If you haven’t paid your property taxes for 2011, you’d better get that checkbook handy.

Technically, today is the last day you can pay without facing a delinquency fee or, worse, having your property placed in a tax certificate sale and a lien placed on the parcel.

But because March 31 falls on the weekend this year, the taxes – which were actually due by March 1 – can be paid in person or online through Monday without paying a penalty, according to Linda Baer, assistant director of customer support at the Lee County Tax Collector’s office.

“We will allow a March payment on Monday or online,” Baer said. “If you mail your payment, it must be postmarked by March 31.”

Saturday’s Second Annual Missions Golf Outing was a Giant Success for the Lehigh Acres Christian Church.

With 102 golfers playing at Mirror Lakes Golf Course, they helped raise the needed funds for the church’s mission trip to India.

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The Lehigh Community Services (LCS) held an Old Fashioned New England Lobster Bake at the Microtel Inn & Suites Saturday night, Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito lookalikes were in the house having a great time with all 175 guests.  The Lobster Bake is one LCS yearly fundraisers.

Lehigh Community Services is Lehigh Acres oldest and largest non-profit organization serving the under privileged population in this area.

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Kitty Bryce, co-owner Casey's Craft Emporium, Linda Phipps, Our Daily Bread Community Pantry Volunteer, drawing the winning ticket

Ten volunteers from Casey’s Craft Emporium and the community helped make the the quilt over the last month. The winner of the quilt is Patt Erickson of Lehigh Acres. Casey’s Craft Emporium raised $338 to give to Our Daily Bread.

Linda Phipps, Karen Balch (Our Daily Bread Community Pantry Manager), Christine Taintor (co-owner Casey's Craft Emporium), and Linda Addison (Quilting Instructor at Casey's Craft Emporium).

Lee County Athletic Association (LACC) All Area Track & Field Meet has at East Lee County High School on Friday March 30, 2012   More than 500 athletes form 13 area High Schools competed in one the largest Track & Field in this area.

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Carrie Taylor

UPDATE: According to LCSO at 3:06 p.m. 3/31/2012 Carrie Taylor has been located and is safe and sound.

he Lee County Sheriff’s Office is currently conducting a missing person’s investigation into the whereabouts of Carrie Taylor.

Carrie was last seen Thursday wearing an orange T-shirt and blue jeans. She has a tribal butterfly tattoo behind her right ear and additional butterfly tattoos on her right shoulder and the back of her neck. (more…)

The Lee County Electric Cooperative will give customers nearly $13 million in equity refunds or credits beginning in June, a power company spokeswoman confirmed Friday.

The refunds and credits will range from $1 to $229,194.

Refund checks will go to 48,500 customers based on the amount of equity they have in the system. Credits on the bills will be assigned to another 141,100 customers receiving a return of less than $250. (more…)

The Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) wants to hear from motorists who are tired of sitting in traffic on Lee County’s roadways.

The interactive Survey form is located at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012LeeMPOCMS. (more…)

Wreckage of 2007 Honda Odyssey (Photo Courtesy of WPTV)

A 61-year-old woman died this morning when she tried to beat an approaching train that struck her mini-van.

The crash happened at 7:30 a.m. at Southern and West Sugar House Road, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue spokesman Capt. Don DeLucia said.

Arlene J. Gallo, 16 Calvin Ave, Lehigh Acres, was driving a 2007 Honda Odyssey east on Southern Boulevard. (more…)

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Lee County Deputies are asking for help identifying two women they say are involved with credit card fraud.

On February 13, a victim met with deputies at Lee County Sheriff’s Office Headquarters to report someone had illegally used her card.

The victim said that she had last used her card at the Wells Fargo ATM on Lee Boulevard on February 11. (more…)

Lehigh Community Services will hold an Old Fashioned New England Lobster Bake on Saturday, March 31 at the Microtel Inn & Suites in Lehigh Acres beginning with an open bar around the pool at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. (more…)

Veterans Park Annual Colored Coconut Hunt

If a rabbit can lay eggs, then we most certainly can lay coconuts. Colored coconuts and eggs will be hidden in designated areas of the recreation center park grounds. Bring your Easter basket and join the hunt. There will be games, face painting and activities for the participants. There also will  be a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny. The hunt will be broken in to four different age groups with colored coconuts and eggs in each patch. Bring your camera for that once in a lifetime photo. Prizes will be given for different colored coconuts. (more…)