Author: Marcy Shortuse

World’s Richest thanks given to many

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce wants to thank everyone who participated in, sponsored, donated to or volunteered for the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament 2016. We all had a...

Kids Classic to be held June 4 … it’s not too late to sign up!

May 27, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT – The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic roster is filling up fast, with 29 boats signed up so far to fish the world’s great kids’ fishing tournament. There is still time to get your...

Sundown puts the rest to bed at WRTT

May 27, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

The first place team on Sundown with Will Bonner, Justin Davis, John Judson, Joel Trost, first mate Tommy Lowe and Capt. Timmy Smith. ■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Capt. Timmy Smith hadn’t caught a lot...

Manatees ‘making merry’ leave beachgoers concerned

May 27, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Photo by Cheri Castillo ■ BY SUE ERWIN – Boca Grande resident Tom Shaffer was taking his regular morning stroll on the beach around 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 14 when he noticed a peculiar group...

Cars in the trees, a battery and a theft reported

May 27, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT – The sheriff’s office activity log for the island has been a little busier lately, with a vehicle accident, an assault and a theft reported recently. On Friday, May 13...

Lemon Bay soccer star with island ties keeps going strong

May 27, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN – Stephanie Tieu is a rising senior at Lemon Bay High School, and she’s been an avid soccer player for the past 14 years. She currently plays forward for the Lemon Bay Manta Rays....

Profile: Betty Hill

May 27, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN – Betty Hill distinctly remembers arriving in Boca Grande for the first time in 1955. It was a time when there was, quite literally, nothing here with the exception of about 125...

May 23, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Capt. Timmy Smith hadn’t caught a lot of tarpon this season up to the time of the 2016 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, held last week on Thursday and Friday, May...