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Attention all mermaids! Don’t miss your weekend to shine at The Loose Caboose
April 5, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Polish your tailfins and get your clamshells ready – on Saturday, April 6 from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Loose Caboose the hunt for the mermaid-iest mermaid will be held. The Loose Caboose…
Last call for Lit! Lit Forum finishes season with ‘The Fishermen’
April 5, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Anne Beatty’s thorough and thought-provoking presentation of “Never Let Me Go” was enjoyed by a large and responsive group at the Literature Forum March meeting. The Forum’s upcoming…
‘Minna and the Canine Club’ make debut in Boca Grande
April 5, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Erica Abel understands that dogs are a pretty big deal in Boca Grande. So when she published her recent children’s book, “Minna and the Canine Club,” she planned on marketing the boo…
Obituary: Mildred Kerr
April 5, 2019
Mildred (Millie) St. Clair Pierce Kerr danced to join her “best beau” and husband, John, November 17, 2018. She died as she lived, with grace and joy. She was born November 7, 1922 in Culpeper, Vir…
LBHS marine club students receive funding for seagrass project
April 5, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Dozens of aquariums filled with a variety of sea creatures line the walls of Lemon Bay High School’s aquaculture laboratory located at its Englewood campus. On Monday, April 1, the B…
ISLAND SHERIFF, FIRE AND EMS NEWS
April 5, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS handled several calls this week that included an accident at 5th Street and Gasparilla Road involving an SUV and a trucker hauling …
Lee Commissioners vote unanimously to revamp Boca Grande Community Center, Island School playground this spring
April 5, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Tuesday, April 2 the Lee Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to award a contract for the purchase and installation of new playground equipment at Boca Grande Comm…
An interview with Harold Bubil
April 5, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Good architecture is made of commodity, firmness and delight, said author Harold Bubil when he gave a presentation called “Florida Buildings I Love” at the Boca Grande Community Cent…
Smart Studio to host art show April 10-22 to benefit children of Haiti, Dominican Republic
April 5, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Once again Smart Studio opens its heart to display the work of Dominican students from La Vega Christian School. Thirty students along with their art teacher, Massiel Lora, painted t…
Boca Grande Woman’s Club announces 2019 Community Grant and Scholarships Awards
April 5, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Twenty-one area organizations will receive funding from the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Community Grant Program in 2019, with a total of $209,000 awarded. Earlier this year, the Club pr…