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Branch manager

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Featured News, Sports & Outdoors.

This osprey was making a nest near the Range Light last week. He was spied with a number of building materials, found across the island.                         Photo by Matt

Letters: Appreciation for Gasparilla Island sea turtle

Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, Sports & Outdoors.

To the Editor: On behalf of our permit holder, Denise Juergens, I am writing this letter from the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association (BGSTA) to acknowledge and thank the generous individuals, businesses and organizations who have supported the BGSTA during the 2024 sea turtle nesting season. Each of them provided a significant resource for us, […]

Master of mid-century silk screen

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Entertainment, Events, News.

The late illustrator Charley Harper created famous images of nature, for not only magazines, but biology textbooks. Curator and collector Terry Wright will explore the early days of his career on Jan. 17 at the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens at 5800 Riverside Dr., Punta Gorda. Harper worked for magazines like Ford Times with […]

Advice from writer Thomas McGuane lingers still

Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns.

BY KATHY Y. FUTCH One February, a few years back, islander-author Thomas McGuane enthralled an auditorium full of readers and writers in the Boca Grande Community Center. Those present then were rewarded with writing wisdom from his many years of teaching and being published, with added tips from authors he valued. I still value that […]

A welcome for the director of Mount Vernon

Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Events.

Next Wednesday, Doug Bradburn, director of Mount Vernon, will visit the island as part of a Friends of Boca Grande lecture in their History and Heritage series.  Most people over a certain age have a decent knowledge of the life of Washington, but this is no longer the case with later generations. (Indeed, Washington’s Birthday […]

Lemon-aid stand

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, Education, Events.

Virginia & Augusta C. with Tate & Margo S. spent a day in the village selling lemonade to benefit The Island School playground, one of their favorite places. Thank you to the Island customers for their generosity. The children raised a total of $457 which will be donated to The Island School to help rebuild […]

Boca Beacon welcomes user photos

Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Uncategorized.

The Boca Beacon uses many contributed photos each week and welcomes them from the club. A few samples from the last year. We can use them as jpg or tiff; we turn them into a tiff for publication. Please put your name, date and description when you send. You can email us at editor@bocabeacon.com. Covers […]

Fun with numbers for this new year, A.D. 2025

Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.

It’s all in the numbers. Who doesn’t enjoy a date with a good number? Was your date a good number? That’s what we get next week with New Year’s Day, always a 1-1. Christmas Day was a good number, 12-25-24, but a greater date will be 12-25-25. On Christmas Day, we talked to friends visiting, […]