News
Farmer’s Market opening date announced
October 12, 2018
The weekly Farmers Market at Wheeler Road ballfield is set to open for season on Friday, Dec. 23 running 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday. starting Oct. 3 and continuing through April, 2019. Local Ro…
PROFILE: Cindy Bartzer
October 12, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN – There’s a new friendly face at Englewood Bank ready to serve your financial needs. Cindy Bartzer started working at the island bank about two months ago. She actually found the job…
OBITUARY: Pamela Jones
October 12, 2018
Pamela White Jones, 67 of Chickamauga, GA and former resident of Sandy Hook, Conn. was born November 29, 1950 in Lexington, Kentucky to Russell Edwin White and Betty Lee White. She passed away sudd…
OBITUARY: Alfred Rudolph Sundberg Jr.
October 12, 2018
Alfred Rudolph Sundberg, Jr., (April 18, 1937 – August 3, 2018) Rudy was fiercely independent, blazing his own trail through the world. He was a man of St. Paul through and through. He attended Cen…
Turtle patrol thanks all for help during challenging 2018 season
October 12, 2018
To the Editor: To call this season challenging would be an understatement. Of the six seasons the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association has been active on the island, 2018 will stand out with all the …
Boca Grande backwater still reasonably healthy in the face of many colors of algae on the beach
October 5, 2018
At about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2 there were no boats to be found on Whidden’s Creek except one, holding three anglers out looking for clean water and a good bite: And we found it. Capt. Sand…
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