Letters to the Editor
In recognition of a job well done: Thank you, David Hayes
May 3, 2018
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The last quarterly meeting for the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority in April went by very quickly, which is unusual for a GIBA meeting. With the bridges and new tollbooth buil…
Recreational and commercial trap fishery workshops scheduled for May; your input needed
May 3, 2018
To the Editor: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) needs your input on the recreational and commercial stone crab and blue crab fisheries and the commercial spiny lobster tr…
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 pr…
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…
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 h…
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 pra…
It’s all well and good until a loop on the whale pants is missed
April 20, 2018
To the Editor: I have lived on this island for almost 35 years. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t reflect on what a great place Gasparilla Island is. I’ve studied its history, the story o…
Just a heads-up … kids will be kids when it’s spring break
April 20, 2018
To the Editor: We were all spring breakers at one time. So if we knew they were coming … why didn’t we prepare? Extra garbage cans, water and a helping hand. Those kids could be ours or our grand…
Boca Grande: An island that was much different before the bridge
April 20, 2018
To the Editor: Congratulations on writing a significant editorial regarding the spring break party that was held recently. Without being specific, the editorial was more superficial than comprehens…
Announcement of temporary water disinfection process
April 6, 2018
To the Editor: Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be temporarily changing the disinfection process for its Placida and Boca Grande potable (drinking water) water supply. From April 9 at…