Tag: Boca Beacon

Update to GIWA Harbor Drive line rehabilitation plan

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY GIWA The Gasparilla Island Water Association had planned to begin replacing aging clay gravity sewer lines on Gasparilla Street this week, but an area of greater concern was...

Born in the Lighthouse – that’s why she’s so bright

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Evelyn Carter McKinney took her first breath of air in the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse. She was born in 1934 in a bedroom of the circa 1890 Lighthouse that doubles as a museum of...

Lee County iguana panel to meet

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Lee County Municipal Services Benefit Unit’s “iguana panel” will meet on Monday, Nov. 18 at the Boca Bay Powerhouse at 4 p.m. Budget items regarding street lighting and iguana...

GICIA volunteers to lead tours of Mercabo Preserve

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is excited to have successfully launched a volunteer tour leader program in February 2019. This...

Profile: Boo Thayer Gemes

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN After 27 years of working in the fashion industry on 7th Avenue in New York City, Boo Thayer Gemes perceived a void in the market for stylish and affordable separates, so she created...

Obituary: Leonard Mathew Saari

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Leonard Mathew Saari of Riverside, CT, and Boca Grande, FL, died as a result of a sudden stroke on October 19. 2019, at Greenwich Hospital. He was born in Los Angeles, CA, on January 19, 1938, to...

OBITUARY: Janet Thibodeau

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Janet M. Thibodeau, 83, wife of Gerald Thibodeau, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, a the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in Camden, July 17, 1936, she attended Camden Schools. On...

November 1, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Lee County Parks & Recreation announced last week that it will host a public meeting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in the auditorium at the Boca Grande Community Center, regarding...