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Halloween Carnival just around the corner
October 12, 2018
Kids, start thinking about your costume and decide if you are going to be scary, funny, cute or adorable for the annual Boca Grande Community Center Halloween Carnival. The carnival will be held on S…
Historic Preservation Board approves motion to continue on Banyan Street property
October 12, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN – The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 10, and a debate continued about a proposal regarding a property on Banyan Street. The requ…
Island LEO beat: Carmine Marceno appointed Lee County Sheriff
October 12, 2018
On Friday, Sept. 21 Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Undersheriff Carmine Marceno as Sheriff of Lee County following the retirement of Sheriff Mike Scott. Carmine Marceno has been wi…
Retired professor studies Cayo Costa, writes ‘Island in the Sun’
October 12, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN – A retired Cornell University professor from the Department of Horticulture applied his knowledge of Cayo Costa’s natural history and plants and turned the information into a book. “I…
Farmer’s Market opening date announced
October 12, 2018
The weekly Farmers Market at Wheeler Road ballfield is set to open for season on Friday, Dec. 23 running 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday. starting Oct. 3 and continuing through April, 2019. Local Root…
PROFILE: Cindy Bartzer
October 12, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN – There’s a new friendly face at Englewood Bank ready to serve your financial needs. Cindy Bartzer started working at the island bank about two months ago. She actually found the job b…
OBITUARY: Pamela Jones
October 12, 2018
Pamela White Jones, 67 of Chickamauga, GA and former resident of Sandy Hook, Conn. was born November 29, 1950 in Lexington, Kentucky to Russell Edwin White and Betty Lee White. She passed away sudden…
OBITUARY: Alfred Rudolph Sundberg Jr.
October 12, 2018
Alfred Rudolph Sundberg, Jr., (April 18, 1937 – August 3, 2018) Rudy was fiercely independent, blazing his own trail through the world. He was a man of St. Paul through and through. He attended Centr…
Turtle patrol thanks all for help during challenging 2018 season
October 12, 2018
To the Editor: To call this season challenging would be an understatement. Of the six seasons the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association has been active on the island, 2018 will stand out with all the st…
Boca Grande backwater still reasonably healthy in the face of many colors of algae on the beach
October 5, 2018
At about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2 there were no boats to be found on Whidden’s Creek except one, holding three anglers out looking for clean water and a good bite: And we found it. Capt. Sandy…