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Take an ‘Adventure in the Glades’ with Gail Cleveland
February 12, 2021
Spending a week in the swamp may not be everyone’s idea of a dream getaway to celebrate a BIG birthday, but for this artist it was paradise! According to artist Gail Cleveland, it was a perfect week…
LBHS theater production ‘She Loves Me’ A light ‘rom-com’ for the weekend
February 12, 2021
BY T MICHELE WALKER – The Lemon Bay High School production of “She Loves Me” is the perfect rom-com musical to celebrate the Valentine’s Day holiday. The plot revolves around two shop owners who, des…
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. Wo…
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 governm…
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 entertai…
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 the…
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 en…
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 562…
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 enormou…
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 Bas…