News
Whiffenpoof concert a success, thanks to many
February 24, 2017
To the Editor: The Whiffenpoof Alumni concert to benefit The Island School was a sold-out success. So many people were paramount in making this success happen. Joe Weir at the Community Center…
Spaghetti is this Sunday!
February 17, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT It’s time to break out the breadsticks, slurp some sauce and toss some salad at the Spaghetti Dinner to be held on Sunday, Feb. 18 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Crowninshield Comm…
Watkins, Major stay on as chair and vice-chair of GIBA
February 17, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Ginger Watkins and Lee Major have retained their seats as chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority after open nominations were acce…
Lead architect updates residents on Gasparilla Island Lighthouse
February 17, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Island residents had the opportunity to meet and listen to internationally known master metalsmith Alex Klahm on Thursday, February 9 at the Boca Grande Community Center auditoriu…
Island youth makes lofty goal a reality
February 17, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande has been Ben Taylor’s home since he was a child, but his aspirations far surpass our narrow little strip of land. At the age of 17 he recently received his privat…
Fourth annual Island School Million Dollar Shootout a raving success
February 17, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT The Island School, a tuition-free charter school for grades K-5, held the fourth annual $1,000,000 Golf Shootout last week on a blustery winter day at The Gasparilla Inn & Cl…
TIS teacher is leavin’ on a jet plane … to service KC135 refuelers
February 17, 2017
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On the afternoon of February 3, Island School teacher Rebecca Blalock looked around her classroom of students as they packed thei…
Profile: Candice Shy Hooper
February 17, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Island author Candice Shy Hooper was born in Agana, Guam. Her father served in the Navy, and her mother was a military wife. As a child, she lived on Saipan, and she moved around a…
Obituary: Memorial service for William D. Rader
February 17, 2017
A memorial service for William Donald Rader will be held on Saturday, March 4 at the Boca Bay Pass Club Powerhouse, located at 801 Gulf Blvd. in Boca Grande. Mr. Rader passed away at the age of…
LBC tarpon net pull at Wildflower this Saturday
February 17, 2017
To the Editor: Please mark your calendar to help our next monthly tarpon net pull event at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve this coming Saturday morning, Feb. 18. This is an important…