Tag: Gasparilla Island
Historical Society seeks summer volunteers
■ STAFF REPORT
The Boca Grande Historical Society is looking for a few volunteers this summer.
It’s a great way to meet new people and learn about our amazing island history.
Currently,...
Knowing when to stay or to go
■ BY JERRY MALLETT
Should I stay or should I go?
In 1981 the English rock band The Clash produced a song with the lyrics, “Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble, and if I...
Fourth of July festivities include golf cart parade, fireworks
■ STAFF REPORT
Grab a roll of festive streamers, some balloons, some fireworks, some fine sipping whiskey and some Xanax for your doggy, because the Fourth of July is here!
The festivities will...
GIBA talks toll booths, iguanas and emergencies, welcomes new Advisory Board member Jay Feinberg
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Big changes coming in the latter part of this year were discussed by board members of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority at their general meeting held on the afternoon of...
Suspected bobcat devours sea turtle nest; green turtle dies from injuries
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers have been kept busy tracking feline hunters and some other unusual visitors to the island recently, after several nests were subject to...
Please do not litter
■ STAFF REPORT
As you enjoy Southwest Florida’s coastal waters this Fourth of July weekend, we hope that boaters and beachgoers will remember a few key rules to avoid harming our local wildlife...
Obituary: Richard Leatherwood
Richard L. Leatherwood, age 78, of Boca Grande and Walland, Tenn., died at his mountain home on June 25, 2017.
He is survived by his wife Mary Ann; his daughter and son-in-law, Katherine and Eric...
Profile: Leiah Goudy
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Leiah Goudy enjoys spending her days overlooking the bayou at the Boca Grande Marina. She has been the manager at the ship store there for the past four years.
Her earliest memories...
Many GIKC ‘thank yous’ to go around
Thank You!
The Board of Directors of Boca Grande Charities, Inc. would like to thank everyone for making the 2017 Gasparilla Island Kids’ Classic Tarpon Tournament such a great success. The kids...