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A final paving update: Yes, they’re done!
December 23, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT Commuters to the island are smiling today as the AJAX road paving project on the island is now finished. Lee County Government Communications Director Betsy Clayton said all the pa…
BIPS: Renovated Gasparilla Island Range Light soon to be unveiled
December 23, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN The tenting on the Gasparilla Range Light will be coming down soon. Barrier Island Parks Society Executive Director Sharon McKenzie said all of the metal work is done on the light, and…
Thefts from boats reported on ‘Damfi’ streets last week
December 23, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT Three separate cases of thefts from boats occurred on the island and were reported recently. According to reports on Saturday, Dec. 10, GPS units were allegedly stolen from a vessel th…
Boater charged with numerous counts in Gonzalez fatal accident
December 23, 2016
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE An arrest has been made in the June boating death of an Englewood man. According to Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office booking reports, Dalton Matthew Reas, 20, of Wauchula was…
Get your tickets now for the Boca Bande New Year’s Eve gala
December 23, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT Get your tickets now for the first Boca Bande New Year’s Eve Grande Gala. The party will take place at the Community House on New Year’s Eve. Boca Bande, a five-member group that’…
Smokin’ meats and firefighters: Could you even ask for more?
December 23, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN Come and support your local firefighters on Friday, Dec. 30 as they fire up the smoker and cook up some delicious BBQ. For a $20 donation per plate, you’ll have the option of a half…
Celebrate new beginnings for the new year … ‘Lessons Learned from Living’
December 23, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN Alice Gorman will be speaking at an event, “New Beginnings from Crisis,” that will be held at the Boca Grande Community Center, Houghton Room, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5. The discus…
Profile Skyler Seidenberg
December 23, 2016
If you’ve visited Gasparilla Island State Park recently, chances are you might have seen Park Ranger Skyler Seidenberg putting up beach flags or doing other various duties during his shift at the par…
Obituary: Shelley White
December 23, 2016
Shelley White passed peacefully in the comfort of her home on December 12, 2016. She was born June 6th, 1931, daughter of John and Katherine (Shelton) Bindloss of Stonington, CT. Shelley grew up…
Merry Christmas to the Lighthouse and to Boca Grande
December 23, 2016
To the Editor: Those of us who have been working to restore the Gasparilla Lighthouse wanted to thank the island for making the restoration possible. There is a tradition in the construction of o…