7th Grader Hit by Car Crossing Street Near Westlinks Business Park

Traffic was stopped on Daniels Boulevard at 3PM today when a 7th grader walking from the Gateway Charter School was hit by a car. Paramedics on scene decided the injuries were severe enough to have the student airlifted out of the area. The accident took place near Westlinks near the entrance to Wilson Miller, just of Daniels. Sheriff's deputies stopped traffic to allow the helicopter to land right on Daniels. School officials were also on the scene trying to help and answer questions.

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Fort Myers Fitness at Gateway Resident November Special. And, As Always...Vets Your Membership is Always Free

Who Will be the Next G.S.D. Chairman of the Board? Let us Speculate!

Thursday night will be a day of celebration at the Gateway Services District building. It's not a celebration for the two new candidates about to join the board. It'll be a giddy, joyous chest-bumping party because it's the final day of Bob Nielson's reign over Gateway residents.

Pete Doragh Defeats David Lethm in G.S.D. Election & Thanks Residents

Dear Neighbor and Fellow Resident, please let me take this opportunity to thank you for your support in the election. I am grateful and pledge to do my level best to listen and learn. I believe we must work to together to solve the problems our community faces. I look forward to getting started.

Gateway Day Raises $10,000 in Honor of Piper Buckley

The Gateway Golf & Country Club opened its doors to the community for a Gateway Day Fall Festival, Saturday evening, October 23rd. The donations by attendees will benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Lee Memorial Hospital in honor of Piper Buckley. The event was a huge success with over $10,000 going to the NICU, the $5,000 raised will be matched by an anonymous donor.

Gateway Resident Looking for Unwanted Christmas Decorations for Chairity

Gateway resident Kitty Engles is looking for a little help from her neighbors. Maybe there are a few people out there who can lend a hand. "I hope that some of our Gateway neighbors have some outdoor Christmas decorations that you no longer use. If you do, would you consider donating them to the Fort Myers Women's Club to use to decorate the Burroughs/Langford - Kingsten homes. The holiday decoration of these two homes is a gift to the community".  Kitty says she'll even pick up the donations if anyone can help out. Call Kitty 936-3621

Salvation Army Looking for Volunteers

The Salvation army is looking for volunteers to ring bells during the holiday season. The Salvation Army kettle campaign helps thousands of children and families every year. Volunteers are needed to ring at the Crossroads Publix or at Walgreens (on Treeline and Colonial). Shifts are 4 hours and help is needed starting November 18th.

G.S.D. Overspends on Attorney by 77% and Engineer by 289% in 2010 Budget

With the 2010 Fiscal year coming to a close, the Gateway Services District Board of Supervisors, under the direction of Bob Nielson and Bill Knight have over-spent in two line items that would result in any "ordinary manager" getting fired. However, in a government, taxpayer-funded environment, the G.S.D. continues to get away with runaway spending and poor budgeting. It's time for change. It's time for fiscal conservatism.

G.S.D. Continues to Waste and Mismanage Your Money

Over the past few months, the Gateway Services District spend $4,441.50 in the Fort Myers News-Press to advertise Public Hearings. This board under the direction of Bob Nielson and Bill Knight continue to treat residents like they have an endless supply of money. They call for public hearings that nobody attends. They make no local effort to get residents to attend and they waste outrageous amounts of money on classified ads that nobody reads. It's time for change.

Sichel Blasts Doragh for HIS Past Performance and Criticism of G.S.D. Board

by Ed Sichel
Supervisor - Gateway Services District Board of Supervisors

Pete Doragh is running for seat 5 of the G.S.D. board against David Lethem. Doragh has been on the board and served as chairman. 2 years ago he put his name on the ballot only to quit the race. He said he quit because he was convinced the candidate he was running against, Dave Harley, would do a good job. 2 months after being elected, Harley quit and Bob Nielson was able to appoint Margaret Fineberg.

Doragh Says G.S.D. Board "Achieved Much Less Than we Should Expect"

Pete Doragh was once the chairman of the Board of Supervisors. 2 years ago he decided not to run when a candidate he felt comfortable with decided to run against him. That candidate won, then had to resign shortly after being elected.

One Thing Never Changes. Life is Always About the Kids & Pets

I remember when I was a young and considerably more hefty radio talk show host wanna be a thousand years ago. In fact I was most certainly a big fish in a small pond....literally. Oneonta, New York is a small community in every way. You could run into the Mayor on the sidewalk, talk to the chief at the police station and know every family having dinner at the Italian restaurant on the railroad tracks. As a young and, obviously, soon-to-be-famous radio star, my job was my life.

Where - Oh Where - are the G.S.D. Candidates? Are They Out There?

Election day is a tad more than 4 weeks away here in Gateway (and everywhere else) and you can start to see the strategy unfold of the 4 candidates running for 2 open seats on the board. We sent out an invitation to all the candidates to participate in a candidates night forum September 12th or 19th and only one, David Lethem, showed any interest.

Candidate Question for David Lethem. What if Your Term Started Tomorrow?

We will be featuring David Lethem now through election day by asking him the questions we believe are important to Gateway residents. We asked him what he would do if he was voted in and his term began tomorrow.

Looking For Someone You Can Trust to Kill For You?

I love a great story. Someone willing to take a risk and put everything on the line. Many people will never know what goes into starting a small business. The business plan, dealing with banks for money, putting up your life savings as capital, the hours, the stress. 

It's Official. Sean Bunger is the New Pastor of G.T.L.C. Why Did He Choose Gateway?

Last Sunday Sean Bunger was officially installed as the Pastor of Gateway Trinity Lutheran Church. Pastor Sean has been preaching at G.T.L.C. for the past three weeks, however, the church big-wigs were in town, they dotted his i's and crossed his t's making everything official.

Gateway Resident John Gamba Qualifies for Triathlon World Championships

On a brutally hot course in Cancun Mexican, Gateway resident John Gamba traversed the 70.3 mile swim, bike and run course in enough time to qualify for the Ford Ironman 70.3 Championships this November in Clearwater, FL.