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Island Halloween haunts this year
October 27, 2017
BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL SATURDAY, OCT. 28 12:30 TO 3 p.m. COSTUME CONTEST STARTS AT 1 P.M. SHARP! MILLER’S DOCKSIDE HALLOWEEN BASH SUNDAY, OCT. 29 9 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT LIVE MU…
Spooky traditions of Boca Grande
October 27, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE From Bocaween to the Halloween Carnival, our island has always held the Halloween holiday in high esteem. We may not have residential trick-or-treating, but we do have our own v…
New RPP president ready to get some new faces on the stage
October 27, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Royal Palm Players will start their 2017-18 season this November with a look at male/female relationships and a new president named Hal McCombs … and Hal is hoping you will …
Few openings left for BGHS Cortez field trip
October 27, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Historical Society bus trip to Manatee Historical Village and Cortez Maritime Museum is filling up quickly, so if you’re interesting in going, get your tickets now. B…
Dennis Whigham to address Garden Club regarding orchids
October 27, 2017
■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB On Wednesday, Nov. 1 at the season-opening meeting of the Boca Grande Garden Club’s 20th year, Dennis Whigham, an extraordinary orchid ecologist with the …
Englewood Rotary teams up with Salvation Army to make clean water
October 27, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Placida resident and Englewood Rotary Club member Kenn Visser partnered with the Salvation Army recently to send 1,400 water purification kits to people in Puerto Rico after the rece…
Are you ready to sing your heart out?
October 27, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT Join the Royal Palm Players at the Boca Grande Community Center on Friday, Nov. 3 at 9:30 a.m. as the third year of “Grande Glee” begins. This year’s theme is going to be fun. FUN! I…
Obituary Jon Haas
October 27, 2017
Jon Haas passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 14 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Jon is survived by his wife and sweetie of 43 years, Mary, along with his children Annie, Jo…
A celebration of Lucy Stanton … no suits allowed
October 27, 2017
A celebration of the life of Lucy Stanton will take place in the Memorial Garden at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Boca Grande, on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. Lucy, wife of the late James Stanton, …
Profile Brandon Bunton
October 27, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Brandon Bunton is the new head chef at 3rd Street Bistro & Bar, but he certainly is not a new face in town. He’s been working on the island since he was in high school. For the p…