June is the Museum of the Islands Membership Drive Month. This all-volunteer museum, established 36 years ago, is a cultural treasure preserving island history, such as the Calusa Tribe dating back several thousand years and also the area’s important and interesting fishing industry. By investing in a museum membership, islanders can insure that the rich history of Pine Island and surrounding islands can be preserved and enjoyed for generations to come. Family memberships are $25, this gives members and their families unlimited visits for 12 months, There are also individual memberships for $20 and lifetime memberships for $100. Memberships can be obtained in person at the ...
Last Tuesday, May 26, Pine Island Elementary hosted Step Up Day, giving students an exciting opportunity to visit the grade level above them and learn about the expectations for the upcoming school year. Students met their “new teachers,” who shared helpful information about what they can ...
Last Thursday, May 28, the brightest young readers from Pine Island Elementary School took to the stage to showcase their literary prowess at the annual Lee County School District Book Battle. The 2026 P.I.E. team, comprised of Callie Messer, Isaac Montalbano, Bailey Ninh, Ryker Stark, Ava ...
As Dan Collard reaches Day 21 of his 2,500-mile bicycle journey from near the Mexican border to Canada, the retired Michigan K9 officer and bomb squad sergeant has now pushed through Arizona, crossed deep into Utah, and entered Wyoming on the next major phase of the Western Wildlands Route. ...
Sanibel's Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife is treating a bobcat kitten rescued by a firefighter in a brush fire in Charlotte County. Bayshore volunteer firefighter Julian Roman-Kulwicki was working the brush fire when he came across the kitten meowing and crawling out of a pile of ...
Lee County reminds homeowners and landscapers to stop the use of fertilizers beginning June 1 through Sept. 30. During the rainy season, fertilizers containing nitrogen or phosphorus may not be applied to turf and/or landscape plants in unincorporated Lee County. The Lee Board of County ...
A massive rescue operation involving dozens of local, state, and federal agencies and community organizations, led to the rescue of 21 young people who were considered missing and endangered in Lee County, Collier County, and Hendry County. The three-day operation, led by the National Child ...
Bridge is played at 12:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Fishers of Men Lutheran Church, 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 the winners of the game. Winners for May 27: Mary ...
Appropriately coinciding with the official start of hurricane season Gov. Ron DeSantis has called for a special legislative session to push his “Save Our Homes” plan to slash property taxes. “Today in Tampa, I outlined the Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes plan that will ...