By: Butch Swank Not everyone will like hearing this, but I am okay with that. Sometimes a person can go their entire life with a glaring but easy to solve problem that everyone in their life sees. It is obvious. However, no one ever mentions this glaring problem because “everyone” seems to think someone else […]
Day: May 3, 2022
Scott Fischer Charities Presents $30,000 To Blessings In A Backpack Of Southwest Florida To Feed Children
Funds Were Raised At The 25th Annual Paul Sands Memorial Slaw Dog Invitational Submitted By: Josh Milton Scott Fischer Charities is proud to present Blessings in a Backpack of Southwest Florida with a check for $30,000 to feed children every weekend during the school year when kids often go without food. The money was raised […]
Take Care Of Today For A Better Tomorrow
By: Dr. Darin Stokke, DC As a kid growing up I remember visiting my Grandpa and watching him work so hard at everything he did. When I asked him why he worked so hard he told me he worked hard so he could one day retire and enjoy fishing every day for the rest of […]
East Lee County… ”Our Time”
By: Commissioner Ray Sandelli In one of my very first calls when I assumed my role as a County Commissioner in 2019, I asked not where we were as a county, but where are we going? It was evident growth was coming our way and those with thoughtful insight offered that East Lee County would […]
Montage Women’s Club
By: Rita Artwohl The Montage Women’s Club is a social and philanthropic club open to all women residing in Lee County. We meet on the fourth Thursday of each month at The Landings Yacht, Golf, and Tennis Club (community entry off McGregor Blvd between Cypress Lake Drive and College Pkwy). Meetings begin at 11:30 […]
Aggressive Driving, Road Rage On The Rise
By: Sheriff Carmine Marceno The growth of population and the increased traffic that accompanies such growth appears to generate a rise in patterns of driver frustration. Sprinkle in the additional stressors of a pandemic, inflation and the other tensions that most of us experience and you have a recipe for “road rage.” Some drivers engage […]
Animal Refuge Center To Officially Open The Sharon Bodenhafer Critter Clinic
Submitted By: Wayne Leinen The Animal Refuge Center is excited to hold a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the Sharon Bodenhafer Critter Clinic on Saturday, May 14th. The Critter Clinic is a state-of-the-art medical center that will benefit all the dogs and cats ARC takes in, who through no fault of their own, find […]
Local Organizations Come Together to Host Second Annual Workforce Signing Day
Submitted By: Jenny Parrish “It’s not all about college. It’s not the only way to succeed in life.” said Marissa Brown, a 2021 graduate of Ida Baker. Brown was celebrated last year at Workforce Signing Day, an event championed by Bill Daubmann of MY Shower Door. Workforce Signing Day recognized the high school seniors of […]