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The tiny but mighty lady we loved: Missing Mama Noy
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Though she be but little, she is fierce.
The words may have come from Shakespeare, but they describe J…
GIWA annual meeting includes two fiscal year audits, construction update and election of officers
BY BONNIE PRINGLE – The Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. annual membership meeting was held at the Boca Grande Co…
Nationally-known designer Lucy Penfield on her way to Boca Grande
BY CATHERINE BALLMAN – The tagline “live colorfully” can be found on Lucy Penfield’s website. Poke around a bit on the sit…
‘Then and Now’ exhibit showcases how things have changed on Gasparilla Island over the years
BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – Every day of our lives we are making history. M…
POLICE BEAT: Woman injured after fall from golf cart
STAFF REPORT – In the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 14 a wo…
OBITUARY: Jam ‘Noy’ Vollmer
Jam “Noy” Vollmer, 68, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14 with her family by her side. She was born October 12, 1952 in Nakh…
PROFILE: Johan Bjurman
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It takes a special person to make a lucrative career in the art world, but Johan Bjurman has done just…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Planned Giving gift to the Health Clinic Foundation is also a gift to the community
To the Editor:
The Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation would like to thank Helen Fraser who directed a generous charitabl…
TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks to everyone who helped to save a dog in distress in a rip current
To the Editor:
Last Friday my daughter and I were strolling along the beach with our two Labs when Cleo, my daughter’s Lab…
TO THE EDITOR: Virtual events happening in March through Lee County
To the Editor:
The 22nd annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival this March will be a month-long, fully virtual celebrati…