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From the Boca Grande History Center: Delmar Fugate and the Pink Elephant (Part II of a series)
August 27, 2021
Submitted by the Boca Grande History Center
In our August 6 edition of the Boca Beacon we ran part I to this series featuring the Fugate family of Boca Grande, compiled from Boca Grande History…
The question of insurance liability and sidewalks: We may save our pink pump, our outdoor seating and our flowers, but at what cost?
August 20, 2021
While Lee County Ordinance NO. 21-XX, presented at the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting last Wednesday, sounds like a great way to allow us to “keep Boca Grande, Boca Grande,” and t…
Lemon Bay Golf Club, giving kids ‘A Better Shot’
June 24, 2021
BY T MICHELE WALKER – When looking for a quality camp for children, there are certain tell-tale signs that you’ve found the right place. For example, when you walk in while the campers are on a bre…
Summer is here! Here are five tips to make it a healthy one
June 24, 2021
BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – Sunday, June 20, marked the official start to summer for all of us that live north of the equator. The June solstice is when Earth arrives at the point in its orb…
The healing power of music therapy in correlation with brain health
June 22, 2021
BY T MICHELE WALKER – Science is finally catching up with what musicians have known since the dawn of time. Singing heals and is beneficial for our emotional, physical, and cognitive well-being. Ru…
Flyin Hawaiian team takes first and more for $50,600 prize in 2021 World’s Richest
June 12, 2021
Congratulations to the team on the Flyin Hawaiian for winning first place and $50,600 in the 2021 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament! They got the first place money, plus the cash prizes for t…
GIKC releases slim, but fun was big!
June 11, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The skies were gray and the bite was sporadic in the 2021 Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament, held on the afternoon of Saturday, June 5, but the Riley Irrigation T…
Boca Grande Fire, LCSO respond to several accidents on the island this week
June 12, 2021
STAFF REPORT – Local first responders responded to three different accidents on the island this week, but luckily none with serious injury involved.
The first call came in on Friday, June 4 at appr…
OBITUARY: Charles Field
June 11, 2021
On May 30, 2021 Charles F. Field, 94, of Scituate was reunited with his wife of 68 years, Florita, who predeceased him in 2019. Charlie leaves his children Amy Chessia (Scituate) and spouse Eric St…
OBITUARY: Marjorie Ann Moore
June 11, 2021
Marjorie Ann Moore, 81, of Kirkwood, Missouri, passed Monday, May 31, 2021, after a courageous eight-year battle with lung cancer. Marjorie was a great friend, wonderful mother, and even better wif…