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Greetings!
Welcome to the December edition of our Sanibel/Captiva E-Newsletter.
Ah......the holidays are upon us. We are having another White Christmas.....white sand that is! The hustle and bustle of parties, shopping, celebrations and musical events ......the islands are sparkling and alive with festivities and merriment.
The Captiva Holiday Village extravaganza is in full force. The Golf Cart Parade was a blast! Luminary on both islands this past weekend was extraordinary..... Still time to come and join the holiday island fun!
This month our Guest Columnist section will provide authoritative advice on "Financial and Banking Services" from our very own Island Expert to help you optimize your real estate goals. We welcome Bank of the Islands to Captiva! DON'T FORGET to check out the Beggs Best Buys and Featured Property columns for the gift that keeps giving and that would be a wonderful island property to enjoy for years and generations to come.
Finally, we wish you all the joy of the season and a healthy, prosperous New Year!
Come for a visit.....you'll want to stay for a Lifetime.....
and we can help you make it happen......
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! See you all next year!
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| December Guest Columnist/ Get Educated
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors
As Bank of the Islands works towards opening its Captiva office in early 2012, we are so grateful to John and Denice Beggs for inviting us to write this column to their online followers. If you know Denice and John, chances are pretty good you know Captiva. You may be their island neighbors, or hope to be someday.
Either way, we hope you'll think of our bankers as neighbors eager to help you with customized loan products and a wide variety of banking services. We are committed to providing the financial resources necessary to help turn your plans for the future into reality.
You may be thinking about refinancing. Doing so might allow you to reduce your mortgage payments, lower your interest expenses, or even pay off your mortgage faster.
Perhaps you want to take advantage of the equity in your home. If so, refinancing is a great way to consolidate higher interest rate debt or to secure funding for home improvements.
At Bank of the Islands, we customize loans to fit your individual financing needs. We offer financing for:
* Primary, secondary or investment homes
* Purchase, refinance or cash-out
* Fixed or adjustable rates
* Interest-only products
* Loans for homes in most states
* Auto and Boat Loans
* Equity Loans and Lines of Credit
* Home Improvement Loans
...and just about any other loan you may require.
Most importantly, our local decision making allows us to quickly respond to your needs.
As Lee County's oldest locally owned and managed community bank, we have a long tradition of trying to be good neighbors to our customers and fellow islanders. That may be part of the reason we've been voted the "Best Island Bank" for the past 13 consecutive years. That may be part of the reason that Robbie Roepstorff, our president, and Geoff Roepstorff, our CEO, recently received the statewide honor of being named the "Bankers of the Year" by the Florida Bankers Association.
One thing I can say for sure. We are definitely looking forward to being good neighbors on Captiva. It is a treasured place for the Roepstorffs in particular. Longstanding Sanibel residents, they were married at Chapel by the Sea.
Until the Captiva office opens, please stop in our Sanibel office at Periwinkle and Casa Ybel, call me at 472-2329 if there's any way we can help. We make banking about you, and would be honored to be your island bank.
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Featured Property of the Month
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New Listing!
Sunny Captiva Beach Cottage
3BR/2BA Beach Cottage w/loft
Vaulted ceilings & large windows
Quiet neighborhood between Beach & Bay
Captiva "Village" location
Private use or rental investment
MLS # 2111213
Perfect Winter Retreat Make it yours! Reduced Just in Time For Holiday Gift Giving! Was $4,495,000 Now Asking ONLY $3,950,000 Captiva "Island Lure" Direct Bayfront w/Gulf Access Dockage Accomodates 40+ foot yacht Mini Estate/Family Compound 4 BR/5.5 BA Captiva "Village" Location MLS # 2110756 Click Here For Full Details Take The Tour Here The perfect gift for the entire Family! Back to Top |
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Holiday Giving
 | Bill Fellows, President of F.I.S.H.
Barb Harrington, Royal Shell Companies |
Local Merchants host FISH food drive.
fishofsanibel.com to learn more and how you to can give! Many More Holiday Events To Come 
Check out the December Calendar of Events for the Islands
Welcome Back Sanibel!
For additional information on Welcome Back Sanibel or Dancing with the Stars, phone 239-472-2155 or visit
The Sanibel Community Association Online at
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Everything You Wanted To Know
About Where the Shells Are On The Islands!...... http://www.iloveshelling.com
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2011 Captiva Holiday Village Golf Cart Parade
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My friend
Pam
had an fabulously decorated cart in the Captiva Holiday Village Golf Cart Parade.
Click here to see some of the other carts she captured with her camera.
We all had so much fun! Lots of Laughs!
Order your shelling Uniform
and shop for great gift ideas for fellow Shelling Lovers
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Make Island Time........Full Time
Waterfront Captiva Home 15009 Binder Dr REDUCED
Waterfront Captiva Condos Near Beach Captiva Homes
MORE Great Holiday Gift Ideas
Do Your Holiday Shopping NOW
While Supplies Last!
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A Glimpse Of Captiva Holiday Village
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Tween Waters "Kick Off"
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"In The Pink" Golf Cart Parade Winner
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Arias on the Beach
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The Mullets Marched
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Check Out Our Friend Tom's Golf Cart Parade Movie Here It is Oscar Material!
 | 2011 Captiva Holiday Village Golf Cart Parade Movie
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The Buzz is Back about Captiva Holiday Village!
Fireworks, Spectacular Light Displays,
Parades, Concerts, Marketplace And More!
Promises Even More Fun Than Last Years Success
Magical Holiday Fun!
Go To:
Have You Taken The Captiva Lifestyle Tour?
Please Share It With Your Friends 
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Green Happy Holidays!
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Christmas Palm Berries
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Its that wonderful time of year again. The air is cool and drier. The Christmas Palm berries are a festive bright red. White pelicans have returned to our shores for the winter.
As you get ready for the busy holiday season, we have a few green tips that have been selected to help make your life easier as well as being good for the beautiful planet we call home.
1. Cancel those undesired catalogs and junk mail that go straight to the recycling bin without a glance. Visit The Direct Marketing Association's Mail Preference Service which allows you to control the junk mail you receive. dmachoice.org
2. Throwing a party? Try using on line invitations such as Evite! With over 22 million subscribers, Evite is a fun way to customize invitations. Also, guests can immediately see who's coming, creating a buzz of excitement right up to the event. Once you see how easy and fun it is, you will never go back to licking envelopes.
3. Gift ideas? A few of this years favorites, available on Sanibel and Captiva, include:
- Local delicacies such as Black Mangrove honey or Seagrape wine or jelly are a unique gift to friends up north.
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Bamboo Salad Hands
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- Bamboo salad hands: Cast metal sand dollar, seahorse, starfish, and scallops adorn these eco-friendly bamboo wood salad hands. Generously sized at 8"x4"
- Recycled flipflop doormats. These colorful handmade doormats keep foam-rubber wastes from sandal manufacturing out of landfills by transforming them into tough but lightweight doormats that excel at removing soils. Used indoors or out, they're easy to clean and have a cushiony feel that makes them great fatigue mats, too.
- Not sure what to buy? Pay a visit to the gift shops of local non-profits such as Ding Darling National Refuge, CROW, or the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation. You'll enjoy your visit and support a good cause all in one trip.
Wishing you the happiest of holiday seasons from all of us at Seacoast Cottage Company!
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Cypress Cottage Construction Update:
Unbelievable Opportunity! Just Reduced For Quick Sale!
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Cypress Cottage Kitchen
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Just Reduced $100,000 for quick sale Was $1,595,000 Now Asking $1,495,000
Right on schedule and just in time for your enjoyment this winter season. Final inspections for Plumbing, Electric and HVAC have been received. This home will be ready for occupancy in January!
Features of the Cypress Cottage include:
- 3/4" Solid Oak Flooring
- Tongue and Groove porch ceilings provide high quality craftsmanship with a cottage feel
- Stainless steel appliance package
- Designer kitchen package including granite counter tops and dovetail solid wood, soft-close drawers
- Spacious ceilings are 9.5 - 14 feet throughout
Coming Next: Aesthetic enhancements, including:
- Custom closets
- High end light fixtures and fans installation
- And not to be neglected is the outdoor living space where the pool is soon to be filled followed by installation of lush, native landscaping.
This property is the best built new home for sale on Captiva at the best price!
Located on private Wightman Lane with dedicated beach access; call 239-823-9068 today to schedule a "Contractor Tour" of the Cypress Cottage to see the process first hand with the builder, Art Monahan 239-462-2679 of Seacoast Cottage Company.
view our video.
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Royal Shell Dominates The High End,
Luxury Market of Captiva
Check out the sales performance
through the first three quarters of the year
Call John and Denice
To "Buy and Sell" With The Leading Company On Captiva!
Many Thanks To
The Royal Shell Companies, Title Sponsor Of
The Captiva Holiday Village Golf Cart Parade
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Randy Bacik, CEO Royal Shell Vacations, Jean and John Pilon from Denver CO, Eric Lindblad, SCCF, Stephanie Davis, the Downtown Diva and Don Deluca, Broker RLR Investments.
Go to captivaholidayvillage.com and come join the fun!
John and Denice......a,k.a. Elvis and Company doled up a "Blue Christmas" for the
Captiva Holiday Village Golf Cart Parade
Alan S. Maltz Gallery NOW OPEN On Captiva
In The Royal Shell Building
At The Corner Of Captiva Dr. And Andy Rosse Ln
"Heliconia Exotica" / Lobster Claw Plant Photo taken on Captiva Island It is featured in Alan S. Maltz's book,
"Visions of Beauty" available for sale in the Captiva gallery. Many other beautiful photos are displayed and available for sale.
Art makes a wonderful holiday gift. Please come in and enjoy the Gallery! Bring The Outdoors In With Art! |
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Sanibel/Captiva Island November Sales
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Back By Popular Demand
Just In Time For The Holiday
Red Velvet Cake Courtesy of The Bubble Room
Cake: 2 1/2 cups self-rising flour 1-cup buttermilk 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil 1-teaspoon baking soda 1-teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup red food coloring 1 1/2 cups sugar 1-teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder 1-teaspoon white vinegar 2-large eggs TO MAKE CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together all ingredients with an electric mixer. Spray three 9-inch round baking pans with nonstick coating. Pour the batter equally into the three pans and bake for 45 minutes. Test for doneness by inserting a toothpick into center of cake. Cake is done if toothpick comes out clean. Frosting: 1/2 lb. (1 1 /2 sticks) of butter, softened 1 lb. box confectioner's sugar 10 oz. cream cheese softened 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans *Optional: set some chopped pecans aside to garnish the top of cake FOR ICING: Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add sugar and mix thoroughly. Once smooth, add pecans and mix again. Frost in between layers of cake evenly first, then frost sides and top. Lightly tap the frosting with the back of a spoon to create soft peaks. Sprinkle the remaining chopped pecans on top of the cake for a true Bubble Room finished look.
Don't feel like cooking???..... GO TO: http://www.bubbleroomrestaurant.com/ to view the menu or call 239-472-5558 for more info.....then go join the fun because The Bubble Room "is" Christmas 365 days a year!
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"Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends."
-- Author Unknown
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Stay Up-to-Date....
We invite you to visit our website to get to know us better and to search for your own piece of paradise!
Give us a call at 239-357-5500 if you're thinking about selling and would like us to prepare a comparative market analysis.
We are happy to be of service whether you're buying or selling to help you achieve your real estate goals. Customer Satisfaction is our Specialty! We appreciate your referrals
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Sincerely, John and Denice Beggs Royal Shell Real Estate Direct: 239-357-5500 Office: 239-472-0078
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