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BGHS online archive system now available; new exhibit planned
October 5, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN As they tirelessly work their way through the boxes, scanning photos, transcribing audio and sorting through a variety of other items, Jim and Rose Marie Blaha have been creating an …
Details for Mark Futch memorial
October 5, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Services for Mark Futch, who passed away on September 18, 2018, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13. The morning will begin with the family scattering Mark’s ashes in Boca Grande Pass …
Boca Grande native is now successful Navy attorney
October 5, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande native Lt. Cmdr. Kathy (Young) Paradis, a staff judge advocate, is supporting the world’s most advanced ballistic missile submarines as part of Submarine Group Nine JAG (…
The Gasparilla Inn & Club opens for their 105th season
October 5, 2018
Wednesday, October 5, 2018 PHOTOS BY DUSTY, JULIANNE AND SKIP PERRY
Activity slowing down for island nesting turtles and their babes
October 5, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN The final few weeks of sea turtle nesting season are quickly approaching, with the season officially closing on October 31. “We are continuing to have a robust hatching season, and n…
Boca Grande Woman’s Club scholarship apps due in February
October 5, 2018
The Scholarship Committee of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club is now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year. In 2018, 52 scholars received financial support from the Boca Grande Woman’s C…
Climb the historic Gasparilla Island Lighthouse Mondays and Saturdays
October 5, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Walk in the very steps of lightkeepers from the past. Reserve your space now for a 20-minute climb tour to the top of the historic Gasparilla Island Lighthouse, as volunteer docents …
Chamber scholarships awarded to 29 deserving students
October 5, 2018
■ SUBMITTED BY BOCA GRANDE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that in 2018 more than $20,000 in scholarships was awarded to both new applicants and r…
Englewood Bank & Trust holding drive for the soldiers
October 5, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Englewood Bank & Trust is once again serving as a collection point for the Rotary Club of Englewood’s Food for the Troops drive. Customers and residents are encouraged to bring n…
PROFILE: Jennifer Summers
October 5, 2018
BY SUE ERWIN – Jennifer Summers has a daily view of Boca Grande Pass that many people would pay a good amount of money to see just one time. She works in the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse at Gasparil…