Tag: Gasparilla Island

Island LEO Beat: Deputies respond to vehicle burglary call at state park

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Two visitors were the victims of a vehicle burglary this past weekend at the south end of the island. According to Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports, an island deputy was notified...

The 2019 Strawberry Festival: Having fun and helping others

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Pam Hannah’s dining room table has been covered with papers for the last several months, but it doesn’t bother her. As president of the island’s United Methodist Women, Pam...

Two proposed to become one again on Whiskey Row, BGHPB agrees

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The meeting was brief but things were accomplished at the monthly gathering of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Three items were shown on the...

Obituary: Joe ‘Baldy’ Rinaldi

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Joe “Baldy” Rinaldi – the leader of the tribe, great friend and purveyor of all things pig roastful – has passed away. He touched many, many lives in his travels, from Boca Grande to Maine and...

Profile: Jack Carley

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN After graduating from college in 1962, Jack Carley had almost a year before entering officer candidate school, so he decided to drive to California to do some sightseeing and a...

A picture speaks a thousand words …

To the Editor: I had the opportunity to stop by the Smart Studios on Boca Grande last week to view their “Nature Protests” art exhibit in an effort to increase environmental awareness of what is...

Please understand the reason for the protest show

To the Editor: Please let me explain my actions regarding the protest art show I just hosted at my gallery. I have a problem, you see, a problem with pollution because I am an asthmatic. I can’t...

Many thanks for a fantastic Tennis Ball

To the Editor: If you were one of the nearly 200 guests who attended the Boca Grande Club’s 11th annual Tennis Ball, I know you had fun. It was another wonderful event that truly benefited the...

Much appreciation for bracelet found and returned

To the Editor: Thank you to the kind and honest person who found and returned my bracelet to the Community Center office. I never knew if it was valuable, but it was precious to me, as it belonged...

Let the light shine!

February 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT History will be made this Saturday, Feb. 9 as the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse will shine its light across the island for the first time since the fall of 2016. Everyone is invited...