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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Finance/Audit Committee met on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 to discuss and analyze a draft of the annual audit report for fiscal year 2016. Audit Committee Chairman Drew Tucker called the meeting to order. The committee consists of Tucker, Ginger Watkins, David Hayes, Gay Darsie […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’re interested in learning more about goliath grouper and how they rely on the health of our water, you’ll want to attend a seminar on the island next Wednesday, Jan. 11. Dr. Jim Locascio, program manager at Mote Marine Laboratory, will discuss “Acoustic Measurements of Goliath Grouper Abundance […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande music fans are in for a treat on Friday, Jan. 13. Friends of Boca Grande will be hosting the 2017 Coconut Cabaret featuring Bob Milne, who will be performing ragtime tunes from a musical genre that peaked between 1895 and 1918. Milne has often been called a […]
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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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■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve stopped into the Boca Grande Health Clinic over the past couple of years, it’s very likely you were greeted with a smile by Jonna Foos. Jonna has been a patient representative at the clinic for almost two years. Originally from La Porte, Indiana, Jonna grew up and […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE If you just arrived on the island around Christmas, you might have noticed it was a little busy on the roads. By Valentine’s Day this will become a regular occurrence, so you might want to do some rosary work and wear your plate mail to go to Hudson’s to pick up […]
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The Boca Grande Firefighters’ barbecue will be held from 11:30 a.m. until the food runs out today, Friday, Dec. 30. They will fire up the smoker and cook up some delicious BBQ. For a $20 donation per plate, you’ll have the option of a half rack of slow-smoked ribs or a heaping portion of mouth-watering […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN As 2016 draws to an end we like to take a look back at the some of the major stories that sparked headlines in the Boca Beacon this year. An historic moment was commemorated on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 when the new swing bridge opened to traffic for the […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Mike Weddle has been alluring people onto the dance floor performing live roll and roll music in Boca Grande for nearly 20 years. Mike has been the lead singer and rhythm guitarist in the Boca Bande since 1997. He is the only original member of the band of five […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Commuters to the island are smiling today as the AJAX road paving project on the island is now finished. Lee County Government Communications Director Betsy Clayton said all the paving was completed as of yesterday, since today (Friday, Dec. 23) is a county holiday. There will be some additional post-paving […]