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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Beach Club rehabilitation, a taller garage vs. a small house, and giving contributing status to a home on Whiskey Row were three interesting items the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board had on their agenda for their monthly meeting held on Wednesday, Dec. 11. First, though, they introduced new board member […]
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■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Retired NASA astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan explained to a curious crowd at the Boca Grande Community Center on Wednesday, December 11 her perception of what liftoff into space felt like traveling at nearly 18,000 miles per hour. “It was like being in an earthquake and being inside of a fighter jet […]
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■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Dr. Robert Hueter is what some people may call a shark specialist. The Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium scientist is the director of the Center for Shark Research. Hueter spoke at the Boca Grande Community Center on Tuesday morning about his decades of work focused on shark research. His presentation was […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN When Elizabeth “Kay” Gibson recently spent some time in Boca Grande, she recalled when she and her husband Charles “Dana” Gibson were two of the first tenants on the second floor in the railroad depot building. At the time, 1979, they owned Jekyll Towing & Marine Services. While the company’s tugboat Jekyll […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno visited Boca Grande on Wednesday, Dec. 11 to present a check to help fund a new floating rescue dock that will be shared by the Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County Sheriff’s deputies. “We have more than 1,200 square miles of land and sea to protect […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Finding the perfect gift for some people is very difficult, which can make Christmas shopping a little less fun than we’d like. Here are a few unique ideas from around the island we thought might help you out. First, stop by the Boca Beacon office at 431 Park Avenue (upstairs) and pick […]
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A celebration of the life of Boca Grande resident Rosemary F. Bowler, Ph.D., will be held on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. Andrew Fone (Ro’s great-nephew) has produced a short documentary film called “Travels with Great Auntie,” which will be shown at that time in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. A reception will […]
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Harold Curtis Wells Jr. of Cape Cod and Boca Grande passed away on Sunday, Dec. 9 surrounded by his family. Services will be held on Sunday, Dec. 15 and 16 in West Harwich, Mass. Visit doanebealamesharwich.com for more information. Mr. Wells’ full obituary will run in the December 20 edition of the Boca Beacon.
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Stan Walch, 85, died suddenly at his home in Boca Grande on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Stan was an attorney in St. Louis, Mo. and was a 23-year resident of Boca Grande. He is survived by his wife, Valerie; three children; four grandchildren; and his fur babies, Bob Jr. and Harley. A memorial service is […]
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Joyce Elaine Hegstrom (Harrington) of Boca Grande passed away at the age of 75 on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. She passed away peacefully with her husband, Bob, by her side. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. at David Lee Funeral Home in Wayzata, Minn. There will be […]