Pigskin Pick’em 2022
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Pets of the Week
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Wrong Key
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Celebrating five years of films with ‘Friends’
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Entertainment, Letters to the Editor.
The Boca Grande Film Festival (BGFF) is one of our biggest events of the season, and we have to say that we enjoy bringing the community together for a true cinematic experience. Utilizing almost the entire community center grounds, we transform our venues into a theater atmosphere. With the help of Artistic Director Jonathan Jackson, our BGFF Committee and our BGFF Sponsors, we are able to source and present the top films and documentaries in the major festival circuit.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thoughts on maintaining septic systems and more
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
What would make sense to us and others with whom we have talked moving forward is a specific plan to protect our waters and our health by ensuring that our septic systems are functioning properly. Listed below are a few ideas in that regard. Others will undoubtedly have more.
This Date in the Boca Beacon
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Boca Beacon Back Pages, Community History.
FIVE YEARS AGO The lady who couldn’t make up her mind decided Boca Grande wasn’t for her. Hurricane Irma played tag with Southwest Florida for 11 days before she finally came through the state, but pretty much missed the island. TEN YEARS AGO Many local guides and fishermen went to the Florida Fish and Wildlife […]
Pigskin Pick ’em League
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Water rate hikes eminent …speak your piece now
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
According to the filed resolution, on January 18, 2022, the members of GIWA approved by a vote of 457 to 48 to increase their rates by Rate Indexing. This means that on October 1 of this year and annually each year after this one, water and wastewater rates may change upon approval of the Board, up to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index U.S. City Average – All Urban Consumers. If they choose to increase their rates, they must request a rate increase from the Director of Utilities for Lee County. The request must be approved by the Lee County Board of County Commissioners.
Smoke on the water … and fire in the sky
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Boca Grande businessman Pearce Presnell took this photo from his back lanai on Wednesday night, as a wildfire raged just on the other side of Coral Creek, not too far off island. Pearce said the firefighters were camped out there for a long time, hoping the flames wouldn’t reach Placida homes. He said he could […]