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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Gasparilla Island Water Association announced its intention to replace and expand its current water treatment facilities at its annual membership meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19. GIWA President Les Diaz said the existing water treatment facility is nearing the end of its useful life. Therefore, the board is reviewing options, including […]
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By Sue Erwin Boca Grande Realtor Krista Potthast-Haynes has been a professional Realtor with Michael Saunders on the island since 2014. She is also a board-certified informatics nurse and a passionate advocate for the state of Florida, helping to bridge health information technology to support safer patient practices. Krista is active with both the American […]
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SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is extremely pleased and encouraged by the outpouring of support toward the purchase of the Mercabo site from residents of Gasparilla Island and the surrounding areas. As of Monday, Jan. 11 the GICIA has received nearly $20.5 million in pledges toward the $22 […]
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BY JEN FIERS The 2016 Pro Tennis Exhibition Series will be held this spring each Wednesday at 4:00 pm at the Boca Grande Club from February 3rd to March 16th. The Series, with proceeds benefitting the Suncoast Humane Society, will include eight men and eight women competing for over $5,000 in prize money. There […]
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BY SUE ERWIN The owners of a new floral shop in town called Boca Blooms will be hosting an open house celebration on Friday, Jan 22 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 23 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.There will be food, drinks and live music at the open house. A barbershop […]
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The board of trustees and staff are proud to announce that Suncoast Humane Society has received the coveted 4-star rating by Charity Navigator. This top honor, from America’s largest independent charity evaluator, has been awarded for sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency. Out of the thousands of nonprofit organizations Charity Navigator evaluates […]
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BY SUE ERWIN Sitting in his summer home near Asheville, North Carolina, Boca Grande seasonal resident Edd Dean wrote a book called “The Secret Fortune.” The fictional book is about Boca Grande and a powerful secret going back 500 years, telling a story that leads to the present time.The book is inspired by decades of […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Saturday, Jan. 9 an EF2 tornado with winds upward of 130 mph tore across Cape Coral and left up to 10,000 people with property damage and without power. January in Florida is just as good a time as any for some severe weather, a fact we’ve found out firsthand and very […]
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To the Editor: According to Wikipedia, a Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation in which the operator, an individual or organization, pays returns to its investors from new capital paid to the operators by new investors, rather than from profit earned by the operator. Mormino’s allegation that “Florida, in some ways, resembles a modern […]
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James Harrison Stanton, 98, of Boca Grande passed away from a heart attack while in his home on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. He was an active, generous man devoted to his wife, Lucy, for 73 years, and to his children – Cinder, Tim, Peter and Chris. He was a great friend to many, a wise […]