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Citizen Mack Part 2

BY T MICHELE WALKER “Citizen Mack” is a two-part series on Connie Mack and his new memoir, “Citizen Mack: Politics, an Honorable Calling.” Connie Mack is sitting across from Richard Nixon. They are discussing whether or not Mack should run for the Senate. As Mack told the story, “I said to him, ‘I don’t think […]

Elisabeth Obry Henneberger

Elisabeth Obry Henneberger, 87 died on April 1, 2021 in Riverview, Fla. Born January 31, 1934 in Weilerbach, Germany, she immigrated to the U.S. in 1957, with her husband and infant son. They spent 10 years in the NYC area. In 1967, her beloved husband, Henry, of 66 years, moved them to New Hampshire and […]

Myung Soon Chung

Myung Soon Chung (Woo) of Boca Grande, Florida, and previously of Barrington Hills, Illinois, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 28, 2021. Born in Pyongyang, Korea in 1931, to Kyung Chun Woo and Yim Jinsil Woo, Myung Soon was the eldest of eight children. Her family was in the garment business and owned […]

April 12 Talk with Dr. Virani

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC The Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Foundation are proud to welcome Salim S. Virani, MD, Ph.D., a tenured professor in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, Director for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, and Cardiologist at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs […]

Citizen Mack Part 1

By T. MICHELE WALKER – “Citizen Mack” is a two-part series on Connie Mack and his new memoir, “Citizen Mack: Politics, an Honorable Calling.”     Connie Mack shot his age on the golf course last Monday. The location was the Lemon Bay Golf Club while golfing with his friend, Dod Fraser, host of the Friends of […]

Wheeler Road Dog Park closed on Fridays 6 a.m. – 1 p.m.

STAFF REPORT – The Wheeler Road Dog Park is closed on Friday’s from 6 a.m. – 1 p.m. for dogs to run freely or  for individuals to congregate prior to 9 a.m.   The park is leased to Local Roots (the Farmers Market) and they have exclusive rights to the park during these hours.   […]

Live Poets to present ‘Poetry in the Garden’ featuring Richard Blanco

SUBMITTED BY JOHANN FUST LIBRARY FOUNDATION – On April 1 at 4 p.m., the Live Poets of Boca Grande will present “Poetry in the Garden,” an online poetry reading.  This year “Poetry in the Garden” is dedicated to the memory of Julian Keevil and the memory of Les Nash. Boca Grande poets reading are Simonetta […]

Boca Beacon up for 16 awards in the Florida Better Weekly Newspaper competition

STAFF REPORT – The nominations are in for the 2020 Florida Press Association “Better Weekly Newspaper” contest, and the Boca Beacon is sitting on 16 nominations in various categories. The Beacon received two nominations out of three in the “Sports Page or Section” category, with entries from Capt. Sandy Melvin and the Beacon’s Art Director, […]

Getting back to normal: It’s not just COVID any more

BY DR THOMAS ERVIN, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – It was brought to my attention that March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, not to be confused with National Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, or any other cancer awareness month. As a practitioner and student of cancer medicine for the last 40 years, every […]