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BY ELAINE SKYPALA – Once upon a time in February 2020 the world was fairly normal. Ann Fletcher, President of Royal Palm Players, looked at the well planned, excellent assortment of plays and shows for the following season and was really pleased with the entertainment lineup for Boca Grande. Sadly, just a few months later, […]
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BY T MICHELE WALKER – Here’s a little tip for you. If you’re at a gathering or party and would like to be entertained, sit next to an actor. They have an endless array of performance theater tales to keep you entertained. Carol Elwood is no different as she shares her tales from the stage […]
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BY AARON ADAMS – What used to be an expansive seagrass flat, is now a mix of open sand and thick algae. The cancer of too many nutrients is spreading throughout Charlotte Harbor. This does not bode well for the long-term future of its legendary fisheries. I lived on Pine Island for 12 years, starting […]
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To the Editor, So, last week, I ran into Hudson’s for a few things. At the checkout, Robin handed me a tissue wrapped “gift”: the sunglasses I had been searching for for days. She said, “Do these look familiar?” Turns out I had left them at her stand a few days earlier. She tried to […]
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BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – Our Boca Grande community continues to support Heather Gardner as she fights against cancer. Heather is eagerly awaiting her upcoming bone marrow surgery at Moffitt Hospital in Tampa. She is currently battling a spleen infection that is prohibiting her bone marrow transplant surgery that was previously scheduled for March 19, 2021. […]
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Having hundreds of “aunts” and “grandmothers” eager to share in the excitement of your first baby is pretty special, say the Rev. Dr. Matthew and Joy Williams, whose seven-month-old son, Ethan, is still awaiting a debut at his father’s church in Boca Grande. “We wanted to introduce him to the congregation […]
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BY T MICHELE WALKER – When COVID-19 struck our world last year and we were all forced into lockdown, the reactions were as varied as the people themselves, serving as an impromptu Rorschach personality test. Some embraced the much-needed rest and solitude. Others controlled their environment by cleaning and organizing, some exercised and set fitness […]
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STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Woman’s Club Dog Show was virtual this year, but it didn’t make the task of choosing the winners any easier. With such a fine selection of hounds to choose from, making final decisions was daunting. The deed was done, though, and these are the winners that have been chosen. […]
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Sandy Jacobs will tell you that she is not a woman to mince words. But this summer she let them flow freely as she went through the process of creating her second novel in less than a year – this one called Tropical Disturbances. “I started in July and finished in […]
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BY T MICHELE WALKER – The Boca Grande Art Center is turning it up a notch this season. To make things interesting, they are adding a giveaway drawing to their annual March Art Show. “We have several artists that are going to donate items for our prize, which we’ve never done before. People who come […]