Tag: Boca Grande

CHEC to host fundraiser focusing on the importance of native plants

December 15, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

Join Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center (CHEC) on January 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. for a fundraising event which includes a lecture by Dr. Craig Huegel on “The Importance of Native Plants” at Cedar...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Englewood Bank & Trust accepting ‘Toys for Tots’

To the Editor: Kevin Hagan, president of Englewood Bank & Trust, announced that the bank is collecting new unwrapped toys for “Toys for Tots,” and clothes for children ages newborn to two years...

EDITORIAL: Sometimes there’s a little bit of justice

December 15, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If the names Michael Wenzel, Robert Lee Benac and Spencer Heintz mean anything to you, you’ve probably heard that they were recently arrested by the Florida Fish and...

OBITUARY: Jane Peacock Kirkbride

December 15, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Harriette (Jane) Peacock Kirkbride died peacefully on December 3, 2017 at Shell Point in Ft. Myers, Fla. She was born on February 18, 1923 in Brooklyn, N.Y. and was a former resident of New...

PROFILE: Robert Domke

December 15, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Profiles

BY SUE ERWIN – Robert Domke has been spending summers in Southwest Florida since he was 10 years old. His grandparents lived in Englewood, and when school let out each year, his parents would...

Gettin’ festive on the beach with the Lighthouse lighting

December 8, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Island Parks Society and Florida Park Service will be holding their annual celebration of the lighting of the Lighthouse this Saturday, Dec. 9, beginning at 5:30 p.m....

Lynne Olson To Bring Last Hope Island to Gasparilla Island

December 8, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ MARY COOK World War II historian Lynne Olson returns next week to talk about “Last Hope Island, Occupied Europe and the Brotherhood that Helped Turn the Tide of War.” When she spoke...

A Christmas Wish

December 8, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

‘Tis two months till ‘The Taste’ and all through our town, Christmas shoppers, festive trees and Christmas cheer abound. The shops are filled with presents for all, And Santa is due soon to make...

Historic Preservation Board set to discuss garages, decks at next meeting

December 8, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. The meeting agenda and...

A true celebration of a Boca Grande Christmas …

December 8, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY VINNIE PORTELL For 63 years, citizens of the Boca Grande community have gathered in the center of town to celebrate the arrival of the Christmas season with the lighting of the town Christmas...