Hello from the golf shop. I hope everyone is enjoying the summer and spending time with friends and family. The summer rains arrived early this year, which has been very helpful following such a dry 2025. Summer cultural practices on the Royal Golf Course have gone very well. With the course closure schedule extended this […]

It’s perhaps the most famous document in American history — the collection of fighting words that formally severed ties with the British Empire and launched a precocious new nation into existence. But while some of its features are familiar to the public, including a few phrases from the preamble and the conspicuous signature of John […]

L-R: KATHY TARSIEWICZ, JUDY DINEHART, MARYANNE PRESTON, KATHLEEN SMITH, KERRI THEISEN, AND MIRIAM SHOOK. Kathy Smith, Public Defender for the 20th Judicial Circuit, provided an insightful look into the legal system from the defense perspective for our members on April 6. Kathy began her career in 1990 after graduating from the Univ. of Florida and […]

Your ball is in a real deep bunker. You hit your ball and the ball hits the incline of the bunker and bounces back and hits your leg. After the ball hits your leg it ends up in one of your foot prints. What is the Ruling in this situation? Rule 11.1a Ball in Motion […]

When we set goals, the issue of motivation arises regarding the ability to meet those goals. In a 2013 study, Maura L. Scott and Stephen M. Nowlis examined what happens when people pursue goals with either a single, specific target or a range. They found that people who set a low – high goal (a […]

Two Fort Myers regional theatres have announced their robust 2026-27 offerings! Contact these venues now for the best seats and pricing. FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE, 2268 Bay Street, Fort Myers. The FL Rep is celebrating their 29th season as “one of America’s top repertory theatres” according to the Wall Street Journal. Check their website at https://www.floridarep.org […]

Founded in the 17th and 18th centuries on the East Coast of what is now the U.S., the 13 British colonies in America were established for different reasons and governed in different ways. Maryland, for instance, was founded as a religious haven for English Catholics, while royal colonies such as New Hampshire were established to […]

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There’s a newly established HP Advisory Committee: Strategic Planning. They will be reviewing our current structure… from governance, to resource allocation, to programming, to staffing, to campus facilities… you name it. For more information regarding their process see Brian Walker’s article on page 6. *********** For all of you who have travel plans… especially overseas… […]