Tag: Gasparilla Island

Another piece of island history lost: The passing of Ted Van Itallie

September 20, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

■ STAFF REPORT Dr. Theodore Van Itallie, obesity expert and leading researcher in metabolic diseases, died September 14 in Old Lyme, Connecticut. He was 99. The author of over 200 publications,...

Temporary GIWA bridge near Inn golf course complete

September 20, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The new concrete bridge leading to the new water facility on the island has been completed. The purpose of the temporary bridge is for rehabilitation of the island’s new wastewater...

Fire Control District millage rate and budget approved

September 20, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Fire Control District held its annual budget expenditures meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 360 E. Railroad Ave. C.W. Blosser, Braxton Bowen, Mark Spurgeon, Richard...

Free kayak and SUP lessons

September 20, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The owners of Glass Bottom Rentals are offering free kayak and stand up paddleboard lessons every Sunday in September. Kids 12-years old and younger are encouraged to come and try...

Turtle patrol rescues sick pelican, saves baby turtle stuck in roots

September 20, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patroller Denise Drago Juergens went above and beyond her regular duties caring for the turtles one morning last week. She discovered a pelican in...

Obituary: Clyde ‘Les’ Nash M.D.

September 20, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Clyde “Les” Nash M.D., 86, born November 25, 1932, passed away September 13, 2019. Les was the son of Katherine Seelbach Nash and Clyde Lester Nash. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio where he...

Obituary: Carol Harrington

September 20, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Carol Whitney Harrington, 89, of Boca Grande and Manchester Village, Vermont passed away peacefully on September 18, 2019 surrounded by her adoring family. Cause of death was congestive heart...

Obituary: William J. Reinert

September 20, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

William J. Reinert, 74, of Chadds Ford, Pa. and formerly of Mantoloking, N.J., passed away on September 9, 2019. He was a graduate of the Sanford School and St. Joseph’s University in...

Profile: Evan Merritt

September 20, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWINEvan Merritt has been coming to Little Gasparilla Island since he was a baby. His parents would come here on the weekends and for several weeks each summer. “We used to rent places...

Hermitage presents ‘Historical Activism in Song and Print”

To the Editor: The Hermitage’s October programs include “Historical Activism in Song and Print,” with poet Melissa Range and musician and storyteller Reggie Harris. Range will read from a new...