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First female to walk in space awes crowd at Community Center presentation
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Retired NASA astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan explained to a curious crowd at the Boca Grande Community Cente…
Shark research expert speaks to island crowd: Unama’ki makes her way to the Pass
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Dr. Robert Hueter is what some people may call a shark specialist. The Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium…
Homeless, Part III: Project Phoenix helps many rise from the ashes
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Some people stand out in a crowd, and for all different reasons. Some draw attention for their looks, so…
Bush, Grace, Seitz and more to perform Royal Palm Players’ adaptation of ‘Hands Across the Sea’
■ BY DAVID SPARKS A one-act, one-hour Noel Coward play, buffet dinner…
Profile: E. Kay Gibson
■ BY SUE ERWIN When Elizabeth “Kay” Gibson recently spent some time i…
Funds to complete new floating rescue dock have been received
■ BY SUE ERWIN Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno visited Boca Grande on Wednesday, Dec. 11 to present a check to help fund…
Looking for fun gifts for the holidays? Here are a few ideas
■ STAFF REPORT Finding the perfect gift for some people is very difficult, which can make Christmas shopping a little less f…
Rosemary F. Bowler — August 24, 1929 – July 26, 2019
A celebration of the life of Boca Grande resident Rosemary F. Bowler, Ph.D., will be held on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020 at 4:30…
Pending obituary for Harold Curtis Wells
Harold Curtis Wells Jr. of Cape Cod and Boca Grande passed away on Sunday, Dec. 9 surrounded by his family. Services will be…
Obituary: Stan Walch
Stan Walch, 85, died suddenly at his home in Boca Grande on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Stan was an attorney in St. Louis, Mo. an…