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Pets put their best paw forward to benefit SHS
August 9, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Suncoast Humane Society is looking for its next “top model” to star in its 2019 Pet Calendar. The calendars are a major fundraiser for the organization, raising top dollars to benefit…
Boca Grande native credits growing up on island for her career success
August 9, 2018
■ PROVIDED BY THE US NAVY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH A 2002 Lemon Bay High School graduate and Boca Grande, Florida, native is presently engaged in a critical mission for the security of the Unite…
Red tide: What Mote is doing now
August 9, 2018
■ BY HALEY RUTGER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY From October 2017 through July 2018, Mote and its partners have monitored extensively for Florida red tide designed to augment public information on the stat…
Island fans from overseas question governor about red tide
August 9, 2018
To the Editor: We are regular visitors to Boca Grande from England and are horrified by what is happening with the red tide this year. It was bad enough when we were there in February/March, but we u…
When will it ever end? Authorities not providing enough information on red tide
August 3, 2018
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE When Lisa Haney and her husband, Mike, got to the Palm Island ferry landing on Tuesday night, July 31, they weren’t dressed for carrying manatees. That ended up being what happene…
Wildlife Center of Venice announces new director Pam DeFouw
August 3, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Pam DeFouw is the new director of operations at the Wildlife Center of Venice, but she certainly is not new to the facility. DeFouw started out as a volunteer for the organization in 2…
Got some dead fish? Throw ‘em in the dumpster
August 3, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Lee County has hired its debris-removal contractor to supplement efforts currently underway by Parks & Recreation employees to clean county beaches affected by the recent red tide…
Use common sense, listen to the old salts: How to deal with red tide
August 3, 2018
■ BY CAPT. VAN HUBBARD Unfortunately, the talk of our town now is red tide and water quality/polluted local waters. For now, our local marine economy is virtually shut down. A few offshore boats are…
Back-to-school tax break set for August 3 through 5
August 3, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Florida’s 2018 “Back-to-School” sales tax holiday is set for August 3 to August 5 this year. Parents and students can save sales tax as follows:
Clothing, footwear and certain accesso…
Sea turtles continue nesting, hatching … sometimes dying
August 3, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Despite the effects of red tide, sea turtle nest numbers are continuing to grow, hatchlings are making their way to the water, and excavations are being done by patrol members on a con…