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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Boca Beacon Back Pages, Community History.

Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO The Barrier Island Parks Society announced that John Rice would be their new president, and Krista Potthast-Haynes was the new vice president. TEN YEARS AGO Boca Grande residents with homes in the Northeast were the feature on the front page after Hurricane Sandy slammed their homes. Gov. Jeb Bush […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lee County property appraiser announces addition of post-Ian aerial photography

Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.

To the Editor: Lee County Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell announced today the addition of aerial photography to the Property Appraiser’s website (leepa.org) for access by taxpayers, appraisers, contractors and other interested parties.  The aerial photography was taken in the days after Hurricane Ian’s landfall on September 28 and will help the Property Appraiser’s Office identify […]

Whidden’s non-conforming structures discussed at Historic Preservation Board meeting

Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Community History, News.

Boca Grande’s Historic Preservation Board made a point during its November 9 meeting that permits are still required for any changes, demolition or construction necessary as a result of Hurricane Ian. Rules have not been suspended because of the storm, although some accommodations are being made to allow repairs as quickly as possible. If the […]

Celebrating Veterans Day: One man’s opinion

Written by Dean Laux on . Posted in Community History, News, Opinion.

I am a veteran of the Korean War, and I have been alive and reasonably sentient during the six “hot” wars my country has engaged in since 1941. As a writer, I have interviewed a large number of veterans, from enlisted GIs to three-star generals, and from unwilling draftees to gung-ho flyboys who couldn’t wait […]

Sign up now for the 27th annual GIFT Tournament

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.

The 27th annual G.I.F.T (Gasparilla Island Fly-fishing Tournament), presented by Gasparilla Outfitters to benefit the Boca Grande Historical Society, will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 22, so if you’re in for some fly-fishing action you should sign up now. Official rules for the tournament are: 1)  All teams will consist of two anglers, Guides may […]