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Norman Love wants tosend you a ‘naked’ cake.BUSINESS, PAGE 14A
Former military and school friends ofa A Fort Myers man missing in a helicop-ter crash off Hawaii say the CypressLake High School grad was a great friendand an outstanding Marine
The U.S Marine Corps said Cpl. Thom-as Jardas, 22, is among the 12 men aboardtwo helicopters, each carrying six Ma-rines, that went down off Oahu’s northshore late Thursday.
The spokesman say it is not confirmedif the crafts crashed into each other.
Crews had discovered a life raft, butno one was on board.
A spokesman for the Jardas family inLee County said they did not have a state-ment at this time.
On her Facebook page, sister HaelyJardas said: “My little brother was lostdoing what he loved. He has always beenand will always be my most importantperson.”
Ryan Mitnick, a close friend and fel-low Cypress Lake High School graduate,told The News-Press that Jardas was “an
U.S. Marine and Cypress LakeHigh School graduate Cpl.Thomas Jardas, 22, is missingafter a helicopter crash offthe coast of Hawaii.
LocalMarinemissingafter crashCorporal’s friends, familytalk about Fort Myers manSTACEY [email protected]
AND MICHAEL [email protected]
See Jardas, Page 6A
A fast-moving storm spared South-west Florida most of its fury overnight,the National Weather Service reported.
Meteorologist Tyler Fleming saidconfirmed tornadoes, one in Siesta Key/Sarasota and one in Manatee County,struck overnight, with two confirmed fa-talities in Manatee County.
“We don’t have all the details yet,” hesaid. “It was a very quickly moving sys-tem. In a matter of a few hours, it movedthrough central and Southwest Florida.”
He said Fort Myers was considered“clear,” with the storm having movedsouth of Naples by 7 a.m.
WEATHER
Tornadoes kill2 in Manatee,spares Lee STACEY [email protected]
AND MICHAEL [email protected]
See Storm, Page 8A
Twisters leave trail ofdestruction. Pages 1B, 3B
Ablend of music, words andprayer Sunday at the annu-al Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. ecumenical servicestirred the hearts and soulsof those who attended andhighlighted the famed civilrights leader’s legacy.
The service, this year at the Jesus ChristOutreach Center on Ballard Road in FortMyers, touched on King’s teachings as a wayto refresh his apostles and possibly attractnew followers. The service was one part ofthe weekend’s King commemoration eventsorganized by the Dunbar Festival Commit-tee.
After a stirring rendition of King’s “IHave a Dream” speech by Zaire Saldana, 9,Pastor James Cleveland Jones, host and pro-ducer of “Gospel James Radio,” started offthe night urging everyone to feel as he did.
“I’m excited where God’s going to take usin 2016,” he said. “I’m looking forward to2016. I’m just glad to be part of what’s goingon today.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Dr. Linda Watkins celebrates along with visitors to the Jesus Christ Outreach Center during the Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. Commemorative Ecumenical Service on Sunday evening.
KING SERVICESHONOR LEGACY
Sunday’s Fort Myers
service featuresoptimism
through songand prayer
MICHAEL [email protected]
See MLK, Page 5A
MLK Day events today.Page 5A
Follow alonga detailedtimeline ofMartin LutherKing Jr.’s life.Page 3A
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Building permitsLee builders pulled 239 single-family-home permits in November, down from 335 in October but up from 220 in November 2014.
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In the cake industry, when you frostthe top, but not the sides of a cake, it’snaked.
That is the meaning behind NakedLove, a new cake line launched lastweek by Norman Love Confections.The handmade cakes are part of Love’scontinued expansion into bakery andpastry sales, which began late last yearwith the launch of Stir, Bake, LOVE, aline of cookie mixes.
“We’ve noticed trends in layercakes,” said Norman Love, founder ofNorman Love Confections. “Some ofthe old, homey layered cakes are com-ing back.”
The idea for the line began with Mi-randa Prince, a cake artist with Nor-man Love Confections. Love andPrince began by tasting different layer
cakes that were currently on the mar-ket. “How do we capture the Americantaste profile? We wanted to make itvery simple and identifiable, and usethe absolute best ingredients,” Loveexplained. Prince, who has family inLas Vegas, also wanted the cakes to beaccessible to everyone.
After tasting, baking and more tast-ing, the end result is Love’s latest prod-uct, Naked Love. “When I fill a cake, itlooks delicious,” Prince explained.“Then we cover that with frosting andyou can’t see the layers.” The NakedLove cakes skip the exterior frosting,showing off the layers of frosting andcake. The round cakes are topped witha buttercream disk decorated withstenciled polka dots. “Miranda cameup with the polka dots,” said Love. “Mi-randa and I talked a lot about ‘how doyou finish these cakes?’ I’m a big fanof, when you do a line of something, fol-low suit with consistency.”
The cakes come in seven flavors:banana, carrot cake, chocolate peanutbutter, coconut, confetti, lemon rasp-berry and ultimate chocolate. “My fa-
vorite is the confetti cake,” said Love.“Delicious vanilla cake and vanilla but-ter cream with sprinkles folded intothe cake ... I’m a big fan of vanilla.” ForPrice, her favorite is the banana cake,which features layers of banana cakewith pecans, a banana mousseline (apastry cream with butter in it so it isthicker and heavier than pastrycream) and a dark chocolate crunch.
NORMAN LOVE CONFECTIONS
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Naked Love, the new line of cakes by Norman Love Confections, leaves the cake layers exposed. The cakes come in several flavorsincluding chocolate peanut butter, carrot cake and vanilla confetti.
Cake gets theLove treatmentNew ‘naked’ item hasability to be shipped
ANNE [email protected]
See Love, Page 15A
Naked LoveFlavors: banana, carrot cake, chocolatepeanut butter, coconut, confetti, lemonraspberry, ultimate chocolate.
Cost: small cake $28 in store, $57 shipped;large cake $45 in store, $75 shipped.
Where to buy: Order online atnormanloveconfections.com; purchase inperson at Norman Love Chocolate Salons,located at 11380 Lindbergh Blvd., FortMyers; 10801 Corkscrew Road, Suite S-516,Estero; and 3747 Tamiami Trail N., Naples.
Talking shop with Patsy French,employee of Mother Nature’s GiftShop at The Butterfly Estates in FortMyers.
How long has your store been open?
Mother Nature’s Gift Shop hasbeen open since 2009. We opened atthe same time as The Butterfly Es-tates. All three houses here are theoriginal homes from the early 1900s.
How did you get started?
Basically, it was to give custom-ers opportunities to purchase itemsthat have to do with butterflies andnature and dragonflies and turtles.We offer fairy garden statues andlittle toad homes and all kinds ofthings for your fairy garden.
What do you have at the store now?
We have a lot of items pertainingto butterflies. We have urns, ex-quisite artwork made out of exoticbutterfly wings, postcards and pho-tos of butterflies taken in the gar-den. We have china and pottery workthat entails butterflies from theFrance collection, puzzles that arerecycled paper made in the U.S., andgreeting cards. In jewelry, earringsnecklaces and tie clips and some of itis made out of butterfly wings. Wealso have pewter fairies that havereal butterfly wings. We have neck-laces that are made of marcasite. Wehave all different types of nightlights: butterflies and ladybugs. Wesell oil paintings from local artiststhat are for sale that are butterflies.
Who is your typicalcustomer?
I would say they are anywherefrom their mid-30s and older. We dohave a lot of children on weekendsand when school is out in summer.We have a lot of field trips from theschools. Our conservatory raisesAmerican native Florida butterfliesso it’s an educational experience.They are always doing cocoons andall kinds of interesting things overthere.
MotherNature hasa gift shop
Mother Nature’sGift ShopLocation: 1815 Fowler Street, FortMyers
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday toSunday
Contact: Call 690-2359
On the web:thebutterflyestates.com
See Artful, Page 15A
EvelynLongaTHE ARTFUL SHOPPER
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Mother Nature's Gift Shop gives customersopportunities to purchase items that haveto do with butterflies and nature anddragonflies and turtles garden statues andall kinds of things for a fairy garden.
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While part of the challenge was cre-ating a new product line, an even biggerchallenge was shipping the finishedproduct.
The process starts with shock freez-ing the cake to lock in moisture. Thenthe cake is shrink wrapped, preventingany trapped air from drying out thecake, and shipped frozen. Upon arrival,an instruction card leads recipientsthrough the care of their cake. The cakeis ready to eat after tempering to a lightchill or room temperature, softeningthe buttercream and the fat moleculesin the cake, and making the texture sim-ilar to a freshly baked and frosted cake.“Basically, the fat molecules are relax-ing,” said Love.
The cakes are available for purchaseonline and in Love’s three area choco-late salons. Small cakes, which serve upto four people, are $28 in store or $57shipped; the large cakes, which serve upto six people, are $45 in store and $75shipped.
“I’ve always believed that, as our on-line sales continue to grow and consum-ers become more confident in buyingonline, we should place more emphasison our website and online sales,” saidLove. “We think we do a really deliciousand wonderful pastry and bakery prod-uct.”
The cakes will be featured in the Feb-ruary issue of Food & Wine Magazine,coming on the heels of Love’s inductionin to the Dessert Professional maga-zine’s Chocolatier Hall of Fame.. “Weare nervously excited about what is tocome,” said Love. “This is really a feath-er in Miranda’s hat ... We are anxiouslyawaiting the storm.”
LoveContinued from Page 14A
Are fairy gardens a big trend?
Yes, fairy gardens are a trend. Peo-ple who put in butterfly gardens buylittle fairies and little gnomes andhouses for toads and frogs. It makesyour garden like a fantasy area espe-cially if you have children or grand-children.
What is unique about your store?
I think it’s unique because mostly itdeals with butterflies and nature. So ifyou have someone that is really intobutterflies, this is the place to findthings they love. We also have home-made fudge here. The owner, RobJohnson, and his father, Jerry Johnson,make the fudge. They have uniqueflavors like bubblegum, vanilla Skit-tles, blueberry, raspberry and orangecream fudge.
Is there a charge to get into the gift shop?
There is no admission charge. Onlythe conservatory has a charge becausethey’re nonprofit. The entrance is $12per person and there is a $1 discountfor Florida residents, an additional $1discount for anyone over 50 and veter-ans with identification get in free. Inaddition, the first Sunday of everymonth is ‘Sunday fun day is free day’
for everyone and we allow vendors toset up on the property for free. All ofour plants are butterfly friendly andon nice, warm days we have butterflieseverywhere.
Know of a great local store? [email protected].
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Mother Nature's Gift Shop at The ButterflyEstates in Fort Myers is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday.
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