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BY OLIVIA CAMERON – On Tuesday, Feb. 18, guests of Dr. Locascio’s interactive presentation got to learn about updated research methods of snook tracking and sampling for knowledge about the red tide effects of the past few years. His presentation, entitled “Tracking spawning snook recovery from red tide: Incorporating a drone as a survey tool,” […]
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BY OLIVIA CAMERON – The Boca Grande JF Library Foundation once again welcomed Roxana Robinson to speak on a recently published biographical novel. Published in May of 2019, “Dawson’s Fall” was based on the lives of Robinson’s great-grandparents and revolves around a paradox of beliefs for people during the Reconstruction era. Robinson has claimed the […]
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STAFF REPORT – The third Boca Grande Woman’s Club Fashion Show and Luncheon will be held at The Gasparilla Inn on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 11:30 a.m. with a special boutique following the show. The theme is “2020 Women of Vision.” This is also a special tribute to the Woman’s Club’s long-standing supporter, Bud Konheim, […]
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STAFF REPORT – Come for the economy discussion, and stay for the capital market talk at the 2020 Economic Summit, planned for Thursday, March 5 at 3:30 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. John Kissinger will be moderating the annual event. He will be joined by four gentlemen: Jim Runde, Marty McFadden and Mike […]
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To the Editor: The Lemon Bay Conservancy wishes to thank the Boca Grande community and our loyal sponsors, Centennial Bank; Rowley Insurance Agency Inc; Brian Corcoran of BRC Group; Gail Cleveland and Terry Waite of Smart Studio; Palm Island Resort and the Beckstead family; Manasota Beach Club and the Buffum/Crampton family; Anthony C. Leonard Roofing […]
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It is said that there are some who bring a light to the world that is so great, it remains even after they are gone. Those words might have been written about Nicole Coleman, because even though she left us on Monday, February 10, 2020, it still doesn’t feel like she’s gone. She certainly fought […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Bruce Rougraff is a self-proclaimed beach bum from way back. When he was a child, living in Houston, his family would head to the Galveston Bay beach almost every weekend, and some of his fondest memories are of those trips. Those memories, and those of going to the beaches of Southwest […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Here’s a riddle for you: What is something that local fishing captains get a whole lot of, other than fish, when they’re out on the water? The answer is, questions. They get questions about what types of fish their client might catch, and at what times of year, why they use the […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It was old home week at the last installment of History Bytes at the Johann Fust Community Library on Wednesday, Feb. 12, with Milton Bell as the speaker and John Johnson, Carolyn Bell, Robert Johnson, Mary Knight Vickers and Betsy Fugate Joiner in attendance as well. Robert Johnson, whose family ran the […]
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BY MARY COOK – In 1941 she took over the staggering work of running Alliance, France’s largest spy network, a corps of 3,000 agents. She described herself as merely “the wife of an officer, mother of a family, member of no political party, and a Catholic.” In reality, however, Marie-Madeleine Fourcade thought like a man. Lynne […]