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■ BY SUE ERWIN A home watch worker observed seven baby ducks that appeared to be stranded in a swimming pool at a home on Jose Gaspar Drive recently. When Cindy Burleson noticed that the water level was too low for tiny ducks to get out and she didn’t see the parent ducks around, she […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE. After several months of intense research, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority thinks they have narrowed down the cause of a popping sound under the new swing bridge when it opens and closes. It’s not arthritis, the bridge isn’t breakdancing, and it’s probable a little dry ice will fix the situation […]
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To the Editor: The Literature Forum has ended another successful season. More than 200 lovers of fine literature attended the past season’s Literature Forum. Able presenters and discussion leaders, including Sandy Jacobs, Davis Hammond, David Jenkins, Tim Yonker, Edes Gilbert, Susan Hastings, Cathy Ballman and Jim and Karen Grace, brought the selected books to life … Continue reading Literature Forum thanks all for another great season
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To the Editor, A special ‘thank you’ to the U.S. Trust/Bank of America team of Paul Hudson, Kim and Scott for their great sponsorship of the History Bytes 2016-17 season. It is great to have their participation at each event! Thank you, Johann Fust Library Foundation and staff, for such a lovely space […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you’ve been on or off the island recently you might have noticed some work crews surrounding the old railroad trestle near the mainland. Contrary to what you may have heard, they are not tearing the trestle out. They are instead inspecting the trestle and, in some circumstances, replacing parts of […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Historical Society will feature guest speaker Theodore Cover at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium. Cover is a retired mechanical engineer, a member of the Suncoast Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and a member of RealRail, the Sarasota […]
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One Boca Grande family is not happy at all after their Trump sign at their home was stolen. According to a report filed with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a resident in the 100 block of 1st Street called and met with a deputy regarding the theft of the sign, which was affixed to the […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Lee County’s resurfacing roadway improvement project will include improving some road- ways in Boca Grande starting this fall. Betsy Clayton, Lee County communications director, said the Lee County Department of Transportation would begin repaving roads in Boca Grande once the project is approved.
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To the Editor: Hello to you. My husband, Mick and I have been coming to the Island for over the past seven years, We live in the UK and regularly visit Boca Grande, This year on Father’s Day we decided to spend the day at the beach and we headed for 13th Street. We arrived […]
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To the Editor: This is in response to the editorial in the Beacon last week by Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott. No one is denying people the right to protect themselves, but this had nothing to do with the Orlando massacre. This mass killing never would have occured if the assault weapon ban instituted by […]