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George “Ashley” Gray, 48, of Venice, Florida, passed on May 27, 2020, as a result of a motorcycle accident near Woodsboro, Maryland. Born on June 7, 1971 in Washington, DC, he was the son to Mason W. Gray IV and the late Hannah Tyson Lee Sharp Gray. Along with his father, Ashley leaves behind his […]
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Life imitates art, but cartoonists draw what they see… BY OLIVIA CAMERON-Page five always comes with a splash of color, talking sharks, a peg-leg captain, tourist shenanigans or all of the above. Life imitates art in Tim Banfell’s comic strips. Cartoonist Tim may be known for his classic comics in our own newspaper, but some […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Capt. Chuck Jenks had just dropped his tarpon fishing clients off at Pine Island on the afternoon of May 19 and was looking forward to dipping some crabs at the Boca Grande swing bridge. It was a good thing he did, too, as he ended up saving the lives of three Punta […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE- There are few woman in any first-world country who could sit at the finest table in the finest home, and casually discuss how she skinned a goat on board a cruise ship to the Galapagos Islands, or how she drank heated mare’s milk with urine to get her day started in middle […]
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STAFF REPORT- Have you filled out your census form yet? While many have had other things on their minds – to say the least – The Census Bureau reported this week that it had reached its target to get at least 60.5 percent of households to respond to the 2020 census. The 2020 census began […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE- The Boca Grande Historical Society has done some timelines in the past, but primarily ones put together for specific times or events in history. Now, though, historians can browse what the BGHS has called “the mother of all timelines.” This timeline begins, quite literally, at the beginning of time for the state […]
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To the Editor: The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve a plan to allocate $3 million of federal funds from the CARES Act to support local food security organizations and to continue phasing in operations previously suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • The $3 million allocated to food security organizations […]
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To the Editor: We love coming to Boca Grande on short visits. Beautiful fun area for just chilling, shopping, dining and just enjoying the area. Yes, things have changed all over our country. We have noticed too. People are just not extending the olive branches, of friendliness like in years past. But for the most […]
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STAFF REPORT-The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet for the first time in a long time, on Wednesday, June 10 at 10 a.m. in the Woman’s Club Room at the Boca Grande Community Center. There are several items on the agenda, including the following: • The homeowner at 461 Palm Ave., the Candler residence, […]
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To the Editor: Indeed the lunatics are out now, whether the moon is full or not. Like all lunatics who rant and rave, they choose topics they know little about. Usually this is a harmless affliction; in the midst of a health pandemic this is exceedingly dangerous, and unfortunately, often fatal. The very first pronouncement […]