Author: Boca Beacon

Youth fishing tourneys done for 2015, next season’s dates set

May 11, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The Boca Grande Community Center hosted its last Youth Fishing Tournament of the season on Saturday, May 2 at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier. The weather was windy and the bite was slow. The kids...

Firefighters golf tournament held to support benevolent fund

May 11, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Firefighter Matt Strube with fiancé Brandi and daughter Natalie The Boca Grande Fire Department hosted the First Annual Boca Grande Firefighters’ Benevolent Fund Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 2 at...

Letter to the Editor: A big thanks to all who participated in the OBGBBC

To the Editor: On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Johann Fust Library Foundation, I want to express our sincere appreciation to the community for your generous support and your participation...

Letter to the Editor: Resident challenges last week’s letter

To the Editor: The letter headlined “The Saga of” in the May 1 issue contained a series of unsubstantiated charges (Sunday confrontation) and misleading example (parkway plantings) which impeached the...

Letter to the Editor: A happy community means well-attended churches … right?

To the Editor: We spend six months in Boca Grande, and the other six months we live in northern Ontario, Canada, where I was born and raised. Since building our beloved Camp David on the shores...

Letter to the Editor: A bridge over calmer waters

To the Editor: I went to the GIBA website after reading the account of the last bridge meeting. Under “about us” was a statement entitled mission. “To maintain safe and efficient traffic flow...

Obituary: Byron “By” Carlson

Byron Carlson, called “By” by everyone, he died peacefully April 29, 2015. Born in Topeka Kansas on April 2, 1919 to Louie Carlson and Blenda Dahlstrom, By was a happy child who grew up to be crowned...

Profile: Louise du Pont Crowninshield, fairy godmother of Boca Grande

May 11, 2015
Boca Beacon
News, Profiles

In honor of Mother’s Day this past Sunday, we wanted to do something special for our profile. After much consideration the only path we found suitable was to pursue a profile about Louise du Pont Crowninshield,...

Mote boat ‘Thunders’ into Boca Grande

May 1, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – There’s a new Mote boat in town, and it’s a gorgeous 46-footer. Built by George Luzier, a classic boatbuilder from Sarasota, the boat will be employed to further Mote Marine research...

New BGAA board members

May 1, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The Boca Grande Art Alliance recently elected three new board members. Shown above Past President Cathy Bisset-Parkes handed off the gavel to incoming president on the far right, Barbara Vanyo. In...