Tag: Boca Beacon

Road paving …

August 2, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will be having the road paved from Placida Road to the toll booth beginning some time around August 12. Be prepared for one-lane traffic and...

More disoriented hatchlings were found this past week

August 2, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN A Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol member found a wandering newly hatched loggerhead turtle getting ready to cross the road near the Range Light last Friday morning, so she...

ISLAND SHERIFF, FIRE AND EMS NEWS: Fire Department, EMS respond to fainting and water rescue

August 2, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande Fire Department and EMS workers responded to two calls this week, among others – a potential water rescue and a person who had fainted from heat exhaustion. On...

New playground should be completed by the end of August

August 2, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN If you drove down First Street near the Boca Grande Community Center this past week, you may have noticed some construction cones around the kids’ playground area at the front of The...

If you’re getting ready for school, here’s what you need to know

August 2, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT If you’re shopping for back-to-school supplies this year, mark your calendar for the first weekend of August. That’s about when a tax “holiday” approved by state lawmakers will apply...

Profile: Carolyn Madden

August 2, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Carolyn Madden has been coming to Boca Grande for 25 years. She’s always appreciated the unique shops and restaurants on the island, and she’s wanted to start her own business for...

Obituary: Mary Ann Wade

August 2, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Mary Ann Wade, 87, of Fort Myers passed away on July 12, 2019. She was born to George and Inez Wilhelm on October 31, 1931 in Boca Grande. Mary Ann was married to her beloved husband Carl C. Wade...

Obituary: Priscilla T. Wilcox

August 2, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

This is a revised obituary. On July 16, 2019 Priscilla T. Wilcox of Westwood, Mass. and formerly Boca Grande, passed away at 91 years of age. She was a member of the Colonial Dames of America and...

Obituary: John Kimpton Honey

August 2, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

John Kimpton Honey, age 82, died on July 27, 2019. Kim was born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 30, 1937; he was the son of the late Helen Chipman Honey and Albert Erroll Honey. Kim graduated from...

Complaints are appalling and sad

To the Editor: I opened my Boca Beacon a bit late this week and almost wished I hadn’t opened it at all. ALMOST – because I enjoy reading it each week so very much but the article “Eight...