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■ BY SUE ERWIN All are invited to the 11th annual West Charlotte County Republican Club’s golf outing on Saturday, July 20. The outing will be held at Lemon Bay Golf Club, 9600 Eagle Preserve Drive in Englewood. The cost to register is $85 per player (before July 14) or $100 per player on Saturday, […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Beacon and Gasparilla Magazine staff traveled to the swanky Vinoy Rennaissance Hotel in St. Petersburg for the 2019 Florida Press Association/Magazine Association Awards, and came back with 11 awards in total. During the lunchtime presentation of the FPA awards, Boca Beacon Editor Marcy Shortuse took home three first- place trophies […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members are keeping very busy and vigilant this turtle nesting season. “We continue to excavate nests relocated due to the renourishment, and all have had good hatch rates, most near 100 percent, which is similar to nonrelocated nests,” said Board member Mel Csank. “Turtle nesting […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Lee County deputies responded to a call in the 1200 block of 12th Street, where a Kissimmee man was arrested for domestic battery. According to reports at approximately 9:23 p.m. on Saturday, July 13 the deputy arrived at the location to hear someone crying. He walked up to the location, found the […]
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Mickey Carlton taught in a one-room schoolhouse on the island in years leading up to World War II. Mrs. Minnie M. “Mickey” Carlton, 101, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019 in Bradenton. She was born March 20, 1918 in Marietta, Oklahoma and came to Florida at a young age in 1925. After her elementary and […]
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Michael “Mike” G. Miller Jr., age 60, of Durham, NC, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, passed away on July 10, 2019 after courageously battling a series of health-related issues for many years. Mike is survived by his loving parents, Carole and Gerald Miller, his sister, Kathy Miller Alpeter, and husband David Alpeter, Jr., their children; David […]
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Ralph Garcia III, 54, passed away July 11, 2019 after a brief and sudden illness. Born and raised in Tampa, Ralph was a graduate of HB Plant High School and the University of Tampa. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, The Merrymakers Club, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla and HB Plant Museum Board […]
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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Camera Club Meetings bring together a diverse group of individuals who are interested in the photographic arts. Our members span the spectrum from beginner to active and retired professional photographers. We schedule 11 regular meetings in the fall and winter seasons and seek to add one or two special […]
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To the Editor: On Monday, July 8, Lee County completed the acquisition of 92 acres in central Pine Island increasing the size of the Conservation 20/20 Buttonwood Preserve to nearly 360 acres. The $1.17 million acquisition was completed through the Lee County Conservation 20/20 Program. The Calusa Land Trust and Nature Preserve and the Greater […]
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To the Editor: The 2019 spiny lobster season opens with the two-day recreational mini-season July 24 and 25, followed by the regular commercial and recreational lobster season, which starts Aug. 6 and runs through March 31, 2020. “Spiny lobster season is an exciting time of year to be on the water,” said Florida Fish and […]