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Dee Wheeler Fund reaches kids with more than $8,000 in grants this year
In 2008, the Friends of Boca Grande Community Center created the Dee Wheeler Children’s Fund (DWCF) to honor Dee for her 3…
Lots of beach trash, several false crawls in this week’s turtle report
BY SUE ERWIN – As of press time, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported 22 Caretta caretta (loggerhead) turtle ne…
Check out the Fust Library summer programs for children
BY SUE ERWIN – The end of the school year is coming soon, and so is the summer heat. The Johann Fust Community Library wil…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Canada’s biggest Beacon fans!
To the Editor: These are your loyal Northern neighbors in Montreal,…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Who will take the place of My Halo?
To the Editor: When Grace and Michael Ott announced they were movin…
Lemon Bay student receives Elsie Bracken award for STEM excellence
Lemon Bay Conservancy Vice President Irene Slattery, presented the Elsie Bracken Conservation Research Award to Lemon Bay …
PROFILE: Capt. Waylon Mills
BY SUE ERWIN – When it comes to catching tarpon, some credit experience as the key. Others claim luck. Many say it’s most …
OBITUARY: Jean Cotten Blum
Jeanne Cotten Blum, a pioneering female executive at IBM and an arts and civic leader in Brooklyn and New York, died Wedne…
A great day for the Fishery property
To the Editor: I believe that most residents of Boca Grande and the communities surrounding the Fishery were excited to re…
Many thanks for a very successful 2018 World’s Richest
To the Editor:
The World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament is an annual event that holds a special place in the hearts of the p…