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■ BY SUE ERWIN Several years ago, an entrepreneurial storyteller came to Boca Grande to share a tale with children as part of a special program at the Johann Fust Community Library. Gladys Varga is an integrated-arts storyteller and theatre teaching specialist. She combined her education along with experiences from her lifetime – […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you’ve been on or off the island recently you might have noticed some work crews surrounding the old railroad trestle near the mainland. Contrary to what you may have heard, they are not tearing the trestle out. They are instead inspecting the trestle and, in some circumstances, replacing parts of […]
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This Saturday there’s a lot going on, but one thing you won’t want to miss is The Island School’s 3rd annual Chowder Dinner. It will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (it has been timed nicely around several other events that day) at the Crowninshield Community House. Not only will you find some of […]
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SUBMITTED BY RPP – Royal Palm Players has a simple strategy: FUN. Everything RPP does is supposed to be fun for the people in the show, working behind the scenes and most importantly, for the audience. This time, RPP has topped itself in the FUN category! In an unusually ambitious move, they are producing both […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Hilja Bilodeau has been keeping very busy as CEO of the Boca Grande Health Clinic since last summer. She officially started the job on August 1, replacing former CEO Jon Sielert. Her duties include overseeing all of the operations at the clinic on a day-to-day basis. “My responsibilities include making sure […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Residents are invited to a financial discussion at the annual 2017 Economic Summit planned for Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 3:30 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium. Island resident John Kissinger will be moderating the event. This season’s summit will focus on the outcome of the presidential election […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This week our taste buds turn to wonderful things such as such as sliders, somosas, salmon roulade and seafood. This is the second installment of three in our “Taste of Boca” menu series, which explains some of the things you might be eating if you stop by there on […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Islands Park Society has outlined the work yet to be accomplished in its restoration of the Gasparilla Island Light (formerly known as the Rear Range Light). The final stages of planning were discussed at a BIPS board meeting last week. “Who could not be delighted, if not awed, […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande residents were invited to attend a medical lecture and learn more about new treatments that help patients who experience acute strokes, brain aneurysms and vascular malformation. Dr. Italo Linfante spoke to a crowd-filled auditorium at the Boca Grande Community Center on Wednesday, Jan. 18. He discussed conditions that […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Sierra Cunningham has been helping people on the island look their best for the past nine years. She’s a full-time hair stylist at James Griffith Salon at the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club, and if you’ve ever been a client of hers you understand right away how much she loves […]