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STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Camera Club’s annual “Photography as Art” show will be held at The Boca Grande Art Center this weekend – Friday, Saturday and Sunday – March 6 through 8. The show will kick off with an opening reception on Friday, March 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. Fine wines and delicious […]
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STAFF REPORT Wini Smart, who painted and operated galleries in Boca Grande and Northeast Harbor Maine, directed that some of her paintings be sold and part of the proceeds donated to the Boca Grande Historical Society. The show and sale will be open to Boca Grande Historical Society members from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Boca Grande Community Planning Association, Inc. will soon be sending out the survey they spoke of in their meeting held in January, but hope the numbers on their email list increase by that time. According to Peter Solmssen, chairman of the panel, there are only about 150 people signed up by […]
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To the Editor: Last week’s Beacon featured two articles regarding COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus). One, by Dr. Lauren Hana, was a thorough review of our current understanding about this new virus that has spread widely around the world and is now spreading in the United States. Dr. Hana effectively summarizes current information to help residents […]
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To the Editor: Boca Grande Preschool (formerly the Boca Grande Child Care Center) is so blessed to be part of this community, which on Monday answered the call to fund real and immediate needs at BGP. With a new name, the Beach Ball, and a fabulous new venue, The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club, the Beach […]
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To the Editor: The committee of the “Taste of Boca Grande” is presenting the following report regarding our financial results for 2020. Over the past 18 years we have made $610, 650 to present to the Harry Chapin Food Bank. Amazingly, the Food Bank is able to buy $8 worth of food for every $1 […]
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BY KELLI BECTON – Approximately 250 acres of Rotonda Lakes and Rotonda Sands were destroyed by a wildfire on Monday, Feb. 24. Although it was a close call and there was some exposure damage, firefighters were successful in keeping it from damaging any homes. The fire was reported on Monday at 11:24 a.m. as a one- […]
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SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – Excitement is building around the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association’s (GICIA) Mercabo Cove restoration project, which is on schedule to break ground on Sunday, March 1. Goals for this unique project include long-term benefits such as improved water quality, enhanced fish and bird habitat, reduced seawall maintenance costs and […]
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LCSO Traffic Notice: In the interest of public safety, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office is conducting regular crosswalk traffic operations on Boca Grande. The Johann Fust Library crosswalk at 10th Street is of heightened concern to local LCSO patrol, where there is increased pedestrian traffic coming and going at the library. The Lee County Sheriff’s […]
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STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Historical Society will present “From Silver Spoon to Garden Spade,” featuring presenter Pauline Lord, on Tuesday, March 3 at 2 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. The presentation is free, but donations are appreciated. Lord will share memories of her Boca Grande forebears, the pros and cons […]