Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Sports & Outdoors.
As we have written about before, the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Golf Tournament will not be held at The Gasparilla Inn & Club, but has been picked up by a brand-new venue: Wellen Park Golf & Country Club. This is purported to be a stellar course, so why not try it out? […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Columns, Community History.
FIVE YEARS AGO At a public hearing, Charlotte County Commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance to adopt a small-scale plan amendment – which included a change from resource conservation to commercial zoning and building heights to 39.9 feet – at The Fishery property. TEN YEARS AGO We got 7.5 inches of rain in one week, leaving […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Opinion.
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Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: The State Attorney’s Office would like the public to be on alert for a scam happening in Southwest Florida, targeting people being subpoenaed for court cases and demanding money. These scammers are reading the public record files of cases and calling those being subpoenaed. They are utilizing information in the cases to […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: This week, I highlighted the success of the My Safe Florida Home program, which helps Floridians harden their homes against storms while reducing their insurance premiums. It’s no secret that our country has faced a hardening property insurance market, and Florida has already seen a very active hurricane season. This program has […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Police & Fire.
Two pieces up on new tower … work will begin again next week (Cover photo by Bob Melvin) Joe Steele and Luke Boultonhouse have become very acquainted with our regional airports. They are two of the representatives from T Steele Construction, Inc., a telecom construction company out of Rock Island, Illinois, who have been working […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Police & Fire.
Boca Grande has been known to experience its share of miracles, and this past week we had evidence of that again. The Boca Grande Disaster Relief Fund has found a way to donate another major gift – $100,000 – to the Auxiliary Emergency Radio Communications project. Having already donated $50,000 to the cause, this is above and beyond … and also very necessary.
This leaves a figure just shy of $80,000 remaining out of a needed $305,000. The BGDR Fund has donated $150,000; the Boca Grande Woman’s Club has donated $75,000; and Boca Grande Charities, Inc. has donated $1,500 (for an initial 10 additional BTech radios for volunteers).
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Education.
The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce has announced that it will hold their annual fall golf tournament to raise money for scholarships at an off-island venue.The tournament will be held at Wellen Park Golf and Country Club, a new 18-hole course in the new planned town of Wellen Park, off of River Road in Venice. […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, Obituaries.
A rescheduled celebration of life for Sam Dixon will be held on Sunday, Oct. 1 at his (and Suzanne’s) residence, 2301 Williamsburg Way, Englewood (Placida/Cape Haze) between noon and 5 p.m. The family says that anyone who wants to stop by should do so, as there might be something interesting in the fryer. No need […]