Tag: Boca Beacon

Youth fishing tournament to be held this Saturday

September 16, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

Lee County Parks and Recreation and the Boca Beacon are sponsoring a youth fishing tournament on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier. The tournament is free for...

GUEST EDITORIAL: Initiative to restore one million corals launched by Mote

BY HALEY RUTGER – Mote Marine Laboratory and The Nature Conservancy are partnering on a coral conservation initiative that will enable coral restoration at unprecedented scales...

The loss of a great man: Former Fire Chief Lew Morgan has passed away at age 78

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On a hot July day in 1989 a man named Lewis “Lew” Morgan was introduced to the Boca Grande Community. He stood next to Darrell Polk, a man who had held the job of fire...

Fire Department, EMS rescue fisherman from sharks, transport jet skiier from Range Light

September 16, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to two calls recently involving the water, including a man stranded among sharks and another who suffered a medical issue while jet skiing. A day of...

Roadwork, bike path widening to begin soon

September 9, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Lee County Department of Transportation will be coming to the island to begin roadwork that includes a bigger bike path at the south end and Gasparilla Road widening....

BIPS says full speed ahead with Gasparilla Light restoration

September 9, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

On Tuesday, the Barrier Islands Park Society (BIPS) announced that they had received final written approval from the United States Coast Guard to commence “rehabilitation of the Gasparilla Island...

Lighthouse Church sends ‘flood buckets’ to Louisiana and Florida

September 9, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Members of the Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande have raised enough money to send fifty “flood buckets,” large plastic tubs full of cleaning supplies, to victims of the floods in...

Funds still sought for veteran to attend Pearl Harbor ceremony

September 9, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY SUE ERWIN – The GoFundMe account to help send a veteran to the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 2016 has grown to nearly $1,900. But donations are still needed to help send...

Storm in Gulf, predators take toll on turtles

September 9, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers said the storms over this past weekend destroyed a good amount of the remaining sea turtle nests on Boca Grande beaches. One...

Longtime Harry Chapin Food Bank associate director announces her retirement

September 9, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Joyce Jacobs, associate director of the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida, has announced that she will retire on June 30, 2017, after almost 24 years of service. During her tenure, Jacobs...