The Pine Island Travel Club has announced its lineup of 2026 meetings. The club meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6 p.m., unless otherwise noted, at Fishers of Men Lutheran Church on Pine Island.
The Pine Island Travel Club brings together travel lovers to learn about destinations, cruise lines and travel opportunities around the world. Each meeting features informative presentations, guest speakers and opportunities to connect with fellow travelers.
2026 meeting dates:
• March 26 – Featuring Viking Cruises
• April 16
• May 21 – Featuring Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises
• June 25
• July 23
• Aug. 27
• Sept. 24
• Oct. ...
This Monday, March 23, from 1-4 p.m., Mary Ragains will lead the third art class in the series of butterfly paintings at St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Butterflies are a symbol of hope, transformation, love and reassurance, often appearing at difficult or transitional times to remind us that we can receive new life and spiritual change from struggle (caterpillar) to beauty (butterfly).
In this class, you’ll not only learn a new skill, create a piece of art for yourself using the Zentangle method, but also create a gift for a resident of Brookdale Senior Living in Cape Coral. Over the past few years, St. John’s Episcopal Church women have served Brookdale residents by sending ...
The Pine Island Food Pantry’s three-week-long food drive with the help of the Pine Island Winn-Dixie is drawing to a close. The purpose of the food drive is to support local families in need this Easter holiday.
For the drive, Winn-Dixie customers can purchase $15 pre-filled bags full of non-perishable items needed by the pantry from now until March 20. The goal is to sell more than 400 bags to help stock the pantry and meet the needs of local families.
Customers can also contribute by donating cash or additional non-perishable items, such as canned vegetables and tuna, boxed pasta and mac and cheese, dried beans and instant potatoes.
To wrap up the drive, Winn-Dixie will ...
The Matlacha Hookers have announced that the 2026 scholarship grants are now available, not only for college, but for the trade/technical schools, first responder career and/or continuing education.
In addition to continuing their tradition of awarding scholarships to deserving students, the Hookers have also announced two additional locally sponsored memorial scholarships. First, the Charles (Kim) Gerz memorial scholar specifically for the trades and the Mary Lou Sharpe Memorial Scholarship.
The required qualifications to apply for the scholarships include a high school diploma or equivalent and one of the following: 1. Former student of Pine Island Elementary School. 2. A current ...
The Pine Island Golden Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Bobby Holloway Foundation, will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 28, at Phillips Park, 5675 Sesame Drive, Bokeelia. This free event is for children ages 11-17.
Participants will receive a candy bag and will have the chance to find golden eggs with special prizes. For more information call 239-533-7200 or visit www.leeparks.org/events.
The annual ECHO Global Food and Farm Festival returned to its roots this past weekend.
After several years of expansion to the point where is became a weeklong event, it retuned a single day event where ECHO opened its farm to the public and featured tours, food tastings, and workshops for ...
With the usual hot and hazy conditions of Southwest Florida on the horizon, the area’s largest water park is ready to welcome the community to its grounds for another season of aquatic adventure.
Sun Splash Family Waterpark is now open for the 2026 season, operating from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ...
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre is thrilled to present CATS, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical, playing now through April 4. One of the longest-running shows in Broadway history, CATS is a dazzling theatrical experience that blends unforgettable music, breathtaking choreography, and ...
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My love affair with California Cabs began at an early age, when I joined my first wine club (Les Amis du Vin), at the age of twenty. One of the first wines I purchased through the wine club, was one of the best ...
By School District of Lee County estimates, 3,400 students took part in walkouts last week in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.
The walkouts took place at 13 of the district’s high schools — all but two — and at one middle school in south county.
School ...
