IslandVibesIOP.com 27 MARCH 2026 Where’s Shelly? Spot the tiny sea turtle Editor’s Note: Where’s Shelly? is a new series where readers are challenged with finding the tiny sea turtle, Shelly, who has lost her way in these pages. Spot her for a chance to win a gift card to one of your favorite local establishments. Gift card location varies. Submit a photo of proof to Editor@IslandVibesIOP.com. She’s rare, she’s radiant and she’s gone missing in plain sight. Meet Shelly, our curious tiny sea turtle who has lost her way and wandered into the pages of this issue. Somewhere between the stories, photos and ads, Shelly is tucked away, blending in just enough to keep you guessing. Your mission? Find her so she can make her way back to the sea. Spot Shelly for a chance to win a gift card to one of your favorite local establishments because sharp eyes deserve sweet rewards. Read carefully and don’t flip through the pages too quickly or you just might miss her. Good luck and may the most observant reader win a tasty treat! Happy turtling! ISLE OF PALMS CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Plant fiber used in ropes 5 Informal speech 10 Allows 14 Margarine 15 Powdered chocolate 16 Speck 17 What a unicorn has one of 18 Wanders 19 Member of an Arizona Indian tribe 20 Diplomatic notes 22 Chest wood 23 Take to court 24 Morse code "T" 26 Antlered animal 27 Duo 30 Reverberate 33 Bro.'s sibling 35 Battles 37 Cat comic 42 Whim 43 Snacked 44 Off-Broadway award 45 Land specialist 49 Woman 50 Gender 51 Rebuff 53 Scene 54 United States of America 57 Web 59 Cow sound 61 Green dish 63 Meaty salad extra 69 Imitated 70 Capital of Delaware 71 Blue-pencil 72 Offer 73 Negative battery terminal 74 Link 75 Eve's garden 76 Cried like a cat 77 Killed DOWN 1 Danish physicist 2 Healing plant 3 Slave 4 Sounds 5 Strident cry 6 Seabird 7 Academy (abbr.) 8 Rover 9 Car fuel 10 Be unproductive 11 Musical composition 12 Sounds 13 Cocky grin 21 Fear 22 Stylish 25 Fire remains 27 Branch 28 Walk through water 29 Brand of sandwich cookie 31 Pile 32 Formal commitments 34 Slug 36 Droops 38 Adolescent 39 Wading bird 40 Cook pottery 41 Soft cloth 46 Tear 47 Hatchet 48 Reported 52 __ voyage 54 Use 55 Appetizing 56 Pain reliever brand 58 Cut of beef 60 Heeds 62 A fox's hole (2 wds.) 64 Assure 65 Surrender 66 False god graven image 67 Small fry 68 Brood 70 Barrier FUN & GAMES Kids' Corner Pots of Gold By Kimberlyn Naylor FEBRUARY 2026 When you think of St. Patrick's Day, you usually imagine pots of gold, four-leaf clovers and leprechauns. But has anyone really found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? So off I went to ask kids at the IOP Recreation Center, “What would you do if you found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?’’ Here are some of their responses. ELEANOR GARDNER, 8 “I would probably share it with people who actually need the money.” ISLA GARDNER, 6 “I would probably share it with a lot of people who don’t have much money.” PAUL LIMBACK, 9 “Take it. Spend it.” ISLA KENNEDY, 8 “Use it to find a unicorn!” MILLY KENNEDY, 8 “I would probably take it home and share it with my friends.” So there we have it. Five different kids and what they would do with their pot of gold. What would you do? Whatever your choice would be, I hope everyone has a very lucky St. Patrick’s Day!
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