Author: Marcy Shortuse

Red Gill up next in tournament season this Saturday

June 14, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT As of press time there were 20 boats registered to fish the Red Gill Invitational scheduled for this Saturday, June 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. The cost to participate is $750 per boat. A barbecue...

Boca Blue wins World’s Richest!

June 14, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A rough patch of weather and an iffy tide may have slightly slowed the fishing for the 2019 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, but the circumstances were summed up by Capt. Sandy...

Beach renourishment moving along – Never mind the occasional pink water

June 14, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Beach renourishment is almost complete in the Histric District area, with only a few odds and ends to tie up for a few days. Work on the south end is scheduled to begin this weekend. Our...

More details of GICIA v. Damfiwill made available

June 14, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE More information has come to light regarding the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association’s lawsuit against Lee County, an individual and a Florida company regarding...

Change is coming at the Pink Pony: Introducing Tortuga!

June 14, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT As of Tuesday, June 18, 2019 the Pink Pony will be officially giving the reins of its kitchen to David Mota, creator of its new kitchen concept and the name, “Tortuga.” Tortuga...

Hanafee resigns from Historic Preservation Board

June 14, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved all four items on the agenda at the monthly meeting held on Wednesday, June 12. The first special certificate-of-appropriateness case...

Turtle nests relocated due to beach work

June 14, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Due to the current beach renourishment project, Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members have relocated 15 nests – 12 between 2nd and 18th Street and three at the South End from...

Profile: Ozzie Lessinger

June 14, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Ozzie Lessinger learned to fish before he could walk. His father, an avid fisherman, put 6-month-old Ozzie in a backpack carrier and placed a fishing pole in his hand and taught him to...

Obituary: Don Terrell Sayer

June 14, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Don Terrell Sayer passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Heritage Assisted Living and Memory Care in Placida. Don was born May, 25 1936 in Toccoa, GA. He was a graduate of Mercer University and spent...

It takes a lot of hard-working people to make the GIKC as successful as it is

To the Editor: What a great year for the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament. Records were broken with 81 tarpon released, and we raised $42,000 for community charities! The Board of Directors...