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Part poetry slam, part
nostalgia trip, part funny and heart-wrenching stories, the Writers Read group met at the BIG ARTS complex March 18. It was a unique experience for the ears, the mind, and the soul. Five groups from the Sanibel- Captiva Island Writers, over 50 writers from the islands, compete with one another to share their work with the audi ence. Seventeen writers participated in the evening event. To find out more about joining the writers group, contact Joe Pacheco at sani- beljoe @ comcast. net. C R A IG G A R R ET T Gary McLouth (left) and Joe Pacheco at the Writers Read event. You are cordially invited to attend New Resident Reception T hursday, A p ril 9, 2015 9:00 am to 11:00 am S a n ib e l C ity H a ll 800 D u n lo p R oad S a n ib el, Florida 33957 Hosted by Mayor Kevin Ruane and City Councilmembers Mick Denham, Chauncey Goss, Marty Harrity & Jim Jennings Please RSVP to sancouncil@mysanibel.com or (239) 472-3700 By Friday, April 3, 2015 I I 1 I
Popular Sanibel writer returns with a new Doc Ford novel CRAIG GARRETT Sanibel’s Randy Wayne White at a book signing at the Doc Ford’s where he often writes on a laptop. By CRAIG GARRETT c g a rre it@ b re e ze n e w sp a p e rs.co m Sanibel writer Randy Wayne White is back. This time he’s writing about Cuba, baseball, intrigue, the fictional characters and fun writing style his readers have embraced for- decades. His book signings typically attract big crowds, many punctuat ed with reverential fans pausing to praise, to shout questions during his opening remarks. There’s no question a celebrity has entered the building when White shows for his sign ing events. His new book “Cuba Straits” was offi- PH O TO PRO V ID ED
dally released last week with a promotional tour that started in Sanibel March 22, It is the 22nd book in the Doc Ford series that dates to 1990 with the release of “Sanibel Flats.” He was first published as a novelist in the 1980s under the pen name of Carl Ramm. He has written million of words for trade publications, fiction, non-fiction and newspapers, covering travel and politics, the world’s history and archaeology. He also lectures. He’s packed an awful lot of living into 64 years. White in his annual spring tour will range the country through late April, allowing a rare break from his seven-day-per week writing schedule, he said. White will have been in Sanibel for a couple of signings, but returns to the area April 17 at the Ft. Myers Beach Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille, and in Captiva April 22 at the new Doc Ford’s. In his newest novel, according to a press release: Doc Ford’s old friend, General Juan Garcia, has gone into the lucrative business of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the U.S. He is also feasting on profits made by buying historical treasures for pennies on the dollar. He prefers what dealers call HPC items — high-profile collectibles — but when he manages to obtain a collection of letters written by Fidel Castro between 1960-62 to a secret girlfriend, it’s not a matter of money anymore. Garcia has stumbled way out of his depth. First Garcia disappears, and then the man to whom he sold the letters. When Doc Ford begins to investigate, he soon becomes convinced that those letters contain a secret that someone, or some powerful agency, cannot allow to be made public. A lot happened between Cuba and the United States from 1960-62. Many men died. A few more will hardly be noticed. While these details are courtesy of his publisher, White did share his writing that appears so effortless is really the byproduct of hard work, of sitting at his laptop starting at 6 a.m. and pounding away for months, often agonizing “over every single word,” he said. He tucks himself into a booth at one of the Doc Ford’s restaurants named in honor of his chief fictional character, “Doc” Marion Ford, during the writing process. He shuffles off when the stores begin readying for the day. He reads profusely to back ground and fill the well, mostly nonfiction stuff, he said. Interestingly, White shared that higher education isn't necessarily the answer for everyone, certainly not for those in the arts. “One does not have to go to college if one is an excellent reader,” he said. White also shared that “Cuba Straits” was important because of his admiration for Cubans. He has several times visited the island nation just off Florida’s coast. He quelled the rumor that he had met with Cuban president Fidel Castro. “We know so little about these people just 210 miles away from Sanibel,” he said. Details on Mr. White’s work and life are at randywaynewhite.com. NIGHT SPECIAL 14" Z-T OPTING m u u r m h h i h MONDAY ARTURO’S SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS TUESDAY ANGEL HAIR CAPRESE WEDNESDAY VEGETABLE LASAGNA THURSDAY ARTURO’S STUFFED CHICKEN FRIDAY SHRtMP AURORA SATURDAY LASAGNA BOLONAISE \ • i a ^ SUNDAY tVEAL PARMESAN ? 1 Z Z A 1 1 4 00
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S a n ib e l- C a p tiv a Is la n de r _________ c a p ti v a sa n ib e l. c o m ________ Wee k o f W e dne sd ay, March 25, 20 15 B Pag e 12 ‘Ding’ announces contest winners At a special ceremony on March 14, the “Ding" Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDW S) announced finalists and winners in the sec ond annual “ Ding” Darling- Theodore Cross High School photography contest at the J.N. “D ing”
Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Sanibel. Sponsored by the Theodore Cross Family
Charitable Foundation, the competition invited high school students from Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Glades, and Hendry counties to compete for prizes that included a Canon digital SLR camera package, chartered class trips to the refuge,
Tarpon Bay
Explorers excursions, and copies o f W aterbirds: Portraits and Anecdotes from
Birding Adventures by contest name sake, the late Theodore Cross. Cross, who lived part-time in Sanibel and has family still liv ing here, marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; advised the Johnson and Nixon adminis trations on anti-poverty pro grams; wrote the influential book “Black Capitalism,” among oth ers; played a prominent role in President Obama’s election; and created Birders United — a bird ing website that ranked legisla tors according to their record of bird protection support. Cross decided later in life to indulge his love for birds and photography and traveled the world to collect stunning por traits and stories to chronicle his adventures. He photographed often at “Ding” Darling, and a number of the images in his book reflect his love for the refuge. Cross published “Waterbirds” in 2009 at age 85; he passed away shortly after that in February 2010.
NPR’s All Things Considered called Cross’s collection of 179 images and countless anecdotes “spectacular.” The New York Times described it as “part visu al encyclopedia, part memoir.” World-renowned New York photographer Arne Svenson, refuge biologist Jeremy Conrad, and celebrity bird photographer Lillian Stokes judged the contest curated by Sarah Lathrop and Terry Baldwin. First place went to
a snook
close-up titled “Linesiders" by Matthew Boutelle of Fort Myers High School.
“The composition of the fish photo is beautifully organized with just the right balance of light and shadow, action and stillness to create a mood, a nar rative,” wrote Svenson upon his return to New York. “The point of focus on just the glistening scales, and the fact that the fish fills the frame, makes it look enormous and somewhat threat ening. And the black line run ning the length of the fish, and then disappearing into the water, adds a mysterious, almost ghost-
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PRO V ID ED ly element to the image.” Emily Huffman from Dunbar High took second place with her ground-level urban landscape perspective. In third place, Savannah Crowe from Estero High captured a pelican taking flight. “Congratulations to all the contestants — as I freeze here in New York City, I think of all the wonderful Florida nature photos you produced and it sends a sliv er of warmth my way,” wrote Svenson, who has published sev eral books of photography and exhibited around the country. “Theodore C ross’s family made this contest possible, and it has become a quick success story,”
said Birgie
M iller, DDWS executive director. “We couldn’t be more thrilled that the family wanted their donation used in this way - to reach an age group that often falls through the cracks of conservation edu cation. Kudos to our associate director Sarah Lathrop for a fab ulous job of running the show.” “We were surprised and delighted that we had more than 430 amazing photo entries from 20 different schools,” said Lathrop. “Teachers, advisors, and volunteers worked hard at helping to encourage students to enter, with nearly 200 entries from 102 Lehigh Acres High School students alone.” “We are so happy to be sup porting a contest in my father’s name, a contest that will get our youth involved with nature by looking at it - as my father so loved doing - through a camera lens,” said daughter Amanda Cross.
Students were able to submit up to two photographs. Winning and honorable mention images are on display at the free “Ding” Darling Education & Visitor Center and will be available to view by Facebook album on D D W S’ page www.facebook.com/dingdarling. W inners ■ 1st Place: Matthew
Boutelle, Fort Myers High Top: Matthew Boutelle’s “Linesiders” won first place. Above: Emily Huffman took second place with her fresh perspective. Left: Third place went to Savannah Crowe for her “Taking Off.” School
■ 2nd Place: Emily Huffman, Dunbar High School ■ 3rd
Place: Savannah
Crowe, Estero High School Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order) ■ Emily Carter, Estero High School ■ Janet Del-Valle, Golden Gate High School ■ James Drake, Golden Gate High School ■ Francisco Franco, North Fort Myers High School ■ Michelle Martinez, Lehigh Senior High School ■ Jean M artinez, Lehigh Senior High School ■ Eric McElroy, Fort Myers High School ■ John Miller, Estero High School ■ Yomari Padilla, Estero High School ■ Daphnie PetitCharles, Lehigh Senior High School ■ Maxx Pollack, Canterbury School
■ Elizabeth Rodriguez, Lehigh Senior High School Finalists (in alphabetical order) ■ Christopher Bine, Bishop Verot Catholic High School ■ M atthew Boutelle, Fort Myers High School ■ Madison Brewer, Cypress Lake High School ■ M ichael Burton, C a n t e r b u r
y School
■ Sadi Calvert, Riverdale High School ■ Isabelle Foy, Mariner High School
■ John Francois, Lehigh Senior High School ■ Hannah Holmes, Riverdale High School ■ Leeanne Loewer, Lehigh Senior High School ■ Jean M artinez, Lehigh Senior High School ■ Maya Miller, Cypress Lake High School ■ Tyler Millis, Dunbar High School
■ Janie Caley Mohl, Island Coast High School ■ Karla Moreno-Perez, Golden Gate High School ■ John Wilander, Canterbury School
As a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, DDWS works to support J.N. “D ing” Darling National Wildlife Refuge’s mis sion of conservation, wildlife and habitat protection, research, and public education through charitable donations and Refuge Nature Shop proceeds. To support DDWS and the refuge with a tax-deductible gift, v i
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www.dingdarlingsociety.org or contact Birgie Miller at (239) 292-0566 or director@dingdar- lingsociety.org. Plant subject: Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides) First impression: Ahhh, there is no mistaking this fra grance. I see bouquets of white and cameo in rose-shaped flowers blanketing this gorgeous shrub. The dark green shiny leaves are the perfect contrast to the whitest of white and the creamiest of cream hued blossoms. Our shrub has a natural shape that invites you to take in a second deep breath. The fragrance is overpowering and addic tive. W ow .. .what an olfac tory stopper! You can fol low your nose to this aro matic display in full bloom at the Botanical Gardens of the Sanibel Moorings. Upon further investiga tion: Gardenia boasts 60- plus species of shrubs and trees originating from ancient China. Years ago our grandmothers prized this plant and it was found in many cottage gardens. I rem em ber the fragrance outside and inside of my grandmother’s home in Cocoa, Florida. She loving would place her prized blooms float ing in shallow carnival glass bowls strategically in every room. I was taught early on that a compliment about her gardenias would guarantee a garden tour, which ended in her orange grove eating sweet fresh citrus. A gardenia’s appeal is timeless, and we are fortunate to be able to grow them here in our back yards. Many varieties mature and thrive in our tropical temperatures and reward us with their fragrance. Our star, jasminoides, is the most widely used variety. The soft, velvety white petals are flat and rose shaped, with double tiers. They are numerous and dense and are the stars of our garden when blooming. The fragrance is memorable and exqui- PHOTO BY ANITA FORCE MARSHALL Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides). site, so much so it’s found in oodles of candles, healing oils, and perfumes. The evergreen leaves are shiny and dark green, which make our shrub attractive even when not blooming. It can be planted alone or grouped together. Mature height is 5-12 feet. It is multi-trunked, and has a natural upright shape. Easy to care for, I shape and prune after the blooming period. This sun to partial-shade lover needs good drainage and regular watering to do well. When introducing new gardenias in your garden, they should be planted at the same level or higher from the container, never deeper. Many plants will die months even years later if planted lower than they were in their original container. Gardenias do not require fertilizer, hut have to be fed iron at least twice year. Sometimes lack of iron will show with your gardenia turning a chloritic shade of yellow. Gardenias are prone to a sucking insect that will leave a black sticky residue called sooty mold, an indicator that your gardenia has non-beneficial insects invading it. 1 encourage you to inspect leaves and clean up spent flower buds on a weekly basis. Pests when unchecked can really destroy your plants. When 1 observe an un invited nibbling insect, 1 bring out a systemic pesticide product that is applied to the roots of the plant. This is absorbed by the plant and only kills the chewing insect and no other beneficial insects. At any stage of growth of your gardenia, you can expect pollinators and people to flock to its blooms! Yüklə 22,43 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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