To the editor:The dates of our three major fund raisers for the coming season have been announced by FMB Woman's Club President Joyce Hopkins. Our Style Show/luncheon will be on Jan. 23. Fashions again will be by Rebecca's of North Naples. It's always a fun day with lots of prizes, a Chinese ...
To the editor:The recent budget cut of nearly 20 percent to the Bay Oaks Recreation Center budget by the Town of Fort Myers Beach is, to say the least, extreme, not to mention counterproductive. The Town Manager and Town Council have tasked the staff at Bay Oaks to increase revenue-generating ...
Yet another shooting, this time in Roseburg, Ore., where 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer opened fire at Umpqua Community College, killing nine people and wounding others. Mercer was a student who died by suicide after exchanging gunfire with responding police officers. Sadly, these tragic ...
To the editor:I have lived on Fort Myers Beach since the 1970s. I have seen a lot of changes, especially Town managers. I became a widow in 1989. Since that time, Bay Oaks Rec Center and our beautiful pool have been a big plus in my life. I am by far not the only senior on the Beach that feels ...
To the editor:Refusing to share information regarding the rampant violence directly and indirectly tied to the Dunbar Community is unacceptable. I continue to hear excuses like 'fear of retaliation' and 'distrust of law enforcement'.When reminded of the fact that the Crime Stoppers hotline is ...
I hardly knew her, but I knew her name.I knew she was walking over bridges I hope to never cross.All just a matter of time, and then one day, there was no more time.No one brought flowers, so I?brought mine.No one seemed to care, no one but the stray, who called for her every day.I feed her ...
