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2018 Pro Tennis Exhibition Series Starts January 31

■ BY JEN FIERS The 2018 Pro Tennis Exhibition Series will be held each Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Boca Grande Club from January 31st through March 14th. The first of the exhibitions will be the first Men’s Semifinal match on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. among Boca Bay Pass Club’s Director of […]

Del-Bourree Bach to speak to BG Camera Club

■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB Del-Bourree Bach, a world-renowned master painter and a contemporary realist from Mystic, Conn., will give a lecture to the Boca Grande Camera Club on “An Artist’s View of Photography” at the Club’s scheduled meeting on February 6, at 10 am in the Houghton Room of the Boca […]

Smart Studio hosting new ‘Wild Florida’ exhibit

■ STAFF REPORT Smart Studio is hosting a new exhibit of paintings by Gail Cleveland titled “Wild Florida” for the month of February. Gail, a plein aire painter, has completed a series of watercolors and acrylics depicting the natural beauty of Florida. She is an award-winning artist, having earned an honorable mention at the New […]

Profile Jim Blaha

■ BY SUE ERWIN For most of his life, Jim Blaha has been extremely passionate about history. He was a social studies major in college and earned an undergraduate degree from Illinois State in education and history, a master’s degree in history from The University of Illinois, plus 60 more credit hours in the subject […]

Many thanks to all who made the TIS Chowder Dinner so great!

To the Editor: This year’s 4th annual Island School Chowder Dinner was another huge success! We would like to thank everyone who contributed to our PTO fundraising event. The Island School’s PTO funds the school yearbook, field trips, the Friendship Dance, Field Day, classroom activities and teacher supplies. Thank you to the following restaurants for […]

Obituary George Gwynn Clemons Jr.

Florida State Trooper George Gwynn Clemons Jr., 77, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 at the V.A. Hospice in Lake City, Fla. following an extended illness. He is the son of the late George Gwynn Sr. and Honor Coleman Downing, and he was the grandson of Capt. Orlando Coleman and […]

BTT to hold presentation on February 2: Your presence is requested

To the Editor: Now or Neverglades! No words have ever meant more in the history of Everglades restoration. With the passage last spring of SB10, we won a hard-fought victory to begin restoring the Everglades by returning much-needed freshwater flow south to Florida Bay and ending damaging discharges from Lake Okeechobee. Although this landmark legislation […]

Come on down kids, it’s time to fish this Saturday!

■ STAFF REPORT Grab your fishing poles and tackle boxes and come join the family fun at the winter youth fishing tournament on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier North. The event is sponsored by the Boca Beacon, Boca Grande Marina and Lee County Parks & Recreation. […]

Taste of Boca

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Another February is about to come around, and with it comes the ever-popular Taste of Boca Grande. This year 17 restaurants will be setting up their tables under the big tent at the Boca Bay Pass Club, many from right here on the island and more than a few from the […]