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FIVE YEARS AGO Mercabo Cove was moving along with the concrete reef balls which were being delivered and ready for installation. TEN YEARS AGO Island resident Daly Walker and a few of his close friends took the “big” trip to Texas. Walker outbid all competitors at the Hank Wright Live and Silent Auction. FIFTEEN YEARS […]
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Cappy Powell, pictured with her husband Peter, was surprised with a Boca Grande Lighthouse cake by her sister in Georgia at a family dinner. She said that she refused to cut it it was so beautiful. Photo by Anne Paul Josey
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Join the Friends of Boca Grande on Wednesday, April 16 at 4:30 p.m. for a fascinating talk by Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, on “Designing Camelot: The White House Restoration and its Legacy.” Ambassador Caroline Kennedy said of Stewart, “I’m sorry my mother didn’t get a chance to work with you […]
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At the Boca Grande Historic Preservation board meeting Tuesday, Friends of Boca Grande presented a slight change to their renovation plans for the Boca Grande Community Center. They wish to add an arched entranceway to the left front of the building; the entryway will echo the existing features and arches at The Island School and […]
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The most solemn week of the Christian year is next week, known as Holy Week. It is really not a full week, but the number of special services and remembrances make five days seem much longer and perhaps are more impactful for the intensity of those five days. Specific times and places can be found […]
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Above, a ducky from this week’s Boca Grande Preschool Fundraiser. Photo by Dusty. More photos here.
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A house model, and last-minute updates to a design, helped to make the case that an island residence’s additions would be appropriate in scale to the Boca Grande Historic District. The main issue of the Wednesday, April 9 Historic Preservation meeting was the Bee Zee LLC residence, a ranch house built in 1952 at 1060 […]
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St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church honored parishioner Edie Gardner on Sunday, for her 100th birthday and her support of the church. From left are Ron Drake, Edie, Dan Headington, daughter-in-law Liz Drayton and son Peter Thayer. Photo by Garland
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The Boca Grande Camera Club celebrated their last event of the season with a celebration. Front row l-r: Louisa Vestner, Caroline Clabaugh, Walter Fitzgerald, Annie Vorel, Kathy Hawken, Jane Ringer, Susan Wood, Brenda Story, Barb Kimer. Back row: John Berlinger, Jim Hill, Matt Gutman, Larry McNiff, Cynthia Ethington, Karen Ball, Brenda Story, Tom Kimer and […]
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Everglades Day was celebrated at J.McLaughlin with a book display and photos around the store featuring the work of Clyde Butcher. Photo by Matt