Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Woman’s Club Fair, bike parade kudos given
April 7, 2017
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Woman’s Club held their annual Spring Fair at the Community Center on Saturday, March 25, following the Bike Path parade. “The Magic of Movies” was the theme of this …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: It was a privilege to be part of ‘World Wars’
April 7, 2017
To the Editor: I was privileged to be involved as an editor of the Friends of Boca Grande book, “World Wars—Memories and Reflections of Boca Grande Families. The sixty stories in the book were subm…
Obituary: Ellen ‘Jane’ Pasman
March 31, 2017
Ellen “Jane” Pasman passed away peacefully in her home on Boca Grande on January 22, 2017 with her children by her side. She left this world 11 weeks to the day after her devoted husband of 59 yea…
BIPS Green Gala a huge success
March 31, 2017
To the Editor: We kicked up our heels and boot scooted till the cows came home! Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS) extends a heartfelt thanks to all who contributed to making our 2017 Green Ga…
Benjamin Franklin examined in ‘Friends’ History & Heritage talk
March 17, 2017
British author George Goodwin will be speaking about the exciting life of Benjamin Franklin on Monday, March 27 at 4:30 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center. The audience will receive copies of…
Beach access parking clarified by parking committee member
March 17, 2017
To the Editor
I would like to clarify some of the issues mentioned in the article last week, “Beach access parking to be cleaned up; new signage proposed,” because the article has raised s…
Thanks for another vibrant and fun History Bytes season
March 10, 2017
To the Editor, A special ‘thank you’ to the U.S. Trust/Bank of America team of Paul Hudson, Kim and Scott for their great sponsorship of the History Bytes 2016-17 season. It is great to have t…
Please take a moment to think about Tank’s Legacy
March 3, 2017
To the Editor, Tank’s Legacy is a local 501(c)3 dog-and-cat rescue organization. We recently had a three-day event at the PetSmart, where three cats and two dogs were adopted into their foreve…
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…
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 importa…