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■ BY SUE ERWIN Cheryl Miller has been collecting shells in Boca Grande for many years. She and her husband Bruce were reacquainted with the Island in 2002. They lived in Naples then but soon found themselves spending every possible spare moment on the island. Cheryl collected over 10,000 shells in a ten-year period. She […]
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Carolyn “Carol” Pell Colin, aged 87, died peacefully on January 7, 2018 at her home in Boca Grande after a valiant struggle with cancer. Carol was born February 19, 1930 in Englewood, New Jersey, the daughter of Charles Elmore Endres and Dorothy May Van Wirt. After graduating from Syracuse University, Carol worked for Bonwit Teller […]
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■ BY VIRGINIA EDMONDS, SOUTH FLORIDA MUSEUM Snooty the manatee’s personality and charm gave face to the plight of wild, endangered manatees. He was also the spark that led the South Florida Museum to join the Manatee Rehabilitation Partnership (MRP) in 1998 and take an active role in rehabilitating sick or injured manatees so they […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE While many have been waiting with bated breath to hear about the outcome of a proposed condominium/restaurant/shopping complex on the old Fishery property, they will have to wait a bit longer for the outcome. Late afternoon on Thursday, Jan. 4 the Charlotte County Planning and Zoning Board sent out a notice […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Sometimes life can throw a wild curve ball, disrupting daily routines and putting obstacles in the way of those trying to move forward. Boca Grande residents Edie Gardner and Tim Dumas will be the keynote speakers at a free event at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at the Boca Grande […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN When U.S. Sugar CEO Robert Buker took the stage at the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium on Wednesday evening to discuss Florida’s sugar industry, audience questions following the presentation sparked both support and irritation. Buker provided an inside look at the sugar and citrus industries, focusing on Florida’s oldest and largest […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE CAMERA CLUB On Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 10 a.m. in the Houghton Room of the Boca Grande Community Center, commercial photographer and graphic designer Perry Johnson will speak to the Boca Grande Camera Club on “Editing and Modification Tools for the Digital Photographer.” Johnson is the founder, owner and […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB The Boca Grande Garden Club will host the well-known author, radio commentator, newspaper columnist, and gardening legend, C.L. Fornari, who will speak on the topic of her latest book, “The Cocktail Hour Garden: Creating Evening Landscapes for Relaxation and Entertaining,” in addition to adding advice from an […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Eric Hronowski has visited many countries, and he continues to have a keen interest in travel. But recently he’s been spending most of his days in Boca Grande. Eric currently co-manages Boca Blooms on Palm Avenue with his wife, Terese. Exhausted from battling winters in New England, they packed up their […]
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To the Editor: A 12-foot long great white shark weighing nearly 1,700 pounds recently journeyed away from its normal stomping grounds and is swimming off the coast of Tampa Bay. Miss Costa is an immature great white shark that was pinged by OCEARCH, a nonprofit research group, on September 23, 2016 off the coast of […]