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Boca Grande travels to Cuba: Witnessing true faith in a foreign land

April 3, 2015
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BY JACK SHORT – The following is the final part in an ongoing series of recollections of a recent Cuba trip made by the Boca Grande United Methodist Church and our reporter, Jack Short. The culmination...

Four strandings in four days for local sea turtles

April 3, 2015
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While there are no official sea turtle nests yet on Gasparilla Island, we have already had four strandings. Grace Harvey, the island’s sea turtle permit holder, said she and her patrollers received...

Boca Bargains Bag Day set for April 22

April 3, 2015
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Boca Bargains will hold Bag Day on Wednesday, April 22 this year. Buy a large paper sack for $5 and fill it with just about anything in the store. See Ballyhoo for more information.

St. Andrew’s to host Mongillo Brothers Quartet

April 3, 2015
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On Sunday, April 12 at 5 p.m. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will be swaying with the sounds of the Mongillo Brothers Quartet. Some of the classic tunes they are expected to perform include “Night...

Profile: Oschter Haws

April 3, 2015
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BY M KURZHAUS – Woe, had he had it in his genetics to lead the simple life of a normal lepus curpaeum. He, instead, is cursed – yet he is blessed – to have been given the gift of becoming what...

Obituary: Michael J. Lucas

April 3, 2015
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Michael J. Lucas, 73, of Port Charlotte, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2015. He was born on January 13, 1942 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Mike was employed as a psychiatric aide at Hudson River Psychiatric...

Obituary: Lois Thompson Davis

April 3, 2015
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Lois Thompson Davis of Osterville, Mass., formerly of Boca Grande and Montreal, Canada passed away peacefully at her Osterville home on Saturday, March 21, 2015. She was the beloved wife of Nathanael...

Letter to the Editor: BGHS Historic Home Tour very well attended

Dear Editor, Nearly 400 people attended the recent Boca Grande Historical Society’s Tour of Historic Homes. Almost 100 gathered for the luncheon at the Gasparilla Inn preceding the tour to hear Bill...

Guest editorial: Higher manatee count simply means we have more to protect

April 3, 2015
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BY KATIE TRIPP, PhD – Florida’s manatees are at a crossroads. Well, actually, the agencies that protect manatees are at a crossroads, and manatees themselves are in the crosshairs. The U.S. Fish...

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April 2, 2015
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