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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE UPDATE: Gov. Rick Scott has now issued an emergency order to allow water from Lake Okeechobee to be discharged to the south, into the Everglades, instead of directing runoff primarily east and west. The governor’s order calls for the suspension of rules and modification of permits to allow water to move […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Saturday, June 16, more than 20 boats assembled and headed out to the Pass in the third annual Red Gill Invitational Tarpon Tournament, named for the Red Gill Fish House which was the original name of Whidden’s Marina. It seemed as though family and tradition was the theme of the […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN As of press time, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported 207 Caretta caretta (loggerhead) turtle nests on the island. There were 203 reported false crawls (when a turtle comes up onto the beach but does not lay a nest). Red tide is still being detected around the island, particularly at […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Four young girls spent a recent Sunday afternoon raising money and awareness for local wildlife. Leslie Foxworthy, Dulse Foxworthy, Addison Miller and Tiffany Foxworthy decided to set up a lemonade stand on Little Gasparilla Island on a warm and humid afternoon … but not to earn money for themselves. “We decided […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Zachary Lozano is the new Gasparilla Island State Park manager, but he is certainly not new to Boca Grande. Zac worked at the park several years ago before advancing his career in several other parks around the state. He started out with Florida State Parks in 2011 as a part-time ranger […]
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It is with heavy hearts that the loved ones of Mary Janice (Jan) Shortuse announce that she passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, June 8, 2018 while in the care of Hospice. Jan was born in Champaign, Illinois on February 20, 1945 to Mary Lucille McNabb and Bryan Parks. She was raised in […]
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■ BY MICHELLE KERR, FWC Faster access to data. Improved fisheries estimates. More-informed decision-making. We want to thank you for making the Gulf Reef Fish Survey a success. Your participation has led the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), for the first time ever, to be able to manage the harvest of recreational red […]
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■ STAFF REPORT As of last week, 21 boats were confirmed for entry into the 2018 Red Gill Invitational Tarpon Tournament, presented by Marine Tech Inc., the builder of Morgan boats. On Saturday, June 16 fishing will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. Food will follow, as will the awards presentation. The […]
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■BY MARCY SHORTUSE The team aboard Miss Sarah was on fire Saturday night, June 9 in Boca Grande Pass as they smoked their opponents left and right in the 2018 Ladies Howl at the Moon Tarpon Tournament, sponsored by Special Effects and Gasparilla Outfitters. Anglers Jenna Persons, Stefanie Ink Edwards, Mary O’Bannon and Lillian Canfield […]
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■BY MARCY SHORTUSE They came out in the night like beautiful alien stars, all along the Florida coast. People from Indian River, Melbourne and Gulfport to Naples were starting to whisper fervently sometime on Monday. “They’re coming,” they said. The night-blooming cereus, a vining flower that blooms only once a year, all came out Wednesday […]