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Boca Grande Methodist Church women distribute $60,000 from Strawberry Festival activities, thrift sale

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.

■ STAFF REPORT The United Methodist Women of Boca Grande have handed out nearly $59,000 raised from their annual Strawberry Festival held at the Community Center on March 3. Proceeds went to organizations that benefit women and children in need. “This year’s event surpassed our expectations,” said Pam Hannah, festival co-chair. “Although we didn’t have […]

Man o’ War of the Worlds hit Boca Grande beaches

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■ BY SUE ERWIN When Melissa Rubin was taking a stroll along the beach last Friday, she wasn’t expecting to see venomous creatures just inches away from her feet. “My husband and I walked the beach back from town after dropping off our rental bikes, and we were shocked to see so many on the […]

Boca Grande Garden Club celebrates 20 years of growth

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■ BY CATHERINE SHANNON BALLMAN Everything is coming up asters for the Boca Grande Garden Club this season. The star-shaped aster is the flower for 20th anniversaries, the very event Boca Grande Garden Club members will celebrate Wednesday afternoon, April 4 with a champagne garden party. In the secret language of flowers, asters represent patience […]

‘Boca Girls’ brings fun to Boca Grande

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■ STAFF REPORT Royal Palm Players presents a one night only event guaranteed to raise your spirits as you raise a glass of wine. It’s ‘The Boca Girls.’ And it’s a spoof. A reading. A lot of laughs. Alice Court, Linda Rollyson, Ann Fletcher and Erica Ress Martin are The Boca Girls. They’re backed by a […]

Boca Grande donors committed to transforming the lives of the people of Savann Kabrit in Haiti this year … can you help?

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Ben Scott, Co-Chairman of Boca Grande Hope For Haitians, returned late last year with Food For The Poor to Haiti, where thousands have been helped by Boca Grande’s kindness. The Boca Grande Committee remains committed to helping families escape inhumane living conditions and are focusing on building 50 homes in the remote area of Savann […]

Tesla Quartet to perform ‘Provocateurs’ program at Boca Grande Community Center on Sunday, Jan. 14

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BY SUE ERWIN – Fans of Beethoven and Mozart will not want to miss a performance by the Tesla Quartet on Sunday, January 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center. The quartet will feature their unique Provocateurs program, highlighting works from Joseph Haydn and Sergei Prokofiev. The foursome will do a second […]

Award-winning author Michael Grunwald tells the history of the Everglades on January 16, courtesy of Boca Grande Historical Society

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■ STAFF REPORT Michael Grunwald, award-winning author of “The Swamp,” will present a lecture on the history of the efforts to tame the Everglades and more recently the attempts to restore it, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16 in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. “The Swamp” is a New York Times bestseller, a […]

The Boca Girls bring an evening of fun to Boca Grande

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■ STAFF REPORT On Friday, Jan. 19 Royal Palm Players presents a one-night-only event guaranteed to raise your spirits as you raise a glass of wine. It’s “The Boca Girls,” and it’s a spoof. A reading. A lot of laughs. Alice Court, Linda Rollyson, Ann Fletcher and Erica Ress Martin are The Boca Girls. They’re […]