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SJCCA Update

The St. James City Civic Association has scheduled the following activities open to all: Wednesday, April 22 • Pine Island Coastal Learners: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Open to all children, a weekly meetup to learn and play in nature. Thursday, April 23 • Ping Pong: 9 a.m. Come and play ...

Cats of the Week: Heika and Chounard

You may remember Heika from previous columns. What I didn’t mention is her friend Chounard (Nardo). Their former owner passed away and between depression and age (13 years), they couldn’t handle shelter life and stopped eating. To save their lives and help them through the changes, we moved ...

Mahjongg Scores

We had 15 people for a fun day at mahjongg on April 16. Joyce Bieber came in first with 175, followed by Victoria Cuyler with a score of 110, and third place was Tony Lindsay with 95. Mahjongg is played on Thursdays from 1–4 p.m. at the SJCCA at 4th Avenue and Lemon Street.

On the Water: Big fish are moving in 

Right on schedule, big fish such as tarpon, sharks, cobia, and others are making their Spring arrival around our coastal waters.    Tarpon were sighted or hooked on the bayside of the Sanibel Causeway, around Boca Grande Pass, in the Sound near the fish shacks, and ...

SJCCA Update

The St. James City Civic Association has scheduled the following activities open to all: Wednesday, April 8 • Nature Group: 10 am. – 12 p.m. Open to all children, a weekly meetup to learn and play in nature.. Thursday, April 9 • Ping Pong: 9 a.m. Come and play every Tuesday & ...