Tag: Boca Grande

Fundraiser planned for young cancer, stroke survivor

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Steve and Jill Kaplan, owners of Kappy’s Markets, are teaming up with Boca Grande United States Post Office truck driver Tom Gardner to raise money for his daughter, Heather, a...

What’s going on with the 5th Street ramp?

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN It’s becoming a common question downtown, asked by families that haven’t yet been to the island this season. “Where can we actually access the beach?” The drop to the beach off the...

Obituary: Roberta Presley Johnson

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

An angel has passed. Roberta Presley Johnson, born in 1942 in Boca Grande, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of Charlie Mae and Bill Presley, who...

Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament a beautiful tribute to Isabelle Joiner

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT This year’s Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament artwork is extra-special, as it portrays a young Isabelle Joiner on the dock of Whidden’s Marina. The...

‘An Evening with Reyn and Friends’ sure to be a great time

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Royal Palm Players will be hosting “An evening with Reyn and Friends,” featuring Reyn Guyer and collaborator Jeff Harrington on April 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Boca Grande...

Author Sparks of ‘Burying Pinkie Pie’ fame to speak at library

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Island author David Sparks will be speaking at the Johann Fust Community Library at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3 in the library loggia. Sparks is the author of “Burying Pinkie Pie”...

Huzzah, huzzah … the phone books are almost here!

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT If you’re thinking about leaving the island for the season, think again. The moment you have been waiting for has almost arrived … the 2019 Four-Digit Phone Books are scheduled...

You’re gonna miss them when they’re gone … Boca Bargains closing soon

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Boca Bargains will be closing its doors for the season on Wednesday, April 17. However, the store still has many items for sale and welcomes shoppers on Mondays, Wednesdays and...

ISLAND LEO BEAT: Deputies respond domestic battery scene at The Temp

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Lee County deputies attended to a domestic altercation on Tuesday, March 19 at 1:40 p.m. at a local drinking establishment. According to deputy reports, the complainant was...

History Bytes: Hendry discusses ‘The Fort’ and cows

March 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Sixth-generation Floridian Hank Hendry spoke to a crowd at the final History Bytes event of the season on Wednesday, March 27. His great-great-grandfather Francis Asbury Hendry first...