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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Attorneys representing all sides of the ongoing “Path to Three Sisters” court case have agreed to cool things down for a time. In a court document filed in Lee County Circuit Court on Tuesday, May 8, Attorneys Jenna Persons (representing Boca Grande Isles homeowner Chad Pike), Mark Trank (representing Lee County) […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN As of Friday, May 4 there were three sea turtle nests documented on the island – all of them Caretta caretta (Loggerhead) nests. There was one false crawl recorded. The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members have been busy picking up trash from local beach zones during their morning rounds. […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE With 39 releases in three hours’ time recorded in the 2018 annual “Howl at the Moon” tarpon tournament last Saturday night, May 5, it was Capt. Waylon Mills and his anglers Michael Graci, Lindsey Graci, Stuart Lewis and Tanner Lewis who took home the big prize money of $5,400 with four […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The year 2017 was a time of achievements for the Boca Grande Health Clinic. Three new board members were elected at the Boca Grande Health Clinic’s annual meeting held on April 12. Tom Bowers, Dr. Holly Cowan and Honey Skinner will serve three-year tours on the Clinic’s board. Boca Grande Health […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Bay resident John Gibson started coming to the island in the 1980s, when the fish camp owned by CSX Railroad brought executives and locals together to catch their dinner. John’s family roots run deep in Southwest Florida. His mom’s side of the family came to the Tampa area from Michigan […]
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To the Editor: Several years ago I wrote, and the Beacon published, a letter critical of our Post Office and some of its practices. In that article I highlighted their handling of mail which doesn’t include our box numbers, even when they know full well who we are and what our box number is. This […]
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To the Editor: My heart nearly broke upon reading Phil Snyder’ s (executive director of Suncoast Humane Society) article titled, “What about me?” in the Beacon on March 23. Yes, what about them, these furry little creatures that cannot plead for themselves? That’s what I’m doing now, by telling of my own personal experience. Two […]
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It may sound too good to be true, but it is: The Fishery property has been sold once again, and this time to a Boca Grande family. Cookie Potter-Feinberg and her husband, Jay Feinberg, closed on the deal just days ago under the corporation name Placida Point, LLC, after purchasing the 18-acre property from Caribbean […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – There is an old proverb that says if a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will soon follow. Those are the words written as part of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the case of the Three Sisters right-of-way, which was filed on April 6 in Lee […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Thursday, May 3 a new documentary on barrier island life had its debut on local television stations, and it featured several familiar faces and places. But don’t worry – if you missed it, then you will get a chance to see it again. “Mullet and Mangroves: The Pioneer Fishing Families of […]