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Denton Earl Magruder "Mac" was born in Keytesville, Missouri on January 30, 1929 to George and Blanche Magruder growing up on the family farm, the...

Saint James City Civic Association president Cindy Bickford said when she first arrived at the Civic Center after Hurricane Ian, she saw that there had been app

COVID-19 Task Force discusses its role at upcoming MangoMania By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Jun 30, 2021 Plans to offer information and answer questions about COVID-19 vaccinations at the upcoming MangoMania event were discussed at the weekly meeting of the Pine Island COVID Task Force Monday, June 21. Task Force member Dr. Daniel Hanley reported having secured a booth at the event, as one of the vendors, and said he will be visible and available to address any community concerns, however he does n...

Pleblanc@breezenewspapers.com At the May 24, Pine Island Task Force meeting, Dr. James Koopman said althoug

Vaccination hesitancy talks continue at Pine Island COVID-19 Task Force meeting By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | May 26, 2021 Discussions regarding vaccine hesitancy continued at last week’s May 17, meeting of the Pine Island Task Force. Dr. Daniel Hanley reported having “an embarrassment of riches” when it comes to the various COVID-19 vaccines on hand in his clinic. “There’s a lot of hesitancy. We have a time crunch, because Moderna is frozen so they don’t expire until October, but the J...

Pine Island Task Force continues to discuss COVID-19 immunizations By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Feb 10, 2021 Monday’s Feb. 1 Pine Island Task Force meeting was primarily focused on current vaccinations. According to Dr. Jim Koopman, the length of immunity people can expect after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination is extremely varied. “Some people get practically no immunity and some people have higher levels of immunity, but all of them wane (according to current estimates) lasting no more than ...

Pine Island COVID-19 Task Force discusses continuation of CDC safety precautions By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Jan 27, 2021 At the most recent meeting of the Pine Island COVID-19 Task Force, member Martha Huard said she would like to find out from Lee Health whether it would be feasible to have an island vaccination site if it could be staffed with island medical personnel. Fellow Task Force member Sue Dahod said she feels the issue may clear up given more time. “I believe there’s going to be ...

COVID-19 Task Force discusses vaccine By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Dec 30, 2020 On Monday, Dec. 21, the Pine Island COVID-19 Task Force discussed the FDOH app called “Healthy Together” where people can obtain information regarding COVID-19 in Florida, such as testing sites, test results, Florida’s response plan, what to do if you know or believe you’ve been exposed to the virus, vaccine status and cases per day, listing both numbers of active cases as well as current deaths. Task Force mem...

Task Force discusses testing, vaccinations By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Dec 16, 2020 The Dec. 7 Pine Island COVID-18 Task Force meeting began with discussion regarding on island testing at Phillips Park from the week prior. Task Force member Ellen Ballard reported that according to CVS, pharmacists, nurses, LPN’s and a series of medical staff will be in need for future COVID-19 vaccination administration, although she was not certain whether that would pertain to the CVS on Pine Island. Accordi...

Nominees sought for Friends of the Pine Island Library board By Staff | Dec 16, 2020 To the editor: The  mission of the Friends of the Pine Island Library is to benefit and enrich the greater Pine Island community through support of the Pine Island Public Library.  We encourage literacy, strive to give children an educational head start and foster life-long learning and recreation for adults. In the last four years, Friends have contributed over $32,000 to the Lee County Library System for Pi...