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Frank Pigage

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Frank Pigage, 78, of Fort Myers passed away Friday, April 6, 2012. He was born Sept. 13, 1933, in Philadelphia. He was a former member of the Royal Palm Yacht Club and enjoyed all the friends and staff as a member where he enjoyed the four-day cruises with the club on his Baja boat "Misbehavin."

He is survived by his loving wife of 13 years, Phyllis; sister, Shirley (George) Mitchell of Naples, Fla., sons, James (Sharon) of Lexington, S.C., and their children, Tiffany and Sydney; Michael (Debra) of Athens, Ga., and their children, Joseph and Ellen; and Thomas (Jackie) of Hopkinsville, Ky.; his four nephews, Doug, Steve, Scott and Greg Mitchell; his extended family, Buzz (Julie) Harrell, Linda (Doug) Powell and Donna (Morgan) Brown and their children.

Source: Cape Coral Daily Breeze

Nonprofit Targets Island Invaders to Restore World's Rare Species

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ONE HUNDRED fifty miles off the coast of Baja California, jagged Guadalupe Island climbs more than 4,000 feet above the Pacific. Throughout the year elephant seals, Guadalupe fur seals and scores of seabirds call this volcanic island home. They dive for fish in the island’s rich waters and use the secluded shoreline to escape white sharks, recuperate from migration and raise their young. Today, the isolated landmass supports a thriving community of rare plants and animals. But it wasn’t always this way.

In the 19th century, Russian and American sealing ships hunted Guadalupe fur seals to near extinction. In the end, the seals survived, but at least nine other island species weren’t so lucky.

Source: SantaCruz.com

Fountain receiver's Chapter 11 petitions dismissed

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Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions filed by a receiver on behalf of Fountain and related entities have been dismissed by Judge Erik Kimball in the bankruptcy court of the Southern District of Florida.

The order was in response to a motion by Joseph Wortley to dismiss the cases. Wortley is at least a partial owner of Fountain and other related entities. A U.S. trustee had also filed a motion to dismiss the bankruptcy case or, in the alternative, appoint a Chapter 11 trustee, but that motion was denied as moot due to this ruling.

At issue was whether the receiver, Ronald Glass, had the authority to file the bankruptcy petitions. The filing was made Jan. 18 and marked the second time in less than three years that Fountain had filed for bankruptcy protection. At the time of the January filing the company listed more than $53 million in liabilities and less than $50,000 in assets, according to court documents.

Source: Trade Only Today