Tag: Boca Beacon

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: GCCF still accepting applications for first- ever virtual Gulf Coast Board Institute

To the Editor: Gulf Coast Community Foundation is still accepting applications for the first-ever entirely virtual Gulf Coast Board Institute. The deadline to apply for this high-level nonprofit...

Feisty blacktip takes a chunk out of Iowa man’s arm in local waters

August 14, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE- An Iowa man will have an interesting story to tell after his trip to Boca Grande left him minus a bit of flesh, but alive and well.

Mote Marine documents another first for corals in Florida

August 14, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

Colonies of coral have spawned in breakthrough restoration STAFF REPORT- For the first time in Florida or Caribbean waters, restored massive corals were observed spawning – part of sexual...

Bzzz… zzz… Mosquito Control is hard at work to reduce that annoying buzz

August 14, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Lee County Mosquito Control District has worked around the clock to collect accurate data on the local mosquito population. Mosquito spraying, however, is not on a fixed...

A Tribute to Dee: Family suggests to name room at Community Center after beloved lady

August 14, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Legends never die, and our island has had our share of great ones. There are some names that stick out more than others, though, and Dee Wheeler’s is one of them. While she was...

Historic Preservation Board hears, approves four new island home projects

August 14, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT- The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board met on Wednesday, Aug. 12 to discuss four certificates of appropriateness for homes on the island, and were done in record time – about 15...

Obituary: Charles Tucker

August 14, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Charles L. Tucker, 94, of Tekonsha, Mich.passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Drew’s Place of Coldwater. A graveside service was held Tuesday, August 11, at Evergreen Cemetery in Girard, Mich. ...

Obituary: Bill Hinman

August 14, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

William “Bill” Taylor Hinman of Muse, Fla., passed away July 11, 2020, while in Hope Hospice in Fort Myers. Bill was born in Coral Gables, Florida, grew up in Fort Myers and graduated from Fort...

Obituary: Henry Henneberger

August 14, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Henry C. Henneberger, 88, died on Saturday, July 8, 2020 in Riverview, Fla. Born on Oct. 15, 1931 and educated in Germany, he Immigrated to the US in 1957 together with his wife and infant son. He...

New island communications tower will enhance island safety, slated for new location

BY C.W. BLOSSER AND BEN ABES- Providing for the safety and welfare is an essential focus of local government. Lee County’s Department of Public Safety, in partnership with the Lee County Sheriff’s...