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‘That ain’t how it happened!’ A talk with David Futch
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you shake a tree in Boca Grande, a Futch will fall out: That is how David Futch described his family…
Boca Grande Preschool announces need for alternative donations
BY MARGUERITE TREMELIN – In the interest of the health and safety of our generous Boca Grande community, the Boca Grande Pre…
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 Jam…
GIWA annual meeting includes two fiscal year audits, construction update and election of officers
BY BONNIE PRINGLE – The Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. ann…
Nationally-known designer Lucy Penfield on her way to Boca Grande
BY CATHERINE BALLMAN – The tagline “live colorfully” can be found on…
‘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. Make no mistake about it, these days of citizenship in the…
POLICE BEAT: Woman injured after fall from golf cart
STAFF REPORT – In the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 14 a woman was seriously injured after falling off the back of a…
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 Nakhon…
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 t…
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 charitable…