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FSW: Purple Star Campus designation affirms daily commitment to veterans

Florida SouthWestern State College is proud to be a Purple Star Campus, which recognizes the college's commitment to supporting veterans, active-duty service members and military-connected students as they transition into higher education. FSW recognized veterans with three campus ceremonies ...

Pine Island school to honor veterans

The Pine Island Elementary (PIE) School will host its annual Veterans Day Celebration on Friday, Nov. 13, and the community is invited to attend. The event will honor local service members while educating students on military sacrifices. Refreshments will take place at 8:40 a.m. in the ...

Volunteers sought to help maintain preserve

The Calusa Land Trust’s monthly work-fun party will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Taylor-Willow Lake Preserve in Bokeelia. The 36-acre property contains mangroves, salt flats and a mature live oak/palmetto forest that hosts an active bald eagle nest. In addition, ...

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Community recognizes Veterans Day and honors those who have served

Cape Coral’s thank-you to its rich veteran population was back again this year, with the Veterans Day Parade stepping off along Cape Coral Parkway the Saturday before the Nov. 11 federal holiday. Marching down the parkway starting at 11 a.m. — right around the same time the armistice was ...

Bald eagle rescued from Cape Coral undergoing veterinary care at CROW 

A female bald eagle rescued from Cape Coral on Monday is being treated at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel Island after it is believed to have sustained injuries during a fight with another eagle.  The medical team at CROW identified minor scrapes and abrasions ...

Local Columns

Norm’s Tasting Notes: 2022 St. Francis Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon

The North Georgia Wine Advisor normwine@bellsouth.net normwine@charter.net 2022 St. Francis Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon Uno November - 2026 The Autumn Saturday night dinner featured a nice, thick, grilled center cut pork chop, and an excellent bottle of mild mannered Cab from the St. ...

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Oktoberfest!

The German-American Social Club’s 41st annual Oktoberfest opened last Friday with the traditional “O’zapft is” — the tapping of the kegs. In the Cape, Oktoberfest is the official sign of fall, heralded in by ethnic fare piled on paper plates and enjoyed on old-school concrete picnic ...

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