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■ BY SUE ERWIN She knew at a very young age that she wanted to study acting, and with the encouragement of her mother, she headed down that path and never looked back. “I’d always dreamed of being on stage and seeing my name in lights,” said Boca Grande seasonal resident Sally Johnson. Originally from Westport, […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Community Center is looking for volunteers to help with the Boca Grande 5K Run and Fun walk on Sunday, Feb. 24. Volunteers are needed from 6:45a.m. to 9 a.m. to help as course monitors. The race monitors will direct runners throughout the course. No experience is necessary, just a […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE There may be a lot going on right now on the island, but one event this past week seemed to take a little more precedent than others. When one beautiful little dog disappeared from the beach, our entire community was on the lookout for her. Our saga began last Saturday, Feb. […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Everyone is invited to attend a financial discussion at the 2019 “Economic Summit” planned for Thursday, Feb. 28 at 3:30 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. John Kissinger will be moderating the annual event. Jim Runde, Marty McFadden and Mike Giobbe, will join the panel again this year, along […]
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■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE The 2019 Strawberry Festival Silent Auction will definitely belie its name. In fact, when festival goers enter the tent with more than 75 amazing items, there will be lots of “oooohs” and “aaaaahs” and very little silence. “The contributions to this year’s silent auction have exceeded our expectations,” says Lois Raedeke, the […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Recently a small but very meaningful ceremony took place on the island that honored the boat-making skills of the Seibert family, just after the loss of island resident Tim Seibert. Tim’s father designed the boat shown here, named Lotus. She is a 20-foot sloop designed in 1944 but not actually built […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN He’s a friendly guy from Minnesota, and he’s been enjoying a “Grande” life in Boca since he retired a few years ago. Chuck Young is originally from Saint Paul, Minnesota. His father was a travelling construction superintendent, so the family moved all around the nation many times, but they always ended up […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande is abuzz with talk of the new restaurant that will tentatively be opening around May 1 in the Old Theatre Building, where PJ’s Seagrille used to be located. “We are super excited about this, and we hope everyone else is, too,” said Ashley Scarpa, co-owner of the new eatery that […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Join the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce for their February Chamber mixer, co-hosted by BCB Homes, Inc. and Miller’s Dockside, on Thursday, Feb. 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hill Tide Estates, overlooking Boca Grande Pass. Enjoy the sunset, food, refreshments, a business card raffle and networking opportunities. Park in […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN She worked at the first district attorney’s office in the country that introduced DNA evidence in a major homicide case in 1986, before the courts ever accepted it as reliable. She was also responsible for helping change the way laws treated domestic violence cases. Linda Fairstein will be the featured guest […]