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Madi loves to cook and bake, and is quite good at it, according to her mother, Dana, as well as others who have had the good fortune to be recipients of her culinary generosity. Madi’s reputation as a great cook and a wonderful young person gained public recognition during the COVID pandemic, when she wasn’t even a teenager yet.
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: On behalf of Suncoast Humane Society, we wish to thank the Boca Grande community for their overwhelming support of the second Annual Dogs for Dogs Fundraiser held March 18th. Over $20,000 was raised in support of Suncoast’s mission to provide programs, services and support of pets and the people who love them, […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in News, Profiles.
This glass craft started for Dave three or four years ago as he was vacationing in Boca Grande. “We like bringing stuff up from the beach, and we put it on a little table outside our room at the Innlet,” he said. One year he had some pieces of beach glass he had found, and had them on display on his table. Another person at the Innlet also put some beach glass out, but then added a large pile of the frosted glass, identifying it a beach glass.
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Donating blood saves lives. We all intrinsically know this. Yet, according to the American Red Cross, less than 3 percent of age-eligible people donate blood annually. The Boca Grande Health Clinic is sponsoring a blood donation event on Thursday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Big Red Bus® will be parked on […]
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It’s that time of year again. The time when everyone who dreams of being on stage auditions for RPP’s upcoming season. For two days, April 1st and 2nd, every actor and singer, new and experienced, tries out for four different shows, with four different directors. All in hopes of becoming part of a team that puts on A SHOW!
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“Retiring” is a flexible word for DeeAnn, who will turn 85 in October. She has been unable to play standard tennis for a couple of years, but discovered pop tennis as a great substitute. It is played with the same rules as traditional tennis, but on a smaller court and with a ball that looks like a tennis ball, but has lower pressure. There are other minor changes, but she is happy she is able to be on the courts.
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The furniture sale will be held beginning at 9 a.m. in Jan Myers’ ample garage at 421 Gulf Boulevard on the south end of the island. Look for the white picket fence on the east side of the road; Jan’s house is the next one south.
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“We came here on a visit with some friends,” she explained. “When we came to visit them they were going to sell their little condos, and I said, ‘Well, this place is pretty special.’ What I liked about it was that it was kind of like going back in time. We used to go to Naples where we had a beautiful spot on the beach, but that has just exploded. So, to us, this felt like the Naples we used to go in the 1980s. I just like a small little town. I’m not into big cities anymore. When our friends were selling, I thought, ‘The door’s knocking. Let’s open it and see what happens.’ And so, we decide we would purchase their condos.”
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According to the agenda published by Lee County government two days ago, Lee County commissioners were supposed to gather for their regular monthly meeting to discuss many items, including the Gasparilla Island cell phone tower and surrounding site. The agenda describes the item as a decision to be made to allow the new tower’s construction, as it has to be approved by county commissioners because of the Gasparilla Island Conservation District Act. The GICDA specifically addresses any buildings or structures over 38 feet, which are not allowed on the island.
However, the Community Cell Tower Committee, which is the island’s group of community leaders and emergency officials overseeing the new cell tower project, said they have asked that the description of the agenda item be changed due to a few miscommunications, primarily due to the historic nature of the buildings around the site. The committee was surprised to see this item on the agenda, as they hadn’t even had time to get a good look at its contents.
Staff recommended that the Board approve the item to “maintain consistent, reliable telecommunication services for residents of Boca Grande,” which makes sense. It had also already been signed off on by Community Development Director Dave Loveland, Anne Henkel of Budget Services, Peter Winton of Budget Services, County Attorney Michael Jacob and Marc Mora from the County Manager’s office.
But there were still a few questions from island committee members that had not been answered at the time they last met with Vertical Bridge (the cell tower company) … questions that were supposed to have been answered prior to final submittal of a plan to the county.
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Boca Grande community members are invited to join Lee County officials at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, for a ribbon cutting and sneak peek at Lee County Parks & Recreation’s soon-to-open dog park on Wheeler Road. The specific opening date for the Wheeler Road Community Dog Park is yet to be announced. But the ribbon […]