of many great raffle prizes from local hotels and merchants. Chris

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The Community Chorus, led by Steve Cramer, resumes practice on October 16 and meets on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at BIG ARTS,

located at 900 Dunlop Road. The Community Band resumes rehearsals on October 22, and practices Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at St. Michael & All Angels Church, located at 2304 Periwinkle Way. No auditions are required for the band or chorus, and all are welcome to join. Rehearsals run weekly from October through April.

The Community Chorus is scheduled to perform on Sanibel at BaileyFest, the Thanksgiving celebration at The Community House, Art Fair, a Sanibel

Bike Club meeting, and both Sanibel and Captiva Luminary nights.

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billing this week with some of the biggest redfish so far this year being caught. Oversized redfish fishing will only get better and

better from now until Thanksgiving as we move into the peak time for this event, better known among local anglers as Red October.

This annual run of big redfish is now in full swing and can be enjoyed just about anywhere from the passes, piers and bridges all the way to your favorite local sandbar or flat. Anglers fishing from boats and from the shoreline will all be getting in on the fast paced action for at least the next month.

These big schools of almost adult redfish generally are in the 30- to 35-inch size range. They are schooling up and moving from our estuar­ies out through the passes to join the Gulf of Mexico mature spawning stock of red drum.

Finding a school of these redfish in shallow water some days can be as easy as watching a school of baitfish shower as it tries to escape the feeding copper- colored mass. If you are lucky enough to locate a school of these redfish, the bite is non­stop with every bait put out in front of the school inhaled as the fish compete for the easy meal.

To get the most action out of a shallow water school, keep as much distance from the fish as you can so as not to spook them. A trolling motor or push pole works the best. Often you can stay with a shallow water school for quite some time or until

Capt. Charlie Ellis, over from Miami to fish with his dad, fishing with Capt. Maft Mitchell this week

Dr. Ken Ellis, with an oversize redfish caught

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the fish hit the deeper water and drop off out of sight.

In deeper water you will often not even see the redfish and could find them packed tight on a dock at the pass or just off the intracoastal. Some deeper places that hold these schools of oversize red­fish every year include the docks around Captiva Pass and Redfish Pass, deep edges of the bars south of Useppa Island and the tip of Captiva Rocks. Docks

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Some of the most wide open, oversize redfish action I can remember as a kid growing up was at the Sanibel Pier. Big schools of way oversize redfish would be bending every rod on the pier. Any bait, live or dead, would get a hook-up before it even made it to the bottom. This crazy pier bite usually happens on the outgo­ing tide through most of September and October.

Whether you catch these big redfish in the shallow or in deeper water please handle them with care. Be take the extra time to make sure they are fully revived and swim off unharmed as they are the future of our redfishing for many years to come.

Capt. Matt Mitchell has been fish­ing local waters since he moved to Sanibel in 1980. He now lives in St. James City and works as a back country fishing guide. If you have comments or questions email capt- mattmitchell@aol.com.'&

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The baby squirrel room is full of incu­bators to keep the youngsters warm and comfortable. They are tube fed three to four times per day Fox Valley formula, a milk replacer specifically designed for baby squirrels, eastern cottontails and opossums. Once the healthy squirrels are weened and can eat soaked monkey biscuits, vegetables and fruit, they will be transferred outside. CROW hopes to release them within three months.

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These little ones will miss out on learning from their mother how to hunt and forage

This young squirrel is being tube fed a special milk formula

fected this weekend to combat a respira­tory illness that appears to be affected both baby birds and squirrels.

It takes weeks or months for the babies to mature enough to survive in the wild. With baby season just beginning, you can do your part in helping local wildlife by donating items on the clinic’s wish list: pap6r towels, Purina ONE Kitten Chow, Purina Puppy Chow (no colored chunks), wild bird seed, bleach, fragrance-free laundry detergent, new or gently used bath and hand towels, red

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N i c k e r b e a nby Gerri Reaves

Nickerbean (Caesalpinia bonduc) is a vine-like shrub with many winning qualities. However, it’s typically known only for is its tendency

to aggressively take over and cover sur­rounding vegetation.

The thorny stems, which can be two inches in diameter, will spread up to 20 feet and even climb into the crowns of trees to shade them out.

Despite its bad reputation and need to be controlled, this sprawling shrub has positive attributes.

This Florida native is typically found in coastal areas, including beach dunes, mangroves, hammocks and other habitats in South Florida, the Florida Keys, parts of the West Indies and Hawaii. It is highly salt- and drought-tolerant.

This member of the pea family helps protect soil in forests and provides cover for wildlife. The larvae of the rare and imperiled Miami Blue butterfly use it as a food source.

The plant has medicinal uses, too.The bark is used to treat malaria and the leaves to relieve toothaches.

The leaves are as long as 15 inches and comprised of four to eight pairs of leaflets of one to two inches long. Throughout the year, clusters of five- petaled yellowish brown flowers appear intermittently.

The fruit is quite a curiosity - a large

Native nickerbean is a vine-like shrub with distinctive prickly seed pods

prickly pod that ripens from green to red­dish brown before turning dark. Up to four inches long, the pod splits open to reveal the seeds, which turn from drab green to gray with sun exposure, thus the other common name, gray nickerbean.

The common name derives from a Jamaican word, “nicker,” which is thought to derive from the Dutch word

“knikker,” which is a baked clay marble.The pretty marble-like seeds are oval

and about three-fourths of an inch wide. They are used in jewelry-making, in games, and even as “pet” objects, good- luck charms or prayer beads.

Sources: The Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida by Gil Nelson, Everglades Wildflowers by Roger L.

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The refuge is building a tower of 200 plas­tic water bottles - the consumption of an average American in one year - for its Kick The Bottle campaign

JN “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge is celebrating National Public Lands Day 2012 on Saturday, September 29 by “kicking the bottle.”

The plastic water bottle, that is.On that day, the Refuge Nature Store

will discontinue all sales of bottled water and will give away free reusable, collaps­ible water bottles carrying the refuge’s green “Kick The Bottle” logo to the first 200 arrivals for Public Lands Day events starting at 9 a.m.

“We already have clean, filtered water, and we would rather make it easier for people to refill their bottles than to sell disposable bottled water, which is both wasteful and hazardous to wildlife,” said Refuge Manager Paul Tritaik.

The refuge has installed two filtered water refill stations at the “Ding” Darling Education Center complex, improve­ments funded by the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS). At Tarpon Bay Recreation Area, another refill station is helping Tarpon Bay Explorers, the refuge’s recre­ation concession, to also kick the bottle.

“It takes the United States only 27 hours to use enough water bottles to encircle the earth’s equator if laid end- to-end," said Supervisory Refuge Ranger Toni Westland. “We believe selling bottled water on the refuge sends a wrong mes­sage, so we are ‘kicking the bottle.’ We plan to continue promoting the initiative in the coming year beyond refuge bound­aries.”

“We are using the kick the bottle initia­tive as the centerpiece of our National Public Lands Day celebration,” added

refuge educator Ranger Becky Wolff. “Besides free admission all day to Wildlife Drive, visitors can sit in on a film and other programs about recycling. For the kids, there will be craft-making from recycled materials.”

Starting at 7 a.m., Wildlife Drive will open free-of-charge. All other events of the day are also free. The schedule of events follows:

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National Public Lands Day, a fee-free day across the U.S., is the nation’s larg­est hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy.

As a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, DDWS works to support JN “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge’s mis-

sion of conservation, wildlife and habitat protection, research, and public education through charitable donations and Refuge Nature Shop proceeds.

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The Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) last week pre­sented its 2012 Phoenix Award to the JN “Ding” Darling National Wildlife

Refuge and “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS).

Nancy Hamilton, associate SATW member and communications director for the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau (VCB), accepted the award on behalf of the refuge and friends group at a September 13 luncheon dur­ing the SATW’s annual convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The VCB oversees worldwide tourism promotion for Sanibel Island.

The Phoenix Award has been given each year since 1969 to recognize con­servation and preservation efforts of indi­viduals and organizations. SATW mem­

bers are invited to nominate individuals, communities, or organizations that have contributed to a quality travel experience through conservation, preservation, beau­tification or environmental efforts.

“Ding” Darling was among six award recipients that ranged in geographic scope from the Charleston City Market in South Carolina to Kula Eco Park in Fiji.

SATW journalist Jane Ockershausen from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania nominated the refuge for the award following a visit in May 2012.

“’Ding’ Darling makes for an easily accessible and highly educational wildlife experience,” her application read. “A number of free programs and tours are available in the winter and summer to add to the appeal of communing with raw nature. Volunteers are on hand to answer questions, and everyone seems just so excited about nature - it’s contagious.”

She specifically praised the new iNa- ture Trail that the refuge unveiled last summer in an effort to reach young visi­tors by using smartphone/smartpad and

QR (Quick Response) code technology.“Without this refuge, Sanibel would

not be the environmentally sound island that it is,” wrote the SATW Phoenix Awards committee in its analysis.

“We are deeply honored to accept this prestigious award,” said Birgie Vertesch, DDWS executive director. “It once more underlines the incredible staff and team­work between the refuge and friends group."

SATWs membership includes writers, editors, photographers, journalists, film­makers and communications profession­als who specialize in the travel industry.

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F I S H 1 0 K

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Sandy Ramsefh, left, and Robert Coscia competing in last year's race

Runners can download the RSH 10K entry form at www.fishofsanibel.com/fish- 10k or http://ftmyerstrackclub.com/. For more information, visit www.fishofsanibel. com, call 472-0404 or stop by the FISH Walk-In Center at 1630 Periwinkle Way, Unit B on Sanibel.#

Last year alone, FISH served more than 750 clients on Sanibel and Captiva by providing free services such as transportation, food pantry, meal delivery, health equip­ment and emergency financial assistance through a group of nearly 200 volunteers.

The group’s mission is supported by runners like local realtor Eric Pfeifer, who has competed in the 10K race each of the past two years.

“I enjoy the race because it helps the community,” said Pfeifer. “HSH reaches so many people in need. You wouldn't think it, but there are many people right here on Sanibel that need those services.”

In addition to the race, there will also be a trade fair, aimed at the participating run­ners, their families and friends, as well as refreshment tables and water stations around the island. More than 40 island businesses and organizations sponsored the race in 2011.

“It’s a nice race in a great area for a very good cause. I think it’s gaining in popular­ity every year,” said Tim Barrett, training officer for the Sanibel Fire & Rescue District, who noted that a number of his fellow firefighters - and several police department representatives - will be competing in this year's 10-kilometer race. “Since we are all in charge of keeping the public safe, I think it’s good that people on the island will be seeing us out there staying in shape.”

A m e r i c a n L e g io n

P o s t 1 2 3 N e w s'his Sunday, September 30, Sons of the American Legion are host­ing a ham dinner with scalloped

potatoes & green bean casserole from 1 to 8 p.m.

Every Monday night, Post 123 hosts a 9 Ball Pool Tournament, with action starting at 6 p.m. This week’s winner of the first match was John Gonzalez while second place went to Peter Mindel. The

match two winner was Dennis Bender, with John Gonzalez taking second.

Attention 8 Ball Pool League play­ers: An organizational meeting has been scheduled for Monday, October 8 at 6 p.m.

Texas Hold’em is played every Thursday night at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. New players are always welcome.

Every Friday, the Legion serves a six- ounce ribeye steak sandwich all day. Stop in and try one, or treat yourself to one

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Alligator nests on the island are probably hatched. The eggs hatch as a male or female, depending upon the incubation tem­perature of each individual egg.

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I have always said that, “Experience is a wonderful thing... if it doesn’t

kill you!" Well, continuing on last week’s baby gator theme, this story is about my early education concern­

ing the maternal instinct of mother alligators.

Of course, the very knowledgeable nat­uralists on the island when I first arrived told me how aggressive female gators could be when guarding their nest and young, but 1 was still fairly “wet behind the ears” myself and had always enjoyed “pushing the edge of the envelope.” I was going to have to find out for myself.

So, in the early years of my canoeing business, many of my trips were taken down the Sanibel River from Tarpon Bay Road to Casa Ybel and back. There just so happened to be a female gator along that section of the river that would usually have a batch of babies just about every August. She only had three legs, so she was easily identified and she always seemed to be fairly tolerant of my pres­ence in a canoe with customers.

If we stopped the canoe for a few minutes to watch the little ones, grunt­ing away, we would almost always see her swimming down the channel towards us from some hidden place upriver. But I would just simply stare at her as she approached the canoe... and at about 20 feet, she would always stop and watch from a distance.

Me being the macho guide, 1 would even sometimes catch a baby so my cus­tomers could hold it for a few seconds and then let him go, the mother always watching from a safe distance.

I began to think that I was in control of the situation.

Well, on one early morning trip, we came upon a batch of newborn hatch­lings - so new that the egg sac was still attached to many of the little ones. They were grunting away and only a few feet from the canoe along the bank of the river. 1 looked around for the momma gator and saw no sign of her, so I started to reach over to pick one of the babies up for my customers.

What a great educational experience I was going to give them. The experience they got, however, was not exactly what 1 had in mind.

As the shadow of my hand started to pass over the water, instantly - without warning - the mother gator breached straight up from below the surface, lung­ing at least two feet out of the water and snapping her powerful jaws at my hand! Luckily, I was able to pull my hand back in time and watched with nervous antici­pation as to what she was going to do next.

You see, I hadn’t been able to see any sign of her because she was already with

the babies (probably because they had only just hatched out a few hours before) and as she realized we were coming up the river, she merely sank to conceal herself.

After she fell back into the water, she sat on the surface and let me know in no uncertain terms that I had pushed the edge of the envelope too far. She hissed and cussed at me so much I felt like I could almost see the water boiling around her.

But there was something funny that came out of this misguided adventure.My two customers were a husband and wife, with the lady sitting up front in the bow and the man sitting just in front of me in the middle of the canoe. Because of the gator’s breach and slashing around

in the water right next to the canoe, a few waves had drifted the canoe about 10 feet away from the side of the bank and the momma and her babies. I looked to check to see if my customers had had a heart attack or anything. The husband was ok (he was sitting on the bottom of the canoe with cushions and keeping his eyes on the gator), but the wife was look­ing out in the distance in the opposite direction from where all the action was taking place.

I thought that maybe she had lost sight of the mother gator and was looking where she thought the gator might show up again, so I said, “Excuse me, ma’am, but the gator is here on the other side of the canoe.” She replied, “Yes, I know!But I’m afraid that if I look in her direc­

tion, she will attack again!”It was the old “ostrich act” - if I don’t

see the gator, maybe she won’t see me! I just had to laugh a little.

Once we ail gathered ourselves together again, I slowly moved the canoe further on down the river and away from momma and her babies and the rest of the trip was, comparatively, very unevent­ful. Of course, we had to retrace our path back past the mother gator on the return part of the tour and I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to convince the wife that everything would be ok, but she was very brave and we got to see the babies in passing but no momma. Probably just as well.

I am older now and, hopefully, a little continued on page 24

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The Children’s Education Center of the Islands (CECI) will hold its 7th annual Beach Ball fundraiser at The Sanctuary Golf Club on November 17 from 7 to 10 p.m. This event raises funds for scholarships at the school for children whose families are in financial need. Without scholarships many island families

would be in a desperate situation to find quality care for their children. Since 1999 CECI, a not-for-profit community preschool, has raised over $200,000 in scholar­ships monies.

The island economy is dependent upon the service from those who work in varying capacities on Sanibel and Captiva. Families rely upon CECI’s loving, learning environ­ment and extended care. The center provides for children on a daily basis with pre­school education starting at age two through VPK program (four- and five-year-olds).

The theme this year is Island Chic. Reservations are $75 per person and will include food, drinks, music and live and silent auctions.

Contact CECI for your reservations at 472-4538. Visit www.cecikids.org. Sponsorship opportunities and donations of auction items are always welcome.#

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Yaro Garcia, a counselor and therapist with Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc (ACT), shared a heart-wrenching account of her job

treating victims of abuse with island Zontians on September 19 at The Community House on Sanibel.

ACT, which serves abused women and their children in Lee, Charlotte and Hendry counties, is one of Zonta’s local service partners. The Zonta Foundation of Southwest Florida, the fundraising arm of the Zonta Club of Sanibel/Captiva, pays part of Ms. Garcia’s salary in the form of a $5,000 grant.

Garcia, who carries a caseload of more than 100 mostly Hispanic clients, has worked for ACT for three and a half years as a bilingual counselor treating not only abuse victims but also victims of human trafficking. One of her very first cases involved a young woman who came to ACT seeking assistance retrieving her infant daughter, who was taken from her by people who turned out to be human traffickers.

The woman was tricked into bondage by the traffickers with the false promise of a service industry job in Horida. Instead, she was held captive and forced into pros­titution servicing dozens of men a day, Garcia explained. She became pregnant by one of her traffickers who fled with the child to an undisclosed foreign country.

Working tirelessly with the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Garcia and law-enforment agents man­aged to locate the child and returned the now 4-year-old to her mother. At least 11 traffickers were brought to justice even though the father of the child and the head of the trafficking ring escaped, she said.

Sadly, while this story has a happy ending, many more do not. Of the 120 instances of human trafficking reported in Southwest Horida in the last several

years, only two have been prosecuted, according to Garcia. Law enforcement works closely with ACT to identify vic­tims of human trafficking. Horida cur­rently ranks third behind New York and California for human trafficking cases.

“These cases are very difficult to pros­ecute and the victims are often terrified,” she said. “A lot of the time they don’t even know who their traffickers are.”

Garcia, who is trained to identify victims of human trafficking, has identi­fied 70 cases since becoming a full­time counselor. She is also chair of the Southwest Horida Regional Coalition Against Human Trafficking and president of the Southwest Horida International Partnerships For Human Rights. Earlier this year, she was awarded the Purple Heart Advocacy Award by the Horida Network of Victim Services for her work.

Part of this work is raising awareness about the increase in domestic cases of human trafficking.

“Sometimes we only think of victims of human trafficking as foreign,” said Garcia. “But there are many American victims. Domestic victims are children whose average age are 12 when they start. These are girls that go to our mid­dle schools.”

While her job is daunting at times, Garcia said she has not lost her zeal to help those in need.

“Yes, I am a little overwhelmed, but I am still happy to go to work every day,” she said before adding, “This would not be possible without Zonta’s help.”

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

For more information, visit www.zon- tasancap.com.#

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A m e ric a n L eg io nof the half-pound burgers. Check out the daily specials and the entire menu. Food is served all day, every day. The public is welcome.

American Legion Post 123 is open Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday noon to 9 p.m., located at mile marker 3 on Sanibel-Captiva Road. For more information, call 472- 9979#

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Monofilament Madness is a Keep Lee County Beautiful annual event during which volunteers go out in boats, kayaks, canoes and anything

else that floats, to remove monofilament fishing line and other harmful debris from the mangrove areas of Lee County. It is hoped that through greater awareness wildlife will be spared agonizing deaths from entanglement in monofilament fish­ing line.

Join the third annual Monofilament Madness event by boating or low tide walking the mangrove edges of the islands, removing debris and fishing line from docks, bridges and mangrove roots. Students can add to their community service hours by participating (bring your service form to be signed by SCCF along

with what you collected or a picture).There will be cleanups of Albright

Island and the mangroves at the north end of Captiva between October 15 and 19. Call Dee at 472-2329 for dates, times and more information; reservations are required.

Jensen’s Twin Palms has adopted Roosevelt Channel and Blind pass remov­ing monofilament every year saving who knows how many birds from entangle­ment. Captiva Kayak has adopted the kayaking trail on Buck Key. If you would like to adopt an area, contact Dee in advance.#

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Community Band director Don Knowland invites musicians to join the band. The group rehears­es at 6:30 p.m. on Monday nights from

October through April, starting October 22. Band rehearsals will be held at Saint Michaels and All Angels Episcopal Church, located at 2304 Periwinkle Way on Sanibel. No auditions are required to join.

The band was formed in 2003 under the aegis of Laverne Phillips and Tom Uhler. Knowland, a retired band director and instructor, has been the band’s direc­tor since. In nine years, The Community Band has grown from a handful of play­ers to more than 30 musicians during season, most of who travel from "the mainland” for rehearsals and perfor­

mances. As a “new horizons” band (an international organization for musicians who experienced a long hiatus from play­ing their instruments), the band welcomes participation from new and visiting musi­cians.

The Community Band will per­form highlights from The King and I, Commando March, The Walking Frog, Victory At Sea, Overture for Winds and other favorites in their Holiday Concert on Tuesday, December 11 at BIG ARTS. Tickets are $10 for general admission, with children 17 and under free with an adult.

Also, Community Chorus practice begins on October 16. They meet Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at BIG ARTS.

To join the band or chorus, or buy tickets, stop by BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road on Sanibel, call 395-0900, e-mail info@BIGARTS.org or log on to www. BIGARTS.org and click on “Workshop.”#

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

The major goal of the BIG ARTS/ Kenneth L. Nees Classical Music Scholarship is to award scholarships to highly talented high school or college stu­dents who plan to continue their classical music training. Students who study any classical musical instrument, composition, conducting, or teaching are eligible.

Applications are available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road on Sanibel; online at www.BIGARTS.org; or via e-mail at info@ BIG ARTS.org.

All materials are due to BIG ARTS no later than 3 p.m. on Friday, October 5 to be considered for this scholarship.

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

BIG ARTS has several scholarship programs that are supported by generous donors. To learn more about establishing a scholarship fund to support your pas­

sion, and make a difference in the lives of young artists, contact development coor­dinator Kara Minoui at 472-9700. &

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D o n 't M ess With M o m m awiser. I don’t go around disturbing the wildlife any more than I have to on my tours, but when talking to people about how usually gators are not that aggressive towards people unless they have been fed by humans, I always stress that you DO NOT want to mess with a mother gator protecting her young. It’s like getting between a mother grizzly and her cubs!

I hope the powers that be on the- island understand this when a mother gator with her babies is complained about by some frightened human. Everything should be done to separate the humans from the momma gator, but she must also not be separated from her babies because they likely will not survive their first few months without her there to protect them. And as I have said before, if we don’t have the gators on the island, we won’t have the nesting wading birds.

A former city council member and mayor, Mark “Bird” Westall has owned and operated Canoe Adventures, Inc. on Sanibel for over 33 years. Visit www.canoewithbirdwestall.com for more information.=&

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An original pa inting by Shirley Vale, who is resigning from Tower Gallery

after alm ost 30 years of service

Sanibel and Captiva islands are cranking back up for the new season with some res­taurants and businesses reopening

or adding new services and others resuming events and entertain­ment that has been on hold dur­ing the slower summer months.

For example, after a summer hiatus, NASCRAB races are back at The Crow’s Nest at Tween

Waters Inn, Captiva, starting Monday, October 1. These crazy races - held Mondays and Thursdays - involve her­mit crabs in “borrowed” seashell homes ambling towards the finish line amid cheering from the crowd. There’s an early show for children and one later for adults. Call 472-5161 for more information.

Next Wednesday, October 3, Traders Store &Cafe reopens after its summer break. Traders serves lunch and dinner and happy hour is from 3 to 6 p.m. daily. The adjoining store offers an eclectic mix of gift items, jewelry, accessories and home decor. It’s located at 1551 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, phone 472-7242.

Shirley Vale, a stalwart of Tower Gallery, is resign­ing after 29 years of service.

Tower Gallery has been located on Sanibel for many years, but its origins were in the Bell Tower Shops, Fort Myers.

It opened in October 1982 and Vale joined the gal­lery on September 1, 1983. She served as president and vice president for many terms. During Tower's infancy she united Tower as a business and brought a founda­tion and sophistication to the gallery. According to other members, her committed efforts sustained Tower through financial crises, hurricanes, locations, and other critical times.

Tower as grown to 23 artists and all are thankful to Shirley for her relentless efforts to preserve and grow Tower into an extraordinary gallery.

Tower is celebrating 30 years in business this October and the public is invited to the celebration, scheduled for November 17 at Tower Gallery, 751 Tarpon Bay Road, Sanibel.

Leigh Klein, owner of All Ways Travel on Sanibel, will celebrate 15 years in business on Monday, October1.

Klein, who believes she is the only travel agent on Sanibel, has just joined forces with Preferred Travel of Naples, a member of the Signature Travel Network.They will be putting on a travel trade show at The Community House on Sanibel on Thursday, October 25.

Klein works by appointment and can be reached at 472-3171.

LIVE ON THE ISLANDSThe Crow’s Nest at Tween Waters

Inn will feature The Bad Banditos on Friday and Saturday, September 28 and29, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Crab races resume Mondays and Thursdays starting October 1. The Crow’s Nest is at 15951 Captiva Drive, phone 472-5161.

Traditions on the Beach at the Island Inn has live entertainment most nights.This week’s lineup includes: Friday, danc­ing to Joe McCormick and singer Barbara Smith; Saturday, Joe McCormick and singer Marvilla Marzan; Sunday, closed;Wednesday and Thursday, dancing to Joe McCormick with popular favorites and smooth vocal stylings, R&B, jazz and pop.Traditions is at 3111 West Gulf Drive, phone 472-4559.

Sweet Melissa’s Cafe features

Leigh Klein, owner of All Ways Travel, ce l­

ebrates 15 years in business October 1

Michael David playing light acoustic background music Wednesday through Saturday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sweet Melissa’s is at 1625 Periwinkle Way,Sanibel, phone 472-1956.

George & Wendy’s Sanibel Seafood Grille has moved the weekly Karaoke sessions to Wednesday, starting October 3. Other live entertainment is as follows: Friday, September 28, Anthony Wayne, guitar and vocals; Friday, October5, Chris Workman, keyboard and vocals. George & Wendy’s also features NFL and college football games with food and drink specials. The restaurant is at 2499 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, phone 395-1263.

The Jacaranda has entertainment nightly from 7 to 11 p.m. On Friday and Saturday, various artists are featured. On Sunday, it’s Jamaica “Dave” & Co., reggae and dance; Monday, Renata, jazz, contemporary music and dance; Tuesday, Steve “Scooter” Reynolds, accous- tic guitar, contemporary music and dance; Wednesday, Buckeye Ken, contemporary, Top 40 and blues; Thursday, 2 Hot, contemporary, reggae and dance. The Jacaranda is at 1223 Periwinkle Way, phone 472-1771.

Traders Store & Cafe features music by Chris Workman Wednesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. and Danny Morgan and Friends on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 10 p.m. Traders is at 1551 Periwinkle Way, phone 472-7242.

The Mucky Duck on Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva,

features music by Mark Dupuy on Mondays; Rich Lancaster, Wednesdays; Gene Federico, Thursdays and Saturdays; and Buckeye Ken, Fridays.

The Island Cow on Periwinkle Way has live enter­tainment on Friday with Dan Confrey; Saturday, Diana Lynn; and Sunday, Buckeye Ken. Phone 472-0606.

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

Keylime Bistro features live music days and nights seven days a week. New to the line-up is Ken Limeri playing jazz sax from 6 to 10 p.m. every Tuesday. The bistro is at 11509 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, phone 395-4000.

Restaurant owners/managers, please e-mail or fax your entertainment schedule to Anne Mitchell at islandsuncity@aol.com or 395-2299.&

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M y Stars ★★★★FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 1, 2012

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Someone

has some suggestions to offer regarding your new project. You might find them helpful.

Remember to avoid speculation and to stick with just the facts, Lamb.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) An old friend suddenly reappears. Whether this proves

to be a boon or a bane in the Bovine's life

depends on the reason for this surprising reap­pearance. Be cautious.

GEM IN I (May 21 to June 20) Vital infor­mation finally emerges, allowing you to make

that important personal decision. You can now

move your focus to an upcoming professional development.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might not like seeing so many on-the-job changes. But

some of them could open new opportunities for the Moon Child’s talents to shine to your best advantage.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) An apparently

solid-gold opportunity beckons the Lion. But

check to see if all that dazzle isn’t just a sprin­kling of surface glitter. Check it out before mak­ing a commitment.

V IRG O (August 23 to September 22) A close friend could offer advice on how to handle

a difficult family matter. But in the end, the decision has to be made based on what is best for you and those you love.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)Family problems are best worked out with all

those concerned contributing suggestions that

will ease tensions. Stay with it until a workable solution is found.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21)

Expect to hear more about an offer that has

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piqued your interest. You earn respect for insist­

ing on solid facts, not just a fancy talk about potential opportunities.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to

December 21) What seemed to be a reasonable

workplace request might need to be defended. Don’t fret. You have both the facts and a sur­

prise ally on your side.CAPRICORN (December 22 to January

19) A bit of capriciousness might be just what you need. Plan to kick up your heels in a round

of fun and games with family and friends this

weekend.AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18)

Although some of your plans might have to be put on hold, things do begin to take a tum for

the better by midweek. Your financial crunch also eases.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your financial picture begins to brighten by week’s

end. There are also favorable changes in your personal life. Someone you care for has good news to report.

BORN THIS WEEK: You seek balance, but not at the expense of justice. You would

make a fine judge.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

• On Oct. 6, 1847, “Jane Eyre,” a book

about the struggles of an orphan girl who grows up to become a governess, is published. Charlotte Bronte, the book’s author, wrote of her experiences at being sent to a boarding school at

the age of 5.• On Oct. 1, 1920, Scientific American

magazine reports that the rapidly developing medium of radio soon would be used to broad­

cast music: “Experimental concerts are at pres­ent being conducted every Friday evening from 8:30 to 11:00 by the Radio Laboratory of the

Bureau of Standards.”

• On Oct. 5, 1930, a British dirigible crashes in Beauvais, France, killing all 56 people aboard. The R-101, Great Britain’s big­gest blimp, was flying only 250 feet above the

ground, unbeknownst to the pilots because of the

dark night. The blimp skimmed treetops before hitting a ridge, igniting the hydrogen supply.

• On Oct. 4, 1944, Gen. Dwight D.

Eisenhower distributes to his combat units a

report by the U.S. Surgeon General that reveals the hazards of prolonged exposure to combat. Based on this evaluation, American commanders

judged that the average soldier could last about 200 days in combat before suffering serious psy­chiatric damage.

• On Oct. 2, 1968, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson strikes out 17 Detroit Tigers

in the first game of the World Series, breaking

Sandy Koufax’s record for the most strikeouts in a Series game.

• On Oct. 7, 1975, a New York State

Supreme Court judge reverses a deportation

order for John Lennon, allowing him to remain legally in the U.S. The judge wrote that “The courts will not condone selective deportation based upon secret political grounds.” An FBI

investigation of Lennon had turned up no evi­

dence of involvement in illegal activities.• On Oct. 3,1995, Heisman Trophy winner

O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the double murder of his estranged wife, Nicole Brown Simpson,

and her friend, Ronald Goldman, despite a DNA match, a wound on Simpson’s hand, the recent purchase of a “Stiletto” knife and matching shoeprints at the scene.

• It was American actress, screenwriter and notorious sex symbol Mae West who made the following sage observation: “You only live once.

But if you do it right, once is enough.”• At the 2012 USA Memory Championship,

Nelson Dellis set a new record for the memo­rization of random digits. At the annual event

in New York City, Dellis accurately recalled a whopping 303 numbers in sequence.

STRANGE BUT TRUE

• The Rose Parade, popularly known as America’s New Year Celebration, was origi­

nally started in 1890. These days, hundreds of

thousands of people crowd the parade route each year, and millions more view the television

broadcast worldwide. The amount of work that goes into the display is astonishing: Each float

has anywhere from 30,000 to 150,000 flowers on it, which are applied during the 700 to 900 hours spent on preparing each float.

• Beloved film icon James Dean was miss­

ing his front teeth; he had to wear a bridge to fill the gap in his smile.

• If you’re like the average American, at

least one-tenth of the garbage you produce is made of plastic.

• The first sound recording ever made was

created in 1877 by Thomas Edison. It was a musical selection: “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”

• Those who study such things say that

American English has roughly 20 swear words (depending, of course, on how one defines swearing). In contrast, residents of ancient Rome

had a lexicon of about 800 “dirty” words to

draw upon.• If you’re planning a trip by air anytime

soon, you might want to keep in mind that the

busiest day in airports is Thursday.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

“The trouble with having an open mind, of

course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.” — Terry Pratchett

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UpcomingEvents

Shell Point's life Enrichment Series offers the opportunity to discover new things oh and the world you live in. Concerts, presentations, lectures, shows, special events,

VOTE O c t 4Candidate ForumCandidates from Congressional District 19, Florida Senate District

30, and County Commission District3 will speak at the Village Church

Auditorium at Shell Point, sponsored by The League of Women Voters of Lee County. Candidates will make opening presentations and respond to questions. The forum is from 7pm to 8:30pm, and a meet and greet with the candidates will occur from 8:30pm until 9pm. Call (239) 489-8472 for more details.

O c t 9 .1 7 & 3 1About Shell Pointat 10:00am. Join us for a group presentation about the Lifestyle and Lifecare available at Shell Point followed by a narrated bus tour of the community. Light refreshments will be provided. Call (239) 466-1131 or 1-800-780-1131 for reservations.

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Shell Point Singers Fall Concert with Special

Guests North Star Percussion at 7:15pm. Inspiration and entertainment will light up the stage as the 50+ voices of the Shell Point Singers present their annual fall concert with special guests North Star Percussion. While the Singers perform popular tunes, the percussionists entertain using their sticks and mallets. For more information, call (239) 454-2282.

f P , O ct 11 The Federal Budget 101at 7:00pm. We welcome Chauncey Goss who

■ -I worked closely with Congressman Paul Ryanin the Office of Management and Budget. He

established his own consulting firm in 2010 and provides analysis to help businesses address the economic policies emanating from Washington, D.C.Call (239) 489-8472 to reserve your place.

O c t 2 9 Healthcare Implications and Challenges for Southwest Florida at 7:00pm.Jim Nathan, President and CEO of Lee Memorial Health System, will share his

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Join us from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Shell Point’s Fall Open House offers guests an opportunity to learn more about the services and amenities offered in the resort-style lifecare community through tours, presentations, and interactive events. Stroll through furnished models, meet retirement counselors and residents, and simply enjoy the beautiful setting.For information, (239) 466-1131 or 1-800-780-1131.

N o v 2 & 3 Craft Bazaarfrom 10am to 3pm. Attend the annual Shell Point Holiday Craft Bazaar, hosted by The Shell Point Crafters Group, to view and purchase a variety of crafts, art, and jewelry, | all handmade by the many talented crafters at Shell Point. The 1 event will be held in The Woodland Commons at Shell Point. For more information call (239) 454-2290.

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There’s misery in Miami - that is the miserable Miami Marlins baseball team - that is certain to finish in last place in the National League’s Eastern Division.

The Marlins started the week with a four-game losing streak, a season record of 66-87 and a whopping 26 1/2 games behind first-place Washington. This, after the team spent $191 million in the off season to sign three All-Stars.- shortstop Jose Reyes, closer Heath Bell and veteran starting pitcher Mark Buehrle.

Now, rumors are swirling that manager Ozzie Guillen could be on his way out after just one year of a four-year, $10 million con­tract. And Ozzie doesn’t appear too upset if given the door and

pocketing the remaining $7.5 million in his contract.' Never shy and often in trouble for his outlandish remarks, here is what Guillen said recently:

“Can 1 say something about those rumors? Ha, ha, ha. 1 laugh at al! that (expletive).I don’t worry about that.

“The last thing that goes through my mind every day (is) if I’m going to have a job next year. If Jeffrey (Loria, the owner) thinks I don’t do the job I should do, it’s not the first time he’s fired a manager. Look yourself in the mirror and ask why so many (expletive) managers come through here.”

Since Loria took control of the team in 2002, the Marlins have had six different managers.

Guillen is probably not entirely to blame for the Miami misery- Perhaps more to blame is Larry Beinfest, president of baseball operations, who is responsible for assem­bling the Marlins roster.

The team is near the bottom of most Major League riecords including runs scored (27th out of 30) and 21st in pitching, with a team ERA of 4.12. They have hit only 50 homers in 75 games at the spanking new Marlins Park.

The All-Star closer Bell has a 5.19 ERA with only 19 saves out of 26 opportuni­ties. Buehrle has a 13-13 record and a 3.84 ERA this season, respectable figures for a team that has won such few games.

After a slow start, Reyes has upped his batting average to .285 and has driven in 56 runs.

More disappointing, however, is the season-long performances of other Marlin reg­ulars such as third baseman Hanley Ramirez (.246 batting average) left fielder Logan Morrison (.230) and pitcher Josh Johnson (8-13).

Guillen talked the Marlins management into acquiring troubled pitcher Carlos Zambrano from the Chicago Cubs, with the Cubs paying most of his $18 million sal­ary. Demoted to the bullpen halfway through the season, Zambrano has a 7-10 record and a 4.49 EFIA.

Don’t be surprised if Loria cleans house at the season’s end by dumping not only Guillen but Beinfest as well.

Despite the poor performance of the Marlins, attendance is up considerably this year thanks to their beautiful new stadium located in Miami’s Little Havana.

Through those 75 home games, the Marlins have drawn 2,051,054 fans, a size­able improvement from 1.5 million fans for 80 games last season. They rank 18th in Major League attendance, up from 28th a year ago.

Stay tuned for the next chapter in Marlins baseball. Best guess there will be a whole lot of changes soon.#

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1. When Atlanta’s Craig Kimbrel set a rookie record in 2011 for saves in a season (46), whose mark did he break?

2. Name the last major-league team to have an ERA below 3.00 for a season.3. Carolina’s Cam Newton had 14 rushing TDs in the 2011 season to set an NFL

record. Who was the former record holder?4. Who recorded the highest points per game average as a freshman for Duke

men’s basketball team?5. In 2011-12, Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos set the record for most overtime

goals in a season (five). How many other players had been tied with Stamkos?6. What school has won the past two championships in NCAA women’s bowling?7. In how many weight classes did boxer “Sugar” Shane Mosley win world titles?

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Terry Earle, Mark Blust a n d Domi Panaretos

The annual golf outing for The Sanibel School will be held on Saturday, October 6 at The Sanctuary Golf Club. Registration begins

at 11:30 a.m., with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start.

The Blue Ribbon Golf Classic will include golf, dinner and prizes. There will be a helicopter golf ball drop at the end of the tournament with buffet dinner to follow. Other highlights include an oppor­tunity to win a Lexus by making a hole- in-one, and a chance to win a two-carat diamond set in a pendant necklace created by Congress Jewelers. As a special treat, golfers will partner with World Long Drive champion David Mobley on a par-4 hold by attempting to eagle a putt following his drive.

Doc Ford’s is the Master Sponsor for the Blue Ribbon Classic Golf Tournament.Congress Jewelers, The Sanctuary Golf Club, The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company and Heidrick & Company Insurance and Risk Management Services have signed on as Grand Sponsors. Platinum Sponsors include Associates In Dermatology, Steve Brown & Family, Bay Medical Solutions, The Great White Grill, L3 Beach Photo, Law Offices of Jason Maughan, Matzaluna, Timbers& Sanibel Grill, ‘Tween Waters Inn, Scalon Lexus, Sanibel-Captiva Kiwanis Foundation, Red, White & Brew, Sanibel Deli & Coffee Factory, Sanibel Community Bank and Sanibel Red. Helicopter golf ball drop sponsor is Cheeburger Cheeburger.

Mobley, a two-time winner of The RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship, has won more than 20 professional long drive events over the past 16 years. He has appeared on dozens of nationally televised shows including The Golf Channel’s Big Break Dominican Republic and Big Break X Michigan. His longest drive in competi­tion was 459 yards at last year’s RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship, winning him his second world title. Mobley will be out on a par-4 during the Blue Ribbon Golf Classic, driving a ball to the green for each group of golfers.

“It’s up to you to make the putt and eagle the hole,” he said.There will also be a chance to win a Lexus from Scanlon Lexus of Fort Myers, and

a chance to win a two-carat diamond pendant necklace. Other donated prize items include a catered dinner from Le Cordon Bleu chef Leslie Adams, and a South Seas Island Resort vacation getaway, with a couples massage at Kay Casperson Spa & Boutique.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for The School’s Seahorse Festival, which will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2013. The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club was named Master Sponsor for the Seahorse Festival.

The cost is $200 per person for golf and dinner, or $50 for dinner only. The Sanctuary Golf Club is located at 2801 Wulfert Road on Sanibel. For more informa­tion about the event, to reserve space or purchase helicopter ball drop tickets, email Paige Babcock at phbabcock@gmail.com or call 579-0015.

Helicopter golf ball drop tickets can also be purchased on Sanibel for $10 each or six for $50, prior to the event, at Cheeburger Cheeburger, Sanibel Deli, and Macintosh Books & Paper.

Money raised by the School Fund and PTA provides many resources and enhance­ments that the shortfalls in the Lee County School System budget cannot, including: educational software, classroom computers, the foreign language program, steel drums, a music keyboard lab, supplies for classrooms, and much more. Parent and community support for these programs have helped The Sanibel School earn the Blue Ribbon designation, as well as an “A” rating, for the past 11 years.#

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FISH (Friends In Service Here) of Sanibel announced that John Grey Painting will take a silver sponsorship for the 4th annual 10K Race 4 FISH. The race is scheduled to take place on Sanibel on Saturday, October 13.

John Grey Painting has been a major supporter of community events on Sanibel and Captiva. This will be the company’s second silver sponsorship of the FISH 10K.

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“John Grey Painting has been a valued supporter of HSH, and it’s great to see them on board for such a major fundraising event for our organization,” said Bill Fellows, president of HSH. “We are very happy to welcome them as one of our silver sponsors again.”

The race will begin at 7:30 a.m. at The Community House, and will follow a marked 10K circuit around the island, returning to finish line at The Community House. There will also be a trade fair, refreshment tables and water stations around the island for runners. The 10K Race 4 HSH is being held in conjunction with the Fort Myers Track Club and is expected to attract more than 400 runners this year. More than 40 island businesses and organizations sponsored the 1 OK in 2011, and over a 120 people volunteered to support and execute the event. The 10K is the main fund­raising event for HSH this year.

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The Community House on Sanibel, and will once again follow a marked 10K cir­cuit around the island, returning to The Community House for the finish line.There will also be a trade fair, which is aimed at the runners, their families and friends, as well as refreshment tables and water stations around the island for run­ners.

The 10K Race 4 FISH is being held in conjunction with the Fort Myers Track Club and is expected to attract more than 400 runners this year. More than 40 island businesses and organizations sponsored the 10K in 2011, and over 120 people volunteered to support and execute a great event.

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Larkin’s Restaurants consists of five restaurants and a catering company in the Carolinas and whose owners - Mark and Larkin Hammond - are seasonal residents here on Sanibel. They began a “Larkin’s Give Back” initiative in 2006 in an effort to build a strong community and reinforce community partnerships.

“We believe in giving back and sup­porting the communities we live in. HSH is one of the best places for us to start this initiative on Sanibel,” said Larkin

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S c h o o l S m a r tby Shelley M. Greggs, NCSP

.earj Readers,

Once again, I want to share a wonderful opportunity with you. As adjunct fac­ulty at Edison State College, it has been my privilege to be

involved with an annual event there and this year is no exception.

On October 27 from 9 a.m. to noon, ESC will host the 4th Annual Lee

^ Bennett Hopkins Writing for Children: Inspiration to Publication Featuring Gregory Maguire, best-selling author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West on the Lee Campus. This is a wonderful event for anyone interested in writing for children. Our keynote speakers and panelist are highly acclaimed and very informative. Please consider attending the unique

. event but spaces are limited, so make your reservation quickly.

To register, visit www.edison.edu/ writersinstitute. The cost is $10. Below is additional information about the speakers for this event.

Keynote: Lee Bennett Hopkins Q&A session to follow keynote pre­

sentationHopkins is a prolific writer of books

for adults and children. He is one of the leading writers and anthologists of poetry. He is the namesake and founder of Lee Bennett Hopkins/Penn State University Award for Children’s Poetry,

and Lee Bennett Hopkins/International Reading Association Promising New Poet Award. He has won numerous awards and honors for his writing, including the 2009 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) “Excellence in Poetry for Children,” the 1995 Christopher Award and the 1996 Golden Kite Honor Book Award for his autobiographical poetry collection Been To Yesterdays. Recent works include I Am the Book, Sharing the Seasons, Amazing Faces, City 1 Love, and Incredible Inventions.

Visit www.leebennetthopkins.com/ for more details.

Keynote: Gregory MaguireMaguire is the author of a number of

novels for children, eight adult novels and several short stories, picture books, essays and reviews. His children’s novels include What-the-Dickens (a New York Times Bestseller 2007), Missing Sisters, and Oasis. The Hamlet Chronicles:Seven Spiders Spinning, Six Haunted Hairdos, Five Alien Elves, Four Stupid Cupids, Three Rotten Eggs, A Couple of April Fools, One Final Firecracker,The Good Liar, The Dream Stealer, I Feel Like the Morning Star, Lights on the Lake, The Daughter of the Moon and The Lightning Time. His adult novels include Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Son of a Witch, a Lion Among Men and Out of Oz, the four volumes of The Wicked Years, and all four New York Times bestsellers, as well as national bestsellers Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Lost, Mirror Mirror and The Next Queen of Heaven. Praised by John Updike in the New Yorker as “an amazing novel,” Wicked has inspired a musical currently playing in three American venues, as well as in London, Japan, the Pacific Rim and

the Netherlands.Panelist: Bill Farnsworth A 1980 graduate of The Ringling

School of Art and Design, Farnsworth has spent the last thirty years creating paintings for magazines, advertisements, children’s books, and fine art commis­sions of portraits and landscapes. A nationally known illustrator, Bill has illus­trated more than 50 books for children, and many have won awards as well as starred reviews in Publishers Weekly.

“My goal with my work is to paint what 1 love and convey that honestly so

the viewer can feel that as well,” said Farnsworth, who currently lives with his wife Debbie in Venice, Horida.

Ms. Greggs is adjunct faculty at Edison State College where she teaches psychology and education courses.She is also Nationally Certified School Psychologist and consultant for School Consultation Services, a private educa­tional consulting company. Questions for publication may be addressed to smgreggs@gmail.com. Not all questions submitted can be addressed through this publication.#

ISLAND SUN BUSINESS NEWSMAKERS

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Royal Shell Real Estate announced that Mike Fagan of

The Fagan Team has earned his broker’s associate license.

“We encour­age our agents to continually expand their real estate knowledge and we are proud of Mikefor earning his broker’s associate license,” said Michael Polly, vice president of oper­ations for Royal Shell Real Estate.#

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University, their daughter Kasey decided to become a part of the family business and join the team.

“After many years of working together, we are very pleased to have them back on our team,” stated John Naumann.#

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L o c a l S m a l l L o d g in g s Q u a l i f y

' F o r P r e s t ig io u s D e s ig n a t i o n

Representatives of the Florida Superior Small Lodging Association (SSL) recently announced 21 Lee County hoteliers have successfully qualified for the distinguished SSL designation. The SSL certification is a statewide hospi­tality recognition program.

In addition, 14 of the 21 total SSL properties inspected by the Property Review Program (PRP) qualified to receive the coveted Donal A. Dermody White Glove Award for best practices in housekeeping. Properties must receive a score of 100 percent for all components of the housekeeping inspection to be eligible to receive the White Glove Award.

Lee County properties recognized by the SSL hospitality recognition program include:

Sanibel and Captiva islandsAnchor Inn & Cottages - White Glove AwardBlue Dolphin - White Glove AwardGulf Breeze Cottages - White Glove AwardMitchell’s Sand Castles - White Glove Award

The Palm View - White Glove Award Sandpiper InnShalimar Resort - White Glove Award Signal InnTropical Winds Motel & CottagesWaterside Inn on the Beach - White Glove AwardBokeelia, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Matlacha and St. James CityBokeelia Tarpon Inn - White Glove Award Bridgewater Inn Casa LomaLegacy Harbour Hotel & Suites - White Glove Award Tarpon Lodge - White Glove Award Two Fish Inn - White Glove Award Fort Myers BeachBeach Shell Inn - White Glove Award Harbour House at the Inn - White Glove Award Manatee Bay Inn Bed & Breakfast Matanzas InnSilver Sands Villas - White Glove AwardEligibility for participation in the Lee County SSL program is restricted to accom­

modations with 50 rooms/units or less.The SSL inspection program and designation is designed to provide travelers with

an easily identifiable symbol to demonstrate that the accommodation is a “clean, safe and well managed small lodging establishment, offering friendly ambiance and per­sonal service.” All property review inspections are conducted unannounced and can be repeated periodically and randomly to ensure that SSL program standards are being maintained.

The passing grade for participation in the program is 82 percent and is based on a comprehensive review process of six different property attributes: registration/opera­tions/public places, guests accommodations, bathrooms, bathroom supplies, kitchens, and property exterior. These six categories are further delineated with numerical scor­ing to create the 343 total point inspection system.

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T h in k Y o u M a y

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In Y o u r P o o l ?

there any wet spots on your equipment pad? Are your filter and chlorinator lids secured properly? Are all o-rings seated correctly and lubed?

Sometimes, water loss can be as simple as a filter lid that was not set prop­erly, or a small leak in your chlorinator hose. Eliminating these items will help you to determine if your potential water loss is coming from this area instead of the pool. If your equipment area is dry and in proper working order, we recom­mend performing a bucket test at your pool. It is a primitive - but effective - method used to discover the amount of water you are losing.

To perform a bucket test you will need to turn the pump off for a minute and use a pencil to mark the water level on the wall inside of your skimmer. Making

sure the pump is off while marking the water level is important as running the pump will give you a false reading by pull­ing the water level down.

You will then want to place a large bucket on the deck (next to the pool), or on a top step in the pool. Fill the bucket close to the top, let the water settle, and again use a pencil to mark the water level in the bucket. After a day or two you will want to measure the amount of water lost in the pool, and the amount of water lost in the bucket. If you have lost equal amounts of water in both the pool and bucket, then your pool does not currently have a leak. Losing equal amounts is a sign that any water you are losing is from evaporation, and is perfectly normal.

If you have lost considerably more in the pool than in the bucket, then it is time to start locating where a potential leak may be. At this point, it is important that you don’t panic. Many leaks are fair­ly simple to repair. We recommend call­ing a certified pool contractor, and having an initial leak inspection done to look at the common areas of a pool where leaks frequently occur.

A couple of notes: First, during the cooler months you will want to place the bucket on a step in your pool so that the water temperature remains consis­tent between the bucket and the pool. Second, you can run your system while performing the bucket test as long as no equipment leaks have been located. Third, most pools have some sort of overflow which allows water to drain out if it is too high (i.e. during heavy rains). You will want to make sure that your

water level is at its normal operating level when you begin a bucket test, or you could end up with skewed results.

For more information, contact a state licensed pool and spa contractor who can further assist you with this process.

David Liebetrau is a licensed pool contractor on Sanibel. If you have a question for David, email him at info@ bannerpoolservice.com. #

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U n c o v e r T h e

P o s s ib ilit ie sby Jeanie Tinch

If your bedroom doesn’t offer you a respite from the hustle and

bustle of the day, then now’s the time to transform it.

The time and money you consider investing now will definitely pay off in

big dividends in your future. Especially, because your bedroom redecorating proj­ect might just mean that you’ll find your­self being just a little happier, a bit more joyful and most importantly at peace with yourself and your surroundings. And, as with every decorating project, it’s impor­tant to develop a decorating plan that fits your needs, your lifestyle and most importantly your pocketbook.

Consider these three simple steps: Visuauze Your Project Begin by visualizing your entire proj­

ect, and then list all the types of activities you’ll want to conduct in your get away haven. Perhaps it’s writing thought- provoking entries in you daily journal, reading your favorite books, knitting, nee­dlework, watching old romantic movies, meditating or contemplating your plans for the next day - whatever your activity, think through what types of things will make you the happiest.

Assess Your Space Look at your bedroom with a critical

eye. Given the amount of space available and your list of activities, will the space available be adequate? If not, you may need to reassess your activity list.

Color Your World Next, lock in a color scheme. Color

sets the stage and provides harmony, to everything else that will eventually find its way into your new bedroom, it’s the backdrop that surrounds all of your fur­nishings, fabrics, accessories and lighting.

Remember any decorating project that involves the world of color, the fabulous furnishings and accessories that are now available and the marvelous material for floors, walls windows and beds are an exciting undertaking.

Jeanie Tinch is an interior designer on Sanibel/Captiva Islands. She can be reached at jeanie@decden.net.&

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what business Wall Street is in.The gist of his blog is that Wall Street

traders no longer supply capital to busi­nesses, which was the original purpose it was designed to accomplish. Our stock and bond exchanges were supposed to create markets where companies could issue securities. The inflow of monies would then be used to enable them to start, sell and grow businesses.

In the past, investors made their money by recognizing the value of com­panies where others might not, or simply by committing to its growth. Long term investors would therefore realize capital gains when they sold securities or would enjoy dividend income streams over a period of years.

Instead, Cuban writes, high speed automated trading has turned Wall Street traders into hackers searching to exploit the Wall Street stock exchanges’ comput­er operating system shortcomings in an effort to jump in front of your trade and then sell that stock to you. By making mere pennies a trade, through automated high volume trading Wall Street MBAs mint billions of dollars.

High frequency traders also use risky leveraging techniques in their trades so that the pennies turn into those billions. These leveraging techniques put all of us who are in the stock market at risk. “There will be another crash, and proba­bly a crash far worse than the May 2010 flash crash simply because there are too many players looking for the trillion dollar score,” Cuban says.

Moreover, the pennies that the trader makes on the trade or the rebate that the trader receives from the stock exchange doesn’t provide any additional liquidity to the market, Cuban explains. “Creating capital for business has to be less than one percent of the volume on Wall Street in any given period... It wouldn’t shock me that even in this environment that more money flows from companies to the market in the form of buybacks... than flows into companies in the form of

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Is outlawing automated trading an answer? Regular traders certainly auto­mate from time to time when they place stop orders, which are orders to buy or sell a stock once the price of the stock reaches a specified price, known as a stop price. This has been a regular practice in normal investing circles for decades. Regular investors use this tech­nique to be more conservative in their investments, not less conservative as the hackers have become.

Cuban proposes three solutions to push Wall Street back to its original pur­poses that bear attention and investiga­tion. First, imposing a 10 cent tax on any trade involving a security held for less than one hour. Second, eliminating capi­tal gains taxes on any security held for one year or more. And third, not taxing dividends paid to shareholders who have held stock in the company for a minimum five year period.

All three make a lot of sense. The imposition of a ten cent tax would put an immediate halt to the automated hacker/ traders that Cuban complains about because most of those trades only make pennies per share per transaction. It’s through the high volume of trading where the hackers make their money.

Eliminating capital gains taxes on long term gains also serves the original pur­poses of Wall Street. Rather than being a Las Vegas-style gamble where winners and losers pull the slot machine lever with each high frequency trade, an investor would have incentive to hold for at least a year to realize a significant tax break.

Finally, not taxing dividends for long term investors removes the incentive to day trade for many of the same reasons. All of these ideas could work to get the very smart men and women on Wall Street to return to thinking about ways to use what would become a more stable capital market to help start and grow companies, rather than worrying about the second to second false fluctuations in share prices.

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Dr. Dave

B o o m e r 's

L e g a c y F u n dby Dr. Dave Hepburn

U Dio some­thing uncom­

fortable every day.” - Eleanor Roosevelt (on her wedding day.)

“This will be the last column I will ever write, if I die

today.” - Dr. Dave Hepburn“Dave,” says close pal, Ken Himes.

“We’d love to have you on the Boomer Legacy ride.”

“Like a marshal on a float in a parade?” I knew better, as Kenny is nick­named Hurricane for a reason.

“No, a bike ride.”“Motorbike?”“Nope, bike bike.”“For what what?”“For Boomer. Want you to squeeze

‘your keister into some Spandex and cycle from Comox to Victoria, June 15 and 16. Then, give a speech at the ledge.”

Kenny, like myself, is immature but because he has a heart as big as a patho­logic cardiomyopathic cardiomegaly, 1 agreed.

Andrew was a typical Vancouver Island boy. He played a whack of sports, skipped most of 11th grade Englesh, flew down the slopes of Mt. Washington.

But his life also exuded an uncommon compassion. He’d interrupt his own gro­cery shopping agenda to fetch the rest of the list for a wheelchair-bound shopper

trying to reach for his CocoPuffs.Kenny gave his brand new toque

and gloves to a dumpster diver he came across one cold morning. He became a military medic, a job putting himself at risk of losing his health and life in order to help others keep theirs.

He left for Afghanistan for a seven month tour in 2006. Told his mother in a phone call, a couple of days before returning home, that the most important thing about his tour was not bandaging injured soldiers but rather putting a smile on a child’s face. Boomer had only just returned to Kandahar base after a long stint outside the wire with the PPCLI. His tour was over, he was packed to go home and he handed in his kit. (You know where this is going.)

That same day, however, the PPCU were short of medics, so Andrew vol­unteered to do one more shift. On the return to camp that day, on August 11, 2006, he was killed by a suicide bomber. He was 23. He was... 23.

Andrew Eykelenboom, known as “Boomer,” was the first medic to be killed in action since the Korean War.

So welcome to Boomer’s Legacy Fund, a remarkable fund that gives Canadian soldiers themselves access to funds for humanitarian projects when they see need during their overseas mis­sions. The soldiers have used the funds to buy shoes for orphans, books, livestock, medical supplies and supported other programs like midwife training and athlet­ic programs for youth. Helping those in a country where their life could be taken at any moment. Being Canadian. Although Boomer’s Legacy started in Afghanistan, the fund has been applied elsewhere, like an orphanage and women’s shelter in Kosovo. Because everyone associated is a volunteer, including my gluteus maximus,

100 percent of funds collected go to the cause.

Now, doing a bike ride is somewhat awkward without a bike, so I moseyed on down to Oak Bay Cycles, a place full of helpful guys all named Scott, who gra­ciously contributed a bike for this legacy. Gotta loves shops like that.

At home, I walked into my kitchen sporting a helmet, resembling a psych­edelic mushroom tumour growing off my cranium. My wife, who was on the phone, was soon on the floor.

Now it may come as a shock to you that I am in my 50s. “What!?!” I can hear you say collectively. You don’t seem that mature. But Kenny isn’t very mature, either, and his conditioning is suspect as is his shampoo. If he can do this, so can I. So 1 will don my mushroom, take this exotic bike out for my first spin in 23 years and come back to this article.

Holy Mother of Pearl, what have 1 done!?! 1 got short of breath right away. Then, 1 got on my bike. And got further short of breath.

“Don’t worry,” said one of the Scotts “It looks thin, but this seat will be the most comfortable one for you.”

“You mean the one that is still stuck between my cheeks... Scott!”

Thanks, Eleanor... whatever!Anyone who would like to ride with,

do mouth-to-mouth to, or help resusci­tate Dr. Dave or this cause, please go to www. boomerslegacy. ca.

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I think it has good potential as part of a bigger plan that includes a Paleo diet and exercise. I always recommend a sensible weight loss plan as opposed to a magic pill.

The only problem I foresee is that most people with extra baggage suffer from undiagnosed hypothyroidism, adre­nal problems such as cortisol imbalance, or estrogen dominance and no amount of green coffee bean extract will fix that. Nevertheless, I know many of you have rushed out to purchase this pill rather than order blood or urine tests which is the oniy way to uncover the underlying cause of your weight problems.

I’m a big fan of Dr. Oz, and I’ve had the privilege of being on his show three times. He didn’t mention one important fact on the segment, so I’m going to share it with you today.

First, a little background.Dr. Oz said the most effective green

coffee been supplements contain at least 45 percent “chlorogenic acid.” It is this naturally occurring compound that induc­es thermogenesis, which speeds metabo­lism and burns fat. I agree with that and just so you know, tea (black, green or white) and coffee all contain chlorogenic acid; it’s what imparts these drinks with that familiar, slightly bitter taste. Seriously, and you thought it was caffeine I bet. Chlorogenic acid is interesting. It induces eNOS (endothelial nitric oxide synthase), and that improves erectile dysfunction. One study found that chlorogenic acid (about 140mg/day) lowers blood pressure BP 5.6/3.9 mm Hg.

Anyway, if you supplement with green coffee bean extract (or drink coffee and tea) then I need to warn you that chlo­rogenic acid is a drug mugger of magne­sium, iron and zinc:

Magnesium deficiency: Heart arrhyth­mias, depression, muscle cramps, twitch­es, tics and hypertension.

Iron deficiency: Fatigue, pale skin, brittle nails, heart arrhythmias, dizziness, heavy arms and legs, and general weak­ness.

Zinc deficiency: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), infertility, higher susceptibility to colds/flu, loss of taste, hearing or smell, brain fog, poor wound healing and hair loss.

All I’m suggesting is that you restore what the “drug mugger” steals from your body. You can do that with a supplement called “Trace Minerals,” or Hawaiian spi- rulina, both of which are sold at any

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M o m A n d M e

by Lizzie and Pryce

Lizzie and Pryce answer your ques­tions and give advice about aging concerns from a two-generational perspective. A mother and daughter

team, Lizzie is a retired RN and health educator, and Pryce is a licensed psy­chotherapist in private practice who specializes in the care of elders and people with chronic illnesses.

Dear Mom & Me,Hi Lizzie, Hi Pryce. I enjoy your col­

umn but must comment on the alcohol related column. In ALANON, people learn that they did not cause, can not cure and cannot control another person’s substance abuse. ALANON should always be recommended in these cases. You will be giving someone their life back.

You may want to attend a few meet­ings of ALANON or open AA meetings to learn to better advise these concerns. Contacting a grown person’s family is not

productive, as it only draws in others who cannot cure, or control, the problem. Regardless of the cause, a grown person must learn to bear the consequences of their own choices and decisions.

Thanks for reading this.Gal from Sanibel

Dear Gal,Thank you for your letter. We are

very familiar with ALANON and it is a wonderful organization, and it’s goals are exactly as you describe. Many family members have been helped by joining this self help group.

Our experience has been that some family needs are far greater than a self help group can possibly provide. And their needs are such that they need ther­apy by professionals with expertise in the field of alcoholism.

The mother in this column is very con­cerned that her mother is exposing the grandson to alcohol and possibly other inappropriate behaviors. These behaviors could ruin the child’s life and what the grandmother is doing is also against the law. After professional help has been given and a long range plan designed, joining an ALANON chapter could be a wonderful source of comfort and informa­tion.

For further information, please contact the ALANON chapter listed in your tele­phone book at the place where you live.

Lizzie and PryceLizzie and Pryce’s email address is

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Q: I am a single mother and I am very concerned about losing my office job. Can wor­rying make it hap­pen?

A: I am sorry you are faced with the stress of los­

ing your job. It is a real dicey time for so many good hard-working people are in the same situation and your concern is very real.

Right now, you have to take control as much as you can. Beef up any skills you need to so that you can be as needed on the job as possible. It is good to build as much of positive rapport with others and keep positive working relationships going.

You may want to check into some just in case options as back up jobs to make yourself feel a little more secure. Just remember that what we give energy to expands, so it is imperative that you focus on what is working, as opposed to what isn’t. Give energy to what is right rather than what is wrong.

Get plenty of rest and exercise and go have some fun to take the load off of your worry. If you are concerned about spending money, then have a pot and

invite friends over and have a fun gather­ing. Make yourself a priority and practice taking the very best care of you.#

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G r e e n C o f f e e B e a n E xtracthealth food store or pharmacy. Take it four to six hours away from the green coffee bean extract.

Finally, I bet some of you are hung up on the part about coffee and wondering if the drug mugging happens with decaf. Yes it does. The decaffeination process has no bearing on this. Chlorogenic acid is still robbing you of essential minerals, and possibly other nutrients like your B vitamins and intestinal microflora (probiot­ics). Herbal teas are fine because they are free of chlorogenic acid.

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

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H e a t L o a d sabout. So, what exactly is this heat load calculation and what sort of function does it serve?

A heat load calculation is exactly what the name implies. It determines the amount of heat that is generated inside your home and needs to be removed by your air conditioner. Heat loads are always performed on new construction and remodel projects. It sometimes is per­formed when replacing a system as well. Its purpose is to determine the proper

size of an air conditioning system that will suit your home. You might wonder why not just install the same sized system that was in there before, but that is not a good idea.

When a technician is sizing your home for a new comfort system, he has many parameters to consider. When we do heat load calculations, we find that time and time again, systems in many homes are oversized. This is because of the old thought that bigger means better, but in the a/c business, if you don't pay atten­tion to what you actually need in a com­fort system, you’re asking for trouble.

Your home comfort system serves two major functions: to reduce temperature and reduce humidity. As I’ve discussed in my recent articles, proper humidity reduc­tion is achieved when air passes through your a/c system a predetermined num­ber of times per hour. If a system is too large, it will bring the temperature down too quickly, lowering the number of air exchanges and will fail to properly dehu- midify your home. If a system is oversized and isn’t dehumidifying properly, it will provide an excellent environment for microorganisms to grow.

So, after this long explanation you

may ask, “Why do I need to know about heat load calculation?” My answer is that you don’t have to know how to do it, but you should know what it is.

Next time you are shopping for a new system, you can make sure that your air conditioning contractor knows how to properly assess what type of system your home will need.

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Hello, my name is Amelia and I am a 3-year-oid spayed female reddish brown Labrador/Staffordshire Terrier mix.

1 think 1 am a tiny lap dog. I love people and 1 want to be right next to you for extra hugs and kisses. I am also like other dogs and even cats. My favorite things are going for walks and taking afternoon naps. Unfortunately, I lost my sight but can get around like every other dog.I am currently in a foster home until I find my “fur-ever” home. Please consider me for your family. If you would like to arrange a meet­ing with me, please send an email to kennel@ leegov.com.

During Animal Services’ Back To School Adoption Special, you can draw a coupon for $20 to $50 off my regular adoption fee of $75.

Howdy, my name is Squirt and I am a 3-month-old male domestic short hair. I am white with a gray smudge on my head

I’m just a little squirt who’s on the prowl for a perfect home. I came to the shelter with my littermates and they’ve all been adopted so I would sure like my turn. Maybe no one has picked me because sometimes one of my eyes tears up, but I don’t have a cold and it doesn’t seem to affect me... so won’t you please give me a chance?

During Animal Services’ Back To School Adoption Special, you can draw a coupon for $20 to $50 off my already reduced adoption fee of $50.

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

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

'Parkway.All adoptions include spay/neuter surgery,

i age-appropriate vaccinations, rabies uaccina- ’ tion and county license if three months or older, flea treatment, worming, heartworm test for dogs six months and over, feline AIDS and leukemia test for cats, training DVD, 10-day health guarantee and a bag of Science Diet pet food.

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C en te r 4 LifeBarbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall, Naples

Philharmonic, Florida Repertory Theatre tickets available at a discount. Call the center for infor­mation.

Page Turners - Wednesday, October 10, 2:30 p.m.

Discussion on Crow Lake by Mary Lawson. This book concerns a family who loses their mother and father and how they survive. Ann Rodman and her volunteers select books monthly for discussion.

Backgammon anyone? The center has mem­bers who would like to learn how to play back­gammon. If you know how and would consider teaching a group, contact Sandi McDougall at

472-5743, or email sandi.mcdougall@mysanibel. com. Room is available on Thursday afternoons.

Bridge - 12:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday Hand & Foot - 12:30 p.m. Tuesday Mahjongg - 12:30 p.m. Thursday (game time changes to 1 p.m. beginning

Monday, October 29).Cost is $2.50 for members and $5 for non­

members. Prizes are awarded.Trash & Treasures Sale - Saturday, November

10, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Donations are needed. Bring your clean, gently

used items to the center. No clothes, shoes, com­puters, printers or old TVs accepted. Call Mary Ann Gilhooley at 472-3565 for more informa­tion.

Call the center at 472-5743 for details on pro­grams or stop by to register.#

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CALLING CARD 239-395-1213Emergency.................................................................................... 911Sanibel Police............................................................................. 472-3111Lee County Sheriff’s Office.........................................................477-1200

On Call Captiva Deputy............................................................ 477-1000Fire DepartmentSanibel.........................................................................................472-5525Captiva.........................................................................................472-9494Florida Marine Patrol....................................................................332-6966Florida Highway Patrol.. ...........................................................278-7100Poison Control....................................................................1-800-282-3171

Chamber of Commerce................................................................ 472-1080City of Sanibel............................................................................. 472-4135

Administrative Office................................................................ 472-3700Building Department................................................................ 472-4555Community Housing and Resources........................................472-1189Planning Department................................................................ 472-4136

LibrarySanibel.....................................................................................472-2483Captiva.....................................................................................472-2133

Post OfficeSanibel.....................................................................................472-1573Sanibel (toll free).............................................................. 800-275-8777Captiva.....................................................................................472-1674

Sanibel Community Association................................................. 472-2155Senior Center............................................................................... 472-5743

ARTSArcade Theater............................................................................. 332-4488Art League Of Fort Myers............................................................ 275-3970BIG ARTS (Barrier Island Group for the Arts)............................ 395-0900Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre...................................................278-4422Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers.........................................472-0168Gulf Coast Symphony..................................................................472-6197Lee County Alliance for the Arts................................................. 939-2787Naples Philharmonic....................................................................597-1111The Herb Strauss Schoolhouse Theater......................................472-6862Sanibel Music Festival................................................................ 336-7999Sanibel-Captiva Art League........................................................ 472-4258S.W. Florida Symphony................................................................ 418-0996

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONSABWA (American Business Women’s Assoc.)............................ 472-2929American Legion Post 123 .......................................................... 472-9979Angel Flight SE ............................................................ 1-877-4AN-ANGELAudubon Society..........................................................................472-3744Sanibel Bike Club................................................. sanibelbicycleclub.orgCommunity Foundation of Sanibel-Captiva................................ 274-5900CROW (Clinic For The Rehabilitation of Wildlife).........................472-3644FISH of Sanibel (Friends in Service Here)..................................472-0404Sanibel Island Fishing Club.........................................................472-8994Horticultural Society of the Islands............................................. 472-6940Horticulture and Tea Society of Sanibel and Captiva................. 472-8334Kiwanis Club............................................................................... 472-2121League of Women Voters............................................................ 472-6689Lions Club (Tom Rothman)........................................................ 395-3248Master Gardeners of the Islands.................................................472-6940Newcomers.................................................................................472-9332Notre Dame Club of Southwest Florida......................................768-0417Optimist Club............................................................................... 472-0836PAWS.......................................................................................... 472-4823Rotary Club............................................................ 472-7257 or 472-0141Sanibel Beautification Inc............................................................ 470-2866Sanibel-Captiva Orchid Society...................................................472-6940Sanibel-Captiva Power Squadron...............................................472-3828Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club.......................................................... 395-1770Sanibel Youth Soccer..................................................................395-2040www.sanibelsoccer.orgThe Military Officers Assc. of America

(MOAA, Alex MacKenzie)...........................................................395-9232United Way of Lee County............................................... ..........433-2000United Way 211 Helpline..........(24 hour information line) 211 or 433-3900Zonta Club...................................................................................671-6381ISLAND ATTRACTIONSBailey-Matthews Shell Museum...................................................395-2233J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge.............................. 472-1100Sanibel Historical Museum & Village......................................... 472-4648SCCF (Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation)......................472-2329

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