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Friendly island face seeking help to send WWII vet to ceremony
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
■ BY SUE ERWIN Cathy Joel has never served in the military, but she hopes to send her neighbor, a Pearl Harbor survivor, to the 75th anniversary ceremony of the attack on December 7, 2016. John Seelie is a 93-year-old Veteran who lives in Englewood. Seelie was a 19-year-old soldier stationed at Schofield Barricks on […]
Help support Tank’s Legacy, and let’s find Frankie a new home
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
■ BY SUE ERWIN Saving the lives of unwanted animals is a costly and daunting task, but one tireless island restaurant owner refuses to give up hope. Blanche Vedette is the founder of Tank’s Legacy Animal Rescue, a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization created in honor of Tank, a dog Vedette personally rescued. She […]
Profile: Dr. Bill Heisel
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Profiles.
■ BY SUE ERWIN Dr. Bill Heisel’s home art studio in Boca Grande is filled with colorful oil paintings that line the walls of the room, while white canvases sitting on easels wait for fresh new paint to give them life. Heisel has been painting for about eight years. Never previously having an […]
Celebrate World Ocean’s Day with Mote on June 4
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Editorial, Letters to the Editor, News.
To the Editor: Come celebrate our connection to the ocean during a World Oceans Day Family Festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at Mote Aquarium. World Oceans Day is an international day of ocean celebration that provides an annual opportunity to honor, appreciate and help conserve the world’s oceans. […]
Letter to the Editor: I don’t think you understand what I meant
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, News.
To the Editor: After my letter to the editor in the Boca Beacon appeared a couple weeks back Ms. Watkins, chair of the bridge board, called me at my home. We had a civil conversation about what had transpired at the public meeting. She assured me the board is doing everything in their power to […]
Hill Tide Estates closer to development
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The proposed development called Hill Tide Estates is a little closer to fruition. On Thursday, April 28 Boca Pass Partners LLC received word from the Lee County Hearing Examiner’s office that their report and recommendation had been approved for rezoning to Residential Planned Development status from the original Port land use […]
Body of boater missing in local waters found
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A boater missing since late last week in local waters was discovered in Charlotte Harbor near Burnt Store Marina on Sunday, May 1. Lt. Jeffrey Dektas said Lee Country Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call in reference to a body that was found in the water. The Sheriff’s office dive team retrieved the body […]
Hey kids, it’s time to fish this Saturday!
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Lee County Parks & Recreation and the Boca Beacon have teamed up once again to bring you a youth fishing tournament this Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier on the north end of the island.
Royal Palm Players, Kids’ Drama Club performance this Friday
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BY SUE ERWIN – Catch a glimpse of the youngest stars on the island at a performance this Friday at the Boca Grande Community Center. Royal Palm Players will present “Hats Off to You,” a fun improvisational show starring more than 20 children from The Island School Drama Club. The performance will be inside the […]