The Friends of Cayo Costa State Park will host the annual Celebrate Cayo Costa! on Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Cayo Costa. “This is a great opportunity t
This Thursday, Oct. 21, the Pine Island Garden Club, at its monthly meeting beginning at 9 a.m. at the Fishers of Men Lutheran Church, will host Dr. Mongi Zekri
The Calusa Land Trust s monthly (first in this season) work/fun party will be held Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Taylor/Willow Lake Preserve beginning at 9 a.m. This
Pine Island Power Couple: Spotlight on John and Marty Kendall
By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | May 12, 2021
Marty and John Kendall knew they wanted to retire to Florida and found Pine Island. PHOTO PROVIDED
John and Marty Kendall met and fell in love at a party in Marshall, Michigan.
“We both had our practices,” said Marty. “He was a lawyer and I was a psychologist. We knew we wanted to retire to Florida and we knew we wanted warm weather, so we took a western route down the coast and found Pine Island.”
John recalls telling a friend one night at dinner that he and Marty wanted to retire early and find a new home in Florida.
Marty and John Kendall win Al Mills Award
By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Apr 7, 2021
Greater Pine Island Chamber of Commerce Board member Mel Brinson, left, recently presented the Al Mills Award to Marty, center, and John Kendall. PHOTO PROVIDED BY GREATER PINE ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Current board member and former Greater Pine Island Chamber of Commerce Board President Mel Brinson had the honor of presenting the Al Mills Award to Marty and John Kendall of the Calusa Land Trust at the recent chamber dinner, where the award is traditionally given to an outstanding citizen of Pine Island, and in this case, two of them.