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■ STAFF REPORT Speakers for the 2020 American Revolution Symposium in April have recently been announced, and the list is impressive. The symposium, which runs from Wednesday, April 22 through Friday, April 24, stems from the America’s Conflicts lecture series. This symposium will look at the American Revolution, from its origins to 1783, as 13 […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members had an interesting morning earlier this week. After hearing about a report of a live adult turtle wandering on the beach, they came across a loggerhead female turtle that appeared to be sick. Volunteers contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The FWC is investigating a disorder detected in some Florida panthers and bobcats. All the affected animals have exhibited some degree of walking abnormally or having difficulty coordinating their back legs. As of August 2019, the FWC has confirmed neurological damage in one panther and one bobcat. Additionally, trail camera footage has […]
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Florence “Terry” Cornelia Hoyt, age 64, passed away in Geneva, N.Y. on August 7, 2019. Terry was the beloved daughter of Elton Hoyt III (predeceased) and Barbara Higgins Hoyt; beloved sister to James Humphrey Hoyt (Fofie) and Peter Higgins Hoyt (predeceased), (Jacque); beloved aunt to Elton Hoyt, Andrew Hoyt (Courtney), Dana Hoyt (Russell Miranda), Robert […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Lisa Sims, manager at Gasparilla Adventures, has been associated with Boca Grande since 2008. The first time she came to the island was to help with the wedding of Sarah Blakely (founder of Spanx) and Jessie itzsler at The Gasparilla Inn. The large celebration was the talk of the town, as wedding […]
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To the Editor: I find it ironic that Lee County Code Enforcement is so vigilant in protecting the pedestrian right-of-way in the village by forcing removal of obstructing amenities such as sidewalk cafe seating and attractive flower boxes in front of retail shop display windows, yet they ignore obstructions such as large boulders and shrubbery […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Last Friday, Aug. 8, Lee County Code Enforcement began an earnest attempt to clean up some of the complaints about businesses that were left lingering on the books in the Boca Grande Historic District. So far, all complaints have been closed – with the exception of one against The Loose Caboose […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The discussion of several topics at the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Aug. 14 was quiet and quick until the last two items … and it was apparently those items that had the seats unusually full for an August meeting in Boca Grande. The topic that had the most […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Island School is back in session as of Monday, August 12. The 60 students at the school headed to class on Monday to meet the returning teachers and fellow classmates, as well as one new teacher at the school. Stephanie Shirback started getting her classroom ready at the school several […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande is very fortunate to have a sea turtle patrol association that is dedicated and vigilant. Some of the islands surrounding this area have properties that have been in violation of the ordinance to wildlife safety in the past few weeks. As baby sea turtles make their way from the nest […]