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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Elsa couldn’t make up her mind what she wanted to be when she grew up, and went back and forth from a tropical storm to a hurricane, and back to a tropical storm in a matter of a few days. On June 24 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spotted a […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – While a meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 5 with the Florida National Register Review Board to rehash the National Register of Historic Places nomination of part of the island’s downtown residential historic district, and to see if it meets the eligibility standards set by the state, letters are still flying […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Friday, June 18 Dianne Ryan and her daughter, Robin Ryan, decided to do things a bit differently when it came time to their regular paddleboard excursion. The pair were used to taking their boards to local Sarasota waters, where Dianne has a condo, but that day they decided to head […]
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SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – The Boca Grande Health Clinic is running a survey to identify interest in receiving a flu shot, or a COVID-19 booster shot (if these become available) at the Clinic. “Last year’s drive-through flu clinic was a big success, and we hope to replicate it this coming flu […]
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STAFF REPORT – A shoplifting duo found out the hard way that Boca Grande businesses are paying close attention to their customers, as they were arrested for their crimes that took place on Sunday, June 27. According to an employee at Aqua Boutique on Park Avenue, the pair were a mother and daughter team. One […]
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BY T MICHELE WALKER – Michael Schyck can’t believe how much his beard has grown. “I’ve never gone past stubbles. It’s crazy,” he said. That’s what happens when you spend three months on the Appalachian Trail raising money for the Lemon Bay High School Wrestling Team. On March 22, Lemon Bay High School’s wrestling coach, […]
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It is with great sadness that we receive the news that Felix T. Manuel, born January 11, 1968, passed away on June 8, 2021. He died peacefully in his sleep while vacationing in Chicago with his beloved daughter. Felix was born in Davao oriental, Philippines. He is survived by his daughter Gilicarl, her mother, and […]
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Tetlow Parham Park of Ithaca, N.Y. passed away unexpectedly in her home on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 in the presence of her husband of 59 years and her two beloved dogs. Tetlow was born Elizabeth Tetlow Parham, known to everyone as Tet, because her mother never referred to her as Elizabeth. Tetlow said she never […]
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BY T MICHELE WALKER – Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the new mosquito man, Scott Shanks, and he’s eradicating Gasparilla Island mosquitoes in a single bound. Yes, there’s a new mosquito man in Boca Grande. Originally from Colchester, Connecticut, Scott and his wife Kelly have been in Florida […]
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To the Editor: Professional captains with a U.S.C.G. license are required to pass a rigorous exam demon, demonstrating their knowledge of the rules of navigation. Since Florida does not require such knowledge for amateur boat operators, anyone with the money to buy or rent a boat can operate a vessel. The rules of navigation state, […]