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■ STAFF REPORT If you are anywhere near the Boca Grande Community Center on Friday mornings, then you’ve already heard Grande Glee practicing their first full-length concert – “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” This fun-filled 90-minute show, by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, is the story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis […]
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To the Editor: Mote Marine Laboratory scientists found that southern flounder exposed to oiled sediment for 30 days in the lab showed evidence of stress and DNA damage, one of the latest indicators of potential impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill that continues to be studied today. The flounder study – presented at […]
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■ STAFF REPORT If you enjoy learning about local history, you won’t want to miss the first Bytes session of the season on Wednesday, February 6, at 11 a.m. at the Johann Fust Community Library. Frank Newlin will share stories of his grandparents, E. Mortimer and Elizabeth Battles Newlin, who first arrived on a visit to […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Hank Wright Bridge Tournament to benefit The Boca Grande Health Clinic will not be held on Tuesday, Feb. 5 and there are still seats available. The date was changed to avoid a scheduling conflict. All levels of playing ability are welcome. Play will begin at 1 p.m. in The Gasparilla Inn Banyan […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Have you been looking for a way to bring a smile to a soldier’s face? You are invited to join a band of experienced volunteers from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. at the church’s Chapter House at the corner of 4th Street and Gilchrist […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB The Boca Grande Garden Club has plotted a jam-packed season of presentations, workshops and field trips for 2019. The calendar looks like this: January 11 (Today) Lemon Grass and Tree of Life workshop by Chartrina White Boca Grande Art Center, 9 – 11:30 a.m. This program is […]
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To the Editor: As we salute goodbye to 2018 and open our arms to 2019, it is with anticipation and excitement for Hughes Gallery. This season, we welcome six new artists: Paula Holtzclaw, OPA, AIS, ASMA, AWAM, PAP-SE, WAOWM; Harley Bartlett, a famous New England oil painter and muralist; John Sargent (Yes, you know his […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY RPP Political intrigue combined with moral and ethical dilemmas. We’re not referring to this year’s mid-term elections, but to Royal Palm Players’ fall production of “The Best Man,” written by Gore Vidal. Meryl Schaffer directs this staged reading. A wonderful cast full of familiar RPP actors, as well as a few new […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Sea turtle nesting season has officially ended, and the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported there were 736 nests, and 74,000 hatchlings left our shores this season. Breaking those numbers down further, there were 731 Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtles) and 5 Chelonia mydas (Green turtle) nests. Volunteers counted 564 false crawls […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY HALEY RUTGER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY AND AQUARIUM Sea turtles laid a near-record number of nests during their 2018 nesting season on Longboat Key through Venice, Florida, report Mote Marine Laboratory scientists who have monitored this stretch of nesting beaches for 37 years. A total of 3,151 nests — 3,142 from loggerhead sea turtles and nine […]