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GIBA talks new toll technology, bicycle signage
■ BY KATHY BANSON-VERRICO AND MARCY SHORTUSE The GIBA Quarterly Board Meeting held on Wednesday, April 18 was quick and to…
Regarding an absence that will be noted for years to come …
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This gracious, wonderful woman has passed away at the age of 92, just days after making the decision tha…
ISLAND LEO BEAT: CSO crime prevention team to hold special presentation at Power House
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Unit invites everyone on the island to a special presentation on ID theft a…
Pioneer fishing families of Cayo Costa to air in May
■ STAFF REPORT A documentary featuring some of our local history will…
Free country music concert on April 24
■ BY SUE ERWIN Country music fans won’t want to miss a free “Concert…
‘Boca Grande Sketchbook’: An island through the eyes of Jack Horner
■ BY SUE ERWIN Through the years, artist Jack Horner sketched scenes from Boca Grande, added some watercolor to the images a…
Join the singing soiree on April 25 with Grande Glee
■ STAFF REPORT Elaine Skypala, Linda Rollyson, Michael Alexander, Carol Elwood, John Cleghorn, John Moenning, Erica Ress Mar…
Profile Bill Whitney
■ BY SUE ERWIN Bill Whitney has always been interested in the rhythm and beat of the drums. For the past five years, he’s be…
Obituary: Vernon Armour
Vernon Armour, 90, died of natural causes on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Vernon was born in Lake Forest, IL to Lester and Leola…
It’s all well and good until a loop on the whale pants is missed
To the Editor: I have lived on this island for almost 35 years. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t reflect on what…