Allow me to highlight Carol Tasto, a 25-year resident of Country Creek! Carol and her husband, Bob split their time between Minnesota and Estero. They are sports enthusiasts at heart and are often found on the golf course. Carol is also an avid tennis player and admired by the tennis community.
After her children were born, she began playing tennis with a neighbor at the Northwest Racquet Club. This club interested them because of the childcare option. They took lessons, participated in drills and organized their own games. Their husbands soon became interested in tennis and joined them. Their love of the game grew, and their husbands painted and trimmed a court at the end of their horseshoe-shaped lot. The street was where they played tennis, volleyball, softball and baseball with their neighborhood friends. It was the perfect spot with no traffic.
Their love of sports became an excuse to travel. They traveled to San Diego and San Francisco in the fall and Cape Coral in the spring. They came down to Florida yearly and stayed at a resort which offered tennis, golf and a restaurant. In 2000 they were told that the property will be torn down for condominiums. Another friend found VCC for them. They agreed to rent a home here. Upon arrival, they were greeted with a for sale sign. After two days, Bob asked Carol if she wanted to purchase the property. They were under contract in five days in May of 2001.
Carol loves VCC! She loves the sense of community, central location and most of all the people. She also noted that her initial attraction to VCC was the beautiful main entrance and restaurant. She and Bob are avid golfers as well and can often be seen driving their golf cart around the community with their toy poodle named Buddy.
A walk down memory lane for the tennis community includes this amazing picture that Carol had from the very first VCC Women’s tennis team in 2008.
What an amazing group of ladies! They all played social tennis and team and VCC continues to offer these options 18 years later. Carol learned a lot from these ladies including a wicked backhand stroke from her friend Romanye. She is also known for a strong forehand and spins the ball very well. During social tennis she if often referred to as Crafty Carol because she knows just where and when to place the ball. Crafty is also a perfect nickname for Carol as she loves to make and donate fleece tied blankets for her friends and local Estero charities and has beautiful mosaic pots in her entry that she has designed and made. Crafty Carol just fits!
She and Bob have 3 children, 3 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. She met Bob when he got out of the Army in 1965. Carol knew his older brother, and they met at her front door when he agreed to drive Carol and her sister to play cards. Both grew up in Minnesota. Bob and his family were proud farmers in western Minnesota. The VCC community is very happy that the stars aligned and brought you together. We appreciate your involvement in our community.
