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BY SUSAN HANAFEE Best to avoid too much of the free wine when attending an opening night at the Boca Grande Art Center next season. According to their recent annual meeting notice, the Center is suggesting that members will have to be on their best behavior if they want to be part of the […]
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SUBMITTED BY MARK DRISCOLL OF THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC By the end of this week, the Boca Grande Health Clinic will have vaccinated 1,471 patients and members of the Island community with their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 1,032 with their second dose. All Florida residents 18 years of age and older […]
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BY TONYA BRAMLAGE From the demolition of the Fellowship Hall, to the lifting of the old church building, to clearing the site for foundations, the vision of the Lighthouse Methodist Church parsonage building has now become a long awaited reality. “Parsonage” may be an old fashioned term for the housing a church provides to its […]
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Myung Soon Chung (Woo) of Boca Grande, Florida, and previously of Barrington Hills, Illinois, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 28, 2021. Born in Pyongyang, Korea in 1931, to Kyung Chun Woo and Yim Jinsil Woo, Myung Soon was the eldest of eight children. Her family was in the garment business and owned […]
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BY ERICA RESS MARTIN From the moment Margaret Bush says, “It’s 5 o’clock, so it’s time for the Stan Ikenberry Amateur Hour,” you know you’re in for a fun evening. As you know, RPP was forced to cancel the entire season, so a very bored Board member (Alice Court) came up with the idea of […]
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SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC The Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Foundation are proud to welcome Salim S. Virani, MD, Ph.D., a tenured professor in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, Director for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, and Cardiologist at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs […]
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BY KAREN GRACE AND THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY While still in production, Island Icons: Places and People, the Boca Grande Historical Society’s virtual tour of homes and other historic places as well as stories of several historic persons, will soon be available for viewing. The playlist will include segments on the history of seven […]
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By T. MICHELE WALKER – “Citizen Mack” is a two-part series on Connie Mack and his new memoir, “Citizen Mack: Politics, an Honorable Calling.” Connie Mack shot his age on the golf course last Monday. The location was the Lemon Bay Golf Club while golfing with his friend, Dod Fraser, host of the Friends of […]
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STAFF REPORT – The Wheeler Road Dog Park is closed on Friday’s from 6 a.m. – 1 p.m. for dogs to run freely or for individuals to congregate prior to 9 a.m. The park is leased to Local Roots (the Farmers Market) and they have exclusive rights to the park during these hours. […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On a bright sunny day, Mary Johnston can catch a glimmer of light. She is very matter of fact about the fact she is blind, as it is a process that has been taking place since she was very young. She feels blessed, particularly when she thinks about others who have […]