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■ BY FRIENDS OF CAYO COSTA The annual Celebrate Cayo Costa State Park event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. All-inclusive tickets feature round- trip boat transportation from four departure points, all activities and a delicious lunch provided by Little Lilly’s Deli of Pine Island. “This is a perfect family, couples […]
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■ BY MELISSA CSANK Nancy Lingeman may be gone, but she has most definitely not been forgotten by the many people whose lives she touched. The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association (BGSTA) has chosen to honor her memory and service to the island with a bench and plaque overlooking the sea turtle sculpture and flag at […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association announced the final numbers for the 2019 nesting season. Greens had a record-breaking year on the island, with 22 nests hatching over the past few months. There were 624 nests on Gasparilla Island, with 602 being loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles. The Association reported 592 false […]
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Royal “Rooky” Firman III passed away in Denver, Colorado on October 12, 2019 at the age of 71. Born in Cleveland, Ohio to Royal Firman, Jr. and Pamela Humphrey, he attended Hawken School, The Hotchkiss School and graduated in 1971 from the University of Pennsylvania. Rook was passionate about many things: his wife and family, his […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Englewood native Bradley Fuson has held several positions at the Loose Caboose Restaurant for the past four years. He grew up in Englewood and attended Vineland Elementary School, L.A. Ainger Middle School and Lemon Bay High School. At the age of 7, Bradley began practicing mixed martial arts and specialized in Brazilian […]
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To the Editor: As a member of the Boca Grande Club and a frequent visitor to the island, I feel compelled to register a complaint regarding an inconvenience to traffic yesterday (October 17) caused by swing bridge maintenance. We were heading off island at about 4 p.m. when we had to stop about six cars […]
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To the Editor: In your article you mention: “After all, if people can’t find a place to sit down, they will park as close as possible to the business. This compounds the problem.” The same happens in Berlin, on a larger scale. No benches, no outside sitting, and one of the large outside shopping streets […]
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To the Editor: The Gasparilla Mallet Club is holding weekly “get to know the game” sessions with free croquet instructional clinics for prospective members every Monday at 3:30, as well as a “golf” croquet (an easy game to learn) clinic every Wednesday at 4 p.m. Space is limited, but if you have any interest, please […]
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■ STAFF REPORT On Sunday, Oct. 13 at approximately 11:30 a.m., the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) received a report from the United States Coast Guard of a vessel taking on water in Charlotte Harbor near Devilfish Key, east of Boca Grande. FWC, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office and Fire […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE You may have noticed in the last few months that there are some new sea oats growing around some of the beaches and seawalls where the recent beach renourishment project took place. We tracked down the sowers of these oats, and found out that Lee County was the entity responsible. Timothy […]