Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: People often view an approaching new year as a time for reflection – both on the year that’s passed and the road ahead. For many, a new year is a chance to reconnect with nature and commit to spending more time outdoors in the months ahead. Whether you’re a seasoned park veteran […]
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To the Editor: The Gulf Coast Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2022-23 scholarship program.Applicants may visit GulfCoastCF.org/scholarships to review scholarship requirements and complete the online application. The deadline to apply is March 4 and scholarship awards will be announced in late spring.The Gulf Coast Community Foundation assists students of all ages in […]
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The Boca Grande History Center is excited to announce the formal opening of three new exhibits in addition to the current main exhibit, “Boca Grande: Once A Railroad and Industrial Town.” Join them for a special preview, with hours on Tuesday, Jan. 25 from 4 to 6 p.m. at 170 Park Ave.The new exhibits include: […]
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At approximately 7 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 the Boca Grande Fire Department, Lee County EMS and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office were called to Gasparilla Road between 25th and 27th Street for a heavily-damaged golf cart with no one around. It appeared the cart had struck a tree, then flipped. According to authorities they […]
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By Misty Nichols, GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association is excited about relaunching the Volunteer led tours of the Mercabo Cove Site in 2022. These site tours have been extremely popular in the past and have booked quickly. With the restoration of the Cove completed, the 2022 tours will be the first opportunity […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
On Tuesday morning, Dec. 21 it was one of those mornings when you saw a lot of people looking concerned and asking one another, “What is going on?” Wind. It was wind that was going on, and a lot of it. What had originally been reported as the passing through of a standard “cold” front, […]
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By Nancy White Twas a night before Christmas … 10 nights to be exact … the Royal Palm Players performed Miracle on 34th Street, the fifth of 10 performances of Christmas hope and joy, at one of their three dinner theater venues, the Coral Creek Club. Three preceding performances took place at the Lemon Bay […]
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The following is a message from Lt. Jeff Corkhill, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Boca Grande substation. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Function here in Boca Grande would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Your local sheriff’s deputies are working diligently to keep our local streets open […]
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There’s a big change on the horizon for your weekly island newspaper. The Boca Beacon’s website will be keeping you up to date 24 hours a day, seven days a week after January 3. That means we’ll be updating our site as soon as news happens … or at least as soon as we know […]
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Joan Schmidt believes in the adage “help thy neighbor.” Even if that neighbor isn’t next door. After a series of deadly tornadoes that hit the state of Kentucky last week, Joan Schmidt and Martha Shilett wanted to take action. “Oh my! How can we not?” explained Joan. “We’re just two retired ladies with a quick […]