Author: Marcy Shortuse

History Bytes: Hendry discusses ‘The Fort’ and cows

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Sixth-generation Floridian Hank Hendry spoke to a crowd at the final History Bytes event of the season on Wednesday, March 27. His great-great-grandfather Francis Asbury Hendry first...

Profile: Kathy Berry

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Kathy Berry has been working hard for the past several months to make sure that the annual Boca Grande Bike Parade & Woman’s Club Spring Fair taking place this Saturday, March 30...

Joseph and the Amazing Grande Glee Concert

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY ERICA RESS-MARTIN This April 2, 3 and 4, Grande Glee does something completely different when they sing their first full-length concert – “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” This 90-minute...

LBHS girls’ basketball team: Thank you!

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Woman’s Club would like to thank members of the Lemon Bay High School girls’ basketball team for helping with the March 16th Dog Show. We so appreciate the LBHS “lady...

Obituary: James Hamilton Greer

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

James Hamilton Geer, 94, passed away peacefully on, March 15, 2019. He threw himself into everything he did, no matter if it was running major corporations, church boards, his kids sports schedules,...

Did commissioner vote ‘yes’ when he just didn’t know?

To the Editor: On March 8, while reading the latest edition of the News-Press, I was surprised to see an article by Commissioner Frank Mann titled, “Eslick bridge removal is a Lee Commission’s rules...

The beginning of spring is heralded with a great ‘Art in Bloom’ show

To the Editor: In Boca Grande, where seasons blur and winter is not cold, spring did nonetheless decidedly begin on March 21, with a beautiful, colorful and exciting floral display. At the sixth annual...

Thanks to all for a great ‘Photography as Art’ experience

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Camera Club would like to extend a big thanks to all who helped make this year’s “Photography As Art” Show a smashing success! Thanks especially to Brian...

Letters from the overwhelmed side: Can’t we talk about leafblowers?

To the Editor: I composed a letter to my island neighbors recently regarding leafblowers, and how they were blowing that lovely afternoon. So many questions and concerns about our little fragile island...

Cappy Joiner, Patriarch of The Pass: 1937 – 2019

March 22, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – How strange will it be to start the 2019 tarpon season out without Capt. Cappy Joiner’s voice on the radio. His presence was huge in Boca Grande Pass, as well as in the village....