Tag: Boca Grande

First female to walk in space awes crowd at Community Center presentation

December 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Retired NASA astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan explained to a curious crowd at the Boca Grande Community Center on Wednesday, December 11 her perception of what liftoff into space...

Shark research expert speaks to island crowd: Unama’ki makes her way to the Pass

December 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Dr. Robert Hueter is what some people may call a shark specialist. The Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium scientist is the director of the Center for Shark Research. Hueter spoke...

Homeless, Part III: Project Phoenix helps many rise from the ashes

December 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Some people stand out in a crowd, and for all different reasons. Some draw attention for their looks, some for their charisma … and some for their heart. Bobbi Sue Burton is one...

Bush, Grace, Seitz and more to perform Royal Palm Players’ adaptation of ‘Hands Across the Sea’

December 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY DAVID SPARKS A one-act, one-hour Noel Coward play, buffet dinner by the Pass Club’s Michael Klocinski, some of our favorite local actors and actresses and an open bar. That’s what the Royal...

Profile: E. Kay Gibson

December 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN When Elizabeth “Kay” Gibson recently spent some time in Boca Grande, she recalled when she and her husband Charles “Dana” Gibson were two of the first tenants on the second floor in...

Funds to complete new floating rescue dock have been received

December 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno visited Boca Grande on Wednesday, Dec. 11 to present a check to help fund a new floating rescue dock that will be shared by the Boca Grande Fire...

Looking for fun gifts for the holidays? Here are a few ideas

December 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Finding the perfect gift for some people is very difficult, which can make Christmas shopping a little less fun than we’d like. Here are a few unique ideas from around the island we...

Rosemary F. Bowler — August 24, 1929 – July 26, 2019

December 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

A celebration of the life of Boca Grande resident Rosemary F. Bowler, Ph.D., will be held on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. Andrew Fone (Ro’s great-nephew) has produced a short documentary...

Pending obituary for Harold Curtis Wells

December 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Harold Curtis Wells Jr. of Cape Cod and Boca Grande passed away on Sunday, Dec. 9 surrounded by his family. Services will be held on Sunday, Dec. 15 and 16 in West Harwich, Mass. Visit...

Obituary: Stan Walch

December 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Stan Walch, 85, died suddenly at his home in Boca Grande on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Stan was an attorney in St. Louis, Mo. and was a 23-year resident of Boca Grande. He is survived by his wife,...