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11th Annual Boca Grande Scramble to be held at The Gasparilla Golf Club
To the Editor: This is your VIP invitation to the Boca Grande Scramble Golf Tournament, scheduled for Monday, Oct. 10, 20…
Lightkeeper’s Open Golf Tourney scheduled for October 17
The Barrier Island Parks Society will host The Lightkeeper’s Open, a Gasparilla Island Lighthouse charity golf outing, on …
Hermine is history … Who’s up next?
■ Hurricane Hermine went from Invest to becoming a healthy storm in the Gulf of Mexico. As of press time she was churning …
Rubio favored in primary in Boca Grande and state as well
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Precinct 18 at the Boca Grande Community Center…
Storm in Gulf, predators take toll on turtles
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers are re…
Bench seat, chargers stolen from East Railroad business
■ STAFF REPORT A golf cart bench seat and four golf cart chargers were stolen from a place of business in the 1300 block o…
Tribute fishing tournament to honor memory of Dylan Gonzalez
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On June 19 of this year, Billy Pfannkuch’s life changed dramatically as he and his best friend, Dylan …
PROFILE: Chris Thompson
■ BY SUE ERWIN There is a new face at The Island School this year, and she’ll be providing an important resource for stude…
Obituary: Carolyn Smith Frederick
Carolyn Smith Frederick died peacefully on August 30, while at her summer home of many years on Walloon Lake in Northern …
EDITORIAL: Local just back from Standing Rock explains it all
■ BY LEW AUSTIN HASTINGS – Water. Water is the giver of life. Mni Wiconi in Lakota. Without water life ends. So i…