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■ STAFF REPORT A 90-year-old Boca Grande man has passed away after being involved in a pedestrian vs. vehicle accident that occurred on Tuesday, April 9 at approximately 7 a.m. Eliot Clark was walking his dogs on 7th Street at Gasparilla Road when he made contact with a truck driven by Debbie Prinz of North […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Easter Egg Hunt is right around the corner, and the time has come to gather your baskets, your best Easter bonnets and your bags of individually wrapped soft candy to drop off at the Boca Grande Community Center. The hunt will take place on Saturday, April 20 at 10 […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY GIWA April is Water Conservation Month, and Gasparilla Island is in desperate need of water conservation. Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s current ten-year water withdrawal permit from the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) includes a condition requiring GIWA to reduce our daily average water use to 150 gallons per person per […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Mark Masselink has visited Boca Grande every year since the late 1990s. He’d travel here annually with a group of friends to go tarpon fishing in Captiva and Sanibel islands, and eventually they discovered Boca Grande. “I loved Boca Grande as soon as I got here,” Mark said. “The other guys on […]
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To the Editor: Boca Bargains will be closing for the season on Wednesday, April 17. On Saturday, April 13 and Monday, April 15 most of the remaining merchandise will be on sale for 50 percent off their marked price. On closing day, April 17 most items will be priced at $1 (some items marked “firm” […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Boca Bargains will be closing its doors for the season on Wednesday, April 17. However, the store still has many wonderful items for sale and welcomes shoppers on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays from 9 a.m. until noon. Stop by and discover the bargains you can’t live without! Note: Boca Bargains is no […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Easter Egg Hunt is right around the corner, and the time has come to gather your baskets, your best Easter bonnets and your bags of individually wrapped soft candy to drop off at the Boca Grande Community Center. The hunt will take place on Saturday, April 20 at 10 […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Anne Beatty’s thorough and thought-provoking presentation of “Never Let Me Go” was enjoyed by a large and responsive group at the Literature Forum March meeting. The Forum’s upcoming gathering on Thursday, April 11th, will feature longtime Forum member Ellie Crawford leading a discussion of “The Fishermen”.
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Dozens of aquariums filled with a variety of sea creatures line the walls of Lemon Bay High School’s aquaculture laboratory located at its Englewood campus. On Monday, April 1, the Bocilla Islands Conservancy along with Lemon Bay Conservancy presented a check for $500 to the LBHS Marine Research Club to assist […]
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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Woman’s Club would like to thank members of the Lemon Bay High School girls’ basketball team for helping with the March 16th Dog Show. We so appreciate the LBHS “lady hoopsters” for taking time from their school vacation to be part of Boca Grande’s canine version of “March Madness”! […]