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Elusive Tiger Shad, Let's Go Fishin' take top spots at Ladies Day 2013 Friday, 17 May 2013 10:31   BY MARCY SHORTUSE - The bite may have been slow, but Capt. Chris Frohlich’s team got the first qualified release in the 2013 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament at 5:40 p.m. on Saturday. Anglers included Alysha Aratari, Olivia Britto, Joellen Morris and Mia Benton. Read the Full Story
FWC break-away jig study refuted by originating scientist Friday, 17 May 2013 10:06   BY MARCY SHORTUSE - In the summer of 2004 Dr. Justin Grubich picked up the phone to take a call from a woman who said she was with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The woman, Kathy Guindon, talked with Justin for about 30 minutes foul-hooking tarpon, and he was asked to provide expert witness testimony on how tarpon feed. He didn’t give the conversation much thought. Read the Full Story
World’s Richest, tarpon festival, Kids Classic coming up this week Friday, 17 May 2013 10:00   This week will bring one of the most action-packed and entertaining times that Boca Grande has seen in quite awhile. It is the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament on May 23 and 24, the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic on May 25, and Tarpon Festival Weekend downtown. Read the Full Story
GIBA signs $30 million loan agreement, no new toll increases coming in the near future Friday, 17 May 2013 09:57   BY LIZA STROUT - With a unanimous vote, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority board of directors approved the terms of a long-sought State Infrastructure Bank loan. The loan, to fund the construction of the new swing bridge, will keep tolls at their current levels for the foreseeable future. Read the Full Story
A lighthouse legend passes Friday, 17 May 2013 09:53 BY LIZA STROUT - Dian McKeithan Miller, youngest daughter of the last keeper of the Port Boca Grande Light, passed away Wednesday morning, May 15. Read the Full Story
Look for changes within the Community Center this summer Friday, 17 May 2013 09:52   BY MARCY SHORTUSE - The summer has come, the snowbirds are leaving and it’s time for the Boca Grande Community Center to start making some changes. They have tented for termites (and found a few bodies after the fact, so it was a worthy cause). Now they’re going to be tearing down some walls and moving things around. Read the Full Story
Letter to the Editor: World-renowned scientist makes changes to his conclusions about break-away jigs Friday, 17 May 2013 09:37   The following letter was sent to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Ken Wright on May 8, 2013. This letter is reprinted here with Mr. Grubich’s consent. Read the Full Story
Profile: Capt. Chris Frohlich Friday, 17 May 2013 09:31   BY JACK SHORT - Tarpon fishing seems to fascinate some folks in a way no other subject can. Capt. Chris Frohlich is one of those people, and his connection to the sport is as strong as his opinions about it. Read the Full Story

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Read more...STAFF REPORT - The Relay For Life of Boca Grande will be holding its 2013 kickoff celebration on Monday, Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club Room at the Boca Grande Community Center.  The theme for this year’s Relay is “Relay … where Dreams really do come true”, with teams being encouraged to incorporate a fairy tale theme into their fundraising activities and decorations on Relay day.  

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Read more...BY MARCY SHORTUSE - Boca Grande Health Clinic patients have a whole new electronic wealth of information at their fingertips, thanks to a program called “Patient Portal.” It is live and ready to be used now, all you have to do is sign up with the clinic.


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Read more...Local Englewood Cats have strong ties to Boca Grande. Pictures above (left to right) are Brendan Shuman (grandson of Bobby Miller, owner of Grande Aire), Brayden Curry (son of Jamie Curry, Real Estate closer at Berntsson, Ittersagen, Gunderson, & Wideikis, LLP), Coach Justin Davis (business owner of Grande Tarpon Home Services) Griffin Harrar (son of Steve Harrar, assistant coach and employed by McHugh Porter Builders, Inc.) and Travis Pringle (son of Jeff, owner of Gulf Coast Tree Service, and Bonnie Pringle, executive director of GIWA).


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Read more...BY MARCY SHORTUSE - Dr. Aaron Adams is a self-proclaimed fish geek. There was never a time when he questioned what he wanted to be when he grew up as a child, because fishing and water activities were always his passion.

He was, as he said, “doomed from the start” to spend his career studying marine life.


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Gail E. McClenithan, 63, of Sarasota (formerly of Boca Grande and Cleveland, Ohio) passed away peacefully into the light on September 26, 2012.

She was born Dec 18, 1948 in Cleveland, OH.


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