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Robert R. Hesse, Ed.D. of Indianapolis, Boca Grande (FL), Leland (MI) and Florence (IT) died on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at age 85 from complications of cancer. Bob was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1931 – a first-generation American of German/Swiss parents, his passion for music led him to a life that […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Woman’s Club’s annual Christmas tree lighting will be held on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 5 p.m. on Park Avenue, between 4th and 5th Streets. The event will feature Toni Vanover, branch manager/senior librarian at the Johann Fust Community Library, as the honorary Christmas tree lighter. Also featured […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Emmy Szoke was a very proud mom when her son Frank graduated from Lemon Bay High School and at the same time completed a dual enrollment aviation maintenance program with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2015. Frank is a descendent of the Cole, Futch and Dixon families, all of whom […]
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■ BY MARY BESS Tickets for the Tour of Historic Homes and Luncheon of the The Boca Grande Historical Society go on sale December 5th. The luncheon and tour will be held on February 2, 2017. Luncheon at the Gasparilla Inn begins at 11:30 a.m. The tour follows from 2 to 4:30 p.m. […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY RPP The Royal Palm Players, Boca Grande’s own theater company, is very excited about reviving their collaboration with the Literature Forum to present a dramatic reading of Arthur Miller’s award-winning play, ‘All My Sons.’ For more than 10 years the two groups worked together to present readings of classic plays like ‘Cat […]
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A Service of Celebration of the life of Carolyn Frederick will be held at the Boca Grande United Methodist Church on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. All who wish to pay their respects are invited to attend. Carolyn passed away in early autumn while at their summer home on Walloon Lake in Northern Michigan. […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Four years ago, Edd Dean planted a seven-gallon potted jackfruit tree on his Boca Grande property. Then he patiently waited until the tree produced a fruit. About a year ago, one small fruit grew. A year later, it had developed into a 15-pound jackfruit. “What’s so unique about this tree is […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande real estate broker Kevin Hyde was born in Port Jefferson, New York, and he’s been spending the summers in southwest Florida since he was 5 years old. He remembers when he was a boy, staying at The Gasparilla Inn cottages where his father entertained business clients. “The […]
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To the Editor: The Coast Guard is seeking comments on the usefulness of the Gasparilla Light as a tool for safe navigation. Factors to consider are whether its close proximity to the Boca Grande Lighthouse and the increased use of electronic navigation onboard recreational boaters make the Light necessary to remain a federal aid to […]
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To the Editor: Our Thanksgiving arrival brought a change I had feared since my first visit to the Everglades some 30+ years ago: The high-nutrient waters being released at Lake Okeechobee from the agricultural lands had brought a visible green slime to our bayou. An organization known as Captains for Clean Water has a clear […]