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BY PHIL SNYDER, SUNCOAST HUMANE SOCIETY Feline siblings Binx and Little Girl had been available for adoption at Suncoast Humane Society since November 2014. Earlier this month the adoption team at the Society’s Animal Care Center received a call from the United Kingdom. Brian Port reminded staff that he and his wife Jenny had visited […]
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SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The GICIA held its 44th Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, April 2. Reports were give by President Stevenson and Treasurer Allen as well as the Chairs of the Bike Path, Land Conservancy and Communications Committee. Bob Elliott, Chair of Communications, introduced the GICIA’s 3.5 minute video “Keeping it Grande,” which was […]
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The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board met on April 8 to grant one property contributing status and to elect a new chair and vice chair. Tim Seibert, an outspoken member of the board who can always be relied on for his candor and incisiveness, is the new chair. Bill Caldwell was elected as the new […]
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The Boca Grande Fire Department had a busy weekend for calls. Perhaps the most noteworthy of them involved assistance provided to the United States Coast Guard as they retrieved a man in the midst of a medical emergency offshore. On Sunday, April 5, at around 2:30 p.m., the fire department assisted with medical care and […]
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BY JACK SHORT The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority met on Tuesday, March 24, to hold a special board meeting immediately followed by an “attorney client session.” Executive sessions such as the attorney-client session are not subject to normally broad public records laws, so little information is available, though a representative of the authority confirmed that […]
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Dear Editor, Nearly 400 people attended the recent Boca Grande Historical Society’s Tour of Historic Homes. Almost 100 gathered for the luncheon at the Gasparilla Inn preceding the tour to hear Bill Morton and Davis Hammond, owners of two of the houses on the tour, muse about life on Boca Grande over the decades and […]
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Call to Order/Review Affidavit of Publication/RollCall/Approval of 5-8-13 Minutes Public Hearing on a Special Certificate of Appropriateness (DOA) – (For public review, plan for the COA cases is available at the Johann Fust Community Library, 1040 W 10th St., Boca Grande starting July 3, 2013.) COA2013-00078 Hunter Buchanan Trust 450 Tarpon Avenue, Boca Grande, FL […]
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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Community Center had its 30th Annual Bike Path Parade last Saturday, which turned out to be a great event for island residents and visitors. Even though there were only 17 entries in the event, the participants and spectators had a lot of fun. This event would not be possible […]
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To the Editor: Members of the planning committee for “Fantasy Island: Live Your Dreams!” would like to thank the more than 130 volunteers who made last Saturday’s Women’s Club Spring Fair and Bike Parade a huge success! A special thanks goes to those members of the Women’s Club who chaired the featured events: Pauline Mendez, […]
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Raymond H. Carr, 90, of Chester Springs, and Boca Grande, Fla., Chester County real estate developer, entrepreneur and antique car enthusiast; died peacefully, surrounded by love in his Boca Grande home on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. He was the son of Robert H. and Edith Duling Carr. Being a lover of Big Band music, Ray […]