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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…
OBITUARY: George Reese Lyons
October 5, 2018
George Reese Lyons, 83, of Blue Bell, Pa. and Boca Grande passed away on September 22, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Anne (Starr) Lyons; devoted father of Bonnie Lyons (Lee) Richards, Laura R…
Mote leaders share red tide science at Capitol Hill briefing
October 5, 2018
To the Editor: Mote Marine Laboratory’s leader shared red tide science to inform national policymakers yesterday, Sept. 27, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Mote President & CEO Dr. Michael …
Wishing an old friend good-bye
October 5, 2018
To the Editor: If you lived in Boca Grande and fished or flew, you knew Mark Futch. I had the good fortune to be his neighbor when he and his family lived at the end of Tarpon Avenue near our house…
Services for Mark Futch
September 28, 2018
Services for Mark Futch will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 at 10 a.m. at Boca Grande Pass (south end of the island). A celebration of his life will be held immediately after the service at the…
Proposed Fishery amendment voted in with no contest; plans are to feature replicas of island lighthouses
September 28, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN At a public hearing on Tuesday, September 25, Charlotte County Commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance to adopt a small-scale plan amendment to the development of the Fishery…
Chronicling the legend of Mark Futch: Memories from his brother, his wife, his daughter, his friends
September 28, 2018
Chronicling a legend: We’re pretty sure Mark Futch would like the way that sounds, and it’s pretty apt. Every time a small plane flies low over the island, every time tarpon season comes and goes, …