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SHS to introduce new capital campaign at fundraiser
■ STAFF REPORT Stop by the Boca Grande Community Center on Saturday, March 31 from 4 to 6 p.m. for a Suncoast Humane Socie…
GIWA 2017 water quality report available
■ STAFF REPORT Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s 2017 Water Quality Report is now available online at mygiwa.com…
Lynne Cheney shares her insights into James Madison
■ BY MARY COOK Biographer Dr. Lynne Cheney, wife of former United States Vice President Dick Cheney, sailed up to the stag…
See the Weld/Ellis house during ‘Garden Dialogue’
■ STAFF REPORT Dramatically sited on a sand dune, the Weld/Ellis be…
Boca Grande Garden Club celebrates 20 years of growth
■ BY CATHERINE SHANNON BALLMAN Everything is coming up asters for t…
ISLAND LEO BEAT: Welcoming our new TIS SRO
This week we welcomed Cpl. Wilhelm “Willy” Radauscher to the island, as he is the new School Resource Officer (SRO) at The…
DUI at Causeway
■ STAFF REPORT A Placida woman was arrested for driving while under the influence at Gasparilla Road and the Boca Grande C…
Profile: James Clark Dieffenderfer
■ BY SUE ERWIN When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Second Lieutenant Jim Dieffenderfer was a studen…
Obituary: David ‘Dewey’ Henson
David Ray Henson, known to most as “Dewey,” age 57, of Rotonda West, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at his Charlo…
Many thanks from the Royal Palm Players
To the Editor: Royal Palm Players has closed a memorable season, which included sell-out performances of “Duets,” “Boca Gi…