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Council gives support of opposition to expand offshore oil and gas drilling

By MEGHAN BRADBURY mbradbury@breezenewspapers.com The Sanibel City Council gave support in submitting a letter of opposition to expand offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of America program areas A and B last week. Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Chief Executive Officer James Evans told council he was there in partnership with their friends at Oceana to support their initiative to recruit local elected officials to sign on to a letter urging the Trump Administration to remove areas of Florida’s Gulf Coast from its proposed offshore oil drilling plan. “The sign on letter specifically urges the removal of Florida Gulf Coast areas from the National Outer ...

Wading Bird Monitoring Program offered through SCCF

By MEGHAN BRADBURY mbradbury@breezenewspapers.com The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) Coastal Wildlife team has launched a wading bird monitoring program across the island to encourage community participation and learn more about birds that use Sanibel. SCCF Coastal Wildlife ...

Dupre, Mullins elected for CEPD board

By MEGHAN BRADBURY mbradbury@breezenewspapers.com The voters elected incumbent Bernie Dupre and Michael Mullins as the commissioners for the Captiva Erosion Prevention District during the General Election last week. Dupre kept the Captiva Erosion Prevention District’s Seat One with ...

Sanibel Captiva Orchid Society to meet Nov. 16

The Sanibel Captiva Orchid Society (SCOS) will meet on Nov. 16 at the Community House Founders Room at 2173 Periwinkle Dr., Sanibel. Doors are open at noon for a fundamentals orchid class hosted by Tom Uhler, former president of SCOS in the Islanders Room. The class will be followed by the ...

Local Sports & Recreation

Sanibel School cross country team makes it to regional finals

The Sanibel School Cross Country team all made it to the regional finals, which is coming up soon. Those pictured include Edna Dykuizen (coach & middle school teacher), Cassidy Siwicke (7th grade), Nolan Kopp (6th grade), Harrison McNeilus (7th grade), Eliana Kassly (8th grade) Back: ...

November and December activities at the Sanibel Rec Center

Gobble & Groove Line Dancing with Tracy will be held Friday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. The Calm Before the Season: A day of wellness, prevention and relaxation will be held Wednesday, Nov. 18. The 3D Mobile Mammography Bus will be on site from ...

America’s Boating Course to be offered at library

America’s Boating Course, put on by the Sanibel Captiva Sail and Power Squadron will be taught in two sessions: on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sanibel Public Library. The first classroom session will be devoted to ...

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Florida 20th Circuit Court judge denies petition challenging South Seas rezoning

A judge in Florida’s 20th Circuit Court has denied a petition challenging Lee County’s zoning approval for South Seas Resort on Captiva, which allows the approval to stand. In his decision signed Oct. 21, Judge James Shenko denied the petition, finding the Board’s decision was based on ...

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