Tag: Ballyhoo

100th Birthday Celebration

June 12, 2025
Staff Report
Community

Boca Grande part-time resident Oliver Carr celebrated his 100th birthday last week in Washington, D.C. He is pictured here with his wife, Kathy, June 8 at The Willard Hotel in Washington. ...

Summer PGA Nationals qualifier

Savanah Pope has been competing in The Under Armour Junior Tour for four years. She competed in five, nine-hole tournaments this spring, winning the league championship for the spring...

Front page graduate

June 5, 2025
Staff Report
Education

Kate Hopkins recently graduated from Kent’s Hill High School. She will be attending Colby College in the fall as a Global Studies major. Kate decorated her graduation cap to model the Boca Beacon...

Island graduates

Sean Sawicki, son of Lt. Mike Sawicki Sean Sawicki graduated from Lemon Bay High School. Sean was raised on Captiva and his family moved there when he was 14 months old. His dad, Mike...

Parsley Baldwin back open

May 29, 2025
Staff Report
Community, News

Parsley Baldwin is officially back in their West 4th St. location. Shown here are Christi Legere (left) and Casey Alderman in front of the newly renovated offices located at 428 W. 4th St. Stop in...

James family celebrates med school graduate

Dr. Ashley James, daughter of Kathy James and Boca Grande Health Clinic’s Medical Director Dr. Raymond James, graduated from medical school on May 9. After four years of undergraduate education at...

Lemon Bay Scholarships

Boca Grande Woman’s Club Lemon Bay Scholarships, l to r Martha Durkin, Sharon Cross, Brayton Strother, Oriana Rodriquez, Taynalecia Hall, Eva Fitch-Gressley and Sophia Dickerson. ...

Woman’s Club Scholarships awarded

Boca Grande Woman’s Club Scholarships back row, l to r Sharon Cross, JoAnn Welch, Martha Durkin, Harlee Tudor, Reilly Feustel, Katlyn Cocks, Charles (Jaxon) Brown-Cape; front row, Judi...

Educate Boca Scholarships awarded

May 15, 2025
Staff Report
Education, News

Lemon Bay High School Boca Grande Chamber “Educate Boca” Scholarship recipients with Cheryl Hopkins are Dylan Smith, Mailee Minitello, Meghan Lutz, Eva Gressley, and Sophia Dickerson. ...

Englewood Leadership visits the island

May 15, 2025
Staff Report
Community, News

Leadership Englewood Class of 2025 celebrated their Tourism and Hospitality Day on Gasparilla Island. Shown here are many who orchestrated the day. The class got to drive around in golf carts,...