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Check out the Fust Library summer programs for children

BY SUE ERWIN – The end of the school year is coming soon, and so is the summer heat. The Johann Fust Community Library will be offering several programs in June and July to keep you engaged and entertained. “Stories Alive” with Windell Campbell will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20 at the […]

Lemon Bay student receives Elsie Bracken award for STEM excellence

Lemon Bay Conservancy Vice President Irene Slattery, presented the Elsie Bracken Conservation Research Award to Lemon Bay Senior, Haleigh Niles, on May 7th, 2018. Haleigh Niles was selected for her outstanding work in environmental research in the STEM (Science, Technology, Environment, and Math) program that is supported by the Lemon Bay Conservancy. Niles stood out […]

PROFILE: Capt. Waylon Mills

BY SUE ERWIN – When it comes to catching tarpon, some credit experience as the key. Others claim luck. Many say it’s most likely a combination of the two. Whatever it is, Capt. Waylon Mills has got it and he is setting the Pass on fire. Boca Grande native Capt. Waylon Mills has recently had […]

OBITUARY: Jean Cotten Blum

Jeanne Cotten Blum, a pioneering female executive at IBM and an arts and civic leader in Brooklyn and New York, died Wednesday May 16, 2108. She was 98. Born Nov. 24, 1919 in New York, Jeanne Cotten Blum was the daughter of Madeline Lynch Cotten and Chester Cotten, a Colorado civil engineer. As a child, […]

A great day for the Fishery property

To the Editor: I believe that most residents of Boca Grande and the communities surrounding the Fishery were excited to read the news regarding the Fishery – “The most amazing development: Fishery property sold once again…”, Boca Beacon, May 4, 2018. Thank you and congratulations to the new owners, Boca Grande residents Cookie Potter- Feinberg […]

It’s turtle time! Nesting season slowly progressing

■ BY SUE ERWIN As of press time, The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported eight turtle nests on the island – all loggerheads. The season has been a bit slow so far, likely due to cooler temperatures recently, but that is changing quickly. “In 2017 at this same time, we had 27 nests on […]