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Shaving Heads For Cancer
Every Friday in September community leaders will shave their heads and go bald to help raise money for kids fighting cancer. Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce President John Lai will have his head shaven today for Cali who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia when she was three years old.
What’s Going on at CROW?
Starting in September there is a slew of new presentations at the Clinic for Rehabilitation of Wildlife. Here are the topics for the CROW tours which are available Monday through Friday at 11:00am.
Bay Oaks Institutes Mask Mandate For Kids
Following in the footsteps of the Lee County School District, Bay Oaks will now require kids in its after-school program to wear masks. Parents were told to make sure their kids have a mask and that they are required to wear it. The policy will be reviewed in 30 days.
Women’s Club Raising Funds
The Fort Myers Beach Women’s Club is raising money so they can construct a climate-controlled shed on their property. The organization has set a goal of $10,000 and if the new structure is built it will allow the club to work to reopen the stage which they had to close off for storage. If you’d like to donate, CLICK HERE.
Has LOSAM Been Optimized Yet Colonel Kelly?
Army Corps of Engineers Colonel Andrew Kelly, who’s retiring on September 9th, held a press conference Friday to give an update on the management of Lake Okeechobee. Here's what Kelly said about water releases to our coast.
Setback For Arches
Steven Ray McDonald from the Restore The Arches organization announced this week that the group did not win a $3,000 Florida State Grant that would have helped fund engineering for the project. The group received 78.8 of 80 points needed for the grant.
SCCF Launches Another Helpful Resource
SCCF is launching another resource to help local residents stay on top of the water quality situation in our area. Every Friday Research & Policy Associate Leah Reidenbach will release a new “Weekly Water Conditions Tracker.” Here's what it will include.
Snook On? Release With Caution Please.
The recreational harvest season for snook starts tomorrow in waters from Pinellas/Hillsborough counties (including Tampa Bay), south to Gordon Pass in Collier County. It remains catch-and-release due to impacts from red tide. FWC is encouraging anglers to use proper handling methods to help release snook...
Fire Chief Matt Love Resigning
While he wasn’t chosen as the Fire Chief in Loveland, Colorado last week, Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Matt Love has notified the fire board of Commissioners he wants them to start the process of looking for his replacement. Love is fielding offers from around the country. He has not said when his final day will be.
Fire Department Cancels 9/11 Event
The Fort Myers Fire Department has canceled its September 11th commemoration event due to rising COVID cases. The beach wreath-laying event was scheduled for September 10th at Station 33 on Lenell Road.