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Boca Banner Spotlight: Silver King Festival: Something for Everyone Fun Friday
By Carly Hart

The upcoming World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament will run from Wednesday July 6th through Friday July 8th, but the fun and excitement is not only for those fishing. On Friday, Park Avenue will come alive with a variety of artists, merchants and activities.

  Kids can enter the tarpon coloring contest from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Creative Face and Body Painting will decorate their little faces for free from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Airbrushing and Henna tattoos will also be available for anyone interested. Beer, wine and other beverage vendors will be on hand and many restaurants plan to be open to serve you. Vertigo will have you dancing in the street from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Raffle winners are to be announced around this time as well.


Working on the "World's Richest Tarpon Tournament" event coming up in July, are Craig Lutz, executive director of the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce with committee members, Mary Keene Grande Aire Services, Inc., Lidija Migliaccio, The Grapevine and Robin Melvin of Special Effects and Fishing Unlimited.

You can purchase your raffle tickets and WRTT gear at the chamber office. Volunteers will also have tickets to sell, along with tournament shirts & hats, at the beach tent and during the festival. Raffle prizes will be various items and gifts certificates donated by area businesses.

For tournament updates on the 6th and 7th visit the spectator tent, sponsored by Grande Aire Services, at Lighthouse Beach on the southern tip of the island from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Caddy Carts will provide courtesy shuttle service from the beach parking lot to the tent where you’ll find Super Dogs selling food and drinks.

The Awards Presentation to the big winners of both tournaments will be live from the bandstand on Friday at approximately 6:30 p.m. Come join the fun!

Shopping notes from Carly:

Heard it through the Grapevine Gourmet and Gift Shop that all packaged foods are 20%-50% off and large selection of gifts are 20%-30% off. Located at 321 Park Ave., downtown Boca Grande. Call 964-0614. Hours are Monday - Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

And for Discriminating Taste it's Fabulous Finds' end of season storewide sale 30-50% off runs through June 21st at 8725 Placida Rd. Suite 3 in Placida. Call 698-8622.

Don't forget Father's Day (Sunday) at South Beach & Grille where the acoustic version of Vertigo will perform 6 to 9 p.m. Call 964-0765 for reservations.

Rose Link called from her "It's a Perfect Day in Paradise" shop to tell me there's a 50% off Summer Sale going on for just about everything in the store with a few exceptions. Stop in at 840 E. Railroad Ave. 964-8188.

 

 

 

Spread the diaper in the position of the (baseball) diamond with you at bat. Then, fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher's mound. Put first base and third base together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call the game and start all over again.

Medical Transcription
Academy Has First
Graduating Class

Academy of Medical Transcription proudly salutes the graduates of its Charter Class of the Englewood, Florida location, ending the first  semester of 2005. Sincere congratulations are extended to: Diane Gallo, Terry Garcia, Bonnie Hicks, Bettianne Jones, Leslie Kane, Joy Kisby, Kristie Lugiewicz, Diane McCulloch, Diane Ogden, Taryn Oikemus, and Brenda Swarbrick.

A second semester begins August 8 at the Dearborn Street location.

The medical transcription course is a 20-week self-paced curriculum with weekly 2- to 2-1/2- hour evening classes for review and feedback. The course may be taken at the Englewood location, the Bradenton location (tentatively September 2005), or completely on-line with an assigned instructor / mentor. Prospective students may obtain more information by calling 941/782-5512 or online, www.transcriptionschool.org 

 

 

 

 

New This Year: Two Fishing Venues

This year a new format will provide for two separate tournaments to be held over the same time period. Under the new format, up to 40 boats will fish the traditional "Pass Tournament" during the hard falling evening tides on a new moon from 3-8 pm on July 6 & 7. A separate, all-release "Beach Tournament" will fish from 6:30am - 12:00pm on July 7th & 8th. Entry fees for each tournament is $3500 (plus tax) with an 80% payout. Prizes awarded to the "Pass Tournament" winners will be based on the traditional largest fish, second largest fish and most releases.

The prizes awarded by the release only "Beach Tournament" will be based solely on number of releases. Rule changes for the 2005 "Pass Tournament" - Leader material may be steel, monofilament or fluorocarbon. Fishing times are 3pm - 8pm both days.

All New "Beach Tournament"

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce has been busy answering questions  about the format for the new Beach Tournament. Basically, this tourney is open to boats of any size using live bait or single barb, single hook artificial bait only. There will be a maximum leader length of 8 feet. Line and leader type and test strength is up to the individual angler. All weights used must be at the top of the leader.

No jigging rigs may be used. Each entering team will be responsible to supply one qualified observer for the tournament duration. Observers will be assigned to individual boats via a random drawing. Observers will be changed each day of fishing. Observers are not considered members of any team. Fishing is permitted in open waters throughout Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf Coast. The boundaries marking the Boca Grande Pass are out of bounds for the Beach Tournament. No fishing in creeks, canals, rivers and marinas. Each team will be provided a map indicating restricted areas. 
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