The Museum of the Islands is celebrating its 35th anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 8. Museum staff will be holding a raffle, and the goal is to have 35 prizes, one prize for each year. If any local businesses or crafters would be willing to donate, please contact Stephanie Smith at motimembership@gmail.com, or message on the Museum Facebook page.
The 49th Annual Meeting of the Calusa Land Trust to be held Sunday, Jan. 19, beginning at 1 p.m. The location will be at the land trust's Fritts Park on Beach Daisy Lane in Bokeelia, the entrance to which is just north of the fire station and south of the Palms of Pine Island trailer park. The meeting is open to all. Attendees will be briefed on the care of the Land Trust’s 2,400-plus acres of preserved land, continuing hurricane challenges and pending restoration plans for 2025 and beyond. Also available will be the Calusa Clothesline (to buy CLT t-shirts, jackets, hats and other merchandise.) The newly published 7th edition of The Nature Lover's Guide to Pine Island will also ...
The Pine Island Fly Fishers Club is starting up meetings for the season again. Anyone interested in fly fishing is welcome; beginners to experts. The next meeting is Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m. for social hour and at 6 p.m., the meeting starts at the Street Eatz and Ale Restaurant, 5508 Avenue A, Bokeelia. Participants are asked to please bring $3 to cover club expenses.
Most Lee County administrative operations will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The county’s holiday schedule adjustments are as follows: Solid Waste - There will be no change to collection schedules on Monday, Jan. 20. - The Resource Recovery ...
Mike Shevlin has been running the Kiwanis Club Junior Olympics event for a long time. This Saturday marks the 44th year of the local competition for kids from kindergarten through the fifth grade. Beginning at 10 a.m. at the Phillips Park ball field at The Center, island youngsters will do ...
The Greater Pine Island Civic Association held its first meeting of the new year Tuesday, Jan. 7, with Board President Deb Swisher-Hicks announcing that 1,000 trees were adopted this year and she asked members if they might be interested in adopting a pine seedling again next year. “We ...
By JULIO CORTEZ, KATE PAYNE and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents repaired damage from Hurricane Milton and cleaned up debris Friday after the storm smashed through coastal communities and tore homes to pieces, flooded streets and spawned a barrage ...
The American Pickers are excited to return to Florida. They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout Southwest Florida in January 2024. American Pickers is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on The History ...
Bridge is played at 12:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Fishers of Men Lutheran Church, at 10360 Stringfellow Road, St. James City. Anyone wishing to play is welcome and does not need a partner. It costs $3 to play, some of which goes back to winners of the game. Come join us. Sharpen your ...
The holidays of Christmas and Hanukkah coincide this year. The eight days of Hanukkah begin at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25 —Christmas Day — and continue through Thursday, Jan. 2. The holidays have different meanings and they are celebrated with different traditions but they do have ...