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■ BY CATHERINE S. BALLMAN Anyone who knew Lolo Weir knew she was a lot of fun. This made Lolo, who died December 21, 2017, the spark- plug for many island activities, including the Boca Grande Garden Club. For many years she designed and created the floral table pieces that highlighted the Club’s monthly teas. […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande has made yet another list recently, in a slightly more obscure niche market. A website called The Richest (therichest.com) compiled a list of the top 10 richest towns in Florida. Their qualifiers included the reported income of the residents and the overall time the residents were in their Florida […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Construction crews have been working since October 25 on repairing the Coral Creek Bridge, located between Rotonda Terrace and the Boca Grande Causeway. Daily lane closures began Monday, Oct. 28. These daily closures are required for bridge deck repairs. Advance warning signs and flaggers are on site to direct traffic. Travelers may […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN While a tiny evening bat sat nestled in the front pocket of her jacket, Shari Blissett Clark gave a 90-minute presentation about Florida bats at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 25. Clark is president of the Florida Bat Conservancy. She’s dedicated the past four decades of her life […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Ann Fletcher, the new president of Royal Palm Players, has been involved with the organization for the past 18 years and she’s been working diligently since June 1 on planning for an exciting upcoming season. Her mentor, Roger Lewis, previously president of the Friend’s of Boca Grande Board on which Ann also […]
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Henry Clyde Lomax, 84, died Monday October 21, 2019 at his home in Placida, in the loving embrace of Trissy, his wife of 64 years. In addition to Trissy, Henry is survived by his son Henry, Jr. and his wife Donna, daughter Carol Lomax Fortenberry and her husband Mark, grandchildren Henry Charles Lomax, Deanna Lomax […]
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To the Editor: Two weeks ago my wife suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest in our home. The 911 emergency system functioned perfectly. The Boca Grande Fire Department, Shift A, under the command of Lt. Cooper, was at our home within a very few minutes. The team administered advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation that saved her life. As soon […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Florida native bats will be exhibited at a presentation today. RSVP at barrierislandparks society.org. The program begins promptly at 1:30 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. On Saturday, Oct. 26 the Lee County Parks & Recreation Halloween carnival will be held from noon to 2 p.m., with the costume contest beginning promptly […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Lee County Mosquito Control District held its regular meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17 in Lehigh Acres. According to LCMCD’s Public Information Director Eric Jackson, the major part of the meeting included approving the budget for the purchase of fuel and insecticides for the upcoming year. Other items on the agenda […]
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■ BY FRIENDS OF CAYO COSTA The annual Celebrate Cayo Costa State Park event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. All-inclusive tickets feature round- trip boat transportation from four departure points, all activities and a delicious lunch provided by Little Lilly’s Deli of Pine Island. “This is a perfect family, couples […]