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■ BY SUE ERWIN Island residents had the opportunity to meet and listen to internationally known master metalsmith Alex Klahm on Thursday, February 9 at the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. Klahm is locally known for his meticulous work on the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse restoration project and many others in Florida and around […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande has been Ben Taylor’s home since he was a child, but his aspirations far surpass our narrow little strip of land. At the age of 17 he recently received his private pilot’s certification, and he’s hoping to get his waterplane certification next. “It’s just something I’ve always […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Island School, a tuition-free charter school for grades K-5, held the fourth annual $1,000,000 Golf Shootout last week on a blustery winter day at The Gasparilla Inn & Club’s golf course. The funds raised by this popular event are a vital component in providing financial stability for The Island […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On the afternoon of February 3, Island School teacher Rebecca Blalock looked around her classroom of students as they packed their things to head out for the weekend. This wasn’t a normal Friday, though, because it would be the last time she would see […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Island author Candice Shy Hooper was born in Agana, Guam. Her father served in the Navy, and her mother was a military wife. As a child, she lived on Saipan, and she moved around a lot depending on where her dad was stationed. Candice moved to the Washington, D.C. […]
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To the Editor: Please mark your calendar to help our next monthly tarpon net pull event at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve this coming Saturday morning, Feb. 18. This is an important event, as it will occur during LBC’s annual Open House at WF Preserve that same day, so there will be many […]
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■ STAFF REPORT. Take 55 flats of strawberries, 55 dozen biscuits, 48 cans of whipped topping, 24 cases of hotdogs and brats, and you have a few of the makings for the 19th annual United Methodist Women’s Strawberry Festival on Saturday, March 4. Hundreds of volunteers are already working on this year’s festival, […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN. Passion. Partnership. Philanthropy. Those are the three words Dr. Michael Crosby, president and CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory, said determine the success of the organization when he explained the mission of the lab to a group of island residents on Wednesday, February 8 at the island office. Crosby gave […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Former members of one of America’s most acclaimed vocal ensembles, the Whiffenpoofs, will be performing at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Proceeds will benefit The Island School. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at the door on the day […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY MARY COOK Prominent British journalist and global affairs authority Martin Walker spoke to a crowd of 270 on Saturday, February 4 at the Boca Grande Community Center. The world that our children and grandchildren will inherit was his topic this year, his third time visiting as an island speaker with […]