Author: Marcy Shortuse

Recreational and commercial trap fishery workshops scheduled for May; your input needed

To the Editor: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) needs your input on the recreational and commercial stone crab and blue crab fisheries and the commercial spiny lobster trap...

Resident thanks Friends for smashing season

To the Editor: Much praise and thanks are due to Marta Howell and the staff of the Friends of Boca Grande for their marvelous program of almost 120 events. The range and very high quality of the programs...

LCSO holds cyber security seminar on island

April 27, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – Every minute, 19 people become victims of identity theft … and only 20 percent of people who experience monetary fraud report it. Lee County Sheriff’s crime prevention staff...

Stump Pass beach supporters sought for new organization

April 27, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – A public meeting was held at Stump Pass Beach State Park on Tuesday, April 24 to determine the level of interest residents have in forming a nonprofit organization in support of...

Tarpon Season’s a’comin’ … right now talk is about Ladies Day

April 27, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The roster is filling up for the 2018 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament, and fishing is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 12 in Boca Grande Pass. Each team consisting...

Resident encourages people to be ‘unifiers, not dividers’

To the Editor: I read Capt. Johnson’s letter to the editor this week with great interest and felt his nostalgia for a different era. As he described it, Boca Grande was once an isolated, unique and...

Sea turtle patrollers thank Woman’s Club for support

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association wishes to extend its gratitude to the Woman’s Club for their generous support of our organization. Since our inception, their generous grants have...

Stump Pass beach supporters sought for new organization

April 27, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN – A public meeting was held at Stump Pass Beach State Park on Tuesday, April 24 to determine the level of interest residents have to form a nonprofit organization in support of...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks from Carolyn

To the Editor, Boca Bay Pass Club Members and Staff: I would love to thank all those who participated in the hilarious Tennis Dinner – This is your Life, Carolyn Gumula. Your countless hours of practice,...

Historical Society elects new directors, discusses archive system at annual meeting

April 27, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – The Boca Grande Historical Society elected four new directors at its annual meeting on Thursday, April 19. President Karen Grace was accepted a nomination for a second three-year...