Tag: Boca Beacon

‘Victory Garden’ is the way to grow for the Petersons

April 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Boca Grande Garden Club member Ann Peterson has taken the time to pursue her passions by creating a balance between gardening and cooking. With the help of her husband,...

Island food barrel donations given to Englewood Helping Hands this year

STAFF REPORT – Island food barrels were picked up earlier this month and stored for the season, but not to worry – they will be back next season. Jane Caple, one of the coordinators of the...

PROFILE: John Edwardson

BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association board member John Edwardson came to Boca Grande as a jack of all trades. The former business leader also...

OBITUARY: Carolyn Falter

Carolyn J. Falter, 82, of Boca Grande and Port Clinton, Ohio, formerly of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 4:55 a.m. Friday, April 10, 2020, at her residence in Florida. She was born July 4, 1937, in...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: How can we say thank you enough?

To the Editor, How can we say thank you enough to those who keep the heart of our little world beating? To Hudson’s: We can give lots of smiles and thanks to let them know how much we appreciate...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Information regarding unemployment

Letter to Editor, I have information that might be helpful to anyone trying to apply for Florida unemployment. I have unsuccessfully tried to call or go online for over a week and have logged more...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Anecdotal information

To the Editor: As currently used by CDC, NIH and FDA the word is used to imply unreliability and therefore by implication invalid information. The legal profession uses this term in a similar...

Please, let us know how you feel about a May 1 date to re-open our economy

April 15, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

Click on the link below to vote in our poll. https://bocabeacon.com/poll/do-you-think-the-states-non-essential-businesses-and-schools-should-open-on-may-1/

In our hour of need: BGWC Emergency Relief Fund reviews first set of requests for aid, seeking matching funds

STAFF REPORT – The Task Force for the BGWC Emergency Relief Fund met on Wednesday, April 8, to review nearly 50 requests from individuals and local businesses that are suffering from...

A word from the Clinic: Any light at the end of this tunnel?

April 10, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY TOM ERVIN, MD – It is April 8, 2020, five days after Governor DeSantis initiated a “safer at home” status for the state of Florida. COVID-19 cases continue to increase in our state and...