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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Chamber Fall Scramble golf tournament was again a huge success this year. It required the efforts of 18 teams of golfers and 28 sponsors to raise over $22,000 to support the Boca Grande Chamber Scholarship Fund and the Boca Grande Chamber. In 2016 the Boca Grande Chamber awarded $15,000 […]
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■ BY TOMMY DOYLE As the campaign season comes to a close, I think it is important to remind people why I decided to run for this office. I am running to fix a series of problems that have existed for years. In the 2012 election, Lee County voters waited up to eight hours to […]
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An island firefighter was suspended without pay on Friday, Sept. 23 after the Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County received phone calls regarding a Facebook post. On Thursday night, Sept. 22. the phone calls began, saying that Lt. Mike D’Angelo made a racist comment on a Facebook post. On Friday, Sept. 23 he was […]
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Islander Natalie Spurgeon, who now resides at Loveland Center in Venice, competed in a Special Olympics event on Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 in Sebastian, FL. She earned two gold medals – one for breaststroke and one for the relay event. “I was glad to be involved in the Special Olympics again. My team and […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Get in the holiday spirit with the Boca Grande Historical Society and join members as they tour the Ca’ d’Zan at the Ringling Art Museum in Sarasota. The Ca’ d’Zan will be decorated especially for the holidays on Thursday, December 1. The home was once the residence of the circus king John […]
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Seagrass beds are vital habitat for Florida wildlife, and they may decline if poor water clarity obscures their sunlight. Resource managers in Charlotte Harbor have new tools to keep water clarity on target, thanks to a study by Mote Marine Laboratory and Janicki Environmental, Inc. The peer-reviewed study was funded by the Charlotte Harbor National […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Pete Scott is a lucky island local who has experienced the good fortune of growing up in Boca Grande before the island grew to become an international tourist destination. After years of work experience both on and off the island in many different skill trades, he now spends six days every […]
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Jean “John” Paul Bourgoin made his last flight west on September 14, 2016 at his home in Boca Grande. He was 94 and had been in failing health since a hospital stay in February. He was born in Jouan Les Guerets, France, just west of Normandy, on September 28, 1921 to Ada and Colonel Andre […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – When you turn on the television these days, do you feel like your head immediately begins to spin? How about when you log into social media of any sort and you see news agencies like “Breitbart” or “DailyKos” screaming headlines that make no sense? Welcome to 2016: The Year the Media Monster […]
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To the Editor: Well, it happened again. Boca Grande made the news in another unflattering way. One of our community members made an “off-color” statement on social media. I have met a lot of people in my lifetime. People from all walks of life. I grew up in Fairfield County, Westport, Connecticut … hardly a bastion […]