WEEk Of MARCH 1, 2023
VOLUME 61, NUMBER 15
four vying for seats on city council By TIFFANY REPECKI trepecki@breezenewspapers.com
Sanibel Sea School to offer summer camps for youths By STAFF REPORT
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egistration for the Sanibel Sea School's summer camp activities will open on March 4. With the school's flagship campus on the east end of Sanibel in recovery mode following Hurricane Ian, it will only offer the summer camp programs at the Bailey Homestead Preserve this year. “Recently, overcoming adversity has
been the name of the game for our staff, and planning for this summer is no different,” Director Shannon Rivard said. “With our main campus closed for remodeling, and as we explore questions about future water quality and increased debris buried in the sand, we have a lot to consider. Regardless, our staff is dedicated to ensuring we still have the best summer yet.” A list of the summer camps to be offered are as follows:
Sea Squirts (ages 4-6) ∫ June 19-23: “Another Day, Another Sand Dollar Week” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ∫ July 10-14: “Summer Shimmer — Pen Shells Week” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ∫ Aug. 7-11: “#1 Sea Fans Week” See SUMMER CAMPS, page 11 The Sanibel Sea School will offer summer camp activities from June 12 to Aug. 25. SANIBEL SEA SCHOOL
The city of Sanibel's election for two seats on the Sanibel City Council is set for March 7. Island voters will have four candidates to pick from. They are incumbents Mayor Holly Dineen Smith and Vice Mayor Richard Johnson, as well as challengers Jude Sincoskie and Troy Cobb Thompson. On Election Day, both of the island's precincts will be able to cast their ballots at the Sanibel Recreation Center, at 3880 Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel. In-person voting will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. For those with a Vote-by-Mail Ballot, the deadline for return is March 7 before 7 p.m. See COUNCIL SEAT, page 10
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County GOP committee passes ‘Ban the Jab’ resolution By VALARIE HARRING
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(Editor’s note: This is an evolving story. Comments from members of the Lee Legislative Delegation will be added when and if received.) The Lee County Republican Party Executive Committee passed a “Ban the Jab” resolution on Feb. 21, asking the Florida Legislature to ban the COVID vaccine and the Attorney General’s Office to confiscate all doses within the state. The resolution passed by a voice vote of the attending committee membership as presented after discussion split largely into two camps: whether banning the injections would be an infringement of individual choice and the prevailing view — that a lack of informed consent is not consent. The resolution received the required See RESOLUTION, page 10
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