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Couple gets creative, completes some pretty amazing puzzles during their quarantine time
August 21, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Candace and Billy Sasser found a way to escape quarantine restraints by thinking within the box. Many jigsaw puzzles later, they’ve pieced together a painting replica from the 192…
South sidewalk, decreased revenue topic at GIBA quarterly meeting
August 21, 2020
STAFF REPORT – The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterly Board meeting was held on Tuesday, August 18, virtually and in the offices of the Authority.
The Members of the Authority were updated…
New beginnings for Water Association as concrete pad is poured for wastewater reclamation facility
August 21, 2020
BY BONNIE PRINGLE – This spring, the Gasparilla Island Water Association contracted with Cardinal Contractors, Inc. for Phase 2 of the rehabilitation of our wastewater treatment facility. The project…
PROFILE: Hermila Perreault
August 21, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – From a Catholic upbringing to administrative assistant at a Methodist church, Hermila Perreault has found a job in Boca Grande that, in her own words, is “very rewarding, beca…
PROFILE: Ashli Price
August 7, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – A day in retail is rewarding when a customer finds the perfect pair of jeans. Fabrics of all shades and textures can be combined to create a unique style that reflects someone’s p…
OBITUARY: Carol Clark Compton
August 7, 2020
Carol Clark Compton, 86, passed away peacefully after a long illness on July 29, 2020. She was living in Chandler, Arizona. Carol was born on December 4, 1933 in Chicago, Ill. to George and Lucille C…
OBITUARY: Marianne Wottreng
August 7, 2020
Marianne Wottreng (nee Lesch), beloved wife of Anton Wottreng and loving mother of Anton “Tony” Wottreng and Monika (John) Martini, passed away on July 24, 2020 at the age of 86. She was born on Apri…
Will Tropical Storm Isaias come to visit?
July 31, 2020
STAFF REPORT- The tropics have become very active this year, and the first storm that looks as though it could be a threat to us is a potential tropical cyclone churning its way toward Florida the At…
FPL working hard to improve island service, using directional boring method
July 31, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON- On the road that spans from the north end of the island, service trucks and equipment have cut the coastal view short. Just off the Boca Grande Causeway Bridge, equipment and cone…
Clinic ‘Pledge’ drive picking up speed with businesses and residents
July 31, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Keeping Boca Grande safe is the number one goal of the Boca Grande Health Clinic, and their newest initiative, “the Boca Grande Pledge,” seems to be working.