Tag: Boca Beacon

Pets put their best paw forward to benefit SHS

August 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Suncoast Humane Society is looking for its next “top model” to star in its 2019 Pet Calendar. The calendars are a major fundraiser for the organization, raising top dollars to...

Boca Grande native credits growing up on island for her career success

August 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ PROVIDED BY THE US NAVY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH A 2002 Lemon Bay High School graduate and Boca Grande, Florida, native is presently engaged in a critical mission for the security of the...

Red tide: What Mote is doing now

■ BY HALEY RUTGER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY From October 2017 through July 2018, Mote and its partners have monitored extensively for Florida red tide designed to augment public information on the...

Island fans from overseas question governor about red tide

To the Editor: We are regular visitors to Boca Grande from England and are horrified by what is happening with the red tide this year. It was bad enough when we were there in February/March, but we...

When will it ever end? Authorities not providing enough information on red tide

August 3, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE When Lisa Haney and her husband, Mike, got to the Palm Island ferry landing on Tuesday night, July 31, they weren’t dressed for carrying manatees. That ended up being what...

Wildlife Center of Venice announces new director Pam DeFouw

August 3, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Pam DeFouw is the new director of operations at the Wildlife Center of Venice, but she certainly is not new to the facility. DeFouw started out as a volunteer for the organization in...

Got some dead fish? Throw ‘em in the dumpster

August 3, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Lee County has hired its debris-removal contractor to supplement efforts currently underway by Parks & Recreation employees to clean county beaches affected by the recent red...

Use common sense, listen to the old salts: How to deal with red tide

August 3, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY CAPT. VAN HUBBARD Unfortunately, the talk of our town now is red tide and water quality/polluted local waters. For now, our local marine economy is virtually shut down. A few offshore boats...

Back-to-school tax break set for August 3 through 5

August 3, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Florida’s 2018 “Back-to-School” sales tax holiday is set for August 3 to August 5 this year. Parents and students can save sales tax as follows: Clothing, footwear and certain...

Sea turtles continue nesting, hatching … sometimes dying

August 3, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Despite the effects of red tide, sea turtle nest numbers are continuing to grow, hatchlings are making their way to the water, and excavations are being done by patrol members on a...