Author: Marcy Shortuse

Profile: Ed Vick

January 18, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN He served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War and received two Bronze Star medals, the Combat Action ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry...

Obituary: Nancy Wallace

January 18, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Nancy Brinsfield Wallace, age 74, died August 28th at Talbot Hospice in Easton, Md. The cause was lung cancer. She was born January 25, 1944 in Fairlee, Kent County, Maryland, the daughter of the late...

Services for Tim Seibert

January 18, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

A “Celebration of Life” for Tim Seibert will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. at the Joann Fust Community Library. Edward J. “Tim” Seibert passed away on December 2 in his home in Boca Grande,...

First Florida Water Policy Summit to gather local experts focused on water regulation, legislation

To the Editor: With newly elected officials now sworn in, representatives from Captains for Clean Water, the Conservancy of SWFL, the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF), the Center for Biological...

Register now for the 10th annual Tennis Classic

January 11, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Attention tennis players: Tighten up those racquet strings and get ready – the dates for the 2019 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic have been set. Sponsored by The Boca Beacon, the tournament...

‘Taste’ chefs are getting ready!

January 11, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

The menus are being planned, the tent is at the ready, and the “Taste of Boca Grande”committee is finalizing all the details for this year’s big event. Scheduled for Monday, Feb. 4, 6 to 9 p.m. at the...

A questioning crowd quizzes Mote Marine’s Lovko at ‘Coffee with a Scientist’

January 11, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Close to 100 people filled the Mote Marine Boca Grande office on January 9, to hear Dr. Vince Lovko speak on Florida red tide. His presentation, “Florida Red Tide – What’s True...

I thought it felt chillier for a minute – Boca Grande turned into Pensacola by local phone company

January 11, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT No, CenturyLink, we are not in Pensacola … try 561 miles south of there. It doesn’t seem like something we should have to say, yet here we are. It has come to people’s attention...

RPP presents ‘Hamilton’ discussion

January 11, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Two national tours of the blockbuster musical “Hamilton” are crisscrossing the country – as well as setting records in separate productions on Broadway, in London and San Francisco –...

The Johnson home: A family retreat full of laughter and memories

January 11, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARY BESSThe search for a vacation retreat wasn’t easy for Craig and Kathy Johnson of Houston. It would have to accommodate seven children and three grandchildren who gather every year on the...