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To the Editor: Help your dog or dogs be the best they can be by teaching them basic commands, completing a training course with them or training them to become part of a certified pet therapy team. In January, Suncoast Humane Society is hosting a variety of canine training courses at 250 Center […]
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To the Editor: Volunteers from Boca Grande and surrounding cities – making up a multicounty area team – have collected enough gift-filled shoeboxes to reach more than 31,400 children in need through the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child, but they are not resting on their success. Although local drop-off locations have closed for the […]
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Robert R. Hesse, Ed.D. of Indianapolis, Boca Grande (FL), Leland (MI) and Florence (IT) died on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at age 85 from complications of cancer. Bob was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1931 – a first-generation American of German/Swiss parents, his passion for music led him to a life that […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Emmy Szoke was a very proud mom when her son Frank graduated from Lemon Bay High School and at the same time completed a dual enrollment aviation maintenance program with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2015. Frank is a descendent of the Cole, Futch and Dixon families, all of whom […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Gulfshore Tenors along with accompanist Laura Friesen will be performing at the Boca Grande Community Center at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10. Experience an evening of operatic delight. The collaboration of these three very talented and highly acclaimed young tenors creates a singing sensation unique to Southwest Florida. […]
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■ BY MARY BESS Tickets for the Tour of Historic Homes and Luncheon of the The Boca Grande Historical Society go on sale December 5th. The luncheon and tour will be held on February 2, 2017. Luncheon at the Gasparilla Inn begins at 11:30 a.m. The tour follows from 2 to 4:30 p.m. […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY RPP The Royal Palm Players, Boca Grande’s own theater company, is very excited about reviving their collaboration with the Literature Forum to present a dramatic reading of Arthur Miller’s award-winning play, ‘All My Sons.’ For more than 10 years the two groups worked together to present readings of classic plays like ‘Cat […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Four years ago, Edd Dean planted a seven-gallon potted jackfruit tree on his Boca Grande property. Then he patiently waited until the tree produced a fruit. About a year ago, one small fruit grew. A year later, it had developed into a 15-pound jackfruit. “What’s so unique about this tree is […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande real estate broker Kevin Hyde was born in Port Jefferson, New York, and he’s been spending the summers in southwest Florida since he was 5 years old. He remembers when he was a boy, staying at The Gasparilla Inn cottages where his father entertained business clients. “The […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Hitch up the sleigh and head to grandma’s house on the island, because it’s time once again for the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk. The festivities will commence on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 5 p.m., with downtown stores staying open and offering great sales, refreshments, drinks and […]