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To the Editor: When Grace and Michael Ott announced they were moving to Boca Grande and starting a business, My Halo, that would provide aides for people who needed help to stay at home and not have to move off the Island, I thought, “How nice for those people.” Little did I know I’d be […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – When it comes to catching tarpon, some credit experience as the key. Others claim luck. Many say it’s most likely a combination of the two. Whatever it is, Capt. Waylon Mills has got it and he is setting the Pass on fire. Boca Grande native Capt. Waylon Mills has recently had […]
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Jeanne Cotten Blum, a pioneering female executive at IBM and an arts and civic leader in Brooklyn and New York, died Wednesday May 16, 2108. She was 98. Born Nov. 24, 1919 in New York, Jeanne Cotten Blum was the daughter of Madeline Lynch Cotten and Chester Cotten, a Colorado civil engineer. As a child, […]
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To the Editor: I believe that most residents of Boca Grande and the communities surrounding the Fishery were excited to read the news regarding the Fishery – “The most amazing development: Fishery property sold once again…”, Boca Beacon, May 4, 2018. Thank you and congratulations to the new owners, Boca Grande residents Cookie Potter- Feinberg […]
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To the Editor: The World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament is an annual event that holds a special place in the hearts of the people who have experienced it. There is big money, thrilling competition, and fun had by all in the streets of Boca Grande. The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to host […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Honoring tradition. That was the common theme at “The Grande Tradition Event” held on Monday evening at The Crowninshield Community House. This event kicked off the 36th annual World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament festivities. Guest speakers from different eras discussed the history of the tournament and how it has changed over the […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN As of press time, The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported eight turtle nests on the island – all loggerheads. The season has been a bit slow so far, likely due to cooler temperatures recently, but that is changing quickly. “In 2017 at this same time, we had 27 nests on […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN After years of being in the flower business in Boca Grande, Ronica Davis, owner of Native Gardens Florist on the island, will be closing her retail store on Saturday, May 26. There is currently a 75-percent-off sale on everything in the store, and items are going fast. The store is located […]
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■ BY TIMMY SPAIN What is a cowpoke? Do they still exist? Cowpoke can simply be translated as a cowboy. Cowboys are American icons. I’m sure just about everyone has an image in their mind of a cowboy and probably thinks of Texas. Florida is actually the place where it began. It was here where […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY EVA FURNER On a beautiful Saturday morning, an enthusiastic crowd of Lemon Bay Conservancy supporters gathered at Wildflower Preserve to celebrate the start of the Wetlands restoration phase of the Wildflower Preserve Habitat Restoration Project. LBC President Jim Cooper welcomed everyone. Jim noted that the Conservancy has been working on this major […]