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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE I don’t know if you’ve noticed it, but it seems like the flu season is peaking here on the island. Employees are missing from every store I’ve walked into, even here in our office, and many people are donning the “hope against hope” masks when they have to venture out among […]
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To the Editor: This year’s 4th annual Island School Chowder Dinner was another huge success! We would like to thank everyone who contributed to our PTO fundraising event. The Island School’s PTO funds the school yearbook, field trips, the Friendship Dance, Field Day, classroom activities and teacher supplies. Thank you to the following restaurants for […]
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Florida State Trooper George Gwynn Clemons Jr., 77, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 at the V.A. Hospice in Lake City, Fla. following an extended illness. He is the son of the late George Gwynn Sr. and Honor Coleman Downing, and he was the grandson of Capt. Orlando Coleman and […]
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To the Editor: Now or Neverglades! No words have ever meant more in the history of Everglades restoration. With the passage last spring of SB10, we won a hard-fought victory to begin restoring the Everglades by returning much-needed freshwater flow south to Florida Bay and ending damaging discharges from Lake Okeechobee. Although this landmark legislation […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Grab your fishing poles and tackle boxes and come join the family fun at the winter youth fishing tournament on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier North. The event is sponsored by the Boca Beacon, Boca Grande Marina and Lee County Parks & Recreation. […]
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■ The Ecumenical Blessing of the Animals was held last Thursday, Jan. 11 at the 7th Street soccer field. Shown above, Father Carosella from Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church put in a good word for McKenzie, a golden retriever with good intentions but the occasional impure thought regarding the neighbor dog’s beef bones. Photo […]
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■ STAFF REPORT This Saturday, Jan. 20 15 local restaurants and several individuals will throw their reputation on the line and their hat in the ring to participate in the 4th Annual Island School Chowder, Everyone! event. From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. that day stop by The Crowninshield Community House and help to support the […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Royal Palm Players presents a one night only event guaranteed to raise your spirits as you raise a glass of wine. It’s ‘The Boca Girls.’ And it’s a spoof. A reading. A lot of laughs. Alice Court, Linda Rollyson, Ann Fletcher and Erica Ress Martin are The Boca Girls. They’re backed by a […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN There’s a new vendor at the Boca Grande Farm and Fish Market, and their mission is to leave a long, lasting mark organically. Kay Hall and her family grow and sell certified organic vegetables on their six-acre family farm in Arcadia. But her mission goes far beyond just selling produce at […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Art Center and the Johann Fust Library Foundation are joining together to present Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., a distinguished art curator. He will speak at the Boca Grande Community Center on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 4 p.m. The topic of his presentation is, “50 Years a Curator: Whatever Happened […]