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Historical village to present Twilight Talk

The Sanibel Historical Museum and Village will present the next program in its Twilight Talk Series, “Storm Stories from Sanibel: HURRICANE IAN,” on Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point, at 17281 On Par Blvd., Fort Myers. A collaborative showing of the documentary, it ...

Captiva library, county system offer programs

The Captiva Memorial Library, which is part of the Lee County Library System, is offering the following free programming: CHILDREN PROGRAMS - Nov. 17: Pumpkin Pie Craft (during operating hours) Pumpkin pie is the epitome of fall. Youths can make their own paper plate pumpkin pie. The ...

Business Notes

CHAMBER TO HOST BUSINESS LUNCHEON The SanCap Chamber will hold its business luncheon meeting on Nov. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the 'Tween Waters Inn & Marina, at 15951 Captiva Drive, Captiva. The program will be “Resilient Rebuilding,” with a panel of five local experts ...

The School District of Lee County could lose more than $4 million in funding due to “duplicate” students. The issue was addressed during the school board's meeting on Nov. 4. The workshop presentation highlighted duplicated students due to Family Empowerment Scholarships and Personalized ...

Master Gardener volunteers to offer program

Lee County UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener volunteers will present a free program, “Florida-Friendly Landscaping for Barrier Islands,” on Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Sanibel Public Library and virtually via Zoom. Living on the barrier islands comes with unique challenges and ...

Lions Club announces contest winners

The Sanibel Captiva Lions Club sponsored the Lions International Peace Poster Contest, challenging students at The Sanibel School to participate. Working with art teacher Erica Sharp, 29 youths entered the contest. The judging was recently completed by a panel of local experts, including ...