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History: Boca Grande in the 1960s

BY KAREN GRACE, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER Betty and Jack Barndollar first came to Gasparilla Island in 1959, a year aft…
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Beam up the Clinic of the Future 

On Wednesday, staff from the Boca Grande Health Clinic and others signed a beam to be placed in the Clinic of The Future, o…
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Our proud Fire Team needed a push!

Last Thursday, Sept. 11, the Boca Grande Fire Department held a push-in cemermony for its new tender and engine. There was…
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Stump Pass Beach State Park reopens after hurricane repair

Parts and pieces of all the Florida State Parks in this region are n…
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County seeks state funds for beach renourishment

At Tuesday’s Board of Lee County Commissioners meeting, commissioner…
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Lee Commission creates 15-seat parking panel

On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the Lee County Board of Commissioners voted to expand a newly created Boca Grande Parking Panel to 15…

Lock repairs

The South Gulf Cove Lock will be closed 8 to 11 a.m., and again from noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 23 through Friday, Oct…
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Letters: Charlotte resident responds to Lee County process and impact

To the Editor: So it appears, according to Richard Weber in his letter to the editor of the Boca Beacon of September 12t…
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CAPT. VAN HUBBARD: Get on the boat, reflect

Despite challenges, we still enjoy special ‘place of paradise’ I understand we will see hotter weather again. I’m enjoyi…

This date in the Boca Beacon: Wildflower Golf Course, Hurricane Gordon and Loose Caboose

TEN YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Fire Board voted unanimously to increase the budget by 8.9 percent. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO…