Tag: Boca Beacon

Injured dog taken in by island rescue is looking for help and a home

■ STAFF REPORT A local rescuer is looking for help with a new dog who has had a very rough time. Blanche Vedette, co-owner of The Loose Caboose and founder of the nonprofit rescue effort Tank’s...

Announcement of temporary water disinfection process

To the Editor: Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be temporarily changing the disinfection process for its Placida and Boca Grande potable (drinking water) water supply. From April 9 at...

Talking about Irma, making plans for 2018 hurricane season

■BY ROGER DESJARLAIS It has been just about six months since Hurricane Irma churned through the center of Lee County, and the start of the 2018 hurricane season is eight weeks away. Many of Lee...

Many thanks from Hope for Haitians for amazing support

To the Editor: On behalf of the Hope for Haitians Committee, we want to thank all the donors in Boca Grande. So far your donations have built 46 houses for Haitian families living in deplorable...

Easter hunt this weekend

■ STAFF REPORT The Big White Rabbit is on the move, as Easter is this Sunday, April 1. At the Boca Grande Community Center, Jungle Joe Wier and Dashing Dave Bartels are getting everything ready for...

Man o’ War of the Worlds hit Boca Grande beaches

■ BY SUE ERWIN When Melissa Rubin was taking a stroll along the beach last Friday, she wasn’t expecting to see venomous creatures just inches away from her feet. “My husband and I walked the beach...

Conservation photographer Mac Stone to speak on April 4

■ BY SUE ERWIN Photographer Mac Stone will be returning to Boca Grande to discuss a number of field projects he’s been working on this past year. He will be speaking at the Boca Grande Community...

Freddy Futch memorial April 7

■ STAFF REPORT A Celebration of Life for Freddy Futch will be held on Saturday, April 7, 1 p.m., at the Louise du Pont Crowninshield Community House. Light refreshments will be served. Freddy...

Fire on the Fishery pier

■ On Sunday, March 24 at approximately 4:30 a.m. Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a mutual aid call for fire boat response at the Fishery fishing pier, part of the old railroad trestle, at...

Recollecting the Great Seashell Hunt of 2018 with BIPS

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Barrier Island Parks Society, in partnership with Florida Park Service, hosted the annual Great Seashell Hunt, island style, on Wednesday, March 28. The event was packed with 50...