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Bank of the Islands serves as sponsor

Bank of the Islands was the helicopter golf ball drop sponsor for the Sanibel School Fund's first-ever Casino Night and annual Blue Ribbon Golf Tournament on May 1-2 at The Sanctuary Golf Club on Sanibel. The Casino Night featured gambling, prizes, a live and silent auction, raffles and more. ...

FISH backpack program ensures youths have food

FISH of Sanibel-Captiva reported that hunger does not end when the school bell rings. For some children, evenings, weekends, school breaks and holidays can mean uncertainty about where their next meal will come from. Its year-round Backpack Program helps bridge that gap by providing youths ...

Doc Ford's serves as sponsor

Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille on Sanibel was a grand sponsor for the Sanibel School Fund's first-ever Casino Night and annual Blue Ribbon Golf Tournament on May 1-2 at The Sanctuary Golf Club on Sanibel. The Casino Night featured gambling, prizes, a live and silent auction, raffles and more. ...

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First chick documented in three decades

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that the 2026 nesting season has kept its shorebird team and dedicated volunteers busy across Sanibel and surrounding coastal sites. Since nesting season began in February, they have monitored dozens of nesting attempts and broods ...

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DOH-Lee issues water quality advisory

On June 18, the Florida Department of Health in Lee County (DOH-Lee) issued a water quality health advisory for the following location: - LCSP-7 Sanibel Causeway, at 19931 Sanibel Causeway, Fort Myers Tests completed on June 17 indicate that the water quality at LCSP-7 Sanibel Causeway does ...

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Sign-ups open for Fourth of July parade on islands

Registrations are being accepted for this year's Annual Independence Day Parade on Sanibel. Taking place on July 4 starting at 9:30 a.m., the parade will follow its regular route, beginning at the corner of Tarpon Bay Road and Periwinkle Way and traveling east to Casa Ybel Road. Line up will ...

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Guest commentary: Property tax reform amendment on ballot

In an abbreviated two-day special session on June 1-2 to discuss property tax reform, the Legislature passed the governor's proposed state constitutional amendment to increase the existing property tax homestead exemption from the current $50,000 to an eventual $250,000. The amendment, which ...

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Bank of the Islands serves as sponsor

Bank of the Islands was the helicopter golf ball drop sponsor for the Sanibel School Fund's first-ever Casino Night and annual Blue Ribbon Golf Tournament on May 1-2 at The Sanctuary Golf Club on Sanibel. The Casino Night featured gambling, prizes, a live and silent auction, raffles and more. ...

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