Tag: Boca Beacon

PROFILE: Cappy Powell

BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Boca Grande resident Cappy Powell is the newest member of the Johann Fust Community Library program committee. From NCAA legislation service to community contribution,...

OBITUARY: Anne Lathrop

Anne A. Lathrop, 78, a lifelong resident of Northwest Ohio, passed away peacefully April 6, 2020 at the Kingston Residence of Perrysburg. She was born June 16, 1941 in Toledo to the late Harold...

‘World’s Richest’ canceled due to Coronavirus

STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce met on Wednesday, April 15 and made the difficult decision that they would cancel the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament for 2020. In a...

The ‘three-legged stool’: You, your bank, and the SBA

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you’re one of the many whose world has been turned upside down by the quarantine, and you’re trying to take phone calls with a child on one hip and a barking dog in...

The phone books are here! Here’s how to get them

April 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – The new phone books are at the Boca Beacon office, and will be available today, April 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and on Monday, April 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The...

A message from the Clinic: Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.

April 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY DALY WALKER, MD – I recently talked with a young doctor who is working at the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States. The father of three small children, he is an...

‘Tempting’ morsels for hungry families: Local restaurant now doing more than just takeout

April 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – In the last few weeks, getting groceries has become quite a challenge. It’s a rare day that you can make a list of everything you want and actually get it, but most of us...

April 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

SUBMITTED BY HILJA BILODEAU, BGHC – The Boca Grande Health Clinic has served the community since 1947. We are here for you now and we will continue to be here for you for many years to...