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Profile Peggy Seawert
June 15, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Peggy Seawert knows a lot about how to make things grow. As president of the Boca Grande Garden Club, she has invited some very experienced speakers to come and give lectures about g…
Obituary: Marilyn Thurner
June 15, 2018
Marilyn Doris Thiemann Thurner, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, was welcomed into heaven on June 7, 2018. Marilyn leaves a long legacy of caring and love and a life shared …
See a whale shark? Let a scientist know
June 15, 2018
To the Editor: Mote Marine Laboratory received a report of five whale sharks — Earth’s largest fish species — about 40 miles off Anna Maria Island last weekend, and Mote scientists are asking membe…
A little more info on school resource officers
June 15, 2018
To the Editor: Our community has proved time and again that we will stand together to face a challenge or fulfill a need. There is no more important need than the safety and security of our childre…
Big sharks, little sharks: The sharks that swim in our waters (Last in a three-part series )
June 8, 2018
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This is the third part of a three-part series about the sharks that swim in our waters, especially during tarpon season. This part includes information regarding the sharks that…
Red tide in June? Yep, it’s happening
June 8, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Several residents and visitors to the island were experiencing the cough and throat tickle indicative of red tide symptoms this week, and low concentrations of the wicked stuff have …
Faithful II takes first at GIKC
June 8, 2018
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Never underestimate the power of children who love to fish. This was the eighth year that fact was proven, as 23 tarpon were released from 10 of the 35 boats that fished the 201…
The Tower of Terror: Objects falling from tower are larger than they appear
June 8, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Kris Boyden, manager at The Palm on Park Lilly Pulitzer Signature Store, had quite a scare when she was finishing her day up at the store on Monday, June 4. She was taking some recyc…
Tarpon Symposium: Islanders discuss fishery’s past, present and future
June 8, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Before the fishing and fun began at the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic last Saturday afternoon, a symposium was held at the Boca Grande Community Center on Friday evening to educate …
Island tower gets updated antennas, FPL power pole upgrades in progress
June 8, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN A contracting crew blocked off a section of East Railroad Avenue between Fourth and Fifth Street on Tuesday, May 29 through June 1 to replace the antennas on the communications towe…