Del Tura - May 2017 by Brion Palmer

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REMEMBERING

Day Is Done.gone The Sun, From The Lake, From The Hills, From The Sky; All Is Well, Safely Rest, God Is Nigh. Go To Sleep, Peaceful Sleep, May The Soldier Or Sailor God Keep. On The Land Or The Deep, Safe In Sleep. Fading Light, Dims The Sight, And A Star Gems The Sky, Gleaming Bright. From Afar, Drawing Nigh, Falls The Night. Thanks And Praise, For Our Days, ‘Neath The Sun, ‘Neath The Stars, ‘Neath The Sky; As We Go, This We Know, God Is Nigh.

MEMORIAL DAY 2017 Come and join us as we pay homage to all the men and women who made the ultimate sacriﬁce in the past and the present time wars. The ceremony will be held at our Del Tura Memorial at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 29. If you have not seen the memorial honoring our military and 9/11 victims, you will be amazed. It is located near the golf practice area. Rich Symes

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From the President’s Desk It’s hard to believe we have approached the end of another “season” here at Del Tura. I continue to be amazed at the wonderful things that happen from day to day and week to week. There are so many terriﬁc activities and events and many have held tournaments and banquets to celebrate the good times and success. But the coming of summer doesn’t mean things totally shut down. In fact, it’s quite the opposite! Bette Ewing Cheney and her Entertainment Committee have some great activities planned for us. The golf course is still operating in full swing, and the pools are still here for us to enjoy on a daily basis. Make sure to check the calendars and articles in The Tower regarding all the different events

that will be offered. There’s still plenty to keep us all busy. If you are among our seasonal family members who are heading north, or if you are planning an extended vacation, make sure you make arrangements to have your home watched while you are away. Find a person you truly trust, and ask him or her to check inside your house periodically to make sure your air conditioning, etc is functioning properly. Don’t take chances with our summer heat and humidity. It can really wreak havoc on your home. And as always, please remain vigilant and keep a watchful eye at all times. When we all help each other, our Del Tura family is strong. And as we enter the summer visiting season, please remember

to be careful and obey the laws with your golf cart. Drivers must be licensed and at least sixteen years of age. Finally, I have one last request. If you stop by the HOA office to visit or for business, please try to park in the office driveway or in the lot across the street. Please don’t park on the street in front or up on the sidewalk. The street in front of the office is rather narrow and if you park your car there or slide onto the sidewalk, it makes it very difficult for either autos or walkers to get by. That’s it for me this month everyone. Here’s hoping you all have a lot of “fun in the sun”. From my vantage point it’s just another day in paradise! Dave Adams, HOA President

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With their smooth, yet dynamic vocals, and entertaining personalities, they perform music from ﬁve decades, including golden oldies, Motown, disco, country, rock n’ roll and much more! Our June 17 dance in the Starlight Ballroom will kick off our summer entertainment schedule.

Come and join us with Jersey Beat! Tickets for HOA members will go on sale May 30 at Tuesday coffee and continue for all residents on June 6 and 13. HOA members $10.00. NonHOA $12.00. For more info contact Bette Ewing-Cheney at 652-3909

FMO News – Join, Join, Join, Now! By Bette-Ewing Cheney I have shared many reasons why our residents should join FMO. This is an incentive that NO HOMEOWNER should resist. If we get 60% participation of our residents, each FMO member

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Insurance company, “Amex Assurance” in Phoenix, Arizona. 4. Marriage and family that you wish to share about? I met my husband, Joe in 1980, when he was visiting his family. I knew from the moment I saw him I was going to marry him, he didn’t know that but I did. We were introduced by his family they had also knew I would marry him. We married in 1984 in Port Charlotte, Florida and purchased our ﬁrst home in Cape Coral, Florida that same year. In 1987 we had a beautiful girl, and in 1988 a handsome son, both children were born in Lee Memorial Hospital. In 1990 we moved to Stockbridge, Georgia. We decided in 1995 to move to Phoenix, Arizona where we retired in 2014. Our son graduated from Arizona State University and moved to West Hollywood,California to follow his dreams. Our daughter and granddaughter had moved to Cape Coral in 2010. We made the decision to move back to Cape Coral in 2014. 5. When did you ﬁrst move to Florida? We moved to East Fort Myers in 1981 after a friend who lived there stated, “the place was made for us”. Taking his word for it we moved from New Jersey to Florida. He was right ---We absolutely loved it. 6. How did you discovered Del Tura Country Club? Actually my father-in-law found Del Tura in 1985 when he was looking for a winter place in Florida.We came with him to check it out and wished we were old enough to live here. He bought in Haines City to be closer to Disney but we did not forget about Del Tura and now we just love living in this community! 7. When did you move to Del Tura? We moved here in August 2016.

8. What position do you have on the HOA Board? I am HOA Secretary and my term is for 3 years, 2017-2020. 9. What motivates you want to spend so much time and energy in service to our community? I like to be involved in my community and everything going on where I live. I have a serving soul that truly enjoys helping others. I also believe in learning and growing which is what happens when you get involved. 10. Do you have activities here in Del Tura that you enjoy doing--outside of the areas that you volunteer in? other hobbies and things of interest? I love that Del Tura Golf and Country Club is a very active community. I work part-time outside the community. I am currently enjoying taking my dog for rides in the golf cart! In the future I plan to try ceramics. I also just purchased my ﬁrst set of golf clubs and have plans to take lessons. I enjoy reading and am thankful for our wonderful library. I also have fun researching on “Ancestry” on-line. I was so happy to ﬁnd several cousins through “Ancestry”. We also enjoy getting away in our RV especially going to the mountains in the summer to get out of Florida’s heat and humidity! If you have not met Michelle yet I encourage you to introduce yourself to her at COFFEE HOUR on Tuesday mornings or maybe you will run into her and her doggie during one of her golf cart outings. I want to take this opportunity on behalf of all our neighbors to express to you, Michelle, our appreciation for your service to the DEL TURA COMMUNITY and for the fact that you love living here. Go girl!

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By Sue Dunigan MICHELLE GALLO 127 Las Palmas Blvd It is always a joy for me to get acquainted with my neighbors and to be able to introduce them to you through The Tower. It is a particularly interesting to get to know those who chose to serve our community as volunteers in so many different areas of our community life. Michelle has recently agreed to serve on the HOA board which all of you who have served on community boards understand the commitment she is making to help our community live up to its full potential and to help make life here better for all of us. Michelle’s background brings strength to the board and her personality and caring heart is a real bonus. I hope you enjoy the Q&A interview with her below as much as I have had fun preparing it for you to read. 1. When and where were you born? I was born in North Newark, New Jersey. We lived there until I was 13. We then moved “down the shore” to Ocean Township where I attended High school and enjoyed my adolescent years there. 2. Schooling? Degrees? After graduating from High School, I attend community college studying retail management and marketing. 3. Your Career? I worked in retail for six years, then moved to banking, followed by a career in the airline industry and hung on during the 9/11 terrorist attack which grounded all airlines but we were able to recover and move on through all the changes and challenges that followed. I was able to retire in 2006. I then worked for “American Express” in Phoenix. First in the Fraud Department then as a claims adjuster for their

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by German intelligence waits to identify the resistance fighters who were guiding the pilots to freedom, sending them to torture and certain execution. What is so appealing about Furst’s novels is that he is scrupulous in detail, tone, and description. He seems to perfectly capture the drama of individuals fighting against tyranny at a time when the United States stood on the sidelines swayed by “American Firsters and isolationists”. Much of the Second World War was fought before our country was attacked. The story of the resistance across Europe during this period, told in a fictional narrative, is well worth reading and highly entertaining as well.

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undermine the Nazi regime with the goal of liberating their countries. Many of the novels center on organized resistance to the Nazis but some tell the story of lonely but courageous individuals who chose to ﬁght against what seemed at the time to be an invincible foe. The latest book in the series, A Hero of France, tells the tale of men and women, mostly French, who attempt to rescue pilots shot down over Germany, moving them slowly but surely through occupied France to neutral Spain from which the British were able to extract them and return them to their combat roles in the Royal Air Force. The British stood alone against Germany in 1941 until the Soviet Union was invaded and had been at war for over two years. Pilots could not be trained fast enough to man the air defenses of the British Isles. The story includes the attempt to rescue British, Canadian, and Polish pilots who were hunted relentlessly by the Gestapo, never knowing for sure who could be trusted. There are times in Furst’s novels when the reader is almost reluctant to turn the page not knowing if a traitor recruited

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FISH News Sue is FISH’s extraordinary saleswoman. The following week Sue’s next act was to wear a bright orange wig and a blue tutu. I believe she sold seven books that Tuesday. (If you missed her, please tune into Del Tura’s web site and check out Tuesday morning.) You can see her picture on this page. I was sorry to miss April third’s sales pitch. (I was in the hospital having surgery to replace my shoulder.) I did, however, watch the Tuesday morning coffee after I returned home. Sue asked Cindy Baron to assist her and they sang, “Buy the FISH Cookbook”, to the tune of “Feed the Birds”. All the cookbooks are SOLD thanks to the FISH Volunteers, especially Sue Symes. Thank You to everyone who sold a book and Thank You to everyone who purchased a book!

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children’s book titled “Lobstering By Ginnie Benjamins “The time to be happy is now. with My Poppa”. I even bought The place to be happy is here. The another cookbook and sent it and way to be happy is to make others the children’s book to my great grandson, who is turning three so.” Robert Ingersoll Sue Symes has a way of mak- this May, and his mother. ing others happy, again and again. If you have been attending our Tuesday Morning Coffee Social Hour you have seen Sue get up every week and display our FISH cookbook. It is our only fund raising this year and Sue has made offers that are too good to pass up. Once she offered our cookbook at a discount of $9.00. Sue had decided, unknown by her husband, that she would take a dollar from Rich’s golﬁng money to pay for the book. Another time she offered a children’s book, written by her cousin, Billie Hancock. Sue told the audience that if they purchased the cookbook Sue Symes, FISH volunteer. she would give them the

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Can You Free Yourself Of Some Investment-Related Taxes? Tax Freedom Day generally falls around this time each year. This is the day when the nation as a whole has earned enough money to pay off its total tax bill for the year, according to the calculations made by the Tax Foundation. So you may want to use Tax Freedom Day to think about ways you can liberate yourself from some of the investment-related taxes you may incur. Of course, Tax Freedom Day is something of a fiction, in practical terms, because most people pay their taxes throughout the year via payroll deductions. Also, you may not mind paying your share of taxes, because your tax dollars are used in many ways – law enforcement, food safety, road maintenance, public education, and so on – that benefit society. Still, you may be able to reduce those taxes associated with your investments, leaving you more money available to help you work toward your important goals, such as a comfortable retirement. Here are some suggestions for making investing less “taxing”: • Contribute regularly to tax-advantaged retirement plans. Contribute as much as you can afford to your IRA and your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. Traditional IRA earnings grow tax deferred, and your contributions may be tax-deductible, depending on your income. (Taxes will be due upon withdrawal, however, and withdrawals made before you turn 59½ may be subject to a 10% IRS penalty.) Your 401(k) or similar plan also provides the opportunity for tax-deferred earnings growth. Roth IRA contributions are not deductible, but your earnings are distributed tax-free, provided you don’t take withdrawals until you’re 59½ and you’ve had your account at least five years. • Follow a “buy-and-hold” strategy. If you sell investments you’ve owned for less than a year, and their value has increased, you will have to pay capital gains taxes at your personal income tax rate, which, in early 2017, could be as high as 39.6%. But if you hold investments for at least a year before selling them, you’d be assessed the long-term capital gains rate, which tops out at 20%. Be aware, though, that the Trump administration and Congress seem likely to change the tax rates. Early plans call for a maximum personal income tax rate of 33%, with the top rate for capital gains and dividends either staying at 20%, or possibly being reduced to 16.5%. In any case, you’ll still come out ahead, tax-wise, by holding your investments long enough to receive the long-term capital gains rate. • Consider municipal bonds. If you are in one of the higher income brackets, you might benefit from investing in municipal bonds, which are typically used to finance public projects, such as roads, schools, airports and infrastructure-related repairs. Interest payments from “munis” are typically exempt from federal income taxes and may also be exempt from state and local taxes, depending on the state in which the bond issuer is located. Interest payments from some types of municipal bonds may be subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT). Again, though, watch for developments from Washington, as both the Trump administration and some congressional leaders favor eliminating the AMT. When charting your investment strategy, consider your risk tolerance, time horizon, family situation and estate plans. But investment-related taxes should also be in your strategic mix – so look for opportunities to keep these taxes under control.

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What I didn’t understand then as a six year old was that my big brother was trying to exert his independence, trying to shake his little sister was part of growing up. Guess having your little sister around when you are 12 isn’t the most popular thing to do. What guy wanted their little sister around or any girl for that matter at that age? I must admit I was feeling a little neglected. No, change that! I was moping around feeling pretty lonely. Then something big happened! A new unexpected bundle of joy entered our lives, the youngest child-the baby. I remember wanting a sister so desperately and telling Dad when he called with the news that maybe they had made a mistake. No mistake! I didn’t speak for two days. Then this little boy came home and captured my heart from day one, as I had captured my big brother’s heart years before. Suddenly I was the big sister and along with that title came many responsibilities that I wasn’t prepared for. This little charmer wasn’t going to make life easy for anyone, especially me. Let me just say that there were many times I would have sold him for a bag of chips and a soda…Only kidding…Maybe. To say that my little brother was spoiled as a child would be an understatement! He was certainly coddled by the whole family and often got his way on many occasions. Quite the character, indeed! I could write a novel about the adventures of life with my little brother. This was a kid that would ﬁnd clever, sometimes very humorous ways to avoid his responsibilities. Clever and humorous for him, exasperating for me! He certainly lived up to his youngest child traits! Charming and very precocious he had the ability to get in and out of things that I thought were impossible! Of course, his many failed shenanigans were never his fault.

Many memories of him testing my patience go back to when he was in elementary school and I was across the street at the junior high. Mom and Dad left very early for work and it was my responsibility to get him off to school each day. He was a master at finding ways to avoid going to school. Some mornings he would lose a shoe, mysteriously lose a button from his shirt, or even arrange for the parakeet to be out of its cage flying frantically from room to room. You name it he did it! We lived less than a block from the school and I was late every day. He made life very interesting, or would the better word be challenging? We won’t even mention, or maybe we will, the time he took his pet hamster out of the cage and let it loose in the car. My mother was driving and until this day I don’t know how she didn’t lose control. All we heard was a loud scream as she slammed the car to a stop. My “kid brother” continued to be my shadow through my teen years and there were many memorable times indeed! I swear his name should have been Dennis! I often wondered if Hank Ketcham knew my brother when he wrote that comic strip. He was certainly as mischievous as that character! I definitely wouldn’t change the real Dennis for the world! As I reflect back to those times with my two brothers I find the many situations that didn’t seem so funny back then are the ones that bring us the good feelings and laughter we enjoy each time we get together and reminisce. The craziness of our youth brought us the best family memories! Being the middle child between these two guys was like the best of both worlds. Siblings, you just gotta love them!

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I have been in many places, but I’ve never been in Kahoots. Apparently, you can’t go alone. You have to be in Kahoots with someone. I’ve also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there. I have, however, been in Sane. They don’t have an airport, you have to be driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to my children, friends, family and work. I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I’m not too much on physical activity anymore.

I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there too often. I’ve been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand ﬁrm. Sometimes I’m in Capable, and I go there more often as I’m getting older. One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenalin ﬂowing and pumps up the old heart! At my age I need all the stimuli I can get! I may have been in Continent, and I don’t remember what country I was in. It’s an age thing. They tell me it is very wet and damp there.

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So,being a lover of chocolate and speciﬁcally, very good chocolate, I thought I’d make a visit. Boy Oh Boy! While Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups will always hold a special place in my heart, I’ve been transformed into a Chocolate Foodie by Zotter Chocolates US LLC! The “store” is located at 1020 NE Pine Island Rd., #302 Cape Coral, Florida. If you take Route 41 south to the stop light at Del Prado and then make a right onto

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By Dave Adams “A Scandalously Good Restaurant” In the event you don’t know the story. Shoeless Joe Jackson was a professional baseball player who played for three different teams during his career at the beginning of the 20th century. With a lifetime batting average of .356, both Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb called him the greatest natural hitter they had ever seen. However Jackson is probably most famous for his implication in the 1919 World Series Scandal when he was accused of conspiring with seven members of the Chicago White Sox to throw the series. While a jury eventually acquitted him, baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis went against the ruling and banned Jackson and the other seven for life. Nevertheless, he has become the stuff of legends. Located on Bell Tower Drive in Fort Myers as part of the Crown Plaza Hotel, is a charming and fun restaurant that bears the name “Shoeless Joe’s Sports Cafe.” Step inside and you’ll ﬁnd an eclectric decor that harkens to the era with all types of baseball memorabilia as well as large screen TV’s that contain a myriad of sports shows.

But obviously, the main attraction here is the food. It’s really good and very reasonably priced. And there’s something for all tastes. Their dinner menu is quite comprehensive with many more offerings than space for this article. However as an example, appetizers include several different types of shrimp, burger sliders, potato skins, loaded fries, onion rings, cheese quesadillas and much more. Select salad and/or soup and then dive into their main menu that includes pizza, sandwiches and burgers as well as a variety of full course offerings such as a super New York Strip steak, Blackened

Chicken Alfredo, Salmon, Florida Mahi and Friday night “all you can eat” Fish and Chips. There is also a nice “kiddies menu” with enough choices to please any little slugger. There is also a separate lunch menu offering a variety of items to get you through the middle of the day. Top it all off with several fabulous dessert offerings that feature more than enough for two to share. Of course they also features a well stocked bar, dozens of beer choic-

es, and the usual variety of soft drinks, iced tea etc. The night we went there, I enjoyed some of the best ﬁsh and chips I’ve ever eaten, and my wife said the salmon was excellent. Our dessert was huge and we had trouble ﬁnishing it due to the portion size. There are several Shoeless Joe’s restaurants throughout the Unites States, but don’t let that fool you. This local restaurant does not give you that feeling you often get when you visit similar “chain” establishments. It’s friendly and full of fun. One word of advice however.. If you’re looking for something quiet and romantic, this might not be the place for you. It’s an “energized” establishment full of folks out to enjoy a fun dinner with friends and neighbors. Due to the popularity of Shoeless Joes, during the current season there is usually a wait during peak dining hours, so go early or plan to dine late and I suspect you’ll have considerably more luck. Or simply have a drink or two while you wait for a table to come open.

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Del Tura’s Dave Lane: An American Professional Soldier By John Brassem We realize – or should realize -- that Del Tura has more than its fair share of military veterans; some having served in combat; some having directly contributed to the security of the United States and others having made the world a safer place to live. For those non-veteran members, I view Dave’s military career as a prototypical example what most American professional soldiers go through to fulfill their military obligation. Dave’s 20-year career may or may not - be like any of these but, in numerous ways, is just as important. Dave grew up in North Brookfield, Mass. After graduating from high school in 1954, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He was an 18-year old ‘kid’, (an‘Airman Basic’in the USAF vernacular), on his way to Sampson Air Force Base, (NY State), for four months of basic military training. This would be the first of his many world-wide stops. From there he proceeded to F.E. Warren AFB, (Cheyenne, WY), where he learned the technical aspects of repairing global Air Force communication equipment. There’s little doubt, that the ‘kid’ was on his way to becoming a valuable member of the USAF and its critical, sometimes secret, global satellite systems. Completing his training in 1955, he was assigned to his first Permanent Change of Station, (PCS in military jargon), to Westover AFB, in Massachusetts. In 1957, he received another PCS order assigning him to a Royal Air Force, (RAF), Station in Scotland. “My Mom is Scottish”, says Dave, “so she was delighted.” He met his wife Betty in Scotland. (Dave calls her “his Scottish Lass”). (Dear Reader, please remember, during this time, Dave and his Air Force team had the criti-

cal responsibility for maintaining US military communications throughout Europe -- a notable assignment for a 22-year old Airman). In 1961, it was time for yet another PCS assignment this time to Loring AFB near Maine’s northern border. “Other than being very cold”, says Dave, “the thing that warmed my heart was the birth of my son John”. By this time Dave was now a Sargeant First Class. It wouldn’t be too long before David received another PCS assignment for – you guessed it – even colder Norway. Kolsas was a top secret NATO communication station built inside a massive mountain. “The good thing about Norway”, boasted Dave, “was the birth of my beautiful daughter Heather”. Dave was playing an important role in assuring clear USAF military communications at “the top of the world.” Although Sargeant Lane had a chance to catch his breath – he was stationed in Norway for almost five years. Things were getting ‘hot’ in Southeast Asia. Hello Norton Air Force Base, in sunny California, his next PCS assignment. It was just enough time for Dave to catch up on current US communication developments. It was no surprise, of course, that within a year, (1968), Dave received his PCS orders for Ton Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon, South Vietnam. Betty and the kids would go back to North Brookfield. Glad to return from Vietnam, in 1969, Dave reunited with his family and arrived at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton Ohio. Due to a lack of housing, Betty and the kids stayed in North Brookfield. (Dear Reader: In the Air Force a short assignment to a Base, other than your PCS station, is called a Temporary Duty – ‘TDY’ for short.) With TDY trips to Sheppard AFB, TX, Vandenburg AFB,

CA and Offutt AFB, NE, among several others, Dave was running up impressive Frequent Flyer Miles. After 3 years at ‘Wright-Pat’, (it’s nick-name), Dave received a one-year PCS assignment to Tuslog Detachment 6, a secret microwave site near Ankara, Turkey. The ‘remote’ assignment was without family. Finally, Dave received his ﬁnal PCS orders to Hanscom AFB in Bedford, MA. Betty and the kids ﬁnally joined him there. After more than 20 years active military duty, Dave retired from the USAF. In his new civilian life, he worked for his Dad’s company and held several positions. Sadly Betty passed away in 1999. Dave moved to Del Tura in 2004 and, as a “Snow Bird”, bought a home here in 2013. Dave is now 81 and has proven that the US military, no matter what job or responsibility, contributes to the well-being of this country. (Ask him to tell you about his views on the military.) There are millions of David Lanes keeping America safe and strong. God bless them all. Dave also takes an active role in the wellbeing of Del Tura as an active member of ‘FISH’ and ‘SHARE THE WEALTH’.

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SPORTS Congratulations Del Tura Golfers By Ruth Ann Blevins $10,346.00 was raised as a result of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Golf Tournament held on March 25, 2017. 162 golfers participated in this years Komen Golf Tournament. Proceeds from entry fees, special raffle, raffle baskets, 50/50, and mulligans. All proceeds will stay in Southwest Florida and benefit our local Komen for the Cure Affiliate. Lunch following golf was provided by Burger Que – beef brisket with bar-b-que sauce, and cole slaw. Chips, ice tea and dessert were also served. A special thanks to Tim for staying and helping our servers, Lauris Sailor, Dee Baxter and Charlotte Lheureux. The Mixed Flight Team with the most bragging rights for 2017 – Brenda Sharp, Wayne Volz, Justine and Mike Fitzgibbons, Deb-

by Taylor and Marty Williams. The Ladies Team with the most bragging rights for 2017 – Maria Matthews, Maria Soper, Lynne Miller, Connie Ashcroft, Ann DeGrande and Kath Monteraggi. The Men’s Team with the most bragging rights for 2017 – Steve Lafreniere, Jerry Butler, Bob Novy, Mark Azza, Jeff Sansoussi and Jerry Leafer. The Ladies Closest to the Pin winners were Nan Walsh 3-West, Sandy Rolando 7-North and Lori Angelilli 8-South. The Men’s Closest to the Pin winners were Ron St. Pierre 8-North; Chuck Troeller 4-South and Bob Garabedian 7-West. I cannot thank all the volunteers enough for stepping up and helping to make this event a success. Co-Chairs: Penny Mikesh and Paula LaFreniere; Memory, Survivor and Hole Sponsor Signs

and Donations: Jane Glancy and her crew did a fantastic job again this year; Parking Lot Attendants: Dave Blevins, Joe Mikesh, Mike Overholser. John McKeen. Dave and Mike also traveled the courses delivering water and snacks; Course Photographer: Paula Lafreniere; Registration Table: Paula Lafreniere; Score Cards: Penny Mikesh; Pink wrist bands: Yvonne Torsok / Penny Mikesh; Raffle Table: Sandy Rolando, Diane Bevilacqua and their crew. Special thanks to Sandy for assembling and marking raffle baskets; Special Raffle: Bonnie Evangelist / Linda Beiermann, Sharon Daniels; 50/50 and Mulligan Tables: Gail Flynn, Marty Riley; Ann DeGrande, Maria Soper and Lynne Miller. Raffle items were provided by Bonnie Evangelist, Brenda Sharp, Cookie Feiner, Dave / Marianne Denman. Del Tura Pro Shop, Elaine Kaydo, Gail /Vinnie Gulino, Jane Glancy, Jim/ Sandy Vasallo, Ladies 9-Hole Association, Magnolia Golf Course, Myx Beverage, Nancy/Steve Davy, Paula Lafrienere, Ruth Ann Blevins, Sandy Rolando , Sherry Leverre, Steve /Sandy Gove, Sun & Lake Golf Course, TK’s Hair Design, Wilma Antaya.

A special thanks to all the Hole Sponsors for their contributions; Hancock Self Storage, Jay/Liz Flanagan, Jane Glancy, Joe/Jeannie Furlong, Gail Flynn, Red Arrow, Jen /Tim Trout, Paula Lafreniere, Carol /Mike Parker, Carol Marra, Dianne Bevilacqua, Yvonne Torsok, Bob Franz, Bertie Dugo , Bill Pond /Joyce Horne, Don Vadeboncoeur, Ron/Ann Jordan, Steve/Dorinda Doyle, Del Tura Men’s Golf Association-18-Hole, Dave Gordon, Del Tura Men’s Golf Association-9 -Hole, Lynn Butler, Del Tura Ladies Golf Association 9-Hole, Maria Soper, Joe/Penny Mikesh, Pat Bedard, Ken/Brenda Sharp, Dorothy /Woody Cook, Paul / Lucy Schaefer, PoolSide Pub, Buffalo Couples Group, Mary Shefﬁeld, NAPA, Fay and Patty Boles, North Fort Myers Florist, Peggy Deems, Loretta/Tim Meegan, Linda/ Jerry Biermann, Nan Walsh, Poker Group. SPECIAL DONATIONS by Mike Talley and Bob Franz and Penny and Joe Mikesh. Yvonne Torsok handcrafted the Survivor Necklaces of a Swarovski Crystal Indian Pink Heart with Rhinestone Cluster Flower on an 18-inch silver plated chain. Penny Mikesh pro-

vided handmade purses for the Ladies Closest to the Pin prizes. Ruth Ann and Dave Blevins provided the Men’s CTP and Team Awards. Hometown America provided water. 75% of all proceeds stays with the local Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate which funds grants in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Glades counties and supports hospitals and community organizations who provide breast health education, screening and treatment programs; 25% supports the national Komen Grants Program. Their national office is responsible for covering their own expenses. None of the funds raised in our area are sent to the corporate office for its use in anything other than research grants. The Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate has donated $5.5 Million to community based programs in our area since 2002. Again, a very special thanks to everyone who participated in the 2017 Susan G. Komen for the Cure Golf Tournament. It is through everyone’s dedication and hard work that helped make this event a success. We look forward to seeing everyone next year.

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By Glenn Tointon This years Tuesday bowling league came down to the wire with three teams in contention to win it all. Dave Csuy, MaryKay Tointon, Nancy Chomo, and Joan Whaley took third with 65 wins. In second with 69 wins was Strike Force with bowlers Ruth Bone, Glenn Camp, Bill Immoor, and Denise Rose. Finally coming out on top was The Lane Rangers, made up of Dave Lane, Marlene Degraaf, Marlene Haag, and Jerry Sadowski with 70 wins. Here are the end of year awards:

Mens high series with handicap: Bart DeGraaf 692, Bill Immoor 675, Gerry Dyer 643 Ladies high series with handicap: Carm Tyler 720, Karen Smith 681, Ruth Bone 674 Mens top scratch series: Jerry Sadowski 561, Leon Buss 550, Tony Ragone 476 Ladies top scratch series: Denise Rose 600, MaryKay Tointon 514 Mens top handicap game : Dave Lane 246, Glenn Tointon 227, Glenn Camp 172 Ladies top handicap game: Nancy Chomo 229, Millie Hanrahan 222

Mens scratch game: Frank Barilla 214, Dave Csuy 202, Lou Rotolo 186 Ladies scratch game: Janet Ragone 194, Marlene Haag 170, Joan Whaley 167 Most improved: Marlene Haag, Ruth Bone, Bill Immoor, and Glenn Tointon Congratulations to everyone! Next year we are expanding to eight teams so if you are interested in joining us on Tuesdays at 10:15 for subbing or a league participant please call Dave Csuy We start the last week in October and end in March.

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SPORTS 18-Hole Women’s Golf Association By Carol Marra As I write this it is just days from Easter. We have just gotten into April and yet, with the holiday coming up, it feels like time is flying by. I hope you all had a wonderful Easter and everyone got the best chocolate bunny ever. (Did you eat the ears first?) April 1 was Superintendent’s Revenge and 120 of us suffered some of the most difficult pin placements we have ever seen. Forget 1, 2, 3. There were cliffhangers on almost every hole. Scott also threatened to make us all hit from the blues but, luckily, that was just his April fool joke on us. Afterwards, we had a cook out in the courtyard. There will not be another tournament in April

but May 1 will be The World’s Largest Golf Outing sponsored by Billy Casper Golf and ESPN. The money raised is for two Military Charities: Fisher House and Arnie’s Army. Our Association started a new tradition with a farewell luncheon after our Thursday golf on March 31. This year it was held at Sable Springs. Our luncheon was organized by Glenda Oliver and Betty Ferazzi. Nice job, ladies. If you are new to Del Tura: We are always looking for new members. Our membership chairperson is Micki Sullivan. You can contact Micki at 567-2975 if you are interested in joining. She has all the information and can answer your questions.

LEGA and Invitationals are posted in the Dungeon. These are golf events held outside of Del Tura. We organize car pools to the various courses. Lunch is always included. Prizes for LEGA are based on individual scores while Invitationals are team events. It is an enjoyable way to try another course and meet new people. Some of our ladies went to Pelican Preserve on April 25th for a golf competition. It is limited to those with lower handicaps, mostly A and B players qualify. This is a regulation course which offers a few more challenges than we experience at Del Tura. Now, you think you have seen every cruel thing golf ofﬁcials

can do but at the ANA Inspiration Tournament Lexi Thompson became the victim of their latest ruling. She marked her ball on the 17th hole on Saturday and when she placed the ball back on the green Lexi put it in the wrong place. Just imagine that you mark the ball on the side to be out of someone’s way and then when replacing your ball you put it in front of your marker. We have probably all done it, not trying to cheat, we just forgot. Well, when a viewer let the tournament know about this and they reviewed the video footage she received a 2 stroke penalty for that and 2 more for signing an incorrect card! Lexi was informed of all this on Sunday as she was about to play the

13th hole. A day later and in the middle of her game! And, by the way, she was leading the tournament at the time. Lexi ended up losing the tournament in a one hole play off to So Yeon Ryu. I know some viewers want to be part of the action, but if the ofﬁcials right there did not see it should the golfer be penalized? Steve and I are going on a River Boat Cruise in June and then heading to Rochester, New York for a few weeks. Please help me; have lots of hole-in-ones while we are gone, some great chip-ins and stories of courses you have visited. Everyone have a wonderful summer!

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The Member-Member Tournament was held April 5th& 6th. We had 56 women participating in this fun event. The only rain shower in months delayed the play on the 2nd day – but we were able to ﬁnish the tournament on time. The winners of the “Best

Costume” trophy are Susan Belpulsi and Linda Furlong. The Tournament winners for the 3 Flights are: Flight 1 Karen Brennan & Pat Beccarea Flight 2 Nancy Ashe & Francine Murray, Flight 3 Cindy Baron & Sue Symes Our General Meeting was held on April 6. It was a busy meeting, with these highlights: The Membership of the DTNHWGA is currently 102 ladies. We approved a new DTNHWGA shirt. Nancy Moyer put in a great effort to ﬁnd a very attractive and affordable shirt. In the interest of speeding up the pace of play, the League voted to treat the North Course Out-ofBounds Markers as Lateral Hazard Markers. For League Play you do not have to return to where

your last shot was played. You can drop within 2 club lengths of (no nearer the hole), where the ball crossed the margin of Out-ofBounds. Marcia Hinchberger retired as Tournament Chair. The League is very appreciative of all the work Marcia has done for us over the past seven years. Debbie Taylor will assume the Tournament Chair responsibilities. Finally, the following Ofﬁcers were elected: President: Justine Fitzgibbons (returning) Vice President: Debby Taylor (returning) Treasurer: Lucy Schaefer (Replacing Sue Maginn) Secretary: Dorothy Cook (replacing Linda Sadowski) Justine appointed Anne Stevens as Social Committee CoChair with Mary Ann Light, and Kathy Klein as Membership CoChair with Marlene DeGraaf. She also thanked the outgoing Ofﬁcers for their support over the last few years.

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SPORTS Traveling Shuffleboard Team Update By Glenn Tointon After our best ﬁnish yet for our Traveling Shufﬂeboard team (third), we entered the end of year fun day tournament with high hopes but when the day was over let’s just say we had fun! Three of our players did very well. MaryKay Tointon won four and lost one as did Glenn Tointon. Janet Reinen went three and two. We were missing three key players however with MaryLou and Leon Buss, and Diana Camp all having previous commitments, but Gail and Ben Hargrave did a great job subbing for them. This year we also put together a “presidents team” made up of players from all the parks. Del Tura players Glenn Camp, Marlene Eck, and Dave Lane played on this team doing quite well. Our day ended with a nice luncheon put together by Lake

Fairways. I was again nominated for president and accepted the position. Next year we are adding one more team. If another park doesn’t join us I am hoping Del Tura steps up and adds a second team from here. As of now we have seven players interested and would like to get ﬁve more to join. If you like to play but need improvement, no problem. We will help you get better! Also, if you are year round residents there is open shufﬂeboard every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday from 9-10:30 a.m. This is strictly a fun group made up of players from all parks who enjoy playing year round. What a great way to learn technique AND have fun. Marlene Eck can help familiarize yourself with the county courts. Just give her a call. (239) 543-9249.

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Save Our Strays 4th Annual Cat’s Pajamas Fundraiser The 4th annual Cat’s Pajamas Fundraiser held on March 11, 2017, to beneﬁt Save Our Strays, was a huge success. We sold 149 tickets and served a delicious dinner and dessert to all who attended. In addition, we had both a silent auction and a bidding auction and held a 50/50 drawing. The support of the SOS program here in Del Tura has been overwhelming and we THANK you all so much. This event would not have been as successful or as profitable without the support and contributions of the many wonderful vendors and volunteers who helped both behind the scenes and up front at the event. Our thanks to the businesses and individuals that donated items for the bidding auction: Jim and Theresa Hiatt of Hiatt Aviation – A guided aviation tour of SW Florida areas. Magnolia Landing Golf Club – Two 18-hole foursomes of golf. Carol Burnison – Two beautiful hand-made quilts. Geoff Art and Photography – Photos on canvas. Joan Whaley – Oil painting. Linda Berlovich – Hand-made crocheted kitty afghan. Barbara Blanton – Beach cats print.

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Hello Everyone and Happy May! Well, summer is almost upon us and a lot of our friends and neighbors have gone North. It’s hard to believe another season has come and gone. Although we miss them there is good news, the Ceramic Room is still open and the hours have not changed. Our studio is open weekdays from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

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Good Timers’ Singles Club News “No wise man ever wished to be younger.” – Jonathan Swift By Joyce Lienert A meeting of the Good Timers’ Singles Club washeld on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. in the Poinciana room.Our ofﬁcers were all in attendance: Lorna Callan, President; Nancy Skorlinski, Vice President; Deborah Alt/Joyce Lienert, Alternate Secretary; Ann Clanton, Treasurer; Joan Whaley, Sunshine Club and Ann Boncore 50/50.Peg McTernan has volunteered to take minutes of the meeting starting in May.

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Joyce Lienert provided information presented at the Tuesday morning coffee, with 145 residents attending. ALL THE “FISH” COOK BOOKS ARE NOW SOLD! Thank you Sue Symes.

Delores Smith (3/20), Lyn Bailey (3/26) and Joyce Lienert (3/26). April birthdays were celebrated, for Alice Gash (4/1) and Jean Cochran (4/13), at a Scavenger Hunt held at Del Tura on Tuesday, April 11, between 2:30 p.m. and

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney March birthdays were celebrated on Monday, March 20, at 4:30 p.m. at the Fountain Grille. Corned beef, chicken and ﬁsh was available at a buffet and everything was delicious as usual. Thank you Peg McTernan for organizing this event for Kathleen Quigley (3/1), Deborah Alt (3/2),

4:30 p.m. Pizza was served and prizes were given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Lorna Callan and Nancy Skorlinski organized this event. A Kentucky Derby partywill be held in the Starlight Ballroom on Saturday, May 6, at 4:30 p.m. This will also include a May birthday celebration for Whaley (5/20)

and Nancy Lich (5/24).This is an exciting and well-attended event with Kentucky Fried Chicken and everyone bringing dishes to pass. Hats are encouraged and Mint Julips will be served. Lorna has many club members involved in assisting to organize this event. All residents of Del Tura are encouraged to attend the Home Owner’s Association (HOA)board meeting held the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Starlight Ballroom. New ofﬁcers are Dave Adams, President; Michele Gallo,Secretary; and Wendy Wells, Treasurer. Don Dowell continues as Vice President. Other board members are Ruth Ann Blevins, Sandra Boykin, Betty Ewing-Cheney, Ray Schmoltze and Joyce Lienert. Yearly HOA dues are $12.00 and provide many beneﬁts, including delivery of the “The Tower”, discounts on tickets for events and ability to

vote in HOA elections. Dues can be paid at Tuesday morning coffee or at the HOA ofﬁce. Also, the FMO (Federation of Manufactured Home Owners)membership is $25.00 a year or $65 for 3 years.Bette EwingCheney is our FMO representative.She is atthe Tuesday morning coffee meeting or can be contacted at 239-652-3909. Our next meeting will be at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2nd. Call Joyce Lienert at 973-7144117 if you would like to join our group or need further information on how to attend a meeting. If you are single, opportunity knocks to have some fun and meet some interesting and friendly people. “When opportunity knocks, some people are in the backyard looking for four-leaf clovers” – Polish Proverb

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Happy Anniversary Al and Ida Capuano Al and Ida Capuano 159 Las Palmas Blvd. by Sue Dunigan A friend asked Al, “How have you lived with the same woman for 75 years”? Al smiled coyly and said, “That’s simple-two words. “ His friend gasped, “two words”? “Yep, just two words”, Al, with a straight face replied, ‘’YES DEAR”. The years have been kind to Al and Ida as they celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary on May 2, 2017. When you are in the presence of these two gracious people you began to realize how deeply they love each other and how good and kind they are to one another.

At 97 years, Al does all the shopping; dealing with all the household chores and taking care of all their business matters. He cooks; does the laundry and takes care of his bride who turns 96 this year. He drives Ida to her hair dresser appointments and takes her out to eat often. Their eyes shine brightly as they talk of the wonderful years they have had together and all the ups and downs through the years Al was operating his own barber shop and Ida running their home. They sorely miss their only child, Richard. Many knew Richard Capuano when he was the manager of the pro shop here for over 20 years.

The Capuano’s are one of the three couples left out of the ﬁrst one hundred home owners here in Del Tura Golf &Country Club. Al has held the community, well documented golf record, of 56 since 1987. He played 18 holes, on South and West courses (the other one was not built yet) and made 8 birdies that day. Talk to Scott at pro shop about Al’s record and others. Al and Ida are some of the nicest neighbors and best type of friend anyone could ever have.I am thrilled to be able to share with you about their anniversary and what a precious couple they are. CONGRATULATIONS AL AND IDA!

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Jim & Pat Hausle .............24 years Robert & June Malonson .28 years Mickey & Ginger Kacmarski ........................57 years 6/5 Bob & Charlotte Lefrancois ........................63 years Bill & Shirley Hornig .......36 years 6/6 Randy & Gail Gottsacker 16 years Bart & Marlene DeGraaf ..53 years 6/7 Donald & Barb Urbanke .59 years 6/8 Stan & Carol Loson .........54 years 6/13 Raymond & Barbara Schmoltze ........................53 years 6/15 Glen & Shirley Williams .32 years 6/17 Bob & Karen Hoppe ........50 years

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6/18 Tony & Janet Ragone ......62 years Joe & Lil Murdock ...........32 years 6/21 David & Sandra Eherenman .......................37 years 6/23 Fred & Audrey Levine .....61 years 6/24 John & Carol Umberger ..45 years 6/26 Dick & Mary Ann Wuerdeman .....................63 years Harold & Pat Powers .......52 years 6/29 Ray & Martha Connolly ..59 years Bob & Barbara Garabedian .......................49 years Mike & Marcia Peterson .49 years 6/30 Sal & Agnes Rand ...........61 years Michael & Margaret Johnson ............................28 years

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Phone:_________________________________________________________________________________ Owner Check Here: _______ Renters Check Here: ________ Dues: $12.00 U.S. annually for homeowners and renters. Make check payable to: HOA Del Tura. Mail or deliver to Doris Meyer, 246 Las Palmas Blvd., No. Ft. Myers, FL 33903, 731-1937. If mailed, enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for return of HOA cards.

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Please Do Not Deliver “The Tower” during the time I/We are away. Name: __________________________________________________________________________ Del Tura Address: _________________________________________________________________ Date-Will be away from: ____________________ Date-Will return on: _______________________ Please complete and return to the HOA Office.

For the correct listing of your

Birthday & Anniversary

FMO Membership Application:

e-mail to kanlig@juno.com or return this form to the HOA OFFICE

Name:___________________________________

Birthdays

Del Tura Address:_________________________

Name:___________________________________ Address (req’d):__________________________ ________________________________________

Phone:__________________________________ _____ 1 Year Membership $25.00 _____ 3 Year Membership $65.00 # Of registered FL voters in household: _____

Phone (req’d):____________________________

Non-Florida Address (if applicable):

Month (Spelled)____________ Day:__________

__________________________________

Name:___________________________________

Anniversary Name: __________________________________ Month (Spelled)____________ Day:__________ Year married:_____________________________ Number of years married as of 2017:________

__________________________________ Which months do you NOT live in Florida: ___________________________________ Recruiter Name_______________________ Send To: FMO, P.O. Box 5300 Largo, FL 33779-5300

FISH

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Anyone needing to borrow equipment from the Medical Equipment Loan Trailer please contact: Rich Symes at 731-1308, Neil Miller at 731-3628, or Rick Rudzik at 543-3662.

Island Visitor Publications, LLC

Publishers: Bob & Emy Stein To advertise in print, contact: Bob or Emy Stein at 941-349-0194 or email us at islandvp@verizon.net. Contributing writers are acknowledged with bylines accompanying their submissions. Attribution for photos are not included unless supplied. We sincerely thank everyone for their contributions. Your articles help showcase the strong and diverse community that makes up Del Tura. The Tower is published monthly from October through May. Summer issues are condensed: June/July and August/September. All ads are subject to the approval of the publisher. It is the responsibility of the party placing any ad for publication in The Tower to meet all applicable legal requirements in connection with the ad such as compliance with town, county and state codes in first obtaining an occupational license for business, permitted home occupation, or residential rental property.

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Daily Activity Schedule Activity/Contact Information

The Daily Activity Schedule is updated on a monthly basis. Please submit any corrections or additions to Pam Price at 239-567-7929 or email - pam. price@outlook.com prior to the 9th of each month. Thank you

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Exercise Tai Chi , Marjorie Lord, 543-9072 Tura Zumba, Teddy Reid, 731-7251 Jane Fonda Aerobics, Teddy Reid Water Aerobics,North Pool,Oct-April, Marilyn Miller, 731-9934 Water Noodle Aerobics, North Pool, Marylou Buss, 612-718-7878 Yoga Relaxation begins Nov 3,Starlight Bllrm, Dea Wells 283-5603

8:00-9:15 9:15-10:00 10:00-10:45 11:00-12:00

Billiards, Men's, Harry Christopher, 997-7345 Billiards, Women's, Ann DeGrande, 989-2206 Nov-Apr Bocce, Oct-April, Isabel Albert, 518-209-5968 Bocce, Nov-April, Peggy Terrasi, peggyterrasi@gmail.com, 603-236-2209 Bowling For Fun, Call Cheryl DeCara for location 543-8751 Golf, Men's 18 Hole League, Jay Flanagan, 543-1640 Golf, Men's 9 Hole League, Jack Riordan, Pres., 543-3753 Golf, Women's 18 Hole League, Jan Pedersen 636-887-1449 Golf, Women's 9 Hole League-Marlene DeGraaf 599-4004

1:00-3:00

8:00-9:15 9:15-10:00 10:00-10:45 11:00-12:00 11:00-12:00 5:00-6:15

8:00-9:15 9:15-10:00 10:00-10:45 11:00-12:00 11:00-12:00

7:00 PM

11:00-12:15

Sports 1:00-3:00 6:30-9:30 3:00-6:00 3:45-5:30 2:00 8:00 9:00 8:30 8:30 Intermediate 9 AM

Pickle Ball- Dick & Denise Rose - 815-978-4907 Shuffleboard, Jack Blevons, 731-0892 Shuffleboard, open Shuffleboard, Open, Robyn Geren, 839-6674 Shuffleboard, Traveling Team, Dec-Mar, Glenn Tointon 920-309-1294 Softball, Punta Gorda, Jay Flanagan - 543-1640 Tennis, Mixed, Open - Dave Harting, 599-8575

Advanced PM 1:00

Beginners PM

9:00 2:30 12:30 5:30 8:00-10:00

5:30 8:00-10:00

8:00-10:00

Games Bingo - Oct-Mar, Linda Schoonmaker 543-9432, doors open at 6:15-Sales end 6:45 Starlight Ballroom

7:00-9:30

Bingo - Starlight Ballroom - all year Bridge, Duplicate - Deloris Nelson - 731-9503 Bridge, Duplicate-Carol Marra 731-0845 Bridge, Open - Marjorie Davis - 543-4225 Bridge, Open - Sylvia White - 731-5168 Bunco,Poinciana Ballroom, All year,1st & 3rd Wed of each month Patti Watson, 608-358-7709 Canasta - Norrine McLaughlin , 543-1276 Dominoes - June Malonson 652-4151 Euchre- Marcella Carothers - 731-3315 Farkle - Ruth Anten - 997-9779 Hand & Foot - Card Game, Betty Scheetz - 609-477-9147 Hand, Knee & Foot - Poinciana Mon, Card Room II Thur Mahjong - Marianne Denman - Card Room II, 543-5968 Mahjong- Dianne Bevilacqua- Card Room I, 567-2234 Mahjong- Ruth Anten - Card Room II, 997-9779 Mahjong- Rheta Kanen, 731-0809 May I - Card Game- Norrine McLaughlin -543-1276 Pinochle - Marcella Carothers, 731-3315 Rummi-kub - Jean Cornwell 731-1580 Jacaranda Ballroom

11:00-12:00

Wood Carving- Bernie Forsey, 217-6024 - Nov-May Blood Pressure Readings - before coffee in the Starlight Ballroom Ceramics, Janet Ragone, 543-7818 Choralaires- David Adams - 508-284-6107 - Nov-Mar Coffee & Social Hour - Starlight Ballroom

9:00-12:00

6:00-10:00 6:00-10:00 1:30-4:30 1:00-4:00 6:00 to finish 1:00-4:00 5:30 7:00-9:00 6:00 1:00-4:00 1:00

1:00 7:00 1:00-5:00 6:00

7:00 1:00-4:00 7:00-10:00 1:00 - 4:00

Other Activities & Clubs

Quilting/Sewing Club-Wendy Wells-309-264-9147 Starlight Ballroom Good Timers-1st wk of Month, Lorna Callan, 731-8348 Library - open every day-Barb Jones 543-6922/Kathleen Quigley 543-1067 Oil Painting - Gerri Robbins, 731-6390 Oct-May Card Making-Mary Kay Tointon 920-309-2121/Gay Dye-731-2633 Video Corner- check hours in the Library Computer Club-Marlene Eck 543-9249, 1st & 3rd Wed.

9:00-12:00

8:00-9:00 9:00-12:00 9:00-12:00 6:30 - 8:30 8:15 AfterCoffee Hr 5:00

9:00-12:00

1:00-4:00 9:00 1:00-3:00 1:45-2:45

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Classifieds AVON - products sold by Del Tura resident. Call Pat 239567-1567(Home) or 631-8384323(Cell) (may17) RENTALS - Got a rental? Need a rental? Call John Belpulsi (239) 313-8029. Home & security watch, and notary service also available. (aug/sept17) CERTIFIED NURSE - I am honest and dependable. 7 years of experience. Will work with you in your home and take you to Dr. appts., bathing, shopping, cooking, laundry. Call Patty Lewis: 239-321-3166 (may17) HOUSECLEANING - Honest, dependable, eﬃcient. Uses her own products. Excellent references. Carol Ann 239-2446526 (jun/jul17) ROOF/GUTTER CLEANING - Resident Randy Boling, 239-7705531 (oct17) GIRL FRIDAY - Reliable & Trustworthy. Housecleaning, etc. Del Resident. Call Linda 239560-1948. (may17) DO YOU NEED “JUST THE RIGHT PERSON”? - Our caring team can help you stay in your own home. Many options for meal prep, housecleaning, bathroom support, assisted-lift, nursing & more. 239-599.4221. (may17) LOOKING FOR A PROFESSIONAL AND RELIABLE - painter for inside painting only? I also do house cleaning duties. Reasonable prices. Del Tura references. Call Ismael at 239-4781076 (jun/jul17)

New PHONE NUMBERS Ron Allen .................................... 508-930-4851 Dorothy Biddinger ............................ 980-2775 Tracy Carroll ............................... 207-232-9533 Paul/Janet Coconis .................... 740-819-0196 Steve/Sandra Gove .................... 603-387-5350 Daniel Haag ................................ 614-206-9002 Marlene Haag............................. 614-214-0916 Brad Hammond ......................... 207-232-9566 Mike/Shelley Hensel ......................... 543-2649

HOUSE FOR RENT OR SALE - Call Angelo at 239-872-8102. (aug/ sep17) HOUSE SITTING - Would you like to feel completely at ease with your home in the hands of a responsible, caring fellow Del Turian why you are away? Call Judie for more information and references. 603-305-5955. (dec17) HOME WATCH SERVICE - 30 pt. inspection, regular reports, Del Tura resident & retired contractor, reasonable rates, Jack, 239-834-8184 (mar18)

RATES for classified ads will be as follows: 2 to 3 lines is $8.00/mo, or $50.00 if you pay for one year; 4 to 5 lines is $13.00/mo, or $100.00 for one year; and 6 to 8 lines is $20.00 /mo. No ad over 8 lines will be accepted. Deadline is the 15th of each month. Place ads by calling: 941-349-0194 or 941-539-0205 email: islandvp@verizon.net We use only one page for the classified ads. “The Tower” does not inform you when classified ads expire. However; the expiration date is at the end of your ad in parenthesis (mo/yr). Please make checks payable to: Island Visitor Publishing, LLC DISCLAIMER: Please be aware that when you hire an unlicensed/uninsured person to do work at your home, you accept the liability.

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” – Audrey Hepburn

Please bring your new phone number to the HOA ofﬁce and also email it to: moredor1034@AOL. com and it will be published.

Susan Jones ...................................... 940-2983 Liliane Lefebvre ................................ 284-2950 Robert Lisk......................................... 220-1642 Peggy McMillan ................................ 652-3942 Chuck Reese ...................................... 895-4452 Michelle Reese .................................. 565-8944 Judith Schroeder .............................. 246-2177 Suzi Smith ......................................... 543-2046 Henry/Margaret Zanger .................... 543-3263

5/17 11/16

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING - WithPROFESSIONAL PAINTING - Without Professional Prices! Interior/Exterior, 27 years of experience, Power Washing, Home Maintenance and repairs! Del Tura resident. Call Jim Smith 239-247-1917 (nov17) AIRPORT? SHOPPING? ERRANDS? - Linda Storma, resident DEPENDABLE Call (239) 9979066 (jun/jul17) HOUSE CLEANING - Have your home cleaned by an eﬃcient and trustworthy Del Turian who is reasonable and uses her own products. Call Judie (603)305-5955 or (239)7311373 (dec17) LOCKSMITH - Auto/Home Lockouts, Locks Repaired, Installed or Re-keyed. Del Tura Resident. Louis Rivet 5431434 (oct17) RIDES - to and from the airport. Gerald J. Dyer, 231 Las Palmas Blvd. 731-1696 (feb18) GARAGE DOOR AND OPENER TUNEUP AND FULL SERVICES - Call Jim O’Brien (resident) 239-849-1644 (may17) “PRESSURE WASHING” - Houses, driveways, walkways. Call Del Tura Resident. Bob at 954448-1171 (aug/sept17) HOUSE CLEANING SERVICE - reliable, honest, & friendly service. Del Tura resident. Call Karen @ 543-1434 (oct17) LAMINATES - wood rot, power wash, int./ ext. painting, plumbing, gutters, roofs cleaned. Res. Ref. Call Stan 731-9756 (jan18)

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