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Vol. 19, No. 18 From the Beaches to the River District downtown Fort Myers MAY 1, 2020 Global Day Of Giving And Unity This Tuesday he Heights Foundation/The Heights Center is responding to Tmeet the needs of families in the Harlem Heights neighborhood during the COVID-19 crisis. The organization that works to build strong, self-sufficient families in Harlem Heights is participating in #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity, set to take place on May 5 as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. The day is designed to drive an influx of generosity, citizen engagement, business and philanthropy activation, and support for communities and nonprofits around the world. Harlem Heights is a severely distressed Students and staff from Harlem Heights Community Charter School photo provided community with approximately 800 children and youth. The neighborhood residents in formal education. Some 38 School has 104 children enrolled, from the COVID-19 crisis. The organization has is characterized by a high percentage of percent of the children in Harlem Heights kindergarten to fourth grade. GLAD Kids, seen a sharp increase in families needing single parent families (74 percent), families live below the federal poverty line. a child care and pre-k center, serves 94 food, and applications for ACCESS in which English is not spoken at home The foundation’s afterschool program children. Some 94 percent of the parents resources (medical services, food and (76 percent), and limited engagement of serves 125 children. The Heights Charter of the children are out of work because of continued on page 16

Artwork by a Cypress Lake High senior images provided Alliance Presents Virtual Exhibition By Student Artists he Alliance for the Arts exhibition, The Future of Art: Student Exhibit, will be on display in a virtual gallery T Highest in the Room by a Mariner High student at www.artinlee.org beginning Friday, May 1. An awards presentation will take place the school year cut short and students Winners will be selected in several at 6 p.m. at /www.facebook.com/artinlee. losing the many opportunities to exhibit categories including painting, drawing, org. their work and celebrate their artistic photography, computer graphics, mixed Due to the impact of COVID-19, accomplishments, the Alliance for the Arts media, sculpture and functional ceramics. Artwork by a Bonita Springs sophomore wanted more than ever to support the The student that secures Best in Show the Alliance for the Arts and Lee Arts encourage young artists, we’re encouraging Educators Association (LAEA) moved the young artists of the community. will be awarded a four-year art major This is the 28th year the Alliance scholarship to Florida SouthWestern State them to have confidence in their ideas. exhibition to a digital submission process The work of our local students is powerful, and virtual viewing room to ensure the has partnered with LAEA, and the show College. features artwork from 13 area schools and This exhibit is sponsored by Florida cutting edge and risk taking. As a health and wellness of the community. community, it is vital we foster creative This year, the arts are more important hundreds of works in a variety of mediums. SouthWestern State College. This year’s judges are Dana Roes, Sorsha, “Now more than ever is a critical time thought in young minds. They are the than ever. The arts can heal, process future and the future demands it.” complicated emotions and communicate Mike Kiniry, Stephen Hayford and Ehren to support young artists,” said gallery Gerhard. director Ehren Gerhard. “When we For more information, call 939-2787 or love and compassion to others. With visit www.artinlee.org/futureofart. 2 THE RIVER - MAY 1, 2020 Historic Downtown Fort Myers, Then And Now: CD Dairy Lunch by Gerri Reaves, PhD ictured in this circa-1930 photo is a popular downtown eatery, CD Dairy Lunch. “CD” stood for Chris Demos, Pwho owned of the restaurant on the southeast corner of Hendry and Bay. It was also called Chris’s Lunch and C & D Café. Note the sign at the entrances on Hendry reading “CD Dairy” in the top semi-circle over “Lunch” in large letters. The sign on Bay, probably the kitchen entrance, reads simply “CD Dairy Lunch.” It was located on one of downtown’s most historic corners. When the photo was taken, that house at the left was one of the town’s oldest structures, the William Marion and Susan C. Wall Hendry home. When it was built in 1875, Bay did not exist and the river lapped up to the front yard of what was once a showplace. But by 1930, the former home was dilapidated. In the late 1920s, it had been used for boarding, and later as servant housing for the Bradford Hotel, seen in the background above the restaurant. Demos had started in the local restaurant business in 1926. A native of Greece, he had worked at the Poinsettia Café on First Street upon first coming to town. The corner is now a parking area for a law firm photo by Gerri Reaves Sources indicate that he opened CD Dairy Lunch around early 1930. call fast food. However, that early fast food didn’t resemble the food at today’s fast Advertisement featured catchy phrases such as “Take our hunches for light lunches” food chains. and “See your food prepared before your eyes. Best hamburgers in town.” Particularly in cities, fresh safe dairy products were not always easy to come by, for In January 1933, Demos opened Crystal Lunch on Jackson Street but continued to keeping cows in urban areas was a disease risk. operate the “lunch room” pictured here. The Crystal Lunch was later located on Lee To fill the need for fresh milk products, dairy farms sprang up in close proximity to Street. cities, as did vegetable gardens. As for the phrase “dairy lunch,” it isn’t common today, but it was in the late 19th Dairy lunch restaurants specialized in fresh quick meals in a farm-to-table or farm- and early 20th century. to-face fashion, and both high- and low-end establishments touted the locally sourced Some sources credit such restaurants with being the first versions of what we now quick turn-around nature of their food. In fact, the farm-to-table movement started in the 19-teens. Some restaurants even ran farms and had a truck farm business besides. Demos’s dairy lunch room closed by the mid-1950s, and the Hendry house, by then the oldest house in Fort Myers, was demolished. Today, its former location is a parking area. According to the late Charlie Powell, the former dairy lunch room was eventually moved to a field north of the Shell Factory in North Fort Myers, where it rotted away. Walk down to Hendry and Bay and imagine stopping in for a quick locally sourced lunch. Then visit the following research centers to learn more about the many restaurants that fed the town over its history. The Southwest Florida Historical Society is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization open Wednesday and Saturday between 9 a.m. and noon and Wednesday 4 to 7 p.m. It is located at 10091 McGregor Boulevard on the campus of the Lee County Alliance for the Arts. Call 939-4044 for more information. The Lee County Black History Society is located at 1936 Henderson Avenue, adjacent to the Williams Academy Museum at Roberto Clemente Park. Hours for the nonprofit organization are Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday by appointment only. For more information, call 332-8778 or visit www. leecountyblackhistorysociety.org. Visit the IMAG History & Science Center at 2000 Cranford Avenue or at www. theimag.org. CD Dairy Lunch, pictured in a southward view circa 1930, was located on the southeast Sources: The Archives of the Southwest Florida Historical Society, the Fort Myers corner of Hendry and Bay for about 25 years. At left is the William Marion and Susan Wall Press and The News-Press, The Story of Fort Myers by Karl H. Grismer, and www. Hendry house, built in 1875. photo courtesy SWFL Historical Society restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com.

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Lynn Hall Memorial Park photo by Bob Petcher WE ARE PLEASED landing page at www.leeparks.org for the County Opens individual site that has the field. People TO WELCOME can also call the park’s main phone Beach Access number at 533-7275 for assistance. Additional Plans In Place For Jennifer Basey Points And Parks Reopening, Including: First Vice President/Investments ecause of continued voluntary Staff will make hash marks on the compliance and the community’s walkways at high-use tennis and pickleball Bgreater awareness for Centers for courts and other areas to help guide the Disease Control guidelines, Lee County public of social distancing if there is a reopened county parks and preserves waiting line. including all beaches and beach access All dog parks will reopen with caveats. points, parking lots and free-standing There will not be any seating areas KNOWLEDGE bathrooms with regular hours, effective provided. Patrons need to bring their own April 29. Staff will be on site to help chairs; pre-established socially distanced For 130 years, Stifel has served as a trusted encourage the following CDC guidelines, spacing will be identified. Patrons must financial advisor to individuals, just like you. including social distancing. take chairs home when they leave. This move, approved at an emergency All parking fees will go back into Our knowledge and service have helped clients Board of County Commissioners meeting effect under this reopening to help with on Tuesday, is part of the county’s congestion and turnover that occurs at navigate all market cycles, even the difficult ones. phased-in approach for residents while high-use park sites with parking fees. still observing the governor’s executive Staff are assigned to clean parking pay order. Commissioners offered guidelines machines. and stressed it is imperative that residents Normal operating hours at all parks, remain vigilant to continue to mitigate the preserves and beach access sites will be SERVICE observed. spread of COVID-19. Stifel, a full-service wealth management and The county beach sites include: The Lee County Sheriff’s Office will Beach Parks assist with monitoring and educating the investment banking firm, has the professional Bonita Beach Park public at county beaches. Bowditch Point Park Announcements about future openings expertise and resources to assist you in developing Bowman’s Beach Park will be posted online at www.leegov.com/ a financial strategy designed for the challenges Causeway Islands covid-19 or on Facebook via Lee County Crescent Beach Family Park Government. of today’s up-and-down market and your The county is grateful to those in the Little Hickory Island Beach Park long-term goals. Lynn Hall Memorial Beach Park community who have joined the Take San Carlos/Bunche Beach Preserve the Pledge social media campaign to Turner Beach Park employ best practices to stop the spread Beach Accesses of COVID-19. Visit www.leegov.com/ Alison Hagerup Beach Park pledge. EXPERTISE Andy Rosse Lane Park County leaders continue to monitor Boca Grande Beach Accesses data and work with partners Lee Health Contact our office in Bonita Beach Accesses and the Florida Department of Health Dog Beach Park as it relates to the county’s phased-in Fort Myers, Florida. Estero Islands Beach Accesses approach to reopening more sites and The Following Amenities At All resuming in-person services. Lee County Locations Will Remain Recommended Guidelines For Closed: Beaches And Parks Include: Playgrounds All individuals, when in public, should (239) 985-6540 Pavilions maximize physical distance from others, Recreation centers maintain a minimum of six feet; [email protected] Soccer, lacrosse and football fields Social settings of 10 people or more Basketball courts should be avoided, where appropriate 12670 Creekside Lane, Suite 402 Piers distancing may not be practical; Fort Myers, Florida 33919 Splash pads and pools Vulnerable individuals should continue Baseball and softball fields will reopen to stay home; with caveats, including no league play and Practice proper handwashing Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | Member SIPC & NYSE | www.stifel.com no access to dugouts or bleachers. These techniques, especially after touching fields will be for groups of 10 or less who frequently used surfaces; want to practice baseball or softball – but Avoid touching your face; they will need to contact the parks and Sneeze or cough into a tissue or the recreation supervisor listed on each inside of your elbow. 4 THE RIVER - MAY 1, 2020 Fort Myers Art: museums -– anyone with an interest in and commitment to the field of Park Art Valued sculpture. The vital contribution that sculpture On International brings to society has never been more important. Sculpture Day To view and read about the city’s exterior sculptures, visit www. by Tom Hall cityftmyers.com/1859/exterior-artworks. n the virtual FGCU Digital Media Design realm, Fire Students Creating Visual Identity IDance is the For Naples Design District most visited of Fort The newly formed Naples Design Myers’ outdoor District has tasked FGCU’s Digital Media sculptures – at least Design (DMD) students with a design according to the challenge. Select students will create a folks who operate visual identity for the new district that Otocast, the free will be expressed in the form of on-street phone app where lamp post banners advertising the you can learn all area to visitors in Naples. The winning about Fort Myers’ public artworks. design will be chosen by a selection The 25-foot-tall Dupont red sculpture committee this summer. Once a design does make quite the statement. But what is selected, the banners will go up in is it saying? Well, sculptor David Black the district celebrating the diverse range was inspired to create it by an outdoor of businesses, galleries and creative concert he and his wife stumbled upon communities comprising the Naples one night several years ago. “Fire Dance Fire Dance by David Black photo courtesy www.artswfl.com Design District. incorporates the sounds of the music He was a professor emeritus in art Myers participated in the social media The students competing in the and the noise of the crowd. Circles at Ohio State University for 30 years event. The city’s public art collection challenge are Skyanna Billman (junior, within circles; it’s active, open, airy and before leaving the university to pursue contains 41 outdoor sculptures dating DMD); Kaitlin Connor (senior, DMD); rhythmic, just like jazz,” he said. Black proto-architectural sculpture full-time. back to August 17, 1913. In addition Aracelly Peralta (senior, DMD); Alyx designed Fire Dance to be interactive. International Sculpture Day (IS Day) to including images and descriptions Gonzalez (junior, DMD); and Jazmin The sculpture is open so that people is celebrated on the last Saturday of of each artwork on its website, the city Gonzalez Vera (junior, DMD). They and can walk through it, look up and freely April. This year is was observed on April has entered its collection on two online their professor, Mike Salmond, met with interact with the sculpture from every 25. Established by the International public art registries and has subscribed Chad Jensen, director of Method and conceivable vantage. “Inside the piece Sculpture Center, IS Day encourages to a free mobile phone app that contains Concept gallery, in late February to tour are four hidden spirals that create a story everyone around the world to come audio descriptions for several pieces the district and get a sense of what the for your imagination,” said Black. together virtually to share images recorded by the artists who made them committee is looking for in making a Black is a monumental artist whose and celebrate sculpture. Through its or other art professionals and historians visual statement for the new district. career in sculpture dates back to 1980. public art committee, the City of Fort who possess special knowledge of the The project is similar to last year’s artworks and the stories they tell. design challenge, in which students The International Sculpture created a visual identity for the multi- Center (ISC) is a member-supported, million dollar centerpiece of the Naples nonprofit organization founded in Design District, The Collective building. LUCILLE’S 1960 to champion the creation and Tom Hall is both an amateur artist understanding of sculpture and its and aspiring novelist who writes art unique, vital contribution to society. quest thrillers. He is in the final stages BOUTIQUE Members include sculptors, collectors, of completing his debut novel titled Art PREMIUM WOMEN’S CONSIGNMENT patrons, architects, developers, Detective. A former tax attorney, he journalists, curators, historians, critics, lives in Estero with his fiancé and their 15675 McGregor Blvd. Extension educators, foundries, galleries and four cats. Ft.F Myers, Florida 33908 The run/walk had tremendous support Mon - Fri 10 to 5 Consignment Hustle 5K Fights from sponsors, including Fleet Feet Fort Sat 10 to 4 239-489-3554 by appt. only Myers and A-Z Promotional Products, Homelessness which brought the total of funds raised to [email protected] $5,000. On The Ground “We are grateful for the outpouring BRING THIS AD IN FOR 10% OFF YOUR PURCHASE of support we are seeing throughout the he Lee County Homeless Coalition community during this pandemic. Now Homeless Hustle 5K Run/Walk with so many people losing employment transformed into a virtual race amidst T and income, we anticipate an increased the current pandemic and was a huge need for services,” said Janet Bartos, success. executive director. “The Lee County The Lee County Homeless Coalition Homeless Coalition is a local agency, and prepared for several months to create the the profits remain in our community and Homeless Hustle 5K Run/Walk in hopes allow us to support our member agencies of bringing awareness to the local fight who are providing the much-needed against homelessness. Unfortunately, days services.” before the event, parks were closed and Proceeds will go to support member people were encouraged to stay away from agencies – such as Community crowds. Cooperative, Midwest Food Bank, Harry Participants joined the race by following Chapin Food Bank, We Care Outreach, social distancing guidelines and running St. Martin de Porres Outreach, Salvation in their own neighborhoods and sharing Army and Fort Myers Rescue Mission – their results on social media. This created a that are working to help reduce the impact social buzz and allowed everyone to join in of COVID-19 on the community and on the fun safely, while raising awareness helping to prevent homelessness, . and funds for those in our community that To learn more about the Lee County do not have a safe home to go to during Homeless Coalition’s work, visit www. this trying time. leehomeless.org. THE RIVER - MAY 1, 2020 5 nomination link. Service Company For anyone that would like to contribute a vehicle or other support, To Give Away email [email protected]. Minivan n Saturday, June 6 at 1 p.m., Babcock Ranch Legendary Automotive And Truck OService will be giving away a Virtual 5K Sign-up vehicle for just $1 to one lucky person egistration is now under way for who is nominated by the community. the Babcock Ranch QuaRUNtine The give-away will occur at Legendary’s R5K – a fun, safe, virtual race that facility at 1921 Courtney Drive in Fort encourages participants to “Run your own Myers. race, at your place, time and pace.” This marks the third year for the Runners and walkers are welcome giveaway. Nominations will be accepted to participate wherever they would like, until May 24. whether it’s their own neighborhood or Legendary Owner Jason Stretch their treadmill. Complete the 5K (3.1 believes that this is an amazing way miles) anytime from Saturday, May 9 to give back and to help the local through Saturday, May 30, then submit community, especially with all the your best finishing time by emailing damage caused by COVID-19. “At [email protected]. Legendary, we service and repair Legendary Automotive And Truck Service Owner Jason Stretch, left, and his employees with Awards will be given for overall best vehicles, it is what we do. What better the 2005 Chrysler minivan giveaway photo provided male and female time, and for first and way than to help someone with reliable The vehicle for the giveaway is a 2005 help someone that helps others.” second place finishers in age categories: transportation,” he said. Chrysler minivan with less than 50,000 Everyone at Legendary Auto is excited Under 10s, 11 to 14, 15 to 19, 20 to 29, The first two giveaways have done miles. His entire team has given it the to see who will be nominated by a panel 30 to 39, 40 to 49, 50 to 59, 60 to 69, just what Stretch and his employees had love and repairs it needs to be a reliable of three judges. and 70 and older. hoped for – help foster children and transportation for whomever wins it. Legendary Auto offers pick-up and Entry fee of $12 for residents and deliver donations and food for those less Legendary Automotive is seeking delivery service and sanitizes the vehicle $20 for nonresidents includes Dri-Fit race fortunate. nominations of community residents that when it is picked up and before being shirt. Register by May 8 at www.bit.ly/ Stretch has also been donating food contribute but are struggling with reliable delivered to the customer. BRQuaRUNtine5K. For more information, to the local food bank and has added transportation. An example nominee “Our facility is open for business email [email protected]. a touchless service to protect both his would be a single mom that works full though we prefer customers to take Shirts will be mailed to non-residents customers and his staff. He believes time and still takes time to volunteer at a advantage of our touchless service for once times have been submitted. Awards that he has a responsibility to help local church or food pantry. everyone’s safety,” said Stretch. will be mailed to winners after May 30, the community, especially during this “This is not a hand-out, its a hand-up. If you would like to nominate when all times have been submitted. pandemic, and making sure people have We are looking for someone that will pay someone that could use a vehicle, visit For more information about Babcock reliable transportation is very important. it forward,” said Stretch. “We want to www.legendaryfl.com and click on the Ranch, visit www.babcockranch.com.

by bringing their signs, cards, spirit and District To Honor more to the “Grab & Go” location they Sincerely working for you! regularly use. School Lunch School Lunch Hero Day, celebrated SW Florida, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel & Captiva Islands is All About Home annually since 2013, was designated by Heroes On Friday The School Nutrition Association and McGregor Park Villa Fort Myers Beach etween serving thousands of kids Jarrett Krosoczka, author of the Lunch Listed at $207,900 Listed at $471,000 through the COVID-19 emergency, Lady graphic novel series. School Lunch Bpreparing healthy food, adhering Hero Day provides an opportunity to nutrition standards and offering for parents, students, school staff and service with a smile, Lee County’s school communities to thank those who provide nutrition professionals have a lot on their healthy meals to nearly 30 million of plate. To celebrate their hard work and America’s students each school day. commitment, The School District of Lee The importance and nutritional value County will celebrate School Lunch Hero of school meals are well documented. For Day by encouraging community members many children, school lunch is the most to make signs, write cards and find other important and nutrient-rich meal of their creative ways to say thank you when day. coming to pick up Grab & Go meals on Food and Nutrition Services will be REAL ESTATE SPECIALIST Friday, May 1. using designated vehicle ramp of each SW Florida, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel “Our staff is a team of dedicated, of the feeding site schools to create an & Captiva Islands is All About Home hard-working, generous people who work orderly process to drive or walk up, Cathie Lewis, Realtor hard throughout the year,” said Food collect the Grab & Go meals, and then Phone: 239-745-7367 & Nutrition Services Director Lauren safely return home. School Resource [email protected] Couchois. “However, this unprecedented Officers will be on site to help with Pfeifer Realty Group time has shown just how dedicated and security. how much they care for the students they Meals will be available free for anyone serve. It has become clearer than ever age 18 or younger for pick-up Monday to Summerlin Place that they are my superheroes, and I feel Friday between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Listed at $236,900 we could never do enough to show how Meals will also be served from school much we truly appreciate all that they do buses at a number of addresses. and give every day.” For a complete list of school Right now, Lee County food service sites and bus locations, visit www. staff are serving more than 24,000 meals leeschools.net/parent_portal/covid-19/ per day at dozens of schools, bus stops meal_pick_up_sites. and community organizations to ensure To learn more about the school families still have access to nutritious nutrition program for Lee County, visit meals. The families being served are the Food & Nutrition Services section of being asked to show their support Friday www.leeschools.net. 6 THE RIVER - MAY 1, 2020 pets,” said Charlie Pease, director of the service will feature local interfaith Collecting And Cape Coral Technical College. “Our leaders uniting in prayer for our Frontline Foods veterinary assisting program provides community, state, nation and world, Distributing Pet needed care to so many pets already and will include music from local Raises Funds To that we thought this project would be musicians. Food Donations another great opportunity to help.” “For the past 36 years, we have Feed Heroes All donations for the Pet Pantry gathered together from the diversity n the first two weeks since its launch Project will be sanitized before they are of our faith walks and from every in Southwest Florida, Frontline Foods handed out. Cape Coral Tech is also corner of our community to be unified Ihas raised $5,500 working with accepting financial donations it will use in prayer. For the last two years, restaurants, hospitals and other medical to buy food for distribution. An Amazon more than 1,400 of our Lee County facilities to feed those working on the Wish List is also being created. For neighbors have gathered ‘under the big frontline COVID-19 crisis. more information on both, visit www. tent’ from the parking lot of City of Frontline Foods donates healthy capecoraltech.edu. Palms Baseball stadium,” said City of meals to hospital clinicians who are Pet owners needing support for their Fort Myers Mayor Randy Henderson. working in unprecedented times by animals can come to Cape Coral Tech “In this season when all of us are partnering with local restaurants that on Friday, May 8 between 10 a.m. and facing uncertainty and so many have have been devasted by the COVID-19 2 p.m. to pick up supplies. Members personally experienced loss, we are pandemic. The Frontline Foods of the veterinary assisting program will gathering online, unified in prayer, to program started organically in multiple manage the distribution. Cape Coral gather to seek God’s guidance, comfort cities across the country; there are now Tech is located at 360 Santa Barbara and blessing.” 50 chapters (and growing) powered Boulevard North in Cape Coral. The National Day of Prayer is by over 650 volunteers. Thanks to the an annual observance on the first support communities, Frontline Foods Thursday of May, when individuals of has raised more than $4.4 million, Virtual all faiths join together in unified prayer provided more than 250,000 meals to Members of the Cape Coral Tech veterinary for continued blessings on the nation. frontline workers and supported over assisting program photo provided Community Every year, local, state and federal 600 restaurants. observances are held from sunrise to In Lee County, Frontline Foods’ first ape Coral Tech is currently Prayer Event sunset across the nation and attract four deliveries to Lee Health included accepting donations of pet food more than 2 million people. The Fort 100 meals from Jason’s Deli, 100 meals n observance of the National Day Myers community has been honoring Cto be distributed to pet owners of Prayer on Thursday, May 7, from Key Lime Bistro, 100 meals from in need on Friday, May 8. Donations to the National Day of Prayer since Crave Culinaire and 100 meals from ISouthwest Florida’s Celebration the Community Prayer Breakfast’s the Pet Pantry Project can be dropped of the National Day of Prayer will Ariani. off curbside at the school every day inception in 1988. “Our health care heroes tirelessly be livestreamed online at www. For more information, email between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. communityprayerbreakfast.com at 7 perform critical work every day and “In our current situation, there is [email protected] night, caring to for our patients and a.m. This year’s Community Prayer or call 989-1154. not a lot of focus on taking care of our Service theme is Back to God, and continued on page 22

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Sunday 10 a.m., 8210 College Parkway, RIVER OF LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 10811 Sunset Plaza Circle #401, 481-5535. com 10200 Cypress Cove Circle, 850-3943. 482-3133. 8, 9:45 and 11:30 a.m., 21580 River Ranch UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF THE CROSS FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF Road, 495-0400. Sunday 10:30 a.m., www.uucfm.org, 13411 Sunday 9:15 and 10:45 a.m. 13500 FORT MYERS SAMUDRABADRA BUDDHIST CENTER Shire Lane, 561-2700. Freshman Lane, 768-2188. 11 a.m. Sunday, www.fpcfortmyers.org, 2438 Meditation classes. www.MeditationInFort UNITY OF FORT MYERS CONGREGATIONAL Second Street, 239-334-2261 Myers.org, 567-9739. Sunday 10 a.m., www.unityoffortmyers.org, Sunday 10:30 a.m., www.taecc.com, 1619 IONA-HOPE EPISCOPAL CONGREGATION SAINT COLUMBKILLE CATHOLIC 11120 Ranchette Road, 278-1511. Llewellyn Drive, 334-4978. Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m. and 9:30 Monday through Saturday 8 a.m.; Saturday 3 WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN a.m.; Tuesday 9:30 a.m.; Wednesday 9:30 and 5 p.m.; Sunday 7, 9 and 11 a.m., 5:30 Sunday 9:30 and 10:45 a.m., 9065 Ligon Sunday 10 a.m. 2439 McGregor Boulevard, a.m., 9650 Gladiolus Drive, 454-4778. p.m., 12171 Iona Road, 489-3973. Court, 481-2125. 334-8937. JESUS THE WORKER CATHOLIC ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC WORD OF LIFE CROWN OF LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.; Sunday 8, 10 Monday through Thursday 6:45 a.m.; Friday Sunday 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., 2120 AND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY a.m. and 6 p.m., 881 Nuna Avenue, 6:45 and 11 a.m.; Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday Collier Avenue, 274-8881. Sunday 8 and 10:45 a.m. Jan 1 - Easter; 9 481-1143. 6:45, 9:30 and 11 a.m., 2157 Cleveland ZION LUTHERAN a.m. after Easter - Dec 31. KINGDOM LIFE Avenue, 334-2161. Sunday 8, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m., www.zionfm. www.crownoflifelutheran.com. 5820 Daniels Sunday 10:30 a.m., 2154 McGregor SAINT JOHN THE APOSTLE org, 7401 Winkler Road, 481-4040. THE RIVER - MAY 1, 2020 7 & Associates will continue the campaign restricted. for one year to include educational efforts All landscape irrigation is prohibited in print, radio, television, web, youth between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. education and social media. daily to reduce evaporation. Excessive nutrients – nitrogen and Even-numbered property addresses phosphorus – from fertilizer used on may irrigate on Sundays only. urban lawns and landscapes can have Odd-numbered addresses may a detrimental effect on water quality in irrigate on Wednesdays only. Southwest Florida. This is particularly Visit https://www.sfwmd.gov/ true during Florida’s rainy season, which content/lee-county-irrigation-restrictions is typically June through October. Excess to access the full document. nutrients in stormwater runoff can For more information, visit www. stimulate algae blooms, including drift SFWMD.gov/conserve, email shortage@ algae and blue-green algae, and has been sfwmd.gov or call 1-800-662-8876 implicated in red tide blooms. These (ext. 9). blooms can result in harmful impacts to beaches, wildlife and the local economy. Responsible use of fertilizer, including rainy season blackout periods imposed by Matlacha local ordinances, is a cost-effective way of controlling nutrient pollution entering the Fishing Pier county’s waterways and estuaries. The campaign, which builds on the Replacement successful program – Give Your Fertilizer he Lee Board of County Routine a Summer Vacation – also aims Commissioners recently awarded Native narrowleaf blue-eyed grass’ flowers are purple, blue or violet, and sometimes white to increase awareness among urban a contract to replace the Matlacha photo by Gerri Reaves T fertilizer users about the risk to local Fishing Pier, to Kelly Brothers, Inc. for Plant Smart salt tolerant. waters from fertilizer runoff. Among the removal and replacement of the Tiny round green seed pods turn these users are the many residents who fishing pier at Matlacha Community Narrowleaf brown when mature. regularly apply fertilizer to promote the Park. Propagate it with the seeds or by health and growth of their lawns and The contract, in the amount of Blue-Eyed Grass dividing the clumps. landscapes. $833,805, is part of a total $1 million The plant has several uses in For more on educational efforts, visit estimated cost being funded through by Gerri Reaves traditional medicine. www.fertilizesmart.com. tourist development taxes collected on arrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sources: Everglades Wildflowers by short-term lodging rentals. (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) is Roger L. Hammer, A Gardener’s Guide The new pier will replace the existing Na clump-forming perennial and a to Florida’s Native Plants by Rufino Irrigation pier, which is more than 50 years old member of the iris family. It is native not Osorio, National Audubon Society and is closed because it has deteriorated only to Florida but to the entire eastern Field Guide to Florida by Peter Alden et Restrictions from the elements. The project will half of the U.S. and Canada. al., Native Florida Plants by Robert G. include new benches, garbage cans, In the wild, it grows in wet woods, Haehle and Joan Brookwell, Wildflowers For Lee County lighting, fish cleaning stations and ADA fields, pinelands, roadsides and ditches. of Florida by Jaret C. Daniels and Stan accessibility features. he South Florida Water The improvements are expected to This short-lived flower grows up to Tekiela, www.floridata.com, www.fnps. Management District has issued a couple of feet tall, with stiff flattened org, and www.wildflower.org. begin next month and take about six Ta countywide mandatory water months to complete. stems and narrowly grass-like leaves that Plant Smart explores the diverse restriction order which requires grow in a fan shape. flora of South Florida. The Matlacha Fishing Pier is part residents to irrigate once a week. of a nine-acre park at the Matlacha The showy purple, blue, or violet Guidelines are as follows: flowers appear singly and measure about Community Park located along Matlacha Residents are encouraged to Pass. This body of water is famous for three-quarters of an inch across with Water-Quality continue frequent hand washing. yellow centers. What appear to be six catching snook, redfish as well as other Frequent hand washing uses very little local varieties of fish. Matlacha Park is petals are actually three petals and three Educational water. There are no restrictions on currently closed as part of the county’s sepals. water use to respond to COVID-19. efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19 Occasionally, flowers are white. Campaign Use of reclaimed water is not but the boat ramp remains open. The long points on the petals and he Lee Board of County the leaves give the wildflower another Commissioners recently approved a common name, pointed blue-eyed grass. contract to continue an educational EXPERIENCE: HUNDREDS OF SUCCESSFUL LANDSCAPES It blooms spring through summer. T outreach campaign, encouraging the When not in bloom, the plant is responsible use of landscape fertilizers to commonly mistaken for lawn grass. decrease the amount of nutrients in Lee Use it as a groundcover or border. County waterways. Give it a moist area in full sun. It is not The $270,000 contract with Dickinson

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The shoe splint was removed and the patient was able to by Bob Petcher stand and walk normally with no evidence or reference of lameness,” said Dr. Bast. “It was reasons, the moved to an outdoor enclosure, where it Fsnowy egret passed a flight test, and was subsequently (Egretta thula) can released on Friday, April 24.” be called a small Luckily, the patient did not penetrate white heron. This the fishing equipment more into its nearly pure white body. Some animals understandably are bird is known to be frantic when they are hooked and can elegant and slender, cause much more harm to themselves with black legs and when thrashing about with hooks and bright yellow feet monofilament line attached to or around when mature, or green-yellow feet when them. immature. “Check out the collaborative program Much like similar shorebirds, snowy Mind Your Line for more information egrets wade in shallow water to spear fish on reducing the impacts of hook and and other small animals. They engage line related injuries on wildlife. These in either a patient, motionless approach, injuries range from entanglement or an animated technique that involves wounds to ingestion and gastrointestinal running back and forth with their wings Patient #20-1586 takes a stroll after recovering from fishing hook injuries complications,” said Dr. Bast. “This bird spread while chasing their prey. photo by Brian Bohlman was lucky its injuries were treatable and it Interestingly, history buffs state that it walked. patients. We cut a piece of foam pool recovered quickly; not all animals survive snowy egret plumes were valued at “It was found entangled with two noodle to match the shape of the bottom encounters with hook and line. This twice as much as gold in 1886 due to hooks on it, one through the skin of the of the foot and taped it in place,” said problem is preventable if we take initiative the demand for their beautiful feathers left wing and one at the left knee,” said Dr. Bast in describing the makeshift foot to dispose of fishing gear appropriately.” in the fashion industry at that time. In Dr. Robin Bast, CROW staff veterinarian. brace. “It functions similar to a splint, Anglers need to be responsible when fact, plume-hunting nearly killed off this “Instead of being able to place the foot holding the foot in a normal anatomic fishing. Visit www.mindyourline.org for shorebird species. normally, with the toes flat against position while we treat the underlying more information. At CROW, a juvenile snowy egret was the ground, this patient had the toes cause. CROW (Clinic for the Rehabilitation admitted after being rescued near Lovers curled under or ‘knuckled.’ This can be “Holding the toes in normal position of Wildlife, Inc.) is a non-profit wildlife Key State Park with fishing hooks in its a result of pain or nerve damage. This prevents the bird from injuring the toes hospital providing veterinary care for body. The egret had wounds from the change can be temporary or permanent, by abnormally bearing weight on the native and migratory wildlife from our fishing hooks on its left leg and left wing. depending on the nature of the injury.” wrong side of the toes. It also helps local area. The hospital accepts patients The injuries to the left leg had caused the Veterinarians treated the wounds, prevent muscle and tendon contracture.” seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 bird to refuse to put any weight on the provided pain medication and placed a After less than a week in care, the p.m. Mail donations to P.O. 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is received from Harry Chapin and Help SCCF Bring Back the Barn Owls Food Pantry Midwest food banks. Yet, even with these donations, provisions are often Keeps Serving insufficient to the need. The true meaning Poisoned rats can kill the eagles, of the song Lean on Me has come to life hawks, bobcats and owls that eat them. During Pandemic at SMDP Outreach. MDP Outreach operates a food The food pantry is also undergoing pantry café and distribution changes due to the coronavirus. There Tell your pest control professional to Scenter in the largest food desert is a committment to keep it open even NOT use these rat poisons: in Lee County. Cafe personnel have though pantry contributions have radically always taken pride in operating like a declined since church services have been • brodifacoum • bromailone • difenacoum • difethialone restaurant. Guests are usually served at suspended, and social distancing has long community tables. With coronavirus forced many to shelter in their homes. Or consider not using any rat poisons at all. restrictions, the demand for meals has Many people used to leave their food Instead, seal all entry points to your home. increased, and the focus is to temporarily gifts as they entered their churches, and give out to-go containers with the food to outreach officials have to make up for be taken home. these donations to feed the community of In spite of this change in delivery, working poor, homeless and unemployed Help SCCF Bring Back the Barn Owls outreach volunteers continue to serve in East Lee County. Poisoned rats can kill the eagles, hawks, bobcats and owls that eat them. over 130 hot meals each weekday Hungry people are still welcomed – no afternoon/evening. The center remains questions asked. Dinner is served from 3 Tell your pest control open and operational, staffed by to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. committed volunteers. Anyone who is Compassionate neighbors in professional to NOT use hungry is welcome and there is no charge Southwest Florida are still needed to step for food. At this time, many new guests forward to ensure that this oasis of care these rat poisons: have visited for the very first time as a can continue to operate. Donations from result of the disastrous deterioration in generous Fort Myers neighbors can be • brodifacoum SCCF the local economy and rapid increase in made online at www.smdpoutreach.org, unemployment. Families who were just or mailed to: • bromailone managing to provide for themselves are SMDP Outreach Center • difenacoum 472-2329 now in need of help. Guests are all in 4711 Palm Beach Boulevard. need of a nourishing meal and a caring PO Box 50754 • difethialone face. Both are joyfully provided. Fort Myers FL 33905 sccf.org Gratitude is extended to the many The nonprofit 501(c)3 organization Or consider not using any rat poisons at all. concerned citizens and businesses that serves all who seek assistance. All have reached out and provided food donations are welcome, and donations of Instead, seal all entry points to your home. donations directly to supplement what time and talent are greatly appreciated as well as financial support. SCCF 472-2329 • www.SCCF.org 10 THE RIVER - MAY 1, 2020 development effects. by a loggerhead was on April 20, 2012, Islanders Prep For Conservation efforts will be needed also on Captiva. for a successful sea turtle nesting “We’re ready for an exciting turtle Sea Turtle Season season locally and statewide. This season,” said SCCF Coastal Wildlife onitoring for sea turtle nests includes beachfront property owners Director Kelly Sloan. has begun on the islands of and realty personnel shielding lights, As the earliest crawl of any sea MSouthwest Florida. Some pulling curtains shut, replacing outdoor turtle documented on the islands, a organizations started patrolling the light bulbs with approved amber leatherback sea turtle made a false beachfronts for nesting sea turtles on LED light bulbs and removing beach crawl on the east end of Sanibel on April 15, receiving permission to do so furniture behind dunes prior to dusk. April 1. while the beaches are currently closed Improper lighting leads to hatchling “I think there could be the silver to the public due to the COVID-19 disorientation, where a sea turtle loses lining in all of this craziness. We are pandemic. The nesting season runs its sense of direction due to extraneous hopeful that, not only for the sea turtles through October 31. circumstances instead of following but for the shorebirds, there might be a Turtle Time Inc. is beginning its the natural light of the moon into the little less foot traffic on the beach,” said 31st season on Fort Myers Beach, ocean. Sloan. Big Hickory Island, Bonita Beach, Strong conservation efforts will allow SCCF reminds everyone to do their Bunche Beach and part of Bokeelia. female sea turtles to come ashore, part to keep the beaches sea turtle The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation create a nest and eventually give birth friendly: Foundation (SCCF) has headed the to a large number of hatchlings. The Turn off or shield all lights that are monitoring program on Sanibel and focus is to get as many hatchlings out visible from the beach. Do not use Captiva islands since 1992, after taking into the ocean, without disorientations, flashlights or cell phone lights on the over duties for Caretta Research, Inc. because only one to four out of a beach. If necessary, use amber or red when that team disbanded. thousand survive to adulthood. LED bulbs. Turtle Time, led by founder Eve In 2019, Turtle Time cataloged and Remove all beach furniture and marked a total of 367 nests on its four equipment from the beach at night. Haverfield, is employing volunteers to SCCF Garden Center assistant Emily walk the beaches and monitor turtles Harrington was being trained by sea turtle beachfronts, while SCCF recorded 848 Dispose of fishing line properly to and nest sites, while SCCF is putting biologist Jack Brzoza when they found the total nests on both of its islands. avoid wildlife entanglement. volunteers on hold at least until the first loggerhead nest photo provided To learn more, visit www.turtletime. Fill in large holes that can trap safer-at-home order is lifted by the found on Fort Myers Beach. The other org or www.sccf.org/our-work/ hatchlings and nesting sea turtles. state. Staff from the SCCF Marine sea turtle species found in Southwest sea-turtles. Do not disturb nesting turtles – do Lab, Sanibel Sea School and SCCF Florida include the leatherback, Kemp’s Sanibel Logs First Sea Turtle not get too close, shine lights on, or Native Landscapes and Garden Center ridley and hawksbill. Each species has Nest In Area take flash photos of nesting sea turtles. are stepping up to take solo shifts a specific function in the ocean to On April 15, Sanibel-Captiva Pick up litter. in monitoring the beaches from the maintain the health of the ocean. Conservation Foundation (SCCF) staff Sea turtles are among the world’s Sanibel Lighthouse to Redfish Pass at The Florida Fish and Wildlife members found the first loggerhead oldest creatures. The species that can the tip of Captiva. Conservation Commission (FWC) sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nest of the be found today have been on the earth Last year and for the first time ever, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute season on the east end of Sanibel. It is for about 110 million years, since the Turtle Time volunteers documented coordinates nesting beach survey the earliest nest ever documented on time of the dinosaurs. multiple green turtle nests on Bonita programs around the state. Its marine the islands. To report any issues with nests, Beach and one on Fort Myers Beach. turtle program monitors nesting activity, In the earliest crawl by its species nesting turtles or hatchlings on Sanibel Greens get their name from the layer documents mortalities statewide, ever documented on the islands, a or Captiva, call SCCF’s Sea Turtle of green fat that lies beneath their skin. conducts research on the biology of loggerhead made a false crawl on April Hotline at 978-728-3663. On Fort Loggerheads are the most common sea the various species, and provides data 14 on Captiva, called in by a Captiva Myers Beach and surrounding islands, turtle in Florida and the top species for managing and evaluating coastal resident. Previously, the earliest crawl call Turtle Time at 481-5566.

activity for your party. Guests will learn the patron for their library card number, Virtual Birthday about chemistry, physics and engineering Libraries To Begin check out their materials and bring as they play virtual Flip Cup or Quiddtich them out to the designated spot. The Celebrations Are Pong, test their chemistry knowledge Contactless patron can then pick up their materials during a round of 3 Cup Monty or and depart with their items. Not Just For Kids compete in silly engineering challenges. Curbside Pickup Library staff at these locations will For birthdays, the IMAG staff ends the irthdays are always a time of be available only to bring out held celebration by singing Happy Birthday ibrary patrons will be able to pick celebration even if the celebration materials. in an online sing-along. Each adult virtual up materials being held for them is virtual and socially distanced. The contactless curbside pickup, B birthday celebration runs usually about 20 Las the Lee County Library System The IMAG History & Science Center approved at an emergency Board to 30 minutes. starts contactless, curbside pickup at announces its new virtual birthday of County Commissioners meeting Once you have scheduled your party, four branch locations. celebrations for adults. No children Tuesday, is part of the county’s phased- IMAG will send you an email with party Beginning Wednesday, April 29, allowed. in approach for residents. Last week, information and a Zoom invite as well as curbside pickup will be available 10 a.m. Like their IMAG virtual birthday parties the county resumed exterior book directions and a list of items found around to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday for children, adults can now also enjoy returns at all branches for patrons to the home for your activity or, if you prefer, from for patrons with library materials the fun of celebrating their birthdays (or drop off checked-out materials. No fines you can purchase IMAG virtual birthday being held at the following locations: anything else they want to celebrate) with are being assessed for items overdue party to-go kits already containing the Cape Coral Lee County Library, 921 up to 15 other guests for a unique and because of library closures during the items you will need for the activity. SW 39th Terrace, Cape Coral very exciting experience using Zoom for COVID-19 pandemic. Due dates have Although IMAG virtual birthday Lakes Regional Library, 15290 Bass your video and audio party connection. celebrations for adults are free, donations Road, Fort Myers been extended due to the closures. IMAG is bringing the history and are always welcome to help manage North Fort Myers Library, 2001 Library branches are unable to accept science center to your adult virtual expenses. North Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers donations at this time. birthday celebration and it’s free. Here’s Get your daily digital dose of history South County Regional Library, Further announcements on library how it works. IMAG offers various party and science from IMAG@HOME (including 21100 Three Oaks Parkway, Estero operations will be forthcoming. There themes including Beers & Gears, a Harry Beers & Gears programs after the kids To use contactless, curbside pickup, is no set date at this time for when Potter-inspired Wizards’ University, and have gone to bed) available at www. libraries will reopen. Star Wars-inspired Happy Hour at Oga’s patrons with holds available for pick-up facebook.com/imaghistorysciencecenter Additional questions for library Cantina. You pick a theme, schedule your at one of the pilot locations can drive to and at www.youtube.com/user/ patrons can be directed to 479-4636, party, and leave the rest to IMAG. the main entrance of the library, stay in Imaginariumftmyers. text 204-5321, chat at leelibrary.net or Using the IMAG TV studio green their car and call the telephone number For more information, visit www. email [email protected]. screen, costumes and props, the IMAG provided on the signs at the location. theimag.org. The staff member who answers will ask For more Lee County updates, visit staff puts on an interactive show and www.leegov.com/covid-19. THE RIVER - MAY 1, 2020 11 nominees participating on Facebook Marketing Firm Live. The emcees for the event were CROW Elects Randy Mitchelson, president of the Scores Three SWFL Chapter of FPRA, and ABC-7 Board Members morning news anchors Jen Stacy and Image Awards Greg Parker. Proceeds from the event At Virtual Meeting ublic relations projects built with will benefit the chapter’s scholarship he Clinic for the Rehabilitation powerful words and faces of those funds. of Wildlife (CROW) held its 2019 Pwho inspire and give from the TMembership Meeting via a virtual heart earned CONRIC PR & Marketing Zoom meeting on March 25 due to three awards during the Southwest Tax Collector concerns over the current coronavirus Florida Chapter of the Florida Public pandemic. Those in attendance included Relations Association’s (FPRA) 2020 Offers Additional members, staff and the board of the Anthony Farhat Phaidra McDermott Image Awards virtual ceremony on directors. veterinary medicine April 23. Digital Service The agenda consisted of the from Tufts Awards honored two campaigns, he Lee County Tax Collector introduction of new and returning University. She is a both developed and produced by the recently announced new online board members and a review of 2019 veterinarian at VCA CONRIC team for nonprofit groups Tfeatures designed to improve achievements. Animal Hospital at in Southwest Florida. Words from customer service during COVID-19. Due CROW elected three new board both the Sanibel the Waterkeeper, a video blog series to a higher than normal call volume at members: Anthony Farhat, Phaidra and Miracle focused on the water quality efforts the call center, the tax collector urges McDermott and Dr. Bonnie Tucker. Mile offices. She launched by Calusa Waterkeeper, Inc., Lee County residents to utilize these new Farhat is the president of PGI previously was won an Award of Distinction in the services. Homes, LLC. His strong business involved with Institutional Video category. Faces of The Lee County Tax Collector is ethics earned him recognition as one Labrador Retriever Hope Who Give, a powerful look at the now offering a quick and easy way to of the Top 40 under 40 and Young Rescue of Florida. nonprofit Hope Clubhouse and its work go online and make appointments. Entrepreneur of the Year by Gulf Cathie Lewis Bonnie Tucker with adults living with mental illness, The downtown Fort Myers, Lehigh Coast Business Review. His dedication and Christine won both an Award of Distinction and Acres, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs and to Florida’s environmental health has Attardo began their second term on Judge’s award in the Promotional/ South Fort Myers service centers are influenced the overall direction of his the board. President Paul Ben-Susan Marketing Video category. Over the currently open for appointments only. company. also acknowledged board members past six years, CONRIC has collected Appointments can be made by visiting McDermott has lived on Sanibel since Kelley Provo and Dr. Dave Nichols for over 30 Image Awards for its public www.leetc.com and booking your she was 3 years old and she loves the their service and commitment to the relations campaigns. preferred location, date and time for your local wildlife – hence the name of her organization. “I could not be prouder of our driver license, vehicle registration and title company, Kingfisher Realty. For over The 2020 board officers are: Paul CONRIC team, who works tirelessly work. 20 years, McDermott has been one of Ben-Susan, president; Dan Murphy, vice each day to ensure that client The Lee County Tax Collector the most successful realtors in Florida. president; Cindy M. Hawkins, treasurer; expectations and goals are exceeded,” also has activated its call center where In 2016, she achieved a landmark, and Lynne Birdt, secretary. said Connie Ramos-Williams, CONRIC representatives can assist residents selling both the highest priced home on Also returning are board members president and chief marketing officer. with information about driver licenses, Sanibel and the highest on Captiva. Edgar Burton, Amanda Curran, Bill “We are honored to accept these Image vehicle registration renewals, vehicle Dr. Tucker received her doctor of Horvath and Darrin Grotrian. Awards for public relations campaigns titles, property taxes, tax certificates and that we developed for two of our valued other services. The call center number is nonprofit clients.” 533-6000. LOOKING FOR A REPAIR SHOP Both projects, submitted under A new web chat feature is also being the Digital Tools of Public Relations, offered online. 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Reading jokes are an epic storytelling. school, so they exercise in reading accurately with the The story begins don’t need to read right expression or tone and timing. during the Spanish as much when they Reading and understanding comedy Civil War and are at home. Now takes practice. It’s not an easy skill to spans oceans and that our kids are home all day, should develop. So, if your child is interested in continents worth of we re-evaluate the amount of reading reading jokes, have them practice them political upheaval. our children need to do? and then share the jokes with friends Thousands escape into France when A recent report from What Kids and family. Franco’s fascists defeat the Republican Are Reading, based on data collected If your child loves cooking and food, army. Roser, one of the refugees, is a from Accelerated Reader (AR), a menus and recipes are a great way to young pianist, widowed and pregnant reading program widely used in many practice reading. Help your child have with her first child. Victor Dalmau, her schools, indicated that the majority of fun with it. Come up with a cooking husband’s brother, offers her a chance for students spend fewer than 15 minutes project together and read through some survival by marrying her. This partnership per day reading, but by increasing recipes for ideas. Or have your child secures their safety and the legacy of a image provided their daily reading time to 30 minutes, research menus online to create an man they both loved. We follow Victor comprehension will improve as will ideal menu for a future restaurant. and his wife as they flee across continents you stop loving me I’ll stop loving you little by little. If suddenly you forget me. Don’t academic achievement. Kids who resist books may not be and witness the decades-long fallout from Independent reading should still Franco’s rise to power. Allende’s style come looking for me. I’ll already have as wary of a shorter format like news be a big part of a student’s workload is remarkable, giving the reader a huge forgotten you.” It’s from If You Forget articles, whether it’s the paper version overview of generations, decades and Me. even while at home. Students develop or online. Even browsing headlines is countries. All the huge events that happen in comprehension, vocabulary and critical good reading practice. Model this by Victor and Roser board a rescue ship the book did really occur. There are no thinking skills through reading, and they reading newspapers and magazines headed for Chile, chartered by the poet heroes, just survivors. Allende takes us on should be encouraged to read as much yourself. You can read out loud together Pablo Neruda, along with thousands of an intimate journey as Roser and Victor as possible. It’s easy for kids who love and find a news item each day to share. other Spanish refugees. Neruda actually observe their surroundings, the people to read, but what about those kids who Listening to audiobooks and reading did charter a rescue ship, rescuing 2,200 they meet and even themselves, in order struggle with reading. How can students digital books is just as valuable for Spanish refugees. The author includes to survive. A Long Petal of the Sea is a reach a goal of independent reading for students as reading traditional books. If several passages from Neruda’s poems. story of abiding love and the discovery of 30 minutes a day be achieved? Kids do your child loves technology, download This was one. “Take note: If little by little one’s capacity for wonder in a world gone not have to read traditional books to a few books. Sometimes, just the mad. build reading skills. Here are some ideas difference in format is exciting enough to encourage reading. to be engaging. The public library is a Some kids, who struggle with great source for audio and digital books. reading, prefer comics and graphic Remember that reading comes in novels, which are great options. Images many forms. Require and encourage and graphics make it easier to follow them to follow their classroom reading the action, but words still carry the goals during this time at home. story along. Plus, the text is broken Shelley Greggs is adjunct down into bite-size segments in these faculty at Florida SouthWestern materials. State College, where she teaches If your child is drawn to them instead psychology and education courses. of traditional books, it’s ok. They offer She is also a nationally certified school lots of reading practice. psychologist and consultant for School Although complicated by screen time Consultation Services, a private concerns, kids who love spending time educational consulting company. on social media are already doing a lot Questions for publication may be of reading and even though posts or addressed to [email protected]. Available at tweets are short, they still count. Turn Not all questions submitted can be www.Amazon.com that interest into a fun assignment. For addressed through this publication. www.OutSkirtsPress.com example, if your child is into sports, Thank You Bags Delivered To Local Heroes ee Health Foundation recently assembled 100 “Thank You” Lbags for local front line healthcare heroes. Rebecca Binkowski, owner of MacIntosh Books and Paper on Sanibel, donated 80 new release paperback books to include in the gift bags. The bags were “More than a meticulously researched chronicle of the disasters delivered to all four of Lee Health’s acute that shaped Fort Myers, this book details the historical moment of care hospitals to help increase morale each blaze, creating a rich portrait of a community forged and tempered and let hospital staff members know how Rebecca Binkowski photo provided much the community appreciates their to include in the next batch of thank you by fire. A must-read for anyone interested in area history, with riches courage. for newcomers and experts alike.” - Amy Bennett Williams bags for healthcare staff, call the Lee If you are interested in donating items Health Foundation office at 343-6950. THE RIVER - MAY 1, 2020 13 research than any other organization in Bank Hires AAUW Supporting the world. AAUW members enjoy activities Residential Loan Education For such as book groups as well as a variety of interest groups including bridge, Coordinator Young Women writing and poetry, movie and theater randy Heales has joined Sanibel he American Association of groups, great decision discussions and Captiva Community Bank as a University Women (AAUW) day trips. Ladies look forward to the Bloan coordinator in the bank’s Trecently announced another monthly luncheon meetings at the residential lending division. She is year of promoting education for Helm Club in The Landings Yacht, Golf responsible for supporting residential young women. The local Fort Myers & Tennis Club. In addition to those loan officers in assisting customers with organization has grown to a substantial luncheon meetings with well-known residential loans, including conventional membership, allowing it to support lecturers, AAUW in Fort Myers plans and construction loans. the diverse interests of its membership a holiday event, traditionally a fashion Heales has more than two decades and fulfilling its mission to provide show. The proceeds from that event of experience in the realty and banking scholarships to deserving young women provide funding for a variety of industries. She previously worked as a in the area. scholarships. licensed realtor for various companies in There was a time when very few Some of the scholarships awarded Florida and Ohio. women attended college, and there regularly include those for students at were even fewer women scientists, Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), doctors or lawyers. But in 1881, 17 Florida SouthWestern State College college women in the Boston area (FSW) and to high school students planning on further education. Brandy Heales photo provided (several different colleges) shared the belief that women could learn and Scholarships to technical schools are accomplish whatever they had the also included in its mission. STEM intellect and energy to accomplish. endeavors are supported through well is your No. 1 priority. Help by awards at science fairs and through LCEC Offers consuming wisely while we weather this They had done it, and they knew other women could too. They founded GEM, a program for middle school COVID storm. Everyone is all in this students who meet four times a year at Energy Tips While fight together, and we all have the power AAUW. For 137 years, AAUW has worked FGCU for a full day exploring science. to make a difference. LCEC thanks AAUW members include women You’re At Home everyone for doing their part during this for women’s rights to vote, to work, to go to school. AAUW members have who have had careers in many fields s you navigate the reality of staying unprecedented time. and women who are actively working To learn more, visit #wepoweron. marched, demonstrated, researched and home to help slow the spread of taken positions on the issues affecting in the Fort Myers area. For more ACOVID-19, it is more important women – educational, social, economic information, email aauwleecounty@ than ever to conserve electricity. Not and political. AAUW has awarded more gmail.com or visit www.fmlc-fl.aauw. only does conserving energy reduce Injury Prevention money for women’s scholarships and net. your carbon footprint, it can make a big difference in your electric bill. You are Coalition Offering home more and Lee County Electric Read us online at www.IslandSunNews.com Cooperative (LCEC) reminds customers Safety Grants to follow these recommendations to avoid rganizations interested in applying using more energy than you absolutely for health- or safety-related projects need during this trying time: Oare invited to begin the application When cooling your home, set the process. The Lee County Injury Prevention thermostat at 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Coalition (IPC) is soliciting letters of intent ARE YOU PREPARED? Each degree below adds 8 to 12 percent for the annual grant submission process. to the cooling costs. Parties interested in the grant proposal Be sure your thermostat fan switch is process must have letters of intent (utilizing GET YOUR FREE EMERGENCY set on the “auto” setting. This is more the following criteria) submitted to Brian economical for temperature and humidity Raimondo, president of IPC, no later than control. May 15. Submissions must be submitted HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTS TODAY Do not close A/C vents or interior via email to [email protected]. doors when A/C is running. Criteria for grants include the following: Check the attic for areas where Grant funds must be used in Lee insulation is missing or may have been County for health and/or safety initiatives Serving Southwest Florida since 1924 moved during repairs or cable installation. – not for a profit; Change or clean filters monthly. The grant should be for a new program www.fl oridaestateplanning.com/healthcare Keep windows and exterior doors or project that is directed at a clearly closed when running your air conditioner defined audience and a documented injury Our Law Firm has been assisting Southwest Floridians or heater. Also, use caulk and weather or safety issue within the Lee County strip around windows and doors. community; and for nearly a century. During this dif cult time Replace standard light bulbs with Funds for a new or expansion project we’re here for our community. Everyone compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), which must be sustainable beyond the grant year. use 75 percent less energy, or LED Letters of intent will be evaluated by should have proper legal lamps (light emitting diode), which use 85 the IPC, and organizations will be notified percent less energy with a life expectancy if actual grant applications will be asked documents should they need of 30,000 to 50,000 hours of run time. for. The deadline for submitting the them. For your free Healthcare Turn off fans when the room is not applications is July 1. occupied. Each continuously running fan The Lee County Injury Prevention Surrogate and Living Will, visit costs approximately $7 per month on Coalition serves as a collaborative effort or your electric bill. partnership whose function is to facilitate the link above. Install reflective window tint/film partners’ work and act as a catalyst for that will reflect 65 percent or better injury prevention initiatives. Its mission on windows facing east, west or south. is to prevent injury, disability and death You can buy this at your local home through advocacy, education, legislation improvement store and install yourself. and partnerships. Visit the Energy Efficiency pages at For more information about the www.lcec.net for more tips and tools to Injury Prevention Coalition or the Main/Mailing Office: 9100 College Pointe Court, Fort Myers help you save electricity. Keeping your grant application, contact Raimondo at www. oridaestateplanning.com/healthcare family, yourself and your community [email protected] or 330-2240. 14 THE RIVER - MAY 1, 2020 Will Power consistent with the principal’s best interest. Whether actions are consistent with the principal’s best interest is based on all relevant factors, which include: the value What Are The Duties Of An Agent and nature of the property; the principal’s foreseeable obligations and need for maintenance; minimization of taxes; and eligibility for public benefits. Under A Power Of Attorney? An agent must also do certain other things, unless otherwise provided in the power of attorney. These duties include acting loyally for the principal’s benefit (and it is hard by Craig R. Hersch, Florida Bar Board Certified to imagine a power of attorney that would encourage the agent to do otherwise). Wills, Trusts & Estates Attorney; CPA An agent must also act so as not to create a conflict of interest that impairs his or f you have an estate plan, it should include a durable power of her ability to act impartially in the principal’s best interest. attorney. A durable power of attorney (DPOA) provides you An agent must also act so as not to create a conflict of interest that impairs his or Iwith protection in the event you are incapacitated during your her ability to act impartially in the principal’s best interest. For instance, investing some lifetime and cannot manage your own business and financial of the principal’s money in a business venture of the agent could create a conflict of matters; the word “durable” simply means that the document interest. The agent might be reluctant to divest the principal’s money from the project remains valid even though you are legally incapacitated. If you even if that was best for the principal, because doing so might create a loss for the are incapacitated, a person you have named as your agent agent. A principal could conceivably decide to waive this obligation, especially if the can seamlessly take care of your financial responsibilities and agent was an adult child or other close relative. decisions. Another duty that an agent has is to maintain good records: receipts, disbursements Under Florida law, a DPOA signed before October 1, 2011 and other transactions made on behalf of the principal. A power of attorney could may not be effective or practically useful. Under current law, a DPOA is valid at the theoretically waive this obligation, but it is difficult to imagine why an agent would time that you sign it. It isn’t subject to a precondition, such as your incapacity. choose to. Practically speaking, a DPOA preconditioned on your incapacity won’t be accepted Finally, an agent under a power of attorney has the duty to cooperate with a by most banks and financial institutions anyway. Imagine, for example, that your son person who has the authority to make healthcare decisions on the principal’s behalf in is your agent. He walks into your bank and says that he needs to write checks because order to carry out the principal’s reasonable expectations, to the extent that they are you’re incapacitated. The bank, concerned with its own liability in allowing your son known. If not, once again, the default is to act in the principal’s best interests. to write checks, asks “How do we know that your father is incapacitated?” Even if Florida Agents and “Hot Powers” presented with valid proof, chances are the branch manager sends the matter up to As noted, agents have certain duties under a power of attorney, and they also have their legal department, where it gets stuck for weeks, if not months. certain powers. However, there are some powers that they cannot exercise unless In any event, under current Florida law, a DPOA is effective the minute you put explicitly given them in the power of attorney, referred to as “hot powers.” pen to paper and sign it with the appropriate witnesses and notary. What this means These hot powers include the ability to: is that you must expressly trust that the person you’ve granted the power to act on Create a trust or amend an existing trust; your behalf will do so without regard to his or her own interests. They must act in a Make gifts; fiduciary capacity. Change existing rights of survivorship, or create new ones, for certain types of Agent’s Duties assets; Notwithstanding provisions in the power of attorney, an agent who has accepted Change beneficiary designations on assets; appointment shall do certain things. First and foremost, the agent must act in Disclaim assets; and accordance with the reasonable expectations of the principal (the person who granted Waive the rights of a beneficiary under certain types of retirement plans and the power of attorney) to the extent that these expectations are actually known. If the annuities. agent doesn’t know the principal’s specific expectations, he or she is committed to act Since the exercise of these powers would give an agent an enormous amount of in the principal’s best interests. control over the principal’s assets, it might seem as if the simplest course of action An agent must also act in good faith. This means to act reasonably and honestly, would simply be not to grant them. However, under some circumstances, the ability to with a reasonable basis for any actions taken. Likewise, an agent must only act within exercise hot powers could actually be beneficial for the preservation of the principal’s his or her scope of authority. A power of attorney can be very narrow (such as to pay assets. If you are planning to grant powers of attorney, discuss your goals with your all of the principal’s bills out of a certain checking account), or very broad (such as to estate planning attorney to see if it makes sense to grant your agent hot powers. manage all assets and debts). An agent who was only granted the power to pay bills If you are an agent under a power of attorney, or are considering accepting would be acting outside of his scope of authority if he sold real estate belonging to the appointment as an agent, it is a serious responsibility. If you have questions about what principal. you would be undertaking, contact an experienced Florida probate attorney. Lastly, an agent under a Florida power of attorney must try to preserve the ©2020 Craig R. Hersch. Learn more at www.sbshlaw.com. principal’s estate plan to the extent actually known by the agent, if doing so is

leaders of our respective communities, quickly as iPads are distributed, more are Funds Help Lee Health and NCH have risen to this being requested. The added technology Become Drug unprecedented challenge to help us all.” has been especially impactful for parents Frontline Workers Gifts to the SWFL Stronger Together to introduce their newborns to friends and Free During fund are providing critical resources, family who are unable to visit. In Healthcare equipment and supplies needed to support Beyond the medical equipment and Pandemic he Southwest Florida region’s doctors, nurses and other healthcare supplies, the impact on employees has n this time, encourage your loved ones, healthcare leaders Lee Health and workers as they take on the challenges of been a focus ensuring they feel supported or maybe even yourself, to take the TNCH Healthcare System (NCH) COVID-19. Funds are being used to buy and cared for as well. During a time when Istep to becoming healthy again without announced last month the SWFL Stronger additional ventilators and masks, as well food, shopping and packing lunch should the use of alcohol or drugs. Getting back Together campaign, a collaboration to as adding to each hospital’s infrastructure not be an added concern for employees, control of your life is amazing, and being raise funds and support for the regional including mobile collection sites and more donations have provided free meals to all safe from this pandemic is a huge bonus. effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. beds to better care for all patients and employees on all shifts. More than 150 At the Narconon Suncoast center, Together, Lee Health and NCH are asking manage the changing landscape of the restaurants and businesses across the great precaution is being taken in using the Southwest Florida community to join crisis. Southwest Florida community have also preventative measures towards the them and show support for the healthcare “We are in this together,” said Sue contributed food, care packages, footwear, spread of the coronavirus. Officials are professionals on the frontline of the crisis. Twining, Cape Coral Hospital Auxiliary as well as plants and flowers. still committed to helping addicts and Cape Coral Auxiliary, Gulf Coast president. “Our Cape auxiliary is “The Gulf Coast Medical Center alcoholics that are seeking treatment Medical Center Auxiliary and Lee committed to fight this virus and keep our Auxiliary is honored to be able to support during this difficult time. They recognize Memorial Auxiliary were the first to community safe.” the front line of defense against this the need for Americans to stay at home answer the call, all generously giving Technology has also been a big unprecedented pandemic – the nurses, while also recognizing that there are still $50,000 each for a combined $150,000 challenge, so donations are helping physicians and support staff of Lee people suffering all over the country in donation, all to aid in the fight against to increase resources and bridge the Health, who put themselves in harm’s need of care. They want to be here to COVID-19. challenges of communication. With way to care for their patients,” said Gary assist them with that. To learn more about how addiction “It is with compassion, love and deep a no visitor policy in effect, it has Gold, Gulf Coast Medical Center Auxiliary and this pandemic goes hand in hand, visit appreciation for our Lee Health family been extremely difficult for patients to president. “Our contribution of $50,000 communicate with their families, affecting can be measured in dollars and cents, but www.narconon-suncoast.org/blog/tragedy- and the Southwest Florida community that or-redemption-where-will-your-path-lead. the Lee Memorial Auxiliary is donating morale for patients and staff. iPads are our spiritual support is immeasurable.” being purchased and distributed to all For more information or to make html. Narconon can help you take steps to $50,000 to SWFL Stronger Together,” overcome addiction in your family. Call for said Sandy Heise, Lee Memorial Auxiliary campuses so that families can video chat an online donation to SWFL Stronger with their loved ones on the outside. As Together, visit www.swfltogether.org. free screenings or referrals at 1-877-841- president. “As the health care keepers and 5509. THE RIVER - MAY 1, 2020 15 Superior Interiors everybody on track by equipping the many fish species. room with plenty of storage solutions. Fever, A Nearly Some 600 million years ago, a new How To Design Baskets or containers should be clearly development appeared, internal body labeled based on what should go inside. Ubiquitous temperatures that are typically above A Bedroom For Each child should know exactly where the ambient external environment, and everything is kept, which cuts down on Immune Response relatively constant – the endotherms. Multiple Children arguments and makes cohabitation more submitted by J. Examples of endotherms, commonly harmonious. referred to as warm-blooded animals, by Katie Frederick Bruce Neill, Ph.D. As children grow up, their tastes are mammals, birds and some fish ou might change. 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When an organism’s the metabolic rate and internal pieces of furniture in the room, they’ll make the final call, together. It’s a good body temperature is increased, it is temperature of warm-blooded animals, have a big impact over how you arrange time for them to learn about the benefits called a fever; the common medical are very similar in the cold-blooded everything else. When it comes to of compromise, and they’ll be much adjective for exhibiting a fever is febrile. animals, but they change behavior, not multiple children, you have several happier knowing that they had some level Fever is a hallmark of immune metabolic rate. options. Of course, you can put them of ownership over the design of their responses. And, it has been around Perhaps, even more surprising is side by side, but you can also buy space. for approximately 600 million years. that fever is also known in plants. bunk beds or Murphy beds if space is When a child must share a room Our best evidence suggests that around Several investigations have documented a consideration. Each choice has its with a sibling, he can start to feel like that time, there was a divergence in the fever response to infections in advantages, adjacent beds help open the he doesn’t really have a space of his animal body types. Prior to that, all controlled experimental conditions with middle of the floor for activities, while own within the house. You can ward off animals’ body temperatures were mostly a variety of plants. lofted or bunked beds add an element these feelings by adding personalized controlled by the surrounding external The creation of fever is how our of fun for older kids. Keep in mind that touches throughout the room, such as environmental temperatures – we call body (and seemingly many varied types if children are separated by a few years monogrammed pillows, or a chest that these animals ectotherms. Frequently of organisms) wards off infections. in age, they might not go to bed at the features his favorite animal painted on the known as cold-blooded, ectotherms Fever makes us feel crummy; our same time, so make sure your sleeping outside. Hang up artwork drawn by both include amphibians, reptiles, insects and continued on page 17 situation allows for staggered bedtimes. children, so they each understand that Especially as they get older, your even though they are sharing a room, children might want to have a little more they also have their own individual stakes privacy. In the absence of a second in the living area. Each child should have bedroom, a pocket door is a perfect a little space of his or her own within the YOUR NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS compromise. They can slide right into larger room. This provision could be as the middle of the room, creating a barrier small as separate drawers or as large as MAY HAVE A STRUCTURAL CAUSE! that can be taken in or out as necessary, individual night tables, depending on how making them one of the more flexible much space is in the room. Sharing a • Balance problems • Swallowing or speaking di culties interior design choices. They’re also a bedroom doesn’t have to be a hassle and good way to add a novel textural element can even bring siblings or visiting cousins • Blurred vision • Tinnitus or hearing problems into a space, without changing the overall together and give them something to look • Dizziness / vertigo • Torticollis / cervical dystonia aesthetic of the room. forward to during visits. • Fainting / drop attacks • And many more! 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W Memorial Foundation S athletes. E E The 2020 Sam Sirianni Memorial S The platform of the scholarship is T Foundation All-County winners include: R A to recognize student athletes for their E C A Listo Fuentes-Badillo – East Lee T K work both on and off the field. The C County High; sponsored by SS Memorial T H E committee is proud to select students E N Foundation T O F that carry on the legacy of Coach Sam U G H E S T O Sirianni Sr. by honoring high school Tramese Godfrey – Riverdale High; student-athletes that exhibit integrity, sponsored by SS Memorial Foundation teamwork, sportsmanship and a passion Jamie Sukovich – South Fort Myers to excel – all qualities that the late Coach High; sponsored by Don Retallick of The HELPING THE WORLD SEE CERVICAL INSTABILITY WITH 2020 VISION! Retallick Financial Group. 16 THE RIVER - MAY 1, 2020 don’t play hurt anymore so they don’t safety of players in the game today, he Teaches about how to lead others, Frankly Speaking go out there when they’re not 100 said that all the way from Pop Warner responsibilities and survival. Great tool by Howard Prager percent. It’s all about the money,” to the NFL, there’s increased focus on for any young man or woman to learn he said. A new 10-year NFL Players safety, especially of the quarterback and about leadership. Confidence you can ell, sports Agreement was just signed in March, receivers. Linemen and defense take get it done. This definitely helped me in are back... adding more people on the active day the bulk of the hits every play. my career because in football you need Wsort roster and on practice squads. “They If you could talk to your 22-year-old leaders. My most important lesson? of. At least the (the NFL) wanted to get this deal self today, what would you say to him? Character and knowing right from future of football done because the TV contracts will “Work harder in college. The difference wrong. You have to learn how to be an is back with the be coming up soon, and they wanted between being a first and sixth round ethical person in life,” he said. Lasting conducting the everything in place,” said Moorehead. draft choice is huge money. We didn’t values and lasting memories. After NFL draft last What about college players, how have free agency when I was drafted retirement from football, Emery started week and getting are they different? His perception is and kept in that slot. Now with free a successful real estate business and us excited about “It’s more subtle in NCAA. Not playing agency and guys bouncing around, it’s gave back to the community in many the future of in a bowl game senior year because a little different. I would have also said ways, including serving on the board of our favorite teams. I recently had the players don’t want to risk getting don’t spend a dime – put it all in the the Northeast Illinois Council, BSA for chance to interview Emery Moorehead, hurt. Why play one more game when bank. Don’t go crazy.” 27 years. tight end on the Chicago Bears’ 1985 you’re training for an NFL career and What was most important to you Howard Prager is the son-in-law of Super Bowl team. Emery’s comments will make more than anyone in your growing up that helped lead to your longtime columnist Ed Frank. Prager on the draft: “The day after the draft class right out of school? Kids are also success on the field? “Scouting. The is a sports enthusiast from the Chicago everyone thinks they have the best smarter today and are soaking up far model of scouting is very good – a area who also writes and blogs about talent. Today two-a-day practices are more knowledge than previous players.” goal setting program along the way leadership. Email comments or only happening once a week and What will hurt NFL players this to attain ranks. Put a goal out there questions to press@islandsunnews. training camp is just four weeks – not year? “They’re not going to have the to be eagle and try and reach it. com. long to evaluate new draft picks.” time to learn the playbook and getting Players are going to have to step up to know the others on the team,” he Because this meeting is being held their game quickly. said. Undrafted players will have less FWC Online by video conference and a telephone Emery and I knew each other at opportunity to hook on with a team conference line, the FWC is presenting Evanston Township High School just with a short training camp and the Meeting Open a reduced agenda and limiting public north of Chicago where he was a importance of getting draft players comment to one hour per agenda standout wide receiver and went on into the mix. Yet Emery pointed out, To The Public item. The FWC is also offering the to captain the football team at the “Everyone’s at the same disadvantage. opportunity for stakeholders to provide University of Colorado. We intersected Just the rookies are at a little bit more he Florida Fish and Wildlife their comments regarding the agenda in two ways – music (he played trumpet) of a disadvantage because they don’t Conservation Commission (FWC) item topics in advance. Advance and we were both Eagle Scouts. Emery get the playbook until camp. More Twill hold an online meeting on comments should be submitted no has retired to Colorado where he bikes, old school with shorter time in camp. Thursday, May 14 beginning at 9 later than Friday, May 1 via email to walks, golfs and, when “it’s not crazy New coaches will be at a terrible a.m. The meeting originally scheduled [email protected]. with people home from work,” goes for disadvantage because they don’t have to be held in Miami will now be For the full agenda, links to hikes in the mountains. His son Aaron experience with players and the team, held vitually due to COVID-19 social background reports and ways to played for the Indianapolis Colts and and they’re going to have to get to distancing guidelines. Public comment participate, visit www.myfwc.com/ also won a Super Bowl ring, and is now know their players rapidly when camp will be accepted regarding agenda about/commission/commission- a wide receiver coach for the Eagles. opens.” How do you build camaraderie items requiring action via a telephone meetings, or www.myfwc.com/about I asked Emery how the game has with your team? “Training camp and conference line. The Florida Channel and click on “The Commission” and changed from his time to his son’s time mini-camps are some of the big ways. will be broadcasting live video coverage “Commission Meetings.” to today. “Today, the money plays a Yet all teams are in the same boat at www.thefloridachannel.org. huge role in terms of how players react and have to build their own team to a lot of things, including injuries experience.” From page 1 support one another. We each have because the money is given up front. What are your thoughts about the power to make an impact with When I signed my rookie contract, I training camp opening the end of July Day Of Giving acts of generosity, no matter how had a one-time bonus. When Aaron and playing this season? “They will temporary cash) have quadrupled. small, and to ensure the sustainability played, signing bonuses were for first push for it but if it’s not safe for fans “The families in Harlem Heights are of organizations and services that are and second year, and the money was in stadium, how safe will it be for the extremely vulnerable, particularly now,” crucial to the care and support of our guaranteed. Today, because of league players? That decision will go up to said Kathryn Kelly, founder, president communities,” said Asha Curran, CEO profitability and TV, it’s exploded for the wire on whether they will start on and CEO of The Heights Foundation/ of GivingTuesday. “#GivingTuesdayNow the players. They play less, and are time or delay the season. Safety is most The Heights Center. “We need to is a chance for us to stand united and guaranteed more money. They also important.” And yet when asked about provide support to our families so they use grassroots generosity to show that can keep a roof over their heads and we are all in this together, beginning food on the table while kids are out of to end. Even as many face financial SPORTS QUIZ school and parents are out of work. We uncertainty, generosity is not about size. From calling an elderly neighbor to 1. “Sometimes I underestimate the magnitude of me” is a quote from what 1993 hope our community will contribute to helping these families on Giving chat to offering translation help; from inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame? showing gratitude to our healthcare 2. In March, what NFL star announced the establishment of media company 199 Tuesday Now.” Examples of what contributions can workers to donating to your local Productions, named after his selection number in the 2000 NFL Draft? food bank, every act of kindness is a 3. What martial art was introduced as an official medal event at the 2000 Summer provide: $10,000 – Two months of rent and beacon of hope in this crisis. We all Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia? have something to give, and every act 4. The Indianapolis Colts selected Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning with the utility assistance for five families; $5,000 – A month of food vouchers of human consideration and kindness No. 1 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. What player was drafted at No. 2 by the matters.” San Diego Chargers? for 10 families; $2,500 – A month of utility Those interested in joining 5. True or false: On April 20, 1986, the Chicago Bulls’ Michael Jordan scored an The Heights Foundation’s NBA record 63 points in a first-round playoff win over the Boston Celtics. assistance, childcare or car payment for five families; #GivingTuesdayNow efforts can visit 6. At what track did motorsports pioneer Danica Patrick win her first and only IndyCar www.heightsfoundation.org/donate or race? $1,000 – Two months of Grab & Go meals for 10 children; call 482-7706. 7. NHL great Wayne Gretzky concluded his playing career on April 18, 1999, as a For more information about the member of what team? $500 – A month of food vouchers for a family; GivingTuesday movement, visit www. $250 – Utility assistance, childcare givingtuesday.org, www.facebook.com/ ANSWERS or a car payment for a family. givingtuesday or follow @GivingTuesday

2008. 7. The New York Rangers. York New The 7. 2008. “As a global community, we can and #GivingTuesdayNow on Twitter.

2 and went on to sweep the series 3-0. 6. Twin Ring Motegi. Patrick won the Indy Japan 300 in in 300 Japan Indy the won Patrick Motegi. Ring Twin 6. 3-0. series the sweep to on went and 2 For youth interested in joining the 5. False. Despite Jordan’s playoff record 63 points, the Celtics defeated the Bulls 135-131 in Game Game in 135-131 Bulls the defeated Celtics the points, 63 record playoff Jordan’s Despite False. 5. mourn this moment of extreme crisis

movement, visit www.givingtuesdaykids. 1. Reggie Jackson. 2. Tom Brady. 3. Taekwondo. 4. Ryan Leaf, Washington State quarterback. quarterback. State Washington Leaf, Ryan 4. Taekwondo. 3. Brady. Tom 2. Jackson. Reggie 1. while also finding the opportunity to org for inspiration and project ideas. THE RIVER - MAY 1, 2020 17 deaRPharmacist stem of Andrographis paniculata. It’s used to target and destroy the causative was in combination with ashwagandha. one of many compounds that has a agent, Borrelia burgdorferi and, in my That means it has some activity on Immune System medicinal action on the body. opinion, it probably works better than GABA receptors and, therefore, your Andrographolide has many powerful Cat’s Claw. sleep cycle. The adaptogenic potential Benefits Of actions on the human body and may Today, I’d like to share some findings of andrographis suggests that it ‘knows’ help cardiovascular conditions such as about Andrographis. It is sold over-the- what to do in the body and can regulate Andrographis high cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension. counter, however, ask your doctor if this physiological responses by turning them This cluster of problems is sometimes is something you should take for your by Suzy Cohen, RPh up or down, depending on what your called metabolic syndrome. individual concerns. I’m not a doctor body needs. That’s how adaptogens ear Readers: Andrographis is used widely so I cannot advise. Furthermore, I am work. People overseas for a variety of conditions, but not suggesting this as a treatment for There are over two dozen species Dare starting especially those of the upper respiratory COVID-19 or any coronavirus. of andrographis, and only some have to think outside the tract. For example, Andrographis is Studies done on animals suggest that useful medicinal properties. I have a pill as they shelter- commonly given to people who suffer Andrographis might help with brain longer version of this article listing more in-place, and look with respiratory infections, such as the inflammation such as encephalitis. In benefits. You can get it if you sign up online for herbs and common cold, influenza, sore throats, one study, andrographolide improved for my newsletter at www.suzycohen. vitamins that support acute and chronic cough conditions, synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus com. Andrographis is sold in dietary immune function. As sinusitis, bronchitis, and upper and cerebral cortex (in animals) and supplements nationwide and online. It consumers become respiratory tract infections with fever. down-regulated the expression of genes comes in various forms. Again, I must more savvy about Here in the U.S., pharmaceuticals are that were causing harm. ask you to refer to your practitioner to natural plant-based medicine, we are typically used for these conditions, either In other words, andrographolide see if it’s right for you. seeing increasing interest in one herb in to treat the infection, or as an adjunctive. helped ameliorate symptoms of brain This information is not intended to particular called Andrographis. That’s why you’ve probably never heard damage in rodents. treat, cure or diagnose your condition. Research articles typically refer to one of Andrographis until today. Can it do that in humans? No one Suzy Cohen is the author of The of its biologically active constitutes called That said, if you have Lyme, you can say, but getting into the brain 24-Hour Pharmacist and is a registered “andrographolide.” This is an extracted may have heard of this before because is a big deal. A recent study on this pharmacist. To contact her, visit www. natural compound from the leaves and Lyme doctors should know about herb found that it could produce some SuzyCohen.com. Andrographis. It’s an herb that can be anxiolytic effects on the brain, but it

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PUZZLES Answers on page 23 20 THE RIVER - MAY 1, 2020 and bread crumbs with 1 tablespoon all-purpose seasoning each. Dip each fillet into egg mixture, then flour, then bread crumbs and lay onto sheet pan. Fry fish until internal temperature reaches 145 degrees. Drain onto pan lined with paper Fish Taco towels. Season immediately with salt and 1 pound fish fillets (such as grouper, pepper. flounder, snapper) Warm tortillas in oven at 300 degrees 2 cups lettuce, shredded for 5 minutes. Assemble tacos with 4 Radishes, sliced thin lettuce, salsa, fish, and radish. Serves five. 2 cups sweet corn salsa Sweet Corn, Tomato and 2 Eggs, beaten Avocado Salsa 1 cup all-purpose flour 4 ears sweet corn 1 cup bread crumbs 2 large tomatoes, diced 2 tablespoons all-purpose seasoning 1 large avocado, peeled, pit removed (such as Everglades) and diced Vegetable oil for frying 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped fine 1 cup cotija cheese (or similar 1/2 cup red onion, chopped fine crumbling cheese) 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, hand-torn 10 small corn tortillas 1 Lime, juiced Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to 1 teaspoon powdered cumin taste Dash of hot sauce (your favorite) Prepare salsa according to directions, Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to store in refrigerator until ready to use. taste Add oil to deep fryer and preheat to Remove corn from cob. In a medium 350-375 degrees. Set up bread station in mixing bowl combine all ingredients three separate bowls as follows: beaten and mix thoroughly. Taste and adjust eggs, flour, and bread crumbs. Season seasoning with salt, pepper, and hot each with salt and pepper. Season flour Fish Taco with Sweet Corn, Tomato and Avocado Salsa sauce. photo courtesy Fresh From Florida

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When a Coast Guard “Sometimes you put walls up not donations will be rotated through the a nice potted citronella that likes part sun, pilot came closer to investigate, he found to keep people out, but to see who participating restaurants. Unrestricted so it’s in a lime-colored pot (yellow-green) 70 tires burning and the words “APRIL cares enough to break them down.” gifts will be distributed across the and my indoor pots are plum. I have a FOOL” spray painted into the snow. – Anonymous participating restaurants. lovely rainbow of plants!” – YS in Arizona • While it’s hard to imagine that According to hospital liaison Christin • A hanging shoe rack is a handy place anyone would dare to steal an infant From page 6 Collins, Lee Health is serving 3,500 to keep office supplies and school supplies Jesus, especially during the most meals daily to their frontline staff. for the whole family. Pencils, markers, wonderful time of the year, BrickHouse Frontline Foods “With the Frontline Foods program, assignment cards, and even papers. You Security’s “Saving Jesus” program offers keeping our community safe and we can streamline donations and can give each person a row, or label the a free GPS tracker for the star of your healthy,” said Scott Kashman, chief deliveries from local restaurants and pockets. nativity scene. officer of hospital operations for Lee provide a way for philanthropic-minded • There’s a lot of decluttering going on • U.S. park ranger Roy C. Sullivan Health. “This token of appreciation individuals to help thank our local across the country right now. Here’s a pro had the flabbergasting distinction of being is very meaningful. Our entire team is heroes who are working 24/7 to fight tip: For seasonal items, if you didn’t wear struck by lightning the most times and grateful for the kindness, support and this pandemic in our region,” she said. it last season, consider selling or donating. surviving: seven times between 1942 and generosity of the Southwest Florida “The parents of one of the founders of Same applies if it’s a specialty item 1977. community.” Frontline Foods live in Cape Coral and (skiwear, hiking boots, formalwear) that • Speaking of distinctions, Buzz Aldrin Diana Willis, owner of Jason’s Deli, are joining us in our efforts.” hasn’t been used for more than two years. holds the curious title of being the first originally brought the idea to Lee Health Collins added the program will Many people keep items that are on the man to urinate on the moon, shortly after after participating in the program hopefully expand to other regional expensive side, even though season after stepping onto its surface. with other Jason’s Deli locations providers and emergency workers in the season goes by without the item being • At the end of the 19th century, across the country. With the support future as the momentum increases. used. If you rationalize keeping the scuba American con artist, gangster and crime of the Southwest Florida Community “This program through Frontline suit, plan a scuba trip! boss Jefferson Randolph Smith earned Foundation, Frontline Foods is now Foods is a great collaborative approach the nickname “Soapy” for his scheme of available in Southwest Florida, enabling to supporting two groups devastated by STRANGE BUT TRUE wrapping soap bars in notes of varying local restaurants to provide daily meals the COVID-19 crisis,” said Sarah Owen, • The first real shampoo dates back denominations and covering them with to Lee Health’s 10 different frontline president and CEO of the Southwest to the 1500s. In India, “sapindus,” aka plain paper, then pretending to mix medical locations treating COVID-19 Florida Community Foundation, who soapberries or soapnuts, were boiled with them in with bars devoid of money and patients. is helping to promote and support the dried Indian gooseberry and other herbs. selling the latter at an inflated price while To make a tax-deductible donation, program. “Healthcare workers across The extract created a lather and resulted maintaining the pretense that some of the with 100 percent going to restaurants our region and country are putting their in soft, shiny hair. packages contained cash. providing meals for frontline healthcare lives on the line every day and at the • A single human hair can hold up to • Ben & Jerry learned how to make workers, visit /www.frontlinefoods.org/ same time hundreds of local restaurants CLASSIFIED COMMERCIAL RENTAL VACATION RENTAL SERVICES OFFERED HELP WANTED ISLAND READING POPULAR RENTAL LIVE-IN PROPERTY LOCAL AUTHOR LOCATION ON SANIBEL Island Vacations MANAGER SOUGHT Of Sanibel & Captiva A Full Service Landscape Co. 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