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Supper raises funds for island NJHS

Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church hosted the Mardi Gras Pancake Supper on Feb. 17 on Sanibel. It featured a classic pancake supper served by volunteers in a Mardi Gras atmosphere. The event raised $1,500 for The Sanibel School's National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), which the church ...

Lions take part in meal packing event

Sanibel Captiva Lions Club members and their spouses took part in the sixth annual Sanibel Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) MobilePack on Feb. 6 at the Sanibel Community Church on Sanibel. The volunteers measured out the correct quantity of each ingredient and inserted them into plastic bags, ...

Decal program results in donation

Bank of the Islands recently made a donation through its We Love Our Islands program. Winner Wendy Harris was spotted with the program's decal on her vehicle, winning her the chance to decide which local nonprofit would receive a charitable contribution. She chose to donate the $1,200 to FISH ...

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County announces temporary beach access closure

Lee County reported that the beach access at the San Carlos Bay-Bunche Beach Preserve in Fort Myers will be temporarily closed from March 9-13, while the Department of Transportation completes drainage repairs related to impacts from Hurricane Ian. During the project, the roadway south of the ...

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Shell club to hold monthly meeting

The Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club will hold its next meeting of the season on March 15 at 2 p.m. at the Sanibel Recreation Center, at 3880 Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel. The guest speaker will be research professor and Florida Atlantic University's (FAU) Queen Conch Lab Director Dr. Megan Davis. ...

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Progressives to hold program

The Progressives of the Islands will welcome guest speaker and “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) Executive Director Ann-Marie Wildman on March 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sanibel Public Library, at 770 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. She will talk about Sanibel's ...

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Guest commentary: SCCF provides Week 7 legislative update

The House and Senate budget conferees were assigned two weeks ago. While both sides are optimistic that discussions are going well, no formal budget conference meeting schedules had been posted as of Feb. 27. Both chambers have released their tax packages (i.e. sales tax holidays) revealing ...

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CFI kicks off Leadership Sanibel & Captiva program

The Charitable Foundation of the Islands (CFI) launched the Leadership Sanibel & Captiva Class of 2026 with the Opening Session on Jan. 15, held in conjunction with the SanCap Chamber's State of the Islands at the Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa in Fort Myers. The day began with ...

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