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 […]
Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District Participates in Community-Wide Egg Hunt “Big EGGspedition” Organized by Rise Christian Church
Over the next two weekends, the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District is participating in the “BIG Eggspedition”, a community-wide egg hunt organized by Rise Christian Church. Stations 102, 104, and 105 will be participating locations. Firefighters will hide the eggs each morning – after adding a special LAFCRD challenge coin to them! We […]
Construction Site Thefts
By: Sheriff Carmine Marceno Construction sites are appearing all over the Lee County Sheriff’s Office East District. Undeveloped properties have increased in value and the demand for new homes has grown beyond expectation. New home sites are particularly vulnerable to theft as the properties are vacant during the evening hours. Home builds, in their latter […]
March Wrap-Up
By: Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass March has been a busy month for Lee County with a lot of great news to report. Public safety is always a top priority and it is crucial that we continue to work with our legal and law enforcement counterparts to ensure our community is protected. In doing so, we recently […]
Awards Gala 2022
By: Mike Welch The East Lee County Chamber of Commerce had its Annual Awards Gala at the Plantation Golf & Country Club on March 19th with close to 230 guests in attendance. Lee County Commissioner and Vice-Chair Ray Sandelli kicked off the event with expressions of thanks to the Chamber and our community servants: teachers, […]