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To the Editor: The Board of Directors of Boca Grande Charities, Inc. would like to thank everyone for making the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament such a great success. An event like this would not be possible without the generous financial donations of our partners and the commitment of time and energy from the […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic roster is filling up fast, with 30 boats signed up so far to fish the world’s great kids’ fishing tournament. There is still time to get your team in, if you have a captain and a boat lined up. The tournament will be held on […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Excitement is brewing as kids and captains alike prepare for the 2016 Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament this Saturday, June 4, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm in Boca Grande Pass. New this year, the Kids Classic makes a very special addition to the festivities for families who want to […]
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■ STAFF REPORT A worldwide ocean celebration is on the horizon. Aquatic scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory invite everyone to join them from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 11 to celebrate World Oceans Day at 480 East Railroad Ave. in Boca Grande. The educational event will include fun and interactive […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding the vandalism of a local man’s front-end loader that was parked in the 700 block of 7th Street. On Tuesday, May 31 deputies were dispatched to meet with a complainant who told them he had parked his 1998 John Deere front-end […]
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To the Editor: The Lemon Bay Conservancy (LBC) is a 501(c) 3 charitable land trust operating successfully in the Charlotte Harbor Watershed since 1972. LBC is pleased to provide this letter of support for the expansion of the boundary of the Charlotte Harbor Flatwoods Florida Forever project, located in Charlotte Harbor. LBC strongly endorses the […]
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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce wants to thank everyone who participated in, sponsored, donated to or volunteered for the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament 2016. We all had a great time on the water and at the street festival and art show, and I believe everyone else did, too. Thanks need […]
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■ STAFF REPORT – The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic roster is filling up fast, with 29 boats signed up so far to fish the world’s great kids’ fishing tournament. There is still time to get your team in, if you have a captain and a boat lined up. The tournament will be held on Saturday, June […]
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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce’s 26th Annual Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament had a successful outcome with a field of 36 boats and 11 total tarpon released on May 7, 2016. Brendan Coudal designed the 2016 Ladies Day logo and the tournament art again this year. A limited supply of his […]
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■ STAFF REPORT A Naples man was arrested on Wednesday, May 11 after hundreds of gallons of gasoline were found in barrels off the coast of Lee County. Deputies received information about stolen boats and fuel being stored on Cayo Costa, and it led to the discovery of 345 gallons of fuel on the island. […]