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VOL. 15, NO. 10 From the Beaches to the River District downtown Fort Myers MARCH 11, 2016 American Virtuosi Concert At The Davis Art Center

Erin Keefe Cynthia Phelps • Peter Winograd, first violinist, American String Quartet • Jim Griffith, violist, Artis-Naples and CEO of the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center • Andrés Díaz, concert cellist/professor, Southern Methodist University American Virtuosi will perform at the Davis Art Center on March 25 and 26 • Wendy Chen, concert pianist Two exciting programs include the Friday night concert and the Saturday night gala oin your friends and neighbors on Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26 at fundraiser dinner and concert. The program for Friday includes Martinu’s Cello Sonata the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center to experience the sounds of the esteemed no. 2, Mozart’s G minor viola quintet and Dohnanyi’s Piano Quintet, Opus 1 no. 1. JAmerican Virtuosi in concert. They will be performing prominent classics from Saturday’s program features Martinu’s Madrigals, Brahms’ Sonata movements and the great masters. Cocktails will be served at 7 p.m. prior to the concert at 8 p.m. Mendelssohn’s Octet. both evenings. The Chamber Music Series is sponsored by Rob and Ruth Diefenbach. This season, special guest performers include violinist Erin Keefe, concertmaster Tickets for the American Virtuosi concert on Friday, March 25 are $25 in advance; of the Minnesota Orchestra, and Cynthia Phelps, principal violist of the New York tables are still available. Call 333-1933 or visit www.sbdac.com for more information. Philharmonic. Returning for a seventh season, the incredibly talented American Virtuosi The American Virtuosi will also perform on Saturday, March 26 at the American concert artists include some of the world’s leading renowned concert musicians: continued on page 24

Alliance Outdoor Movie Night utdoor Family Movie Nights continue with Epic at Alliance for the OArts on Friday, March 18 at 8 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs, coolers and blankets for A fun and endearing animated film under the stars with your family and friends. There is a $5 suggested family donation. Epic is the story of a teenager who finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world — and ours. The Outdoor Family Movie Night series Beth Yazvac and Jim Yarnes in a scene from The Nether concludes with The Peanuts Movie on Friday, April 15 at 8:15 p.m. A suggested A Cyber Thriller $5 family donation helps the Alliance continue offering affordable family program- At Theatre Conspiracy ming. Support for Family Movie Nights is by Di Saggau generously provided by DinoLingo.com, language learning programs for children; ow showing at Theatre Conspiracy is The Nether, a brilliant production of Pediatric Dentistry of Fort Myers-Dr. Tim Jennifer Haley’s deeply disturbing and very responsibly provocative play. It is Verwest; CopyLady; Riverside Realty; and Nnot for everyone. If you are a fan of the cutting edge theater that artistic direc- Staging Matters. tor Bill Taylor brings our way, then be sure to see it. I’m glad I did. For more information, call 939-2787 or Epic will show on Friday, March 18 at continued on page 24 go to www.artinlee.org. Alliance for the Arts 2 THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 Historic Downtown Fort Myers, Then And Now: Stewart’s Ready To Relocate by Gerri Reaves, PhD hen this 1949 photograph of the Roberts Building was taken, big changes on Main Street were on the way. WThe 1890s structure built by pioneer Carl F. Roberts would soon be demolished, and several businesses, such as Stew- art’s Drug Store (center), would be affected. (Note that another “Roberts Building” once stood on the southeast corner of First and Lee. It was demolished in the late 1950s.) LF Battastini and Cecil L. Bennett bought the building on the southeast corner of Main and Hendry in 1949, planning to demolish it and construct a modern drug store. Notice Stewart’s large window sign reading “Notice: Moving to a new location on or about May ??, 1949.” WW Stewart had started managing that drug store about 1923, when it was still Franklin’s Drug Store and owned by “Pee Wee” Franklin. That would have been shortly after that block of Main had been created by Peter

Today, the former Thrifty Drugs is occupied by law offices photo by Gerri Reaves Tonnelier, when he built the Grand Central Hotel on the southwest corner of Main and Jackson (where a City parking garage is now). He extended Main to Jackson, and around that time, Main Street – previously called Oak Street – was renamed. Years later, Stewart bought the drug store he had managed and renamed it Stew- art’s. Tom “Tinker” Stewart has many memories of working at the soda fountain in his father’s drug store on Main. He enjoyed inventing concoctions of ice cream, crushed fruits, nuts, sprinkles, syrups, sauces and soda, and giving them kooky names like “Duke’s Mixture.” He especially treasures memories of Saturday nights, when he would sit on one of the town’s famous “green benches” and watch the entertaining parade of characters. Everyone from Seminole Indians, cowboys, bums, society matrons and just plain folks passed by. By the time his father sold the drug store to Battastini and Bennett in 1949, Tinker had gone away to attend college. He says the new owners ran the store under the same name for a short time, and his father opened WW Stewart Prescriptions near Hendry and Second. Of course, the sale of the Roberts Building forced other businesses to relocate, too, including the Taminosian Brothers’ Electric Shoe Shop (right) and the residents of the second-floor apartments. In 1949, the Western Auto – which faced Hendry – displayed a big “Removal” sale banner. By the end of year, the $70,000 air-conditioned Thrifty Drugs opened. The building is now occupied by law offices. A window sign at Stewart’s Drug Store announces that it will relocate in May 1949. Since Stroll down Main and Hendry to the former site of the Roberts Building, which the 1920s, it had been located in the Roberts Building, which would be demolished in 1949. housed the long-lived Stewart’s Drug Store and many other businesses in early Fort Stewart’s neighbor, the Taminosian Brothers’ Electric Shoe Shop (right), also had a long history on Main. In the small structure just east (left) of Stewarts were Geraci’s Package Store Myers. and the Flamingo Grill. Then, walk a few blocks south to the Southwest Florida Museum of History at courtesy Southwest Florida Historical Society (Sue Bennett Grimes Collection) continued on page 6

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The River Weekly News will correct factual errors or matters of emphasis and interpretation that appear in news stories. Readers with news, tips, comments or questions, please call (239) 415-7732 or write to: The River Weekly News, 1609 Hendry Street, Suite 15, Fort Myers, FL 33901. Fax number: (239) 415-7702. E-mail: [email protected]. The River Weekly News reserves the right to refuse, alter or edit any editorial or advertisement. PRINTED ON RECYCLED Independently Owned And Operated • COPYRIGHT 2016 The River Weekly News • LORKEN Publications, Inc. PAPER THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 3 Fort Myers Art: Art Southwest Florida Honors Veronica Shoemaker by Tom Hall arch is National Women’s History Month. The theme of this year is women who have shaped America’s Mhistory and its future through their public service and government leadership. In this context, the National Women’s History Project has chosen 16 women who have led the way in establishing a stronger and more democratic country. From championing basic human rights to ensuring access and equal opportunity for all Americans, these 16 women have employed a combination of skill, determination and the art of collaboration to create inclusive solutions and non-partisan policies that serve to inspire future generations. Their tenacity in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles underlines the fact that women from all cultural backgrounds in all levels of public service and government are essential in the con- tinuing work of forming a more perfect union. One of the women on the NWHP’s short list is Civil Rights organizer Daisy Bates, a journalist and Civil Rights activist who famously facilitated the 1957 integration of public schools in Little Rock. Growing up in southern Arkansas during the early 20th century, Bates experienced first hand the poor conditions and discrimination of the segregated school system. She spent her entire adult life standing up to physical threats and other forms of intimidation in order to champion causes of racial equality. Bates was elected president of the Arkansas Branch of the NAACP in 1952. In that role she led the protest against the Little Rock School Board’s plan for gradual integration. After the school board announced plans to commence desegregation at Central High School in 1957, Bates worked with the nine African American students chosen to attend the school, ultimately escorting them inside after President Dwight Eisenhower sent 1,000 U.S. Army paratroopers to enforce integration of the school. When Daisy Gatson Bates died in 1999, more than 2,000 guests attended her memorial service. A number of women likewise helped shape Fort Myers’ history and future through public service and government leadership. Over the next 31 days, Art Southwest Artist Linda Benson and her portrait of Dunbar’s Veronica Shoemaker, who is being hon- Florida will honor those women by drawing parallels to their national counterparts cho- ored this month by Art Southwest Florida as part of National Women’s History Month sen by the NWHP. The first of ARTSWFL’s honorees is Veronica Shoemaker. Like Daisy Bates, Veronica Shoemaker was a civil rights activist from an early age. Veronica went to a segregated high school and learned first hand the magnitude of the racial inequality faced by both students and their parents. Although she was just a teen, she used her experiences at Dunbar High School to establish herself as a community leader and spokesperson. By the time she graduated, she was already setting up .COM PTAs and other organizations to better the community. “Given this background, she Available at .COM MAZON RESS was poised to act when the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision .A XP in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, ruling in favor of school desegregation,” WWW R noted authors Robin Tuthill and Tom Hall in Female Pioneers of Fort Myers: Women .EDITORIAL Who Made a Difference in the City’s Development, a new book that chronicles the WWW contributions made by 24 women who left their imprint on our town. For 10 years, Lee County refused to comply with Brown v. Board of Education. When it finally acted, the Lee County School Board only approved a plan of “gradual integration” that would take up to 12 years and did not allow for integration of teachers or for transporting black students to white schools. “That’s when Veronica, now president of the Lee County NAACP, filed a lawsuit against the school board asking for accelerated desegregation of students and teachers and adequate transportation to allow all children access to integrated schools,” added Tuthill and Hall. “Lee County was one of the last counties in the United States to fully integrate its school system.” The NWHP has also chosen to recognize Ella Grasso, who is the first woman ever elected governor of a U.S. state. Grasso’s political career spanned more than 45 years, and she won all 10 elections in which she ran. “Ella Grasso is remembered as a trailblazing woman and a champion of marginalized groups including minorities, women, young people, the elderly and the working class.” While Veronica Shoemaker did not serve as Florida’s governor, she did become the first African American to serve on the Fort Myers City Council. And it wasn’t easy. Unlike Grasso, Shoemaker lost every campaign she mounted until, in 1982, her efforts finally paid off. But after 17 years of unsuccessful bids, winning the election was not just a personal milestone for Shoemaker, who famously stated that she felt like she had opened doors for others to be elected. Like Grasso, Shoemaker advocated for fair wages, equal education and voting rights. And when Shoemaker died a few weeks ago, so many people wanted to pay their respects that the city of Fort Myers donated the use of Harborside Event Center for the service and obtained an order from the governor to allow flags to be flown at half- staff in Shoemaker’s honor. Veronica Sapp Shoemaker is unequivocally the kind of iconic woman in Public Service that the NWHP had in mind to honor during National Women’s History Month. “Hers is probably the most inspiring story we tell in Female Pioneers of Fort “Packed with facts and employing an engaging storytelling style, Myers,” says Tuthill, who finds Shoemaker’s “strength of character and passion for [Female Pioneers of Fort Myers] both teaches and entertains. effecting change to be the ultimate inspiration.” Local history buffs and newcomers to history will value Tuthill and Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest Hall’s research and appreciate the accessible format, too.” thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled Art Detective. A former tax attorney, he lives in Estero with his fiancé and their four cats. Gerri Reaves, PhD, author of Legendary Locals of Fort Myers and Fort Myers, Then & Now 4 THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 Belan chose Clara Ford as her subject Founding Female due to the fact that this lady’s presence in South Florida has been of a positive Exhibit Features nature. Clara Ford was an outstanding individual that supported her husband, Artist Kyra Belan who often called her the believer, func- tioning in a traditional role as a perfect partner, but also showed her character as a philanthropist of significance and a skill- ful manager of the Ford estate. She also enjoyed her rose gardens, therefore the flowers are included in the composition is the drawing, created by Belan in colored pencil on paper in her style of magical realism. Belan depicts Clara standing next to her residence and in the proximity to her rose gardens; three of the roses are Ave Maria University Choir depicted as close ups within this original composition. Belan is aware of the sym- Ave Maria Choir To Perform bolism of the flowers, equated with ideal femininity, beauty and female spirituality. he St. Peter Lutheran Concert Series presents a special evening of music with Belan enjoys creating portraiture of the Ave Maria University Choir on Thursday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. The outstanding women in contemporary Tperformance by the acclaimed 30-voice choral group will include inspirational, history. Her preoccupation with the Americana and classical works. subject stems from her realization that Doors open at 7 p.m. A free-will offering will be taken. the percentage of portraiture that is dedi- St. Peter Lutheran Church is located at 3751 Estero Boulevard, Fort Myers Beach, cated to women of achievement is small. phone 463-4251. Her goal is to help correct this inequity, therefore one of her series of works, The Clara Bryant Ford by Dr. Kyra Belan Amazing Ladies, is subtitled in her book Everglades. The 49-year-old grandmother, as Portraiture as a Social Statement, Democratic Club who operates an airboat tour company in r. Kyra Belan, Florida resident the Everglades, plans to spend the rest of artist of national and international and is in chapter 10, Earth, Myths and n Saturday, March 12 at 10:30 Ecofeminst Art. a.m., the Democratic Women’s her life protecting the land of her ances- Drenown, has created a portrait tors for future generations. of Clara Bryant Ford for the 2016 Currently, Belan is represented with OClub (DWC) of Lee County will There will be beverages available Fort Myers Founding Females Portrait her acrylic paintings and prints at the hold its monthly membership meetings newest art gallery on Pine Island, the at the Quality Life Center of Fort Myers, at the meeting but no lunch service. Exhibition at the Edison and Ford Members wishing to have lunch after Winter Estates in Fort Myers. Island Conclave. Her recently published located at 3210 Dr. Martin Luther book, Divine Ladies In America, is avail- King, Jr. Boulevard (main entrance and the meeting will gather at the Oasis The show will be in the art gallery Restaurant, located at 2260 Dr. Martin at the Caretaker Cottage and will run able at the exhibit and also at the Arts parking located on Cuba Street) in Fort For ACT Gallery in For Myers. Myers. Luther King Boulevard in Fort Myers, at through May 8. Belan’s other two por- 12:30 p.m. Please let Helen know if you traits – exhibited last year – will be also For more information, visit www.kyra- The featured speaker at the meeting belan.com. will be Betty Osceola, a member of the will be attending the luncheon when you included in this show, courtesy of the check in. permanent collection of the Sidney and Miccosukee tribe and Panther clan, who has made it her mission to protect the For more information, contact Kelly Berne Davis Art Center. Fitzgerald at [email protected] or at 471-7481 or visit www.dwc-lee.com. Hortoons ArtPoems rtPoems celebrates its 10th anniversary at the Alliance for Athe Arts on Wednesday, March 16 at 7 p.m. The collaborative event brings together 11 artists and 11 poets. Poets have written new poems inspired by a piece of art, and artists have created new works inspired by a poem, all resulting in 22 brand new creations which are presented during a stage performance incorporating poetry, music and artwork in a variety of mediums including paintings, jewelry and sculpture. Participating poets include Joyce (JD) Daniels, Joyce Berrian Ferrari, Dan England, Sandy Greco, Linda Hughes, Holly McEntyre, Gary McLouth, Joe Pacheco, Sid Simon, Larry Stiles and Lorraine Walker Williams. Participating artists include Paul David Adamick, Jaye Boswell, Honey Costa, Paula Eckerty, Beth Everhart, Scott Guelcher, Kathy Kuser, Linda Lally, Roy Rodriguez, Ava Roeder and Jonas Stirner. ArtPoems 2016 will take place on Wednesday, March 16 at 7 p.m. in the Foulds Theatre at the Alliance for the Arts. There is a $10 suggested donation at the door. Visit www.ArtInLee.org or call 939-2787 for more information. THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 5 Science Fair Winners Ride In Edison Festival Of Light Parade

The 59th annual Thomas Alva Edison Kiwanis Science and Engineering Fair was held in Alico Arena in January. Thirty students will advance to face competitors at the state level. Regional Inventors Fair that host more than 700 local students. TAERSIF is the signature event of the Fort Myers Kiwanis Club and a sanctioned event of the Edison Festival of Light. Other key partners of TAERSIF include Lee County and Charlotte County Public Schools, Florida Gulf Coast University, The Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Hodges University, Florid Southwestern State College, the James and Eleanor The carriers of the banner are (left to right) Cheryl Futch, Allen Bova, Lydia Sellers, Matt Newton Scholarships, Imagine Solutions Conference, Caloosa Bromeliad Society, Sellers, Donna Clarke. Each wore T-shirts with the Kiwanis motto of “Changing the world one The Imaginarium Science Center, Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Caloosa child and one community at a time.” Veterinary Medical Society, Florida Power and Light, Doug MacGregor, The Edison Pageant of Light, Sony Electronics, the Entrepreneurs Society of Naples, the Scientist submitted by Jim Helms and Pat Stevens Society of Southwest Florid, Lee Memorial Health Systems, the Lee County Medical Society and numerous private donors and volunteers. t was a beautiful night and big crowds for the 2016 Edison Festival of Light Parade. The Fort Myers Kiwanis Club members announced and saluted the Ifirst and second place overall winners of the Science and Engineering Fair and the Inventors Fair by carrying a well-lit banner. Junior and Senior Science and Engineering Fair winners Jay Chandar and Maya Chandar were in the first car following the banner, and Inventors Fair winners Amaya Etcheverry, Caden Troyer To advertise in The River Weekly News Call 415-7732 and Mackenzie Robbins were riding in the second car. Thirty students selected at January’s 59th annual Thomas Alva Edison Kiwanis Science and Engineering Fair will be advancing to the 61st annual State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida on March 29. The three-day, state-wide event will be held at the Lakeland Center and will conclude Primavera with an awards ceremony on Thursday evening, March 31. Ristorante Approximately 250 judges from the IL TESORO RISTORANTE Now Open In Florida science community will be on hand FINE ITALIAN CUISINE Cape Cod to interview students for honors in 13 different categories. These Lee County and inspired by Island Fare in a bistro style Charlotte County public and private school students had already won scholarships to Florida Gulf Coast University at the VOTED “BEST CHEF” January 23 Science and Engineering Fair BEST OF THE ISLANDS AWARD at Alico Arena. The experience of participating with other aspiring scientists and innovators at TASTE OF THE ISLANDS this advance level has proven to be a life- enriching opportunity. There will be chanc- IRON CHEF WINNER AJ BLACK es to compete against students from all over the state, to win state-wide recognition and highly coveted prizes, to have some fun on Science Field Trips and opportuni- Extensive New Wine List ties to make new friends. Four students Tasting Menu • Wine Tastings from Southwest Florida will advance from the State Science Fair to International competition in May. Participant Nicholas O’Donnell “Fresh ingredients, simplicity, love... The trip to the State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida is made possible largely by the generous donations and the recipe for a treasured dining experience” long-standing commitment of the Fort Myers Kiwanis Club. In addition winners also – Chef/Owner AJ Black receive scholarship funds, trophies, awards and recognition ribbons, totaling over $15,000 each year. The Fort Myers Kiwanis Club was proud to carry the advance banner in front of the two winner’s cars. Our congratulation to all 30 2016 Grand Award winners. Along the parade route there were numerous parade officials in red jackets including Judge Robert Branning. Crowds at St. Andrews, home of the spaghetti dinner, 751 Tarpon Bay Road cheered loudly for the Science Fair and Inventors Fair winners. As the parade ended, Sanibel Island, FL Mayor Randy Henderson, member of Fort Myers Kiwanis Club, came to both cars and congratulated the winners. Reservations Suggested The Thomas A. Edison Regional Science and Inventor Fair (TAERSIF) Steering www.iltesoro.net • 239-395-4022 Committee works year-round to organize and conduct the Thomas Alva Edison Kiwanis Science and Engineering Fair and the Thomas A. Edison Festival of Light 6 THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 Artists At Work MOAA Meeting he next meeting of the Lee Coast Series Coming Chapter of MOAA (Military TOfficers Association or America) To Cornog Plaza will be held at Crown Colony Golf and he Alliance for the Arts and the Country Club beginning at 5:45 p.m. Lee County Library System are on Monday, March 14. The guest Tpartnering to showcase the work speaker will be Dr. Chris Wright-Isak, of Lee County artists with their Artists@ associate professor at Florida Gulf Coast Work series. These interactive demon- University. She has her roots in the ad strations will take place on the North agency business but has given that up Cornog Plaza at the downtown Fort for an academic career. Her talk will Myers Regional Library each Wednesday be about a recent paper she has writ- in March and April from 1 to 3 p.m. ten entitled Having Served: A Cross The public is invited to meet area artists Generational Perspective. It is based and learn about their craft as they demon interviews with veterans from World onstrate it. War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, Iraq The schedule is as follows: and Afghanistan. March 16 – Sketching with Leo Former, retired or active duty uni- Johnson formed officers who are interested in join- A Fort Myers artist, Johnson will be ing MOAA should call Jeff Nichols at 515- discussing and demonstrating the basic Face To Face I by Leo Johnson 720-5204 for membership information. jumping off points needed to begin paint- Florida for years. He is also a writer and ing. He will also be sketching and dis- actor and has produced over 500 murder From page 2 cussing the basics of drawing, anatomy, mysteries throughout Florida. landscape and abstracts. April 20 – Glass Demo with Stewart’s March 23 – Fiber Arts with Rose Lorraine Capps 2031 Jackson Street, where you can Young Capps loves three-dimensional art, enjoy exhibits about the business district Young owns and operates Roseline particularly clay, glass and mixed media. of decades ago. Weaving Studio (www.roselineweaving. Fused glass is her primary focus, and she For information, call 321-7430 or go webs.com). She works with painting, col- loves the process of taking flat pieces of to swflmuseumofhistory.com. Museum lage, air brush, graphics, weaving and glass and transforming them in the heat hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday quilting in an abstract expressionist style. of the kiln into three-dimensional works through Saturday. She has a weaving in the Smithsonian of art. She is president of the Southwest Continue your history research at the collection, and her work has been exhib- Florida Fine Craft Guild. Southwest Florida Historical Society’s ited in the United States and Europe. April 27 – Music with Peter research center and explore the archives March 30 – Spray Paint Stencils McGrain that will surely fascinate you. with Pat Collins McGrain is an accomplished accordion The all-volunteer non-profit organiza- In developing her artistic style, Collins and musical saw player who enjoys shar- tion is at 10091 McGregor Boulevard on was drawn to the graphic look of artists’ ing his joy of music with people of all the campus of the Lee County Alliance stencils created for the street, posters, ages. Listeners get to join in the fun by for the Arts. and galleries while living in New York City accompanying McGrain with a variety of The center is open Wednesday and and began experimenting with her own. percussion instruments as they sing along Saturday between 9 a.m. and noon and After moving to Fort Myers, she made and dance to their favorite tunes. Wednesday 4 to 7 p.m. Call 939-4044 stencils the basis for her series of mixed This Heart of the Community project, Gone with the Wind by Rose Young or visit swflhistoricalsociety.org for more media paintings. in partnership with Project For Public information. April 6 – Yoga with Yoga Bird Spaces, is supported by a grant from of library programming. “One of our pri- Sources: The Archives of the “Yoga is the art of moving the body to Southwest Airlines. mary goals at the Alliance is to connect Southwest Florida Historical Society, calm the mind and experience the soul. “The Alliance was integral in helping people to art, so we relish opportunities The News-Press, and The Story of Fort It’s an uplifting practice that can be done us win the Heart of the Community grant like this to get local artists out into the Myers by Karl H. Grismer. by anyone. Our style of teaching is wel- from Southwest Airlines and we are so community showing people their amazing coming, warm and full of curiosity,” says pleased to be working directly with them talents. Outreach opportunities like this the instructor. on the Artists@Work series. We welcome are vital to our mission and success.” Our email address is April 13 – Palm Fronds with the opportunity to draw attention to some The Alliance for the Arts is located at Shawn Holiday of the top-notch artists in our own com- 10091 McGregor Boulevard, just south [email protected] Holiday has taught adult and youth munity,” said Kristy Kilfoyle, coordinator of Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. classes and workshops around Southwest

Chinese & Japanese Cuisine OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mon-Thurs 11am - 10pm Fri-Sat 11am - 11pm Sun 12pm - 9pm www. ichiban-sushi-chinese.com. Downtown Fort Myers (Post Office Arcade - Next to Hotel Indigo) 1520 Broadway For Takeout & Delivery Tel: 334-6991 THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 7 Christian Science, a lecture with Evan The Healing Mehlenbacher. The event is free. “Prayer heals!” Mehlenbacher exclaims Perspective when he recounts the many examples of spiritual healing he’s witnessed over FREE COMMUNITY TALK ON STEM Of Prayer the years in his life and with friends and neighbors. “Divine help is at hand CELL THERAPY & PROLOTHERAPY to solve problems and cure suffering. Anyone can find it.” for relieving pain, sports injuries, and osteoarthritis… Five years after graduating from Stanford, he married, made a career change and began the full-time practice of Christian Science healing. He went into the full-time ministry of healing others through prayer. He has written dozens of published articles and lectured on the If you take subject of prayer-based healing for over pain medication, have 19 years. Today, Mehlenbacher travels widely post-surgical pain or want inspiring audiences with spiritual perspec- to learn about non-surgical tive that helps them find better health, live a happier life and improve the world treatment options, they live in. Mehlenbacher is a mem- you won’t want ber of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship. He and his wife Kathy have to miss this talk! two college-aged children and live in Richland, Washington. First Church of Christ, Scientist is Evan Mehlenbacher located at 2390 West First Street, Fort Myers next door to the Edison Ford n Sunday, March 13 at 2:30 Winter Estates. For more information, p.m., the First Church of Christ, call 334-6801, send an email to fmcsrr@ OScientist in Fort Myers is spon- gmail.com or go to www.christianscience- soring The Healing Perspective of fortmyers.com. WEDNESDAY Post 274 is located at 899 Buttonwood American Drive in Fort Myers Beach. For more MARCH 30th Legion Post 274 information, call 463-6591. 2:00–3:30pm n Friday, March 11, the Kiwanis with Ross A. Hauser, MD Club meets for breakfast at 7:30 Wanderlust Oa.m. Harry Boyle plays at the Legion from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Auction Is LOCATION: On Saturday, March 12, the Fort Myers Beach Lions Shrimp Festival March 19 Sanibel Public Library parade begins at 10 a.m. The pool he students of the Florida 770 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, FL 33957 league plays at 1 p.m. Queen of Hearts Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Ross A. Hauser, MD starts at 7 p.m. Choose either a prime rib TSchool of Resort and Hospitality or a baked fish dinner. Harry Boyle plays Management will host the 27th annual PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Regenerative Medicine Specialist from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Wanderlust auction on Saturday, March On Sunday, March 13, an all-you-can- 19, at Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Helping patients alleviate eat breakfast buffet is served from 8:30 to Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs. • How Joint Instability is the missing 11 a.m. Bingo runs from noon to 3 p.m. Wanderlust is an annual travel-inspired diagnosis in most pain cases. sports injuries and arthritis Karaoke with Mike Russell is held from 6 auction produced by and benefitting the pain for over 20 years. to 10 p.m. students of FGCU’s School of Resort • Prolotherapy, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and On Monday, March 14, the pool & Hospitality Management. This year’s Stem Cell therapies for accelerated recovery. league plays at 6 p.m. There’s an aux- theme is African safari. It will feature iliary meeting at 6:30 p.m. A pot roast exotic travel and fine dining including • Common sports injuries: elbow injuries, back dinner will be served. dinner, wine and robust silent and live pain, labral tears, meniscus tears, and more. On Tuesday, March 15, choose from auctions filled with travel packages and fettuccine alfredo with 25 shrimp or a more than 85 silent auction packages • Why you may not have responded to certain fried chicken dinner. Mega-Money is at and 15 live action packages which total pain treatments, including physical therapy 6:30 p.m., which is also the time that more than 300 items worth more than and surgery. country line dancing and two-step instruc- $150,000. Packages include accom- • Why using ice for injuries is tions begin. Birdie Lee performs from 7 modations courtesy of Hyatt Regency to 9 p.m. Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa, a getaway becoming a thing of the past. On Wednesday, March 16, the pool at the Ritz-Carlton Central Park, a • How cortisone injections can make league starts at 6 p.m. Spaghetti and California wine tasting and accommoda- you more susceptible to injury. meatballs are served. tion and golf outing packages, stays in Thursday, March 17 is Saint Patrick’s the Cayman Islands, Colorado, Georgia • Anti-inflammatory pain medications Learn more at Day. The celebration begins at 11 a.m. and Florida. actually accelerate arthritis. and features corned beef and cabbage; Wanderlust provides the students with CaringMedical.com party favors; raffles; and entertainment by financial assistance, scholarships and • Question and answer time with Dr. Hauser or call Harry Boyle in the main lounge. resources. Tickets are $200 and include to get help with YOUR injury now! Dinner is served nightly from 5 to 7 dinner and top-shelf beverages. For more 239.303.4069 p.m. information and to purchase tickets, visit The American Legion Melvin Cowart fgcu.edu/wanderlust. 8 THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 Along The River

The opening reception for the Lab Theater’s newest comedy, Bad Jews, is Friday, March 11. The play was written by Joshua Harmon and is directed by Stephanie Davis. Bad Jews by Joshua Harmon and directed by Stephanie Davis. The opening night The 58th annual Fort Myers Beach Lions Shrimp Festival returns on March 12 and 13. Events reception is Friday, March 11 at 7:15 p.m. include a parade, 5K run, crowning of the Shrimp Festival Queen and the Lions Club’s world The day after their grandfather’s funeral, three cousins in their 20s argue about famous shrimp dinners. All shrimp provided by local boats. family, legacy and what it is to be a “good Jew.” The argument is hilarious with a serious undertone about the place of faith in the lives of all young people today. housands of people are expected to attend the 58th annual Fort Myers Thought-provoking and vividly funny. Beach Lions Shrimp Festival this weekend. The family-fun event begins Show dates are March 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets for Ton Saturday at 9 a.m. and continues through Sunday. Warning: Matanzas Bad Jews are $25 for adults and $12 for students at the door. On Thursday night Pass Bridge closes at 9 a.m. on Saturday in preparation for the festival parade, performances, tickets for seniors and military personnel are $20. which begins at 10 a.m. The Laboratory Theater of Florida is located at 1634 Woodford Avenue, Fort Saturday, March 12: Myers at the historic Kiwanis Hall. For tickets, call 218-0481 or go to www.labora- • 9 a.m. Shrimp Festival 5K Run. torytheaterflorida.com. • 10 a.m. Shrimp Festival Parade. The 1.5 mile-long parade runs down Estero On Saturday evening, Bike Night returns to downtown Fort Myers. The event is Boulevard. free to the public. • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 24th annual Shrimp Festival Food Fun & Crafts Expo. Hundreds of bikes, vendors and music will line the streets of the historic down- • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. World famous Lions shrimp dinners for sale on the beach town Fort Myers River District from 6 to 10 p.m. There will be four stages featuring and at the pavilion at Lynn Hall Memorial Park (950 Estero Boulevard). Shrimp live music, and there is always plenty to eat and drink. provided by local boats. For more information, go to www.fortmyersriverdistrictalliance.com. • 1 p.m. Crowning of the Shrimp Festival Queen. Scholarships and trophies Also on Saturday evening, All Faiths Unitarian Church hosts a special concert by awarded on the beach at the beach pavilion at Lynn Hall Memorial Park. the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association Services) – The Yard Dogs Sunday, March 13: Reunion. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 24th annual Shrimp Festival Food Fun & Crafts Expo. The Yard Dogs were together for more than a decade before splitting up in • 10 a.m. Lions Shrimp dinners available until they sell out. 2012. Together, the three-members – Kip Lawrence, Charlie Kuchler and Brian • 1 p.m. Second annual Lions Shrimp Festival World Shrimp Eating Travis – created an original style of music that they refer to as Florida Swamp. The Championship on the festival grounds. March 12 concert promises to be a special night of great music, comedy and fun, For more information about the Shrimp Festival, call Lion Diane at 454-0043 or and is expected to sell-out quickly. go to www.fortmyersbeachshrimpfestival.com. Tickets must be reserved in advance by calling Kuchler at 936-3821. The sug- Fort Myers Beach is also the location for the weekly Sunset Celebration gested ticket donation is $20 for ACMA members and $25 for non-members. concert series at Times Square. The square is full of shops, restaurants and bars. Proceeds benefit the ACMA. For more information, go to www.americanacma.org. On Friday and Saturday nights, there is live music. Entertainment begins at 5 p.m. All Faiths Unitarian Church is located at 2756 McGregor Boulevard in Fort and continues until 10 p.m., weather permitting. Sunset Celebration is free for the Myers. entire family. On Monday, March 14, the DaPonte String Quartet performs at The On Friday, popular local band High Tide takes the stage to play their high-ener- Woodlands at Shell Point Retirement Community. The concert begins at 7 gy blend of reggae, classic rock, alternative rock, R&B and funk. On Saturday, it’s p.m. in the Grand Cypress Room at the Woodlands, 14441 Woodsong Lane. Vinyl Countdown with mini sets of your favorite 70s and 80s rock bands. The DaPonte String Quartet moved to Maine 23 years ago from Philadelphia as For more information about Sunset Celebration, call 463-5900. a part of a National Endowment for the Arts and Chamber Music America rural arts A new comedy is cooking behind the curtain at The Laboratory Theater: residency. They fell in love with mid-coast Maine and decided to stay permanently. Since then, they have performed across North America and Europe, including at Carnegie Hall. But Maine is their home, and they perform more than 70 concerts a ISLAND year there. INSURANCE The Quartet is composed of Lydia Forbes and Ferdinand Liva on violin, Kirsten SERVICE Monke on viola and Myles Jordan on cello. Their name comes from Lorenzo UNDER NEW ISLAND DaPonte, who was Mozart’s librettist. OWNERSHIP INSURANCE Tickets are $26. To purchase, call 454-2067 or go to www.shellpoint.org/con- SERVICE certs. 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DOC FORD’S SS HOOKERS RUM BAR & GRILLE Get hooked on great cuisine and spir- Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille is its at SS Hookers. The restaurant pays named for the Doc Ford character in tribute to the rich history of Punta Rassa, local author Randy Wayne White’s best- the home of big game fishing. It serves selling mystery novels. American cuisine with a Cajun twist. It’s a well-known gathering place with Waterfront dining is available daily for indoor and outdoor patio seating. The breakfast, lunch and dinner. combined menu offers all the lunch and After a triumphant day of fishing, dinner items from 11 a.m. until closing. It bring your catch to the restaurant: “If you includes cedar plank salmon topped with hook it, our chef will cook it.” a mango chipotle glaze or a marinated A late night bar features live music grilled chicken sandwich and there’s a nightly. A fresh seafood market, bait shop well provisioned raw bar. Tropical drinks and gifts are also on site. are a specialty, notably the signature rum 17501 Harbour Pointe Drive, Fort drink, Island Mojito. Myers. Call 466-5377. 708 Fisherman’s Wharf, Fort Myers Beach. Call 765-9660. ICHIBAN Ichiban is a downtown favorite for Chinese and Japanese cuisine. The name means “Number One” in Japanese and offers its customers the perfect balance To advertise in of great quality and affordable prices. Sit dockside with a refreshing mojito at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Fort Myers Beach Ichiban has been family owned and ISLAND COW patios. It is open daily for breakfast, The River Weekly News operated for 10 years and its enduring Where can you go when you’re in the lunch and dinner. Dine under the stars popularity is a testament to its excep- while you listen to live music on one of Call 415-7732 tional, friendly service. moooood for some great cook’in, local fun and prices that won’t make you lose Sanibel’s only al fresco eating porches. 1520 Broadway #106, Fort Myers. 2163 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. Call Call 334-6991. the farm? Try Island Cow on Sanibel. Island Cow is an airy bistro with french 472-0606. doors leading out to the front and back 10 THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 Combined Traditional/Praise 10 a.m. New Home Church, 8505 Jenny Cae Lane, Sunday services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Churches/Temples CYPRESS LAKE UNITED North Fort Myers, 656-0416. Weekly Friday SAINT NICHOLAS MONASTERY ALL FAITHS UNITARIAN METHODIST CHURCH meeting meet and greet 6:30 p.m. Church and Bookstore. 111 Evergreen CONGREGATION (UUA) 8570 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers, 482- Kingdom Teaching 7 p.m. Fellowship and Road (southwest corner of Evergreen 2756 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers. 1250, 8 and 11 a.m. Sunday Traditional refreshments. nbcministry@embarqmail. Road and Gail Street.) Liturgical services Sunday Services 9 and 11 a.m., Adult Service 9:30 a.m. Praise Service Sunday com, www.facebook.com/nbcministry. Alex conducted in English and Church Slavonic; Education Workshop 10 a.m., Reverend School all times. and Patricia Wiggins, Ministers following the Julian (Old) Calendar. Margaret L. Beard, Minister. 226-0900. FAITH FELLOWSHIP WORLD NEW COVENANT EYES CHURCH Liturgical Services Sundays and Holy Days www.allfaiths-uc.org OUTREACH MINISTRIES See Clearly. Meeting monthly at 9 a.m. at 9:30 a.m. Holy Liturgy 0 a.m. Call to ALL SAINTS BYZANTINE 6111 South Pointe Boulevard, Fort Myers, the Elks Lodge. 1900 Park Meadows Drive, confirm service schedule: 997-2847; RITE CATHOLIC CHURCH 278-3638. Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Fort Myers. 220-8519. Pastor Alan Bondar. Bookstore 691-1775. www. 10291 Bayshore Road, North Fort Myers Voice of Faith, WCRN 13.50 AM Radio, www.newcovenanteyes.com. LIFT Kidz saintnicholasmonastery.org. Divine Liturgy Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Rosary Sunday, 1:30 p.m.; Thursday Service, 7:30 program, free coffee and donuts. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL begins 10 a.m. Lenten services p.m.; Friday Youth Service, 7:30 p.m. NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH CATHOLIC COMMUNITY (Presanctiﬁ ed Liturgy) will be on Nursery care for pre-school children and OF FORT MYERS 13031 Palm Beach Boulevard (3 miles east Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. starting Children’s Church ages 5 to12 available. 16120 San Carlos Boulevard, Unit 10. 985- of I75) East Fort Myers (across from Fort February. Very Reverend Peter Lickman, FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 8503. 9:45 a.m. Sunday School for all Myers Shores) 693-0818. 9 a.m. Tuesday 305-651-0991. Church of the Eastern 15690 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, ages. 11 a.m Sunday Morning Worship. 7 through Friday. 4 p.m. Saturday, 9 and 11 Catholic or Byzantine Rite, 1.5 mi. east of 482-2030. Pastor David Stauffer.Traditional p.m. Wednesday Evening Bible Study. a.m. Sunday. Interstate 75. Service Sunday 8:45 a.m., Contemporary NEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SOUTHWEST BAPTIST CHURCH ANNUNCIATION GREEK Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Go south on 3825 McGregor Boulevard. Fort Myers. 16940 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, ORTHODOX CHURCH McGregor Boulevard. The church is ½ mile Pastor Eddie Spencer. 8 and 9:30 a.m. 454-3336. Robert G. Kasten Pastor. 8210 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers past the intersection of Gladiolus and San Traditional Worship. 11 a.m. Contemporary Sunday 11 a.m. Nursery 9:45 a.m. Sunday Reverend Fr. Dean Nastos, Proistamenos Carlos Boulevard on the way to Sanibel. Worship. 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School all ages. Junior Church grades one Orthros Service Sunday 9 a.m., Divine FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST School. Youth and Children’s programming to five. Wee Church Pre-K to K. Evening Liturgy Sunday 10 a.m., www.annunciation. 2390 West First Street, next door to Edison runs concurrent to Sunday services. Service 6 p.m. Wednsday Service 6 p.m. fl.goarch.org, 481-2099 Estates. 10:30 a.m Sunday Service and Nursery care provided at all services. 274- TEMPLE BETHEL SYNAGOGUE BETH SHILOH Sunday School; 12 noon Wednesday 1230. www.newhopefortmyers.org. 16225 Winkler Road Fort Myers. 433-0018, MESSIANIC SYNAGOGUE Testimony Meeting. Child care provided at PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH www.templebethel.com. rabbi.barras@ 15675 McGregor Boulevard. Rabbi Judah services. Reading Room located in church Fort Myers Beach Masonic Lodge. templebethel.com. Rabbi Jeremy Barras, Hungerman. Friday Service, 8 p.m., building for quiet study and information 17671 Pine Ridge Road. 267-7400 Cantor Victor Geigner, Religious School Saturday Service, 11 a.m. Shabbat School about Christian Science. Monday and Pastors, Gail and RC Fleeman. Adult Director Dale Cohen, Learning Tree Saturday Morning, Adult Hebrew Classes. Friday noon to 4 p.m., Wednesday 1 to 4 Discussion Classes 8:45 a.m. Countdown Director Jesyca Virnig, Office Manager Call for information 437-3171 p.m. christiansciencefortmyers.net, to Worship 10:10 a.m. Amazing Grace Inna Vasser. Union For Reform Judaism BREAD OF LIFE MINISTRIES christianscience.com Worship:10:30 a.m. www. Shabbat Service Friday 7:30 p.m., Torah CHURCH OF GOD FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE peacecommunitychurch.com. Study Saturday 9:30 a.m. Religious School 16581 McGregor Boulevard, 267-3166 13545 American Colony Boulevard off PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Wednesday 5:30 p.m. and Sunday 9:30 Just past the Tanger Outlet Mall. Pastor Daniels Parkway in the Colony, Fort Myers, Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m. Peace a a.m. Learning Tree Monday through Friday. Barry Lentz, 281-3063. Sunday Worship, 936-2511 Pastor Reverend Joey Brummett member of ELCA. Weekly communion with TEMPLE JUDEA (CONSERVATIVE) 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.; Morning traditional liturgy, organ and choir. 15840 14486 A&W Bulb Road, Fort Myers, 433- CHABAD LUBAVITCH Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening, 6 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, on the 0201, Rabbi: Rabbi Marc Sack Minyan: OF SW FLORIDA ORTHODOX p.m.; Wednesday Family Night, 7 p.m. way to Sanibel. 437-2599, www. Monday at 9 a.m. Religious Education: 5620 Winkler Road, Fort Myers. Rabbi FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH peaceftmyers.com, peace@peaceftmyers. Sunday mornings and Wednesday Yitzchok Minkowicz. 433-7708, rabbi@ Downtown Fort Myers River District, 2466 com. evenings. Services Friday 6:30 p.m. and chabadswf.org. www.chabadswf.org. First Street, 332-1152. www.fumcftmyers. REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH Saturday 9 a.m. www.tjswfl.org. Friday service 6:30 p.m.; Saturday org. Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m. Sunday 3950 Winkler Ext., Fort Myers, 274-0143 THE NEW CHURCH Kabbalah class 9 a.m.; Shacharit 10 a.m.; School; 10:30 a.m. Blended Church 8:15 and 10:15 a.m. Sunday Services The New Church of SWFL, 10811 Sunset Kiddush at noon. Minyan Monday and Service; 5:30 p.m. Youth Group. Daily early learning center/day care. Plaza Circle #401, behind Zoomers. Thursday 7 a.m. FORT MYERS CHRISTIAN CHURCH RIVER OF LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD Reverend Gabriella Cahaley. Sundays 11 CHAPEL OF CYPRESS COVE (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) A STEPHEN 21580 River Ranch Road, Estero. 495- a.m. during the season. Other worship 10200 Cypress Cove Circle Fort Myers MINISTRIES CONGREGATION 0400, Senior Pastor Todd Weston. 8 and events on Fort Myers Beach. http://www. 850-3943, Located at Cypress Cove 5916 Winkler Road, Fort Myers, 437-4330 9:45 a.m Services; 11:30 a.m. Legacy newchurchflorida.com. 481-5535. Retirement Center on HealthPark Campus Pastor Reverend Mark Condrey. Sunday Service, multi-generational. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST An ecumenical non-denominational Worship 10:30 a.m., Church School 9:15 SAMUDRABADRA BUDDHIST CENTER CHURCH FORT MYERS community of believers. Sunday Worship a.m. Meditation classes. Guided meditations, 13411 Shire Lane (off Daniels Parkway Service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, FORT MYERS CONGREGATIONAL methods to relaxe body and focus mind on one mile west of I-75). Minister The 7 p.m. Reverendt Ted Althouse, Pastor UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: virtuous objects. Bring peace and Reverend Allison Farnum. Sunday services [email protected] 8210 College Parkway, Fort Myers. 482- happiness into daily activity. 567-9739. and religious education at 10:30 a.m. 561- CHURCH OF THE CROSS 3133. Philip White, pastor. Morning Worship: www.MeditationInFortMyers.org. 2700. www.uucfm.org. 13500 Freshman Lane; 768-2188. Pastor 10 a.m., Church School: 10:15 a.m., Adult SAINT COLUMBKILLE UNITY OF BONITA SPRINGS Bud Stephens; A nondemonimational Forum: 11:30 a.m. CATHOLIC CHURCH 28285 Imperial Street, Bonita Springs. 947- church emphasizing a personal IONA-HOPE EPISCOPAL 12171 Iona Road, Fort Myers, off 3100. Family Service 10 to 11 a.m. Healing relationship with Jesus Christ. Sunday CONGREGATION McGregor and north of Gladiolus. 489- Circle 11 a.m. Hospitality and Fellowship, Service: 9:15 a.m. Traditional, 10:45 9650 Gladiolus Drive, Fort Myers 454- 3973 Father Joseph Clifford. Monday 11 a.m. Inspiring lesson, uplifting and Contemporary. 4778. Reverend Ray Buchanan Rector. through Saturday 8 a.m. Saturday 3 and 5 dynamic music, meditation in a loving CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Saturday 5 p.m., Eucharist with Healing; p.m.; Sunday 7, 9,11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. environment. 1619 Llewellyn Drive Fort Myers. Just off Sunday 8 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite One; Reconciliation Saturdays 12 noon and by UNITY OF FORT MYERS McGregor across from the Edison/Ford 9:30 a.m., Family Eucharist with Healing appointment. 11120 Ranchette Road, Fort Myers Winter Estates 334-4978, Pastor Douglas and Church School. Tuesday 9:30 a.m., ST. FRANCIS XAVIER Sunday Services 9:15 and 11 a.m. Kelchner, Worship times Sunday’s 9 and Morning Prayer (in Spanish); Wednesday CATHOLIC CHURCH Children’s classes 11 a.m. Reverend Jim 10:30 a.m. Website: www.taecc.com 9:30 a.m., Eucharist with Healing. Child 2157 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers, 334- Rosemergy. 278-1511, www. COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH care available Saturday 5 p.m. and Sunday 2161. Masses: Monday through Thursday unityoffortmyers.org. Our God is Love, Our 2439 McGregor Boulevard, 334-8937 9:30 a.m. services. 6:45 a.m.; Friday 6:45 and 11 a.m.; Race is Human, Our Religion is Oneness Reverned Dr. Jeffrey DeYoe, Senior Pastor JESUS THE WORKER Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 6:45, 9:30 and WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN Reverend David Dietzel, Pastor Emeritus. CATHOLIC CHURCH 11 a.m., 12:15, 4 Creole and 6 p.m. CHURCH Traditional Sunday service 10 a.m. Nursery 881 Nuna Avenue, Fort Myers, 481-1143 SAINT JOHN THE APOSTLE 9065 Ligon Court, Fort Myers, across from available. Masses Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.; METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH HealthPark Hospital, 481-2125. Senior CYPRESS LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday, 8 and 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. 3049 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, Pastor Robert Brunson. Sunday 9:30 a.m. 8400 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers, 481- KINGDOM LIFE CHURCH 344-0012. Pastor Reverend Steve Filizzi. Sunday School for all ages. 11 a.m. 5442 Randy A. Alston, Reverend. Sunday 2154 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, An Affirming and Inclusive Congregation Blended Worship. www. Services: Bible study, 9:45 a.m. Morning 218-8343. Pastor Randy and Anita Sunday Services 10 a.m. westminsterfortmyers.org Worship, 11 a.m., Evening Worship, 7 p.m., Thurman. 10:30 a.m. Sunday Service. SAINT MICHAEL LUTHERAN WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 6:30 p.m. LAMB OF GOD CHURCH CHURCH & SCHOOL (LCMS) 2120 Collier Avenue, Fort Myers. 274-8881. CYPRESS LAKE A few federated Lutheran (ELCA) and 3595 Broadway, Fort Myers, 939-1218, Sunday 10 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Bishop PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Episcopal Congregation. 19691 Cypress Worship: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday 8 Gaspar and Michele Anastasi 8260 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers, View Drive, Fort Myers. 267-3525. www. and 10:45 a.m. Bible Study for adults and ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH 481-3233. www.clpc.us. Clint Cottrell, lambofgodchurch.net. Reverend Dr. James children Sunday at 9:15 a.m. 7401 Winkler Road, Fort Myers. 481-4040. Pastor. Prayer Service 8 a.m., Praise 9 Reho. Sunday 7:45 and 10 a.m. Sunday’s SAINT PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Curtis Deterding. Sunday 8 a.m. a.m., Children’s Church 9 a.m., Traditional Cool for Children 10 a.m. 3751 Estero Boulevard, Fort Myers Beach, Traditional, 10:45 a.m. Blended, 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. Summer Prayer Service 8 a.m. NEW BEGINNINGS CENTER 463-4251, www.stpeterfmb.com. Eductional Hour. www.zionfm.org. THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 11 coaches and judges, competitions for Lee County and the entire 20th Judicial Lee Schools Conclude Another Circuit were held in January and February, respectively. Fort Myers High School will now go on to represent the circuit at The Mock Successful Season Of Mock Trials Trial State Finals Competition, held from March 17 to 19 at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando. Presented by the Florida Law Related Education Association (FLREA), which is funded in part by The Florida Bar Foundation, the Florida High School Mock Trial Competition is an academic competition in which a team of six to eight students simu- late the roles of both attorneys and witnesses in a fictional trial situation. Students have approximately five months to prepare for their roles. According to FLREA, “This is the most hands-on, intensive learning simulation about the trial process available to high school students.” The LCBA is pleased to continue supporting mock trial year after year, as its focus on expanding young people’s civics education and engagement fits into the multi-year LCBA Cares initiative – a commitment to providing community outreach and enhanc- ing members’ experience as practitioners and participants in the community. Competing in the county round were The Canterbury School, Island Coast High School, Bishop Verot Catholic High School, two teams from Ida Baker High School and returning champs, Fort Myers High School. In the circuit round, Fort Myers High School came up against worthy opponents Charlotte High School representing our county to the north and Gulf Coast High School from Collier County. Many participants won individual awards. In the circuit competition, Fort Myers High School student Matt DiBiase won Best Opening Statement and Best Defensive Attorney, with teammate Mallory McGovern being named Best Prosecution Witness. Competition was fierce, especially given a high number of objections, which made for some exciting moments. Second-year co-chair Karla Campos-Andersen began participating as a freshman at Mariner High School in 1994, when it was just her alma mater and Fort Myers High School representing the county. “The kids were beyond prepared, yet able to think on their feet,” said Campos- Payal Majmundar and Matthew DiBiase of Fort Myers High School pose with their indi- Anderson. “There is a lot that goes into putting this program together, and it would vidual award and presiding Judge John S. Steele, Senior U.S. District Judge, at the Lee not be possible without the dedication of the legal community, and all of the amazing County Mock Trial Competition. The team placed first in the county and circuit competi- volunteers and sponsors.” tion, and will represent the 20th Circuit in the statewide competition For more information, visit www.leebar.org. photo by Jim Jett Photography

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Fish Reponding This week was the first time since the end of December that we have not had To Seasonal to deal with a strong cold front push- ing through. We have had a few cool Change Of Diet mornings that have made the warm-up by Capt. Matt slower than I had hoped and the bite a a Mitchell little tougher, but all in all there has been vast improvement in our fishing action would like to brought on by this warming pattern. think winter is Baitfish have started to reappear and I finally over or if exciting things are now beginning to hap- it’s not done we pen; our outstanding springtime fishing is are at least past so close to taking off. the worst of what it Catching shiners has been tough but had to throw at us. the extra effort it’s taken has paid off with Until the white peli- gamefish coming out of the woodwork to cans leave though, eat these tasty treats. Places I have fished I’m not convinced with shrimp for weeks without much suc- we won’t have to deal with one or two cess have started to light up with these last cold fronts but they should be noth- magic baitfish getting chased down and ing like the strong ones we experienced smashed right on the surface. Snook, for the past few months. redfish, trout, jacks and big mangrove Conditions on the water have certainly snapper all seemed to enjoy this seasonal Gary Biltgen with a keeper sized redfish caught this week while fishing with Capt. Matt Mitchell improved with the warm-up bringing change of diet. everything back to life after what has During the cooler mornings, snook perature warmed up, the more aggressive ture is all it’s going to take and these been one of the most crazy winters in have been a little slow to pick up live they became. Even though I have not snook will gorge on baitfish as they leave recent memory. Finally, sheepshead are shiners, often chasing and missing them been catching lots of snook, it’s just good their winter haunts. no longer my daily target species. I’m or running with the bait and then drop- to be catching them again with regular- Capt. Matt Mitchell has been fishing back to shiner fishing and life as a fishing ping them. As the day and water tem- ity and this bite will only get better as local waters since he moved to Sanibel we continue to warm and they begin the in 1980. He now lives in St. James City springtime transition moving out of the and works as a back country fishing back country. guide. If you have comments or ques- Send Us Your Fish Tales Spring fishing brings anglers lots of tions email [email protected]. he River Weekly would like to hear from anglers about their catches. opportunities on a wide variety of spe- Send us details including tackle, bait and weather conditions, date of catch, cies. This wide-open fishing will kick into Tspecies and weight, and include photographs with identification. Drop them high gear when water temperatures reach Snook Season at the River Weekly, 1609 Hendry Street, Suite 15, Fort Myers, Florida 33901, that magic mid 70-degree mark. Fingers or email to [email protected]. crossed and weather cooperating, this Reopens In Gulf should happen in the next few weeks. After this unusually cold winter, a few he recreational harvest season more degrees increase in water tempera- for one of Florida’s premier fish Treopened on March 1 in Florida’s Gulf of Mexico state and adjacent feder- CLEAR YOUR GEAR al waters, including Everglades National Park and Monroe County. Snook sea- It Catches More Than Fish son will remain open through April 30. BOAT In the Gulf, anglers may keep one snook per day, measuring 28 to 33 Fishing gear can kill inches in total length. The fish is mea- birds, reptiles RENTALS sured from the most forward point of the head with the mouth closed to the farthest and mammals Fishing • Cabbage Key tip of the tail with the tail compressed or Dolphin Watching squeezed while the fish is lying on its side. Captains Available A snook permit is required to keep snook, along with a saltwater fishing license, unless exempt from the license require- 472-5800 ments. Only hook-and-line gear is allowed Jensen’s Marina when targeting or harvesting snook. It is illegal to buy or sell snook. 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Short, stocky and shy, they typically nest in trees located near water, but far away from human interference. The green heron, patient #16-453, lays on a padded mat after being anesthetized in preparation for radiographs. Green herons are one of only a few tool-using birds and have developed an capable swimmers. so we want to do what we can to get returned to its cage, Fox drew a small ingenious method of fishing. To attract Late last month, an injured green him to a quiet area. He’s in the back in blood sample from the bird for further fish, they drop bait on the surface of the heron was admitted to CROW as patient a soft-sided cage,” said Fox. Once the testing. water – twigs, insects, feathers and even #16-453. Upon presentation, it was obvi- pain had subsided, the heron was visibly The green heron is expected to make crusts of bread – then stand perfectly still ous that the bird had suffered an injury to more relaxed and able to get some much a full recovery and be released back into on the water’s edge and wait. Once a its right wing. needed rest. the wild. curious fish swims near the surface, the “He was found with a wing droop,” Early the next morning, Dr. Allison CROW (Clinic for the Rehabilitation green heron will extend its surprisingly explained Melissa Fox, CVT, veterinary anesthetized the patient so that radio- of Wildlife, Inc.) is a non-profit wildlife long neck with a quick thrust and grab assistant. “The doctors palpated him, graphs could be taken. X-rays from sev- hospital providing veterinary care for the fish with its dagger-like bill. (but) didn’t feel any obvious breaks.” The eral angles were necessary: at one stage, native and migratory wildlife from our While they most often fish by this frightened bird was given pain medication the heron was placed on its back and its local area. The hospital accepts patients wade-and-watch method, green herons to make it more comfortable, then moved wings were gently extended to its sides seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 will occasionally dive for deepwater prey to a clean cage far removed from the so that clear images could be obtained. p.m. Mail donations to P.O. Box 150, then swim back to shore. Their middle busy examination room. Fortunately, Dr. Allison did not find any Sanibel, FL 33957. Call 472-3644 or and outer toes are webbed, making them “They’re really ‘stressy’ little birds, fractures. Before it was awakened and visit www.crowclinic.org.

489-4701. Republican For additional information about the club call president, Carole Green, 850- Women Fashion 590-2206. Show And Lunch he annual fashion show fundraiser, Poetry Alliance Spring Fling, is being held by the TFort Myers Republican Women’s Open Mic Night Club on Tuesday, March 15, at The n celebration of National Poetry Helm Club, The Landings, South Fort Month, poets are invited to read their Edison & Ford Winter Estates Cove Check out our Myers. A red, white, and blue theme will Iwork at Alliance for the Arts for an be used as this is Florida’s primary elec- evening of diverse verse on Thursday, tion day. April 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. FORT MYERS Fashions by Draper’s & Damon’s and This spoken word and poetry open SPECIALTY CRUISES Patchington will be featured with club mic is designed to bring together differ- members serving as the models. Saks 5th ent generations, styles and approaches Matlacha Island Cruise Avenue will provide fashions for the male to poetry. The event is free and open models. The show replaces the regular to poets of all ages and to those who March 5 | Art, Shopping, Food & Fun monthly business meeting. simply like to listen to poetry, but a $5 DAILY RIVER & SUNSET CRUISES St. Patrick’s Day Cruises The public is invited to attend. The donation is suggested to support future VIEW DETAILS ONLINE & CALL TO RESERVE March 17 | Buy 2 drinks day’s activities include a card party begin- programming. for the price of one! ning at 10 a.m. A social hour and silent The evening is presented by the DOCKED DOCKED AT Offer available on all cruises. auction begin at 11a.m. The fashion Poetry Alliance, a group of poets who AT HISTORIC Also available in Naples location show and luncheon start at noon. The meet monthly at the Alliance to share Bark on the Ark Cruise luncheon will feature the traditional their work and advocate for poetry. Visit money hat and a basket from Chanel. 1200 5th Ave S. 2360 W. 1st Street March 26 | Dogs Welcome for Cruise ArtInLee.org or call 939-2787 for more and Playtime at the Beach Donations for door prizes, raffle items, information. Naples, FL 34102 Fort Myers, FL 33901 and the silent auction are being accepted. The Alliance for the Arts is located at 239.263.4949 239.919.2965 Visit our special events calendar Tickets are $30 and reservations are 10091 McGregor Boulevard, just south required by Thursday, March 10, and SIGHTSEEING, RIVER JET BOAT on PureFL.com for details and of Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. & SUNSET CRUISES RIDES more unique cruises! may be made by contacting Tina Laurie, FISHING TRIPS JET SKI TOURS PER & CHARTERS & RENTALS Save $5 COUPLE ECO-SHELLING BOAT On any Pure Florida Cruise or Tour DOLPHIN TOURS RENTALS Restrictions Apply. Code: RVRWK0216 Our email address is [email protected] www.PureFL.com #GOPureFL 14 THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 Plant Smart Florida Landscapes by the South Florida Water Management District; Trees of Florida Everglades National Park and the Florida Keys by George B. Stevenson; Fishfuddletree fnpsblog.blogspot.com; miami-dade.ifas. by Gerri Reaves ufl.edu; and regionalconservation.org. Plant Smart explores the diverse ho couldn’t be curious about a flora of South Florida. tree named Florida fishfuddletree W(Piscidia piscipula), and what’s behind that intriguing name? Local Waters/ While the term “fishfuddle” might bring a smile to your lips, it likely refers to Local Charts the unfunny, now-illegal, practice of poi- soning fish. In fact, another of the native Class tree’s other names is Florida fishpoison tree. he San Carlos Bay Sail & Power The leaves, bark and roots were the Squadron, a unit of the United The papery pods have scalloped wings source for a poison used to stun fish. TStates Power Squadrons, will be Disoriented – or fuddled – by the poison, rounded by two wing-like outer petals, all offering the popular Local Waters/Local the catch floated on the water’s surface over-arched by a larger upper one. Charts class on Saturday, March 19 from Native Florida fishfuddle’s light-brown seed 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The class is and were easily gathered. pods contrast with the dark-green foliage The flowers are a honey source, and Another more prosaic name for this photos by Gerri Reaves the tree is the host, or larval, plant for the directed towards new boaters and boaters new to the area, as well as those wishing plant is Jamaican dogwood. That’s not a salt-tolerant, fishfuddle an excellent choice native hammock skipper and cassius blue reference to the flowering dogwood, but butterflies. to learn chart reading. It will provide for a coastal landscape. the boater with some of the basics of to the tree’s wood being used to build Sturdy and wind-resistant, it has The papery seed pod is light-brown, “dogs,” a gripping device used on boats rectangular, and up to three inches long. navigation, oriented to the Fort Myers hard wood and thin pale gray bark. The area. Students will be using chart 11427, and ships. coarse-textured leaves measure about 10 It has four scalloped wings and contains The two dogwoods are not in the several flat reddish brown seeds. and you must bring this chart to class. inches long and have five to eleven leaf- Optional On-the-Water training is also same family, by the way. Fishfuddle is a lets with prominent veins, pointed tips, Propagate this desirable species with member of the bean family. seeds and cuttings. offered at a later date. Please check with paler undersides and recurved edges. the class instructor for details. The tree is found only in the more The showy clusters of small pea-like Sources: Five Hundred Plants of southern parts of the state and in the South Florida by Julia F. Morton; The cost of the class is $45. It is flowers are white with pink, lavender, or being taught at the San Carlos Bay Sail Keys, growing up to 60 feet tall with a purple tinges, and are all the more notice- Florida, My Eden by Frederic B. Stresau; breadth of about 25 feet and an irregular A Gardener’s Guide to Florida’s Native & Power Squadron classroom located able in spring because they bloom when at 16048 San Carlos Boulevard at the crown. It prefers full sun to partial shade the leaves have dropped. Plants by Rufino Osorio; National and sandy limestone soil, but does require Audubon Field Guide to Florida; corner of Kelly Road (across from ACE The flowers’ five unequal petals create Hardware). Students can register online some organic content to survive. an unusual form. The two lower reddish- Native Florida Plants by Robert G. Fast-growing and highly drought- and Haehle and Joan Brookwell; South at www.scbps.com or by calling 466- tinged ones are fused, forming a keel sur- 4040.

March in the Park will be held March 12 Home-made canned goods will be The Garden Club available from Judy’s Jungle, and Bella Verde Farm will have vegetables from its Of Cape Coral garden. Garden art will include painted arch in the Park, the annual fund- pots by Sandy Sacco, Glory Days will raiser of the Garden Club of Cape have metal yard decor and balancing This is the Garden Club of Cape Coral’s annual fundraiser MCoral, will be held on March 12, birds. Chemwise will have liquid fertilizer, are $1 each or six for $5 and can be pur- Farm will talk about Bio-Char. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Jaycee Park. and MW Horticulture Recycling will have chased the day of event or before from The Garden Club of Cape Coral is a Admission and parking are free. compost and green soil. any garden club member. non-profit organization and all proceeds The garden club will have a booth and Lee County IFAS Extension/Master A free Kids Corner will be manned by will help the club achieve its objectives of has been collecting cuttings and dividing Gardeners will be available for Ask the club members offering creative activities educating members, awarding local high plants from members’ own yards espe- Expert plant questions, or problems for all ages. school seniors Marty Ward merit awards, cially for this sale. Marc from Calusa Palm attendees may have. Speakers will be making presentations civic beautification, Habitat for Humanity, in Naples will have palms, flowering trees, Food, music and opportunity drawings every hour throughout the day. Kathy Wekiva Youth Camp sponsorships, dona- ginger and heliconias, Brittain Tropicals will be available all day. Items include a Woodlock, a garden club member and tion to local middle and high school garden will have pitcher plants, orchids and air rain barrel hand-painted by a club mem- master gardener will demonstrate Earth projects and promoting civic awareness of plants, Deep South Nurseries will have ber, a garden cart filled with plants and Boxes; Vanessa Hazleton will be making environmental and conservation concerns. wild coffee, pink muhle grass, bananas, gardening items, two tickets to Broadway a basket out of palms; Trafalgar Middle For more information, contact Ginny figs, spinach, papaya and bay rum. Other Palm Dinner Theater, two tickets to School Garden Club will show how to Huffer at 257-2654 or Huffmom5@aol. plants will include bonsai, bromeliads, Edison Ford Winter Estates, four tickets plant in a bale of hay; and students from com or log onto the website, succulents and perennials. to Cultural Park Theater, plus donations Cape Coral High School’s Bella Verde www.gardenclubofcapecoral.com. from all vendors. Opportunity drawings THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 15 Gulfshore Opera To Present Bach Play For Easter

Thomas Glenn will appear as Matthew photo by Laura Bunker

throughout the 19th century and still con- The Gulfshore Opera is working with FGCU Chamber Choir (pictured) and the Fort Myers tinues. With great drama, Bach’s Saint Mastersingers Chamber Choir for Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion Matthew Passion retells the story of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Passion run from March 18 to 20. Christian Church, Fort Myers Colin Ramsey will perform the role of Jesus Jesus. Tickets: Single tickets start at $25 (spon- • March 20 at 4 p.m. at North Naples Thomas Glenn will perform the role of sored tickets): Church, Naples ulfshore Opera will present narrator, Matthew, the Evangelist. Glenn, • March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at CPAC, For more information about the per- Johann Sebastian Bach’s Saint a Canadian tenor, brings much experi- Punta Gorda formance, visit www.gulfshoreopera.org GMatthew Passion for three per- ence to this role, having performed it in • March 19 at 7:30 p.m. at First or call 529-3925. formances from March 18 to 20 at numerous productions. The role of Jesus venues in Charlotte, Lee and Collier will be performed by Colin Ramsey, counties during Lent, in anticipation of bass-baritone. the Easter season. The production is The FGCU Chamber Choir and the Understanding in collaboration with the Florida Gulf Gulfshore Opera Orchestra and Chorus Coast University Chamber Choir, The are directed by Dr. Trent Brown of the Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers Bower School of Music and The Arts 7D[&HUWLÀFDWH 7D['HHG6DOHV Chamber Chorus, a core ensemble of at FGCU. The Fort Myers Symphonic eight soloists, and the Gulfshore Opera Mastersingers Chamber Chorus will be dŚŝŶŬŝŶŐŽĨƉƵƌĐŚĂƐŝŶŐĂdĂǆĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞŽƌdĂǆĞĞĚĂŶĚŶĞĞĚŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͍ Orchestra and Chorus. led by Artistic Director, Jeff Faux. With this once-in-a-lifetime Lenten “Performing the Saint Matthew )UHH6HPLQDU6DWXUGD\0DUFK experience, Gulfshore Opera will bring Passion will forever change the lives of the Gospel of Matthew to music through the students in the Chamber Choir. It will >ĞĞŽƵŶƚǇdĂǆŽůůĞĐƚŽƌ͕>ĂƌƌǇ,Ăƌƚ͕ĂŶĚ>ĞĞŽƵŶƚǇůĞƌŬŽĨŽƵƌƚ͕>ŝŶĚĂŽŐŐĞƩ͕ J.S. Bach’s sacred Passion Play. Usually create an affinity for Bach that will stay ĂƌĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŐƚŽƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂŶŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟǀĞƐĞŵŝŶĂƌŽŶƚŚĞƐĂůĞĂŶĚƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞŽĨ performed as a concert, this production with the singers forever,” said Brown. dĂǆĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚdĂǆĞĞĚƐ͘ will be staged. Steffanie Pearce, Gulfshore “I’m thrilled that Gulfshore Opera is Opera founder and general director, bringing this work to Southwest Florida explained, “The Evangelist, Matthew, and involving community groups in 7RSLFVLQFOXGH will sing from memory in costume and in collaboration.” English, as will Jesus and the other dis- The Gulfshore Opera Orchestra is ciples. It will be a sung Passion Play.” made up of the best professional musi- tŚĂƚŝƐĂdĂǆĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ The Saint Matthew Passion requires cians from three counties, including versus a Tax Deed two choruses and a double orchestra, musicians who regularly perform with the which is probably why it has not been Charlotte County Symphony, Southwest performed in Southwest Florida, until Florida Symphony and the Naples ,ŽǁƚŽƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĂŶĚƌĞĚĞĞŵ now. The Saint Matthew Passion is Philharmonic. ĂdĂǆĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞͬdĂǆĞĞĚ usually performed in large metropolitan “The Gulfshore Opera Orchestra is areas due to its complexity and the num- very excited to be playing this great mas- ber of artists required. Fortunately for ter work. Several section leaders have Southwest Florida, Pearce is an experi- agreed to memorize their instrumental ,ŽǁƚŽƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌdĂǆĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ enced collaborator. solos so they can move out front with the “Gulfshore Opera has many collabora- vocal soloists to perform in duet style,” Join our team tive partners. For this production we are added Pearce. “This, along with costumes How to apply for a Tax Deed of experts very happy to be working with the FGCU and staging of the principal soloists and Saturday, March 19, 2016 Chamber Choir and the Fort Myers English translations of all recitatives (nar- 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Mastersingers Chamber Choir. Both rations and dialogue), will make the pro- <ŶŽǁ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƌŝĂďůĞƐ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ choirs have been working on their parts duction accessible to new audiences. We 2480 Thompson St. for several months,” said Pearce. are working very diligently to get word ǁŝƚŚĞĂĐŚƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ 3rd Floor Auditorium Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion was out about this profoundly inspiring sacred first heard on Good Friday, 1727 in work composed by Bach to be performed Leipzig, Germany. It is exceptional for during the season of Lent.” and its musical richness and its grand scope. &ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶǀŝƐŝƚǁǁǁ͘ůĞĞĐůĞƌŬ͘ŽƌŐ ǁǁǁ͘ůĞĞƚĐ͘ĐŽŵ With a mission to be inclusive and ZĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞŶŽƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘^ĞĂƟŶŐŝƐŽŶĂĮƌƐƚͲĐŽŵĞ͕ĮƌƐƚͲƐĞƌǀĞĚďĂƐŝƐĂŶĚƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ͘ Bach wrote his Saint Matthew Passion accessible, Gulfshore Opera offers a lim- WůĞĂƐĞĂƌƌŝǀĞĞĂƌůǇĨŽƌďĞƐƚƐĞĂƟŶŐ͘ to present the Passion story in music at ited number of $25 sponsored seats to dŚĞ>ĞĞŽƵŶƚǇůĞƌŬŽĨŽƵƌƚĂŶĚdĂǆŽůůĞĐƚŽƌŽĸĐĞƐĚŽŶŽƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞůĞŐĂůĂĚǀŝĐĞŽƌƉƌŽŵŽƚĞŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚĐŚŽŝĐĞƐ͘dŚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ Good Friday services. In 1829, it was those who otherwise would not be able to ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚůĞŐĂůŽƌĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůĂŶĚŝƐŶŽƚŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽƌĞƉůĂĐĞĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĂƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů͘ revived by Felix Mendelssohn, creat- attend. dŚĞƐĞŵŝŶĂƌŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƐŽůĞůǇĨŽƌĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͘ ing renewed interest in Bach that grew Performances of Saint Matthew 16 THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 snacks will also be available for purchase PACE we are helping girls harness their aboard the M/V Double Sunshine. potential and become the women who The M/V Double Sunshine departs change the world,” said Nona C. Jones, from the historic Tin City, located at chief external affairs officer for PACE 1200 Fifth Ave. S. in Naples, while the Center For Girls, Inc. M/V Edison Explorer departs from The Following the example set forth by Marina at Edison Ford, located at 2360 Governor Scott, the Board of Lee County W. First St. in Fort Myers. Reservations Commissioners issued a proclamation are required. For more information on recognizing March as Believing In Girls Pure Florida, or to register for a St. Month and the valuable work PACE does Patrick’s Day cruise, call Pure Florida’s in providing at-risk girls ages 12 to 18, Naples location at 239-263-4949, its an opportunity for a better future through Fort Myers location at 239-919-2965 or education, counseling, training and advo- visit www.PureFL.com. cacy. Fort Myers City Council and Bonita Springs City Council will also issue proc- lamations to support PACE. March Proclaimed Other Believing In Girls Month activities include a special Q&A discussion with Believing In Girls critically-acclaimed author Trish Doller, in partnership with the Southwest Florida Pure Florida’s Naples and Fort Myers locations will offer St. Patrick’s Day cruises Thursday, Month In Florida Reading Festival and Literacy Council March 17. overnor Rick Scott declared Gulf Coast, and the opportunity for PACE Florida cruise. March as Believing In Girls students to visit fourth and fifth graders St. Patrick’s at Colonial Elementary School. PACE Passengers cruising from Pure GMonth across the state of Florida Florida’s Naples location will sail aboard this year. This recognition is being girls will speak to the elementary students Day Cruises the M/V Double Sunshine, traveling made in honor of the 37,000 Florida about the potential of young girls and why n observation of St. Patrick’s Day, along the Gordon River while watching girls who have transformed their lives girls issues matter, while distributing spe- Pure Florida invites the Southwest for dolphins. Guests visiting Pure Florida’s through PACE. cially made #BelievingInGirls bracelets. IFlorida community to enjoy celebra- Fort Myers location will come aboard the Each of the 19 PACE Centers located Activities will culminate with the eighth tory cruises on Thursday, March 17, set- M/V Edison Explorer, cruising along the throughout Florida are celebrating this annual Grande Dames Tea luncheon on ting sail from its Naples and Fort Myers Caloosahatchee River while watching for proclamation by hosting a variety of Tuesday, March 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. locations at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and local birds as they return to their rooker- events to raise awareness and encourage at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 4 p.m., as well as sunset cruises depart- ies. Aboard the vessel, guests are invited their students on their academic and per- 1380 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers. ing one hour before sunset. The cruises to relax and enjoy the natural beauty of sonal journeys. Three remarkable women who have made are available for $35 per passenger dur- Southwest Florida and observe the wildlife PACE Center for Girls in Lee County a significant impact on the Southwest ing the day and $37.50 for the sunset native to the region. Narration on local kicked off the month with a special rally, Florida community will be honored: Betty cruise at its Naples location, and $32 history, wildlife and ecology is provided held at the center on February 29. Staff Anderson of Fort Myers, Rusty Brown of per passenger at its Fort Myers loca- by Coast Guard-certified captains, also and board members were joined by com- Fort Myers and Dr. Geraldine Burchard tion. Throughout the day, drinks will be master naturalists. Drinks will be available munity partners and supporters who Nobles of LaBelle. During the program, buy one get one free aboard any Pure for purchase on-board the vessels, and surprised students as they arrived on the PACE girls will h participate in a Q&A school bus on Monday morning. The discussion with the women, gaining valu- red carpet was laid out as they walked able insight and advice. through the doors of the recently reno- Tickets for the Grande Dames Tea vated L. Gail Markham Building amid are $60 and are available by calling 425- posters, banners, balloons and shouts 2366 ext. 2315 or online at www.pace- of encouragement from well-wishers, all center.org/lee. Table sponsorships are Only Free showing their support. also available. Attendees are encouraged Cleaner Pick-up The girls of PACE Lee also received to wear their favorite tea party hat. 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Snook Season Handling.” This year’s juror, Harry Messersmith, is a full service bronze/glass foundry and Researchers ask anglers who harvest sculpture atelier and continues to refine his sculpture that he describes as triangulated Reopens the fish to save the carcasses after they figures. Messersmith received a grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation to attend a Florida is called the Fishing Capital are filleted and provide the carcasses master artist residency with Gio Pomodoro at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in 1999. of the World. Florida Fish & Wildlife to the FWC by dropping them off at a He then traveled to Milan, Italy in 2000 to promote The Bronze Exhibit, a group exhi- Conservation Commission encourages participating bait and tackle store. This bition that included three of his figurative bronze sculptures. anglers to use moderation when deter- program allows anglers to participate in Accepted entries must be dropped off no later than May 31. The opening recep- mining whether or not to take a snook the collection of data such as the size, tion will be Friday, June 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. Messersmith will be on hand to present home during the open season. When age, maturity and sex of one of Florida’s awards, including $1,000 cash for best in show and a $250 gift certificate for second choosing to release a fish, the FWC premier inshore fish. For a county-by- place, and $100 Jurors Choice Award for third place. There will be a Gallery Walk encourages anglers to handle it carefully county list, go to MyFWC.com/Research and Talk with Messersmith on June 4 at 10 a.m. The exhibit runs through June 30. to help the fish survive upon release. and click on Saltwater, Snook, and Snook The Alliance campus and galleries are open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proper handling methods can help ensure Anglers Asked to Help with Research. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, located at 10091 the species’ abundance for anglers today For more information, visit MyFWC. McGregor Boulevard just south of Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. and generations to come. To learn more com/Fishing and click on Saltwater, about fish handling, visit MyFWC.com/ Recreational Regulations and Snook. Future Of Art Exhibit At The Alliance or the second consecutive year Pediatric Dentistry of Fort Myers will be the Submissions For Exhibit exhibit sponsor for Future of Art at the Alliance for the Arts. lliance for the FWorks of art created by elementary and middle school students across Lee Arts is seek- County will be on display beginning April 6 with an opening reception on Wednesday, Aing artists to April 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. Work created by high school students will then be exhibited present their work at with a second opening reception on Wednesday, April 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. and will the 30th annual All remain on display until April 30. Florida Juried Exhibit. “The Alliance for the Arts really has done a wonderful job over the last 24 years The exhibition is with this project, we’re lucky to be involved with the last two,” said Dr. Tim Verwest, open to all artists DMD. residing in Florida. This is the 24th year the Alliance has partnered with the Lee Arts Educators Categories for Association to provide students with an opportunity to display their artwork in a formal entry are sculpture, exhibit. This annual show features more than forty schools and hundreds of pieces of painting (including art in a wide variety of mediums. Judges will select winners in several categories and oil, acrylic, collage, award a Best In Show. watercolor and mixed The Alliance for the Arts is located at 10091 McGregor Boulevard, just south of media), photography, Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. prints and drawing. The gallery at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts 18 THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 teams that landed him a whopping $31.5 million bonus, the largest bonus ever With Top Ranked Farm Systems, given to an amateur player. The Red Sox also paid another $31.5 million penalty for exceeding its international bonus pool, resulting in a $63 million investment in The Future Is Bright For Moncada. Minnesota earned the title of the fifth best minor league system with six Top Boston And Minnesota 100 prospects in their system that includes outfielder Byron Buxton (No. 2) and by Ed Frank converted outfielder Miquel Sano (No. 4), both of whom debuted on the big league club last season. he tired old spring training cliché “hope springs eternal” The other Twins prospects in MLB’s Top 100 are right-hander Jose Berrios (No. applies to all 30 Major League teams as they now pre- 25), who went 14-5 last season at Double A Chattanooga and Triple A Rochester, Tpare for the long six-month season. left-hander Tyler Jay (No. 74), the team’s top draft pick (No. 6 overall) in last year’s However, for the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota draft, shortstops Jorge Polanco (No. 87) and Nick Gordon (No. 89). That’s two Twins, who train here in Fort Myers, that worn out phrase Top 100 shortstops, a rarity in any farm system. should have added meaning as a report released this week The MLB Top 100 list did not include outfielder Max Kepler, the Southern by Major League Baseball showed that these two teams are League Player of the Year, who has been ranked as high as No. 44 in other base- ranked among baseball’s elite with top-ranked prospects – a ball ratings. The Germany native was signed out of high school in 2009. With raw positive omen for the future. talent, Kepler has advanced slowly through the Twins farm system and could don a MLB ranks the Red Sox minor league system No. 1 and Minnesota Major League uniform in the upcoming season. the Twins No. 5. Here is a listing of the top 10 farm systems in baseball: No. 1, Boston; No 2, What makes an organization rank as one of the top farm systems in baseball? Los Angeles Dodgers; No. 3, Colorado; No 4, Chicago Cubs; No. 5, Minnesota; It’s a combination of quality and quantity. The MLB staff considers organizations No. 6, Pittsburgh; No. 7, Philadelphia; No. 8, Houston; No. 9, Texas; and No. 10, that have an abundance of elite-level prospect talents as well as depth in terms of New York Yankees. future big leaguers up and down the system. Boston already has given left-handers Brian Johnson (No. 46 in the MLB top 100 prospects) and Henry Owns (No. 47) trials in the “big show,” but most of their Spring Training Home Schedule best prospects are at least two years away. Boston has seven names in the Top 100. Minnesota Twins – Hammond Stadium In their Low A Greenville farm team, they have three exciting infielders: sec- Friday, March 11 – Miami Marlins; 1:05 p.m. ond baseman Yoan Moncada (No. 10), third baseman Rafael Devers (No. 15) and Sunday, March 13 – Baltimore Orioles; 1:05 p.m. shortstop Javier Guerra (No. 88). They are products of Boston’s aggressive interna- Wednesday, March 16 – Boston Red Sox; 7:05 p.m. tional program that also snagged Double A outfielder Manual Margot (No. 30) and Boston Red Sox – JetBlue Park 17-year-old right-hander Anderson Espinoza. Finally, with the seventh overall pick Saturday, March 12 – Miami Marlins; 1:05 p.m. in last June’s Major League draft, the Red Sox added outfielder Andrew Benintendi Monday, March 14 – Pittsburgh Pirates; 1:05 p.m. (No. 72) who some considered the best college athlete in the 2015 draft. Tuesday, March 15 – New York Yankees; 6:05 p.m. With this bevy of top-tier talent, the Red Sox future is indeed bright. Thursday, March 17 – Baltimore Orioles; 1:05 p.m. Boston’s signing of the 20-year-old Moncada sparked a bidding war among Friday, March 18 – (split squad) – Minnesota Twins; 1:05 p.m.

Calusa BUG Chase And Crawl Supports Kids Bringing Up Grades

Members of the Metro-McGregor Kiwanis Club post-race. Front, from left, Keira Pelle, Jennifer Molnar, Alyssa Gnagey, Rachel Toomey, Kate Smiley and Shea Cunnigham. Back from left, Jessica Gnagey, Patrice Cunnigham, Steve Hess, Todd Adams, Matt Toomey, Heather Chouinard, Liz Ross and Barbara Hartman

he Fort Myers Metro-McGregor Kiwanis held the 8th annual Pool Pros title sponsor Joe Mitchell, left, TCalusa BUG Chase 5K run and Overall female winner Sara Strong with overall male winner Yancey Palmer BUG Crawl on January 30 at the Palmer won overall male with a time of 18:28. Other winners included: Jami Maxwell Calusa Nature Center in Fort Myers. (Masters female), John Gervase (Masters male), Cathi Wilson (Grand Master female), The race benefitted the Fort Myers- David Browne (Grand Master male), Annie Houben (Senior Grand Master female) and Metro Kiwanis Club’s BUG (Bringing John Bates (Senior Grand Master male). Age group awards were also presented. Full Up Grades) program. There were race results can be found at ftmyerstrackclub.com. Photos from the race can be found over 160 registered participants who on the Metro-McGregor Kiwanis Club’s Facebook page. traveled the trails at the nature center All proceeds benefit the Fort Myers Metro-McGregor Kiwanis BUG (Bring UP and a portion of the asphalt bike path Grades) program in local Lee County elementary schools and other Kiwanis commu- on Ortiz. The race was timed with nity service projects. The BUG program is designed to recognize local elementary stu- Chrono Track Bib Tag Technology, dents who raise their grades to an acceptable range and maintain or continue to raise and was supervised by the Fort Myers them from one grading period to the next. Track Club. The run raised a net total The Metro-McGregor Kiwanis Club is looking for more service-minded individuals of $3,844. and business professionals who would like to make a direct impact on the community The Big Bug co-title sponsors for through volunteering. Meetings are held every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. in Fort Myers. the race were Pool Pros and Larue For details, call club president Heather Chouinard at 332-4440 or email Heather. Pest Management. [email protected]. Sara Strong won overall female The Pool Pros Mitchell family sponsored and par- runner with a time of 20:42. Yancey ticipated in the race. THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 19 Emerging from the vibrant beach town of Deerfield Beach, The Resolvers are Final 2016 Bruce T. Gora Sunset known to have quickly become the premier alternative reggae act of the South Florida music scene. The band captures the essence of the classic reggae sound: Concert Features The Resolvers natural acoustic percussion, deep bass grooves, worldly drum rhythms, tasty vin- tage keyboards, bluesy guitar licks and multi-part vocal harmonies…then blend it with modern songwriting craftsmanship to create their own familiar-yet-purely- original take on World Music. Gates open at 4 p.m. and the concerts begin at 5 p.m. General admission tickets are $20. Pre-sale tickets are $15 for Alliance members and are available at the Alliance for the Arts, located on the corner of Colonial and McGregor in Fort Myers. Call 939-2787 or go to www.ArtInLee.org. Proceeds from the concert series will benefit Alliance education and outreach programs. The 2016 Bruce T. Gora Sunset Concerts are sponsored in part by LCEC and Bon Soiree. Community Flea Market ope United Presbyterian Church, at the intersection of Hickory Drive and U.S. 41 in Fort Myers, will repeat its popular monthly flea market on Sat- Hurday, March 12. Individuals, businesses, organizations and churches can rent a space for $20 and keep all the proceeds from their sales. There are 28 spaces available and advance paid reservations are advised. Set-up begins at 7 a.m. with sales open to the public from 8 a.m. to noon. This is the 5th year of operation of and sellers have raised substantial funds from the sale of unneeded items, craft items, jewelry, produce, toys, computers, baked goods, pies, cookie, said Richard Short, church se4cretary. For more information, contact the church office at 267-3331. The Resolvers Pancake Breakfast oin members of the Alliance for the Arts and The Resolvers for the next 2016 n Sunday, March 13, the Bayside Men’s club hosts its final pancake break- Bruce T. Gora Sunset Concert on Sunday, March 20 at 5 p.m. Guests are en- fast of the season from 8 to 11 a.m. in the Bayside Recreation Hall. The Jcouraged to picnic on the lawn with coolers, blankets and lawn chairs as they Oall-you-can-eat pancakes are served with scrambled eggs, sausages, coffee soak up live alternative reggae music. Bring your own beverages and food and join and orange juice for the cost of $5 (only pancakes are all-you-can-eat). For only $1 your neighbors to enjoy a sunset on the lawn. more, get a made to order omelet. Now in its 6th year, the concert series honors the memory and many commu- Bayside Estates is off San Carlos Boulevard, just south of Pine Ridge Road. nity contributions of musician, photographer, architect and longtime Alliance board Signs are at both entrances. For more information, call Ken Wescoat at (609) 226- member and supporter Bruce Gora. 9955.

Every Day Enjoy Delectable Thursday Lunch, Dinner & Snacks in Between all with a March 17th beautiful waterfront atmosphere!!! Entertainment TheThe DweebsDweebs • 2-5pm The Doerfell’s • 6-9pm6-9pm Help us break our own record: 30003 lbs. cornedbeef consumed AND OTHER AMAZINGAMAZING Nellie’s Upstairs Waterside Bar Where it’s Happy Hour SURPRIZES all the time!!! Over the bridge to Fort Myers Beach take ﬁrst right and rightrrighht again. agagain HeadHead straightsstraaighht to t Nervous Nellie’s! 1131 1st St., Ft. Myers Beach • www.nervousnellies.net 20 THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 Sailing Center in Fort Myers. Opportunities To Sail, Play Kris Scheppe, a blind sailor who splits his time between Wisconsin and Naples, is one of the founding members of Blind Sailing Unlimited, who is staging the three-day Tennis Keep LoDuca Busy adaptive sailing clinic and match races on the Caloosahatchee from March 18 to 20. by Jeff Lysiak According to Scheppe, the Lions Club of Bonita Springs provided funding to purchase three special buoys – constructed with a special device which creates intermittent or the past half dozen years, sounds that blind sailors can navigate by – to expand sailing opportunities for handi- Chicago resident Patrick LoDuca capped/disabled participants. After meeting with Liz Baylis, executive director of the Fhas spent a good portion of his Women’s International Match Racing Association, Scheppe helped organize one of winter months visiting with his mother the first blind match sailing clinics last year, in San Francisco, California. on Sanibel. The 48-year-old former “We wanted to expand the sport, and get even more people involved,” said financial software database manager not Scheppe. “After a great clinic last fall, we thought spring would be a great time to do only enjoys the warmer weather, but he something here in Fort Myers. The river is a perfect fit for us, and a great place to also likes the numerous outdoor sporting learn to sail.” opportunities – including sailing and play- On Friday, March 18, the adaptive sailing match races will begin at 9 a.m. and ing tennis – that Southwest Florida offers. continue through 4:30 p.m., with a lunch break scheduled between noon and 1 p.m. Thus, it may be a little surprising to Spectators are welcome to watch the group (of five) Sonar 23 vessels in action on the know that LoDuca, who was born with water. Scheppe noted that the best spot to view the sailors in action would be between spina bifida, is wheelchair bound… not that the Midpoint and Calossahatchee bridges in Fort Myers. it restricts his desire to live a physical life- Although LoDuca won’t be sailing during the three-day event, he said that he hopes style whatsoever. to get back out onto the water soon. In 2015, he and his crew won an adaptive sail- “I walked on crutches for 30 years,” ing regatta held in St. Petersberg, competing against teams from the United States, said LoDuca, who reported that after more Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. than a dozen corrective surgeries, he now “It was the largest sailing event outside of the Paralympics,” he added. gets around using a manual wheelchair. For additional information about the March 18 to 20 clinic and match races hosted “When I first came down here, I was look- by the Edison Sailing Center, visit http://blindsailingunlimited.org/bmr-fl.php or call ing for something fun to do in order to Kris Scheppe at 239-206-3451. keep active.” Frequent Sanibel visitor Patrick LoDuca Meanwhile, LoDuca has taken up another sport – wheelchair tennis – after more A competitive sailor in the Judd enjoys both competitive sailing and than three decades off the court. Goldman Adaptive Sailing Program back tennis while spending his winter months in “Up until six weeks ago, I hadn’t played tennis in about 32 years,” he said. “I used in his native Illinois, which attracts more Southwest Florida photo by Jeff Lysiak to play when I was a kid. Just getting out onto the court and hitting the ball around a than 1,000 participants annually, LoDuca bit felt great.” searched for a similar program here in Southwest Florida. He found it at the Edison However, playing tennis from a wheelchair has taken some getting used to. “My serve still needs some practice, but I can put some topspin on the ball – I’m getting my old groove back,” explained LoDuca with a laugh. “In some ways, the game feels different. Now, the net is as tall as you are.” Using a sportchair, which is lighter and more maneuverable than a standard wheelchair, LoDuca has progressed to the point where he feels comfortable enough to enter a tennis tournament. On April 2 and 3, Three Oaks Park in Fort Myers will be the site of the inaugural Lee County CTA Adult Wheelchair Celebration Tournament. “I’m heading back up north on March 9, but I’m coming back down to play in the tournament,” said LoDuca. “It’s sorta fun to be out there… I’ve always had good hand- eye coordination, plus there’s a good social aspect to it. People aren’t too competitive. They’re very encouraging of everyone.” The two-day singles and doubles tournament, open to men and women, is currently seeking participants. For more information, contact Lyn Bruner at 980-6904 or [email protected].

Share your community news with us. Call 415-7732, Fax: 415-7702 or email [email protected] THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 21 “then start by building in consistency and the Child Mind Institute, it’s important now we have more time to read. Follow School Smart routine and structure into the transition to make a connection with the child to up with a reward when appropriate. by Shelley M. process itself. “For transitions that will ensure that you have their attention and Shelley Greggs is adjunct faculty at Greggs, NCSP happen every day, consistent routines can that the information is sinking in. This Florida SouthWestern State College, have big payoff. A bedtime routine, for could mean eye contact, sitting next to where she teaches psychology and ear example, might seem like something for them, a hand on their shoulder, or asking education courses. She is also a Shelley, toddlers, but having a predictable structure them to repeat back what you have said. nationally certified school psychologist D My in place can be reassuring and helpful Simply yelling at them from the other and consultant for School Consultation 8-year-old child even for many kids.” side of the room won’t work and will only Services, a private educational has trouble making Preview and count down: Along with lead to frustration on both sides. consulting company. Questions for transitions both at routines, previewing and countdowns Use rewards: Rewards can be an publication may be addressed to home or at school. are key strategies. In the morning, you effective tool for all kinds of kids and [email protected]. Not all questions What advice do you might describe what the day is going to issues. You can use stickers, snacks, or submitted can be addressed through have? look like. Then, before each transition, a point system that leads to tangible this publication. 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Financial Focus cally to care for young children or older as mentioned above, women are also out parents, they will have much less time of the workforce longer and may have Women May to contribute to their 401(k) or other less years to contribute to their 401(k) employer-sponsored retirement plan. plans. Consequently, when you invest in Need Extra Steps Whether you fit the above profile per- your 401(k), IRA or other accounts, con- fectly or not, and whether you’re married sider including in your holdings growth- On The Road To or single, you must take action on your oriented vehicles consistent with your own behalf. Here are some suggestions: risk tolerance, such as stocks. Stocks are Financial Security • Ramp up your retirement plan con- more susceptible to market volatility, but by Jennifer Basey tributions. Contribute as much as you can you can help reduce the impact of this afford to your 401(k) or other employer- volatility by owning a mix of investments, nternational sponsored retirement plan. Your 401(k) including stocks, bonds and cash. Women’s Day is a good way to build retirement savings • Talk to your spouse about Social Iwas observed on because your earnings accumulate on Security. If your spouse starts collecting March 8. Around a tax-deferred basis, which means your Social Security at 62 (the earliest age the world, thou- money can grow faster than if it were of eligibility), the monthly benefits could sands of events placed in an investment on which you be reduced, perhaps by as much as 25 honor women’s paid taxes every year. (You will have to percent. This reduction could affect you if achievements pay taxes on withdrawals; also, withdraw- you ever become a widow, because once on that day. Yet, als prior to age 59½ may be subject to a you reach your own “full” retirement women still face 10 percent IRS penalty.) age (which will likely be 66 or 67), you challenges in many • Contribute to an IRA. Even if you may qualify for survivor benefits of 100 areas of life – such as their financial situ- have a 401(k) or similar plan, you’re percent of what your deceased spouse ations. So if you’re a woman, you may probably still eligible to open an IRA. had been receiving – and if that amount want to use this occasion to consider Contributions to a traditional IRA may be was reduced, you’ll get a reduced benefit. steps you can take to help move toward tax-deductible, while earnings can grow Talk to your spouse about this issue well your important financial goals, such as a tax deferred. If you invest in a Roth IRA, before it’s time to receive Social Security. comfortable retirement. your contributions are not deductible, but Ultimately, International Women’s Day First of all, be aware of the potential any earnings growth is distributed tax celebrates the freedom of women to live obstacles facing women: lower earnings free, provided you’ve had your account their lives without limits. And by making than men, longer lifespans than men at least five years and don’t start taking the right moves, you may one day be cel- and more time out of the workforce than withdrawals until you’re 59½. ebrating your own financial freedom. men. This last element is particularly • Don’t invest too conservatively. Jennifer Basey is a financial advisor important, because when women leave Some studies show that women may in Fort Myers. She can be reached at the workforce for extended periods, typi- invest more conservatively than men. [email protected]. This could be a problem, especially since, 22 THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 FMTC students won gold medals in the carpentry, cosmetology, electronic technol- Local Technical College Students ogy, air conditioning, automotive technology, industrial motor control, major appliance and career pathways competitions. Gold medal winners will advance to the Florida Win At Regional Competition SkillsUSA competition to be held in Lakeland from April 24 to 27. SkillsUSA is a nationwide career and technical education student organization serving more than 300,000 high school, college and postsecondary students – and their instructors – in technical, skilled and service occupation instructional programs. The contests are planned by technical committees made up of national experts from labor and management; they are designed to test the skills needed for a successful entry-level performance in given occupational fields. FMYC regional winners included: Gold Christian Wood – Automotive Service Justin Pencil – Carpentry Jacquelyn Bagwell – Cosmetology Ivan Ruiz – Electronic Technology Andrew Cerrie – Air Conditioning, Refrigeration & Heating Technology Cody Kunkel – Industrial Motor Control Bryan Kless – Major Appliance Repair Team of Rafael Casillas, Tara Cooper and Roneisha Scott – Career Pathways- Business Administration Silver Allen Mercer – Carpentry James Epps – Electrical Construction Wiring Klyveto Delva – Electronic Technology Anthony Costello – Air Conditioning, Refrigeration & Heating Technology Electricity students Jameson Fecteau, Rafael Casillas, Cody Kunkel and James Epps Brian Mackin – Industrial Motor Control Lloyd Phillips – Marine Service ort Myers Technical College (FMTC) students won 20 medals at the SkillsUSA Noe Gamez Nino – Welding Region 6 competition held at Manatee Technical College in Bradenton on Bronze FFebruary 25. More than 500 students enrolled in secondary and postsecond- Jameson Fecteau – Electrical Construction Wiring ary career and technical education programs at technical colleges and high schools Walter Vasquez – Industrial Motor Control located in Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota and Manatee counties participated in the Tyler Larios – Major Appliance Repair annual event. Calvin Cheek – Marine Service Tracey Cox - Cosmetology

with saunas and showers; pool deck with cial advisors, provided attendees with heated cascading infinity-edge pool over- the opportunity to network, hear from looking the water; rooftop gardens; social internationally recognized speakers, par- gathering rooms with fireplace, billiards, ticipate in elective sessions that explore game tables and areas for relaxing and performance excellence best practices quiet reading; bocce ball and barbeque and interact with firm leadership. grills on the rooftop and pickleball by the “We are thrilled to be bringing pool; and high-speed Internet access in all together our most successful women public areas. financial advisors to recognize their To learn more visit www.allureluxury- contributions and facilitate mentorship,” condominiums.com. said Alan Kindsvater of Edward Jones branch training. “The success of women financial advisors is a firm priority Financial Advisor because it will enable us to serve more diverse clients and have greater choices The historic Alderman house is located in the River District in downtown Fort Myers Attends Women’s for future leaders.” Today, about 19 percent of Edward said JAXI managing member Eduardo Conference Jones’ financial advisors are women, Historic Alderman Caballero. JAXI plans to eventually relo- compared to the industry average of less cate the ALLURE sales gallery from 1300 dward Jones Financial Advisor than 16 percent, according to global House Purchased Hendry Street to the Alderman house. Jennifer Basey recently attended research firm Cerulli Associates. Edward a women’s conference for the AXI CMD, LLC, the develop- The architecture of the two-story E Jones, a Fortune 500 company, strives company. ers of ALLURE, the new, luxury Alderman house is Spanish Colonial to have at least 25 percent women in its The conference, held to recognize high-rise condominium planned Revival and features a front patio with financial advisor population. J successful female Edward Jones finan- for the River District of downtown Fort Italian blue and white tile and arcaded Myers, have purchased the historic loggia with twisted columns. The home Alderman House. Located at 2572 East also features 35-foot cathedral ceilings in First Street in downtown Fort Myers, the living room and a unique turret in the built in 1925 and is listed in the U.S. northeast corner of the house. National Register of Historic Places. Designed as an urban enclave, The residence was originally owned by ALLURE will house 292 luxury condo- prominent local banker and attorney minium residences in two, 32-story tow- Frank Alderman, Sr. who moved to ers. A variety of open floor plans includ- the area from New York. A successful ing one, two and three-bedroom resi- entrepreneur, Alderman was president dences are priced from the mid $300s. of the First National Bank in Fort Myers The sales gallery is open Monday through and played a part in the development of Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday downtown. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from “We are committed to the continued 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. revitalization of downtown Fort Myers, A few of the planned community while also doing what we can to preserve amenities include: riverfront promenade; its rich history, so we decided to purchase private screening room with cutting edge the Alderman House to preserve this audiovisual equipment and theater-style historic landmark and valued treasure,” seating; men’s and women’s spa facilities THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 23 after delivery – a suicide from post-deliv- [email protected]. ankle sprains can lead to cartilage dete- Mom And Me ery depression. rioration and can result in degenerative She doesn’t want to leave this darling Doctor and Dietitian arthritis. child, but she is having a terrible time and Getting proper treatment for ankle she does not know what to do. Chronic sprains is of course every patient’s goal; I am old enough to be her mother and however, prolonged pain, swelling and know that I lack the skills to give her the Ankle Sprains disability that limit activity and remain proper guidance. stubborn to treatment, require a closer Could you help me to help her? look. Barbara When a person complains of contin- Dear Barbara, ued pain after an ankle sprain, the next I continue to be struck by individuals’ step is commonly a recommendation of public faces versus private faces. I am NSAIDs and quite possibly a cortisone firmly convinced that not all is what it injection. These treatments, although pos- by Lizzie and Pryce seems, and there is always more to the sibly effective at providing short-term pain picture than what meets the eye. I do feel relief, have also been shown to increase izzie and Pryce answer your ques- sorry for your neighbor. Listening to her the degenerative process that leads to tions and give advice about aging issues does lend understanding to why arthritis. This is because they may stop Lconcerns from a two-generational second marriages are so very difficult or the pain signal, but the person is still perspective. A mother and daughter even marriages – first, second or third walking around on unstable ankles, wear- team, Lizzie is a retired RN and health – that are entered into with unrealistic ex- ing down the joint cartilage. educator, and Pryce is a licensed psycho- pectations. Counseling would be a good by Ross Hauser, MD Repair and regeneration should be therapist in private practice who special- option for your neighbor, a professional and Marion Hauser, MS, RD the goal, when the pain and symp- izes in the care of elders and people with who could assist her to sort out all of her eak ankles causing chronic toms of ankle sprains become chronic. chronic illnesses. issues and concerns. ankle sprains are a common Treatments that encourage circulation to Dear Mom & Me, Pryce Wcomplaint where the ankle is the area are ideal, so the body has the I don’t have the time to be friendly Dear Barbara, continuously giving way and is accom- opportunity to bring growth factors for with my neighbors. But the other day I Many people young and old think panied by constant swelling, pain, long term repair. Regenerative injection was out gardening when a neighbor that marriage will solve their personal prob- decreased range of motion or excessive treatments work great for ankle instability was out walking her dog stopped to chat. lems. While marriage may relieve some motion from joint looseness. to tighten the loose ligaments, providing She and her husband and his 13-year-old personal problems, it can also set up a The most common type of ankle pain relief and allowing increased ankle daughter moved into our neighborhood a new set of problems. sprain is an inversion injury, when the function without needing to swell the joint year ago. Her second husband seems like a very ankle rolls outward as the foot turns for stabilization. This is a second marriage for both, sick man and probably can’t think beyond inward. Some sprains may take a few This information is not intended and she is miserable. He is now diabetic, his own health problems to even realize weeks to many months to fully heal. The to treat, cure or diagnose your condi- has high blood pressure, is obese and is or talk about her problems. She must injured ankle often remains a little weaker tion. Caring Medical and Rehabilitation a miserable, abusive man. She said she decide for herself what is most important and less stable than the uninjured one. Services has two locations: one in Oak entered into this marriage because she for her own happiness and going to a The unhealed ligaments from the sprain Park, Illinois, and one in Fort Myers. was lonely, never had any children and professional marriage counselor may help make the ankle unstable, causing added It was established in 1991 by Ross loved his three-year-old daughter. her come to the correct decision. wear and tear as the bones slide unevenly Hauser, MD, and Marion Hauser, MS, She became his daughter’s mother as Lizzie over one another. Left untreated, chronic RD. They can be reached at info@car- her natural mother had died one month Lizzie and Pryce’s email address is ingmedical.com.

deaRPharmacist stop making cholesterol,” then it’s going for desert. The statins offset the choles- have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s to push all of the sugar (glucose) back out terol you make, not eat. You can’t negate Disease on Saturday, March 19 between How Statins of the liver and into your blood stream a greasy snack with one tiny pill. 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Outpatient rather than turn it into cholesterol. It’s Because statins block your own endog- Rehabilitation at City Center, located at Cause Diabetes just going to lock the door and tell the enous cholesterol production in the liver, 3114 Cleveland Avenue in Fort Myers. by Suzy Cohen, RPh sugar, “Get out!” they force your liver to ‘spit out’ the “The Parkinson’s Clinic gives a person You know this already, but just in glucose that comes from eating sugary, with Parkinson’s and their loved ones the ear case when doc finds excess sugar in your starchy foods. Normally, your liver would opportunity to discuss concerns related Readers: blood, you’re told you have “diabetes.” turn that PB & J sandwich into choles- to changes in function”, said Nathalie D When you Then, you start driving in the fast lane terol but, instead, the glucose gets pushed Grondin, PT – coordinator of the LMHS are told you have of a multi-billion dollar business, one back into your bloodstream. Parkinson’s Disease Rehabilitation Team. high cholesterol, you complete with shots, drugs and scary In your relentless quest to lower cho- All participants are screened by licensed assume it comes from complications (amputations, blindness). If lesterol, you may be giving yourself dia- therapists trained to detect physical defi- eating too much fat, we personally met and you had told me betes. I recommend reducing cholesterol cits which may benefit from therapy inter- right? After all, cho- you had diabetes, I wouldn’t even take a with diet and exercise and healthy EFAs vention. Participants are also provided lesterol is a lipid of breath before asking, “Are you by chance (essential fatty acids like fish oil, chia with a list of available resources including “fat” and that seems taking a statin?” seed oil, etc). Can you lower cholesterol seminars, group exercise classes and like normal reason- Please make sure you have diabetes, without a statin? “Surprise, surprise, sur- support group meetings throughout Lee ing. If you think high cholesterol is due to the real disorder, and not a man-made prise,” like Gomer Pyle used to say, of County. a high-fat diet, you’re wrong. Very little disease induced by a medication you course you can! And, avoiding statins is Each participant can expect to visit fat from foods become cholesterol. What needed for high cholesterol. This is basic way better for your blood sugar levels. with a physical therapist to address mobil- makes high cholesterol, is consumption health 101, guys. The treatment plan This information is not intended ity concerns, an occupational therapist to of sugar and carbohydrates, soda, candy, differs dramatically if you have diabetes to treat, cure or diagnose your condi- address self-care activities and home man- cake, potato chips, bread, pasta and versus drug-induced hyperglycemia (high tion. Suzy Cohen is the author of The agement, as well as a speech language other carbohydrates. So to make this blood sugar). 24-Hour Pharmacist and is a registered pathologist to discuss communication and clear, high cholesterol and triglyceride Statins block endogenous production pharmacist. To contact her, visit www. swallowing concerns. almost always occur as a consequence of cholesterol, meaning your internal SuzyCohen.com. Resources related to education, sup- of eating too many sweets, not butter or production, the cholesterol that YOU port group, exercise group, and identifi- eggs, okay? make, not eat. You see, many of you still cation of individualized therapy needs will If your body turns excess sugar into think statins block the fat (cholesterol) you Parkinson’s be provided and a report of recommen- cholesterol, and statins reduce the choles- get when you eat a bacon cheeseburger. dations will be sent to your health care terol formation, then where does all the That’s not true. Statins don’t reduce Screening Session professional of choice. sugar go when you take a statin drug? cholesterol from exogenous (external) Space is limited; call Mary Jo It’s a good question, and I need to sources, that bacon cheeseburger is going ee Memorial Health System is Haughey, speech and language patholo- give you an answer so you can get well! straight to your arteries even if you take a holding a community resource and gist, at 343-4962 to make an appoint- If you tell your liver to “knock it off and statin. So is the cherry croissant you eat Lscreening session for people who ment or for more information. 24 THE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 Local Authors Pen Tribute To Pioneer Women

Robin Tuthill exploits of their male counterparts. A new book now sets the record straight. Thuthill and Hall give a more balanced version of history while providing inspirational sto- But Female Pioneers of Fort Myers: ries about women who overcame rigorous hardships, incomprehensible loss and numb- Women Who Made a Difference in the ing tragedies to settle, save and build Fort Myers alongside their male counterparts City’s Development does more than author, essayist and Fort Myers News- think, at first blush, that the book is just The book was co-author by Tom Hall, who just give a fuller and more balanced ver- Press senior writer Amy Bennett Williams another dry historical, but what makes is also a featured art columnist in The River sion of our local history. It also provides has written the foreword. Mayor Randy Female Pioneers unique is that it shares Weekly News inspirational stories at a time when girls Henderson, author and River Weekly the previously untold and all but forgot- and boys, young women and men of all local history columnist Gerri Reaves, ten tales of the women who saved Fort he historical narrative about the ages are desperately searching for posi- Edison Ford CEO and President Chris Myers from abandonment and influenced founding of Fort Myers has always tive female role models. And what better Pendleton and Edison Ford Chief Curator the town’s buildings, topography, culture been all about the flamboyant and T role models are there for our local youth Mike Cosden, Dared to Dream author and amenities from 1866 through the irascible men who built our town – like than the women from our collective past Doris Weatherford and former Mound mid-1900s. Related in a clear, easy-to- Cow King and Civil War captain Francis who were actually responsible for set- House director and local archaeologist/ read conversational style, each biography Asbury Hendry, fellow cattleman “Wild tling, saving and building our town? anthropologist/historian Theresa Schober contained in the tome is supplemented by Bill” Towles, battling bankers/developers The book is written by local authors have all read the manuscript and provided rare historical photographs and artwork Harvie Heitman and Walter Langford Robin Tuthill and Tom Hall. (In addition back cover endorsements for the book. rendered by three local artists. and hardware magnate and hotelier to being an amateur artist and aspiring In Female Pioneers in Fort Myers, The books are available for purchase W.P. Franklin. While the women of novelist, Hall is a featured art colum- readers will learn how our founding online at Editorial Rx Press (www.edito- that era also played pivotal parts in the nist for The River Weekly News.) It is females helped settle our town and rialrxpress.com) and on Amazon (www. town’s early development, their roles, if published by Editorial Rx Press, which is transform it from a rough-and-tumble amazon.com), as well as in the gift shops mentioned at all, were generally relegat- owned and operated by North Fort Myers cow town into a modern cultural, com- at the Edison Ford Winter Estates and its ed to footnotes or parentheticals in the resident Deb Whippen. Southwest Florida mercial and tourist center. You may Bell Tower location.

From page 1 Hideaway are merely avatars. Who, in The Sidney & Berne Davis Art For more information about events fact, is who? There are many twists and Center is located at 2301 First Street in associated with the Gulf Coast Humane A Cyber Thriller when everything finally becomes clear in Fort Myers. Society, call 332-0364 or visit www.gulf- the last scene, it leaves you gasping. coasthumanesociety.org. At Theatre Yarnes is magnificent as the business- man also known as Papa. Sisk excels as Yappy Hour Conspiracy the young Iris. In a scene near the end of Voices Of Naples The Nether is a vast network of vir- the play her face is frozen in a look that At Bell Tower tual reality realms, formerly called the combines both anger and evil. The entire Scholarships Internet. The play is a twist-filled cyber cast does a fabulous job portraying these ulf Coast Humane Society will thriller in which a detective (Beth Yazvac) questionable characters. celebrate the luck of the Irish he Voices of Naples offers up to interrogates two men. One is a business- Rick Sebastian is to be commended Gin honor of St. Patrick’s Day at $3,000 in scholarships to Collier man (Jim Yarnes) about his activities in for his direction and Bill Taylor for the Yappy Hour at the Bell Tower Shops Tand Lee counties’ graduating the online realm of a role-playing video Victorian set. this Friday, March 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. seniors intending to pursue a college game. He created a realm called the The Nether is as smart as it is unset- You are invited to join in with your furry major associated with vocal music. Hideaway where pedophiles may live out tling. It plays through March 19 at friend(s) for an evening of entertain- Applications must by received by March their fantasies. The other is Doyle (Elvis Theatre Conspiracy, located at The ment, visit the GCHS booth to see our 21 and auditions will be held on the eve- Mortly) a science teacher, who has grown Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor adoptable dogs and enter your name for ning of Monday, April 4 at Emmanuel so addicted to the place that he wants Boulevard. For tickets go to theatrecon- random drawings to win a lucky prize. Lutheran Church, 777 Mooring Line to live there forever. We get to know Iris spiracy.org or call 936-3239. During the evening, t-shirts and mag- Drive, Naples. (Eren Sisk), a little girl who is all ringlets nets will be offered for sale with 100 per- Call 948-2865 or email June Ricks at and volatile innocence. A guest who pur- From page 1 cent of the proceeds benefitting the shelter. [email protected] with questions, or log sues his fantasies, Mr. Woodnut, is played A variety of vendors, including The Beach onto www.voicesofnaples.org by Tom March. American Dog, Valvoline, General Animal Hospital, The play intelligently asks whether PetSmart and Specialized Veterinary there is such a thing as a world without Virtuosi Concert Services will be in attendance for the evening’s festivities, which will include music consequences. Do you have a right to Virtuosi Gala Dinner, with a gourmet To advertise in satisfy your desires in the guise of an provided by the Bell Tower Shops. four-course meal prepared by Chef Mike Gulf Coast Humane Society, located at avatar and in a form of existence where Gavala of G3 Catering. Tickets are $125 The River Weekly News the victims of your perversion aren’t legal 2010 Arcadia Street in Fort Myers, was per person; tables of eight are available established as the first non-profit animal Call 415-7732 entities? It’s important to keep in mind for $900. Call 333-1933 or visit www. that the physical forms we see in the welfare organization in southwest Florida sbdac.com for more information. in 1947. DID YOU KNOWTHE RIVER - MARCH 11, 2016 25 TRIVIA TEST SPORTS QUIZ 1. GEOGRAPHY: What river flows through the Grand Canyon? 1. 1. In 2009, the Los Angeles Dodgers set a record by winning their first 13 home games of 2. MUSIC: Who sang the pop hit “School’s Out”? the season. Who had held the modern-day mark of 12? 3. LANGUAGE: What is the subject studied in zythology? 2. In 2015, Eduardo Rodriguez (22) became the youngest Red Sox starting pitcher since 1967 to win his major-league debut on the road. Who was it in ‘67? 4. MOVIES: In “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” what kind of creature was Jim Carrey 3. Name the last NFL defensive lineman before Houston’s J.J. Watt in 2014 to have at least five looking for? touchdowns in a season. 5. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of ants called? 4. When was the last time before 2015 that the Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team won an 6. MATH: What is the name of an angle that is more than 90 degrees but less than NCAA Tournament game? 180 degrees? 5. Name the last NHL goalie before Montreal’s Carey Price (2014-15) to win the Hart (MVP) 7. HISTORY: Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States? and Vezina (top goaltender) trophies in the same year. 8. INVENTIONS: Who invented the mercury thermometer? 6. When was the last time a CONCACAF Gold Cup men’s soccer final did not have either 9. CHEMISTRY: What element does the Br symbol stand for? Mexico or the U.S. as one of the teams? 10. ANCIENT WORLD: Which key figure in the Trojan War was described in litera- 7. In 1976, the U.S. Olympic team featured Michael and Leon Spinks and Sugar Ray Leonard, ture as having “the face that launched a thousand ships”? but another American won the award for top boxer. Who was it?

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7. France 8. Gabriel Fahrenheit 9. Bromine 10. Helen of Troy of Helen 10. Bromine 9. Fahrenheit Gabriel 8. France 7. 1944. 4. It was 2001. 5. Montreal’s Jose Theodore, in the 2001-02 season. 6. It was 2000. 2000. was It 6. season. 2001-02 the in Theodore, Jose Montreal’s 5. 2001. was It 4. 1944.

1. Colorado 2. Alice Cooper 3. Beer and beer making 4. A dolphin 5. Colony 6. Obtuse 6. Colony 5. dolphin A 4. making beer and Beer 3. Cooper Alice 2. Colorado 1. 1. The Detroit Tigers, in 1911. 2. Billy Rohr, at 21 years old. 3. Chicago’s Connie Mack Berry, in in Berry, Mack Connie Chicago’s 3. old. years 21 at Rohr, Billy 2. 1911. in Tigers, Detroit The 1.

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Showing you care makes it easier to build Their crime: They agreed that they would ● When Edgar Allan Poe first started trust and gain an advantage in handling a not accept work for less than 10 shillings a writing his most famous poem, “The delicate situation. What you learn from this week. Raven,” he intended it to be short. Over the experience also will help you understand ● On March 17, 1901, paintings by Dutch next decade, though, he kept adding to it, yourself better. painter Vincent van Gogh are shown in until it finally reached a length of 18 verses. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Paris, causing a sensation across the art The poem’s publication in 1845 had a mixed Planning for the future is fine, especially if world. Van Gogh had committed suicide 11 critical reception; William Butler Yeats you include the roles that family members years earlier after selling only one painting. called it “insincere and vulgar” and said “its may be asked to play. 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Caregiver CNA lic.,16 years experience. on your lot for about the same price as Will be in the area and available Will provide for all security needs in F.I.S.H. background check/referral. purchasing an older home. to view March 26-April 2. Captiva / Sanibel / Fort Myers. Sanibel references. Shop, pet care, meal We have lots starting at $200,000. Please contact Eric at 815-354-2499 prep., med. mgt., housekeeping, etc. ☼NS 3/4 NC TFN Resume and references Think of the advantages! LIGHTHOUSE REALTY will be provided upon request. Sheila - 239-850-7082. - New kitchen, new roof, new baths, new Paul J. Morris, Broker (412) 860-8694 ☼NS 10/16 CC TFN impact glass – New Everything! VACATION RENTALS [email protected] - Considerably lower PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & SALES ANNUAL RENTAL ☼NS 3/11 CC 5/6 wind and fl ood insurance costs! 359 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Island - Low, low electric bills! 239-579-0511 Easy to see, the Carolyn model, ☼RS 1/4 CC TFN call us for a showing at HOUSE FOR RENT HOUSEKEEPER 239-850-0979 or West Gulf Dr., long term, 2,000 sq.ft. Luiz Home care house watch. House. email [email protected] 3Br,2B, loft, 2 car garage. 2 enclosed Cleaning laundry, Ironing and organizing. John Gee Jr., Broker and lanias off MB & LR. Private Deeded Beach. Miriam and Vera 239-8781416. Ann Gee, Broker Associate $2,500, fi rst,last,security. 239-910-6430 I look for job all year, in Fort Myers. John Gee & Company or email [email protected] ☼NS 3/11 CC 3/18 2807 West Gulf Drive, Sanibel ☼NS 12/11 CC TFN ☼RS 3/11 CC 4/8

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FOR SALE SERVICES OFFERED SERVICES OFFERED BOATS - CANOES - KAYAKS GARAGE • MOVING • YARD SALES SCARNATO LAWN SERVICE LAWN FURNITURE PRIVATE CHEF/ DOCKAGE Lawn Service, Shrubs and Tree Trimming CONCIERGE SERVICES Sun Coast, excellent condition outdoor Weeding, Installation of Plants, Trees and faux stone 6’ table w/6 cast alum. Hourly, Daily, Weekly Mulch (one month free service available) Offering dinners or events in your home sling tan/white chairs $450 YARD SALE Joe Scarnato (239) 849-6163 Event coordination/ Match swivel rocker & and Monthly. March 12, 2016 [email protected] weekly meal preparation reclining chair w/ footstool Captiva Island 472-5800 501 Lagoon Dr. ☼RS 1/25 BM TFN Shopping, driving to appointments/ $250. ☼RS 1/4 NC TFN East End towards Lighthouse. home watch Email for pics: [email protected] or Tools, Jewelry & Great Stuff and as always Home organization/ garages/ closets etc. call 239-395-2460 Or 513-265-0059. Early Birds Are Welcome! Ref: Chef@ Robert Rauschenberg After Mar. 15 ☼NS 3/11 CC 3/11 residency 3 yr. ☼NS 3/11 CC 3/11 Chef for Walter Cronkite 11 years. SANIBEL Call Terri. 239-738-6582 20 FT BOSTON PERSONAL ASSISTANT ☼NS 3/11 CC 4/1 WHALER OUTRAGE Dependable, professional and friendly VEHICLES FOR SALE HUGH NEIGHBORHOOD Sanibel resident (40-year old female) GARAGE SALE available for help with errands, appointments, pet care, and Saturday - March 19 - 9am - 1pm house-keeping. HELP WANTED In Parker Lakes (off Gladiolus Drive) Experienced with elder care and 2014 VESPA ET2 Go to WILLOW BROOK Division administrative work. Al the way back to: 14541 Daffodil Drive References available. LOTS OF JEWELRY NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION photo submitted by owner $20 per hr./negotiable. DESIGNER PURSES Full or part time on Sanibel. ART OBJECTS/VASES/PLATES Please call 315-440-1875. 2015 Mercury 200 HP (15 hours) Factory ☼NS 3/11 CC 3/25 Must be detail oriented, proﬁ cient in SMALL APPLIANCES InDesign, and experienced in Warranty to 2018, Many extra’s and FURNITURE/LRG & SML RUGS ad building and pagination. Electronics, One Owner, Showroom HOUSEHOLD ITEMS Email resume to [email protected]. condition, $25,900. Why Pay For New? WINE GLASSES ☼NS 2/19 NC TFN Trailer Available. Peter Warner, Sanibel ☼NS 3/11 CC 3/18 239-472-0342 [email protected] 2014 Vespa ET2 plus Extras.Mint ☼NS 3/11 CC 3/18 ISLAND Condition1500 original miles. HOME WATCH $1,700 or ONO JERRY’S FOODS 239-395-3227 Caring for Private Residences ☼NS 3/11 CC 3/18 On Sanibel for 35 Years! WAITRESSES OR WAITERS Tailored to your Needs! Looking for experienced Waitresses or Call: (239) 472-6747 Waiters with open availability Monday Reasonable References through Sunday. If interested call SCRAMBLERS Gulf Beach Properties, Inc. and ask for Kim 472-9300. GOLF CART FOR SALE TO PLACE A REALTOR ☼NS 5/29 CC TFN ☼NS 3/4 CC TFN CLASSIFIED LOG ONTO: HAIR STYLIST BOOTH IslandSunNews.com SEEKING EMPLOYMENT RENTAL AVAILABLE Hi, do you need a Caretaker ? Join our Professionals at the New CLICK ON I ‘m your Woman. I can cook, clean, shop McGregor Salon. Increase your income, PLACE CLASSIFIED for all your needs I am also good Company. be your own Boss. Positive, friendly, comfortable atmosphere. Close to FMB & I can work part & or full time Street legal, “gas” powered. Call 732-221-2012 Sanibel. Located in the busy, McGregor ☼NS 3/4 CC 3/18 $6,500. 239-209-6500 Pointe Shopping Center near K-mart. ☼RS 1/22 BM TFN For Info call Anita 239-233-9882 ☼RS 3/13 CC TFN

Top 10 Real Estate Sales Development City Year Built Square Footage Listing Price Selling Price Days On Market Town And River Fort Myers 2001 4,426 $1,299,000 $1,200,000 257 Devonwood Fort Myers 2015 3,692 $1,219,687 $1,392,098 188 Glen Lakes Bonita Springs 2005 3,150 $1,160,000 $1,100,000 263 Montelago Miromar Lakes 2003 3,353 $1,084,999 $1,050,000 241 Wildewood Fort Myers 2005 3,653 $1,055,000 $1,015,000 18 Pelican Landing Bonita Springs 1990 3,068 $1,045,000 $1,015,000 23 Fort Myers Fort Myers 2003 4,934 $899,000 $879,000 15 Lake Murex Sanibel 2015 2,208 $895,900 $852,500 12 Longlake Bonita Springs 1994 2,809 $839,000 $820,000 416 Cape Coral Cape Coral 2003 3,128 $769,999 $730,000 124

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Emergency ...... 911 Lee County Sheriff’s Ofﬁ ce ...... 477-1200 Florida Marine Patrol ...... 332-6966 SUDOKU Florida Highway Patrol ...... 278-7100 Poison Control ...... 1-800-282-3171 To play Sudoku: HealthPark Medical Center ...... 1-800-936-5321 Ft. Myers Chamber of Commerce ...... 332-3624 Complete the grid so Foundation for Quality Childcare ...... 425-2685 Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce ...... 454-7500 that every row, column Fort Myers Beach Library ...... 463-9691 Lakes Regional Library ...... 533-4000 and every 3x3 box Lee County Chamber of Commerce ...... 931-0931 contains the numbers Post Ofﬁ ce ...... 1-800-275-8777 Visitor & Convention Bureau ...... 338-3500 1 through 9 (the same ARTS Alliance for the Arts ...... 939-2787 number cannot appear Arts For ACT Gallery & Studio ...... 337-5050 Art League Of Fort Myers ...... 275-3970 more than once in a Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall ...... 481-4849 row, column or 3x3 box.) BIG ARTS ...... 395-0900 Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre ...... 278-4422 There is no guessing Cultural Park Theatre ...... 772-5862 Edison Festival of Light ...... 334-2999 and no math involved, Florida Repertory Theatre at the Arcade ...... 332-4488 Florida West Arts ...... 948-4427 just logic. Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers ...... 288-2535 Gulf Coast Symphony ...... 489-1800 answer on page 27 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 Pets Of The Week CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS Angel Flight ...... 1-877-4AN-ANGEL ello, my name is Rena. I’m a 2-year- Animal Refuge Center ...... 731-3535 old black-and-white spayed female American Business Women Association ...... 357-6755 Audubon of SWFL ...... 339-8046 Hterrier mix. Ask any of the shelter Audubon Society ...... 472-3156 volunteers which dog they would take home. Caloosahatchee Chapter DAR ...... 482-1366 The answer will be Rena! I ended up at the Caloosahatchee Folk Society ...... 321-4620 shelter with three of my puppies. I’m proud Cape Chorale Barbershop Chorus ...... 1-855-425-3631 to say I raised them right. They were ador- Cape Coral Stamp Club ...... 542-9153 duPont Company Retirees ...... 454-1083 able, calm, balanced kids and quickly were Edison Porcelain Artists ...... 415-2484 adopted. I’m waiting for a home now and Embroiderers Guild of America - Sea Grape Chapter ...... 239-267-1990 would fit in perfectly with your family. I’m FM UDC Chapter 2614 - United Daughters of the Confederacy . . . 728-3743 extremely affectionate and get along with Friendship Force Of SW FL ...... 561-9164 everyone, both humans and animals. Garden Club of Cape Coral ...... 239-257-2654 Adoption Fee: $75. Get $20 off when Horticulture and Tea Society ...... 472-8334 Horticultural Society ...... 472-6940 you make a basket during Animal Services Lee County Genealogical Society ...... 549-9625 March Madness Adoption promotion. Lee Trust for Historic Preservation ...... 939-7278 Hi, I’m Ashton. I’m a 2-year-old brown NARFE(National Active & Retired Federal Employees ...... 482-6713 tabby and white male domestic shorthair. Navy Seabees Veterans of America ...... 731-1901 I’m a handsome guy with a friendly person- Paradise Iowa Club of SWFL ...... 667-1354 ality. When you enter the room I will jump Sons of Confederate Veterans ...... 332-2408 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy ...... 939-1338 right up to greet you with a rub against your Southwest Florida Music Association ...... 561-2118 leg and a friendly “meow.” If you decide to Kiwanis Clubs: stay, I’ll sit in your lap. Fort Myers Beach...... 765-4254 or 454-8090 Adoption Fee: $50. Get $20 off when Fort Myers Edison ...... 694-1056 you make a basket during Animal Services Rena ID# 646177 Fort Myers South ...... 691-1405 Gateway to the Islands...... 218-5768 March Madness Adoption promotion. Iona-McGregor ...... 482-0869 For information about this week’s Lions Clubs: pets, call 533-7387 (LEE-PETS) or log Fort Myers Beach...... 463-9738 on to Animal Services’ website at www. Fort Myers High Noon ...... 466-4228 LeeLostPets.com. When calling, refer Estero/South Fort Myers ...... 898-1921 Notre Dame Club of Lee County ...... 768-0417 to the animal’s ID number. The website POLO Club of Lee County ...... 477-4906 updates every hour so you will be able Rotary Club of Fort Myers ...... 332-8158 to see if these or any other pets are still Sanibel-Captiva Orchid Society ...... 472-6940 available. United Way of Lee County ...... 433-2000 The shelter is open for adoptions from United Way 211 Helpline (24 hour) ...... 211 or 433-3900 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through AREA ATTRACTIONS Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum ...... 395-2233 Saturday. The shelter is located at 5600 Burrough’s Home ...... 337-9505 Banner Drive in Fort Myers, next to the Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium ...... 275-3435 Lee County Sheriff’s Office off Six Mile Edison & Ford Winter Estates ...... 334-7419 Cypress Parkway. Fort Myers Skate Park ...... 321-7558 All adoptions include spay/neuter sur- Imaginarium Hands-On Museum & Aquarium ...... 321-7420 JN “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge ...... 472-1100 gery, age-appropriate vaccinations, rabies Koreshan State Historic Site ...... 239-992-0311 vaccination and county license if three Langford Kingston Home ...... 239-334-2550 months or older, flea treatment, worming, Ostego Bay Foundation Marine Science Center ...... 765-8101 heartworm test for dogs six months and Skatium ...... 321-7510 over, feline AIDS and leukemia test for Southwest Florida Historical Society ...... 939-4044 cats, training DVD, 10-day health guaran- Southwest Florida Museum of History ...... 321-7430 True Tours ...... 945-0405 tee, and a bag of Science Diet pet food. To be listed in calling card email your information to: The adoption package is valued at [email protected] $500. 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