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Trash containers full and it’s only Monday? There’s a fix for that
July 20, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Nothing spoils your happy vacation mood like arriving at a beautiful beach house with an overstuffed trash receptacle at the end of the driveway. If you are a regular renter on the i…
More hatchlings arrive, two juvenile strandings released
July 20, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Sea turtle nests are continuing to hatch at a fast rate on the island, and more than 80 new nests have been recorded this week. As of July 13, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association …
Endangered turtle released after recovering from fishing gear entanglement
July 20, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital staff released a subadult Kemp’s ridley turtle on Friday, July 13, from Anna Maria Island after it recovered from entangle…
Lemon Bay Touchdown Club fishing tournament scheduled for August 3, 4
July 20, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT The Lemon Bay Touchdown Club’s seventh annual fishing tournament is set for Saturday, Aug. 4 at Boca Grande Marina, 220 Harbor Drive, Boca Grande. Offshore anglers will fish for red …
Robert and all the other Johnsons
July 20, 2018
■ BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Robert Johnson is the historian of the Boca Grande Historical Society, a group in which he has played an important role for almost 25 years. But Robert’s int…
Fire in the night consumes five acres
July 20, 2018
■ On the evening of Tuesday, July 17 approximately five acres of woods on the mainland off Gasparilla Road burned, with the cause believed to be lightning. Englewood Area Fire Control District resp…
Profile Capt. Jack Sanzalone
July 20, 2018
The moment you meet Capt. Jack Sanzalone, you sense his presence commands respect. In all aspects of his life, he always tries to find a way to improve situations instead of just staying idle. Afte…
Obituary Alison Kimball Bradford
July 20, 2018
Alison Kimball Bradford died July 11, 2018 after a fall and short illness. With her children Gigi and Phil by her side, she spent her final days watching Wimbledon tennis and rooting for her favori…
For those in search of some ‘different’ yet beneficial entertainment
July 20, 2018
To the Editor: The fabulous Bambusa Babes from the Naples area will be performing at Suncoast Humane Society’s 2nd Annual Guys As Dolls at The End Zone in Englewood on Saturday July 27. Proceeds fr…
Become a volunteer water quality monitor
July 20, 2018
To the Editor: The health of Lemon Bay is important to us all and each month volunteers monitor the water quality at sites from Alligator Creek in Venice to Bull Bay in Placida to see that it stays…