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Celebration of Life for Bill Munsell

Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.

A Celebration of Life for Bill Munsell will be held on Saturday, March 26, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.  The service will be followed by a casual reception, also at the church.

OBITUARY: Portia Westerfield

Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.

On February 20, 2022 Portia Westerfield, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away with a smile on her face and in the loving company of her husband, James Kroll. Born in Evanston, Illinois, on November 15, 1930 to Eleanor and Alexander Patterson, Portia lived a rich and robust life. She was raised in Paoli, PA and on […]

OBITUARY: James C. McGill

Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.

James C. McGill, 93, of Valparaiso, IN was born in Chicago, IL on May 8, 1928 and passed away on March 9, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. Jim attended Culver Military summer school and graduated from Valparaiso University. He served in the US army from 1951-1953. Jim retired in 1993 as Chairman Emeritus at […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Apology given for miscommunication over Bike Path signs

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

Every morning I pick up trash….even things as small as cigarette butts….along the bike trail when I’m walking home. One morning this week, there were quite a few signs that had been put up along the path urging us all to be polite and careful. They did not appear to be official, so, mistaking them for an individual making a personal statement on a right of way used by just about everyone, I removed them.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lee County launches new resource website for resident information and transparency

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

To the Editor: Lee County today launched a new resource website to provide a wide range of information tools to residents and visitors in a single, easily accessible location. The site is available here: www.leegov.com/tools. It is part of the Lee Board of County Commissioners commitment to their strategic priorities, which include community engagement. The […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: CCSO Tells motorists to find another way home this St. Paddy’s Day

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

To the Editor: The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a traffic initiative during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday and into the weekend. During this campaign, deputies will be highly focused on areas where impaired driving has been statistically prevalent. This will include increased DUI patrols and other enforcement efforts aimed at preventing impaired […]

ECOWATCH: Manatees’ deaths spur fight for endangered status

Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Opinion.

As the death rate of manatees continues to rise (1,101 last year and 382 since the first of this year), a rush is on to save the manatee, and one way to do so would be to get them reinstated on the Endangered Species List.
Many lawmakers and environmental groups are spurring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the government agency that would make such a decision, to place the manatee back on the list. So far there has been no decision made by this agency. Letters to the FWS asking them relist this remarkable Florida marine mammal as endangered would help.