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Mildred (Millie) St. Clair Pierce Kerr danced to join her “best beau” and husband, John, November 17, 2018. She died as she lived, with grace and joy. She was born November 7, 1922 in Culpeper, Virginia. Millie grew up fox and bird hunting in Orange and Warrington, Virginia with her father (who died when she […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS handled several calls this week that included an accident at 5th Street and Gasparilla Road involving an SUV and a trucker hauling a piece of excavation equipment on a trailer. That call came in at 4:33 p.m. on Tuesday. While it was originally […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Good architecture is made of commodity, firmness and delight, said author Harold Bubil when he gave a presentation called “Florida Buildings I Love” at the Boca Grande Community Center on Tuesday, April 2. “This program is kind of a history lesson based on the Florida buildings I admire,” Bubil said. “It […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Once again Smart Studio opens its heart to display the work of Dominican students from La Vega Christian School. Thirty students along with their art teacher, Massiel Lora, painted typical Dominican and Haitian island scenes. Terry and Gail Cleveland Waite, proprietors of Smart Studio, framed the paintings. Debbie and Mitch Martinez, founders […]
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Nathaniel Henry Whiteside, III (Nate), 89, of Glen Lake, Michigan passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in Kirkland, Washington, of complications of dementia. Nate was born March 18, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Nathaniel Henry Whiteside Jr., and Mildred (Gould) Whiteside. He grew up in Hinsdale, Illinois and spent his summers at Glen […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Dr. Richard Lockey has been a professor of medicine at the University of South Florida since the early 1970s. He is the only remaining founding faculty member of the Morsani School of Medicine at the university. He still participates as an affiliate faculty member when he is not enjoying time with his […]
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The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at background concentrations in Southwest Florida over the past week. In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in one sample collected offshore of Manatee County, one sample collected offshore of Charlotte County and one sample collected offshore of Lee County. […]
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To the Editor: The Charlotte County Property Appraiser is now accepting 2020 exemption applications. Homestead exemption applications can be filed online. Visit ccappraiser.com for further instructions. In addition, applications may be filed in person at one of the office locations: 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte; South County Annex, 410 Taylor St., Punta Gorda; West Charlotte […]
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To the Editor: Last Saturday Boca Grande celebrated the 2019 Boca Grande Woman’s Club Spring Fair, “Safari.” Nearly 100 volunteers participated with us. Starting with the much-anticipated annual bike and golf cart parade, the fun continued at the Community Center with music, popcorn, games and good food. On behalf of the Woman’s Club, we thank you […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE WOMAN’S CLUB Come to the Boca Grande Spring Fair and Bike Path parade tomorrow, Saturday, March 30. Since 1986 the Spring Fair has been an annual island tradition, sponsored by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club as a gift to the entire community. Island children, visiting grandchildren and the young […]