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An angel has passed. Roberta Presley Johnson, born in 1942 in Boca Grande, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of Charlie Mae and Bill Presley, who owned and operated the primary grocery store on the island. Roberta grew up and went to school in Boca Grande. She […]
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■ STAFF REPORT This year’s Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament artwork is extra-special, as it portrays a young Isabelle Joiner on the dock of Whidden’s Marina. The art was just released this week from artist Brendan Coudal. In the painting you can see some of the iconic symbols of the […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Royal Palm Players will be hosting “An evening with Reyn and Friends,” featuring Reyn Guyer and collaborator Jeff Harrington on April 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. Guyer and Harrington will sing songs from their collection as well as a few other surprises. […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Island author David Sparks will be speaking at the Johann Fust Community Library at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3 in the library loggia. Sparks is the author of “Burying Pinkie Pie” and “Built to Fail.” “Burying Pinkie Pie” is a story about a teenager who is dealing with the antics […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Sixth-generation Floridian Hank Hendry spoke to a crowd at the final History Bytes event of the season on Wednesday, March 27. His great-great-grandfather Francis Asbury Hendry first visited Fort Myers in 1853 as a scout for the Army during the Third Seminole Indian War. A. Hendry subsequently was a captain of […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Kathy Berry has been working hard for the past several months to make sure that the annual Boca Grande Bike Parade & Woman’s Club Spring Fair taking place this Saturday, March 30 will be a successful event and enjoyed by all. Kathy is president of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club, which sponsors the […]
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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Woman’s Club would like to thank members of the Lemon Bay High School girls’ basketball team for helping with the March 16th Dog Show. We so appreciate the LBHS “lady hoopsters” for taking time from their school vacation to be part of Boca Grande’s canine version of “March Madness”! […]
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James Hamilton Geer, 94, passed away peacefully on, March 15, 2019. He threw himself into everything he did, no matter if it was running major corporations, church boards, his kids sports schedules, or family trips. He loved life and enjoyed enabling others to do the same. He was dedicated to his wife, Patricia, of 46 […]
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To the Editor: In Boca Grande, where seasons blur and winter is not cold, spring did nonetheless decidedly begin on March 21, with a beautiful, colorful and exciting floral display. At the sixth annual Art in Bloom Spring Show, the talented artists of the Boca Grande Art Center teamed with gifted members of the Boca […]
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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Camera Club would like to extend a big thanks to all who helped make this year’s “Photography As Art” Show a smashing success! Thanks especially to Brian Corcoran and The BRC Group, LLC for being a loyal sponsor through these many years. Thanks also to Artistic Photo Canvas in […]