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Obituary: Ruth Adair Newman
January 10, 2020
Ruth Adair Newman, 93, of Boca Grande, Florida, formerly of Seville, Ohio died Wednesday, January 1, 2020 in Medina. Adair was born February 23, 1926 in Milwaukie, Oregon to Thomas and Ruth {Flynn} R…
Less leaf blowing = less noise for all
January 10, 2020
To the Editor: For the good of the community, let’s reduce or eliminate leaf blower usage around Boca Grande. We all come here to enjoy family and friends, the outdoors, and the peace and quiet and b…
Thank you for shining light on Promenade
January 10, 2020
To the Editor: I salute you for your efforts to shine some light on the serious erosion of Boca Grande’s character presently taking place along the seawall in town. We all have a lot to lose here. T…
Reader feels death on beach was mishandled
January 10, 2020
To the Editor: I just read your editorial column in the recent Boca Beacon. I too am appalled at the circumstances of handling that “death situation.” I am retired from a 40-year career in cardiology…
Thanks given for dissemination of Promenade information
January 9, 2020
To the Editor: My name is Mike Sheehan and my wife Kathy and I have been owners in the Boca Grande Club for 30+ years. I have never written to the Beacon before but after reading your editorial of th…
Golf cart death to be ruled as accidental
January 3, 2020
■ STAFF REPORT The death of a 40-year-old man in Boca Grande Isles will be ruled as an accidental traffic homicide, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Peer August Segelke, of Blacksburg, V…
BIPS, Mote to hold red tide forum
January 3, 2020
■ STAFF REPORT Barrier Island Parks Society and Mote Marine Laboratory are pleased to host our second red tide forum on January 10, 2020 at the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium from 2 p.m. to…
Boca Grande Health Clinic rings in New Year with a new look and much more
January 3, 2020
■ MARCY SHORTUSE If you’re planning on coming down to the island soon, or are already here after a long spell of being elsewhere, you’re going to find that some big changes have taken place at the Bo…
GICIA announces Mercabo Preserve tour dates
January 3, 2020
■ STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is excited to announce the 2020 dates for the Mercabo Preserve Site Tours. The five tours held in 2019 were compl…
Laurie’s Pantry offers gourmet granola at the Friday markets
January 3, 2020
■ BY SUE ERWIN It all started eight years ago with a single bag of raisin nut granola. After hours and hours in the kitchen testing recipes and hosting granola-tasting parties with friends, Laurie La…