

The next meeting of the Greater Pine Island Civic Association has a jam-packed agenda that Island residents won’t want to miss. Presentations will include updates from island hurricane preparedness and recovery groups and two public information sessions covering rezoning cases The GPICA meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 5, at First Baptist Church of Pine Island, 5363 Ave. D, Bokeelia, (next to Pine Island Elementary School). All Pine Islanders/Matlacha residents are welcome to attend, regardless of GPICA membership Disaster recovery and preparedness group presentations Greater Pine Island Alliance Executive Director Erin Lollar Lambert will provide an overview ...
Pine Island FISH will be distributing back to school clothes to families who pre-registered this Saturday, Aug. 2. The event will be held at Pine Island United Church in the Wesley Hall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The clothing will be distributed in conjunction with the Pine Island Block Party to ...
The German American Social Club of Cape Coral is celebrating a part of milestones this year — its 60th anniversary and the 40th crowning of Ms. Oktoberfest. Sara Skorak, who began volunteering at the club in 2018, was crowned Saturday at festivities that began with dinner, the surprise ...
The Lee Health Bloodmobile will be visiting the Pine Island Moose Lodge at 8903 Stringfellow Road in S. James City Saturday, Aug. 2, from 8 a.m. to noon. All the blood collected remains in Lee Health, which includes the Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, the Regional Cancer ...
Saint Hilary’s Helping Hands Ministry is seeking reading and math volunteers for Orange River, Orangewood, Manatee and Villas elementary schools, in Fort Myers. Volunteering just one hour a week can make a profound difference in a child’s confidence and academic success. No prior teaching ...
Join Gulf Coast Humane Society for a splash of fun and a wave of generosity at Darcy Dives for Donations, a fun and splash-friendly fundraiser as well as Yappy Hour. Darcy Dives for Donations will take place at Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers on Friday, Aug. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. Gulf Coast ...
From Aug. 1-3, customers can donate $5 or more in exchange for a specially marked 5-gallon Ace Hardware bucket to use as a shopping basket, earning a 20% discount on nearly everything they can fit inside. In 2024, nearly 900 customers contributed $4,442 during the campaign to support pediatric ...
The North Georgia Wine Advisor normwine@bellsouth.net normwine@charter.net A Recommendation From the Past (Christmas in July) Dos July - 2025 Looking at some old files, I came across a review I wrote more than ten years ago, which you might enjoy, also it might point you toward a ...
Lee County voters will get an opportunity in 2026 to decide whether to make a substantive change in how Lee County commissioners are elected. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed HB 4001: Lee County, which will bring to referendum a proposal to elect our county commissioners by district ...