November 1, 2022
By Cypress Cove Resident Robert Runck Marsha Addis is a busy woman, and always has been. Here at Cypress Cove, she is a member of the Staff Scholarship Committee, Vice-Chair of the Technology Committee, Chair of the Opera Society, and occasional member of the Cove Currents staff. She is also secretary for the DEF-3 district. […]
October 17, 2022
A Glance Back story written by Cypress Cove Resident Donna Miceli It usually takes some time for new residents to find and explore Pearl’s Closet, but for Maude Scolaro the need for the items available there was almost immediate. On the day she was due to move into her apartment, she got a call that […]
August 29, 2022
By Cypress Cove resident Robert Runck The view in Frank Haskell’s apartment has given him joy every day since he and his wife Betty moved to Cypress Cove. You will need to understand his special connection to the fountain outside his window and to Galisano Children’s Hospital to understand why… After the death of their […]
August 5, 2022
By Cove Currents Resident Donna Miceli If John and Darlene Schwandke were asked what factors led to their successful careers as owners of two radio stations in John’s hometown of Muscatine Iowa, it’s likely they could give some credit to being in the right place at the right time. For John, it started when he […]
July 5, 2022
By Cove Currents Resident Donna Miceli To say that Bob and Peg Kleckner were world travelers would be a serious understatement. During his long career with an international accounting firm Bob traveled to 54 different countries. “My job required a lot of international travel and Peg was good enough to come with me,” he commented. […]
June 6, 2022
By Cypress Cove Resident Marcia Goldberg Ken and Pat Pettichord take you on a whirlwind tour of countries and experiences while telling of their lives prior to landing at Cypress Cove in July 2020. Both were born in the State of Washington, Pat in Seattle and Ken in Pullman, on the Idaho border. Their high-school […]
May 17, 2022
When people retire to Florida, friends and family are bound to visit. That doesn’t end when they move to Cypress Cove. Thanks to the maintenance-free lifestyle, they now have even more time to enjoy quality experiences when their loved ones visit beautiful Southwest Florida. We checked in with two residents who have a regular stream […]
May 10, 2022
By Cypress Cove Resident Robert Runck Those who have lived in or visited Fort Myers for a number of years recall the aging downtown. You might be interested to know that Cypress Cove resident Chuck Schmitt played an important role in the later revitalization of that area. Chuck, an architect, was responsible for the historic […]
March 24, 2022
By Cypress Cove Retired Public Relations Coordinator, Ed Stransenback Dale and Bettie Phillips moved to Fort Myer’s Gateway area from Maryland in 1991 for, as Bettie notes, “all the reasons that most of you came to Florida … retirement, warm weather, golf, beach, and to enjoy a life of vacation after years and years of […]