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Author: Marcy Shortuse

PROFILE: Phil Hubbard

BY OLIVIA CAMERON – family, business, sports and nonprofit work in a partnership capacity was a way of life for Phil Hubbard long before he and his wife Patsy began to winter in Boca Grande.Growing...

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Gasparilla Island county beaches are closed

March 19, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

Effective Thursday, March 19 all Lee County and Gasparilla Island beaches are closed due to concerns regarding COVID-19. This goes into stringent effect at 6 p.m. today, March 19. An emergency meeting...

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Primary election results in for Gasparilla Island

March 18, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

The presidential primary results are in for both Lee and Charlotte County portions of Gasparilla Island. In Lee County the voter turnout was 24.39 percent county-wide; in the Republican primary 92.94...

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Health Clinic says, ‘Don’t bury your head in the sand’: Inn has an interesting week in light of COVID-19 concern

March 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you don’t believe that COVID-19 is on the island, you should think again. That is the message the Boca Grande Health Clinic is putting out to everyone on Gasparilla Island...

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OBITUARY: Jean Wurtz

Jean Wurtz, 86, of Boca Grande, formerly of Greenwich, Conn., passed away peacefully in the company of family on March 7, 2020. She was born on July 29, 1933 and is survived by her sisters, Sandra and...

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PROFILE: Deputy April Tomyn

BY OLIVIA CAMERON If you thought the flare of the island would stop with the cops, think again. When a certain squad car rolls by the Loose Caboose, you can see the glitter of a pink steering wheel...

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The health of our water discussed at recent meeting

BY WESLEY LOCKE “Be a nuisance where it counts. Do your part to inform and stimulate the public to join your action. Be depressed, discouraged, and disappointed at failure and the disheartening effects...

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Wini Smart art show to be held at Power House on March 16 Some works have never been seen before

STAFF REPORT When Wini Smart died in 2017, she left not only her wonderful paintings but a group of wonderful stories of her life and the acquaintances she made in Boca Grande. Wini’s paintings will...

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We’ll miss you, Tamela! Post office friend transfers to Englewood

BY OLIVIA CAMERON Word on this busy street is Tamela Sherman is leaving the Boca Grande post office, and it’s true! This Friday is the last day of the week she will hand over your mail. However, her...

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GICIA Mercabo Cove: Sawfish biology & acoustic tagging

SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The GICIA has officially kicked off the restoration of Mercabo Cove. Did you know that Mercabo Cove is the northern most boundary of the smalltooth sawfish federally-designated...

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