This date in the Boca Beacon: Powerhouse awarded for preservation

FIVE YEARS AGO

The Parsonage at the Lighthouse Methodist Church had completed its renovations and “lifting.”

TEN YEARS AGO

Island Art Days was held on Park Avenue. Artists and vendors filled the parking lots with their wares and artwork.

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Lee County Sheriff’s office held a public demonstration at the Wheeler Road ballfield. A bomb squad robot was shown, a pilot spoke as well as a mounted volunteer.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

The Island School secured funding and a building permit to proceed with construction of a 6,000 sq. ft. classroom building at the Boca Grande Community Center.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO 

The issue of the found Lockjoint Cemetery discovered by landscapers was recommended to be turned over to the county attorney to determine where the resting place would be for the Cemetery.

THIRTY YEARS AGO

CSX Corp. received a prestigious award from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation for its Boca Bay Power House restoration.

THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

The Jaws of Life, a hydraulically operated lifesaving equipment used to rescue people trapped in accidents had been ordered for the Boca Grande Fire Department.

FORTY YEARS AGO

Jack Harper, president of Miller’s Marina, Inc. was circulating a petition at the marina to garner support for a proposed addition.

FORTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Mound Key, one of the largest and finest Indian Mounds in the Charlotte Harbor area was vandalized with a bulldozer.