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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 […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Nesting season officially began on May 1, and the first two sea turtle nests of the season have been discovered by turtle patrollers on Monday, April 30 between 10th Street and 25th Street. A second nesting sea turtle was spotted on the beach in the early morning hours of May 1, […]
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The small community of Boca Grande is wrapping up its most busy time of the year: spring 2018! Many who call Boca Grande home during the late fall, winter and spring months are returning to their summer homes and their families. The Lee County Sheriff’s Deputies assigned to Boca Grande wish you all safe travels, […]
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Laurier Donald Dean Beckstead, 74, passed away peacefully at his Palm Island home in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 25, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 18, 1943 and raised in Emerson, Manitoba, Canada. His family was part of the Beckstead family that pioneered the Canadian movement west, […]
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BY TIMMY SPAIN The man in this photo was a true Florida Cracker. Aaron Robert Albritton was his name, but everybody called him Twister. I guess he couldn’t afford a horse, so he trained that steer to haul him around the woods. Those woods are in Hardee, Manatee and Desoto counties. He was born in […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Josh Freeman was born and raised in Boca Grande. He started working at PJ’s Seagrille as a busboy when he was 14 years old. Since then, he’s learned just about everything there is to know about the restaurant business. “I worked my way up and have done just about every position in this […]
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To the Editor: Much praise and thanks are due to Marta Howell and the staff of the Friends of Boca Grande for their marvelous program of almost 120 events. The range and very high quality of the programs Marta was able to organize speak very well of her efforts. The Presidents Series, as well as […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Every minute, 19 people become victims of identity theft … and only 20 percent of people who experience monetary fraud report it. Lee County Sheriff’s crime prevention staff visited Boca Grande on Wednesday, April 25 to discuss common scams that people could easily fall prey to if they’re caught off guard. […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The roster is filling up for the 2018 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament, and fishing is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 12 in Boca Grande Pass. Each team consisting of a maximum of four anglers will be competing for a $1,000 first prize and jewelry, a second-place team […]
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To the Editor: I read Capt. Johnson’s letter to the editor this week with great interest and felt his nostalgia for a different era. As he described it, Boca Grande was once an isolated, unique and idyllic place for a few fortunate families. He is right that the island is not what it once was […]