Author: Marcy Shortuse

Sea turtle hatchlings rescued by patroller

September 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Two baby green sea turtle hatchlings were very lucky last week to have an alert patrol member find them after they fell into a crab hole late at night. Thankfully, patroller Jim Walter...

Fundraiser planned for teacher with island ties battling rare disease

September 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Lauren Hanrahan once taught kindergarten at The Island School. Now she teaches third grade at Englewood Elementary School. Lauren has a three-year-old daughter and a 9-month-old son,...

Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Club taking donations for Bahamas, island drop-off point at Key Agency Insurance

September 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Englewood Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Club, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Englewood and the Rotary Club of Placida, has organized a community relief effort to support the...

Island fire and rescue personnel respond to report of woman drowning in Gasparilla Sound

September 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande Fire Department and Charlotte County marine unit responded to a distressed boater and a possible drowning victim at 3:51 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 11, at the Boca...

Profile: Dencina Ihlanberg

September 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Dencina Ihlanberg is an amazingly strong woman – emotionally, physically and spiritually. Over a few short years she was forced to deal with a great amount of tragedy. In 2003 she lost...

Obituary: George Robert Baker

September 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

George Robert Baker – November 5, 1929 to September 3, 2019 – died peacefully at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to George & Lucy Baker. After graduating...

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 — and how each held its own kind of hurt that has never completely healed. But...

Another typical island controversy arises … oh, joy

September 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News, Opinion

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In my house, the quickest way to lose privileges is to demand them … especially when said privilege is far above and beyond a basic need. I’m reminded of that when I read comments...

‘Come get us, please!’ Local woman shares story of her Murphy Town family and their Dorian catastrophe

September 6, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE UPDATE TO THIS STORY: As of Thursday evening, Dencina’s family had been relocated to Nassau and even more family members had been located alive and well. A message from Dencina: My...

Island School student performing in ‘Jungle Book’ production in Venice through September 15

September 6, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Makaila Lindsey, a 5th grade student at The Island School, will be performing in The Jungle Book at the Venice Theatre beginning tonight. The show runs through September 15. But this...