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Erin Holzman,
Chamber Staff
Bridgit Stone-Budd,
Director of Marketing
Steve Ehrhart,
Director of Operations
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Sanibel, Florida 33957
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Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce: September Newsletter
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Dear Steve,
Welcome to the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce Newsletter. We hope you like the new look of our newsletter.
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Business Digest - Local Jeweler Wins Award
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Lily &
Co. Jewelers on Sanibel has been awarded a Jeweler's Circular Keystone for
being one of the top 10 jewelry stores in the country. - Business Digest
The 3-year-old store has appeared in the top 50 in as many years. It's the
second time the jeweler has been recognized in the top 10.
The Jeweler's Circular Keystone award is given to 50 jewelers in the U.S., honoring
them for optimum product selection, excellent customer service, and broad
industry knowledge. The designees are selected by fellow jewelry retailers.
Lily & Co., owned by Karen Bell and Dan Schuyler, received the award at
the fourth annual Designer Top Retail Awards and Ceremony in Las Vegas. For more information, call
472-2888 or visit lilyjewelers.com.
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Sanibel Island:
A Place
of Sanctuary
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by Scott Kauffman
(SANIBEL ISLAND,
FL) -- Imagine a place where the
environment is in perfect harmony. A place where development, commerce,
transportation, entertainment and nature co-exist without colliding.
That place is Sanibel and Captiva islands - two little
islands tucked hidden away on Florida's
southwest coast near Fort Myers.
Historians believe Sanibel and Captiva formed as one island 6,000 years ago as
storm-shaped sediment rose from the sea. Native Calusa Indians were the
first-known residents arriving 2,500 years ago. Click HERE to read more...
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RARE
LEATHERBACK TURTLE NEST FOUND ON SANIBEL
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Sea
turtle coordinator for Sanibel Conservation Foundation, Amanda Bryant, was
surprised and delighted to discover that when she dug into a newly hatched sea
turtle nest she discovered it had been dug by endangered leatherback sea
turtles. "We've never had a leatherback nest on our beaches," Bryant said.
"They are a really rare species. The only other one we know about in
Southwest Florida was in Sarasota County, and that wasn't recent."
The loggerhead sea turtles, which bury their nests on Sanibel beaches
are the most common species to nest in Southwest Florida but also
listed as threatened. However, we have never had a leatherback nest on
our beaches. They are very rare.
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Blind Pass is Open!
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Mother Nature partially opened the sanded-in
pass between Sanibel and Captiva islands last weekend, and work crews removed
the last of sheet piles during the week.
"It's a little premature to promote the recreation there," said Rob Loflin,
Sanibel's director of natural resources. Clean-up dredging will continue into early October.
But
dozens of people already are enjoying the benefits of the newly flowing water
between Pine Island Sound and the Gulf.
Shelling and fishing are the main attractions and by all accounts they are top notch.
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Don't hesitate to contact us for more information.
We are happy to help!
Steve
Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce
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