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2012Volume 28 NO 12 | DECEMBER 2012Volume 30 NO 2 | FEBRUARY 2014

As we closed out the old year and prepared to enter the new year, a number of our Del Tura Tennis Association tennis players gathered on the four north courts for FUN.

The Four teams were the Servers, Receivers, Lobbers, and Poachers.

In addition to playing a traditional set of tennis the games included Tennis Volley Ball, (using volley ball rules), Single Racquet Doubles, Tennis Ball Dribble and Paddle Relay, Target Shoot (most diffi cult), Tennis Ball Lob and Plastic Bag Catch.

Something just a little different, as you may imagine, and lots of laughter prevailed.

The pictures on this page show the winners as well as the man who thought all of this up and put it all into place, Stan Young, assisted by his wife Irma.

A tribute was also given to the couple who have played tennis as a couple the longest here, Jack and Vera Lingeman.

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TOWER DELIVERY: ANNA WILSON HAS RETIRED. THE PERSON TO CONTACT FOR THE TOWER DELIVERY IS JOYCE FISCHER 239-731-3305. IF YOU PLAN TO BE AWAY AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, IF YOU WANT THE

TOWER DELIVERED TO YOUR AWAY ADDRESS, CONTACT JOYCE REGARDING THE COST, AS THE U.S. POST OFFICE HAS RAISED POSTAGE RATES.

Second Place Winners

Irma and Stan Young

Tennis President Don Dowell thank-ing organizers Irma and Stan Young

Marilyn Miller, food organizer and President Don Dowell

Pictures of the Lingemans of playing tennis for twenty years

First Place FunTennis Winners

Third Place Winners

Fourth Place Winners

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At the January HOA Board meeting, Louise Wil-cox, Chair of the Nominating Committee, made a fi nal re-quest for candidates to serve as HOA Board members. As there were no nominations, and the three Board mem-bers whose terms expire in February had agreed to serve another term, no elections will be necessary.

Nevertheless, we’ll an-nounce the winners of our Person of the Year and Cou-ple of the Year awards at the February Board meeting (Wednesday, February 12, at 7:00 p.m.), so I hope many of you will be there to con-gratulate these people who have given so much to the community.

The new HOA Offi ce, lo-cated at 18571 Avenida Es-

DEL DEL TURATURA From the President’s Desk

corial, is open. The phone number remains the same: (239) 731-3461. Hometown America has agreed to allow the HOA Board to continue to display items on the bulle-tin board outside the former Clubhouse offi ce.

Please display the Neigh-borhood Watch decals prominently on your home and your golf carts. The more people involved, and the more visibly they show their commitment to report-ing suspicious sightings, the stronger the program. (If your January Tower did not include decals, you can get them at the HOA Offi ce.) And while we are on the sub-ject of safety, please deter would-be thieves of cars left outside overnight by mov-ing all valuables out of sight,

closing windows and locking the doors.

Between the Entertain-ment Committee and the spe-cial event they have planned, February will be anything but dull. I hope you’ll enjoy everything we have planned.

Finally, heartfelt thanks from all of us go out to Anna Wilson, who, after many years of coordinating deliv-ery of the Tower, has decided to scale back on her commit-ments. Anna, we’ll try our best to keep up your good work.

Donna Burns Phillips

President - [email protected] Donna Burns-Phillips 731-2760

Vice President - [email protected] Jim Stenzel 826-0524

Secretary - [email protected] Kandace Chadwell 770-3686

Treasurer - [email protected] Ruth Ann Blevins 543-8134

Director - [email protected] Mary Kay Romagano 567-4711

Director - [email protected] Kevin Wilcox 731-8474

Director - [email protected] Mary White 307-631-5945

Director - [email protected] Ron Raming 543-3705

Director - [email protected] Desi Pedersen 314-852-6601

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DEL DEL TURATURA MailbagOn December 13, 2013,

I tripped over a piece of sidewalk that was sticking up about an inch. I was very badly bruised and shaken but, thankfully, no bones were broken. I reported it to Hometown and they fi xed the problem within a week, for which I am very grateful. If you see a part of the side-walk that is a hazard please report it to Hometown. If they don’t know about it, they can’t fi x it. All the Del Tura walkers and I will be very grateful to you.

Sincerely,Vera Lingeman

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EDITORIAL STAFF

Many thanks to all the volunteer residents who have donated their time to “The Tower”.

We are looking for more volunteers. Please Help!

Editor: DORIS MEYER

Co-Editor: GINNIE BENJAMINS

Staff: DIANNE RODERICK

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February 4: Good Timers MeetingFebruary 4: Del Tura Repertory play “To Be Continued” First day ticket salesFebruary 9: Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois Day February 12: HOA Annual Meeting 7:00 p.m.February 14: Valentine’s DayFebruary 14: Valentine Dance with BrylcreamFebruary 17: President’s DayFebruary 22: Pancake Breakfast February 22: Professional Show “The Atlantic City Boys”February 27, 28 and March 1: “To Be Continued” play

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DEL DEL TURATURA Video Corner

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Those of you who are new-comers may not know of our wonderful video library con-sisting of 800 DVDs.

We have every variety of

fi lm: thrillers, romantic com-edies, mysteries, you name it! Actually, you can fi nd any-thing that interests you.

Come to the Del Tura li-brary any Saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at which time the

video librarian will be there to assist you. Videos can be rent-ed for $1.00 each and you can keep them for the entire week. There is no limit on the num-ber taken. Hope to see you at the movies.


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DEL DEL TURATURA Thanksgiving and Christmas Basket Collections

By Charlene & Ron Ruotolo and Betty & Dave Scheetz

This year the Basket Charity Program continued to be as successful as it has in the past. We always knew this was one of the most giv-ing communities not only with your donations but

with the overwhelming vol-unteer effort that makes pro-grams like this possible. You showed it this year again. What better sense of enjoy-ment than helping less for-tunate families during the Holidays. But without you wonderful people, that are so giving, it would not be

possible. Give yourself a round of applause.

We provided food and gifts to 70 less fortunate families this year, up from 46 last year, and as you can see from the fi nancials (shown below) the Basket Program is positioned to help 70 families next year also. In addition, to the baskets for 70 families we were also able to donate ~75 toys, numerous bags/boxes of food and $2000 to Sun Coast.

For those of you that do not know, we provide com-plete Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners as well as Christmas gifts for ev-eryone in each family. As we did last year, we have already started buying gifts for next year. We will con-tinue to try to take advan-tage of all the store sales as the year goes on.

Again our heart felt thanks to everyone who do-nated to the holiday collec-tion 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.

EXPENSESPrinting/Offi ce Supplies ............................ $272.74 Thanksgiving Baskets .......................... $2,893.70 Christmas Baskets ................................ $3,109.80 Christmas Gifts ...................................... $2,118.30 Cash Donation to Sun Coast ................. $2,000.00TOTAL EXPENSES ............................ $10,394.54

COLLECTIONSCARRY OVER 2011 DONATIONS .... $10,169.23 BAKE SALE .................................................. $0.00 THANKSGIVING CASH DONATIONS .. $5,781.00 CHRISTMAS CASH DONATIONS ........ $4,765.00 TOTAL COLLECTIONS ..................... $20,715.23

Balance Carry over for 2014 Baskets ...................................... $10,320.69

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International Food Fair - 2015

By Dennis Cottini & Heléne M. Glasson

The Starlight Ballroom’s lights have gone out on a beloved annual Del Tura tradition for 2014, the International Food Fair. Due to countries bowing out and the inability to acquire replace-ments, we made the decision to cancel this event for 2014.

In order to make this event successful in 2015, we need new volunteers to step forward and represent a country. Please note you certainly do not need to be of the country’s nationality. Simply choose a menu of 2-3 food items to be served in ap-petizer portions. You are allowed a combined budget for both food and booth decorations. Decorating your booth is a must and is lots of fun! The HOA supplies the colored tablecloths and serving pieces.

We need your creativity and we know you are out there. Volunteers for publicity, ticket sales, table/beverage setup and cleanup are also needed. To make the Food Fair possible, nine countries need to be rep-resented in order to have a suc-cessful event. As of this writing, we do have some commitments. Also, keep in mind, the tradi-tional date for this event has been the fi rst Saturday in Feb-ruary. Please call us if you have any questions, 217-0592.


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The Del Tura Repertory Company

“TO BE CONTINUED”“TO BE CONTINUED”THE DEL TURA REPERTORY COMPANY will be presenting the play

“TO BE CONTINUED”“TO BE CONTINUED” by William Marchant.

Show dates are February 27, February 28 and March 1, 2014. Our box offi ce will open at Coffee on Tuesday February 4,

for HOA members at 8:00 a.m. From February 5, EVERYONE can also obtain tickets

by calling our Box offi ce hot line 217-0930 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. WE CANNOT ACCEPT CASH.

CHECKS ONLY, PAYABLE TO DEL TURA HOA.

Rehearsals are going very well. We are having a lot of fun with this play. We all love it and cannot wait to present it to you.

Our shows are sell outs, so I suggest you obtain tickets early.Jacqueline Keen

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DEL DEL TURATURA Health and Wellness

By Mary White A BIG thank you to all

who came out and supported our Annual Health Expo. We look forward to Expo 2015. A big thank you for all who worked hard and those who attended to make this years Expo a huge success.

Our February speakers are two of your favorites that we have had in the past:

February 4, Dr. Magnant with the Vein Specialist for his second presentation.

February 11, Dr. Dawson will return with a presenta-tion on Sciatic pain.

I have had a request for bereavement counseling.

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Hope Healing Hearts Counselors have special-ized knowledge in helping individuals cope with grief issues related to loss. Coun-selors hold a minimum of a Master’s Degree in fi elds as mental health counseling, psychology, social work, and marriage and family therapy. All staff are licensed in the State of Florida. Hope Heal-ing Hearts always maintains the highest standards of in-tegrity and confi dentiality.

Support group meetingsfor N. Ft. Myers are held

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Meetings are held at 13821 N.Cleveland Ave., North Fort Myers 33908

For additional information please call 800-835-1673 and ask for a bereavement coun-selor.

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DEL DEL TURATURA Safety

New Year is sure to bring in Old Cons

A cool breeze, magnifi -cent sunsets, and the return of friends and neighbors from up north is a gentle reminder that Southwest Florida is an amaz-ing place to live, work and play. Unfortunately, it is also the time of year unscrupulous “Door-to-Door” con-artists head our way looking for an opportunity to take advantage of homeowners’ by offering to sell household cleaning products, books, and magazines. The Lee County Sheriff’s Offi ce encourages you to follow the tips below should you receive a knock on the door from someone selling or solicit-ing in your neighborhood, and reminds you it is highly likely that a door-to-door solicitor may have an ulterior motive in mind.

Keep all doors, including the garage door, closed and locked at all times, especially when

you are outside working in the yard. Stepping away from the front of the house to retrieve something in the backyard is all the time needed to gain ac-cess to your home.

If you answer the door, never invite someone you don’t know in to your home. Instead speak with them through a window or step outside, closing the door behind you.

Be the eyes and ears of your neighborhood. Don’t hesitate to report unknown or suspi-cious people, activity, or ve-hicles; particularly large pas-senger vans dropping of “sales crews”.

Before you make a decision to purchase something from a door to door sales person, ask for the information in writing and tell them you want to think about it and will get back to them. If they use high pressure sales tactics telling you “the deal is only good now”, the Sherriff’s Offi ce suggests you politely disengage and pass on

“the deal”. Legitimate sales as-sociates want to make the sale even if that means they have to wait a day or two.

Last but not least, don’t do business with door-to-door contractors such as tree trim-mers, landscapers, roof repair-ers, driveway paving com-panies attempting to sell left over material, and other home repair solicitors.

For more information about this Safety and Security tip or to report a fraud or scam, con-tact the Sheriff’s Offi ce Fraud Line at 258-3292. To report a suspicious person or vehicle, call 477-1000. In an emergen-cy, dial 911.

In keeping with our Neigh-borhood Watch program, The Tower has printed this warning information provided from the Sheriff’s offi ce. While we are a gated community, there are times when the above activi-ties can take place. We all need to watch out for both ourselves and our neighbors.


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On Tuesday, January 7, FISH Board of Directors held their election meeting. The six FISH Directors who con-tinue serving their terms of commitment are Carolyn Cole, Vice President, Joanne Nitka, Ruth Anten, Rich Keen, Christine Raynor, Secretary, Rich Symes. Also joining the Board are Gerry Benjamins as Treasurer and Ginnie Ben-jamins as President, and new director, Betty Scheetz.

As the president I received a report from Joanne Nitka about the meals that have been delivered this past year to residents who are just home from the hospital. FISH vol-unteers delivered twenty-eight meals. Those wonderful car-ing people are Dianne Conlon, Bev Duff, Vivian Gray, Ellie Haug, MaryAnn Hoder, Fran Knoodle, Sherry Plisch, Chris

Raynor, Linda Schoonmaker, Bonnie Sharpless and Joan Whaley. These women are to be applauded for their service. I, myself, received a dinner last January after an operation.

At Coffee on each Tuesday during January, a fl yer show-ing how your contributions made it possible for the trailer, where the medical equipment is stored, to be rebuilt stron-ger than ever were displayed. FISH appreciates all the con-tributions you were able to give. I know it always seems as if some organization needs money, but believe me, this went to a very good cause. If we wanted to continue to serve the needs of residents and rent-ers in their time of need, we needed to repair the trailer. Thanks again.

To just say “Thanks” to Di-anne Conlon and Marge Lord

for their many years of service does not cover all the time and work and great ideas that FISH enjoyed. If you see either of these lovely ladies, please let them know how much they mean to this community and give them a hug.

Don’t forget on Tuesday, February 11, after Coffee, there will be an open house at the rebuilt trailer. Please come and see our “new” trailer.

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Winter News from the Ceramic RoomBy Dianne Bevilacqua, Treasurer

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and Happy New Year from all of us in Ceramics.

This year our members decided to participate in the Holiday Craft Fair. Thank you so much for patronage. It was very successful for us and we hope you enjoy all the things you purchased.

We would like to invite you to an OPEN HOUSE in the Ceramic Shop on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Please join us for coffee and sweets and browse through the room.

See all of our fi nished piec-es and get a chance to watch the girls and guys while they are working. We will be handing out tickets for door prizes as well.

In addition, we will be having another Easter sem-inar. This will be a work-shop so you can create some Easter baskets, eggs, dishes, etc. It will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, starting at 10:00 a.m. We will have lots of pieces to choose from. The cost will be $15.00, and this will include all materials. Please come in and sign up in advance.

Our membership contin-ues to grow thanks to your

support. We are still will-ing to complete projects for people whether for yourself or as gifts and we can also clean and fi re pieces for you if you prefer to paint at home. We also have a great supply of paints.

We look forward to see-ing as many residents and renters as possible. Ev-eryone is welcome. And remember your grandkids have a wonderful time mak-ing pieces too. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Janet Ragone, our President on 239-543-7818.

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DEL DEL TURATURA Meet Your Neighbor

By Sue Dunigan

Al and Ida Capuano159 Las Palmas Blvd

Ida answered the phone when I called to confi rm the in-terview appointment. She said over her shoulder to Al, Honey it is Sue about the Tower article, and then with a delightful laugh she explained to me, “ we have been married seventy-one years and still call each other Hon-ey”. I knew right then that this was going to be special time with an extraordinary couple.

Al and Ida freely shared with me about their courtship, mili-tary lives, careers and family life through the years.

They were born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. They lived just two blocks from one an-other but did not discover this until their late teens. One day Al (age eighteen ) and his two buddies decided to walk down a street in a direction they had never gone and discovered a beautiful gal sitting on the steps in front of her home (Ida, age seventeen). Al and Ida were sitting in front of me at the ta-ble and smiled sweetly at each other and said they have been together every day since. They went together for three years. Ida teasingly says that she paid for their dates those fi rst few months, as she had graduated early and was working while Al was fi nishing his senior year of high school. Ida hurried to say that Al paid for everything once he was working and they enjoyed much more elaborate dates. Again, a tender smile was shared between them.

Al was drafted nine months after they were married, and Ida followed him to wherever he was stationed. Which in-cluded Maryland, Arkansas, Wisconsin, and North Carolina but couldn’t follow when he was shipped to Germany.

Al had a faraway look in his eyes as he told about the war

experience in 1942 -1943. Al and his company hit the beach July 12 and he was captured July 18. He was a POW for ten months being moved like cattle from camp to camp in box cars. He suffered like all POWS but did encounter one kind guard who assigned Al to indoor work duty because of his ail-ments. One day his fellow prisoners were complaining to Cappy, as they called him, that they needed haircuts. So he found an old rusty pair of scis-sors and a comb and began to cut their hair. He laughed and said, “That was the beginning of my career as a barber.”

He went on to say that it was kind of strange, the war was over and on the last day as a POW the guards simply took off their uniforms and went their way. The prisoners left going the other. Ida didn’t know for months that Al was a POW and when her boss told her it was a complete shock. She loved her job as a stenog-rapher but didn’t work much after that.

When Al fi nally got back to Columbus , his own barber asked him, “Why don’t you go to barber school and then come work for me?” So he did. Uncle Sam paid for his school-ing and Al worked for him for 12 years. Al’s eyes were bright as he said he was very lucky and had great clients and was able to open his own shop, which he owned and operated for 25 years with six employ-ees. Ohio state coaches, ball players, Senators and a Gov-ernor were his clients. Their only child, Richard became a barber and worked for him for a for a few years, Al proudly stated.

Richard went on to work in New York in downtown Man-hattan which he loved, then eventually moved to Florida and ran our own Del Tura Pro shop for 25 years. The retire-ment party for Richard was re-

ally something, Ida said with her big eyes twinkling.

In 1985, Al and Ida bought a model home that was on dis-play here in Del Tura and had it set up at 159. They had bought it as an investment and went back to Columbus. It was such a bitter cold winter, they decid-ed to sell the business and their home and moved here full time that following summer.

They immediately got in-volved with EVERYTHING, Golfi ng, Bingo, volunteering and they went to all the danc-es and shows. Al started the ITALIAN NIGHT and was in charge of all the planning. Al loved to golf and made the course record in 1987 with a score of 56. They had several couples that they grew close to and enjoyed many of the activ-ities together through the years although Ida said many are no longer here.

They have gone on thirty-one cruises and the Panama Canal was their favorite. They had planned to go on another one this past November but had to cancel it at the last min-ute because of Ida’s health is-sues.

While living in Ohio, they were given tickets and went to the Rose Bowl twice and enjoyed the parades so much. The Athletic director of Ohio State, Hugh Hindman, was Al’s good friend and gave him four tickets (faculty seats) every year for years to the Buckeye games. They are still huge fans. One year Ida was given a large bag of Chestnuts. (Buckeye fans know what this means) and she made necklac-es out them for everyone .

They both, in their genteel manner, said they have truly enjoyed doing things together for over seventy-four years. Cappy inserted with a sly grin that guys often ask him, “How have you done it for so many years?” He says he responds to that question by saying

that’s an easy one,I just always say “yes dear”. All three of us laughed out loud and I watched again, as Al an Ida squeezed their hands together on the ta-ble in front of me.

Al went on to share how he had sponsored a Golf Tourna-ment every year for twenty years for his customers with dinner and prizes, the whole works! They chimed in at the

same time to say, “People were standing in line for this fantas-tic event!” I might add, that if all of the Capuano’s neighbors knew what an interesting and charming couple they are, they too would be standing in line to spend time with them. They are a unique and wonderful part of the Del Tura Communi-ty family. I count it a privilege to be their friend and neighbor.


Other Contact NumbersDEL DEL TURATURA

Please bring your phone number to the the HOA offi ce and also email it to: [email protected] and it will be published.

PHONE NUMBERSTom Bennett ................................. 217-6106Tom Longo .................................... 567-0738Bob/Betty Huyvaert ............... 847-913-3735David Spilotros ............................. 217-0440David/Sharon Daniels ............ 585-727-0491Fred/Carole Morgan ..................... 543-1380Stanley/Carol Loson .............. 518-496-8418Bob/Isobel Albert ................... 518-209-5968John/Christine Raynor .................. 599-4760Michael/Margaret Johnson ........... 567-0539Chuck/Michelle Reese .................. 691-5558Thomas/Kathleen Hoffay .............. 731-0442Wanda Davis ................................ 994-1596Joe/Mary Kay Romagano ............. 567-4711Rick/Sandi Morgan ....................... 322-6211Dave/Nancy Denny ....................... 567-1688Peter/Astrid Kaschube .................. 565-8809Jim/Pat Corbett ............................. 410-9392John/Moa Shearer ........................ 204-1044Rudy/Jeanne Ruttendjie ........ 847-204-7147Paul/Janet Coconis ................ 740-819-0196 Jose/Fernanda Nogueira ....... 508-406-8523Glenn/Mary Kay Tointon ........ 920-309-1294Robert/Deanna Essex .................. 599-4242

M.Greg/Donna Roberts ................ 599-4170Joseph/JoAnn McDaniel ............... 405-3701Terry/Linda Kinzel ......................... 543-6542John/Priscilla Peterson .......... 517-331-0559Gerry Benjamins ........................... 322-9866Alan/Barbara Hrycyshyn ............... 464-4539Bonnie/George Evangelist ..... 315-573-2832Bonnie George Evangelist ..... 315-573-2834Beverly Krueger ............................ 731-0158Ed/Mary White ....................... 307-631-5945Bob/Linda Fitzgibbons ........... 508-944-2551Ron/Gail Howell ..................... 519-930-0061Kim Manuel ............................ 814-322-5769Marilyn Hanson ............................ 567-2266Helen Townsend ........................... 731-0477Dan/Meg Gohl .............................. 731-0403Meg Gohl ............................... 320-247-7473Nancy Jaeger ........................ 201-895-3764Sylvia Miller .................................. 567-4151Dino/Ann DeGrande ..................... 989-2206Dave/Laura Cahill ......................... 731-9742Bill/Nancy Woods ................... 269-720-9516Ron/Gail Howell ............................ 599-2744Gary/Diane Lutz .................... 804-586-2890Irene Lynch ................................... 567-5748Donald/Nancy Toth ................ 440-781-4204

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Contact Information NON-EMERGENCY CALLS - SHERIFF’S DEPT. ................239-477-1000Blood Drive -Taina Class - Recruiter .................................Lee Memorial Hospital ..............239-424-3828Coffee Hour-Tues. AM coordinator Nov-April ................................... Tony Oliver ..................... 834-8699Co-Librarian .................................................................................Kathleen Quigley ..................... 543-4329Co-Librarian ........................................................................................... Barb Jones ..................... 543-6922Contractor Survey Results ............................................................... Dennis Cottini ..................... 217-0592Del Tura Repertory Company ...............................................................Jackie Keen ..................... 731-9619Entertainment Committee Chairperson ..................................... Heléne M. Glasson ..................... 217-0592Equipment Loans- Medical ...................................................................Rich Symes ..................... 731-1308Equipment Loans- Medical ..................................................................Rick Rudzik ..................... 543-3662Equipment Loans- Other - Household, etc.Equipment Loans - Summer ............................................................. Kevin Wilcox ..................... 731-8474Equipment Loans - Summer .............................................................. Linda Storma ..................... 997-9066Equipment Loans - Winter .................................................................... Val Coache ..................... 543-6425Feral Cat Information “SOS” ..............................................................Helen Wythe ..............786-401-5391FISH- Friends in Service Here .........................................................Dianne Conlon ..................... 313-3824FMO Membership ............................................................................... Alice Harris ..................... 731-1397Front Guard Gate ........................................................................................................................... 731-2523Golf, Ladies (LEGA) .................................................................. Ruth Ann Blevins ..................... 543-8134HOA Membership ................................................................................Doris Meyer ..................... 731-1937HOA Offi ce - new location - 18571 Avenida Escorial ......Mon - Fri, 9 AM - noon .................... 731-3461Homeowners Grievances/Issues .................................................................................................... 731-3433Name Tags ........................................................................................... Fran Pouliot ..................... 543-6141Seminars (HOA Board President) ......................................... Donna Burns Phillips ..................... 731-2760Tower - Advertising - [email protected] .................................. Bob Stein ..............941-349-0194Tower - Editor ......................................................................................Doris Meyer ..................... 731-1937Tower- Delivery coordinator ............................................................. Joyce Fischer ..................... 731-3305Video Library .................................................................................... Elaine Schnur ..................... 567-1108Welcome Committee ..................................................................Marlene De Graaf ..................... 599-4404Sound Systems David & Judy Jacobs ..................................................................................................................... 567-4598Fred Hall ........................................................................................................................................ 731-1890Jim Stenzel ..................................................................................................................................... 940-0327LightingCharles & Peg Note ....................................................................................................................... 731-5615Doris Meyer ................................................................................................................................... 731-1937

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TURATURA Book Review

Submitted by Eleanor Bergman

This story is about Nick, a writer, and his wife, Amy, who have both recently lost their jobs in New York be-cause of the changing econ-omy. Because of the poor health of his parents, Nick’s twin sister persuades Nick and Amy to move back to Nick’s home town of North Carthage, Missouri.

Amy, a New Yorker, was brought up by wealthy par-ents who made millions writing a series of children’s books about Amy, the per-fect child who always did the right thing. Nick opens a bar with his twin in Carthage with money Amy inherited from her parents. They move into a “McMansion” situ-ated on the river in Carthage. Amy, the perfect wife, seems to accept the move.

They have now been in Carthage for two years and it is their fi fth wedding an-niversary. Their marriage is a bit rocky, but Amy is still trying to make Nick into a perfect husband. Amy al-ways sets up a treasure hunt for Nick on their anniversa-ries with each clue leading to the hiding place of the next clue until he reaches the end – and his present. The prob-lem with Amy’s treasure hunts is that he never fi gures out all the clues!

This day Nick arrives home from work to fi nd the cat out-side and the front door wide open. In the living room the

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glass coffee table is shat-tered, end tables are turned over, books are scattered across the fl oor, and a pair of sharp scissors are in the middle of the mess. Blood had been mopped up in the kitchen. The ironing board is up with the iron still on. Amy is not there – she is gone! The police are called and other clues are found. It is believed Amy was mur-dered, and all clues point to Nick as the murderer. But is he? Had she really been mur-dered – or was she still alive?

The chapters alternate between Nick and Amy telling the story of their marriage, Amy’s disap-

pearance, and the efforts to solve her strange disappear-ance. Nick fi nds Amy’s fi rst letter with clues leading to his anniversary present, and he feels this will lead him to fi nding his missing wife.

The plot takes many strange turns as each tells their story. Nick stands by his innocence, although a series of his deceits and inappropriate behavior sur-face. Through her diary, beautiful, clever Amy, the alpha girl, shows her socio-pathic behavior.

This story is suspenseful, chilling and surprising. It made me want to keep read-ing to its unsettling end.

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A Very Special Thank YouDEL DEL TURATURA

Thanks to everyone who made Taco’s Birthday Bash a Howling success! The cards, treats, gifts and especially the contributions that were made to the Animal Refuge Center, Inc. in Taco’s name were very much appreciated!

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2013 Golf AwardsDEL DEL TURATURA

In December 2013, the Del Tura Men’s and Women’s Golf Associa-tions attended an Awards Banquet at the Clubhouse.

While The Tower was not given the individual names of the prize winners, I am sure our readers will recognize their friends, neigh-bors, and fellow golfers in these pictures.

The pictures are of the Nine-Hole and Eighteen-Hole Men’s and Women’s Golf Association winners for 2013.

These golf photos are available also on our Del Tura Web Site and can be downloaded for use.

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DEL DEL TURATURA Golf Cart Parade Thank You

We would like to thank all those who made the golf cart parade a success. First of all, a big “thank you” to the HOA for their support of the event, with special thanks to Kevin Wilcox for his help with get-ting the supplies for us and lending both hands in setting up.

Ruth Ann Blevins for her cooperation and suggestions. Ron Raming for videoing .

Donna Burns Phillips and Mary White for representing the HOA in the parade.

Thanks also to the over one hundred people who attended the pre-parade cocktail party. Everyone brought delicious hors d’oeuvres and desserts and joined in the contests and drawings.

The hard-working com-mittee members, Bill and Joan Harris, Barbara Boyd, Jan Loosli, Jayleen Ruffalo,

Marisa Godbout, Ron Ram-ing, Peggy Peters, and Ron Winsor were a pleasure to work with and a big help.

Much appreciation to Anna Wilson, Molly Walker, Bar-bara “Pearl” Boyd and Ron Winsor for participating in our skits promoting the parade at Coffee hours. We give addi-tional thanks to Molly Walker for her on-going encourage-ment. Special thanks also to Doris Meyer for always sup-porting our promotions in The Tower, and for providing much appreciated feedback and sug-gestions, Dave Jacobs for sound assistance, and Henry Moreau for leading the sing-ing on Las Palmas Norte.

The video Ron Raming took can be seen on the HOA website.

Much appreciation to Bob Masson for leading the parade on his wonderfully decorated

motorcycle, Walter Murphy and Peg McTernan for being our Santa and Mrs. Claus.

And, to those who deco-rated their golf carts in the parade - BRAVO! You outdid yourselves. There were forty golf carts, beautifully adorned with very enthusiastic people riding in them. You gave the parade watchers a real show. And, the parade watchers -- your encouragement, ap-plause, smiles, and holiday wishes are greatly appreciat-ed. We estimate between two hundred fi fty to three hundred people viewed the parade. Who needs the Macy’s or Rose Bowl Parade when you can have so much fun here at Del Tura? We hope you will plan to be part of it in 2014.

Love to all, “The Corny Cousins”

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Heléne M. Glasson

It is just the fi rst week of January as I write this article for the February Tower. Our friends from the deep freeze, which is currently affecting nearly the entire northern half of the United States, are leav-ing in droves and are on their way down to Florida. We anx-iously await their arrival in Del Tura. They all look for-ward to enjoying the warmer weather and the great ame-nities and activities we have here. Some may be looking forward to the 2014 entertain-ment we planned for them in early 2013. By the time you receive this issue of the Tower only two dances and two pro-fessional shows will remain in our current lineup. Following is what we have planned for

your listening and dancing en-joyment.

BRYLCREAM – A LIT-TLE DAB OF DOO WOP, Valentines’ Day Friday, Feb-ruary 14, 7:00 p.m. The fi rst day of ticket sales is Tuesday, January 28, at Coffee, begin-ning at 7:30 a.m. HOA Mem-bers Only the fi rst day. Other sale dates are February 4 and 11, these days are open to ev-eryone. Ticket prices are $8.00 for HOA Members and $10.00 for non-HOA Members.

THE ATLANTIC CITY BOYS, Saturday, February 22, 7:00 p.m. Sales begin on Tuesday, February 4, at 7:30 a.m. – HOA Members Only. Other sales dates are at Tues-day Coffees February 11 and 18. Ticket prices are $16.00 for HOA Members and $18.00 for non-HOA Members.

THE DEL PRADOS, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA’S PREMIER ‘50s ‘60s ROCK & ROLL GROUP, Saint Patrick’s Dance, Saturday, March 15, 7:00 p.m. Ticket sales begin at Coffee, Tues-day February 25, 7:30 a.m. HOA Members Only the fi rst day and sales will continue on March 4 and 11 for everyone. Ticket prices for this dance will be $10.00 for HOA Mem-bers and $12.00 for non-HOA Members. The March dance was always Cathy Wallace’s favorite of the year. We are dedicating this dance to her memory and her leadership of the Entertainment Committee over the past fi ve years.

BACK HOME AGAIN – A TRIBUTE TO JOHN DEN-VER FEATURING TOM BECKER, Saturday, March

22, 7:00 p.m. This is the fi nal show of the 2013-2014 enter-tainment season and we hope you will be able to join us as we close out our year’s events. Tickets sales begin on Tues-day, March 4, at Coffee 7:30 a.m. for HOA Members Only and will continue at Tuesday Coffees on March 11 and 18 for everyone. Prices for this show will be $16.00 for HOA Members and $18.00 for non-HOA Members.

All the events listed above take place in the Starlight Ballroom in the Clubhouse. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and as always, it is BYOB (bring your own beverage) and a snack if you choose. All entertainment committee functions are HOA sponsored and there are no re-funds.

If you have further ques-tions about any of our dances and shows or would just like to purchase tickets on days other than at Tuesday Coffees, just contact me, Heléne Glasson. My phone number is 239-217-0592.

This is the fi rst year the current members of the Enter-tainment Committee will be selecting the entertainers who will make up the 2014-2015 season. We are excited to have this opportunity and look forward to bringing our fellow Del Turians the best entertain-ment our budget allows. Just so you know, Erich is already booked and will be back to Del Tura in September! Thank you in advance for your continued support.

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“First Impressions”By Dianne J. Roderick

First people experiences-what do we learn from them? What do they tell us? From the very beginning of our lives throughout the last seasons of our lives, we experience many fi rsts. As infants our very fi rst human connection begins at our birth. An infant can feel tender touches and hear loving sounds. Consoling smiles in those fi rst precious months of life will set the stage for all of life and will set the parameters for how trusting and cautious people will be throughout their lives.

As young children and lat-er as adults our experiences take us to that unpredictable world outside. Suddenly we fi nd ourselves immersed in many different surroundings,

and in some instances, with people who 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. Some individuals choose to keep their thoughts and feelings to themselves and are often viewed as shy, dis-tant, or even cold. Others ex-hibit outgoing behaviors and will share their feelings with-out reservation. Thank God we are all different! With all the differences among each of us there are some needs that make us the same! Let’s think about this and how we can use those needs to make each oth-er feel better each day.

As adults in our “Golden Years”, we continue to enjoy fi rst 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 fi rst time. What are some of the things that make you feel more comfortable? Allow you to re-lax 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 his or her own personal battles to fi ght as they travel along life’s journey. As individuals we cannot change what happened yesterday or predict what will happen to-morrow, but we do have to-day. We can choose to make it better, even with all our aches and pains, by sharing good feelings and a smile with each

ReflectionsDEL DEL TURATURA

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 re-new hope within each of us!

In this world I realize how easy it can become for some-one to put walls up and close others out. So many people carry hurt and loneliness their their lives. Together we can turn frowns into smiles,

tears to joy, dismay to hope, negatives to positives, disap-pointments to happiness, dis-crimination 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 send messages that will have everlasting effects.


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You know. . . time has a way of moving quickly and catch-ing you unaware of the pass-ing years.

It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams. But, here it is... the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise...How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go?

I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like. But, here it is, my friends

DEL DEL TURATURA Humor are retired and getting grey.

They move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than me, but, I see the great change. Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant, but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we’d be.

Each day now, I fi nd that just getting a shower is a real tar-get for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore - it’s mandatory! Cause if I don’t on my own free will - I just fall asleep where I sit!

And so now I enter into this new season of my life unpre-pared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!

But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I’m not sure how long it will last, but this I know, that

when it’s over on this earth, it’s NOT over. A new adventure will begin!

Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn’t done. Things I should have done. But indeed, there are many things I’m happy to have done. It’s all in a lifetime.

So, if you’re not in your win-ter yet, let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly! Don’t put things off too long!

Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not! You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!

“Life” is a gift to you. The

way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one.

Live it well! Enjoy today! Do something fun! Be happy!

REMEMBER:.... It is health that is real wealth

and not pieces of gold and sil-ver.

Live happy in this year and every year!

Lastly, consider the follow-ing:

Today is the oldest you’ve ever been, yet the youngest you’ll ever be so, enjoy this day while it lasts.

Your kids are becoming you.Going out is good.. Coming

home is better! You forget names, but it’s

OK because other people for-got they even knew you!

You realize you’re never go-ing to be really good at any-thing, especially golf.

The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don’t care to do them anymore.

You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than in bed. It’s called pre-sleep.

You miss the days when ev-erything worked with just an ON and OFF switch..

You tend to use more four letter words ... what?, when?, who?, and where?

Now that you can afford ex-pensive jewelry, it’s not safe to wear it anywhere.

You notice everything they sell in stores is sleeveless!

What used to be freckles are now liver spots.

Everybody whispers. You have three sizes of

clothes in your closet, two of which you will never wear.

But old is good in some things: Old Songs, Old movies, and best of all, OLD Friends!

It’s Not What You Gather, but What You Scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.

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POWER WASHING – Decks. Re-pairs. Big/Small. Marty 731-2670 (mar14)

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HOUSE CLEANING: Have your home cleaned by an effi cient and trustworthy Del Turian who is reasonable and uses her own products. Call Judie 731-1373 (dec14)

LOCKSMITH Auto/Home Lockouts, Locks Repaired, Installed or Re-keyed. Del Tura Resident. Louis Rivet 543-1434 (oct14)

RIDES to and from the airport. Gerald J. Dyer, 231 Las Palmas Blvd. 731-1696 (feb14)

GARAGE DOOR AND OPENER TUNE-UP $25.00. Oil, adjust, and reprogram. Call Jim O’Brien( resident) 239-849-1644 (may14)

“PRESSURE WASHING” Houses, drive-ways, walkways. Call Del Tura Resi-dent. Denny at 543-8811 (aug/sept14)

HOME FOR RENT 903 Via La Paz - Fully furnished w/Golf Cart. Reasonable rates. Cable & internet included. Call Wayne: (508) 728-5438 (mar14)

HOUSE CLEANING SERVICE, reli-able, honest, & friendly service. Del Tura resident. Call Karen @ 543-1434 (oct14)

NOTARY SERVICE by appoint-ment. Call Carolyn after 6:30pm. Del Tura resident, 239-292-6691 (aug/sept14)

LAMINATES, wood rot, power wash, int./ ext. painting, plumbing, gutters, roofs cleaned. Res. Ref. Call Stan 731-9756 (jan15)

NEED RIDE to airport, groceries, etc. Call Russ 239-731-2052. (mar14)

Window Cleaning at Del Tura call Dave 239-543-7370 (apr14)

AVON products sold by Del Tura resi-dent. Call Pat 239-567-1567(Home) or 631-838-4323(Cell) (feb14)

CLEAN 4 U - Del Tura resident that is prompt and reliable. Call Cookie 239-770-1455 (oct14)

AIRPORT SCOOTS - to and from the air-port or Doctors’ appointments. Need to go grocery shopping and can’t get out? Please call Monique Reilly 567-2292 (feb14)

HOME REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE – roof & gutter cleaning, landscaping, brick repair & more. My Special Pressure Washing for $85! Call Mike Stark for free estimate. 239-543-6961 (aug/sept14)

RENTALS – Looking to rent or need help renting? Call John Belpulsi (239) 313-8029. I also offer a HOME WATCH and NOTARY SERVICE. (aug/sept14)

HANDYMAN – General Repairs, screening. Del Tura Resident, Roy. Call 239-560-1337 (nov13)

ARTWORK – Portraits, Murals, Lessons, Art &Wine Parties. Bill Gimbel: 941-286-1233 or [email protected] Del Tura resident. (aug/sept14)

CERTIFIED NURSE – I’m honest & de-pendable. 5 yrs. experience. Will work with you in your home and take you to Dr. appt., bathing, shopping, cooking, laun-dry. Call Patty Sue: 239-321-3166 (mar14)

JIM’S HANDYMAN’S SERVICE – Power washing, bleaching, carpentry services, roof & gutter cleaning and any of your other needs. 10% Del Tura resident discount. Call 208-313-1321/ 599-8760 Del Tura resident (dec14)

NEED A NOTARY? Call Brenda Blasie, a Del Tura Resident at 239-543-6104 (apr14)

FOR SALE - very nice 2 BR/2 BA home w/ golf course view - mid lot rent - large cor-ner lot. Currently listed for $37,500 willing to signifi cantly reduce - attractive options to discuss. Call Chris 603-300-0556 (feb14)

IVETT’S HOUSECLEANING SERV. – reliable, caring & professional. Free estimates & reason-able rates. Del Tura res. 650-771-5714 (dec14)

HANDYMAN – Electrical – Plumbing – Wood Rot, carpentry, screen repair, ceiling fans, etc. Del Tura resident, Chuck. 731-0188 (jan15)

PROFESSIONAL DOG GROOMING – 40 years experience as medical, breeding, and grooming care for dogs. Most -breeds $30. Call Mary, a Del Tura resident. 239-851-7125 (feb14)

NITSCHE FOR SALE – at Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens. Call Peggy at 239-731-2514 (apr14)

LOT FOR SALE – in Sarasota County. Call Peggy for details. 239-731-2514 (apr14)

FOR SALE: 2010 Chrysler Town and Country ltd. Loaded w/ extended warrantee. 62k. Pic-tures avail. Kelly blue book is $22,400 but will sell for $20k. Call Glenn at 920-309-1294 (feb14)

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TURATURAFriday Shuffleboard League

By Jack Blevons I am writing this article on a

very cold Friday night, after play-ing today while temperatures that never reached 60! Not typi-cal weather to play shuffl eboard. If you were to see us today you would have noticed that no one was playing in shorts and T-shirts but instead, were playing in long pants, jackets, caps and gloves. This included Janet and myself. Now I know this doesn’t have any comparison to what they are hav-ing all over the rest of the coun-try, especially the Midwest where we come from and the Northeast where probably the most of you come from. But for us softies down here, this is cold!!! And next

week they are talking lows in the 30’s ! Brrrrrrrrrr!

Anyhow, we managed to get our 3 games in today and the standings after today’s play are as follows: In the “A” fl ight, in 1st place are Jack and Janet Blevons at 20/4, followed by Bob Craw-ford/Ben Hargraves in 2nd place at 19/5.

They are followed by Fred and Carolyn Brueggemann in 3rd place at 16/8. The “B” fl ight lead-ers are Dave and Nancy Denny at 18/6, followed by Mollie Brown/Ellen Slusarski in 2nd place at 13/11 and 3 teams tied for 3rd place at 12/12, Leon and Mary Lou Buss, Joe Vigilante/John Eck and Lynne Sable/Barb Jones.

As the standings show, the rac-

es in both fl ights are still tight and there is a lot of season left because we play into the middle of March. We are still in need of subs for our league because four subs that became regular team members, replaced 2 teams that we recently lost, one due to illness and the other who left our community and moved farther north in our state. We did replace those four people but that really left us short on subs. So, again, anyone who would like to be a sub please contact Janet or myself at 731-0892 and if we aren’t home to answer, please leave a message on our voice mail. Hopefully now with the holidays over and renters down here, we can pick up more people to be subs. Even if you haven’t played a

DEL DEL TURATURA 18 Hole Women’s Golf Assoc.

By Carol Marra

Sometimes it is even cold in Florida! We welcomed 2014 with a cool New Year’s Eve and some unsettling weather, but also with a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks. January through March is “season” and we try to have as many activities as pos-sible for those who are only here for a few months.

We prefer not to have signifi -cant tournaments in January but

the Pro Shop hosted Glow Ball on January 18. Next month, on Feb-ruary 22, there will be an ABCD tournament. Ryan continues with his Wednesday clinics. Sign up sheets are in the Pro Shop. And of course, the Friday Night Scrambles are always popular.

Our fi rst event of this year is the Ladies 18-Hole Valentine tourna-ment on February 13. February 27 will be the Member-Guest. Check for details in the dungeon. The President’s Cup and Men’s

DEL DEL TURATURA Amigos Report

By Jay Flanagan

On the fi rst Monday of January the men’s softball team, the Del Tura Amigos, opened their season in the new Mark and Mary Ford League in Punta Gorda. After playing in Cape Coral for the past twenty-one years when the league was started in 1992 by Del Tura resident Mark Ford, a new league was formed and games are being played in the beautiful Carmelita Sports Park off Florida St. just north of Edison State College.

After an impressive opening ceremony during which all of the teams were introduced and Mary Ford tossed out the fi rst pitch, the Amigos took on the Old Bridge Village People. The team showed an impressive hitting ability by scoring 1 run in the fi rst inning then coming up four more 5 run innings to win easily by the score of 21 to 8. Five different hitters each had 3 hits apiece in the 28 hit attack with 4 more players adding 2 hits. Shortstop Rick Bourquin led the hit parade with a home run, double and a single with Rick Antaya, John Ruttman, Don Va-deboncouer and Mike Scott also

providing three.Eleven different Amigos were

credited with a run batted in with Bourquin leading the way with 5.

In the second game of the week, the Amigos faced a tough Buccaneer Pirates squad and great defense led to a 12 to 1 vic-tory. The infi eld came up with four double plays to keep the Pi-rates from mounting a serious offensive threat. John Ruttman and Dave Denman led the offense with three hits apiece while four others had two hits of the 18 the Amigos had for the night.

The Amigos had a great crowd for each of their games and as a reminder, those interested in see-ing the team dressed out in their brand new uniforms, games are held each Monday and Wednes-day beginning at 5:30 p.m. To reach the complex, take 41 north to Taylor Rd. (just after the Edi-son State College sign) and fol-low it through Jones Loop to the second light at Airport Rd. Take a right on Airport and go to the overpass over I75 where you take a left. The fi elds are approximate-ly a mile up Florida on the left just past Edison.

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Jack and Jill will be in March.As well as playing at Del Tura,

the Women have the opportunity, through LEGA, to visit other clubs in the area for golf and lunch. In January we went to Pine Lakes. A schedule of other courses will be set up next month and posted. Sign up and take advantage of the chance to meet golfers from near-by clubs and play area courses. In LEGA you play with handicap so everyone has a chance.

If you are new to Del Tura and interested in joining our Associa-tion, please contact Liz Flannigan at 543-1640 for more information. We play every Thursday and try to have a variety of team and individ-ual games as well as closest to the pin and Blind Bogey. Something for everyone!

We don’t play baseball but it is three strikes and you need help! One day of bad golf, forget it, two days in a row, review fundamen-tals, three days in a row go see your Pro! Remember those clinics I mentioned? Bring a friend, who also struck out, and have fun!

lot, we can use you and will gladly help to teach you the game. We have a great group of 40 regular league players, and we have a lot of fun. We play every Friday af-ternoon, starting at 1:00 p.m. and play three games each week. Usu-ally we fi nish between 3:00 and 3:30 p.m.

In the past weeks we have found three different push sticks that were broken. We were able to fi x two of them. I have also no-ticed that someone has been using our chalk to write all over the ce-

ment area by our scoreboards. I tend to think this could possibly be a young visitor here over the holidays visiting parents or grand-parents. This is not what our chalk is for, so hopefully this won’t continue to happen. Children are supposed to be supervised by our residents when using all our com-munity’s facilities and if they are, this sort of thing shouldn’t hap-pen. Please treat all our facilities here as if they were your own. Re-pairs tend to be expensive. Thank you for understanding.


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Peter Israel

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Dick BoeselRon Boshaw (tie)

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Sign up NOW to bowl on Saturday afternoons at All Star lanes. This is a “fun” league - no set teams or

partners required. For more details please call Cheryl DeCara at (239) 543-8751.

DEL DEL TURATURA

Saturday Afternoon Bowling for Fun

By Rita Immoor

Invitationals are being post-ed as they arrive. Please try to make one since it is a lot of fun with a low stress fac-tor and a good price for a day out including a light breakfast, golf, lunch, and prizes plus the opportunity to try out a new course and make new friends. Our own invitational informa-tion sheet has been posted in the dungeon; sign up quickly as we only have room for fi f-ty girls. Remember to check the dungeon for the latest and greatest.

On December 12 we played a scramble on North and Mary Ann Wuerdeman, Justine Fitzgibbons, Francine Mur-ray and Gail Ventura took the fi rst place. Our Christmas lun-cheon followed with Christ-mas Carols led by Joan Ley-don, and the awarding of pins for the past year. We had a fun fi lled gift swap and a delicious lunch.

December 19 our game was a Red and White Scramble on the South course. Jean Smith, Francine Murray, Rita Immoor and Jean Cochran took fi rst place and two teams tied for second.

December 26 Partner Putts, A fl ight, 1st place Gail Guli-no and Gail Reeve, 2nd place went to Maryann Wuerdeman and Donna Roberts, and 3rd place resulted in a tie between teams of Gay Luders and Mau-reen Monroy tied with Priscil-la Peterson and Marie Baer. B fl ight, 1st place was Sue Symes and Nancy Skorlinski.

January 2 was a Par 3’s only, A fl ight 1st place was Molly Brown and B fl ight 1st place was Sue Symes.

In addition to regular an-nouncements at the weekly

tournament play, members are reminded to regularly review published announcements on our Bulletin Board to obtain specifi cs for all planned events.

New members are always welcome to join the Nine-Hole Women’s Golf Association at any time during the year. Don’t hesitate to contact Mar-lene DeGraaf at 599-4404 for more information.

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DEL DEL TURATURA Del Tura Men’s Golf Assoc.

By Jay Flanagan

The Men’s Golf Association of Del Tura is busily working on the logistics of their up-coming tournaments while the Partner Match Play continues on Wednesday mornings.

Plans for the Ryder Cup, taking place on January 31, February 1 and 2 have been completed. The team draft has taken place and the cap-tains have put together their line-ups for the competition.

Every thing seems to be falling into place for the Mem-ber-Member Tournament on February 26 and 27 and for the Men’s Member-Guest Tourna-ment on March 7 and 8.

The Partner Match play had 32 teams start on the open-ing week, and after the fi rst Wednesday the entries were

whittled in half to 16. This tournament will be completed on January 29 as competing teams continue to play as long as they win.

All Men’s Golf Association members are reminded that your 2014 dues are now past due if you haven’t paid. The $25.00 fee can be given to the Pro-Shop or to Treasurer Ran-dy Gottsacker. Checks should be made out to DTMGA. Membership allows you to compete in the many tourna-ments and on the Wednesday Men’s League contests.

All are also reminded that skin games take place on Sun-day, Monday, Tuesday, Thurs-day and Friday. Sign up sheets for each day are posted in the dungeon and are taken down two days before the competi-tion.

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Good Timers Singles NewsDEL DEL TURATURA

By Susan Savitt

“Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful.”

~Annette Funicello

I recently received a card from my wise and good friend, Marge Lord, a special lady so many Del Turians are fortunate to call their friend. The above quote from a singer and actress many remember from the 60’s, was on the cov-er of the card. I paused and refl ected on the quote. An-nette wrote a book entitled “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes” in which she talks about her career challenges and her struggle with mul-tiple sclerosis. She also tells about issues in her personal life, which combine to lead one to agree that her life was not a “perfect” one. She does not dwell on this. Rather she emphasizes the “good times”

and how important it is to ac-cept that life is not perfect. She also discusses the role her friends played in helping her realize how wonderful her life was without worrying if it was perfect. Their kindness, car-ing, and sharing enhanced her happiness. Many Good Tim-ers, and others in Del Tura, like Marge Lord, take time, through their friendship, to make us realize, that although not perfect, our lives are won-derful.

The Good Timers offi cers for 2013-14 are Peg McTernan, president, Mary Lou Pudlo, vice-president, Anna Wilson, secretary, and Louise Dodge, treasurer. We thank them for giving their time to make the organization run smoothly.

At our January meeting, we welcomed new members, Ann Boncore, Annette Artini, and Cheryl Stepanek. We are very happy to have them as part of

the Good Timers. Thanks to Sylvia Miller for being acting secretary for this meeting.

As we go to press, there is no date set for the Janu-ary birthday dinner. Mem-bers should check the bulletin board across from the Pub for further information. Mem-bers celebrating their birth-days during this fi rst month of the year include Marge Apple-baum and Sue Highfi ll. The February dinner will be held at a date to be determined. It will be at the Fountain Grille and there will be no cost to those who were members last year. Further details of that dinner will be shared at the next monthly meeting held on February 4 in the Poinciana Ballroom at 5:00 p.m. Follow-ing the February meeting, we will hold our annual Sweets Party, which we dedicate each year to Lorraine Grein-er, a past HOA president and

Good Timers member. We celebrate the memory of Lor-raine and other past members who although are not with us in person will always remain in our hearts. Each member is requested to bring a “sweet” to share.

Although we have, at pres-ent, no members with birth-days in February, Peg came up with the idea last year that we should celebrate those who have birthdays during the summer months and are not in Del Tura at that time. We will do that once again this year and celebrate the birthdays of Bea Botterbusch, Anna Gessner, Pat Gilmour, Joan Johnson, Esther Kuntz, Nancy Lich, Susan Savitt, and Betty Mennen.

Dates members should cir-cle on their calendars include April 10, 2014, for the Road Rally. Esther Kuntz and Pat Gilmour will once again chair

this fun Scavenger Hunt and challenge us to ride through the streets of Del Tura to locate objects. We will be rewarded with a pizza party and prizes following the event. Further details will be discussed at the February and March meetings.

The Kentucky Derby Party will be held Saturday, May 2, 2014. Peg has requested volun-teers to chair this Good Tim-ers’ favorite event. Be sure to save the date. Details will follow in the next few months.

In closing for this month, I’d like to give a shout out to Bill Southwick who is always encouraging, helpful, and car-ing, and says the right words at the right time to put a smile on our faces. We appreciate you, Bill.

Wishing everyone a Val-entine’s Day full of happiness and much love.


DEL DEL TURATURA Daily Activity Schedule

The Daily Activity Schedule is updated on a monthly basis. Please submit corrections or additons to Dennis Cottini: 217-0592 or email – [email protected], prior to the 9th of each month.

Activity/Contact Information Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

ExerciseTai Chi , Marjorie Lord, 543-9072 8:00-9:30 8:00-9:30 8:00-9:30

Tura Zumba, Teddy Reid, 731-7251 9:30-10:00 9:30-10:00 9:30-10:00

Jane Fonda Aerobics, Teddy Reid 10:00-10:45 10:00-10:45 10:00-10:45

Water Aerobics, North Pool, Marilyn Miller, 731-9934 11:00-12:00 11:00-12:00 11:00-12:00

Yoga Practice, Starlight Ballroom, Dea Wells 283-5603 6:30-7:30PM 11:00-12:15

SportsBilliards, Men's, Harry Christopher, 997-7345 1:00-3:00 1:00-3:00

Billiards, Women's, Anna Wilson , 731-3604 Nov-Apr 7:00-10:00

Bocce, Nov-April - Peggy Terrasi 603-236-2209 4:15

Bocce, Nov-April - Sheila Vona, 443-8389 3:30Bocce, Oct-May 3:00-6:00

Bowling For Fun, All Star Lanes, Cheryl DeCara, 543-8751 2:00

Bowling, Mixed, All Star Lanes, Dave Csuy, 543-9746, Oct-Mar 10:15

Bowling, Mixed, All Star Lanes, Gloria Ellis, 731-5693 3:00

Golf, Men's 18 Hole League, Don Soper, 217-0879 8:00

Golf, Men's 9 Hole League, Jack Riordan, Pres., 543-3753 9:00

Golf, Women's 18 Hole League, Ruth Ann Blevins, 543-8134 8:30

Golf, Women's 9 Hole League-Marianne Denman, 543-5968 8:30

Shuffleboard, Jack Blevons, 731-0892 1:00

Shuffleboard, open 9:00

Shuffleboard, Open, Robyn Geren, 839-6674 2:30

Shuffleboard, Traveling Team, Jan-Mar, Glenn Tointon 920-309-1294 12:30Softball-Punta Gorda, call Jay Flanagan - 543-1640 5:30 5:30

Tennis, Mixed, Open 12:30

Tennis, mxed, Open 8:00-10:00

GamesBingo - Oct-Mar, Erv & Linda Storma 997-9066 doors - open 6:15 6:45-9:00

Bingo - Starlight Ballroom - all year 11:00-12:00

Bridge, Duplicate - Deloris Nelson - 731-9503 6:45-10:00Bridge, Duplicate-Carol Marra 731-0845 6:45-9:30

Bridge, Open - Marjorie Davis - 543-4225 1:30-4:30

Bridge, Open - Sylvia White - 731-5168 1:00-4:00

Canasta - Norrine McLaughlin , 543-1276 1:00-4:00

Dominoes - June Malonson 652-4151 5:30

Euchre- Marcella Carothers - 731-3315 7:00-9:00

Hand & Foot - Card Game, Betty Scheetz - 609-477-9147 1:00-4:00

Mahjong - Marianne Denman - Card Room II, 543-5968 7:00

Mahjong- Dianne Bevilacqua- Card Room I, 567-2234 1:00-5:00

Mahjong- Glenda Oliver - Card Room II, 834-8699 6:30 6:30

Mahjong- Rheta Kanen, 731-0809 7:00

May I - Card Game- Norrine McLaughlin -543-1276 1:00-4:00

Pinochle - Eleanor Lingeman, 543-1209 7:00-10:00

Other Activities & ClubsBird Carving- Bernie Forsey, 217-6024 - Nov-May 9:00-12:00

Blood Pressure Readings - before coffee in the Clubhouse 8:00-9:00Ceramics, Janet Ragone, 543-7818 9:00-12:00 9:00-12:00 9:00-12:00 9:00-12:00 9:00-12:00

Choralaires-Edna Smith, 543-2467 - Nov-Mar 3:00-5:00 7:00-9:00

Coffee & Social Hour - Starlight Ballroom 8:15Computer Club-Marlene Eck 543-9249, 1st&3rd Wed. 1:45-2:45

Good Timers-1st wk of Month, Peg Mc Ternan 543-3144 5:00

Investment Club, 2nd & 4th wks., Jack Ireland 543-9701 4:00-6:00

Library - open every day

Oil Painting - Gerri Robbins, 731-6390 Oct-May 1:00-4:00

Paper Crafting/Card Making-Mary Kay Tointon 920-309-2121 9:00

Video Corner- check hours in the Library 1:00-3:00Writers Group - Jack Dunigan- 599-4221 - Jacaranda Room -1st Tues. of each month 10-11:30

The Daily Activity Schedule is updated on a monthly basis. Please submit any corrections or additions to Dennis Cottini - 217-0592 or email - [email protected], prior to the 9th of each month. Thank you

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Send To: FMO, P.O. Box 5300 Largo, FL 33779-5300

Island Visitor Publications, LLCPublishers: Bob & Emy Stein

[email protected] advertise in print, call 941-349-0194

Editorial content supplied by Del Tura residents: Susan Savitt, Rita Immoor, Carol Marra, Jack Blevons,

Mary White, Elaine Schnur, Donna Burns-Phillips, Diane Conlon, Jay Flanagan, Marcella Carothers, Erv Storma, Linda Schoonmaker, Sue Dunigan, Dennis Cottini, Bart De Graaf, Jacqueline Keen,

Peg Iacovino, Rick Rudzik, Sherry Plish, and Dianne Conlon

This month contributing photographers: Ginnie Benjamins, Ron Raming, Barbara Boyd

The Tower is published monthly from October through May; with the June and July issue being combined as well as the August and Septem-ber issue. Advertising rates and information will be gladly furnished by calling us at 941-349-0194 , We are ready to answer your questions and to assist you in preparing your ad at no extra charge. The publisher re-serves the right to edit or reject copy for any reason. Island Visitor Pub-lishing, LLC is not responsible for any claims made by the advertisers.

LOAN CLOSETPLEASE CALL

Val Coache 543-6425 | Kevin Wilcox 731-8474 NOW LOCATED IN THE MAINTENANCE AREA

COTS, “PACK n’ PLAY, HI-CHAIRS, ETC

MEDICAL EQUIPMENTAnyone 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.

!GJTI!!!!!!!!!!

The Del Tura Phone Book is notcompiled by “The Tower”.

It is produced by Hometown America.Please contact the HT offi ce

731-3433 for errors and omissions.

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R.S. MAERZ JR. LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR

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Trees TrimmedPlantings

Lawn and Shrub Care

239-543-8747

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Evelyn Picklesimer

239-599-8579(c) 813-389-4338

[email protected]

Tara Woods Resident

Cakes by Evelyn L.L.C.Cakes, cupcakes, brownies, cookies, scones,

biscotti, cheesecakes

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DEL DEL TURATURA

CelebrateSunday, February 9, 2014

from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wisconsin • Michigan • Il-linois • Indiana: We are cel-ebrating the 4 great states that join together to border the Great Lake Michigan! We need you to bring lots of tasty hors d’oeuvre’s or your spe-cialty dishes to pass. You can bring salads, vegetables, en-trees or desserts too, just bring a large dish as we will have a lot of your friends and neigh-bors to share. Bring your own beverages. Wear nametags if you have them. We’ll have plates, forks, napkins, etc. $3 per person at the door. NAME THAT TUNE! PRIZES! MU-SIC! FUN!Illinois-Helene Glasson 217-0592; Indiana-Linda Lane 731-2853; Michigan-Ruth Ann Lugten 292-6299; Wisconsin-Linda Storma 997-9066


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We are grateful that you have chosen us at Hometown Ameri-ca to list your home for sale. In order for us to sell your home quickly and effi ciently so you as a seller and your buyer benefi t, we need the following from you to begin the listing. Also, please make an appointment with the sales offi ce to view your home.

• Copies of your titles. The is-sue date of the titles must be the same that is registered at the tax offi ce. If no changes have been made to your titles, they should be the same. There should be a title registered for each side of your home. We will not need the originals until the home is sold. If there is a lien on the home and the bank possesses the titles, call and ask them for a copy. They may send you to the tax offi ce to receive an electronic copy of your title, and we will accept that. If there is an or between the names on the registered owners of the ti-tle, either/or can sign documents.

If there is an and between your names, you both must sign.

• Two forms of identifi cation from those signing the paper-work. The fi rst form of identifi ca-tion is to be your driver’s license or state I.D. The second form of identifi cation can be a passport, social security card, birth certifi -cate, or government picture I.D. No other form will be acceptable.

• The home must be current with their registration that is due each year with the Lee County Tax offi ce.

• If the title shows the home is in a trust, we must have a copy of the trust that is listed on the titles. If a new trust has been issued, you will need to have the title is-sued to the new trust before we can list the home.

• If you have Power of Attor-ney, we will need a copy of the papers showing you have legal right to sign documents. This document is only good while the person is alive.

• If you have inherited the home and are not listed on the titles, we will need a court ap-pointed Letter of Administration showing that you have the right to sell property owned by the de-ceased.

• If there is any outstanding debt on the home, we need the banks address and phone number along with your account number and payoff amount.

• Please provide us with a key to put in our lockbox so our sales people have access to show your home.

Del Tura sales offi ce phone number is 239-731-3330. Tara Woods sales offi ce is 239-731-1011. Our sales personnel is Jack Hay and Betty Cornwell. You will be making your appoint-ment with the listing agent, Deb-bie Objartel who will be avail-able Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays. You can also send an e-mail to [email protected].

DEL DEL TURATURA Listing Your Home For Sale

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Starting January 2014 Open Every Saturday

From 9 AM Until We Sell Out!

In Front Of The Club House Parking Lot

• Lettuce

• Baking Potatoes

• Cucumbers

• Red Onions

• White Onions

• Watermelon

• Green Bell Peppers

• Red Bell Peppers

• and More

Sunshine Co.Sunshine Co.239-222-7701


A Night at the RacesDEL DEL TURATURA

Del TuraResidents

$100 OFFFirst Trip

Going Northor South

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d&b Transportation ServicesDoor-to-Door Personalized Service. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Professional, experienced, mature drivers. Let us drive your car when you are going home to the North or when you are returning to your home in Del Tura in the winter.

Please call for a quote

239-227-6683or 239-898-5688

We also provide transportation to the airport, cruise lines, entertainment, dining, shops, local attractions and more.

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Horacio Rodriguez

2710 Del Prado Blvd.#2-148

Cape Coral, FL 33904

CFC 1426990(239) 645-2303

Email: [email protected]

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Odds MakersOdds Makers

A Winning TableA Winning Table

Ticket SellersTicket SellersBankersBankers

Dressed for the RacesDressed for the Races


A Night at the RacesDEL DEL TURATURA

A fi rst and very special night took place in Del Tura recent-ly and as usual Del Turians rose to the occasion. The Starlight Ballroom was packed as folks enjoyed the Race Night event.

Many came dressed for the occasion. Lots of winners and a good time was had by all.

See the pictures below of the festivities.

50-50 Daily Double50-50 Daily Double

The CousinsThe CousinsDressed for the RacesDressed for the RacesDressed & Ready Dressed & Ready

for the Racesfor the Races

Grand Stand SeatsGrand Stand Seats

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tennis volley ball

tennis ball dribble

tennis ball lob

traditional set of tennis

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place winnersirma

food specials mike

hoa board meeting