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■ BY SUE ERWIN A colony of evening bats surprisingly became nightly entertainment in September for Susan Hanafee and Ian Rogerson at their home in Seawatch at the north end of the island. Each night at dusk, they’d watch from their second-story balcony as the little creatures took flight to find their twilight feast of […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Florida native bats will be exhibited at a presentation today. RSVP at barrierislandparks society.org. The program begins promptly at 1:30 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. On Saturday, Oct. 26 the Lee County Parks & Recreation Halloween carnival will be held from noon to 2 p.m., with the costume contest beginning promptly […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Lee County Mosquito Control District held its regular meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17 in Lehigh Acres. According to LCMCD’s Public Information Director Eric Jackson, the major part of the meeting included approving the budget for the purchase of fuel and insecticides for the upcoming year. Other items on the agenda […]
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■ STAFF REPORT If you have someone special to you who has served in the U.S. military and you’d like to honor and recognize him or her, please contact us at the Boca Beacon. Our November 8 issue will contain the stories of some of the veterans who have lived on or are associated with Gasparilla Island. […]
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■ PROVIDED BY GASPARILLA VACATIONS From now until March 15, 2020, a local couple will be donating all income from condominium rentals to the Bahamas to aid Hurricane Dorian victims. More than $40,000 dollars has been raised so far to help aid the thousands of people affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, and at the forefront of […]
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■ BY MELISSA CSANK Nancy Lingeman may be gone, but she has most definitely not been forgotten by the many people whose lives she touched. The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association (BGSTA) has chosen to honor her memory and service to the island with a bench and plaque overlooking the sea turtle sculpture and flag at […]
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Royal “Rooky” Firman III passed away in Denver, Colorado on October 12, 2019 at the age of 71. Born in Cleveland, Ohio to Royal Firman, Jr. and Pamela Humphrey, he attended Hawken School, The Hotchkiss School and graduated in 1971 from the University of Pennsylvania. Rook was passionate about many things: his wife and family, his […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Englewood native Bradley Fuson has held several positions at the Loose Caboose Restaurant for the past four years. He grew up in Englewood and attended Vineland Elementary School, L.A. Ainger Middle School and Lemon Bay High School. At the age of 7, Bradley began practicing mixed martial arts and specialized in Brazilian […]
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To the Editor: In your article you mention: “After all, if people can’t find a place to sit down, they will park as close as possible to the business. This compounds the problem.” The same happens in Berlin, on a larger scale. No benches, no outside sitting, and one of the large outside shopping streets […]
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■ STAFF REPORT It will be a Halloween to remember this year, as there are a multitude of interesting – yet creepy – activities to participate in that feature an All Soul’s Eve flavor. The fun begins on Friday, Oct. 25 with the Barrier Island Parks Society presentation called “The Secret World of Bats.” It […]