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Activity slowing down for island nesting turtles and their babes
■ BY SUE ERWIN The final few weeks of sea turtle nesting season are quickly approaching, with the season officially closing…
Boca Grande Woman’s Club scholarship apps due in February
The Scholarship Committee of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club is now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year. In 20…
Climb the historic Gasparilla Island Lighthouse Mondays and Saturdays
■ STAFF REPORT Walk in the very steps of lightkeepers from the past. Reserve your space now for a 20-minute climb tour to th…
Chamber scholarships awarded to 29 deserving students
■ SUBMITTED BY BOCA GRANDE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Boca Grande Area…
Englewood Bank & Trust holding drive for the soldiers
■ STAFF REPORT Englewood Bank & Trust is once again serving as a…
PROFILE: Jennifer Summers
BY SUE ERWIN – Jennifer Summers has a daily view of Boca Grande Pass that many people would pay a good amount of money to se…
OBITUARY: George Reese Lyons
George Reese Lyons, 83, of Blue Bell, Pa. and Boca Grande passed away on September 22, 2018. He was the beloved husband of A…
Mote leaders share red tide science at Capitol Hill briefing
To the Editor: Mote Marine Laboratory’s leader shared red tide science to inform national policymakers yesterday, Sept. 27…
Wishing an old friend good-bye
To the Editor: If you lived in Boca Grande and fished or flew, you knew Mark Futch. I had the good fortune to be his neighbo…
Services for Mark Futch
Services for Mark Futch will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 at 10 a.m. at Boca Grande Pass (south end of the island). A…