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OBITUARY: Tetlow Parham Park
Tetlow Parham Park of Ithaca, N.Y. passed away unexpectedly in her home on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 in the presence of her h…
PROFILE: Scott Shanks
BY T MICHELE WALKER – Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the new mosquito man, Scott Shanks, and he’s erad…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A lucky gopher tortoise, a lucky person who tried to run the turtle over and didn’t get caught
To the Editor:
This morning I saw a vehicle driving over a tortoise nest. I went down to check on the nest and scared the to…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An open letter to all amateur power boat operators
To the Editor:
Professional captains with a U.S.C.G. license are requ…
History Center features Boca Grande Hotel china and a whole lot more
STAFF REPORT – News from the Boca Grande History Center is that it ha…
Leaving tracks in the sand: State parks have two new beach wheelchairs
BY T MICHELE WALKER – For people with mobility issues, the beach can be difficult to navigate. Even a simple sunset viewing…
OBITUARY: Helen Elizabeth Kaiser
Helen Elizabeth Williams Kaiser passed away June 18, 2021 in Ocala, Florida. She was born March 25,1934, in Sault Saint Mar…
Charlotte Players close their 60th season with ‘Men Are Dogs’
BY T MICHELE WALKER – The Charlotte Players have refused to allow a pandemic to stand in the way of their 60th anniversary…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: It takes a whole lotta clams to clean up an estuary
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Barry Hurt of Little Gasparilla Island has been studying the effects of red tide on our waters and econo…
Our Lady of Mercy new Parish Life Center will be taking shape soon, lot razed and ready for repurposing
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Work has begun on the expansion project at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, and the home next door has…