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No nesting birds lost during Debby; sea turtles not so lucky There were several sea turtle nests on island that were impacted by Hurricane Debby, but the good news is that the nesting peak came earlier this year than normal, mitigating the damage. Secretary for the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association, Arlene Hall said that […]
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Addition to Banyan residence also on Preservation Board agenda Wednesday There are two cases in front of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Aug. 14, including the renovation of a residence at 235 Banyan St., across from the Crowninshield House, and alterations and updates to the 3rd Street Bistro, at 310 East Railroad […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, Sports & Outdoors.
Gold medalist Cole Hocker captured in viral video On Tuesday, Aug. 6, Team USA’s Cole Hocker won a gold medal in the men’s 1,500-meter race at the Paris Olympics and broke an Olympic record. In the wake of the win, an inspirational video from 2022 of Hocker training in Boca Grande has been circulating on […]
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Pastor Brian Brightly is leading a group trip back to Cuba this January, in hopes of not only seeing some of the Methodist churches but looking back at some of the previous mission work of Lighthouse United Methodist Church. “The joy for me, is revisiting what Boca Grande did for Cuba 15 years ago,” said […]
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BY MATTHEW HACKL There are few times in life you find the opportunity to upgrade from uncle to “the cool uncle.” My venture arrived in the form of a Gasparilla Island shopping spree. James, 11, William, nine, and Marguerite, four, (affectionately known by all as “Sister”) completed their daily cycle of watching a movie, going […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Sports & Outdoors.
Floridians are about out-memed with hurricanes. This time around, perhaps the only original new take was the visual of a hurricane track of Florida, with the Little Debbie snack girl, superimposed across it. Debby, our hurricane, was with a Y, not an I.E. And she did not come from Chattanooga, Tenn. where the real Little […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Education, Profiles.
With a passion for teaching, a deep love of children, a creative spark and 14 years of experience, Kristen Maitland-Shank is “super excited” to be the newest teacher at The Island School for third grade. “I have a strong passion for teaching,” Kristen said. “I can’t picture myself doing anything else. If I would ever […]
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Coast Guard aircrews rescued two adrift boaters, Sunday, after their 34-foot sailing vessel lost its sail 73 miles off Boca Grande. No injuries were reported. An Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane rescue crew launched and located the disabled vessel with both boaters aboard around 11 a.m. The aircrew vectored in an Air Station […]
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Lee County Emergency Management is monitoring the tropics and is in communication with its state and federal partners at the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center. The activity in the tropics is a good reminder for residents to be prepared for the height of hurricane season, which […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“There is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of man.” Herman Melville The number one question among many biologists and marine biologists is whether the killer whale is just having fun or if they are angry, following in the actions of Moby Dick. For the […]