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Woman’s Club donates $300K for Boca Grande Disaster Fund
In keeping with our mission, the Boca Grande Woman’s Club has made a gift of $300,000 to the Boca Grande Disaster Fund. T…
Maine arrest for suspect in Scarpa’s check theft case
Restaurant missing over $100,000 in funds
On Sunday, Oct. 13, Teresa J. Lessa, 50, of North Port was arrested at Bango…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: New choirmaster, music minister at St. Andrew’s, Glen Olsen
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church has a new Minister of Music, Dr. Glen Olsen. The audience was small but appreciative when D…
Andrew Ireland 1930 – 2024
Andrew Poysell Ireland (Andy), a former U.S. Member of Congress fr…
Dr. Richard Farrior 1925 – 2024
Richard Thomas Farrior, M.D., passed away peacefully in the comfor…
A big Milton shift-er-oo for so many island institutions
The Beacon continues to receive calls about what is where, what will happen when, and when so-and-so will open. So much i…
Woman’s Club scholarship applications
The Scholarship Committee of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club will be accepting scholarship applications starting November 1,…
Grande Chorus finds Christmas concert home
The Grande Chorus is planning to proceed with its Christmas concert with regular members and would like to invite others …
Methodist, Episcopal churches fare well
With all the destruction from the two recent hurricanes, at least two of the churches on the island are feeling blessed. …
Mt. Wheeler of sand operation
Above, the sand sifting process on Wheeler, after being trucked from streets across the island. Wheeler is normally the l…