Author: Marcy Shortuse

OBITUARY: George Reese Lyons

October 5, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

George Reese Lyons, 83, of Blue Bell, Pa. and Boca Grande passed away on September 22, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Anne (Starr) Lyons; devoted father of Bonnie Lyons (Lee) Richards, Laura Reese...

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, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Mote President & CEO Dr. Michael P....

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 neighbor when he and his family lived at the end of Tarpon Avenue near our house...

Services for Mark Futch

September 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

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 celebration of his life will be held immediately after the service at the...

Proposed Fishery amendment voted in with no contest; plans are to feature replicas of island lighthouses

September 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN At a public hearing on Tuesday, September 25, Charlotte County Commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance to adopt a small-scale plan amendment to the development of the Fishery...

Chronicling the legend of Mark Futch: Memories from his brother, his wife, his daughter, his friends

September 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

Chronicling a legend: We’re pretty sure Mark Futch would like the way that sounds, and it’s pretty apt. Every time a small plane flies low over the island, every time tarpon season comes and goes, every...

State gives more $$$ to Mote for red tide studies

September 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Florida Department of Health (DOH) and Mote Marine Laboratory (Mote)...

Turtle nesting activity ends, hatchings continue

September 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers have been busy documenting hatchings on island beaches. No new nests have been reported this week. The season officially closes on...

Profile Christi Legere

September 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

BY SUE ERWIN – Christi Legere has worked in Boca Grande ever since she graduated from high school. She found a job at Fugate’s and worked at the store for about two years, and eventually started...

OBITUARY: Jane Fortune

September 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Jane Fortune of Indianapolis, Ind., Boca Grande, Leland, Mich. and Florence, Italy peacefully passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018. Jane was born in Indianapolis, Ind. on August 7, 1942. She was...