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■ BY SUE ERWIN Capt. Christopher Robin is a former New Yorker who moved to Florida after finding a very special boat. Even though he had no nautical experience whatsoever, he knew the little abandoned tugboat was extraordinary. “Little Toot” is Christopher Robin’s private mission to pay it forward by teaching children about hope, faith and […]
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Mickey Carlton taught in a one-room schoolhouse on the island in years leading up to World War II. Mrs. Minnie M. “Mickey” Carlton, 101, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019 in Bradenton. She was born March 20, 1918 in Marietta, Oklahoma and came to Florida at a young age in 1925. After her elementary and […]
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Michael “Mike” G. Miller Jr., age 60, of Durham, NC, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, passed away on July 10, 2019 after courageously battling a series of health-related issues for many years. Mike is survived by his loving parents, Carole and Gerald Miller, his sister, Kathy Miller Alpeter, and husband David Alpeter, Jr., their children; David […]
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To the Editor: On Monday, July 8, Lee County completed the acquisition of 92 acres in central Pine Island increasing the size of the Conservation 20/20 Buttonwood Preserve to nearly 360 acres. The $1.17 million acquisition was completed through the Lee County Conservation 20/20 Program. The Calusa Land Trust and Nature Preserve and the Greater […]
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To the Editor: The 2019 spiny lobster season opens with the two-day recreational mini-season July 24 and 25, followed by the regular commercial and recreational lobster season, which starts Aug. 6 and runs through March 31, 2020. “Spiny lobster season is an exciting time of year to be on the water,” said Florida Fish and […]
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■ STAFF REPORT We have word from Lee County that the seats in front of Dolphin Cove/Pink Pony/Tortuga were removed only temporarily. Timothy Engstrom, a Lee County Government Communications Specialist said, “Lee County received a report of potential violations at the Pink Pony/Dolphin Café location, which were investigated/substantiated. While there is an underlying zoning approval […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Charlie Ruth and Matthew Jaeger spent the Fourth of July like many other people on the island did – boating and fishing the water surrounding Gasparilla Island. But they also had another important mission to complete later in the afternoon. As they were pulling up to the dock at the canal to […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Just a warning to keep an eye on your belongings at the beach, as one visitor reported the theft of several things from in front of their unit. The visitor, who was staying with her family at Sundown Colony, said they left their beach chairs and umbrella up on the beach to […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The media recently blasted an announcement regarding iguanas on social media that made some pretty big waves. The headlines everywhere read that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) had called for residents to kill iguanas on their property, and that they had no problem with it. If you’re on […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Debbie Hagstrom creates beautifully designed one of a kind silk scarves right in front of her customers. The artist visited Boca Grande in June. She was one of the vendors at the annual Boca Grande Invitational Art Festival that takes place in town each year. This was her second time visiting the […]