News
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 prog…
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 visited…
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 pa…
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 of…
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 i…
Sea turtle patrollers thank Woman’s Club for support
April 27, 2018
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association wishes to extend its gratitude to the Woman’s Club for their generous support of our organization. Since our inception, their generous grants hav…
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 to form a nonprofit organization in support of the par…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks from Carolyn
April 27, 2018
To the Editor, Boca Bay Pass Club Members and Staff: I would love to thank all those who participated in the hilarious Tennis Dinner – This is your Life, Carolyn Gumula. Your countless hours of pract…
Historical Society elects new directors, discusses archive system at annual meeting
April 27, 2018
BY SUE ERWIN – The Boca Grande Historical Society elected four new directors at its annual meeting on Thursday, April 19. President Karen Grace was accepted a nomination for a second three-year term…
Support BIPS at the 2018 Giving Challenge this Tuesday
April 27, 2018
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County presents the 2018 Giving Challenge on Tuesday, May 1 and Wednesday, May 2. This year, the Barrier Island Parks Society has been selected to be a part of th…