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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…

Benjamin Franklin examined in ‘Friends’ History & Heritage talk

March 17, 2017
British author George Goodwin will be speaking about the exciting life of Benjamin Franklin on Monday, March 27 at 4:30 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center. The audience will receive copies of…

We’re down to the wire now … which dog show poster is your favorite?

March 17, 2017
If you haven’t gotten your dog registered for the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Dog Show on April 1, you only have until March 22 to do so. Applications are available at Fugate’s, Hudson’s Grocery and K…

Driver charged with DUI after crash with injuries on Gasparilla Road last month

March 17, 2017
One of the drivers involved in an injury accident that occurred on Gasparilla Road last month has been charged with numerous DUI counts. The two-vehicle accident sent three to the hospital on Sunda…

Art for a great cause to be found at Smart Studio

March 17, 2017
Smart Studios is once again holding their annual charity show called “Art for Education, which benefits Haitian children in the Dominican Republic. On display at the shop, located on Park Avenue, …

St. Andrew’s outreach team paints fifth HFH house

March 17, 2017
BY REGINA ROCKEFELLER – On Friday, March 2, 2017, a team of able bodied volunteers from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Boca Grande and St. James Church in Port Charlotte painted the entire interi…