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A message from the Clinic Director: ‘We are here for you’
April 17, 2020
SUBMITTED BY HILJA BILODEAU, BGHC – The Boca Grande Health Clinic has served the community since 1947. We are here for you now and we will continue to be here for you for many years to come. Rest a…
‘Victory Garden’ is the way to grow for the Petersons
April 17, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Boca Grande Garden Club member Ann Peterson has taken the time to pursue her passions by creating a balance between gardening and cooking. With the help of her husband, Ron, she…
Island food barrel donations given to Englewood Helping Hands this year
April 17, 2020
STAFF REPORT – Island food barrels were picked up earlier this month and stored for the season, but not to worry – they will be back next season. Jane Caple, one of the coordinators of the food ban…
PROFILE: John Edwardson
April 17, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association board member John Edwardson came to Boca Grande as a jack of all trades. The former business leader also volunteers fo…
OBITUARY: Carolyn Falter
April 17, 2020
Carolyn J. Falter, 82, of Boca Grande and Port Clinton, Ohio, formerly of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 4:55 a.m. Friday, April 10, 2020, at her residence in Florida. She was born July 4, 1937, in Tiffin,…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: How can we say thank you enough?
April 17, 2020
To the Editor, How can we say thank you enough to those who keep the heart of our little world beating? To Hudson’s: We can give lots of smiles and thanks to let them know how much we appreciate th…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Information regarding unemployment
April 17, 2020
Letter to Editor, I have information that might be helpful to anyone trying to apply for Florida unemployment. I have unsuccessfully tried to call or go online for over a week and have logged more…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Anecdotal information
April 17, 2020
To the Editor: As currently used by CDC, NIH and FDA the word is used to imply unreliability and therefore by implication invalid information. The legal profession uses this term in a similar manne…
Please, let us know how you feel about a May 1 date to re-open our economy
April 15, 2020
Click on the link below to vote in our poll. bocabeacon.com/poll/do-you-think-the-states-non-essential-businesses-and-schools-should-open-on-may-1/
In our hour of need: BGWC Emergency Relief Fund reviews first set of requests for aid, seeking matching funds
April 10, 2020
STAFF REPORT – The Task Force for the BGWC Emergency Relief Fund met on Wednesday, April 8, to review nearly 50 requests from individuals and local businesses that are suffering from immediate econ…