Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks for a wonderful Ladies Howl tourney
May 9, 2021
To the Editor:
The first tournament of the season started off with a fun night of fishing for 22 boats filled with ladies fishing the Ladies Howl at the Moon! The tarpon were biting, and the action…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks to all who helped Hope for Haitians committee exceed their 2021 goal
May 4, 2021
Dear Editor and friends of the Boca Grande Hope For Haitians Committee,
We’ve exceeded our goal!
On behalf of the Boca Grande Hope for Haitians Committee, the people of Haiti, the most impoverish…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Just one of the reasons to love our island
March 27, 2021
To the Editor,
So, last week, I ran into Hudson’s for a few things. At the checkout, Robin handed me a tissue wrapped “gift”: the sunglasses I had been searching for for days. She said, “Do these l…
Donate, don’t waste when you head north: Lee County third annual food rescue campaign begins
March 20, 2021
To the Editor, Lee County Solid Waste’s third annual “Donated not Wasted” food rescue campaign encourages seasonal residents and visitors to donate unopened pantry items before returning north. The…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: New info on FPL numbers to call for surges
March 20, 2021
To the Editor: Well, hello again to the residents of Boca Grande. We had another power surge/outage on Sunday night at 11 pm! Did anybody call in to register that fact? Either at the time or the ne…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks for everything, from the Sparks family
March 20, 2021
Dear Editor, On January 29, 2021 Claude “Allen” Sparks passed away from a rare blood disorder named Amyloidosis. Allen was employed at Boca Bay Master’s Association as a landscape foreman serving t…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The last resort?
March 13, 2021
To the Editor,
“… some rich men came and raped the land, nobody caught’em. Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus, people bought’em. They called it paradise the place to be. They watched the haz…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: If you want a better island power grid, you’d better start making some calls
March 7, 2021
Hello friends and neighbors, Sorry for the intrusion, but something very interesting happened to me recently, and I learned facts that will benefit all of us here on the island. I am writing to rel…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Not everyone can ‘Ditch the Cart’
February 20, 2021
To the Editor: The recent “Ditch the Cart, Live Longer” polemic advising golf on foot rather than by cart has it wrong. My senior friends and I often have age related orthopedic, cardiovascular or …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Do your part in the battle against the spiny-tail iguanas of the island
February 12, 2021
Dear readers:
At the end of January Lee County sent out mailers regarding iguana eradication (see letter below). Please follow the instructions supplied in the letter and turn your form in, either …