Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Obituaries.
On March 18, 2016, after battling leukemia for two years, Kay Frances Bell let go and made the decision to fly with the angels. Her passing was quiet and serene. She has been a resident of Boca Grande since 1994. Kay was born in Flint, Michigan on October […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, News.
To the Editor: Thank you for Sue Erwin’s accurate and evenhanded reporting on the Parking Advisory meeting on Wednesday, March 16 – with one important correction. Those of us living on beach access streets from 7th to 19th have in fact formed a neighborhood association, in part to simplify our communications with Lee County. While […]
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Many locals who have shopped for ladies’ clothing on the island for the past two decades may be familiar with this week’s profile candidate. Seasonal resident Carol Miller first started working in Boca Grande 20 years ago at Miller’s Marina, where she managed the Osprey Boutique for eight years. “We stayed really busy – we […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Sports & Outdoors.
Recent changes to the buoys marking the Boca Grande Channel will affect tarpon anglers and others fishing in Boca Grande Pass during the months of April, May, and June. Because of natural shifts in the depth, location, and configuration of shoals bordering the channel, the U.S. Coast Guard recently moved several buoys that marked the […]
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At its board meeting on Monday, March 14, the Barrier Island Parks Society announced its intention to launch an aggressive fund- raising campaign to enable a complete restoration and perpetual maintenance of the island’s Rear Range Light (now officially “Gasparilla Island Light”). Island residents and businesses will be asked for donations to “help keep […]
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BY SUE ERWIN The debate about the ongoing parking issues on the island continued this week when an informal advisory board gathered at the Community Center for a discussion. Concerned residents and business owners discussed potential solutions that they plan to present to county leaders for approval. Ideas included installing signs that would limit parking […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, News.
To the Editor: Before much more time slips away from me, I would like to thank the Boca Grande community for rising to the occasion and supporting my two concerts on February 23. Not only did you support me with a wonderful response to my crazy antics on stage, but you rallied enough financial […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE – This week the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series and Silver King Entertainment announced they would not be holding tournaments in 2016, leaving many happy local live bait captains in its wake. The announcement comes at the same time The Useppa Island Club released the information that the Izaak Walton Club, the oldest […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Marco Rubio may not have been terribly popular anywhere other than Miami in his home state of Florida, but he was pretty well loved in Boca Grande as well. The results are in from the Boca Grande primary election, held at Precinct 18 within the Boca Grande Community Center, and Rubio […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Standing on the stage with E.T., the great horned owl by her side, wildlife rescuer Doris Mager informed the crowd that this would be her last year doing an educational program in Boca Grande. Mager has traveled to the island every spring for the past 35 years, her mission being to […]