Boil no more
The Gasparilla Island Water Association’s boil water notice was rescinded on Monday morning, Oct. 28.
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Disaster Fund for business now at $2 million of $3 million goal
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, Featured News, News.
A disaster fund to help some island businesses get back up and running quickly after two hurricanes is now at $2 million in cash and commitments, with a $3 million goal. Last week the fund was $1.5 million. “Each day when I go to the mailbox there are 10 to 20 checks in there,” said […]
Vote at Methodist Church Election Day
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, News.
In-person voting for Precinct 122, typically held at the Boca Grande Community Center, will instead take place at the Lighthouse United Methodist Church for the Nov. 5 general election.The Community Center, which sustained significant damage from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, is unusable. Mail ballots can be tracked as usual at lee.vote. Charlotte County residents can […]
State Park remains closed
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News.
Local State Parks saw varying degrees of damage from Hurricane Milton, including structures and access. The Barrier Island Parks Society is focusing recovery on making these locations more resilient for future hurricane seasons. “An engineer from Atlantic Engineering has been out to both the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum and the Range Light for […]
Bridge Authority engineering chairman thanks the GIBA staff for storm work
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
BY GEORGE MILNE, ENGINEERING CHAIRMAN, GIBA Now that we are in the recovery phase, it is important to acknowledge the foresight, preparedness, and timely responses of Kathy Banson and the whole team at the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority (GIBA) to the many challenges presented by Hurricane Milton. GIBA provides vital access to our island, and […]
Fishing for sustenance, cherishing adventures on the water
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
Lost and shaken From as far back as I can remember, my life revolved around fishing. If I wasn’t participating, I was dreaming about it. I was consumed with fishing, and many of my first vivid memories are tied to it. Many of these memories involved my mother’s father, Guy Lewis. He was patient, understood […]
Charlotte County’s closed fishing piers are un-sung assets
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Sports & Outdoors.
Last week, the Charlotte County Board of Commissioners, in a post-Hurricane Milton meeting, discussed the status of the Boca Grande Fishing Pier and the Placida Fishing Pier, both currently closed. Like Lee County’s beaches and our state parks, much of the area’s park infrastructure is closed, damaged and in need of restoration. (See story on […]
Bette Gallagher 1929 – 2024
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
Bette Joan (Davis) Gallagher, 95, of Augusta, Michigan died peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Bette was born July 20, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Charles Christopher and Mary Gertrude (Dertinger) Davis. Bette grew up in Detroit and was a 1945 graduate of Immaculata High School. She dedicated her life to […]
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Interim pastor at First Baptist Church, Ken Lindow
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
Sitting in his rocking chair and playing with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren will have to wait. Dr. Ken Lindow Sr. is now the interim pastor of the First Baptist Church of Boca Grande. He was born in Wisconsin, moved to Oregon, and then back to Wisconsin. He went to school in Minnesota and did his […]
Coral Creek Club reopened Tuesday, Oct. 29
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News.
The Coral Creek Club reopened the front nine holes and dining on Tuesday, Oct. 29 after limited damage from hurricanes. “We were better than most,” said Coral Creek’s General Manager, Teejay Alderdice. All 18 holes will be open no later than Nov. 7, or a few days earlier. Coral Creek was supposed to open on […]