Sheldon Zoldan/Special to WGCU
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Estero golfer Gianna Clemente bettered last year’s championship score by four strokes, but it wasn’t good enough to repeat at the South Atlantic Women’s Amateur golf tournament.The high school sophomore finished second over the weekend at five under par, four shots behind Ohio State sophomore Kary Hollenbaugh.
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Residents of The Brooks in Estero lost their appeal Wednesday to stop a 4-story apartment complex from being built at the northeast corner of Three Oaks Parkway and Coconut Road.Long Bay Partners LLC, Top-CR Associates LLC and PAC Estero Apartments plan to tear down the former Winn-Dixie grocery store at the Brooks Town Center to make room for the 137 high-end apartments.
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Michael Driquez’s job description changed October 7 when Hamas invaded southern Israel, killing more than 1,400 citizens and kidnapping 241.Driquez is the deputy counsel general of Israel for Florida, Missouri, Kansas and Puerto Rico. The consulate is based in Miami.His job description was to strengthen the political, economic and cultural ties between Israel and the areas the consulate represents.
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The fight against a 4-story apartment complex at the northeast corner of Three Oaks Parkway and Coconut Road in Estero is not over.Residents of the Brooks filed an appeal this week with the Village of Estero to reconsider giving the developers of the apartment complex a development order.
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There’s nothing like a good dog story, and a New Jersey author tells two heartwarming stories about dogs from Southwest Florida in her new book.Liz McCauley and her dog Sammy and Ralf and Anke Sturm and their dog Sunset are featured in “Magical Dogs 3 — On the Road,” by Patti Kerr.
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The University of Iowa, with Caitlin Clark, the reigning Women’s College Player of the Year, headlines this year’s eight-team Gulf Coast Showcase Classic at Hertz Arena November 24-26. FGCU could play Iowa in a semi-final game November 25.
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Lee County Manager David Harner and County Commissioner Mike Greenwell held a hastily called news conference Thursday morning to dispel rumors that the 100th Anniversary Lee County Fair celebration wouldn’t be happening in 2024.
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They came to mourn, they came for comfort, they came to see how they could help.About 500 people on Tuesday night crammed into the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center in Naples to show their solidarity for Israel.
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The Singing Cowboy, Gene Autry, wrote and sang the original version of Our Song of the Day, “Here Comes Santa Claus. It was released October 6, 1947.
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The trails at the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel will remain open even if Congress does not pass a bill to fund the government by midnight Saturday.Tarpon Bay Explorers, the refuge’s concessionaire, will re-open Monday, after being closed in September. The tram service on Thursdays will be open.The visitor center and restrooms will be closed. About 10 employees will be furloughed, Westland said. The park manager and law enforcement can still work.