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■ STAFF REPORT Last call for pet redemption! The “Ecumenical Blessing of the Animals” will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 4 p.m. The pet blessing will be held at the dog park off of 7th Street. All well-behaved pets are welcome to come for the blessings. Please have your pet on a leash.
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■ BY SUE ERWIN There was only one item on the agenda at the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board’s meeting on Wednesday morning, but it unsheathed plenty of discussion. The proposal was to demolish the existing boathouse at 789 7th Street East and construct a new two-story boathouse in its place. Lee County Planner Peter Blackwell said […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Films to be shown at the first Boca Grande Film Festival were announced, including eight movies that are sure to elevate discussion around the cocktail circuit, The festival, co-sponsored by the Boca Beacon, will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6 with a “drive-in” movie under the Community Center Pavilion: the popular […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Ellie LeBlond Sosa, granddaughter of George and Barbara Bush, will be speaking about her book at the Johann Fust Library at 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 24. Sosa wrote “George and Barbara Bush: A Great American Love Story” in June of 2018. Seeing her grandparents together – the genuine love they […]
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■ STAFF REPORT When four guys get together, it could mean a round of golf, a game of tennis or an evening of poker. In Boca Grande on Friday, Jan. 25 at 5 p.m. it means the opening reception for the Guys Art Show at the Art Center at 236 Banyan Street. The weekend show […]
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■ STAFF REPORT This Wednesday, Jan. 23 marks the 11th year for a major fundraising event to take place at the Boca Grande Club benefiting Suncoast Humane Society: The Tennis Ball. For the last 10 years the Boca Grande Club’s Tennis Ball Committee has worked closely with the Suncoast Humane Society to put on this fundraising […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN He served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War and received two Bronze Star medals, the Combat Action ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry – just to name a few honors. Today, Ed Vick spends winters in Boca Grande, and a great deal of his time […]
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Nancy Brinsfield Wallace, age 74, died August 28th at Talbot Hospice in Easton, Md. The cause was lung cancer. She was born January 25, 1944 in Fairlee, Kent County, Maryland, the daughter of the late William S. and Kathryn Smith Brinsfield. Mrs. Wallace graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa. She worked as an […]
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A “Celebration of Life” for Tim Seibert will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. at the Joann Fust Community Library. Edward J. “Tim” Seibert passed away on December 2 in his home in Boca Grande, surrounded by his family. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Boca Grande Health […]
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To the Editor: With newly elected officials now sworn in, representatives from Captains for Clean Water, the Conservancy of SWFL, the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF), the Center for Biological Diversity, Everglades Wetlands Research Park and Calusa Waterkeeper assemble for a summit to lay out actionable policy intended to cure the ills besetting our waterways. […]