Profiles
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Front line voice for island first responders, Julie Brooks
August 1, 2024
Julie Brooks is the voice you hear on the phone when you call the Boca Grande Fire Department’s non-emergency number. She is the administrative assistant to the chief, as well as to anyone in the …
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Love for island, calling at the Health Clinic, Angela Begley
July 26, 2024
Working in the healthcare field can be one of the most rewarding careers going. That is something Angela Begley has discovered, and it gets even better when you can do it at the Boca Grande Health…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Took Baghdad, now construction and hunting, Rodney Yount
July 18, 2024
Like many young people, Rodney Yount joined the military as a “young buck,” looking for adventure while showing his patriotism. He ended up having adventures, but he paid a bigger price for them t…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: New at the Boca Grande Fire Department, Gavin Morley
July 11, 2024
Gavin Morley is among the newest members of the Boca Grande Fire Department. He is not a rookie at firefighting though, since he served on the Charlotte County Fire Department for five years, foll…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: No chum of the noxious Boca Grande iguana, Brian Ambrose
July 3, 2024
As one story goes, sometime in the 1980s, a man and his children grew weary of caring for their pet iguanas. They decided to visit the Range Light in Boca Grande and deposit the no-longer-loved pe…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: From Illinois crime lab to turtle volunteer, Arlene Hall
June 27, 2024
Her byline in the Beacon should be enough of a clue that Arlene Hall is someone worth getting to know. She is the one who has been writing about the happenings with the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Asso…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: From Beach Rescue to Boca Grande, Sarah Cislo, firefighter
June 20, 2024
Sarah Cislo grew up with sisters, but she seems to have a good handle on working in what is usually a “man’s world.” Sarah is one of two new firefighters at the Boca Grande Fire Department. She is…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Six generations in Boca Grande, Caro Onofrio
June 13, 2024
Usually, getting sick or injured is a pain – in more ways than one. In Boca Grande, though, it is made less so because of the people who work at the Boca Grande Health Clinic. One of those people …
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Boca Bay’s new community manager, Emma Doras
June 6, 2024
Emma Doras has only been at the Boca Bay Associations for about three weeks, but she brings good experience and a love for Boca Grande with her as the new community association manager and general…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Teejay Alderdice, From Canada glaciers to Coral Creek
May 30, 2024
He’s a little tired of talking about himself, but Teejay Alderdice agreed to do it one more time for a Boca Beacon profile. He has just completed a long and intensive application process to become…