Tag: Boca Beacon

Beautify your bowser and come to the Boca Grande Dog Show on April 1

■ SUBMITTED BY DOODLE JOHNSON. Hi, Doodle here. Francie and Oakley rescued me from the shelter. Wow, that was their lucky day (and mine, too)! Last week I visited The Island School with three...

Washed-up bottle provides an island mystery

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE. Island resident Gary Siler is used to watching his wife, Chris, pick up trash and other items from the beach when they’re out walking, but last Saturday she found something...

Profile: Carol Napoli

March 3, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN. Retired licensed professional counselor Carol Napoli has been coming to Boca Grande seasonally for the past 20 years. Carol spent 18 years of her career in the Washington, DC...

Please take a moment to think about Tank’s Legacy

To the Editor, Tank’s Legacy is a local 501(c)3 dog-and-cat rescue organization. We recently had a three-day event at the PetSmart, where three cats and two dogs were adopted into their...

Step it up and join the 5K fun

February 24, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande 5K run will be held this Sunday, Feb. 26. Staff at the Boca Grande Community Center would like to ask all islanders to please share the road with the runners and...

The old railroad trestle guardhouse: Who will preserve an island treasure?

February 24, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Capt. Marian Schneider, an ecotourism pioneer who owned Grande Tours Kayak and Paddleboard Center in Placida for more than two decades, is searching for an organization to take...

Boca Grande Child Care Center to hold Gala on March 6

February 24, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – So many great memories have been made at the Boca Grande Child Care Center, it would be hard for graduates to pinpoint just one. From walking around town “holding the...

Florida Wildlife Corridor team to speak about ‘The Forgotten Coast’

February 24, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN Lindsay Cross, executive director of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, will be speaking at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28 in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. Cross will be...

Camera Club to take center stage at Boca Grande Art Center show

■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Camera Club’s Photography As Art show will take place March 9-11 at the Boca Grande Art Center. Members of the BGCC will be displaying photographs of wide-...

Strawberry Festival happening tomorrow

February 24, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT Nearly 70 businesses, individuals, families and local clubs have stepped up to provide items for the Strawberry Festival’s live and silent auctions on Saturday, March 4. “It’s an...