Tag: Boca Grande

2018 Midterm election results

November 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Voter turnout on Tuesday exceeded the 2014 midterm election in both Lee and Charlotte counties. Lee County precinct 18 (Boca Grande Community Center) received 326 votes by mail, 19...

Honoring our veterans: Part 2

November 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

This is part two of a feature series to honor those who served our country as we celebrate Veterans Day on Sunday, Nov. 11. We are proud to take this time to remember those who have fought in the...

Shoot hoops, get a wellness check at inaugural ‘Boca Fest’

November 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Lace up your sneakers, improve your health and help kick off the first ever “Boca Fest: Catch the Wellness Wave” event in Boca Grande. A celebration is planned to take place at the...

New honors music program at The Island School

November 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY EVELYN HUNT TIS CORRESPONDENT Have you ever wanted to learn more about music or learn a new instrument? Well, The Island School has developed a new Honors Music Program for students in grades...

■ BY SUE ERWIN If you are an island resident and you’ve experienced issues with balance or perhaps even had a bad fall, you’ve most likely met Denise Elliot, a physical therapist at the Boca Grande...

Obituary: Diane Rosemary Ryan Kunkler

November 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Diane Rosemary Ryan Kunkler, beloved wife of the late William Charles Kunkler, Jr. (d. 2017) and dearly loved mother of William, Maren, Kirsten, Kara, Robert, Katrina and Lara, was called home to...

Obituary: Anne Wood Birgbauer

November 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Anne Wood Birgbauer, a resident of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, passed away on October 25, 2018. She was born in Detroit on March 14, 1944. She graduated from Grosse Pointe University School and...

Organizations partner to support recovery of snook

November 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News, Opinion

■ FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION Coastal Conservation Association Florida (CCA Florida) is partnering with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Mote...

Mote Marine and Sarasota County agree on terms for new aquarium land

November 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News, Opinion

■ FROM MOTE MARINE LABORATORY The Sarasota County Commission unanimously approved a significant step forward in establishing a new Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA) on approximately 12...

Wonder why the light wasn’t lit? BIPS schedules Range Light relighting

November 2, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT You’ll have to wait until next to year to see the historic Gasparilla Island Lighthouse lit again, but a big celebration is in the works for February to usher in the new beacon in...