School district: OPENGATE producing results
Third annual Stock the Box food drive kicked off by Centennial Bank
Museum of the Islands to hold art show, sale Aug. 10
There will be an art show at the Museum of the Islands for the Pine Island Plein Air Painters of History and the children’s free art class in Matlacha on Monday, Aug. 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come by, see the paintings and purchase directly from the artists. Those in our plein air group may bring their work and sell it onsite at the museum Aug. 10. Guests can also come by and meet the artist. The group will also be painting there that day. Some of the child artists from the children’s free art program will be there and have their work on exhibit for sale, too. This is a great opportunity for them to see another side of the art world, selling their ...
Lee County Tax Collector hosting ‘Stock a Classroom’ supply drive to support local teachers
Stringfellow Road sidewalk repairs continue, with project expected to last until February
Sidewalk repairs along Stringfellow Road on Pine Island are continuing. According to the Lee County Depart-ment of Transportation, this project involves the removal and replacement of sidewalk panels along Stringfellow Road where cracking and concrete deterioration has occurred. For the duration of this project, work will take place Monday through Saturday between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m, pending weather or unforeseen circumstances. There will be intermittent lane closures and sidewalk detours as a part of this project. Motorists and pedestrians are asked to use caution and follow posted signage while traveling through the work zone. Construction is anticipated to be ...
Celebrating Pine Islanders: Marty Kendall
Martha (Marty) Kendall and her husband, John Kendall, have owned their home since January 1991 and moved down from Michigan after retiring in November 2000. The most important thing about her, she said, would be her love for nature. “All of my life, I’ve been into preserving nature and ...
Pine Island Big Fin Shark Tournament returns after 10 years
Ernestine Squires said the biggest reason to bring back the shark tournament after a decade is her’s and everyone else’s love for it, as well as their love for sharks, she said. “This is a fun, no frills tournament. We don’t have the prizes, the raffles or anything — it’s not a ...
