For the third consecutive year, The Smokin' Oyster Brewery won the chili tasting contest at the Women's Club Christmas event. The S.O.B's Reid Freeman gets to keep the green jacket hanging in his garage after his West Texas Beef Chili received the most votes.

The 3rd annual Women's Club Christmas Tree Auction was a smashing success last weekend. The 17 Christmas trees auctioned off brought in $7,377 which will be distributed to beach non-profit groups. Three large bins of toys were also collected.

Last Saturday and Sunday crews set up shop in Lynn Hall Park and on Monday the new sand started arriving on Fort Myers Beach. 300 trucks of new sand will be delivered from Immokalee, to replace 6000 tons of sand that washed away during Tropical Storm ETA.

(By Ed Ryan) A parade of trucks will begin marching over the Matanzas Pass bridge starting Monday to replace 6000 tons of beach sand that washed away along 600 linear feet in Lynn Hall Park on Fort Myers Beach during Tropical Storm ETA.

Here's our special interview with Lee County Parks and Recreation Director Jesse Lavender about the beach renourishment and bathroom renovations in Lynn Hall Park. You can listen to the interview on the Beach Talk Radio website, iHeart, Apple and Spotify.

Pete McCagg has died at the age of 91. The United States Marine, and Korean War Veteran, moved to Fort Myers Beach in 1954. Mr. McCagg was instrumental in created the Lions Club Shrimp Festival in the 1950's, which raises thousands of dollars for local charities.

Everyone should plan to visit Bailey's General Store on Sanibel this holiday season. There's already a good chance you have an ornament for your Christmas Tree from Bailey's. Pat Kiely, the "ornament lady" designs a new ornament for Bailey's every year.

Fort Myers Beach Town Councilman Jim Atterholt's location suggestion to reconstruct what's left of the arches seems to be gaining steam. The northern most entry point to the beach in Lynn Hall Park has been unanimously approved by the organization that has been behind this movement for years.

The Chamber of Commerce hosted a special Business After Hours Wednesday night at Shuckers as the restaurant showed off its new menu. According to Bar Supervisor & Music Manager Roxanne Jakaitis (pictured here), the turnout was excellent, everyone had a great time, they loved the music "and we got awesome feedback on the food."

$450,000 worth of renovations are planned for the restroom facilities in Lynn Hall Park. The upgrades are scheduled to take place in March of 2021 and the bathrooms will be closed while the work is being done.

Candace Johnson from the Dr. Piper Foundation is our first guest. She'll be telling us about their 106th Christmas Celebration to benefit at-risk children. Estero Island resident and author Patrick McKeown, joins us at 9:30 to tell us about his new book "The Mound House: Crown Jewel of Fort Myers Beach."

Would you like to be a skunk researcher? There's no pay and there's no guarantee that the job won't stink. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a new project for Florida residents. The organization is looking for help learning more about the one mammal most of us try to avoid at all costs.