By: Nancy Kilmartin | The Southwest Florida Historical Society Thursday, September 12th Chet Wallace, Registrar at the Edison Ford Winter Estates will be presenting a program. His topic is “The Vagabonds: The Travels of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.” The lecture focuses on the camping trips that Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, John Burroughs and Henry Ford took […]
Richard Allen Anglickis, 81, passed away on 9/4/24 in Lehigh Acres, Florida He was the President of The Heritage Group and lived in Lehigh Acres since 1962. He was involved in many projects and activities in Lehigh Acres and Lee County. He was born In Cicero (Chicago) Illinois on November 18, 1942 to Stanley J. Anglickis […]
By: Connie Puzevic The General Woman’s Club of Lehigh Acres, Fl. will hold their first meeting of the season on Friday, Sept. 20th, @ 1pm at the Rise Christian Church, 50 Bell Blvd. North, Lehigh Acres, Fl. The speaker will be Heather Turco from the Lee County Sheriff’s Dept. speaking on personal safety. At the […]
By: Pat Whitehall If ever the word “labor” was taken seriously, it “hadda” be Saturday, August 31st at the VFW Post 4174 in Lehigh Acres. We had many different people laboring to put together a rib cook off, complete with contests, laughter and a fantastic duo playing a great mixture of music. They all worked […]
The School District of Lee County is excited to announce that College Night 2024 is planned for Tuesday, September 17th. High School students interested in furthering their education after graduation can meet more than 100 representatives from colleges, universities and technical schools around the country. College Night is designed to give 11th and 12th grade students the […]
Community support needed to make a difference in the fight against food insecurity Harry Chapin Food Bank, the largest hunger relief organization and only Feeding America partner serving Southwest Florida, is calling on community members to do their part to end hunger during Hunger Action Month. Established in 2008 by Feeding America, Hunger Action […]
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