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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Woman’s Club would like to thank members of the Lemon Bay High School girls’ basketball team for helping with the March 16th Dog Show. We so appreciate the LBHS “lady hoopsters” for taking time from their school vacation to be part of Boca Grande’s canine version of “March Madness”! […]
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James Hamilton Geer, 94, passed away peacefully on, March 15, 2019. He threw himself into everything he did, no matter if it was running major corporations, church boards, his kids sports schedules, or family trips. He loved life and enjoyed enabling others to do the same. He was dedicated to his wife, Patricia, of 46 […]
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To the Editor: In Boca Grande, where seasons blur and winter is not cold, spring did nonetheless decidedly begin on March 21, with a beautiful, colorful and exciting floral display. At the sixth annual Art in Bloom Spring Show, the talented artists of the Boca Grande Art Center teamed with gifted members of the Boca […]
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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Camera Club would like to extend a big thanks to all who helped make this year’s “Photography As Art” Show a smashing success! Thanks especially to Brian Corcoran and The BRC Group, LLC for being a loyal sponsor through these many years. Thanks also to Artistic Photo Canvas in […]
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To the Editor: I composed a letter to my island neighbors recently regarding leafblowers, and how they were blowing that lovely afternoon. So many questions and concerns about our little fragile island come to mind. I have closed all of my windows to drown out the noise, but then I am forced to turn my air […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – How strange will it be to start the 2019 tarpon season out without Capt. Cappy Joiner’s voice on the radio. His presence was huge in Boca Grande Pass, as well as in the village. While the feelings people had for him were wide ranging no one would contest that he was a […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The rain arrived at the Boca Grande Community Center at almost the same time the dogs, handlers and spectators came, but temperaments were cheery and soon chased the clouds away. With approximately 50 entries on the registry, the competition was lively and the energy level was furiously paced. With Master of […]
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Ladies, are you ready to win some money this year? The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce has not only announced the times for the Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament and the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, but they also have made the unprecedented announcement that this year there will be cash prizes for first, second and […]
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The Florida Press Association released their 2019 nominees for the Better Weekly Newspaper Awards, and the Boca Beacon team found themselves nominated in nine categories. Each category contains two or three nominees from every newspaper in Class C subscription volume in the state. Beacon Publisher Dusty Hopkins and Editor Marcy Shortuse were co-nominated for “Best […]
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On Saturday, March 30 the grounds of the Boca Grande Community Center will be transformed into a “Safari” of fun. Since 1986 the Spring Fair has been an annual island tradition, sponsored by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club as a gift to the entire community. The theme of the Fair this year is “Safari,”which can […]