Pine Island Boat Club enjoys Green Flash
The Pine Island Boat Club, led by Rosemary and Peter Henry, recently ran six boats over to the Green Flash for a fun (funny) and delightful lunch. The Green Flash was very accommodating, and club members will come back again. The weather has been cooperating lately, and April was a busy month with four activities for the members. For information about the club’s activities and membership (buy a burgee and lifetime membership for $75) contact the club at infopibccommodore@gmail.com
Commission approves Burnt Store Road safety improvements
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a project authorization to add safety improvements to a stretch of Burnt Store Road from Delilah Drive north about five miles to Vincent Avenue. The improvements include: • Four-foot-wide paved shoulders on both sides of the road • New right and left turn lanes at Caloosa Parkway • Rumble stripes on the edge of pavement and center lines • Required guardrail, roadway signs and pavement markings The $3 million agreement is a new task work order to an existing contract with Ajax Paving Industries of Florida LLC, which was the lowest competitive bid. Work is expected to begin in June and be complete in about ...
Mary Lou Memorial Scholarship Fund created
Blood drive Saturday at Pine Island Moose Lodge
The Lee Health Bloodmobile will be visiting The Pine Island Moose Lodge at 8903 Stringfellow Road in St. James City on Saturday, May 30, from 8 a.m. to noon. At Lee Health, donated blood goes to help save the lives of patients at your community-owned hospitals: Lee Memorial Hospital, HealthPark Medical Center, Golisano Children’s Hospital of SW Florida, Gulf Coast Medical Center and Cape Coral Hospital. In addition to the five hospitals, our blood center also services the Level II Trauma Center at Lee Memorial Hospital and the Regional Cancer Center at the Sanctuary. New studies show that donating blood improves your overall cardiovascular health. Regularly donating blood ...
‘A throwback in time...’
Tarpon Lodge owner/manager Rob Wells said storm damage to the Tarpon Lodge in the past 3 years has been extensive. In fact, he said, between the Tarpon Lodge and Cabbage Key, which is also owned by the Wells family, over 13 buildings became flooded. “Milton was the highest flood that I have ...
Small-town island doctor builds trust, care in his clinic
In the past few years, Daniel Hanley, M.D., has gone a long distance to earn the trust of Pine Islanders. He said he does recognize that people like him, but says it’s just because he makes an effort to treat people the way he would want to be treated himself. “We’re all just doing the ...
Oasis Class of 2026 photo gallery II
Oasis Charter High School held its graduations for the Class of 2026 at Alico Arena at Florida Gulf Coast University on May 21. All photos by Mark Clifford. We invite you to check out our Oasis High Graduation photos as well.
