6 An Advertising Special Section of The Times-Union, Jacksonville JULY 7, 2012

The Jacksonville area is fortunate to have many family- oriented chiropractic offices. However, one unusual thing about Popwell & Stalnaker Chiropractic Center is that it has roots dating back to the mid-1950s when chiroprac-tor Dr. Gil Brown opened his home office in Jacksonville Beach.

In 1979, Jacksonville native Dr. Lee Popwell teamed up with Dr. Brown and began a 25-year alliance known as Brown and Popwell Chiropractic. Dr. Popwell then moved his family to Greenville, S.C., to put his children through Christian school at Bob Jones University. His heart remained in Jacksonville Beach, however, and he maintained a home there, hoping to return.

After a knee replacement confined Dr. Popwell to the sidelines of chiropractic two years ago, he found himself seeking a possible return to Jacksonville. That’s when Dr. Zack Stalnaker reached out to him through an advertise-ment in the Christian Chiropractic Association newslet-ter.

“We met and began communicating in 2011 and felt as though God had connected us for a purpose. In April 2012 we decided to form an alliance,” Dr. Popwell said. “We wanted to form a practice based on Christian values that treats the patient the way a patient should be treated.”

The doctors live and work by their motto: “We Care, God Cures.” Although Dr. Popwell is unable to treat pa-

tients because of his knee replacement, the “white-haired Yoda” mentors and supports Dr. Stalnaker as the primary treating physician.

“Yoda has returned,” Dr. Stalnaker laughed. “Lee’s got over 30 years of knowledge, most spent here in Jackson-ville. We both truly believe in this alliance and are inter-ested to see how God develops it.”

Dr. Stalnaker received his degree from Life University in Marietta, Ga. He believes his progressive education, coupled with Dr. Popwell’s traditional, tenured mentor-ship, is a winning combination.

“My comprehensive education and multi-disciplinary training makes me extremely well-rounded,” Dr. Stal-naker said. “Lee’s expertise and mentorship adds to that, loading our practice with precision, knowledge and experience.”

Dr. Stalnaker spent part of his undergraduate studies at University of North Florida, and now lives in Atlantic Beach with his wife and two children. He hopes to even-

tually expand the practice into Jacksonville Beach.Popwell & Stalnaker Chiropractic Center is conve-

niently located near the St. Johns Town Center at St. Johns Bluff Road and Beach Boulevard. There you will find two family-oriented doctors passionately providing hands-on chiropractic care rooted in their Christian values.

“What more could I want? I’ve found an office for my ministry and my career,” Dr. Stalnaker said. “I’ve also found a teammate and friend who shares the same aspi-rations in the two. While looking for the perfect partner-ship, it’s obvious to me this one is the right one.”

Dr. Zack Stalnaker welcomes Dr. Lee Popwell back to JacksonvillePopwell & Stalnaker Chiropractic Center

3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S. Ste. 204 Jacksonville • (904) 996-2243

Drs. Zack Stalnaker (left) and Lee Popwell live and work by their motto: “We Care, God Cures” at their practice, Popwell & Stalnaker Chiropractic Center, in Jacksonville.

BILL LONGENECKERWAVELENGTHS

Are the sea turtles trying to send a message about storms?

Four named storms so far. Amazing. But, do the sea turtles know more than they are telling us?

A few years ago, Rich Banks, Neptune Beach lifeguard captain and teacher at Fletcher Senior High, told me about a story he had heard growing up on New Jersey beaches.

The story was that when sea turtles build their nests high on the beach in the dunes, we are in for a nasty storm season.

I remembered that story when, very early in this nesting season, a bold turtle climbed a dune in Neptune Beach. She left her nest at what looks like a record height in the dunes between Orange and Cherry Streets.

Imagine a pregnant turtle climbing a dune! What does she know? How does she know it?

Almost every turtle nest this year has been located close to or in the dunes. Are your flood and wind

insurance policies up to date and paid?

June had better than normal waves for surfers. I issued a “full surf alert” on the surf report phone line for conditions enhanced by Debby’s actions beyond her rainfall totals.

The summer of 1995 was a monumental time for surfers. We enjoyed nearly daily riding-quality surf for more than three months. Joe Roland was one of this area’s first pro-level surfers in the late ‘60s. Into his 50s, he surfed better than most of the area’s teenagers. He and I were out one day in Nep-tune Beach that summer.

I turned to him and said, “See, Joe, I told you if we lived long enough we’d see surf in the summer!”

That summer, our surf came from a series of odd storms that never threat-ened us. They stayed off shore and often left us with 2- to 4-foot waves and good conditions all summer — rare summer indeed.

Several storms have grazed us since Hurricane Dora gave us a direct hit in 1964. Summer surf is gen-erally flat to small for most of June and July. Storms produce the conditions that give us surf. August to October offers the best odds for warm-water surf.

I continue to search for a sea turtle to interview about our chances of being hit by a hurricane. Those storms that suddenly formed just to the east of the Beaches may also foretell our future.

Weather always comes with a catch. Many also remember the summer of 1997 when drought brought wildfire to much of Florida. Firefighters came from out west to help extinguish blazes that choked us with smoke and burnt thousands of acres of forest.

Our enchanted no-name island was spared the fire, but not the effects of the

drought. It has kept me from complaining about rainy days since then.

“Summer time and the living is easy.” So says the song from Porgy and Bess. Ask the flooded residents of Clay County about Debby and listen to their answers.

Meanwhile, I keep “listening” to the actions of the sea turtles. The painting and repairs to my house, built in 1938, are al-most done. I just hope the “new” dunes from the ‘70s and ‘80s are big enough to keep away a certain ocean.

Bill Longenecker is a freelance contributor to Shorelines and a Neptune Beach resident.