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While Englewood suffers from massive fish kill, our island is hit-and-miss with red tide

August 6, 2021
As the water heats up and the rains start coming more frequently, we all start to get nervous about our old nemsis named red tide. For weeks we had been hearing about the problems Tampa Bay was havi…

Golf cart protocol: It does exist

July 30, 2021
This has been a busy time for local deputies, as visitors and homeowners seem to be staying longer into the year, and quite often bringing children with them. While we all love kids, and Boca Grande…

COME OUT FROM THE INSIDE TO BREATHE THE AIR … Stop stressing and get into some ecotherapy

July 30, 2021
Did you know that the average American spends eleven hours per day on a screen and more than 90 percent of their lives indoors? The 1998 film “Hope Floats” highlights her character being admonished…

CHNEP breaks down what macroalgae is all about

July 30, 2021
A three-day workshop was recently held locally to discuss a growing problem in Florida, excessive macroalgae. The workshop focused on the estuaries of the four National Estuary Program entities in F…

A study in sea cow mortality for 2021 shows a disturbing picture

July 16, 2021
The death toll for the first half of 2021 is greater than it was in the entirety of previous years While natural selection does play a part in the lifespan of all species in nature, the record-br…

Profile: Capt. Chad Bombenger

July 16, 2021
The first Jay Joiner Memorial Belt Buckle was given out the year after he passed away, in 1993. The buckle is engraved with an eagle, which represents the best fisherman nature has to offer, and a r…

Croquet is the game of the day during a hot Boca Grande summer

July 15, 2021
BY T MICHELE WALKER – Croquet is believed to have been first played by thirteenth-century French peasants who fashioned ad hoc mallets to whack wooden balls through hoops made of willow branc…

‘Walk with Me’ for the Lemon Bay Wrestling Club

July 6, 2021
BY T MICHELE WALKER – Michael Schyck can’t believe how much his beard has grown. “I’ve never gone past stubbles. It’s crazy,” he said. That’s what happens when you spend three months on the Appalachi…

Howl ends tourney season

June 25, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The 2021 Howl at the Moon Invitational Tarpon Tournament that was originally scheduled for May 22 was held this past Saturday, on June 19 in Boca Grande Pass. Capt. Charlie Colema…

Bombenger named as 2021 recipient of Jay Joiner belt buckle

June 24, 2021
According to Capt. Waylon Mills, president of the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association, Capt. Chad Bombenger will receive the 2021 Jay Joiner Memorial Belt Buckle. Bombenger had seven releases this…