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Boca Bargains Bag Day set for April 22
April 3, 2015
Boca Bargains will hold Bag Day on Wednesday, April 22 this year.
Buy a large paper sack for $5 and fill it with just about anything in the store.
See Ballyhoo for more information.
St. Andrew’s to host Mongillo Brothers Quartet
April 3, 2015
On Sunday, April 12 at 5 p.m. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will be swaying with the sounds of the Mongillo Brothers Quartet.
Some of the classic tunes they are expected to perform include “Night…
Profile: Oschter Haws
April 3, 2015
BY M KURZHAUS
Woe, had he had it in his genetics to lead the simple life of a normal lepus curpaeum. He, instead, is cursed – yet he is blessed – to have been given the gift of becoming what all…
A man who wore every hat in Boca Grande: Darrell Polk
March 30, 2015
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Another piece of Boca Grande’s heart was lost this week, as Darrell Polk passed away at the age of 84.
He now joins his wife, Margaret, who passed away in June of last year…
It’s time again for Whidden’s Back Bay: Get your team together
March 30, 2015
Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum wraps up the Boca Grande winter season April 11 and 12 with the Whidden’s Back Bay Tournament.
The weekend kicks off at Whidden’s Marina on Saturday, April 11, w…
Garden Club visits the Naples Botanical Garden
March 30, 2015
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB
The Boca Grande Garden Club bused down to the Naples Botanical Garden last week to view “Gardens with Latitude,” a showcase of gardens encircling the glob…
Candy needed for Easter egg hunt
March 30, 2015
The Main Rabbit of Easter will be coming to Boca Grande on Saturday, April 4, at 10 a.m., but he needs your help.
Please drop off bags of individually wrapped soft candy by Tuesday, April 1 at th…
Cuba: Rebuilding churches
March 30, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
This is the fourth installment in a series of stories regarding the Boca Grande United Methodist Church mission trip to Cuba in February.
During discussions about Cuba, and espec…
Summer months bring need for vigilance in fight for manatee lives
March 30, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
As more boaters make their way out onto the water again for fishing season, they risk contributing to one of Lee County’s least desirable legacies: disproportionately high manatee d…
Numbers are up for 2015 season
March 30, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
It’s probably tough to find a full-time Florida resident who, during any given season, doesn’t think it’s the worst one yet. And of course, by “worst” they usually mean “busiest,” a…