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Timeline for Boca Beacon June 24, 2022

June 24, 2022
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Hortoons

June 24, 2022
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Wrong Key

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The seeker of lost items; the payment of seeing the immeasurable joy that comes with things found

June 17, 2022
What do people do when they have lost something valuable at the beach? We never quite know how it happens, but when the moment comes, we realize the crisis instantly. We identify the unsettling ex…

Outta Line takes Kids Classic!

June 17, 2022
31 tarpon released in two hours; tournament called early because of weather When Capt Sandy Melvin went down to Boca Grande Pass on the afternoon of Saturday, June 11 about 1 p.m., he left ther…

GIWA water quality report available

June 17, 2022
Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s 2021 Water Quality Report is now available online at mygiwa.com/2021CCR.pdf. This report is designed to inform our membership about the sources and qual…

Boca Bargains to hold second sale this Saturday

June 17, 2022
You thought you’d seen the last of them, as they packed up their wares last weekers, but they had a vision and made a decision to host more furniture seekers. From nine ‘til noon this …

When fishing near rookeries, use caution and take care

June 17, 2022
Fishing action is heavy right now in island waters, as is juvenile bird season. Many of our local feathered brethren are taking care of their young in their nests in local rookeries. When you comb…

Turtle info for the week

June 17, 2022
Turtle numbers from Gasparilla Island State Parks and Cayo Costa Cayo Costa- 230 loggerhead NESTS, 1 green nest GISPs- 25 loggerhead NESTS, 1 green nest