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Profile: Betty Hill
■ BY SUE ERWIN – Betty Hill distinctly remembers arriving in Boca Grande for the first time in 1955. It was a time when ther…
Ladies Day committee thanks all for a great time
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce’s 26th Annual Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament had a successful outcome…
Thank you to all who have served
To the Editor: We will always be grateful and thankful to the Beacon for the story of John Bourgoin and Walter Tatko. Great…
Sundown puts the rest to bed in 2016 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Capt. Timmy Smith hadn’t caught a lot of…
Day One of World’s Richest yields 24 releases
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Day One of the 2016 World’s Richest Tarpon Tourn…
Get thee to the stage at 8 for WRTT winners
■ STAFF REPORT Fishing in the 2016 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament ends at 6:30 p.m. tonight, May 20, and the winners of t…
BIPS update: Progress on the Range Light acquisition
■ BY SHARON MCKENZIE BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY The Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS) reported that thus far the fu…
Fire Department rating improves, homeowners insurance could see drop
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Fire Department took part in a Public Protection Classification survey in March. The results…
Boat motor thefts occur on island, gas barrels found stashed on Cayo Costa
■ STAFF REPORT A Naples man was arrested on Wednesday, May 11 after hundreds of gallons of gasoline were found in barrels of…
Howlin’ at a half moon, Capt. Waylon and his team take first in annual tournament
■ BY SUE ERWIN The tarpon were rolling in every direction as the sun was setting on the day of Friday, May 13 … and they s…