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■ BY SUE ERWIN She knew at a very young age that she wanted to study acting, and with the encouragement of her mother, she headed down that path and never looked back. “I’d always dreamed of being on stage and seeing my name in lights,” said Boca Grande seasonal resident Sally Johnson. Originally from Westport, […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY MOTE MARINE LABORATORY On February 21, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium hosted Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) at its City Island campus to discuss urgent threats facing Florida’s oceans, including harmful algae blooms affecting our coastlines and the significant decline of coral reefs. Mote President & CEO, Dr. Michael P. Crosby, and science […]
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Rosemarie Link, nee Quaid, age 89, native of Chicago, passed away peacefully in Venice Beach, FL on what would have been her beloved husband the late Marsden James (Jim) 92nd Birthday; loving mother of Mark, Gayle (Keith Lindahl), Steve (Tina), Anne (Mark Stern); cherished grandmother of eight and great grandmother of five; dear sister of […]
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To the Editor: Regarding this Boca Grande Dog Show on March 16 at the Community Center … Is it just me, or has this town gone to the dogs? Boca Grande used to be a place for fat cats! I’m all for throwing a dog a bone, and I certainly don’t want to be accused […]
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To the Editor: Dear Boca Grande Friends & Family, On behalf of our family, I would like to thank everyone for the food, cards, plants, flowers, phone calls and kind words. Also for the beautiful Celebration of Life that was held at the Community House, and for everyone who was a part of making that […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Haiti is no stranger to crisis. The Caribbean nation yet again is in the midst of a conflict affecting the entire country. Food For The Poor, and donors such as Boca Grande Hope for Haitians, understand that their work is not in vain, as families in the midst of the problems are […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Stop by the Crowninshield Community House this Saturday night, Feb. 23, between 5 and 7 p.m. and eat some chowder for a good cause … or maybe so you can win some golf time at The Inn, a fishing trip, massage and bodywork or a trip to see Ellen deGeneres? That’s right. Two […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Woman’s Club is pleased to announce that the Boca Grande Historical Society will serve as honorary Grande Marshall of the 2019 Bike Path Parade. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, and will follow the Bike Path from 5th Street to the Community Center grounds, […]
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■ STAFF REPORT If you’ve wondered about the new Lee County government SUVs roaming island streets in the last few months, they are the Lee County parking rangers who patrol county beach accesses, parking areas, the Boca Grande Community Center park and the Lee County portion of the ‘Pink Docks” (the 5th Street Guide Docks). […]
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■ STAFF REPORT On Wednesday, Feb. 20 the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a call of an accident on the golf cart path at the intersection of 11th Street and E. Railroad Avenue. The call came in at 2 p.m. as a young boy had suffered a head injury and was bleeding. The caller […]