Author: Marcy Shortuse

Longtime Harry Chapin Food Bank associate director announces her retirement

September 9, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Joyce Jacobs, associate director of the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida, has announced that she will retire on June 30, 2017, after almost 24 years of service. During her tenure, Jacobs...

Arthur A. Houghton Jr. – the man whose name is on the room

September 9, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY – At the Boca Grande Community Center there is a meeting room whose plaque reads, “Arthur A. Houghton Jr./ Reference Room/ Dedicated February 21,...

Make Your Point: My apologies to Al Gore

September 9, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News, Opinion

BY BOB ELLIOTT – It’s time to offer a mea culpa to Mr. Al Gore or whoever invented the internet. All I was trying to do in previous columns was to point out that the internet has caused a certain...

11th Annual Boca Grande Scramble to be held at The Gasparilla Golf Club

September 9, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

To the Editor: This is your VIP invitation to the Boca Grande Scramble Golf Tournament, scheduled for Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 at The Gasparilla Golf Club in Boca Grande. As in past years, this is the...

Lightkeeper’s Open Golf Tourney scheduled for October 17

September 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Barrier Island Parks Society will host The Lightkeeper’s Open, a Gasparilla Island Lighthouse charity golf outing, on Monday, Oct. 17 at The Gasparilla Inn Golf Course. Registration will begin at...

Hermine is history … Who’s up next?

September 2, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ Hurricane Hermine went from Invest to becoming a healthy storm in the Gulf of Mexico. As of press time she was churning her way up to the Panhandle. Her feeder bands brought the island about five...

Rubio favored in primary in Boca Grande and state as well

September 2, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Precinct 18 at the Boca Grande Community Center logged approximately 70 voters in on August 30 primary. Many of them, it appears, were Rubio and Benacquisto supporters. In the Republican...

Storm in Gulf, predators take toll on turtles

September 2, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers are reporting damage left from Tropical Storm Hermine, as well as several more incidents regarding predators interfering with sea turtle...

Bench seat, chargers stolen from East Railroad business

September 2, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT A golf cart bench seat and four golf cart chargers were stolen from a place of business in the 1300 block of East Railroad Avenue sometime in the last few weeks. On Friday, Aug. 26 a...

Tribute fishing tournament to honor memory of Dylan Gonzalez

September 2, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On June 19 of this year, Billy Pfannkuch’s life changed dramatically as he and his best friend, Dylan Gonzalez, were involved in a very serious boating accident in the waters near...