Author: Sheila Evans

IN THE SPOTLIGHT – Firefighter Stephen Collison

June 29, 2023
Sheila Evans
News, Profiles

Firefighter Stephen Collison is still pinching himself, hoping his job at the Boca Grande Fire Department is not a cruel joke. He was hired on April 1, so he’s pretty sure by now it’s no April Fool’s...

Saying goodbye to Father Carosella won’t be easy

Fr. Jerome Carosella has been the pastor of Boca Grande’s Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church for more than half of the time he has been a priest. He was ordained 60 years ago and has been pastor on...

Local couple with island ties asks for assistance as cancer makes their tough times even worse

June 22, 2023
Sheila Evans
News

Rick Andersen is a local master carpenter and author of two children’s books. His creativity is being put to the test now, though, as he tries to build a path to the future. Rick was diagnosed with...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Rev. Daphne Johnson

June 22, 2023
Sheila Evans
Profiles

There is a new face, a new style, but an old soul coming to the Lighthouse United Methodist congregation in Boca Grande. The Reverend Daphne Johnson has been named the new pastor, following the year-long...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Paul and Renata Rozmus

June 8, 2023
Sheila Evans
Profiles

If you happen to be in Boca Grande in the daytime on a Monday or Wednesday, you may be intrigued by the playful or plaintive sound of a lone flute wafting on the air currents. It is not your imagination....

PROFILE: Kevin Mills

June 1, 2023
Sheila Evans
Profiles

Kevin Mills is almost an institution in Boca Grande and Gasparilla Island. Nearly everybody knows him.They recognize him by the brown uniform he wears and the big brown truck he drives, but mostly...

Kids Classic next weekend, ‘Howl’-ing to be done this weekend

While the adults are getting ready to “Howl” at Sunday night’s Howl at the Moon Tarpon Tournament, young fisherfolk from throughout the area are getting ready to have their own tarpon tournament next...

SPOTLIGHT: Gary Robinson

May 25, 2023
Sheila Evans
News, Profiles

Gary Robinson loves making music. Making it for the people of Boca Grande raises it to a whole new level for him. Gary is the drummer for the new rock band known as “The Green Flash, Boca Grande,”...

ResilientLee takes the stage at Boca Grande Community Center

May 18, 2023
Sheila Evans
News

This week, Boca Grande was added to the communities in Lee County being asked for input on how well the County has been doing in response to Hurricane Ian. Every city in the county, and several...

PROFILE: Dr. Francine Finucan

May 18, 2023
Sheila Evans
Profiles

Being in the family chiropractic business was not the original plan for Francine Finucan (fah-NU-kin). She was supposed to be a college-educated stay-at-home wife and mother. That was her father’s...