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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…
A word from the Clinic: Any light at the end of this tunnel?
April 10, 2020
BY TOM ERVIN, MD – It is April 8, 2020, five days after Governor DeSantis initiated a “safer at home” status for the state of Florida. COVID-19 cases continue to increase in our state and nationall…
Case of COVID-19 in local Publix worker confirmed
April 10, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Wednesday, April 8 it was confirmed that an employee of the South Gulf Cove Publix, located on McCall Road across from McDonald’s and SuperDay in East Englewood, tested posit…
GICIA Mercabo Cove project moving along
April 10, 2020
SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – The GICIA’s Mercabo Cove is moving along smoothly and TSI Disaster Recovery Engineer Theresa Cauthen reported to the Land Conservancy Committee that they are slightly ahead…
Everything’s squeaky clean at the Boca Grande Fire Department
April 10, 2020
BY CHIEF C.W. BLOSSER, BOCA GRANDE FIRE DEPARTMENT – On Monday April 6 the Boca Grande Fire Department building and apparatus were decontaminated in an effort to keep the building and the Firefight…