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BY OLIVIA CAMERON – As high school course come to a close, our local high school seniors continue to recap their experience, or lack of, ending their education online. However, these local seniors see a light at the end of the tunnel. Lemon Bay senior Anabelle Coleman describes finishing her diploma online as a way […]
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STAFF REPORT – Island photographer Len Tatko captured these images recently documenting the story of a new killdeer family near the Pink Elephant and 4th Street. Len said he had a run-in with “mom,” then watched her go into her survival mode of pretending to be wounded. A killdeer runs from the nest to take […]
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On April 27, 2020 William W. Wilcox V, 94, of Westwood, Mass. and formerly of Boca Grande, and devoted husband of Priscilla, his wife of 71 years, passed away. He was born on April 24, 1926 in Middletown, Conn. to Eleanor Sanborn Wilcox and William W Wilcox IV. He attended Eaglebrook School, Phillips Andover Academy, […]
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STAFF REPORT – Boca Grande resident Gina McFadden is the Vice President of the Boca Grande Art Center Board of Directors and also the Chair of their Membership Committee. She was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, New York and graduated from high school in Rye, New York. Gina graduated from Barat College in Lake […]
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BY TOM ERVIN, MD – My family enjoys puzzles; hard puzzles. The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has given a new meaning to the term “jigsaw.” Two to three months ago, all of us were faced with a puzzle. COVID-19 was all around us, but what was it? Pieces of all shapes and sizes were being […]
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BY TOM ERVIN, MD – My family enjoys puzzles; hard puzzles. The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has given a new meaning to the term “jigsaw.” Two to three months ago, all of us were faced with a puzzle. COVID-19 was all around us, but what was it? Pieces of all shapes and sizes were being […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Never let it be said that Gasparilla Island turtles are slackers. By the beginning of sea turtle nesting season for 2020, which started today, May 1, there were already four nests on our beaches. Unfortunately, there is also a lot of beach furniture and deep holes in the sand dug by beach-goers. […]
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Local Nancy Jo Powers, who now goes by Jo Powers, may be recognizable to avid fans of Island TV, the program that sheds light on public service announcements and provides coverage of local events. When Jo decided to reinvent herself, Boca Grande was the perfect fit. After growing up in Dover, New Hampshire, Jo attended […]
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