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BIPS earns grant for $30,000 – Funds still sought for Gasparilla Island Light project
July 1, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Islands Parks Society (BIPS) has obtained a commercial building permit from Lee County for the Gasparilla Island Light, and now the last step will be a final NEPA (Nation…
Profile: Richard Anderson – Southwest Florida advocate
July 1, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN Richard Anderson spent a considerable amount of time in Boca Grande beginning in 1988, when he worked as a planner for Lee County. When he first arrived on the island, he met Robert …
Is it safe to swim? Waterborne worries have some swimmers puzzled
July 1, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT Recent media reports on the news and on Facebook have given way to more worries for people who love to swim in the Gulf and leave them wondering: Is it safe to go in the water? Accor…
Obituary: William Harold Buettin
July 1, 2016
William Harold Buettin, 92, of Naples, died Wednesday morning, June 22, 2016 at Physicians Regional Hospital in Naples, Fla. Mr. Buettin was a native of Marion County, Ohio, son of the late Barney …
Obituary: Robert Alexander Melvin III
June 24, 2016
Capt. Robert Alexander Melvin III (retired USCG), 78, of Elizabeth City, N.C. died at home Wednesday, June 15, 2016.
Obituary: Robert Lambrecht
June 17, 2016
Robert (“Bob”) Lambrecht, age 79, of Boca Grande, Florida, formerly of Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, passed away on June 12, 2016, after a brief battle with cancer.
Veterans visit the island for therapeutic retreat
June 10, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN Not even a tropical storm could stop a group of veterans from tarpon fishing in Boca Grande Pass this week. Visiting the island from all over the country, a group of six men built ne…
Save April Fool’s Day, 2017 for the Boca Grande Dog Show
June 3, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT April Fool’s Day will be a little more special next year, as the biennial Boca Grande Dog Show will be held that day. This is a tradition of high standing in the Boca Grande com…
LBC supports expansion of Florida Forever Project
June 3, 2016
To the Editor: The Lemon Bay Conservancy (LBC) is a 501(c) 3 charitable land trust operating successfully in the Charlotte Harbor Watershed since 1972. LBC is pleased to provide this letter of supp…
Dr. Hank Wright has passed away at 92
May 20, 2016
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE It would be impossible to determine how many lives any of us has changed in our time here on earth, but in the case of Dr. Henry “Hank” Wright, the list would go on and all the …