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Iguana Panel adds it up: About 2,000 less spiny-tails since February of this year … and 2021’s not over yet
Written by Susan Hanafee on . Posted in News.
There was a lot of lizard talk going on at the most recent meeting of the Gasparilla Island Municipal Services Taxing Benefits Unit (advisory committee), including the fact that more than 2,200 spiny-tailed iguanas have been handed their earthly walking papers since February of this year. “We are never going to get rid of all […]
Army Corps of Engineers makes decision on basic plan of Lake O outflow … and not all agree
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in News.
BY T MICHELE WALKER AND MARCY SHORTUSE – After years of research by the United States Army Corps of Engineers a decision was announced this week that Lake Okeechobee runoff would be headed south and west in what is known as “model 260467.” It is the basis for the final Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual […]
Another change in plans for Lake O project: Sediment study postponed
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will delay the previously announced sediment study scheduled for Nov. 9 after heavy rains across Florida led to heavier local basin runoff in the Caloosahatchee River Estuary than originally forecast. The new date has not been finalized for the one-day deviation from the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule […]
To DEET or not to DEET … that is the question
Written by Tonya Bramlage on . Posted in Sports & Outdoors.
Developed by the U.S. Army in 1946, DEET is a synthetic chemical that provides one to six hours of total protection against mosquitoes. DEET has been used by hundreds of millions of people with an estimated 30 percent of the U.S. population among those each year. For over 50 years, DEET has been the undisputed […]
First day of school starts with a full house, new faces and a (not so) surprising mask announcement from Lee County
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Education.
On Tuesday, Aug. 10 the classrooms at The Island School were once again ringing with the sounds of the voices of teachers and children as the first day of school began. Parents of the students stood in the parking lots and on the lawn, making sure everything was a go, and eventually left the children […]
Camp wraps up after another ‘unique’ summer
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Education.
When COVID came to town in 2020, summer camp changed noticeably. A schedule that used to include three field trips a week to places like ice skating rinks, professional sports games, arcades and amusement parks was altered to include in-camp festivities only. While this year was also a “stay-at-camp” summer, Camp Director Khoreen Vetter had […]
Elsa brought rain, but not much else
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Elsa couldn’t make up her mind what she wanted to be when she grew up, and went back and forth from a tropical storm to a hurricane, and back to a tropical storm in a matter of a few days. On June 24 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spotted a […]
What do you do when a shark follows you home? Another hammerhead experience in island waters
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Friday, June 18 Dianne Ryan and her daughter, Robin Ryan, decided to do things a bit differently when it came time to their regular paddleboard excursion. The pair were used to taking their boards to local Sarasota waters, where Dianne has a condo, but that day they decided to head […]
Passing phony bills? Not in Hudson’s, you won’t
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Police & Fire.
STAFF REPORT – If you feel like committing a crime, you might want to go somewhere other than Hudson’s Grocery … those folks are sharp. On Tuesday, May 18, Lee County Sheriff’s deputies from the island responded to the store, located on Park Avenue, in reference to an unknown suspect attempting to pay with a […]