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■ BY SUE ERWIN Kathryn (Kathy) Sullivan, retired NASA astronaut and former Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is coming to Boca Grande as part of the Boca Grande Historical Society’s 25th anniversary lecture series. Kathy recently published a book, “Handprints on Hubble,” explaining in vivid […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE As many of you know, we had a rather unusual situation at the north end of the island at the end of October, relating to a deceased woman found on the beach. It is always sad when someone passes, so I preface this with an offer of condolences to anyone who […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Christmas Walk is right around the corner on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 5 to 8 p.m. Join the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce in the quaint downtown village of Boca Grande for a luminary-lit stroll through town, a chance to visit and kick off some holiday shopping on “Small Business […]
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■ BY JILL-ANNE BEARY The following story is Part One of a series regarding the Charlotte and Lee County homeless population, how some of them became homeless, and what we can do to help. The problem is not as cut-and-dried as many think. It isn’t always laziness that stops people from working, nor is it […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Sena Jeter Naslund and Flora Naslund Schildknecht are a mother and daughter with a shared passion for writing. They will be speaking at the Johann Fust Library on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. Naslund is the best-selling author of several novels, including “Ahab’s Wife,” “Abundance,” “Four Spirits,” “The Fountain of Saint […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The annual Englewood Bank & Trust Thanksgiving Art Festival is this Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the grounds of Englewood Bank & Trust at 1111 S. McCall Road in Englewood. Fifty of the nation’s top award-winning fine artists and craftsmen will be […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB Television stars, art, candy and a very distinctive urban garden are the buzz for the 2020 Boca Grande Garden Club catalog of activities. “The Club’s leadership team has planned a truly remarkable series of events,” noted Club President Susan O’Brien. Here’s where you’ll be able to spot Garden […]
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Charles Dana Gibson, the son of Langhorne Gibson and Marion Taylor Gibson, died peacefully at his North Hutchinson Island home on June 19, 2019. Gibson, born in 1928, was raised in Westchester County, N.Y. He served during 1944-45 as a civilian seaman with the U. S. Army Transportation Corps (ATS), having enrolled as an ordinary […]
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To the Editor: Last Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:45 a.m. it was a beautiful, crisp and sunny morning at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s renowned Wildflower Preserve. While most folks were sleeping in or enjoying their morning coffee, 18 highly motivated, fun-loving Lemon Bay Conservancy volunteers met at the Preserve’s equipment shed to carefully stack LBC’s 600-foot-long […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The island was the locale for two deaths in the past few weeks, and both deaths were of relatively young individuals. On Monday, Nov. 18 at 8:46 p.m., the Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS, as well as the Lee County Sheriff’s Department, responded to a call concerning a […]