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Profile: Ed Vick
January 18, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN He served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War and received two Bronze Star medals, the Combat Action ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry –…
Obituary: Nancy Wallace
January 18, 2019
Nancy Brinsfield Wallace, age 74, died August 28th at Talbot Hospice in Easton, Md. The cause was lung cancer. She was born January 25, 1944 in Fairlee, Kent County, Maryland, the daughter of the lat…
Services for Tim Seibert
January 18, 2019
A “Celebration of Life” for Tim Seibert will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. at the Joann Fust Community Library.
Edward J. “Tim” Seibert passed away on December 2 in his home in Boca Grande…
First Florida Water Policy Summit to gather local experts focused on water regulation, legislation
January 18, 2019
To the Editor: With newly elected officials now sworn in, representatives from Captains for Clean Water, the Conservancy of SWFL, the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF), the Center for Bi…
Register now for the 10th annual Tennis Classic
January 11, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Attention tennis players: Tighten up those racquet strings and get ready – the dates for the 2019 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic have been set. Sponsored by The Boca Beacon, the tour…
‘Taste’ chefs are getting ready!
January 11, 2019
The menus are being planned, the tent is at the ready, and the “Taste of Boca Grande”committee is finalizing all the details for this year’s big event. Scheduled for Monday, Feb. 4, 6 to 9 p.m. at th…
A questioning crowd quizzes Mote Marine’s Lovko at ‘Coffee with a Scientist’
January 11, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Close to 100 people filled the Mote Marine Boca Grande office on January 9, to hear Dr. Vince Lovko speak on Florida red tide. His presentation, “Florida Red Tide – What’s True and Wha…
I thought it felt chillier for a minute – Boca Grande turned into Pensacola by local phone company
January 11, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT No, CenturyLink, we are not in Pensacola … try 561 miles south of there. It doesn’t seem like something we should have to say, yet here we are. It has come to people’s attention late…
RPP presents ‘Hamilton’ discussion
January 11, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Two national tours of the blockbuster musical “Hamilton” are crisscrossing the country – as well as setting records in separate productions on Broadway, in London and San Francisco – b…
The Johnson home: A family retreat full of laughter and memories
January 11, 2019
■ BY MARY BESS The search for a vacation retreat wasn’t easy for Craig and Kathy Johnson of Houston.
It would have to accommodate seven children and three grandchildren who gather every year on t…