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■ The Local Color Art Show was held at Whidden’s Marina on Saturday, March 31 and included artists Beth and Melissa Perkins, Carroll Swayze, Rich Fizer, Patti Middleton, Daniel Godwin, Melissa Steyer, Elayne Sears, William Tod and Stuart Hoeckel. Photos by Marcy
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■ STAFF REPORT A local rescuer is looking for help with a new dog who has had a very rough time. Blanche Vedette, co-owner of The Loose Caboose and founder of the nonprofit rescue effort Tank’s Legacy, recently traveled to Hernando County to pick up the little black-and-white terrier mix who didn’t have a prayer […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN You may have recently seen her on stage playing a lead part in the Royal Palm Players production of “Don’t Drink the Water,” but if you didn’t catch it, you’re sure to see Lynda Grant regularly around town at some function or event. Lynda and her husband, Jim, played the lead […]
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To the Editor: Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be temporarily changing the disinfection process for its Placida and Boca Grande potable (drinking water) water supply. From April 9 at 8 a.m. through May 21, GIWA will disinfect the water with free chlorine rather than combined chlorine/ammonia (chloramines). This conversion to chlorine (which is a […]
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■BY ROGER DESJARLAIS It has been just about six months since Hurricane Irma churned through the center of Lee County, and the start of the 2018 hurricane season is eight weeks away. Many of Lee County’s employees still work diligently day-to-day at Irma-related tasks, and we still remember the long hours worked during the event. […]
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To the Editor: On behalf of the Hope for Haitians Committee, we want to thank all the donors in Boca Grande. So far your donations have built 46 houses for Haitian families living in deplorable conditions – broken-down mud huts and dirt floors. This year’s goal is 50 houses. Can you help us build four […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Big White Rabbit is on the move, as Easter is this Sunday, April 1. At the Boca Grande Community Center, Jungle Joe Wier and Dashing Dave Bartels are getting everything ready for one of the biggest egg hunts around, to be held on Saturday, March 31 at 10 a.m. Bring your […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN When Melissa Rubin was taking a stroll along the beach last Friday, she wasn’t expecting to see venomous creatures just inches away from her feet. “My husband and I walked the beach back from town after dropping off our rental bikes, and we were shocked to see so many on the […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Photographer Mac Stone will be returning to Boca Grande to discuss a number of field projects he’s been working on this past year. He will be speaking at the Boca Grande Community Center at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4 and will present “Dispatches from the Field: Stories from a Conservation […]
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■ STAFF REPORT A Celebration of Life for Freddy Futch will be held on Saturday, April 7, 1 p.m., at the Louise du Pont Crowninshield Community House. Light refreshments will be served. Freddy passed away on February 13 at the age of 85. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation in Freddy’s name […]