Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Community, Profiles.
Few people are more enthusiastic, joyful, grateful, or optimistic than Pam Heilman. She is a board member and number one cheerleader for the Boca Grande Historical Society. Pam served as president of the board for a couple of years, as well. “I was lucky,” she said, “five years ago they asked me to join and […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Breaking News, Letters to the Editor, News, Police & Fire.
Editor’s note: Capt. Jeff Corkhill (pictured above at right) will be moving on from Boca Grande as of Monday, and Lt. Jeff Sawicki, who had been at Captiva Island, will be taking his place. Island residents wrote in to the Boca Beacon to say thank you for his 13 years of service. A news story […]
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The annual meeting for the members of Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. During this meeting, the election for three open seats on the Board of Directors will take place. Although nominations are also permitted from the floor, the three current nominees proposed by the Board are as […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Obituaries.
Susan Bruggemeier Kruder of Akron, Ohio and Boca Grande, Florida passed away at her home in Florida on December 10, 2023 at the age of 92 comforted by her loving family and caregivers. Susan was born November 1st., 1931 to the late Irene and George Bruggemeier. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul […]
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Englewood Young Life is celebrating one year as their own independent area! As of October 1, 2022, Englewood is more localized with its own area director, part time admin, board, and volunteers. This has been a long time dream of this community to have its own Young Life and to have more opportunities for local […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.
Raid sets standards for local retail shopping centers Just before Christmas, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Gaming Control Commission executed a search warrant of two casino-style businesses that were operating in Charlotte County. One of the establishments was a bingo hall at Tiffany Square on McCall Road. Their video showed Charlotte County […]
Written by Scott Cotherman on . Posted in Sports & Outdoors.
By Scott Cotherman Situated thirteen miles from the Boca Grande Causeway, a mere 17 minutes by car, Riverwood Golf Club offers a wonderful experience for visitors and vacationers coming to the Cape Haze Peninsula. A for-profit, semiprivate club, it is a favorite of Boca Grande area golf club members who cannot access their courses due […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in News, Profiles.
Come February, valentines will be on many people’s minds. For Karen Irvine, a certain type of valentine is on her mind almost all the time. She is an artist who specializes in “sailors’ valentines.” To the uninitiated, a sailor’s valentine is a piece of artwork. The art form originated in the mid-to-late 1800s in Barbados. […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Education, Letters to the Editor.
From Betsy F. Joiner: I had the most delightful experience a few Wednesday nights ago at Cape Haze Publix. I went in to do my shopping and when I walked inside I saw the happy faces of The Island School teachers lined up in front of a table. I said, what are you all doing […]
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Since 1987, the Boca Beacon has offered a calendar for subscribers inserted into the newspaper as a Christmas gift to our subscribers. This year, photos are by our very own Matthew Gutman, Dusty Hopkins and H Wetzel. As dependable as the Christmas Hess Oil toy trucks, we have had a number of themes since our […]