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BY SUE ERWIN – Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers said the storms over this past weekend destroyed a good amount of the remaining sea turtle nests on Boca Grande beaches. One volunteer said there were nearly 40 nests just before Hurricane Hermine, and she counted only about 12 existing ones on Monday, September 5. […]
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SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY – At the Boca Grande Community Center there is a meeting room whose plaque reads, “Arthur A. Houghton Jr./ Reference Room/ Dedicated February 21, 1991/ For the purpose of stimulating the young to read and for the use and enjoyment of all Islanders.” Arthur Houghton and his wife, Nina, were winter residents […]
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BY BOB ELLIOTT – It’s time to offer a mea culpa to Mr. Al Gore or whoever invented the internet. All I was trying to do in previous columns was to point out that the internet has caused a certain level of attention-deficit disorder in its frequent users and has put a crimp on clear, concise, written […]
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The Barrier Island Parks Society will host The Lightkeeper’s Open, a Gasparilla Island Lighthouse charity golf outing, on Monday, Oct. 17 at The Gasparilla Inn Golf Course. Registration will begin at 11 a.m., and a 50/50 putting contest will be held at noon. Shotgun start of the tournament will be at 12:30 p.m. The tournament […]
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■ Hurricane Hermine went from Invest to becoming a healthy storm in the Gulf of Mexico. As of press time she was churning her way up to the Panhandle. Her feeder bands brought the island about five inches of rain between Tuesday and Friday. This shot was taken from The Gasparilla Inn & Club golf course […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers are reporting damage left from Tropical Storm Hermine, as well as several more incidents regarding predators interfering with sea turtle nests and hatchlings recently. According to one patroller, as of Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1, there were only 22 nests left. About 19 of those were […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On June 19 of this year, Billy Pfannkuch’s life changed dramatically as he and his best friend, Dylan Gonzalez, were involved in a very serious boating accident in the waters near Eldred’s Marina. While Billy was seriously injured, Dylan’s injuries were extreme, and he passed away. To honor Dylan’s memory, Billy […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN There is a new face at The Island School this year, and she’ll be providing an important resource for students and their families this school year. , the new school counselor at the school, was born in Merton, Wisconsin. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of Wisconsin in […]
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Carolyn Smith Frederick died peacefully on August 30, while at her summer home of many years on Walloon Lake in Northern Michigan. She was born in Indianapolis, IN. in 1928 to Dr. David L. Smith and Harriet Badger Smith. She was predeceased by her sister, Marcia Knowles. She is survived by her husband of sixty-seven […]
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■ BY LEW AUSTIN HASTINGS – Water. Water is the giver of life. Mni Wiconi in Lakota. Without water life ends. So it should be no surprise that one community has chosen to defend their water as they would defend their lives and in the process has attracted others to join them in solidarity. That […]