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■ STAFF REPORT The annual Englewood Bank & Trust Thanksgiving Art Festival is this Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the grounds of Englewood Bank & Trust at 1111 S. McCall Road in Englewood. Fifty of the nation’s top award-winning fine artists and craftsmen will be […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB Television stars, art, candy and a very distinctive urban garden are the buzz for the 2020 Boca Grande Garden Club catalog of activities. “The Club’s leadership team has planned a truly remarkable series of events,” noted Club President Susan O’Brien. Here’s where you’ll be able to spot Garden […]
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Charles Dana Gibson, the son of Langhorne Gibson and Marion Taylor Gibson, died peacefully at his North Hutchinson Island home on June 19, 2019. Gibson, born in 1928, was raised in Westchester County, N.Y. He served during 1944-45 as a civilian seaman with the U. S. Army Transportation Corps (ATS), having enrolled as an ordinary […]
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To the Editor: Last Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:45 a.m. it was a beautiful, crisp and sunny morning at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s renowned Wildflower Preserve. While most folks were sleeping in or enjoying their morning coffee, 18 highly motivated, fun-loving Lemon Bay Conservancy volunteers met at the Preserve’s equipment shed to carefully stack LBC’s 600-foot-long […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Join your friends and neighbors for the annual Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk on Saturday, Nov 30 from 5 to 8 p.m. The Boca Grande Village will be ringing with Christmas cheer. Stroll down the luminary-lit town, visit with our local businesses, kick off some holiday shopping on “Small […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Saturday, Nov. 30 marks the grand opening of Boca Bargains for the 2019-2020 season. The opening will include furniture and decorative items for sale in the Annex and on the brick patio near the Art Center; and the main store area will feature men’s, ladies’ and children’s clothing, knick-knacks, and “gently used” […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The island was the locale for two deaths in the past few weeks, and both deaths were of relatively young individuals. On Monday, Nov. 18 at 8:46 p.m., the Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS, as well as the Lee County Sheriff’s Department, responded to a call concerning a […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The 24th annual G.I.F.T – Gasparilla Island Fly-fishing Tournament – presented by Gasparilla Outfitters, will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 26, and will benefit the Boca Grande Historical Society. The time for fishing will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and all anglers will meet at the Pink Docks. The pretournament captains’ […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The new right-of-way discussed and voted on by the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Board in April of this year is moving forward, and it was discussed at the organization’s quarterly board meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 19. In April the board voted […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The center span of Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s temporary bridge located on 7th Street just north of The Gasparilla Inn golf course bridge was removed last week. This allows boat traffic that can travel under the golf course bridge to once again travel the Boca Grande bayou unhindered by the temporary […]