Tag: Boca Beacon

BGFD to hold pet CPR/first aid class this weekend

May 24, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Silvia McCoy, a trauma nurse who runs Rescue Garage of North Port, will be teaching pet CPR and first aid this Saturday, May 25, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Boca Grande Fire Department. McCoy...

Howling at a blue moon

May 24, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The father and the son took honors at the “Howl at the Moon” Invitational Tarpon Tournament on Saturday, May 18 in Boca Grande Pass. Capt. Lamar Joiner Jr. and his “Searene’ team...

Range Light beach parking to re-open this weekend

May 24, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN It’s a holiday weekend, and many residents are wondering whether they will be able to park at the Gasparilla Island Range Light State Park beach. The good news is that it is expected...

Johann Fust Community Library to offer free programs in June

May 24, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Johann Fust Community Library is offering the following free programs for children in June: The Bucky and Gigi Show 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 19 Location: Boca Grande Community...

Tax-free holiday May 31 – June 6 on storm supplies

May 24, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT With a sales-tax-free holiday May 31-June 6 on hurricane supplies, Floridians should plan to stock up on the things they find most valuable when a storm hits. Portable generators, gas...

Annual art show to coincide with World’s Richest , June 7 and 8

May 24, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT In collaboration with the 2019 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, Carroll Swayze presents the 8th Annual Boca Grande Invitational Art Festival on June 7 and 8.

Lights out for nesting season, learn your types of turtles

May 24, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association would like to remind everyone that sea turtle nesting season officially began on May 1, and it’s more important than ever to remember to cover up...

Obituary: Lauren Knowles

Recently I lost my hero. Lauren Knowles was the strongest person I have ever known. In 2014 we were told that she had stage 3 HER2 positive breast cancer. I didn’t know what to do or say, I just hugged...

Obituary: Patricia L.H. Drumm

Patricia Louise Hayes Drumm departed this life peacefully on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Montereau Assisted Living in Tulsa. Born May 27, 1930 in Fayette, Mo., she was the daughter of Jay Button and...

Profile: Richard Gordon

May 24, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Chef Richard Gordon has been cooking up delectable dishes at Fusion for the past two years, and that’s a result of decades of experience dating back to when he was a teenager. “My first...