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■ STAFF REPORT You know him … you love him … and he’s coming back to see us. That’s right, John Storms and his World of Reptiles will be at the Boca Grande Community Center on Thursday, April 18 at 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Storms has been at this for several decades now, teaching […]
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■ BY SUE ERWINResidents and guests who were curious about the construction project at Fifth Street beach will be happy to learn that the repairs have been completed, and the ADA handicap-accessible ramp is now open to the public. The new ramp includes an additional 40 feet of slope. Lee County Government Communications Specialist Tim […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Friends of Cayo Costa, along with Barrier Island Parks Society and Boca Grande Historical Society, are proud to present the locally-filmed documentary “Mullet and Mangroves: The Pioneer Fishing Families of Cayo Costa.” The film documentary begins at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12 at the Boca Grande auditorium. Seating is limited, and […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Mark Masselink has visited Boca Grande every year since the late 1990s. He’d travel here annually with a group of friends to go tarpon fishing in Captiva and Sanibel islands, and eventually they discovered Boca Grande. “I loved Boca Grande as soon as I got here,” Mark said. “The other guys on […]
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To the Editor: Boca Bargains will be closing for the season on Wednesday, April 17. On Saturday, April 13 and Monday, April 15 most of the remaining merchandise will be on sale for 50 percent off their marked price. On closing day, April 17 most items will be priced at $1 (some items marked “firm” […]
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To the Editor: On behalf of the Hope for Haitian Committee of Boca Grande, we want to thank all our donors for their support in this year’s campaign. Our goal is to build 50 houses for those poverty-stricken Haitian families living in mud huts with dirt floors, no sanitation and little or no fresh water. […]
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To the Editor: My personal experience at the Boca Grande Health Clinic regarding efforts to detect existing medical disorders such as depression, imbalance, memory loss, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, smoking and alcohol abuse, as mentioned by Dr. Walker in his update of BGHC future services, is that this is being done quite well. These […]
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On the afternoon of Monday, April 8, 2019 our island lost one of the people who loved it the very most. Victoria Anne Kittredge may be out of our sight, but she will live on every time a glass is raised at The Temp, every time a joke or story in poor taste is told at just the wrong time, every time an engine in a choice sports car revs up to about 4,000 rpm and in every sunset from the sea wall.
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■ BY DALY WALKER, MD, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC The Boca Grande Health Clinic’s mission is to meet the primary healthcare needs of the residents, workers and visitors in the Gasparilla Island community. Contemporary primary care practices such as ours no longer confine their activities to the management of chronic diseases and the treatment of acute […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In a continuing effort to attempt to resolve our confusion and conflict with the Boca Grande Post Office, a meeting was initiated recently between our post office administrator and her direct manager. The topic of conversation regarded the proper addressing of mail and packages, and specifically how it is being handled […]