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A good deed done for the island by our iguana trapper
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Island iguana trapper George Cera drove by the little bench off the bike path at the south end across fr…
Historic Preservation Board has further discussion on potential code enforcement exemptions for downtown area
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board had a discussion regarding the code enforcement compl…
Sea turtle hatchlings rescued by patroller
■ BY SUE ERWIN Two baby green sea turtle hatchlings were very lucky last week to have an alert patrol member find them after…
Fundraiser planned for teacher with island ties battling rare disease
■ BY SUE ERWIN Lauren Hanrahan once taught kindergarten at The Island…
Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Club taking donations for Bahamas, island drop-off point at Key Agency Insurance
■ STAFF REPORT The Englewood Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Club, in collab…
Island fire and rescue personnel respond to report of woman drowning in Gasparilla Sound
■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande Fire Department and Charlotte County marine unit responded to a distressed boater and a possible…
Profile: Dencina Ihlanberg
■ BY SUE ERWIN Dencina Ihlanberg is an amazingly strong woman – emotionally, physically and spiritually. Over a few short ye…
Obituary: George Robert Baker
George Robert Baker – November 5, 1929 to September 3, 2019 – died peacefully at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago…
Impossible to forget …
■ BY NED HICKSON I’ll never forget how I felt this day 18 years ago as an American, a volunteer firefighter and as a father…
Another typical island controversy arises … oh, joy
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In my house, the quickest way to lose privileges is to demand them … especially when said privilege is…