The Boca Raton Tribune Yo u r C l o s e s t N e i g h b o r
Number 602 • Year XIII
East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL
Boca Raton Couple to Celebrate 82nd Wedding Anniversary and 102nd Birthdays in 2023
New Chick-fil-A Restaurant Opens in Boca Raton
February 17 - February 23, 2023
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Boca Raton, FL – A new Chick-fil-A® restaurant will begin serving the Boca Raton community on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Chick-fil-A, Inc. has selected Brent Ripple as the independent franchised Owner/Operator of Chick-fil-A Palmetto Park & I-95.
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Boca Raton, FL – The year 2023 will mark extraordinary milestones for Lou and Edith Bluefeld of Boca West Country Club; they will both turn 102 (Lou on January 9 and Edith on August 4) while also celebrating their 82nd wedding anniversary on February 23. “We’re blessed that we’re still able to live on our own at Boca West Country Club. It’s our 40th year living here, “Lou Bluefeld said. “We’ve stopped having dinner out, but other than that, everything is the same. It’s an amazing thing. Physically, we’re both in excellent shape. We do find that we need each other now more than ever before.”
No. 19/20 FAU Races Past Charlotte to set Single Season School Wins Record
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South County pair among finalists for Boys & Girls Club ‘Youth of Year’
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