Tag: Boca Grande Community Center

Looking for a few good cakes, carved pumpkins and wrapped candy for carnival

October 21, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT Be it ghostie or goblin, witch or werewolf, firefighter or freaky clown, get your costume ready for the annual Halloween Carnival on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. Candy is needed...

Get your spooky on at annual Halloween Carnival

October 14, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT Kids, start thinking about your costume and decide if you are going to be scary, funny, cute or adorable for the annual Boca Grande Community Center Halloween Carnival. The carnival will...

George the iguana guy is looking for a few good signatures

October 14, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Iguana trapper George Cera will be an even more common sight around town next year, as Lee County has extended his contract to include the winter months. The contract until now was...

Profile: Jessica Smith

July 29, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN If you haven’t met the newest staff member at the Friends of Boca Grande Community Center, you’ll want to read more about this week’s profile candidate, Jessica Smith. Jessica,...

Family earns scuba certification through island employee

June 24, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Stephanie Taylor and her husband Rodney have spent countless hours exploring the waters around Boca Grande aboard a boat owned by her father, Capt. Dumplin’ Wheeler. The Taylors and their...

Camp kids solve riddles with Gladys Varga, the storyteller and drama coach

June 24, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Arts integrated storyteller and drama coach Gladys Varga provided a creative, imaginative program for a group of children from Lee County summer camp on Wednesday, June 22 at the Boca...

Kids Classic to be held June 4 … it’s not too late to sign up!

May 27, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT – The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic roster is filling up fast, with 29 boats signed up so far to fish the world’s great kids’ fishing tournament. There is still time to get your...

Educational summit features educational celebrities

April 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN At an educational summit held on Tuesday, April 5 at the Boca Grande Community Center, some of the nation’s top educators gathered with islanders to talk about new trends and successful...

Goss, Graham to speak on Friday

April 1, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Porter Goss Florida Governor Bob Graham and Former CIA Director Porter Goss will speak about important issues Florida residents are facing in light of the 2016 national elections. The...

Help keep the light shining on Boca Grande

April 1, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The lease is here. Gasparilla Island Light Committee Jim Grant announced that Barrier Island Parks Society has received a lease dated as of April 1 to restore the Gasparilla Island Range...