Author: Marcy Shortuse

Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament this weekend

June 9, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE First it was Ladies Day. Then it was World’s Richest. Now it’s the kids’ turn, as the 2017 Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament is scheduled to drop lines in the water...

Lighthouse boardwalk almost complete

■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve taken a walk near the water at Gasparilla Island State Park over the past year, you’ve most likely noticed that the boardwalks on the beach side were pretty much washed out. A...

Water restrictions in place for Charlotte County – Probable soon in Lee

■ SUBMITTED BY GIWA The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s (SWFWMD) governing board voted last week to increase water restrictions throughout the region, which affects the Charlotte County...

Holy silver kings! 43 releases recorded for Ladies Howl at the Moon 2017

June 9, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE It was an extraordinary night of fishing for the 2017 Ladies Howl at the Moon on Saturday, June 3, with a double-header (and both brought to the boat) for one team, seven releases...

Beacon team up for nine awards in FPA annual contest

June 9, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Beacon team is proud to announce the newspaper is up for nine awards at the Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper Contest, to be held this year in August in Naples. Beacon...

Historic cottage moving to Fort Myers? We’ll find out soon

■ BY SUE ERWIN A local television news station reported recently that Lee County is looking to move a 1920s cottage once owned by Katharine Hepburn to Fort Myers Beach. The report stated, “The Boca...

Baby ducks stranded — Safety Harbor to the rescue … or not?

■ BY SUE ERWIN A home watch worker observed seven baby ducks that appeared to be stranded in a swimming pool at a home on Jose Gaspar Drive recently. When Cindy Burleson noticed that the water level...

Volunteers remove 30 bags of trash from north fishing pier

■ BY SUE ERWIN More than 30 volunteers showed up on June 3 to help clean up the north fishing pier. They removed more than 30 bags of litter, and some other items that appeared to have been dumped. Aaron...

Skeeters driving you crazy? They are breeding big time

■ BY SUE ERWIN Mosquitoes seem to be more of a problem this year than the previous few. And it’s very possible the lack of rain in the late spring contributed to a massive larvae problem occurring in...

Profile: Alex Shouppe

■ BY SUE ERWIN Alex Shouppe has been fishing in Boca Grande with his grandfather, Byron Shouppe, Sr., and his dad, Byron Jr., since he was strong enough to hold a fishing pole. And years of practice...