Tag: Boca Beacon

Annual golf scramble event planned for Oct. 7

September 27, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The annual Boca Grande Scholarship Golf Scramble tournament will be taking place Monday, Oct. 7 at The Gasparilla Inn on its one-of-a-kind waterfront golf course. The Boca Grande...

Lemon Bay High School Golf Scramble set for October 5

September 27, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The second annual Lemon Bay Athletics Golf Scramble is planned to take place on Saturday, Oct. 5. The event will be held at Rotonda Golf and Country Club – The Hills course....

Sea turtle nest numbers remain the same as last week

September 27, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The most recent turtle nest update provided by the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association remains the same as last week, indicating that the end of nesting season is near. The season...

Obituary: Don Ward

September 27, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Don Ward, 76, a year-round Boca Grande resident, passed away Saturday doing what he loved – casting on the beach in the early evening. Born in 1942 on Long Island, New York to Harold and Olga...

It’s official! Mote declares record-breaking year for sea turtle nests in the Sarasota area

To the Editor: Sea turtle nesting season is not yet over, but Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has already recorded a 38-year-record number of nests in the Sarasota...

Profile: Stephanie Shirback

September 27, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

There’s a friendly new first grade teacher at The Island School this year, and her classroom is colorful and full with resources. Stephanie Shirback has replaced former TIS teacher Tammy Tieu....

Clearing the path for a new era

September 27, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

A construction crew has been working all week on removing trees at the old dog park located at 7th Street. More than 170 trees have been saved for relocation on the property and all of the exotics...

Obituary: Dick Lyman

September 26, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Richard Pope Lyman III, age 84, of Grand Rapids, MI and Boca Grande, FL died Monday September 23, 2019. Dick was born July 23, 1935 to June Ranney Lyman and Richard P Lyman, Jr. in Lansing, MI. ...

Help us clean up! Traditional island clean-up this Saturday

September 20, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT This Saturday, Sept. 21, join with your friends and neighbors and help clean-up the island. This year’s clean-up is sponsored by Gasparilla Vacations and Gulf Coast International...

Another piece of island history lost: The passing of Ted Van Itallie

September 20, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

■ STAFF REPORT Dr. Theodore Van Itallie, obesity expert and leading researcher in metabolic diseases, died September 14 in Old Lyme, Connecticut. He was 99. The author of over 200 publications,...