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Playhouse to present ‘Aesop’s Fables’

The Pine Island Playhouse will present “Aesop’s Fables: A Collection of Aesop’s Fables for the Stage” from Nov. 13-15 at the Fishers of Men Lutheran Church in St. James City. Involving various directors, the production will take place at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a matinee at 2 ...

Boat charter caters to people with disabilities

Capt. Austin Schimansky is a Florida native, U.S. Navy veteran and firefighter-paramedic with special water rescue skills who, as a result, travels the country during storms to help rescue those in distress. He said when in the water, he is most at home in the Pine Island Sound. In addition ...

Celebrating Pine Islanders: Irene Parker

Irene Parker said if there was only one thing she could tell people about her, it would be how much she loves Pine Island — although she has only been here since 2021. “What I’d like islanders to know is that I love the way the island is. I don’t want to change anything about it. I ...

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Legends Golf & Country Club to show off commitment to vets this Veterans Day

Legends Golf & Country Club is showing off its commitment to veterans this Veterans Day with several fundraising events to support paralyzed veterans. Its members have provided more than $390,000 in years past, and they will be at it again this year —— both on Nov. 10 and on Veterans ...

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Pendergrass, Hamman retain county commission seats

Lee County voters re-elected District 2 Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass and District 4 Commissioner Brian Hamman to office in the Nov. 3 General Election, giving each longtime commissioner more than 60% of the vote. Voters also overwhelmingly chose to change the method by which commissioners ...

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One seat retained, one lost on school board

District 4 School Board incumbent Debbie Jordan held her seat. Jordan faced challenger Tony Beougher as they were among the two top vote-getters from the primary election that advanced them to the Nov. 3 General Election. Jordan received 22,479 or 53% of the votes, and Beougher received 47%, ...

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On the Water: Now is a fun time to get on the water and enjoy it

Finally, we put together a week of good weather. If you were on the water fishing, you probably noticed mullet and baitfish everywhere and a lot of them. The water is alive with activity from fish of all sizes, dolphins, manatees and birds right now. It’s a fun time to get on the water and ...

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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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