Tag: Boca Beacon

Mark Futch: His passing has left us in shock

September 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 island residents were shocked to hear of the passing of Capt. Mark Futch, a man taken far too early who will be missed very much by many. While...

Work on Community Center sunshade almost complete, ribbon cutting celebration planned

September 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The installation of the new sunshade at the Boca Grande Community Center is progressing well as planned. The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center organization invites everyone to...

Is West Nile virus a concern in Boca Grande?

September 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY DR. LAUREN M. HANA MD BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC The Florida Department of Health has issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory for residents and visitors. The first U.S. cases were...

Johann Fust Library offers ‘Makerspace’ program for kids

September 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN There’s a new program at the library especially tailored for kids eight and older. ”Makerspace” is a collaborative space where kids gather to get creative with Do-It-Yourself...

Profile Jeff Ash

September 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve had a drink at the Boca Bay Pass Club bar over the past several years, you would most likely recognize the friendly face of bartender Jeff Ash. Jeff has worked at the Pass...

Obituary Don ‘Postie’ Post

September 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

The family of Don “Postie” Post is profoundly sad to share the news that their husband, father, and grandfather died suddenly in a glider accident on Wednesday, August 29th. The loss of this...

Obituary Buck Cole

September 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Wayne Berten Cole (Buck) 84, of Placida Fla., went to his heavenly home on September 7, 2018. Wayne was born on December 12, 1933 to Ralph Cole Sr. and Ethel Dixon Cole on Little Gasparilla...

Obituary Arline Kraft Buettin

September 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Arline Kraft Buettin, 91, of Naples, died Sunday morning, September 16, 2018 at Vitas Hospice in Physicians Regional Hospital in Naples. Mrs. Buettin was a native of Batavia, IL, daughter of the...

Is it safe to eat local shellfish? It depends … Charlotte County Extention Service explains details

■ SUBMITTED BY BETTY STAUGLER UF/IFAS EXTENSION, CHARLOTTE COUNTY This red tide bloom has been trying for everyone. It is hard to see the harsh impacts the bloom has had on our coast, wildlife, and...

Obituary: Mark Lee Futch

September 18, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Mark Lee Futch, 63, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in his home in Punta Gorda of a cardiac arrest. He was born in Winter Haven, FL Sept. 26, 1954 and was a graduate of Clearwater High...