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June Guest Columnist/ Get Educated
Featured Property of the Month
Surf Sounds
Beggs Best Buys
All Things Captiva!
Go Green
Sneak Peak: Follow The Construction With Us!
Company News
May 2012 Sales Report
Recipe of the Month
Quote of the Month
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June 2012 Edition 

 Greetings!

Welcome to the June edition of our 
Sanibel/Captiva E-Newsletter. 

 

Summer is here!  School is out!  Wedding celebrations are happening!  
It's time for some "Fun in the Sun!"
Walking Down The Isle Island Style
Walking Down The Isle "Island Style"

 

 

 

 

This month we will explore saying "I Do!" Island   Style, summer fun for island kids and all kinds of  good news!   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And don't forget "Good Old Dad!"  Happy Father's Day to all you Dad's out there.  You deserve alot  of  "Fun in the Sun!"  Come to the  islands to celebrate and play.....golf, tennis, fish, boat, or just plain beach it!

 

This month our Guest Columnist section will provide authoritative advice on "Destination Weddings"  from  our very own Island Expert to help you plan for that special day! There are some wonderful properties to accommodate the wedding party and their guests!   

 

 

Love is in the air and summer fun has begun on the Islands!

 

 
Come for a visit ..... you'll want to stay for a
Lifetime .....

 and we can help you make it happen ......

   

 

  


June Guest Columnist/ Get Educated
Barb Harrington
Barb Harrington

Destination Weddings!  
Royal Shell Vacations   

      It's what you've dreamed of since you were little. The perfect dress and a breathtaking venue surrounded by your closest friends and family. Well, look no further!  Royal Shell Vacations' "Celebration Homes" offer tropical amenities; warm breezes, white sandy beaches, lapping turquoise waters, plus a stunning estate property where you can host the wedding of your dreams.  From beach front to formal affairs; we help you find that perfect property that makes your vision a reality.

     "This is such an exciting opportunity for people," said Barbara Harrington, Celebrations Director for Royal Shell Vacations." Each home is owned by a private individual and each has its own ambiance. It's magical when the couple finds their perfect home; they light up!"

     The homes accommodate weddings from 25-100 people. You can host your rehearsal dinner, have your actual wedding and reception on the property and reside at the home before and/or after your wedding day. Extend your stay and honeymoon in the tropical paradise known as the Sanibel-Captiva area. Have a tropical destination wedding; no passport required.

     Homes lodge between 8-20 people. The Celebrations Director services are complementary when you stay in one of Royal Shell Vacations' "Celebration Homes".  Take advantage of this unique opportunity.

Come and celebrate with us:  

Barb Harrington 

celebrate@royalshell.com RSV Logo  

royalshell.com 

239-472-2783 or 800-656-9111 ext. 1106.

 
Wedding Couple on Bike
Saying "I DO!" Island Style

 

 

  

  




Thanks for the info Barb!
 

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

 

   

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 Featured Property of the Month


Bayfront Beauty
 

NEW LISTING!

  

14971 Binder Dr Sunrise Pook
14971 Binder Dr

 

 "PRECIOUS AND FEW"

are the Properties that are Direct Bayfront in Captiva's Village! 


OFFERING GREAT VALUE
BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE ANY MORE OF THESE!

Grand Stately Entrance
        4BR/4BA Direct Bayfront Home
Over 3350 Sq Ft of Living
    Expansive Open Water Views/Pine Island Sound
    Direct Gulf Access Private Dock w/Lift
Screened Bayfront Lanai
Waterfront Pool & Spa
Private Irrigation Well
Fabulous Primary Residence, Vacation Home or High End Rental
Easy Access to Shops, Restaurants, Shops, Businesses, Marinas
    Very Near Beach in Captiva's "Village"
Awaken with the Sunrise from the Bayfront Master Suite   

Asking Only $2,995,000

 


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 Surf Sounds...

 

MORE ABOUT
"Weddings in Paradise"   
Wedding by Sailboat
 
GO TO:
www.sanibel-captiva.org
for all you need to know about
"Tying the Knot"
on the Islands!
Photo courtesy of NICK ADAMS PHOTOGRAPHY

 

 

     

  

School's Out for the Summer!  

What's an Island Kid to Do? 


 CLICK ON THE LINKS TO FIND OUT!
 
  




Important Blind Pass Update
Blind Pass Aerial
Blind Pass

 Blind Pass Maintenance Dredging to
Begin in Early June; Completed by the End of August 
CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY


 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting Ready to Celebrate the 4th

on the Islands! 

Sparkling.flag
Festivities, as always, begin in the cool of the morning with the popular parade that begins on Periwinkle Way at Tarpon Bay Road. Thousands of spectators line Periwinkle to view and enjoy the hour-long procession east that ends on Casa Ybel Road.

The fireworks are launched at dusk at the bayside water's edge at the foot of Bailey Road where it has been located for the last five years.

The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club once again is hosting the Sanibel & Captiva Fireworks Party with valet parking being offered along with live music, food and beverage service and face painting for the kids. With its clubhouse and fairways in close proximity to the fireworks launch site the Dunes offers one of the best viewing spots on the island.

The Chamber seeks to get more sponsors on board to keep this major event well funded, assuring that it continues to be a spectacular display that has been an island tradition for more than 20 years.

*Anyone interested in sponsorship should call Stone-Budd at (239) 472-8255 or email services@sanibel-captiva.org.







Everything You Wanted To Know
About Where the Shells Are On The Islands!......
Yes those are seashells adorning this Bride 
My friend
Pam 
Was on location for this national television segment shoot 

 GO TO: her Blog post
to see this bridal gown up close as well as the rest of this
Bridal Collection
TOTALLY STUNNING! 
 
        
  Order your shelling Uniform 
and shop for great gift ideas for fellow Shelling Lovers
GO TO:
 

    Beggs Best Buys

Make Island Time........Full Time
 
Beggs Sign w/o Bow


Waterfront Captiva Home
15009 Binder Dr 
14971 Binder Dr                          NEW LISTING!

                                                           

Waterfront Captiva Condos    
15067 Captiva Dr Villa D                                       
4106 Bayside Villas                    NEW LOOK & NEW PRICEWAS $345,000    
5124 Bayside Villas                    NEW PRICE! WAS $327,000 
5210 Bayside Villas                            
 

                                   

Near Beach Captiva Homes
11521 Wightman Ln                   SOLD!                             
11531 Wightman Ln                           
11490 Dickey Ln                         NEW PRICE!   WAS $875,000                           14981 Binder Dr                         SOLD!
                                   

 

                         

              
 
SUMMER IS A GREAT TIME TO GET A GREAT DEAL! 
REMEMBER When They're Gone
THEY'RE GONE!!!
 

 

 All Things Captiva!
 
                  Rauschenberg Foundation Names
Creative Director 
Jason Kalajainen 
Jason Kalajainen, executive director of Ox-Bow School of Art in Saugatuck, has been tapped as creative director of Robert Rauschenberg Foundation's artist's residency program.
Courtesy of mlive.com 

This is so exciting for Captiva and the islands! 
Read all about it:
 www.mlive.com
news.yahoo.com 





Thanks to All Who Voted for Captiva 
 "Best of the Best Restored Beach"  

 
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) announced the winners of the "Best of the Best Restored Beach" contest. The contest included past winners of the ASBPA Best Restored Beach award.  Beach lovers from around the world had an opportunity to vote for their favorite restored beach. Supporters of Captiva ramped up for the contest. Captiva's beach was declared the winner in the Florida Gulf Coast Beaches category after garnering 10,943 votes of the 27,000 votes cast.

GO TO mycepd.com to learn more about Beach Erosion Prevention.
 





'Tween Waters Inn Joins
National Register of Historic Places

tween waters history   
 






Time to SIGN UP for Captiva Tri 
 
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Enjoy a great weekend of fitness,
family and fun under the Captiva sun!

GO TO: captivatri.com
for complete info and registration






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With Your Friends 
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 Go Green
 Another summer is upon us.  School is out and many are planning that uniquely American tradition: The Family Road Trip. 
 


Our Contributor from Seacoast Cottage Company
is taking a break this month so we are bringing back an article from our archives.  Seacoast Cottage Company will be back next month with a 
fresh new column of Green Tips to assist you in your daily life to make your contribution to taking care of our precious planet! 


While many things have changed, GPS's replace AAA maps and handheld games have replaced the license plate game, some things never go out of style - like saving money and helping our planet.

Here are some tips to help you do just that...

- Keep tires properly inflated. Under inflated tires can reduce fuel economy by 2%

- Don't idle: Idling consumes 1/2 to 1 gallon of gas per hour
Excessive idling causes your engine's components, including cylinders and spark   plugs to wear.  Children's asthma symptoms increase as a result of car exhaust.

- Drive more slowly.  One study reported that for all vehicles tested there was at least a 20% loss in fuel economy as cruising speed increased from 55 to 75 mps.  So, 20 mpg at 55 becomes 16 mpg or less at 75.

- Remove extra weight from the car- 100 extra pounds may cost 1 mpg

Line up green lodging
  

    

Green tips courtesy of Seacoast Cottage Company
Art Monahan, President  239-462-2679 
seacoastcottagecompany.com

  

 

 Sneak Peek: Follow The Construction With Us!

Cypress Cottage Update:
SOLD! 
SALE PRICE
$1,450,000

View my videos on YouTube
 
    
The Cypress Cottage was designed and built by Seacoast Cottage Company, a third generation Florida General Contractor specializing in building practices for strength and energy efficiency.  If you are considering building, you can view the Cypress and other cottage designs by visiting www.SeacoastCottageCompany.com or call Art Monahan directly  at 239-848-8969.    
                             view our video. View our videos on YouTube

 

 Go to: www.seacoastcottagecompany.com for more info regarding the construction materials and process.
 Company News

 

 Royal Shell Joins Matzaluna to Sponsor

"Love That Dress"

 Party to Benefit PACE

 

Love That Dress Venue:  The Village Shops

 Date: Tuesday June 19, 2012 

 Time: 5:30 - 7 PM

 

Admission: $5 donation plus one or more gently used dress (es)

 

 Bring your dress and $5 donation and  Receive a Matzaluna dining certificate

 

Enjoy wine and light hors d' oeurvres

Network and choose raffle items. Drawing proceeds to benefit PACE

 

 Party continues at Matzaluna with 15% of dinner tab to benefit PACE

 

 

Please join us in supporting this great cause!  To Learn more about PACE

GO TO:www.pacecenter.org/lee/ 

We'll see you there!

 

 

 

 

 
Royal Shell Real Estate
Continues To Dominate 
The High End, Luxury Market 
of Captiva
 
Closed Captiva Sales 2011 
This is how we stacked up with our competitors
in 2011

 

Call John and Denice
To "Buy and Sell" With The Leading Company On Captiva! 
 
 






We Just Sold 14981 Binder Dr  
14981 Binder Dr 
 
JUST SOLD!
14981 Binder Dr
Captiva Island
Sale Price $824,000

Call John and Denice to learn about other opportunities  
in Captiva's Village!   
 



 
 
Planning A Summer Break......
Might Want To Think About Cooling Off
In the Mountains!
Landmark NC
Cashiers/Highlands 
North Carolina Area
 
Royal Shell sales and rentals NOW 
in the mountains of North Carolina!
Peaked your interest?
Click on the link to read the press release at prweb.com

 

Call John and Denice to hook you up in the mountains!  

 
 
 

 
 
Alan S. Maltz Gallery On Captiva
 In The Royal Shell Building
 At The 
Corner Of
 Captiva Dr. And Andy Rosse Ln

 


Captiva Island 
A Wonderful place to "Give Thanks"
and  
"SAY I DO!"  
 Many other beautiful photos 
are displayed and
available for sale.
Please come in
 and enjoy the Gallery!
Bring The Outdoors In With Art!

 

 

 May 2012 Sales Report
Sanibel/Captiva Island May Sales 
 
Total Sales: $31,715,957.00

Residential Sales
$14,162,957.00

 

Condo Sales
$16,896,000.00
 
Vacant Land Sales 
$657,000.00

 

*All statistics taken from Sanibel-Captiva MLS.

*All Information Deemed Reliable But Not Guaranteed.

*Contact us if you would like to receive auto updates

 

 Recipe of the Month
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One of Chef Jason's Favorite Steak Recipes 

Sure to Please Dad on Father's Day! 
 

Grilled Rib-Eye Steaks with Roasted Garlic Stilton Butter and Crispy Onion Straws

Recipe Courtesy of Executive Chef Jason Miller

Roasted Garlic Stilton butter 
* 4 heads of garlic, top 3/4 inch cut off to expose cloves
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
* 1/3 cup crumbled Stilton (about 5 ounces) 

* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley  

 

Onion Straws  

* 3 cups buttermilk 
* 2 sweet onions, thinly sliced juliene cut (matchstick) 
* 3 cups all purpose flour 
* 3 tablespoons garlic powder 
* 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 
* 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper 
 
16oz Ribeye Steaks 4 each

 

For butter:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place garlic on piece of foil; drizzle with olive oil. Enclose garlic in foil. Bake until garlic is very soft, about 1 hour. Cool. Squeeze garlic cloves out from papery skins into medium bowl; mash garlic with fork. Mix in butter, cheese, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer  

butter to sheet of plastic wrap. Using plastic wrap as aid, form butter into 1 1/4-inch-diameter log, wrapping plastic tightly around butter. Chill until firm. (Can be made 2 days ahead; keep chilled.) Cut into 1/2-inch-thick rounds.  
  
For onion straws:

Pour buttermilk into large bowl. Add onion straws; toss to coat. Let stand 1 hour, tossing occasionally. Mix flour, onion garlic powder, salt, and pepper in another large bowl. 

Pour enough oil into heavy large skillet to reach depth of 3 inches. Heat over medium-high heat to 350°F. Working with half the onion straws at a time, shake off excess buttermilk, then turn onion rings in flour mixture to coat. Fry onion rings until deep golden brown. Transfer onion straws to paper towels to drain, then place on baking sheet and keep warm in oven while frying remaining onion straws. They should be in two batches, sprinkle with salt while they are still hot.

  

For Ribeye:

Brush steaks with olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat grill to med-high and cook for about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Top with roasted garlic stilton butter and onion straws. In the resautant we serve this with goat cheese mashed potatos and grilled aspargus. But you can serve this dish with any sides you want or none at all.  

   

Don't feel like cooking???..... GO TO: www.tween-waters.com/ to view the menu for more info and peruse the diverse dining options available at Trip Advisor's #1 Resort on Captiva Island or call 239-472-5161!  Dad will love you for it!

 

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 Quote of the Month

 

"You know you're in love when you don't want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."

  

 ~Dr. Seuss

 

 

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We invite you to visit our website to get to know us better and to search for your own piece of paradise!
 
Email us at info@beggsrealtors.com if you would like to receive automatic updates when new properties become available or go directly to our website and sign up at www.beggsrealtors.com 
 
Give us a call at 239-357-5500 if you're thinking about selling and would like us to prepare a comparative market analysis.

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We appreciate your referrals
 
 

 

 Stay Connected With Us
Sincerely,

John and Denice Beggs
Royal Shell Real Estate
Direct: 239-357-5500
Office: 239-472-0078



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