Tag: Gasparilla Island

Island LEO beat: Carmine Marceno appointed Lee County Sheriff

October 12, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

On Friday, Sept. 21 Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Undersheriff Carmine Marceno as Sheriff of Lee County following the retirement of Sheriff Mike Scott. Carmine Marceno has been...

Farmer’s Market opening date announced

October 12, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

The weekly Farmers Market at Wheeler Road ballfield is set to open for season on Friday, Dec. 23 running 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday. starting Oct. 3 and continuing through April, 2019. Local...

PROFILE: Cindy Bartzer

October 12, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN – There’s a new friendly face at Englewood Bank ready to serve your financial needs. Cindy Bartzer started working at the island bank about two months ago. She actually found...

OBITUARY: Pamela Jones

October 12, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Pamela White Jones, 67 of Chickamauga, GA and former resident of Sandy Hook, Conn. was born November 29, 1950 in Lexington, Kentucky to Russell Edwin White and Betty Lee White. She passed away...

OBITUARY: Alfred Rudolph Sundberg Jr.

October 12, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Alfred Rudolph Sundberg, Jr., (April 18, 1937 – August 3, 2018) Rudy was fiercely independent, blazing his own trail through the world. He was a man of St. Paul through and through. He...

Turtle patrol thanks all for help during challenging 2018 season

To the Editor: To call this season challenging would be an understatement. Of the six seasons the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association has been active on the island, 2018 will stand out with all the...

Details for Mark Futch memorial

October 5, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Services for Mark Futch, who passed away on September 18, 2018, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13. The morning will begin with the family scattering Mark’s ashes in Boca Grande Pass...

Boca Grande native is now successful Navy attorney

October 5, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande native Lt. Cmdr. Kathy (Young) Paradis, a staff judge advocate, is supporting the world’s most advanced ballistic missile submarines as part of Submarine Group Nine JAG...

The Gasparilla Inn & Club opens for their 105th season

October 5, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

Wednesday, October 5, 2018 PHOTOS BY DUSTY, JULIANNE AND SKIP PERRY

Activity slowing down for island nesting turtles and their babes

October 5, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The final few weeks of sea turtle nesting season are quickly approaching, with the season officially closing on October 31. “We are continuing to have a robust hatching season, and...