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April is one of those ‘transitional’ months where we can all ‘catch our breath’ for just a minute. It’s the first full month of spring (With the temps we‘ve been having, sort of hard to tell!). The ‘boys of summer’ have broken camp and are headed to their home stadiums for the baseball season. The grueling ‘March Madness’ has ended and the ‘Spring-Breakers’ are headed back to school to finish out their school year, leaving the rest of us to enjoy our ‘Paradise’. What do 200 tons of sand, wine tasting and a film festival all have in common? Sand Bash 2012!!! Read our April cover story about this 2nd annual event which promises 9 days of family fun and entertainment. Are you into ‘gadgets’? Learn about the latest with “10 Gadgets to impress your friends and neighbors.” Catch ‘The Buzz – What’s Hot, What’s Happening with fashion, music and food. Ever thought of building your own wine cellar? Get all of your questions answered from a master wine cellar builder, John Seitz. We have amazing citizens/ residents in our area. This month we are honoring several of them. First of all, get to know Estero (Stoneybrook) residents Drs. Owen and Claudie Delgado-Feeney, D.M.Ds. Learn how they balance, dentistry, family and community service. We are also honoring this year’s recent recipient of the annual “Love of Bonita” award, attorney Don Thomson. He is being recognized for more than 40 years of giving his time
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and talents to make a difference in the community. Congrats, Don. We are proud to have you as a neighbor!! This month we are excited to report on the newest dining experience in our area. It is the Connors Steak & Seafood at Gulf Coast Town Center. They offer ‘made-from-scratch American food, seasoned to perfection and served with southern hospitality.’ Get all the delicious details! For our seasonal residents who must leave us, I bid you a safe journey to your final destination. Here’s wishing you a relaxing, safe and healthy summer. We will look forward to welcoming you back next fall. In the meantime, don’t forget that you can read Estero
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Foodies are predicting the rise of gluten free fare and retro foods and the fall of cupcakes and popup restaurants. While we are not ready to write off the cupcake, we do think the gluten free movement has legs. An estimated 10 percent of the population has some sort of gluten sensitivity—giving restaurants a chance to cash in by serving this growing niche. As for retro fare, start looking for the tried and true to reappear on your menus: meatloaf, fried chicken, hot dogs and fruit pies are making their way from the diner to a wider variety of restaurants. Maybe it’s the times, maybe it’s the nostalgia—but there’s something to be said for bringing back meatloaf. This food just makes you smile. Another trend worth watching is the growth of “communal restaurant tables.” Whether you’re a party of six or a table for one, it doesn’t matter. When upscale restaurants offer communal tables there is room for everyone. Shy diners may have to adjust to sharing a meal next to strangers, but social folks will appreciate the opportunity to meet new people over a memorable meal. Watch for this European trend to grow in the United States in 2012 and beyond.
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Sand Bash 2012… Sand Sculpting & Wine Fest A Treat For The Senses… BY KEVIN LANE
“It’s all about passion!” That seems to be the guiding theme of the 2012 Master Sand Lovers bundle of activities, with a definite focus on sand sculpting. Unlike anything seen on Fort Myers Beach, a massive 200 tons of sand will be piled under a huge tent and sculptured into massive… well… massive sand sculptures. This year, to give the event a spirited accent, participants will discover another huge tent housing a Wine Tasting Festival. The Sand Bash takes place from April 20th thru the 29th, and guests are welcome to attend daily 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Wait… wait… there’s more. Also new this year, The Fort Myers Beach Film Festival will show a Movie on the Beach. “Sand Bash has successfully brought so much attention to Fort Myers Beach we are honored to partner with this fun event by bringing films to the beach,” commented Mark List, Chairman of the Fort Myers Beach Film Festival Board. On Friday night, April 27, the 6th Annual Fort Myers Beach Film Festival will set up a gigantic inflatable movie screen on the beach to show films. “Park yourself on a beach chair or blanket and settle in for a free entertaining evening,” Mark added.
This year, tourists and residents alike will have the unique opportunity to see an exhibition of sand sculpting featuring “The Movies”. The huge sculpture will highlight the top
movies from the thirties to today with a special section for the kids highlighting Disney movies. Master sculptors from around the world are coming to Fort Myers Beach to create something a bit different this year, not your typical sand sculpting competition. Exhibition sculptures are created all over the world but, this will be the first time on Fort Myers Beach.
While the very name-- Sand Bash and Sand Sculpting --might bring to mind those wonderful sand castles some of us built as children (remember using our little shovels and buckets and lots of imagination) only to see the tide sweep our masterpieces into the ocean, multiply that memory about 100 times and add steroids and you’ll get a sense of what this unique event is going to be like. Last year, some of the sand sculptures soared more than 15 feet. This is the second year for Sand Bash but, last year it was competition style. “Sand Bash is going to be something people here have never seen before,” Knight said. “You can’t appreciate it until you experience these massive masterpieces. We have some extremely talented Master Sculptors coming in Bill Dow (Montana), Brett Stocker (Mexico/ Kenya), Craig Mutch (Vancouver, Canada), John Gowdy (Italy/New Jersey), Bruce Waugh (Canada), Melineige Beauregard (Quebec, Canada), Greg Grady Jr.(New Hampshire), Bert Adams (Washington), Steve Tapazio (Rhode Island) and Fred Mallett (Texas).” Master Sand Sculpting competitions are timed. Generally you have 24 to 28 hours over a three or four day period to create your
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work. An exhibition sculpture has no specific time frame, which leads to sand sculptures with unbelievable detail. The Sand Lovers, LLC, a professional sand sculpting company, and the Fort Myers Beach Holiday Inn have teamed up to produce this year’s event. “Team work is the key to any successful event. Our successes are directly related to the great companies, people and volunteer organizations we partner with. We are very excited to continue our long standing relationship with the Holiday Inn and bring another great event to Fort Myers Beach” said Marianne Knight, Event Manager, The Sand Lovers Co-owner and professional sand sculptor. “Sand sculpting demonstrations will offer attendees the chance to learn how the Masters create their works of art. “This will show people the amazing side of what sculptors can make out of a pile of sand,” Ms. Knight said. The newly added Wine Fest will be set up under a large tent on the beach, the perfect environment to get friends and family together to experiment with new or unusual wines by sampling a range of wines. “It’s an amazing experience, especially if you have never had the chance to go to a wine tasting, or if you have never had the chance to meet one-on-one with consulting winemaker’s, what a better place than on the beach,” said Michael Patterson, General Manager of the Holiday Inn. Some of the highlights of the 9-day event will include watching worldrenowned sand sculptor John Gowdy
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create a painting on a spinning canvas to music known as “Flying Colors.” Once completed, John’s paintings are auctioned-off, with a portion of the sale going to a local charity. There’s also a kids activities area with bounce houses, water slides and more. And you won’t want to miss the amazing Chain Saw Art Demonstrations. There will be two amateur sand sculpting contests, with all ages welcomed to participate. Still another component of this awesome Sand Bash is “Quick Sand,” a speed sculpting competition where two seasoned sand sculptors are pitted against each other, head to head, in a timed ‘sculpt-off’. The audience chooses the sculpting subject and they also choose the winner. It’s very exciting to watch and even more exciting to participate in. “We launched this event last year and it was obvious from the very start that we had a winning combination of professional sand sculptors and thousands of visitors, some of whom tried their hand at sand sculpting,” said Bill Knight of The Sand Lovers, LLC. “With the advent and proliferation of digital photography… using traditional cameras as well as those in cell phones and iPads, part of the joy of attending is taking lots of pictures as souvenirs. Most sand sculpting events focus on the competition; the Sand Bash producers have created an atmosphere where the entire family can enjoy and do many things.” The Sand Lovers, LLC is the husband and wife team of Bill and Marianne Knight. They found their
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love for sand sculpting about 10 years ago when they began competing in amateur contests. In 2006, after winning numerous competitions, they decided to become professional sculptors. Two years later, Bill became a Master Sculptor and he and his wife soon left the corporate world to follow their passion. Today, they are actively producing sand sculpting events. Last November, they teamed up with the Director of the World Championship of Sand Sculpting and Pinchers Crab Shack to host the largest sand sculpting event ever held in the state. It was considered the best event in the 25 year history of the World Championships. To learn more about their business, visit http:// www.thesandlovers.com. Over the past few years The Sand Lovers have directly/indirectly donated over $130,000 to local charities from the sand sculpting events they manage. “We always make it a point to give back to the local community through charity donations and this year’s Sand Bash will be no different,” Bill Knight noted. Sand Bash will be at the Holiday Inn located at 6890 Estero Boulevard on Fort Myers beach. Attendees are encouraged to arrive from the south in order to avoid traffic congestion. Event directors have coordinated a revolving bus system to transport attendees from the Lover’s Key parking area to the site on the weekends. For more information, including costs, please visit http://www. sandbash.com.
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“In my book, Don is Mr. Bonita!” said Gail Lamarche, Director of Marketing at Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. It seems that a lot of people in the community feel the same way! Late last month, Donald Thomson was honored by the Bonita Springs Community Fund of Southwest Florida Community Foundation with the 2012 Love of Bonita Award. The prestigious award, given annually, honors a Bonita Springs resident who “exemplifies the goal of helping to build a stronger community.” “Over the years, Don’s service to our community has been many-fold,” said Debi Braendle, the Bonita Springs business owner who chairs the Bonita Springs Community Fund. “He has tirelessly given of his time and talent to make a difference in our community. His efforts are well deserving of our 2012 Love of Bonita Award.” Don has been a resident of Bonita Springs since 1972. His years of service to the community have become
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legendary, as is evidenced by other awards including being the recipient of the Bonita Springs Citizen of the Year Award, the Pioneer Preeminent Award from the Bonita Springs/Naples YMCA and the Bonita Chamber Director of the Year Award. A $2,500 grant was made on Don’s behalf to the charity of his choice. He picked two: the Bonita Springs YMCA and the Bonita Springs Assistance Office. “I chose the YMCA because of the how much it helps our youth in the Bonita Springs community, “DON IS ONE OF THE MOST teaching them good THOUGHTFUL AND CARING values and serving PEOPLE I KNOW. WHEN them regardless of their ability to DON SEES A NEED, HE WILL pay and the Bonita ALWAYS STEP IN TO Springs Assistance HELP. DON IS A PROBLEM Office – because they are always there SOLVER. HE IS A POSITIVE and helping Bonita FORCE IN HIS FAMILY, HIS citizens in their time COMMUNITY, HIS CHURCH of need.” Don received AND HIS BUSINESS. IF his undergraduate degree from St. Leo EVERYONE THOUGHT LIKE College, summa cum DON, THERE WOULD BE laude and his law NO PROBLEMS IN OUR degree from Stetson COUNTRY,” SAID DENIS University cum laude. He is a stockholder NOAH, MANAGING PARTNER with Henderson, AT HENDERSON, FRANKLIN, Franklin, Starnes & Holt law firm and STARNES & HOLT. heads up their Bonita Springs office. Don enjoys spending time with his wife Kim and four children, Breanne, Jon, Heather and Donny. He loves boating, riding his motorcycle and mountain hiking. “Recipients are chosen in part for their on-going choice to use their time, energy and/or money to make a difference in the lives of people living within the Bonita Springs community,” Debi Braendle added. Candidates also “enthusiastically promote empowerment, selfsufficiency and positive change in others. And this personifies Don to a ‘t’.” If you want to congratulate Don, call him at his office at (239) 344-1369.
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Building a Wine Cellar THAT PRESERVES YOUR COLLECTION “WHAT IS A WINE CELLAR AND WHY DO I WANT ONE?” A lot of people think that a bottle of wine can be kept in your kitchen cabinet and simply let go. The temperature in the typical home tends to be around 70 degrees. Temperatures that fluctuate more than 6-7 degrees could ruin that great bottle of wine. The cork could expand and contract to let air in, oxidizing the wine. Leave a bottle of wine in a room with a temperature of over 72 degrees and you could certainly have a bottle of vinegar. So if you intend to keep wines for more than six months, you should look into some kind of long term storage. Keeping your wines in a cooler environment shouldn’t hurt your wines over a short period of time. If you think you only need a 700 bottle wine cellar, double the numbers, even triple your thought process. When you have a wine cellar, it always seems that some of
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your friends bring back wines when they take those trips to the wineries. When having a wine cellar, you are now able to purchase a case or two instead of just a bottle. Build a wine cellar too small and you will quickly be back to the original question, “What do I do with all this wine? “CAN I STORE MY WINE IN A DARK PLACE IN THE BASEMENT”? This is not a good thing at all. Depending on where you live in the country, too much humidity or not enough could hurt your wine. The amount of light could make a difference also. And of course the temperature variation would affect the wine. The answer would be definitely not. “WHO IS GOING TO BUILD YOUR RACKING”? Having a place to build a wine cellar is another question you should
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ask yourself. Do you have a place that the vibration, or noise could be at a minimum? Can you insulate and vapor barrier all sides of your new wine cellar? Do I want to make the investment in a wine cellar? You don’t need a ballroom for a wine cellar/room. I have installed racking under a stairway. Do you go with your local contractor or do you go with a racking company? A good carpenter could certainly build your racks. But, how much will it cost you to do this? The carpenter has to have a plan. Who or where will he get this plan? These are the questions that you need to ask yourself before you start your wine cellar. If you go to a specialist in the wine cellar field, your money would be a lot better spent. They know the how’s, why’s, and any other question you might have for them. Racking is also a very important visual factor in your new wine cellar. You want to have different racking,
not only for aesthetic considerations, but for storage. Once you walk into your new wine cellar, do you want to see only racking or do you want to see an arch with lights, maybe focusing on your favorite piece of art? Maybe your thoughts go to a stemware rack, showing off your great stemware collection. Whatever your dreams are, don’t let your decision be made by the cheapest price. “CAN I AFFORD A WINE CELLAR”? A wine cellar is only for those that are well off! That’s very much a myth. Wine cellars are for all wine lovers. No one should be denied this pleasure. The cost of a wine cellar could range from a low $10,000 to whatever you want to spend. If you build your own wine cellar it could only set you back as little as $4,000. Then there is the option of just building a wine room (not temperature controlled), this could
even be lower than the prices mentioned above. So you really can afford this luxury that some believe is reserved for only the fortunate few. Your wine cellar should be a place of refuge, a place to relax and immerse yourself in a thing of beauty. And when it’s built right, it can be an entertaining and charming feature of your home. Here you can let your wines mature to a great taste. Have those wines handy for all those special occasions. This is also a place that you can invite your friends and family to share in those great wines. When your friends enter your wine cellar for the first time, they should be amazed. “I never thought it would be this beautiful”; those are the words I always want to hear from my customers. As I leave you, remember there is one thing to remember “Never drink great wine out of a Dixie cup.” John Seitz is the Master Wine
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DEBORAH RARDIN Deborah Rardin is Postmaster of the Estero Post Office. She has been employed by the United States Postal Service for 29 years. Like the eagle on its logo, Rardin has found the postal service to be an organization which has allowed her to soar as high as she desired to go in her career. It also gave her the opportunity to relocate anywhere in the United States. “When I became Estero Postmaster in 2005, I knew I had found where I wanted to stay.” Before coming to Estero, Rardin held several postal positions in Ohio. She also served in temporary postmaster positions (called Officer-In-Charge) at the Bonita Springs, Marco Island, Sanibel and Lehigh Acres Post Offices. Rardin started at the old post office location on Broadway Avenue and then opened the new post office on Three Oaks Parkway in January 2009. When she came to Estero in January 2005, the local post office made just over 8,000 deliveries and had an eighteen-minute wait time in line at the retail counter. Today, the Estero Post Office makes more than 12,500 deliveries with a consistent wait time of less than five minutes in line. “Keeping the small town feel to the ever growing, very seasonal Estero customer base has been the single hardest challenge,” Rardin said. She encourages employees to take time to “know” their customers by name, either while mailing their package at the retail window or greeting them at the mailbox. However, it must be accomplished while maintaining the efficient side of the business. The current staff of 40-plus employees accomplishes this task each day. When asked about her legacy, Rardin said she hopes people remember her as a postmaster who took pride in a job well done and had concern for finding resolutions to customer issues. “I hope they say the Estero office was managed like the business that it is, with complex rules and regulations, but still had a team of employees who shared the same pride and genuine concern for serving their customers on a personal level.” Rardin also is secretary for the Estero Chamber of Commerce and is involved with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. She has three grown children, Aimee, 35; Lindsey, 34; and Robert, 33.
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ESTERO EVENTS APRIL 2012
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APRIL 13 - MAY 11 SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK Broadway Palm Children’s Theatre (239) 278-4422 or broadwaypalm.com APRIL 15 BONITA SPRINGS CONCERT BAND 2 p.m. at Riverside Park, Bonita Springs BonitaSpringsConcertBand. com APRIL 19 CHICAGO Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall (239)481-4849 or bbmannpah.com ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT APRIL 1-15 WICKED Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall (239) 481-4849 or bbmannpah.com
APRIL 5-7 COME FLY AWAY Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts (239) 597-1900 or thephil.org
ALL THAT JAZZ: DANTE LUCIANI Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts (239) 597-1900 or thephil.org APRIL 24-28 NPO: POPS 4 Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts (239) 597-1900 or thephil.org
APRIL 1-29 GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL Off Broadway Palm Theatre (239) 278-4422 or broadwaypalm.com
APRIL 26 ART WALK: CENTER FOR THE ARTS STUDIOS Promenade at Bonita Bay (239)495-8989 or artcenterbonita.org
APRIL 3-22 BLACK TIE Florida Repertory Theatre (239) 332-4488 or floridarep.org
APRIL 5 - MAY 13 LEGALLY BLONDE Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre (239) 278-4422 or broadwaypalm.com
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APRIL 10 SERGIO MENDES & JON SECADA Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts (239) 597-1900 or thephil.org
APRIL 20 TRAVEL CHANNEL’S BIZARRE FOODS Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall (239)481-4849 or bbmannpah.com
APRIL 12 WAYFEST 2012: NEWSBOYS Germain Arena, Estero (800)745-3000 or germainarena.com
APRIL 21 GULF COAST SYMPHONY: CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall (239)481-4849 or bbmannpah.com
APRIL 28 TEE OFF FOR KIDS Copperleaf Golf Club, Bonita Springs (239)495-8989 or artcenterbonita.org
APRIL 13 FGCU NEST FEST: WIZ KHALIFA Germain Arena, Estero (800)745-3000 or germainarena.com
APRIL 22 YANNI Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts (239) 597-1900 or thephil.org
APRIL 29 BILL MAHER Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall (239)481-4849 or bbmannpah.com
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APRIL 27 MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE: WHO SHOT THE DIRECTOR Promenade at Bonita Bay (239)495-8989 or artcenterbonita.org
SPORTING EVENTS APRIL 1 RED SOX VS. TWINS JetBlue Park, Ft. Myers boston.redsox.mlb.com APRIL 2 RED SOX VS. NATIONALS JetBlue Park, Ft. Myers boston.redsox.mlb.com ESTERO BASEBALL VS. CYPRESS LAKE Estero High School (239) 947-9400 or est. leeschools.net/athletics
APRIL 6 FL TARPONS VS. ROME RAMPAGE Germain Arena (239) 225-6374 or floridatarpons.com APRIL 6&7 MIRACLE VS. CHARLOTTE Hammond Stadium, Ft. Myers fortmyers.miracle.milb.com FGCU BASEBALL VS. MERCER Swanson Stadium fgcuathletics.com APRIL 9, 10 & 11 MIRACLE VS. JUPITER Hammond Stadium, Ft. Myers fortmyers.miracle.milb.com APRIL 10 ESTERO BASEBALL VS. CAPE CORAL Estero High School (239) 947-9400 or est. leeschools.net/athletics
APRIL 18 - 22 SWFL SPRING FLING TOURNAMENT Red Sox Player Development Complex (239) 277-3100 or legendsofbaseball.com APRIL 19 MIRACLE VS. BRADENTON Hammond Stadium, Ft. Myers fortmyers.miracle.milb.com APRIL 25, 26 &27 MIRACLE VS. PALM BEACH Hammond Stadium, Ft. Myers fortmyers.miracle.milb.com
APRIL 27, 28 & 29 FGCU BASEBALL V. KENNESAW STATE Swanson Stadium fgcuathletics.com APRIL 28 FL TARPONS VS. MISSISSIPPI HOUND DOGS Germain Arena (239) 225-6374 or floridatarpons.com APRIL 28, 29 &30 MIRACLE VS. ST. LUCIE Hammond Stadium, Ft. Myers fortmyers.miracle.milb.com
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Gadgets to Impress Your Friends and Neighbors FROM GARDENERS TO TENNIS PL AYERS, WE COVER THE L ANDSCAPE BY JEFF PERLMAN
ARE YOU A GADGET FANATIC? DO YOU FIND YOURSELF SCOURING MAGAZINES, WEBSITES AND UNIQUE STORES IN SEARCH OF THE LATEST DEVICE THAT WILL SOLVE A PROBLEM, IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS OR JUST SIMPLY LOOKS COOL TO USE? WELL, SEARCH NO MORE. LIFESTYLE PUBLICATIONS HAS YOUR LIST OF 10 MUST HAVE GADGETS THIS YEAR AND BEYOND. IF WE MISSED A FEW, PLEASE SEND US YOUR FAVORITES. UNTIL THEN, CONSIDER THESE NIFTY GIZMOS. FOR THE GARDENER... PLANTSENSE EASYBLOOM They used to say you had to be born with a green thumb, no longer. Now you just need to get a hold of “PlantSense EasyBloom”. Simply shove the 11-inch stick into the dirt in a spot where you want to grow a plant. Built-in sensors gather info on soil moisture, sunlight and temperature. After 24 hours, plug it into your computer’s USB port to upload the data to www.plantsense.com, which spits out a list of the perfect flowers for your locale or info on how to rescue an ailing plant. Cost: $60. Visit www.plantsense.com for more information.
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FOR THE SAVER... BLACK & DECKER POWER MONITOR Finally, a device that will help you save money and boost your green cred. The Black & Decker Power Monitor displays your house’s kilowatt usage and helps you save. Just clamp a small sensor over your electricity meter. The sensor radios stats to the portable monitor and helps you understand how your household uses power and as they say, knowledge is power. This nifty tool may finally convince your kids to shut off their fans and power down their computers. Cost: $100, visit www.Blackanddecker.com for more information.
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FOR THE PHOTO BUG... POLAROID POGO This super cool device enables you to hand out photos on the spot. In an era of cell phone photography it is nice to actually print and look at a physical photo. The PoGo is a pocket-size printer that connects to your camera or phone and prints color two-by-three inch prints. Cost: $150, visit www.polaroid.com for more information.
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FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES... ICONTROL FERRARI Owning a Ferrari is probably every guy’s dream and that dream stays with us the rest of our lives. Unfortunately, for just about 99% of us, that dream remains a dream. So while we may never get to own a real Ferrari, that doesn’t mean we can’t own a remote controlled one. The iControl Ferrari is a 1:50th scale replica of the exotic Ferrari Enzo supercar that the “99%” of us can afford. The iControl Ferrari Enzo RC car doesn’t work like a traditional radio controlled car; instead of using a remote control, it relies on a “dongle” that plugs into an iPhone, iPod, or an iPad. Download the free App and when you start the car up, your phone will make an engine starting sound. The App will display a picture of a steering wheel and you steer the RC Ferrari by tilting the phone left and right, just like a real car’s steering wheel. We’ve tried and it is very cool. Is it the real thing? No. But, it will have to do—for now anyway. Cost: $39.50 (taxes and tags included). . For retailers, search the web for iControl Ferrari.
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FOR THE TENNIS PLAYER... NIKE ZOOM VAPOR 9 TOUR Do you want to play tennis like Roger Federer? Ok, that’s probably not feasible. Do you want to look like Roger Federer? Ok, that’s not realistic either. But you can wear his tennis shoes. Developed in collaboration with Fed, the Vapor 9 features a finger-like system on the outside that works to mold the top of the shoe to the shape of your foot. That means comfort. We don’t guarantee a better backhand. Cost: $130. Visit Nike.com for more information.
7 FOR THE KID THAT CAN’T GET UP... TOCKY If you have a teenager you know the drill. It’s a fight every morning to get them up for school. Enter “Tocky” the runaway alarm clock; which will jump off your nightstand and roll away forcing you to get out of bed and chase it down. Tocky has a microphone so that you can record your own sounds or wake up calls. You can even program mom’s voice and save her the trouble of yelling every morning. If you’re a kinder and gentler parent you can also upload your favorite music, but you still have to get out of bed when Tocky jumps. Or you can upload your favorite songs and listen while Tocky rolls around your room. Either way, Tocky rocks. Cost: $69. For retailers, search the web for Tocky.
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FOR YOUR IPHONE... MATERIAL 6 WOOD IPHONE BACKS 52.4 million of us bought iPhones over the Christmas holidays. Now it’s time to personalize our devices for the spring. What’s better than adding a little warmth to the back of your iPhone? We recommend Material 6 Wood iPhone Backs. Available in an array of finishes they come equipped with a mini screwdriver to help you install. Cost: $90-$100. For retailers, search the web for Material 6 Wood iPhone Backs.
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FOR THE TECHIE... MAGNUS IPAD STAND Searching for the most minimal iPad stand around? Check out the Magnus . Made from pure aluminum and hand-finished to match the iPad almost perfectly, it uses brutally strong neodymium magnets to attach securely to your iPad 2, holding it at a perfect viewing angle while hiding almost completely out of sight. Cost: $50. For retailers, search the web for Magnus iPad Stand.
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FOR THE MOVIE BUFF... SAMSUNG 3D BLU-RAY PLAYER Surprisingly, 3-D enabled Blu-ray players don’t cost much more than your typical Blu-ray unit. This elegant and sleek little wall-mounted Bluray player is Wi-Fi enabled to connect to other devices through your home network. You can buy the Samsung 3D Wi-Fi Blu-ray player for $399. Visit www.samsung.com for more information
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FOR AN INSTANT UPGRADE… LG SMART TV UPGRADER It’s always nice to have the latest model TV in your living room, but there is a price tag that comes with upgrading to new models. But now there’s an answer if your older flat screen TV does not have all the bells and whistles of the newer models. For just $99.99, you can upgrade your TV to a SMART TV with the LG SMART TV Upgrader ST600. Select from the most popular content from a variety of apps including various Video On-Demand and Movie On-Demand services. Enjoy web surfing just like on a PC with the Web Browsing feature and search the Internet while watching TV. You can also access content stored in your digital devices including digital cameras, mobile phones, and PCs and view them on your home’s largest screen with a simple click. Cost: $99.99. Visit www.LG.com for more information.
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un-completed masterpiece, Sagrada Familia, the church he was unable to finish before his death. Started in 1882, construction continues to this very day. His strange work will make you stare with wonder! While the city is constantly being modernized, Barcelona retains its historic charm and flavor. You will fall in love with Ciutat Vella, “old city” that lies at the heart of Barcelona. You will see signs of Roman architectural structures and walls as you take a step back in time in the most popular meeting point in all of Catalonia.
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connors STEAK & SEAFOOD BY LAURA CUMMINGS
CONNORS STEAK & SEAFOOD REVIVES THE ART OF DOING THINGS RIGHT NEW RESTAURANT FEATURES DELECTABLE DISHES Dining in Estero just got tastier. The new Connors Steak & Seafood in Gulf Coast Town Center offers made-from-scratch American food, seasoned to perfection and served with southern hospitality. The Estero location is the third for Connors, which opened in Knoxville in 2004. A second location is in Huntsville, Ala., and is WE BELIEVE IN MAKING where Managing Partner Matt DINING A PLEASANT Williams relocated from to EXPERIENCE FOR OUR open the new restaurant. “We believe in making GUESTS,” HE SAID. dining a pleasant experience “WHETHER YOU COME for our guests,” he said. IN WEARING SHORTS “Whether you come in AND A POLO SHIRT WITH wearing shorts and a polo SANDALS, OR A BUSINESS shirt with sandals, or a business suit, you’ll feel SUIT, YOU’LL FEEL comfortable.” COMFORTABLE.” “You can come in and get a 10-dollar sandwich, or you can get a 35 or 40-dollar steak,” said owner Mike Connor, who was in town for opening week to ensure the restaurant bearing his name meets
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his tight specifications for quality. Connor’s goal is to create an atmosphere where everyone feels welcome, heartily enjoys their dining experience and leaves satisfied with both the meal and the value. He never tires of guests telling him, “That’s the best steak I ever had!” From the tender filet mignon to the juicy rib eye, each steak served at Connors must have the right amount of age and marbling. Add Connors proprietary seasoning blend, and the flavor is marvelous. The restaurant practices what Williams calls a “lost art way of doing things,” making everything from scratch, including the sauces, dressings and seasonings. A featured flavor of homemade ice cream is made daily. Opening week featured ultra-creamy blueberry. “The only thing on the menu not made from scratch is the cheesecake, which is flown in from Carnegie Deli in Manhattan,” Williams noted. “They do it pretty well.” The atmosphere of Connors is upscale, yet casual. It’s stone archway and wooden beams give it a Smoky Mountain cabin feel. Instead of a fireplace in the center, however, the Florida location features water gentling flowing down tiles of slate,
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SHRIMP & GRITS INGREDIENTS IN ORDER OF MIXING BUTTER, 4 OZ GREEN PEPPER, 1/4” JULIENNE 16 STRIPS YELLOW PEPPER, 1/4” JULIENNE, 16 STRIPS RED PEPPER, 1/4” JULIENNE 16 STRIPS RED ONIONS, 3/8” DICED, 8 TBSP. MINCED GARLIC 2 TSP. SHRIMP, 41-50 CT. COOKED 1 LB 4 OZ.
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Celebrate Estero On February 11, 2012, the Estero Chamber of Commerce held its ninth annual Celebrate Estero event at Miromar Outlets, showcasing Estero businesses. Four teams competed for bragging rights in a chili and barbecued ribs cook-off, with the team from Estero Fire Rescue taking home two trophies.
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Estero Fire Division Chief Todd Coulter & Fire Chief Scott Vanderbrook
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Deb Rardin, Sharon VanRite, Shelley Starner-Pritt & John Garvalia
Estero High School Culinary Arts students
Casey Fast & Janelle Newman with Daniel & Desire Chapman
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Day of Smiles The Rotary Club of Estero and the Salvation Army of Bonita Springs partnered on February 11, 2012 for the inaugural Day of Smiles in Estero. The event offered dental screenings for lowincome children and featured a number of fun activities. Jewel Faerber, Annmarie Ferry, Valeria Lopez & Paola Lopez
Dr. Denise Carlin & Katy Errington
Dr. Claudie Delgado-Feeney, Dr. Brian Olitsky, Dr. Maria Hernandez & Chrissy Hatlee
Dr. Maria Hernandez, Dr. David Gulotte & Dr. William Sullivan
Maj. Tom Louden, Connie Lauderback & Sue Veto with the Salvation Army bear
Dr. Miguel Argunosa, Dr. Aaron Leishman & Dr. Ivan Terrero
Marion & Jean Perkins
“Hamstar,” Tooth & “Hop” with Christian Welsh, Julie LeBriton, Rebecca Sanders & Noah Brantingham
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Jet Blue Park Grand Opening The Boston Red Sox officially opened their new spring training facility, JetBlue Park at Fenway South, during a community open house on February 25, 2012. Lee County Commissioner Ray Judah & Red Sox 2nd baseman Dustin Pedroia
Warren Christie, Tracy Morgan & Ken Maxwell
Dave Harner, John Yarbrough & Jeff Milkey
Simone Puhl, Fred & Jean Lindenhovius with Linda Puhl
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Jamie & Veronica Chambers with Bella, Alexandra & Carter
Lee County Commissioner Frank Mann & Boston Mayor Thomas Menino
Bob Huebner & Paul Gaffney
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Lady in Red High Tea and Fashion Show Proceeds from the February 10, 2012 event at the Miromar Design Center, benefitted the Women’s Council of Realtors & American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement. Christina & Donna Daubmann
Maryanne Fogleboch, Linda Hunsberge & Susan Delduco
Beth Oliver, Molly Norman, Joy Gugliuzza, Danielli Martel & Stacy Sherman
Kathy Rooker & Joan Jenkins
Debi Montenieri, Lina Boyle, Kellie Brown & Melissa Morrison
Jenny Machak & Pam Bishop
Sharon Duggan, Vanessa Martin & Joanne Ellis
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My daughter sent her college applications out a couple of months ago and is waiting for her acceptance letters to arrive in the mail. So far she’s received six green lights and no turndowns so I’m proud to report she’s six for six. She wrote her college application essays about her love of photography and the environment. She talked about taking her camera, nicknamed Nick Canon (it’s a Canon SLR, get it?) on nature hikes and how she’s going to choose her school not just for its academic offering but also for its natural surrounds. Yesterday she texted me a copy of the acceptance letter she received from one of the schools. In the margins of the laser printed form letter an admissions counselor scrawled in longhand, “You and Nick Canon are going to enjoy the scenery at ABC College.” How smart is that? Not only does the customized letter show that someone at ABC College actually read her essay and paid attention, but those 12 words also created all kinds of warm and fuzzies. In an instant, a school that was in the bottom half of her desirability list leapfrogged to the top three. Scientists have been researching why users are so addicted to their smartphones and Blackberries (it’s no surprise they’re called “Crackberries”). What they’ve found is that every little “ding” stimulates a shot of dopamine into the bloodstream of the users. You can almost hear Sally Field exclaim, “You like me. You really like me” every time the phone rings. It’s such a powerful charge that Apple has recently exploited it further with the iPhone 4S’ Siri app. Each time the phone does your bidding and answers affirmatively with your name, it’s a satisfying and fulfilling experience. Social networking sites that send you an email when someone posts your photo. Restaurateurs who bring you a complimentary amuse-boche or after dinner drink. Beautifully designed products that make you smile each time you look at them. Doctors and nurses who take a little extra time to sit and talk with you about your health and your lifestyle. People who use your name when they speak to you. Pets that love you unconditionally. Each of these uncommon
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delights gives us a little “Atta boy” or “Atta girl” that reminds us that we matter. Each one makes us feel good about ourselves. Each one makes us want to go back for more. Thanks to computerization and technology, most products we buy are very good at doing what they’re supposed to do. For example, when was the last time you had a television set break? TVs have become so reliable that the industry had to invent entirely new types of TVs — first the flat screen and when those became ubiquitous, 3D TVs — just to keep us buying them. Apple is so good at regularly upgrading their products to create desire that you don’t really buy their goods, you subscribe to them. All of a sudden, a product’s popularity isn’t just measured by its functionality, but by how that product makes us feel about ourselves. If we feel welcomed, pampered, pleased, delighted, we buy. If we feel validated, we buy a lot. I don’t think most people like rats. They can be dirty, dangerous, and destructive. Throughout history the rodents have carried numerous diseases and have been responsible for countless human suffering through plagues and pestilence. Just a glimpse of the rodents’ beady little eyes, gruff gray fur, and scrabbly-skinny tails provokes fear and loathing. According to Wikipedia, “rodents have sharp incisors that they use to gnaw wood, break into food, and bite predators.” And the family of common rodents includes not just rats but mice, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, hamsters, and squirrels as well. That means that squirrels and rats are related. So why do people hate rats but think squirrels are cute? It’s the distinct differences between the two that make all the difference. While rats have those nasty, scaly tails, squirrels have broad, fluffy ones. Rats look matted and mangy. Squirrels have thick, luxuriant fur. A park full of squirrels is delightful. A park full of rats? Disgusting! Rats have beady eyes. Squirrels have big, shiny eyes. In fact, the dimensions of a squirrel’s face are similar to that of a human baby. In other words, rats gross us out while squirrels bring out our maternal and paternal instincts and make us feel good about ourselves. And therefore, them. So has evolution crowned squirrels as the original branding gurus? You’ve never heard anyone described as a “dirty squirrel,” have you? How about a “squirrel fink”? No one’s ever “squirreled out a friend,” have they? And when was the last time a bad situation was described as “squirrels deserting a sinking ship”? No, it’s the rats that got the bad rap. And the squirrels — like other savvy creatures, colleges, and companies — get all the peanuts.
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