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Planting a seed for a brighter tomorrow, thanks to the Hopkins family
March 8, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Children living in a small community in south Alachua County had only a balance beam and monkey bars at the their local park for years before something remarkable transpired, and Boca…
Have you hugged a Methodist today? Now is the time, pancake breakfasts are back
March 8, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN It’s that time of year again to enjoy fluffy pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausages, grits and fellowship at the Boca Grande Lighthouse United Methodist Church. The laborious efforts to cr…
News flash! A ‘star’ is born … Boca Grande’s Dog Show has a bright new future contestant
March 8, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT This puppy, “Black Jack,” was born February 10 to the Hoeft family on their grandson Alexander’s 10th birthday, a doubly special day. Black Jack’s parents are veteran Dog Show celebrit…
Do you have your ‘Call of the Islands’ Green Gala tickets yet?
March 8, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Island Parks Society invites you to join them in a feast for all senses. Exciting auction items, a savory tropical buffet, music and dancing will be featured at the 23rd an…
Have a jolt of caffeine with a Mote scientist on March 13
March 8, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Joinmote, Mote postdoctoral research fellow, for coffee and pastries at the Mote Marine Laboratory’s Boca Grande office on Wednesday, March 13 at 9 a.m. After a brief presentation abou…
Learn about local archaeological burial mounds next Thursday
March 8, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande History Center is excited to bring Ryan M. Duggins, Ph.D. to speak about a recent archeological find. About a year ago Florida’s Bureau of Archaeological Research annou…
‘Mother was Grande Marshal’ … hence the hats — Star Ford Whitney and Mills Ford reflect on 50 years in Boca Grande at History Bytes
March 8, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Star Ford Whitney and Mills Ford, brother and sister who first came to Boca Grande in 1960 for spring vacation with their mother, Eleanor Ames, and her husband John S. Ames Jr., were…
Boca Grande Child Care Center Gala considered record-breaking
March 8, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The description of the 2019 Boca Grande Child Care Center gala, held on Monday, March 4 was “record-breaking,” and it couldn’t have come at a better time. The announcement was mad…
A testament to Boca Grande distinction at 341 Gilchrist
March 8, 2019
The home at 341 Gilchrist Avenue is one of those places everyone pictures when they think of old school Boca Grande charm. With a history as long as your arm, room after room of eclectic, grand-scal…
Memorial service for J Pepper Frazier
March 8, 2019
J Pepper Frazier, born July 5,1945, passed away on March 6, 2019. A memorial service is being held on Monday, 11 at 3 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, with a reception following at 1210 12th St…