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BY JACK SHORT To put it simply, Scott O’Connor is living the good life. He and his wife, Kristin, aren’t cruising the seas in luxury yachts or gambling in Monte Carlo, but he lives in a tropical paradise (let’s face it, that’s Boca Grande in a nutshell) golfing, swimming and raising rescue dogs, cats and […]
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BY JACK SHORT The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority board met on June 25 for a quarterly meeting, and foremost on the agenda and in the minds of many residents were recent bridge failures that caused the roadway to be shut down on two Saturdays in recent months. “This is the first time, certainly in my […]
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On Saturday, June 27 a new twist on lunch will be served in the courtyard next to Hudson’s Grocery beginning at 11 a.m. The Native Now Foundation will be serving Indian tacos as a fundraiser for continuing work at the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. They will serve until the food runs out, so stop by […]
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Finders keepers, losers weepers, indeed. According to a report provided by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a visitor to the island lost a ring worth $100,000 during her stay. The report states that sheriff’s deputies responded to a complaint on Friday, June 19 lodged by a woman who had lost a ring during the evening […]
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BY JACK SHORT Some people like adding a little challenge to their charity. Boots and Dick Tolsdorf are just such people. In a move that is, amazingly, not unusual for them, the Tolsdorfs are going to join about 2000 other cyclists on June 26 and 27 for a two-day, 150-mile bike ride beginning in Boston […]
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Fundraising for Capt. Jimmy Robertson continues next weekend on Sunday, July 5 at The Sand Bar.There will be a fish fry at 2 p.m. and more auctions and raffles will be held. There will also be a corn hole tournament. The cost to get in the fish fry is $12 per person. Call (352) 586-0480 […]
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Suncoast Humane Society’s 2016 Pet Calendar Photo Contest is in full swing. So dust off your cameras and primp your pets for the chance to have your pet’s photo featured on the front cover of this exclusive pet calendar. Suncoast Humane Society has four convenient ways to enter your pet’s photo into the contest. You […]
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BY JACK SHORT Among the record setting number of items, worth a combined $461 million, that fell to Florida Governor Rick Scott’s veto pen, was a large appropriation for Gasparilla Island State Park. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection would have received, from the general fund, $1 million (non-recurring) for the assessment and evaluation of […]
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Join Florida Sea Grant, UF/IFAS Lee County Extension and the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation by participating in the 2015 Pine Island Sound Scallop Search, a resource-monitoring program in which volunteers snorkel, looking for scallops in select areas within Pine Island Sound. The July 18 event is sponsored by Lee County Parks & Recreation, Charlotte Harbor […]
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BY JACK SHORT Sometimes, to understand something, you have to be willing to dive right in.The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is hoping that bringing people into close contact with the nature around them will help convince people of the need for preservation. They have begun shuttling people to see the preserves firsthand, for free. […]