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CCSO: Things you need to know for July 4th

To the Editor:It is only a few days until the beginning of the July 4th weekend, so here are some things to bear in mind to help make it a safer and perhaps less stressful holiday. FireworksIn the...

Obituary: Philip E. Benton III

July 3, 2015
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Philip E. Benton Jr., 86, of Orleans, Mass. passed away peacefully at home on Sunday June 14th, 2015. He was born on New Years Eve 1928 in Charlottesville, VA. He was the first of five children...

Profile: Scott O’Connor

July 3, 2015
Boca Beacon
Profiles

BY JACK SHORT – To put it simply, Scott O’Connor is living the good life. He and his wife, Kristin, aren’t cruising the seas in luxury yachts or gambling in Monte Carlo, but he lives in a tropical...

Blaze ends tarpon tournament season with a win

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY ANGIE MILLS AND MARCY SHORTUSE – The 4th Annual Turnin’ Tides Invitational, is now in the history books. It began with a whole lot of patient anglers biting their nails for two hours,...

GIBA discusses recent bridge failures, wayward walls and paving projects at quarterly meeting

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority board met on June 25 for a quarterly meeting, and foremost on the agenda and in the minds of many residents were recent bridge failures...

Indian tacos to be served this Saturday

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

On Saturday, June 27 a new twist on lunch will be served in the courtyard next to Hudson’s Grocery beginning at 11 a.m. The Native Now Foundation will be serving Indian tacos as a fundraiser for continuing...

Visitor loses ring worth 100K

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Finders keepers, losers weepers, indeed. According to a report provided by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a visitor to the island lost a ring worth $100,000 during her stay. The report states...

MS fundraiser is just another 150-mile ride to Boots and Dick

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – Some people like adding a little challenge to their charity. Boots and Dick Tolsdorf are just such people. In a move that is, amazingly, not unusual for them, the Tolsdorfs are...

Get out that camera, watch your backlighting and make your pet a star through SHS

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Suncoast Humane Society’s 2016 Pet Calendar Photo Contest is in full swing. So dust off your cameras and primp your pets for the chance to have your pet’s photo featured on the front cover of this...

Fallout from Scott’s veto pen hits Gasparilla Island

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – Among the record setting number of items, worth a combined $461 million, that fell to Florida Governor Rick Scott’s veto pen, was a large appropriation for Gasparilla Island State...