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News from the Suncoast Humane Society. Pets needing adoption include: Hey there, I’m Bolt! My life’s been an adventure, like a comic book superhero. Once, I outsmarted a cunning cat burglar who tried to rob my old home. Using my smarts, I led him in circles until the police arrived. It was epic! But alas, my humans […]
Written by Caroline Clabaugh on . Posted in Society, Sports & Outdoors.
After a complete course renovation, Lemon Bay celebrated Thursday, Nov. 30 with a grand re-opening party. It was more than that, and included a marking of the founding of the club, with inaugural putt by Anne Honey, the widow of club founder J. Kimpton Honey. Below, images of the event by Boca Beacon photographer Caroline […]
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By Mark Driscoll In preparation for the December 13 meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Committee, I want to update the community on improvements the Clinic of the Future project team has made to the design of the proposed building for the new Boca Grande Health Clinic. We understand the importance and value of […]
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The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet at the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. to consider a number of items, including three planned items: Full details of all the items on the agenda, in a packet from Lee County, are at:
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The Boca Grande Farmer’s Market will return Friday, Dec. 15 for the 2023-24 season. Due to the market location being used for a Hurricane Ian debris site, the county was unable to permit it to open last season. Organizers have been busy lining up a list of vendors which now includes some local artists and […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in News, Profiles.
Before her reign as Miss America was to come to an end, a stop in Boca Grande was essential for Grace Stanke. With the help of Diane Cook – Grace’s great-aunt, a Boca Grande resident and a member of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club – that highlight of her year was fulfilled this week. Grace […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.
The dedication of the new island Christmas tree gave the island a moment of cultural clarity last Sunday night. It was a perfect evening – the cookies, the weather, the breeze, the sunset. The crowd that gathered was at minimum 500, using the Jacobs Method: Add up the people in a section and then count […]
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It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Jacob Patrick Halunen of Englewood, Florida on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Jacob was 19 years old. Born on October 22, 2004, to Michael Paul Halunen Sr. and Yvonne Diane (Barnthouse) Halunen. Jacob was a senior who would have been part of the graduating class of […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
When a group of Cape Haze residents met last month with Charlotte County officials about a proposed sewer project in their neighborhood, they had a new set of data: water quality tests taken by a group of high school volunteers. The group, led by biologist and resident Robert J. Robbins, took the surveys by boat […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Opinion, Sports & Outdoors.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.All the King’s horses and all the King’s menCouldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again.” Lewis Carroll There is now a great push to return the manatee to the Endangered Species List. Many environmental agencies are asking the public to write to the United States […]