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The last meeting of the Rotary Club of Rotonda was held, Thursday, July 11 at The Hills Golf And Country Club. President Charles Smith presided over distribution of remaining funds to 21 local charities. Over $100,000 was donated to : Boys & Girls Club, Boy Scouts, CAPS, Charlotte County Homeless Coalition, Dollars for Mammograms, Empower […]
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A list of seasonal island closures and times of operation from this week’s Ballyhoo. Retail Establishments & Marinas: Aqua Boutique is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 421 Park Ave. Ariel, LTD. is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Health & Wellness, Profiles.
Working in the healthcare field can be one of the most rewarding careers going. That is something Angela Begley has discovered, and it gets even better when you can do it at the Boca Grande Health Clinic. Angela, or Angie, as most people know her, is a registered medical assistant at the clinic. She began […]
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Readers have asked about the different procedures for the removal of invasive iguanas on Gasparilla Island. On the north end of Gasparilla Island, there is a different procedure for the removal of the iguana than Lee County. Charlotte County contracts with the United States Department of Agriculture for removal, as part of their MSBU, or […]
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A llegiant Travel Company, the airline with a hub in Punta Gorda, and the largest in the region, announced July 18 that Gregory C. Anderson is their new CEO. He will succeed Maurice J. “Maury” Gallagher, who will continue as executive chairman. Anderson joined Allegiant in 2010, and was previously chief financial officer through the […]
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Artist Larry Anderson has just finished the last part of a mural for the children’s section in the Johann Fust Library loggia area. In 2022, Anderson was hired by the Johann Fust Library Foundation to paint a mural in what they call Alice’s Secret Garden, inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 children’s novel: “The Secret […]
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A “maximum duration of two hours.” That would be the time limit for metered parking in Boca Grande in a draft code change from Lee County, circulated on Monday, May 6, 2024, that would update the Gasparilla Island Parking Ordinances with references to downtown parking. The ordinance was revealed in a Public Records Law document request […]
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BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY When people learn that I volunteer with BGSTA’s Turtle Patrol, so many of them say how much they would love to do that too, so I figured I would bring you along on one of my morning patrols so you can see what I really do. 5:55 a.m. I stop […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
The big story on our local waterfront currently is the pending Eldred’s Marina sale. Whether this deal goes through or not, the property will change ownership soon. The next generation has a dozen varied desires and the family is ready to move on. God only knows what will happen or when, but I’d like to […]
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BY JAMES BLAHA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY On February 10, 1930, the following article appeared in the Fort Myers News-Press: “Plans for a three-story resort hotel at Boca Grande to cost approximately $250,000, have been prepared for Joseph Spadaro, New York owner of considerable property in Fort Myers and Lee County. The plans were prepared […]