Children’s programs planned at Johann Fust Library this summer
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Johann Fust Community Library invites all children who have completed kindergarten to come and explore a variety of programs, including puppet and magic shows, juggling and crafts.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2016 TIS GRADUATES!
Congratulations to the fifth grade graduates of The Island School!
Mote hosts first World Oceans Day on the island
■ BY SUE ERWIN Dozens of people stopped by the Mote Marine Laboratory’s Boca Grande office on Saturday, June 11 for the first-of-its-kind World Oceans Day celebration. Numerous educational exhibits w…
Profile: Justin Davis
■ BY SUE ERWIN Justin Davis didn’t know Boca Grande existed until he helped a friend move to the island 21 years ago. A college student at an Indiana community college at the time, he and his childho…
Obituary: Robert Lambrecht
Robert (“Bob”) Lambrecht, age 79, of Boca Grande, Florida, formerly of Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, passed away on June 12, 2016, after a brief battle with cancer.
Howl at the Moon Ladies Night Out is coming this weekend
■ STAFF REPORT Calling all women anglers! Special Effects for Women in Boca Grande presents a women’s tarpon fishing tournament. Entry fee is $600 per boat. Cash prizes awarded to first and second…
Mote to celebrate World Oceans Day in Boca Grande
■ BY SUE ERWIN A worldwide ocean celebration is on the horizon. Aquatic scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory invite everyone to join them from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 11 to celebrate Wo…
Outta Line was outta reach for the competition
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Almost as soon as lines hit the water in the 2016 Gasparilla Island Kids Classic, the tarpon were biting, the kids were hooting and hollering and 31 releases were recorded. It was…
Veterans visit the island for therapeutic retreat
■ BY SUE ERWIN Not even a tropical storm could stop a group of veterans from tarpon fishing in Boca Grande Pass this week. Visiting the island from all over the country, a group of six men built new…