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Thank you all for the outpouring of support. We know you all have the same question "Why did The Sandy Parrot close?" Here is a statement from Joel that I hope will clear up any questions and dispel the untrue rumors --- I intended to send this out on Sunday explaining why we closed The Sandy Parrot however Sunday morning I took Carol to the hospital. She is still in the hospital and hopefully will be home in a few days. However Carol's health issues preceded our decision to sell The Sandy Parrot. We made our decision because of my health problems. For those of you who visited us this winter you know I was never there. In January I developed back problems which only got worse in February and March. For two months I could hardly walk due to sciatic nerve pain in my right leg. April 7th I had back surgery to relieve my spinal cord which was pinned between two vertebras. Unfortunately I have permanent damage to my back and can no longer work. Carol, Renee and I discussed our options and as a family we decided it was best to sell The Sandy Parrot. Regretfully we closed our doors last Sunday night. I must tell you, the past six years were wonderful years and if I could I would do it all over again. We were honored to entertain you with the best bands and the best music in SW Florida. We were blessed to have the opportunity to fellowship with the best customers and staff in SW Florida. Interestingly when you think about what brought us all together it was the music and because of that we are in the process of finding a buyer who will continue the music. We have been contacted by many interested parties and I believe someone will reopen The Sandy Parrot very soon. Carol, Renee and I mean this...we love you and wish you only the best now and in the future. God bless you, Joel, Carol and Renee Neal Communities has one of the newest developments in Estero called, "Estero Place". For all who are new to VisitEstero, the teams position is support our neighbors, "Unity in the Community". Share your selection, with helping influence the "Wall" in Estero. Please send in your suggestions to Kristie Reinert, Sales & Marketing Director. [email protected]. If you want a reality view, the section of the "Wall" is 3 Oaks Parkway.
VisitEstero had an opportunity to visit "CREW", with personal esscorts, Brenda Brooks, Executive Director & Deb Hanson, Environmental Education Specialist.
CREW is a 60k acre watershed that spans Lee and Collier Counties. Like a giant sponge, a watershed is an area of land that absorbs rain and ground water and then "sheds" it into a wetland. Here that wetland is the CREW Marsh. The 5K acre Marsh holds onto the water it receives, protecting downstream areas from flooding during rain events and storing water for use during a drought. The plants in the marsh filter the water, removing pesticides and other substances harmful to humans. After it is cleaned, the slow moving water sinks into the ground, recharging the underground aquifer that is the source of drinking water for this part of Florida. The entire watershed also creates habitat for a wide variety of plants and animals, many of them threatened or endangered. The Florida panther, black bear, snail kite, and gopher tortorise all fine refuge here, as well as species of rare ferns and orchids. Contact Crew for more details on their marsh, cypress dome and bird rookery swamp trials adn hikes at 239-657-2253 or www.crewtrust.org..... This is the oldest motor vehicle car in the world that still runs. It was built one year before Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler invented the internal combustion engine.
The world's oldest running motor vehicle has been sold at auction for an astonishing $4.62 million (R36.5-million), more than double the pre-sale estimate, as two bidders chased the price up in a three-minute bidding war. The 1884 De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout drew a standing ovation as it was'driven up onto the stage' at Friday's RM Auction in Hershey, Pennsylvania - to prove that this 127-year-old car really does run! - and attracted a starting bid of $500 000, which was immediately doubled to $1 million. Encouraged by the applauding crowd, the bidding went swiftly up to $4.2 million (R33 million) - 4.62 million (R36.5 million) including the 10 percent commission - before the car was knocked down to a'unnamed buyer'. The Dos-a-Dos (Back-to-Back) Steam Runabout was built in 1884 by George Bouton and Charles-Armand Trepardoux for French entrepreneur Count de Dion, who named it 'La Marquise' after his mother. In 1887, with De Dion at the tiller, it won the world's first ever motor race (it was the only entrant to make the start line!) covering the 32km from the Pont de Neuilly in Paris to Versailles and back in one hour and 14 minutes (an average of 25.9km/h) and, according to contemporary reports, hitting a breathtaking 60km/h on the straights. La Marquise has only had four owners, remaining in one family for 81 years, and has been restored twice, once by the Doriol family and again by British collector Tom Moore in the early 1990's. Since then, it has taken part in four London-to-Brighton runs and collected a double gold at the 1997 Pebble Beach 'd'Elegance in California'. Count de Dion winning the first ever motor race. |
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