Mitt Romney came out the winner at the Boca Grande polls on Tuesday, Jan. 31 in the Republican presidential primary election. By the end of the day, he had garnered 346 votes at the Boca Grande Community Center polling place.

The Literature Forum and Hilary Fix will present “The Dewbreaker” by Edwidge Danticat on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. in the Woman’s Club Room at the Boca Grande Community Center.

Early Monday morning the Boca Grande Fire Department and Sea Tow responded to a call of a boat washed up on the rocks in Charlotte Harbor, by Boca Bay. Neighbors say that a cooler and other items were left on a nearby lawn by the boat’s occupants, who all escaped without injury. The boat was removed by Sea Tow the same day.

It’s time to rope in yer partner, harness up your fine steed (or Mercedes) and head on down to the 2012 Tarpon Ball.

A benefit for The Island School, “The Tarpon Ball Round-up,” is their biggest fundraiser of the year, and will be held on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Amory Chapel.