Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
I was considering writing an article about COPD and lung cancer since those diseases are featured as the Awareness Diseases for the month of November. After a try or two, I decided that I was not up for suggesting that people stop smoking, given my failure at suggesting that people get vaccinated and attempt to […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in News.
Mark your calendars for the reopening of the Boca Grande Farmers Market, Friday, Dec. 17 at the Ball Field on Wheeler Road. “Local Roots, the company that manages Lee County Farmer’s markets, is excited to be returning and bringing the farmer’s market to Boca Grande for the season,” said Jean Baer, co-owner of Local Roots. […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News.
Smart Studio will be hosting Missionaries Mitchell and Debbie Martinez on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 9 and 10 at the gallery on Park Avenue. The missionaries will be on hand both days from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to discuss helping Haitian children who are displaced in the Dominican Republic. They will also have a […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: Florida drivers could soon receive deep discounts at the gas pump. Crude oil prices were slashed on “Black Friday” and unable to recover on Monday. The crude price cut was sparked by concerns about the emergence of a new strain of COVID-19 and the implications it could have on future fuel demand. […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: Did you know that pelicans’ beaks can hold more than their stomachs? Or that Brown Pelicans almost went extinct and Florida was instrumental in saving them? How about that our American white pelicans migrate to Florida every year all the way from the Canada? These truly are remarkable, unique birds, and we […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Obituaries.
Cameron Lombard passed away at his home in Sarasota on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021.His wife of 56 years, Patricia, and his two daughters, Heather Felicity and Penelope Cameron, were lovingly by his side. Cameron grew up in Detroit, Mich., the son of Nile Lombard and Christine Cameron Lombard, and brother to sisters Joyce and Carol. […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Profiles.
They were the halcyon days before social media. A time when one would go away for a beach vacation, meet that special friend for life and you’d pinky swear, usually through tears, to stay in touch. Back then, the only option to communicate when you were apart was by being an old-fashioned pen pal. “What […]
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Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns.
– Aldo Leopold, author, philosopher, naturalist, scientist Recent news reports on November 27 listed last Tuesday as Giving Tuesday, which will last until December 3. However, there should not be a cutoff time to be charitable. It is never too late to be generous. The idea is simple: After days of shopping […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Obituaries.
Ann Berry Fitzgerald, 82, of Boca Grande, formerly of Northfield, Ill., died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at the Glenridge on Palmer Ranch in Sarasota, where she had resided for the last year. Mrs. Fitzgerald, daughter of the late Robert Gregg Berry and Margaret Berry Cotton, is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Walter […]