Greg Podczaski, Carol Cummins, Tom and Kathy Rodgers attended Mass during Lent at St. Columbkille
April To-Do List
Wake up with gratitude and joy
Tell a joke that makes people laugh
Take time to wind down before bed
Spend time on a hobby
Do a brain dump for mind clarity.
-Our mindful life.com
We were treated to a fabulous sermon on March 1by Reverend Lorenzo at St. Columbkille. The gist of it was to keep moving and doing good as long as we are able. We are needed, younger folks are having a tough time, so show up for the young people in your life. Pick up the phone, text, or write a note to those grandchildren in high school or at college. There is no such thing as we are not worthy, get over ourselves and reach out! The congregation broke out in applause after he finished speaking. The four of us had a wonderful brunch at Morning Bloom, across from The Landings.
Steamboat Bend East was represented on two Championship teams in the local Pickleball Travel League Winter Season. First, Team Landings took the Men’s 3.5+ title on Saturday, February 21, defeating Pelican Preserve. Team members included Dick Cooper, Mark Tomlinson, Thomas List, Eddie Wilcox, Oscar Muysson, Mark Harter, and Captain Steve Wiatroski.
Then, the following Saturday, February 28, the Landings team won the -3.5 Mixed Winter title by defeating Seven Lakes. The team had finished third in the regular season and was seeded third in the tournament. They defeated Marina Bay to make it to the gold medal round, a best of eight series that they won 5-0. The team consisted of Captain Dave Marini, Greg Podczaski, John Wilson, Mike Armstrong, Diane Geibner, Pattie Parrett, Mia Bryne and Denise Eilbeck.
Greg Podczaski made a field trip with the Friends of the Six Mile Slough Preserve to the Lee County Resource Recovery Facility. This is the location where all our recyclables are processed. We each generate about a ton of waste per year. Only five materials should be placed in the recycled bins. Paper (no milk cartons or shredded paper), metal cans (rinsed out), cardboard (broken down) plastic containers having the recycle symbol 1-7, and glass bottles (clear, brown, or green and include lids). These recyclables are sold to various vendors. Anything smaller than the size of your fist should go in the trash and everything else goes in the garbage. It’s an impressive facility. Co-located is a Waste to Energy facility that is burning garbage to generate power for 30,000 homes in Lee County.
Do not put plastic bags in the recycle bins. They disrupt the sorting process for the true recyclables and cost the county time and money to deal with it. Take the plastic bags to Publix or other grocery stores for proper disposal. The “true” garbage burned to generate electricity does not add to landfill. Visiting was a very educational experience.
Mardi Gras, Pool Parties, Movie Nights, grilling and entertainment make our pool area quite a popular spot. The pool will be closed in early May for resurfacing. The color of the tiles chosen are beautiful! Many thanks to our Board and Matt Coneys for planning with the least disruption to keep our pool open. Enjoy it while you can.
