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Scarpa’s Coastal soft opening has come, and the reaction is positive
May 10, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The fish tank is still there. The general look is the same, and the phone number is, too. The sign came down last week for PJ’s Seagrille, Scarpa’s Coastal sign went up, and a new…
Kids’ Drama Club to perform this evening, May 10
May 10, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The Island School Kids’ Drama Club will be performing a short program for the community today, Friday, May 10 at 5:30 p.m. The show will take place at the Boca Grande Community Center…
Teacher battles rare disease, seeks to raise awareness
May 10, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Lauren Hanrahan once taught kindergarten at The Island School. Now she teaches third grade at Englewood Elementary School. She has a three-year-old daughter and a 7-month-old son, and…
Play golf and support the Lemon Bay Manta Rays at the same time
May 10, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The annual Lemon Bay Touchdown Club Golf Tournament is planned for Saturday, May 18 at the Rotonda Golf & Country Club Hills course. This tournament will be a four-person scramble…
Second week of turtle season and the excitement is just beginning
May 10, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association would like to remind everyone that sea turtle nesting season officially began on May 1, and it’s more important than ever to remember to cover up…
Profile: Tricia Heaton
May 10, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Tricia Heaton describes herself as a needlepointing, party throwing, traveling bookworm. An eternal optimist who sees beauty in everything, she almost always has a camera in hand. Both…
Obituary: Joseph H. Head Jr
May 10, 2019
Holding the hand of his wife, Joseph Henry Head Jr. passed away peacefully at home on April 24, 2019 at the age of 87. Joe Head served in the U.S. Army and was a graduate of The Taft School, Yale Uni…
Obituary: Thomas M. Hauser
May 10, 2019
Thomas Meskell Hauser, 78, of Boca Grande and Dellwood, Minn., passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on April 24, 2019. Tom was born in Saint Paul, Minn. on August 6, 1940. He graduated from St. Paul…
Get your gator permits now, first phase drawing begins May 17
May 10, 2019
To the Editor: The annual statewide recreational alligator harvest begins August 15, and the application process is a random drawing – so the more choices you make, the better your chances of getting…
Lit Forum ends season, announces next season’s selections
May 10, 2019
To the Editor and all of our supporters: More than 200 lovers of fine literature attended the past season’s Literature Forum. Able presenters and discussion leaders, including Pat Agger, Sue Fuller…