Seasonal Events and New Restaurants

Here it comes again! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again - Pancake Breakfasts in Goodland are the best pancakes I’ve ever tasted at a community breakfast! I don’t know how they do it, but they are always wonderful, and accompanied with terrific sausages, great coffee and orange juice. If you have the time this coming Saturday, February 4th between 8:00 AM and 11:30 AM, drive over to Goodland by the old fire station and join them. Always fun, always friendly, always delicious and you are always welcome! It’s a pleasant drive and lots of wildlife to see along the way. Usually there are other things going on in Goodland that day as well. This is one event you should get to. In fact, you might want to look around Goodland to see all the interesting things like the museum and the park. Of course there are great restaurants and as always… there is Stan’s! Everyone wants to see Stan’s. 

* Recently the American Hungarian Club of Southwest Florida held their Annual “Night in Budapest” at the Forest Glen Country Club where the audience enjoyed the most delicious Authentic Hungarian Paprikash with Spaetzles (small delicious dumplings)! It tasted just like my mother’s did! It’s seldom you taste the actual taste you remember, but they did an excellent job of preparing the food. They also included Walnut Dobosh Torte (Hungarian cake). Live authentic Hungarian music was lightly played while we ate, and then followed with dance music and raffles. A very pleasant evening was had by all! Next will be the Annual Csardas Dinner Dance on March 18, 2023 at Longshore Lakes Country Club. For information call John Leidle. 

* Coming up February 4, 2023 will be the Annual Military Officers Association 55th Annual Military Ball (MOAA) serving the Military Community, starting at 5:30 PM with Cocktail Hour and Silent Auction. The Parade of Colors begins at 6:40 PM and Dinner begins at 7 PM with music by The Uptown Express Group. The event will be held at the Vanderbilt Golf and Country Club. Military Mess Dress or Black Tie. Those Military Officers don’t want to miss this spectacular evening!

* The other day I attended the Naples Players at the Sugden Theater to enjoy their presentation of “The Game’s Afoot.” The audience truly enjoyed the play, especially the men, I think! It was a spoof about Sherlock Holmes, and I heard the men laughing and participating throughout the play. The play was completely sold out and they stressed that they will temporarily be moving shortly to a new location while they upgrade, rebuild and enlarge their present location. So in case you see some road blocks in that area over the next year or so, it’s probably the construction crew doing their work. And with the amount of people who have discovered Naples recently, we can be assured there will be traffic problems. That’s the problem when you live in paradise!

* I’ve heard news that quite a few terrific restaurants are making plans to move to East Naples, and that is good news!! It looks like Miller’s Ale House is almost ready to fling open their doors in Restaurant Row! I also heard that a Dairy Queen will be coming our way this year! Many years ago we had a Dairy Queen right here in East Naples, but that was before we had many people here. The owner of that old place still lives here, so he might be happy to hear we’ll finally have another one. That old owner went into a very different business, so he will probably want to go to the new one and experience the place. Many who live here won’t drive downtown to go for an ice cream, but if one were right here, they will be welcomed, I believe!