Representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation agreed to meet with the Matlacha Civic Association at its Feb. 15 meeting regarding the possibilit
Judd Payne loves giving locally. He said he sees his store, Island Bikeworks, as a ministry, where recently his family blessed some of the island children by gi
Champion cyclist competing in 2021 Tokyo Paralympics trains on Pine Island
By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Apr 7, 2021
Cyclist Shelley Gautier. PHOTO PROVIDED
Eight-time World Champion snowbird Shelley Gautier is a Canadian Paralympic medalist in para-cycling who has been racing competitively for 11 years. In the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Paralympics, she won the bronze for Canada. Since the 2020 Olympics have been postponed until 2021, she’s now getting ready to head to Tokyo to compete again.
“I’ve been working really hard the past five years. In the winter I come to Pine Island where I can be outside every day, which is really great,” said Gautier, who has a home in St. James City. “The people on Pine Island are all really wonderful and they support me. The family at the new bike shop are great. They all help me by doing any tweaking or little things that I need with my bike.”