Grass River Garden Club President Holly Breeden (second from right) presents a check for $10,000
to Sandoway House Nature Center. The grant is given to help the Nature Center take their animals
and programs on the road to schools that currently do n
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Volunteers cleaned beaches and waterways from Boca Raton to Tequesta as part of the International Coastal Cleanup.
RIGHT: The Niemann family from Boca Raton (from left): Mark, Lori, Luke and Matthew poses for a photo during the cleanup at the Sandowa
Jennifer Urbanek leads a shark feeding at the Sandoway House. Shelley Gilken/The Coastal Star
By Shelley Gilken
Who needs Sharknado, modern-day megalodon attacks, or a submarine shark lurking off the coast of South Africa? There’s no need for fictitio
The magnetic device, on a fake hand, repels nurse sharks in the center’s pool. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
Shortly before 10 a.m. on a recent Saturday, four ninth-graders from Grandview Preparatory School in Boca Raton pre
Sandoway House Nature Center’s ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ affair attracted 160 supporters who dined, danced, bid on silent-auction items and raised more than $44,000. Photo: Jestena Boughton (left) gives Executive Director Danica Sanborn a chec
Chris Carter Davies grew up on the Jersey shore watching her mom be an active community member
and volunteer. Now she does the same thing as a Gulf Stream resident of the South Florida shore.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Successful fundraisers
Parents and children are invited to a story reading and book signing at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 at Sandoway House Nature Center, 142 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. Meet the creators of Rosie's Song following the 10:30 a.m. shark feeding. The regular
Scott McOwen, the veterinarian at the Sandoway House, talks
to children about Sir Speedy the gopher tortoise, who is a permanent
resident of Sandoway House. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Paula Detwiller
Imagine drawing a blood sample from a maca
Kate Maloney and Zoe Romano, both students at Unity School in Delray Beach, use contrasting forms of communication while at the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, Barefoot by the Sea celebration in Delray Beach. One of the girls followed tradi
Boca Delray Music Society Luncheon: Delray Beach Club
Celebration of Old Delray: The Colony Cabana Club
Closet Couture Luncheon: Benvenuto’s, Boynton Beach
Heading to College: Brianna Ritota, Ocean Ridge
Impact 100 Palm Beach County: $100,000 grant
Sandoway House Nature Center Gala committee members Carolyn Patton (l) and Elaine Morris meet with Honorary Chair Coach Howard Schnellenberger to plan the April 14 event. The gala features live music by The Valerie Tyson Band and lots of dancing unde
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
The Sandoway House Nature Center is the starting point for the first Sandoway House Blue Water 5K Run and 1K Doggie Walk on Nov. 12 in Delray Beach.
“We couldn’t think of a better way to have people see the center and
Grass River Garden Club Co-President Susan Lyons presents a $6,000 check to Nature Center Executive Director Patrick Moorehouse recently at the nature center in Delray Beach.
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