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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bravo to the Kids’ Drama Club and those who support it!
To the Editor: Bravo to the 23 children from The Island School who starred in RPP’s Kids’ Drama Club performance of “Here We…
OBITUARY: Delorese “Dee” Wheeler
Delorese ‘Dee’ Green Wheeler, 75, of Boca Grande, Florida, passed away peacefully Friday, May 12, 2017. Dee was born August…
PROFILE: Kristie Gundzik
BY SUE ERWIN – If you’ve inquired about renting a place at the Boca Grande Club over the past few years, you’ve likely met K…
Lighthouse to receive state funding
■ BY SUE ERWIN Last month Florida Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto (R-Fort…
What the Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament means to a good ol’ island girl
■ BY KELLY REARK BORZA For more than a decade my mom and I fished the…
Lots of island memories from the Bell family
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Lowell Bell sat on a park bench, staring down Park Avenue one morning, amazed at what he was seeing. Whi…
World-class art meets world-class fishing at invitational festival
■ STAFF REPORT The 2017 Boca Grande Tarpon Festival is almost here, and excitement is brewing as the island prepares for thi…
New part-time volunteer opportunities at BGHS
■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Are you interested in getting more involved with the community? Do you enj…
‘Tis spring, and the male manatee’s thoughts turn to … love
■ BY SUE ERWIN The temperature is getting balmier and the water is getting warmer, and the manatees know what they should be…
Profile: Roselle Agles
■ BY SUE ERWIN You might see her cruising around town in her pink golf cart or walking the beach with her giant white “pola…