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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On the afternoon of February 3, Island School teacher Rebecca Blalock looked around her classroom of students as they packed their things to head out for the weekend. This wasn’t a normal Friday, though, because it would be the last time she would see […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Island author Candice Shy Hooper was born in Agana, Guam. Her father served in the Navy, and her mother was a military wife. As a child, she lived on Saipan, and she moved around a lot depending on where her dad was stationed. Candice moved to the Washington, D.C. […]
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A memorial service for William Donald Rader will be held on Saturday, March 4 at the Boca Bay Pass Club Powerhouse, located at 801 Gulf Blvd. in Boca Grande. Mr. Rader passed away at the age of 86 on January 11, 2017, surrounded by his three daughters. In lieu of flowers, donations may […]
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To the Editor: Please mark your calendar to help our next monthly tarpon net pull event at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve this coming Saturday morning, Feb. 18. This is an important event, as it will occur during LBC’s annual Open House at WF Preserve that same day, so there will be many […]
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■ STAFF REPORT. Take 55 flats of strawberries, 55 dozen biscuits, 48 cans of whipped topping, 24 cases of hotdogs and brats, and you have a few of the makings for the 19th annual United Methodist Women’s Strawberry Festival on Saturday, March 4. Hundreds of volunteers are already working on this year’s festival, […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN. Passion. Partnership. Philanthropy. Those are the three words Dr. Michael Crosby, president and CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory, said determine the success of the organization when he explained the mission of the lab to a group of island residents on Wednesday, February 8 at the island office. Crosby gave […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Former members of one of America’s most acclaimed vocal ensembles, the Whiffenpoofs, will be performing at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Proceeds will benefit The Island School. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at the door on the day […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY MARY COOK Prominent British journalist and global affairs authority Martin Walker spoke to a crowd of 270 on Saturday, February 4 at the Boca Grande Community Center. The world that our children and grandchildren will inherit was his topic this year, his third time visiting as an island speaker with […]
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William Andrew Hanley, Jr., known to all as Will, died peacefully at his home in Boca Grande in the early hours of February 6, 2017. Cotton, his loving wife of 42 years, his daughter Bobsey Fansler (Davis), his son Mike Hanley (Whitney), his stepson David Kenny (Cecily) and wonderful caregiver Felix Manual were at his […]
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Doris Jean Zintek Bishop, 86, of Boca Grande passed away at her home on February 2, 2017. Doris was born in West Allis, Wisconsin on September 7, 1930 to Dr. Sylvester and Pearl Zintek. She spent her school years in Milwaukee, Wisc. and received a master’s degree in speech pathology from Marquette University. Doris was […]