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PROFILE: Gretchen Holla
March 27, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Boca Grande’s Englewood Bank has just hired a new manager to keep their tellers in good hands. Gretchen Holla has been in the banking business since her career history began and…
COVID-19 and your tap water: It IS safe to drink
March 20, 2020
BY BONNIE PRINGLE – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that Americans continue to use, and drink tap water as usual. COVID-19 virus has not been detected in drinking-water supplie…
EDITORIAL: A time to think, a time to plan
March 20, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Did you ever think things would get this crazy? Just a couple of weeks ago we were worried about things that seem so inconsequential now. Whether you believe this virus threat i…
PROFILE: Phil Hubbard
March 20, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – family, business, sports and nonprofit work in a partnership capacity was a way of life for Phil Hubbard long before he and his wife Patsy began to winter in Boca Grande.Growing…
OBITUARY: Jean Wurtz
March 13, 2020
Jean Wurtz, 86, of Boca Grande, formerly of Greenwich, Conn., passed away peacefully in the company of family on March 7, 2020. She was born on July 29, 1933 and is survived by her sisters, Sandra …
PROFILE: Deputy April Tomyn
March 13, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON If you thought the flare of the island would stop with the cops, think again. When a certain squad car rolls by the Loose Caboose, you can see the glitter of a pink steering wheel…
The health of our water discussed at recent meeting
March 13, 2020
BY WESLEY LOCKE “Be a nuisance where it counts. Do your part to inform and stimulate the public to join your action. Be depressed, discouraged, and disappointed at failure and the disheartening eff…
Wini Smart art show to be held at Power House on March 16 Some works have never been seen before
March 13, 2020
STAFF REPORT When Wini Smart died in 2017, she left not only her wonderful paintings but a group of wonderful stories of her life and the acquaintances she made in Boca Grande. Wini’s paintings wil…
We’ll miss you, Tamela! Post office friend transfers to Englewood
March 13, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON Word on this busy street is Tamela Sherman is leaving the Boca Grande post office, and it’s true! This Friday is the last day of the week she will hand over your mail. However, he…
GICIA Mercabo Cove: Sawfish biology & acoustic tagging
March 13, 2020
SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The GICIA has officially kicked off the restoration of Mercabo Cove. Did you know that Mercabo Cove is the northern most boundary of the smalltooth sawfish federally-design…