Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: The Gulf Coast Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2022-23 scholarship program.Applicants may visit GulfCoastCF.org/scholarships to review scholarship requirements and complete the online application. The deadline to apply is March 4 and scholarship awards will be announced in late spring.The Gulf Coast Community Foundation assists students of all ages in […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns.
“To bring a departed one back to life is no great magic. Few are wholly gone; blow on a departed man’s embers, and a live flame will start .” – Robert Graves, poet It is true that a person is not really departed while his name is still spoken. So let’s go back to my column […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in News.
By Misty Nichols, GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association is excited about relaunching the Volunteer led tours of the Mercabo Cove Site in 2022. These site tours have been extremely popular in the past and have booked quickly. With the restoration of the Cove completed, the 2022 tours will be the first opportunity […]
Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
By Mark Driscoll, CEO of the Boca Grande Health Clinic As 2021 draws to a close, it seems only appropriate to reflect on the challenging year we have all had! Marked most obviously by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, this year the Boca Grande Health Clinic has seen growth, unparalleled community outreach and a variety of […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Entertainment, News.
By Nancy White Twas a night before Christmas … 10 nights to be exact … the Royal Palm Players performed Miracle on 34th Street, the fifth of 10 performances of Christmas hope and joy, at one of their three dinner theater venues, the Coral Creek Club. Three preceding performances took place at the Lemon Bay […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Police & Fire.
The following is a message from Lt. Jeff Corkhill, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Boca Grande substation. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Function here in Boca Grande would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Your local sheriff’s deputies are working diligently to keep our local streets open […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Community.
Twas the night before Christmas and all around No noses were frozen, no snow fluttered down. No children in flannels were tucked into bed. They all wore their shorty pajamas instead! To find wreaths of holly was not very hard, For holly trees grow ferociously in everyone’s yard. In front of the houses were daddies […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in News.
It all started with a phone call. “Approximately a year ago, we received a call,” began Jim Blaha of The Boca Grande Historical Society and History Center. “It was from a lady in Tennessee. She had found some books, documents, and even minutes from meetings in her attic, all dating back to 1902, and all […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in News.
Joan Schmidt believes in the adage “help thy neighbor.” Even if that neighbor isn’t next door. After a series of deadly tornadoes that hit the state of Kentucky last week, Joan Schmidt and Martha Shilett wanted to take action. “Oh my! How can we not?” explained Joan. “We’re just two retired ladies with a quick […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Obituaries.
Oberta “Obie” A. Baker passed away Friday November 19, 2021 in Aurora, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 3, 1936, she was the daughter of Ober and Lealia (Gilbert) Slotterbeck. She grew up in Clark Township N.J. and graduated as valedictorian at Union County Regional High School. Her love for Boca Grande started quite […]