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St. Andrew’s announces first ‘Faith and …’ speaker for next week
January 29, 2021
STAFF REPORT – On Thursday, Feb. 4 at 4:30 p.m. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will present a unique series of installments program called, “Faith and …” that will begin with historian Steven E. …
PROFILE: Mark Driscoll
January 29, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – When Mark Driscoll was a little boy, all he wanted to do was be a fighter pilot. Generations of Driscolls had been in law enforcement and the military, or worked for other gover…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A message to island dogs who want to make history … dog owners, please relay this message to your dog
January 29, 2021
Dear Boca Grande Dogs,
Has COVID got you down? Are your paws sore from walking your master too many times a day, too many weeks and months in a row? Are you tired of being the only source of entert…
New NHR nomination shows few changes, still raises questions
January 22, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The newest rendition of the nomination of the Boca Grande residential historic district has come into circulation, and it appears the changes are minor when comparing it with th…
The tiny but mighty lady we loved: Missing Mama Noy
January 22, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Though she be but little, she is fierce.
The words may have come from Shakespeare, but they describe Jam “Noy” Vollmer exactly. Once you met her, you never forgot her. Once she …
GIWA annual meeting includes two fiscal year audits, construction update and election of officers
January 22, 2021
BY BONNIE PRINGLE – The Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. annual membership meeting was held at the Boca Grande Community Center on Tuesday, Jan. 19, with 12 members present in person and 5…
Nationally-known designer Lucy Penfield on her way to Boca Grande
January 22, 2021
BY CATHERINE BALLMAN – The tagline “live colorfully” can be found on Lucy Penfield’s website. Poke around a bit on the site (lucyinteriordesign.com) and your eyes will be dazzled by color and enorm…
OBITUARY: Jam ‘Noy’ Vollmer
January 22, 2021
Jam “Noy” Vollmer, 68, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14 with her family by her side. She was born October 12, 1952 in Nakhon Phanom in upper northeastern Thailand. She worked at the NKP Air Force B…
PROFILE: Johan Bjurman
January 22, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It takes a special person to make a lucrative career in the art world, but Johan Bjurman has done just that. To make it even more special, he still has a very pragmatic and logi…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Planned Giving gift to the Health Clinic Foundation is also a gift to the community
January 22, 2021
To the Editor:
The Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation would like to thank Helen Fraser who directed a generous charitable donation to the Foundation upon her death last year. Helen gave back to t…