Author: Marcy Shortuse

Free marine pollution educational symposium by top local experts

March 21, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Barrier Island Parks Society and Mote Marine Laboratory will host a virtual series on Zoom on March 23 and 30 at 4 p.m. This is a free educational symposium and part of BIPS 4 BIPS Forums &...

One of the newest members of the flock … meet Ethan Williams

March 21, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Having hundreds of “aunts” and “grandmothers” eager to share in the excitement of your first baby is pretty special, say the Rev. Dr. Matthew and Joy Williams, whose seven-month-old...

Spring Break keeps local fire, EMS busy on land and on the water

March 21, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Police & Fire

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It’s been a busy week of ambulance calls, alarms and water rescues for the Boca Grande Fire Department, but one of the most admirable rescues that took place didn’t even happen...

Boots Tolsdorf looks back at 20 years of RPP performances

March 21, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Entertainment

BY BOOTS TOLSDORF – With no lines to memorize this year for RPP, (yea!) I have turned to other endeavors, not unlike most of you. One of them was to organize 22 years of Royal Palm Players and...

A history of Plein Air painting on Gasparilla Island

March 21, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – Although one can never fully know the daily sights that will be seen while spending a day outdoors here on Gasparilla Island, encounters with butterflies, birds, fish, turtles,...

OBITUARY: Barbara Leiter

March 21, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Barbara Ketcham Leiter, age 76, passed from this life March 4, 2021 at the Venice Florida Regional Bayfront Hospital in the care of her family. Barbara was born in Peoria, IL on January 9, 1945 to John...

PROFILE: Patricia Christakos

March 21, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Profiles

BY T MICHELE WALKER – When COVID-19 struck our world last year and we were all forced into lockdown, the reactions were as varied as the people themselves, serving as an impromptu Rorschach personality...