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■ By Susan Erwin Island artist Linda Wolcott remembers what it was like at a very young age to come for the first time to visit Boca Grande. She arrived on the island via train with her parents and her two older sisters when she was just four years old. “I remember holding my mother’s […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Bird rescuer Doris Mager will present a special discussion entitled “Birds of Prey” at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16 at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium. Mager, 90, rescues and takes care of injured birds. Former Governor Bob Graham has named her “The Eagle Lady of Florida.” She has been […]
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■ SUE ERWIN New construction is rapidly increasing on the north and south ends of Boca Grande as the trend for luxury homes continues to grow. According to My Florida Regional MLS, the principal tracker of sales throughout the state, the sales statistics for the Englewood Area Board of Realtors – including the Lee County […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Coast Guard rescued two St. Petersburg fishermen after their 37-foot boat sank 52 miles northwest of Boca Grande, Florida, early Monday. At 2:27 a.m., watch standers from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received multiple Mayday calls via marine radio VHF-FM channel 16 from the captain of the commercial fishing boat, Ruby-D, […]
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■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Gasparilla Inn Club Spa & Fitness Manager Gabrielle Brady started working at the gift shop at the Inn in 2010. Since then, she has held various positions at the club and was promoted to her present position last October. Originally from Englewood, New Jersey, she relocated to Englewood, Florida with her […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Island artist Toni Wolcott is originally from West Harftord, Connecticut. She started coming to Boca Grande in the 1970s. “At first, I came down to visit my mother because she lived here, and I liked it so much so I started renting a place every year. Then I bought my house […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Tuesday, March 2 at approximately 10:30 a.m. it was beautiful weather for a walk … but not necessarily for a group of elderly travelers who were making a pilgrimage to an island church. They found out the hard way that weight restrictions are stringently followed on the Gasparilla Island Bridge […]
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The children of La Vega Christian School in the Dominican Republic have once again donated their artwork for this benefit exhibition and silent auction. The exhibit will be held at Smart Studio, Monday March 14, and final bids will be accepted by noon on Saturday, March 19. Last year’s exhibit was very successful, with funds […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Beverly Grady of the law firm of Roetzel and Andres in Fort Myers gave a presentation on Wednesday morning on “The Unique History Of Boca Bay – from Port to Beautiful Residential Neighborhood.” From density issues to the digging of a marina, Grady discussed dealing with the governmental issues that led […]
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BY BOOTS TOLSDORF – It occurs to me that everyone loves a musical. What is not to like? It’s a great marriage between story and song, where songs advance the plot, the plot deepens the characters, the characters fall in love, and all live happily ever after. Well, almost. West Side Story can make us […]