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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation would like to thank Helen Fraser who directed a generous charitable donation to the Foundation upon her death last year. Helen gave back to the Boca Grande community with her time and talent serving as a trustee of the Boca Grade Health Clinic Foundation board. Planned […]
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To the Editor: Last Friday my daughter and I were strolling along the beach with our two Labs when Cleo, my daughter’s Lab, went into the Gulf, started swimming straight out and did not stop. Before we could react she was too far out and moving too quickly. You can just imagine our panic as […]
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To the Editor: The 22nd annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival this March will be a month-long, fully virtual celebration of the power of reading brought to the community by the Lee County Library System. Nearly 30 acclaimed authors will provide nightly programming March 1-12. Other highlights include the opportunity to video chat with headlining and […]
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SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – Submission Note: The COVID-19 situation remains fluid. This article reflects information known at the time it was submitted to The Boca Beacon. Before we answer your questions about the COVID-19 vaccines, please note that if you have already called the Boca Grande Health Clinic, your name has […]
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BY KATHY BANSON-VERRICO – The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority (GIBA) is pleased to announce its newest customer service feature – online access for standard toll pass accounts. The site can be used to update contact information, set up notification preferences, request additional passes, edit payment information, add funds, view pass usage, print receipts and monthly […]
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STAFF REPORT – More than 325 Boca Grande families carry a Healthnetwork Card with a phone number they can call to connect themselves and their family members with top specialists and medical centers in the country. They call the Healthnetwork hotline when they need expedited access for diagnosis, treatment, executive physicals, travel information and more. […]
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STAFF REPORT – On Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 4:30 p.m. Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center will host a livestream event, “Connie Mack, former Republican U.S. Senator.” The presentation is subject to opening guidelines, and an in-person event may be added. Stay tuned for announcements. Connie Mack III has had many titles throughout his […]
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STAFF REPORT – Have a little science with your morning coffee on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. during a virtual event with Mote Marine Laboratory. Dr. Ryan Schloesser, Program Manager for Fisheries Ecology & Enhancement at Mote Marine Laboratory will present “New Technologies Moving Fisheries Ecology and Stock Enhancement Forward in a New Decade.” […]
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Jerry Edgerton was elected to his second term as chair of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board Wednesday at the board’s monthly meeting in the Community Center auditorium. Dennis Maloomian, the group’s newest member, was selected as vice chair. The selection of officers was the only item on the brief agenda […]
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Two artists new to Boca Grande will be joining favorites Johan Bjurman and John Mitchell Sr. as the men put on their masks and raise their brushes for the third annual Guys Art Show next week. The show opens Friday, January 22, at the Boca Grande Art Alliance from noon to […]