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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – As the doors prepare to open at The Island School on August 31, plans are being made to keep children and staff as safe as possible. The first step in the process will be to hold the traditional open house on several nights, virtually. On Monday, Aug. 24 the first virtual […]
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SUBMITTED BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION – The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is pleased to announce that restoration of the Sam Murphy Park will begin next week. The GICIA asks for residents and visitors to be patient as the Park will be closed during this time. The GICIA will […]
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STAFF REPORT – The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterly Board meeting was held on Tuesday, August 18, virtually and in the offices of the Authority. The Members of the Authority were updated on the traffic and revenue figures for 10 months to date for the 2020 fiscal year. The closings of the beach and businesses […]
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BY BONNIE PRINGLE – This spring, the Gasparilla Island Water Association contracted with Cardinal Contractors, Inc. for Phase 2 of the rehabilitation of our wastewater treatment facility. The project includes two new concrete tanks and installation of equipment ,purchased by GIWA including our new state-of-the-art treatment system. This week we completed our first major milestone […]
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SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY – Local guides have been taking guests fishing since the late 19th century. Among the early guides was Phalo Padilla, born in 1888, who was a guide at Useppa and took his clients out in his one-cylinder motorboat. He was also a commercial fisherman, catching and selling mullet. […]
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BY OLIVIA CAMERON – From a Catholic upbringing to administrative assistant at a Methodist church, Hermila Perreault has found a job in Boca Grande that, in her own words, is “very rewarding, because it revolves around helping others.” “Growing up in Colombia as the youngest of seven children, I was the little girl of the family who was […]
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STAFF REPORT – Bryan Steinman is a very lucky kid. The 11-year-old was visiting his grandparents, Bill and Jean Steinman, of Boca Grande when he found three rare junonia shells on the beach on July 4th. The Junonia sea snail lives miles offshore, in water between 30 and 130 meters deep, so it’s very rare […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE- An Iowa man will have an interesting story to tell after his trip to Boca Grande left him minus a bit of flesh, but alive and well.
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BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Lee County Mosquito Control District has worked around the clock to collect accurate data on the local mosquito population. Mosquito spraying, however, is not on a fixed schedule, but is determined by their consecutive calculations. Eric Jackson from the District has provided a look at their progress in tracking down mosquito larvae […]
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William “Bill” Taylor Hinman of Muse, Fla., passed away July 11, 2020, while in Hope Hospice in Fort Myers. Bill was born in Coral Gables, Florida, grew up in Fort Myers and graduated from Fort Myers High School. Bill’s first visit to Boca Grande was as a young Lee County deputy in 1973. Bill’s passion […]