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First female to walk in space awes crowd at Community Center presentation
December 13, 2019
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Retired NASA astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan explained to a curious crowd at the Boca Grande Community Center on Wednesday, December 11 her perception of what liftoff into space felt…
Shark research expert speaks to island crowd: Unama’ki makes her way to the Pass
December 13, 2019
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Dr. Robert Hueter is what some people may call a shark specialist. The Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium scientist is the director of the Center for Shark Research. Hueter spoke at…
Homeless, Part III: Project Phoenix helps many rise from the ashes
December 13, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Some people stand out in a crowd, and for all different reasons. Some draw attention for their looks, some for their charisma … and some for their heart. Bobbi Sue Burton is one w…
Bush, Grace, Seitz and more to perform Royal Palm Players’ adaptation of ‘Hands Across the Sea’
December 13, 2019
■ BY DAVID SPARKS A one-act, one-hour Noel Coward play, buffet dinner by the Pass Club’s Michael Klocinski, some of our favorite local actors and actresses and an open bar. That’s what the Royal Palm…
Profile: E. Kay Gibson
December 13, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN When Elizabeth “Kay” Gibson recently spent some time in Boca Grande, she recalled when she and her husband Charles “Dana” Gibson were two of the first tenants on the second floor in th…
Funds to complete new floating rescue dock have been received
December 13, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno visited Boca Grande on Wednesday, Dec. 11 to present a check to help fund a new floating rescue dock that will be shared by the Boca Grande Fire Depa…
Looking for fun gifts for the holidays? Here are a few ideas
December 13, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Finding the perfect gift for some people is very difficult, which can make Christmas shopping a little less fun than we’d like. Here are a few unique ideas from around the island we th…
Rosemary F. Bowler — August 24, 1929 – July 26, 2019
December 13, 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 p.m. Andrew Fone (Ro’s great-nephew) has produced a short documentary film…
Pending obituary for Harold Curtis Wells
December 13, 2019
Harold Curtis Wells Jr. of Cape Cod and Boca Grande passed away on Sunday, Dec. 9 surrounded by his family. Services will be held on Sunday, Dec. 15 and 16 in West Harwich, Mass. Visit doanebealames…
Obituary: Stan Walch
December 13, 2019
Stan Walch, 85, died suddenly at his home in Boca Grande on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Stan was an attorney in St. Louis, Mo. and was a 23-year resident of Boca Grande. He is survived by his wife, Valer…