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Florida Warbirds Squadron: Taking to the skies over Boca Grande

June 19, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY CAROLINE CLABAUGH – Having two very important veterans in my life, my father, retired LT Col. Edward “Shorty” Livingston and my husband, former Air Force, Airman First Class, Mark Clabaugh;...

Prestigious amateur golf contest held at Coral Creek Club this year

June 19, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – Just over the bridge, off Placida Road behind a tiny, unassuming sign, lies one of the most scenic golf courses in the area, The Coral Creek Club. The 18-hole, Tom Fazio designed...

GICIA performs ecological restoration on donated lots

June 19, 2015
Boca Beacon
Featured News, News

SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – On June 13, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) successfully completed the ecological restoration of three single family lots owned...

Letter to the Editor: Many thanks for another successful Gasparilla Island Kids Classic

To the Editor:The Board of Directors of Boca Grande Charities, Inc. would like to thank everyone for making the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament such a great success. In five short...

Letter to the Editor: 2015 Charlotte County homeless point-in-time count

To the Editor:The Homeless Coalition’s 2015 Point-in-Time Count indicates that across Charlotte County during a 24-hour time period, 548 people were considered homeless, as defined by the federal Homeless...

Letter to the Editor: Volunteers are the key to event success

To the Editor:In our busy work-a-day world sometimes it’s easy to pass on pitching in when events are organized in and for our community. The assumption being that someone else will be at the...

Profile: Gary Cross (You know him as Gary from The Barnichol)

June 19, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – This is probably the first time one of our profiles has admitted so readily they were part of a cult. That news will no doubt come as a surprise to so many who know Gary Cross...

Ahlers and team takes top honors in 2015 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament

June 12, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Lucky Lady proved worthy of her name when Capt. Steve Ahlers and his team brought more tarpon to the boat than any other in the 2015 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament,...

Haag team takes first in Gasparilla Island Kids Classic

June 12, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – There were 120 excited kids in Boca Grande Pass on Saturday, June 6, all waiting to catch that winning silver king in the Grande Aire Gasparilla Island Kids Classic.Capt....

Congratulations to the TIS Class of 2015!

June 12, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Five graduates headed toward the stage last Friday, June 5 at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium, while a full house of family and friends looked on. There were tears,...