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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Camera Club’s annual “Photography as Art” show will be held at the Boca Grande Art Center March 1 to March 3. Seventeen artists will be exhibiting their works, using many photographic media ranging from framed photos to canvas, acrylic, metal, wood and matted photographs. There will also be a […]
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To the Editor: Dear Boca Grande Friends & Family, On behalf of our family, I would like to thank everyone for the food, cards, plants, flowers, phone calls and kind words. Also for the beautiful Celebration of Life that was held at the Community House, and for everyone who was a part of making that […]
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Sally Austerberry Dinan, a full-time resident of Boca Grande, died at home on February 1. She fought a fierce year-long battle with esophageal cancer, only to succumb just days before her eightieth birthday. Sally was an alumna of Kingswood School-Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for which she held an abiding affection, and a 1961 graduate […]
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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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Stolley, Helen Elizabeth (Bette) Scott Vogt of Sarasota, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2018 after 94 years of an adventurous and gratifying life. She was loved and respected by so many people due to her giving nature, sweet and loving personality and lighthearted sense of humor. Hers was the epitome of a life well […]
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Katherine “Cassie” Sheffield Kernan, 74, a mother, dancer and socialite, died in a car accident in Boca Grande on December 18, 2018. Cassie was a camp consultant, world traveler, tennis player, movement therapist, competitive golfer, fitness advocate, actor and bridge player. She was a super connector who forged lifelong friendships with people in multiple locations […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN As a labor of love, a small congregation has worked to preserve an island landmark over the past century. The historic First Baptist Church of Boca Grande will in 2019 celebrate the 110th anniversary of its founding. Dr. Gary Beatty accepted the call as pastor at the church on Christmas Eve […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A group representing The Gasparilla Inn & Club breathed a collective sigh of relief at the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 12, as Lee County staff recommended approval and the board passed a motion of approval for the new Beach Club project where the island dog park […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The following was written by Lynne Seibert, the wife of Tim Seibert, who recently passed away. Edward J. “Tim” Seibert, 91, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2018 at his home in Boca Grande, with his adoring wife Lynne and loving daughter Pandora at his side. Tim was a kind and considerate person […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Gasparilla Inn & Club has been slowly introducing their new plans for the property where the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club and the dog park are now, and now the plans are public. The plans for the first phase of the project were filed with the county several weeks ago, and […]