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November 25, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. (GIWA) will be temporarily changing the disinfection process for its potable (drinking) water supply. GIWA will disinfect the water with fre…

November 25, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT      The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding two crimes that occurred just off-island recently, involving the theft of boat motors and an enclosed trai…

November 25, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT      The JF Library Foundation presents Boca Grande authors Alice Gorman, Lucinda Sullivan and Daly Walker with noted author Sena Jeter Naslund on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. at the L…

November 25, 2016
Joseph Verner Reed Jr., the under secretary for four secretaries general of the United Nations and, as chief of protocol under President George Bush, presided over one of the more colorful diplomat…

November 25, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN      Some of William Woodroffe’s earliest memories in Boca Grande are of the exciting times he spent learning to cast a line in the water and hoping for a catch. His parents would va…

November 25, 2016
To the Editor:      This year, Mote Marine Laboratory celebrated the success of its first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, Oceans of Opportunity, and the extraordinary generosity of its sup…

November 18, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN      Fans of classic Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman are in for a special treat on Tuesday, Nov. 29. A documentary, “Ingrid Bergman: In Her Owns Words” will be debuted at the Boca Gra…

November 18, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN      Lessons learned from living, a new program series offered by Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center, will present “Coping with Chronic Illness and Managing the Stress of th…

November 18, 2016
Congratulations to the eight Lemon Bay High School students that have been selected to represent the high school at the State Thespian Conference on Thursday, March 15 through Saturday, March 18 in…

November 18, 2016
James Spencer Pasman, Jr., corporate executive, devoted family man, sportsman, bibliophile and patriot, died peacefully at his home in Boca Grande, FL on November 6, 2016 with his wife and children…