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Mike Gary, 92, of Port Charlotte died Thursday, Dec. 14 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Port Charlotte. He was born August 10, 1925 in Barbour County, Alabama to the late W.I. ”Bud” and Lillie Ora (Creel) Gary. Mike was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, serving until the war’s end. When he returned home […]
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To the Editor: Our program for the 2017/18 season is off to a great start. We hope you have seen a copy of Happenings, our program guide, which is now a 44-page magazine about all the programs offered at the Community Center. If you don’t already have one, please be sure to pick one up. […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Residents and guests of Boca Grande will be able to enjoy browsing through local produce, seafood, flowers and a variety of other items a bit earlier this season when the Boca Grande Farm and Fish Market returns on Friday, Dec. 22. “We planned the opening day so we can catch some […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board unanimously passed a request to construct two separate additions at the residence located at 121 Gilchrist Avenue. The subject property is a contributing site within the Boca Grande Historic District. The request was to enclose an existing porch on the residence and construct a freestanding, […]
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Christmas performances abound in the upcoming week, including a festival, a performance of Händel’s Messiah and a little bit of The Nutcracker thrown in for good measure. The Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center will present a video performance of the Bolshoi Ballet’s rendition of “The Nutcracker.” This holiday favorite can be seen on […]
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Big news from the frontlines of the Pink Pony this week: They have a new penny press with four different Boca Grande designs to choose from, including the Pink Pony’s legendary horse, World’s Best Tarpon fishing featuring a tarpon, the silhouette of the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse and an outline of the island itself. It […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Last year, when Mote Marine Laboratory announced a campaign to raise funds for red tide research, a donor in Boca Grande pledged to match donations up to $100,000. So far, the organization has raised more than $66,000 to expand research and outreach efforts in Boca Grande. The donors have challenged the Southwest […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Karen Grace is happy to announce that the Boca Grande Historical Society has received two gifts that allowed the organization to purchase a much-needed digital archiving system. The donations were from the Boca Grande Woman’s Club and Mark Spurgeon of Boca Grande Real Estate. “The money received from these groups resulted […]
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The second semi-annual Boca Grande Woman’s Club Fashion Show and Luncheon will be held at The Gasparilla Inn on February 22, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. The theme will be “Celebrating 70 Years of Greatness – Hats Off to the Boca Grande Woman’s Club!” With local ladies serving as models, the show will feature the latest […]
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Helen Johnson Palmer, 94, of Evanston, Ill. Devoted wife for 61 years of the late Robert Wayne Palmer; loving mother of Nancy (Steve Rothman) of Arlington, Mass. and David (Geralyn Emmerich) Palmer of Kildeer, Ill.; twin sister of the late Bernice Myers and sister of the late Kenneth Johnson; grandmother of Ben and Lily Rothman […]