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SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA On June 13, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) successfully completed the ecological restoration of three single family lots owned by the GICIA Land Conservancy. The estate of Mr. Edmund Pratt donated these three lots along with twelve others. The GICIA’s largest restoration to date exists on eleven of […]
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To the Editor:The Board of Directors of Boca Grande Charities, Inc. would like to thank everyone for making the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament such a great success. In five short years we have now raised almost $150,000 for our charities with this one day, 3 hour kids fishing tournament. It truly has become […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Lucky Lady proved worthy of her name when Capt. Steve Ahlers and his team brought more tarpon to the boat than any other in the 2015 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, held on Thursday and Friday, June 4 and 5. They released four tarpon during the tournament, which netted them a check […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE There were 120 excited kids in Boca Grande Pass on Saturday, June 6, all waiting to catch that winning silver king in the Grande Aire Gasparilla Island Kids Classic.Capt. Matt Haag and his team, which included Megan Huer, Jack Allgeier and Sean Hyer, came out the winners when the tournament ended. They […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE Five graduates headed toward the stage last Friday, June 5 at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium, while a full house of family and friends looked on. There were tears, as usual, and many smiles, as well as a few Broadway show tunes. Ciera Combrink, Gabriela Crespo, Colton Diens, Kylie Robbins and […]
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BY JACK SHORT Last week we published part one of our analysis of Consumer Confidence Reports, particularly those issued by the Gasparilla Island Water Association and Charlotte County Utilities. As we said last week, Consumer Confidence Reports measure levels of contaminants in drinking water. Contaminant levels detected fell far below maximum levels set by the […]
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The revised seven (7) day a week opening schedule for the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Swing Bridge is as follows: The bridge will open to vessel traffic on the hour from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Open 4 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m. and Resume on the hour openings after 8 p.m. This revised […]
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Josephine “Dodie” Mitchell passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015. She was born on September 3, 1936 to Harry Dorsey Mitchell and Josephine Moyer Mitchell in Washington, D.C. She graduated from the Madeira School for Girls in 1955 and was married to Lemuel P. (Phil) Woods, Jr. from Tampa on June 7, 1957. She quickly […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE When Jeremy Chamathorn (a.k.a. Jeremy Chino) first came to Boca Grande, he was astounded by the island’s beauty. His cousin, Patrick Vollmer, had enticed him here with the promise of a job working in paradise. It wasn’t until Jeremy arrived here that he realized just how true that was. “My first thought […]