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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE While we have been dealing with an iguana eradication program for many, many years, at Tuesday’s meeting it became apparent that either people haven’t been reading about the situation or just recently moved here. Because of this, and at the iguana panel’s request, we will attempt to break the pertinent information […]
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At the first Lee County MSTU “iguana” board meeting in several years on Tuesday, March 5, the board approved a new budget and had an extensive discussion regarding ongoing lizard control methods.While Kay Wagner has been on the board for years, three new board members joined her – Skip Branin, Sally Kling and Joan Hall. […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Johann Fust Library Foundation will be holding their Spring Book Sale on March 11, 12 and 13. This used book sale is one of the most popular events on Boca Grande. Hundreds of books will be offered for sale, including cookbooks, fiction, nonfiction, coffee table books and children’s books. DVDs, CDs […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Children living in a small community in south Alachua County had only a balance beam and monkey bars at the their local park for years before something remarkable transpired, and Boca Beacon Publisher Dusty Hopkins helped make it happen. He donated a vacant lot to Alachua County, and thanks to funding […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN It’s that time of year again to enjoy fluffy pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausages, grits and fellowship at the Boca Grande Lighthouse United Methodist Church. The laborious efforts to create those delectable breakfasts begin the night before with several volunteers. Chef and greeter Dan O’Connell goes to the church on Wednesday evenings […]
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■ STAFF REPORT This puppy, “Black Jack,” was born February 10 to the Hoeft family on their grandson Alexander’s 10th birthday, a doubly special day. Black Jack’s parents are veteran Dog Show celebrities “Lizzie,” a purebred ruby-colored Cavalier King Charles spaniel, and “Louie,” a chocolate French poodle from Montreal. This makes Black Jack a Cavapoo! […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Island Parks Society invites you to join them in a feast for all senses. Exciting auction items, a savory tropical buffet, music and dancing will be featured at the 23rd annual Green Gala on Monday, March 25. Come feel the “Call of The Islands” Polynesian style under the tent at […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande History Center is excited to bring Ryan M. Duggins, Ph.D. to speak about a recent archeological find. About a year ago Florida’s Bureau of Archaeological Research announced the finding of a 7,000-year-old underwater burial ground near Manasota Key.
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■ BY SUE ERWINStar Ford Whitney and Mills Ford, brother and sister who first came to Boca Grande in 1960 for spring vacation with their mother, Eleanor Ames, and her husband John S. Ames Jr., were the featured guest speakers at an event held on Wednesday, March 6. The presentation was part of the Boca […]
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The home at 341 Gilchrist Avenue is one of those places everyone pictures when they think of old school Boca Grande charm. With a history as long as your arm, room after room of eclectic, grand-scale cottage ambiance and that subtle, clean, comforting smell of well-preserved old book pages, the home originally built in 1938 […]