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Robert R. Hesse, Ed.D. of Indianapolis, Boca Grande (FL), Leland (MI) and Florence (IT) died on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at age 85 from complications of cancer. Bob was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1931 – a first-generation American of German/Swiss parents, his passion for music led him to a life that […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The planting of new palm trees on the Gilchrist Avenue median solidifies the fact that Lee County is done discussing the parking controversy that has surrounded that island thoroughfare for almost two decades. It began on Tuesday, and it is still going in earnest as of press time. According […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Emmy Szoke was a very proud mom when her son Frank graduated from Lemon Bay High School and at the same time completed a dual enrollment aviation maintenance program with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2015. Frank is a descendent of the Cole, Futch and Dixon families, all of whom […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Gulfshore Tenors along with accompanist Laura Friesen will be performing at the Boca Grande Community Center at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10. Experience an evening of operatic delight. The collaboration of these three very talented and highly acclaimed young tenors creates a singing sensation unique to Southwest Florida. […]
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■ BY MARY BESS Tickets for the Tour of Historic Homes and Luncheon of the The Boca Grande Historical Society go on sale December 5th. The luncheon and tour will be held on February 2, 2017. Luncheon at the Gasparilla Inn begins at 11:30 a.m. The tour follows from 2 to 4:30 p.m. […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY RPP The Royal Palm Players, Boca Grande’s own theater company, is very excited about reviving their collaboration with the Literature Forum to present a dramatic reading of Arthur Miller’s award-winning play, ‘All My Sons.’ For more than 10 years the two groups worked together to present readings of classic plays like ‘Cat […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande real estate broker Kevin Hyde was born in Port Jefferson, New York, and he’s been spending the summers in southwest Florida since he was 5 years old. He remembers when he was a boy, staying at The Gasparilla Inn cottages where his father entertained business clients. “The […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Amber Todd Guy’s world changed a few weeks ago. Her 3-year-old daughter, Zoe, had a cold that just wouldn’t go away. When a bothersome cough along with a low-grade fever continued to persist after weeks of trying to fight it, doctors discovered Zoe’s white blood cell counts were extremely low. About […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding two crimes that occurred just off-island recently, involving the theft of boat motors and an enclosed trailer. Between November 12 and November 13, the two individuals shown in these photos were observed on surveillance video entering Abel’s Marine, located at 7341 […]
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Joseph Verner Reed Jr., the under secretary for four secretaries general of the United Nations and, as chief of protocol under President George Bush, presided over one of the more colorful diplomatic gaffes in recent history, died on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 in Greenwich, Conn. of a heart attack at the age of 78. He […]