Tag: Boca Beacon

Profile Brian Darna

September 22, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Brian Darna remembers going fishing with his uncle, Capt. Babe Darna, many times when he was a teenager. He specifically recalls catching a 132-pound tarpon that took him more than 30...

Obituary Alan Williams

September 22, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Alan L. Williams, 86, of Tallahassee died Thursday (9/7/17) after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by parents LeRoy and Dorothy Williams, sister Caryln Peterson, and wife of almost 60 years,...

Yes Virginia, hurricanes are real … so don’t shoot the messenger

September 18, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE You will have to forgive me this week as far as the content of the paper goes, our office has had no way to put out a newspaper this week. We have no power, no phones, no internet....

Closings due to Irma

September 8, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Cancellations and closings due to Irma include: • No services at the Boca Grande Lighthouse United Methodist Church on Sunday, Sept. 10; • No services at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church...

Baking for Texas

September 8, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ Ronica Davis of Native Gardens and her friends Pat Cole, Rebecca DeRosa, Tina Tersigni, Karissa Cumberland, Annie Fransoz and Kourtney and Teresa McDaniels held a bake sale to raise money for people...

Bucket brigade for Texas: Lighthouse Church donates flood buckets for hurricane victims

September 8, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Members of the Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande set a challenge for the congregation to collect items and put together flood buckets and hygiene kits for the victims...

Green sea turtle hatchling rescued, litter on the beach is getting worse

September 8, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN A sea turtle nest that was thought to be lost to a storm has been accounted for and a baby hatching from it was rescued. On August 19, Turtle Patrol Volunteers on Zone 1 (North End of...

Profile Kelly Emery

September 8, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Kelly Emery is a great person to know when you need to cool down, especially during the steamy days of September in Southwest Florida. Kelly is the change-out coordinator at Grande Aire...

Disaster planning for residents with pets

■ SUBMITTED BY CHARLOTTE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER Residents with pets face additional tasks when preparing for a disaster. All Charlotte County shelters accept pets except the special needs...

Fundraiser for hurricane victims tomorrow at Hudson’s

September 1, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News