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GUEST EDITORIAL: Thank you, Boca Grande, for helping to rebuild Haiti
April 7, 2017
BY BEN SCOTT – On behalf of the Hope for Haitian Committee of Boca Grande, we thank all donors for their heartfelt gifts and making this a very successful year. We exceeded our goal of building 130…
Sign up now for Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves’ nature boat tours
April 7, 2017
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will be partnering with Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves’ nature boat tours from 10 a.m. to noon and 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 7 …
Boca Grande reaches fundraising goal to build 130 homes in Gressier
April 4, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande Hope For Haitians will build 130 homes through Food For The Poor and will relocate 130 families from Alpha V…
Easter egg hunt scheduled for April 15 – Candy donations needed
March 31, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT Come one, come all to the annual Boca Grande egg hunt on Saturday, April 15 at 10 a.m. on the grounds of the Boca Grande Community Center. Children up to the age of 11 are welcome t…
Register now for island summer camps
March 24, 2017
Registration is now underway for Lee County Parks & Recreation summer camps. As in years past, D.J. Keisling will be leading the traditional camp, and Joe Wier will be leading the specialty cam…
Toby the chick magnet says: ‘Meet me at the dog show’
March 24, 2017
The name’s Toby. I’m a 12- year-old Portuguese water dog with beautiful black, curly hair. I’m from an old family, dating back at least to 700 A.D. Our line got its start in the mountainous region …
Florida’s fleet: A discussion about boat building in the Sunshine State
March 24, 2017
BY SUE ERWIN – Island residents attended a presentation featuring maritime archeologist Brendan Burke on Tuesday, March 14 in the Boca Grade Community Center Auditorium. Burke, a researcher of comm…
How a guide dog changed one veteran’s life
March 24, 2017
BY SUE ERWIN – United States Marine Corp veteran Michael Jernigan will be the keynote speaker on Thursday, March 30 at 2 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center. The event is part of the ‘Lessons …
OBITUARY: Dr. Curtis Frank Ahrens
March 24, 2017
Curtis Frank Ahrens M.D., 99, of Duluth, Iron River, and Boca Grande, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017. “Curt” or “Doc,” as he was known to many, was born in Minneapolis on February 17, 1918 to W…
PROFILE: Noël Crosby
March 24, 2017
BY DEAN LAUX – Noël Crosby grew up in Manchester, N.H., where her dad’s parents owned the Greenfield Carpet Company and her mom’s parents were in the grocery business. So you could say she never ha…