Tag: Boca Beacon

A message from the Clinic: A new voice on the subject of COVID-19

SUBMITTED BY MARK DRISCOLL- Hello Boca Grande Clinic Community, I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself and say hello. I am Mark Driscoll, the new CEO of the Boca Grande Health...

Accident on Gasparilla Road brings up question: Who thought it was OK to drive on the Bike Path?

August 21, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Monday, Aug. 17 at approximately 2:05 p.m. Gasparilla Road and 35th Street was the scene of a vehicle rollover accident. The vehicle, shown above, was headed northbound...

A message from the Clinic: Taking a much-needed break? Get back to work safely

BY DR LAUREN HANA – A lot of questions have come up in the last few months about dealing with COVID-19 illness, symptoms or exposures involving individuals in the workplace or elsewhere....

Students, teachers prepare to head back to classes at The Island School in a sea of questions and concerns from parents

August 21, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – As the doors prepare to open at The Island School on August 31, plans are being made to keep children and staff as safe as possible. The first step in the process will be...

Sam Murphy Park renovations just beginning

August 21, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
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SUBMITTED BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION – The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is pleased to announce that restoration of...

Couple gets creative, completes some pretty amazing puzzles during their quarantine time

August 21, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
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BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Candace and Billy Sasser found a way to escape quarantine restraints by thinking within the box. Many jigsaw puzzles later, they’ve pieced together a painting replica from...

South sidewalk, decreased revenue topic at GIBA quarterly meeting

August 21, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
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STAFF REPORT – The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterly Board meeting was held on Tuesday, August 18, virtually and in the offices of the Authority. The Members of the Authority were...

New beginnings for Water Association as concrete pad is poured for wastewater reclamation facility

August 21, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
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BY BONNIE PRINGLE – This spring, the Gasparilla Island Water Association contracted with Cardinal Contractors, Inc. for Phase 2 of the rehabilitation of our wastewater treatment facility. The...

Stories of early island fishing guides (Part I of II)

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY – Local guides have been taking guests fishing since the late 19th century. Among the early guides was Phalo Padilla, born in 1888, who was a...

PROFILE: Hermila Perreault

BY OLIVIA CAMERON – From a Catholic upbringing to administrative assistant at a Methodist church, Hermila Perreault has found a job in Boca Grande that, in her own words, is...