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Cape Coral Indian Festival E
xperience the traditions and cul- ture of Native American people
at the third annual Cape Coral Indian Festival, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., De- cember 11 and 12, at the Sun Splash Family WaterPark, in Cape Coral. Find unique, handmade, one-
of-a-kind gifts for the holidays from a wide assortment of paintings, pot- tery, jewelry, sculpture, beadwork, leatherwork and much more. The guest drummer will be Little Big Mountain, of the Comanche/Mo- hawk nation. There will also be
Little Big Mountain & Rex Begaye
dancing, storytelling, flute music and Native American food.
For more info, call 941-924-2784 or visit
MySpace.com/Cape CoralIndianFestival.
Volunteer Training for Lee Master Gardener Program
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hose who love gardening and would like to actively spread the joy of it to others can become volunteers with the Lee
County Master Gardener Program. Seventy hours of classroom and field training, led by Master Gardener Stephen Brown, will begin from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (with a lunch break), January 7, and continue on each Friday through April 22, at the Lee County Extension office, in Fort Myers. Graduates will participate in informative activities run by
the University of Florida IFAS Lee County Extension Office. Those interested need to complete an application and meet with a member of the staff prior to being accepted for the training program.
Location: 3406 Palm Beach Blvd. For more info or to receive an application, call 239-533-7514 or visit http://Lee.ifas.ufl. edu/Hort/MGHomepage/shtml.
Holiday Sing-Along Returns to First Presbyterian Church
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rea residents can celebrate the holidays at an old-fashioned sing-along and help feed the hungry at the 20th annual Holiday Carol Sing, presented by First Presbyterian Church of Fort Myers and sponsored by the Galloway family of dealer- ships. Three sessions featuring the church’s choir and special guests will be held at 1, 4 and 7 p.m., December 14, at the First Presbyterian Church, in downtown Fort Myers. Attendees are asked to bring at least two cans of non-per-
ishable food for The Soup Kitchen, operated by Community Cooperative Ministries, Inc., and a voluntary cash donation. More than 7,000 pounds of food were donated last year. “The need for food has become a desperate situation for
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