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SUBMITTED BY BOOTS TOLSDORF – Laughter feels good! So you have a great opportunity to join the frivolity on Friday, Jan. 15, when the Royal Palm Players join forces with Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center to present the hilarious Sarasota-based Lazy Fairy Improv Troupe for one night only. There will be two shows – […]
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Gary Mormino, considered the dean of Florida historians, will speak in Boca Grande on Monday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. A reception will follow. The lecture and reception are sponsored by the Boca Grande Historical Society and are free and open to everyone. When George Packer, a writer […]
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The 2016 Pro Tennis Exhibition Series will be held this spring each Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Boca Grande Club from February 3 to March 16. The Series, with proceeds benefitting the Suncoast Humane Society, will include eight men and eight women competing for over $5,000 in prize money. This is the fifth week […]
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BY JEN FIERS – The 2016 Pro Tennis Exhibition Series will be held this spring each Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Boca Grande Club from February 3 to March 16. The Series, with proceeds benefitting the Suncoast Humane Society, will include eight men and eight women competing for over $5,000 in prize money. This […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – A shell-lined walkway leads to the ground floor studio of Boca Grande artist Jane Carlson. Colorful paintings adorn the walls and line the room leading to the serene, seafront workspace that the artist paints in every day. “My favorite medium is watercolor,” Jane said. “It’s very loose and unformulated. I like […]
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James Stanton, 98, of Boca Grande passed away at home on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. An obituary will follow in the near future.
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To the Editor: The Island School would like to thank Hazeltine Nurseries and Leonardo Garcia for helping us prep our new children’s gardening area. We hope to learn a lot from this new endeavor! Karen Kelley The Island School
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To the Editor: Sixty cats and 42 dogs have found forever homes during Suncoast Humane Society’s Home for the Holidays Adopt-a-thon. Not to mention that two rabbits, two guinea pigs and two parakeets also found loving forever homes in December. Many of the 108 pets adopted during this special event were long-term residents of the […]
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To the Editor: The time is coming soon for the second annual Island School Chowder Fundraiser, which will be held on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Crowninshield Community House.
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BY SUE ERWIN – Island resident and tennis enthusiast Mike McMillan grew up in Huntsville, Alabama. He went to the University of Alabama Dental School to study dentistry. Mike moved to Florida in 1983 and opened up his first dental practice in Cape Coral. He soon opened another in Bonita Springs. “I always enjoyed Florida […]