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There has been some confusion about operating golf carts in Burnt Store Marina. Please be aware that there are rules for golf cart use, and a violation will get you a citation from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Effective October 1, 2023, golf carts may not be operated on any “streets” by someone who is […]

Growing zones are U.S. Department of Agriculture designations to indicate average minimum temperatures. BSM is located in subtropical zone 9b/10a, which is a transition area. Because we are in a transition area, we can experience extreme swings in temperatures, sometimes as much as 60 degrees within a month’s time. The most cold sensitive areas of […]

Does your vocabulary need a little updating? Yes, there are some words and phrases created in the past year that are used by the “In Crowd.” The Cambridge Dictionary’s 2024 word of the year: Manifest – to use methods such as visualization and affirmation to help you imagine achieving something you want, in the belief […]

January, as the first month of the new year, gives us a chance to start over. Forget the bad, and turn last year’s good into great. New Year’s Day is the most celebrated holiday around the world – a time for new ideas, new friends, new activities and challenges. Make every day in January a […]

December got its name from the Latin word decem (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar, which began in March.If you were born in December, you are lucky to have a choice of three gems: blue topaz, turquoise and tanzanite. Blue is the color for December, […]

INSIDE THE GATES DATES Sunday, December 1: Deadline for the January Beacon. Article and picture submissions are welcomed. Become part of The Beacon family.Tuesday, December 24: Section 22 HOA Board Meeting, Link side Café, 9 a.m.Every Tuesday: Section 22 HOA Working Board Meeting, Linkside Café, 9 a.m. Every Tuesday: Bar code installation, front gate, 1 […]

SECTION 22 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident: Mike McFeeley ,[email protected] President: Jerry Newmin, [email protected]: Greg Beaton, [email protected]: Mark Murphy, [email protected]: Jon Ackerson [email protected] Vail [email protected] Sage 513-378-3326PROPERTY MANAGEMENTAlliant Property Management:John Strohm 239-454-1101Mike [email protected] Gate: 941-639-822624 hours a [email protected] County Sheriff Liaison: Sam Flores [email protected] STANDING ADVISORY GROUPSArchitectural Review:Barry Groesch, [email protected] FarnhamJim SchinnellerDaryl Ann LemonMitch Wegrzyn […]

Well, the Holiday Season is upon us, and there is no shortage of fun holiday events going on in the neighborhood, and here at the club. This year “Pet Pics with Santa,” at the Safe Harbor Tiki Hut will be the kickoff, which will be on Wednesday the 4th, followed by the tree lighting on […]

WHAT IS A SEMICOLON?It is a punctuation mark that can be used to separate parts of a sentence that (1) need clearer separation than would be shown by a comma; or, (2) to separate phrases and clauses containing commas. (3) A semicolon is most used to link, in a single sentence, two independent clauses that […]