Tag: Boca Beacon

Obituary: JoAnne (Jo Jo) Faulstich

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

JoAnne (Jo Jo) Faulstich passed away on June 29, 2015 in Southwest Florida after a lengthy illness. She was a native of California and lived in Boca Grande for more than 30 years. Jo Jo...

Obituary: John O. Hastings

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

John O. Hastings, 85, died peacefully surrounded by family on June 24, 2015. He was a resident of the Boca Grande Club. John was the beloved husband of Susan and the late Mary Kate (nee...

Obituary: Capt. Jimmy Robertson

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Captain James “Jimmy” Andrew Robertson, 60, passed away peacefully Saturday July 11, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 40 years Marjie; his daughter, Julie Jean (Jon); his beloved...

Profile: Christine Stites

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
Profiles

BY JACK SHORT She’s Chrissy to most, but only if you knew her after she moved here. Or before she became a professional. It’s a little confusing. She had switched to Christine in order to be...

A word about your local farmers market

Dear People of Boca Grande, The Boca Grande Farmers Market appeals to you for help and assistance in finding and identifying new market location alternatives. When we began our plans in...

Editor’s note: We will miss you, Sam

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
Editorial

Many of you are aware that Sam Samsonov, a toll tender with the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority for 30 years, is no longer at the booth. There has been a flood of responses on social media...

Want to see some Boca Grande Independence Day fun?

July 10, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

We had another amazing Independence Day, and wanted to share some of our photos from the fireworks and the golf cart parade. If you’d like to see them, go to our website,...

Another island mother lost: Louise Bowe to be laid to rest this weekend

July 10, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

BY MARCY SHORTUSE We lost another one of our island mothers on Sunday, July 5, as Louise Bowe slipped away from congestive heart failure. Other than for a few years her entire life was spent on...

Boca Grande, made famous once again … this time for sharks

July 10, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE AND JACK SHORT We’ve been famous before for having one of the most expensive zip codes, and for having some of the best beaches. We’ve got celebrity status for many reasons...

Beaconcam is up and running!

July 10, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Remember back in the day when you used to be able to go to our website and watch the world go by in downtown Boca Grande? Those days are here again, my friends, because the Boca Beacon webcam is...