Author: Sheila Evans

Profile: Jennifer Burby finds new family life in Boca Grande

December 14, 2023
Sheila Evans
News, Profiles

There is not much good to be said about the recent worldwide COVID pandemic, but at least one person has found a silver lining for that terrible time. She discovered that she could work from home....

Profile: Dr. Patrick Bell, surgeon and woodworker

December 8, 2023
Sheila Evans
News, Profiles

It didn’t take long for Dr. Patrick Bell to fall in love with Boca Grande and all of Gasparilla Island. He came for a weekend visit, and by the third day, he had bought a house and decided this would...

There she is: Miss America, a nuclear engineer

December 8, 2023
Sheila Evans
News, Profiles

Before her reign as Miss America was to come to an end, a stop in Boca Grande was essential for Grace Stanke. With the help of Diane Cook – Grace’s great-aunt, a Boca Grande resident and a member of...

Community croquet back each Thursday; league begins this year

Community croquet is back for its second year of play on the “great lawn” at the Boca Grande Community Center. The father and daughter team of Hans and Rebecca Peterson will be leading the no-stress...

Bob Armstrong: From Vietnam helicopter to First Baptist

November 22, 2023
Sheila Evans
News, Profiles

Bob Armstrong and his wife Jan Bob Armstrong is a great storyteller, and he has lots of stories to tell. He has led a life full of interesting twists and turns and he has a way of sharing them that...

Improving the quality of our local produce with Eva Worden

November 22, 2023
Sheila Evans
Community, News, Profiles

Gardening tips are not exactly what Eva Worden is coming to the Boca Grande Community Center to talk about on Monday, Nov. 27, at 4:30 p.m. She is coming to make people think more deeply about farming...

William Mostert to speak at St. Andrew’s on Sunday

November 17, 2023
Sheila Evans
Community

Bringing a message of love and hope, the Rt. Rev. William Mostert will be the guest preacher at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church this weekend on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Bishop William recently retired...

PROFILE: Pastor Gary Beatty

November 9, 2023
Sheila Evans
Featured News, Profiles

If it is wrong to lie about your age when you are 16 so you can earn money to help your mother support the family, Pastor Gary Beatty has probably been forgiven. What was truly wrong was how poor he...

Turtle Patrol gives end-of-season wrap-up

November 2, 2023
Sheila Evans
News

Hurricane Idalia effectively ended the sea turtle nesting season this year, much like Hurricane Ian did last year. The good news is that most of the nesting season was already completed before either...

PROFILE: Gordon Allen

November 2, 2023
Sheila Evans
Profiles

High tech meets high drama. And it’s all happening in a quiet neighborhood in the elegant town of Boca Grande. This is not the plot of a new play, but the real-life story of one of the newest actors...