There was a vehicle and bicycle traffic related fatality near Lolly Rd. & Stringfellow on north Pine Island at approximately 5:15 PM. Mon., March 11,2019. The road was closed while the incident was being investigated by the Lee County Sheriff's Dept. John Lackey III, in a 2018 Kia Rio was northbound on Stringfellow Rd, south of Lolly Rd.
Date is set for the 3rd annual Michael Gibbons Memorial Golf Tournament. For years Michael organized a golf tournament here on Pine Island at Alden Pines. . Because of Michael’s love of golf we felt a charitable golf tournament in his name would be most fitting. Michael enjoyed meeting new people and serving in his community of Matlacha and Pine Island.
A Lee County Mosquito Control District Spokesman and the owners of the Woodstock Airport property acknowledge that the closing and transfer of ownership took place on or before Dec., 15th as put forth in the original contract for sale.
ClamJam of Southwest Florida Seafood & Music Festival will feature over 120 craft vendors and specially selected food vendors with Fresh Local Seafood. . . right-off-the-boats of SW Florida's local fishermen. Locally harvested clams and shellfish, and other seafood dishes being offered. Also a great selection of foods for those who can’t or don’t eat seafood. Check website for list of foods being offered at the event.
Five people addressed the Lee County Mosquito Control District at the Nov. board meeting. In favor of the purchase, Jonathon Hunt, of Matlacha stated, "When a resident comes before a board, I really feel that they should use their real name. . . that hasn't been done here today."
On 11-26-18, at approx. 2 pm, and at end of Barrancus Ave. off Stringfellow Rd. in Bokeelia, a semi-tractor-trailer caused a power line to break and fall while attempting to turn into the Mango Factory driveway disrupting power to residents nearby. Lee County Co-op restored power within an hour. Pine-Island/Matlacha Fire Dept. and the Lee County Sheriffs Dept. were on site to keep the public away from the temporarily live wire.
There was no in-depth discussion by the Lee County Mosquito & Hyacinth Control Districts board members about the Woodstock Airport purchase at the October meeting, other than the District’s attorneys are investigating the questions brought forward to the board about easements on the property. The next scheduled board meeting is Thursday, November 15th at 10 a.m.
The plaintiffs appealed the court’s decision that the zoning verification letter from the county permitting LCMCD’s use of the Woodstock Airport FL86 was valid.
Recently a memo was distributed to members of the Greater Pine Island Civic Association that provided misleading and, in some cases, blatantly false statements and accusations against the Lee County Mosquito Control District (LCMCD). The following are direct responses from LCMCD to these accusations.
Two full days of Fun, Arts & Craft Vendors, Fresh Local Clams & Seafood and other Great Foods. Two full days of Live Music, Games and Rides and Contests. The Annual Event will be held on Saturday, January 26th, from 10 am to 7 pm and Sunday, January 27th. from 10 am to 5 pm.
Attached is a spreadsheet with the vote tabulations for Pine Island Precincts 14, 15, 21 on Sept. 28, 2018. Only large percentage or otherwise significant vote counts were included.
Who's The Real Enemy? Average Prices as of 3/10/22 Russian's pay $.44 per gal. of natural gas & $2 a gal for gasoline. The U.S. pays $5 gal + del for propane and $4.35 for gasoline _________________ UPDATE: Temp Extremes on Earth's surface These ARE "everyday" & NOT Record Temps! 7-20-2016! Iraq: 126deg. F. Antartica: -91deg. F. 217 deg. spread 8-4-2021! Samoa: 129deg. F. Antarctica: -96deg. F. 225 deg. spread 4 deg. warmer 5 deg. colder >In over 5 Years< ________________ Sea Levels in Pineland have NOT gone up 1 inch in 50 years - But the Atlantic Ocean, 150 miles away has risen 3 feet? _________________ The Dollar's Value IS Tanking! '92-'05 ~ $400 oz. 2011 - $1800+ oz. The Gold Story ________________ Money Isn't Counted in Venezuela, It Is Weighed: 10-31-16; Wall Street Journal, 1 Doz. eggs, $150 ________________ In 1757, Lomonosov fathered the theory crude oil originates from biological material. The Story ________________ Little Known Arab Facts The Story ________________ The REAL “Cellular Therapy” Story The Cell Story ________________ Read: Climate Change "Consensus" a Fallacy ________________ Read: Astronauts Object to Global Warming "Crisis" Assertion ________________ 17,000+ children and teens are treated for lawn mower injuries each year. The Story
4th of July, 2018-- Here for 4th of July, 2018 Parade video
4th of July, 2017 -- Here for 4th of July, 2017 Parade video
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Actual Photo of the Calusa Golden Mask discovered over 40 years ago
Wisdom From 450 BC
Just in case you or anyone you know or heard of thinks they have had one original thought in their entire life. . .some technology excluded.
“The longer a war lasts, the more things tend to depend on accidents."
“You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.”
“Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.”
"The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools.”
"I am more afraid of our own blunders than of the enemy's devices.”
Quotes from Thucydides translated from the classic Greek text: Born:460 BC, Halimous, Athens (modern Alimos) Died:400 BC, place of death unknown Thucydides was an Athenian historian and a general having fought in many Greek battles. Most notably fighting in and cronicaling the Pelopeneasean War in the fifth-century BC between Sparta and Athens manuscript of which he didn't finish for unknown reason. (more to come)
Relevant Quotes
The U.S. Constitution is just words on parchment. If no one protects and defends. . .protects and defends it, God won't bother.
“A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.” — Thomas Jefferson
When accused of colluding with the Russians, Winston Churchill said, “If Hitler invaded Hell, I'd find something nice to say about the Devil himself in the House of Commons."
". . .while the excesses of McCarthyism may be fairly described as a witch hunt, it was a witch hunt with witches, some in government.... " (Thomas Powers, New York Review of Books, 11th May, 2000)
"It (not being conclusively exposed until 1999) meant that he (Alger Hiss, assistant to Secretary of State Edward Stettinius under Franklin Roosevelt) could take pride in acting as Soviet agents in the United States were instructed by their handlers to act. Never reveal your covert existence, they were told; if exposed, categorically deny any complicity; if convicted (he WAS convicted with the help of Richard Nixon), strenuously maintain your innocence as long as you live... (G. Edward White, Alger Hiss's Looking-Glass Wars - 2004)
In 10,000 years no one ever sacrificed their arms, their legs, their family or their life for "progress."
Speaking of Iran's crude nuclear bomb technology and inaccurate delivery systems, "If I were the (west bank) Palestinians, I'd be a little nervous." --John Wohlstetter, a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute
"Goodbye, my beloved friend. A great voice falls silent. A great heart stops. " --Salman Rushdie (On the death of Christopher Hitchens, Dec.,16, 2011) UPDATE 8-22 (See link)
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."...."To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical."-- Thomas Jefferson
"If Congress can employ money indefinitely to the general welfare… The powers of Congress would subvert the very foundation, the very nature of the limited government established by the people of America."--Alexander Hamilton:
“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else." --Winston Churchill