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On the afternoon of Monday, April 8, 2019 our island lost one of the people who loved it the very most. Victoria Anne Kittredge may be out of our sight, but she will live on every time a glass is raised at The Temp, every time a joke or story in poor taste is told at just the wrong time, every time an engine in a choice sports car revs up to about 4,000 rpm and in every sunset from the sea wall.
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE While the ground that was once home to the Fishery Restaurant, Albritton’s Gallery and several other shops is now bare, the new owners of the property found homes for two of the old homes that were once there. They are also planning to refurbish a third cottage on the property, which […]
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■ BY DALY WALKER, MD, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC The Boca Grande Health Clinic’s mission is to meet the primary healthcare needs of the residents, workers and visitors in the Gasparilla Island community. Contemporary primary care practices such as ours no longer confine their activities to the management of chronic diseases and the treatment of acute […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In a continuing effort to attempt to resolve our confusion and conflict with the Boca Grande Post Office, a meeting was initiated recently between our post office administrator and her direct manager. The topic of conversation regarded the proper addressing of mail and packages, and specifically how it is being handled […]
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■ Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno and other sheriff’s office administrators visited Boca Grande on Thursday, April 4 to visit with residents and business owners, and to sample some of the delicious food at the Lighthouse Methodist Church pancake breakfast. Shown here is Sheriff Marceno with Beacon mascot Archie. Marceno is an animal lover and […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Boca Bargains will be closing its doors for the season on Wednesday, April 17. However, the store still has many wonderful items for sale and welcomes shoppers on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays from 9 a.m. until noon. Stop by and discover the bargains you can’t live without! Note: Boca Bargains is no […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Polish your tailfins and get your clamshells ready – on Saturday, April 6 from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Loose Caboose the hunt for the mermaid-iest mermaid will be held. The Loose Caboose will be having a mermaid-themed drink special, and a children’s costume contest will be held for the best-dressed […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Erica Abel understands that dogs are a pretty big deal in Boca Grande. So when she published her recent children’s book, “Minna and the Canine Club,” she planned on marketing the book here when she came to visit her aunt, Kelly Savage, for spring break. Erica is an elementary school teacher […]
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Mildred (Millie) St. Clair Pierce Kerr danced to join her “best beau” and husband, John, November 17, 2018. She died as she lived, with grace and joy. She was born November 7, 1922 in Culpeper, Virginia. Millie grew up fox and bird hunting in Orange and Warrington, Virginia with her father (who died when she […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Dozens of aquariums filled with a variety of sea creatures line the walls of Lemon Bay High School’s aquaculture laboratory located at its Englewood campus. On Monday, April 1, the Bocilla Islands Conservancy along with Lemon Bay Conservancy presented a check for $500 to the LBHS Marine Research Club to assist […]