Author: Staff Report

Travel: Tanzania and Rwanda expedition, sights include black rhino

BY BILL AND KATIE CALDWELL Note: Boca Beacon readers Bill and Katie Caldwell visited Tanzania and Rwanda with guide Adam Nkinde of Wilderness First Travel after hearing him speak at the Community...

Brief: Doro Bush Koch at St. Andrew’s on Jan. 18

January 4, 2024
Staff Report
Community, News

Doro Bush Koch will speak on the topic of mindfulness on Thursday, Jan. 18 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 4 p.m. Most of us won’t experience what it’s like to have people we love, members of...

Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board sets Jan. 10, 2024 meeting

January 4, 2024
Staff Report
News

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet Wed., Jan. 10, at 10 a.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center. There is only one main item on the docket, namely a public hearing to convert 446...

Chowder for The Island School set for Jan. 19 at Beach Club

January 4, 2024
Staff Report
Education, News

Get ready Boca Grande, it’s Chowder Dinner time again, and this year the event will be held at The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club. The Island School PTO’s annual fundraiser, featuring the best soups...

Letters: Thank you to Capt. Jeff Corkhill

Editor’s note: Capt. Jeff Corkhill (pictured above at right) will be moving on from Boca Grande as of Monday, and Lt. Jeff Sawicki, who had been at Captiva Island, will be taking his place. Island...

GIWA prepares for election of directors at Jan. 16

January 4, 2024
Staff Report
Community, News

The annual meeting for the members of Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. During this meeting, the election for three open seats on the Board of Directors...

Obituary: Susan Kruder, 1931-2023

January 4, 2024
Staff Report
Obituaries

Susan Bruggemeier Kruder of Akron, Ohio and Boca Grande, Florida passed away at her home in Florida on December 10, 2023 at the age of 92 comforted by her loving family and caregivers. Susan was born...

Boca Grande deaths in 2023

December 29, 2023
Staff Report
News, Obituaries

Visit our Obituaries Page or obits on Legacy.com for links and biographies. January 2023 Lizora Miller Yonce, Jan. 14 Charlie Edward Campbell, Jan. 15 Jane McKneely Italiano, Jan. 15 H....

2023: Boca Grande Year in Review

December 29, 2023
Staff Report
Featured News, News

The year 2023 was a year where things got back to normal, mostly, from Hurricane Ian. While there were still many houses and condos that were still incomplete, Gasparilla Island came back to some sense...

Young Life group supports local youth, helps them give back through faith

December 29, 2023
Staff Report
Community

Englewood Young Life is celebrating one year as their own independent area! As of October 1, 2022, Englewood is more localized with its own area director, part time admin, board, and volunteers. This...