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Lee County is in the process of completing a Flood Vulnerability Assessment, and one of the key requirements tied to the state funding for the assessment is a community engagement component. The county is inviting residents to take a flood survey. The county posted the survey beginning Sunday, June 15. The survey is being promoted […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
Just in time for our nation’s 250th Birthday, Walt Disney World will close its Tom Sawyer Island and its companion Liberty Square Riverboat on July 6. The boat, waterway and island will disappear in favor of a Cars-themed attraction. The shuttering and destruction of a Florida theme park ride is not normally of note in […]
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FIVE YEARS AGO Fifty-four percent of Lee County had participated in the census. For the first time the census was available on-line. TEN YEARS AGO The Native Now Foundation was selling Indian tacos as a fundraiser for the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation next to Hudson’s. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Megan Clementi, the current Miss Florida, came […]
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Volunteers at the toll booth BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY Don’t you just love it when the timing of something works out perfectly? Being in the right place exactly at the right time gives us grins and goosebumps sometimes, even for seemingly simple events. Here are a few turtle-patrol-related examples I noted from the past […]
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According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s most recent annual report, an estimated 7.2 million Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease – and that number is projected to reach nearly 13 million by 2050. One in three older adults dies with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, and it causes more deaths than […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, News.
Arcila-Jerez killed on stretch where busy road turns to two lanes After a car accident killed María Arcila-Jerez on Burnt Store Road, her family spoke out at the Lee County Commission meeting to make the case for road improvements. Arcila-Jerez was the mother of Ana Eyrich, who is the family ministries coordinator for Boca Grande […]
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BY THE GICIA The GICIA has undertaken a $1.3 million landscape restoration project for the Bike Path to restore the massive destruction to the native landscape caused by saltwater inundation from Hurricanes Helene and Milton. As a conservation organization, the GICIA plants native, drought- and salt-tolerant plants that will survive along the five miles of […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
The Manatee’s Call The manatees call from the ocean’s depths, A silent plea for peace and protection.In the sea’s expanse, their homes they’ve kept, A sanctuary from human detection.The manatee’s call from the ocean’s depths, Their gentle nature has often weptAt the sight of mankind’s cruel direction. Their voiceless song in our hearts it echoes, […]
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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE We are getting into the latter part of tarpon season here in Boca Grande, but the tarpon fishing is still hot! Whether you are pass fishing or fishing the beaches there are lots of tarpon around and willing to eat. Summer time weather patters have started to set in with the […]
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BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the need to keep the beaches flat, filling in holes and leveling sand structures. But Mother Nature doesn’t listen to anyone, and she will create high hills and steep cliffs wherever she pleases, thank you very much. The astounding movement of sand […]