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August 2016

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Tatiana Merunko-Pavlo and Dee Cook - Tania and Dee are in the newly replanted garden area of the castle, symbol of Bratislava that overlooks the Danube. Because of its strategic position there have been settlements there for centuries. Over the years it has been rebuilt, modified and reconstructed. In 1741 when Maria Theresa was crowned Queen of Hungary it became her residence, though in a dilapidated state. Not until 1763-1770 was the function of the castle changed from a defensive one to an official one, new buildings were added and the surroundings as a whole were improved.

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VICE PRESIDENT’S REMARKSBy Jim Frey

Some of you may have heard that our manager Vickie had an accident while on vacation. She tripped over a speed bump and broke her right arm in many places and damaged the ball in the shoulder joint. Only time will tell to determine future treatment. She swears no alcohol was involved and suggests that speed bumps are not a good thing. Vickie is continuing to conduct business as usual for us, however, typing and writing with only her left hand has been a challenge. Join me in wishing her a speedy recovery.

Good news! Compound number 2 drainage has been corrected in accordance with state and county codes and the project will be complete after landscaping is done in accordance with Charlotte County requirements. Boats and trailers have started to park in their new spaces. We did change the locks so before you put your property into the compound you must re-register, turn in your old key and receive a new one from the office. As we have added storage capacity you may have a different space number. Many have asked about the other compound. Drainage in compound number 1 will

still have to be corrected according to the state but they have given us a couple years to get that accomplished.

On another note, road construction is continuing with the latest change is moving all traffic to the new side and closing the turn lanes into Publix and other roads. They have installed new stop lights at the 776 intersection and added a second left turn lane onto 771 coming from Port Charlotte. All in all moving traffic to the new side should be safer for us to navigate getting onto 771. Periodic detours have caused backups. Already we have been warned that the completion of this project may be extended. I repeat, what can I say it’s Florida!

Stay safe and healthy so we can see all of you back for an exciting time next season.

Thanks, Jim

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MANAGER'S CORNERby Victoria Gibson

The other day I noticed a gentleman throwing food scraps at an alligator in the lake. I explained to him that it is illegal to feed alligators in Florida because they start to associate people with food and are more likely to attack. Our conversation must have worn him out because he was only able to raise one finger when he waved goodbye to me. This encounter made me think that it might be time for a few tips on “gator etiquette.”

Alligators are an integral component of Florida’s freshwater ecosystem and protected by law. They thrive in our semi-tropical climate, and learning how to co-exist safely, is our responsibility. Clashes between gators and humans are becoming more common as both populations increase. Continued exposure can lead to alligators losing their natural fear of humans. In many cases, the loss of this natural fear can be attributed to humans feeding alligators. An alligator that has been fed may begin to view people as a potential food source.

Expecting an alligator to distinguish between a piece of chicken on a pole and a small dog on a leash is not only unrealistic, it is unfair and may cost the alligator its life. Nuisance alligators are defined by the Florida Wildlife Commission as alligators over four (4) feet and believed to pose a threat to people, pets or property. Once an alligator is deemed a nuisance, it will be removed and euthanized.

Living on a body of fresh water in Florida that does not have alligators is just not possible.

Even the best efforts at keeping a body of water “gator-free” are guaranteed to be short lived because alligators travel, especially during the summer mating season. This means that you should assume alligators are present in every lake, stream, river, retention pond, etc. in every county in Florida. Here are a few tips for safely coexisting with these reptiles:• Don’t feed alligators. Feeding alligators is

punishable by law with fines up to $150 and up to 30 days in jail.

• Keep your distance. A safe distance from an adult alligator is about 60 feet. If the alligator hisses or lunges at you, you are too close.

• Do not attempt to move alligators out of the road. Alligators move the most in spring and summer when they are breeding.

• It is illegal to harass or throw things at alligators. Molesting, injuring or killing alligators

is punishable by law with fines up to $2500 and 30 days in jail.

• Never disturb nests or small alligators. Mother alligators will sometime react by hissing, lunging, or swimming toward you but are just signaling you to go away.

• Do not attempt to keep alligators as pets. Although they start out cute and small, they grow into large predators.

• Keep your pets and children away from alligators. Large alligators do not recognize the difference between domestic pets and wild food sources. To an alligator, a splash potentially means a food source is in the water.

• It is best to avoid swimming in areas that are known habitats for large alligators. Splashing can attract alligators that think a prey animal is injured. They may act on instinct and attack.

ADVICE TO REMEMBER

"Alligators are fascinating creatures and should by all means be enjoyed as part of the natural beauty of our region. But please remember that they are wild animals and should be respected as such. Once they become too familiar with people, they lose their fear of humans, necessitating their removal from the area for the safety of everyone concerned. A few precautions on our part can help both humans and alligators co-exist safely." --Dr. J. Whitfield Gibbons, SREL – Director of Outreach

Our Neighbors from the Fire Station using the canal for some fire drills. Fun to watch!

We give thanks to all our Firemen and Law Enforcement Officers all over the World!

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JOKE CORNERSubmitted by Jean Hiatt

Guy Next DoorI woke up in the middle of the night (as I often

do), and I noticed a strange individual with a knife in his hand, sneaking through my next door neighbor’s garden.

Suddenly my neighbor came from nowhere and smacked him over the head with a shovel, killing him instantly.

He then dug a grave in the veggie patch and put the body in it and covered it.

Astonished, I got back into bed. As I tossed and turned my wife said, "You're upset, what is it?"

"You'll never believe what I just saw," I said. ”What” she asked. "That guy next door still has my shovel!"

DOWN THE GARDEN PATHBy Duane Plummer

Bursera SimarubaWhat is that? Well not even as interesting as it’s

other name: gumbo limbo tree which conjures up all things Caribbean.

The gumbo limbo tree comes to my mind because my son and his wife were just married under one on Captiva. They’d planned a small beach wedding but this being Florida in mid-summer, the skies began to turn grey and thunder rumbled in the distance. So we stayed off the beach, got them married under a tree he likes anyway (gumbo limbo) and went for lunch.

Well, the gumbo limbo is a fascinating tree. It is sometimes called the tourist tree due to its smooth shiny red peeling bark. Obviously it was named that before sunscreen. It has large limbs that grow in no particular direction unless trimmed early on. It is a fast grower that need lots of space. It is somewhat deciduous, but in southern Florida, not for long. It can be started by putting a largish branch into the ground, then forgetting it until it is rooted and is time to start taking off some of the lower branches. It is very wind resistant. There are some lovely large specimens on Pine Island, Sanibel and Captiva. To see them close to us, there are some younger ones planted as street trees on Dearborn Street in Englewood. There may be some on Boca Grande. I’ll have to check that out! I know I want one, but will my neighbors on either side of me? It may spread. Oh, of course it will spread. Check them out on Google. They are terrific.

August being August, some flowers have grown too big, too spindly, and maybe need to have replacements. But we don’t have to water much.

(P. S. My new daughter in-law knows now what kind of family she married into. At the restaurant when they brought out the wedding cake everybody spontaneously sang Happy Birthday.)

Happy August! Happy Gardening!

CELEBRATIONS

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

8-1 TOM HILTON, THERESA SALAFIA8-2 PAT HINTON, SUSAN RAINVILLE, MANNY REZENDES, DEBBIE HINTZ8-3 GARY CORMIER8-4 LAURIE GILL, JERRY WATSON, DAVID STIRPE8-5 MARILYN BEARD, NANCY GALLO, JOE HITCHCOCK, FRED POWERS8-6 MARILYN COLE, ANGELO GALLO8-7 ROBERT ENGLUND8-8 JOANNE CLICKNER, JUDITH CORNS, RENEE SCOTT, JEAN SHERMAN8-9 ERWIN LUND, JAY MITCHELL, EARL SCHMIDT, STEVE HOPKINS, ALAN WHITEHEAD8-10 STEVE CLEMENT, JOHN KEHOE8-11 DAVID MORSE, ANNA WHITEHEAD8-12 CECILIA HARRISON8-13 RICHARD DEVITIS, GENE HEIMRICH8-14 TONY QUATTRONE, CYNTHIA RUPE, DON VANDRESAR8-15 DAVE WALLACE, ELLEN BRIGGS8-16 LARRY CONDON, DEBORAH DEVITIS, ROBERT MARTIN8-17 JOYCE WILMES8-19 GENE SAVILLE, HARLYN SILKE, CAROL PATTERSON8-20 GARY VELLEKAMP8-21 J.B. SCHAEFER, DUANE PINKHAM8-22 JAMES DUROCHER, SHANNON LAPOINTE8-23 HELEN BIRON, MAX FRALICK8-24 ARMAND COTE, CHRIS DENARD, JOSEPH DICIOCCIO, RAY WATKINS8-25 MICHAEL JACUS, BOB WILMES8-26 CHARLES CAMP, JERRY CLICKNER8-27 KEN CRIGGER, CONNIE RACE, HARRY WILKINSON8-28 PAUL CARON, LORI GEER, SUSAN MEISTER8-29 SHIRLEY BEDFORD, LINDA BARRY8-30 DIANE BUCHARELLI, JOHN CARIDDI8-31 JOHN BEARD, MADELEINE LOAN, DEBRA MATHESON, ANNETTE NEUMANN

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8-3 RUSSELL & DARLENE GODBOUT, GARY & KATHY CAIN, ROBERT SAMSON & FRANCINE BOISVERT8-6 BILL & MARY JO LAPOINTE8-7 JIM & NORMA COLLINS8-8 JERRY & BONITA CHINAVARE8-9 HERB & JAN CARLSON8-10 ALAN & ANNA WHITEHEAD8-11 JIM & JACKIE DUNSMORE, LARRY & BARBARA KUHN8-14 BILL & RUTH TULLY8-15 MARCO & KAREN RENDA8-16 DON & DEANNA BYRNES, LEONARD & THERESA SALAFIA8-17 DICK & DIANE COTE, GEORGE & MARIE BUNTON8-18 ERIC & SUSAN EDBERG, BILL & DORIS HAMILL, MICHAEL & MARY LYONS8-20 CHUCK & EILEEN ONOFREY8-21 JIM & JEAN HIATT8-22 JOE & BRENDA TOWNE, RICK & WANDA HUGGINS8-23 BILL & DANETTE BRADSHAW, EARL & LANETTE SCHMIDT8-24 DAVE & CAROL MORSE8-25 DOUG & JUDITH CORNS8-26 DAVE & DIANE MCCAWLEY8-27 STEVE & BARB JACOBS8-30 STEVE & MARY POWERS8-31 CHUCK & ANNE CLINE, ROGER & JOYCE EKLOVE

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A big thank you from the Miller family for all of their kind wishes and

cards on the death of Larry. The family appreciates everyone's concern...

JOHN GLENN"A Beautiful Story"

Former Aviator, Engineer, Astronaut and United States Senator. For half a century, the world has applauded John Glenn as a heart-stirring American Hero. He lifted the nation's spirits when, as one of

the original Mercury 7 astronauts, he was blasted alone into orbit around the Earth; the enduring affection for him is so powerful that even now people find themselves misting up at the sight of his face or the sound of his voice.

But for all these years, Glenn has had a hero of his own, someone who he has seen display endless courage of a different kind:

Annie Glenn - they have been married for 68 years. He is 90; she turned 92 not too long ago.

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down the line, he remains America's unforgettable hero. He has never really bought that. Because the heroism he most cherishes is of a sort that is seldom cheered. It belongs to the person he has known longer than he has known anyone in the world. John Glenn and Annie Castor first knew each other when--literally- they shared a playpen. In New Concord, Ohio, his parents and hers were friends. When the families got together, their children played. John - the future Marine fighter pilot, the future test-pilot ace, the future astronaut--was pure gold from the start. He would end up having what it took to rise to the absolute pinnacle of American regard during the space race; imagine what it meant to be the young John Glenn in the small confines of New Concord.

Three sport varsity athlete, most admired boy in town, Mr. Everything.

Annie Castor was bright, caring, was talented, was generous of spirit. But she could talk only with the most excruciating of difficulty. It haunted her. Her stuttering was so severe that it was categorized as an 85% disability---85% of the time, she could

not manage to make words come out.When she tried to recite a poem in elementary

school, she was laughed at. She was not able to speak on the telephone. She could not have a regular conversation with a friend. And John Glenn loved her. Even as a boy he was wise enough to understand that people who could not see past her stutter were missing out on knowing a rare and wonderful girl.

They married on April 6, 1943. As a military wife, she found that life as she and John moved around the country could be quite hurtful. She has written: "I can remember some very painful experiences-especially the ridicule."

In department stores, she would wander unfamiliar aisles trying to find the right section, embarrassed to attempt to ask the salesclerks for help. In taxis, she would have to write requests to the driver, because she couldn't speak the destination out loud. In restaurants, she would point to the items on the menu.

A fine musician, Annie, in every community where she and John moved, would play the organ in church as a way to make new friends. She and John had two children; she has written: "Can you

imagine living in the modern world and being afraid to use the telephone? "Hello" used to be so hard for me to say. I worried that my children would be injured and need a doctor. Could I somehow find the words to get the information across the phone?"

John, as a Marine aviator, flew 59 combat missions in World War II and 90 during the Korean War. Every time he was deployed, he and Annie said goodbye the same way. His last words to her before leaving were: "I'm just going down to the corner store to get a pack of gum." And, with just the two of them there, she was able to always reply: "Don't be too long."

On that February day in 1962 when the world held its breath and the Atlas Rocket was about to propel him toward space, those were their words, once again. And in 1998, when, at 77 he went back to space aboard the shuttle Discovery, it was an understandably tense time for them. What if something happened to end their life together?

She knew what he would say to her before boarding the shuttle. He did.... and this time he gave her a present to hold onto: A pack of gum. She carried it in a pocket next to her heart until he was safely home.

Many times in her life she attempted various

treatments to cure her stutter. None worked. But in 1973, she found a doctor in Virginia who ran an intensive program she and John hoped would help her. She traveled there to enroll and to give it her best effort. The miracle she and John had always waited for at last, as miracles will do, arrived. At age 53, she was able to talk fluidly, and not in brief, anxiety-ridden agonizing bursts.

John has said that on the first day he heard her speak to him with confidence and clarity, he dropped to his knees to offer a prayer of gratitude. He has written: "I saw Annie's perseverance and strength through the years and it just made me admire her and love her even more." He has heard roaring ovations in countries around the globe for his own valor, but his awe is reserved for Annie, and what she accomplished. "I don't know if I would have had the courage."

Her voice is so clear and steady now that she regularly gives public talks. If you are lucky enough to know the Glenn's, the sight and sound of them bantering and joking with each other and playfully finishing each others' sentences is something that warms you and makes you thankful just to be in the same room.

If you ever find yourself at an event where

the Glenn's are appearing, and you want to see someone so brimming with pride and love that you may feel your own tears start to well up, wait until the moment that Annie stands to say a few words to the audience. And as she begins, take a look at her husband's eyes.

MUSICIAN JIM MORRIS SUFFERS BRAIN ANEURYSM, DIES IN SEATTLEJULY 20, 2016By ED FRANKS Quoted from the "Pine Island Eagle"

Some of you may know of Jim Morris, he frequently played at places in Englewood, the Navigator in Port Charlotte, and the Tikki bar in Punta Gorda....

Last Thursday evening, Bernard Johnson, owner of Bert's Bar & Grill in Matlacha, reported that local musician Jim Morris passed away in a Seattle, Washington, hospital. Morris, he said, had suffered a brain aneurysm the previous Saturday and had been hospitalized and in a coma since.

The report Johnson received read, "To all the friends and family of Jim, we are sorry to tell you that last night, Jim passed away with Sharon, family, and friends by his side. Jim touched all of our lives in many ways and we will all miss him immensely. In Jim's words, and in his way, Jim is now with the Cosmic Magician, getting the answers to those unanswered questions, like who gave us beer ..."

Morris left home in Cape Coral Thursday to perform at "Laid Back Attack XIV" in Olympia, Washington, Saturday night. "Laid Back Attack" is a Parrot Heads of Puget Sound annual summer musical festival featuring "Top-Rock" artists. Morris had performed at the festival for years.

In an Eagle interview last July, Morris explained that he grew up in Georgia with a family history rich in music. His grandfather led a dance band, and everyone in the family either played an instrument or sang.

"I picked up the guitar when I was 10 years old and taught myself how to play," Morris said then. "It

was my way to participate with my family when we all went over to my grandmothers and had a jam session."

After earning a college degree, Morris worked in human resources management while at the same time wrote songs and dreamed of the day when he could become a full-time entertainer.

"I never felt like I fit into the corporate world," Morris said. "I was a fish out of water."

After 15 years in human resources, Morris took "the leap" by leaving the corporate world for good. He spent his time writing songs and playing in various venues around Southwest Florida. The decision to play all original music was a risky one. "I spent about a year writing and developing a catalog of songs," Morris said. "I was unsure of my ability to sing and play the guitar professionally, but I thought my songs might separate me from the other performers."

Morris produced his first recording in 1996, "Laid Back and Key Wasted."

Each song tells a story. "The title track is about a guy who gives up the corporate world for the beach, sound familiar?" Morris asked. "Another is about a pilot that flies contraband; another is about road kill; and some about sailing and fishing and drinking.

"After I moved to Florida I started playing coffee houses," Morris said. "I built quite a following and after a while people started saying, 'You know Jim, I love the music but the coffee isn't too good. Maybe a place where they serve alcohol,' so I found a couple of old style Florida joints like Bert's and started playing there."

Morris' songs often contain a great story about doomed love or drunken revelry sometimes both. Among his many popular tunes, especially in Southwest Florida, is "The Backroom at Bert's," a song that includes several Matlacha/Pine Island characters and clever lyrics.

Morris produced 24 CDs of original music. His style is reminiscent of Jimmy Buffet and Jerry Jeff Walker.

It was a week ago Saturday, July 9, that David Monahan, a friend of Morris', posted an online message that "Jim suffered a sudden and catastrophic brain injury due to an aneurism. Jim is unconscious and peaceful in the hospital with Sharon and family by his side. Your thoughts and prayers are needed for Jim and Sharon. Updates will be posted when available."

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An online search showed many radio stations and music venues posting positive messages and prayers for Morris and the owner of Bert's, Johnson, displayed the sign "Pray for Jim Morris.

"Jim's music (via his CDs) will be played in 'The Backroom' at Bert's' tonight," Johnson said. "And Jim's Corona w/lime will be on his table waiting for his return."

"For over 16/17 years, Jim packed 'The Backroom' at Bert's whenever he played there," Johnson said. "Jim was a national act and his loyal fans have followed him to the Caribbean and even to the South Pacific for road show/vacations. His songwriting always left you with a smile on your face, a laugh or two and an appreciation of life. We will all miss him."

A memorial service is in the planning stages.

WORLD WAR II AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA HISTORY

Quoted from the "Florida Memory & State Library & Archives)

The United States’ efforts during World War II drew heavily on both the people and resources of the state of Florida.

Over 250,000 Floridians volunteered or were drafted into the armed forces. Dozens of military bases were established or expanded in the state, and personnel flooded into Florida by the thousands. Many soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, and nurses who trained or served in Florida later returned to the state as retirees and helped fuel the postwar economic boom.

AgricultureAgriculture was Florida’s primary economic

contribution to the war effort. Prices for agricultural goods generally increased during the war years. The price of cotton, for example, doubled during the war. Citrus production in Florida surpassed that of California for the first time in 1942-43 with 80 million boxes produced.

Scientists also developed DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) during the war to act as a pesticide and mosquito repellant. Only later did the impact of DDT on wildlife become apparent and the use of the dangerous pesticide banned.

A shortage of agricultural laborers necessitated the importation of approximately 75,000 Bahamians and Jamaicans to work in Florida. These temporary workers from the British West Indies suffered

through difficult conditions as they toiled in sugar fields south of Lake Okeechobee.

Wartime IndustrySeveral Florida industries experienced growth

during World War II.Shipbuilding became the principal manufacturing

contribution of Florida to the war effort. Wainwright Shipbuilding in Panama City built 108 vessels during the war and employed 15,000 workers. Over 9,000 employees worked in shipbuilding in the Tampa Bay area. Even landlocked Orlando produced 9,000 assault boats used in amphibious landing operations, such as the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France in June 1944.

Social ChangeWages improved and jobs became plentiful due

to the large number of men in the armed services. Women, African-Americans, and other ethnic minorities made small but significant inroads into professions previously dominated by white males.

An Act of Congress during World War II allowed women to enlist for noncombat duties in the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC), the Women Appointed for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES), Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), and Semper Paratus Always Ready Service (SPARS), the Women’s Reserve of the Marine Corp.

World War II served as the catalyst for Florida’s explosive postwar economic and demographic growth. These changes were reflected in the state’s population, which grew 46.1% during the decade of the 1940s and expanded at an even more rapid pace in the 1950s.

Favorable weather and ample land made Florida one of the primary areas selected for military base construction during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, more than 200 military installations were built or expanded in Florida, which required 1.2 million acres of land and cost $306 million.

Native of Miami, Alice “Martha” Dorn (later Timanus) attended Ponce de Leon High School and the University of Miami. She was the first female officer candidate in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve in the 3rd Naval District. Ms. Dorn made company Commander then Battalion Commander and worked in the Women’s Recruiting Depot.

Large military bases such as Camp Blanding, near Starke, attracted not only thousands of servicemen and their families, but also brought numerous workers to the state in search of employment. At its

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peak, during construction, Camp Blanding employed more than 22,000 civilian workers.

The pace of construction at sites like Camp Blanding created severe housing problems in nearby communities. While building barracks that later housed troops, workers slept in their cars, on the floors of local businesses and restaurants, and pitched tents in nearby forests. Cramped living conditions also led to food shortages and health concerns.

Local merchants and other businesses that catered to workers and soldiers benefited economically from large military bases. However, some community members protested when the visitors overwhelmed local infrastructure, or engaged in undesirable activities.

When finished, Camp Blanding was so massive that the personnel housed there comprised the fourth largest city in Florida during World War II at 55,000 inhabitants. Also housed at the base were approximately 4,000 German prisoners of war (POWs).

Defense employers often refused to hire African-American workers in the early days of the war. Eventually, as the demands of the war increased,

African-Americans obtained greater access to defense-related jobs and enlisted in the military in substantial numbers.

The persistence of discrimination and Jim Crow-era segregation laws fueled the desire among many African-Americans to use the war as a means of achieving victory over both fascism abroad and racism at home, referred to as the “Double V” campaign.

Tourism and the War EffortThe massive influx of military personnel impacted

Florida communities in different ways. In Miami, hotel operators initially witnessed a sharp decline in business. Not only was the nation mobilized for war, and therefore not spending time and money on pleasure travel, but blackout orders forced hotels and other tourism industry businesses along the coast to dim their lights each evening. This was done to prevent silhouetting ships at sea against bright coastl lights, which made them easier targets for German U-boats operating in Florida waters.

The Gulfland was one of nearly 40 vessels sunken off the coast of Florida by German U-boats during World War II. The British ship was torpedoed three miles off Cocoa Beach, Florida. A WWI converted

destroyer, owned by Lovett's food chain and used to transport bananas, scared off the submarine and rescued the crew.

Hotel proprietors in south Florida and the U.S. military eventually reached an agreement to quarter troops at the empty resorts. By the fall of 1942, more than 78,000 troops were housed in 300 hotels in Miami and Miami Beach alone. This arrangement helped hotels get through the early war doldrums. By 1943, tourists returned and operators saw a 20% increase in visitors over the previous year.

Florida promoted itself as a vacation getaway for hard working, and now highly paid, civilian workers. “Like a soldier YOU need a civilian furlough,” advertised the Daytona Chamber of Commerce. Luxurious resorts, such as the Miami Biltmore and the Breakers in Palm Beach, housed U.S. troops during World War II.

HomefrontCitizens on the home front volunteered in record

numbers to aid the war effort. They planted victory gardens, joined civil defense organizations, and participated in various rationing efforts.

RationingUnited behind the war effort like never before,

Floridians participated in both voluntary and mandatory efforts to conserve strategic war materials. Drives to collect rubber, scrap metal, rags, paper, and grease became popular, as did “meatless” days to stretch the nation’s food resources. Every man, woman, and child in the state received a ration book limiting what could be purchased.

In early 1942, rubber became the first rationed item. Gasoline soon followed. In 1943, gasoline rationing became even more severe with all forms of “pleasure driving” deemed illegal.

Sugar was rationed beginning in April 1942, followed by coffee, meats, butter, canned goods, dried peas and beans, and a variety of other products. In addition to food, other consumer products such as shoes and clothing were rationed or restricted. Many items, including alcohol, were not rationed but were in chronically short supply.

Postwar BoomSeveral communities witnessed explosive

population growth during World War II – a trend that continued in some areas after the war. Miami’s population jumped from 172,000 in 1940 to 250,000 by 1950. The population of Key West doubled from 15,000 to 35,000 in a single year, 1943. Panama City, a shipbuilding center in the Florida panhandle,

increased from a small town of 11,000 in 1941 to a city of 50,000 by 1943.

The long-term impacts of World War II continued for several decades after the war ended in 1945. Florida’s growth mirrored conditions in other parts of the country, particularly the region dubbed the Sunbelt.

Military personnel vacationed and retired in the Sunshine State in large numbers. New defense-related industries, such as the space program, grew throughout the Cold War. The Interstate Highway System brought record numbers of tourists to the state and created boomtowns seemingly overnight.

Postwar population growth shifted Florida’s demographic center away from the rural panhandle and towards the booming peninsula. Political reapportionment followed the new residents and slowly broke up the dominance of the so-called “Pork Chop Gang” that represented primarily the interests of the northern portion of the state.

The effects of World War II are still being felt in Florida today. Much like their parents, the “baby boomer” generation, a product of postwar American prosperity, is retiring in Florida. The baby boomers help fuel the service and healthcare sectors which form the economic foundation of many Florida communities.

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National Black Business Month. During August, individuals, institutions, and businesses are encouraged to visit at least one black-owned business per day. The increased sales resulting from that traffic could result in more than 40,000 additional jobs during the month and as many as 450,000 new jobs if the habit is continued over the course of a year.

National Immunization Awareness Month. National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) provides an opportunity to highlight the value of immunization across a person’s lifespan. Activities focus on encouraging all people to protect their health by being vaccinated against infectious diseases.

National Water Quality Month. The Environmental Protection Agency reports that 40 percent of the nation’s waterways suffer water quality problems. Individuals and families can help prevent water pollution from their homes by not flushing unwanted or out-of-date medications down the toilet or drain, choosing nontoxic household products when possible, picking up after pets, and more.

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