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Registration now open for the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

If you’re interested in hitting the links at the Gasparilla Inn & Club’s Pete Dye-designed golf course, this is your VIP invitation to the Boca Grande Scramble Golf Tournament, scheduled for Monday, Oct. 10. Last year the tournament was sold out, so now is the time to get your team registered. As in past years, this […]

EARS takes in Louisiana flood shelter dogs and cats, help is needed

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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Marion Lutz, the Director of the Englewood Animal Rescue Sanctuary (EARS), has been a very busy woman in the last few days. She, as well as a group of dedicated volunteers, has been taking in dogs and cats from flood-ravaged areas in Louisiana. These animals were already in shelters when the […]

Boca Grande Camera Club to focus on mentoring program, workshops and more meetings this year

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The Boca Grande Camera Club committee members are busy planning an exciting season ahead. “We hope all current participants will renew their membership or join us as a new member,” said club member Kathy Hawken. Club meetings, workshops and featured presentations will be held in the Houghton Room (formerly the community center library) on Tuesdays […]

Could boat, fishing ban become a reality for our sister islands?

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE If the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has its way, a new ban could be put in place that would not allow fishing and boating around some of our neighboring barrier islands. At public workshops held earlier this month, the FWC posed the question regarding modifications to five “critical wildlife […]

OBITUARY: Anne ‘Candy’ Lee

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Obituaries.

Anne “Candy “Collins passed away on August 9, 2016 at the age of 80. She was the beloved wife for 31 years of the late A. Laney Lee; the loving mother of Alec Lee (Susan) of San Francisco, Calif.; Annie Lazarus (David) of St. Louis, Mo. and Boyd Lee (Aimee) of Minneapolis, Minn.; dear grandmother […]

GUEST EDITORIAL: Anderson explains position in running for District 3

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■  BY DICK ANDERSON I am Dick Anderson, and I am a candidate for the Lee County Commission District 3. My candidacy is motivated by the legacy we will leave to our children and grandchildren. Are we the generation that will preside over irreversible damage to our unique fisheries, waterways, and natural landscape through uninformed […]

Off-island traffic shift rescheduled to July 25

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

          The traffic shift that was scheduled to shift traffic to the new northbound lanes on CR 771 (Gasparilla Road) from Rotonda Boulevard to SR 776 on July 20 has been moved to the week of July 25 due to weather delays. Two-way traffic will shift from existing lanes to the […]

Boca Grande residents attend RNC Convention

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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Island residents David and Patty Hayes walked down the street the 1.5 miles from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland Ohio on Tuesday, July 19 with an easy heart. They were leaving a party hosted by Ohio Governor John Kasich and were en route […]