Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to several water calls in the last few days, including a sinking boat call just off the north end of the island. On Saturday, Sept. 17 right around noon the fire boat responded to a call of people in the water after their boat sank, just off the north […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The island’s farmer’s market will return in January, 2017 to the Wheeler Road Ball Field, but new faces will be running the ship. Jean Baer and Betsy Ventura of Local Roots, a company with seven other Lee County farmer’s markets, will be leading the way into a healthy new year. The […]
Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Featured News, News.
BY SUE ERWIN – Hilja Bilodeau has recently taken over the position of Chief Executive Officer at Boca Grande Health Clinic. She officially started the job on August 1, and has been working with former CEO Jon Sielert to ensure the transition is a smooth one. “John has been so gracious to work with, it really […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
BY SUE ERWIN – Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers found a stranded turtle on Thursday, September 1 at Gasparilla Marina. The turtle was picked up by BGSTA members Sharon and Karl Knapp and was transported to Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota by Donna Larson … just as Tropical Storm Hermine was being upgraded to […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
As the bright morning sun sheds its first light on Buchan Airport, you may hear the welcome drone of a light plane in its landing pattern while a score of volunteers are busily preparing for the Tenth Annual Buchan Airport Fly-in breakfast. This year’s 10th annual fly-in will take place at Buchan Airport, located on […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
Members of the Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande have raised enough money to send fifty “flood buckets,” large plastic tubs full of cleaning supplies, to victims of the floods in Louisiana and the recent hurricane in Florida. It’s part of the church’s Florida Conference “Flood Bucket Challenge” to send 1,860 buckets from the […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
To the Editor: This is your VIP invitation to the Boca Grande Scramble Golf Tournament, scheduled for Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 at The Gasparilla Golf Club in Boca Grande. As in past years, this is the major fundraiser for the Boca Grande Chamber Scholarship Fund and The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce. Your involvement in […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Precinct 18 at the Boca Grande Community Center logged approximately 70 voters in on August 30 primary. Many of them, it appears, were Rubio and Benacquisto supporters. In the Republican United States Senatorial race, Lee County island residents cast 48 votes for Marco Rubio, 3 for Carlos Beruff, 3 for Dwight […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Editorial.
■ BY LEW AUSTIN HASTINGS – Water. Water is the giver of life. Mni Wiconi in Lakota. Without water life ends. So it should be no surprise that one community has chosen to defend their water as they would defend their lives and in the process has attracted others to join them in solidarity. That […]