Tag: Boca Beacon

Boca Grande Art Center Liaison Program supports upcoming artists

TONYA BRAMLAGE – A hallmark of authentic leadership is the alignment of people around a mission and its values. The liaison program at the Boca Grande Art Center is designed to support...

L.A. Ainger jazz band holds first concert of the school year

March 7, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Education

BY T MICHELE WALKER – As the sun set on the Lemon Bay High School quad last Thursday evening, the L.A. Ainger Middle School Jazz Band took the stage to perform for the first time this...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: If you want a better island power grid, you’d better start making some calls

Hello friends and neighbors, Sorry for the intrusion, but something very interesting happened to me recently, and I learned facts that will benefit all of us here on the island. I am writing to...

OBITUARY: Deirdre O’Neil

March 7, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Deirdre O’Neil, 83, of Beverly Farms, Mass. and Boca Grande, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 15, 2021. Deirdre was the only child of John and Helen (Ford) Fahey, born on September...

PROFILE: Rose Marie Blaha

March 7, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Profiles

BY T MICHELE WALKER – When you think of famous detective duos, thoughts wander to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Mulder and Scully from the X Files, or perhaps Nick and Nora Charles from the...

National Historic Register responses to BGHPB inquiry show less enchantment, more disfavor for proposal

February 27, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Emails opposing the inclusion of a major portion of historic downtown Boca Grande into the National Register of Historic Places are pouring into the Historic Preservation...

Time to saddle up and join the Dog-gone Wild West!

February 27, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Woman’s Club Dog Show and Spring Fair are going virtual this year, keeping Boca Grande humans and canines safe, with a combined socially distanced event Dog...

Happiness and the heart

February 27, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Health & Wellness

BY DR RAYMOND JAMES, D.O. – This month the Boca Grande Health Clinic has focused on heart disease – its causes and symptoms and ways to prevent it through healthy choices. In addition to the...

Catch fish, win prizes at youth fishing tourney

February 27, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Sports & Outdoors

STAFF REPORT – Grab your fishing pole and tackle box and come join the family fun at our youth fishing tournament on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 9 a.m. at the Boca Grande fishing pier (Behind...

Island Booknotes Live 2021 to continue on in March at the Fust

February 27, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY T MICHELE WALKER – Following the success of their last “Island Booknotes Live 2021” featuring author Fred Rich, The Johann Fust Library Foundation will present the second event in their...