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To the Editor: Get the children outdoors to learn about the natural world around them! Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center, Inc. (CHEC) will be conducting Spring Break Camp 2019 at Cedar Point Park for children ages 8 to 12 beginning Monday, March 18 to Friday, March 22 from 9 am to 3 pm. Our theme this […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN She worked at the first district attorney’s office in the country that introduced DNA evidence in a major homicide case in 1986, before the courts ever accepted it as reliable. She was also responsible for helping change the way laws treated domestic violence cases. Linda Fairstein will be the featured guest […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The inaugural Boca Grande Film Festival exceeded the expectations of organizers – ensuring that the 2020 event will be an even greater affair. “We felt it was a wonderful success,” said Steve Laughlin, who spearheaded the event, suggesting the concept to the Friends of Boca Grande last March. The Boca Beacon, […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Two visitors were the victims of a vehicle burglary this past weekend at the south end of the island. According to Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports, an island deputy was notified by the complainant that she was visiting the island on Saturday, Feb. 9 with her friend. They arrived at Gasparilla Island […]
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■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Pam Hannah’s dining room table has been covered with papers for the last several months, but it doesn’t bother her. As president of the island’s United Methodist Women, Pam understands that a little clutter – along with a lot of volunteers – is necessary to pull off a successful 2019 Strawberry Festival. […]
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To the Editor: I had the opportunity to stop by the Smart Studios on Boca Grande last week to view their “Nature Protests” art exhibit in an effort to increase environmental awareness of what is impacting our beaches in Southwest Florida. Several local artists used a mixture of watercolor, oils, multi-media collages and photographs to […]
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To the Editor: Please let me explain my actions regarding the protest art show I just hosted at my gallery. I have a problem, you see, a problem with pollution because I am an asthmatic. I can’t breath the air if there are too many nasty things in it, and I have to go to […]
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To the Editor: Thank you to the kind and honest person who found and returned my bracelet to the Community Center office. I never knew if it was valuable, but it was precious to me, as it belonged to my fairy godmother. With sincere appreciation. Z. Ranney
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In the last three weeks the Boca Beacon office has been flooded with letters, emails and other forms of communications regarding service at the Boca Grande Post Office. With about 50 messages in front of us with all sorts of problems presented we can only come to one conclusion: There is a […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Get ready for more hilarity and fun as the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Dog Show comes to the stage for it’s biannual return. On Saturday, March 16 at 10 a.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center, the Boca Grande canine community will have its day as dogs will compete in breed classes, […]