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Island resident one of 160 chosen for national security seminar
■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande resident Peter Solmssen participated in the U.S. Army War College’s 65th annual National Security…
An adult summer reading challenge … who says summer is boring?
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Lee County Public Library system offers a handful of programs each summer for kids, but this year, a spec…
Profile: Debbie Baraoidan
■ BY SUE ERWIN Debbie Baraoidan has taught elementary school for 31 years, but the art she creates in her spare time is what…
The FWC needs you to improve recreational fisheries data collection
To the Editor: Did you know there are multiple ways you can contribut…
Camp kids say thanks to Woman’s Club and community through beach street clean-up
To the Editor: Our 2019 Boca Grande Community Center Summer Camp kids…
4th of July parade final details
■ STAFF REPORT Details for the 4th of July Golf Cart Parade have been finalized, so plan on gathering at the side parking lo…
We’ve got a whole lot of new sand on our beach!
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Excavators were seen driving off island Thursday morning, June 20, as the beach renourishment program is…
Searene is on fire! 11 releases to win the Red Gill
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It was a very eventful few hours on the evening of Saturday, June 15 as the anglers participating in the…
5th Street beach access is now open
The 5th Street beach ramp and public access point is now open again, after Lee County finished repairing it on June 10. The…
It’s hot, the iguanas are afoot: Here’s what you need to know
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – While we have been dealing with an iguana eradication program for many, many years, at Tuesday’s meeting…