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2016 End of the year review
December 30, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN As 2016 draws to an end we like to take a look back at the some of the major stories that sparked headlines in the Boca Beacon this year. An historic moment was commemorated on …
Meet & greet set with Benacquisto on Thursday
December 30, 2016
STAFF REPORT State Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto will host a meet and greet on Thursday, Jan. 5 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Special Interest Room at the Boca Grande Community Center. Senator Benacquisto …
Profile: Mike Weddle
December 30, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN Mike Weddle has been alluring people onto the dance floor performing live roll and roll music in Boca Grande for nearly 20 years. Mike has been the lead singer and rhythm guitar…
Obituary: Ruth Ross
December 30, 2016
Ruth Ross, who dearly loved Boca Grande, died on October 15, 2016. She was born in 1925. A memorial is being held on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. at St Andrews Episcopal Church on Gilchrist Ave.
A Christmas tarpon surprise at Wildflower
December 30, 2016
■ BY LBC PRESIDENT JIM COOPER It was the coolest morning in Placida this year at 57 degrees on December 10 as I drove north on Placida Road at 7:15 a.m. and turned right onto Gasparilla Pines…
Merry Christmas from the Boca Beacon crew
December 23, 2016
A final paving update: Yes, they’re done!
December 23, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT Commuters to the island are smiling today as the AJAX road paving project on the island is now finished. Lee County Government Communications Director Betsy Clayton said all the …
BIPS: Renovated Gasparilla Island Range Light soon to be unveiled
December 23, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN The tenting on the Gasparilla Range Light will be coming down soon. Barrier Island Parks Society Executive Director Sharon McKenzie said all of the metal work is done on the light, a…
Thefts from boats reported on ‘Damfi’ streets last week
December 23, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT Three separate cases of thefts from boats occurred on the island and were reported recently. According to reports on Saturday, Dec. 10, GPS units were allegedly stolen from a vessel …
Boater charged with numerous counts in Gonzalez fatal accident
December 23, 2016
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE An arrest has been made in the June boating death of an Englewood man. According to Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office booking reports, Dalton Matthew Reas, 20, of Wauchula w…