Tag: Boca Grande

Final phase in Savann Kabrit, motivation for Boca Grande Hope For Haitians

November 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Hope For Haitians Committee along with their partners, Food For The Poor, are preparing for the 11th annual Boca Grande Hope For Haitians cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception....

Mercabo Cove restoration gearing up for groundbreaking

November 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA If you have noticed some activity at the Mercabo Preserve site, that’s because the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is in the preliminary...

Burch family moves into North Carolina mountains with new store called The Mountain Mermaid

November 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Highlands and Cashier’s N.C. have always been sister towns to Boca Grande, as many of our residents have homes there or visit frequently. Becca Burch, a generational island...

Profile: Kate Ingram

November 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Royal Palm Players has gained another new talented member who has been busy planning and rehearsing for productions starting this fall. Kate Ingram, wife of well-known RPP director...

Obituary: Janell H. Johnson

November 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Janell H. Johnson, formally of Boca Grande, Florida, passed away to her heavenly home on November 11, 2019. She was born October 29, 1926, in Arcadia, to Theodore and Hessie Mae Hargis. Although...

K. brevis found in his concentrations in Charlotte, Lee counties

November 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News, Opinion

In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background to high concentrations in Sarasota County, medium to high concentrations in Charlotte County, background to high...

Many thanks to those who made our book sale a success

To the Editor: Each spring and fall, the Johann Fust Library Foundation conducts a used book sale in the library loggia. Island residents turn out in the hundreds to shop for books. The proceeds...

Thank you, Lee County, for cleaning the beaches

To the Editor: I would like to thank Director Jesse Lavender, Lee County Parks and Recreation, Joe Weir, Lee County Parks and Recreation, and our Rangers Jesse Kanuch and Dan Kacynski for the...

Oh, Lee County … ye barely know us

November 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News, Opinion

To the Editor: It may be time to take a hard look at our community’s relationship with Lee County’s government. After years of knowing the need for a new dog park when The Inn property would no...

Dog park ‘meeting’ leaves island residents howling for more information

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE It was a very large crowd of islanders who took their seats a few minutes after 2 p.m on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. As Lee County Director...