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Christmas schedules for island churches and more
A beautiful Boca girl on Santa’s lap at the traditional Crow…
Talking about elephants with Roger and Candice: OBGBBC getting ready for launch
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Let’s talk elephants. They’re big, they’re gray, they have a trunk. They are also part of this…
Bound by Mystery – a poem by the late Lyman Randall
A burdened couple plodding
toward a distant town,
not their choice but law
requiring registration
at his place of birth
…
Music at St. Andrew’s to feature Handel’s Messiah
Music at St. Andrew’s presents “Handel’s Messiah – Christmas Porti…
Frank: The other Crowninshield
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY – Louise Crowninsh…
PROFILE: Tracy Peppers
BY SUE ERWIN – Island employee Tracy Peppers has worked at the Englewood Bank & Trust branch in Boca Grande since Jun…
Coming together on Gilchrist
To the Editor: I fully support the mission of the churches on Gilchrist, but as a resident of Gilchrist I also wan…
‘Taste’ tickets make great Christmas gifts
To the Editor: Thank you so very much for your continued support of the “Taste of Boca Grande.” Last year the event raise…
Cookie sale, Woman’s Club grant have helped to fund Mercabo
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – In just a scant few weeks, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association has achieve…
GICIA: ‘No donation too small’ for funding Mercabo project
As of Tuesday, Dec. 8 the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association has received more $18 million in ple…