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To the Editor: This is in response to the letter to the editor regarding the recent exit of our local private-pay assistants from My Halo. Many thanks go out to Michael and Grace and their team for their compassionate care. Though our friends with island ties will definitely be missed, there are other options for […]
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To the Editor: I have lived on this island for almost 35 years. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t reflect on what a great place Gasparilla Island is. I’ve studied its history, the story of a small fishing village that was destined to be the playground for the rich and un-famous. […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The second semi-annual Boca Grande Woman’s Club Fashion Show and Luncheon will be held at The Gasparilla Inn & Club on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 11:30 a.m. The theme will be “Celebrating 70 Years of Greatness – Hats off to the Boca Grande Woman’s Club!” With local ladies serving as models, the […]
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To the Editor: This January, The Gasparilla Inn – a landmark destination on Florida’s Gulf Coast – will welcome guests for a weekend filled with golf, yoga, spa services and much more – all part of its 2018 Golf and Yoga Wellness Retreat. The thoughtfully designed weekend features guest instructor Sage Johnson, PGA, founder of […]
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To the Editor: The Charlotte County Airport Authority announced the total passenger count for the twelve months ending Nov. 30, 2017 is 1,368,754. The Punta Gorda Airport passenger count for November 2017 was 110,097. This is a 14.46 percent increase in passenger traffic from November 2016, when there were 96,188 passengers. In November, there were […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The second meeting of the Literature Forum is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 14, and the novel to be featured is “Old School,” Tobias Wolff’s shrewdly observed and affecting first novel depicting the challenges faced by the young protagonist at an elite boys’ prep school in 1960. He is an outsider who desperately […]
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■ PROVIDED BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND BRIDGE AUTHORITY The GIBA quarterly board meeting was held on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at which topics of conversation included finances, iguanas and road flooding at the north end of the island. Engineering Chairman Peter Strong informed the board that the remediation plan for the pinion girder movement was successfully […]
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■ A White Table was on display this week at the Johann Fust Community Library to honor veterans this Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11. Photo by Dusty
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■ STAFF REPORT The big day approacheth … the Boca Grande Community Center Costume Contest and Halloween Carnival is slated for Saturday, Oct. 28, beginning at 1 p.m. sharp. This year’s cake walk is in need of cakes, and all cakes must be dropped off by Saturday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. […]
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■ STAFF REPORT In last week’s Boca Beacon we accidentally put the wrong Busch family member in a story regarding a matching donation program at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium put forth by Adolphus Busch IV. We accidentally ran a picture of August Adolphus Busch and we apologize for that mistake. For more information on […]