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■ BY SUE ERWIN Placida resident and Englewood Rotary Club member Kenn Visser partnered with the Salvation Army recently to send 1,400 water purification kits to people in Puerto Rico after the recent hurricanes. Visser is the vice president of sales at Water One, Inc. He’s lived in the Placida area for more than 25 years, […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Florence T. Jelks Robinson passed away on September 23, 2017. She was born and raised in Boca Grande and was very well known as one of the kindest, smartest women to walk the island. She was a true disciple of Christ in the truest form, and everyone who knew her could […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY CHARLOTTE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER Residents with pets face additional tasks when preparing for a disaster. All Charlotte County shelters accept pets except the special needs shelters. Pet owners are encouraged to prepare ahead of time, should there be a need to evacuate for a possible disaster. Pet-friendly shelters provide a safer […]
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■ STAFF REPORT A 15-year-old boy visiting Boca Grande with his church youth group drowned on Saturday, July 15 at 5:32 p.m. According to police reports, Godrien “Gody” Marcelin of Port Charlotte was in the water by the rock jetty at the south end of the island at Gasparilla Island State Park. A witness, a […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Tank’s Legacy, a local 501(c)3 pet rescue organization that works to save animals scheduled to be euthanized, is asking area supporters for help. Recently, some members of the organization traveled to Hernando County to rescue a pot-bellied pig that was scheduled to be euthanized the next day. The following day they […]
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One of the drivers involved in an injury accident that occurred on Gasparilla Road last month has been charged with numerous DUI counts. The two-vehicle accident sent three to the hospital on Sunday, Feb. 12. Carter Scott Burton, 29, of Rotonda was cited with driving while under the influence, driving under the influence resulting in […]
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The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to their March mixer, which will be held on Thursday, March 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Paradise Cove Properties office, 471 Park Avenue. Stop by and mix and mingle with Boca Grande’s finest!
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Rumor has it that island resident Pam Buckles is over the moon after the recent Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, particularly since it was her dog that took Best in Show. Number 22, German shepherd dog GCH Lockenhaus’ Rumor Has It V Kenlyn, beat out six other dogs on Valentine’s Day, […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande residents were invited to attend a medical lecture and learn more about new treatments that help patients who experience acute strokes, brain aneurysms and vascular malformation. Dr. Italo Linfante spoke to a crowd-filled auditorium at the Boca Grande Community Center on Wednesday, Jan. 18. He discussed conditions that […]