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VOL. 14, NO. 5
From the Beaches to the River District downtown Fort Myers
FEBRUARY 6, 2015
Gourmet Gladiators’ Cook-Off
To Benefit The Imaginarium
Art by Kids with Cancer
Chefs attack: Fabrice Deletrain, Benjamin Voisin, Brian Roland and Harold Balink
T
ickets are now available for the 10th annual Imagine Gala, which will be held
from 7 to 11 p.m. on March 21 at the Imaginarium Science Center, 2000
Cranford Avenue in Fort Myers.
Local celebrity chefs are already sharpening their competitive edge for a fierce but
friendly cook-off to highlight a Fresh From Florida theme and bring their signature flair
to the tastes, textures, colors and excitement of a locally-sourced abundance from land
and sea.
Chefs Harold Balink, Fabrice Deletrain, Brian Roland and Benjamin Voisin have
stepped up as culinary champions for the worthy causes of fun, funds and food.
Balink has been serving up “Lush wines and pure food” at Cru in the Bell Tower
Shops since 2009. His tenure at this locals’ favorite fine dining establishment follows
a long career in the restaurant and hospitality business, beginning at the renowned
Johnson and Wales University Culinary Arts Center. He went on to earn a bachelor’s
Arts For ACT Gallery Exhibits Open
O
n Friday, February 6 from 6 to 10 p.m., Arts for ACT Gallery, located at
2265 First Street in downtown Fort Myers, will have the opening reception
and February Art Walk for its featured artists.
They include Pop-Surrealist Jerry McGreens in the main gallery, and just off the main
gallery is painter Stephen Heymann, who combines nature and abstraction for a fresh
new look, and the Art by Kids with Cancer Fundraising Project. This exhibit continues
through March 2.
McGreens began his art career after high school. He took on an apprenticeship to
tattoo, while attending some art classes on campus at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
After his apprenticeship was over, he began tattooing full-time in his home city of Las
Vegas. Ten years later, he moved to Florida to continue his career. McGreens always
dabbled in painting, but work had kept him too busy. After spending an additional 10
years tattooing and recreating someone else’s ideas, he felt the need to express his own
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Wings Of Freedom At Page Field
A
viation enthusiasts and history buffs will have the opportunity to tour
or take flight in rare, historic World War II aircraft when the Collings
Foundation brings its Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Nine-O-Nine heavy
bomber, Consolidated B-24J Liberator Witchcraft heavy bomber and North
American Dual Control P-51C Mustang Betty Jane fighter to Page Field February
9 through 12.
The stop in Fort Myers is part of the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom
Tour, an annual 110-city nationwide tour in its 26th year of showcasing rare aircraft.
The B-17G is one of the most recognizable bomber aircraft of World War II. The
B-24J and Dual Control P-51C are the sole remaining examples of their type flying
in the world.
The public is invited to take ground tours or make reservations for flight experiences. The planes will be displayed on the ramp at Base Operations at Page Field,
off Fowler Street. Walkthrough tours are available for a donation of $12 for adults
and $6 for children under 12. World War II vets can tour the aircraft at no cost.
Ground tour and display hours are 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on February 9; 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. on February 10; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on February 11 and 9 a.m. to noon on
February 12.
Flight experiences are normally scheduled before and after the ground tour times.
Flight costs for the B-17 or B-24 are $450 per person for a 30-minute flight. P-51
flights are $2,200 for a 30-minute flight and $3,200 for a full hour. Flight experiences are a tax-deductible donation.
For flight reservations, call 800-568-8924. For more information, visit www.
collingsfoundation.org.
Pain in the Grass
Bluegrass At The Alliance Theater
T
he Acoustic Music Society of Southwest Florida presents three hours of live
bluegrass music in the theater at the Alliance for the Arts on Sunday, February
8 from 2 to 5 p.m. The concert features Paddle Faster, Pain in the Grass and
Banyan Bluegrass.
Tickets are $8 at the door or $6 for Alliance members. Seating is open and first
come, first served. Children 12 and under are admitted free if accompanied by an adult.
Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
The Sunday afternoon concert series continues on March 15 with Captain Joe & the
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Historic Downtown Fort Myers, Then And Now:
Park T. Pigott, Baseball Ambassador
by Gerri Reaves, PhD
L
ong before Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics brought
major league spring training to Fort Myers in 1924, baseball had a prominent role in everyday life.
As early as January 1896, a group of men formally organized a baseball club. They practiced in a sand lot that lay behind
today’s Edison Theatre Building.
In the early 20th century, women’s and men’s teams sponsored by businesses and local organizations fostered a lively
sports scene.
Building on that legacy was Park T. Pigott, whose life’s work
helped to ensure that baseball remained a part of the area’s
entertainment, economy and community spirit.
Pigott had come to Fort Myers as a boy in the 1920s from St. Marks, Florida. He
was a notable athlete at Fort Myers High School and later became a minor league
catcher.
In 1949, he was voted the most outstanding young man in Fort Myers.
In the 1950s, he set out to re-establish American Legion baseball in town. He
coached both the American Legion team and a team too young for legion ball at Terry
Park for 26 years.
Park T. Pigott, right, was active in American Legion Post 38. At the time of his death in 1972,
he held the office of vice commander. This undated photo was likely taken as a state event,
for the unidentified fellow legionnaire is from Post 92 in Hollywood, Florida.
photo courtesy American Legion Post 38
The late Dick Jungferman was
one of many boys whose lives the
coach influenced for the better.
Playing baseball for him was a
“life altering event,” Jungferman
said. “He became a friend and
mentor that kept me on the straight
path.”
In 1954, Pigott supervised the
redesign and rebuilding of Terry
Park to accommodate major-league
teams.
He was instrumental in bringing
the Pittsburgh Pirates to Fort Myers
for spring training at Terry Park for
the 1955 season.
When the Lee County Parks and
Recreation Department was created,
he became the first employee – as
park superintendent in 1957. In
1959, he became the department’s
first director.
When the Pirates honored him
on April 2, 1964 by celebrating
Park Pigott Day, he threw out
the first pitch for a spring training
game.
Five years later, he helped to
bring the Kansas City Royals to the
The plaque atop this monument at Terry Park’s Park
park for spring training.
He died in 1972 at age 58. On T. Pigott Memorial Stadium on Palm Beach Boulevard honors the man for whom the stadium was
October 11 of that year, the Lee
renamed. The plaque on the front states that the
County Board of Commissioners
stadium is listed on the National Register of Historic
renamed the Terry Park Ballfield the Places.
Park T. Pigott Memorial Stadium to
photo by Gerri Reaves
honor him.
A plaque outside the stadium reads: “In recognition of his lifetime of service,
through sports, to the youth of this community.”
In 1995, the stadium was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
At his death, he held the office of vice commander at American Legion Post 38,
one of his many civic activities.
Historic preservationists will appreciate that in 1964 he convinced the Lee County
commissioners to remodel rather than destroy the 1908 clubhouse. (It was demolished
in 1980, however.)
Visit historic Terry Park and see the stadium named in honor of a citizen who spent
a lifetime sharing his love of baseball.
You can learn more about Fort Myers’s long relationship with major-league spring
training at the Southwest Florida Museum of History at 2031 Jackson Street.
Call 321-7430 for information, or go to www.museumofhistory.org. Hours are 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
Don’t forget to visit the Southwest Florida Historical Society’s research center too,
where you’ll find more about the people who made a difference in Fort Myers.
The all-volunteer non-profit organization is located at 10091 McGregor Boulevard
on the campus of the Lee County Alliance for the Arts. Hours are Wednesday and
Saturday between 9 a.m. and noon and Wednesday 4 to 7 p.m. Call 939-4044 for
more information.
Sources: Archives of the Southwest Florida Historical Society, Terry Park Centennial Anniversary by Booch DiMarchi, and Fort Myers News-Press.
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Fort Myers Public Art:
Call For Emergent
Technologies Art
Commission
by Tom Hall
F
lorida Gulf
Coast University
(FGCU) has
issued a call to artists pursuant to the
Florida Art in Public
Buildings program for
a new public artwork
that is to be installed
in the Emergent
Technologies Institute
that is currently under construction in Fort
Myers. The call is open to all artists residing in the state of Florida and FGCU alumni regardless of the state of their residency.
A budget of $30,345 has been set for this
commission. The deadline for submissions
is March 3.
The Emergent Technologies Institute is a
research and educational facility focused on
advancing renewable energy. Site specific
artwork that reflects this renewable energy
and emergent technologies theme is being
sought for the project. Visit www.fgcu.edu/
facilities/facilities2/announcements/ETI%20
Call%20To%20Artists.pdf for more information.
Florida Art in Public Buildings program,
The piece that will be chosen for FGCU will join nearly 100 other
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University’s public art collection, which includes such notable
monumental sculptures as Albert Paley’s Cross Currents,
Robert Roesch’s Transition 2012, Brower Hatcher’s
Archway, Mark Fuller’s Depend du Soleil and Whatever You
Say Dear, Clayton Swartz’s Skyward, and Verve by fused
glass artist Michele Gutlove.
An arts advocate, Tom Hall guides weekly walking tours
of the River District’s public art collection in Fort Myers.
For more information, go to truetours.net.
Fort Myers Historian
Hanson To Speak At
Annual Cracker Dinner
T
he Southwest Florida Historical Society will hold their
popular Annual Cracker Dinner on Monday, February
23 at the Riverside Community Center, 3061 East
Riverside Drive in Fort Myers. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and the show at 7 p.m. Tickets
are $30 each if paid in advance.
Guest will enjoy a delicious southern buffet dinner, catered
by Reuben’s Smokehouse, along with a silent auction, door
prizes and a raffle. Entertainment will be provided by the
popular historian Woody Hanson, a fifth generation resident
of Fort Myers. His family were early settlers and founders of
Fort Myers. Hanson will mesmerize you with stories about his
family, the locals, celebrities like Thomas Edison and the fascinating Seminole and Miccosukee Indians. From the Hanson
Family Archives of more than 1,000 historic documents and
images from 1884 to the mid-20th century, Hanson shares
his unforgettable tales.
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Key Acquisition On McGregor
“Plans are being prepared, and we will share additional milestones soon. Now we are
eager to focus on the re-visioning and development phase of this remarkable, mixeduse project that will build on the momentum in downtown Fort Myers.”
Lee County Black Historical Society
President, Vice President To Speak
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First Street Village 2010 proposal
M
adison Ave Investment Group LLC has acquired the 7.8-acre parcel at 2144
McGregor Boulevard in the historic downtown Fort Myers River District,
announced Phil Fischler of Fischler Property Company who represents the
buyer. The land is where the First Street Village development was proposed several
years ago.
The seller was Land Holdings LLC, a holding company affiliated with PNC Bank.
Cole Whitaker, a partner at Berkadia Real Estate Advisors in Orlando, represented the
seller.
The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency’s executive director said he
looks forward to the future of this one-of-a-kind site.
“It is one of the most significant new development sites in all of the Fort Myers
River District,” Don Paight said. “It is a large, multi-acre parcel midway between the
downtown business district and the historic Edison & Ford Winter Estates, making it a
great location.”
The First Street Village plan called for an “upscale urban” mixed-use development
that included condominium towers, offices, upscale and boutique retail locations,
courtyards and resort-style amenities. A portion of the project has since been built out,
including a Publix, a First Watch Restaurant and other businesses.
“We are delighted to be contributing to the river district’s continued resurgence, and
congratulate Madison Ave on their acquisition of this important parcel,” Fischler said.
resident Jarrett Eady and Vice President Charles Barnes of the Lee County
Black Historical Society will be the guest speakers at the next Southwest
Florida Historical Society General meeting Thursday, February 12. The event
will be held at the Southwest Florida Museum of History, 2031 Jackson Street
in Fort Myers at the Museum’s Educational Center. Refreshments will be served
starting at 6:30 p.m. with the program to follow at 7 p.m. There is no admission
charge and the public is invited to attend.
The Southwest Florida Historical Society is a non-profit organization operated by
volunteers. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday and 9 a.m. to
noon on Saturday. For more information on events, monthly meetings and membership, call 939-4044.
League Of
Women Voters
T
he League of Women Voters of Lee
County invites the public to attend
a program titled The Impact of Sex
on Our Young People on Saturday, March
7 at the Landings Helm Dining Room,
4420 Flagship Drive, Fort Myers.
Speakers include Anna Rodriguez,
executive director and Giselle Rodriguez,
youth coordinator at the Florida Coalition
Against Human Trafficking; and Alexandria
Whalen, health coaching specialist from the
Lee County School District.
Cost including optional breakfast is $15.
Reservations are required. To reserve, call
278-1032 or e-mail [email protected].
Registration begins at 8:45 a.m., breakfast
is served at 9 a.m. and the program begins
at 9:30 a.m.
The Saturday, April 4 program will
be Water Quality with Emphasis on the
Everglades, with speaker Ray Judah
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages
informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding
of major public policy issues, and influences
public policy through education and advocacy. Information on the programs and
issues is available at www.lwv.org, www.
lwvfla.org, and www.lwvlee.org or call
278-1032 or e-mail [email protected].
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Lab Theater Brings New Version
Of Classic Musical To Fort Myers
County Clerk Office Sets Special
Office Hours On Valentine’s Day
T
V
he musical Cabaret will come alive on stage at Laboratory Theater February
6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 8 p.m., and on February 15 at 2
p.m. at the theater, 1634 Woodford Avenue, in the Fort Myers River District.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available from the theater’s website, www.
LaboratoryTheaterFlorida.com or by calling 218-0481.
It is 1931 in Berlin, Germany. The Nazi Party is rising to power. In a seedy nightclub, the emcee oversees a cross-section of tawdry performers and audience in the
doomed city. Sally Bowles, the headliner, has a relationship with a young American
writer and is caught, as they all are, in the German Jewish trauma of pre-World War
II. This award-winning musical recently starred Alan Cumming in its gritty Studio 54
revival.
The theater will be transformed into the Kit Kat Club, a less-than-savory cabaret
club in 1930s Berlin, Germany. Cafe tables for guests mean an intimate setting, and
one in which cabaret dancers may take to the floor to interact with guests. The Star
Tribune says of Cabaret, “The action shakes with naughty excitement.”
Director Brenda Kensler showed her mettle in last season’s hit show, Frankie &
Johnny in the Clair de Lune, and this summer’s Standing on Ceremony: The Gay
Marriage Plays, both at The Laboratory Theater. She said, “I was always a musical
theater fan. When I saw Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey in Cabaret, I was spellbound. She
with her green nails, and him with his lipstick and eyeliner made Cabaret my favorite musical. It was different. It seemed a little naughty. It was fun! In 1998, I had the
opportunity to see the revival at Studio 54. Green nail polish, and men wearing lipstick
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Farmers Market
Increases Hours
T
he new farmers market at The
Village Shoppes at Health Park,
16200 Summerlin Road, at the
intersection of Bass Road has extended
its hours. It will now open at 10 a.m.
and close at dark now through May.
Management says it was by popular
demand that the market stay open later
to accommodate workers on their way
home from the many professional offices
in Health Park
The Market features local produce and
citrus as well as foods and crafts.
Visit our newest branch at 7040 Winkler Road,
between Cypress Lake and Gladiolus
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alentine’s Day is typically a busy day for weddings, marriage license applications and vow renewals in the Lee County Clerk’s Office. Although the
special day falls on Saturday, outside of normal business hours, the recording
office will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for couples with their hearts set on saying
“I do.”
Wedding ceremonies are held in the Wedding Room and conducted by a Deputy
Clerk. Occupancy for the room is 35 people maximum and wedding ceremonies are
limited to 15 minutes. Wedding bouquets are available for complimentary use during
the ceremony and remain the property of the Clerk of Courts recording office.
Vow renewal ceremonies are not legally binding or recorded – they are simply a
time to reaffirm your commitment to each other. Legally married couples can renew
their vows in the Wedding Room for $30.
Marriage ceremonies are preformed and marriage licenses are issued at the Clerk
of Court recording office, located at 2115 Second Street, 2nd Floor, Fort Myers, FL
33901.
Couples are strongly urged to reserve a time for the Wedding Room at 533-5007.
For more information on fees, optional photos and commemorative certificate, obtaining a marriage license or the Wedding Room policy, visit www.leeclerk.org/marriage
license, call 533-5007 or email [email protected].
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page. Please note that the voting period will close at 11:59 p.m. on February 25. You
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Free Public Seminar
Program At Fort Myers Library
C
riends of the Fort Myers Library will host a program on Harvie Heitman on
Wednesday, February 11 at 10 a.m. Heitman said, “I have always stood
squarely for everything that would help toward the advancement and up-building of Fort Myers.” He was responsible for much of that build-up, establishing the
Heitman Grocery, Arcade Theater, Livery Stables, Earnhardt Building, Bank of Fort
Myers, and Bradford Hotel, all on First Street. His marriage into the Shultz family, friendship with Tootie McGregor Terry, and conflicts with city officials and the
Langford family are the basis of the early development of the city.
Tim Jacobs, author of HE Heitman, an Early Entrepreneur of Fort Myers,
Florida, will share stories and vintage photos of the city and the highlights of the life
of one of its most influential citizens. Travel back to the early 1900s in this informative
presentation. There is no charge to attend. Donations suggested. The program will be
held in the South Building, 1651 Lee Street and is sponsored by Friends of the Fort
Myers Library.
lerk of Court Linda Doggett is holding a free public seminar on The Value of
Searching Public Records and Online Service on February 11 from 1:30 to
3:30 p.m. at Lakes Regional Library, 290 Bass Road in Fort Myers.
Doggett will guide you through the information available on the Lee County Clerk
of Court website. Public records are not only useful to businesses and organizations,
but can help you make better informed decisions in your personal day to day life.
• Review the civil and criminal public records of prospective tenants or employees,
or when choosing a doctor or selecting a local contractor;
• Learn how to obtain copies of deeds and mortgages;
• Review county financial and audit reports;
• Find interactive forms for evictions, small claims and simple divorce;
• Find website links to pay your traffic ticket on-line and FAQ information on how
to bid on foreclosure properties or on tax deed certificates;
• Request postponement or excusal of jury duty;
• Obtain passport and marriage license information;
• Locate links to other local and state agencies
Registration is not required.
Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis
To learn more about this event, contact Community Relations Manager Rita Miller
at [email protected] or call 533-2766
Women’s Fund To Host Party
To Raise Funds For Girl Scouts
T
he Women’s Fund of Southwest Florida is hosting a PopUp fundraising event
From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 9 at the Richlin International showrooms at Miromar Design Center, 10800 Corkscrew Road in Estero. The theme
of the crowd-funding PopUp event is an Un-Baby Shower, a twist on the traditional celebration, to raise awareness and funds for the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida’s Baby
Think It Over program, which helps teenage girls develop new knowledge, skills, friendships and communication strategies to make informed decisions about their future.
“Anything is possible in a teen girls’ life when she believes in herself,” said Susan R.
Stewart, chief executive officer of the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida. “Through the funds
raised at this event and matching funds from The Women’s Fund of Southwest Florida,
local girls targeted ‘at risk’ socially, emotionally, financially and educationally will be able
participate in a 72-hour Baby Think It Over experience, an amazingly realistic infant simulator that offers learning by doing. When you invest in a girl, she will change our world.”
To register, visit www.smartparty.org/popupparty/. Tickets to attend the Un-Baby
Shower PopUp are $25 per person with 100 percent of the proceeds from ticket sales
contributing to the fundraising goal of $2,000. The funds raised at the PopUp event will
be matched by The Women’s Fund of Southwest Florida with a PopUp Grant of up to
$4,000 benefitting the designated Baby Think It Over program.
Hortoons
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Edison Festival Of Light Announces
Kelly As Honorary Grand Marshal
T
he Edison Festival of Light Committee and program sponsor Goldstein,
Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz are proud to distinguish Kathryn Kelly as the
Honorary Grand Marshal of the Grand Parade of Light, set to take place on
Saturday, February 21.
Nominations were submitted by community members wishing to recognize exemplary altruistic individuals and reviewed by the committee. Founder of the Heights
Foundation, Kelly has made a lasting impact on the community through educational
programs, holiday outreach events and more. Described by her peers as inspirational,
she has been committed to improving the lives of those around her by helping to
develop strong independent families in our community.
As Honorary Grand Marshal, Kelly will be spotlighted in the Edison Festival of Light
Grand Parade. In addition, Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz will make a
contribution to the Heights Foundation in Kelly’s honor.
The Grand Parade of Light is a two-hour extravaganza featuring national and local
marching bands, unique floats and giant balloons, local government and law enforcement officials and more. The parade, which has gained recognition as the largest night
parade in the south east, brings the entire community out in celebration of the life and
achievements of winter resident, Thomas Edison.
This event is free to the public and will take place on February 21 beginning at Fort
Myers High School at 7 p.m. and concluding in the downtown River District. A Grand
Parade Party and concert on the river with live entertainment the day of the parade is
also free to the public. The fun begins at 11 a.m.
To learn more about the Edison Festival of Light, visit www.edisonfestival.org or call
334-2999.
Edison Parade
Spaghetti Dinner
S
t. Francis Xavier Parish will sponsor its annual spaghetti dinner
on Saturday, February 21, from
3 to 6:30 p.m.
It will be held at the St Francis Xavier
Parish Hall, 2157 Cleveland, Avenue,
Fort Myers.
Tickets are $10 and meals are available for either dine in or take out.
The price includes a complete spaghetti dinner and parade parking.
Tickets may be purchased at the door
or in advance at the parish office and St.
Francis Xavier School.
The dinner is prepared and served by
parish volunteers and all proceeds benefit the Diocese of Venice Catholic Faith
Appeal.
For any additional information contact
Jean Schneider at 997-1138 or the parish office at 334-2161.
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THE RIVER - FEBRUARY 6, 2015
Along The River
On Sunday, Alliance for the Arts will host three hours of live bluegrass music featuring
Paddle Faster, Pain in the Grass and Banyan Bluegrass (pictured)
Fort Myers Art Walk returns to downtown’s historic River District on Friday from 6 to 10 p.m.
photo courtesy of Jamie Kuser
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n Friday, August 1 from 6 to 10 p.m., Fort Myers Art Walk returns to
downtown Fort Myers. The monthly event features new art exhibits and live
artist demonstrations while providing a great atmosphere for shopping and
dining. The Fort Myers Art Walk runs on the first Friday of every month (rain or shine)
in the historic River District.
Art buyers and art enthusiasts can meet the local artists during the exhibit openings at most of the downtown galleries and art spaces. The downtown River District is
home to more than 10 art galleries and a handful of retail shops that sell local artwork.
Art enthusiasts can meet the artists at most of the art galleries and watch live art demonstrations throughout the River District.
For more information, call 1-855-RDA-EVENTS (732-3836) or go to www.fortmyersriverdistrictalliance.com.
Also on Friday night, the Tropical Fun-Shine Polynesian Show comes to
Rotary Park in Cape Coral. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the one-hour show begins at 8
p.m.
The Polynesian dance show will have your heart pounding to tantalizing Tahitian
beats. Swaying hula dancers will mesmerize you as they tell a story with their hula
hands to the music of the islands. Come watch some of the finest Polynesian performers in Southwest Florida. Tickets are $20 in advance or $30 at the door. Luau type
refreshments are included in the ticket price, guests can bring their own wine.
Rotary Park is located 5505 Rose Garden Road, Cape Coral. For more information, call 549-4606 or go to www.CapeParks.com.
Dance? Sing? Play a musical instrument? Present your talent to celebrity judges at
the 4th annual Fort Myers Beach Got Talent on Saturday, February 7 from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. at Santini Marina Plaza, 7225 Estero Boulevard, Fort Myers Beach.
DJ Brenda will have a sound system and microphones ready to go and will work
with you in advance for your musical presentation. Star emcees Mark List and Jesse
Titus (Roy Clark and Minnie Pearl) will bring you onto the stage and keep the show
moving. Count on surprise mega talent dropping in for a tune or two.
Trophies will be awarded to junior and senior competitors: the Junior Competition
for ages 5 to 15 is at 10:30 a.m. and the Senior Competition for ages 16 up is at
11:30 a.m.
Fort Myers Beach Got Talent is a free event with free parking. In addition to the
competition, there will be an arts and crafts bazaar and fresh market with food and
tropical drinks offered by the restaurants of Santini Marina Plaza. A 50/50 raffle
benefitting Find a Home/Give a Home Island Pet Rescue will be offered hourly. The
optional donation of pet food is appreciated.
If you would like to participate in the competition, register in advance with Bonnie
at [email protected]. Organizers will get you in touch with Brenda if you need to
make arrangements for musical accompaniment from her extensive library of tunes.
For more information, go to www.fortmyersbeach.org or call 463-3600.
On Sunday, the Acoustic Music Society of Southwest Florida presents three hours
of live music at Lee County Alliance for the Arts. Bluegrass in the Theatre features
Paddle Faster, Pain in the Grass and Banyan Bluegrass. Tickets are $8 at the door or
$6 for Alliance members. Children 12 and under are free if accompanied by an adult.
Pre-sale tickets are not available. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Seating is first come, first
served. The concert runs from 2 to 5 p.m.
The Sunday afternoon concert series continues on March 15 with Captain Joe &
the Bottom Feeders and North Carolina based Nu-Blu, who returns to the Alliance
stage for a special two-hour set. To learn more about the Acoustic Music Society of
Southwest Florida, visit www.Palmgrass.org.
Alliance for the Arts is located at 10091 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers. For
more information, call 939-2787 or go to www.artinlee.org.
On Wednesday, February 11, celebrate Thomas Edison’s 167th birthday at the
Edison & Ford Winter Estates with staff, distinguished guests and special entertainment. The birthday celebration is free to the public.
For more than a century, Southwest Florida has celebrated the February 11 birthday of Thomas Edison with a month of activities and events to commemorate the
inventor’s life, his home and his laboratory in Fort Myers. The celebration of his
birthday began during his lifetime when friends from around the world would come to
visit with the famous inventor at his winter estate in Fort Myers and join in with other
activities such as a lighted community parade, Edison Festival of Light Parade, dances
and neighborhood gatherings.
Edison & Ford Winter Estates is located at 2350 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers.
For more information, call 334-7419 or go to www.edisonfordwinterestates.org.
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FORT MYERS FARE
Dining From Downtown’s Historic River District To The Beaches
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Courtney’s is a family business run by Executive
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The warm and welcoming bar is great for
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The dining room offers a wonderful dinner variety; if you’re an early diner, be sure to check out
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ICHIBAN
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perfect balance of great quality and affordable
prices. Ichiban has been family owned and operated for 10 years and its enduring popularity is a
testament to its exceptional, friendly service.
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offers all the lunch and dinner items from 11 a.m.
until closing. It includes cedar plank salmon topped
with a mango chipotle glaze or a marinated grilled
chicken sandwich, and there’s a well provisioned
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Churches/Temples
ALL FAITHS UNITARIAN
CONGREGATION (UUA)
Where diversity is treasured,
2756 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers
Sunday Services at 9 and 11 a.m.
Adult Education Workshop at 10 a.m.
The Reverend Margaret L. Beard, Minister
239-226-0900 – www.allfaiths-uc.org
ALL SAINTS BYZANTINE
RITE CATHOLIC CHURCH
10291 Bayshore Rd., N. Fort Myers
Divine Liturgy is on Sun. at 10:30 a.m.;
Rosary begins at 10 a.m. Lenten services
(Presanctified Liturgy) will be on Wed.
evenings at 6 p.m. starting on Feb. 22.
Administrator is Very Rev. Peter Lickman,
ph. 305-651-0991. We are a Church of the
Eastern Catholic or Byzantine Rite, 1.5 mi.
east of Int. 75.
ANNUNCIATION GREEK
ORTHODOX CHURCH
8210 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers
Reverend Fr. Dean Nastos, Proistamenos
Orthros Service Sunday 9 a.m.
Divine Liturgy Sunday 10 a.m.
www.annunciation.fl.goarch.org
239-481-2099
BETH SHILOH
MESSIANIC SYNAGOGUE
15675 McGregor Boulevard, 437-3171
Rabbi: Judah Hungerman
Friday Service, 8 p.m., Saturday Service,
11 a.m. Shabbat School Saturday Morning, Adult Hebrew Classes. Call for information on full program.
BREAD OF LIFE MINISTRIES
CHURCH OF GOD
16581 McGregor Boulevard, 267-3166
Just past the Tanger Outlet Mall
Pastor: Barry Lentz, 281-3063
Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m.
CHABAD LUBAVITCH
OF SW FLORIDA ORTHODOX
5620 Winkler Road, Fort Myers
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz
433-7708, E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.chabadswf.org
Services: Friday 6:30 p.m.; Saturday Kabbalah class 9 a.m.;
Shacharit 10 a.m.; Kiddush at noon
Minyan: Monday and Thursday 7 a.m.
CHAPEL OF CYPRESS COVE
10200 Cypress Cove Circle Fort Myers
239-850-3943, Located at Cypress Cove
Retirement Center on HealthPark Campus
An ecumenical non-denominational community of believers.
Sunday Worship Service, 10 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m.
Reverendt Ted Althouse, Pastor
[email protected]
CHURCH OF THE CROSS
13500 Freshman Lane; 768-2188
Pastor: Bud Stephens; A nondemonimational church emphasizing a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ.
Sunday Service: 9:15 a.m. Traditional,
10:45 Contemporary.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
1619 Llewellyn Drive Fort Myers
Just off McGregor across from the Edison/
Ford Winter Estates 334-4978, Pastor:
Douglas Kelchner, Worship times Sunday’s
9 and 10:30 a.m. Website: www.taecc.com
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
2439 McGregor Boulevard, 334-8937
Rev. Dr. Jeffrey DeYoe, Senior Pastor
Reverend David Dietzel, Pastor Emeritus.
Traditional Sunday service 10 a.m. Nursery
available
CYPRESS LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH
8400 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers,
481-5442 Randy A. Alston, Reverend.
Sunday Services: Bible study, 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship, 11 a.m., Evening Worship, 7 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting,
6:30 p.m.
CYPRESS LAKE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
8260 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers,
481-3233. www.clpc.us.
Clint Cottrell, pastor
Prayer Service 8 a.m., Praise 9 a.m., Children’s Church 9 a.m., Traditional 11 a.m.
Summer: Prayer Service 8 a.m.
Combined Traditional/Praise 10 a.m.
CYPRESS LAKE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
8570 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers,
482-1250,
8 and 11 a.m. Sunday Traditional Service
9:30 a.m. Praise Service
Sunday School all times
FAITH FELLOWSHIP WORLD
OUTREACH MINISTRIES
6111 South Pointe Boulevard, Fort Myers,
278-3638. Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m.;
Voice of Faith, WCRN 13.50 AM Radio,
Sunday, 1:30 p.m.; Thursday Service, 7:30
p.m.; Friday Youth Service, 7:30 p.m.
Nursery care for pre-school children and
Children’s Church for ages 5-12 available
at each service.
FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
15690 McGregor Boulevard
Fort Myers, 482-2030
Pastor: David Stauffer.
Traditional services 8:45 a.m.;
Contemporary, 10:30 a.m.
Go south on McGregor Boulevard. The
church is ½ mile past the intersection of
Gladiolus and San Carlos Boulevard on
the way to Sanibel.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
2390 West First Street, next door to Edison Estates.
Sunday Morning Service and Sunday
School, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Evening
Testimony Meeting, 5:30 p.m. Child care
provided at all services. Visit our Reading
Room for quiet study at: 2281 First Street,
River District. www.time4thinkers.com,
www.christiansciencefortmyers.com,
www.christianscience.com
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
13545 American Colony Boulevard
off Daniels Parkway in the Colony,
Fort Myers, 936-2511
Pastor: Reverend Joey Brummett
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening, 6 p.m.;
Wednesday Family Night, 7 p.m.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
in the Downtown Fort Myers River District
2466 First Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901
239-332-1152, www.fumcftmyers.org
Sunday: 9 a.m. Contemporary Worship
9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday School
9:45 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
10:30 a.m. Traditional Worship
5 p.m. Youth Program
FORT MYERS CHRISTIAN CHURCH
(DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) A STEPHEN
MINISTRIES CONGREGATION
5916 Winkler Road, Fort Myers, 437-4330
Reverend Mark Condrey, Pastor
Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Church School: 9:15 a.m.
FORT MYERS CONGREGATIONAL
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST:
8210 College Parkway, Fort Myers,
482-3133. Philip White, pastor
Morning Worship: 10 a.m.
Church School: 10:15 a.m.
Adult Forum: 11:30 a.m.
IONA-HOPE EPISCOPAL
CONGREGATION
9650 Gladiolus Drive, Fort Myers 4544778 The Reverend Ray Buchanan Rector.
Weekly services:
Saturday 5 p.m., Eucharist with Healing
Sunday 8 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite One;
9:30 a.m., Family Eucharist with Healing
and Church School
Tuesday 9:30 a.m., Morning Prayer (in
Spanish); Wednesday 9:30 a.m., Eucharist
with Healing. Child care available at Saturday 5 p.m. and Sunday 9:30 a.m. services.
JESUS THE WORKER
CATHOLIC CHURCH:
881 Nuna Avenue, Fort Myers, 481-1143
Masses Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 8 and 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
KINGDOM LIFE CHURCH
2154 McGregor Boulevard,
Fort Myers, 218-8343
Pastor Randy and Anita Thurman
10:30 a.m. Sunday Service
All are welcome.
LAMB OF GOD CHURCH
One of a few federated Lutheran (ELCA)
and Episcopal Congregations in the nation.
19691 Cypress View Drive, Fort Myers, FL
33967. 239-267-3525 or visit www.lambofgodchurch.net. The Rev. Dr. James Reho
leads Sunday worship services at 7:45 and
10 a.m. Sunday’s Cool for Children 10 a.m.
NEW BEGINNINGS CENTER
New Home Church, 8505 Jenny Cae
Lane, North Fort Myers, 239-656-0416
Weekly Friday Meeting Meet & Greet: 6:30
p.m. Kingdom Teaching: 7 p.m. Fellowship
and refreshments after service. [email protected], www.facebook.
com/nbcministry. Alex & Patricia Wiggins,
Ministers
NEW COVENANT EYES CHURCH
See Clearly. Meeting monthly at 9 a.m.
at the Elks Lodge. 1900 Park Meadows
Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33907. 239-2208519. Pastor Alan Bondar
www.newcovenanteyes.com
Wear what you want, rockin’ music, relevant teaching, LIFT Kidz program, free
coffee & donuts, people who are real,
church that’s actually fun.
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
OF FORT MYERS
16120 San Carlos Boulevard, Unit 10
239-985-8503
9:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages
11 a.m Sunday Morning Worship.
7 p.m. Wednesday Evening Bible Study
NEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
3825 McGregor Boulevard. Fort Myers
Pastor Eddie Spencer
8 & 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship
11 a.m. Contemporary Worship
8, 9:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday School
Youth and Children’s programming runs
concurrent to Sunday services.
Nursery care provided at all services
274-1230. For more information visit:
www.newhopefortmyers.org
PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Meets at Fort Myers Beach Masonic
Lodge
17625 Pine Ridge Road,
Fort Myers Beach 267-7400.
Pastors Bruce Merton, Gail & RC Fleeman
Adult Discussion Classes: 9-10 AM
Countdown to Worship (praise music):
10:10 AM
Amazing Grace Worship: 10:30 AM
Phone 267-7400 Fax 267-7407
Web site: peacecommunitychurch.com
e-mail: [email protected]
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday Worship at 9:30am.
Peace is a member of the ELCA.
We celebrate weekly communion with
traditional liturgy, organ and choir.
15840 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers
On the way to Sanibel. 239-437-2599,
www.peaceftmyers.com,
[email protected].
REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH
3950 Winkler Ext., Fort Myers, 274-0143
8:15 and 10:15 a.m. Sunday Services
Daily early learning center/day care
RIVER OF LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
21580 River Ranch Rd, Estero
239-495-0400, Senior Pastor: Todd Weston
8 and 9:45 a.m Services; 11:30 a.m.
Legacy Service, multi-generational
SAMUDRABADRA BUDDHIST CENTER
Meditation classes. All are welcome.
Guided meditations offering many methods for relaxing the body and focusing the
mind on virtuous objects to bring increasing peace and happiness into daily activity.
For information, class times and locations
call 567-9739 or visit www.MeditationInFortMyers.org.
SAINT COLUMBKILLE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
12171 Iona Road, Fort Myers, off McGregor and north of Gladiolus.
489-3973 Father Joseph Clifford.
Weekly Monday through Saturday 8 a.m.
Weekend masses: Saturday 3 and 5 p.m.;
Sunday: 7, 9,11, and 5:30 p.m.
Reconciliation is available at the church on
Saturdays at noon and by appointment
SAINT JOHN THE APOSTLE
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH
3049 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers,
344-0012 Pastor Reverend Steve Filizzi
An Affirming & Inclusive Congregation
Sunday Services 10 a.m.
SAINT MICHAEL LUTHERAN
CHURCH & SCHOOL (LCMS)
3595 Broadway, Fort Myers,
239-939-1218, Worship: Saturday 5:30
p.m., Sunday 8 & 10:45 a.m. Bible Study
for adults and children Sunday at 9:15 a.m.
Phone for other dates & times. Plus Marriage Enrichment, Divorcecare, Griefshare.
SAINT PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH
3751 Estero Boulevard, Fort Myers Beach,
239-463-4251, www.stpeterfmb.com. Sunday service at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
SAINT NICHOLAS MONASTERY
Church and Bookstore:111 Evergreen
Road (southwest corner of Evergreen
Road and Gail Street.) Liturgical services
conducted in English and Church Slavonic;
following the Julian (Old) Calendar.
Liturgical Services: Sundays and Holy
Days: Hours at 9:30 a.m. Holy Liturgy at
10 a.m. Call to confirm service schedule:
239-997-2847; Bookstore: 239-691-1775
or visit www.saintnicholasmonastery.org.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
13031 Palm Beach Blvd (3 miles east of
I75) East Fort Myers (across from Ft Myers Shores) 239 693 0818
Weekday masses: 9 a.m. Tuesday-Friday
Weekend masses: 4 p.m. Saturday
Sunday 9 & 11 a.m. All Are Welcome!
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST CHURCH
16940 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers,
454-3336 Robert G. Kasten, Pastor
Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m.
Nursery available
9:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages
Junior Church grades one to five
Wee Church Pre-K to K
Evening Service 6 p.m.
Wednsday Service 6 p.m.
TEMPLE BETHEL SYNAGOGUE
16225 Winkler Road Fort Myers
239-433-0018, www.templebethel.com
[email protected]
Rabbi Jeremy Barras, Cantor Victor
Geigner, Religious School Director Dale
Cohen, Learning Tree Director Jesyca
Virnig, Office Manager Inna Vasser
Union For Reform Judaism
Shabbat Service: Friday 7:30 p.m.
Torah Study: Saturday 9:30 a.m.
Religious School: Wednesday 5:30 p.m.
and Sunday 9:30 a.m.
Learning Tree: Monday through Friday
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TEMPLE JUDEA (CONSERVATIVE)
14486 A&W Bulb Road, Fort Myers,
433-0201, Rabbi: Rabbi Marc Sack
Minyan: Monday at 9 a.m.
Religious Education: Sunday mornings
and Wednesday evenings Services: Friday
night at 6:15 p.m. and Saturday morning at
9 a.m. Web site: www.tjswfl.org.
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From page 10
Churches/Temples
THE NEW CHURCH
The New Church of SWFL is located
10811 Sunset Plaza Circ. #401, behind
Zoomers. Rev. Gabriella Cahaley officiates worship services on Sundays at 11
a.m. during the season. Other worship
events are held on the beach in Fort Myers Beach. See our webpage http://www.
newchurchflorida.com/ or call for more
information 239-481-5535.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
CHURCH FORT MYERS
13411 Shire Lane (off Daniels Parkway
one mile west of I-75). Minister: The Reverend Allison Farnum. Sunday services
and religious education at 10:30 a.m. For
information on all church events call 5612700 or visit www.uucfm.org.
UNITY OF BONITA SPRINGS
Family Service 10 to 11 a.m. Healing
Circle 11 a.m. Hospitality and Fellowship,
11 a.m. Inspiring lesson, uplifting and dynamic music, meditation in a loving environment. Service held at 28285 Imperial
Street, Bonita Springs. Call 947-3100.
UNITY OF FORT MYERS
11120 Ranchette Rd, Fort Myers
Sunday Services: 9:15 and 11 a.m.
Children’s classes: 11 a.m. Reverend Jim
Rosemergy. 239-278-1511, web: www.
unityoffortmyers.org. Our God is Love,
Our Race is Human, Our Religion is
Oneness
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
9065 Ligon Court, Fort Myers, across
from HealthPark Hospital, 481-2125
Senior Pastor: Robert Brunson
Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m. Sunday
Flea Market
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he Hope United Presbyterian
Church Flea Market will take place
on Saturday, February 14, in the
church parking lot at 7470 Hickory
Drive, just off U.S. 41 in San Carlos
School for all ages. 11 a.m. Blended Worship
www.westminsterfortmyers.org
WORD OF LIFE CHURCH
2120 Collier Ave, Fort Myers, 274-8881;
Services: Sunday 10 a.m.; Wednesday 7
p.m. Bishop Gaspar and Michele Anastasi
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
7401 Winkler Road, Fort Myers, 4814040, Pastor Curtis Deterding. Sunday
Services 8 a.m. Traditional, 10:45 a.m.
Blended, 9:30 a.m. Eductional Hour. Web
site www.zionfm.org.
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Barbershop Chorus Performance
Family Service
At Temple Judea
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n Friday, February 13 at 5:30
p.m., Temple Judea will host
Jammies and Jeans, a Shabbat
evening especially for young children
and their families. Held on the second
Friday of each month, it is open to the
community. The Jammies and Jeans
Shabbat service is in addition to the regular 6:15 p.m. Shabbat service.
Throw on your jeans and get your kids
in their jammies for a casual, child-friendly Shabbat service filled with singing,
storytelling and lots of fun. The Shabbat
service by Rabbi Sack will be held in the
synagogue, followed by dinner at 6 p.m.
To make dinner reservations, send an
email to [email protected].
Temple Judea is located at 14486
A&W Bulb Road in Fort Myers. For more
information, call 433-0201 or go to
www.tjswfl.org.
The Paradise Coastmen Barbershop Chorus is performing in Fort Myers Beach
T
he Paradise Coastmen Barbershop Chorus will perform in concert
Tuesday, February 10, at 7 p.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Fort Myers
Beach. The harmony group has been entertaining Southwest Florida
audiences for 40 years. The program features barbershop classics as well as
Broadway, patriotic and pop music favorites. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The
public is invited. While there is no charge for admission, donations are happily
accepted.
St. Peter Lutheran Church is at 3751 Estero Boulevard, phone 463-4251.
Our email address is [email protected]
from 8 a.m. until noon. Jewelry is featured for your Valentine as well as many
other lovable items.
The market is open to anyone wishing to sell their items for $20 per space.
Setup begins at 7 a.m. Call the church
for more information, 267-3331.
Concert At Beach Chapel
A
n afternoon of operetta and Broadway favorites featuring internationally
acclaimed bass baritone Douglas Renfroe and soprano Lesley Frost is scheduled for Sunday, February 8, at 2 p.m. at Chapel by the Sea, Fort Myers
Beach.
They will be accompanied by cellist Susie Kelly from the SW Florida Symphony,
and pianist Abigail Allison.
The highlight of the performance will be selections from Fiddler on the Roof, in
which Renfroe, as Tevye, toured in Austria, Bulgaria and Israel.
Renfroe has begun his fifth season as artistic director of the Voices of Naples and
has served as cantor and music director of Temple Bat Yam on Sanibel since 2001.
A free will offering is requested.
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THE RIVER - FEBRUARY 6, 2015
The Afternoon
Bite Lights Up
During Cold Days
by Capt.
Matt Mitchell
C
old mornings
on the water
really made it
feel like winter time
this week. Warmer
sunny afternoons
were not only a
much more pleasant time to be out
fishing, but most
days were a better bite than the mornings even though there was very little
tide movement during most afternoons.
If you wanted to catch snook, the afternoons produced a much better bite all
week with the snook feeding best during
the warmest part of the day. During
the better water movement periods of
the morning incoming tides, redfish and
sheepshead fed pretty well most days
despite the cold conditions.
Morning redfish and sheepshead
action was found while tucked deep in the
mangrove creeks trying to keep everyone
on board warm. On the coldest morning
of the week, I had to switch it up a little
to using the cold water tactic of chunks of
shrimp instead of the usual live shrimp on
a jig head rig. This little bit smaller presentation on crazy cold mornings turned
out to make all the difference as we had
some of the best redfish and sheepshead
action so far this winter. Most of the
25-plus redfish we caught one morning where on the short side of the slot,
although we did manage two keepers in
the mid 20-inch range. Mixed in with the
redfish in the bends of these same mangrove creeks were lots of sheepshead in
the 3- to 5-pound range.
Cold water temperatures during morning hours certainly where a little more
challenging fishing though than the
afternoon trips all week. One morning,
the redfish bite would be just wide open
then returning to the same shoreline the
following day with the exact same set
up, the redfish would have simply disappeared. Trying different creeks and moving around, we always managed a few
morning reds but some days were just
way better than others.
As conditions warmed by mid-day,
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Send us details including tackle, bait and weather conditions, date of catch,
species and weight, and include photographs with identification. Drop them
at the River Weekly, 1609 Hendry Street, Suite 15, Fort Myers, Florida 33901,
or email to [email protected].
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Charles Eirkson from Pennsylvania with a 24-inch redfish, part of his first “Pine Island
Slam” caught while on a afternoon fishing charter with Capt. Matt Mitchell this week
fishing was a whole different ball game
with the bait of choice being free-lined
live shiners. Mangrove creeks came to
life and really lit up as the snook came
out of the woodwork during the warmest
part of the day to chase down and attack
live baits on the surface. Afternoons of
catching 20-plus snook up to roughly 30
inches have been quite common along
with keeper-sized mangrove snapper and
large trout getting in on the live bait buffet. To be still shiner fishing in February is
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an awesome thing.
So far this winter, fishing has been
some of the best we have experienced
in years. I think a big part of this is that
we still have shiners around, which when
taken into the back country are simply a
irresistible bait that fish just cannot refuse.
Going back to my log book from years
past, generally most of February has been
spent catching lots of sheepshead, which
are certainly here to catch. But with such
great snook fishing being a option, I have
not had to go that route for much more
than a morning or two during the coldest
periods.
Capt. Matt Mitchell has been fishing
local waters since he moved to Sanibel
in 1980. He now lives in St. James City
and works as a back country fishing
guide. If you have comments or questions, email [email protected].
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CROW Case Of The Week:
Local Jailbird
‘Arrested’
by Patricia Molloy
C
hances are
you know
the old joke,
“So a guy walks
into a bar...” But
have you heard the
one about the bird?
On the evening
of Sunday, February
1, a doublecrested cormorant
(Phalacrocorax auritus) was delivered to
CROW in the back of a Sanibel Police
Department cruiser. “He was found sitting on a barstool at one of the local
restaurants. He was exhibiting drunken
behavior,” said Dr. Heather Barron with a
laugh. But she really wasn’t kidding.
“He has red tide poisoning or brevetoxicosis, which causes ataxia and other
neurologic signs which are very similar to
a drunk person. It also causes a lack of
inhibition and these double-crested cormorants will often approach people with
no sign of fear,” she explained.
Upon arrival at the clinic, the cormorant was so weak and dehydrated that it
was unable to stand. Since brevetoxicosis
can cause kidney problems, Dr. Heather
ordered injections of subcutaneous fluids,
an electrolyte solution that can be given
to animals for hydration. The cormo-
rant was also fed fatty fish in order to
maintain its caloric intake, as avians can
lose weight very quickly in captivity. The
exhausted patient spent the evening in a
clean, quiet cage in the clinic’s ICU and
received some much needed rest. By the
following morning, the bird’s condition
had improved as evidenced by its ability
to stand.
The “arrested” cormorant will spend
several more days inside of the wildlife
clinic under observation. Each morning
after fluid injections, the cormorant is
placed in one of the clinic’s bathtubs to
snack on smelt and to swim, which is
great physical therapy. Once its strength
and stamina returns, Dr. Heather will
move it to an outdoor enclosure on the
property in preparation for release.
If you do not have the time to spare to
volunteer, consider sponsoring CROW’s
patients, as they do not have health insurance to cover their bills. You may specify
that your donation to be used to help
specific patients (like the double-crested
cormorant in this story, #15-0202) or a
certain species. Go to CROW’s website
(www.crowclinic.org) for more information.
CROW (Clinic for the Rehabilitation
of Wildlife, Inc.) is a non-profit wildlife
hospital providing veterinary care for
native and migratory wildlife from
our local area. The hospital accepts
patients seven days a week from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Mail donations to PO
Box 150, Sanibel, FL 33957. Call 4723644 or visit: www.crowclinic.org.
The jailbird in question, a double-crested cormorant, was found on a barstool at the
Sanibel Holiday Inn. It was kindly delivered to CROW by the Sanibel Police Department.
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A mass of non-native bromeliads
Spiny leaves make bromeliads unsuitable for walkphotos by Gerri Reaves ways and play areas
Plant Smart
Bromeliads
by Gerri Reaves
B
romeliads are recognizable for a
rosette of stiff foliage surrounding
a water-collecting “cup.” Leaf colors range from pinks and reds to vivid
stripes of yellow and green.
Perhaps the best-known bromeliad is
the pineapple, which was once widely
grown as a commercial crop in South
Florida.
Many of the state’s native bromeliads
have been devastated in recent years by
an invasive Mexican weevil (Metamasius
callizona).
Fisherman’s Paradise:
Russell And Ollie
At The Ferry Slip
by Cynthia A.
Williams
B
erry C.
Williams
(1915 to
1976) was something of a legend
as a fisherman
in the waters off
Fort Myers in
the 1950s and
early 1960s.
Reproduced for you here are chapters from his unfinished Fisherman’s
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Beads
Open
pen Daily
Small flowers are visible in this “cup” that collects water and
organic debris for nourishment
Fuchs’ bromeliad (Guzmania monostachia), cardinal airplant (Tillandsia
fasciculate), and the giant airplant
(Tillandsia utriculata) are among those
that have been affected, and all three
are listed as endangered in the state.
Common non-native ornamental
bromeliads include the silver vase plant
(Aechmea fasciata), queen’s tears
(Billbergia nutans), and the fool-proof
plant (Billbergia pyramidalis).
Bromeliads typically have spines
along the leaf edges and tip. The cup at
the center of the leaves collects rain and
organic debris for nourishment.
In some species, extravagant spikes
of flowers emerge from the cup, but in
others, small flowers appear within it.
Bromeliads are a
low-maintenance attractive plant, provided they are given the right spot.
Some species grow in soil, but many,
including several Florida natives, are epiphytes, or air plants.
Epiphytes use a rough-barked tree
such as the live oak for a growing platform. They are not parasites, but take
advantage of the location for sunlight
and food.
Give bromeliads a well-drained spot
to avoid rot. Clumps of plants can grow
to several feet tall.
They typically live only several years,
but produce pups, or suckers, that can
be separated from the parent and relocated.
Paradise, an account of his fishing
adventures that are often hilarious
and always instructional. It is presented by Williams’ daughter, Cynthia
Williams, a freelance writer and editor
living in Bokeelia on Pine Island.
Chapter VII Part IX
Berry has taken a prospective house
buyer fishing. His uncle Russell and
Russell’s friend Ollie accompany them in
a rented boat. The day has been a series
of near disasters visited upon the hapless
Russell by his blundering buddy Ollie.
Now a storm has come up, and Berry
and Maxton have made it back safely to
Punta Rassa, only to discover that Russell
and Ollie are nowhere in sight.
At this point, I really began to have
the miseries way deep down. I could envision a double-feature funeral, if we could
ever recover the bodies, and the thought
flashed through my mind as to whether
I’d ship Uncle Russell and Ollie back to
Tennessee by Englehardt’s or Harvey’s
funeral home.
Just when I was at my lowest ebb, and
was seriously wishing I’d stayed out there
and drowned with them, my binoculars
caught sight of a lurching spot on the
horizon! There was no mistaking it! It was
Uncle Russell and Ollie, foolishly plowing
full speed through the billowing waves.
Each time an angry swell lashed the boat,
I completely lost sight of Ollie, but there
Uncle Russell was, riding proudly erect
in the bow, clutching each side of the
boat in a vice-like grip. He was sans hat,
but still swaddled in his soggy life jacket,
grimly determined to see it through to the
bitter end.
Each time Uncle Russell and bow
dipped forward with the surge of the
wave, up bobbed Ollie, motor and stern.
My binoculars could never catch a full
view of both bow and stern at the same
time. I knew we still weren’t over the
hump, so I nervously asked Bill Copley
if he thought the rickety old boat would
hold together.
“Oh, it’ll hold unless the bottom drops
out. That guy is running full speed and
crashing to those waves head on. He
must be crazy as hell. You can’t handle a
flat-bottomed boat like that.”
“You’re not much help, Bill. Can’t you
think of something more cheerful?”
“Operating a boat like that, they need
help from a higher source than me.
They’ve both got life jackets on, though.
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Some species will tolerate full sun,
but most need some shade. They thrive
on a humid environment, but shouldn’t
need watering except in very dry spells,
when water can be added to the cup.
They make good accent plants or
groundcovers, but not near walking
areas because of the spines. They are
also popular as container plants.
Sources: Florida Landscape Plants
by John V. Watkins and Thomas J.
Sheehan, south-florida-plant-guide.com/
bromeliad.html, edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep337,
and hort.ufl.edu.
Plant Smart explores the diverse
flora of South Florida.
Berry with unidentified business associates,
circa 1957
We can fish them out if they go under.”
To be continued next week…
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THE RIVER - FEBRUARY 6, 2015
Free Guided Walk At
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve
C
aloosahatchee Creeks
Preserve East is offering
a free guided nature walk
at 9 a.m. on Saturday, February
14. A Lee County volunteer
naturalist and a Florida Master
Gardener will lead participants
on a 1/2-mile nature walk at
the preserve, located at 10130
Bayshore Road in North Fort
Myers. This ADA-compliant
boardwalk and trail traverses
wetlands, oak hammocks, and
pine flatwoods. Participants will
learn more about the birds, butterflies, plants and animals that
make this preserve their home.
Restrooms and picnic shelters
are available. Participants should
meet in the parking lot and
remember to bring water, hat,
sunscreen, binoculars, camera
and wear closed-toed shoes. Pets
are not permitted on this guided
walk.
Call 707-0862 for additional
information. This tour is provided in cooperation with Lee
A pileated woodpecker hunts grubs at
County Conservation 2020.
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Outdoor Family
Movie Night At
The Alliance
O
utdoor Family Movie Nights continue the Alliance for the Arts
on Friday, February 6 at 7 p.m.
with Charlotte’s Web. Bring your lawn
chairs, blankets and coolers and watch
this classic story under the stars with
family and friends.
In Charlotte’s Web, Wilbur the
pig is scared of the end of the season
because he knows he is bound for the
dinner table. So he hatches a plan with
Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to
ensure that this will never happen.
The Outdoor Family Movie Night
series continues on Friday, March 6 at
7:30 p.m. with Mr. Popper’s Penguins,
and concludes on Friday, April 10 at
8 p.m. with Fern Gully: The Last
Rainforest.
A suggested $5 family donation helps
ensure continued free family programming at the Alliance. Support for Family
Movie Night is provided by Briers CPA,
DinoLingo.com Language Learning
Programs for Kids, Internet Services
Group of Florida (ISG), Pediatric Dentistry
of Fort Myers – Dr. Tim Verwest,
Riverside Realty, Staging Matters and
Winged Foot Title.
The Alliance presents the children’s classic
Charlotte’s Web on February 6 at 7 p.m.
The alliance campus and galleries
are open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, located at
10091 McGregor Boulevard just south
of Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. For
more information, call 939-2787 (ARTS)
or go to www.artinlee.org.
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Support The EAA Reservoir Project
Appeal On Everglades Restoration
submitted by the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Association of Realtors
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his time sensitive appeal is directed to our business community members and
partners in the quest for addressing devastating water releases to the estuary.
We need your support and ask that you take three important actions as soon
as possible.
First, we ask that you add your business name in support of an EAA Reservoir
Project Coalition effort to urge the Florida legislature to purchase land in the EAA for
a reservoir before the option expires this year. Purchase of the land for a reservoir will
create the opportunity to flow water south out of Lake Okeechobee and relieve our
estuary of devastating releases. Funding for the project must be secured by April to
make this happen.
Second, we ask you to post public comment on the Senate website in support of
using Amendment 1 money to fund the purchase. We need a clear and unified message from all our members, supporters and community businesses that:
• We need land for the EAA Reservoir to protect the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie
rivers, Everglades National Park and Florida Bay.
• The time is now; the option expires in October 2015.
• If you are not going to buy the land needed for a reservoir, what is your plan?
• We are facing another lost summer with no long term solutions for storing more
water south of Lake Okeechobee.
Third, share this information with your community groups, business partners and
neighbors. This effort will protect our local economy.
Please take these three actions now:
1. Please email [email protected] to add your business name to the EAA
Reservoir Coalition so we can show broad community support for completing the land
purchase. In the subject line of the email include: Add my business in support of the
EAA Reservoir
1. Go to the senate website – www.flsenate.gov/Media/Topics/wlc – and submit
comments on how Amendment 1 money should be used. Below is a suggested message. Feel free to add a personal reason or experience of how polluted excess water
affected your business or family but be sure to submit comments so your voice can be
heard.
In the FY16 budget, along with other water and land conservation purposes, bond
Amendment 1 funds to buy land for the EAA Reservoir Project to reduce harmful
discharges to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers and provide clean water for the
Everglades and other users.
1. Forward this email to fellow business members and community groups encouraging them to add their names to the coalition.
This past election Floridians spoke up loud and clear in support of protecting our
states natural resources. Amendment 1, the Florida Water and Land Legacy, garnered
the support of 75 percent of statewide voters and 78 percent of Lee County voters.
The amendment requires one third of documentary stamp revenue be placed into the
Land Acquisition Trust Fund and spent on environmental programs and initiatives.
The next step is drafting the implementing legislation. Senate President Andy
Gardiner has tasked the Senate Committee on Environmental Preservation and
Conservation, chaired by Senator Charlie Dean, with this effort and they have
launched a website asking the public to share our thoughts on how the money is
spent. Our job is to assure that the funding, estimated for this year at $702 million dollars, is spent for the projects and purposes identified in the amendment.
This is an investment in our community and our future. Thanks for taking action
today!
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Summer Camp At Alliance For Arts
Online registration for Alliance for the Arts’ Summer Arts Camp begins February 14
submitted by Brandi Couse, Education Director
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reetings Alliance members, camp families and friends.
We are pleased to announce that Summer Arts Camp 2015 online registration
opens to Alliance members at 9 a.m. on Saturday, February 14. Non-member
registration opens February 28.
The camps kick off June 15 with the theme Blast Into The Future!
A $75 Alliance Family Membership is required to register early and receive discounted
camp prices. Call 939-2787 to check your membership status.
We have upgraded our online account system this year, so you will need to create a
new account even if your child has joined us in the past. You may choose to become a
member or renew your membership during the registration process. It will be an optional
item chosen at the end of the online registration process.
The Camps
The Alliance Summer Arts Camp experience will captivate children’s imagination and
expose them to a wide spectrum of the arts. Our camps combine instruction in visual
arts, voice, dance and drama. Each week of our main camp culminates with a Friday
visual art exhibit and final performance in the theater. There is an informal final performance in the Mini Summer Arts Camp. We’re excited to announce that longtime alliance
instructor Phyllis Fields-Rayner is taking over the reins as main camp director. We’re
happy to welcome back Sue Hansen as our Mini Summer Arts Camp director this year.
We look forward to seeing many friendly faces of returning campers, but also hope to see
lots of new ones. Tell your friends.!
Summer Arts Camp
(First through sixth grades)
Hours: 9: a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday
Daily Arrival Time: 8:45 to 9 a.m.
Exhibit and Final Performance Fridays: 2:30 p.m.
Tuition: $160 per week for members, $2; entire balance due June 10
Early drop-off 8 a.m./late pick-up 5 p.m.: $30 per week (Daily Drop In: $10)
Campers are divided into age-based groups of 15 students which travel through three
performing arts and three visual arts centers each day. Performing arts centers include
music, dance and theater. Campers explore skills and techniques for art production while
they sing, dance and act their way to the Friday stage performance. Visual arts centers
include a creative station, a visual art center and a set and prop design shop where they
work on the weekly set. Final performances are based on each week’s theme.
Additional activities include morning outdoor snack time (remember to put something
extra in their lunch box for a snack), lunch and afternoon activity time. On select days
there will be treats available for purchase, visits from local celebrities and a field trip to
visit Broadway Palm Dinner Theater during Forever Broadway week.
Each morning and afternoon, campers prepare for their amazing Friday performance,
rehearse their finale songs and watch other groups work toward the completed project.
The final performance takes place in the theater at 2:30 p.m. every Friday.
• Every camper receives a T-shirt and weekly camp photo
• Bring a bag lunch and snack (no refrigeration available)
• Tennis shoes recommended (no flip flops)
• Campers do a lot of painting projects that can get messy, so please wear clothes
that can get dirty!
Mini Summer Arts Camp
Campers must be five by September 1, 2015. Limit 18 children per week.
Hours: 9: a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday
Daily Arrival Time: 8:45 to 9 a.m.
Tuition: $200 per week for members, $240 for non-members
50 percent deposit due upon registration; entire balance due June 10
Early drop-off 8 a.m./late pick-up 5 p.m. is $30 per week (Daily Drop In: $10)
One extra bonus week of Mini Summer Arts Camp (June 8-12)
Each day campers explore a variety of artistic mediums and experiences, including
visual arts, music, dance, theatre, as well as center time and snacks. (Snacks provided for
Minis.)
• Every camper receives a T-shirt and weekly camp photo
• Bring a bag lunch (no refrigeration available)
• Tennis shoes recommended (no flip flops)
• Campers do a lot of painting projects that can get messy, so please wear clothes
that can get dirty!
The Weekly Themes
Bonus Pre-Camp Week For Mini Summer Arts Camp: Magical Kingdoms! (June 8-12)
Blast Into The Future (June 15-19)
Jump through a time portal into the future. Take a wild ride into an amazing new
world filled with fun and adventures beyond your wildest dreams. What surprises might
the future hold?
Hawaiian Hullabaloo (June 22-26)
Aloha! Tune up your ukulele and string your leis. Grab your straw skirts and island
shirts because we’re having a Polynesian luau where hula dancers and hula hoopers will
keep you movin’ and groovin’ to the island beat.
Forever Broadway (June 29 to July 3)
Light the lights. Curtain up. Step into a Broadway musical, A little tap and a lot of talent will make this razzle-dazzle week.
Jungle Fever (July 6-10)
Roar with energy and excitement as native drums lead the way to a swinging rainforest adventure. Gentle creatures greet you and the mostly friendly predators hopefully
won’t eat you in this wild romp through the jumping jungle.
Winter In July (July 13-17)
As summer temperatures continue to rise we’re bringing in a blast of Arctic cold to
cool things down. You won’t believe what happens after a freak summer blizzard strikes
sunny Southwest Florida!
Mad Scientist (July 20-24)
Break out your lab coat and enter a wacky world of strange science filled with murky
jars, bubbling test tubes, electric coils and levitating levers. What could the mad scientist
be up to?
Fiesta! (July 27-31)
Come on down we’re throwing the world’s biggest party and we need you to make
it happen. Dust off your dancing shoes and bring your friends because this celebration is
going to last until dawn.
Under The Big Top (August 3-7)
Step right up and get your ticket to the Greatest Show on Earth. Join the ringmaster
for a spectacular show where elephants entertain, trapeze artists stun, acrobats amaze
and clowns delight. Thrills and chills await one and all!
Alliance for the Arts is located at 10091 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers. For more
information, call 939-2787 or go to www.artinlee.org.
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Fort Myers Fare
from the area’s premier musical talent.
Just upstairs from Nellie’s is Ugly’s
Waterside Bar, the place where everyone
gets prettier, and happy hour is all day,
every day.
Parking for your car or boat is free
for patrons. The GPS coordinates are
26”27’23.41” N • 81”57’15.18” W.
1131 First Street, Fort Myers Beach
at the Fort Myers Historic Seaport at
Nervous Nellie’s Marina. Call 463-8077.
SS HOOKERS
Get hooked on great cuisine and spirits
at SS Hookers. The restaurant pays tribute to the rich history of Punta Rassa,
the home of big game fishing. It serves
American cuisine with a Cajun twist.
Waterfront dining is available daily for
breakfast, lunch and dinner.
After a triumphant day of fishing,
bring your catch to the restaurant: “If you
hook it, our chef will cook it.”
A late night bar features live music
nightly. A fresh seafood market, bait shop
and gifts are also on-site.
17501 Harbour Pointe Drive, Fort
Myers. Call 466-4377.
SUNSHINE GRILLE
Formerly known as the Sunshine
Seafood Cafe and Lounge, Sunshine
Grille serves all of your favorite dishes for
lunch and dinner. In addition to its previous menu, the restaurant is also serving
gourmet flat breads prepared in a wood
fired stove with fresh oak. Wood-fired
steaks fill out the menu, including a ribeye
and a porterhouse, to go along with the
famous wood fired filet mignon.
Happy hour and live music are featured daily.
8700 Gladiolous Drive, Fort Myers.
Call 489-2233.
Lake Kennedy Senior Center
Red Sox Spring Training Bus Trip
T
ake me out to the ball game! Join the Kennedy Kruisers as they venture to
JetBlue Park to see the Boston Red Sox battle the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday,
March 17 in spring training action. See your favorite baseball stars up close
during batting practice. Enjoy a delightful pre-game BBQ buffet with family and
friends. The infield grandstand seats should make this St. Patrick’s Day a lucky one.
Bus trip participants should arrive by 9:45 a.m. prior to the departure at 10 a.m.
The return time following the game is approximately 5 p.m.
Cost is $69 for members and $74 for non-members. Sign up early; seats will go
fast. Pre-registration is required.
Lake Kennedy Senior Center is located at 400 Santa Barbara Boulevard in
Cape Coral. For more information, call 574-0575.
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Unique Dance Performance At
FGCU School Of Music And Arts
T
he Theatre
Program in the
Bower School
of Music & the
Arts at Florida Gulf
Coast University
(FGCU) will present
Disphotic Twilight
Zone, an original
movement-based
theatrical production, February 13 to
22 in the Theatre
Lab.
This 60-minute
work takes its name
from the deep oceanic layer where little
light penetrates and
aquatic life begins
to become bioluminescent. Created by
choreographer and
FGCU dance instructor Lynn Neuman,
with original music
by Joshua Davis,
Disphotic Twilight
Zone will include
post-performance
discussions following
each show.
Five dancers and
three actors will perform Neuman’s choreography and text
by Aidan Feldman
while Davis plays his FGCU Disphotic Twilight Zone
score live. The choreography reflects the movement of marine life, yet the work as a whole questions the
nature of reality and the human perception of it – much like the classic television show
The Twilight Zone. A reflecting pond created by technical director Anne Carncoss
serves as a mirror and a meditation tank.
Disphotic Twilight Zone marks the theater program’s first main-stage dance performance, but it is not the first time Neuman and Davis have collaborated. Neuman
is a choreographer, director, teacher and performer who serves as artistic director of
Artichoke Dance Company in New York City. Her work has been presented nationally
and internationally under the auspices of the company since 1995, and she has been
commissioned to create more than 20 works for other companies. Davis is a bassist,
composer, arranger and educator who has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center
and the National Concert Hall in Taiwan.
The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. February 13, 14, 20 and 21 and at 2
p.m. February 15, 21 and 22. Admission is $10 for the general public and $7 for students. Tickets are available online at theatrelab.fgcu.edu.
For more information, contact Lynn Neuman at [email protected].
Beach Art Association
Offers Painting Collage Class
T
he Fort Myers Beach Art Association’s exhibitions and programs are open to
the public.
Offered on Thursday, February 12, is Seductive Surfaces for Painting and
Collage from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students will explore new, fun and innovative approaches to collage and painting using acrylic mediums with mixed media artist Kevin D.
Tobin. They will try new surfaces, learn to create a multitude of surfaces with acrylic
gels and grounds that can enhance the collage process. Grounds for washes, glazes,
texture, layering for drawing and painting and applying imageswill also be shown.
This class is suitable for all levels. Materials are supplied.
Although no actual drawing experience necessary, students may bring along favorite
drawing elements such as pastels, colored pencils etc. and a brush and a palette knife
or two along with a small container for water and paper towels.
Fee for members is $60, for non-members, $70.
To register call the association at 463-390; for further information, call Mary at 3144178.
Dr. Michael Baron
FGCU Music School Presents The
Virtuosity Of The Tenor Saxophone
T
he Bower School of Music & the
Arts at Florida Gulf Coast University
(FGCU) presents The Virtuosity of
the Tenor Saxophone concert, as part of
the Faculty & Guest Artist Series in U.Tobe
Recital Hall, Tuesday, February 10 at 7:30
p.m. The concert features James Houlik,
tenor saxophone, accompanied by Michael
Baron, Bower School professor, on piano
and Mario Bernardo on alto saxophone.
Houlik has been critically acclaimed
around the world as the pre-eminent performer on tenor saxophone. He performs
with many of the world’s greatest orchestras, and most often performing music that
has been composed for him. Houlik has
performed for former President Bill Clinton
in the East Room of the White House and
in the major music capitals of the world.
Tickets are $10 for the general public
and $7 for students and are available for
purchase at www.fgcu.edu/cas/bsm, or at
the door.
For more information, contact Joanna
Hoch at 745-4268 or email jhoch@fgcu.
edu.
James Houlik
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Alliance Bluegrass
Bottom Feeders and North Carolina
based Nu-Blu, who return to for a special
two-hour set.
Visit www.ArtInLee.org or call 9392787 for more information.
To learn more about the Acoustic
Music Society of Southwest Florida, visit
www.Palmgrass.org.
The Alliance campus and galleries
are open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, located at
10091 McGregor Boulevard just south of
Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers.
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Memorial Exhibit To Benefit
The Alliance For The Arts
T
he Alliance for the Arts will present a solo exhibition of Diana
Rutherford’s portraits in the Theater
Lobby Gallery from February 6 through
28, with an opening reception on Friday,
February 13 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Rutherford was born in Illinois in 1939
and died in Fort Myers in 2013. Thirteen
portraits features her soulful paintings for
which she was internationally known. Ten
of the 13 portraits will be available for sale
through silent auction, with proceeds to
benefit the Alliance for the Arts, courtesy
of the family of Diana Rutherford.
“During her lifetime, Diana Rutherford
completed 30 portraits. Her subjects over
the years included artists, substance abusers and saints, many of whom lived in
Lee County,” said exhibit curator Barbara
Hill. “Rutherford is considered one of
Self Portrait, Up Close, a washed and
Southwest Florida’s premier portraitists,
mixed media on paper by Diane
painting in the style of master portrait
Rutherford
painters Lucian Freud, David Bates and
Alice Neel.”
Although trained classically, her painting approach was decidedly non-traditional.
Rutherford preferred to work from live models, although a camera was used in rare
occasions. She was interested in capturing the quirky charm, celebrating the uniqueness of each individual. Several of the works in this exhibition are self-portraits.
Rutherford’s work has been exhibited in 18 solo exhibitions as well as numerous
group, invitational and juried exhibitions nationally and internationally. Rutherford
received six awards for her portrait painting in Boston and Florida and had been
commissioned to do portraits in the Boston/Cambridge area as well as the Aix-enProvence and Nice regions of France. Her work is in the private collections in the
United States and Puerto Rico as well as France, and the United Kingdom. She died in
Fort Myers on September 24, 2013.
Young Man Resting, an oil painting on
canvas by Diane Rutherford
Liz And Peter, an oil painting on linen by
Diane Rutherford
Music Of Champions At Mann Hall
Flea Market
T
he North Fort Myers Community Flea Market will be held on Saturday,
February 7 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. behind the North Fort Myers Library at
2000 North Recreation Park Way.
Space is available for $5 (tables and chairs will not be provided). Pre-registration is
required. Call 533-7200 or 239-533-7205 to pay and reserve a space.
Enchanted Ballroom
Opens In Bonita Springs
S
ports themes, fight songs and the sounds of team spirit will feature guest narrator, retired Minnesota Twins announcer John Gordon, and Glenn Donnellan,
National Symphony Orchestra violinist performing on The Electric Slugger.
It is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, February 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. at the Barbara
B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, 13350 Edison Parkway, Fort Myers,.
Tickets range from $22 to $62. Call 418-1500.
Calendar Girls At Swamp Buggy Race
Enchanted Ballroom’s ribbon cutting at their new Bonita Springs location
T
he Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Enchanted Ballroom on January 28 to celebrate the opening of its new
location in The Promenade at 26795 South Bay Drive, Suite #110 in Bonita
Springs.
Enchanted Ballroom is an outlet for stress relief, exercise, socializing, expressing
one’s self, and, of course, dancing. It welcomes members of all ages and different levels of experience and covers a wide variety of dance styles including American smooth
and rhythm as well as international standard, Latin dancing, social dance and line
dance. Enchanted Ballroom offers private lessons, group classes, workshops and dance
parties.
For more information about Enchanted Ballroom, visit www. TheEnchanted
Ballroom.com.
The Calendar Girls
D
onning their Dolly Parton wigs, The Calendar Girls entertained a sold-out
audience during intermission at the 2015 Swamp Buggy Budweiser Winter
Classic on January 25 in Naples.
Since 2006, The Calendar Girls have been paying it forward through song and
dance in Southwest Florida and would love to make your next event sparkle. For more
information, visit www.calendargirlsflorida.com or call Katherine at 850-6010.
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From page 1
insects closely, Heymann witnessed endless complexity in both color and form.
He believes there is vast intelligence and
beauty in nature and strives to convey that
through his artwork. By combining realism and abstraction in an ever-evolving
process, each of his paintings will typically
Arts For ACT
through painting full time.
McGreens’ art consists of a dark blend
of cute and creepy that invites the viewer
to move into a world where his creatures
have their own agendas. These eccentric
souls explore their odd worlds and guide
us through what is their reality. The world
around him, his dreams, and other artists
that he comes in contact with musically,
lyrically, and artistically inspires him.
Funny things that may occur in his daily
life, ridiculous things that humans do is
also a big inspiration.
“What makes my world go round are
my wife, our Boston terriers, self sustainable home farming, wrenching on, and
restoring vintage import motorcycles,”
McGreens explained. “And, of course...
to paint!”
The Art by Kids with Cancer exhibit
is produced, drawn and painted by the
children at The Pediatric Oncology/
Hematology program at the Golisano
Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida.
The program raises awareness in the
general community as to the importance
of the arts in healing and the challenges
faced by local families of children diagnosed with cancer.
The Young Artists Awards, a not-forprofit organization serving area children,
mats and frames and then showcases,
sells and auctions selected pieces of the
children’s artwork. Trained volunteers will
be available to talk about the artwork and
program during the opening. More infor-
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Gourmet Gladiators’ Cook-Off
Artwork by Jerry McGreens
mation can be found at www.youngartistsawards.org.
The program will also be accepting
donations of art supplies during the opening on February 6. Small canvases, acrylic
paints, brushes and frames are especially
needed.
Heymann is a new resident of Fort
Myers from Jacksonville, Florida. His
inspiration is derived from his varied personal experiences outdoors, from crewing
sailboats and working with the Florida
Park Service to spending three months
in the wilderness and hiking 1,200 miles
on the Pacific Crest Trail, he accumulated
a large volume of visual references to
portray. By studying animals, plants and
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Chefs Fabrice Deletrain and Ben Voisin
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The pair of ex-pats represents the culinary
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School Smart
by Shelley M.
Greggs, NCSP
D
ear
Shelley,
We have
just moved to this
area from a very
small school district
where everyone
knew each other.
Now nobody
knows us so I have
a meeting set up with my children’s
teachers to introduce ourselves. I don’t
know exactly what I should be sharing
with them. What is most important for
the teachers to know about my children?
Trina K., Ft. Myers
Trina,
You are doing a great job helping
your children to have school success by
meeting with their teachers. Students
do best when parents and teachers
work together as partners and there
are things you can share that will help
the teacher do his or her job more
effectively. While your child’s teacher is
the expert in education, no one knows
more about your child than you do.
Here are some key things teachers
have reported that they would like to
know about their students. Sharing this
information with a teacher will help her
better understand your child’s needs and
lay the groundwork for a cooperative
relationship throughout the school year.
• Health conditions: If your child
wears glasses, hearing aides, is diabetic,
uses an inhaler, is allergic to peanuts or
insects, or has a serious health condition, her teacher should know. It’s also
helpful to let the teacher know whether
your child has been diagnosed with any
other conditions that may affect behavior and concentration.
• Family issues: Share with the
teacher if your family is going through
a major adjustment that could affect
your child, such as a divorce, a death in
the family or other significant changes.
Alert the teachers to these situations so
they can watch for behavioral changes.
• Personality traits or behavior issues:
Let the teacher know if your child is
unusually shy, talkative or impulsive.
You may also want to let the teacher
know if your child has anger issues,
cries easily or has some other behavior
that could get in the way of positive
classroom conduct. It’s best to make
teachers aware of these issues before
they become a problem at school.
• Strengths and weaknesses: Make
sure to share your children’s academic
strengths and weaknesses. If you tell
teachers these things right away, they’ll
have more time to help your children
improve and encourage in the areas
they need it most.
• Study habits: Tell teachers about
your children’s study habits and any
issues they face in completing the
work. Teachers often can offer suggestions to make homework time go more
smoothly.
• Special interests: Knowing more
about your child’s hobbies or interests
can help the teacher make deeper connections in the classroom with both the
curriculum and with other students who
have similar interests.
Sharing these important pieces of
information with your children’s teachers should help both the teachers and
your children have a successful transition to their new school.
Shelley Greggs is adjunct faculty at Florida SouthWestern State
College, where she teaches psychology and education courses. She is
also a nationally certified school psychologist and consultant for School
Consultation Services, a private
educational consulting company.
Questions for publication may be
addressed to [email protected].
Not all questions submitted can be
addressed through this publication.
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FGCU Hosts Math
Conference
F
lorida Gulf Coast University (FGCU)
Department of Mathematics will host
the third annual Advancing Student
Participation in Research Experiences
(ASPiRE), a one-day math conference on
Saturday, February 7 from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. in Academic Building 7 (AB7). The
conference is designed for undergraduates from FGCU and others interested in
learning about research experiences in
mathematics.
Guest speakers with extensive experience running National Science Foundation
(NSF)-sponsored Research Experience for
Undergraduates programs, will describe
prior projects completed by students, ideas
for future projects,and offer advice about
the application process.
Local faculty engaged in joint work with
students will have the opportunity to speak
about their current and ongoing research
projects. Afternoon sessions will be devoted
to student research presentations.
For more information about the conference, visit http://jaffarali.org/aspire/.
For further information, contact Dr.
Jaffar Ali Shahul Hameed, associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and
chair of the organizing committee, at 5901470, or [email protected].
Read us online at IslandSunNews.com
Local High
Schools In Top 10
Florida Schools
F
lorida SouthWestern Collegiate
High School (FSWC) Charlotte
and Lee were listed in the top 10,
according to the Florida Department of
Education’s recently released grades for
high schools across the state of Florida.
Schools were eligible to receive a grade
up to 1,600; FSWC Lee was ranked
number five in the state with a score of
1483 and FSWC Charlotte was ranked
number eight with a score of 1,461.
“This is a direct reflection of the
caliber of our faculty and staff at both
schools, in addition to the hard work
and determination of our students,” said
Dr. Jeff Allbritten, president of Florida
SouthWestern State College. “What
makes this even more impressive is the
fact that both schools are open enrollment, with a lottery draw each year to
accept 100 students per class.”
“In an era of education focused on
high stakes testing, it is impressive to see
two schools perform in the top ten with
little to no emphasis placed on testing.
Our teachers and administrators keep
FSWC students focused on competency
based learning through innovative and
contemporary learning strategies,” said
Dr. Erin Harrel, Dean of the School of
Education. Dr. Harrel provides oversight for the School of Education, Dual
Enrollment, as well as the two Collegiate
High Schools. “We are very proud of
the work these two schools accomplish
in preparing college ready students. It is
an honor to work amongst such talented
teachers, staff and faculty.”
“We are so proud of our faculty, staff
and students for this recognition. It’s in
part thanks to their hard work throughout
the year,” said Brian Botts, principal of
FSWC Lee.
“It is extremely rewarding to be listed
in the top ten and receive this honor for
the excellent education programs that we
create and provide,” said Diane Juneau,
principal of FSWC Charlotte.
FSWC Charlotte is designed to
provide students of all ability levels an
opportunity to graduate with both a high
school degree and an Associate of Arts
(AA) degree. The teaching methods used
provide students an engaging learning
environment and opportunities to receive
additional educational resources through
the high school and Florida SouthWestern
State College.
For more information about Florida
SouthWestern Collegiate High School
Charlotte County, visit www.fsw.edu/wp/
cchs.
FSWC Lee provides a dynamic STEM
focused learning environment that is
dedicated to creating and sustaining the
independent learning process with a focus
on helping students construct knowledge
through projects, hands on activities, and
academic debate/discussion. An integral
part of the school’s mission is to connect qualified and motivated students to
maximizing their college dual enrollment
options.
For more information about Florida
SouthWestern Collegiate High School Lee
County, visit www.fsw.edu/wp/lchs.
Financial Focus
Kids In College?
Fill Out That
Student Aid Form
by Jennifer Basey
W
e’ve just
begun
the new
year and the next
academic year is
still months away.
Nonetheless, if you
have a child who
will be attending
college in the fall,
it’s not too soon
to start thinking about what might be a
vital component of paying for his or her
higher education: financial aid.
Specifically, to help ensure that your
child doesn’t miss out on federal and state
student grants, work-study and loans for
the 2015-16 school year, you’ll want to
complete the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible.
You can start the application process by
visiting www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Even if you have a fair amount of
financial assets, you should probably fill
out a FAFSA. In the first place, all parents
receive an “asset protection allowance,”
based on the age of the older parent.
For two-parent families, this allowance
generally shelters between $25,000 and
$50,000 in assets from FAFSA considerations; for single parents, the range is
typically between $6,000 and $10,000.
The allowance may be higher for parents
65 and older. Furthermore, in determining your expected family contribution,
FAFSA won’t look at your pension plan,
your IRA, your 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored retirement account.
Assets held outside retirement plans –
the balances in your checking and savings
accounts, CDs, investment real estate,
stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and so on –
will be counted in the FAFSA calculations,
but as a parent, you will only be expected
to contribute up to 5.64 percent of these
assets, as opposed to assets held in your
child’s name, which are usually assessed
at 20 percent.
You may want to pay special attention to one particular asset, the 529 plan.
A 529 plan is a popular college savings
vehicle and for a pretty good reason: The
investment dollars you place in a 529
plan can grow tax-deferred, and withdrawals are free of federal and state taxes, provided the money is only used for higher
education expenses. (The earnings portion
of withdrawals used for other purposes
may be fully taxable, and might incur a 10
percent penalty, as well.) Plus, your 529
plan contributions may be deductible on
your state taxes.
Like your other non-retirement assets,
a 529 plan will be assessed at up to 5.64
percent for FAFSA purposes. Some
families, seeking to totally keep their 529
plan assets out of aid calculations ask the
grandparents to own the account. This
could be a problem, though, because
while the grandparents’ 529 plan won’t
be reported as an asset on FAFSA, withdrawals from the plan will be treated as
untaxed income to the beneficiary (i.e.,
the grandchild) on the next year’s FAFSA,
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deaRPharmacist
Natural Vitamin E
Aids Memory
And Cholesterol
by Suzy Cohen, RPh
D
ear Reader
We are all
afraid of losing our mind and our
memory. It’s scary to
forget what you were
just saying or where
you put your glasses.
No one is clear about
what causes memory
loss or neurodegenerative brain disorders, but we know
fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin E support
brain health.
Vitamin E is superman for your brain.
There’s a lot of confusion about E. Do
you see “dl-alpha tocopherol” on the
label? You probably do, that is what 99
percent of E supplements contain. All
synthetic forms of Vitamin E are labeled
with a dl- prefix. I wouldn’t put this in my
body if you paid me. Natural E has the dprefix and is recognized by your cells.
There is another part of the vitamin
E molecule called “tocotrienols.” It is like
Kryptonite to Superman because of the
strong antioxidant activity. Tocotrienols
are 50 to 70 times more potent than
tocopherols and penetrate deeper into
fatty tissues like your brain, and liver.
Tocotrienols are found in mostly in palm
oil and rice bran oil with trace amounts
in wheat, rye, barley, and oats (however,
all those grains contain gluten which may
harm the brain over time). What do you
think the likelihood is that you’re getting
this amazing antioxidant in therapeutic
amounts? Zero.
To get enough, you’d have to slurp a
cup of palm oil per day, two cups of rice
bran oil per day or almost three and a
half pounds of wheat germ per day! No,
don’t do it! Vitamin E supplements are
stronger. High-quality versions contain
all the components of vitamin E including four tocotrienols and four tocopherols. Those both have four subdivisions,
alpha, beta, delta and gamma. So natural
Vitamin E contains eight different parts
(four tocotrienols and four tocopherols).
Gamma tocotrienol is the prizewinner of
the bunch!
Natural Vitamin E can help with cholesterol, clotting problems, certain cancers like breast and prostate cancer and
brain health. Tocotrienols in particular
protect against destructive free radicals
linked to chronic disease and inflammation. The bad boys are ROS, NF-kappa
B, COX, and LOX, they have to be
stopped. Medically, there is no cure for
Alzheimer’s disease. Medications such as
Namenda, Aricept, Exelon and others
lessen symptoms. They do nothing to
quell these bad boys.
A recent study in the Journal of
Alzheimer’s Disease on tocotrienols
should have made headline news. Why it
didn’t is beyond me. Researchers know
that poor mitochondrial function contributes to Alzheimer’s disease. Mitochondria
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When they malfunction, you feel fatigued,
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Researchers found more beta amyloid
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and the study participants developed early
stages of Alzheimer’s. The cells had poor
function, low energy levels and the cells
weren’t breathing right. Not good!
They treated the dysfunctional cells for
24 hours with rice bran oil that contained
tocotrienols (as well as some tocopherols).
Not surprisingly, this treatment reduced
dangerous plaques associated with
Alzheimer’s disease. Ask your practitioner
about supplementing with Vitamin E,
since rice bran oil may not be enough.
This information is not intended
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Mom And Me
It all seems very strange to me. Do
you know if this is the new approach to
care for the healthy elderly?
Tina
Dear Tina,
You are most fortunate that you enjoy
good health and that you also have a
physician who is practicing up-to-date
medicine.
According to Johns-Hopkins medical
letter of May 2008, traditional examinations and tests “rarely detected
or prevented underlying diseases in
healthy adults who were not experiencing
symptoms.” So instead of the traditional
annual physical, many physicians are now
concentrating on preventive services and
ordering tests customized to the patient’s
individual needs. Also this “as needed”
approach means that the patient plays
an important role in managing his or her
own preventive care.”
This seems to be the new approach,
but I am sure that many physicians and
their patients would still prefer the more
traditional physical examination.
Lizzie
Dear Tina,
I have heard this from a number of
individuals, thinking their physicians
were not appropriately caring for them.
I spoke with a few physicians in the area
and they recounted the same information
as found in the Johns-Hopkins letter. I
know it is difficult when changes are not
explained. However, it does seem from
the literature that this change is a positive
one supported by research. It is important
to have an open and honest relationship
with your health care providers. If this is
of concern to you, discuss your concern
with the physician.
Pryce
Lizzie and Pryce’s email address is
[email protected].
by Lizzie and Pryce
L
izzie and Pryce answer your questions and give advice about aging
concerns from a two-generational
perspective. A mother and daughter
team, Lizzie is a retired RN and health
educator, and Pryce is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice who specializes in the care of elders and people with
chronic illnesses.
Dear Mom & Me,
I have always tried to take care of
my health. Years ago when I was told I
should have a yearly physical, I did it.
My husband and I retired and we
moved to a new location and the new
doctor said that he wanted to see us
every six months to catch any health
problems early. That was fine with us.
Recently we moved to another retirement area of the country and here it is
completely different.
I went to a new young doctor and
it just turned out to be a discussion, no
examination, just a general update and
a conversation about a series of new
tests. He ordered tests that he thinks are
needed considering my age, gender, my
family and my personal history. He asked
if I had any complaints, and that was it.
Cape Coral Community Champion
T
he Florida Department of Health in Lee County added the City of Cape Coral
to the list of Healthy Weight Community Champions with a presentation at
the February 2 city council meeting. The city was recognized for its 90 miles
of bicycle and pedestrian roadway signage, and its parks and recreation programs.
“The City of Cape Coral has really stepped up to improve its bikeability for residents and visitors with these newly marked routes,” said Robert Palussek, DOH-Lee
administrator. “We look for more champions to arise out of the municipal and county
governments in Lee County.”
The City of Cape Coral is being recognized for demonstrating a positive impact to
the health environment in the community by adopting engineering design standards
and land use and development regulations which ensure that new and redeveloped
roadways will facilitate multi-modal transportation. The city has: 202 miles of sidewalks, 110 miles of bike lanes, 9 miles of bike paths, 3.75 miles of multi-use paths
and 90 miles of bike routes that interconnect the city’s park system.
continued on page 23
THE RIVER - FEBRUARY 6, 2015
Doctor and Dietitian
Suze Orman At
Women’s Fund
Event
Prolotherapy
Stem Cell
Therapy For Pain
W
GCU.org, in partnership with
Stock Development and The
Women’s Fund of Southwest
Florida, presents You’ve Earned It, Don’t
Lose It with Suze Orman on Friday,
March 20 at 11:30 a.m. at the RitzCarlton in Naples.
The Women’s’ Fund Of Southwest
Florida is committed to the well-being of
women and girls in every facet of their
lives. That also includes financial security.
More and more women are in charge of
their family or household budgets. And
more often than not, these women must
wade solo into unfamiliar financial territories -- like retirement, life insurance, mortgages and credit scores. Sound familiar?
There is an opportunity to not only
invest in women and girls in Southwest
Florida but also to invest in your own
financial security. And be entertained to
boot.
Your donation of $400 to WGCU.org
will secure two tickets for this exclusive
event, lunch for two and financial wisdom
that you can apply right away. Tables of
10 are available for $2,000.
Your donation supports the public
media programs that you watch or listen
to every week, including programs like
Downton Abbey, WGCU Makers: The
Women Who Make Southwest Florida,
All Things Considered and Gulf Coast
Live. It is undeniable that programs like
these entertain, engage and enrich our
lives.
Your donation is also an investment in
women and girls of Southwest Florida. A
portion of all ticket sales will benefit The
Women’s Fund of Southwest Florida.
by Ross Hauser, MD and Marion
Hauser, MS, RD
Suze Orman
Your donation is also an investment
in yourself. We all have questions and
insecurities about our personal finances.
This is an opportunity take advantage
of Orman’s business savvy. She’ll dole
advice, provide some do’s and don’ts on
how to keep the money you’ve earned,
and encourage you to become more
confident and educated about your own
financial security.
Orman is just the first dynamic
personality that WGCU.org and The
Women’s Fund of Southwest Florida are
planning to bring to our region through
the WGCU Makers: Women Who Make
Southwest Florida initiative.
Make your contribution for tickets
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From page 21
Kids In College?
and that can have a big impact on financial aid, a much bigger impact, in fact, than if
the 529 plan was listed as a parental asset.
Consequently, you might want to ask the grandparent to award ownership of the
529 plan to you. However, some state plans don’t allow this change, so the grandparent might have to transfer the money to a different state’s plan before giving up ownership.
In any case, be aware of these issues when you tackle the FAFSA. And don’t delay
in filling it out. Colleges have a closing date for accepting financial aid applications,
and that’s one deadline you won’t want to miss.
Jennifer Basey is a financial advisor in Fort Myers. She can be reached at [email protected].
From page 22
Healthy Weight
The City of Cape Coral’s Parks and Recreation Department has a Summer Camp
Fitness and Nutrition policy committed to providing at least 60 minutes of physical
activity a day to children participating in the camp. In addition, camps serve only
water, milk and juice as beverages.
Lee County and the City of Fort Myers were both champions in 2014. The
Community Champions program is part of the department’s Healthiest Weight Florida
Initiative.
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is absolutely out of control with
259 million painkiller prescriptions
written every year in the US alone. This
amounts to one for every adult living in
the United States.
While initially the body amounts an
inflammatory response to heal injured tissues, after several months this response
becomes ineffective. Alternative or natural therapies aim to enhance the natural
healing abilities of the body, thus giving
the body a chance in essence to heal
itself.
Many structures can cause pain,
including damaged and degenerated
joints, ligaments and tendons. Ligaments
hold the bones together and are likened
to the nuts and bolts of the body. They
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hold the skeletal system together. When
ligaments are unable to perform their
job and bones move out of alignment or
sublux, nerves and other structures can
be activated. Muscles are then recruited
to stabilize or limit this excessive motion.
Unfortunately chronic muscle contraction is painful. This is why chiropractic
manipulation and massage may often
produce instant relief, sometimes permanently. When pain returns, a direct
injection therapy to the ligaments is used
called prolotherapy or proliferative injection therapy.
Prolotherapy, a type of stem cell
therapy, involves the injection of natural
substances including D-glucose (dextrose,
the normal sugar in the body), hormones,
blood, or progenitor cells or stem cells
from a person’s own bone marrow or fat
into damaged and degenerated structures
including ligaments, tendons, menisci,
labrum and joints to stimulate repair.
Prolotherapy injections are typically given
monthly and typically four sessions are
needed to achieve healing.
Many patients have used prolotherapy
as an alternative to joint replacement surgery as well as surgeries for meniscus and
labral tears, thus avoiding long rehabilitation programs, PT, and pain medications,
all the while achieving complete healing
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From page 5
Lab Theater
and eyeliner
no longer had
the impact, so
how to update
the show?
Improvisation,
leather, androgyny, homosexuality, honesty...
the truth about
a cabaret in
1933 Berlin and
Alan Cumming
as the emcee. I
knew then that I
wanted to direct
Cabaret in a
small venue with
tables and chairs. Back row, from left, Yoanna Nikolova and Shelley Sanders; front row,
I wanted it to be from left, Lauren Redeker, Madison Mitchell, Tyrone Landers, Elena
a little raunchier, Novak and Lucy Harris
a little dirtier. I
wanted the audience to feel they can interact with the actors.”
Julian Sundby of Vibe Studios is the musical director, veteran actor/singer Taylor
Adair will play Sally Bowles and Tyrone Landers will play the emcee. He said, “This
show is an incredible ensemble piece. We have a solid team of passionate people on
board. Their hard work and determination are going to make this a truly memorable
experience.” Further cast members include Lucy Harris as Fraulein Kost, Lauren
Redeker as Texas, Madison Mitchell as Rosie, Shelley Sanders as Lulu, and Joseph
Loiacono as Herr Schulz.
There will be an opening night reception, starting at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $12
for students and $22 for adults at the door. The theater also offers Thursday night discounts to seniors and military, at $18.50 per ticket. Seating is limited.
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Legacy Society Gratitude Event
Doug Meurer and Gail Markham
A
s part of its Legacy Society In Gratitude event, the Southwest Florida
Community Foundation hosted fund holders, donors and supporters at the
Community Hub at the foundation office on January 18.
Legacy Society members had a reception followed by the Rat Pack concert by
the Gulf Coast Symphony at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall.
Society members include any individual who has established an endowed fund,
made a one-time gift or informed the Community Foundation that upon his or her
passing a gift will be established. Being a member of the society provides opportunities for meeting other supporters of the foundation and developing new friendships.
As leaders, conveners, grant makers and concierges of philanthropy, the
Southwest Florida Community Foundation is built on community leadership with an
Jacke McCurdy, Arden McCurdy and John Fassett
inspired history of fostering regional change for the common good in Lee, Collier,
Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties.
The Community Foundation, founded in 1976, connects donors and their philanthropic aspirations with evolving community needs. With assets of more than
$84 million, the Community Foundation has provided $61.2 million in grants and
scholarships to the communities it serves. For more information call 274-5900 or
visit www.floridacommunity.com.
Maddie and Andrea Aubuchon
Tina Parker, Sarah Owen and Clif Parker
From page 3
Bob and Sheila Hague
Annual
Cracker Dinner
of Light event, are Sam Galloway Ford
and Strayhorn & Persons, P.L.
For more information and tickets,
upcoming events, monthly meetings
or membership, call 939-4044. Hours
are 9 a.m. to noon and 4 to 7 p.m.
on Wednesday and 9 a.m. to noon on
Saturday.
Our email address is
[email protected]
Susie Bennett, Sarah Owen and Andrea McKiddie
Norman Marcus and Dawn-Marie Driscoll
DID YOU KNOW
THE RIVER - FEBRUARY 6, 2015
1.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
GEOGRAPHY: What is the largest bay in the world?
RELIGION: Who is the patron saint for mountain climbers?
MOVIES: In which Harry Potter movie was the Whomping Willow introduced?
TOYS: What was the name of the British version of America’s “G.I. Joe”?
LITERATURE: When was the novel “Gone With the Wind” published?
MYTHOLOGY: In Greek mythology, who slew the Minotaur?
MUSIC: “The Last Waltz” was a documentary of the final concert of which rock
group?
8. TELEVISION: What was Chandler’s last name on the sitcom “Friends”?
9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What institution declares itself to be the largest library in
the world?
10. LANGUAGE: What is an onomatopoeia?
ANSWERS
1. Bay of Bengal 2. St. Bernard 3. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” 4. Action Man
5. 1936 6. Theseus 7. The Band 8. Bing 9. The Library of Congress 10. The imitation of
natural sounds through words like “arf.”
My Stars ★ ★ ★ ★
FOR WEEK OF FEBRUARY 9, 2015
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your
natural Arian leadership qualities make you
the person others will follow in tackling that
important project. But don’t get so involved
in the work that you neglect your personal
life.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Aspects
favor sorting through your possessions, both
at work and at home, to start giving away
what you don’t use, don’t need or don’t like.
Relax later with someone special.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) The issues
are not quite as clear as they should be.
That’s why you need to avoid getting
involved in disputes between colleagues
at work or between relatives or personal
friends.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You’ll get
lots of support from others if you own up to
your mistake quickly and include a full and
honest explanation. Learn from this experience so that you don’t repeat it.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) There might
be some early confusion over a major move,
whether it’s at work or at home. But once
you get a full breakdown of what it entails, it
should be easier to deal with. Good luck.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)
Creating order out of chaos, even in the
most untidy spaces, should be no problem
for organized Virgos. So go ahead and do
it, and then accept praise from impressed
colleagues.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)
Whether it’s for business purposes or just for
leisure, a trip might be just what you need
right now. You would benefit both from a
change of scenery and from meeting new
people.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21)
While things generally go well this week,
a romantic situation seems to have stalled.
But you can restart it if you want to. Then
again, maybe this is a chance to reassess the
situation.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A meeting that was promised quite a
while back could finally happen. So be sure
you’re prepared with everything you’ll need
to make your case sound convincing and
doable.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A workplace blunder could create a
problem down the line unless you deal with
it right now to see how and why it happened.
Don’t be surprised at what you might learn.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18)
This is a good time to re-sort your priorities
and see if adjustments are called for. Be honest with yourself as you decide what to keep,
what to discard and what to change.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Letting
yourself be bathed in the outpouring of love
and support from those who care for you
will help you get through a difficult period
sooner rather than later. Good luck.
BORN THIS WEEK: You have an
uncanny gift for reaching out to all people
and creating bridges of understanding among
them.
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
● On Feb. 10, 1763, The Seven Years’ War,
known as the French and Indian War, ends
with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by
France, Great Britain and Spain. France lost
all claims to Canada and gave Louisiana
to Spain, while Britain received Spanish
Florida, Upper Canada and various French
holdings overseas.
● On Feb. 11, 1805, Sacagawea, the
Shoshone Indian interpreter and guide to the
Lewis and Clark expedition, gives birth to
her first child, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau,
two months before the trek begins. The baby,
nicknamed Pompey, went on the expedition,
carried on his mother’s back. Clark paid for
Pompey’s education when the boy grew up.
● On Feb. 14, 1842, fans of Charles Dickens organize the Boz Ball, an elite party for
the celebrated English writer during his first
trip to America. (Dickens’ earliest works had
been published under the pseudonym Boz.)
Only members of New York’s aristocracy
were invited.
● On Feb. 15, 1903, toy-store owner and
inventor Morris Michtom places two stuffed
bears in his shop window in Brooklyn,
advertising them as Teddy bears. Michtom
had earlier petitioned President Theodore
Roosevelt for permission to use his nickname, Teddy. The president agreed.
● On Feb. 12, 1938, best-selling author
Judy Blume, known for her children’s books
and young-adult novels, including “Tales
of a Fourth Grade Nothing” and “Are You
There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” is born in
Elizabeth, New Jersey. Blume’s books have
been beloved by several generations of
readers.
● On Feb. 9, 1960, Adolph Coors disappears while driving to work from his Morrison, Colorado, home. The grandson of the
SPORTS QUIZ
1. Which school has won the most SEC Tournament titles in baseball?
2. Who was the last major-league player to have at least 200 hits and 100 walks in a
season?
3. Name the player who holds the SEC record for most career passing touchdowns.
4. Which NBA team recorded the most points in a quarter?
5. How many NHL seasons did Barry Trotz coach the Nashville Predators?
6. Who was the last soccer player before Brazil’s Neymar in 2014 to score two goals
in his World Cup debut?
7. Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali had three title reigns, with a total of 19 successful defenses. In which reign did he have the most title defenses?
ANSWERS
1. LSU, with 11. 2. Colorado’s Todd Helton, in 2003. 3. Georgia’s Aaron Murray, with 121 TD
passes (2010-13). 4. The Buffalo Braves (now Los Angeles Clippers) scored 58 points in the
fourth quarter in a game against Boston in 1972. 5. Fifteen seasons. 6. David Villa of Spain, in
2006. 7. He had 10 successful defenses in his second title reign, and nine in his first.
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Coors’ founder and chairman of the Golden,
Colorado, brewery was kidnapped and held
for ransom before being shot to death.
● On Feb. 13, 1991, Sotheby’s announces
the discovery of a long-lost manuscript of
“Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain. The
manuscript was the first half of Twain’s
original version, heavily corrected in his
handwriting, which had been missing for
more than a century.
STRANGE BUT TRUE
● It was German author and statesman
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe who made the
following sage observation: “When ideas
fail, words come in very handy.”
● Unless you’re a local, you’ve probably
never heard of the town of Rugby, North
Dakota, but if you ever set out to find the
geographical center of the continent of North
America, that’s where you’ll end up.
● In 1936, in the final match of the men’s
table tennis world championship, the two
competitors volleyed for two hours and 12
minutes on the opening serve alone.
● Before modern English there was Middle
English, used during a time when men of
the church were supposed to remain humble.
This is why these men were called “ministers” -- it means “lowly person” in Middle
English.
● Those who study such things say that
if you spend an hour listening to the radio,
you’ll hear approximately 11,000 words.
● Dr. L. Forbes Winslow, perhaps best
known for his relentless (and fruitless)
attempts to identify the person behind
London’s Jack the Ripper murders, also
was a well-known psychiatrist. Among his
many notes on his practice was the report of
a heartbroken man who requested that, after
his death, his body should be boiled down
to extract the fat. That fat would be used
to make a candle which, along with a letter
from the deceased, would be delivered to the
woman who jilted him. He even specified
that the items should be delivered at night,
so the woman would read the letter by the
light of the “corpse candle.”
● If you were living in the newly christened United States in 1776 and earned
$4,000 per year, you would be considered
wealthy.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
“I am not young enough to know everything.” -- Oscar Wilde
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239-579-0511
☼RS 1/4 CC TFN
Great office space for rent.
700 square feet on Periwinkle.
Call Joe Gil 516-972-2883
or 800-592-0009.
☼RS 1/30 CC 2/20
AVAILABLE APRIL 2015
Newly remodeled vacation cottage.
2 bedrm 1 bath
Walk to beach, East End
Bright, Clean, Adorable
non-smoking/ no pets
Call Bob 410-913-2234 or
[email protected]
HAIR STYLIST BOOTH
RENTAL AVAILABLE
Join our Professionals at the New
McGregor Salon. Increase your income,
be your own Boss. Positive, friendly,
comfortable atmosphere. Close to FMB &
Sanibel. Located in the busy, McGregor
Pointe Shopping Center near K-mart.
For Info call Anita 239-233-9882
Island Vacations
☼NS 1/30 CC 2/20
Of Sanibel & Captiva
Million $ Views Await You!
• Cottages • Condos • Homes •
Miles of Beaches & Bike Paths
239-472-7277
SANIBEL HOME FOR LEASE
1101 Periwinkle Way #105
Sanibel, FL 33957
☼NS 2/6 CC 2/13
☼RS 1/4 BM TFN
MOBILE DOG GROOMING
Self-Contained Trailer
Up to 40 Lbs.,
Total Grooming, Package,
Please call.
239-313-7140.
☼RS 1/16 CC 2/6
FREE VACATION
RENTAL ADVERTISING!
Over 300 rentals
to choose from!
☼NS 9/5 CC TFN
☼NS 11/21 CC 3/6
CAREGIVER
Experienced and compassionate Caregiver
that fits your needs. Background check and
references available. Ph: 239-994-4975 or
email: [email protected]
1-888-451-7277
3BR,2B located at 426 Lk Murex Cir.,
1 BLK off W.Gulf Dr. On large lot with
screened lanai & pool. Fully furnished. In
excellent condition.2 car garage. Available
March 1 through Dec.31,2015. $2,000 per
mo. + utilities (Exc. lawn maint.,irrigation
service,& pest control)
Call 812-391-2122 or 812-390-5713.
[email protected]
Every Wednesday 10AM
Departs from 2300 McGregor Blvd. one
block north of the Edison Ford Winter
Estates. FREE Subway lunch included.
Call to register (239) 939-1145.
☼NS 1/26 CC TFN
SERVICES OFFERED
SEASONAL RENTAL
Email
ANNUAL RENTALS
Condo in Captain’s Walk on the
historic east end of the island.
Quiet neighborhood, canal-front.
2 bedroom, 1 bath - $1500/month
Duplex Unit on Sunrise Circle
mid island. Pet friendly.
2 bedroom, 2 bath - $1800/month
Triplex Unit mid island. Shared
screened-in pool. Pet friendly.
3 bedroom, 2 bath - $2100/month
Please call Bridgit @ 239-728-1920
☼RS 1/16 CC TFN
☼NS 1/30 CC TFN
ISABELLA RASI
(239) 246-4716
Putting owners and
tenants together
Call Ryan Block
www.remax-oftheislands.com
239-472-2311
LIGHTHOUSE REALTY
REAL ESTATE RENTAL
239-691-4915
☼NS 1/30 CC 2/6
RE/MAX OF THE ISLANDS
3 Bedroom 2 Bath renovated ranch (08)
East Rocks. Pool w newer lanai,
granite and stone counter tops, tile floors.
call 732-778-8367 for info.
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
Looking for
a Home in
McGregor
Woods ?
Close to Jerry’s and shopping on quiet
street. Laundry, lanai, no smoking. $1,100/
mth. available 3/1. John @330-289-1798.
☼NS 1/9 CC TFN
FOR SALE BY OWNER
$699,000
☼RS 9/26 CC TFN
BUILD YOUR ISLAND
DREAM HOME ON
SANIBEL ISLAND
Annual or Seasonal 3BR/2B Island cottage
for rent. Private mid-island location,dead
end street. Walk to all conveniences &
easy bike ride to bay/gulf beaches. Fully
furnished incl w/d. Annual $1,800 mo.+ util.
Seasonal $1,300 per wk/$4,000 mo.
Best deal on Sanibel! 773-507-8095.
DUPLEX IN THE DUNES
HELLE’S CLEANING SERVICES
Residential Cleaning to Satisfaction
Sanibel & Captiva • 239-565-0471
Sanibel Lic. #11412 Lee Co. Lic. #051047
☼NS 1/4 PC TFN
on Horseshoe Lake, Sanibel.
3 BD/2.5BA with private heated pool,
28 days minimum, no smoking or pets.
Call for details, 914-760-0187.
☼NS 1/30 CC 3/6
☼RS 3/21 NC TFN
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★ ★ ★ CLASSIFIEDS ★ CLASSIFIEDS ★ ★ ★
SERVICES OFFERED
SERVICES OFFERED
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
WANTED TO BUY
SCARNATO LAWN SERVICE
ROGER NODRUFF ELECTRIC
FRONT DESK /
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
POSITION AVAILABLE
T-SHIRT HUT
CASH PAID FOR
MILITARY ITEMS
Lawn Service, Shrubs and Tree Trimming
Weeding, Installation of Plants, Trees and
Mulch (one month free service available)
Joe Scarnato (239) 849-6163
[email protected]
☼RS 1/25 BM TFN
HOME/CONDO WATCH
CONCIERGE SERVICES
Dorado Property Management
❋ Island Resident ❋ Licensed & Insured
❋ 24/7 ❋ www.doradoproperty.com
Call Lisa or Bruce at 239-472-8875
☼RS 3/21 CC TFN
UPHOLSTERY
On Island Free Estimates.
Over 15 Years Experience.
Offering Professional Upholstery Services,
Custom Art and Hand Painted Furniture.
[email protected] or 918-740-4972.
☼NS 1/23 CC TFN
SIMPLY ELEGANT CLEANING
“Voted Best Of Islands”
Specializing in home - offices - condo’s commercial. Call for Free Estimates.
395-1122, Owned & Operated by
20 year Island Residents.
Lic# EC12002788.
Call Roger 239-707-7203.
Aqualink - Motor Controls.
Office & Store Maint.
☼RS 6/7 CC TFN
AFFORDABLE HOME CARE
Private Duty & Personal Assistant
Flexible shifts from 4hrs, Live Ins & 24hrs
Bath Visits,Alzheimer’s Care,Bedridden
Stroke, Parkinson’s, Traveling Companion
Licensed and Insured. 239-444-6914
☼NS 11/28 CC TFN
HELP WANTED
☼RS 2/6 CC TFN
Retired Police Captain
Lives on Sanibel
Will Check Your Home Weekly
Very Reasonable Rates
(239) 728-1971
☼RS 1/4 BM TFN
TO PLACE
A CLASSIFIED
LOG ONTO:
IslandSunNews.com
MARKETING MANAGER
The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife
(CROW) on Sanibel is seeking a full-time
experienced marketing manager to direct
integrated marketing responsibilities.
Position includes managing media
relations, website, social media,
promotional programs, and marketing
campaigns. Requirements:
Experienced applicants only.
Degree in marketing communication
or public relations. Excellent written/oral
communication skills, digital marketing
and technology background.
Graphic design and Word press a plus.
Competitive salary, benefits offered.
Email resume to
Linda Estep, Executive Director, at
[email protected] or mail to
PO Box 150, Sanibel FL 33957.
No phone calls.
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CLICK ON
PLACE CLASSIFIED
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers needed for light general
maintenance. Call (CHR) Community
Housing & Resources, Inc. 472-1189.
☼NS 2/6 CC 2/13
STORE MANAGER AND
PART-TIME SALES
ASSOCIATES FOR
SPECIALTY BOUTIQUE
KAYAK LAUNCH ATTENDANT
Tarpon Bay Explorers has an opening for
a kayak/canoe launch and maintenance
associate to work at the Tarpon Bay
Recreation Center in The Ding Darling
National Wildlife Refuge. Must enjoy
customer service and working in a team.
Shift hours are 7:30am-6pm and open
7 days a week so at least one weekend
day will be required for full time. Part time
also available. Please email resume to
[email protected] or visit 900 Tarpon Bay
Rd to fill out application.
HELP WANTED
Receptionist wanted for organic spa salon
on Sanibel. Part time, hourly wage + retail
commission. Customer service background
preferred. Non smoker, well groomed,
well spoken. Please be comfortable with
computers and computer programs. We will
train.Position starts as soon as possible.
339-472-8464
1504 PERIWINKLE WAY
LOOKING FOR PERSON FOR SET
HOURS FROM THURSDAY-MONDAY
PLEASE APPLY IN PERSON FROM 1-4
☼NS 1/30 CC 2/6
☼NS 1/23 CC 2/6
☼NS 1/2 CC 2/6
SANIBEL HOME WATCH
Medical Office - Full Time no weekends.
Front Desk /Medical Assistant
Electronic Medical records a plus.
Call 239-395-0245.
J. McLaughlin is searching for a
Store Manager and Sales Associates
with great customer service skills
for their new store in Captiva.
J. McLaughlin is a specialty retailer of
women’s and mens high end clothing and
accessories which is housed in our unique
boutique atmosphere.
J. McLaughlin prides itself on
customer service and its
quality clothing and accessories.
Visit us at www.jmclaughlin.com.
Send resumes to
[email protected]
☼RS 2/6 CC 2/6
GREETER/
FEE COLLECTOR
Tarpon Bay Explorers has an opening
for part-time associates to work in the
Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge
greeting and collecting entrance fees
for Wildlife Drive. Must enjoy customer
service and helping visitors. Must also
be able to operate a basic cash register.
Please email resume to
[email protected]
or stop in at 900 Tarpon Bay Rd
to fill out an application.
02 SCOUT 16’2”,
BIMINI, 90HP YAMAHA
elec. bow motor, alum. trailer,
many extras for Bay fishing.
Asking $7,850.
Cell-248-515-7889.
DOCKAGE
Hourly, Daily, Weekly
and Monthly.
Captiva Island 472-5800
☼RS 1/4 NC TFN
☼NS 2/6 CC TFN
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
☼NS 7/11 NC TFN
LOST AND FOUND
LOST CAT
Siamese with white paws.
East end of island.
Reward. If seen please call
239-277-0058.
☼NS 1/30 CC 2/6
PINK COCKATOO
If anyone knows where Rezzy is,
please call me at 239-395-3969.
I am heartsick.
☼NS 2/6 CC 2/13
CAUTION
☼NS 2/6 CC 2/13
CASHIERS/BAGGERS
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell
Museum needs Education and Great Hall
volunteers. No experience necessary, will
train. Please contact Melanie at
(239) 395-2233 ext 11.
☼RS 12/5 CC 2/27
BOATS - CANOES - KAYAKS
☼NS 1/23 CC 2/6
Jerry’s Foods is looking for
Cashiers/Baggers night time hours
3 to 10 Sunday through Saturday
29 hrs a week.
We are also looking for Servers
in the Restaurant various hours
7 days a week.
If interested contact
Tami or Mark (239) 472-9300.
Cash Paid For Old Military Items.
Medals, Swords, Uniforms,
helmets, old guns, awards & more.
Local Toll Free 1-866-440-3280
VOLUNTEER/
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
PAID volunteer opportunities to seniors,
age 55 and over, to tutor/mentor children
in elementary schools & after-school
programs. Offering a stipend, mileage
reimbursement, annual physical, holiday,
vacation, and sick pay – all tax exempt.
Providing struggling school children a
chance to succeed in school, and offering
opportunities that will last a lifetime.
Call Joan at The Dr. Piper Center at
239-332-5346.
☼NS 1/17 NC TFN
GARAGE •
MOVING • YARD
SALES
MULTI-FAMILY
GARAGE SALE
Kitchen items, Books, Coach
bags, decorative items, linens.
1972 Roseate Lane, Sanibel
Sat, FEB 7 8 AM to 2 PM
NO earlybirds please!!
☼NS 2/6 CC 2/6
GARAGE SALE
Sat., Feb 7, 8am-2pm
600 East Rocks
150cc scooter, power tools,
toys, clothes, mini-fridge,
banquet tables, folding chairs, etc...
☼NS 2/6 CC 2/6
☼NS 11/1 NC TFN
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Rock Shrimp Creole with Fried
Eggplant
Canola oil for frying
1 large eggplant, peeled,
sliced into ¼-inch rounds
Salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs
½ cup milk
1 cup flour
1 cup breadcrumbs
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
½ cup red pepper, chopped
1 large tomato, chopped
½ cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon capers
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1½ pounds rock shrimp,peeled
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Heat canola oil in deep skillet on
medium-high heat to 350 degrees F.
Season eggplant slices with salt and
pepper.
In a small bowl, whisk together eggs
and milk to make egg wash. Dust eggplant rounds in flour, dip into egg wash
and then roll in breadcrumbs.
Fry eggplant about 2 minutes per
side until golden brown. Drain and keep
warm.
In a large sauté pan, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Add
onion, chopped red pepper and garlic;
sauté 1 minute. Add tomatoes and cook
Rock Shrimp Creole with Fried Eggplant
until softened.
Stir in wine, capers and red pepper
flakes; bring sauce to a simmer. Add
shrimp and simmer, covered, for 5
minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Add
butter and simmer until sauce thickens.
Stir in cilantro.
To serve, arrange fried eggplant slices
on serving plate and top with shrimp
and Creole sauce.
Read us online at
IslandSunNews.com
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
FINANCIAL SERVICES
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
TREE & LAWN CARE
* Jesus Hernandez *
THE RIGHT INVESTMENTS IN YOUR IRA CAN
MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
Jennifer L Basey
Financial Advisor
1952-2 Park Meadows Dr
Ft Myers, FL 33907
239-437-5900
CGC1517615
To learn about the benefits of an
Edward Jones IRA, call or visit today.
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
New Construction
& Remodels
A BBB Accredited
Business with an +A Rating
239-593-1998
www.dbrowngc.com
LANDSCAPING &
TREE SERVICE
482-7350
“We Service All your Landscape Needs “
FULL Landscaping SERVICES
COSMETICS
CONTRACTOR
904 Lindgren Blvd.
Sanibel Island, FL 33957
Ph: 239-395-0978 / 317-509-6014
[email protected]
Products: www.marykay.com/mbutcher
VALENTINE’S DAY
GIFTS!
MAGGIE BUTCHER
Career information available
Gift ideas available
G
Interlocking Pavers
Mediterranean Stone
Residential - Commercial
Driveways - Pool Decks - Patios - Condos
Gigi Design Group
Since 2001, A Southwest Florida Paver Contractor
Lic.# S3-12238
Schedule free estimates or
visit our new show room
www.gigicompanies.com
239-541-7282
• Tree TRIMMING AND REMOVAL
• Stump Grinding
SANIBEL INVASIVE VEGETATION
REMOVAL
MONTHLY MAINTENANCE SERVICES
FREE Landscape Consultation
and LANDSCAPE Designs
• LANDSCAPE REFURBISHING
• MULCHING • RIP RAP
• GRAVEL DRIVEWAYS • CUSTOM PAVERS
NOW OFFERING IRRIGATION WET CHECK
licensed • insured • bonded
Over 20 years serving San-Cap & Ft. Myers
www.jesuslawncare.com • [email protected]
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PUZZLE ANSWERS
SUDOKU
FIND AT LEAST SIX DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PANELS
SCRAMBLERS
answer on page 29
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
COMPUTERS
Shore Fishing:
Joe Wirth General Contractor
When Its’ Wirth Having It Done Right!
Don't Harm The Fish
Joe Wirth
by Capt. Matt Mitchell
Certified General Contractor
anding a big fish from the beach can
be hard on the fish. Dragging a fish up
onto the sand if you’re going to release
it is not an option as it usually damages or
kills the fish.
• Hold the fish in the water while you
unhook it if you’re going to release it.
• The less you can touch a fish before
release the better for the fish.
• If you want a picture with the fish, support
it as you lift it out of the water – and do it
quickly.
• Before releasing, revive the fish while
holding it in the water; moving it slowly back
and forth so water goes over its gills. The fish
will let you know when it’s ready to swim off.
• Florida just recently changed the
regulations on fishing from shore. Florida
residents as well as out of state visitors need
a fishing license to fish from shore.
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239-339-7988
www.joewirthconstruction.com
Licensed & Insured cgc 1521967
CONSTRUCTION/REMODELING
FISHING CHARTER
Light Tackle Sport Fishing
Tarpon
p • Snook • Redfish & More
CAPT. MATT
MATT MI
MITCHELL
TCHELL
USCG
Licensed
& Insured
C: (239) 340-8651
www.captmattmitchell.com
email: [email protected]
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SUDOKU
To play Sudoku:
Complete the grid so
that every row, column
and every 3x3 box
contains the numbers
1 through 9 (the same
number cannot appear
more than once in a
row, column or 3x3 box.)
There is no guessing
and no math involved,
just logic.
answer on page 29
Pets Of The Week
H
ello, my name is Foxy. I’m a
3-year-old spayed female black rat
terrier mix. They call me Foxy, but
my middle name is Fun. My favorite game
is fetching a ball. I’ll keep you active, fit
and most of all entertained. Oh, and I’m
attractive and affectionate, too!
My adoption fee is $75 (regularly $95)
during Animal Services’ Meet Your Match
adoption promotion.
Hello, my name is Rambo. I’m a 7-yearold neutered male black and white domestic
short hair. Lots of my feline friends at the
shelter have found homes, but I just haven’t
been as lucky. If you are looking for an
affectionate lover boy, that would be me.
Snuggling, purring and giving kisses just
come natural to me. I’m also smart, handsome and declawed. I hope someone thinks
I’m their perfect match.
My adoption fee is $5 (regularly $25
for cats 6+ years) during Animal Services’
Meet Your Match adoption promotion.
For information about this week’s
Foxy ID# 606504
pets, call 533-7387 (LEE-PETS) or log
on to Animal Services’ website at www.
LeeLostPets.com. When calling, refer
to the animal’s ID number. The website
updates every hour so you will be able
to see if these or any other pets are still
available.
The shelter is open for adoptions from
11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through
Saturday. The shelter is located at 5600
Banner Drive in Fort Myers, next to the
Lee County Sheriff’s Office off Six Mile
Cypress Parkway.
All adoptions include spay/neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccinations, rabies
vaccination and county license if three
months or older, flea treatment, worming, heartworm test for dogs six months
and over, feline AIDS and leukemia test
for cats, training DVD, 10-day health
guarantee, and a bag of Science Diet pet
food.
The adoption package is valued at
$500.
Rambo ID# 600734
Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911
Lee County Sheriff’s Offi ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477-1200
Florida Marine Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332-6966
Florida Highway Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278-7100
Poison Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-282-3171
HealthPark Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-936-5321
Ft. Myers Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332-3624
Foundation for Quality Childcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425-2685
Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454-7500
Fort Myers Beach Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463-9691
Lakes Regional Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533-4000
Lee County Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931-0931
Post Offi ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-275-8777
Visitor & Convention Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338-3500
ARTS
Alliance for the Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939-2787
Arts For ACT Gallery & Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337-5050
Art League Of Fort Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275-3970
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481-4849
BIG ARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395-0900
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278-4422
Cultural Park Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 772-5862
Edison Festival of Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334-2999
Florida Repertory Theatre at the Arcade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332-4488
Florida West Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 948-4427
Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288-2535
Gulf Coast Symphony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489-1800
Harmony Chorus, Charles Sutter, Pres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481-8059
Naples Philharmonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239-597-1111
The Schoolhouse Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-6862
SW Florida Symphony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418-0996
Theatre Conspiracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 936-3239
Young Artists Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574-9321
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
Angel Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-877-4AN-ANGEL
Animal Refuge Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731-3535
American Business Women Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357-6755
Audubon of SWFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339-8046
Audubon Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-3156
Caloosahatchee Chapter DAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482-1366
Caloosahatchee Folk Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321-4620
Cape Chorale Barbershop Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-855-425-3631
Cape Coral Stamp Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542-9153
duPont Company Retirees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454-1083
Edison Porcelain Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415-2484
Embroiderers Guild of America - Sea Grape Chapter . . . . . . . 239-267-1990
FM UDC Chapter 2614 - United Daughters of the Confederacy . . . 728-3743
Friendship Force Of SW FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561-9164
Horticulture and Tea Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-8334
Horticultural Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-6940
Lee County Genealogical Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549-9625
Lee Trust for Historic Preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939-7278
NARFE(National Active & Retired Federal Employees . . . . . . . . . 482-6713
Navy Seabees Veterans of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731-1901
Paradise Iowa Club of SWFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667-1354
Sons of Confederate Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332-2408
Southwest Florida Fencing Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939-1338
Southwest Florida Music Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .561-2118
Kiwanis Clubs:
Fort Myers Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765-4254 or 454-8090
Fort Myers Edison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694-1056
Fort Myers South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691-1405
Gateway to the Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415-3100
Iona-McGregor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482-0869
Lions Clubs:
Fort Myers Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463-9738
Fort Myers High Noon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466-4228
Estero/South Fort Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898-1921
Notre Dame Club of Lee County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768-0417
POLO Club of Lee County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477-4906
Rotary Club of Fort Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332-8158
Sanibel-Captiva Orchid Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-6940
United Way of Lee County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433-2000
United Way 211 Helpline (24 hour) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 or 433-3900
AREA ATTRACTIONS
Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395-2233
Burrough’s Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337-9505
Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275-3435
Edison & Ford Winter Estates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334-3614
Fort Myers Skate Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321-7558
Imaginarium Hands-On Museum & Aquarium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321-7420
JN “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472-1100
Koreshan State Historic Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239-992-0311
Langford Kingston Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239-334-2550
Ostego Bay Foundation Marine Science Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765-8101
Skatium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321-7510
Southwest Florida Historical Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939-4044
Southwest Florida Museum of History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321-7430
True Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 945-0405
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