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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE After a few emails and phone calls from this office to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a new message has been sent out to the public. Whether it will be broadcast worldwide like the first story was, we will soon find out. On Thursday, July 25 the FWC sent […]
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■ BY SANDY JACOBS Rosemary Fannie Bowler, 89, until recently a resident of Boca Grande, passed away on July 26, 2019 after a brief illness. She is survived by her sister Eleanor Bowler Craveiro, brother-in-law Donald Craveiro, several nieces and nephews and many, many friends whom she considered family. She was predeceased by her sister […]
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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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Mary Ann Wade, 87, of Fort Myers passed away on July 12, 2019. She was born to George and Inez Wilhelm on October 31, 1931 in Boca Grande. Mary Ann was married to her beloved husband Carl C. Wade for 34 Years before his passing. Mary Ann was a graduate of Fort Myers High School. […]
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John Kimpton Honey, age 82, died on July 27, 2019. Kim was born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 30, 1937; he was the son of the late Helen Chipman Honey and Albert Erroll Honey. Kim graduated from Kirkwood High School, and summa cum laude from The University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. (C’59), […]
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To the Editor: After reading about complaints filed against our downtown merchants, I have a couple of theories about the Grinch that wants to steal the magic from the village. Somebody’s Blue nose is out of joint because, as we all read about, Beachfronters are blocking public access along the beach again. Apparently that “somebody” […]
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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 Lee County Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking into a recent scam that was reported to them by Boca Grande residents. This is a scam designed to trick you into believing your Social Security number has been compromised, and if you do not return the call an arrest warrant will be put out […]