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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanks to all who helped Barbara Anne’s carry on through these strange days
May 15, 2020
To the Editor: A GIANT thank you to the Bay Son Company, the Boca Grande Woman’s Club and to our very loyal customers for your support in these difficult times. Barbara Anne, Manny and Biscuit of…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Local group gives thanks for UTV to help Stump Pass
May 15, 2020
To the Editor: Stump Pass Beach State Park is finally receiving a much needed vehicle to transport rangers and volunteers around the park’s 1.3 miles of trails and shoreline. The UTV will be most hel…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Flying from every house
May 15, 2020
To the Editor: At last … flying like it should be. Like I wish everyone on this island would do … honor our country. And, as an Island, pay our respects and Love to all those so valiantly struggl…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A special thank you to the BGWC for helping the turtles
May 15, 2020
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association wishes to extend its sincere gratitude to the Woman’s Club for their generous support of our organization over the years. Since our inception, th…
Celebrating the works of an artistic island family: THE ALZAMORAS
May 15, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON AND MARCY SHORTUSE – The Alzamora family has definitely left their mark on Gasparilla Island. While known of its members still live here, one piece that was just recently preserved…
OBITUARY: Virginia ‘Bina’ Charman
May 15, 2020
Virginia Osborne Charman, of Hunting Valley, Ohio and Boca Grande, died April 1, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio at age 96. Known to her family and friends as Bina, she and her three older sisters Annette…
A new list of what’s open and what’s closed on the island
May 8, 2020
It’s been awhile since we have updated our listings of what’s going on around the island, and we are happy to report that many more of your favorite stores and restaurants are starting to re-open! Pl…
COVID-19 antibody testing set up by Boca Grande Health Clinic through Quest Diagnostics
May 8, 2020
STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Health Clinic is pleased to announce a COVID-19 antibody test offered through Quest Diagnostics. The test is performed by blood draw. It is an ELISA test (an enzyme-lin…
Trial by fire: Teachers learning to teach via ‘Distance Learning’
May 8, 2020
With today, May 8, being the end of Teacher Appreciation Week, it is very fitting that we were honored to have a teacher with more than 40 years experience share her story with us. If you have been w…
Calling all ‘Quarantine Queens’ … the time to fish is this weekend!
May 8, 2020
STAFF REPORT – Island resident Capt. William Woodroffe has come through for the ladies of the island this weekend, as he has put together the 2020 Quarantine Queen Classic, scheduled for Saturday, M…