Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
Lowell Brockway Dana II, age 85, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at his home in North Muskegon, Mich. surrounded by his family. He was born in Muskegon, MI on July 12, 1936 to Lowell and Zita Dana (Vos), attended Muskegon Public Schools and graduated from Lake Forest Academy High School in Lake Forest, IL. […]
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Bob Lindner was born August 5, 1920, in Dayton, Ohio, to Carl and Clara Lindner. He was the second of four children: Carl Jr, Richard and Dorothy (Kreuzman). The family moved to Indianapolis and later Cincinnati, as his father started dairy businesses in each city, with varying success. They were a very close, hard-working family […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Community History.
On Saturday, March 19 from 3 to 6 p.m. the board of the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum will host a “Maritime Exposition Honoring the Whidden Sisters’ Legacy” at the museum and marina. Events will include music, food, local art for sale and more.
“The GIMM Board of Directors has changed, and has hit the ground running,” said Board Member (and family member) Kacy Cheske. “As a board, we have been making a lot of positive changes. We wanted to have an event to share the Museum with the community new changes and existing features.”
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Featured News, Letters to the Editor, News.
It all started on Monday, Feb. 28 when we glanced out to the beach and saw that ALL of the beach umbrellas from Seagrape to the first section of Sundown had been removed and were laying on the ground. We were perplexed about this and notified the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. They responded quickly and checked out the beach.
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
It takes the effort of many to make the United Methodist Women’s annual Strawberry Festival a success and to meet our mission of helping women and children in need. In wrapping up this year’s event, we want to acknowledge the following contributors.
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The Board of Trustees of Suncoast Humane Society is deeply grateful for the amazing support that the Boca Grande community and off-island guests showed on Friday night, March 4, 2022 for Dogs for Dogs, a fundraising event that combined good music, good friends and a good cause for a night of good will.
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
Isn’t it funny how one innocuous PVC pole with the words “survey marker” can seem so sinister. Just this week the pole was placed on the Charlotte Harbor beach at Hill Tide Estates, a testament to that gated subdivision’s relentless (and a bit acrimonious) pursuit of establishing the sand as private … even though people have been walking that beach for a very long time.
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Community History, News.
Hughes Art Gallery, located in the big wooden “Bike n Beach” building on Park Avenue will be closed this summer, as the owner of the building has another use for the space she is in. While Barb is holding out hope against hope she might find another location, the option doesn’t exist right now … at least not one that she’s aware of.
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Lee County Parks & Recreation will host the first annual Family Fun Night, 5 p.m. Friday, March 11, at the Boca Grande Community Center, 131 First Street West, Boca Grande. Bring the family and visit the Boca Grande Community Center for a pirate themed Family Fun Night event. Participants in pirate costume have the opportunity […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Entertainment, News.
The 2022 Boca Grande Film Festival is in the books, but the memories of good times with friends and some truly wonderful films will remain.
The Audience Award and fan favorite went to “My Donkey, My Lover and I.” The two runners up for Audience Award were “The Rescue” and “Imperfect.”