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■ STAFF REPORT Boca Blooms will host the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce December Chamber Mixer on Thursday, Dec. 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in their garden courtyard at 411 Palm Avenue. Join island friends and acquaintances as we round out the 2019 year, complete with refreshments, Christmas jingles, an “Ugly Sweater Contest” […]
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■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Retired NASA astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan explained to a curious crowd at the Boca Grande Community Center on Wednesday, December 11 her perception of what liftoff into space felt like traveling at nearly 18,000 miles per hour. “It was like being in an earthquake and being inside of a fighter jet […]
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■ BY DAVID SPARKS A one-act, one-hour Noel Coward play, buffet dinner by the Pass Club’s Michael Klocinski, some of our favorite local actors and actresses and an open bar. That’s what the Royal Palm Players are serving up for a special evening this holiday season. With most performances already sold out, tickets are still […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN When Elizabeth “Kay” Gibson recently spent some time in Boca Grande, she recalled when she and her husband Charles “Dana” Gibson were two of the first tenants on the second floor in the railroad depot building. At the time, 1979, they owned Jekyll Towing & Marine Services. While the company’s tugboat Jekyll […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno visited Boca Grande on Wednesday, Dec. 11 to present a check to help fund a new floating rescue dock that will be shared by the Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County Sheriff’s deputies. “We have more than 1,200 square miles of land and sea to protect […]
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A celebration of the life of Boca Grande resident Rosemary F. Bowler, Ph.D., will be held on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. Andrew Fone (Ro’s great-nephew) has produced a short documentary film called “Travels with Great Auntie,” which will be shown at that time in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. A reception will […]
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Harold Curtis Wells Jr. of Cape Cod and Boca Grande passed away on Sunday, Dec. 9 surrounded by his family. Services will be held on Sunday, Dec. 15 and 16 in West Harwich, Mass. Visit doanebealamesharwich.com for more information. Mr. Wells’ full obituary will run in the December 20 edition of the Boca Beacon.
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Stan Walch, 85, died suddenly at his home in Boca Grande on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Stan was an attorney in St. Louis, Mo. and was a 23-year resident of Boca Grande. He is survived by his wife, Valerie; three children; four grandchildren; and his fur babies, Bob Jr. and Harley. A memorial service is […]
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Raymond Pernelle Hughes III, 22, of Gastonia, passed away Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, at his home. He was born on August 6, 1997 in New Haven County, Conn., the son of Raymond Pernelle Hughes II and Amalia Marie Juliano. Arrangements are with the South Chapel of Greene Funeral Service and Crematorium, Gastonia.
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Joyce Elaine Hegstrom (Harrington) of Boca Grande passed away at the age of 75 on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. She passed away peacefully with her husband, Bob, by her side. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. at David Lee Funeral Home in Wayzata, Minn. There will be […]