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■ STAFF REPORT The owners of Glass Bottom Rentals are offering free kayak and stand up paddleboard lessons every Sunday in September. Kids 12-years old and younger are encouraged to come and try learning about these two water sports. Aaron and Katie, the owners of Glass Bottom Rentals, have been offering the free lessons since September 1 and […]
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To the Editor: The Hermitage’s October programs include “Historical Activism in Song and Print,” with poet Melissa Range and musician and storyteller Reggie Harris. Range will read from a new collection of poems in progress, “Printer’s Fist,” which explores, among other things, the role of print culture in the abolitionist movement. The poems draw upon […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Island iguana trapper George Cera drove by the little bench off the bike path at the south end across from Sea Grape Beach Access every day for weeks, wondering when the caution tape would come down and the splintered boards would be replaced. He waited, then waited some more. Finally, he […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Lauren Hanrahan once taught kindergarten at The Island School. Now she teaches third grade at Englewood Elementary School. Lauren has a three-year-old daughter and a 9-month-old son, and she’s currently battling a disease that doctors are still trying to understand. When when she returned to school after maternity leave last April, she […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Englewood Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Club, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Englewood and the Rotary Club of Placida, has organized a community relief effort to support the islands of the Bahamas after the devastating effects from Hurricane Dorian. The following items are immediately in need: Money (checks – see […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande Fire Department and Charlotte County marine unit responded to a distressed boater and a possible drowning victim at 3:51 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 11, at the Boca Grande Causeway at the north end of the island. The marine unit headed out toward Charlotte Harbor. The report stated that they […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In my house, the quickest way to lose privileges is to demand them … especially when said privilege is far above and beyond a basic need. I’m reminded of that when I read comments on our Facebook post about the proposed dog park and the public hearing that is scheduled for […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE UPDATE TO THIS STORY: As of Thursday evening, Dencina’s family had been relocated to Nassau and even more family members had been located alive and well. A message from Dencina: My Sis and family finally left Abaco this evening, and are totally safe tonight. They are finally on the island of […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Makaila Lindsey, a 5th grade student at The Island School, will be performing in The Jungle Book at the Venice Theatre beginning tonight. The show runs through September 15. But this is not her first time appearing on stage. She has participated in the Venice Theatre summer musicals for kids since she was […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Rotary Club of Englewood announces its 3rd annual “Wine & Swine” Water Safety Awareness fundraiser, to be held on Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Elks Lodge, located at 401 N. Indiana Avenue. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. This “Wine & Swine” dinner will feature dancing, an auction and lots of fun! […]