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Michael Davis Wood, age 79, passed away on February 19, 2022 in Wayzata, Minn. surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his beloved wife, Judy, and by his children: Elizabeth Jarvis (Aleix), McLean, Virginia; Benjamin Wood (Catherine), McLean, Virginia; and Susan Bell (Weldon), Minnetonka; his grandchildren: William and Caitlin Jarvis; Lauren, Olivia, and […]
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To the Editor: It was our pleasure to be back at the library this season, celebrating 21 years of History Bytes. I’d like to thank all who made this past February’s History Bytes program a huge success. The History Byte program began with Sally Van Italie’s idea and Capt Robert Johnson organized the program for […]
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I am writing this letter to the Boca Beacon in hopes that you will publish it in an upcoming issue and help plant the seed of an idea benefiting the entire community. I write as a friend, admirer, and long-time visitor to Boca Grande, which stands out for the way its citizens and residents have preserved the charm, history, and small-town character of the island and its town center. For the downtown area, the unpretentious traditional architecture of small-town America, white steepled churches, friendly local shops and galleries, and quality dining are what makes Boca Grande so inviting, so unique, so walkable, and so special.
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To the two birds who are now the stewards of Placida, which is an estuary bay of Coral Creek (Caloosa Creek?). Imagine after your bridge card party, you and your mate took off to fly to the tops of 60-foot pine trees that encircled an ethereal small valley of deep ferns (where your babies could fall down safely). Above, another 100 pelicans (pterachtodons?) deafening pelican-Jurassic Park noise all in the pine tree rookery that was, through time, on that point or nearby, where they could fish the Placida shallows.
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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Art Center thanks Carol Stewart of Michael Saunders Real Estate for her generous support of the Art Center. The Valentine Art Show was sponsored this year by Mrs. Stewart and we couldn’t be more appreciative. From all of the committee, staff and every exhibiting artist, we appreciate your commitment […]
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Re: Interested volunteers needed to Join Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Board of Supervisors The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority has an Advisory Board position opening. Advisory Board members are Non-voting Board members serving 4 year terms. All GIBA Board Members are required to file an annual Financial Disclosure (Form 1) to the State Ethics Commission. The […]
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“People used to live there – real, working people – and that is what is not being preserved.” – Melissa knight Melissa Knight’s family have lived on the Cape Haze Peninsula for generations; the last names in her family tree read like a local history book – Knight, Cole, Albritton, Schwerm, Dixon and Nabers. Many […]
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Wilson is offering his services and expertise to individuals and, in some cases, organizations (he currently does contract work for sheriff’s offices, police departments, etc.). People who want to learn more about every day weapons usage and carry, self- defense, maintaining awareness and other related topics come to him for advice. Even as the world we live in gets more dangerous, many people still won’t acknowledge that services like the ones that Wilson offers are useful and needed.
“People don’t want to talk about those things; it’s horrifying to most people,” he said. “It’s a sensitive subject. Whether you think it can happen here or not, Boca Grande is not the only place you will travel. It’s not about if it will happen, it’s when.”
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How much progress has been made since the toxic-algae crisis that devastated Boca Grande and other Florida communities in 2018?
How likely is a recurrence of the red tide and blue-green algae that killed marine life and posed a public health threat to Floridians?
Have the political and policy responses to Florida’s toxic-algae crisis been adequate?
Those are the questions at the heart of an event Friends of the Everglades and VoteWater are co-hosting March 22, at the Boca Bay Pass Club Power House. You’re invited to join us for a “Clean Water Conversation: LIVE” moderated by Boca Grande’s own Wesley Locke. This informative and fun gathering will begin at 5 p.m. with an interactive presentation, to be followed by a 6-7 p.m. outdoor cocktail reception open to the Boca Grande community.
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Just because you can get most anything all the time, doesn’t mean you should.
Probably words to live by but for internationally known Ariella Chezar, it describes the backbone of her floral design philosophy. Ms. Chezar, who will be working with Boca Grande Garden Club members during the group’s annual “Flower Week,” places sustainability and seasonality at the center of her floral practice.