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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE There may be a lot going on right now on the island, but one event this past week seemed to take a little more precedent than others. When one beautiful little dog disappeared from the beach, our entire community was on the lookout for her. Our saga began last Saturday, Feb. […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Ginger Watkins and Gay Darsie were both re-elected at the quarterly meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority that was held on February 13, 2019. Watkins was re-elected as chairman, with Darsie selected again as vice-chairman. The Board of Supervisors also elected Jean Hoysradt to join as an advisory board member for […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Everyone is invited to attend a financial discussion at the 2019 “Economic Summit” planned for Thursday, Feb. 28 at 3:30 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. John Kissinger will be moderating the annual event. Jim Runde, Marty McFadden and Mike Giobbe, will join the panel again this year, along […]
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■ BY BOOTS TOLSDORF Many of you, over the last several years, have noticed me standing near the post office on a beautiful afternoon selling brightly colored jewelry. Many of you have purchased and supported the nonprofit organization called “Bead For Life.” Many of you, I have recently discovered, are curious to know the story […]
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■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE The 2019 Strawberry Festival Silent Auction will definitely belie its name. In fact, when festival goers enter the tent with more than 75 amazing items, there will be lots of “oooohs” and “aaaaahs” and very little silence. “The contributions to this year’s silent auction have exceeded our expectations,” says Lois Raedeke, the […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Capt. Van Hubbard remembers when catching fish in Boca Grande was pretty easy to do back in the day – albeit not nearly as comfortable as it is with today’s modern amenities. Hubbard is a local guide who has fished Florida waters from the Big Bend to Key West for more than […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Calling all islanders: Get ready to hula and celebrate the spirit of “aloha,” Boca Grande style. The 23rd annual Barrier Island Parks Society Green Gala is planned for Monday, March 25, and the theme this year is “Call of the Islands – Polynesian Show and Dancing.” Guests will enjoy a feast for […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Recently a small but very meaningful ceremony took place on the island that honored the boat-making skills of the Seibert family, just after the loss of island resident Tim Seibert. Tim’s father designed the boat shown here, named Lotus. She is a 20-foot sloop designed in 1944 but not actually built […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN He’s a friendly guy from Minnesota, and he’s been enjoying a “Grande” life in Boca since he retired a few years ago. Chuck Young is originally from Saint Paul, Minnesota. His father was a travelling construction superintendent, so the family moved all around the nation many times, but they always ended up […]
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To the Editor: Mote Marine Laboratory scientists found that southern flounder exposed to oiled sediment for 30 days in the lab showed evidence of stress and DNA damage, one of the latest indicators of potential impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill that continues to be studied today. The flounder study – presented at […]