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Historical Society announces new director, officers

October 1, 2021
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Submitted by the Boca Grande History Center The Boca Grande Historical Society is making changes to its staff and officers. As of October 1, the Society welcomes Crystal Diff as its new executive...

OBITUARY: Jane Carlson

September 24, 2021
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Jane Cartwright Carlson passed away peacefully on September 6, 2021, ﬁve days after her 93rd birthday. She was with her three sons when she died at Heritage Oaks of Englewood. She was her usual exuberant...

OBITUARY: Christopher Rembold

September 17, 2021
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Christopher Rembold passed away on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at 84 years of age. He was a graduate of Western Hills High School, where he is a member of its Athletic Hall of Fame, and the University...

OBITUARY: Lara Loughlin

September 17, 2021
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Lara Loughlin passed away on Aug. 28, 2021 at the age of 27 years old. She was a mother-to-be, with her baby boy Alan to be born in February of 2022. Lara was born in New York City, and was raised...

OBITUARY: Gorham”Jerry” Cross

September 17, 2021
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Gorham Lamont “Jerry” Cross of Needham, Mass., formerly of Weston, Mass. passed away on August 25, 2021. Born in 1929, he was the son of Gorham Lamont Cross and Margaret Warren Cross. He is survived...

Expanded Partnership Provides Beach Accessible Wheelchair For Every Coastal Florida State Park, including Cayo Costa

September 17, 2021
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More than 50 beach wheelchairs are now available at Florida state parks thanks to the continuing partnership between the Florida State Parks Foundation and the Surfing’s Evolution & Preservation...

OBITUARY: Judi Guy

September 10, 2021
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Judith “Judi” Anne Guy, passed away on August 25, 2021, in her home in Columbus, Ohio. Her Celebration of Life will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 700 High St., Worthington Ohio, at 2 p.m....

Memories of September 11, 2001: 20 years has proved that our lives will never be the same…

On the evening of September 11, 2001, there were many types of reactions taking place in homes across the country, and around the world. Whether you were in New York City, in the middle of Iowa or...

Power lines down, a fight that really wasn’t, boating issues and a bug in the ear

September 10, 2021
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On Thursday, Sept. 2 firefighters responded to the area of 14th Street and Gasparilla Road at approximately 3 p.m. for downed power lines. When they arrived, they found that a truck had become entangled...

Is it red tide … or something else?

August 27, 2021
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Submitted by the Boca Grande Health Clinic Like allergies or the flu, red tide ebbs and flows with the season. And when it’s present along the coast and blown onshore, it can cause a variety of...