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Letters to the Editor


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…

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…

February 10, 2017
A message from The Island School PTO:      The 2017 Island School PTO chowder fundraiser dinner is in the books and was well received by the estimated 200+ in attendance on Saturday night at the Cr…

February 3, 2017
To the Editor: Thank you to everyone who helped make our Member Appreciation Party, “Fabulous Fakes with a Twist,” a huge success on January 22. The Boca Grande Art Center was proud to provide a fu…

February 3, 2017
To the Editor: In November the Boca Grande Historical Society opened its refurbished museum with a new exhibit about the history of the Gasparilla Island Bridge and its importance to the developmen…

January 20, 2017
To the Editor:      The One Big Grande Boca Book Club committee would like to thank all of the people who made last Saturday’s event such an educational and enjoyable event. The program started wit…

January 13, 2017
■  BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND WATER ASSOCIATION      The Gasparilla Island Water Association’s annual membership meeting is planned for 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at the Boca Grande Community C…

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…

December 16, 2016
To the Editor:      Pearl Harbor survivors John Seelie (left), from Engwood, Florida, and Edward Stone, from Syracuse, New York, talk during a tour of the USS Arizona Memorial. Dec. 7, 2016 marks t…

December 9, 2016
To the Editor:      Help your dog or dogs be the best they can be by teaching them basic commands, completing a training course with them or training them to become part of a certified pet therapy …