IN THE SPOTLIGHT: R.N. Lindsay Dalton
There is a new face at the Boca Grande Health Clinic. Say “hello” to the new registered nurse, Lindsay Dalton. Nurse Lindsay has been a part of the clinic staff for about a month and is excited t…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Teacher Susan McKenzie eager to start her first year at TIS
There is a special place in Susan McKenzie’s heart for second-graders. She loves teaching all elementary grades, but second-graders have a “special wonderment” about them. “There is an excitement …
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A new TIS teacher for the ‘littlest’ students has arrived in a big way
When you walk into Gretchen Hughes’ kindergarten room at The Island School, you will know you are in a magical place. There is nothing ordinary about this entrance into formal education. Gretchen …
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Kelly Carpenter
Kelly’s spent a lifetime working with kids, and their lives are better for it
Kelly Carpenter has no children of her own, yet she has hundreds. She is the new director of the Boca Grande Presc…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Beacon writer Sheila Evans is always looking for the next adventure
Sheila Evans knew Boca Grande as the premier swimming beach in the area, and she made a point to bring visitors to see the sand, the lighthouse and the beautiful turquoise waters whenever she coul…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Ken Burnette
Ken Burnette wants to die in Boca Grande – but not for a good long time. He and his wife, Barbara, have fallen in love with Boca Grande and want to live in this town, on this island, until t…
In the Spotlight: Just Martyn, please No formal titles for new Methodist minister
July 1 marks a starting point in the liturgical year for those in the United Methodist tradition. Not coincidentally, it is also common for new Methodist pastors to begin their service on the firs…
SPOTLIGHT: Ken Fortney – 97 and still working at The Inn golf shop
Responsibility is something Ken Fortney learned from a young age … and has never shirked from. He will be 97 next month and he is still working. Ken is that wise golfer you see in The Gasparilla…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Elaine Williams retires after delivering your newspapers for 26 years
Elaine Williams probably woke up around 1:30 a.m. this morning, but, unlike a week or so ago, today she could roll over and go back to sleep. Elaine is now retired. Her role as the iconic newspape…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Boca Grande – for many, it’s a way of life, not a location
By Emerson Wickwire
Emerson Wickwire and his wife Barbara have been Boca Grande residents for more than 25 years. These are his thoughts about what it has been like to watch the changes that ha…
