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LBHS girls’ basketball team: Thank you!
March 29, 2019
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Woman’s Club would like to thank members of the Lemon Bay High School girls’ basketball team for helping with the March 16th Dog Show. We so appreciate the LBHS “lad…
Obituary: James Hamilton Greer
March 29, 2019
James Hamilton Geer, 94, passed away peacefully on, March 15, 2019. He threw himself into everything he did, no matter if it was running major corporations, church boards, his kids sports schedules…
Did commissioner vote ‘yes’ when he just didn’t know?
March 29, 2019
To the Editor: On March 8, while reading the latest edition of the News-Press, I was surprised to see an article by Commissioner Frank Mann titled, “Eslick bridge removal is a Lee Commission’s rule…
The beginning of spring is heralded with a great ‘Art in Bloom’ show
March 29, 2019
To the Editor: In Boca Grande, where seasons blur and winter is not cold, spring did nonetheless decidedly begin on March 21, with a beautiful, colorful and exciting floral display. At the sixth an…
Thanks to all for a great ‘Photography as Art’ experience
March 29, 2019
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Camera Club would like to extend a big thanks to all who helped make this year’s “Photography As Art” Show a smashing success! Thanks especially to Brian Corcoran and…
Letters from the overwhelmed side: Can’t we talk about leafblowers?
March 29, 2019
To the Editor: I composed a letter to my island neighbors recently regarding leafblowers, and how they were blowing that lovely afternoon. So many questions and concerns about our little fragile i…
Cappy Joiner, Patriarch of The Pass: 1937 – 2019
March 22, 2019
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – How strange will it be to start the 2019 tarpon season out without Capt. Cappy Joiner’s voice on the radio. His presence was huge in Boca Grande Pass, as well as in the village….
Boca Grande dogs take spotlight at Woman’s Club show
March 22, 2019
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The rain arrived at the Boca Grande Community Center at almost the same time the dogs, handlers and spectators came, but temperaments were cheery and soon chased the clouds away…
Details for Ladies Day, World’s Richest starting to come together for 2019 season
March 22, 2019
Ladies, are you ready to win some money this year? The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce has not only announced the times for the Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament and the World’s Richest Tarpon Tour…
Beacon staff nominated for nine Florida Press Association awards
March 22, 2019
The Florida Press Association released their 2019 nominees for the Better Weekly Newspaper Awards, and the Boca Beacon team found themselves nominated in nine categories. Each category contains two…