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Smart Studios is once again holding their annual charity show called “Art for Education, which benefits Haitian children in the Dominican Republic. On display at the shop, located on Park Avenue, will be paintings donated by the school children of La Vega Christian School. Owner Gail Cleveland’s sister Debbie and her husband, Mitch, are missionaries […]
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BY REGINA ROCKEFELLER – On Friday, March 2, 2017, a team of able bodied volunteers from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Boca Grande and St. James Church in Port Charlotte painted the entire interior of a new single family home in Port Charlotte built by Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte County as part of the Apostles […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Keep your St. Patrick’s Day mood going all throughout the weekend and come listen to the West of Galway perform Irish music on Sunday, March 19 at 5 p.m. Bring your golf carts, chairs and blankets, head on down to the Boca Grande Community Center and enjoy some good, live Irish entertainment […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Bike Path Parade and Spring Fair are only one week away – Saturday, March 25. “The Magic of Movies” is this year’s theme, and Boca Grande will be transformed into a mini-Hollywood. If you haven’t already registered your golf cart, bicycle, wagon, or scooter for the parade, look for flyers […]
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Spring break has sprung as far as Boca Grande firefighters are concerned, as this past week’s roster of events included several boat-in-distress calls and one brush fire in Boca Bay. On Saturday, March 11 at approximately 5:30 p.m. the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a call from a vessel sinking in Boca Grande Pass. […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Delaware native Sharon Payne never heard of Boca Grande before 2011, and if it wasn’t for her husband, John, acting on an impulse she might have never found it. Sharon is currently a real estate leasing agent at Michael Saunders on the island. She met John in Texas at a church […]
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To the Editor I would like to clarify some of the issues mentioned in the article last week, “Beach access parking to be cleaned up; new signage proposed,” because the article has raised some concerns. Two years ago the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) requested assistance from Commissioner John Manning regarding problematic and […]
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BY SUE ERWIN Lee County Parks and Recreation Administrative Manager Jesse Lavender unveiled proposed examples of new beach access signs at the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting on Wednesday, March 8, and discussed the fact that letters would soon be sent out to property owners on beach access streets. The new signs will replace the […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Rumor has it that island resident Pam Buckles is over the moon after the recent Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, particularly since it was her dog that took Best in Show. Number 22, German shepherd dog GCH Lockenhaus’ Rumor Has It V Kenlyn, beat out six other dogs on Valentine’s Day, […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Every once in a while, things work out just as they should. Last week we ran a story about a mystery man named James D. Krahn who had a life-long dream to visit Cuba, and now he will get his wish … albeit posthumously. James’ ashes washed ashore in a Coke […]