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■ STAFF REPORT Island author David Sparks will be releasing the sequel to “Burying Pinkie Pie” within the next weeks. “What Carlos Knew” will be available on Amazon.com. “Burying Pinkie Pie” is a story about a teenager who is dealing with the antics of life in a setting similar to Boca Grande. The protagonist is […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Nicole and Chris Cowart have been spending too much time at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando lately. Normally Chis spends his days building homes in Boca Grande, but an unfortunate situation changed that recently. Their 8-month-old baby girl, Ensley, was having trouble processing food and was recently diagnosed with a rectal malformation. […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Gretchen Lovewell, manager of Mote Marine’s stranding investigations program, gave a presentation on “Red Tide’s Toll on Marine Animals” to a packed room at the Boca Grande Community Center on Tuesday, Jan 14. Andria Piekarz, director of development at Mote, introduced Lovewell to the crowd. “Gretchen has been active in the stranding […]
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■ 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 […]
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■ 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 […]
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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 […]
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To the Editor: I want to say thank you for all of your help. You are so nice to tell others about my book. I could not have had the opportunities with out your help. You guys do such a great job each week. And a special thanks to Piper’s mom, Mrs. Shortuse, for calling […]
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There are more than a few Boca Grande property owners and regular visitors who are very well acquainted with Nantucket, and many of those are familiar with the iconic ’Sconset Bluff Walk. It is a walkway approximately one mile long, and its width varies from location to location along the way. It is very much […]
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■ STAFF REPORT On Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. everyone is invited to hear Christine Johnson, the president of the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, speak. The location will be the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. A reception will follow the presentation in the Woman’s Club Room of the Community Center. Since the […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Why is Jan Myers standing in front of her garage door empty-handed? It’s because she needs more items for the Bargain Room at the United Methodist Women’s annual Strawberry Festival. The Festival is March 7, but it’s not too early to get rid of some of your clutter or unused items. Jan […]