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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. […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Close to 100 people filled the Mote Marine Boca Grande office on January 9, to hear Dr. Vince Lovko speak on Florida red tide. His presentation, “Florida Red Tide – What’s True and What We Can Do” included information about how a red tide bloom is initiated and the phases that […]
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■ STAFF REPORT No, CenturyLink, we are not in Pensacola … try 561 miles south of there. It doesn’t seem like something we should have to say, yet here we are. It has come to people’s attention lately that Boca Grande landline calls are coming up on caller IDs as Pensacola numbers. The area is […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Two national tours of the blockbuster musical “Hamilton” are crisscrossing the country – as well as setting records in separate productions on Broadway, in London and San Francisco – but are you ready for the complete “Hamilton” experience? Variety theater critic and national arts writer Frank Rizzo will present two 90-minute talks on “Hamilton” […]
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■ BY MARY BESSThe search for a vacation retreat wasn’t easy for Craig and Kathy Johnson of Houston. It would have to accommodate seven children and three grandchildren who gather every year on the birthday of matriarch Kathy. An island seemed like the kind of place where they would find the laid-back pace they were […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Has your pet recently confessed its sins? Have you smelled the faint odor of fire and brimstone emanating from its fur? Maybe it’s time to visit the Blessing of the Animals and take in a little spiritual grace. Boca Grande’s annual ecumenical pet blessing will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24 at […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Planters Garden Club of Boca Grande invites everyone to attend a lively and entertaining talk by Margot Shaw, founder/editor-in-chief of Flower Magazine, on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center’s auditorium. Margot will have a limited number of copies of her book, “Not So Prim Rose,” […]
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■ STAFF REPORT On Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. the noted architect will present “Tropical Architecture of Carl Abbott,” the second of this season’s lectures from the Boca Grande Historical Society. The presentation will take place in the auditorium of the Community Center, 131 First Street, with a brief reception to follow in the Woman’s […]