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Obituary: Dean L. Beckstead
May 4, 2018
Laurier Donald Dean Beckstead, 74, passed away peacefully at his Palm Island home in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 25, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 18, 1…
A pioneering Florida family: The Albrittons
May 3, 2018
BY TIMMY SPAIN
The man in this photo was a true Florida Cracker. Aaron Robert Albritton was his name, but everybody called him Twister. I guess he couldn’t afford a horse, so he trained that st…
Profile: Josh Freeman
May 3, 2018
BY SUE ERWIN – Josh Freeman was born and raised in Boca Grande. He started working at PJ’s Seagrille as a busboy when he was 14 years old. Since then, he’s learned just about everything there is to…
In recognition of a job well done: Thank you, David Hayes
May 3, 2018
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The last quarterly meeting for the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority in April went by very quickly, which is unusual for a GIBA meeting. With the bridges and new tollbooth buil…
Recreational and commercial trap fishery workshops scheduled for May; your input needed
May 3, 2018
To the Editor: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) needs your input on the recreational and commercial stone crab and blue crab fisheries and the commercial spiny lobster tr…
Resident thanks Friends for smashing season
May 3, 2018
To the Editor: Much praise and thanks are due to Marta Howell and the staff of the Friends of Boca Grande for their marvelous program of almost 120 events. The range and very high quality of the pr…
LCSO holds cyber security seminar on island
April 27, 2018
BY SUE ERWIN – Every minute, 19 people become victims of identity theft … and only 20 percent of people who experience monetary fraud report it. Lee County Sheriff’s crime prevention staff visite…
Stump Pass beach supporters sought for new organization
April 27, 2018
BY SUE ERWIN – A public meeting was held at Stump Pass Beach State Park on Tuesday, April 24 to determine the level of interest residents have in forming a nonprofit organization in support of the …
Tarpon Season’s a’comin’ … right now talk is about Ladies Day
April 27, 2018
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The roster is filling up for the 2018 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament, and fishing is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 12 in Boca Grande Pass. Each team consisting …
Resident encourages people to be ‘unifiers, not dividers’
April 27, 2018
To the Editor: I read Capt. Johnson’s letter to the editor this week with great interest and felt his nostalgia for a different era. As he described it, Boca Grande was once an isolated, unique and…