By CJ HADDAD
The 36th Annual American Sand Sculpting Championship returns to Fort Myers Beach, Nov. 19–23
Activities set at Beacon of Hope, Center of Excellence
The Beacon of Hope Pine Island is offering free Art Classes for the month of August along with a few Lunch and Learns. FL Blue will be onsite with its ice cream truck alongside Catharine Dias with L.E.A Insurance. The Center of Excellence has a lot going on at the Beacon Social Service office and Center of Excellence Classroom so please check the Beacon Facebook page for details. This Thursday, Aug. 13, the Both the Social Service office and Center Of Excellence will be closed for training and will re-open on Monday, Aug. 17. To learn more about Beacon of Hope, please visit www.beaconofhopepineisland.com, or call (239) 283-5123. The Beacon is open Mondays through Thursdays, ...
Back to School Basket Brigade a big success
Safety urged as children return to school
School is about to be back in session, which means a greater number of children near roadways in the morning and afternoon hours. To help avoid tragedies and to keep kids safe, various local entities are speaking out when it comes to how to best traverse the roadways, looking out for students in the street and buses making stops. According to information provided by the School District of Lee County, last school year the district had 61,416 daily riders, which was a 31% increase from the year before. The district also averaged a 98% on-time arrival rate in the morning. A major issue on roadways each year are cars passing around or not stopping for school buses that are ...
GPICA unveils new logo, new committees
The Greater Pine Island Civic Association unveiled a new logo and introduced the creation of new organizational committees during its August 2026 Membership Meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the First Baptist Church of Pine Island. The colorful logo is designed to showcase a few of ...
Legion announces Fourth of July Parade winners
On Thursday, July 30, American Legion Post 136 President Angee Romero and Vice Commander Shawn Bissell presented plaques for the winners of the 4th of July parade. The winners were 1st Place - CW Fudge; 2nd Place - Matlacha Hookers; and 3rd Place - American Legion Post 136. There were over ...
Samaritan Health and Wellness’ Hook provides free items for anglers at Jug Creek Shark Tournament
Samaritan Health and Wellness founder, Executive Director and Family Nurse Practitioner Susan K. Hook, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, came out to the Pine Island Big Fin Shark Tournament on Aug. 1, to support anglers by doing her best to supply them with items to fight the raging heat, such as hats, ...
