Tag: Gasparilla Island

Four-legged and two-legged, hear the call, prepare the frisbee and the tennis ball …

March 28, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – Ladies and gentlemen, dams and sires, it looks like we are a “go” for completion of our dog park. According to Lee County Communications Specialist Tim Engstrom, Lee County...

Wheeler Road Dog Park closed on Fridays 6 a.m. – 1 p.m.

March 28, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – The Wheeler Road Dog Park is closed on Friday’s from 6 a.m. – 1 p.m. for dogs to run freely or for individuals to congregate prior to 9 a.m. The park is leased to Local...

Appointment schedulers extraordinaire: The Hadfields make miracles for those who need COVID shots

March 28, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUSAN HANAFEE – What miracles can be performed with a collection of old but workable laptops, iPads and phones? At least 74 – the number of people tech entrepreneur Tom Hadfield and his...

Local family counts their blessings and raises money tandem style

March 28, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On a bright sunny day, Mary Johnston can catch a glimmer of light. She is very matter of fact about the fact she is blind, as it is a process that has been taking place...

Island firefighters find missing kayaker

March 28, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Police & Fire

STAFF REPORT – This past weekend Boca Grande firefighters came to the rescue of a woman in a kayak who was in distress in local waters. On Sunday, March 21 at approximately 8:30 p.m. the Boca...

Getting back to normal: It’s not just COVID any more

BY DR THOMAS ERVIN, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – It was brought to my attention that March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, not to be confused with National Lung Cancer, Breast...

‘Art After Dark’ at J.McLaughlin a very unusual idea, and a great success

March 27, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY T MICHELE WALKER – If you happened to be walking down Park Avenue in Boca Grande Thursday evening, March 18, you would have been magnetically drawn to the sounds of Otis Redding’s “Sitting...

Nine-county comparative report exposes troubling trends for water quality in Southwest Florida

March 27, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

SUBMITTED BY THE CALUSA WATERKEEPERS – Since 1993, March 22 has been known as World Water Day, and Calusa Waterkeeper is taking this opportunity to release a Report chronicling troubling...

Staging an outdoor production vs. COVID and Mother Nature

March 27, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Entertainment

BY ELAINE SKYPALA – Once upon a time in February 2020 the world was fairly normal. Ann Fletcher, President of Royal Palm Players, looked at the well planned, excellent assortment of plays and...

PROFILE: Carol Elwood

March 27, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Profiles

BY T MICHELE WALKER – Here’s a little tip for you. If you’re at a gathering or party and would like to be entertained, sit next to an actor. They have an endless array of performance theater...