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What’s that in the sky? Why, it’s a Jungle Penetrator!

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you were wondering why there was so much helicopter activity over the south end of the island this week, it was due to a combined water rescue training for island Lee County Sheriff’s deputies, the Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS. This training is part of an effort to […]

OBITUARY: Richard ‘Dick’ Meister

Richard T. (Dick) Meister, 100, a longtime resident of Waite Hill, Ohio and Boca Grande, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2020. Dick was a true gentleman with a lasting legacy. Born February 11, 1919 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late E.G.K. and Elsie Meister (nee Giesen), Dick is predeceased by the love of his […]

PROFILE: David Sparks

BY SUE ERWIN – Island author David Sparks knows a thing or two about political science, congressional campaigns and writing novels that amuse young adults. In 2018, David wrote a book called “Burying Pinkie Pie,” a story about a teenager who is dealing with the antics of life in a setting similar to Boca Grande. The […]

Johnson’s attorney files countermotion in ‘rocks’ suit

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The case of the 3rd Street rocks continues, as council for local historian Robert Johnson has filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, or motion for more definite statement with the circuit court of the 20th Judicial Circuit Court in Lee County. According to the document, which was filed on January 27, […]

‘Love Island’ star Elizabeth Weber has island ties

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – When 24-year-old Elizabeth Weber was contacted through Instagram by someone who claimed to be working for CBS on a new television show idea, she was not sold on the idea. However, a leap of faith has brought her out on the other side of an amazing journey she wouldn’t take back for […]

Looks like there’s a ‘Wild, Wild West’ show a’comin’

STAFF REPORT – The committee for this year’s Boca Grande Woman’s Club Spring Fair met recently to make plans for the 2020 Spring Fair, which will be held on Saturday morning, March 28 at the Boca Grande Community Center, immediately following the Bike Path parade. The theme will be “The Wild, Wild West.” Start thinking […]