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Senator issued photo contest challenge
To the Editor: Florida Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto invites you to particiate in a Southwest Florida photo contest. There are…
Kids Classic up next this weekend
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE For eight years now, kids have eagerly looked forward to having their day in the spotlight in Boca Grand…
Ladies to howl in the Pass June 9
■ STAFF REPORT The 10th Annual Ladies Howl at the Moon Tarpon Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 9 from 7 to 10 p.m…
Island voters, don’t forget to request a ballot!
■ BY SUE ERWIN The countdown is on for the August primary election, a…
Big game fish: The sharks that swim in our waters, the people who love them and the people who fish them (Part two of a series in three parts)
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This is the second in a three-part series about t…
Lots of beach trash, several false crawls in this week’s turtle report
■ BY SUE ERWIN As of press time, The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported 49 Caretta caretta (Loggerhead) turtle nest…
Mangrove fishing, then the Pass makes for a great day
■ BY CAPT. CHRIS ONEILL It’s tarpon time in the world’s best silver king fishing hole. Boca Grande Pass is ground zero f…
Hurricane season starts June 1: Stock up on tax-free supplies
■ STAFF REPORT Florida’s Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday begins June 1 and will continue through June 7. You can sto…
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ISLAND SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS OF 2018!
2018 Island School graduates: Kaimook Pittayarangsan, Ian Egbert, Ava Teaney, Braylon Strother, Eirinn Shortuse, Willow Shan…
The loss of a great author and island friend: RIP Richard Peck
■ STAFF REPORT Richard Peck made his first visit to Boca Grande in March of 2005 at the invitation of Pam and Larry Hannah…