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Kids, start thinking about your costume and decide if you are going to be scary, funny, cute or adorable for the Annual Boca Grande Community Center Halloween Carnival. The carnival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. The carnival will start with a costume contest at 1 p.m. sharp. The […]
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The Wildlife Center of Venice is always looking for new volunteers to help them treat more than 4,500 Florida wildlife patients each year, and they need your help now more than ever. Two free wildlife training classes for new volunteers will be held in October for rescuers, transporters, fundraising, collecting supplies and on-site support. The […]
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On Tuesday, Oct. 3 Boca Grande firefighters and Lee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the call of a boat that had run aground and was taking on water. At 9:49 a.m. the call came in that a 19-foot boat, occupied with five passengers, had run aground off Cayo Costa. Boca Grande firefighters attempted to respond, […]
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The annual Johann Fust Library Foundation fall book sale is planned for Monday, Nov. 13 through Wednesday, Nov. 15. The hours of the event will be from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, and from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday. The sale will be held in the grassy loggia area at […]
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To the Editor: Hurricane Irma was traumatic for humans and animals alike, but it also brought out the generosity in people and, in this case, neighboring humane societies. Following Hurricane Irma, the Humane Society of Manatee County had received an overabundance of pet food and supplies from generous donors. So, after learning that Suncoast Humane […]
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Roddey Dowd, Sr. passed away at home September 30 with his loving family by his side. He was born in Charlotte on July 18, 1932, the son of the late W. Frank Dowd and Elizabeth Roddey Dowd. Roddey graduated from Woodberry Forest School in Orange, Va. and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, […]
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William Richard (Dick) Jones, of Boca Grande and Chatham, Mass., died in Chatham on September 19, 2017. He was predeceased by the love of his life and wife of 61 years, Margaret (Peggy) Twomey Jones. He is survived by his children, Jane Elizabeth Jones (Stan Cygelman) of Winchester, Massachusetts; Susan Patricia Jones of East Harwich, […]
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Mitchell Brock, 89, died peacefully in hospice care in Kingston, N.Y. on July 22, 2017. Born in Wyncote, Pa., Mitchell was the son of John W. Brock of Philadelphia and Mildred A. (Mitchell) Brock of Short Hills, N.J. He attended the Episcopal Academy outside Philadelphia, where he was the recipient of the “Tony Hansel” Prize […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Many residents and business owners on the island are quite familiar with the sparkling smile and energetic charisma of Kelly Green. Kelly is a licensed massage therapist, and she’s worked in Boca Grande for the past 22 years. She worked at The Gasparilla Inn & Club starting in 1994 and stayed for […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Several interesting projects will be discussed this month by the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board, and they will hold two different meetings this month to make up for a cancelled meeting in September due to Hurricane Irma. The first meeting will be held on Friday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. in […]