Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in Featured News.
The time is now to sign up for the First Annual Boca Grande Firefighters Benevolent Fund Golf Tournament, scheduled for Saturday May 2 at the Rotonda Golf & Country Club. Tournament proceeds will be used to help island firefighters and their families in need, such as with medical or other emergencies that require extended time […]
Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in Featured News.
BY JACK SHORT A century and a half, and a day, before you read this sentence, the civil war ended, marked by Grant’s acceptance of Lee’s surrender. Five days after that, Lincoln was assassinated. It seems appropriate, then, that at this year’s Civil War Symposium, presented by the Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center, […]
Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in Featured News.
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board met on April 8 to grant one property contributing status and to elect a new chair and vice chair. Tim Seibert, an outspoken member of the board who can always be relied on for his candor and incisiveness, is the new chair. Bill Caldwell was elected as the new […]
Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in Featured News.
The Boca Grande Fire Department had a busy weekend for calls. Perhaps the most noteworthy of them involved assistance provided to the United States Coast Guard as they retrieved a man in the midst of a medical emergency offshore. On Sunday, April 5, at around 2:30 p.m., the fire department assisted with medical care and […]
Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
Dear Editor, Then the lights went out. The Barrier Island Parks Society has wrapped up its “Light up the Night” 19th Annual Green Gala. This year’s fundraising event was sold out and raised over $55,000! We could not have done this without the generous support of this community, not only financially, but of the many people […]
Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in News.
Island dogs were out in full force on Saturday, March 28, for the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Dog Show, which is held every other year. Almost 60 dogs participated in the event and kindly brought their owners along to enjoy the festivities. The Boca Bowser Award (best in show) went to Kipp, a golden retriever […]
Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in News.
There aren’t many places that celebrate Easter as seriously as Gasparilla Island does, and this year is no exception. On Saturday at 10 a.m. the annual Boca Grande Easter Egg Hunt will take place at the Boca Grande Community Center. Try to arrive by 9:45 a.m. at the latest to find out which age category […]
Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in Police & Fire.
On Saturday, March 21, two boats collided in Boca Grande Pass, according to a bulletin released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. According to FWC Officer Jeremy Birchfield, both boats were fishing in Boca Grande Pass and when the operators of the first vessel, two brothers in their mid-teens, brought the boat up on […]
Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in News.
The Boca Grande Men’s Club had a special treat on Thursday, April 2, when Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney came to speak. Swinney has been coaching for Clemson since 2008, taking over for Tommy Bowden. Swinney spoke to the crowd at the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club about the Clemson program and how he places the […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News.
BY JACK SHORT The following is the final part in an ongoing series of recollections of a recent Cuba trip made by the Boca Grande United Methodist Church and our reporter, Jack Short. The culmination of the Methodist missionaries’ trip to Cuba in February was a three-day celebration and series of services held at the […]