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New part-time volunteer opportunities at BGHS
May 12, 2017
■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Are you interested in getting more involved with the community? Do you enjoy meeting new people?Are you passionate about preserving our unique isla…
Profile: Roselle Agles
May 12, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN You might see her cruising around town in her pink golf cart or walking the beach with her giant white “polar bear,” a Samoyed canine name Sage. Roselle Agles makes her way around t…
Englewood Bank & Trust collecting food for the troops
May 12, 2017
To the Editor: Kevin Hagan, president of Englewood Bank & Trust, announced that the bank will serve as a collection point for nonperishable food items and toiletries for the Rotary Club of Engl…
BGFD firefighters create life-saving grid system
May 5, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Gasparilla Island and its surrounding waters have thousands upon thousands of visitors every year who come for the fishing, the boating and the beaches. Out of those thousands o…
Looking to land a big one? Sign up now for tournaments
May 5, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT The tarpon are biting in the Pass and tournament season is heating up in Boca Grande, so make sure you’re signed up for all the events you’re interesting in fishing. The first event …
GIWA declares water shortage due to drought
May 5, 2017
■ SUBMITTED BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND WATER ASSOCIATION The Gasparilla Island Water Association measured 2.47 inches of rain Tuesday morning at the wastewater treatment plant after a long-awaited dr…
Stump Pass dredging project to continue through May 15
May 5, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN The dredging of Stump Pass continues to draw questions, but Charlotte County leaders are calling the project priceless. The dredging will connect Lemon Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. The…
Obituary: Lucy Stanton
May 5, 2017
Lucy Stanton, 96, of Boca Grande, died on May 2, 2017. She was born Lucy Jane Keeler in Evanston, Illinois, and was the daughter of Lucy Derwent and Edwin R. Keeler, who was later president of the …
Registration now open for summer programs on island
May 5, 2017
To the Editor: Lee County Parks & Recreation Logo Registration has started for the 2017 summer camps at Lee County Parks …
The time of the turtles is here, volunteers needed
April 28, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Attention all sea turtle fans. The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association is seeking volunteers to help patrol the beaches for the upcoming nesting season. It appears that nesting season…