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BY SUE ERWIN – The Boca Beacon received an anonymous call on Monday, August 22 from a man who complained that the Boca Grande Swing Bridge was closed to boat traffic on the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 19. A request for more information was sent to Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Executive Director Kathy Banson-Verrico.
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BY SUE ERWIN – The Venice Christian Ministries Agape Flights took off for Cuba on Tuesday, August 23, the first time the local missionaries have taken goods to the country since the travel restrictions in the United States and Cuba were eased. The Boca Grande Methodist Church and Englewood United Methodist church were both instrumental in […]
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The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to an emergency call concerning a man who was found unresponsive in the water while swimming off the beach on the harbor side of Cayo Costa on Saturday, Aug. 20. The call came in at 3:02 p.m. Witnesses told first responders that the 40-year-old man was swimming with […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – When you meet a man who’s been an educator, author, served our country, owned several businesses, defeated cancer and continues to spend several hours each week volunteering at a local hospital … you realize you’re fortunate to know him. This week’s profile candidate is the Boca Beacon’s newest proofreader – yes, proofreader […]
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John Norman Grant Quirk passed away surrounded by his wife and children on August 22, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Grant was born in Montreal Quebec, Canada on February 26, 1937. Grant’s mother died shortly after childbirth. At age nine Grant moved to South Portland, Maine with his father and stepmother. Grant […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Marion Lutz, the Director of the Englewood Animal Rescue Sanctuary (EARS), has been a very busy woman in the last few days. She, as well as a group of dedicated volunteers, has been taking in dogs and cats from flood-ravaged areas in Louisiana. These animals were already in shelters when the […]
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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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The Boca Grande Camera Club committee members are busy planning an exciting season ahead. “We hope all current participants will renew their membership or join us as a new member,” said club member Kathy Hawken. Club meetings, workshops and featured presentations will be held in the Houghton Room (formerly the community center library) on Tuesdays […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Seagate Development contractors are down at the southern tip of the island on the old FPL property almost every day now, getting ready for building to begin on the new housing development called Hill Tide Estates. It was a project that brought out very little community protest, at least until an […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE If the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has its way, a new ban could be put in place that would not allow fishing and boating around some of our neighboring barrier islands. At public workshops held earlier this month, the FWC posed the question regarding modifications to five “critical wildlife […]