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EcoWatch: Unruly trained dog

March 8, 2024
BY HARRY KALAJIAN  As a dog owner, sooner or later you will opt for some obedience classes. Owners must realize professional dog trainers are not magicians, they just know the proper steps n…

Write to us at the Boca Beacon letters page

March 8, 2024
The first part of democracy is sharing your point of view. The Boca Beacon wants to hear from you. We like to hear from you on matters grand, and otherwise, that relate to Boca Grande and her larg…

Letters: Preschool appreciates donors and friends who supported Beach Ball

March 8, 2024
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Preschool’s annual Beach Ball was held pool side on Monday night at The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club. It was a magical night and a big success thanks to the generosi…

Letters: Thanks to the men of the boat ‘Lucky 13’ who came to assist

March 8, 2024
To the Editor:  We want to thank the two men in their boat “Lucky 13”, whose names we did not catch and who helped us enormously last Friday evening. We had house guests visiting, Hal a…

Letters: Real reason for the GIBA bridge authority about access to island

March 8, 2024
To the Editor: I read the brief excerpt and felt that the author left out some important points regarding the creation of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority. In my 47 years as resident o…

Letters: Artists thank Boca Grande community for support for festival

March 8, 2024
To the Editor:  I want to express my sincere gratitude to everyone in Boca Grande for embracing the Art Festival recently.  Art On Park Avenue was very successful and I appreciate bei…

Hot dogs with the Methodists at the Strawberry Beach 

March 8, 2024
On Sunday morning, the day after the Strawberry Festival, a four-year-old boy posed a question. “Can we go to the Strawberry Beach?” The boy, unconcerned with actual geography, thought the w…

The Island Golfer: Cap patrol prevents sandbaggers from unfair advantage

March 1, 2024
BY SCOTT COTHERMAN Hang around the first tee at any golf club and you will hear foursomes pair off for friendly games of wager. This includes the exchange of player handicaps which, thanks to a…

SW Florida Fishing: Trout Time …

February 29, 2024
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN Last week was a good one for big speckled trout in the backcountry. We also saw some nice redfish scattered around as well. On these warmer days, we saw some big snook …

SW Florida Fishing: It’s time for a day on the water

February 29, 2024
BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR Spring fishing is so great, I love it. Big snook, reds, trout, and suicidal pompano on the shallow grass on windy days all makes for a great day! We don’t normally see larg…