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To the Editor: This January, The Gasparilla Inn – a landmark destination on Florida’s Gulf Coast – will welcome guests for a weekend filled with golf, yoga, spa services and much more – all part of its 2018 Golf and Yoga Wellness Retreat. The thoughtfully designed weekend features guest instructor Sage Johnson, PGA, founder of […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Health Clinic is pleased to announce that Dr. Raymond James will be joining its medical staff in March of 2018, where he will soon be a full-time physician on staff. Dr. James comes to the island from Englewood Community Hospital where he has served as the Director of Emergency Medicine […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Island School received notification of a significant gift to the 2017-18 Annual Fund. A very generous anonymous donor has offered to match all contributions to this year’s Annual Fund on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to a total of $100,000. The Annual Fund provides almost 20 percent of the budget and is vital […]
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■ BY DR LAUREN HANA The Clinic saw its first test positive case of Influenza A this week,so this is a good time to review some “flu facts.” The influenza virus, “the flu,” causes a respiratory illness that can be severe in those younger than 2, over 65, pregnant women and those with other underlying […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Island Parks Society is proud to welcome renowned author and University of Florida Professor, Jack E. Davis to the Boca Grande Community Center at 4 p.m. on January 5. Professor Davis will present his most recent book “The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea” (2017), which the New York […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteer and Board member Melissa Csank said an unusual number of dead sea turtles have washed up on the beaches of Gasparilla Island recently. “In less than three weeks, citizens on the beach have reported four separate deceased turtles, from the Range Light to the bridge at the […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Bobbie Marquis ran a successful consulting business serving clients in Boca Grande and in the Englewood area for years, and now she’s working on the island full time as the executive director for the Johann Fust Library Foundation. She officially accepted her new title in November, but she’s been serving as the interim […]
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Mike Gary, 92, of Port Charlotte died Thursday, Dec. 14 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Port Charlotte. He was born August 10, 1925 in Barbour County, Alabama to the late W.I. ”Bud” and Lillie Ora (Creel) Gary. Mike was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, serving until the war’s end. When he returned home […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Residents and guests of Boca Grande will be able to enjoy browsing through local produce, seafood, flowers and a variety of other items a bit earlier this season when the Boca Grande Farm and Fish Market returns on Friday, Dec. 22. “We planned the opening day so we can catch some […]
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Christmas performances abound in the upcoming week, including a festival, a performance of Händel’s Messiah and a little bit of The Nutcracker thrown in for good measure. The Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center will present a video performance of the Bolshoi Ballet’s rendition of “The Nutcracker.” This holiday favorite can be seen on […]