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Fishing ABCs, nature walks and kayaking free this month through CHEC
October 4, 2019
To the Editor:
Learn the “ABC’s of Fishing” with Capt. Doug Rhees at 10 a.m. on October 16 at Bayshore Live Oak Park, 23157 Bayshore Road, Pt. Charlotte. Capt. Doug is a USCG 100-Ton Master Captain w…
Friends announces its ‘Happenings’ program guide is now available
September 27, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Friends of Boca Grande Community Center recently released the 2019/2020 program guide promoting all of the events the organization will be hosting this upcoming season. Two symposiums…
Annual golf scramble event planned for Oct. 7
September 27, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The annual Boca Grande Scholarship Golf Scramble tournament will be taking place Monday, Oct. 7 at The Gasparilla Inn on its one-of-a-kind waterfront golf course. The Boca Grande Area…
Lemon Bay High School Golf Scramble set for October 5
September 27, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The second annual Lemon Bay Athletics Golf Scramble is planned to take place on Saturday, Oct. 5. The event will be held at Rotonda Golf and Country Club – The Hills course. There will…
Sea turtle nest numbers remain the same as last week
September 27, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN The most recent turtle nest update provided by the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association remains the same as last week, indicating that the end of nesting season is near. The season offic…
Obituary: Don Ward
September 27, 2019
Don Ward, 76, a year-round Boca Grande resident, passed away Saturday doing what he loved – casting on the beach in the early evening. Born in 1942 on Long Island, New York to Harold and Olga Ward, D…
It’s official! Mote declares record-breaking year for sea turtle nests in the Sarasota area
September 27, 2019
To the Editor: Sea turtle nesting season is not yet over, but Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has already recorded a 38-year-record number of nests in the Sarasota area. S…
Profile: Stephanie Shirback
September 27, 2019
There’s a friendly new first grade teacher at The Island School this year, and her classroom is colorful and full with resources. Stephanie Shirback has replaced former TIS teacher Tammy Tieu. Stepha…
Clearing the path for a new era
September 27, 2019
A construction crew has been working all week on removing trees at the old dog park located at 7th Street. More than 170 trees have been saved for relocation on the property and all of the exotics ha…
Obituary: Dick Lyman
September 26, 2019
Richard Pope Lyman III, age 84, of Grand Rapids, MI and Boca Grande, FL died Monday September 23, 2019. Dick was born July 23, 1935 to June Ranney Lyman and Richard P Lyman, Jr. in Lansing, MI. Rais…