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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Perhaps you noticed an ad in last week’s and this week’s newspaper announcing that the Boca Grande Community Planning Association, Inc. is looking for input from the community regarding potential changes to our comprehensive plan for the island. The name at the top of the ad may look familiar to you, […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Friends of Stump Pass (FOSP) will be hosting a “Beach Bash for Stump Pass” event from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25. This inaugural fundraiser will be held at the Lighthouse Grill at Stump Pass Marina in Englewood. “We’ve accomplished a lot of great things in a very short […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The third Boca Grande Woman’s Club Fashion Show and Luncheon will be held at The Gasparilla Inn on Thursday, February 27 at 11:30 a.m., with a special boutique following the show. The theme is “2020 Women of Vision.” This is also a special tribute to our long-standing supporter, Bud Konheim, featuring […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Monday, Jan. 13 at 9:30 a.m., St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will host two people who are eager to help change the world. Debra and Jeff Jay, two very well-known counselors who have done some ground-breaking research on addiction and intervention, will give a presentation at the church. Everyone is invited […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande Club Inc., is hosting its 12th annual Tennis Fur Ball on January 22, 2020, at the Boca Grande Club’s clubhouse. The cost of admission is $125 per person, which includes dinner, beverages, a 50/50 cash raffle and the opportunity to bid on exciting live and silent auction items. Proceeds from […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Finance/Audit Committee conducted a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8 in the GIBA administration office. GIBA executive staff are currently testing a new website that will allow customers to pay their bills online. “The new site will allow people to check their balances, add money to their accounts […]
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Ruth Adair Newman, 93, of Boca Grande, Florida, formerly of Seville, Ohio died Wednesday, January 1, 2020 in Medina. Adair was born February 23, 1926 in Milwaukie, Oregon to Thomas and Ruth {Flynn} Remly. She married Joseph Newman on October 8th, 1951. He passed on August 5th, 2001. Adair was an RN at the Veterans […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN It all started eight years ago with a single bag of raisin nut granola. After hours and hours in the kitchen testing recipes and hosting granola-tasting parties with friends, Laurie Landgrebe introduced a collection of healthy granola to a selection of gourmet shops on the east coast of Florida. And now, it’s […]
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Harold Curtis Wells Jr. of Cape Cod and Boca Grande passed away on December 9, 2019 surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born in Medford, Massachusetts on June 11, 1933 to Ruth McKay and Harold Curtis Wells, Sr. Harold grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts where he enjoyed pond skating and baseball. He went […]
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■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Dr. Robert Hueter is what some people may call a shark specialist. The Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium scientist is the director of the Center for Shark Research. Hueter spoke at the Boca Grande Community Center on Tuesday morning about his decades of work focused on shark research. His presentation was […]