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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…
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day West of Galway
March 17, 2017
BY SUE ERWIN – Keep your St. Patrick’s Day mood going all throughout the weekend and come listen to the West of Galway perform Irish music on Sunday, March 19 at 5 p.m. Bring your golf carts, chair…
‘The Magic of Movies’ will hit the bike path next week
March 17, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Bike Path Parade and Spring Fair are only one week away – Saturday, March 25. “The Magic of Movies” is this year’s theme, and Boca Grande will be transformed into a mini-Hol…
Good Samaritans save the day when pontoon boat sinks in Pass
March 17, 2017
Spring break has sprung as far as Boca Grande firefighters are concerned, as this past week’s roster of events included several boat-in-distress calls and one brush fire in Boca Bay.
On Saturda…