Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: As preparations are made to ring in the new year, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office wishes to remind Florida residents that the private use of fireworks is legal on three holidays per year. Those holidays include New Year’s Eve (December 31), New Year’s Day (January 1), and Independence Day (July 4). We […]
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE Notes of gratitude continue to pour into the Boca Grande Disaster Relief Fund, which was set up in the wake of Hurricane Ian to help businesses and other island essentials get back on their feet. “I wanted to take a moment and thank all parties, collectively, for their efforts to re-open the […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Obituaries.
Barbara (Barbie) Patricia Haynes Witham, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and cousin, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine. She was 77. She was born on September 13, 1945 in Portland, Maine, the third of three girls to Linwood and Barbara (Frazee) Haynes. Educated in Bath, Maine, […]
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Sandy Stilwell Youngquist, owner of the new Keylime Bistro, is ready to bring her sense of fun and flare to Boca Grande. She has been doing that in Captiva for a number of years and has now expanded her special brand of hospitality magic to the north side of the Pass. She is delighted to […]
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This week, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33 million small businesses, announced the Agency will waive the interest rate for the first year on new disaster loans and extend the initial payment deferment period automatically to 12 months.“We must […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Obituaries, Uncategorized.
Barbara ‘Barbie’ Haynes Witham, 77, passed away, Sunday, December 4, 2022 at the Sussman House.A complete obituary will be published at a later date, and a celebration of life will be announced in the Summer of 2023.Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at bchfh.com. Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, News.
To the Editor: I just wanted to say thank you for publishing the letter to the editor entitled “I’m Fine.” I just had a chance to read it this week, and the author hit the nail on the head. That is exactly how I have been feeling but couldn’t find words to convey it. […]
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If you remember Rowdy Gaines, the ultimate Olympic swimmer from the 1970s and ’80s, it might excite you to know that he has a home on Little Gasparilla Island. Being the ever-charitable guy that he is, he just recently raffled off five days and four nights at the beach house to the lucky winners who […]
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“Following the devastation of Hurricane Ian, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily postpone the development of Banyan Gasparilla Sound, as all available resources, labor and materials should be directed toward the community’s ongoing recovery efforts,” he said. “We greatly appreciate the support and enthusiasm we received from our buyers and are grateful to our partners and all of those who played a role in this project.”
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The four hurricanes that crossed the Sunshine State in August and September 2004 dumped as much as 27 inches of rain (nearly double the regular amount of rain) in central Florida. All that rain increased the amount of pollution that flowed on the earth’s surface and into rivers and the ocean (called runoff). It may also have increased the amount of groundwater (water that flows underground) because some was absorbed into the ground. These two things are thought to create conditions needed for the bloom of red tide.