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Conservation scholarship applications open

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) is taking applications for environmental studies scholarships, which will be distributed at the end of the 2025-26 school year. Ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each, the scholarships are available to high school seniors, ...

Bike club members cross Florida

Fifteen members of the Sanibel Bicycle Club recently ventured 220 miles across the state. The group of varying cycling experience started in Clearwater Beach, traveled east through central Florida for five days, and ended with a swim on New Smyrna Beach. President Jim Meyer reported that ...

Rotary announces scholarship winner

The Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club announced that Janae Kings received the Bill Rahe Technical College Scholarship. She is attending Cape Coral Technical College and studying to be a medical assistant. After Kings graduates, she plans to pursue work experience and then return to school to complete ...

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Bike club members cross Florida

Fifteen members of the Sanibel Bicycle Club recently ventured 220 miles across the state. The group of varying cycling experience started in Clearwater Beach, traveled east through central Florida for five days, and ended with a swim on New Smyrna Beach. President Jim Meyer reported that ...

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Shell museum conducting community project

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium reported that marine mollusks and their shells are well known in Southwest Florida, but people often overlook terrestrial mollusks, such as land and tree snails and slugs. “These animals play important roles in the region's ecosystem ...

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Boating club to offer boating course

The America's Boating Club of Sanibel-Captiva will present the U.S. Power Squadron's “America's Boating Course” in two sessions — Feb. 19 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Feb. 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. — at the Sanibel Public Library, at 770 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. The course covers basic boat ...

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Guest commentary: SCCF provides Week 4 legislative update

Budget proposals were expected from both chambers last week but were postponed as they continue negotiating to move closer to alignment on their spending proposals. Several AI-related bills moved forward last week. SB 484 — Data Centers would set parameters for the Public Service Commission ...

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Exhibit on display at Bank of the Islands

Bank of the Islands is saluting Black History Month through the images and stories of three multi-generational families who have called Sanibel home since as early as 1917. On display through February, the exhibit is located in the lobby of the Sanibel office, at 1699 Periwinkle Way. The bank ...

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