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BY SUE ERWIN – If you’re planning a vacation but don’t feel like driving yourself to the airport, you may want to call the newest owner of Boca Grande Limousine, George Hammond. This trustworthy business owner and experienced driver will be sure to get you there safely. George moved here in 2002 from Massachusetts, where […]
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BY HALEY RUTGER – Mote Marine Laboratory and The Nature Conservancy are partnering on a coral conservation initiative that will enable coral restoration at unprecedented scales throughout the Caribbean and the Florida Keys. The collaboration officially began on the evening of Sept. 12, 2016 in Miami with the signing of a one-year memorandum of […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers said the storms over this past weekend destroyed a good amount of the remaining sea turtle nests on Boca Grande beaches. One volunteer said there were nearly 40 nests just before Hurricane Hermine, and she counted only about 12 existing ones on Monday, September 5. […]
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BY BOB ELLIOTT – It’s time to offer a mea culpa to Mr. Al Gore or whoever invented the internet. All I was trying to do in previous columns was to point out that the internet has caused a certain level of attention-deficit disorder in its frequent users and has put a crimp on clear, concise, written […]
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■ Hurricane Hermine went from Invest to becoming a healthy storm in the Gulf of Mexico. As of press time she was churning her way up to the Panhandle. Her feeder bands brought the island about five inches of rain between Tuesday and Friday. This shot was taken from The Gasparilla Inn & Club golf course […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers are reporting damage left from Tropical Storm Hermine, as well as several more incidents regarding predators interfering with sea turtle nests and hatchlings recently. According to one patroller, as of Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1, there were only 22 nests left. About 19 of those were […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On June 19 of this year, Billy Pfannkuch’s life changed dramatically as he and his best friend, Dylan Gonzalez, were involved in a very serious boating accident in the waters near Eldred’s Marina. While Billy was seriously injured, Dylan’s injuries were extreme, and he passed away. To honor Dylan’s memory, Billy […]
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With the first real storm threats of the season rolling across the ocean in our general direction, now is the time to make sure your emergency plan is in place. Make sure your hurricane hang tags are up to date with the Boca Grande Fire Department. Resident tags are blue and commercial tags are orange. […]
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To the Editor: I am Mark Futch, and I am asking for your vote for Charlotte County Airport Authority. This year’s electoral cycle is a call for change, nationally and locally. The entrenched interests of overpaid, self-promoting, life-long politicians should not be accepted in Washington, D.C. or Charlotte County. I am running for office because […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – When you meet a man who’s been an educator, author, served our country, owned several businesses, defeated cancer and continues to spend several hours each week volunteering at a local hospital … you realize you’re fortunate to know him. This week’s profile candidate is the Boca Beacon’s newest proofreader – yes, proofreader […]