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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers have been kept busy tracking feline hunters and some other unusual visitors to the island recently, after several nests were subject to predation. As they make their way to the beach to lay their eggs. nesting sea turtles constantly must face natural land predators. In […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The 78-day 2017 recreational red snapper season in Gulf of Mexico state waters opens Saturdays and Sundays in May starting May 6. On May 27, the season will open daily through July 9. The season will also reopen for Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in September and October, and on Labor Day. This […]
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To the Editor: The Literature Forum has ended another successful season. More than 200 lovers of fine literature attended the past season’s Literature Forum. Able presenters and discussion leaders, including Sandy Jacobs, Davis Hammond, David Jenkins, Tim Yonker, Edes Gilbert, Susan Hastings, Cathy Ballman and Jim and Karen Grace, brought the selected books to life […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Netflix viewers will soon get a little taste of a Boca Grande legend in the series “Bloodline,” which returns to the screen this summer. Starring Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn and Sissy Spacek, the Netflix show is a thriller featuring the Rayburn family of the Florida Keys. While they appear to be […]
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The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority has an open advisory board position for seat 7 (a two-year term). Advisory board members are Authority appointed, nonvoting members of the board of supervisors. All GIBA board members, both voting and nonvoting, are unpaid volunteers who are required to file an annual Financial Disclosure (Form 1) to the State […]
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To the Editor, A special ‘thank you’ to the U.S. Trust/Bank of America team of Paul Hudson, Kim and Scott for their great sponsorship of the History Bytes 2016-17 season. It is great to have their participation at each event! Thank you, Johann Fust Library Foundation and staff, for such a lovely space […]
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■ STAFF REPORT. On Thursday, Feb. 23 Dr. Michael P. Crosby, president & CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory, announced that an anonymous challenge donation of $100,000 has been made to support Mote scientists’ efforts to expand their red tide-related research and outreach efforts in Boca Grande. The donors have challenged the Southwest Florida […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN On February 14, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) contacted the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association to report a very large, deceased sea turtle on the beach near 21st Street. Zone 1 turtle patrollers Louisa and Eliot Vestner were the first responders. However, by the time they arrived on […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN. Passion. Partnership. Philanthropy. Those are the three words Dr. Michael Crosby, president and CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory, said determine the success of the organization when he explained the mission of the lab to a group of island residents on Wednesday, February 8 at the island office. Crosby gave […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Lessons learned from living, a new program series offered by Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center, will present “Coping with Chronic Illness and Managing the Stress of the Holidays” from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1. This program will be less formal, said Grace Ott, […]