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I would like to give you an update on Haiti as I know it today. The latest report I received is that more than 1,000 people have been killed. None of the homes in Gressier suffered any damage, as they are closer to the capital and most of the damage occurred in the southwest peninsula. […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Camera Club committee members are busy planning an exciting season ahead, including several community opportunities and mentoring. “We hope all current participants will renew their membership or join us as a new member,” said club member Kathy Hawken. Club meetings, workshops, featured speakers and field trips will be […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Ask a few Boca Grande native millennials if they know Zelma Otto, and they might respond with a smile as they reflect back on their years spent growing up on the island while she cared for them after school. Zelma was a babysitter on the island for several decades and watched […]
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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Chamber Fall Scramble golf tournament was again a huge success this year. It required the efforts of 18 teams of golfers and 28 sponsors to raise over $22,000 to support the Boca Grande Chamber Scholarship Fund and the Boca Grande Chamber. In 2016 the Boca Grande Chamber awarded $15,000 […]
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An island firefighter was suspended without pay on Friday, Sept. 23 after the Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County received phone calls regarding a Facebook post. On Thursday night, Sept. 22. the phone calls began, saying that Lt. Mike D’Angelo made a racist comment on a Facebook post. On Friday, Sept. 23 he was […]
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It’s a tale of two tournaments coming up in the next few days, which should leave avid island golfers in a heavenly cloud of bliss. Both the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Scramble and the Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS) Golf Scramble will be held on the Pete Dye-designed golf course at The Gasparilla Inn […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Get in the holiday spirit with the Boca Grande Historical Society and join members as they tour the Ca’ d’Zan at the Ringling Art Museum in Sarasota. The Ca’ d’Zan will be decorated especially for the holidays on Thursday, December 1. The home was once the residence of the circus king John […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Pete Scott is a lucky island local who has experienced the good fortune of growing up in Boca Grande before the island grew to become an international tourist destination. After years of work experience both on and off the island in many different skill trades, he now spends six days every […]
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Jean “John” Paul Bourgoin made his last flight west on September 14, 2016 at his home in Boca Grande. He was 94 and had been in failing health since a hospital stay in February. He was born in Jouan Les Guerets, France, just west of Normandy, on September 28, 1921 to Ada and Colonel Andre […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – When you turn on the television these days, do you feel like your head immediately begins to spin? How about when you log into social media of any sort and you see news agencies like “Breitbart” or “DailyKos” screaming headlines that make no sense? Welcome to 2016: The Year the Media Monster […]