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Mary Ann DeSantis After receiving a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Mary Ann DeSantis began her career as a newspaper reporter and photographer before moving into public relations and marketing in Atlanta. She and her husband moved to Florida in 2000, and she began writing for Style publications in 2006. Her writings can be found at www.maryanndesantis.com

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SENSATIONAL SUMMER FOODS Written by Betsy Stoutmorrill and Maggie Ross

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COOL TREATS: Is the summer sun heating you up? Come cool down at these hot new frozen dessert venues — the sweets are half the fun.

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HOT ON THE GRILL: If you can’t take the heat…hey, get out of the kitchen! Summer means outdoor cooking, but sometimes it is nice to sit back and let somebody else do the grilling for you. Pull up a chair and grab a plate at one of these local barbecue restaurants.

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SUMMER SIPPERS: This summer, vacation at home! Turn poolside into your own private beach complete with our summertime coolers — mixed for your own personal enjoyment…

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THE WORD ON THE STREET Written by Maggie Ross

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Election time again By the time I reached college, I considered myself a die-hard liberal until one incident changed the way I looked at life, and ideology, forever.

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was born a Democrat. There were no Republicans in the deep recesses of Appalachian coal mining country in southwest Virginia. I was told as a boy that the Republicans were the ones who owned the mines and they all lived in mansions in Richmond. Watching my beloved grandfather and other close relatives suffer and die from black lung after a lifetime of laboring in the mines and hearing the stories of the violence they were subjected to while trying to form unions to get better wages and working conditions, fairly well entrenched me in the Democratic mindset.

By the time I reached college, I considered myself a die-hard liberal until one incident changed the way I looked at life, and ideology, forever.

I protested the Vietnam War. I was draft age and I considered it to be a political war being fought for “The Man” and his financial interests. Now don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t anti-American, I was anti-Vietnam. I made friends with a young Vietnam veteran who was attending the college and he confided in me how great a toll the horrors of war had taken on him. But he didn’t complain; he had felt it was his patriotic duty to fight and he had fought — but his spirit was wounded.

I was sitting with him one day on a park bench talking (he was wearing his old green army jacket) when a group of liberal students began calling him a baby killer.

He didn’t bother to protest; he began to cry, stood up, and simply walked away as they continued to call him names. Something

in me changed. I didn’t want to be a part of that ideology anymore; I suddenly realized that life isn’t black and white. It isn’t even gray — it is a million shades of gray.

Time and experiences such as that one slowly moved me into the realm of conservatism; I became one of the many “converted” conservatives who are simply grizzled, jaded one-time liberals who have watched life kick the crap out of oncetreasured ideals. But then, as I took a closer look at life from the conservative point of view, I decided that I didn’t like that label either. In fact, I think I am like virtually all Americans, not only do I defy labeling, I don’t want to be labeled. On the liberal/ conservative ideology scale I fall a mere two degrees right of center… and I don’t want anyone labeling that either.

So now it is election time: Obama or Romney? Liberal or conservative? I don’t see anybody in sight who is two degrees right of center… or even close. And I ask — how did politics come to this? When did it happen that as we search for the candidate we want to represent us and our great country, we have to ask ourselves, “Which one of these candidates will hurt us the least?”

Until next month — hold fast…

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physical In need of a back-to-school physical or pre-participation sports physical? The First Presbyterian Church of Eustis is sponsoring BE A PLAYER™ July 14. Students ranging from kindergarten through 12th grade who attend schools in Eustis, Umatilla, and Mount Dora will receive vision and dental screenings, information about nutrition and exercise, and a physical examination by a local physician.

The services are free. The average cost of these exams is $75. Last year’s event was extremely successful, as 128 children and teens received physicals with the help of 113 volunteers. Pre-registration is encouraged and can be completed on the church website, www.fpceustis.com.

Facts about the Fourth People across the country will celebrate Independence Day with a bang as they watch fireworks illuminate the night sky. That said, we’d like to light up your world with some fun Fourth of July facts.

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Sounds like kids are listening to their parents about the dangers of these explosive devices.

Three memorable presidents have died on July 4: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe.

Sadly, one out of four Americans does not know which country we fought against to gain our independence, according to a Marist poll conducted in 2010. Only 74 percent said England, 20 percent were unsure, and 6 percent named other countries.

Today’s volunteers, tomorrow’s leaders Two local students were selected by Florida’s Hometown USA Program, Inc. to provide community service work throughout Florida in 2012. Samantha ntha Palmer of Leesburg is the representative in the high school age division. She is the daughter of Kay and Mark Palmer and is a junior at Leesburg High School. Brylee Moore of Lady Lake is the representative in the elementary school division. She is a first-grade t-grade student at The Villages Elementary School and is the daughter of Krisie and Kyle e Moore.

As part of their community service work, the girls will visit and entertain rtain at nursing homes, children’s hospitals, veterans’ hospitals, charity events, and other er scheduled activities throughout the state. Florida’s Hometown USA Program, Inc. educates youth on the importance of volunteer community service. Students nts from throughout Florida are selected each year to participate in volunteer programs that focus on children and the elderly. Fruitland Park resident Linda Watts ts is director of Florida’s Hometown USA Program, Inc. 22

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July 4 is the biggest beer-selling holiday of the year. It is followed by Labor Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day, and Christmas.

A study conducted by Harvard University says kids who attend July 4 parades are more likely to become Republicans. The study says that “the political right has been more successful in appropriating American patriotism and its symbols during the 20th century.”

According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, Americans will consume 150 million hot dogs on the Fourth of July.

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Kingpin In April, 16-time Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour titlist Jason Couch was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas.

A native of Clermont, the 42-year-old Couch has achieved many impressive accomplishments.

Among them is becoming the only bowler in history to win three consecutive PBA Tournament of Champions titles, an event many players consider one of the most demanding to win because a player must win a PBA title to be eligible to compete. He began his tour career in 1992, winning Rookie of the Year honors. One year later, he won the 1993 PBA Touring Players Championship. Throughout his 20year career, he had a string of winning at least one title in six straight seasons, and he won multiple titles in five straight seasons. He has more than $1.6 million in career earnings.

For him, being inducted into the Hall of Fame is a dream come true. “I lived my life dreaming of this day,” he says. “From the time I was a kid bowling in junior leagues I couldn’t wait to get back home to watch the pros on the Saturday PBA Tour telecasts — to not only watch them, but also try to do what they did.”

Wild about parks Did you know July is National Park and Recreation Month?

Fortunately for residents of Lake and Sumter counties, the area boasts numerous parks that allow users to explore nature, see wildlife in its natural habitat, and even participate in fun workouts. It’s time to get out, get active, and get healthy while familiarizing yourself with the region’s natural beauty.

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Fashion Finds Jennifer Love-Hewitt has a youthful appearance and playful attitude when it comes to Hollywood. She likes to showcase her unique style through her jewelry, using fun and inspiring pieces to add to her wardrobe in subtle ways that boost that awe factor celebrities look for.

Diamond Cascades Ring, $99, Jan Glessner, Eustis, Fashion Director Park Lane Jewelry, 352.350.4018

Hewitt makes it work by adding flair in an unexpected place – her hands. The eye does not immediately look down to the hand; however by using rings that are eye-catching, she causes the observer to gaze where she wishes. Big stand-alone pieces are great for making a statement and are big in fashion this season. This is one fashion fad that is sure to be staying around, and as for Hewitt, she is doing it right.

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Story Behind It: As much as she loves fashion, Jan Glessner finds it hard to stay away from extravagant pieces. From her eye-catching earrings to her designer bags, Jan is a trend setter. Especially when it comes to her necklaces, catching the eyes of envious beholders and turning heads of hopeful admirers. As for Jan’s ensemble, the piece says it all: high-quality look at a low-quantity budget.

Why It’s Great: Big jewelry is in this summer, and why not? Large, chunky pieces draw the eyes where you want them to gaze. And pairing a large necklace that hits higher around the neckline causes the eyes to gaze upward, giving the impression of an elongated and slim figure, flattering to any body type. The light semblance of sophistication adds to any wardrobe. Whether you are dressing down for a trip to the mall or dressing up for a night out with the girls, this piece equals classic.

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PROSTATE PROBLEMS? Does this sound familiar? As you grow older do you realize you are getting up more often at night to urinate?

Have you come to accept this as an inevitable part of aging as did your father or his father before him?

“Men no longer need to suffer from frequent urination because they are getting older,” says Dr. James Young, a down-to-earth urologist with 29 years of experience at Urology Associates of Lake County in Eustis. Although the cause of these symptoms is most likely an enlarging prostate (BPH), a normal part of the aging process in men, treatment options are more numerous and less invasive than those offered to our fathers and grandfathers.

Years ago there were two options for treating an enlarged prostate… surgical excision via an open operation (knife) or much more commonly by performing a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), commonly referred to as a “roto-rooter” by patients and physicians.

Both required hospitalization as well as major anesthesia and could be fraught with complications such as bleeding, infection, loss of bladder control and even death.

“In my career I have performed over 3,000 TURPs; however, I no longer perform any,” says Dr. Young. “There are presently too many excellent alternatives to consider a hospital operation for the vast majority of patients with BPH.” “When I see new patients I perform a physical examination and properly evaluate the symptoms, thus diagnosing the underlying problem(s),” he says.

“Next I describe to the patients what’s normal and then explain what is abnormal with them. Lastly I teach them their treatment options. If I’ve done a good job of teaching, they will select the correct option for them.”

While prescribing medications for BPH can be done by primary care

physicians, only urologists are trained to thoroughly evaluate the bladder and prostate (including ruling out prostate cancer) as well as providing extremely effective minimally invasive office-based therapies as alternatives to life-long medical therapy.

One such option is Prostiva-RF Therapy, a procedure performed by Dr. Young in his office under local anesthesia that usually takes less than 30 minutes.

Prostiva utilizes low level radiofrequency energy to ablate (destroy) the obstructing component of the enlarged prostate.

“I am very happy with the results I have achieved for my patients using Prostiva-RF Therapy,” says Dr. Young, who has successfully treated more than 900 patients with this procedure. “Medtronic is a $13 billion a year publicly traded corporation that perfected the technology for Prostiva and produces the necessary hardware. Recently Medtronic produced an educational DVD for international distribution to inform patients and physicians worldwide regarding the benefits of Prostiva therapy. Seven of the eight patients featured on the DVD are my patients. I am very proud Medtronic selected my practice to feature the benefits of Prostiva-RF Therapy. However it is sort of a bad news/good news thing. The bad news is neither my patients nor myself received a penny for our participation.

The good news is Medtronic gave us all the DVD’s we want, so if anyone wants one all he needs to do is drop by my office at 801 Northshore Drive in Eustis and we will give him one!”

And with an office staff with nearly as much experience as the doctor, (many have worked with Dr. Young more than

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So if you are getting up at night and can’t get back to sleep because you are thinking about what may be wrong with you, it’s time to check in with Dr. Young and have him check you out.

“Many men accept frequent bladder urges as part of aging. And while it is part of the aging process, it’s not like death and taxes. There is something you can do about it,” he says.

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You can’t turn on your television, radio, computer or phone, read a newspaper or email, or look at a billboard, blimp or neon sign without seeing the face of a smiling politician. We thought it might be interesting to hear what some locals think about the upcoming election. Nothing scientific, just the

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DIANE SALUTARE Leesburg OBAMA OR ROMNEY? “Romney.

His stance on issues reminds me somewhat of Lincoln and I think he is very handsome. I also feel we need a change and I think he is able to do it instead of just talk about it.”

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING THE U.S. TODAY? “My entire life I haven’t had healthcare. I am 54 and I don’t want to be told that I have to have it. I have been the captain of my own ship for a long time and I want to have the freedom to choose what I need and decide for myself. I also don’t like Obama’s stance on gay rights and gay marriage. I don’t like it that they are trying to take God out of everything in the country — off the money, out of the schools, and in the military.

My son is a Marine and I want someone in control during a war that will make the right decisions.”

DO MEDIA COVERAGE AND/OR COMMERCIALS INFLUENCE HOW YOU VIEW A CANDIDATE? “No. I don’t follow what they say. I come to my own conclusions and 54

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PAT PRICE Mount Dora OBAMA OR ROMNEY? “Obama… 100 percent. I think he is extremely smart and I love his stance on healthcare. I love his social policies and I just… love Obama.”

WHAT ATTRIBUTES DO YOU LOOK FOR WHEN SELECTING A CANDIDATE? “Are they authentic and do they care about issues that really affect people? How much do they really understand what those issues are?

I am a person who had a career in healthcare for 35 years, and before that I was a teacher; so I wonder, how much do they truly have an understanding of the policies that affect us? When a person is elected to the presidency he is the president of everybody in the country. They have to be aware of that and also that the word ‘compromise,’ looking at the big picture, and maybe making small increments of change to get where you want

to go is a good thing rather than all or nothing, or win or lose.”

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING THE U.S. TODAY? “The way I see it, America has such different kinds of expectations than other countries in the world. Sometimes we have a sort of entitlement thing going. Nobody wants to sacrifice anything and you find this everywhere. Everyone wants instant solutions to everything.

“Obama’s expected to turn around the economy right now this minute. For four years, we’ve been in the dumps in the worst disaster possible… but we should turn it around right this minute.

That is the expectation, but it takes time to turn such a disaster around… the same thing with education. When I went to school, we had one of the best education systems in the world. Now we’re in the ditch. There is no way in the world that we should have the standing we now have compared to other countries in the world. It takes time, it takes discipline, and you have to have expectations for children. You have to implement change — but it takes time.

LOUIS LONGIELIERE Mount Dora OBAMA OR ROMNEY? “I have to say Romney at this point. Although Obama had a tough road to hoe, anybody would have encountered the same thing. Everything that he went in there saying he would do, he hasn’t done. I understand it was tough… but don’t lie.

Don’t blatantly lie and then do something else... or, say you can do one thing and then not get it done. If you say you can do it, you better be able to get it done.

“And there are a lot of things he has put in and a lot he has tried to do. He’s a Socialist. This country is a free society, a free enterprising type of country and he is making it so those people who are striving to get ahead, the middle class, are getting taxed to bring the lower class up to meet them. The lower class isn’t striving to do anything, for the most part. I mean I know some people are just down on their luck, and I’m all for helping those people out and helping the people who got hurt or who just need a helping hand. That’s what our system is set up for, for a helping hand, not a permanent way of life. And, unfortunately some of the people in this socialistic type of government are making it a permanent way of life.”

WHAT ATTRIBUTES DO YOU LOOK FOR WHEN SELECTING A CANDIDATE? “I search for somebody who is not going to lie and is not already in office. Apparently politicians get up there and think they are not held under any responsibilities to the American public, and they go up there and have their own agendas.

I’d rather have a little bit of an unknown than a known demon sitting up there in office. A quality I look for in a presidential candidate would be an economist, somebody who can run a business and has shown he can improve a business.”

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING THE U.S. TODAY? “Well, there are a couple. The economy is a big problem and these wars we fight, although some of them are necessary, the way we fight them needs to be revamped. We need to stop dumbing ourselves down to fight ‘people’ wars when we have the technology to handle things… but we just don’t use them to the max of our abilities…we fight urban warfare and we don’t have to.”

JEANNE FLUEGGE Mount Dora OBAMA OR ROMNEY? “Obama is authentic. I don’t think he wants to be president for the glory. I really think he wants to make a difference in the world.”

WHAT ATTRIBUTES DO YOU LOOK FOR WHEN SELECTING A CANDIDATE? “Dedication to the job and once again that they are authentic… and somebody who has a very broad spectrum of knowledge they have culled over years. I mean that is something they don’t just get automatically. Some candidates just seem to jump into the fray and they really don’t have the background for it or they are kind of like a one-issue type of person.

He or she may know one thing well… that’s the crux of their whole thing and they end up needing to be educated about all the others things that affect the job.”

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING THE U.S. TODAY? “I think we have to redefine ourselves in some way. We are no longer the only country using all the world’s resources and we are depleting those resources at a high rate.

There are just so many world problems impacting us at this point that I think we just have to look at the world in totality and Americans in totality, and find a solution that is best. That solution may never be best for everyone… but we have to remember, we are not going to be here — but a younger generation will be. Some of the things we are doing today will be ruining it for them: the environment, our position in the world in terms of our power and world trade, immigration.

Those are all huge issues — not to mention, unemployment, healthcare, and education.”

DO MEDIA COVERAGE AND/OR COMMERCIALS INFLUENCE HOW YOU VIEW A CANDIDATE? “I never believe just one single thing. If you don’t get your information from a variety of sources, how could you possibly think you had any answer? Anybody who thinks with even a modicum of intelligence knows that every ad is created to persuade you. It doesn’t matter if it is true or not.”

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DO YOU PREFER LOCAL OR NATIONAL POLITICS? “I focus on national campaigns because s*** seems to travel downhill.”

The Republican Party, a breakaway faction of the DemocraticRepublican Party, was formed July 6, 1854. They won their first presidential election six years later with the election of Abraham Lincoln and have subsequently had another 17 Republican presidents elected for a total of 88 years in office.

HAVE YOU EVER CHANGED YOUR POLITICAL PARTY? “I was an Independent for a long time, though socially I am very Democratic. In the past I wound up almost always voting for the Democratic candidate. When the Republican Party became very rigid, there was no way I’d ever find myself voting Republican, so I registered Democrat.”

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Subsequently another 13 Democratic presidents have been elected for a total of 84 years in office.

OBAMA OR ROMNEY? “I am completely undecided. I am really right in the middle. I am waiting for two things: to see who Romney chooses as his vice presidential running mate and to see the two candidates in a headto-head debate. As for running mates, when McCain ran against Obama that made a big difference to me. After all the vice president is next in line to become the president. When it comes to the debates, it should answer a lot of questions concerning where the candidates stand on particular issues and what their plan is to fix the problems we are facing now.”

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING THE U.S. TODAY? “Probably the economy, although I am glad we are getting out of the wars and out of other people’s business. I am glad to see our troops coming home but I still think the biggest problem is in taking care of home.”

DO MEDIA COVERAGE AND/OR COMMERCIALS INFLUENCE HOW YOU VIEW A CANDIDATE? “I don’t like attack ads. I don’t think they serve a purpose and they need to stop now. What does it matter what a candidate said 10 or 20 years ago?

Let’s focus on what the issues are and what is facing us today.”

GARY HAGEN Leesburg OBAMA OR ROMNEY? “I know one thing, I am not voting for Obama.

I feel his views on gay marriage and gay rights are detrimental to the country. I want to see more from Romney but I am definitely not voting for Obama.”

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WHAT ATTRIBUTES DO YOU LOOK FOR WHEN SELECTING A CANDIDATE? I am looking for someone with strong religious beliefs… and religious people don’t lie. I want someone who looks at issues from a spiritual standpoint because that is what this country was founded on and it what we need to get back to.

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN THE U.S. TODAY? “Obama has made our nation an abomination by giving rights to gays... It’s in the Bible. Down through history, great nations have fallen because of this exact thing and now Obama has done this to us. The Body of Christ needs to start being accountable.”

DO MEDIA COVERAGE AND/OR COMMERCIALS INFLUENCE HOW YOU VIEW A CANDIDATE? “I don’t watch television, listen to radio, or read newspapers so it doesn’t influence me at all, but I am sure it influences others who do use those types of media.”

JANICE HULL Clermont OBAMA OR ROMNEY? “Right now, I am for Obama. He has had a tough road; but some of Romney’s ideas scare me, including his ideas about women. I don’t like what he has to say.”

DO YOU PREFER LOCAL OR NATIONAL POLITICS? “Local elections, because help needs to start in my community before it goes to a broader spectrum.”

HAVE YOU EVER CHANGED YOUR POLITICAL PARTY? “I started out as a Democrat and years and years ago changed my party affiliation to Independent. Since I started voting 40 years ago, I have never had a candidate that I can say, ‘That

is the man.’ It has always been, ‘Which is the better of two evils?’

I believe in voting for the person, not the party. Therefore, by being an Independent, I have the option to vote for different parties.”

CHARLES BAILEY Orlando OBAMA OR ROMNEY? “Honestly, I can’t tell you because I am not very sure. I think that Obama, in his first term as president, is doing what he can. You have to spend four years doing what was left to you from the last president.

Honestly, I think I would vote more conservative just because I would really like those values brought back into office, but I do say in terms of what I see that people are probably going to elect Obama.”

WHAT ATTRIBUTES DO YOU LOOK FOR WHEN SELECTING A CANDIDATE? “Honestly, I look for moral value, a system of beliefs, and consistency. For me, my family and I are strong on Christian values and I know some people say that means we are going one way or another but we don’t like to look at it as extreme. We like to say that we want to believe in someone who has more than just family in mind, more than just the way people feel in mind because feelings only are temporary. But, in the end, there should be some thought of eternal values in the way people live and do things.”

FRANCISCO VEERON Center Hill OBAMA OR ROMNEY? “I haven’t really looked at Romney yet, but Obama has said a lot of

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING THE U.S. TODAY? “The biggest problem is the economy. You see a lot of people without jobs. A lot of people are struggling. I see it on the news all the time. People who graduated with degrees don’t even have jobs, so you know it can’t be too good right now. I have friends who have been to college two or three years and who are working minimum wage jobs.

It’s rough out there right now.”

DO MEDIA COVERAGE AND/OR COMMERCIALS INFLUENCE HOW YOU VIEW A CANDIDATE? “Without the media, I wouldn’t know what a particular candidate was really about. But if it is a negative ad, and he is in reality a good president and they are trying to bring him down, then they are changing people’s minds and the way they look at that president… I don’t think they should be able to do that. ”

DAVID AND CAROLE PILLMAN The Villages OBAMA OR ROMNEY? Carole: “Romney.”

David: “I’m not a Romney fan, because I think he is a much better politician, and I am not sure we need politicians in D.C. We need people who are more in touch. I think Romney is definitely more in touch with what is going on in the country than Obama was in a lot of respects. Obama was not a politician and had no business in Washington D.C. And that’s a shame. I think he is a wonderful human being. He has all the right ideas; he just has no

idea how to get it done. Whether Romney does or not, I’m not sure — but it can’t get any worse.”

WHAT ATTRIBUTES DO YOU LOOK FOR WHEN SELECTING A CANDIDATE? David: “Leadership. We don’t have leadership now in Washington… someone who will take charge.”

Carole: “… and has experience, a bit of corporate experience.”

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING THE U.S. TODAY? David: “Obviously the economy.

Can you say, ‘It sucks’? The economy is really bad. Here in The Villages we are just like in utopia… everything is fine here, but believe me, we came from Illinois — and we heard a quote the other day that said every five seconds someone leaves Illinois. It is a tax situation.

Every state is in the same situation, the economy is really in bad shape and the people are suffering.”

Carole: “We have a daughter who hasn’t worked in two years. We are hoping and praying she can find something. She is very qualified and used to making six digits and that is never going to happen again.”

DO MEDIA COVERAGE AND/OR COMMERCIALS INFLUENCE HOW YOU VIEW A CANDIDATE? David: “They try to. I think that’s one of the problems with the election process in general. The media tries to affect society’s thoughts, but it is too biased. One channel can be pro-Obama, but the next channel is trashing him.

There are people who are just so negative toward Obama that they are just going to throw trash out there for people to see. In one respect you have to say he is not as bad as everyone says he is, but you can turn on any channel and hear anything you want and that is what is wrong with the media.

In the days of Walter Cronkite you didn’t get that crap; he just reported the news so you could

make up your own mind. Now it is not like that; they are going to tell you what you should think. If you have something substantial, then throw it out there. But, throwing a handful of rocks just to throw something is just not right.”

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things like ‘I’m going to do this or that,’ but has Obama done anything good? I won’t be able to answer at this point.”

Fruitland Park OBAMA OR ROMNEY? “I’m voting for Obama. I think Mitt Romney is out of touch with the average American and what our needs are. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. I think Obama was handed a terrible situation economically and should be given more time to find a solution for our problems.

Switching presidents now would be terrible for our country.”

“He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.”

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WHAT ATTRIBUTES DO YOU LOOK FOR WHEN SELECTING A CANDIDATE? “Someone who shares my beliefs on issues that are very important to me. Although I am a registered Democrat, I vote for the candidate I feel will best help the country prosper.”

DO MEDIA COVERAGE AND/OR COMMERCIALS INFLUENCE HOW YOU VIEW A CANDIDATE? “No, because there is so much distorted information out there. Much of campaign news is biased from media outlets such as MSNBC and FOX News, and so you take what they say with a grain of salt. You should do your own research to discover whether what is being reported is the truth.”

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Pairings Saturday, August 11, 2012 at the Leesburg Center for the Arts in historic downtown Leesburg. • 6pm: Champagne Artist’s Reception – Meet artist Cheryl Jones Evans for a private VIP exhibit opening reception of her “Music and Keys” series. • 7pm: Gourmet Dining Experience – Five course fine dining experience featuring wine and live music pairings with each course.

Tickets are $78 each. Intimate tables of 4 or 6 available. Limited Seating. Reserve your tickets at Two Old Hags Wine Shoppe in historic downtown Leesburg or by calling 352.435.9107.

All proceeds benefit the children’s programs of the Leesburg Center for the Arts.

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In the Forefront of CARDIOVASCULAR CARE When it comes to concerns about your heart or circulation, it is imperative to seek care from well-trained medical professionals who possess vast experience, stay abreast of the latest advancements in the field, and provide appropriate care for your individual needs.

Vishnu Yelamanchi, M.D., FACC and Shrikanth Upadya, M.D., FACC, meet those criteria. In the past decade, both doctors have provided outstanding care to meet the needs of their cardiovascular patients. Now, they’ve joined forces by opening Cardiac and Vascular Consultants to be available to and better serve patients in Leesburg and The Villages.

Their vast array of comprehensive cardiovascular care includes consultative cardiology, diagnostic testing, cardiovascular screening and preventive (non-invasive and invasive) treatment options so their clients can enjoy optimal health and achieve an active lifestyle. As university-trained, boardcertified physicians, they possess the skill and knowledge to ensure any cardiovascular problem is thoroughly examined, completely understood, and successfully addressed.

Because Drs. Yelamanchi and Upadya diagnose and treat existing cardiovascular problems, patients enjoy a wealth of services under one roof. If necessary, both doctors have the capability to treat patients through procedures such as atherectomy and stenting. Stenting involves placing a small metal coil in a narrowed artery to improve blood flow. This procedure is performed in arteries of the heart, arteries of the neck for preventing stroke, and arteries of the leg to improve circulation. They also stent pelvic arteries in carefully selected patients to treat erectile dysfunction.

Their cardiovascular practice is one of the few to perform cardiac catheterizations through the wrist. Through this state-of-theart procedure, complications are drastically reduced, recovery time is improved and patients can sit up immediately after the procedure. They also screen and treat patients for peripheral artery disease, which is extremely important since 30 percent of people with this disease die within five years of diagnosis. This disease is treated through the use of balloon angioplasty or stents.

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Most importantly, they blend oldfashioned, personalized care with comprehensive technology. For instance, their practice is one of a small number of practices worldwide to utilize the TandemHeart® stenting procedure in critically ill patients who have no other treatment options available. This is a shining example of how they go the extra mile in patient care and bring cutting-edge procedures to the area. Drs. Yelamanchi and Upadya spend quality time with their patients and get to know them on a personal level. This helps streamline patients’ disease management and overall care.

Cardiac & Vascular Consultants, Inc. 352-633-1966 1149 Main Street The Villages, FL32159 1050 Old Camp Road, Suite 206 The Villages, FL 32162 709 Physicians Court Leesburg, FL 34748 Visit us online at www.cvcfl.com

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Dr. Yelamanchi specializes in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease.

He is board-certified in Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also a Fellow of the America College of Cardiology. He completed his residency in 1996 at Chicago Medical School, which is where he also underwent fellowship training as a chief cardiologist. He completed a fellowship in coronary and peripheral intervention in 2000 at the Cardiovascular Institute of the South located in Houma, La. and served as a senior research specialist in health science at the University of Chicago-Illinois. He is professionally affiliated with the American College of Cardiology.

Dr. Upadya specializes in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, General Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also board-certified in Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography and in Nuclear Cardiology by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. He completed his fellowship in general cardiology at Yale University. His professional affiliations include the American Society of Echocardiography, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the Society of Cardiovascular Computer Tomography and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

Blending comprehensive, cutting-edge technology with old-fashioned, personalized care.

CAROTID ARTERY STENT By utilizing carotid artery stenting, Drs. Upadaya and Yelamanchi helped save the life of a patient whose right carotid artery was 100 percent blocked and left carotid artery 99 percent blocked. They possess the knowledge and expertise to help even high-risk patients with severe blockages return to a normal lifestyle.

ATHERECTEMY AND ANGIOPLASTY This patient suffered from peripheral artery disease of the thigh.

Drs. Upadaya and Yelamanchi used atherectomy and angioplasty to successfully treat this patient. The quality of their work helped improve the patient’s circulation and decrease pain. They’ve enjoyed many successful outcomes treating peripheral artery disease.

The information provided here is for educational purposes only and does not serve as a replacement or recommendation for your personal healthcare needs. Consult a licensed professional practitioner regarding your individual health needs.

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CE opened its doors July 18, 2009 with 35 employees. KC explains that she does not simply look for trained medical professionals to expand the practice; she seeks individuals who add depth, commitment, and character to ICE. “As our staff of excellent healthcare professionals has grown, the practice has attracted people who are complementary and have a ‘goodness of fit’ with Dr. Qamar’s vision for the future. I may do the hiring,” she says, “but we know right away if this person is — or will grow into — harmony with us and our patients. We balance being tough and being human… being nurturing.”

Dr. Qamar also builds connections with many other medical specialists, because he believes in treating the whole patient. The best way to accomplish that is for all the doctors working with a patient to be connected and communicating.

“Dr. Qamar personally calls other doctors to discuss a patient’s case. He actually picks up the

phone, not simply sends a message through a staff member,” explains KC. Another important point that people should know about Dr. Qamar is that he is a kind and philanthropic person. “His patients continue care with him even if financial issues arise. Dr. Qamar never turns away a patient if insurance coverage becomes an issue,” she says.

Sheila Quintana, PA-C, joined ICE after spending a clinical rotation month with Dr. Qamar.

“I wanted to continue the rest of my training at ICE because I enjoyed every moment I spent working and learning,” she says. “The office is homey, the employees are inviting and best of all, Dr. Qamar is the smartest and most unique physician that I have ever had the pleasure to work beside. He is a caring, nonjudgmental, patient, and honest individual who I am blessed to be associated with.”

Currently ICE has 80 employees with an office

in Williston and two offices in the Villages (Laurel Manor and Mulberry Manor) The new state-ofthe-art ICE facility consolidates all the previously leased suites in Ocala, including the cath lab.

The satellite offices remain fully staffed and an essential part of ICE with Dr. Qamar rotating to the Villages and Williston. “Dr. Qamar has been in Ocala for 13 years, but he started his practice in Williston,” says KC.

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f there is one way to describe how patients feel at the new Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence (ICE) facility, that word would be welcome. It goes without saying that this new facility is nothing short of state-of-the-art. The two-story, 23,000-square-foot building houses two cath labs, a PET lab, a nuclear medicine lab for SPECT imaging, four ultrasound rooms, a pacemaker clinic and an RFA/TEE room, not to mention six additional exam rooms and 11 recovery rooms. But it’s not the fact that the new ICE building boasts the latest advances in cardiovascular technology that has people talking. Besides, anyone who knows Dr. Qamar wouldn’t expect a facility to be anything less.

Instead, it’s the comforting atmosphere patients are greeted with the minute they step through se ICE apart from any other the doors that sets ilit facility.

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Dr. Qamar played an active role in creating the atmosphere of his new building, which is warmly decorated in blue and green hues. Dr. Qamar envisioned a facility where patients could come to continue receiving outstanding care, but also where they would feel comfortable, as if they were in their own homes.

The sterility of a clinical hospital setting is nowhere to be found at ICE. Instead, art-lined walls and cozy waiting rooms are the norm. Each exam room features its own television, and every recovery room is designed so visitors and family members remain comfortable while their loved one recovers from a procedure.

A concierge service is available, so those from out-of-town don’t have to worry about finding a restaurant. Patients and loved ones will be provided with everything from a simple snack to a full meal in the cath lab. Dr. Qamar feels that patients who are relaxed and comfortable

recover from a procedure quicker and with better success. And there is no question that the staff at ICE makes a patient’s comfort their No.1 priority.

As a matter of fact, the entire facility is designed with the patient in mind, ensuring ease of use for both patients and staff. Multiple procedures are consolidated into one building.

Patients no longer need to travel to several locations and see different doctors to receive multiple treatments. ICE boasts a large staff that includes primary care physicians, multiple specialists and an incredibly caring and adept nursing staff. Dr. Qamar’s long-term goals for ICE include expanding the practice to encompass an entire wellness center. His passion for patient well-being, both physically and from an emotional standpoint, is realized in the new ICE facility where compassionate patient care is, and always will be the top priority.

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medical clinics, and deal with different doctors of-the-art cath labs, a PET lab, and of their own living rooms. ICE also provides and different office staff. With respect to quality, a nuclear medicine lab for SPECT concierge service with coffee and snacks, even there is definitely a benefit to having a primary Our new state-of-the-art facility, the Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence, is built imaging. The ultimate goal is for ICE to become a full meals for the patient and caregiver when care physician and a variety of specialists in upon the importance of providing and focusing all of our available healthcare resources complete wellness center with an additional cath fasting before a medical test or procedure is the same office. For one, it allows physicians in one location. The greater percentage of our patient population is geriatric, with a lab, and facilities in-house for neural ultrasound, required. “The last thing we want the caregiver from different specialties to interact and share multitude of medical diagnoses that need close following on a regular basis. With the pacemaker monitoring, and a blood-work lab. In to worry about is finding a restaurant or fixing information with one another. Proper patient care present economic constraints and limited government transportation, it is difficult for the future, ICE will also include a congestive heart a meal after a procedure in the cath lab,” says and management requires interaction between our patients to travel to numerous places for their medical care. failure clinic. ICE is continually increasing the KC. “We must strive to focus on the refreshing a number of doctors. Communication is critical. focus on alternative medicine and holistic therapy human aspect of our patients and not on the When the primary care doctor works in the same Therefore, ICE takes great pride in providing our patients with their own building where options to enhance nutrition and wellness. impersonal tone of the powerful technologies clinic with the specialists, it’s far easier for the we focus on healthcare that is available in one location. Collectively, we strive to cut When asked to describe the new ICE facility, doctors to discuss the care and treatment options medical costs for our patients, even if it means shrinking profits for our organization Kamarchie “KC” Chinapen, ICE chief financial for a particular patient. The end result of the due to large overhead costs. By doing this, ICE has taken a seemingly unpopular officer, explains that the concept with the new “whole health” approach is more efficient and approach. However, we firmly believe that providing comprehensive care and gaining building is to make patients feel comfortable, better quality medical care.” patient loyalty will set us apart. “like they are coming home.” People notice and The vision is that ICE will have a wide range feel welcomed by the calming and comforting of medical services available in one location Yours, shades of blue and green. “When I asked Dr. based on the concept of whole health, but also Asad Qamar Qamar for ideas about the décor, he replied with an ease-of-use that will help patients and ‘simple elegance’ and so that is what we have caregivers find their way in the building and created,” says KC. Each exam room has a TV feel connected to the staff. Conversations about

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ICE associate, Dr. Clarissa Abrantes explains, ago and the design has changed based upon “The concept of ‘whole health’ is, in my opinion, the shared experience of outgrowing the current extremely beneficial to patients — both in facility. Dr. Qamar also wanted professionals terms of efficiency and quality of healthcare. visiting ICE to feel welcome and comfortable.

In terms of efficiency, offering a wide range of Many sales representatives from pharmaceutical medical/healthcare services under one roof and medical supply companies provide valuable means patients do not have to travel to several samples so patients can try a medication before different doctors’ offices to get the medical care purchasing a full prescription or to help those they need. For patients, this obviously saves without the financial means purchase a needed time, and reduces the frustration they often medical item. encounter when they have to go to multiple

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ANTHONYSASSIN “The ICE facility is so nice that I try to get there an hour early just to have coffee and nd read the wonderful medical books the staff has supplied. I love the beautiful waiting room thatt overlooks Highway 200; it is so much better than other doctor’s offices or a hospital setting. ee if you are “If Dr. Qamar walks by, he always stops to speak and ask how you are feeling to see ntal that he comfortable. I have been a patient of his for 11 years and he is so caring and sentimental hat he pays sends me flowers and has even invited me to an office party. Dr. Qamar is special in that individual attention to each patient, both medically and personally. I thoroughly enjoy seeing him and don’t mind the drive from Silver Springs at all… to me it is well worth it.”

“DR. QAMAR I S S P E C I A L I N T H AT H E PAY S I N D I V I D U A L AT T E N T I O N T O E A C H PAT I E N T, B O T H M E D I C A L LY A N D P E R S O N A L LY. ”

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“I am 77-years-old and my husband is 81; we have been to a few doctor’s offices — but none as nice as this one. It is absolutely fabulous. Dr. Qamar and his staff make you want to come back. You don’t feel like a patient, you feel like a part of their family — and you don’t get that anywhere else.”

“I have been a patient of Dr. Qamar — one of the kindest, most caring doctors I have ever visited — for 12 years. I can’t speak highly enough of him and his staff. I live far away and it is worth the drive because his office feels like home. It is pure comfort.”

PAT D I N A R D I “The new ICE facility is absolutely breathtaking! Everything is state-of-the-art, efficient and well set up. It is the nicest medical facility I have seen.

“My husband and I have been patients of Dr. Qamar for eight years. He takes such a warm interest in every patient and always makes us feel comfortable.”

FROM DR. ASAD QAMAR Our new state-of-the-art facility, the Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence, is built upon the importance of providing and focusing all of our available healthcare resources in one location. The greater percentage of our patient population is geriatric, with a multitude of medical diagnoses that need close following on a regular basis. With the present economic constraints and limited government transportation, it is difficult for our patients to travel to numerous places for their medical care.

Therefore, ICE takes great pride in providing our patients with their own building where we focus on healthcare that is available in one location. Collectively, we strive to cut medical costs for our patients, even if it means shrinking profits for our organization due to large overhead costs. By doing this, ICE has taken a seemingly unpopular approach. However, we firmly believe that providing comprehensive care and gaining patient loyalty will set us apart.

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quick bites JB Boondocks Bar and Grill

Hurricane Dockside Grill

An old beer commercial once said, “It doesn’t get any better than this.” That slogan easily applies to JB Boondocks Bar and Grill, where diners can eat delicious food and enjoy picturesque views of Little Lake Harris. Offering both indoor and outdoor dining, this restaurant serves up an excellent selection of burgers, sandwiches, and entrees, including the popular Mahi Mahi Melt, Boondock Burger, and Petit Filet Mignon. Enjoy Friday night’s fish fry, Wednesday night’s prime rib, and Sunday night’s Italian specials. With 20 boat slips, the restaurant is easily accessible by boat.

LOCATION: 704 S. Lakeshore Blvd., Howey-in-the-Hills, FL 34737 PHONE: 352.324.3600 HOURS: 11a.m.–4p.m. Monday; 11a.m.–9p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 11a.m.–10p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon–8p.m. Sunday

Have you had an amazing culinary experience lately?

Enjoyed something new in the entertainment or food and beverage venues in Lake or Sumter County? Please share! They may be featured in our Quick Bites section, the official Dining and Entertainment press release section for Lake and Sumter Style! Let us know about a new signature dish or menu, grand openings, new chefs and/or entertainment offerings so we can share them with our readers.

Whether you arrive by automobile or boat, a truly unique dining experience awaits you at Hurricane Dockside Grill. Diners can eat inside or outside on the deck to take advantage of the lovely view overlooking the Dead River. Plenty of scrumptious items are found on the menu, including the Fisherman’s Broiler, which comes with six jumbo shrimp, one crabcake, and three jumbo scallops. The restaurant is also known for its sushi and raw bar, pizza and flat breads, Mexican dishes, burgers, sandwiches, and wraps.

LOCATION: 3351 W. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares, FL 32778 PHONE: 352.742.3467 HOURS: 11a.m.–10p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11a.m.–11p.m.

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Bonefish Grill

Ruby Street Grille

Bonefish Grill in The Villages is a place where lively ambiance, delicious seafood, and attentive service are plentiful. For many, a trip to Bonefish would be incomplete without having the famous Bang Bang Shrimp appetizer. It consists of tender, crispy shrimp smothered in a chili aioli sauce. Popular entrees include Chilean Sea Bass, Imperial Longfin, Wild Grouper, Norwegian Salmon, and Snake River Rainbow Trout.

Many of the entrees are prepared on the wood-burning grill, leaving a unique taste bursting with flavor and freshness that you’re sure to remember.

LOCATION: 3580 Wedgewood Lane, The Villages, FL 32162 PHONE: 352.674.9292 HOURS: 3–10p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 3–11p.m. Friday and Saturday

If you have that sudden urge for mouthwatering Italian food, then visiting Goomba’s is a must. From the friendly, attentive staff to the soothing ambiance, your dining experience is sure to be an enjoyable one. The menu offers Italian favorites, ranging from brick-oven pizza cooked to perfection to the baked spaghetti bursting with flavor.

Other popular items include the Linguini and Clam Sauce, Grilled Cevrelat Sausage, and Chicken Francese. Simply put, this is homecooked Italian food at its best.

Watch an awe-inspiring flight and incredible landing of a seaplane.

See a majestic sunset view over Lake Dora. Listen to the ear-pleasing music of local acoustic guitar players. These things can be enjoyed at Ruby Street Grille, which is located in downtown Tavares. The restaurant is housed inside a building constructed in 1939 and still has original brick on the walls and the original Dade County pine floor. You can also dine on an outside deck that features high-top and patio seating and enjoy a nice view of Lake Dora. The restaurant’s excellent food includes a fried grouper sandwich, 10-ounce seared ahi tuna, blackened grilled sea scallops, and New York Strip Steak.

LOCATION: 151 W. Highway 50, Clermont, FL 34711 PHONE: 352.394.8272 HOURS: 10:30a.m.–9p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 10:30–1a.m.

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LOCATION: 221 E. Ruby St. Tavares, FL 32778 PHONE: 352.742.7829 HOURS: 11:30–2a.m. Wednesday through Sunday; 11:30a.m.–midnight Monday and Tuesday

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restaurant review Written by Pat Jocelyn • Photo by Fred Lopez

Sakura

Japanese Restaurant Neatly tucked away in The Villages Colony Plaza Shopping Center located directly off Route 466A is a warm and inviting little Japanese restaurant called Sakura. I recently had the opportunity to visit Sakura and sample some of its menu items.

When you first enter the restaurant, it is the tantalizing aromas drifting in from the kitchen that grab your attention — a wonderful blend of exotic aromas that suggest an exceptional dining experience awaits you.

Wine-colored booths, dark wood tables and a sushi bar complete with bar-stool seating all contribute to a welcoming and pleasurable ambiance. Oriental music softly playing in the background completes the experience.

Before I looked at the menu, the manager of Sakura, 26-year-old Kevin Guo, agreed to talk with me. Don’t let the age of this young man fool you. Guo has been working in the restaurant arena since he was a teenager — primarily with his family — and he’s learned the business well. He takes his job seriously and understands the importance of listening to his customers.

Case in point: Hibachi Chicken is currently one of the restaurant’s most popular dishes, yet when Sakura first opened its doors to the public Guo says diners were complaining that the chicken was tough. “We changed from using the whole chicken breast to just the most tender part of the breast called chicken tenders,” he explained. “Now people ask us how we make our chicken so tender.”

It’s that kind of attention to detail and listening to customers that keep Sakura’s patrons coming back for more.

In fact, the family-owned business is doing so well they’ll be opening a second restaurant in Spanish Springs this fall. “It will also be named

Sakura and will have the same menu items,” Guo says. “But the meals will be prepared in front of the customer.”

It was time to order but as I perused a menu that included soups, salads, appetizers, sushi bar items, hibachi entrees, desserts, and much more, I realized I needed help making my selections. I asked Guo what his most popular menu items were and decided to order some of those items.

I began with an appetizer called Mango Shrimp. That dish was easily one of the best appetizers I have ever tasted. The crust of each deep-fried shrimp was delicate yet crisp while the shrimp itself was tender and moist. But by far, it was the homemade mango sauce that played the lead role in this presentation. It was amazing — smooth and velvety and not too sweet — a perfect complement to the seafood.

The entrée was a hibachi dinner combination of chicken and steak. Delicately sliced mushrooms floating in a light chicken broth and a lettuce salad served with a tasty ginger dressing led the way to a dinner entrée that could have easily fed three adults.

The chicken and steak were served with noodles, fried rice, and a vegetable medley of broccoli, onions, mushrooms, carrots, and zucchini.

All were accompanied by homemade sauces.

I completed my meal with tempura ice cream — vanilla ice cream blanketed in a light Panko wrapping and then deep-fried. There’s only one word I care to use to describe this dessert: Wow! I was impressed with the overall diversity of the menu, the delicate flavor combinations of the dishes I sampled, and the overall atmosphere of the place. This wasn’t my first visit to Sakura and it certainly won’t be my last.

POPULAR LUNCH ITEMS: Chicken Teriyaki $7.50 Shrimp Teriyaki $8.50

POPULAR APPETIZERS: Mango Shrimp $6.95 Gyoza $4.95 Beef Negimaki $6.95

POPULAR HIBACHI DINNER ENTREES: Chicken $14.95 Steak $17.95 Chicken and Shrimp or Steak Combo $17.95

POPULAR SAKURA SPECIAL ROLL ITEMS: White Dragon Roll $10.95 Sex in the Lobby Roll $11.95

POPULAR DESSERTS: Tempura Ice Cream $4.95 Cheese Cake $4.95

ADDRESS: 265 Colony Blvd., The Villages, FL 32162 PHONE: 352.205.7393 FAX: 352.205.7528 WEB: www.SakuraTheVillages.com HOURS: Lunch: Monday– Saturday, 11a.m.–3p.m.; Sunday, 11:30a.m.–3p.m. Dinner: Monday–Thursday, 3–9:30p.m.; Friday–Saturday, 3–10p.m.; Sunday, 11:30a.m.–9p.m.

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the loving kitchen Written by Heather Pruett • Photos by Fred Lopez

The Sound of Love Late summer sunsets with friends and white wine, Laughing so hard that you lose track of time.

Brown paper packages tied up with string, These are a few of my favorite things.

Okay, so I couldn’t come up with a word that rhymes with “things” and I had to steal a line from the actual song.

Nonetheless, I often find myself signing this song when I combine some of my favorite things.

It doesn’t get much better than cooking out on summer nights while enjoying great friends and wine. Add some delicious recipes that I can prepare ahead of time and pass on to my husband for grilling, and I’m happier than Julie Andrews singing on a mountain top in Austria.

So if you’re planning a cookout for a crowd, try these yummy shish kabobs served over brown rice. Add a fresh green salad and you will have a delicious meal sure to please everyone. And you never know, when it’s all said and done, you might just find yourself humming while you search for clear plastic containers sealed fresh for storing… the yummy leftovers, of course.

The Loving Kitchen is a next generation cooking show featuring Mount Dora wife and mother, Heather Pruett.

Visit Heather and family at www.thelovingkitchen.com.

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Barbecue Chicken Kabobs Yield: 6–8 kabobs Prep Time: 20 minutes Marinating Time: 60 minutes Cook Time: 10–12 Minutes

Pans/Utensils/Equipment Needed: Measuring spoons Measuring cup Grill 6–8 metal skewers Large sealable container Medium sealable container Paring knife Cutting board Silicon pastry brush Tongs Ingredients: 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes 1 large zucchini, cut into 1-inch chunks 2 cups squash, cut into 1-inch chunks 2 large red peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 red onion, cut into wedges ¾ cup barbecue sauce 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce ¼ cup orange juice 1 tablespoon brown sugar ½ teaspoon kosher salt Instructions: • In a medium sealable container, combine barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, orange juice, brown sugar, and salt.

Shake well. Set ¼ cup of marinade aside for grilling.

• In a large sealable container, combine chicken, zucchini, squash red peppers, onions, and remaining marinade. Mix well.

• Marinate in refrigerator for a minimum of 60 minutes.

• Heat grill to medium heat.

• While grill is heating, thread chicken and vegetables alternately onto skewers.

• Grill kabobs for 10–12 minutes, or until chicken is done. Turn kabobs every two to three minutes, brushing often with marinade that was set aside.

• Serve over brown rice.

Hawaiian Shrimp Kabobs Yield: 6–8 kabobs Prep Time: 20 minutes Marinating Time: 60 minutes Cook Time: 5–8 Minutes

Pans/Utensils/Equipment Needed: Measuring spoons Measuring cup Grill 6–8 metal skewers Large sealable container Medium sealable container Chef’s knife Cutting board Silicon pastry brush Tongs Ingredients: 24 large shrimp, peeled and washed 2 cups pineapple chunks 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 red onion, cut into wedges 1 tablespoon minced garlic ½ tablespoon ginger 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper ½ cup pineapple juice ½ cup low sodium soy sauce Instructions: • In a medium sealable container, combine garlic, ginger, brown sugar, crushed red pepper, pineapple juice, and soy sauce.

Shake well. Set ¼ cup of marinade aside for grilling.

• In a large sealable container, combine shrimp, pineapple, green bell pepper, onion, and remaining marinade. Mix well.

• Marinate in refrigerator for a minimum of 60 minutes.

• Heat grill to medium high heat.

• While grill is heating, thread shrimp, fruit, and vegetables alternately onto skewers.

• Grill kabobs for 5–8 minutes. Turn kabobs every two to three minutes, brushing often with marinade that was set aside.

• Serve over brown rice.

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Italian Steak Kabobs Yield: 6–8 kabobs Prep Time: 20 minutes Marinating Time: 60 minutes Cook Time: 8–10 Minutes

Pans/Utensils/Equipment Needed: Measuring spoons Measuring cup Grill 6–8 metal skewers Large sealable container Medium size sealable container Chef’s knife Cutting board Silicon pastry brush Tongs Ingredients: Three 8-ounce filet mignons, cut into 1 inch-cubes 2 cups mushrooms, cut in halves Approximately 24 Dutch yellow baby potatoes, cooked and cooled 1 red onion, cut into wedges 1 cup cherry tomatoes 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon oregano ½ teaspoon kosher salt 1/3 cup olive oil ½ cup dry red wine 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce Instructions: • In a medium sealable container, combine garlic, black pepper, oregano, kosher salt, olive oil, red wine, and Worcestershire sauce. Shake well. Set ¼ cup of marinade aside for grilling.

• In a large sealable container, combine steak, mushrooms, potatoes, red onion, cherry tomatoes, and remaining marinade.

Mix well.

• Marinate in refrigerator for a minimum of 60 minutes.

• Heat grill to medium high heat.

• While grill is heating, thread steak and vegetables alternately onto skewers.

• Grill kabobs for 8–10 minutes, or until steak is at desired doneness. Turn kabobs every two to three minutes, brushing often with marinade that was set aside.

• Serve over brown rice.

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white, Add a little sparkle and a few bubbles to your Independence Day celebration with an American-made sparkling wine.

have it [sparkling wine] chilled and ready to drink every day,” says winemaker Sharon Fenchak of North Carolina’s Biltmore Estates Winery, producer of six sparkling wines that range from dry to semi-sweet.

Whether you are grilling tuna, grouper, steaks, or burgers, a sparkling wine is a refreshing and lighter choice that will balance the smoky flavors as well as — if not better than — a more complex wine.

Sparkling rosés pair well with heavier fish, such as tuna or salmon. A dry Blanc de Blancs Brut complements

tilapia, flounder, crab cakes, oysters, shrimp, and fresh fruit. A Blanc de Syrah Brut, a unique wine from Georgia’s Wolf Mountain Vineyards, is a perfect match for grilled meats, as is a Chandon Blanc de Noirs.

When serving sparkling wines with food, both brut and extra-dry will work throughout the meal.

The sweeter sec or demi-sec wines should be served with desserts. And it’s a good rule of thumb that dessert wines should be sweeter than the dessert itself; otherwise, the wine may taste bitter.

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Let’s dispel a couple of myths about sparkling wines, those effervescent potions that tickle noses and bring luck to wedding toasts.

They aren’t just for New Year’s Eve and they don’t have to be French to be good.

Sparkling wines can make any meal seem more festive without breaking the bank. Even a good, ol’ American cheeseburger becomes something special when it’s paired with a Blanc de Noirs, a sparkling wine made with pinot noir grapes.

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saluté Written by Mary Ann DeSantis

Now that you know you can serve sparkling wines with just about any summer menu, let’s talk about American versus French sparkling wines. Champagne is undoubtedly wonderful, but a distinctly American holiday like the Fourth of July calls for a ‘madein-the-USA’ wine. And you can find domestic sparkling wines with close connections to their French cousins.

Only the sparkling bubbly from France’s Champagne region can be legally called champagne, which is produced by a labor-intensive, complex process known in France as méthode champenoise. Many U.S. wineries produce sparkling wines using the méthode traditionnelle or classic method, and these Americanversions deliver great flavor at a fraction of the cost of even a mediocre bottle of champagne. For the best taste, buy sparkling wines produced by the classic method even though they will cost a little more, usually in the $20 range.

The inexpensive versions often are simply injected with carbon dioxide gas to render the effervescence, which will dissipate soon after opening.

Other differences between French Champagne and American sparklers include smell and taste.

For example, domestic sparkling wines have characteristics of ripe, vivid fruit, especially those from

California. Grapes ripen more quickly in the California sun and produce more intense fruit flavors, which are popular with American palates. Champagne and sparkling wines from other European regions often have a yeasty or nutty smell and taste.

American terroir has attracted several French winemakers to come stateside to produce their sparkling wines. Gilbert Gruet, whose Champagne house Gruet et Fils in Bethon, France began in 1952, decided to plant an experimental vineyard in New Mexico in the 1980s. Today, his children, winemaker Laurent and daughter Nathalie, and family friend Farid Himeur run Albuquerque’s Gruet Winery, which distributes its classic and crisp sparkling wines in 49 states.

Domaine Chandon’s founders were winemakers from Moet & Chandon, one of France’s leading names in champagne.

The Napa Valley winery produces popular and locally available sparkling wines that showcase the rich, fruit flavors of California with centuries-old, traditional champagne-making methods.

A taste of sparkling wine is like “drinking the stars,” according to the French. This summer, pop the cork under the Stars and Stripes for a truly festive Independence Day celebration.

Tasting the stars Remember these few hints for getting the best flavor from your sparkling wines: 1. Buy sparkling wines made by the méthode traditionnelle or classic method.

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Serve well-chilled.

Use small glasses to make the bubbles last longer.

Re-cap the bottle immediately with a pressurized champagne stopper and return it to the refrigerator or ice bucket.

Add kosher salt to the ice in your wine bucket to chill the wine faster.

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D E S T I N AT I O N S O F G O O D TA S T E

Pisces Rising

A Fresh Florida Seafood and Steak House

239 W. Fourth Avenue, Mount Dora • 352.385.2669 Celebrated as the “Best of The Best” in Central Florida, Pisces Rising has now been serving its Unique Brand of Creoleribbean Fare for 8 years. Offering Fresh Seafood and Black Angus Beef served in a Casually Elegant Setting and Outside on a Spacious Deck with a Tiki Style Bar. Private Party and Meeting Rooms are available upstairs in the 1920’s home which sits fully restored inside the restaurant… “It’s like entertaining at home, but without the effort.” If you are having a party at home, let Pisces Rising,Too do the catering. Full Service or Delivery and Set Up. Call 352-223-1353. Pisces Rising overlooks Lake Dora and the Setting Sun. Open 7 Days a Week, with Live Entertainment Thursday through Sunday.

Mention this ad during July and receive a complimentary Champagne Toast or a slice of Our Famous Key Lime Pie.* “Laissez le Bon Temps Rouler!”

Lunch

Monday–Saturday 11:30a.m.–4p.m.

Sunday Brunch Menu 11a.m.–3p.m.

Dinner Sunday–Thursday Friday and Saturday *house rules apply

5p.m.–9p.m.

5p.m.–10p.m.

www.PiscesRisingDining.com

Ipanema Brazilian Steak House 2023 South Pine Avenue, Ocala • 352.622.1741 • www.ipanemaocala.com A Churrascaria (Portuguese for barbecue) is a dining experience where roaming Gauchos slice and serve fireroasted meats from skewers in a continual fashion. Ipanema Brazilian Steak House boasts 11 of the finest cuts of meat complemented by an opulent salad and vegetable bar, delectable desserts, and delicious wines, beers, and cocktails. Brazilian native and executive chef Ortencia De Almeida invites you to embrace the flavors of his homeland and experience the magnetism of Ipanema for yourself. Enjoy the weather and come dine on our new covered patio area! Become a fan of Ipanema on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ipanemaocala.

Great discounts online! We now offer an extensive appetizer menu and full dinner service outdoors. Happy Hour: 2 for 1 premium drinks and house wines Tuesday–Friday, 4–7p.m. Our facilities will be available for private parties, and companies events Monday to Thursday from 11 to 2 pm. We can accommodate up to 150 people. Please contact manager for details.

Brunch, Sunday 12–3p.m. Dinner 4–9p.m.

Lunch, Friday 11a.m.–2:30p.m.

Tuesday–Thursday 4p.m.–9p.m.

Friday and Saturday 4p.m.–10p.m.

We will be closed July 1–5 for renovations.

JB Boondocks 704 S. Lakeshore Blvd., Howey-in-the-Hills 352.324.3600 • www.JBBoondocks.com JB Boondocks is tucked away in a picturesque setting on Little Lake Harris in Howey-in-the-Hills. JB Boondocks is accessible by land, sea, and air via car, motorcycle, boat, or seaplane. With a full bar and a huge outdoor deck overlooking the lake, JB Boondocks makes for the ultimate setting to relax and unwind. The menu offers fresh seafood, steaks, chops, classic Italian dishes, tasty sandwiches, and salads, sinfully sweet desserts, and much more. Each Friday night is our famous fish fry, Wednesday night features prime rib and Thursday night is Ladies’ Night. Cocktails from the bar are festive and we have a great selection of beer and wine as well. Situated on five acres on the lake, JB Boondocks is the perfect place for your car, motorcycle, boat, or sea plane club to gather. We have plenty of dock space and parking to accommodate all your needs.

JB BOONDOCKS IS OPEN FOR LUNCH AND DINNER SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. HOURS: Monday 11a.m.–4p.m.,Tuesday–Thursday 11a.m.–9p.m.

Friday 11a.m.–10p.m., Saturday 11a.m.–10p.m., Sunday Noon–8p.m.

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Subway www.subway.com Custom-made, fresh sandwiches, salads and flatbreads made right before your eyes.

The “healthy” alternative to fast food.

LADY LAKE 208 W. Guava St. 352.750.4929

LEESBURG 2013 Citrus Blvd.

352.787.6442

THE VILLAGES 1580 Bella Cruz Dr. 352.750.9600

EUSTIS 469 Plaza Dr. 352.357.7827

10135 U.S. Hwy. 441, Suite 4 352.326.3234

8796 S.E. 165th Mulberry Ln. 352.750.9991

MOUNT DORA 18870 U.S. Hwy. 441 352.735.4376

27405 U.S. Hwy. 27, Suite 4 352.314.8847

Monday–Saturday Sunday

WILDWOOD 480 W. Gulf To Alantic Hwy. 352.748.8800

1070 Lake Sumter Landing Dr. 352.205.8535 349 Colony Blvd.

352.391.1657

10a.m.–10p.m.

10a.m.–9p.m.

Cheeser’s Palace Café and Catering Chocolate and Cheese Shop 707 W Montrose Street, Clermont • 352.404.9431 • www.CheesersPalace.com Cheeser’s Palace Café is nestled in the heart of historic downtown Clermont.The cafe’s European flair and commitment to quality food and presentation makes it a must for all those looking for a unique dining experience. Breakfast is deep in traditions, with the added excitement of specialty omelets, crepes, and fresh danishes. Lunch offers a wondrous array of choices for our famous four-cheese grilled-withtomato sandwich to our unique fresh salad menu and homemade soups. FREE cheese tastings every third Saturday of the month from 5-8p.m. Amanda and Carol look forward to meeting you.

Call us now for all-occasion catering. Breakfast served all day on weekends.

Tuesday–Saturday Sunday

7:30a.m.–3p.m.

7:30a.m.–2p.m.

Hurricane Dockside Grill 3351 W. Burleigh Blvd. • 352.508.5137 www.hurricanedocksidegrill.com A trip to Hurricane Dockside Grill will undoubtedly captivate your senses. Feast your eyes on the picturesque Dead River, listen to live bands playing on the weekend, and taste the restaurant’s delicious cuisine. The food, which can best be described as a combination of Floridian, the Caribbean and Key West, includes everything from seafood and steak to burgers. The creative culinary skills of Chef Derrick Haggerty are evident in each unforgettable dish. Diners can choose to eat outside on the deck while enjoying beautiful scenery and fresh air or eat inside the beautifully decorated facility. With 28 boat slips, Hurricane Dockside is easily accessible by boat.

Visitors also enjoy playing volleyball on the beach sand volleyball court, and others participate in the PlayStation competitions. Don’t forget that the restaurant also serves as a full-service catering and banquet facility.

Hours of Operation: Sunday–Thursday Friday and Saturday

11a.m.-10p.m.

11a.m.-11p.m.

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The Goblin Market Restaurant & Lounge 331-B Donnelly Street (Rear Alley), Mount Dora 352.735.0059 • www.GoblinMarketRestaurant.com Nestled on a back alley in downtown Mount Dora, the Goblin Market Restaurant has been charming locals and tourists alike since 1996. The restaurant, housed in a renovated warehouse, features three intimate, book-lined dining rooms and a full-service lounge, furnished in soothing, muted tones with tasteful modern art. The private, tree-shaded courtyard and garden patio are open year-round for al fresco dining.

Low lighting and “new age” music add the finishing touches to the restaurant’s casual elegance. Owners Vince and Janis Guzinski embrace a simple philosophy of offering the highest-quality products, served in a unique and romantic atmosphere by a personable and attentive staff. The Goblin Market’s wine list and menu represent a refreshing mix of ideas from its culinary team. The diversified origins and background of each member ensure exciting menu offerings and nightly selections.

Lunch Dinner

Tuesday–Saturday 11a.m.–3:00p.m.

Tuesday–Thursday 5–9p.m. Friday–Saturday 5–10p.m.

Sunday 11a.m.–3:30p.m.

Join us for our new “lighter fare” dinner menu, gourmet soups, salads and sandwiches.

Tuesday– Thursday from 3–9p.m. (regular dinner menu also available).

The Speckled Butterbean 5995 Signature Road, Wildwood • 352.748.5333 522 North Market Blvd., Webster • 352.569.5333 (Located inside Sumter County Farmers Market) If you love mouth-watering, delicious country-style cooking, then you are in for a treat.

The Speckled Butterbean Restaurant has opened a second restaurant located in Wildwood.

You’ll find all your favorites — from sausage gravy and biscuits for breakfast to fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy for dinner to slow-cooked, melt-in-your-mouth pot roast with fresh vegetables for supper. Come and taste delicious country recipes handed down from generation to generation.

GIFT SHOP NOW OPEN Open 7 days a week Breakfast Dinner Supper

6–10:30a.m.

10:30a.m.–4p.m.

4–9p.m.

The Players Grille 13605 Del Webb Blvd., Summerfield, FL • 352.307.0261 www.playeagleridgegolf.com Welcome to The Players Grille, located at Del Webb Spruce Creek Country Club in Summerfield.

This restaurant offers delicious food in addition to a picturesque view of the 36-hole at Eagle Ridge Golf Club. On Thursday evenings, diners can “discover the pastabilities” at a chef-attended pasta bar.

Friday nights are equally scrumptious with prime rib, fish and chips, homemade clam chowder and a full menu. Saturday nights have a full menu with specials. Sunday’s Omelet Occasion, featuring made-to-order omelets along with biscuits and gravy, potatoes, fresh fruit, and something sweet. Don’t forget about the homemade, award-winning chili, which is served daily. Our professional wait staff is eager to create a wonderful dining experience. Call 352.307.0261 for reservations and more information.

Hours of Operation: Restaurant: Monday and Tuesday 11a.m.–3p.m.

Wednesday–Saturday 11a.m.–8p.m.

Lounge: Monday–Saturday 9a.m.–8p.m.

Sunday 9a.m.–6p.m.

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Bamboo Bistro 700 North Hwy. 441 (In front of Target), Lady Lake • 352.750.9998 The Villages Bamboo Bistro welcomes you to have a delightful dining experience with us. Enjoy an impressive selection of Asian dishes from China, Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand as well as a full sushi bar. Some of the more popular items include Peking Duck, Pepper Seared Filet Mignon, the Bamboo Basil Seafood Delight, and the Chilean Sea Bass served in black bean sauce. Of course, there are plenty of other enticing items made with our freshest ingredients, such as the shrimp in lobster sauce, Mongolian Beef, and the ever-popular General Tao’s Chicken. Noodle soups and noodle dishes are also available, a variety of Asian beers and the extensive selection of wine will complement that perfect meal

HOURS: Monday–Thursday Friday and Saturday Sunday

11a.m.–9:30p.m.

11a.m.–10p.m.

Noon–9p.m.

Cousin Vinnie’s World Famous Chicken Wings Open seven days a week: 11a.m.–9p.m. | Food, Spirits, Music, Sports 10700 US Hwy 441, Leesburg • 352.253.2442 Cousin Vinnie’s is located on U.S. Hwy. 441 across from Lake Square Mall.This recently expanded restaurant now offers seating to accommodate 90 guests. Owner Vinnie Vittoria has created a unique atmosphere by combining a sports bar with a family restaurant. Since opening in July 2008,Vinnie’s has become famous for mouth-watering chicken wings for its 30-plus wing flavors.The residents of Lake and Sumter counties have voted them BEST WINGS in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Every Monday night Cousin Vinnie’s hosts “Bike Night” with happy hour from 5–7p.m.Tuesday night is “Family Night” from 5–8p.m. when kids 10 and under eat free.Wednesday night is “Trivia Night” when the fun starts at 7p.m. with great prizes given to the top three teams.Thursday night starts with a Corn Hole Tournament and ends with Karaoke — big fun and cash prizes all night! Every Sunday rounds out the week with very cheap wings and everyone’s favorite sports on the big screens. Cousin Vinnie’s also offers a variety of beer and wine, free Wi Fi, awesome music, and an enthusiastic staff ready to serve you! “I absolutely look forward to serving you and your family very soon!” says owner Cousin Vinnie.

Would you like to see your restaurant in our dining section?

Call us at 352.787.4112

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Our Patients Say It Best...

“Footcare for people of all ages with active lifestyles.”

MEDICAL & SURGICAL TREATMENT OF: • • • • • • After moving to The Villages from Massachusetts 1.5 years ago, Suzanne Sadow signed up for a Walk Away the Pounds exercise class. Three times a week, she and fellow participants walked several miles and greatly improved their health and fitness levels.

Unfortunately for Suzanne, walking came to a screeching halt when she developed plantar fasciitis and began experiencing severe foot pain and discomfort. “I continued walking for a while, but that just made the pain worse,” she says.

“So I had to stop attending my exercise class. My foot began hurting even while I was lying in bed.”

A close friend strongly recommended that she visit Dr. Johnny Wu at TriCounty Podiatry. “My friend’s husband has early dementia, and she bragged how good the staff treated her husband,” Suzanne says. “You know a doctor must be very good when you receive a recommendation from a close friend.”

Suzanne soon discovered how right her friend was. Dr. Wu advised her to perform stretching exercises and wear a special boot. Suzanne listened, and within six weeks her heel pain disappeared. She is once again participating in her Walk Away the Pounds class.

“I was impressed with Dr. Wu’s expertise and bedside manner. I was also impressed because I never had to wait to see him. The entire staff there is very efficient and kind and treats you like family. I would highly recommend TriCounty Podiatry to my closest friends and family members.”

• Foot Injuries Bunions and Hammertoes • Diabetic & Geriatric Foot Care Corns • Sports Medicine Morton’s Neuromas • Orthotics Ingrown Nails and Warts • Diabetic Shoes Heel and Arch Pain • Numbness/Tingling of Feet Thick Painful Toenails *NOW OFFERING IN OFFICE PHYSICAL THERAPY

Same day appointments also available

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Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm and Fridays 8am-12pm 1585 Santa Barbara Blvd. • Suite B • The Villages, FL

352-259-1919 www.tricountypodiatry.net Discover more about physical therapy at Tri-County Podiatry when you scan this code with your smart phone.

The staff at the pain clinic is excellent!

I was suffering from intense pain caused by several bone spurs on my vertebrae. The spurs were pressing against nerves and I simply couldn’t find relief. I tried chiropractic treatments and even underwent 15 expensive therapy treatments — none of them worked.

Then Dr. Euribe — my angel — gave me epidural injections in my lower back and it is virtually a miracle.

After one month, I am pain-free. Are you in pain? Run, don’t walk, to see him! He can stop your pain.

— Bud Murdock

Why suffer needlessly?

By some estimates as many as one-third of all Americans suffer from chronic back pain. When this pain persists for an extended period of time and can’t be relieved through standard medical care, it may be beneficial to use intraspinal injections of pain-killing medications. These opioid medications block the transmission of pain signals to the brain bringing quick relief to painful symptoms. Intraspinal administration of opioids reduces side effects and provides a more potent pain-killing effect than any other method of delivery.

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what’s happening

JULY 2012

Independence Day Celebration July 4 Come celebrate Independence Day in Mount Dora with a parade at 10a.m., food and live music from 5–9p.m., and fireworks at approximately 9p.m. This fun, family event is sponsored by the City of Mount Dora, Mount Dora Community Trust, The Daily Commercial, and the Rotary Club of Mount Dora. For more information, call 352.267.2879.

ART STROLL July 13 What luckier way to spend a wonderful Friday the 13th evening than on a leisurely stroll through the quaint streets of beautiful downtown Mount Dora? While you are at it, why not join in the quarterly Mount Dora Downtown Art Stroll, a festive event that includes art, music, wine, and hors d’oeuvres? Peruse the works of regional and local artists exhibited from 6–8p.m. at several area walkable venues. The event, cohosted by the city of Mount Dora and the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce, is designed to showcase the town’s beautiful downtown area while supporting the area’s artist community. For more information, call Krysta at 352.383.0880 or email krysta@mountdoracenterforthearts.org.

STEPPING OUT FOR EDUCATION July 28 This local version of Dancing with the Stars hosted by the Education Foundation of Lake County presents eight area celebrities dancing the fox trot, rumba, cha cha, swing, and tango with professional dancers from around the state. Each dancer is ready to perform in front of nationally renowned judges and YOU. Audience voting is combined with judges’ scores to determine the winner. The event will be held at Lake Receptions in Mount Dora with cocktails at 5:30p.m., dinner at 7p.m., and competition at 8p.m. Seating is limited and has sold out for six years. Reservation deadline is July 8. Tickets are $125 per person and include a five-course gourmet meal, wine and beer bar, dancing, and a vote for the star of your choice. Preferred seating is available for an additional $25. Call 352.326.1265 or email cullenc@lakek12.fl.us. july2012

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JULY

EVENTS Creative Writing Workshop (July 3, 10, 17, 24) This creative writing workshop facilitated by Sarah Campbell is for mature middle and high school students each Tuesday from 2–3:30p.m. at the Cooper Memorial Library, Conference Room 221, at 2525 Oakley Seaver Drive, Clermont. An avid reader and writer, Campbell graduated from the University of Central Florida with a focus on creative writing. The topics are: July 3: new take on an old story/fantasy genre — July 10: sci-fi genre — July 17: paranormal/modern genre — July 17: what we learned.

Cost is free. For more information, call 352.536.2275 or email secampbell@ lakeline.lib.fl.us.

Little Artists (July 4, 11, 18, 25) Little Artists classes are geared toward preschool and kindergarten-aged children. Each Wednesday morning from 10–11:30a.m. for four weeks, instructor Tara Coyle guides the class in activities centered on the core elements of art, such as color, line, or texture.

The class, located at 16640 Cagan Crossings Blvd. in Clermont, will use a variety of mediums such as paint, watercolors, crayons, markers, and clay to explore these concepts. The class also incorporates books, music, and movement to give the little artists a fun and well-rounded introduction to the arts. Fee is $75 per four-week session.

Preregistration is required. Contact Ms. Coyle at 407.414.6422 or tlcartstudio@ yahoo.com for more information.

1953’s War of the Worlds (July 5) Nothing beats watching this 1953 sci-fi classic movie based on the book written

by H.G. Wells. You’re invited to this special free movie presentation that begins at 5p.m. at Cagan Crossings Community Library, 16729 Cagan Oaks, Clermont.

For more information, call 352.243.1840.

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Pups on the Patio (July 7) Downtown Tavares Waterfront Entertainment District will host this “first Saturday” monthly event from 6–9p.m. to support the pet rescue efforts of several Central Florida agencies. Wellbehaved, vaccinated, leashed dogs over four months old are welcome to join their owners on the patio area of local restaurants and participate in several fun activities: a pontoon boat tour of Lake Dora, dog wash, and a show by the Bark Busters’ Canine Dance Team. For more information, call The Green K9 at 352.253.5205.

9th Period Comedy Magic Show (July 12) Mixing music, comedy, live animals, and magic will be both fun and amazing! Bring a friend to Minneola City Hall, 800 U.S. Highway 27, Minneola.

This free, family-fun show for all ages begins at 11 a.m. For information, call Amy Stultz at 352.536.2275 Duct Tape Day! (July 13) Did you know there are a zillion things that can be decorated with duct tape? Teens should head to the East Lake County Library, 31340 County Road 437 South in Sorrento, with their friends to celebrate Duct Tape Day, which is part of the Summer Teen Scene program!

This free event begins at 11a.m. For more information, call Jordan Konicki at 352.383.9980, email to JKonicki@ lakeline.lib.fl.us, or visit www.mylakelibrary.org.

Gnomeo and Juliet (July 13) Bring the family out and experience movies under the stars at Donnelly Park in Mount Dora. This free movie event is brought to you by the Mount Dora Parks and Recreation Department.

Concessions are sold to support youth scholarships. (In case of inclement weather, the movie will be shown in the Community Building.) For more information, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 352.735.7183.

To have an event considered for Lake & Sumter Style’s Calendar section, please send a short text description (along with a color photo, if possible) 60 days in advance to: email: Calendar@akersmediagroup.com fax: 352.323.8161 mail: Lake & Sumter Style Calendar, P.O. Box 490088, Leesburg, FL 34749

Art & Vision Summer Art School for Children (July 14–August 12) Children, directed by a professional art teacher, will explore and be inspired by the fine art exhibit, “Roots and Reflections.” They will also create their own art influenced by environmental and life experience. For more information, call 352.483.2900 or visit www. lakeeustismuseumofart.org.

Yappy Hour (July 20) Head to Mount Dora to attend this fundraiser for local pets in need of forever-homes! The event, held from 6–9p.m., is sponsored

by Piglet’s Pantry and The Wine Den in downtown Mount Dora located on 4th Avenue and Donnelly Street. For more information, visit www.pigletspantry.com.

Page Turner Adventures (July 26) The “Silly Mixed Up Fairy Tale” story theater show promotes reading, writing, and creativity. Plus, it’s funny!

Special Thursday performances of the Page Turner Adventures are sponsored

by W.T. Bland Public Library and the Mount Dora Friends of the Library. The performance begins at 2p.m. at the Mount Dora Community Building at 520 N. Baker Street, Mount Dora. For more information, contact Lynn Gonzales at 352.735.7180 (option 7) or email gonzalesl@cityofmountdora.com.

MUSIC & THEATER Traditional Dulcimer Jam Session (July 1) Various members of the Mount Dora Dulcimer Players and the Lake Eustis Area Dulcimer Players present mountain and hammered dulcimer music along with banjo, guitar, autoharp, bowed psaltery, train whistle, and more! Get a good old-fashioned helping of tradition and a “sense of place” at the historic Lakeside Inn. 4–6p.m.

Tremain’s Tavern at Lakeside Inn, 100 N. Alexander Street, Mount Dora. For more information, visit www.lakeside-inn.com or call 800.566.5016.

Florida Sunshine Opry Open Mic Nights (July 6 and 7) Musicians and music lovers are invited to head to Eustis for this open-mic night to showcase their talents or just sit back and enjoy a wonderful evening of local talent. The gathering, sponsored by the Florida Sunshine Opry, is from 7:30–9:30p.m. every Friday and Saturday night in July at 431 Plaza Drive (Big Lots Plaza).

For more information, call Charlene at 352.357.4448 or visit www.fsopry.com.

Into the Woods (July 13–31) A baker and his wife, Cinderella, Little Red, Rapunzel, and Jack cross paths as each seeks “happily ever after” in this irreverent musical fantasy about life, love, and the stories we tell our children.

IceHouse Theatre, 1100 N. Unser Street, Mount Dora. For tickets and information, call 352.383.3133, email jean@ icehousetheatre.com, or visit www. icehousetheatre.com.

Tampa Taiko (July 21) The Leesburg Public Library presents the Tampa Taiko, a talented group of Japanese drum musicians. The free show begins at 2p.m. at the library in downtown Leesburg. Call Alicisa Nelson at 352.728.9790 for more information.

The Fox and the Fairway (July 27– August 12) Bingham, the president of the Quail Valley Country Club, has everything on the line in the big golf tournament. He suddenly finds himself short his best golfer and seems sure to lose. But the newly hired hand and hopelessly lovesick Justin comes to Quail Valley’s rescue. Until Louise, his “best friend,” loses their engagement ring! He needs to find a way to get rid of his rival, find his composure, and win the tournament. Melon Patch Players, located in Leesburg, 311 N. 13th Street.

For ticket information and show times, call 352.787.3013.

Our Town (July 27, 28, 29) The story follows the small town of Grover’s Corners through three acts of “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Death and Eternity.” Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually — in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre — die. Adult tickets are $15 and student tickets are $12. Presented by the Moonlight Players Theatre at 732 W. Montrose Street, Clermont, the show continues weekends through August 19. Friday and Saturday performances at 8p.m. and Sunday at 2p.m. Call 352.319.1116 for ticket information.

MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS Roots and Reflections (July 1–August 14) With paint and wood, Winter Park artists Weronica Ankarorn and Cheryl Bogdanowitsch explore their personal histories and the environments that formed their artistry. Ankarorn returns to her native Sweden as she reflects on the nature, mythology, and history illustrated in her dramatic paintings. Bogdanowitsch reflects on her Mid-Western childhood, which inspires her fine art portrait-faces. For more information, visit the Lake Eustis Museum of Art’s website at www. lakeeustismuseumofart.org.

ONGOING EVENTS Amputee Support Group “W.A.L.K” (Fourth Monday)Waterman Amputee & Limb Loss Konnections (W.A.L.K.) is a support group for amputees and people with limb loss. Our mission is to empower all amputees and people with limb loss to live quality lives, achieve active lifestyles, and continue to be productive members of society. Held the fourth Monday of each month (except December), 6–7p.m. at the Florida Hospital Waterman Garden

Conference Room B. Refreshments provided. Call for topic of the month or more information: Tracey Estok, 352.253.3892.

The In Focus Photo Club (First and Third Thursdays) Interested in photography? Join the In Focus Photo Club!

IFPC welcomes photo buffs of every skill level to join a small, active club providing members with educational and social experiences. We have informal meetings with programs, special events, image critiques, field trips, and more.

Family and individual memberships include a diversity of experiences, from beginner to fully-employed professional photographers. We meet at 6:30p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Eustis, 2727 S. Grove Street. Check us out at infocusphotclub.com.

PAWS for Mount Dora (Second Sundays)“Park and Bark” at Mt. Dora Sushi to pick up your map then head out on to the “waggin trail” to discover great places in Mount Dora to spend time with your pup. Get stamped at different monthly pet-friendly locations then return with your card to be entered to win some fabulous prizes! Free. Mt. Dora Sushi, 124 E 3rd Ave., Mt. Dora. 11a.m.–3p.m. For more information call Janet at 352.217.8390.

Sumter Blind/VIP Support Group (Second Mondays) The Sumter Blind/Visually Impaired Person (VIP) Support Group will meet at 11:30a.m. on the second Monday of the month. The meetings take place at the Coffee House Restaurant, located at County Road 466A and Highway 301 in Wildwood, and are open to all blind or visually impaired individuals, caregivers and other interested parties. Guests must register by the Friday before each meeting to reserve a seat. 352.435.5040.

Wildwood Women’s Club (Fourth Mondays) September through May, the Wildwood Women’s Club meets on

the fourth Monday of the month for a light dinner and discussion of fundraisers and other planned activities. Any woman interested in joining the club is encouraged to contact the club for meeting locations. There is no charge to attend.

352.457.4936.

LWV of The Villages/Tri-County Area (Fourth Mondays) League of Women Voters members and guests meet on the fourth Monday of the month from September to May. Guest speakers from the tri-county area attend to address important community issues. The League is nonpartisan, and membership is open to women and men 18 years and older. There is no charge to attend. 352.750.1366.

Opera @ the Library (Fourth Mondays) Cooper Memorial Library hosts this monthly program to bring the passion and joy of opera to the public.

The meetings are from 2–5p.m. and feature educational and entertaining programs on opera. 352.536.2275.

George E. Mattson Classes (Mondays and Wednesdays) World-renowned Uechi-ryu Karate expert George E. Mattson will hold classes for youngsters and adults year-round at the Mount Dora Community Building. City of Mount Dora residents will receive a discount, and scholarships are available.

5–7p.m. 352.735.7183.

Literary Guild (First Tuesdays) Join Literary Guild members at the Lake Eustis Museum of Art on the first Tuesday of each month at 1:30p.m. for a fun and informal book discussion.

The meetings are held from October to May, and admission is free for museum members and $3 for guests. Visit www. lakeeustismuseumofart.org or call 352.483.2900.

Breastfeeding Workshops (Second Mondays and First Wednesdays) South Lake Hospital’s Centre for

Women’s Health is now offering two new breastfeeding support services for local moms. Breastfeeding Workshop 1, held on the first Wednesday of the month from 6:30–9p.m., is an educational class for expectant parents to teach breastfeeding basics and establish proper habits. Breastfeeding Workshop 2, held on the second Monday of the month from 6:30–8:30p.m., focuses on advanced breastfeeding issues. Every class is taught by a certified lactation consultant, and registration is required. Cost is $30.

Visit www.southlakehospital.com or call 352.241.7109.

Anime Club (Second Tuesdays) Teens meet from 3:30–5p.m. every second Tuesday of the month at the Tavares Public Library to discuss their favorite anime and manga. Free.

352.742.6204.

Moms’ Morning Out (Wednesdays) Moms of all ages can bring their little ones, newborn to six months, to this casual, fun, and supportive group meeting to discuss parenting issues and socialize with other moms.

10–11:30a.m. on the second floor of the Centre for Women’s Health at South Lake Hospital. No cost to attend; registration not necessary. 352.241.7109.

Cagan Crossings Farmer’s Market (Wednesdays) This year-round, weekly market is held Wednesday evenings at 533 Cagan Park Avenue on U.S. Hwy. 27, one mile north of Hwy. 192. 4–7p.m.

Visit www.cagancrossings.com or call 352.243.9005.

Lake County Farmers & Flea Market (Thursdays) Visit the weekly Farmers & Flea Market at the Lake County Expo Center & Fairgrounds in Eustis. It’s the place to shop for a variety of products ranging from apples to pasta. The market is open year-round on Thursdays. Please, no pets. 8:15a.m.– noon. 352.357.9692. july2012

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Saturday, July 28, 2012 Lake Receptions • Mount Dora, Florida Cocktails 5:30pm, Dinner 7pm, Competition 8pm Eight area celebrities will be dancing the fox trot, rumba, cha cha, swing and tango with professional dancers from around the state. Each dancer has received 20 hours of instruction and is ready to perform in front of nationally renowned judges and you.

Audience voting will be combined with judges’ scores to name the winner of Stepping Out for Education, a local version of “Dancing with the Stars”

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Seating is limited and has sold out for the past 6 years. Reservation deadline is July 8, 2012. General seating assigned on reservation return.

Tickets are $125 per person and include a five course gourmet meal, wine and beer bar, dancing, and a vote for the star of your choice. For an additional $25 per person you can upgrade to preferred seating.

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The Fourth of July has arrived.

It’s a time to celebrate America’s independence, barbecue with family and friends, and watch a colorful array of fireworks illuminate the night sky. Undoubtedly, our hearts will burst with pride for the red, white, and blue.

Several towns in Lake County will celebrate Fourth of July in grand style.

Spectators can engage in fun and fellowship throughout the day while waiting for the evening fireworks display. Each event is free.

Tavares: Enjoy a festive July 4 celebration in “America’s Seaplane City.” Festivities will begin in Wooton Park at 3p.m. Children can enjoy numerous activities, including ice skating, face painting, a bounce house, inflatable water walking balls, and an interactive dance party. Kids can also cool off at Splash Park, which features water slides, water cannons, and numerous water spouts. At 6:15p.m., sit back and enjoy the music of the Jimmy Sparks Band, a three-piece blues band that also performs classic rock and roll music.

Dancers from Dance Depot in Umatilla will show off their skills by performing a variety of dances, including hip-hop, tap, and ballet. Local residents Jeff and Connie Gay will dress up as Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross and appear in a live theatrical performance. The popular parade begins at 5p.m. and the dazzling fireworks show begins at 9p.m.

Groveland: The South Lake Fourth of July Festival gets underway at 8a.m. with a classic car show presented by WJBJ Cruisin’ with the Classics. The community stage at Lake David Park will be the site of numerous fun events, including a water balloon toss contest at 10:30a.m., a flag tag relay contest at 10:45a.m., a hula hoop contest at 1p.m., and a watermelon eating contest at 3:30p.m. Kids will be able to enjoy a bounce house and water slide for free, and older children can enjoy a rock wall and bungee trampoline for $2. Other highlights include a library book sale, a bake sale, and a patriotic ceremony at noon. Headlining this year’s entertainment is the popular band Little Texas, which will perform on the main stage at 8p.m. Fireworks will burst over Lake David at 9:15p.m.

Eustis: If you simply cannot fulfill your craving for fireworks on The Fourth, then be sure to visit Eustis, which is celebrating Independence Day

July 6 to coincide with its popular First Friday Street Fest. Come by boat or car and make time to check out the downtown’s lovely shops and restaurants. Enjoy vendors, a food court, and a kid’s area. Adults will have an opportunity to enjoy some of their favorite beverages, including beer, wine, margaritas, and martinis. Numerous stages will be set up to accommodate some of the area’s best musical entertainers, including Remnants, a five-piece Christian rock band that performs popular music frequently heard on the radio. Visitors will also take a walk on the historical side when they visit Ferran Park and the Alice B. McClelland Memorial Band Shell — both of which were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. Fireworks will be launched at dark.

Mount Dora: What better way to start a celebration than an old-fashioned parade! The Rotary Club of Mount Dora’s parade begins at 10a.m. and winds its way through beautiful downtown Mount Dora. Festivities at Gilbert Park kick off at 4p.m. and include an array of food vendors who will be serving up seafood, corn on the cob, hot dogs, hamburgers, kettle corn, and ice cream. Children can cool off by slipping down a waterslide or create a new image with face painting. The 45-minute fireworks show begins at dusk.

Several towns in Lake County will celebrate Fourth of July in grand style.

Spectators can engage in fun and fellowship throughout the day while waiting for the evening fireworks display. Each event is free.

Leesburg: On a day when we celebrate America’s independence, it only seems appropriate to also rejoice in America’s favorite pastime — baseball.

Travel to Pat Thomas Stadium and watch as the Leesburg Lightning plays the Sanford River Rats.

After the game, you can gather with other fans in the infield and watch the incredible fireworks show synchronized to music. Or, you can make the short walk to Venetian Gardens and enjoy the free apple pie and ice cream being handed out by city commissioners and employees of Cecil Clark Chevrolet. The band Saloonatix, which has performed in venues throughout Central Florida, is sure to energize the audience with beautiful country western music. Red, white, and blueclad stilt walkers will also entertain the crowd.

A spectacular fireworks display over Lake Harris begins at 9:15p.m. This year marks the first time that fireworks are being shot from a barge.

The Villages: The Villages Concert Band and the New Horizon Concert Band will perform a patriotic concert on July 3 at the Savannah Center.

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A multigenerational destination WRITTEN BY MARY ANN DESANTIS • PHOTOS BY TONY AND MARY ANN DESANTIS

“Build it and they will come” applies to beach communities as much as it does fields of dreams — maybe even more so when visitors get to live like millionaires for a few days in exquisite oceanfront “cottages.” Rosemary Beach on the Florida Panhandle between Destin and Panama City is just such a place where dream homes are the norm in this relatively new community that draws thousands of visitors each year.

Founded in 1995, Rosemary Beach was designed to encompass New Urbanism, a 20th century movement that promoted walkable and diverse neighborhoods where people could live, work, and play. During my stay, I was able to park my car and forget about it. Fashionable restaurants, casual eateries, boutiques, swimming pools, tennis courts, and — of course — the beach were all within a 10-minute walk from my rental cottage.

Rosemary Beach is a prime destination for family gatherings

where grandparents come with their children and grandchildren for a week at the beach and stay in HGTV-worthy — yet affordable — rental homes. On a smaller scale is the town’s only hotel, Pensione Inn, which overlooks the Gulf of Mexico and is just a few steps from the beach.

And it’s the beach that brings most vacationers to the area. The powdery, white sand and the sparkling emerald water make the Gulf of Mexico beaches among the most beautiful in the world and attract beach lovers of all ages. To me, the uniqueness of Rosemary Beach begins with Barrett Square, the town’s thriving center of activity that lies on the north side of Scenic Route 30A, which locals call the “road to paradise.” In addition to browsing in the highend boutiques on Barrett Square, I was able to rent a bicycle at the Bamboo Bicycle Company and explore Deer Lake State Park, which was a flat, four-mile ride from the town center along well-marked bike paths.

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On the south side of town, I had a treat from Sugga Pies Cupcakes to tide me over until dinner. Restaurants ranged from casual to elegant, and menus were creative and extensive.

With all the great Gulf seafood, fresh seasonal fare, steaks, tapas, and more, saving room for dessert was hard. But I was told not to miss the dark chocolate fondue at La Crema Tapas and Chocolate on South Main Street, and I’m glad I listened. After all, calories supposedly don’t count during beach vacations.

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And if calories do count, well, Rosemary Beach’s Fitness Center offers a variety of classes and fitness equipment to work them off. An indoor swimming pool is also available just in case it’s raining or if you visit during the cooler months. The Racquet Club is staffed with a tennis professional who gives group or private lessons and provides a game-matching service. Maybe a brisk walk is all you really want to do; the Rosemary Beach Fitness & Walking Trail meanders throughout the 107-acre community past beautiful homes, gorgeous green spaces, and, of course, the ever-present wild rosemary bushes from which the town got its name.

Rosemary Beach is easily accessible by car or air. The town is a 30-minute drive from the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport and a one-hour drive from the Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa Airport.

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