Del Tura - Feb 2018 by Brion Palmer

THE TOWER Volume 34 | NO 2 | FEBRUARY 2018

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President’s Message HOA Board Election Ballot Dear Fritzie

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Happy Valentine’s Day “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

― Lao Tzu

Reflections

Contest & Winners

Classifieds

35 Events Calendar

Thanksgiving & Christmas Baskets

CONTEST & WINNERS WIN A $50 RESTAURANT GIFT CARD CONTINUES

By Jack Prelutsky

I bought a box of chocolate hearts, a present for my mother. They looked so good I tasted one, and then I tried another. They both were so delicious that I ate another four, and then a couple more, and then a half dozen more.

Sports Section

My Mother’s Chocolate Valentine

A Poem by Helen Steiner Rice

The more that you’ll always have to spare, The more you love, The more you give The more you’ll ﬁnd, The more you get, That life is good, The more you laugh, And friends are kind, The less you fret, For only what we give away, The more you do unselﬁshly, Enriches us from day to day. The more you live abundantly, The more of everything you share, Submitted by: Dianne Roderick

HOA ANNUAL MEETING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH 7PM – STARLIGHT BALLROOM

I couldn’t seem to stop myself, I nibbled on and on, before I knew what happened all the chocolate hearts were gone.. I felt a little guilty, I was stuffed down to my socks, I ate my mother’s Valentine… I hope she likes the box.

Please attend and help us start the year off right – as the voice of our residents. Come share your questions and views with the Board, who is here to help our Del Tura Residents. (VOTE: BOARD ELECTION BALLOT SUBMIT BY FEB. 14TH)

Submitted by: Dianne Roderick

TOWER DEADLINE: The 9th of the month, for the following months issue. ( ie: Feb 9th for March issue) Email: Toweredit@yahoo.com ALL articles and flyers must be submitted in a Word Doc format. Questions- please contact Kathy Aira 908-507-4335, or you may drop off the HOA office in a TYPED or Hand PRINTED only. Thank you.

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MONDAY Live Music Inside for a true Party Bar Experience TUESDAY TACO TUESDAY Hard & Soft Shell Tacos Available All Day and All Night! Karaoke (6:30 pm ‘til close) WEDNESDAY Buy 20 Wings GET A FREE PITCHER OF BEER Available All Day and All Night!

THURSDAY Spaghetti & Meatballs Dinner $6.99 Available All Day and All Night!

Trivia Night & Name That Tune (6:30 pm ‘til close) FRIDAY Live Music Every Friday Night (5 pm) All-You-Can-Eat Fish & Chips Only $8.99 Available All Day and All Night!

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From the HOA President’s Desk Starlight Ballroom. We will welcome new board members and hear annual reports from all the committees and groups in Del Tura. I hope you will attend and I suspect you’ll be amazed when you hear all the great things that happened this past year. During the course of the year, I receive many questions and comments about things that are permitted or not permitted here in our community. Each of us should have in our possession a prospectus that was given when we purchased our home. Many of the questions can be answered simply by reading that document. I’d like to encourage everyone to take a moment in the coming weeks to visit (or re –read) your prospectus to once again familiarize yourself with many of the rules and regulations in that document. Finally, many of you will once again use our facilities for activities and events in the coming year. As you know, in order to receive permission to use a facility, you must visit the HOA ofﬁce and ﬁll out “Room Reservation” and “Set Up

Request” forms. These forms are used to make sure your organization has everything you will need to make your event successful. Please make sure your ﬁll out each form COMPLETELY! Please remember the folks who take care of those arrangements are volunteers and they need ALL your information to do a good job for you. If you need lights, sound, table cloths, coffee etc, they need to know. If items are not on your request form, they will be missed. That creates panic for you and inconvenience for those trying to help you. So please be thorough! Fill out your forms completely so our committees can service your event(s). I hope all the chilly temperatures of January are behind us now and we can enjoy that Florida warmth in the coming months. Everything is relative when you consider what the folks up north dealt with in early January. From where I sit it’s still…. just another day in paradise!

Please vote (X) for three: ____Cindy Baron ____Ray David ____ Don Dowell ____Penny Kisser NOTE: Ballots must be returned to the HOA ofﬁce (609 Sierra Madre) NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 14TH AT NOON *Your street address: _____________________________________________

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As I sit here putting my monthly thoughts in order, it seems hard to realize that nearly a year has gone by since I accepted the responsibility to serve as your HOA President. So much seems to have happened in such a short period of time. We’ve enjoyed activities and events galore and continued to bond as our tight knit community family continued its life journey together. We’ve celebrated the good things life has to offer and mourned together as some of our friends and family were lost to us. We watched as improvements were made to our community, and rejoiced when Irma made a little slide to the right to spare us. Whatever your New Year’s Resolution, I hope the coming year brings you much joy and prosperity, And now that things are back in full swing, I would be remiss if I didn’t take a moment to offer a few quick suggestions as we move forward. First and foremost, please note our annual meeting is being held on Monday February 26th, 7pm in the

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This is the month that FISH honors two sets of residents. The ﬁrst is the membership that is there to drive our residents to their appointments, pick fruit for them from their trees, call them on their birthdays to wish them good wishes and let them know that they are important, send cards when they are ill or just lonely, deliver dinners to their homes when they have been hospitalized, make sure there is a large arrangement of fruit when they have lost their partner, and bring directly to their home any medical equipment that might be needed. I can’t say enough about our members! I often get the thanks of all the wonderful things that are done in FISH’s name, but in reality it is the membership that does the work. I do know that many of them feel the gratitude when they are assisting a resident. If you would like to feel that same gratitude please join us. Just call our Betty Scheetz at 609-477-9147 or come to the FISH table at coffee on Tuesday morning. There will be a short application form that needs to be ﬁlled out and that is all. We are always looking for drivers. This is a list of our 2017 active members: Elaine Ackerman; Irene Anzalune; John Belpulsi; Linda Berlovich; Sandra Boykin; Linda

Braun; Lorna Callan; Barbara Carlson; Jerry Carlson; Sharon Carson; Jim Carroll; Stewart Carter; Ann Clanton, Chairperson of Birthday Calls; Carolyn Cole; John Cook; Woody Cook; Diane Cooper; Bart De Graaf; Marlene De Graaf; Bob Dellar; Gail Dellar; Andrea Driscoll; Bob Dubel; Carol Dubel; Carol Durfer; Ed Durfer; Ann Ekas; Linda Fitzgibbons; Robert Fitzgibbons; Garnet Fleming; Ed Fries; Nancy Fries; Joe Gallo; Michelle Gallo; Joan Gruss; Pat Gugliemelli; Marietta Hanson; David Harting; Jackie Hinrichs; Barbara Jones; Richard Keen; Linda Keep; Lonnie Knautz; David Lane; Charlotte L’Heureux; Marjorie Lord; Ruthann Lugten; Steve Marra; Audrey Martin; Peg McTernen; Doris Meyer; Neil Miller; Jack Perry; Peggy Peters; Priscilla Peterson; Barry Plisch; Sherry Plisch; Joe Pollock; Gail Reeve; Dick Roche; Suzy Roger; Rick Rudzik; David Scheetz; Mary Sciortino; Gail Shannon; Bonnie Sharpless; Jean Smith; Linda Storma; Micki Sullivan; Sue Symes, Chairperson of Transportation; Deborah Taylor; Jackie Totaro; Helen Townsend; Joan Whaley; Esther Williams. Board Members are: Ruth Anton, Director of Sunshine Com-

mittee; Susan Baron, Director of Bulletin Board; Denise Rose, Director of Meals and Fruit Baskets; Rich Symes, Director of Medical Equipment; Betty Scheetz, Administrator; Pat Casillo, Secretary; Gerry Benjamins, Treasurer; Dorothy Cook, Vice President; Ginnie Benjamins, President. If you do not see your name here, please notify either Ginnie Benjamins (239322-9863) or Betty Scheetz (her number is above). Our second set of honored residents are those who are ninety years of age or older in 2018. They have been invited to a special luncheon for them on February 27 at Heron Glen’s Restaurant along with a guest of their choice. There will be good food, short speeches, music and singing. If you have not received an invitation by now and you are ninety or older, please call Ginnie (239-322-9863) right away.

FISH

to reach us please call 997-FISH (997-3474)

FISH Fruit Tree Picking Project We’d like to thank Joe & Diane Bevilacqua and Hank & Margaret Zanger for donating their fruit for the month of December 2017. The fruit was taken to the CCMI Café for dis-

tribution to those in need. The 228-pound donation was gratefully accepted at the café. If you have fruit that you’d like to donate, please call us with picking details.

Rick Rudzik 543-3662 or Sherry Plisch 567-0538. Thanks for supporting this project.

FISH of Del Tura Service Hours YOUR NAME: ________________________________________________________________ SERVICE PROVIDED: _________________________________________________________ PERSON SERVED: ___________________________________________________________ DATE OF SERVICE: ___________________________________________________________ HOURS: _____________________________________________________________________ Please return to: Betty Scheetz, 1308 San Miguel Lane (609) 477-9147

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Reflections

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you to relax and help you feel at ease in these different situations? For me a warm greeting, a hug, and a welcoming smile will say it all! We may not know what is going on in someone else’s life;

everyone has their own personal battles to ﬁght as they travel through this journey. As individuals we cannot change what happened yesterday or predict what will happen tomorrow but we do have today. We can choose to make it better, even with all our aches and pains, by sharing good feelings and a smile with each other. It doesn’t cost anything and it will send a message that says, “I care!” A kind word and the power of that smile can renew hope within each of us! In this world that we live in I realize how easy it can become for someone to put walls up and close others out. So many people carry hurt and loneliness in their lives. Together we can turn frowns into smiles, tears to joy, dismay to hope, negatives to positives, disappointments to happiness, discrimination to acceptance, loneliness to friendship……. and so much more! So my friends as we enter this month of hearts and continue to work on our New Year’s resolutions, let’s listen to our hearts and share the love and compassion that were unconditionally shared with us at the very beginning of our lives.

ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED

Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!

DEAR FRITZIE: (Long time Advice Columnist)

2004: No Guarantees

“Tell someone that you Love them today, because LIFE is short.”

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First people experiences-what do we learn from them? What do they tell us? From the very beginning of our lives and throughout the many seasons that follow we will experience many first impressions. As infants our very first worldly human interaction begins at our birth. Those first precious months of life will set the stage for how we will relate to those around us. The tender touches, loving sounds, and consoling smiles seem to set the framework as to how trusting and cautious we will be throughout our lives. As young children and later as adults our experiences take us to that unpredictable world outside and suddenly we find ourselves immersed in many different surroundings. In some instances, with people that are not always as welcoming and kind as we so innocently were led to believe. How does one react to these situations? Somehow these life experiences teach us to defend ourselves and protect our feelings in various ways. Some individuals choose to keep their thoughts and feelings within themselves and are often viewed as shy, distant, even cold. Others exhibit outgoing behaviors and

will share their feelings without reservation. Thank God we are all different! With all the differences within each of us there are some needs that makes us the same! Let’s think about this and how we can use those needs to make each other feel better each day. As adults, in the “Golden Years” of our lives we continue to enjoy ﬁrst experiences each day. Think about how you feel when you meet someone while you’re out walking, attending a function in our community, or joining a group for the ﬁrst time. What are some of the things that make you feel more comfortable? Allow

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To the Del Tura Community: A Very Big Thank you to all who attended the New Years Eve Party in the Starlight Ballroom. Thanks to you, it was a wonderful success. We collected $540 in the 50/50 rafﬂe and gave out two $100 and one $70 cash prizes. Because of your generosity and ticket purchases, we were able to give the following donations: FISH. . . . . . . . .$271 Choralaires . . . . .$271 Christmas light fund.$271 Amigos Baseball. .$271

A Big thank you to our DJ Richard and to Mark, Charleen, Steve and Louise who helped with set up and 50/50 tickets. We appreciate your support and are glad that everyone had a great time. Happy New Year to all Ken and Cindy Baron, Bernie and Carolyn Forsey  Caring Friends Of Del Tura My husband Lance and I would like to Thank all the caring people of Del Tura who have prayed for us, sent wonderful get well cards, wishes and showed

their friendship and love in so many ways. Friends have done everything possible to make sure I have had everything I need during this difﬁcult “road bump” in our lives. We still have a long way to go but with your help and loving support, I have no doubt we will make the journey successfully. Sincere thank you, Lance and Linda Berlovich

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How Can You Improve Your Financial Fitness This Year?

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to get healthier, you may already be taking the necessary steps, such as improving your diet and increasing your exercise. Of course, physical fitness is important to your well-being – but, at the same time, don’t forget about your financial fitness. Specifically, what can you do to ensure your investment situation is in good shape? Here are a few “healthy living” suggestions that may also apply to your investment portfolio: Build endurance – Just as exercise can help build your endurance for the demands of a long life, a vigorous investment strategy can help you work toward your long-term goals, such as a comfortable retirement. In practical terms, this means you will need to own some investments with the potential to provide long-term growth. These are the investments that, ideally, you can hold on to for decades and eventually reap the benefits of capital appreciation. Of course, growth-oriented investments, such as most types of stocks, will rise and fall in value over the short term, and there’s no guarantee of profits, or even preserving principal. But if you choose wisely, and you’ve got the patience and discipline to hold on to your investments through the market’s ups and downs, you may well be rewarded. Maintain an ideal “weight” – You can help yourself stay healthy by maintaining your ideal weight. This can be challenging – as you know from the recently finished holiday season, it’s easy to put on a few extra pounds. And, just as inadvertently, your portfolio can tack on some unneeded weight, too, in the form of redundant investments. Over time, you may have picked up too many similar investment vehicles, resulting in an overconcentration, or “flabbiness,” that can work against you, especially when a market downturn affects the asset class in which you’re overloaded. So, you might be better off liquidating some of your duplicate, or near-duplicate, investments, and using the proceeds to help broaden your investment mix. Get proper rest – Many studies have shown that we need adequate rest to stay alert and healthy. In your life, you’ve probably already found that if you over-tax your body, you pay a price in your overall well-being. If you look at your investment portfolio as a living entity – which, in a way, it is, as it certainly provides life to your goals and aspirations – then you can see that it, too, can be weakened by stress. And one of the main stress factors is excessive trading. If you’re constantly buying and selling investments in an attempt to boost your returns, you may rack up hefty fees, commissions and taxes – and still not really get the results you wanted. Plus, if you’re frequently moving in and out of different investments, you’ll find it hard to follow a unified, long-term strategy. So, confine your trading to those moves that are really essential – and give your portfolio a rest. To enjoy your life fully, you’ll want to take care of your physical and financial health – and, as it turns out, you can make similar types of moves to help yourself in both areas.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

Edward Jones, its employees and investment representatives do not offer estate-planning, tax or legal advice.

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Entertainment Korner Few would believe that Del Tura is a retirement community. This place ROCKS! January was a ﬂurry of entertainment with the ultimate performance by LIVERPOOL LIVE. The Beatles truly came alive to thrill Delturians. ASSISTED LIVING’s portrayal of life in Pelican Roost created laughs that reverberated throughout the Starlight Ballroom. February 10th is the date for our Val-

entines Dance. LIVEWIRE will perform their magic for this romantic celebration. This six-piece band is truly one of Tampa’s top entertainment show bands. Each member is a seasoned soloist and professional artist and their high energy music will keep you dancing throughout the evening. Tickets sales 7:30am Tuesdays at coffee. HOA members only Jan. 23rd, all residents Jan. 30th & Feb. 6th HOA members $15.00, non-HOA $17.00.

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Video Corner By, Elaine Schnur Who doesn’t like the movies? Nobody, to paraphrase that old Sarah Lee commercial. Do you know that in our Library, we have a virtual treasure trove of the best movies made in the last 15 years. That means over 1000 CDs waiting for you to discover. You will have your pick of romance, dramas, westerns, musicals, comedies, action and adventure. Movies are like old friends which can trigger long forgotten events or remind us of our very special personal memories. If you’re looking for hours of superb entertainment, you will

ﬁnd it in our cabinets. The rental charge is $1 per video and you can keep it for an entire week. The video library is open every Saturday from 1 to 3 PM. Come see us. A librarian will be waiting to greet you. Be sure to check the electronic billboard for our next movie night. FEBRUARY MOVIE NIGHT- FEB. 13TH, 7PM (MOVIE: A WALK IN THE WOODS, starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte.

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“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust A meeting of our club was last held on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Club ofﬁcers present were Peg McTernan, President; Ann Clanton, Vice President/Treasurer; Esther Kunz, Temporary/Alternate Secretary; Joan Whaley, Sunshine Club and Ann Boncore, 50/50 rafﬂes. Recruitment of new members was again discussed, and a committee was formed to develop an action plan for recruitment/retention. Part of the plan will include a representative from our club at-

tending the Welcoming Committee to provide information to new single residents. Review of the bylaws, and possible revision of the club mission statement, is also on the committee agenda. A birthday luncheon, hosted by the club ofﬁcers, will be held at the Nauti Parrott, on Friday, January 26th. A sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in the clubhouse. Happy Birthday to Shirley Acker (2/11/18). A March birthday luncheon will be arranged by Ann Clanton and Ellen McKechnie. It will be held at Sable Springs. If you are single, you can attend a monthly meeting as a guest of our club. The meetings are held the ﬁrst Tuesday of every month

at 5:00 p.m. in the Jacaranda Ballroom. Yearly dues are $30.00 if you decide to join. For further information, or transportation, call Joyce Lienert at 973-632-1147. Our next meeting is Tuesday, February 6th. This is one of our “sweet events”, with a nice variety of desserts and candy. You can also attend our monthly birthday luncheons. There is always lots of cake for dessert. Just sign up on our bulletin board. Transportation is provided if needed. “Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to ‘jump at the sun.’ We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.” – Zora Neale Hurston

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Dennis Cottini

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Dennis Cottini

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Betty Ewing

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Equipment Loans- Medical

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731-3433

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543-8134

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Del Tura Tennis Association by Jacqueline St-Jean The Del Tura Tennis Association had its General Annual Meeting in January. Here are the ofﬁcers for the 2018 year. President: Don Dowell, Vice-President: Rob Stevens, Secretary: Lu Ann Brownell, Treasurer: Joan Harris, League Chair: Jacqueline St-Jean and Member at Large: Linda Laird. Beginners to Advanced are welcome at Open Tennis on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 8:00 am to 10:00 am, no partners necessary. Tennis courts 1-4 are situated beside the North Pool. A schedule of events is posted for the year in the screened room. Del Tura Intra-mural Winter leagues, Men’s and Mixed Doubles start January 6 and go until March 2nd. We are always looking substitutes. You can add your name to the tally sheet in the screened room. Our next Friendship Tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11. Sign-up sheets can be found in the North Pool Screened Room. Del Tura also participates in a Lee County Women’s Tennis League travelling all over Lee County and a Men’s League in North Fort Myers. Come watch and encourage our team.

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January 12

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10:30 am – LCWTL 3.5_ team 12:30 pm – LCWTL Bronze team

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1:00 pm – Men’s Red Team

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10:30 am – Copper team

January 26

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February 14

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If you have any questions, please contact Jacqueline St-Jean at 239-599-4468.

REMEMBER: DTTA AWARDS BANQUET IS MARCH 25TH.

9-Hole Women’s Golf Association By Barb Jones February is the shortest month of the year, but the DTNHWGA still have several events scheduled. Certainly hope we do not have any COLD DAYS like we did in January! February 14th: Be sure to celebrate this Holiday with your golﬁng friends. Invite your

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“Valentine” to participate in the Valentine Scramble. In addition there will be a “Holiday Cocktail Hour” in the Starlight Ballroom after the Golf Event. February 21st & 22nd: This two day Golf Event is where 9-Holers pair-up with a friend to challenge all the other members in the “Member/Member”

contest. Along with the golfing there is a contest on the first day for the “Best Member/Member Costume/Outfit”. As always we will be “Doing Lunch” on the 22nd in the Royal Palm Room after golf. These two events are lots of FUN. Be sure to sign up to participate.

DTNHWGA TRIVIA QUESTION FOR FEBRUARY What team won the first Member/Member Costume/Outfit contest? Answer in the March Tower

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SPORTS

Pickleball Tournament by Denise Rose On December 10th, the ﬁrst ever Doubles Pickleball tournament was held here at Del Tura. After a few setbacks due to the rain brought on by Mother Nature, the tournament ﬁnally got under way in the late afternoon

and played into early evening under the lights. There were 28 participants or 14 teams divided into two brackets, all vying for trophies and bragging rights. The top 3 teams in each bracket then played against each other to determine

Second Place Pickleball Tournament

the winners. In the end, Steve Evans and Ed Pudlo were crowned the champions by going through the entire tournament without a loss. There was a tie for 2nd place at the end of regulation play so a sudden death playoff was held to break the tie. That game was won by Denise Rose and Dave Wyrsch so they came away with 2nd place. 3rd place was awarded to Pat Roush and Jim Yeakle. Many thanks to Larry Moore for organizing the tournament and to Justin Moore for sponsoring it and providing the trophies and balls used for play. Special thanks to Alice Harmon for coming out despite the inclement weather to keep the scores. Additional thanks to Jerry Jennes, Dick Rose, Pat Roush and many others for their hard work in getting the courts dried off and ready for play. A great time was had by all who participated and the small crowd that gathered in spite of the cold and rain. Come on out and enjoy the fun!!!

First Place Pickleball Tournament

The Del Tura bowling league has started with a bang! We may have had more two hundred plus games in week one then we had all last year! This year we expanded to eight teams from six, adding many new players. Chuck Hokey shot three two hundred plus games for a league high scratch series of 648. Paul Smith had an individual high game of 243. Others who had great handicap se-

ries were: Jerry Sadowski 590, Dave Csuy 587, Dianne Smith 590, Denise Rose 588, Jane Snyder and Janet Ragone 582.

Those having high handicap games were: Geoff Willhite 234, Barry Plisch 230, MaryKay Tointon 228, Susan Baron 224, and Sue Smith 218. We bowl every Tuesday at 10:30 at Bowland in Cape Coral. If anyone is interested in becoming a sub for our league see Denise Rose. She will gladly add you to our list. The next time you hear from me we should have several games in the books so I can list the standings.

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18-Hole Women’s Association by Carol Marra Even in the Pro Shop we were not talking golf. The weather! Now, no one in Boston or Chicago is going to have any sympathy for us, but even our Canadian friends are ﬁnding it hard to be outside. Cold is cold and Florida is all about being outside and enjoying golf, pools and pickle ball. Hopefully, by the time you read this we will be having the kind of weather we have come to enjoy. The ﬁrst few days of 2018 have only brought cancellations. The Jack and Jill tournament, scheduled for the 3rd and 4th was postponed a week. No leagues were playing and, from what I saw driving in and out of Del Tura, even friends visiting for a week or so did not taking advantage of the courses. Good news: Two holes-in-one in since our last publication. Jean Reimer on 2 West and Paula Lafre-

niere on 8 West. Congratulations to both ladies. Our next event, weather permitting, the President’s Cup, started January 25th and continued until February 1. This is Match Play. I hope everyone remembered that the only thing you can practice after a hole is over is your putting. If, for example, you practice a chip or a sand shot you lose the next hole. Our Valentine’s Tournament is on February 15th. And, for

those looking ahead, March 1 is the Member-Guest. Anyone new to Del Tura: We are always looking for new members. Our Membership Chairperson is Micki Sullivan. Contact Micki at 567-2975 if you are interested in joining. We play Thursday mornings. Various games are played as well as chances to win with a “chip-in” or a “closest to the pin”. LEGA and Invitational’s are posted in the Dungeon. We organize car pools and both events include lunch. Prizes for LEGA are based on individual scores, with handicaps, while Invitational’s are team events. It is an enjoyable way to try another course and meet new people. Also good news: No signiﬁcant changes in the golf rules for 2018. There is some coming up in 2019. And no, they do not include gimme putts at 10 feet or making the hole bigger. Only in our dreams!

Friday Shuffleboard League

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By Jack Blevons Welcome to February 2018 Friday Shufﬂeboard. Hopefully as you are reading this our temperatures have warmed up to what we are used to playing in down here. I for one, have had enough of this really cold, wintry weather. We moved down here from Wisconsin to get away from that stuff. They can keep those cold temperatures up there where they belong thank you very much! If we wanted to live daily in that kind of weather, we would have stayed up there. Anyhow, let’s talk about shufﬂeboard. Now that the holidays are over & people are done traveling, we should have all of our regulars back to playing every Friday.

As I write here today on January 9th, we have completed our 7th week of league playing & the standings of the top three in each ﬂight are as follows. A-Flight; 1st place are Glenn & Mary Kay Tointon with an 18/3 record followed by Ben Hargraves & Janet Reinen (Blevons) 1-game behind at 17/4 & in 3rd place is Fred & Carolyn Brueggemann at 15/6. The B-Flight leaders are: Curt King & Marcella Carothers in 1st place at 12/9. They are followed by 3-teams all tied for 2nd place, Marlene Eck & Doris Thurber, Bob & Darlene Brinker & Bob & Denise Palazzo, all with 9/12 records. So, lots of close competition in both ﬂights with almost

3-months left to play. Anybody’s ballgame as people say. We do have a couple of new teams playing this year & we are always glad to have them as like in anything else, age & physical conditions always seem to be right around the corner. Also want to add that we are always looking for new people who want to play, either as regulars every Friday or as subs when we have a need for one & that I might add is almost every week. The subs are a very important part of our league. So, if you are interested you can call Janet or myself here at 731-0892 & if we aren’t home just leave a message & we will return your call.

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SPORTS

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Under the direction of Coach Stan, the Amigos have been practicing almost every Saturday afternoon in preparation for their first game, which occurred on January 10 against Lake Fairways. The Del Tura Amigos started off the season opener, by clobbering Lake Fairways 14 to 8. The stands erupted when our crowd of sixty cheered Jim Yeaklle as he sent the softball over the center field fence scoring his own home run in and driving two additional runs into home plate. The inning ended as our Amigos scored the maximum runs of five allowed in a single inning. The fans were nervous as Lake Fairways stepped to the plate for their last at bat. Two batters up, and two outs. Enter, Lake Fairways designated hit-

ter. The pitch looks like a strike, but the batter sends the softball to the hole in center ﬁeld. The stands and the players erupt with cheers as Bruce Smith, a/k/a Smitty runs across the ﬁeld and dives to make a catch, ending the game. If you want to have some fun, please join us at 5:30 on Monday’s and Wednesday’s to cheer on our own Del Tura Amigos! If you haven’t been out to cheer them on, please come on out to Carmelita Field in Punta Gorda. After the game, join us at the Poolside Pub inside of Del Tura to celebrate our game. If you can’t make a game, please join us on February 17th for our fundraiser. Please join us in the Starlight Ballroom at 3 p.m. for our fundraiser, Meet the

Amigos. We are raising funds to replace and repair uniforms. Tickets are on sale for $7.00, and include food. This is a BYOB event. We will have door prizes, a 50/50 rafﬂe, and listen to Coach Stan as he conducts the ﬁrst ever Induction to the Del Tura Senior Softball League Hall of Fame. Tickets are on sale now! Contact any player for a ticket, or contact Pam Price at 239.567.7929. Finally, on behalf of the Amigos, I would like to thank the Del Tura New Years Committee for their very generous contribution. We appreciate your generosity and your choice to support activities inside of Del Tura! The Amigos would also like to send a special thank you to Nick Mattresse of the Pool Side Pub for his continued sponsorship of our team.

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Contests & Winners

UNPLUGGED GAMES

Contest Rules

FUN MAZE

Contest #1 Grand Prize: $50 Restaurant Gift Card

Answers: Due to limited space in each issue, all game/puzzle answers may be requested by email and copies will be available at the HOA office the following month Please send request to TowerEdit@yahoo.com

The contest period will run from October 1, 2017 – March 30, 2018. All eligible persons who enter the contest must be at least age 18, by October 1, 2017. Must be a Del Tura HOA member in good standing during contest period. Only original entries with the correct game/trivia answers will be eligible to win. Only (1) one entry per household per month, with a maximum of (6) six entries (one per month) during the contest period. All entries are due by the 25th of the month which the puzzle is given. The final entry of the contest must be received by March 30, 2018 to be an eligible entry into contest #1. Entries must be complete, for it to be an eligible winner. Entries must be dropped off at the HOA or mailed to the Tower Editor c/o the HOA office 619 Sierra Madre, NFM, FL 33903.

February – Contest #1 – Puzzle D Contest #1 - Puzzle D Grand Prize: $50 Restaurant Gift Card

VALENTINE’S DAY

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By Jack Blevons I’m writing this on January 9th but as you are reading this now in February, we are hoping that many more of you people that have returned back home here after the holidays & also you new renters that enjoy coming here to our beautiful community to spend a few months are also coming to bingo here on Thursday nights. Since Janet & myself have taken over the job of running bingo here in Del-Tura we have completely revamped the games we are playing & no longer play those games that so many found it so difﬁcult to follow & play. Bottom line. people weren’t having fun playing bingo. Those games are gone & once again we are playing simpler games to follow so that you all have fun playing bingo here. Having done that we hope to get more people to come & the more people who come, the bigger the pots get to win & I think I’m safe

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12/12/17 1- Sherry Leverre 2- Stan Loson 3- Pricilla Peterson 4- Don Williams

12/13/17 1- Ray Dean 2- Dick Moesel 3- Marcella Carothers

12/19/17 1- Ray Dean 2- Eric Jones (tie) Pricilla Peterson Dave Ehrman

12/20/17 1- Zella Hoyt 2- Sandy Steigle 3- Dick Moesel

12/26/17 1- Audrey Person 2- Sherry Leverre 3- Dick Boesel (tie) Eric Jones

12/27/17 1- Kathy Boesel 2- Dick Moesel 3- Greg Roberts

1/2/18 1- Sherry Leverre 2- Kathy Boesel 3- John Isreal (tie) Stan Loson

1/2/18 1- Greg Roberts 2- Marcella Carothers 3- Dick Boesel

By Deloris Nelson and Jane Walcroft

Thursday Night Bingo

(239) 731-9240

6-7/17

Remodeling ~ Kitchens and Baths Vinyl and Stucco Siding Plumbing ~ Water Softeners, Heaters, Faucets Repipes, Toilets, Sinks, Etc.

1/2/18 Carol Marra & Richard Anderson Ann Ekas & Deloris Nelson in saying playing bingo is a lot more fun when we win larger pots. So, come on up on Thursday nights & have some fun & go back home with some big rewards in your pockets. Bingo here is fun again. Doors open & ticket sales run from 6:00 to 6:45 & then we start playing at 7:00. Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday nights.

By Marcella Carothers

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HOA OFFICE HOURS

(October - April) MONDAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9am-Noon TUESDAY . . . . . . . . . . . . 10am –Noon (or after Coffee Hour) WEDNESDAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9am- Noon THURSDAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4pm -6pm (evening hours only) FRIDAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9am-Noon SATURDAY & SUNDAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Closed

HOA PHONE: (239) 731-3461 HOA ADDRESS: 609 SIERRA MADRE

EDITORIAL STAFF

EDITOR Kathy Aira CO-EDITOR Dennis Cottini STAFF Sue Dunigan Rheta Kanen Ann Clanton Dianne Roderick John Brassem

CIRCULATION COORDINATOR Linda Braun DISTRIBUTION STAFF Bob Meyer Lu Ann Brownell Jay Flanagan Peg Mcternan Liz Flanagan Sandy Rolando Plus 46 Wonderful Delivery Persons

March Birthdays & Anniversaries 3/1 3/3 ¾ 3/5

3/8

Chuck Cline Kathleen Quigley Neil Dorsey Patricia Storminger Cynthia Baron Gail Reeve Harry Christopher Corazon Coligado Maureen Higgins Tom Seales Bill Weddleton Janet Dutton Suzanne Graham Eve Necoechea Edward Smith

Any resident wishing to purchase a “Name Tag” may do so on Tuesday mornings between 8:15 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. before the start of announcements at the HOA Board table. A name tag with a “pin” backing is $5.00 and/or with a “magnet” is $7.00 (correct CASH ONLY). However, if you are going to be gone for several weeks, months, etc., please do not order your name tag until after you return. Normally takes one (1) week to process your order.

239-542-9511

239-851-0982

3/11 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18

Bill Howell Bob Meyer Ann Ekas Don Vadeboncoeur Pete Cali Stan Lazarczyk Lance Berlovich Rick Antaya Mark Maaske James Ashe Nancy Davy Kathleen Quinn Laurie Sproule Robert J Egizi Denise Palazzo

3/1 3/2 3/14 3/20 3/23 3/28

10/18

Ellen W. Clifford Attorney-At-Law ellenwclifford@gmail.com

3/23 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 3/30

I NEED YOUR EYES

My name is Don Dowell and I am your HOA Director in Charge of Grounds donaxp@aol.com Please e-mail me if you see a problem or have a concern about any of our common areas such as the pools, hot tubs, tennis courts, Bocce, horseshoes, exercise room, or clubhouse.

HOA BOARD INFORMATION

Dave Adams President (2019)

Bette Ewing-Cheney Director (2019)

Don Dowell Vice-President (2018)

Joyce Lienert Director (2019)

(508) 284-6107 dksdr1@comcast.net

Wendy Wells Treasurer (2020)

Trusts, Estates, Probate, Divorce Cape Coral, FL

3/22

Don Soper Glenn Tointon Thomas H. Lanphear Jr. Mike Newman William Salman Mark Clover Bob Lussi Janet Ragone Bill Ahrens Bill Cook Lyn Bailey Rosalee Arth Roseann Lippard Suzanne Henderson Rita Immoor

Gerry & Ginnie Benjamins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 years Art & Kathy Hurlburt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 years Bill & Joan Koch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 years Allen & Jean Bruck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 years Mark & Charlene Maaske. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 years David & Ruth Lugten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 years Rick & Kim Manuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 years Roger & Darcie Rockenbaugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 years

(239) 731-1566 donaxp@aol.com

Clifford Law Firm, LLC

3/19 3/21

Happy Anniversary to...

HOA Liaison: DAVE ADAMS Tower Photographer: BILL NEZAMIS Many thanks to all the volunteer residents who have donated their time to “The Tower”. We are looking for more volunteers. Please Help!

NAME TAGS

3/10

(309) 264-9147 kwltr11@gmail.com

Ruth Ann Blevins Director (2018) (239) 543-8134 • (239) 220-9381 (cell) rblevinshoa11@yahoo.com

Sandra Boykin Director (2020) (410) 491-8824 sandramboykin@yahoo.com

(239) 652-3909 dpc1950@outlook.com

(973) 714-4117 jlienert712@hotmail.com

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E-MAIL ADDRESSES

NEWS ITEMS FOR “THE TOWER”, PLEASE USE ONLY THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS: TowerEdit@yahoo.com The Webmaster and HOA web site, use http://www.deltura-hoa.com Use password DTCCHOA where applicable. To list events on the internet, please e-mail, and submit pictures & text in digital form. HOA Board: hoaboard@delturahoa.com

HOA - The Homeowners Association of Del Tura Inc. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Name:__________________________________________________________________________________ Del Tura Address:_______________________________________________________________________

The Del Tura Phone Book is not compiled by “The Tower”. It is produced by Hometown America. Please contact the HT office 731-3433 for errors and omissions.

GENTLE REMINDER

Please be aware that when you hire an unlicensed/uninsured person to do work at your home, you accept the liability.

LOAN CLOSET

PLEASE CALL Val Coache 239-543-6425 or cell: 508-789-4245 NOW LOCATED IN THE MAINTENANCE AREA COTS, “PACK n’ PLAY, HI-CHAIRS, ETC

Phone:______________________________________ E-Mail:____________________________________ 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 HOA Membership, 609 Sierra Madre, No. Fort Myers, FL 33903 If mailed, enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for return of HOA Cards.

FISH

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

HOA - Tower Delivery Travel Plans 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

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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Island Visitor Publishing, LLC • February 2018 • 941.349.0194 • www.DELTURA-HOA.com The Daily Activity Schedule is updated on a monthly basis. Please submit any corrections or additions to Pam Price at 239-567-7929 or e-mail - pam.price@ outlook.com prior to the 9th of each month. Thank you

Daily Activity Schedule Activity/Contact Information

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 Line Dancing – Starlight Ballroom 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 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, Stan Young 731-3142 Tennis, Mixed, Open - Lu Ann Brownell 802-522-5863

1:00-3:00

8:00-9:15 9:15-10:00 10:00-10:45 1:30-2:30

11:00-12:00 5:00-6:15

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 9 AM

6 PM 1:00

3 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, Jack & Janet Blevons 731-0892, doors open at 6:00pm, Sales end at 6:45pm Starlight Ballroom 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

7:00-9:30 11:00-12:00 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 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 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 Painting - Craft Room - Patty Ostertag 716-609-9370 (Oct-May) Card Making-Mary Kay Tointon 920-309-2121/Gay Dye 614-861-0007 Video Corner- check hours in the Library Computer Club-Marlene Eck 543-9249, 1st & 3rd Wed.

9:00-12:00 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

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 (nov18) AIRPORT? SHOPPING? ERRANDS? - Linda Storma, resident DEPENDABLE Call (239) 9979066 (jun/jul18) LOCKSMITH Auto/Home Lockouts, Locks Repaired, Installed or Re-keyed. Del Tura Resident. Louis Rivet 5431434 (oct18) “PRESSURE WASHING” - Houses, driveways, walkways. Call Del Tura Resident. Bob at 954448-1171 (aug/sept18) HOUSE CLEANING SERVICE - reliable, honest, & friendly service. Del Tura resident. Call Karen @ 543-1434 (oct18) LAMINATES - wood rot, power wash, int./ ext. painting, plumbing, gutters, roofs cleaned. Res. Ref. Call Stan 502-797-4395 or 502-7974402. (jan19) AVON - products sold by Del Tura resident. Call Pat 239567-1567(Home) or 631-8384323(Cell) (feb18) HOUSECLEANING - Honest, dependable, eﬃcient. Uses her

own products. Excellent references. Carol Ann 239-2446526 (jun/jul18) GIRL FRIDAY - Reliable & Trustworthy. Housecleaning, etc. Del Resident. Call Linda 239560-1948. (apr18) RENTALS - Got a rental? Need a rental? Call John Belpulsi (607) 321-9886. (oct18) 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/jul18) HOME WATCH SERVICE - 30 pt. inspection, regular reports, Del Tura resident & retired contractor, reasonable rates, Jack, 239-834-8184 (mar18) CART REPAIR - 4407 Cart Repair. Repair of all makes and models of carts. Reasonable rates and quick service. Retired veteran and retired mechanic. Del Tura resident. Call or drive in at 4407 San Lucian. Jerry - 239-984-5891 (aug/ sep18) GENERAL MECH ANICAL REPAIR - I repair everything except automobiles. Reasonable rates and quick service. Bring it to me or I can come to you. Retired veteran and retired mechanic. Del Tura resident. Call or drive in at 4407 San Lucian.

Jerry - 239-984-5891. (aug/ sep18) KNIFE & BLADE SHARPENING - Professional knife and blade sharpening. No heat wet stone honing for all ﬁne blades. Scissors sharpened. Any type of blade from edgers to bush hogs. Retired veteran and retired mechanic. Del Tura resident. Call or drive in at 4407 San Lucian. Jerry 239-984-5891. (aug/sep18) NEED A NOTARY? - Call Brenda Blasie, a Del Tura resident, at 239-543-6104 (apr18) WOODWORKING TOOLS FOR SALE - 12” Hitachi planer, dust collector 2HP, 6”x48” belt sander, router table & router. Call Tom at 239-217-0746 (feb18) WINDOW CLEANING - at Del Tura. Call Dave at 239-543-7370 or 239-222-1583 (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.

Please Support Our Advertisers Please bring your new phone number to the HOA ofﬁce and also email it to the editor: TowerEdit@yahoo.com and it will be published.

Keith & Karen Brown .................................................................................................................. 239-333-6603 Martin & Cheryl DeCara ............................................................................................................. 239-543-8751 Robert Neilson & Janice Durocher ............................................................................................ 226-241-8913 David & Judy Harting ................................................................................................................. 239-829-0334 Kenneth & Pat Ostertag .............................................................................................................. 716-609-9370 Carrie & Cam Smith.................................................................................................................... 239-771-9595 Richard & Roseann Umberger ................................................................................................... 239-349-2598

2/18

New PHONE NUMBERS

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License Plate Art

SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE

Custom Made Signs Created With Old License Plate Letters 2/18

MANUFACTURED HOME

INSURANCE

2/18

Fred Kostrick djkostrick@aol.com

GOLF TOURNAMENT

Cell: 586.552.9205 www.LicensePlateHeaven.com

Also Selling License Plates From 40 States

 NEW RATES MORE COMPANIES TO CHOOSE FROM  HOME & AUTO INSURANCE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTS

ONE CALL DOES IT ALL!

Texas Hold ‘em

Call Us Today For The Facts And All Your

SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2018 FORMAT:

6 Person Hit and Sit Scramble – Shotgun start 9:00 a.m. Prizes, Raffle, Closest to the Pin, and more

COST:

$40 Member of Del Tura Golf Course $55 Non Member Del Tura Golf Course

FLIGHTS:

Ladies Flight Winners Men’s Flight Winners Mixed Flight Winners

INSURANCE NEEDS!

COME JOIN US!! Poker 3 day a week: Monday: 4pm Poinciana Room Wednesday: 4pm Card Room 1 Friday: 3pm Card Room 1 Contact Joette Fabbri #239-599-2925

To donate baskets for the raffle please contact Sandy Rolando (217) 836-8621 or Ruth Ann Blevins (239) 220-9381. To sponsor a sign, contact Jane Glancy (781) 640-3056 or Ruth Ann Blevins (239) 220-9381

Dennis Agrusti Agent/Owner

Sign-up sheets will be posted on the 9 and 18 Hole Ladies Association’s Bulletin Boards in the “Dungeon” February 15, 2018.

Your Local Independent Insurance Agent Hablo Español

AGRUSTIINSAGENCY@GMAIL.COM WWW.INSURANCECALLUS.COM

If you have any questions, contact Ruth Ann Blevins (239) 220-9381.

4/18

Office: 239-574-7283 Cell: 239-810-6283

? 0 0 $5 ITH... W O D U O Y LD WHAT WOU

Invite your friends to live at Del Tura, and you could earn up to $500* when they purchase a new home. Call 239-731-3330 for details! *Referral reward restricted to Hometown America residents. Customer must register the resident who referred them at time of their initial visit. Residents whose referral purchases a new or special-order home will receive up to $500. Residents whose referral purchases a Hometown America-owned inventory home will receive up to $300. Residents whose referral purchases a brokered home will receive up to $100. Residents who refer will receive money after closing of escrow. Other terms and conditions may apply. Call 239-731-3330 for more details.

Two laptops

Domestic flight

Outdoor Grill

Patio Set

Gazebo

Flat Screen TV

Shopping Spree 12/18

Think about the possibilities! With $500, you could go on a cruise for two, use it toward a shopping spree, or buy a flat screen TV – just to name a few.

Cruise for two

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FEBRUARY 2018

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

MARCH 2018

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Mark Your Calendar FEB. 5th

MOBILE MAMMOGRAM (9A-1P) Clubhouse

FEB. 6th

GOOD TIMERS MTG “Sweets Event” (5pm Jacaranda Ballroom)

FEB 10th

LIVEWIRE – VALENTINES DANCE (Starlight Brm 7pm)

FEB. 13th

MOVIE NIGHT “A Walk in the Woods”(Starlight 7pm)

FEB. 14th

HOA BALLOT (VOTE- Board of Directors) must be received by NOON at HOA office. MEET THE AMIGOS- Softball Team Fundraiser (Starlight Ballroom 3pm) DEL TURA REPERTORY COMPANY presents: “BAGGAGE” (Palm Ballrooms 7pm)

FEB 17th FEB 21st-FEB 24 FEB. 25th

NEW ENGLAND DAY- POT LUCK (Starlight Brm 4p-7p)

FEB. 26th

HOA ANNUAL MEETING (Starlight Ballroom 7pm)

Save The Date MARCH 4TH

CANADA DAY

MARCH 9TH

HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPO

MARCH 21ST

BLOOD DRIVE

MARCH 21ST

SPAGHETTI DINNER

MARCH 24TH

GOLF TOURNAMENT – SUSAN G. KOMEN

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THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS BASKETS

By Charlene & Ron Ruotolo/ Betty & Dave Scheetz This year the Basket Charity Program was better than ever. Our community continues to show how much it cares by not only the donations to the program but by the overwhelming volunteer effort that makes programs like this possible. You showed it again this year, Del Tura Residents Care. Special thanks should be given to Ruth Anten for taking charge of the flier distribution and collection activities and Al & Dee Hesselberg for soliciting Home Depot (boxes), Save-A-Lot (food) and Costco (baked goods) to participate in our program. Special thanks also to the Craft Fair Bake Sale for their generous financial contribution. We provided food and gifts to 70 less fortunate families for the 5th year in a row, and as you can see from the financials (shown below) the Basket Program is positioned to

YOU ALL DESERVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!

help 70 families next year also. We will also be donating money to needy charities in the early portion of 2018. For those of you that do not know what the Basket Program is all about, we provide complete Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners as well as boxes of staple food and at Christmas gifts for each family member. As we have in past years, Christmas gift buying has already began for Christmas 2018. By buying throughout the year we are able to take advantage of sales, to ensure there are adequate resources to get all the food and gifts needed. Again our heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated to the holiday collection and to all the volunteers that collected, wrapped and packed the baskets. We would like to mention all of you by name but the list is just TOO long.

EXPENSES

COLLECTIONS

Printing/ Ofﬁce Supplies

$ 174.94

Carryover 2016 Donations

$17,047.21

Thanksgiving Baskets Christmas Baskets

$3,011.62 $2,315.63

Bake Sale Store Cash Donations(Home Depot, Walmart, Publix)

$682.00 $230.00

Christmas Gifts St Vincent DePaul

$2,385.05 $2,500.00

Thanksgiving Cash Donations

$5,976.00

Accounting Correction

-$11.00

Christmas Cash Donations

$5,725.00

Total Expenses

$10,376.24

Total Collections

$29,660.21

Balance Carry Over for 2018 Baskets

$19283.97

2017 Nations 2nd Truck Load Of Christmas Baskets

2017 Christmas Present Wrapping