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Boca Grande Hope For Haitians and the Scott family’s campaign to fight poverty and provide homes for families in Haiti through Food For The Poor (FFTP), now in its 14th year, shows no signs of slowing. This year, the goal is to raise funds to build 40 more homes in Périgny, Haiti, a community devastated […]
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Get ready, as The Island School’s Chowder Dinner is coming on January 27 If you are a fan of chowdery goodness and a scintillating silent auction, with a nice 50/50 raffle thrown in, you won’t want to miss The Island School’s 7th Annual Chowder Dinner. The event will be held on Friday, Jan. 27 from […]
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Helping people feel better and being in the great outdoors are two of the top things that make Jenny Maday happy. Jenny is the newest registered nurse to join the Boca Grande Health Clinic team. She arrived the same week as Hurricane Ian, but her impact has been much kinder and gentler. Jenny (whose last […]
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There aren’t many years that start out with so much hope for a “back-to-normal” life, only to have a big old sledgehammer come at the end of the third quarter, but 2022 provided that. Hurricane Ian picked up our island and shook it like a snow globe, and while we didn’t have the same devastation […]
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The ongoing issue at Gasparilla Mobile Estates took a sharp turn last week, as the Homeowner’s Association filed suit against the property owner for unlawful closure, and two days later property owner Carol Kropp filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on the park. The bankruptcy document, filed on December 22 in the United States Bankruptcy Court Middle […]
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The Gasparilla Island Water Association will convene for their annual meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 5 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center. Included on the agenda is the election of new directors. Bob Heilman, Jeff McMillen and Shelley Patenade have expressed interest in filling three positions left vacant on the board. In the […]
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Catherine Anne Halpin Munsell, 81, of Cedar Rapids, IA, and Boca Grande, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Englewood. Cathy “with a ‘C’” was born in Ft. Riley, Kansas, to Lawrence and Margaret (Schuele) Halpin, on October 30, 1941. She graduated from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, studying two years at the […]
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Lake Forest’s Thomas Benton Hunter III leaves behind a lasting legacy of good character and the importance of community spirit. It’s often said that a man is measured by the company keeps. And for Lake Forest’s Thomas (Tom) Benton Hunter III, this was the perfect ruler. “Our Dad was an incredible judge of character,” said […]
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Boca Beacon backpages Aries: Stop stealing other people’s gnucci and socks. It’s not cool. Tuesday is “Take a Rat for a Stroll Day,” so you should do that. Just a reminder that IHOP is not the place to order a steak. If you do, don’t get all miffed about the quality. Taurus: While driving on […]
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Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO U.S. Sugar President and CEO Robert Buker and Judy Sanchez, senior director of Corporate Communications and publications for U.S. Sugar, gave a presentation about “big sugar” at the Community Center. TEN YEARS AGO Work on the new bridge system was coming along, as Wyoming rails were erected and the […]