Tag: Gasparilla Island

Obituary: George Robert Baker

September 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

George Robert Baker – November 5, 1929 to September 3, 2019 – died peacefully at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to George & Lucy Baker. After...

Impossible to forget …

■ BY NED HICKSON I’ll never forget how I felt this day 18 years ago as an American, a volunteer firefighter and as a father — and how each held its own kind of hurt that has never completely...

‘Come get us, please!’ Local woman shares story of her Murphy Town family and their Dorian catastrophe

September 6, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE UPDATE TO THIS STORY: As of Thursday evening, Dencina’s family had been relocated to Nassau and even more family members had been located alive and well. A message from...

Island School student performing in ‘Jungle Book’ production in Venice through September 15

September 6, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Makaila Lindsey, a 5th grade student at The Island School, will be performing in The Jungle Book at the Venice Theatre beginning tonight. The show runs through September 15. But this...

We dodged a mess, but Bahamas are decimated

September 6, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE There was hardly a break in our typical summer weather at all when Hurricane Dorian was spinning off the state’s east coast as a Category 5 storm. It seemed surreal when looking...

Youth fishing tournament next Saturday

■ STAFF REPORT After more than a year, the Boca Grande Youth Fishing Tournament is back. The event will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 14 at the Boca Grande fishing pier, located at...

Beach erosion could possibly affect nests on the north end

September 6, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members reported that a fair amount of beach erosion took place this week at the north end of the island due to wave activity from the...

Swamped boat’s whereabouts still being investigated

September 6, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office marine unit responded to a call about a sunken boat in Gasparilla Pass at 2:12 p.m. on Monday, September 2. There were no reported injuries, and...

Say your ‘farewells’ to Mr. David, for he is moving on

September 6, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Everyone who is familiar with Lee County Parks & Recreation senior program specialist David Bartels will be sad to hear the news that he will be leaving the island on...

‘Wine and Swine,’ anyone?

September 6, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Rotary Club of Englewood announces its 3rd annual “Wine & Swine” Water Safety Awareness fundraiser, to be held on Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Elks Lodge, located at 401 N....