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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. 27 from 1 to 3 p.m., and will begin with the costume contest starting at 1 p.m. sharp. Age […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN – The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 10, and a debate continued about a proposal regarding a property on Banyan Street. The request, an item continued from the September 12 meeting, was to demolish an existing single-family residence and construct a new one at 235 […]
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On Friday, Sept. 21 Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Undersheriff Carmine Marceno as Sheriff of Lee County following the retirement of Sheriff Mike Scott. Carmine Marceno has been with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office since 2013, most recently serving as Undersheriff for two years. Prior to his role as Undersheriff, Marceno was a […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN – A retired Cornell University professor from the Department of Horticulture applied his knowledge of Cayo Costa’s natural history and plants and turned the information into a book. “Island in the Sun: Reflections on the natural history of Cayo Costa State Park” was written by Ken Mudge in Ithaca, New York. Over […]
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The weekly Farmers Market at Wheeler Road ballfield is set to open for season on Friday, Dec. 23 running 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday. starting Oct. 3 and continuing through April, 2019. Local Roots, LLC, hosts the Farmers Market, which features growers, producers and suppliers of fresh fruits, vegetables, organics, seafood, meats, cheeses, […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN – There’s a new friendly face at Englewood Bank ready to serve your financial needs. Cindy Bartzer started working at the island bank about two months ago. She actually found the job by happenstance. She walked in to the Cape Haze branch and asked for an application, and that led her to the […]
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Pamela White Jones, 67 of Chickamauga, GA and former resident of Sandy Hook, Conn. was born November 29, 1950 in Lexington, Kentucky to Russell Edwin White and Betty Lee White. She passed away suddenly from an acute illness on September 30, 2018. She is the mother of Kyle Jones Hawkins (Tim) and Cannon Jones Wenzel […]
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Alfred Rudolph Sundberg, Jr., (April 18, 1937 – August 3, 2018) Rudy was fiercely independent, blazing his own trail through the world. He was a man of St. Paul through and through. He attended Central High School where he met classmates from all walks of life. After attending the University of Minnesota with his Chi […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN As they tirelessly work their way through the boxes, scanning photos, transcribing audio and sorting through a variety of other items, Jim and Rose Marie Blaha have been creating an online archive system at the Boca Grande Historical Society for the past year. With assistance from Crystal Diff, there is a […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Services for Mark Futch, who passed away on September 18, 2018, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13. The morning will begin with the family scattering Mark’s ashes in Boca Grande Pass by boat at around 10 a.m. While there will be no service on the beach, anyone who does not have […]