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The Placencia Breeze July 2018

What's Inside: Remembering our Placencia Friends ... pg. 3 New Rotary Scholars Announced; Seven Graduate from High School ... pg. 5 Novel Noni Fruit ... pg. 6 Kaina Martinez to Host Track and Field Games in August ... pg. 7 Croc Corner: Lobsterfest Report ... pg. 7 Fragments of Hope Updates: Recycling and more... pg. 9 Placencia's Eldest Living Woman, Emma Westby, Shares Stories of Times and New ... pg. 11 Placencia BTIA Membership Listing ... pages 15 and 18 Placencia Peninsula MAP ... pages 16-17 LOBSTERFEST PICTORIAL ... pgs. 19, 25 and 29 Placencia Peninsula Guide ... pgs. 22-23 LA Doctor and Husband Bring Medical Team to Belize ... pg. 26 Belize Ocean Club's Philanthropic Program Donation Stuns PHS ... pg. 26 People Needing Service Dogs Deserve Your Empathy ... pg. 27 Community Contacts & Info ... pg. 31 Peninsula Happenings ... pg. 32

The Placencia Breeze August 2018

What's Inside: Pedestrian Bumps, No-Parking Zones and Surface Traffic Lines Added to Placencia Road ... pg. 3 Q&A with Brice Dial ... pg. 5 Croc Corner ... pg. 6 Former Placencia Resident and Business Owner Jake Roberts Passes Unexpectedly at 72 ... pg. 7 Kirwin Ramirez: A Community Hero ... pg. 9 From the Fire Hearth: Eating in Seine Bight ... pg. 11 Library Opens in Seine Bight Village ... pg. 12 Placencia BTIA Membership Listing ... pages 15 and 18 Placencia Peninsula MAP ... pages 16-17 Wendy's Fire: An Inspirational True Story ... pg. 19 Placencia Peninsula Guide ... pgs. 22-23 Rotary Updates: Rob Cook Named New Rotary Club of Placencia President; Longtime Rotarian Harold Wallen Awarded Paul Harris Fellowship ... pg. 26 Placencia Humane Society Pet Clinic Dates ... pg. 27 Festival Calendar ... pg. 27 Next Chance to Round Up Predatory Lionfish Coming in September ... pg. 28 Community Contacts & Info ... pg. 31 Peninsula Happenings ... pg. 32

The Placencia Breeze September 2018

What's Inside: Placencia Family Business Owners Donate Hottest New Attraction at the Point ... pg. 3 September Celebrations Calendar Highlights ... pgs. 3, 10-11 Organizer of Popular New York Festival Hosting Placencia Beach Party to Attract Belizean Diaspora ... pg. 3 Top Five Reasons Why You Should Visit Placencia in October ... pg. 5 Peninsula News Briefs: ... pg. 6 Croc Corner ... pg. 6 Add Halloween to Your Placencia Bucket list ... pg. 7 Diver Shares the Magic of a Whale Shark Encounter ... pg. 9 From the Fire Hearth: The Ongoing Journey to Belize's Culinary Independence & Identity ... pg. 13 Fragments of Hope Updates ... page. 13 This is Not Normal; Peninsula Takes on Sargassum ... pg. 25 Rotary Club of Placencia News Roundup ... pg. 26 Marisha Betancourt: Carnival Queen of Queens ... pg. 29 Seine Bight Youth Running Events Updates ... pg. 26 PHS Welcomes Two New Board Members ... pg. 27 Placencia Humane Society Pet Clinic Dates ... pg. 27 Peninsula Happenings ... pg. 32

The Placencia Breeze November 2018

What's Inside: RIP Miss B: The Point Loses a Legend ... pg. 5; Six Teams Walk Away with Cash Prizes at 20th Annual Placencia BTIA Saltwater Fishing Tournament ... pg. 7; Placencia Activist Finds Fuel for Her Cause at Youth Conference in London ... pg. 9; Seine Bight's Lirahuyu Seinbedi Determined to Reclaim Battle of the Drums Championship Title ... pg. 10; In Memoriam: Shearn Murphy Westby and Alden Westby, Jr. ... pg. 11; Croc Corner ... pg. 11; Fragments of Hope Initiates Exchange with Mexico's Reef Experts ... pg. 12; Over 300 Lionfish Speared in Second FoH Roundup ... pg. 12; From the Fire Hearth: Move Over Spinach and Kale; Chaya's the Real Superfood ... pg. 13;A Home Victory, First-Runner-Up Win and Pro Competition in Cuba call for a Drink from Placencia's Star Bartender Nancy Aguilar ... pg. 13;Placencia Goes Extra for Halloween and Wild for Carnival ... pg. 19;PHS and CRC Join Forces for Animal Welfare ... pg. 20;Seine Bight Running Club Update ... pg. 20;Inaugural Splash Marathon and Relay Half Marathon a Success

The Placencia Breeze December 2018

What's Inside: Weh di goaan? Placencia Peninsula Happenings ... pg. 2 Put on Your Dancing Shoes for Placencia Mistletoe Ball! ... pg. 3 Belize Ocean Club Under New Management � pg. 7 From the Fire Hearth: Give the Gift of Locally Made Treats � pg. 9 New Year's Eve: Ring in 2019 in Placencia! � pg. 11 For Fragments of Hope, Monique Lamb is the Real Miss Scuba International � pg. 12 Third Lionfish Roundup Brings in a 243 Count � pg 12 Eleven Complete Coral Bleaching Training � pg. 12 FoH Attends Conference in San Andres � pg. 12 MnM's Got a New Look � pg. 13 Placencia BTIA Membership Directory ... pgs. 15 & 18 Placencia Peninsula Map ... pg. 16-17 BZ$20,000 Raised for Humane Society at Mad Hatter's Tea Party & Auction � pg. 19 Croc Corner: Not Just the Crocs � pg. 20 Brice is Back! But not really � pg. 21 Rotary Club Updates � pg. 24 Placencia Makes Conde Nast Traveller 2019 Gold List � pg. 25 Fragments of Hope Holds Fifth AGM � pg. 26 Beat Plastic Pollution! � pg. 26 People's Coalition Pushes Golf Cart Sa See Less

The Placencia Breeze, January 2019

What's Inside: Weh di goaan? Placencia Peninsula Happenings ... pg. 3 Art Fest Registration form ... pg. 7 From the Fire Hearth: Belizean Breakfast � pg. 9 Rotary Club of Placencia Updates � pg. 10 Front page story: A Boneyfide Reason to Party � pg. 11 Placencia BTIA Kicks Off 2019 with Board Shift Up and New Staff � pg 12 A "Herculean" Effort Made 2018 End of the World Marathon and Half Marathon a Massive Success � pg. 13 A Thank You Message from the Placencia BTIA to Mistletoe Ball Sponsors � pg. 14 Placencia BTIA Membership Directory ... pgs. 15 & 18 Placencia Peninsula Map ... pgs. 16-17 Afrodite Caffe and Big Titty Rum � pg. 19 Fragments of Hope Updates � pg. 20 Croc Corner: Sick Pelicans Raises Concerns for Placencia's Avian Community � pg. 21 Placencia Peninsula Guide ... pgs. 22-23 Two Riversdale Beach Women Receive Certificate in Culinary Arts and Hospitality at Georgetown Technical High School � pg. 24 Liquor License Ads � pg. 26, pgs. 30-31 Seine Bight Running Club Updates: � pg. 27

The Placencia Breeze, February 2019

What's Inside: Weh di goaan? Placencia Peninsula Happenings ... pg. 3 Lobster Season Closes ... pg. 5 Where in the World is the Breeze? � pg. 5 Boat Captain's Video of Swimming Jaguar Goes Viral! � pg. 7 From the Fire Hearth: Celebrate a Full Day of Valentine's Adventures � pg. 9 Rotary Sponsors Four Students Enrolled in Trades 4 Life Program � pg 10 Mark Your Calendar! Rotary to Hold Auction Fundraiser on March 2 � pg. 10 PHS Pet Tales: Bugle Caye Dogs � pg. 13 PHS Raises Over BZ$1,000 at Rockin' Around the X-Mas Tree Event ... pg. 13 Vocational School Teacher and Longtime Art Fest Fan Wins Logo Competition � pg. 19 Twelve Trainees Complete FoH Coral Outplanting Course � pg. 20 Croc Corner: Belize Crocodile Makes History as First in Caribbean and Central America for Deployment with Satellite Transmitter!� pg. 21 Farewell, Fyah Gyal! ... pgs. 24-25 CRC Review of 2018 � pg. 26 Sidewalk Art Fest Map � pg. 27 Sidewalk Art Fest Registration Form: � pg. 28 NEW! COUPON PAGE! ... pg. 29

The Placencia Breeze, March 2019

What's Inside: Entertainment Guide ... pg. 3 16th Annual Placencia Sidewalk Art Fest One of the Best Yet Thanks to More Artists and Improvements ... pg. 5,14,28-29 Miniature Golf Opening Early April ... pg.7 Peninsula Speed Bumps Receive Facelift ... pg. 9 Where in the World is the Breeze? � pg. 5 Young Runners for Life Kick Off 2019 in Record Numbers � pg. 12 From the Fire Heart: The Moringa Movement in Placencia ... pg. 13 March is for Macaws � pg. 19 SandWatch Continues in Peninsula Primary Schools � pg. 20 Famous Hawksbill Turtle Finds Home at the Pointe � pg. 20 Placencia BTIA Membership Directory ... pgs. 15 & 18 Croc Corner: Which is Easier to Train? A Crocodile or a Dog? ... pg. 21 Placencia Peninsula Guide ... pgs. 22-23 Have You Heard About the Deadly New Disease Attacking Corals Right Now? ... pg. 24 FoH Distributes Educational Materials to Students in Southern Belize ... pg. 26 Rotary Club of Placencia Updates � pg. 27 Fragments of Hope Billboards Erected at Laughingbird and Moho ... pg. 30

The Placencia Breeze, April 2019

What's Inside: Entertainment Guide ... pg. 3 New Property Owners in Placencia Village Donate BZ$10,000 to PVC ... pg. 5 Where in the World is the Breeze ... pg. 5 Peninsula Visual Story Teller Leaves Behind Powerful Legacy ... pg. 7 Where in the World is the Breeze? � pg. 5 30 Years Later It's a Beautiful Life: Lola Talks Love, Art & Seine Bight � pg. 9 Stony Coral Tissue Loss ID Cards Now Available ... pg. 12 Monique Vernon Attends Fish School Workshop for Media and Communications Professionals � pg. 12 ... And Satellite Remote Sensing and Satellite Data Sets Processing Workshop ... pg. 12 12 Things You Should Eat and Drink in Placencia � pg. 13 Yucatan Taco Stand: Brisa Oceano Brings Yucatan Inspired Flavours and Cocktail Deals to Placencia's Growing Restaurant Row � pg. 19 New Directions in Nicaragua ... pg. 20 Croc Corner: Keeping Seine Bight Clean and Green ... pg. 24 Is the Gentle Giant Still on a Path to Local Extinction? ... pg. 24 Rotary Club of Placencia Updates � pg. 27 AND MORE!

The Placencia Breeze January 2020