Elusive Tiger Shad, Let's Go Fishin' take top spots at Ladies Day 2013 Friday, 17 May 2013 10:31 BY MARCY SHORTUSE - The bite may have been slow, but Capt. Chris Frohlich’s team got the first qualified release in the 2013 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament at 5:40 p.m. on Saturday. Anglers included Alysha Aratari, Olivia Britto, Joellen Morris and Mia Benton. Read the Full Story

FWC break-away jig study refuted by originating scientist Friday, 17 May 2013 10:06 BY MARCY SHORTUSE - In the summer of 2004 Dr. Justin Grubich picked up the phone to take a call from a woman who said she was with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The woman, Kathy Guindon, talked with Justin for about 30 minutes foul-hooking tarpon, and he was asked to provide expert witness testimony on how tarpon feed. He didn’t give the conversation much thought. Read the Full Story

World’s Richest, tarpon festival, Kids Classic coming up this week Friday, 17 May 2013 10:00 This week will bring one of the most action-packed and entertaining times that Boca Grande has seen in quite awhile. It is the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament on May 23 and 24, the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic on May 25, and Tarpon Festival Weekend downtown. Read the Full Story

GIBA signs $30 million loan agreement, no new toll increases coming in the near future Friday, 17 May 2013 09:57 BY LIZA STROUT - With a unanimous vote, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority board of directors approved the terms of a long-sought State Infrastructure Bank loan. The loan, to fund the construction of the new swing bridge, will keep tolls at their current levels for the foreseeable future. Read the Full Story

A lighthouse legend passes Friday, 17 May 2013 09:53 BY LIZA STROUT - Dian McKeithan Miller, youngest daughter of the last keeper of the Port Boca Grande Light, passed away Wednesday morning, May 15. Read the Full Story

Look for changes within the Community Center this summer Friday, 17 May 2013 09:52 BY MARCY SHORTUSE - The summer has come, the snowbirds are leaving and it’s time for the Boca Grande Community Center to start making some changes. They have tented for termites (and found a few bodies after the fact, so it was a worthy cause). Now they’re going to be tearing down some walls and moving things around. Read the Full Story

Letter to the Editor: World-renowned scientist makes changes to his conclusions about break-away jigs Friday, 17 May 2013 09:37 The following letter was sent to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Ken Wright on May 8, 2013. This letter is reprinted here with Mr. Grubich’s consent. Read the Full Story

Profile: Capt. Chris Frohlich Friday, 17 May 2013 09:31 BY JACK SHORT - Tarpon fishing seems to fascinate some folks in a way no other subject can. Capt. Chris Frohlich is one of those people, and his connection to the sport is as strong as his opinions about it. Read the Full Story

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Obituary: Robert Hendricks

11 May 2012 Marcy Shortuse

Robert Jerome Hendricks, 75, of Port Charlotte and formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away peacefully Friday, May 4, 2012.

He served honorably in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. While residing with his wife, Phyllis, in Port Charlotte, Robert was an active part of the Englewood community, where he worked at the Englewood Paint Center for 14 years. Robert will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

A memorial mass was held on Monday, May 7 in Port Charlotte.

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Obituary: Phil Elliott

11 May 2012 Marcy Shortuse

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 12 at 1 p.m. at the home of John Elliott, father of Phil.

The address is 109 Westwind Dr., Placida. All are invited.

Directions to 109 Westwind Drive: 775 north to Cape Haze Drive, turn right. Turn left onto Arlington to Westwind, turn right onto Westwind to 109.

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Profile: Melissa Laterza

11 May 2012 Marcy Shortuse

BY LIZA STROUT - Melissa Laterza has lived on both coasts of the United States, with a stop in the desert in the middle.

“Las Vegas was big and hot and over-populated,” said Melissa. “There was always something to do. It’s such a busy place. Vegas is incredibly diverse, with all of the good and bad that comes with that.”

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Boca shopkeepers resigned to their fate regarding tolls

04 May 2012 Last Updated on 08 May 2012 Marcy Shortuse

BY LIZA STROUT - If the attitude of voters in November compares to the voices heard at the last Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority meeting, Boca Grande shopkeepers are in for troubling economic times. At the bridge authority’s April 25 meeting, many residents said they opposed a tax referendum that would help to pay for the new bridge project ... and that leaves tolls to cover the economic punch.

Now, the question is simply how much it will go up, and how much visitors to the island will be willing to pay to get to the local shops, restaurants and beaches.

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At 93, Carlson takes Men’s Day Tournament honors at Pass Club

04 May 2012 Last Updated on 10 May 2012 Marcy Shortuse

BY LIZA STROUT - The new champion of the Men’s Day Tournament at the Boca Grande Pass Club has been announced, and for the first time in his ten years of competition Byron Carlson walked away with the prize.

The 93-year-old Carlson, who has been playing the sport of kings for 75 years, discovered that he had won the tournament at the same time as everyone else: just after the last game of the tournament ended.