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The Island School golf cart parade is Wednesday, May 28

This coming Wednesday, join in celebrating The Island School 5th grade graduates as the golf cart parade makes its way thro…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Affectionate family biography of television’s Robert Dale Martin

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from a family biography of actor and producer Robert Burns Nachtmann, profession…

Pendergrass in D.C. with Gators

Lee County Commissioner Cecil L. Pendergrass, Vice Chairman of the Lee County Board of County Commissioners and proud r…
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Flamingos in air, canoeist Peter Frank on The Great Loop

Perhaps, as God intended, we are truly living in some sort of tropic…
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This Date: Hillside’s pier, cracks in bridge and time capsule at Lighthouse United

Looking back into previous Boca Beacon issues: FIVE YEARS AGO: Th…
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Letters: How many cars do we have to have before it is crowded?

To the Editor: As Yogi Berra once said about Coney Island, “Nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded.” Are we going t…
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Tarpon season is in full swing; time to enjoy waters

Tarpon season is in full swing. The Ladies Day tarpon tournament was successful despite windy weather. Capt. Frank Davis…
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Boca H2O lineup for Saturday

This Saturday, May 24, is the Buzz Me’Up Boca H20 Festival, held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and…
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Briefs: Blue barrels end; assist Engelwood Helping Hand

The last day of the blue food barrels for Boca Grande on island was Monday, May 19. Jane Caple thanks all for their support…

This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO Family Tradition takes first place in the Quarantine Queens Classic, the island’s answer to the Ladies’ D…