Author: Marcy Shortuse

PROFILE: Chris Thompson

September 2, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN There is a new face at The Island School this year, and she’ll be providing an important resource for students and their families this school year. , the new school counselor at the school,...

Obituary: Carolyn Smith Frederick

Carolyn Smith Frederick died peacefully on August 30, while at her summer home of many years on Walloon Lake in Northern Michigan. She was born in Indianapolis, IN. in 1928 to Dr. David L. Smith and...

EDITORIAL: Local just back from Standing Rock explains it all

September 2, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial

■ BY LEW AUSTIN HASTINGS – Water. Water is the giver of life. Mni Wiconi in Lakota. Without water life ends. So it should be no surprise that one community has chosen to defend their...

Storms are rolling across the water … are you ready?

August 26, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

With the first real storm threats of the season rolling across the ocean in our general direction, now is the time to make sure your emergency plan is in place. Make sure your hurricane hang tags are...

Registration now open for the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble

August 26, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

If you’re interested in hitting the links at the Gasparilla Inn & Club’s Pete Dye-designed golf course, this is your VIP invitation to the Boca Grande Scramble Golf Tournament, scheduled for Monday,...

Man states swing bridge was closed to boat traffic, GIBA refutes accusation

August 26, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – The Boca Beacon received an anonymous call on Monday, August 22 from a man who complained that the Boca Grande Swing Bridge was closed to boat traffic on the afternoon of Friday,...

Letter to the Editor: Futch explains his airport authority run for election

To the Editor: I am Mark Futch, and I am asking for your vote for Charlotte County Airport Authority. This year’s electoral cycle is a call for change, nationally and locally. The entrenched interests...

Agape delivers water purification systems, food to Cuba

August 26, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – The Venice Christian Ministries Agape Flights took off for Cuba on Tuesday, August 23, the first time the local missionaries have taken goods to the country since the travel restrictions...

Cayo Costa visitor dies while swimming

August 26, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to an emergency call concerning a man who was found unresponsive in the water while swimming off the beach on the harbor side of Cayo Costa on Saturday,...

Obituary: John Norman Grant Quirk

August 26, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

John Norman Grant Quirk passed away surrounded by his wife and children on August 22, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Grant was born in Montreal Quebec, Canada on February 26, 1937....