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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 Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that in 2018 m…
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…
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…
Proposed Fishery amendment voted in with no contest; plans are to feature replicas of island lighthouses
■ BY SUE ERWIN At a public hearing on Tuesday, September 25, Charlotte County Commissioners unanimously approved an ordinanc…