Author: Sheila Evans

PROFILE: Terry Hoffman, new Island School art teacher

August 17, 2023
Sheila Evans
Education, Profiles

The Island School has not only found an art teacher with pizazz, they found one with a sense of humor and a sense of purpose. The new art teacher is Terry Hoffman, and she loves bringing out the artistic...

PROFILE: Amy Cyr

August 10, 2023
Sheila Evans
Profiles

Amy Cyr loves music, and she has since she was very young. Now she has joined The Island School as its music teacher, and she hopes to pass that love on to the young people there. Amy is excited...

Local men to take Honor Flight this fall

August 3, 2023
Sheila Evans
Community, News

Two local men will be taking the trip of a lifetime in October, as they have been chosen to be aboard the second Honor Flight from Southwest Florida in a year. Pastor Gary Beatty of island’s First...

The smell of fresh office supplies and school uniforms fills the air as TIS is almost back in session

August 3, 2023
Sheila Evans
Education, News

The Island School is at full capacity this year, as 60 students will start school on Thursday, Aug. 10. Head of School Christine Oliver is looking forward to a “normal” school year, free of pandemic...

The Baptists are back at home!

July 20, 2023
Sheila Evans
Community, News

Boca Grande’s Baptist community celebrated in grande style as the congregation returned to its own church building July 16 for services. The fellowship hall will be the venue for services for a while,...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Effie Joiner

Author George Bernard Shaw famously claimed youth was wasted on the young. Apparently, he never met Effie Joiner, because she is not wasting a moment of her youth. Effie is not yet 27 but is putting...

Bayou bridge might be gone by the end of the year, GIWA says

July 13, 2023
Sheila Evans
News

The Gasparilla Island Water Association’s “Bayou Bridge” will be dismantled by the first of the year – and maybe sooner, according to GIWA Executive Director Ron Bolton. The low bridge is on 7th Street,...

‘Bully Patrol’ author talks about the latest books in the series

July 13, 2023
Sheila Evans
Community, News

Kathy Auman has a fan club. The members are mostly young children, but many are also the parents of these children. For those who are not familiar with Kathy and what the fan club is all about,...

Second Honor Flight scheduled for October of this year

July 13, 2023
Sheila Evans
News

Southwest Florida Honor Flight (SWFL) has just announced it is hosting a second Honor Flight this year. The first one was in May (and included Boca Beacon publisher Dusty Hopkins), and this next one...

If only love was enough … Suncoast helps newborn pups who lost their mama

June 29, 2023
Sheila Evans
Community

The call went out last week. Suncoast Humane Society was in desperate need of people who could foster newborn, fragile puppies. The mother of these puppies came to Suncoast in desperate need. She was...