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BY SUE ERWIN – Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers found a stranded turtle on Thursday, September 1 at Gasparilla Marina. The turtle was picked up by BGSTA members Sharon and Karl Knapp and was transported to Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota by Donna Larson … just as Tropical Storm Hermine was being upgraded to […]
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As the bright morning sun sheds its first light on Buchan Airport, you may hear the welcome drone of a light plane in its landing pattern while a score of volunteers are busily preparing for the Tenth Annual Buchan Airport Fly-in breakfast. This year’s 10th annual fly-in will take place at Buchan Airport, located on […]
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Lewis William Morgan, Sr., 78 of Englewood passed away on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 at Tidewell Hospice in Englewood. He was born on September 18, 1937 in Guyton, Georgia. Mr. Morgan served in the US Army. He was a lifelong resident of Florida. Lewis was a firefighter for the City of Sarasota and retired with […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – If you’re planning a vacation but don’t feel like driving yourself to the airport, you may want to call the newest owner of Boca Grande Limousine, George Hammond. This trustworthy business owner and experienced driver will be sure to get you there safely. George moved here in 2002 from Massachusetts, where […]
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BY HALEY RUTGER – Mote Marine Laboratory and The Nature Conservancy are partnering on a coral conservation initiative that will enable coral restoration at unprecedented scales throughout the Caribbean and the Florida Keys. The collaboration officially began on the evening of Sept. 12, 2016 in Miami with the signing of a one-year memorandum of […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On a hot July day in 1989 a man named Lewis “Lew” Morgan was introduced to the Boca Grande Community. He stood next to Darrell Polk, a man who had held the job of fire chief on the island for 33 years. “I hope I can be the fire chief you want,” […]
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The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to two calls recently involving the water, including a man stranded among sharks and another who suffered a medical issue while jet skiing. A day of fishing went off on kind of a crazy tangent for a local fisherman after the Boca Grande Fire Department had to rescue him […]
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Long-time island resident Zelma Otto reached her 90th birthday recently, and it was celebrated by many at the Rotonda Lakes Clubhouse near her home. She was all dressed in purple for the occasion and got to spend some time with three of the island boys she helped to raise – Seth Joiner, Parker O’Bannon and […]
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Members of the Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande have raised enough money to send fifty “flood buckets,” large plastic tubs full of cleaning supplies, to victims of the floods in Louisiana and the recent hurricane in Florida. It’s part of the church’s Florida Conference “Flood Bucket Challenge” to send 1,860 buckets from the […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – The GoFundMe account to help send a veteran to the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 2016 has grown to nearly $1,900. But donations are still needed to help send Englewood resident John Seelie to the services in Hawaii. Gasparilla Inn Golf Course employee Cathy Joel lives next door […]