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The Continental Women’s Club will hold its monthly luncheon meeting on Thursday, August 7 at 11:30 a.m. Our program will feature Miriam Ortiz, the founder of the Gladiolus Food Pantry, located in Harlem Heights. The mission of the Gladiolus Food Pantry is to reduce hunger by providing healthy, nutritious food while treating everyone with dignity […]

Greetings Members and Friends! I hope your summer is off to a great start. We had an amazing year with a lot of events, some great times and plenty of dancing and laughter! The entire clubhouse staff wants to thank you for your support of the restaurant this past season. With a full year under […]

THE VERANDAS DATELINE THE VERANDAS Summer Heat And Rain: Well, here we are into the summer heat and the start of the rainy season and boy do we need the rain, lakes are getting low. Dates To Remember In July: July 1 – Canada Day and July 4 – Independence Day. The First 4th Of […]

A CITRUS TREE ON THE FORD PROPERTY AT THE ESTATES WITH LAST YEAR’S FRUIT Recently, a team from the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) in Immokalee visited Edison and Ford Winter Estates to discuss the work they are doing on behalf of the estates to save the Henry Ford citrus grove […]

THIS HURRICANE SEASON, PREPARE TO AVOID THE SCAMS Weather forecasters are predicting an above-average hurricane season this year. When it comes to planning for a possible weather emergency, the more you know—and the earlier you know it—the better prepared you’ll be to avoid weather-related scams and fraud. Kick-start your to do list so you’re ready […]

The Montage Women’s Club is a social and philanthropic club open to all women residing in Lee County. We normally meet on the fourth Thursday of each month. Our April meeting took place at the Hilton Garden Inn (Captiva Ballroom), 12600 University Drive, Fort Myers, corner of College Parkway at the Summerlin Road overpass. Meetings […]

A BIG THANK YOU TO SWAMP CAT BREW CO. FOR THE TOUR, EXCELLENT BEER, AND VARIETY OF FOOD OPTIONS! A big thank you from the Beer Club at Cross Creek to Swamp Cat Brew Co. off Fowler and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Fort Myers. On April 8,  Swamp Cat Brew Co. provided an excellent […]

The Lee County Fertilizer Ordinance takes effect on June 1. DO MORE BY DOING LESS Doing your part to preserve our water quality is as simple as doing less yardwork! During the rainy summer season, unnecessary fertilizing and improper fertilizer application can result in runoff that sends nutrients meant to feed your lawn into our waterways […]

[This is the first of a regular monthly update from the Master Board. If you have questions, want to clarify where we are at on a particular project, or are hearing conflicting information feel free to send along your comments to [email protected] and we’ll try to address it.] As I write this, it is early May and […]