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Obituary: Janet Eustis Butts

Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in Obituaries.

Janet Eustis Butts (“Jill”), formerly from Wellesley, East Falmouth and Boca Grande, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2015 at the age of 89 at Foxhill Village, Westwood, Mass. She was the daughter of Ruth Homer Eustis and Grant Blessing Eustis. She was born on December 5, 1925 in Newton, Mass. and was the loving […]

Obituary: Patricia Strauss

Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in Obituaries.

Patti was born on December 3, 1944 in Binghamton, N.Y. to Julia and Patsy Scarano. She had three siblings – Anthony (Janet), Thomas (Margaret) and the late Elizabeth Scarano. Patricia Strauss, 70, died peacefully at home on February 6, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Ira Strauss, the love of her […]

Obituary: Francis (Frank) Kernan

Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in Obituaries.

Francis (Frank) Kernan, Jr. died peacefully on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family and dog. He also resided in Bedford, N.Y. and Fishers Island, N.Y. He is survived by his wife, Katherine (Cassie) Sheffield Kernan, to whom he was married for 46 years; his son, Francis Joshua Kernan (Elizabeth); his […]

Editorial: Tarpon fishers, please read!

Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

SAVE THE TARPON – For almost a decade, the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series used a snagging device, misleadingly characterized as a “jig,” to capture large breeding females in Boca Grande Pass. More fish and more chaos, meant more revenue for their TV reality show. Tournament participants would gaff and drag the fish to a scale […]

Lee County School District makes historic decision, says ‘no’ to FCATS: But how does it affect The Island School?

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Education, News.

Heads are spinning within the Lee County School District, as the school board voted 3-2 to opt the district out of standardized testing. The decision was made on Wednesday, Aug. 27, and it made history.
Lee County is now the first county in Florida to opt out of the tests. What that means to supporters of the school board’s decision is that students will no longer be in dread of being held back because they failed the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, and that they will be graded on their schoolwork … not on their FCAT scores.