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Saturday, October 31
The 34th Fort Myers Fall Craft Fair runs Saturday, Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers. Admission is $6, and children 12 and under get in free.
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One person died in a fire at a home on Parrot Place in North Fort Myers around 3 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, according to the North Fort Myers Fire Department. The Lee County Sheriff's Office says the investigation is active, and officials have not released a cause or identified the person who died.
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Sunday, October 25
The SWFL Sports Card Show is on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pondella Bingo, 959 Pondella Road, in North Fort Myers. Collectors can browse and trade sports cards. Check with the organizer for admission details.
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Frederick Taylor, 38, of North Fort Myers was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in March to distributing methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida said. Prosecutors said he ran the operation in the Palmona Park neighborhood through lower-level dealers and sold nearly a pound of meth to an FBI informant. A search of his home turned up several guns and about $12,000 in cash.
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The Lee County Shuffleboard Club held its first national tournament at the North Fort Myers Recreation Center this past weekend, opening the National Shuffleboard Association season. About 60 players from the U.S. and Canada competed on 24 courts that Lee County covered with an 18,000-square-foot roof and fitted with new lighting and scoreboards in a $2.2 million renovation finished in May.
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Sunday, October 18
The River Romp, a US Sailing Junior Olympic regatta hosted by Edison Sailing Center, finished Sunday, Oct. 18, after two days of racing on the Caloosahatchee River off North Shore Park in North Fort Myers. Sailors ages 8 to 19 raced in Optimist, ILCA and C420 classes. The park, closed to the public during the event, reopens Monday, Oct. 19.
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