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‘Love Island’ star Elizabeth Weber has island ties
January 31, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – When 24-year-old Elizabeth Weber was contacted through Instagram by someone who claimed to be working for CBS on a new television show idea, she was not sold on the idea. Howeve…
Boca Grande Chamber announces ‘Educate Boca’ scholarship deadline
January 31, 2020
STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce 2020 Educate Boca Scholarship Applications Committee reminds students that all applications are due by March 1, and all renewals are due by J…
11th annual ‘Hope for Haiti’ reception in Boca Grande
January 31, 2020
STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Hope For Haitians Committee agreed to fund 150 homes in the remote area of Savann Kabrit, Haiti, over a three-year period. Thanks to the generosity of Ben and Louise …
Farmer/florist to speak to the Boca Grande Garden Club
January 31, 2020
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB – Jennie Love, a founding mother of the “farmer florists” movement, comes to Boca Grande for the Boca Grande Garden Club’s “Flower Week.” She will speak at …
From Professor Jackson’s classroom of sailing spitballs to his Civil War brilliance
January 31, 2020
BY MARY COOK, FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE – Sam Gwynne treated the Friends of Boca Grande crowd to a recording of the “Rebel Yell.” It was the prologue to his January 22 talk on “Rebel Yell, the Violenc…
Looks like there’s a ‘Wild, Wild West’ show a’comin’
January 31, 2020
STAFF REPORT – The committee for this year’s Boca Grande Woman’s Club Spring Fair met recently to make plans for the 2020 Spring Fair, which will be held on Saturday morning, March 28 at the Boca G…
Mayflower passengers and descendants surprise: New film features rebuilding and launching of Mayflower II
January 31, 2020
STAFF REPORT – On Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium, the Boca Grande Historical Society will present the premiere of a recently produced film about the rebuil…
A breakdown of the 11 productions to be featured at the Boca Grande Film Festival
January 31, 2020
STAFF REPORT – The 2nd annual Boca Grande Film Festival will begin on Thursday, Feb. 20 with a great line-up of 11 movies to be enjoyed. Here is your breakdown of each movie, and the schedules for …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Fur Ball committee thanks everyone for their sponsorship
January 31, 2020
ToTo the Editor: Thank you, once again, to the Boca Grande Club, Inc. for hosting the 12th annual Tennis Fur Ball. If you attended this fundraiser, we are sure you had a memorable time. It was anot…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks to volunteers from St. Andrew’s
January 31, 2020
To the Editor: It is with a great deal of gratitude that St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church recognizes those in the community who contributed to a very successful effort to send Valentine’s Day cheer to…