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by Robert Anderson Parrish resident Alex Garner speaks to FISH members April 17 before being elected to serve on the nonprofit board of directors. Islander Photos: Robert Anderson Cindy Rodgers talks about her connection to the village of Cortez April … Continue reading →

Carl Daniel “Trigger” Mora passed away on March 17, 2023 with his loving wife and family by his side. Born and raised in the Cortez Fishing Village, Trigger was a fourth generation Commercial Fisherman who followed in his father’s footsteps. … Continue reading →

 Retired Naval Lieutenant Commander John L. McDonald, Jr., also known to many as “Mac”, age 89 of Bradenton, FL, and Cannon Falls, MN, died peacefully at his Cannon Falls home on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. John was born on … Continue reading →

Attached is the 2023 Fishing Festival application for Food Vendors.

Attached is the Artist Application for the 2023 Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival. 41st_annual_fishing_festival_artist_application_for _2023.pdf

Mildred Irene Taylor, age 90, passed away on Saturday June 25, 2022 at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton after an extended illness. She was born August 12, 1931 in Cortez, FL to Walton “Tink” and Edith Wilson Fulford. She graduated … Continue reading →

John McCullum Stevely, 72, of Bradenton, died May 27. He died while taking a walk at Robinson Preserve. He and his beloved wife of 40 years, Dr. Theresa Bert, both marine biologists, had just returned from Cape Canaveral, where they … Continue reading →

Chester H. Bell, 89, passed away May 1, 2022 at Manatee Memorial Hospital. He was born October 23, 1932 to Aaron Parx and Jessie (Fulford) Bell in Cortez, Florida. Chester graduated from Manatee County High School in 1950, and began … Continue reading →

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