Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Obituaries.
Everett William “Bill” Munsell, 96, formerly of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully on Jan. 20, 2022, in Englewood, following a fall and hip fracture on Dec. 21.Services are planned for a later date to be announced by family members.A native of Boone, Iowa, Bill served in the Army during World War II before graduating in […]
Written by Tonya Bramlage on . Posted in News.
Volunteering is a simple way to improve your health, ease feelings of loneliness and broaden social networks. Nature lover and Lemon Bay Conservancy Wildflower Preserve’s volunteer chair, Lucia Schattleleyn, is a lifelong volunteer and considered by those who know her well as an expert on the subject. Three in five Americans surveyed in a recent polling report felt lonely. Researchers attributed these findings to a variety of factors, including a lack of social support, infrequent meaningful social interactions, poor physical and mental health, and an imbalance in daily activities. Furthermore, studies show that volunteering not only helps people feel less lonely, it can also improve physical well-being.
Loneliness often times stems from unwanted solitude. A potential cure? Kindness toward others and our environment. Opportunities to give back are becoming more readily available than they were last year, and the need for volunteers steadily continues to grow. “Volunteering is one of the best, most certain ways that we can find purpose and meaning in our life,” shares Lemon Bay Conservancy member Marian Schneider.
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
Richard B. “Dick” Myers D.D.S. passed away early Sunday, January 16, 2022, in Boca Grande. He was 86 years old. He is survived by his wife of 55 years Janet Raymond Myers and his two daughters, Krista (John) Foley of Houston, Texas and Julianna (Darryl) Bourne of Calgary, Alberta and his two grandchildren, Kellen and […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Profiles.
Somewhere in the world, there is a photo of a group of laughing diners in a restaurant in Paris, posing with the great Dame Judi Dench. Or so they think.
It all came about because Jane Geniesse was being a proper grandmother to her middle grandson, who was attending the American University of Paris.
“I went to Paris to see my grandson, which all good grandmothers should do, of course. I met all of his friends and we had an absolutely glorious time. They wanted to eat steak every night.”
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: After all the pushback to the original Fishery complex development plan in Placida, I was shocked to see Charlotte County in the process of allowing the new plan … this plan includes a hotel, condos and a marina, all packed into the old Fishery complex over the causeway from Boca Grande. The […]
Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness.
By Thomas J. Ervin, M.D., Boca Grande Health Clinic Being asked “What do I do about COVID?” is a complicated question for anyone in clinical medicine to answer. If the COVID-19 pandemic was an elephant (it is large), it’s description would depend on which part of the anatomy was being viewed or described. The pandemic […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Opinion.
A reader has asked why I only seem to write discouraging news concerning wildlife and the environment. Sorry to say, that is what is happening right now. I wish that the air were clean, waters were not polluted, manatees were not dying from starvation because seagrasses, their main, critical food, are gone due to lack of regulations that govern fertilizers, runoffs, leaking septic tanks and oil spills.
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
The guest speaker on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 19 at the Boca Grande Community Center was the focus of a very appreciative and attentive audience – an audience that filled every chair and two additional rows in the auditorium … and the Houghton Room … and the Boca Grande Woman’s Club. The presenter spoke of his newest book and his artwork with a relaxed, casual demeanor and at many points had the crowd howling at his antics with his sister, who joined him. Their family looked on from the first two rows and seemed to enjoy the presentation as much as the audience did.
Former President George W. Bush and his sister Doro were the pair who took the stage Wednesday night, with the focus of discussion centered on his book titled, “Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants.” With a cover adorned by several of President Bush’s portraits of the people interviewed on the inside, it is a beautiful book … inside and out.
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
When Boca Grande artists Emerson Wickwire, Linda Wolcott and Nancy Bass sat down together and looked at each other’s proposed art pieces for a show they were putting together, they all had a moment of clarity.
Each one of them was featuring animals in their work.
“We looked at each other and said, wait a minute. Animals. It just sort of happened,” Wickwire said …
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Health & Wellness.
If you have been trying to obtain the free COVID test kits that the government is sending out and you get a message that says your P.O. Box is registered to a business, you are not alone. Island post office boxholders have been calling the Boca Beacon office, asking where their tests can be sent […]