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Gulf Harbour Book Club
JOAN KAPLAN
The Gulf Harbour Book Club met in August to discuss The Queens of Crime . None of us was impressed with the book. It was written by Marie Benedict who has never disappointed prior to this. We abandoned the discussion of the book and ended up with a good laugh among us.
Here is important information below for the Gulf Harbour Book Club for the 2025/2026 season.
The following is the lineup with all of the following authors on Zoom.
September 8 Noon
Kristin Harmel for The Stolen Life Of Collette Marceau
October 6 Time is 3 p.m. EST. She is in Australia.
Jane Yang for The Lotus Shoes
November 3 Noon
Abi Dare for The Girl With The Louding Voice plus sequel And So I Roar
December 1 Noon
Zelly Ruskin for Not Yours To Keep
January 5 Noon
Kate Quinn for The Briar Club and The Diamond Eye
February 2 Noon
Bernhardt Schlinke for The Granddaughter
March 2 Noon
Sandi Altner in person for Rupert’s Landing (not yet published). Please read Ravenscraig first as this is the sequel. Available on Kindle unlimited for free.
April 6 Noon
Chris Torockio for the Soul Hunters
May 4 Noon
Stephanie Dray for her new book not yet available
We will make Zoom available for those who want to Zoom. We would love to have a great showing for these authors. We will send an email for attendance for in person or Zoom attendance.
Clubhouse Renovation Project Update
We’ve just wrapped up another two weeks of real progress—and yes, this is really happening!
In my last update, I shared that the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) was not an obstacle for our project. That remains true, but the permitting process with Lee County turned out to be more complicated than anticipated. A mix-up between two separate permit tracks required some strategic “arm-twisting” to help all parties understand what was needed.
But so be it—we now have both the demolition and construction permits in hand, and that means the real work is officially underway.
Important clarification: While it may have looked like not much happened on campus, don’t be fooled—we haven’t lost any time on the schedule. Behind the scenes, our demo contractor has been actively mobilizing, including:
• Shutting off primary utilities
• Installing isolated power to the cart barn and temporary facilities
• Disconnecting water service
• Putting key safety measures in place
• Beginning minor demolition work ahead of full wall and ceiling removal
This “prep work” is essential to ensure that when walls start tumbling down next week, we’re hitting the ground running. Expect to see landscaping stripped, ceilings collapsed, and a caravan of dumpsters hauling debris off to the landfill over the next two weeks.
We know it’s been challenging for those on campus—navigating new fences, parking detours, and altered foot traffic routes between the lot, Wellness Center, and tennis. But think of it this way: When your snowbird friends return, you’ll be the pros who
can guide them around like seasoned construction veterans!
PROJECT STATUS: STILL ON TIME, STILL ON BUDGET
Everything remains on track—and on budget—for our major milestones. That’s a testament to the commitment and coordination of our construction partners, staff, and leadership team.
WATERSIDE AT GH
MARINA – EARLY
RETURNS ARE POSITIVE
Our temporary dining venue, Waterside at the GH Marina, has been well received so far, and we’re grateful for your support and flexibility. We want to remind everyone that space is limited, and patience will go a long way as we continue adjusting to this new setup.
To improve comfort in the summer heat, we’ve just purchased misting fans for the Tiki and Marina terraces to provide outdoor guests with some welcome relief.
GLOBAL TEAMWORK: TIME ZONES AND TIRELESS EFFORT
Even while Doug Glover has been traveling in Europe, he’s been 100% engaged in every phase of the project. I used to think I was the only one running on no sleep— until I realized Doug and I were texting and talking at all hours of the night. (I’m on the West Coast, so you can do the time zone math!)
This level of teamwork and constant coordination is what’s keeping things moving so efficiently.
RUMOR PATROL: “DOUG HAS FREE REIN”
New rumor making the rounds: “The Board has given Doug free rein.”
• Let’s be crystal clear—that is 100% FALSE.
Doug remains in daily contact with me, speaks with Bill Lambert nearly every other day, and is regularly invited to attend Board meetings to provide updates and
take questions from all directors. He is fully aligned with the project’s goals and accountability structure.
Yes, Doug is earning a salary of $0, but that didn’t stop the Board from voting to give him a 50% raise—just kidding (but admit it, you smiled). In all seriousness, his dedication is unmatched, and his mission is the same as mine and yours: on time, on budget, and delivering the very best outcome for Gulf Harbour.
We know this journey has its messy moments, but we’re getting closer every day to a truly remarkable transformation. Thank you again for your continued support, trust, and resilience.
Onward and upward,
Lonnie
GARDNER “DOC” WHITE, 91
From the family
In Memoriam
EGNEWS / SUBMITTED BY STEPHEN WHITE
Doc and Merrie put down stakes in East Greenwich in 1968, where they lived for more than 30 years
Gardner “Doc” White passed away on August 6. Born on February 28, 1934, Doc grew up in Island Park on Long Island, New York, coming from humble beginnings out of the ashes of the Great Depression. His dad William “Bill” White, an orphan equipped with an 8th grade education, worked at the Racquet & Tennis Club on Park Avenue in Manhattan for many years. Doc’s mom Ethel (Speer) left home at age 16 to become a showgirl, joining a vaudeville troupe that was passing through upstate New York in the roaring 1920s.
Doc was a childhood nickname his gang of friends imprinted on him in grade school. It stuck. He graduated from Oceanside High School and went on to the University of Connecticut where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education and ran track. He met his life partner, Meredith “Merrie” White, at Storrs and they married in August, 1959.
Doc taught in the East Hartford school system and served two years in the United States Army. He went on to have a 36-year career as a stockbroker and partner with the investment firm Brown Lisle/Cummings in Providence.
Doc and Merrie put down stakes in East Greenwich in 1968, where they lived for more than 30 years, raising their three children before dividing their time and eventually hanging up their cleats in Wickford and Fort Myers, Fla.
He was an active member of the community, serving as a board member for Big Brothers of Rhode Island, the John Clarke Retirement Center and the Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery. Doc chaired the renovation project for the Old Kent County Courthouse, which among other things was the site of the founding of the U.S. Navy during the start of the Revolutionary War.
Doc’s interests included avidly following sports (all New England teams and especially UConn – well before Storrs became the Basketball Capital of the
World), gardening at home and at the church, playing golf and delving into history – especially the Civil War and WWII. He cherished his friends (Club 63) and found comfort and common cause in his church community.
Doc loved telling stories, especially his own which he collected, embellished upon, repeated over many years and shared with anyone who would listen. As a long-time Stephen Minister, he found his calling (and a captive audience) in his later years, visiting with others who were struggling.
Merrie, his loving wife of 66 years, preceded him in heaven earlier this year. Doc is survived by his children Heather (Warwick, R.I.) and grandson Nicholas Illuzzi (and his wife Lila), Marshall (Seffner, Fla.) and Stephen (Charlotte, N.C.), his wife Barbara and grandsons Will and Sam. Remembrance gifts may be made to Covenant Presbyterian Church 2439 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33901 and/or First Baptist Church, 30 Pierce Street, East Greenwich, RI 02818.
My dad and mom loved GH and so did their kids and grandkids. Stephen White (son)
Montage Women’s Club
The Montage Women’s Club is a social and philanthropic club open to all women residing in Lee County. We normally meet on the fourth Thursday of each month. Our August meeting will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn (Captiva Ballroom), 12600 University Drive, Fort Myers 33908, corner of College Parkway at the Summerlin Road overpass. Meetings begin at 11:30 a.m. with a short social period followed by lunch at noon followed by an informative speaker program and a short business
meeting. Within the organization are various interest groups for members’ participation. Membership is open to both year-round and seasonal residents. We welcome you to visit Montage for a luncheon.
Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, September 25. We will have a representative from the Gladiolus Food Pantry as a speaker. Our club members will be donating both supplies and cash, in conjunction with our very fun “Birthday Boxes” giving campaign, to their organization for distribution to local families.
Luncheon fee is $30 per person, and you have a choice of either a regular menu entree (Ziti with Chicken and Broccoli with Chef’s dessert choice) and/or a plant based/vegan entree (Grilled Veggie Primavera with fresh fruit for dessert).
If you would like to attend a Montage meeting, need further information, or would like to make a reservation, please call Rita Artwohl at (239) 7037787. Reservations cutoff to attend this meeting is noon, Thursday, September 18.
From The Desk Of Sheriff Carmine Marceno...
SECURING EXTERIOR DOORS
An estimated 34% of residential burglars enter through a home’s front door. While I was unable to locate documentation regarding side and rear door entries, they, too, are frequent targets.
Additionally, a fairly recent and ongoing TikTok “challenge” that encourages youngsters to kick in the front doors of unknown homes prompts me to discuss an easy fix that will help reinforce and secure all exterior doors.
Exterior doors have points of vulnerability. These points include where the door meets the strike plate, as well as where the door hinges attach to the doorjamb.
In an effort to address these issues and to enhance your door’s ability to withstand force, it is recommended that strike plate screws and hinge screws be upgraded.
Most doors, when installed, utilize #9 ¾-inch or 1-inch wood screws. These screws attach both the strike plate and the hinges to the doorjamb. Being small in size, they offer extremely limited support when facing blunt force.
A simple and inexpensive fix can dramatically increase your door’s ability to withstand forced entry.
Replace the shorter door-strike and hinge screws with fully threaded, 3-inch wood screws. A total of 11 screws will likely be required (two for strike plate and nine for three hinges).
By utilizing these 3-inch screws, hinges and strike plates will now be secured through the doorjambs and into the door’s framing studs. It is estimated that these longer screws will triple the resistance of solid-core, exterior doors.
Multiple locking points add additional security to your entrance.
The addition of a dead bolt lock is a bit more complicated and involved, will take approximately one hour to complete and incurs some cost. There are numerous dead bolt locks to choose from, including various grades, types of cylinders (single or double) and pickresistant features, that you may wish to discuss with a professional.
These simple upgrades will substantially reduce the vulnerability of your exterior doors.
Crossword Puzzle
Brisling
Sweater eater
50%
Australian “bear”
Dwarf buffalo 16. A Great Lake
Of a pelvic bone
18. Nonflowering plant
19. Violent disturbance
20. Allergic (British spelling)
22. Anagram of “seen”
23. Sri Lanka export 24. Satisfies
26. Place of worship 30. Picture
Hirsute
33. Bashful (archaic) 37. Skin disease
Josh
Margarine
Gloss over
The best people or things
Overact
44. There are four on a car
Taxonomic category 47. Fraternity letter
48. L L L L 49. Relating to the spine and joints
56. 13 in Roman numerals 57. Bog 58. Luxurious
59. Poi source 60. Nights before
Deadly virus
62. Observed
63. Stitches
64. Adjust again DOWN
1. Slaloms
2. Barbershop emblem
3. Precipitation
4. “Oh dear!”
5. In an implied manner
6. Organized crime group 7. 1 1 1 1
8. Ripped 9. Good-looking 10. Up to now 11. Come up 12. Kings of the jungle 13. Celebration
21. Golf ball support 25. Consumed 26. Unfreeze
27. Apiece
28. Short skirt
29. A false quality
30. Stage
31. Chop finely
33. Chair
34. Away from the wind
35. Marine mammal
36. Male turkeys
38. Pairs
41. Large flightless bird
42. Upbeat
44. Which person?
45. Coast
46. Omit
47. Board game
48. Former spouses (slang)
50. Split
51. Believe or trust (Scottish)
52. River to the North Sea
53. Couples
54. Small island
55. Talk
CROSSWORD SOLUTION IN THIS ISSUE
The Amazon Moonflower
KAREN M. MAXWELL, HORTICULTURE PROGRAMS COORDINATOR AND HORTICULTURE SPECIALIST
Researching the history of plants takes me down many roads, and the most interesting paths include the trials and tribulations of special people who are driven by an obsession, a desire or simply a need to advance knowledge for the rest of us. This is a story about two people, born nearly 100 years apart and a mutual desire to conquer the same plant. One was an intrepid and distinguished artist; the other is a young botanist/researcher who has spent much time at Edison and Ford Winter Estates.
Some readers may be acquainted with the epiphytic family of plants we collect and grow at the estates known collectively as “jungle cactus.” For the unfamiliar, this group of plants is native to tropical regions of the New World, from deep within South American rainforests to arid mountain plains and encompasses the well-known Christmas Cactus, Mistletoe Cactus and Dragon Fruit.
Several of our jungle cactus are flat-leaved epiphyllums including Epiphyllum hookeri, Epiphyllum oxypetalum and Pseudorhipsalis amazonica . The former two are night bloomers that produce large stunning white flowers that open for a single evening, quite similarly to the subject of this story. The latter develops small pinkish-blue flowers that resemble the flame on a lighter, hence its common name, Blue Flame. All three grow with flat stems – from the narrow
leafed oxypetalum to the wide leafed P. amazonica, where this kind of structure allows these jungle cacti to wrap around host trees in a symbiotic relationship.
As our collection has grown and prospered, there is one elusive, extremely rare flat-leaved jungle cactus that we seek to propagate – the Amazon Moonflower or Strophocactus wittii. A few years back, I was gifted a small piece of plant from one of our vendors (Brian from Tropiflora), but it did not survive its first summer here. When I shared this information with him, he promptly gave me another Strophocactus, allowing us to employ improved cultivation techniques, which have resulted in a thriving specimen. So far, we have had it growing successfully for two years. Brian, on the other hand, lost his entire collection during Hurricane Milton. We feel it is only fair to protect, nurture and propagate this rare epiphyllum with the goal of replacing his gift.
This month, I relish the efforts of the late Margaret Mee – the renowned and intrepid botanical artist who, at age 78 and with two recent hip replacements, undertook her Journey Fifteen. Mee had devoted over 30 years of her life documenting the flora of South America and had yet to catch the rare Amazon Moonflower in bloom and memorialize it in watercolor. Following an extraordinary life of chronicling and raising the alarm of rainforest destruction, little did she know this would be her final journey into the Amazon.
Impressed by her extensive work in Brazil, British naturalist and filmmaker, Tony Morrison decided it was time for the BBC to underwrite a documentary on her 30 years of work. In 1976, Mee had received the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her work on Brazilian botany. On approach, Tony inquired of Margaret – What is your greatest ambition? Without hesitation she replied, to paint the Strophocactus in bloom. The plant had already been collected and identified by a German plant hobbyist named N.H. Witt, but no one had ever witnessed it blooming in its native habitat.
Originally, the BBC supported the concept of filming the documentary on location, far up the Rio Negro from the port of Manaus, Brazil. Upon reflection by people unknown, the BBC backed away from the project, citing reservations due to Mee’s age COURTESY
and health. Undaunted, Tony Morrison took his idea to National Geographic – only to be turned away again. The groundbreaking filmmaker would not give up and neither did Margaret.
Tony and his wife, Marion Morrison, used their own funds and created Nonesuch Expeditions to fulfill their collective ambition and document the expedition of Margaret and crew into the Amazon to find her Moonflower in bloom and provide the opportunity for her to paint the rarified flower in situ.
The story is vividly captured in “Margaret Mee In Search of Flowers of the Amazon Forests,” a collection of her paintings and Tony’s photographs, edited by Tony Morrison. Margaret travelled nine hours in a hammock to ease the pain in her hips, together with Tony and crew in a flat-bottomed houseboat, down the Rio Negro to a small house which would serve as basecamp. Closely monitoring daily reports of bud development supplied by local spotters, the resolute crew set out one morning at dawn and found the flat-leaved Strophocactus wrapped around tree trunks in the 400-island freshwater archipelago, the Archipelago of Anavilhanas. (Through the enlightenment provided by Margaret Mee, this area is now a protected World Heritage site.)
As daylight gave way to dusk, darkness settled in quickly under the dense canopy. Margaret, perched in a garden chair on
THE STROPHOCACTUS WITTII IN FULL BLOOM ALONG THE RIO NEGRO (A TRIBUTARY OF THE AMAZON RIVER)
the roof of the boat, began sketching the plant, loaded with buds. Sure enough, shortly after the darkness was complete, the dramatic unfolding of the flower commenced. The light intrusion from the film cameras was enough to stop the flowers from opening. Thankfully, a full moon that night allowed sufficient light for Margaret to complete her sketches of the stunning flowers that fully opened by midnight. Without ever touching, measuring or handling the plant, she called upon her extraordinary technical ability to produce the accurately colored and dimensioned plant on paper. (During the time of Mee’s work on this plant, it was known as Selenicereus wittii but today the accepted scientific name is Strophocactus wittii.)
Fully aware of how remarkable her experience was, Margaret finished the watercolor paintings in her apartment in Rio de Janeiro and personally hand carried them back to London in July of 1988, for inclusion in her and Tony’s upcoming book. In November of 1988, she and her husband were to travel to London for the first major exhibition of her work and her new book at the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG), Kew. Sadly, she perished in an automobile accident just two weeks before the exhibition opening. Today, her entire estate of artwork is owned by RBG/Kew.
RESEARCHER REED GILMORE PROPAGATES PLANTS AT THE FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY.
in a sterile environment on a growing medium such an agar solution.
Back at the estates, we are working toward cultivating a significant specimen of the Strophocactus, and we are fortunate to have the assistance of botanist and former employee, Reed Gilmore, who has begun the task of attempting to contemporaneously propagate Strophocactus by tissue culture. This method is a time consuming and exacting effort to vegetatively reproduce the plant using the smallest amount of tissue placed
Recently, we visited with Reed in his laboratory on the campus at Florida Gulf Coast University, where he has successfully propagated endangered native cacti and the finicky Platycerium ridleyi – a rare staghorn fern. Once Reed is successful with the tissue culture of this rare jungle cactus, the estates can become a source of Strophocactus to assist other botanical gardens in the area that lost theirs to hurricanes, and of course to our original source, Brian. After that, it will be our job to protect and ultimately celebrate the spectacular blooming Strophocactus.
Catch The Action
CAPT. BILL RUSSELL
SEPTEMBER ON THE WATER
With the arrival of September, the end of summer is in sight as we gradually break away from long, hot, muggy days, and slowly transition to shorter, cooler days of autumn. This is welcoming news for anglers fishing around Southwest Florida. Days become less humid with a slight drop in temperature, a relief after a hot Florida summer. Don’t get me wrong, there will still be plenty of hot and humid days, but they become more tolerable as the month progresses. September is also the height of hurricane season; fingers crossed for a quiet month and season in Southwest Florida.
Just as anglers enjoy the change of seasons, fish respond, as they become more active resulting in improved fishing. With a slight drop in water temperature, you can expect fish to exert more energy and feed consistently throughout the day. Of course, it’s fishing, there are days when you can’t buy a bite no matter what, but chances for success are tipped in your favor as the water cools.
Offshore, as water temperatures drop, look for fish to move closer to shore in shallower depths and pelagic species heading south down the coast. Grouper, plus large snapper, should be caught with consistency in depths beginning around 65 feet in Gulf waters. Artificial reefs that dot our coast, along with hard bottom and ledges in 30- to 70-foot depths are great
locations to catch a variety of different fish from small to large. Gag grouper has a very short open season the first two weeks of September.
Mangrove snapper fishing was good through the summer and should continue strong this month. Snapper school up around some type of structure that could include bridge pilings, docks, piers, oyster bars, creeks, mangroves shorelines, or any type of manmade or natural submerged structure. Fishing over hard bottom over the slack tide in many of the Gulf passes is a great way to fill a cooler with tasty snapper. Offshore, they are found in numbers over artificial reefs and limestone ledges. Scale down your tackle with a light fluorocarbon leader of 20 pounds or lighter and small hooks. Best baits include shrimp (live or dead), small pilchards or pinfish, and a variety of cut baits. Chumming is a great option to attract snapper and get them fired up.
It’s possible over the month to come across schools of large redfish roaming the inshore shallows. Often a hundred or more travel along the edge of shallow bars and shorelines eating anything in their path. If you come across a school, make a long cast in front of the lead fish, and hang on. These big reds often run 30 inches or larger and are schooling until we get our first real cold front, likely in October.
Bigger sea trout are moving back into shallower water to feed; this is a great time to work a top water plug across your favorite trout flats. Plenty of sea trout are caught under the endless schools of baitfish, look for birds and surface activity. Trout fishing will get better as the month moves along.
Snook begin to leave the beaches and Gulf passes where they spend the summer months and transition back inshore into the flats. Target snook around oyster bars, shorelines, sand holes, and structures such as riprap, docks, piers and bridges. This is often one of the best months for snook fishing as they are active, on the move and foraging on a variety of baits. Good numbers of snook will also remain along the beaches and Gulf passes as well. Snook season remains closed through September.
For charter information, please contact us at Gulf Coast Guide Service and “Catch the Action” with Capt. Bill Russell, call or text (239) 410-8576, website: www.fishpineisland.com , email: gcl2fish@live.com .
Stay up to date with fishing regulations by visiting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission at: www. myfwc.com. Also, upload the Fish Rules app on your phone. It has current regulations with pictures to help identify fish. If you turn on your GPS location the Fish Rules app updates to your location. In my opinion, it is more accurate and up to date than FWC’s website.
With a variety of fish and enjoyable weather, this is a great month to get out there and see what you can catch!
Capt. Bill Russell is a native and lifelong resident of Pine Island who has spent his entire life fishing the waters surrounding Pine Island and Southwest Florida. For the past 29 years, Bill has been a professional fishing guide who takes pride in customizing each trip to ensure everyone on board has a great time and will return again. Come join us and “Catch the Action.”
Consumer Alert
BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT
IMPERSONATORS GO AFTER OLDER ADULTS’ LIFE SAVINGS
Scammers posing as government agencies or well-known businesses are increasingly going after retirees’ life savings. They weave a web of lies about some bogus crisis. Then they trick older adults into giving them tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The scams start with lies designed to create a sense of urgency and fear.
• Lie No. 1: Someone is using your accounts. Scammers pretend to be a bank employee with a warning about suspicious account activity, or claim to be an Amazon rep following up on potentially fraudulent purchases.
• Lie No. 2: Your information is being used to commit crimes. Scammers might say they’re with the government and tell their target that their Social Security Number is linked to serious crimes.
• Lie No. 3: There’s a security problem with your computer. This lie might start with a computer security alert that warns of a hacked computer with a phone number to call for help.
Once they’ve convinced their mark that this crisis is real, they make empty promises and offer fake “help.” They say the only way to get out of the situation is to follow their very specific instructions – which always involve moving money. They tell their target that doing so will protect the money in their accounts or clear their name. Some say they’re helping catch the “real” criminals.
A new FTC data spotlight report, False alarm, real scam: how scammers are stealing older adults’ life savings , shows that reports of losses to business and government imposters filed by older adults (60-plus) are soaring. Many reported losing tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars. In fact, reported losses of over $100,000 increased nearly sevenfold from 2020 to 2024.
HOW CAN YOU PROTECT YOURSELF FROM A BUSINESS OR GOVERNMENT IMPOSTER SCAM?
• Never transfer or send money to anyone in response to an unexpected call or message. Even if they claim you’re moving your money to “protect it.”
• Talk about it with someone you trust. Especially if the stranger on the phone says it’s serious, involves a crime, or claims to be from the government.
•If you think the message could be real, verify the story. Contact the organization in question using a phone number, website, or email address
Continental Women’s Club
LIZ PAUL
The Continental Women’s Club will hold its monthly luncheon meeting on Thursday, October 2 at 11:30 a.m. Our speaker will be Christopher Balzano who is a writer, researcher, folklorist and current host of the podcast Tripping on Legends. His interesting presentation will focus on documentation of the paranormal and urban legends.
The meetings are being held at The Hideaway Country Club, 5670 Trailwinds Drive, Fort Myers 33907. The cost to attend the luncheon is $28. Please call Liz Paul at (239) 691-7561 by the deadline of
Tuesday, September 24 for meal selection and to make a reservation.
Continental Women’s Club is a social, cultural, and philanthropic organization established in 1975, with membership open to women living in Lee County. We have many special events and interest groups within our club that you can participate in for social and educational purposes throughout the month and the year. In addition, we contribute to many local charities and award two scholarships each year to senior high school girls who plan on furthering their education.
you know is real. Don’t use the contact information in the unexpected message.
Government agencies will never threaten you, and they’ll never tell you to transfer your money to “protect it,” deposit cash into Bitcoin ATMs, or hand off stacks of cash or gold to a courier. That’s a scam. Report it to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
For more advice, check out How To Avoid Imposter Scams.
CROSSWORD SOLUTION
RESOURCE HUB
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS
Admiral’s Isle ................................ Jeff McGinty
Bellavista George Hemsey
Coronado Geoff Smith
Courtyard Homes ...................... Tiffany Gaede
Crescent Cove ......................... Sam Schiphorst
Crooked Pond
Carol Tsilimos
Edgewater Mike Sklorenko
Grande Cay ....................................... David Lein
Gulf Harbour Master Chris Cope
Gulf Harbour Marina Dana Snyder
Harbour Landings I Megan Martin
Harbour Landings II ............. Thomas Broadie
Harbour Links
Long Pond
Joe Pierce
Millie Johnson
Mariposa ....................................... Steve Perseo
Treasurer ....................................... Craig Anderson
Marina Appearance Committee David Kelley
GULF HARBOUR
MASTER ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Chris Cope
Vice President ............................. Sam Schiphorst
Treasurer/Secretary ............................ Carl Pecko
Director Carol Gillespie
Director
Rip Riordon
Director ................................................ Geoff Smith
Director John Wilson
COMMUNITY NEWS
Bellavista
Coronado
Courtyard Homes
Crooked Pond
Edgewater
Grande Cay
Harbour Landings I
Harbour Landings II
Harbour Links
Long Pond
Marblehead Manor
Mariposa
Mill Pond
Osprey Landing
Osprey Point
Palmas Del Sol
Paramount
Rivers Edge
Sagamore
Seaside Estates
Tamarind Cay
The Shores I
The Shores II
The Shores III
If you want your community news included here, please send articles and pictures to GulfHarbourReport@gmail.com by the 4th of each month.
GULF HARBOUR WEBSITES
GULF HARBOUR MASTER ASSOCIATION
BOARD
MEETINGS
will now be routinely held at Suitor Middleton Cox & Associates offices, 15751 San Carlos Blvd #8, Fort Myers, FL 33908. Meeting date and times will continue to be posted on the signs at the north and south entrances.
ATTENTION ASSOCIATION BOARD
MEMBERS
When your officers change, be sure to notify us so that we can keep both www.GulfHarbour33908.com and the Soundings updated.
GULF HARBOUR MASTER ASSOCIATION • www.GulfHarbour33908.com
The Soundings is always looking for new and talented writers to submit articles on events, the social scene, restaurants, movies, family matters, village life, etc…
Now is your chance to share your interests with the community. You can contribute each month, just once, or once in a while.
• Are you involved in any particular activities in Gulf Harbour or around town?
• Can you share your knowledge about a specific topic or hobby?
• Do you have (or did you retire from) an interesting career?
• Are you the person who always knows what to do/where to go in our area?
• Do you like to take pictures or draw cartoons?
• Can you pass along a favorite recipe?
If you answered yes to any of the above or have an idea of your own, you can submit your articles (and photos) at GulfHarbourReport@gmail.com.
GOLF CART RULES REMINDER
Gulf Harbour has had several incidents and issues involving golf carts. Reports have included underage driving, wrongway driving, driving on pedestrian and bike paths, and driving under the influence.
Some excerpts from our Rules and Regulations:
Any member, family member, or guest may operate a motorized vehicle (i.e. cars, trucks, golf carts, motorized scooters, etc.) on Master Association property as long as the driver is at least 16 years of age, has a valid driver’s license, and has proof of vehicle insurance.
All golfers with golf carts should refrain from using pedestrian and bicycle pathways, if at all possible, especially if a golf cart path is available in that area and the golf cart driver is playing golf at the time. When use of a Gulf Harbour road is necessary, ATVs, and golf carts utilized for other than golf activities should be driven in the same direction as vehicle traffic and comply with all rules that apply to vehicles.
All Florida rules of the road must be followed when driving motor vehicles within Gulf Harbour.
Please consider the above when driving your golf cart at Gulf Harbour.
RULES & REGULATIONS REMINDER
Lakes: No boating, fishing or swimming in any lake within Gulf Harbour.
Eagle Perch Island: No fishing.
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Marina: No recreational swimming or fishing in the marina. No fish or other marine life of any kind shall be cleaned, prepared or processed in any manner on the property.
Regulations are fully supported by: Gulf Harbour Master Association Inc., Gulf Harbour Golf and Country Club Inc., Gulf Harbour Marina Condominium Association Inc.
DISCLAIMER
REMINDER
All Dogs MUST be leashed at ALL times in and on Gulf Harbour Properties.
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