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Englewood Bank & Trust holding drive for the soldiers
October 5, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Englewood Bank & Trust is once again serving as a collection point for the Rotary Club of Englewood’s Food for the Troops drive. Customers and residents are encouraged to bring non…
PROFILE: Jennifer Summers
October 5, 2018
BY SUE ERWIN – Jennifer Summers has a daily view of Boca Grande Pass that many people would pay a good amount of money to see just one time. She works in the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse at Gasparilla…
OBITUARY: George Reese Lyons
October 5, 2018
George Reese Lyons, 83, of Blue Bell, Pa. and Boca Grande passed away on September 22, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Anne (Starr) Lyons; devoted father of Bonnie Lyons (Lee) Richards, Laura Ree…
Mote leaders share red tide science at Capitol Hill briefing
October 5, 2018
To the Editor: Mote Marine Laboratory’s leader shared red tide science to inform national policymakers yesterday, Sept. 27, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Mote President & CEO Dr. Michael P…
Wishing an old friend good-bye
October 5, 2018
To the Editor: If you lived in Boca Grande and fished or flew, you knew Mark Futch. I had the good fortune to be his neighbor when he and his family lived at the end of Tarpon Avenue near our house o…
Services for Mark Futch
September 28, 2018
Services for Mark Futch will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 at 10 a.m. at Boca Grande Pass (south end of the island). A celebration of his life will be held immediately after the service at the B…
Proposed Fishery amendment voted in with no contest; plans are to feature replicas of island lighthouses
September 28, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN At a public hearing on Tuesday, September 25, Charlotte County Commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance to adopt a small-scale plan amendment to the development of the Fishery p…
Chronicling the legend of Mark Futch: Memories from his brother, his wife, his daughter, his friends
September 28, 2018
Chronicling a legend: We’re pretty sure Mark Futch would like the way that sounds, and it’s pretty apt. Every time a small plane flies low over the island, every time tarpon season comes and goes, ev…
State gives more $$$ to Mote for red tide studies
September 28, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Florida Department of Health (DOH) and Mote Marine Laboratory (Mote)…
Turtle nesting activity ends, hatchings continue
September 28, 2018
BY SUE ERWIN – Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers have been busy documenting hatchings on island beaches. No new nests have been reported this week. The season officially closes on October…