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To the Editor: What a great year for the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament. Records were broken with 81 tarpon released, and we raised $42,000 for community charities! The Board of Directors of Boca Grande Charities, Inc. would like to thank everyone for making the tournament such a great success. An event like this […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Beach renourishment efforts continue in the Historic District and Lighthouse areas, after starting on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 4. They are currently working 24 hours a day, at an average of 600 feet per day. You may have noticed what appears to be a giant sifter being used, and its […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) announced on Wednesday that they have filed a lawsuit against Lee County as a result of actions taken by the Lee County Board of County Commissioners at a zoning hearing on Wednesday, May 8. These actions relate to properties located at 161,143, and 151 […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Patrol reported 15 nests (12 between 2nd and 18th street and 3 at the South End from Gasparilla Island State Park) have now been moved due to the beach renourishment project. They have been moved to a safe location between 18th and 25th street. Patrollers continue to […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The beach renourishment project that was to begin earlier this week was delayed due to bad weather, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “Apparently there were some weather delays in getting the dredge to the location, so we are delayed a couple of days on the start of construction,” […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In the early morning hours of Monday, May 20, Jennifer Goslowski woke up to find her boyfriend, Chris Zink, next to her having a seizure. It wasn’t his first, but the frequency he had them was rare so she kept watch over him, unable to sleep. A few hours later when […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The 2019 Raymond James and RSA Boca Grande Classic was tremendously successful this year, netting more than $240,000 for a very good cause. The objective of this annual event is to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, an organization with a mission to cure cystic fibrosis by funding research and drug development […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE There’s been a flurry of activity down at the beach accesses this past week, including a handful of men in bright green safety jackets and strange podiums with signs that read “vibration monitor” on them. The time of beach renourishment is nigh, and dredging is scheduled to begin. According to Jim […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY GIBA At the last meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Engineering Committee which was held on Monday, May 20, a small squeak in the works led the conversation. Apparently a small squeak was detected on the south east corner end lift. The manufacturing company was required to make a site visit […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Silvia McCoy, a trauma nurse who runs Rescue Garage of North Port, will be teaching pet CPR and first aid this Saturday, May 25, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Boca Grande Fire Department. McCoy said because Gasparilla Island residents have a little longer to travel in the event of a pet emergency, […]