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GIBA has new chairmen, still talking tolls and taxes

17 February 2012 Last Updated on 17 February 2012 Marcy Shortuse

BY MARCY SHORTUSE - The hot topic of how to pay for Boca Grande’s new bridges drew a crowd of more than 80 people to the Boca Community Center Auditorium on Valentine’s Day, but many audience members left the meeting with just as many questions as they had when the walked in the door.

At the onset of the meeting new chairmen were elected. David Hayes was named as the new chairman of the board, while Ginger Watkins will serve as the new vice-chair. Peter Strong will serve as chairman of the engineering committee, and Pete Saeger will head up the referendum committee.

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Chamber needs 100 WRTT observers

10 February 2012 Marcy Shortuse

If you’d like to be an observer for the 2012 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, contact the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce now.

All interested parties will be selected, trained and certified by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce.

If you do not fish but want to experience all the excitement of the 2012 “World’s Richest” Tarpon Tournament, contact Lew Hastings at the Chamber office at 964-0568.

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Romney sweeps Boca Grande primary polls

01 February 2012 Marcy Shortuse

Mitt Romney came out the winner at the Boca Grande polls on Tuesday, Jan. 31 in the presidential primary election. By the end of the day, he had garnered 346 votes at the Boca Grande Community Center polling place.

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Ontario man dies in pedestrian vs. vehicle accident Monday

31 January 2012 Last Updated on 31 January 2012 Marcy Shortuse

An 81-year-old Ontario man was killed Monday afternoon near the intersection of 8th Street and Gasparilla Road while he was photographing flowers.

According to witnesses, at approximately 5 p.m. the man, Eberhard Maczynski, was on the west side of Gasparilla Road taking photographs. He apparently looked, then walked into oncoming traffic to cross the street.

Terry Ogle, a North Port man who works on the island, was the driver of the pick-up truck that hit Maczynski. No charges were filed.

Maczynski was taken by Lifeflight helicopter to Fort Myers, but was pronounced dead prior to arrival.

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