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JUST A WORD ABOUT COVID-19 …

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – We do NOT have a confirmed case of COVID-19 on Gasparilla Island. According to officials, “The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to an EMS call this morning where the screening process required crews to deploy a higher level of personal protective equipment. This is a normal precaution that going forward may […]

OBITUARY: John M. Mihm

John McSorely Mihm, 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. He was born in Pittsburgh on July 6, 1936. John was preceded in death by his parents, Ethel and Frank Mihm. He attended Gilmour Academy and was a graduate of Carnegie Tech. He started in the metals industry with US Steel in Braddock, […]

PROFILE: Whitty Ransome

BY SUSAN ERWIN Boca Grande resident Whitney “Whitty” Ransome has dedicated a good portion of her professional career to helping motivate young women to realize their potential and recognize their strengths. She co-founded the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools in 1991, started a program in Baltimore to serve underprivileged girls, and even though she is […]

Kidventors on the island: Moore triplets debut ‘The Glow Belt’

BY OLIVIA CAMERON Boca locals may have recognized three familiar faces on ABC’s “Good Morning America” episode around Valentine’s Day. Triplets Alex, Griffin and Philip Moore from Amherst, New Hampshire have been visiting the Island for years now. These three are not just a part of our seasonal population, but are also young inventors. The […]

Wini Smart Donates paintings to benefit BGHS

STAFF REPORT Wini Smart, who painted and operated galleries in Boca Grande and Northeast Harbor Maine, directed that some of her paintings be sold and part of the proceeds donated to the Boca Grande Historical Society. The show and sale will be open to Boca Grande Historical Society members from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on […]

COVID-19 update from the Boca Grande Health Clinic

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC The Boca Grande Health Clinic has provided an update to last week’s Coronavirus 2019 information. The Coronavirus 2019 outbreak started in December, 2019 in China and has now spread to all continents except Antarctica. There have been over 96,000 people infected worldwide and 3,300 deaths worldwide to date. […]