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Beach Bash for Stump Pass scheduled for end of January

■ 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 […]

‘The Guys’ are back for another great art show

■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE The guys are back in town. The “guys” being four talented artists who will be showing off their skills with brush, canvas and shells on Jan. 24, 25 and 26 at the Boca Grande Art Center.  The weekend show features artists Johan Bjurman, John (Rocky) Dedrick, John W. Mitchell Sr. and […]

Boca Grande Woman’s Club to hold fashion show, looking for scholarships

■ 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 […]

Profile: ‘Taste’ Chefs, part 1

■ STAFF REPORT This week’s profile may seem a bit confusing on first perusal, but there is a method to our madness. We want to introduce you to the chefs behind “The Taste of Boca Grande,” a few at a time, in the weeks leading up to the event on February 3 at the Boca […]

Obituary: Dick Cuda

A memorial service for Dick Cuda will be held Friday, Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. at the Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande. His family welcomes all friends to join in celebration of his life.

Obituary: Audrey Ayars

Services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18 in Barrington, Ill. for Audrey Armour Ayars, who died from a long illness on Christmas Eve. A lifelong and frequent visitor to Boca Grande, Audrey was the daughter of Jean and the late T. Stanton Armour of Boca Grande and Lake Forest, Ill. Born in 1953, she […]

Items needed for soldier shoeboxes

To the Editor: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is getting ready to send Valentine’s Day care packages to U.S. military troops serving in the Middle East, and your help is needed. The following items are being collected: Protein bars, granola bars, LARA bars Beef jerky Cheap flip-flops for showers Good-quality socks for under boots (black, tan, […]

‘BIPS 4 BIPS’ series begins today with red tide forum

■ STAFF REPORT Barrier Island Parks Society will be hosting a new speaker series called “BIPS 4 BIPS,” and the first part of that series begins today.  The series will include two forums in collaboration with Mote Marine Laboratory. The event on Friday, Jan. 10 (today) will cover red tide with an update on what […]