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ell I'm just about ready forHalloween. I've stocked upon goodies for the trick ortreaters and I managed to

a really scary costume that doesn'trequire too much iaee paint to peel, offlater.

So next week I'll be ready forThanksgiving?? No wonder there weresuch good deals available on bulk candy.

I was still recovering from the excessesof the Labor Day weekend when fall shotby. It's getting harder to tell just what partof the year we're in and which holiday toprepare for. I'm not sure if it's just a func-tion of "advancing maturity" on my part orif it's something external. Like globalwarming, maybe there's some sort of tem-poral shortening going on in the universe.

Or maybe large consumer retailingchains have started selecting their season-al displays from a random number table.It's hard to come up with a snappy, eye-catching, wallet-opening display for LaborDay, and even Halloween seemed to be

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given only brief, glqpc-ing attention by theseguys.

Just when I wasexpecting to see sometelltale black and orangedecorations last month itseemed the colorscheme was out ofwhack — green and redstarted to emerge withaccents of silver sprin-kles.

What happened to Pilgrims andturkeys? What happened to those NormanRockwellesque pictures of large families,groaning tables, and little girls strugglingto carry huge plates of steaming mashedpotatoes?

When drug store chains start carryingfrozen turkeys we might start to see some-thing, but right now, even Hallmark does-n't seem to pay much attention to it. AreThanksgiving cards a casualty of the inter-net?

But on the bright side, perhaps this is agreat chance for mere mortals to celebrateThanksgiving truly as a family affair,unencumbered by excessive commercial-ism.

My family is scattered all over the eastcoast literally from Maine to Florida, sowe haven't maintained a tradition of thebig family feed. But our alternative is evenbetter: we have developed a tradition ofgathering a few close friends who are sim-ilar geographical orphans and having avery traditional over-eating festival of awide variety of delectables, punctuated bysome thoughtful moments of rememberingour absent folk, and being thankful forwhat we have and how we got here.

One of the great advantages of thisapproach is not being required to invitecrazy Uncle Ezekial and chillingly dourAunt Frieda. We get to invite whom welike — not whom we have to. That's worthgiving thanks right there — that and all thetreasures we do enjoy, and so often takefor granted.

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Volunteer OpportunitiesAre you an unabashed tree-hugger? Do

you tike to work outdoors? Do you enjoylearning about plants and animals? If youfit into any of these categories, there areseveral openings for volunteers in ourimmediate area.• "Ding" Darling National Wildlife

Refuge incorporates many volunteersinto its operation, from front desk per-sonnel, Education Center docents andbookstore clerks to rovers answeringquestions on Wildlife Drive — and allsorts of jobs in between. Training isprovided, and volunteers receive a dis-count in the bookstore. Call CindyAnderson at 472-1100 Ext. 222 ifinterested.

• Bowditch Point Regional Preserve onFort Myers Beach needs year 'roundand seasonal volunteers to help staffcare for the trails, native plants and toserve as interpretive guides. No experi-ence needed, tools and training provid-ed. Call 765-4222 for a volunteerapplication and leave name, mailingaddress and phone number.

• Manatee Park also needs volunteerinterpretive naturalists as educationalguides at the park on State Road 80,about a mile east of 1-75. Training hasstarted, but continues tomorrow, Nov.22, and Dec. 6, 9 a.m. to noon. E-mail

F'iit Si m m * with Lei- Cmiin\ I^rks &Rec at [email protected] or call461-7477.Still nature-oriented but not so out-doorsy, The Bailey-Matthews ShellMuseum is also looking for both edu-cation docents and volunteers for itsgift shop.

Volunteer education docent AnnTennery shows live mollusks toLee County public school studentsin the Children's Learning Lab atThe Bailey-Matthews Shell Mus-eum on Sanibel Island.

Perhaps you are a retired teacher, orjust enjoy being with young people, and.could help with visiting elementaryschool students? The museum also hostsolder students and adult study groups suchas Elderhostel.

The museum store offers a large selec-tion of books for adults and children onrnollusks and marine biology. It also sells

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Garbage and Recycling Pick-upAll garbage, recycling and vegetation!

jwaste collection by Florida Recycling!(Services (FRS) scheduled for Thanksgiving!IDay will be one day later. Therefore, if youriinormal pick-up day is Thursday, your waste!

will be picked up Friday, and one day later!.the remainder of the week. 11 The normal waste collection schedule willj

f'bt followed starting Monday, Dec. 1.,

Municipal closing and!(garbage pick-up Sanibel CitylIHall offices will be closed inlJobservance of Thanksgiving!IDay, Thursday, Nov. 27, and the!Iday after Thanksgiving, Friday,!SNov. 28.

The offices will re-openl[Monday, Dec. 1.

DecorationsOn Sanibel, no

holiday lights, deco-rations and displaysare permitted priorto the day beforeThanksgiving andmust be removed byJan. 9.

City Offices & Rec CenterAll City of Sanibel Recreation facilities — Civic

Center and Recreation Center — will be closedThanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving.The Civic Center offices will re-open Monday, Dec. 1.The Rec Center will be open Saturday, Nov. 29, from1 until 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 30, the same hours.The. Recreation Center will resume regular officehours, Monday, Dec. 1.

an unusual array of shell-themed giftitems.

Volunteers receive several benefits,including a 20 percent discount in themuseum store, honorary museum mem-bership, and $25 reimbursement toward aLeeWay transponder after three months'volunteering. They are expected to workonly a few hours each week.

For further information, please callvolunteer coordinator Libby Grimm at395-2233.

Annual Thanksgivingprograms/-Jkj The islands' family Thanksgiving

Eve program will be held Nov. 26at starting at 7:30 p.m. at the SanibelCommunity Center.

This ecumenical, interfaith program isheld annually the evening beforeThanksgiving with rnembers of local con-gregations invited to participate. In addi-tion to songs and psalms, Councilman JimJennings will deliver a Thanksgiving mes-sage. There are always favors for eachfamily and take-home activities for eachchild and the program ends with Bailey's

fresh cider and homemade cookies (con-tributions to the cookie buffet are morethan welcome.

Costumed Pilgrim ushers will hand outprograms and help children who want totry writing with a quill pen. Visitors to theislands are always welcome.

Help is needed around 3 p.m. with set-ting up chairs; in other years, young peo-ple have gained some of. their communityservice credits by helping with set-up.Anyone who can help should call programcoordinator Jean Wood, at 472-0673.

The First Church of Christ," Scientist— Sanibel-Captiva will

hold its annual Thanksgiving Day serviceon Thursday, Nov. 27, at 10:30 a.m. in thechurch located at 2950 West Gulf.

This "giving of thanks" meeting isopen to all and will include prayer andreadings from the King James Version ofthe Bible and from Science and Healthwith Key to the Scriptures by Mary BakerEddy. There will also be hymns and spon-taneous sharings of gratitude from partic-ipants.

The community is invited to this ser-vice.

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ficial knees and two artificial hips. He isnow officially bionic. You know, my dad isso funny. The first day, the day he had hissurgery, I was sure I was coming downwith a cold. My oldest daughter has hadone, as has my Realtor, and it seemed likeit would just be a matter of time.

Anyway, I woke up with a sore throatand no energy and so I forced myself tostay in bed. I read and I called the hospitalto talk to Mom. She told me Dad was fineand they were moving him to a privateroom with an extra large bed. You mightnot remember that my father is 6' 10" tall.A regular hospital bed just doesn't cut it.

. By the second day, after talking to anagent in Pennsylvania who contacted meabout the possibility of a book, and after

.seeing Dr. Harwin who was incrediblybusy but'still managed to inquire againabout the movie Mystic River. I'd givenhim the book for Christmas a couple ofyears ago. He hadn't seen the movie yet. Ihad. It was amazing.

I had two hours to kill before pickingEmily up from school. So I headed over tothe hospital. Dad was in good spirits. Hewas coming off the morphine and going onregular Percodan and our good friends theSproat's were there as well.

There was this plastic disc on the rightside of his body, opposite the side that wasoperated on, and he lifted it and looked atit. It was full of blood which m;idc me*WmMiimmv&m&*d 1 said "Dad, plea,seput that down." Well, about 15 minuteslater I noticed that the same kind of discwas on the left side of his body and so Iasked Dad if there were two of them. Mydad, who had prostate cancer many years.ago and was rendered impotent as a resultof a radical prostatectomy, said "I justthought that the blood flow would be eas-ier if it didn't have to cross over the"Rockies" pointing to his groin and thenhe added "and the lonesome pine." Wewere in hysterics.

I left, got Emily who was in a foulmood, and later talked to Anna who had novoice at all. I told her I would take her tothe doctor the following day after my bonetreatment. She came with me to that, thenwe picked up Emily and headed for theirpediatrician where, of course, we waited.

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The girls, especially Emily, drove mecrazy as I was three hours overdue for mypain meds.

When the doctor came in he suspectedstrep or possibly mono, and also treatedher for a wart on her finger. It was twohours of testing and waiting and I was lit-

erally losing it. Thefinal consensus was thatshe had a secondaryinfection from a viralinfection and needed totake antibiotics as wellas a nasal inhaler.

She was not to useher voice until Sundayso he wrote her a note tonot go to work or classand suggested that per-

haps she should stay with me as her apart-ment is tiny and full of cats and a dogwhich could have been contributing to herprolonged illness.

So we left and picked up prescriptionsas well as a cool mist humidifier. Herboyfriend came to stay and we had a gooddinner with real vegetables and roastchicken. I pampered her and got them tobed by 11 p.m. I could barely keep myeyes open and crashed in my bed withinminutes. The plan is for them to stay withme until Sunday. She doesn't have monoor strep, but she's still a sick, sick girl, somy nurturing mother instincts kicked rightin.

Somewhere in the middle of all that Ijust described. Mom saw Dr. Harwin andwas told thai her markers were up and shewould have lo switch to u new chemo. SoI spent what little time I had reading up onthe two options.

Despite any conclusions you mighthave drawn before, I really do love myfamily and will do anything to comethrough in times of crisis. Today I startback on my chemo. Never a dull momentbut I'm actually feeling pretty good. Dr.Harwin assured me, yet again, that I amnot terminal and, 'though I have testsagain in the next couple of weeks, I feelpretty certain that I'm alright. Just plug-ging along with what we all now refer toas a "chronic illness."

Here's hoping that next week is cooleras regards weather and less hectic so I canfind that quiet time to sit down and reflecton whatever is roaming around in mybrain.

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The Sanibel Community ChurchWomen's Guild Christmas Bazaar &Bake Sale is nearly upon us.

Held the afternoon and evening ofDec. 5, it features an extensive selectionof handmade crafts and wonderfulbaked goods perfect for holiday giving.There are great bargains at the silentauction and, hopefully, the GuildCookbooks will be ready as well.

Lunch and snacks will be availablethroughout the day at a nominal charge,followed by the best luminary presenta-tion ever.

The doors open at 1 p.m., and all pro-ceeds go toward the many benevolencesand ministries, both local and world-wide, the Guild supports.

Shop where orchids bloomVillage Shops 16th AnnualOrchid Show November 21, 22, 23

The 16th Annual Orchid Show at theVillage Shops is Friday, November 21through Sunday, November 23 from 10a.m. to' 6 p.m. For 16 years orchidshows have been a perfect fit in theVillage Shops.

The shopping center, tucked backaway from busy Periwinkle Way and setamong lush trees blooming withorchids, offers a charming environmentand relaxed setting for viewing and buy-

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ing the exotic and beautiful orchids.The orchid show features locally

grown orchids and free orchid seminarsincluding potting lessons. Orchids fromwell-known Marilyn's Orchids areavailable for purchase and the Villageshops and galleries offer an artful shop-ping experience for residents and vaca-tioners alike.

With such unique shops and galleriesas Aboriginals: Art of the First Person,Escentials, Kirby Rambo Collections,Matsumoto Gallery & Frame Shop,Nanny's, Oh Mango!, Seaweed Gallery,The Write Stuff, Why Knot, Why KnotRelax and William E. Wilson FineJewelry Design there is something foreveryone.

AAUW fashion showThe Lee County branch of the

American Association of UniversityWomen will hold its annual fashionshow on Saturday, Dec. 6, at the RoyalPalm Yacht Club in Fort Myers (spon-sored by a RPYC member) withDraper's & Damon's providing the fash-ions. In addition, there will be entertain-ment, and an array of arts and crafts willbe available for purchase. The doorswill open at 11 a.m. and lunch will beserved at noon. Tickets are $25 and maybe obtained by calling Judy Sims at334-2037. Proceeds from the fashionshow benefit the AAUW scholarshipfund.

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St. Michael's to put faith in action

Photo by Anne BellewThe Episcopal Church Women have raised the money to get St. Michael & All Angels' Habitat forHumanity build going through Noah's Ark and other fundraising efforts. Pictured are JaneAdams, Ruth Denhart, Eleanor Hornbrook, Penny Chrysler, Gale Summa, Elise Allen, GillianBath, The Rev. Donald Fishburne, Jean Lanphere, The Rev. Suzy Post-Toto and Bettie Modys.

By Anne BellewAssociate Editor

St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church hasembarked on what could be called a "Church Build" (asopposed to a Women Build) for Habitat for Humanitywith, hopefully, all church members over 14 pitching in(one has to be 14 to be on the job site, but there's no topage limit). Sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women(ECW), the house will be built in Cape Coral for TeresaJohnson and her three children — 18-year-old Tina, 14-year-old Joshua and 11-year-old Natalie — and willreplace the two-bedroom mobile home the family iscrammed into right now in North Fort Myers

Teresa works at Plattner's Automotive in Fort Myersand. goes to school full time at Southwest FloridaCollege. She has completed her 500 hours of "sweatequity" at several different builds in the county, has her$1,200 cash down payment and can't wait to move in.

"Not only is the sweat equity part of a new home-owner's down payment" said Becky Sanders, LeeCounty Habitat's vice-president in charge of outreach,"but building a home also teaches how to maintain it.

"Habitat for Humanity International is quite an orga-nization," she continued, "the 19th largest non-profit in

Photo by Anne BellewBecky Sanders, St. Michael's pastor, DonaldFishburne, and soon-to-be homeowner TeresaJohnson.

the world with more name recognition in some parts ofthe world than Coca Cola, believe it or not. There areoffices in 86 countries, 1,200 in the states, and LeeCounty Habitat is the fourth largest in the country.We've been here 21 years: and Teresa's will be our451st home."

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Raymond R. Davis

Long-time winter resident ofSanibel Ray Davis passed awayNov. 16, 2003 at the age of 86.

Davis had lived in Pitman, N.J.most of his life, retiring from acareer as a chemist in 1983. Hewas program chairman of theSanibel-Captiva AudubonSociety from 1992-1995 andarranged for numerous well-known photographers and speakers to make presenta-tions at the popular Thursday night meetings, Ray was,himself, an avid nature photographer and, according to-friends, could sit for hours without moving a muscle...waiting for the perfect shot. He met many of hisfriends, both on the island and from around the coun-try, while shooting pictures at the "Ding" DarlingWildlife Refuge. His photographs have been publishedin wildlife magazines, calendars and guide books onnature.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret, and twodaughters, Lynn Davis Neview and Patty Davis, andone son, Dan Davis.

Private services were held and burial was at theSeventh Day Baptist Church cemetery in Shiloh, NJ.

She also pointed out that by 2010, the need foraffordable single family residences nationally willexceed 40,000 units. Research indicates that eight per-cent of the homes in Lee County (approximately6,000) are substandard. The goal for this coming yearis 90 homes... there are 109 families waiting who havedone everything they need to qualify — acquired theirhours and their down payment, completed all theforms, etc.

'"Put faith in action' is our slogan, so to speak, andwe're looking to St."Michael's to kick off Building foiFaith Week with their house-raising on Jan. 10.

"All kinds of skills are needed from sandwich orcookie -making and go-fering to measuring and cut-ting, nail pounding and dry wall finishing. But the mostimportant need is your time," Sanders said. "The buildwill last from eight to 10 weeks and we work fromTuesday through Saturday from 8:30 in the morning to3:30 in the afternoon."

Habitat for Humanity of Lee County puts 92 per-cent of the money they raise into building homes. Alltheir funds are raised locally through their ThriftStore, and donations made by individuals, churches,corporations and civic and organizations; they do notreceive any government funds or funds from Habitatfor Humanity International'. Homes are sold at no prof-it to the new homeowners who make interest-free,monthly mortgage payments to Habitat. Each Habitathome costs $67,500 to build, of which $40,000 in cashis necessary. One of the simplest ways for anyone tosupport Habitat is through its Community Partnersprogram in which a percentage of the total amountspend at certain retailers (Albertson's is one) is con-tributed to Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat offers a one-hour session called Habitat 101where participants receive a "behind the scenes" tourof how homes are built and meet some of the Habitatfamilies. Help is always needed on the homes as well.Information is available at 652-0434.

Islander* and church member Chuck Hoover is lead-ing the construction group. Gale Summa, also anislander, is president of ECW.

"I am so grateful to the people in the community-who donate to the Ark," said St. Michael's pastoi,Donald Fishburne, "as well as to the folks who work inthe Art and to their customers for shopping there. Allof them make it possible for ECW to make this won-derful gift to Habitat for Humanity. The financial giltfrom Noah's Ark thru ECW is now encouraging thewhole congregation to join in building Teresa'shouse."

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SCCF annual meeting and auction coming Dec, 5.Foundation Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting and SnowbirdAuction of the Sanibel-CaptivaConservation Foundation is on Friday,Dec. 5. Auction items will be on viewfrom 4 to 5 p.m. with the meeting startingat 5 and the auction following. The barwill open at 6 and the Foundation will beserving ribs and chicken accompanied byall those delightful delectables made bySCCF volunteers. Reservations required— 472-2329.

At the meeting, in addition to the usualstate of the foundation and treasurer'sreport, new members of the board andnew trustees will be chosen. The follow-ing people have been nominated for termson the board of trustees:

Richard A- CollmanBefore becoming a stockholder in

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes and Holt,PA in February of 2001, Richard Collmanwas the managing partner of a Sanibel lawfirm for 10 years. Previously, he had prac-ticed law for 15 years in Wisconsin. Agraduate of Luther College and DrakeUniversity School of Law, he is a memberof the Wisconsin and the Florida bar. Hefocuses his practice in the area of realestate. Richard is a member of theSanibel-Captiva Realtors Association andthe Sanibel-Captiva Kiwanis Club.

He and his wife, Georgia, are active inthe First Assembly of God Church.Richard has two sons, Benjamin andNicholas.

Dr. Carolyn GrayCarolyn Margaret Gray, Ph.D., is dean

of the College of Arts & Sciences atFlorida Gulf Coast University and a resi-dent of Sanibel. She earned a B.A. fromthe University of Missouri at St. Louis, aMaster's in Library Science from theUniversity of Oklahoma, and her doctor-ate from The Florence Heller GraduateSchool for Social Welfare, BrandeisUniversity.

Her current professional focus on edu-cational reform efforts in higher educationhas resulted several publications, not only

on reform but also on information tech-nology. She has worked as a library tech-nology consultant with various organiza-tions, including establishing an online cat-alog at Shanghai Jiao Tong University inthe People's Republic of China, and shehas extensive experience securing grants.At FGCU she teaches The UniversityColloquium, an interdisciplinary environ-mental ed course designed to explore theconcept of sustainability as it relates to avariety of considerations and forces in theenvironment.

Gray is a member of the Board ofTrustees of the Southwest FloridaSymphony.

Rae Ann WesselSince 1978 Rae Ann Wessel has been

engaged in environmental work in SouthFlorida. A limnologist and marine scien-tist she runs her own environmental firm,Ecosystem Specialists, concentrating onaquatic ecosystem analysis, water qualityand habitat restoration. In 1995 she assist-ed with coordination of a News-Press -sponsored community forum focusing onissues related to the Caloosahatcheewhich resulted in the creation of the non-profit Caloosahatchee River CitizensAssociation, CRCA.

Since then, Wessel has been involvedwith identifying critical Caloosahatcheeissues and building support for sustain-able solutions. In addition, she is involvedin oxbow research, historical documenta-tion, and education projects on theCaloosahatchee. She has developed andguides river cruises to educate the publicand groups about the history, folklore,ecology and current issues related to thishistoric river. This year she accomplishedfunding initiatives for oxbow restoration— federal through the Corps of Engineers1135 program, and State through thewatershed Initiative program.

Wessel is active in several professionaland non-profit organizations and serveson the Board of the Southwest FloridaCouncil for Environment Education(SWFCEE).

SCCF meeting, see page 9

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Kiwanis - Lou's Hotel

By Bob Wimbush

Lou Kowalsky was a dear friendand master sign painter. He knewabout the old days in Chicago, andtold of painting the billboard thatstood for years on the magnificentmile, current site of the JohnHancock Building, and of working20 stories up on a scaffold at alltimes of year and throwing a ropeover the side to shinny down forlunch. But I think his favorite storywas of being called to a totallyenclosed Southside hotel where theinternal court yard for parkinglarge, expensive cars was invisibleto the street and there were no win-dows facing the public.

Each room Lou painted had adifferent theme; one was an exoticvoyage on the Nile, another ofCan-Can Paris. There was a jungleand, of course, the Harem. Thehotel did a brisk trade, much of itduring the day, and all of it so dis-crete.

I was reminded of Lou whenPaul Wingard, County CausewayCzar, again appeared before

Wingard: The master at work.

Kiwanis to talk about the choice ofdecoration for the ubiquitousbridge. We have the choice of dol-phins (but not Dauphines) or palmtrees or seashells. Decorative fix-tures may or may not work(depending on the turtles' prefer-ence). It will operate day andnight, but the centerpiece six milesaway will be nearly invisible toSanibel's resident public most ofthe time. Except for the comings

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and goings, of course. Lou wouldhave been proud.

Not that it isn't a pleasure to lis-ten to Wingard, who is alwaysfunny, well-prepared and usuallybrings pictures. And I like hismoxie. Although this sort ofarrangement was usually unwrittenover a handshake at Democraticheadquarters in Chicago, Paul hashis agreements from the powers-that-be, < including Fish andWildlife," and "Based on writtenconfirmation (of their PDE plans'acceptance several years ago —long before current machinations,surveys and the like) we are pro-ceeding." Oh, the authorities andan occasional, self-proclaimedconcerned citizen would railagainst establishments like the oneLou painted, but the politicianscontinued to collect the tolls andnever shut one down.

You can, and probably have, ifyou're still interested, read aboutthe various lane configurations inearly columns here and almosteverywhere else, but a couple ofoperational features are interest-ing. There was general consensus

by Kiwanis armchair scientists (ofcourse everything about the bridgeis supported by science) that thecurrent single lane configuration isfaster than the old multi-lanescheme. According to Paul's won-derful sense of the obvious, trafficflow has for years been controlledprimarily by the Periwinkle inter-section and embellished by thedrawbridge.

A lot of the spoil island's asphaltwill be recycled — used to provideturn lanes that will eliminate "sidefriction." The test pilings will bebroken off below the mud line andremoved. Actual bridge pilingswill be larger.

Current bridge pilings arespaced every 48 feet. Pilings on thenew bridge will be fewer andalmost 100 feet farther apart. Thetollbooth —Lou would have lovedthis, I wish he were here to paint it— will be decorated to representthe grand "entrance to theCauseway Islands."

Removing (or turning) anycauseway island will wreck havocwith sea grasses, water flow anddarn near everything else environ-mental-

County science (of course) doesnot support the removal. (Actually,any school kid not on Ritalin, butwith a basic grasp of fluid dynam-ics, can easily tell that the water onone side of the islands is not appre-ciably higher than the water on theother.

Fish and Wildlife, like our ownPlanning Commission, has a rolethat is advisory, not binding. TheCoast Guard has final say —except for the weigh station. Thatbelongs to the city, and the countyhas no plans. Perhaps someone willmount a project to design it bybinding voter referendum.

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Pockets of wildlife in far away placesBy Bev PostmusSpecial to the Islander

HOT is the only word to describe bird-ine in Texas in lnte summer It was 110LICLMces JS we IIUPC the ihisl\ madthioujih \ii\\<iici Puiinc ChickenNdlioruil Wihllik Retujie hut we wen.lew aided wall "jcii \ iewsotan adult andan inim.ituic uestcd UIKIL.IU

Our best birding experience in Texaswas at our daughter's home in the HillCountry. On an early morning walk downher steep-sloped, wooded backyard bor-dering one nf -Uistin's wonderfulbeli .ucis. we Hushed .i duieL-will s-widow horn its ddMune pcah l l \ haul losay wlui w.is moie suipii'ed We heaithese binK on Saiuhel. but llii_\ ULC ne\eie.is\ to lind

bers of these jays here. Were they group-ing to migrate, or attracted to the abundantcrop of nuts from pinyon pines that inother parts of the west are dying from an

infestation of a bark beetle? White-throat-ed swifts and blue-green swallows soaredover the cliffs while we struggled to keepthese fast-movers in our binoculars so wecould distinguish between them.

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An elk bugles in Rocky Mountain National Park.

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We had a three day "winter" in easternColorado. It was cold (28 degrees),windy, and it SNOWED one day. Hikingour favorite Rocky Mountain NationalPark trail to Mill's Lake was like steppingthrough a fairyland. As the dark pinesabsorbed heat from the sun, the snow ontheir branches began to melt and drip. Theair was still cold enough to freeze thedrips, forming in icicles that hung likeChristmas tree decorations from the tipsof the branches. It was breathtaking.

September in the park means buglingelk. Bugle is as close as our human vocab-ulary can come for naming this call, but itfails to convey the frustration and emotionthat the elk pour into it. At dawn and duskthe largest bulls, their impressive racks stillpartly in velvet, sound forth as they roundup their harems and warn off challengers.While Clair photographed a number of six-point bucks, I listened and birded at thesame time. Wilson's warblers looked liketiny suns as they flitted in the shrubs alongCub Lake Road. There were also many yel-low-ruraped warblers, birds we havethroughout the winter here on Sanibel.

Before we moved to Florida, we oftentraveled the Colorado/Illinois part of ourtrip We camped in several interesting placeson the way from Colorado to Illinois.

Our best pocket of wildlife on the wholetrip occurred at the base of the KingsleyDam, just north of Ogallala in Nebraska. Arecently mowed hay field bordered the roadto the campground. Hundreds of easternmeadowlarks must have thought it the fieldof milk and honey. In early evening, and

again at dawn, they filled the air with theirfluid, flute-like calls. Some "Florida" birdsenjoyed the wetlands at the base of the dam.Ospreys soared overhead; a black-crownednight heron adult and young flushed fromthe reeds, as did an American bittern. Cootsand blue-winged teals filled the watersbelow the dam.

Our most exciting find there was a long-eared owl. It is a slightly smaller and moreslender version of the great-horned owl wesee and hear on Sanibel, but its facial disk isrufous, and its long ear tufts are closertogether than- are the great horneds. I'veonly seen this owl once before. It doesn'toccur in Florida.

There were even a few pockets ofwildlife in and near Chicago. Our highlighthere was a visit with a dear Sanibel friendto McGinnis Slough southwest of the city.There were more great blue herons andgreat egrets in this slough than we ever seeat one time, even in "Ding" Darling.Impressive!

Here we delighted in watching the beau-tifully colored wood ducks. Trees along thepaths around the slough gave us a chance tosee many warblers: Tennessee, Nashville,black-throated greens, yellow-rumped,magnolia, ovenbird, and redstart.

It is wonderful to visit family andfriends. It is delightful to find pockets ofwildlife wherever you go. But one of thebest parts of our trip was coming across theSanibel Causeway, back to this specialsanctuary island. It always makes us askeach other why we ever bother to travel sofar.

SCCF meet ing , fr«m Page ?Ann Bruning

Long-time Captiva resident AnnHayford Braning has been a stalwart sup-porter of the Foundation for years. Bornin Evanston, 111., in 1928, she started vis-iting Captiva with her family in 1938 andmoved to the island in 1944. She earned adegree in chemistry from ConverseCollege in Spartanburg, S.C. Bruningcontinued annual visits to Captiva throughthe years and returned permanently in1981. She has served on the boards for theCaptiva Civic Association, CaptivaLibrary Association, and Chapel by theSea.

Ann and her husband, Chuck, have fivechildren and 14 grandchildren. They havebeen Life Members of the Foundation forabout 15 years and Ann is a regular vol-unteer in the Nature Shop/Bookstore aswell as in the office. An avid swimmerand sailor, she sails in the Caribbeanevery year and, when she's home, she canoften be found kayaking around BuckKey. '

Janie FreseAfter moving to Sanibel in late 1982,

Janie Frese's first job was at SCCF, work-"ing with the Foundation and assisting thenew board chairman, Porter Goss. Afterseveral years at SCCF, she worked withthe Goss family for more than 15 years astheir "island assistant." In 1986, she start-ed Island Homewatch, Inc., looking afterpeople's residences in their absence(which she still does) and, in 1998, start-ed her real estate career. She is affiliatedwith Priscilla Murphy Realty. Janie hasvolunteered for J.N. "Ding" DarlingNational Wildlife Refuge and theInternational Osprey Foundation.

She currently serves as a member ofthe board and treasurer of CommunityHousing & Resources, Inc. Her son, JoeCarr's first job was -at the SCCF NativePlant Nursery. Her husband, Charlie, is anartist with the Tower Gallery and recentlydonated a whimsical birdhouse for theupcoming auction to benefit theFoundation's intern program.

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Building or remodeling?What can On Site-Assurance do for you?by Nancy SanteusanioSpecial to The Islander

From new construction to remodeling toresearching questions, like the possibilityof putting in a dock or adding walkways,are all within the parameters of SarahAshton's On Site Assurance. Getting infor-mation from the Planning Board, locatingthe best vendors for special materials andfinding new options are all in her day'swork. "I am not a general contractor and Ican't pull permits, but I can do the leg workto find out the possibilities." After only oneyear in operation, On-Site Assurance isalready meeting expectations and fastbecoming a referral business.

As Georgiaiine Nienaber of PequotLakes, MN who, with her husband, recent-ly completed extensive remodeling atWhite Caps says, "We want to thank youfor your invaluable assistance with ourWhite Caps, remodeling efforts. Havingyou as our 'eyes and ears' has assured usthat living 1,500 miles away does not haveto equate with constant worry that the pro-ject is proceeding as we had hoped andplanned. Your diligence and attention todetail is unsurpassed."

Ashton explains that this job operatedon a tight deadline and delays had to beavoided. She tracked the progress on a fre-quent basis, E-mailed digital photos andasked pertinent questions of the contractorson site. In turn, she called her clients on thespot and obtained immediate answers.

At Butterknife, Ashton's job was quitedifferent. Here the client wanted to addadditional features outside the general con-tract. The owner wanted to explore the pos-sibility of adding a pool/waterfall andinstalling a customized closet system.Toward the end of the project Ashton

Sarah Ashton taking noteson the jdh.assisted in identifying a punch list of items.She explains, "That's like walking throughthe house and creating the 'still to do' list.These are the kinds of things I did to addvalue for the owner who could not be onsite."

Currently, one of her exciting assign-ments is the Symphony House. Each yearone showcase house is selected as a sym-phony fund raiser, and each year its opu-lence and elegance are among the finest.For 2004, the chosen site is in BonitaSprings and with rain delays', the construc-tion schedule has become very condensed.

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The challenge of Off-Site Assurance isto avoid the need for re-work or changeorders. "Any time you talk about unfore-seen things, you are talking about delaysand unforeseen costs," points out Ashton.

The construction process for theSymphony House has had to be as stream-lined as possible to meet the February 12,2004 gala opening date, and Ashton knowshow to make this happen!

On-Site Assurance is best defined as"custom construction coaching." Their ulti-mate goal is to help you end up with ahouse or renovation you always wanted,and without horror stories or regrets.

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Insulated carrying cases for casserolesmake great gifts and are convenient for trans-porting hot or cold food. The insulatedcasserole carriers will keep things hot or coldfor approximately an hour.

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Slow cookers are still a very popular-and safe-convenient countertop appliancefor busy cooks. They cook foods slowly ata low temperature-generally between170°F and 280°R The low, moist heathelps less expensive, leaner cuts of meatbecome tender.

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The Sanibel Youth Soccer League willconclude another season of recreational soc-cer this Friday night at the Sanibel Schoolathletic fields.

The Cup Matches mark the end of a suc-cessful year of soccer according to leaguepresident, Keith Cruickshank. "We've con-tinued to enjoy more interest in island soc-cer than ever before.. We have more kids...close to 200 this year... and more coachesand volunteers showing an interest in thegame and the league than ever before."Sanibel Youth Soccer fielded 16 teams infour different age divisions. Division teamswill pair off in six final matches Fridaynight.

For each of the U8, U10, and U14 divi-sions, there will be two final games. Thethird and fourth place teams in each divisionwill vie for the Gold Cup, and the first andsecond place will play for theChampionship Cup.

The league's youngest players, the fourand five year old U6 teams, will compete inthe season ending Soccer Olympics —• fun,"no score" soccer events designed to chal-lenge the young ones. Carmen Aulino, U6Soccer Olympics organizer says, "For thelittle guys, we try to keep things moving anddownplay score keeping, so we have lots ofspecial soccer activities planned. At thislevel, we don't worry much about winning."The U6 Soccer Olympics will start at 5:30PM. The four U6 teams that will competeFriday include Southwest Florida DentalGroup, VIP Realty, Sanibel Print andGraphics, and Jerry's Foods.

The U8 Division championship gamewill be contested at 7:30 between the firstplace YOLO and second place SandcastleConstruction teams. Cindy on Sanibel andSanibel Air Conditioning will compete forthe season ending U8 Gold Cup at 6 p.m.According the team Sanibel Air coach,Steve Toub, the kids are expecting a chal-lenging match. Taub said, "Cindy onSanibel is one tough team, but our kids areready for the challenge. We believe we havea good shot at winning this match. We havebeen challenged, but we have a young team.I hope that all our kids come back becauseI'd like to continue to see them develop."

The U10 Division championship gamewill feature a matchup at 7:30 p.m. betweenthe first place Bailey's General Store andsecond place Congress Jewelers teams. TheU10 Gold Cup match at 6 p.m. will be con-tested by Cofke Dentistry and LazyFlamingo. Mike Neal, Coach of the Gold

. Cup contending team, Lazy Flamingo says,"Our kids are looking forward to this finalgame. It always is the funnest game of theyear." : •

The U14 big kids division will showcasewhat league organizers call two power-

packed matches. The first match of the nightwill be the Gold Cup event with Jacarandaplaying Bank of the Islands at 5:15. 'Theseteams faced a tough schedule this year buthave shown a lot of heart," according toBank of the Island coach Dan Budd. "We

Sanibel Youth Soccer U14 Player,Micheal Micheal lines up a shot forTeam Prime Financial.

played hard. The kids really pulled togetheras a team later in the season. We can't waittill next year." The U14 Championshipgame will follow the Gold Cup match. TheIsland Cow will face off against PrimeFinancial for the division title at 6:45 p.m.

For the latest information of game sched-ules, Standings, rosters and more, pleasevisit the league's website at www.sanibel-soccer.org.

Friday night is the last regularly sched-uled event for this fall soccer season. In cel-ebration, the league is providing free cakefor everyone. The Island Cow has donatedhotdogs, hamburgers, and other specialmenu items that will be available for a nom-inal charge at the concession stand. All con-cession stand proceeds, as always, are usedto help run league operations. Trophys willbe presented to each player at the end ofeach match. All islanders are encouraged tocome to the ball fields and cheer for thekids.

Sanibel Youth Soccer, Inc. is a non-prof-it, volunteer run organization that operatesrecreational soccer on Sanibel and Captiva.The league welcomes your participation. Tofind out more, to become a sponsor, or tovolunteer please contact the league. Formore information please go to www, sani-belsoccer.org.

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Mayo surgeons using newlens for cataract surgery

Ophthalmologists at Mayo Clinic areamong the first in the area to implant anew, blue-light filtering lens in patientshaving cataract surgery. "Chronic expo-sure to light is one of the things we thinkcauses degenerative eye diseases," saysDr. James Boiling, chair of theDepartment of Ophthalmology at MayoClinic in Jacksonville. "We've known fora long time that ultraviolet light causesdamage. But blue light, which is part ofthe visible spectrum, could actually bedamaging to the retina over a long periodof time." The retina is the thin layer oftissue at the back of the eye whereimages are formed.

The new lens, approved by the Foodand Drug Administration in June, is thefirst one designed to filter out harmfulultraviolet light and potentially damag-ing wavelengths of blue light as well.Boiling suspects use of the new, yellow-tinted lens will soon become widespread,especially with younger patients who canlook forward to many more years ofexposure to sunlight. He says there's evi-dence the new lens may prevent maculardegeneration as well. Macular degenera-tion is the loss of central vision that canbe quite debilitating.

A cataract is a clouding of the eye'snormal lens. Cataracts usually develop inboth eyes, but not necessarily at the samerate. Eye trauma, diabetes and even cer-tain medications may cause a cataract toform, but most develop as part of theaging process. Boiling says some peopledevelop cataracts earlier than others, butif a person lives long enough it's almostcertain he or she will develop cataracts.

How are cataracts treated? Surgery isthe only way to remove them. So it's aquestion of when and not if a person withcataracts could benefit from the simplesurgical procedure to remove one andimplant an artificial lens. "The decisionis really driven by how the cataractaffects their activities and how disabledthey are," Boiling says. "If there's some-thing they want to do, and can't becauseof their vision, then it's time to have acataract removed."

Mayo Clinic ophthalmologists inJacksonville perform about 1,000 cataractremoval surgeries every year. It is the sec-ond most common surgical procedure per-formed at Mayo. The 15- to 30-minuteprocedure is routinely done at Mayo's out-patient surgical center. The surgeon putsnumbing drops in the patient's eye, makesa tiny incision in the cornea and removesthe clouded lens. He then folds and insertsan acrylic lens through the incision andpositions it where the original one was.Vision improves as the eye recovers fromthe surgery, and most patients quicklyresume normal activities. Typically,patients must wait a week to a monthbefore having a cataract removed fromtheir other eye.

Mayo ophthalmologists plan on usingthe new blue-light filtering lens in everyprocedure, unless the patient has alreadyhad a clear lens implanted in the other eye.

Boiling says although the new lenshas a yellow tint, patients will not noticeit and others will not be able to see it."You would think maybe it would causea problem by making things look funnyor a different color," he says. "But itturns out this lens has almost the exactabsorption spectrum of the natural lenswe remove from a 50-year-old patient."

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ing" time, give Tarpon Bay a try. Whetheryou're the artsy type, a science geek orsomewhere in between, Tarpon Bay hassomething to offer for students of all agesinterested in discovering more about theamazing world in which we live.

Breakfast on the BayThe early bird gets the worm... the earlyvacationer gets the doughnut.

—Tarpon Bay proverbSince experts agree that breakfast is the

most important meal of the day, the folksat Tarpon Bay Explorers invite you to jointhem on their newest tour, Breakfast onthe Bay. Spend the morning with an expe-rienced naturalist exploring the tranquilwaters of Tarpon Bay, in the heart of theJ.N. "Ding" Darling National WildlifeRefuge. You'll cruise aboard a 26-passen-ger pontoon boat in search of amazingwildlife — egrets, herons, ibis, dolphinsand more. Plus, you'll enjoy complimen-tary coffee, orange juice, and freshgourmet pastries along the way. It's theperfect way to beat the crowds and enjoyone of the most beautiful settings on"Sanibel. Cruises depart Tuesdays andThursdays at 9 a.m. and return at 10:30.Call 472-8900 for information and reser*vations.

Shopping, Holiday Punchand Chocolates

At the north end of Tarpon Bay Road,tucked away and hidden among the man-groves of the J.N. Ding Darling NationalWildlife Refuge is beautiful Tarpon Bayand the home of Tarpon Bay Explorers.Perhaps best known for breathtakingcruises on the bay and peaceful kayakingalong Commodore Creek, no trip toTarpon Bay would be complete without astroll through one of the most unique giftshops on the island.

So, with the holidays just around thecorner, the folks at Tarpon Bay Explorersare inviting all the ladies to leave yourgents at the door and join them for aLADIES ONLY evening of "Shopping,Holiday Punch and Chocolates" onTuesday, Dec. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. With ashop full of distinctive gifts and 20 per-cent off everything in the store, you'resure to find the perfect thing for the naturelover or wildlife enthusiast on your list.

Picture frames, slatelanterns, unique candles,and hand-painted cocktailand wine glasses are just afew of the items you'll find.They also have a beautifulcollection of home decoritems that celebrate thebeauty of the islands andoutdoor living. And don'tmiss the children's room,full of snuggly friends, edu-cational books and fun toysfor kids of all ages. TarponBay Explorers also offers


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I hi-' mighty Monarch is the one misiialoi/ hiuieifly known to all. Moiuuchsmigiaic .ill the way to Mexico ahead ulwiniei u>ld fronts — some spending! ilio\\ IHILM in l-lorida but most flying on to the

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mountains outside of Mexico City. Here millions ofMonarchs hang in the trees until spring arrives when theyfly north again.

But did you know that other species of Florida butter-flies also migrate into the state during the yearly souther-ly fall migration? Bring the family for a presentation onFlorida's Migratory Butterflies this Monday, Nov. 24, at1 p.m. Learn more about the different kinds of butterflymigration, see caterpillars, pupae, and live butterflies inthe butterfly aviary.

Call the Sanibei-Captiva Conservation Foundation @472-2329 for reservations.

* Foundation takes seventhgraders up the riverBy Richard Finkle

I. The Sanibei-Captiva ConservationFoundation is in the midst of an educa-

tional program focusing on our local watersheds andtheir effect on the Everglades ecosystem as well as theestuarine waters surrounding Sanibel and Captiva.SCCF's "Watershed Adventures" are field trips to localwetlands for first-hand exposure and education. Fundingfor school field trips is at a minimum and SCCF feels itimportant to provide students in our area the opportunityto see and learn about areas that might not be often seen,but can have a direct influence on their lives. This specialtrip up the Caloosahatchee for The Sanibel School's sev-enth graders was planned to be integrated with theirEverglades and Estuaries study unit.

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The boat tup staiinl at ihc \VP hanklin I nek & Damand proceeded upnver towards Alva. Along the way stu-dents were able to see for themselves how theCaloosahatchee was transformed from a small, narrowmeandering and bending river to a deep channel connect-ing the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. The his-toric bends of the river, known as oxbows, were once lushwith vegetation and supported a diverse food web andabsorbed flood waters — the present steep-banked deepchannel lacks all that diversity of plant and animal life.

The students were also treated to going through thelock system and seeing how the river system controls andcan affect areas downstream including the estuarinewaters around Sanibel and Captiva. Rae Ann Wessel,who helped start the Caloosahatchee River CitizensAssociation and is a nominee for SCCF's Board ofTrustees, narrated the voyage and was joined by 90-year-old "River Rat" Charles Foster, who added stories ofwhat it was like growing up along the river. CherylDarbyshire, a Sanibel School middle school teacher, said"the trip reinforced the classroom unit on the restorationof the Everglades and the oxbows along the river. RaeAnn was so knowledgeable and did a nice job explainingthe oxhows and history of the river. Charles also hadgreat stories to shave with us."

SCCF was able to make this trip possible through agrant from LEAF, Ltd. SCCF's Watershed Adventureswill be offering a diversity of field trips in the comingmonths... How the Caloosahatchee and Orange Rivers fitinto the larger Everglades restoration plan while enjoyingtheir beauty. Enjoying Tarpon Bay and finding out howthe Foundation's new Marine Lab fits into this largerrestoration project. Contact Dee Serage-Century formore information and reservations: 472-2329; [email protected].

•Caloosahatchee Oxbows and Riverlore — ARiverboat Cruise, Dec. 11

A trip .back in time through the historic oxbows of theold Caloosahatchee River with new SCCF board mem-

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bcr, Rae Ann Wessel. This pontoon boat trip will includecracker tales of the area's history and an update on theriver as part of the Everglades restoration. Experience theraising and lowering of water levels as the boat passesthrough the Franklin Lock. Boat holds 45 people. Cost$50 per person..

"Marine Lab-Tarpon Bay Boat Ride, Dec. 17Join the staff of the Marine Lab for a 1 1/2-hour boat

ride into Tarpon Bay. Catch up on what is happening atthe Lub and learn what lives in the buy. Cost $30 per per-son.

•Orange River Pontoon Boat Trip, Jan. 3The Orange River, formerly known as Twelve Mile

Creek, connects Lehigh Acres and Buckingham to theCaloosahatchee River.Go up this lazy river with Rae AnnWessel past Manatee Park, so manatees may be sighted.Cost $50 per person.

Contact Dee for more information and reservations;472-2329 e-mail [email protected]

gift certificates redeemable for tours,rentals or gift shop items — what bettergift for those "hard-to-shop-for" peopleon your list?.

And, lades, while you shop, enjoycomplimentary Goumas Chocolates andpunch, -plus door prizes and free giftwrapping. Whether you're in the mood tobrowse or you're out to shop you drop.

you won't want to miss Tarpon Bay thisholiday season.

Tarpon Bay Explorers is located at thenorth end of Tarpon Bay Road and can bereached by calling 472-8900. The compa-ny is a licensed concessionaire of the J.N.Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge,providing recreational and educationalopportunities to the public under contractwith the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service.

Bailey's 'Support OurTroops' Shipment set to go

Bailey's General Store ManagerJessie Burke will be packing upChristmas supplies to send to U.S. troopsin Iraq next week so that the packageswill reach them by Christmas.

There is a box in Bailey's for drop offif you wish to contribute. SmallChristmas items would be appreciatedand things that the troops can always useinclude sunscreen, lip balm, razors, shav-ing cream, crossword puzzles and maga-zines, stationery, pencils and pens,deodorant, deodorant wipes, snacks (aslong as they don't melt, like cookies andbeef jerk>), bug spray and Skin So Soft,body powder, foot powder, dark T-shirtsand socks, toothpaste and toothbrushes,books, letters and all personal hygieneitems.

Burke sent five cartons to. her nephew,Pfc. Joshua Swan, serving with the 173rdAirborne Brigade, in August, .

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The three guys of the cast—Erik Hogan,Legarreta and Jeff March — and the twodulls - PJ Da\is and Danielle Velro —open the pioccedmgb with a musing \eisionol "Luck He A I ad\ Tonight" from theHioadwav oiiginal Gu\s and Doll-.... lol-lowed by a lugh-eneig} Hogan plaung thatwild and cia'A gu\. I dins Puma, lo super-LOOI Vim's Koch Smiih La LOiieta tioi the•.nidii'iiii.' Milling aliing in ilu. TOM^ Oiliiiulii

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No Vegas tribute would becomplete without The RatPack — Dean (Jeff March),Frank (Legarreta) and Sammy(Hogan) — which opened thesecond half. The trio got all the inebriatedasides, inside jokes, ad lib .lyrics down pat,

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Chamber of CommerceAfterHours comes to BIG ARTSThe Sanibel-Captiva Chamber ofCommerce held its monthlyAfterHours get-together on Monday,Nov. 17. The event was hosted by BIGARTS with tasty refreshments provid-ed by the Jacaranda.The courtyard at BIG ARTS was agood venue for the event since the

weather was most comfortable andchamber members were invited intothe galleries to view two exhibits. TheFaculty Exhibit in the Phillips Galleryoffers over 125 pieces by award-win-ning artists. The Founders Galleryfeatures a Life Drawing Exhibit with65 drawings and paintings of thehuman form.

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24th Annual Art FairIt is that time again, time for the BIG ARTS Art Fair!

Artists from around the world will be returning to theisland over Thanksgiving weekend to show and sell then-wares.

New this year will be a street fair atmosphere with aportion of Dunlop Road closed to vehicle traffic to allowfor the booths. In the spirit of celebration there will be avariety of live entertainment, including the Malibu Duoand J. Robert. Special events include the FantasyTheatre's production of Cinderella Saturday morning at10:30 and BIG ARTS' Open House with ongoing artdemonstrations throughout the two days. The SanibelHistorical Village & Museum will host a Living HistoryDays celebration over the weekend complementing theFair, and shuttle service will be offered on Friday for vis-iting local galleries.

Despite these changes, the heart of the event remainsthe same. The quality of the juried work included this yearis held to the same standard of quality set by the 23 pre-ceding fairs. Categories include ceramics, mixed media,fiber, glass, graphics, jewelry, painting, photography andsculpture.

Stop by and take advantage of BIG ARTS Art Fair forearly holiday shopping for family, friends, and even your-self. Food will be provided by Sanibel Steakhouse.Support for the event will also be donated by volunteersfrom local organizations — the Art Fair has truly evolvedinto a community event.

The Fair is open on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 28 and29, from 10 a..m. to 5 p.m. along Dunlop Road and at theBIG ARTS Center, The $3 admission includes the Fair,Living History Days at the Village, Cinderella, the artdemonstrations, and music and entertainment. Children12 and under are free, and parking is free.

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Triple Play back in townBack to celebrate BIG ARTS' 25th,

Triple Play will be on stage, Saturday,Nov. 29 at 8 p.m., in Schein Hall. TriplePlay is the name given to three outstand-ing and versatile musicians, ChrisBrubeck (electric bass, bass trombone,piano and vocals), Peter Madcat Ruth (onharmonica, guitar, jaw harp, percussionand vocals), and Joel Brown (folk andclassical acoustic guitar and vocals).Collectively they bring a rare level of joy,virtuosity, and American spirit to the folk,blues, jazz, funk, and classical music theyperform.

Son of well-known jazz musician DaveBrubeek, Chris, is a composer, orchestralarranger and world class performer onfour instruments and has played all overthe world from the White House toRussia. His compositions have been per-formed by a wide range of well-knownartists and his recent composition,Concerto for Bass Trombone &Orchestras, has been enthusiasticallyreceived by the international community.He has a string of CDs to his credit and hecollaborated with his father on a commis-sion for a new orchestral composition forthe Pittsburgh Symphony, Theme andExplorations for Orchestra.

Ruth is hailed as one of the best andmost versatile harmonica players in theworld and has performed at many har-monica festivals in the United States andEurope. He can be heard on over 50

record albums in addition to his manynational TV, radio, and symphony orches-tra performances. Madcat takes 'the har-monica to new levels of good music andgreat fun. Madcat is more than an expertmusician — he is also a performer whohas such a good time playing music thataudiences, ranging from pre-school chil-dren to senior citizens, delight in his per-formances. His enthusiasm is bothunpre-tentious and contagious.

Brown, on guitar, has been heard onsome of the most prestigious stages andconcert halls in the United States andEurope. He has recorded with the LondonSymphony, appeared at Alice Tully Hallwith the Chamber Music Society of theLincoln Center, at the Tangle woodFestival, at the Chamber Music Festival inSaratoga, and been featured with theBoston Pops, among other notableappearances He is presently Artist-in-Residence at Skidmore College.

The concert is generously sponsoredby Fifth Third Bank and Henderson,Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. Ticketsavailable at $25, BIG ARTS, (239) 395-0900, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel.

Film Society movieThe BIG ARTS Monday Evening Film

Series will feature the 1995 film,Jefferson in Paris (PG), this Monday,Nov. 24, in Schein Hall at 7 p.m. The filmtakes place in Paris when Jeffersonreplaces Benjamin Franklin asAmbassador of the new United States tothe court of Louis XVI and MarieAntoinette. Lavishly produced and visual-ly splendid, the film explores Jefferson'srelationship with Sally Hemings, hisdaughter Polly's slave.

The ticket price is $5 per person andtickets are available at BIG ARTS prior tothe film. This marks the eighth year forthe BIG ARTS Film Society to bringtogether a selective series of films forviewing and discussion. The eveningstarts with a brief introduction to the filmand is followed by a "wine and cheeseparty" for attendees afterward where theycan discuss what they have just seen.

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lilliBiiiiliiEsther Budiardjo In Concert

On Saturday, Nov. 15, BIG ARTS present-ed its first Great Performers Series concert—the gifted pianist, Esther Budiardjo. Bornin Jakarta, Indonesia, Budiardjo receivedBachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degreesas well as a Presidential Scholar Award fromthe New England Conservatory of Music.Her recordings and performances havereceived critical acclaim from the presti-

gious, Gramophone Magazine as well asfrom international music critics.

The program opened with two worksby Felix Mendelssohn, Three Fantasies orCaprices, Op. 16 and Fantasy in F-sharpMinor, Op. 28. The informative programnotes, expertly written by Budiardjo her-self, greatly helped in explaining the ori-gins and intent of each composer. TheMendelssohn enabled Budiardjo to dis-play a most professional command of thepiano in shimmering cascades of passion-ate romantic phrasing with mature, virtu-oso technique. This was especially evi-dent in the fiery third movement, "Presto"of the Fantasy in F-shatp Minor.

The next composition, titled "Exotique(Danse Javanaise)" was written byAlexandra Tansman whose tour of the FarEast in 1932 inspired the piece. It wasindeed a treat to hear a performer whoseindigenous roots enabled her to feel andconvey the Javanese nuances that permeatethe work. The pathos of the dance, the dis-tinctive rhythms of the gamelan and thebeginning section's mysterious moods werecommunicated with great authority.

The third work, "Les jeux d'eaux a laVilla d'Este" by Franz Liszt was written bythe composer when, in 1864, he visited thechanging fountains of a sixteenth century

castle in Tivoli named Villad'Este. Budiardjo capturedthe varying shapes and col-ors of the water fountainswith its many hues. Thiswork did not contain theusual bombastic technicaldisplays so characteristic ofthe composer but, surpris-ingly, quite futuristic har-monies were incorporatedthat later were to flower inDebussy's Impressionism.

After intermission, wewere treated to Syncretismusby the American composer,Timothy Pickett. The work isin four movements — "BlueFantasia," "Dodici Phunck,""Astral Mirror" and "Gaz-pacho." Three of them, the third being except-ed, are written in the 12-tone genre but are notatonal at all — instead, symmetrically tonal,incorporating pop characteristics such asblues and odd meters. In the third movement,Pickett uses jazz and Latin harmonies but nosyncopation. The composer states that "inregard to rhythm, all of the pieces utilize theconcept of irregular regularity.

The final piece, Java Suite, was writtenby Leopold Godowsky when he travelled to

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Java in 1923. He wrote 12pieces, each representing hisroaming experiences on theisland. Budiardjo performedfour of these tone poems —"Wayang Purwa," "In theKraton," "The Ruined WaterCastle at Djokja," and "ACourt in Solo." Again, as inthe Tansman piece, she wasable to capture the feelingand mood of Godowsky'spoignant composition withgreat sensitivity.

At the conclusion of theprogram, the BIG ARTSaudience rose in applauseand was rewarded with twoencores — "HungarianDance No. 7" by Brahms

and a short Ballade -type composition writ-ten by a contemporary of Chopin, Adolf vonHenselt. Once again, this talented performerdisplayed her technical prowess and key-board mastery.

It was a treat to hear the sound of theSteinway with its resonant, warm timbreand solid intonation. This recital was thefirst in a series of great musical events thatpromises to t e another banner season ofBIG ARTS Great Performers.

TriplePlay

Chris Brubeck {electric bass, bass trombone, piano andvocals), Peter "Madcat" Ruth (harmonica, guitar andvocals), and Joel Brown (folk and classicalaccousticguitar and vocals) bring a rare level of joy, virtuosity,and American spirit to the folk, blues, jazz, funk andclassical music they perform.

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Guess Who's Coming To Dinner!A happy surprise can convert an other-

wise ordinary day into one that is labeled"special" from that time forward. A happysurprise day occurs when we unexpected-ly meet someone new who becomesimportant to us, or when we buy a carwhen we really didn't think we would, oron one of those occasions where we getdragged to a movie or stage-play thatturns out to be a new favorite instead ofthe anticipated bore. Those kind of happysurprise days are the bright spots we livefor, you might say. They are every bit asgood, though somewhat more exciting,than when a well thought-out plan hap-pens as designed.

So, once again, come with me on a lit-tle trip back in time. My family in thosedays consisted of my father Paul, my

•mother Pat, my sister JoAnn, and me. Wehad been living in Mayfield Heights, Ohio— a. suburb on the far east side ofCleveland — for about six years. My dadworked as a barber and real estate sales-man. He made a decent living, but if hereally had his druthers, he would havebeen working as an actor — a movieactor. He'd get a gig as a radio actor oncein a while, but not enough to quit his dayjob, which is not a thought I would haveexpressed.

The Chagrin Valley Little Theater andthe Cleveland Playhouse acting groupswere — and still are, I'm told — twohighly acclaimed theatrical gioupi. knmwithroughout the Midwest. Tim • Conwayhad been a member of the Chagrin Fallsgroup, as was Milburn Stone (Doc onGunsmoke)' before venturing to Holly-wood. The Cleveland Playhouse can boastPaul Newman and producer Ross Hunter(Pillow Talk and other Rock Hudson vehi-cles) among their distinguished alumni.

In a previous two-column set, I enjoyedtelling how my dad, Paul, was a memberof both theater groups. I called Part One"Little Paulie's Big Dream" and Part Two,

"Hey Ma, Lookit Me!" The two columnsare a mini-biography that people tell methey enjoy reading. If you missed it andwant a copy, let me know.

Movie actors would often join live the-ater groups (still do) in thesummertime to hone theiracting skills, a practicereferred to as doing sum-mer stock. At the time infocus, I was in my lateteens. My mom asked meto be home for dinner oneevening in particular as mydad was bringing a guest,an actor he befriended whowas doing summer stock,from Hollywood. The actorhad been with the ChagrinValley group for a week orso and had impressed mydad as a fine young personand highly talented actor.

His name was Alan, he was kind of tall(so who isn't?) and seemed to be a ratherquiet, pleasant sort. He was at least partItalian and I'm sure he truly enjoyed mymother's fine Italian cooking. He evenasked for seconds, my next clue. Alanseemed genuinely interested in getting toknow each of us rather than talk, abouthimself or Hollywood. There was no par-ticular incident I recall outside of a verypleasant dinner and quiet conversation.

A few weeks hiier my fatherannounced that Alan had requested a sec-ond invitation as my parents had invitedhim to do. This time he was more relaxedand open, more friendly and talkative. Thewhole evening was very pleasant indeed.

A year or two later we moved toHollywood. A few years after that, Iattended my first Writers Guild Preview.The evening was an annual event, spon-sored by the Guild to showcase TV showsthat were scheduled to air during theupcoming season. The press was more

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The season before,MA.S.H. burst upon thescene, looking every bitlike a show that would run

for 11 award-winning, highly entertainingyears... but nobody, most notably theirown publicity people, would have madesuch a brazen prediction.

Kojak was being ballyhooed, too, withmy good friend Telly Savales conspicu-ously absent. Every so often a buzz wouldlight up the place as word got around thatTelly had just parked, but he never didshow. Maybe it was the smartest tactic,who's to say.

Just as 1 saw Akin, the young actorfrom ii few years before, several otherpeople, mainly press and TV news people,formed a semi-circle with him while alocal-celebrity TV newscaster was askinghim questions. There he was, as pleasantas I recalled him being during those twoevenings in my parents home, smiling and

giving cordial responses as he greeted var-ious acquaintances.

Alan did a sort of double-take when hesaw me and started shuffling his feet,moving sideways as he dragged hisinquisitor, excusing himself as he passedpeople in the semi-circle.

When he finally got to me, he put hisleft arm around rny shoulders, concludedhis sentence to the reporter and, withoutskipping a beat, said, "I can't rememberyour name for the life of me, but yourmother makes the greatest spaghetti sauceI've ever tasted!" He turned his full atten-tion on me and we chatted briefly. Alangave my dad — who had just walked overto us — a big friendly hug, turned back tome and said to be sure to give his best tomy mom.

Every media person in the place want-ed my name and the complete skinny. Theincident got mentioned as a minor item inThe Reporter or Daily Variety, I forgetwhich, primarily to play up Alan's good-guy image, but nobody offered me a con-tract. They didn't have to. I just got anoth-er happy surprise.

I really have not been trying to foolanyone and I'm sure I didn't. I've justbeen playing off the title to this columnwhich I saw as too appropriate not to use.I'm very happy to report that Alan Alda isevery bit the nice guy and decent humanbeing he appears to be.

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While the state, county and federal agencies areputting the final touches on the plans to rebuild theSanibel Causeway bridges, I hope it's not too late toput in a word for shore bound-anglers. I grew up fish-ing on all kinds of bridges all over the state. My fatherand I earned the title of "regulars" on the bridgesbetween the barrier islands and the mainland on theeast coast of central Florida. We fished in cold, rain,sun, and at night we would watch launches from theKennedy Space Center.

Without a boat, structure fishing was all we had andwe joined my many others who fished the spans. Theyear the first Skyway Bridge was built south of St.Petersburg, we were there to try it out.

As the last details are being made for the newSanibel bridges, I hope someone will consider puttingcatwalks on the sides, or under the new structures.There are only a few places shore anglers can fish,outside of the gulf beaches. The waters are so shallowand the waves high enough so beach fishing is an mar-ginal thing at best. The fishing pier down by the light-house is often over-used and usually the only oneswho have a good chance of catching a fish are at thefarthest end of the pier.

Safety is a major factor in planning a fishing spot soclose to traffic. The Blind Pass Bridge offers a goodexample of a barrier between rail anglers and passingcars. It is high enough to stop a car which might wan-der off the side of the road while the occupants look atthe beach and Gulf of Mexico beyond. It's a great fish-ing spot — when the pass is open — which it is not.The only thing under this bridge is sand.

I've been fishing on bridges where there was noguard railing between the traffic and people fishing.Once, before the Blind Pass Bridge was rebuilt a fewyears ago, a lady I know was driving over and a guy onthe bridge pulled back his rod to cast and caught hislure in her windshield wiper.

The recent replacement of the bridge leading to FortMyers Beach is a good example of how safe a produc-tive fishing site can be.

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The under-structure cat-walks could be made withentrances from the spoilislands which connect theislands and the mainland.

Parking is all ready inplace. There is no $2/hour per

car parking charge, such as at the Sanibel fishing pier,and anglers could fish out of the sun on those hot daysand have some protection from summer rains.

Not everyone can afford to have a boat. Island visi-tors might want to spend a short time testing theirluck, and adding more sites can only help. Residentscan stop and make a few quick casts when the bridgesare showing Spanish mackerel or bluefish feeding.

These are hard to retrofit and it might be a goodtime to get a couple of more fishing spots while thereis still time.

SHELLING NEWSFor the past week or so I have gotten lots of com-

plaints from collectors having a difficult time findingmuch of anything all because of sea grass and redalgae. It's been covering the beaches so throughly thatshells cannot be picked out. This has been a problemfor Sanibel Islands, but recently it has moved northand is on some of the upper islands where I shell.

Combine the thick stuff with riled up waters from arecent cold front and not much can be seen. The goodnews is that is it soon breaks down. Meantime, it caus-es a smell which most of us can handle, but it's thecovering of the shells which is frustrating most collec-tors.

The red stuff holds and covers a lot of shells, so asthe sun gets to it, we should see better shells. Don'tlook for the City of Sanibel to clean it up. Over thecourse of a year this happens several times.

Good shelling and fishing this week.

Have a question or comment? You can reach Capt.Mike Fuery at 466-3649 or by e-mail [email protected].

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Ayckbourn to open Nov, 28Three kitchens ... Three Christmases... One hilarious night at the theatre!

Don't miss the production that everyonewill be laughing about! Florida

Repertory Theatre is presenting AbsurdPerson Singular, sponsored in part by HillBarth & King LLC from Nov. 28th to Dec.21st. The New York Times touted this playas "the best comedy Britain has sent us inyears."

A combination of of pure, sparklingfarce and wild gallows humor, AbsurdPerson Singular is the immensely populartheatrical sitcom by Britain's answer toNeil Simon, Alan Ayckbouni. Directed byFlorida Rep's Producing Director RobertCacioppo, Absurd Person Singular promis-es to keep. Fort Myers area audiences institches all the way through the holidayseason.

In Absurd Person Singular, Ayckbournskillfully marries substance to hilaritywhen he pulls the curtain up on threeimmensely funny snapshots — each setduring successive Christmas parties. Here,Ayckbourn pokes compassionate fun at thevarious pretensions, mannerisms and delu-sions of his six hapless protagonists. Aslightly darker thread is also woven intothis wild comedy of behind-the-scenesChristmas party disasters: the story of onecouple's advance to material prosperity andindependence and the decline of the other,two. In the end, 'the little man' is on topand the others are literally dancing to histune.

A stellar cast, made up entirely ofFlorida Rep favorites, appears in thismuch-loved comedy. Audiences will rec-ognize Maurice Schlafer and Helen Mutchmost recently from their work in the Rep'sseason opener, Sly Fox. Schlafer and Mutchhave appeared together in many FloridaRep productions including Sideman,Breaking Legs, Dangerous Obsessions andthe theatre's inaugural production in 1998,Noises Off.

Niels Miller, the incomparable FloridaRep company member who has performedin over 30 shows at the Rep, graces thestage once again in this high comedy.Miller was last seen as Jethro Crouch in SlyFox. He appears in Absurd Person Singularopposite Southwest Florida's own CarrieLund. Carrie, also the veteran of over 30shows, starred last season in BrightonBeach Memoirs, Proof and Rumors.

Filling out the cast, the theatre onceagain welcomes New York actors' StaceyScotte and David Weinsek. Scotte's memo-rable turn in Company kept Florida Repaudiences cracking up night after night.Weinsek, who recently finished filmingThe Stepford Wives with Nicole Kidman,will be fondly remembered from his rolesin Dinner With Friends, The Man WhoCame to Dinner and Noises Off.

"We have assembled the finest cast pos-sible for this extremely funny farce. Icouldn't possibly be more pleased," says

Producing Director Robert Cacioppo."There is no finer way to celebrate the hol-iday season, than in a room full of otherpeople, laughing."

Sponsored in part by Hill Barth & KingLLC, Absurd Person Singular runs Nov. 28through.Dec. 21 in the historic ArcadeTheatre in downtown Fort Myers.Performances are Tuesdays throughSaturdays at 8 p.m. with matinees onWednesdays, Sundays and select Saturdays.Tickets run from $15 to $32 with discountsavailable for students and groups. Call 332-4488 for more information, or visit FloridaRep on the web at www.floridarep.org.

Off again to the races!Offshore Sailing School will be hosting

the 2nd Annual Ya Gotta Regatta to benefitthe Florida Rep, with a limited amount ofboat sponsorships still available!

The sky was just that perfect Floridacrisp blue and the wind was just the rightkiss against the sails — all making lastyear's Ya Gotta Regatta a terrifically suc-cessful, fun-filled day of sailing competi-tion.

And, with a limited number of boatsponsorships still available, now is the timeto get on board for this year's event.Sponsors already on board include SouthSeas Resort, Merrill Lynch, Carlton-Naumann Classic Homes, H2O Outfittersand Gulf To Bay Construction.Sponsorship of a boat includes your crewof four, the name of your company promi-nently displayed on the boat, event public-ity, pre-race cocktail party and, of course,Ya Gotta Regatta 2004 T-shirts! It is agreat avenue for your company to make areal Splash! in the community while hav-ing a terrific time.

This year's regatta will be on Sunday,Jan. 4 and will hit Pine Island Sound offSouth Seas Resort with crews aboard sixColgate 26s. A special thank you to ourevent Sponsors this year — Off-ShoreSailing, South Seas, Captiva Cruises, H2Oand Hill Barth & King LLC.

As the crews are put through their paces,spectators will enjoy activities aboard theLady Chadwick — friendly bets on theirfavorite crews, fabulous prizes from localbusinesses, box lunches and the incredibleJanuarv dav on the water.

Children's play a hitThe Florida Repertory Theatre contin-

ues to score big points with its latest under-taking, Saturday morning children's the-atre, served with a bagged lunch providedby Moretti's Restaurant & Cafe Scmoozeand appropriately titled Lunchbox Theatre.

The theatre's Education DirectorMeredith Hoppe says, "We addedLunchbox Theatre to our programming thisyear to fill a void we noticed in the com-munity, based on the many calls from par-ents and youth groups who asked if we hadperformances specifically geared to youngpeople at the theatre." As part of its mis-sion, Florida Rep has always put greatemphasis on having strong and diverseeducational programming. ProducingDirector Cacioppo makes what wouldappear to be an obvious point, "If we don'tdevelop the theatre goers of tomorrow, whowill?"

To this end, Florida Rep has continu-ously offered youth-oriented touring pro-ductions that perform at dozens of Lee andCollier County schools and retirementcommunities. Yet the calls Hoppe was get-ting seemed to indicate that parents didn'tsimply want their children to see a perfor-mance, they wanted to be able to enjoy itwith them. Hoppe says, "Parents want tobe able to offer the child a full theatricalexperienc. That means actually coming tothe Florida Rep space and viewing a pro-duction right alongside of their family."

/ Didn't Know That, the first play pre-sented in Florida Rep's Lunchbox Series,has already performed on two Saturdaysand is pon stage one more Saturday at 11a.m.: tomorrow, Nov. 22. As word ofmouth has increased, so have the numbersof families in attendance. "We really wantall of Fort Myers to know that ourLunchbox Theatre is a great way to spenda Saturday morning," Cacioppo said.

/ Didn't Know That is a light-heartedrevue of first facts and selected odditiesperformed in interactively with music anddance. Due to its popularity this timearound, Florida Rep has added two morespringtime performances of the show onApril 10th and 17th.

The Quick and Easy Guide to ThomasEdison, sponsored by The Alan &Jacquelin Cadkin-Foundation and support-ed by Hill Barth & King LLC, a world-pre-miere original production will be the focusof Florida Rep's Winter Lunchbox TheatreSeries. The Quick and Easy Guide...explores the life of Fort Myers' mostfamous resident in ways never before seenon the stage: "We worked very hard tomake Edison tangible to young people,"Associate Director Bari Newport, who alsocreated the play, said. As a result The Quickand Easy Guide... is a thorough and thor-oughly entertaining piece that the staff atFlorida Rep is immensely proud of. "Wehope to publish it," Newport added, "It'sthe most fun you'll ever have in 45 min-utes. You'll learn a lot, too!" The Quick andEasy Guide to Thomas Edison, a sanc-tioned event in the Edison Festival of

This year's Regatta will also offer tworaffle drawings to benefit the theatre — onealong with tickets sales at the theatre indowntown Fort Myers, and the secondonboard the Lady Chadwick during thefaces. Some of the prizes include jewelryfrom Congress Jewelers, a three-day Learnto Sail Course donated by Offshore SailingSchool, theatre tickets from Barbara B.Mann, a fabulous get-a-way at South SeasResort, Charter Fishing, and a variety ofrestaurant packages to name a few!

Tickets and sponsorships are $35 eachfor spectators, $150 per crew member,$1,950 to be a Boat Sponsor. Call theFlorida Rep's box office for single ticketsat 332-4488. Call Cindy-Lee at 332-4665fnr snnnsnrsiiinK


Lights, plays as part of Florida Rep'sLunchbox Theatre on Jan. 24th and 31st,Feb. 7 and 14th at 11 a.m. The $10 ticketsinclude the play, lunch, drink, a workshopand a tour of theatre.

To reserve seats or for more informationabout Lunchbox Theatre call the FloridaRep box office at 332-4488 or visit the the-atre on the web at www.floridarep.org.Florida Repertory Theatre is located in thehistoric Arcade Theatre in downtown FortMyers between Jackson and HendryStreets.

Stunning holiday show,,.Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre will

once again bring holiday cheer toSouthwest Florida with its production ofWhite Christmas Revue, playing Nov. 27through Dec. 27.

White Christmas Revue combines song,dance and light-hearted comedy witheveryone's favorite traditional holidaysongs. The show features a fun-filled saluteto reindeers, the trials of holiday shopping,a moving spiritual segment and the everfestive" The Twelve Days of Christmas."This special production promises to be afun and touching Christmas musical for thewhole family!

Make reservations today. Adult ticketprices are $21 to $44 and children 12 andunder are $19. Performances are Tuesdaythrough Sunday evenings, with selectedmatinees. For tickets call 278-4422, visitthe box office at 1380 Colonial Boulevard,or order tickets on line atwww.BroadwayPahn.com.

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Rainbow Road!Celebrate the Earth and all its inhabi-.

tants with Rosie Emery's The RainbowRoad Saturday, Nov. 29, at Noon... A per-fect way to spend part of theThanksgiving weekend. This highlyacclaimed children's show has kids andgwon-ups singing and dancing at the sametime they're learning about how we are allinterconnected.

Originally from England, singer/song-writer Rosie Emery grew up in legendarySherwood Forest where she found herpassion for nature. She has been using hermusical talents to inspire in children thelove of wildlife and nature through hersongs, workshops and educational pro-grams. Emery has written several chil-dren's books, toured Canada and theUnited States, appeared on television inher own TV specials and has three CDs ofher songs available. (Visit her website at

New postcard book Seashellsnow available on Sanibel

Anne Joffe, reknowned seashell expert, hasteamed up with Harlan Wittkopf, author of thebest-selling The Sanibel Kaleidoscope, to createa new and interesting picture postcard book. Thisone-of-a-kind book entitled Seashells is a repre-sentation of • Sanibel's and our Gulf coast beach-es' live seashells in postcard form. The beauty ofthe book is that it can be kept as a beautiful ref-erence book or or used for it stated purpose cor-responding briefly with someone —ideal for theisland resident as well as the visitor.

As a permanent resident of Sanibel for over25 years, Anne's expertise in the world of shellsis nationally known. She has traveled the worldcollecting and buying shells, has been the presi-dent of the Conchologists Society of America,has served as a Sanibel Shell Show Judge in theArtistic & Scientific categories, has Served as anassociate curator at the Shell Museum, and hasgiven countless lectures on shell and shellcraft-ing. Anne is also the author of her own book,Shellcrafting.

A former attorney and Judicial Magistrate,Harlan Wittkopf is a part-time resident ofSanibel and Algona, Iowa. Other than has bestseller, now in its 4th edition, he has also pub-lished Favorite Collectible Sanibel Shells, is acharter life member of the Bailey-MatthewsShell Museum — as well as the Sanibel-CaptivaConservation Foundation and belongs to theConchologists of America Society.

This colorful picture postcard book contains20 photos for suitable framing and features 32identified live species. It is available at the twoShe Sells Sea Shells locations on Sanibel andother retail outlets.

Amanda Parke co-stars as Babe inCrimes of the Heart at Fort MyersBeach's only dinner theater, the HolmesHouse Restaurant at 2500 EsteroBoulevard.

Performance dates are Friday andSaturday nights, Nov. 21, 22,28, and 29.Tickets for dinner and the show are $35;for the show only, $15. For informationand reservations, call 463-5519.

www.interconnected.com)The Rainbow Road is an hour-long

interactive eco-rock concert that willinspire and challenge your children to getinvolved. Don't miss it! $10 per person(adults and children) for one performanceonly at Noon on Saturday, Nov. 29, at ThePeriwinkle Playhouse, 2200 Periwinkle.Call 472-0324 for reservations or moreinformation.

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Clemmens — if you can catchher. Clemmens has been a reg-ular visitor to the islands since1969, and even though she justturned 74, you can find her hit-ting the trails of Sanibel, run-ning or walking a good fourmiles a day.

For the past three years, Jimand Mike Clemmens, her twosons, have made it possible forJane leave the chilly climes ofBaltimore to spend her birth-day, Nov. 16th, on. the warmbeaches of Sanibel.

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Blumenihal to appearNationally acclaimed pianist Toby Blumenthal will

appear as guest artist with the Southwest FloridaSymphony Chamber Orchestra this Sunday, Nov. 23, at 7p.m. in Schein Hall. Cool Discoveries features piecesfrom Ravel, Michaud, and Busoni-Schoenberg.Blumenthal will perform Mozart's Piano Concerto in Fmajor, K459 as the finale to the evening. The SanibelSeries includes two additional concerts — Twisted &Stirred on Feb. 8 and Bach Again on April 4. Both ofthese Sunday evening events take place at 7 p.m. inSchein Hall.

Subscribe to the Sanibel Series now and save! Fortickets or a concert schedule, please call the box office at418-1500 or visit the Symphony's web site atwww.swflso.org. As of today, Friday, tickets may still bepurchased at the door the night of the conceit.

Island Writers to readThe public is invited to the Island Writers's Winter

Read at BIG ARTS Thursday evening, Dec. 4, beginningat 7:30 p.m.

Di Saggau will open the program with her memoir,"How Not to Meet Your Neighbor." Carol Ehrlich'spoem, "Yellow Butterfly," follows. Sallie Rich next tellsof an "Alligator Encounter," and Dix offers his adventurememoir, "Tested by Fire."

Tanya Hochschild describes "The Skeleton Coast -Namibia," followed by Peg McEwen's light heartedessay, "Stuff." Hal Iyengar offers his travel piece,"Dancing Lights," and Bill Hallstead will explore the pit-falls of telling it all in his short story, "Frankness."Vivian Pyke's personal essay "Fog" follows. Two poemsby Vince Faraone, "To Maria" and "What do ButtocksDo?" wrap up the first half of the program.

After a brief intermission with refreshments. BobMaxeiner will present his short story "Fish." The natureessay "A Pocket of Wildlife" by Bev Postmus is next."Museum Music," an essay by Chuck Higgins is fol-lowed by three poems by Sid Simon, including "TheBlonde in Front of me on Flight 1259."

Nancy Carlile's memoir recalls "Breakfast withGrandpa." Joan Grindley will read her memoir, "MyHandle," and, closing the 90-minute program will be JoePacheco's poem, "Born in Bethlehem" and another called"Mending Drawbridge."

The twice-yearly Island Writers Read events are freeto the public. A $3 contribution to BIG ARTS is appre-ciated. The works to be read are selected by a^committeeerepresenting all four Island Writers groups. The writersreceive no compensation for their presentations.

New book by MaxeinerBob Maxeiner's new book of short stories is a recent

arrival at island book stores. Innocentia is a collection oftales about the ways thatordinary, innocent peo-ple knock each other offtrack... or help eachother back again.Maxeiner will welcomeall comers to a booksigning at Holly Smith'sSanibel Island Bookshopin Sanibel Center at thecorner of Casa Ybel andPeriwinkle from 3 to 5p.m. on Wednesday,Nov. 26. His previousbook, the novel Transplant, will also be available.

"Short stories are neat readings to enjoy around holi-day times," Maxeiner says. "When you find a fragment offree time you can pop off a story that is complete in itself.And then, while you go back to your holiday duties, youcan replay the story in your mind."

Classic Bugs! ...and other loonsThe Gulf Coast Symphony's second 2003-2004

Galloway Magic Carpet Family Concert, Classic Bugs!...and other 'toons, will take place this Sunday afternoon,Nov. 23 at 4 at the Galloway Ford Showroom, 1800 BoyScout Drive in Fort Myers. The Symphony's MagicCarpet Family Concert Series is a partnership with theGalloway Family, the oldest automotive organization inSouthwest Florida.

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introduction to the symphony orchestra. Audience mem-bers are invited to sit on individual "magic carpets" andjourney through sights and sound unique to the sympho-ny. Interactive demonstrations, explanations, and one-on-one interaction with orchestra members are all ele-ments of these exciting and captivating concerts.

Sunday's concert will feature music like "What'sOpera, Doc"? (The Ride of the Valkyries)," "The Rabbit ofSeville (Barber of Seville Overture)," "Johann Mouse(The Blue Danube)," "Rhapsody Rabbit (Friska fromLiszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2)" and "The BandConcert (William Tell Overture)." An instrument pettingzoo will be on display before and after the concert as wella puppet art show sponsored by the Lee Country Vision& Strength through the.Arts program. For more infor-mation call the Symphony office at (239) 472-6197 oremail: [email protected]

The final 2003-2004 Galloway Magic Carpet FamilyConcerts will be Sunday afternoon at 3 on.April 18:Disney Magic — Music from Fantasia.

Local Authors on TourThe co-authors of Race to Kitty Hawk, Annelle Rigsby

of Sanibel and Edwina Raffa of Fort Myers Beach, wererecently selected as the Cherokee County Authors of theYear and were the featured speakers for all the fourthgrade classes in Cherokee County, N.C. The authors dis-cussed how they came to write Race to Kitty Hawk aswell as the Wright brothers' contribution to flight. Theyalso met with children in Franklin, Silva, Highlands, andin Atlanta, and signed book in area bookstores.

The publication of Race to Kitty Hawk, a historicalnovel for children ages 8-12, coincides with this year'scentennial celebration of the Wright brothers' first flight.Fort Myers artist, Wellington Ward, whose grandfatherwas the station keeper at the Kill Devil Hills LifesavingStation in 1903, illustrated the book.

But, according to Kevin McCarthy, a University ofFlorida English professor, had the Wrights but heeded theadvice of engineer Octave Chanute, a friend and an

. expert in aeronautics, the upcoming centennial of theirfamed flight might be happening near Fort Myers, notKill Devil Hills. Chanute recommended Pine Island ashaving the best conditions for launching their glider —favorable winds, a location near water and the absence ofnearby dwellings were all factors in Pine Island's favor.That didn't happen, however, he says in his new book,Aviation in Florida, "probably because Florida was inac-

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Race to Kitty Hawk has received the endorsement of theFirst Flight Centennial Foundation. Proceeds from the saleof the book will help the Foundation make improvements tothe Wright Brothers National Memorial on the Outer Banksof North Carolina.

Art on the BeachThe Fort Myers Beach Art Association has announced

the winning artists in the Fall Judged Show, sponsored inpart by Anthony's on the Gulf.

First place winner was Steve Stephenson for his paint-ing "Barn in Wisconsin Beautiful and Grand." DannicaWalker took second with "Petunias and Pincushions" andBea Pappas' "Equinox Series #2" placed third. Meritawards were given to Carol Hagerman, Phil Rasmussenand Lee Ackert. Neil Glaser, Pauline Healy and Sue Pinkreceived honorable mentions.

This exhibit will be up until Wednesday, Dec. 10, whennoted local artist, Phil Rasmussen, will do a critiquewhich will be open to all at 1:30 p.m.

Five artists from the Lehigh Acres Art League will beexhibiting at the Art Association in the Studio 2 Gallerybeginning Nov. 28. All five of the women artists aremembers of both art groups and have been very active onthe exhibition committee on the Beach. They hail fromIndiana, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Florida.

Sheila Boelkens had a design studio and painted silkclothing in the Florida Keys where she was a member ofthe Key West Art Center. She loves painting and living inthe tropics and finds watercolor a real challenge.

Janice Crum, a retired schoolteacher, is active in theRichmon Art Club in Indiana as well. Some of herfavorite workshops have been with Tom Lynch andJeanne Dobie.

Madeline O'Brien changed from oil painting brushesto watercolor brushes and has enjoyed the challenge ofpainting and being involved in the local art world. She isalso a member of the Florida Watercolor Society.

Vi Hathaway paints in Maine in the summer and inFlorida in the winter and believes she has the best of bothworlds for an artist. She has studied with many nationallyknown artists and has won numerous awards in juried com-petitions, including the Celebration of Women JuriedExhibit. Her works are included in many collections in theUnited States and Japan.

Terry Shattuck is a frequent exhibitor and award winnerin juried and invitational art exhibits throughout SouthwestFlorida. Her paintings are filled with beautiful vibranttransparent color and truly touch the imagination. Shattuckteaches watercolor art at the Lehigh Art League andbelongs to. the Sanibel-Captiva Art League, where she oftenenjoys painting outdoors on location. She is an associatemember of the Florida Watercolor Society.

This special show will be on exhibit until Dec. 16.The Art Association's Outdoor Painters will meet onWednesday mornings at 8:30 at various locations in andaround Fort Myers for informal painting sessions followedby a critique at noon over a brown-bag lunch. ThisWednesday, Nov. 26, they will meet at the Public Beach on


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Hie Art Association is located at the cor-ner of Donora and Shell Mound, just behindthe fire station on the Beach. To check outall of their ongoing and future acitivitieslook up their Web Page at www.fortmyers-beachart.com.

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will take place on Jan. 28 at SanibelCommunity House.

Artists can drop off their work at theCommunity House between 9 and 10 a.m.and pick it up between 3 and 4 p.m. Forinformation on the artists' jury selection,please call Julie Smith, head of SanibelCares' art committee, at 395-1721.

'The Celebration of the Arts is a galaevent that attracts a sellout crowd of charity-minded art collectors" said Smith."Contributing artists benefit greatly fromhighly publicized exposure to the local art-buying community."

Sanibel Cares has set its sights this yearon new incubators for the NeonatalIntensive Care Unit of the Children'sHospital. This fourth annual auction andgala event will be held on April 3 to raisefunds toward that goal.

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Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan and Finbar Wrighteach has accomplished wonders on his own in music andother disciplines. But, when they take to the stage as TheIrish Tenors, their voices, joined together, blossom witha beauty and power that's guaranteed to bring new life toeven the most familiar old tunes.

Their last year's performance was a sell-out and thisyear's program is guaranteed to bring audiences to theirfeet. The tenors will perform, as always, with full 47-piece orchestral accompaniment on classic songs.

The phenomenon that would become The Irish Tenorsbegan modestly one day in 1998 at the MIDEM Festivalin Cannes, France when a representative of TV Matters,a U.S.-based company, and Radius, a company based inIreland, conceived the idea during a conversation aboutthe success of the original Three Tenors — Pavarotti,Domingo and Carreras. Recognizing that the history oftenor singing in Ireland is as rich as that of high operathey pulled three giants of that school — Kearns, Tynan,and John McDermott — into the original lineup of TheIrish Tenors and organized their debut with a 60-pieceorchestra at the Royal Dublin Society. Ironically FinbarWright had been approached at the time but was unableto join the original group due to contractual obligations.

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In February2000, following the death of his mother, McDermott leftthe group. This time Finbar Wright was available and thecurrent line-up was born. The Irish Tenors recorded theirthird album with the new lineup, Live From Belfast, withthe 67-piece Warsaw Symphonia and a surprise guestappearance by McDermott. This was followed in 2001by Ellis Island, a concept project based on the history ofimmigration into America with Martin Sheen as MC.

This summer, coinciding with their U.S. tour, TheIrish Tenors released their fifth album, The Irish Tenors:1999-2002, a compilation of their most beloved record-ings. In addition to their American tour, the group con-tinues to perform throughout the world and in their homecountry; in Ireland last year their shows outdrew allother live artists performing at indoor venues.

The accomplishments of each member of The IrishTenors are among the most impressive in vocal musictoday. Kearns has taken top honors in "Ireland's Searchfor a Tenor" in 1993, the Dermot Troy Trophy for orato-rio performance and the Best Male Singer Award at theWaterford International Festival of light opera; Tynanhas received the Tenor Trophy and the John McCormackTrophy at the National Singing Festival in Dublin, andfirst place in the RTE/BBC Television TalentCompetition as well as the French International singingcompetition; and Wright, a winner of the IRMA Awardfor Best Irish Male Artist of the Year, has hosted his owntelevision show on Ireland's RTE network and chalkedup platinum sales for his first solo album.

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Miss Saigon opens Dec. 2

From the creators of Les Miserables comes the epicmusical love story Miss Saigon, which will play atMann Hall for eight performances only starting Dec. 2.

Written by Alain Boublil (book, lyrics and originalFrench lyrics), Claude-Michel Schonberg (book andmusic) and Richard Maltby, Jr. (lyrics), Miss Saigonwas originally produced by Cameron Mackintosh at TheTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in September of1989. The production opened on Broadway in April1991 with three North American companies following,including a run in Fort Myers at the Mann Hall in 2000.This touring production of the show is produced by BigLeague Theatricals.

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Set in 1975 during the final daysleading up to the American evacuationof Saigon, the musical is the story oftwo young lovers torn apart by the for-tunes of destiny and held together by aburning passion and the fate of a smallchild.

A stirring blend of soaring love bal-lads, heart-warming melodies, electrify-ing marches and much more, the score ofMiss Saigon has been acclaimed uplift-ing, exuberant, hopeful and true.Unforgettable songs powerfully conjureup the steamy nights, crowds, passion anddanger of Saigon.

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stage successes ever, Miss Saigon hasgrossed more than $1.3 billion world-wide and won 29 awards. Internationally,it has been performed in 13 countries ineight different languages and has beenseen by more than 28 million peopleworldwide. More than 13.2 million peo-ple in North America- have seen the show.

The Broadway production of received11 Tony Award nominations in 1991,including Best Musical, and won three.It also received the Outer Critics' CircleAward for Best Musical. The Londonproduction received Best Musical hon-ors from The Evening Standard Awardsand the London Theatre Critics' CircleAwards.

Performances are Dec. 2 and 7 at7:30 p.m., Dec. 3-6 at 8 p.m., and Dec.6 and 7 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $40, $50and $60.

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Hiring for 2003 Postal Positions *$14.80 -$36.00/HR * Federal Hirewith full benefits * No experiencenecessary * Green Card OK. Call1-877-329-5268 Ext. 375

Island Inn on Sanibel has immediateopenings for:

• Housekeeping Supervisor• Maids and Housemen• Maintenance• Front Desk Reservationist

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$250 to S500 a week. Will train towork at home helping the U.S.government file HUD/FHA mort-gage refunds. No experience nec-essary. Call toll free I-800-778-0353

BUSY SANIBEL BEAUTY SALONneeds hair stylist and/or nail tech.Full time or part time. Call (239)395-0910 or tax resume to(239) 481-4935

Cosmetologist for a resort salon.Built-in clientele. Cal! Brian,(239) 472-5757.

REAL ESTATEHELP WANTED

No Real Estate License Required!Part-time, seasonal, commissionsales in two high-end RV Resortsin Ft.Myers Beach. Sales or cus-tomer service experience pre-ferred. High earning potential tor apositive attitude! (239) 454-0027,or fax 454-8012. EEO.

RETAILHELP WANTED

BEACH HOUSE SWIMWEARRetail chain seeking professionalstore manager with outstandingsales skills for Captiva Islandi . : 'e . Competitive salary withbonus, incentives and benefits.Fax resume to (239) 466-5973.

People friendly, obvious goodattitude, great place to work.Will train to success. Part time,flexible. Call Mon-Fri. 10 AM -5 PM, 472-6868 for interview.Ask for Sharon.

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SKILLS & TRADESHELP WANTED

Mechanic needed for field work onheavy highway equipment-Experience and tools required.Full time with benefits. Call BetterRoads (239) 567-2257 EOEDFWP.

QUALIFIED Owner Operator teamssign on $1,500 and Companyteams sign on $1,000 NOW atBar r -Nunn! 23Km-iles everymonth running coast to coast!Company call (888) 999-7576,operators call (866) 207-5479

SALES HELP WANTEDContinued growth creates an oppor-

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SALES $5,500 Weekly GoalPotential! If Someone Did It, SoCan You! Over 28 MillionCustomer Inquiries to Date! 2-3Confirmed Appointments Daily!(888)563-3188

SKILLS & TRADESHELP WANTED

ASE Certified Tech Needed. Cleandrivers license. Own toolsrequired. Apply in person, Ken'sAuto Repair 4533 Del Pradd,Cape Coral. (239) 542-0008.

Driver - COVENANT TRANSPORT.Teams and Solos check out ournew pay plan. Owner Operators,Experienced Drivers, Soios,Teams and Graduate Students.Call (888) MOREPAY, (888) 667-3729 •

DRIVERS: CFI HAS NEW PAYPLAN!! 3-6 mos. exp. $.28/ cpm:6-12 mos. exp. $.30/ cpm; 1 yr.exp. $.32/ cpm. Also, New LeasePurchase Plan w/ $0 Down!!!(800) CFI-DRIVE,www.cfidrive.com

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ANTIQUESNineteenth & Twentieth Century-•Buy "Sell "Appraise Nautical paint-

ings, ship models, antique mar-itime & decor items. SeaquestNautical Gallery 1306 SE 46th Ln.Cape Coral. Call (239) 541-0066

COLLECTIBLES•••WWII - Military Collectibles***

Biggest in Florida. Shirley Street .Antique Mall. 5510 Shirley St,Naples, Florida. Visit all theHistory. Buy/Sell/Trade - (239)592-9882 - Mon-Sat - 10AM-5PM

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JEWELRYDiamond Solitaires, 1.01ct Marquis,

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HOME FURNISHINGA 5.0 all brand new, queen pillow-

top $95. king pillow-top $180.,w/warranty. 5-Pc. bedroom set$450. 6-Pc. cherry bedroom set$500. All in boxes, never used!(239)340-1475.

A 5.0 all quilted Queen pillow topset, new in wrap. $95.00 (239)334-4953.

A king 2 sided pillow top set, new inplastic, $180. (239)768-6749

A 6 piece Cherry bedroom set, new-still in boxes. Must sell. $500o.b.O. (239)340-0374

Carpet Dealer left with many 1st.quality carpets. We will install any3 rooms up to 379sq.ft. for $369...Many colors to choose from. Call(239) 549-8253

Carpet Installer w/many remnants &first quality rolls, great deal 3-rooms installed w/pad $379. (360sq.ft.). Buy today, install tomor-row! Laminate, 20 colors available$1.49 sq.ft. (239) 997-6595.

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Hayward NavigatorAutomatic Pool

CleanerIncludes 40* of

hose, vacuum gauge,skimmer cone,

installation video.Never used, still

in box. $350.(239) 945-0320

Holiday Online Shopping, at yourFingertips! Jewelry, Candles,Stained glass, Framed art,Blownglass, NASCAR col-lectibles, Cheeses and manymore gift ideas,www.smokymountainmarketplace.com

Hot Tub, Leisure Bay, 5 person,fiber optics, almost new, $3800.Call (239)340-4817.

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POOL HEATERS - FALL SPE-CIALS!!! Solar - Heat Pumps -Gas & Pool Products. Installationsor Complete Do-it-Yourself Kits.Factory Direct Prices. License#CWC 029795 - Since 1986. Freequotes1 -800-333-9276 ext. 111903www.SolarDirect.com

PROBLEM ROOFS WANTED!!!Model Homes Needed! To showoff our New Lifetime Roof. Callnow to see if you qualify. Lic#CRC 015276 and CCC 049367 1-800-937-6635 Ext. 208

Slot Machines!! Direct fromCasinos. Why go to the casinos,play at home!! Nice gift $385. fullywarranted. Also Dale Earnhardt,Rusty Wallace, 3-Stooges, Coca-Cola Elvis, Soprano's slotmachines $450. (239) 458-3117

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Spa, 5 person with lounger, therapyjets, never used, full warranty,$1,775. Call (239) 571-5806.

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SPORTING GOODSGun, Knife Civil War Show,

November 22 & 23 Araba ShrinerTemple, 2010 Hanson St., FortMyers, 9am - 5pm Saturday, 9am-3pm Sunday. Concealedweapons course, appraisals,guns, knives, sword, militria. (239)463-2840

4-WHEEL DRIVEVEHICLES

ACREAGE

MANUAL TREADMILLWITH

ELECTRONICMONITORING.

LIKE NEW.$45.00

(239) 826-4983

Yamaha Golf Cart, new, all existingoptions, G19E/48 volt, burgundy,gold, 5/4 warranty coverage,October 2002 $4,707, selling for$4,100. Tel. (239) 731-0129, cell(239) 980-4941.

TRAVELCRUISE SHIPS HUMOR! 2004 "On

the SEA SIDE" cartoon- a-daydesk calendar FOR CRUISERS/AGENTS $12.99Si&. Inquiretoll free. Great gift! (877) 426-4929 orwww.seasidecalendar.com

IN TIME FORHOLIDAYS

$17,000. TRAVEL PACKAGEJUST $1295.!!

5-FREE CRUISESDISCOUNTS:

THEME PARKS, AIRFAREMUCH MORE!!

TRANSFERRABLEGREAT GIFTS

FREE BUSINESSOPPORTUNITY

CALL MALLORY(239) 395-3286

[email protected]

AUCTIONS & BAZAARS- - " " A U C T I O N - 187.09\&res, timber-

land divided, excellent hunting.Lucy Moore Rd.. Ware Co. Ga.F-ri., Nov. 28, 10am, 10% buyerspremium. Rowell Auctions, Inc.(800) 323-8388

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GARAGE SALESSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22

9 a.m.2617 COCONUT DRIVE

Sanibel(behind Lazy Flamingo

at Blind Pass)Misc. decorative household.. Vacuum cleaner, lamps,

Canoe.AND MORE

DOMESTIC AUTODonate your vehicle directly to

the original, nationallyacclaimed Charity Cars. 100%charity - not a used car dealer/fundraiser. 1-800-CHARITY (1-800-242-7489)www.800charitycars.ORG

Plymouth reliant,station wagon,1988, great work/student car,New: radiator, waterpump, fanmotor, battery& cables $1,200Must see!! Call (239) 565-3892

POLICE IMPOUNDS FROM $500!!!Cars, Trucks, SUVs! Honda,Chevy, Ford From $500!!! Gov'tSurplus! For Listings, 1-800- 543-2370 Ext, C8639

Wanted Dead or Alive: Title or notitle: Trucks, Cars, Vans. Cashpaid for some. Seven days aweek. (239) 633-5080. Ask forChris or leave message.

CLASSIC & ANTIQUEAUTOS

79 Lincoln Continental, blue withvinyl top, all leather and loaded,continuous garage, mint condition.No nicks or rust. 28k miles. $7000.Must see. (239) 395-1445.

Ford Ranger, 4x4, 1984, body andsuspension lifts, V8, STD, mudtires, $3000. o.b.o. Call (239) 340-4817.

TRUCKS & VANS

Chevy Blazer1989 Tahoe Edition 4X4

Automatic.New CD Player.Black. 2-Door.$1800 O.B.O.

Call (239) 540-4990.

FORDF-250 XLT LARIAT

1988EXT CAB, LONG BED,

POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS,CRUISE, TILT WHEEL,

INTERMITTENT WIPERS, ALLWORK, AM/FM CASSETTE,

ALARM, HIGH TOPPER,RUNNING BOARDS,

EXCELLENT CONDITION,GOOD TIRES, COLD A/C,

REESE HITCH,CUSTOM SEAT COVERS.

$4500.CALL

(239) 540-5453OR

772-4280

Ford F150 XLT, 1999, short bedautomatic, V8, white, 81,000 +miles, runs great, must see anddrive, $8900. Call (239) 340-4817.

RECREATIONVEHICLES

Winnebago 1986 Class A MotorHome, 26ft. fully equipped, manynew upgrades, newer paint, tiresshocks and interior fixtures.Turnkey ready to go. Only 70,000miles. Will dicker to sell quicker.Only $8,200. (239) 283-7623

ALL TERRAIN'VEHICLE

All 2003, Polaris 330 ATV, $4200.o.b.o. Honda Rancher 350 ATV,$5200. o.b.o. Suzuki DRZ125 dirtbike, $2300. o.b.o. Honda XR100dirt bike, $2200. o.b.o. Call (239)699-5253.

POWERBOATSSHAMROCK, 1995,

CENTER CONSOLE,CUDDY CABIN, T-TOP,

ELECTRONIC BOX,351 INBOARD,

ENGINE COMPLETELY OVER-HAULED WTH LESSTHAN 50 HOURS.BOAT LIKE NEW.ASKING $33,000.

CALL (239) 574-1364.

STARCRAFT 14'WITH

15 HP MERCURY,TRAILER

$795.(239)5494115

AFTER 6

SAILBOATS

AN IRWIN SAILBOAT34 FT., 1982

HEAD & SHOWER,GALLEY, LAPTOP,MAGELLAN GPS &

INFLATABLE 8-1/2 FT.DINGHY INCLUDED.

BIMINI COVER,FRONT WINDSHIELD,

20 H.P. YAMA,EXCELLENT CONDITION,

GREAT BOAT.CALL JOE,

239-573-0464.

Acreage

EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertisedin this newspaper is

subject to theFederal Fair Housing Actof 1638 which makes itillegal to advertise any

preference,limitation or

discrimination basedon race, color,religion, sex,

handicap, familial statusor national origin, or anintention to make such


discrimination.This publication will notknowingly accept anyadvertisement for real

estate which is inviolation of the law.

• Our readers are'herebyinformed that all

dwellingsadvertised in this

newspaper are availableon an equal opportunity

basis. If you feelyou have been

discriminated againstyou may file a

complaint fay callingThe Florida Commission

on Human Rights at1-800-342-8170 or

HUD at 1-800-669-9777.For more info pleasecall the Lee County

office ofEqual Opportunity

(239) 335-2267

FOR SALE BYOWNER

WATERFRONTLOTS

Build Your Dream!! 1/2/Acre,Fabulous location! Extreme bot-tom Cape; Unit/64. Cape's newestupscale gated waterfront commu-nity. ' Private lake, cul-de-sac,views of gulf! Homes ranging 1-5/million. (239) 549-0036, 330-

WATERFRONT LOT,GULF ACCESS,

LAND CLEARED,SEAWALL IN

(239)542-9171

WATERFRONTHOMES

By OwnerCape, SE gulf access.

Pool, 3/2/2oversized garage.

Formal dining, office,Island kitchen.

2100Sq.Ft.Tile throughout

Cement dock, 1year old.Assessments paid,

many upgrades.$364,900.

(239)540-9216(239)470-0626

Cape-SE-Sailboat! So Close toRiver!!! Model-like 3/2/2 w/dock.Beautiful, quality, professionallyupdated!!! All appliances! Askinglot price, great investment, hurry!!$310,000. Immediate occupancy.Open Daily. (239) 549-0036,(330)697-4715 •

Cape-SW-Sai lboat-no- locks-bridges, minutes out Tarpon Point!New/ model like exquisite 3/2/2,pool/dock, 4,024/sq.ft. high-ceil-ing, 18" porcelain, Europeankitchen/baths, granite, stainless.Wow!!! $535,000. Immediate

• occupancy! Open Daily. (239)549-0036, (330)697-4715

COCONUT CREEK

OLDE FLORIDA STYLEGATED COMMUNITY

EIGHT MINUTES FROM SANI-BEL

on MCGREGOR BLVD.LAKEFRONT HOME

GREAT ROOM DESIGN3-BEDROOMS/2.5-BATHS

LOADED WITH UPGRADES

APPOINTMENTS ONLY.(239) 454-0544

DELTURA COUNTRY CLUB, GatedCommunity. Completely renovat-ed in 2003. Maintenance free!Fully furnished. 2br/2ba/.aigarage, Lanai overlooking golfcourse with lake view. Pets wel-come. Asking $52,900. (239) 567-4494

GENERAL REALESTATE

Canal lot on East End.

Minutes from Sanibel. 3/2 pooland stables.

3/2 pool home. Walk to Bay orGulf.

Wil Compton(239)209-6171REMAX of the Islands

FORECLOSED HOMES No Rent!$0/ Low down! HUD, VA, FHA. Nocredit OK! For Listing, 1-800- 296-

: 7774 Ext. 8992

Gov't & Bank Foreclosures! $0DOWN HOMES! HUD, VA, FHA.No Credit OK! For Listings, 800-501-1777x1601

GOV'T HOMES! $0 down! Taxrepos & foreclosures! Low or $0Down. No credit OK. For listings(800)501- 1777 Ext. 8371

GOV'T HOMES! $0 Down! Tax- Repos & Foreclosures! No Credit

OKI $0/ Low Down1,! Call forListings! 1- 800-987 -6647 Ext.8684

GUARANTEED HOME LOANAPPROVALS Bad CreditSpecialists. Bankruptcy OK.Foreclosure OK. Everybody GetsApproved!!! Apply Free Online.www.USALOANZ.comor Call 321-633-3223

MORTGAGE LATE??? Have anUnwanted Home? You get cashfor a fresh start! We take over allyour problems. Guaranteed offer!Pickup the phone and call now! (7-days/ .24 hrs) (888) 590-1935(Joe) '

MORTGAGES QU|CK CASH$ Fastclosings, 1st and 2nd$. Good/Bad Credit. Self-employed? NoIncome verification.Foreclosure, Bankruptcy all OK.Mortgage Corp. Network.Licensed CorrespondentLender. Call 888- 999-8744

No Rent! $0 DOWN HOMES Gov't &Bank Foreclosures! HUD, VA,FHA. $0 to low down! No creditOK! For Listings, 1-800- 296-7774Ext. 8991

CONDOS FOR SALECape Coral spacious 3 bedroom

condo, 2 baths, sailboat access,Yacht Club location. Furnished,tile floors w/carpeted bedrooms,washer/dryer. Move-in condition.Asking $189,000. (646) 361-3435or (646) 325-7485

Sanibel area. 2 Br/2 Ba townhouse.Screened lanai, new washer/dryer,pool, tennis. Walk to river. Tenminutes to causeway. $120k.(239) 489-3490

Sanibel Island, Florida condo onGulf. 2 Br/2 Ba. $550,000. Phone(239) 472-8350.

Sanibel Island, Florida condo onGulf. 2 Br/2 Ba. $550,000. Phone(239) 472-8350.

MANUFACTUREDHOMES

DIXIE COUNTY Land/ Home Sale.Manufactured Homes Each on2acres from $37,500 Carri- .Anne Powell, Sales AssociateThompson Group, Inc. C.Frederick Thompson, II Broker/Owner352-378-4814, [email protected]

MOBILE HOMESFOR SALE

Lovely Tropicana Park, 16731McGregor Blvd. 55c4ean,fully furnished 1 Br/1 Ba, centralAC/heat, large enclosed porch,roofover, covered carport, utilityshed, 2 pools, active clubhouse!$14,000, lot rent $412 per monihincludes water, maintenance,taxes. 472-6869/472-0100. Openhouse 11/22/03. 9:00-3:00.

REAL ESTATEDISTANT

BUSINESSFORSALE

A . beach business for you??Homemade Ice Cream, Gelato,Sandwiches. Quality equipment.Established high traffic area.$139,000. For this, others callJerry Taiarian RE/MAX RealtyGroup (239) 765-LIST

COMMERCIALPROPERTY/RENT

SANIBELOFFICE LEASE

Located onPERIWINKLE WAY

4,250 sq. ft.High visibility office building.Great sublease opportunity.

$20/SF NNN

Contact:Warren T. Barry, CCIM

(239) 939-4808

REAL ESTATEWANTED

WE BUY HOUSES $$ Any condi-tion: Handyman, fire damaged,distressed, vacant or occupied.Anywhere: Apartments /Commercial, residential. No DealToo Small!! 1-888-306-SELL(7355) Purchases through RealPro Network

REAL ESTATEDISTANT

All Western North Carolina MountainProperties: Homes, cabins,acreage, farms, creek & lakefrontproperties. ERA CAROLINA

• MOUNTAIN HOMES REALESTATE, 5530 W US 64, Murphy,NC 28906.www.carolinamtnhome.comCall Toll Free for free brochure 1-800-747-7322 Ext. 14

ASHEVILLE AREA, WESTERNN.C. MOUNTAINS LargeMountain Property, great views,clean Mountain Stream. Access tothe Catawba River & PlsgahNational Forest. For maps, pricingand financing info call 7 days aweek. (800) 807-5263 JLPC

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINAAREA! Custom built log home(Not a kit), Fabulous • MountainViews! 1,500 sq. ft. on 1 acre land.First home in new community,Pre-Development priced$179,500. Call for CD 954- 868-2637 •

BEAUTIFUL NORTH CAROLINAMUST SEE BEAUTIFUL & COL-ORFUL FALL FOLIAGE WEST-ERN-NC MOUNTAINS. Homes,Cabins, Acreage, Cherokee'Mountain Realty,: Ine. Murphy, NCCall for Free Brochure (800) 841-5868

BRAND NEW 2BR/2BA Cabin in theWoods, w/fireplace, appliances for$94,900. Peaceful MountainLiving in Murphy, North Carolina,Just 2 Hours from Atlanta. FreeBrochure. Country Homes andLand, 1- 800-650-9989

CEDAR KEY PLANTATION NearBridge to Cedar Key. Estate lotsfor sale. Next 2 weeks only. Alllakes/ marsh front or lake/marsh view. All $24,900 to$49,900 All Excellent terms. AllBuildable Deed restricted com-munity. Call Thompson Group,Inc.352-378-4814CedarKeyPlantation.com

Enjoy Cool NC Mountains & Relax.. Free Brochure on Acreage,

Cabins & Investments. CallCherokee Mountain Realty, Inc.1285 West US Hwy 64, Murphy,NC 28906 1-800-841-5868

FIVE ACRES near Georgia $295down $189 month Riverfront from$495 down to $289 month JimJean, Broker 1-800-722-5326www.jimjean.com

Home for Sale in Ocala. 4 Bedroom,2 Bath on over 1/2 Acre FeaturesFormal Living Room, separateFamily Room, Tile Floors, SplitPlan. Priced at $117,900. Call850-762-4071

LAND - $500 DOWN, OWNERFINANCING, 1 to 10 Acre Tractsin North Florida, 30 miles northof Gainesville, near SuwaneeRiver. Call for Color Brochure.1-800-545-3501. Dicks Realty,Lake City, FL.www.dicksrealty.com

MURPHY, NC Investors Realty.lnc.1-800-497-3334 Lake Lots$79,000 New Cabins $69,000Lots on Trout Stream $49,000Vacation [email protected]

NEW LOG HOME - NC MOUN-TAINS! alcJ- $69,900 New1,400 square toot log home pack-age & mountain tract. Beautifulviews, stream & river access.Convenient to Boons. 800- 455-1981 ext. 487

New 1,600 sq. ft. Log Cabin shellwith lake access & free boat slipon 35,000 acre lake in Tennesseehills. $89,900. Terms (800) 704-.3 1 5 4 e x l ' 5 3 7 Sunset Bay, LLC

New 1600 sq. ft. Log Cabin shellwith lake access & free boat slipon 35,000 acre lake in Tennesseehills. $89,900. Terms 800-704-

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NORTH CAROLINA MTNS - New- Log Cabin, Custom Built 1,230 Sq

Ft, Easy to Finish Cabin, on 2Acres with Views & River Access.Only $69,900 Owner/ Broker •828-28S-1666 « -

NORTH FLORIDA Wakulla Country!99 Acres Pine/ Cypress mix.Excellent hunting. 394,200. 491ACRES. Levy County. ManagedTimberland Exc. hunting. Plantedpine, hardwoods, bottoms &cutover areas. $1,100/ acre. 352-867-8018

VIEW SEEKERS! GARAGELOVERS! 1956 ft. on main floor

19S6 ft. of garage/ recreationarea below & plumbed for 3rdBath. Covered deck w/ fabulousyear round view! 3 BR/2 BA, 2 fire-places, vaulted ceilings. 1.25acres, $229,900. Re/Max in (TheMountains) Connie Coker, 1-800-273-8814

WESTERN NC MOUNTAINS. Enjoycool mountain air, views &streams. Homes, Cabins,Acreage. Free Brochure. Realty ofMurphy, 317 Peachtree St.,Murphy, N.C. 28906.(800)642-5333www.realtyofmurphy.com

TIME SHAREFOR RENT

Casa Ybel Resort, 3 consecutive •weeks in December. Time sharefor sale or rent. Buy all 3 at •reduced price, by owner. Calloffice: (410) 472-2844 orFlorida: (239)415-0425.


THE SHAREFOR SALE

Timeshare Resales! Sell today forCash! No commissions or brokerfees. Don't delay. Got towww. freetimeshare.comor Call 1-BOO-640-6886

VACATION RENTALSALL 3 DIRECT OCEANFRONT

2 Br/2 Ba CondominiumsSundial Beach Resort

Villa SanibelCoquina Beach

Discounted ratesdirectly from

owner.1-800-505-5200

www.san ibeloceanfront.com

Atrium. Lovely 2 Br/2 Ba condoon the Gulf. All amenities. Twoweek minimum. Owner,(313)886-4757.Island Retreat. 3/2 home inbeautiful Chateau Sur Mer.Few steps to beach. Veryprivate. Available Novemberthrough May, 2004. (305)235-0762, (239) 472-2490.

Sanibel/3 Br/2 Ba home on golfcourse with pool, furnished, nearbeach and causeway. Owner,(239) 472-7834.

SOUTH SEAS RESORT

GULF-FRONTPRIVATE

LUXURY HOME

POOL-SPASCENIC ACREAGE

WEEKS AVAILABLEFOR ALL-SEASONS

FOR-SPECIAL-RATESCONTACT OWNER

DIRECTLY

Call: (674) 272-08BSFax: (574) Z73-5973

E-mail: [email protected]

THREE BEAUTIFUL BEACHFRONT HOMES

available Christmas andNew Year's holidays.South Seas Resort4 Br/3 Ba. Call fordiscounted ratesthrough owner.1-800-227-1783

SEASONAL RENTALSCape, clean waterfront at inter-

secting canals with dock space.Large furnished 2Bdr/2Ba, pool.S1800./mo. Everything includ-ed. Discount for annual lease.(239)281-6418.

Cape Coral, by owner, seasonalNovember-April, 3/2 fully fur-nished, fully equipped kitchen,large screened lanai with pool andBBQ. Very quiet location, every-thing [email protected] (239) 542-5864

Gulf Harbour CondosFrom $2900. monthly.3 Bedroom, furnished.Membership available.

Golf, tennis, marinarestaurant and pools!!

Sales/RentalsCall Diane Boutin, Realtor

Prudential Florida WC1(239)415-5345

APARTMENTS &DUPLEXES FOR RENT

Fort Myers, near hospital. 2br/1batownnouse. Carpet, central air,washer/dryer & yard. Excellentcondition, great neighborhood.Deposit and references required.$750/monlh. No pels. Call (239)334-4739

ONE & TWO BEDROOM APART-MENTS, .CLOSE TO SCHOOLS,BUS STOPS 8 SHOPPING.WATER, SEWER AND TRASHPAID. CENTRAL AIR AND HEAT.POOL AND LAUNDRY ON SITE.941-275-4587.

APARTMENTS!DUPLEXES FOR RENT

Apt. & Dup. for rent.

EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertisedin this newspaper is

subject to theFederal Fair Housing Actof 1638 which makes itillegal to advertise any


discrimination basedon race, color,religion, sex,

handicap, familial statusor national origin, or anintention to make such


discrimination.This publication will not

knowingly accept anyadvertisement for real

estate which Is inviolation of the law.

Our readers are herebyinformed that all

dwellingsadvertised in this

newspaper are availableon an equal opportunity

basis. If you feelyou have been

discriminated againstyou may file a

complaint by callingThe Florida Commission

on Human Rights at1-800-342-8170 or

HUD at 1-800-669-9777.For more info pleasecall the Lee County

office ofEqual Opportunity

(239) 335-2267

ANNUAL RENTALS

2 BR/2 BA w/golfcourse views.

Dunes Country Club.$1450/month.

3 BR/3 BA gulf-frontcondo at Villas of

Sanibel. Pool,Jacuzzi, cabana,garage. Some

utilities included:$3500/month.

Call Dustyn at RE/MAX ofthe Islands. 472-5050

Gulf Harbour Y&CC2 Bedroomden c o n d o

2car garage.Unfurnished,

All amennitiesAvailable immediately

Lease flexiblefrom $1800,

Sales/RentalsDiane Boutin, RealtorPrudential Florida WCI

(239)415-5345

SANIBEL: MID-ISLANDSmall one bedroom

unfurnished apartment.Washer/dryer.

$600/month plus utilities.(239)472-0018(239) 472-0095

Sanibel ViewBrand New!

2 Br,2Ba condos.Enclosed garage,

pool, fitness center,Clubhouse.

Gated Community.2 miles tocauseway! /

$1450/monthHussey Realty(239)463-3178

CONDOS FOR RENTCape- 2br/2ba, large pool, club-

house, parking, $725/mo. 1st, last& security deposit. Call (239) 542-0404.

Condo at Punta Rassa for saleor rent on Bay, waterfront viewof Sanibel-Captiva. 2 Br/2 Ba,fully furnished. Call office:(410) 472-2844 or Florida:(239)415-0425.

Peppertree Point, lona McGregorarea large 3/21own home, marina,ready for move-in. Call (239) 340-1127.

ALUMINUM SIDING

•Sanibel Sunset Villas(FM-before Sanibel Bridge)3-2 Villa, washer & dryer.

$1,250. annual.Call Fizer Realty, Inc.

(239) 939-2414or

910-0916

Waterfront, Punta Rassa, 2 bed-room, 2 bath, annual rental,$1,400. a month. Beautiful sun-sets, overlooks Sanibel Island,pool & tennis court. (239) 481-0929.

HOMES FOR RENT

ANNUAL RENTALSFT. MYERS,

FT. MYERS BEACH,SANIBEL & ESTERO.STARTING @$800/MO.

PRISCILLA MURPHY REALTY(239) 482-8040

Blind Pass area w/dock and lappool. Walk to restaurants andbeaches. 3 Br/2.5 Ba. Annual.$2200/month. (239) 940-3336.

GOVT HOMES! $0 Down I TaxRepos & Foreclosures! No CreditOK! $0/. Low Down! Call forListings! 1- 800-987 -6647 Ext.8682

NO RENT! $0 Downl No Credit OK!Government Foreclosed Homes!$0/ Low Down! Call for Listings! 1-800- 987-6647 Ext. 8681

MOBILE HOMESFOR RENT

"Mobile Homes for Rent*' Weeklyrent. Children welcome. Includeswater, garbage, pest control, lawncare. Quiel, safe. 7760 Bogart, N.Ft. Myers (239) 543-5828.

CAPECORALHOMES

New Spec home, pool, 3br/2ba/2cargarage. Tile throughout, carpelbedrooms, upgrades. 415 SW39th Jerrace, off Pelican$219,000. (239) 940-0414 Or(239) 540-2183.

PINE ISLAND HOMESPine Island Bayfront Home

Outstanding Views of Sanibel andFt. Myers.' JF Smith ExecutiveHome. Quiet St. James City Area.Free Brochure-Carl Jervis,Broker. Sellstate Island Realty.

• (239) 282-5200. A Bayfront stealat $1,499,000.

CLEANING

LISA'S"DETAILED"CLEANING

Business & Residential,Every corner

sparkling clean!!Weekly, Bi-Weekiy.

or Monthly.References available.

CALL THE BEST!945^7764

Aluminum

QUALITY, INC.

•SIDING•SOFFIT• FASCIA

•CARPENTRYLocally Owned/OperatedLicensed & Fully Insured

Lie. #041017FREE ESTIMATES

Call KEITH WINTERSOffice: (239) 283-9373Fax: (239)283-9372

HANDYMAN

LARRY'SHANDYMAN

SERVICE23 Years of

REPUTABLE Experiencein former contracting

forResidential/Commercial•Renovations "Kitchens

'Bathrooms, etc.•Licensed • Insured

REASONABLEESTIMATES

PROMPT call back.549-0089 office357-8493 cell

PAINTING

Call day or night.

THE PAINTERfor Interior/Exterior.

Free Estimates.20yrs Experience.A quality to enjoy

for years.I do ft right,

the only way.Competitive prices.

229-5043.

Professional paintinginteriors also

wallpaper removal.Licensed and

insured. Twentyfive years experience.

Call Terry(239) 634-2279

RECYCLESANIBEL

Bring recyclablesto the Sanibel

Recycling Center onDunlop Road across

from the SanibelPublic Library.

Siding

QUALITY, INC.

Locally Owned/OperatedLicensed & Fully Insured

Lie. #041017FREE ESTIMATES

Call KEITH WINTERSOffice: (239) 283-9373Fax: (239) 283-9372

WINDOW CLEANING

WINDOW CLEANING$3.00 a window.

Residential & commercial2-Story homes

10 yrs. exp.Free estimates.

Reputable, prompt &courteous service.

Satisfaction guaranteed.(239) 567-3419

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