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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Gasparilla Island and its surrounding waters have thousands upon thousands of visitors every year who come for the fishing, the boating and the beaches. Out of those thousands of people we are blessed every year that our accident and drowning numbers remain very low, particularly considering the Boca Grande Fire Department […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND WATER ASSOCIATION The Gasparilla Island Water Association measured 2.47 inches of rain Tuesday morning at the wastewater treatment plant after a long-awaited drenching rain Monday night, but that doesn’t mean we are out of the woods yet when it comes to a severe drought. While this week’s rain was […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The dredging of Stump Pass continues to draw questions, but Charlotte County leaders are calling the project priceless. The dredging will connect Lemon Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. The dredge contractor, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, has completed over 125,000 cubic yards out of 150,000 cubic yards on the Updrift […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The 78-day 2017 recreational red snapper season in Gulf of Mexico state waters opens Saturdays and Sundays in May starting May 6. On May 27, the season will open daily through July 9. The season will also reopen for Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in September and October, and on Labor Day. This […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN When JoAnn Barwick accepted a secretarial position at a public relations firm in New York City at the age of 22, she never would have guessed the serendipitous path that would eventually lead to a thrilling career. She grew up in the Midwest in Rockford, Illinois and attended Wagner College, a private […]
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Lucy Stanton, 96, of Boca Grande, died on May 2, 2017. She was born Lucy Jane Keeler in Evanston, Illinois, and was the daughter of Lucy Derwent and Edwin R. Keeler, who was later president of the Rockford Lumber and Fuel Company. Lucy grew up in Winnetka, Illinois and attended the Shipley School and Pine […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Attention all sea turtle fans. The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association is seeking volunteers to help patrol the beaches for the upcoming nesting season. It appears that nesting season has started early this year. The first nest was spotted on Monday, April 24 around 48th Street on zone 4. The loggerhead nest […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE. After several months of intense research, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority thinks they have narrowed down the cause of a popping sound under the new swing bridge when it opens and closes. It’s not arthritis, the bridge isn’t breakdancing, and it’s probable a little dry ice will fix the situation […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY GIBA The GIBA quarterly board meeting was held on Wednesday, April 24, 2017 in the Woman’s Club Room at the Boca Grande Community Center. The executive director’s report included traffic and revenue figures for the first two quarters of 2017. Traffic counts were flat compared to last year, with a corresponding one-percent […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN A little girl with island ties who’s been battling cancer since last year has been handling it like a true warrior, and we thought we’d give you an update on her progress. Several months ago, Zoe Guy experienced a common cold that just wouldn’t go away. After weeks had passed, her […]