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Boca Grande Historical Society seeks volunteers
■ STAFF REPORT Summer weather is in full swing and the island is getting quieter, but this is actually the busiest time of…
Island LEO Beat
■SUBMITTED BY LT JEFF CORKHILL The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to advise you that there has been no reported thef…
How the flow of water has created what we know as Florida
■ PROVIDED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY This is not the story of how the Woman’s Club along with Captain Carey John…
Profile Peggy Seawert
■ BY SUE ERWIN Peggy Seawert knows a lot about how to make things gro…
Obituary: Marilyn Thurner
Marilyn Doris Thiemann Thurner, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and…
See a whale shark? Let a scientist know
To the Editor: Mote Marine Laboratory received a report of five whale sharks — Earth’s largest fish species — about 40 miles…
A little more info on school resource officers
To the Editor: Our community has proved time and again that we will stand together to face a challenge or fulfill a need. Th…
Big sharks, little sharks: The sharks that swim in our waters (Last in a three-part series )
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This is the third part of a three-part series about the sharks that swim in our waters, especially durin…
Red tide in June? Yep, it’s happening
■ BY SUE ERWIN Several residents and visitors to the island were experiencing the cough and throat tickle indicative of red…
Faithful II takes first at GIKC
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Never underestimate the power of children who love to fish. This was the eighth year that fact was prove…