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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Charlotte County Boca Grande Street and Draining Advisory Board met on Monday, Aug. 20 to discuss a variety of items on the agenda. The first topic addressed: Exotic animal control. United States Department of Agriculture employee Samantha Rushing is an iguana technician who is contracted through the county to do […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The following is an interview/autobiography (to date) of Boca Grande’s island newspaper, the Boca Beacon. We felt it best to let the paper speak its own words, and only a little proofing was required. When Henry Steel Commager said a true newspaper “is the raw material of history, the story of […]
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To the Editor: We all desire a simple clear path to solve our messes to make them disappear. As we read we need to remain objective to learn! When we think with a bias it fogs our thinking. Unfortunately, that happy ending story is not going to happen here. Seriously, please read everything you can […]
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To the Editor: I read the article from Mote President Dr. Michael Crosby and was left knowing I had been completely duped. In his closing paragraphs he said, “As we see the impacts of these blooms, we are all sharing a blend of emotions-sadness, resolve, anger, desperation and hope for the future. An unfortunate part […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Mote Marine Laboratory scientists were on Damficare Street on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 14 to field-test a newly developed method for mitigating Florida red tide (elevated concentrations of toxic Karenia brevis algae) in the closed end of the canal. Scientists at Mote have created and patented an ozone treatment system […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY DR. MICHAEL CROSBY MOTE MARINE LABORATORY The fact that Southwest Florida is currently experiencing devastating impacts from harmful algal blooms (HABs) is well understood by all of us who call this region home. What is not as well understood by many is that we are experiencing two simultaneous but separate types of […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Charlotte County Commission staff announced on Tuesday, Aug. 14 that they would be holding an emergency meeting to discuss a resolution declaring a local state of emergency relating to red tide. The announcement was made less than three hours prior to the meeting. The meeting was open to the public, and […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Despite the effects of red tide, sea turtle nest numbers are continuing to grow, hatchlings are making their way to the water, and excavations are being done by patrol members on a consistent basis. As of August 10, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported 666 Caretta caretta (loggerhead) turtle nests […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve visited Englewood Bank in the last several months, you may have noticed a new friendly face behind the counter. Lisa Hannah is the new senior teller at the branch in Boca Grande. Lisa is originally from Gatlinburg, Tennessee. She was born in Knoxville and raised in Gatlinburg in the craft […]
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To the Editor: As you know, the GICIA Alert List originated during Hurricane Charley and was reinstated during Hurricane Irma. Although the intention was to only use this list for Hurricane-related emergency information, the GICIA Board of Directors has determined that the red tide issue has reached emergency status. Therefore, we have decided to use […]