Tag: Boca Grande Community Center

Turkey Hoop Shoot this Saturday

November 17, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Lee County Parks and Recreation annual Turkey Hoop Shoot will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 18 at the Boca Grande Community Center’s outdoor basketball court. The event...

Royal Palm Players cast rehearses for season opener ‘Duets’

November 10, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY ERICA RESS MARTIN What happens when four couples dare to deal with the differences in their relationships? Well, it’s complicated. Once again, the Royal Palm Players have produced a hilarious show...

America’s conflicts: The Great War, WWI

November 3, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT A two-day symposium on World War I is planned to take place from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on November 9 and 10 at the Boca Grande Community Center. The event will feature two keynote speakers. Margaret...

Just more reasons we are blessed to be here in Boca Grande

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This past Saturday was the traditional Halloween Carnival, an event that island kids have treasured for almost 40 years. It was raining by the time the carnival began, but that didn’t...

Are you ready to sing your heart out?

October 27, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT Join the Royal Palm Players at the Boca Grande Community Center on Friday, Nov. 3 at 9:30 a.m. as the third year of “Grande Glee” begins. This year’s theme is going to be fun. FUN! It’s...

Prepare your haunting best … the carnival is coming

October 6, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

Kids, start thinking about your costume and decide if you are going to be scary, funny, cute or adorable for the Annual Boca Grande Community Center Halloween Carnival. The carnival will be held on...

Home on E. Railroad Avenue is proposed site of assisted living facility – Proposal to go before Historic Preservation Board on October 6

September 29, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Several interesting projects will be discussed this month by the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board, and they will hold two different meetings this month to make up for a cancelled...

Battening down, lucking out, counting our blessings – The worst didn’t come, but it came to our doorstep

September 22, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

Our sweet Miss Dee: 1941-2017

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If Louise du Pont Crowninshield could be called “the fairy godmother of Boca Grande,” Dee Wheeler could most certainly be called “the mom of Boca Grande.” There is not enough...

Furry friends from here to eternity

March 31, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUE ERWIN When you’re placed in the awful position of deciding what to do when your pet is nearing the end-of-life stage, you are faced with some serious questions: How do I know it’s time? Is it...