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The Island School PTO 9th Annual Chowder Dinner will take place on Friday, January 17th, 6-9pm at The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club. We will offer delicious soups and chowders from all of our favorite local restaurants and clubs, as well as salads and desserts. A cash bar will be available to purchase beverages. They will have […]
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BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR With plenty of time to tie up some new bugs, I get excited to try new things. The files these days have better quality hooks, readily available materials and the world of glues and epoxy has been completed with uv resin. I tied up several new flies for tarpon in different […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News, Sports & Outdoors.
A new statewide push by State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo to discourage the fluoridation of Florida water will not affect residents of Boca Grande and Cape Haze, as the water here is not fluoridated. “We do not add fluoride and never have,” said Gasparilla Island Water Association Executive Director Ron Bolton. Bolton told the […]
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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE A record setting year all around for the 29th annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament presented by Gasparilla Outfitters. This year the tournament hosted fifteen boats and had a total of 33 participants, raising more than $6,000 to benefit the Boca Grande Historic Society. There was a record turnout this year. […]
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The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held their finance committee and quarterly board meeting on Wednesday morning, Nov. 20. At the recommendation of Executive Director Kathy Banson, the board voted to extend the expiration for toll passes by 17 days, the amount of time the bridge was closed for Hurricane Milton. Many passholders have called the […]
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In a long-term list of things that needed to be fixed after double hurricanes, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority had some items that were easier and much more crowd-pleasing. “Dog biscuits are back. We had to wait until we got gate arms,” said Kathy Banson, executive director. “We can’t distribute biscuits without gate arms.” That, […]
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BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR Over the last couple weeks we have been cleaning up from Hurricane Milton, elected a new president and catching fish. Fly fishing for snook, tarpon and redfish has been great. I have been enjoying my time on the water and taking people fly fishing from Florida, Vermont, and Rhode Island. When […]
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Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky is encouraging policyholders to reach out directly to the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), if consumers impacted by recent storms receive a notice of nonrenewal or notice of cancellation that may have taken effect or will take effect between Sept. 26 until Dec. 10. Emergency orders are in place that […]
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The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Board of Supervisors will hold four meetings next week on Tuesday, Nov. 19 and Wednesday, Nov. 20, all in the GIBA administrative building. The Engineering Committee will meet at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, with the Governance Committee meeting after at 11 a.m. On Wednesday, the Finance Committee will meet at […]
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PLACIDA – Intermittent lane closures will occur on County Road 775 over Coral Creek Bridge on Wednesday, Nov. 13 through Dec. 6, these lane closures are required to rehabilitate the bridge deck. Advance warning signs, flaggers, and temporary traffic signals will be onsite to direct traffic. Travelers may experience intermittent, slow-moving traffic and/or temporary delays […]