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■ BY SUE ERWIN A Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol member found a wandering newly hatched loggerhead turtle getting ready to cross the road near the Range Light last Friday morning, so she scooped it up, placed it in a bucket and transported it to the shoreline. There wasn’t a hatch in the immediate […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN If you drove down First Street near the Boca Grande Community Center this past week, you may have noticed some construction cones around the kids’ playground area at the front of The Island School. Destruction of the old playground has begun, and the new playground is expected to be completed by the […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Carolyn Madden has been coming to Boca Grande for 25 years. She’s always appreciated the unique shops and restaurants on the island, and she’s wanted to start her own business for years. Well, she finally found the opportunity in May. “I used to love the bookstore that was here many years ago, and I […]
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It must be July, because someone with a whole lot of time on their hands has decided to wage a complaint war against several local businesses … and it appears that the iconic pink gas pump in front of Hudson’s Grocery has been targeted. On July 19, Lee County Code Enforcement received eight complaints regarding […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE There are new developments in the “GICIA v. Damfi” suit. On July 5 the GICIA filed a “Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint” with Lee County courts on the grounds that the County had approved the application as it was proposed by Kiwi Cuba at 143 Damfiwill, subsequent to the […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The weather was a little stormy for the 4th annual Ladies Draw: Mix ’n’ Match on Saturday, July 20, but morale was high among the 10 teams of four women each that fished the Pass that day. It brought about another win for Capt. Lamar Joiner Jr., and the 2019 tarpon season […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members continue to document new nests and hatchlings, but one particular turtle has their attention. The turtle has been spotted in three different patrol zones, and it clearly has an injured flipper because of the uneven tracks it leaves in the sand. But that doesn’t […]
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Blaine Eugene Davis, 83, son of Blaine A. and Arlene (Nadeau) Davis died July 21, 2019 at his family residence in Portland, Maine. Blaine was born in West Enfield, Maine and grew up in Lincoln, Maine. Most recently, Blaine and Sheila have resided in Boca Grande for 22 years. Blaine graduated from Maine Maritime Academy […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Todd Hampton may have spent much of his life in Winter Haven, Florida, but he’s been coming to Boca Grande for almost than 30 years. Todd is the friendly face behind the bar inside Scarpa’s Coastal Restaurant on the island. He started prepping for the soft opening in April, and the restaurant […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A flurry of excitement has recently swept the globe regarding the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s lenience in allowing private citizens to kill iguanas on their own property. While it may seem like news to some, truth be told no one is really sure who made it seem like something […]