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WEBSep 6, 2024 · Grand opening for new Goodwill store on Pine Island Road in Cape set for Monday. August 22, 2024. Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida will holding a grand opening at the new west Cape Coral store Monday, Aug. 26, with a grand opening at 8:30 a.m. The first 100 customers at the new store at 1499 S.W. Pine Island Road, will receive a …
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WEB5 days ago · Thomas Dee Ragains. August 13, 2024. Thomas Dee Ragains, age 86, of Grand Rapids, MI and Pine Island, FL, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Harriet Ragains, and his brother Charles Ragains, Thomas is survived by his devoted wife of …
This Month in History: USS Pine Island part or ... - pineisland …
WEBNov 20, 2013 · On Nov. 16, 1942, The USS Pine Island, a Currituck-class seaplane tender, was “laid down.” The nautical term “laid down” refers to the date that construction of the ship began, from the traditional method of construction from the keel (bottom) upwards.
Upgrades, improvements help GPIWA better serve
WEBAug 14, 2019 · It's easy for the public to take drinking water for granted. All you have to do is go to the kitchen sink or the dispenser in the refrigerator door and you have an endless stream of safe, clean water. Public drinking water has been regulated by the federal government since 1974. The law authorizes the United States Environmental Protection Agency to set health-based standards for drinking ...
Bridge to Pine Island battered by Ian; local evacuation operations ...
WEBOct 2, 2022 · TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis issued updates on Hurricane Ian after surveying various impacted areas and meeting with community members. Today, the U.S. Coast Guard has organized a waterborne operation to help people evacuate Pine Island during daylight hours. Residents are asked to make their way to the Pine Island Fire Department, 5700 Pine […]
Five candidates queue up for Lee County Commission District 5 race
WEBJul 7, 2022 · Five candidates — three Republicans, a Democrat and a write-in — have qualified to run for the District 5 Lee County Board of County Commissioners seat left vacant by the death of Frank Mann. The Republican field offers former Boston Red Sox hitter Michael Greenwell, former District 5 Commissioner John Albion and chiropractor Joseph Gambino.
This Month in History: The story behind ‘Tom’s Follies’
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Readers of my column may recall that Tom Phillips purchased land on Pine Island in the 1930s and developed Tom’s Town. Today we call that area Pine Island Center. In later years Phillips would also develop St. James City and assist in developing Flamingo Bay. Not many people are aware that Phillips partnered with Lee County to dig a tunnel under Pine Island Sound connecting Pine Island with ...
PHOTO GALLERY: In Hurricane Ian’s wake, dangers persist, worsen …
WEBOct 3, 2022 · Snowbird Bob Fennessey of Montreal, Canada, clears out storm-damaged items from his condo, as ruined furniture and a car from his neighbors' vacation home sits on the lawn, after storm surge filled the first story of their houses during the passage of Hurricane Ian, near San Carlos Boulevard in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022.
Intermittent closures of Little Pine Island Bridge scheduled for ...
WEBAug 16, 2024 · The Florida Department of Transportation has issued notice of intermittent closures of Little Pine Island Bridge in Matlacha this weekend FDOT said the closures will take place Saturday, Aug. 17, during daytime hours to allow crews to accept deliveries of concrete bridge piles to the worksite and unload onto the barge. The deliveries will start […]
This Month in History: A lost art: making pine needle baskets and …
WEBMar 5, 2014 · By TIM KNOX Special to The Eagle One of the more interesting displays in the museum is the pine needle baskets and trays. Visitors are amazed by how precise and elegant these items are. A pine needle is the leaf off the pine tree. The pine trees on the island are longleaf yellow pine and the slash pine. The technique of creating crafts from pine needles is called coiling.