Tag: Boca Beacon

They call him ‘Dumplin’: Captain reminisces on the original Boca Grande

February 28, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Community History

BY OLIVIA CAMERON – The Naples Sailing and Yacht Club visited the island to hear a special guest speaker, and they may have gotten more than they bargained for. “Captain Dumplin’ ” gave an...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Deadline approaching for GCCF

To the Editor: The application deadline is approaching for Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s scholarship program for the 2020-21 school year. Prospective applicants may visit...

Literature Forum to discuss ‘The End of the Affair’ in March

February 28, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

STAFF REPORT – The Literature Forum’s February session featured an animated discussion of Elsa Morante’s “Arturo’s Island”, with veteran presenters Joan Ardrey and Simonetta Balzer providing...

PROFILE: Pauline Lord

BY MARY BESS – It’s a problem most of us would like to have but, despite what Mae West says, too much of a good thing is not necessarily … wonderful. “There are pitfalls of having too...

TIS chowder, free concert this Saturday

February 28, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

STAFF REPORT – On Saturday, Feb. 29 dinner and disco are on the agenda on the grounds of the Boca Grande Community Center, as The Island School will hold their annual chowder dinner at the...

Rotonda resident describes details of this week’s 250-acre fire

February 28, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY KELLI BECTON – Approximately 250 acres of Rotonda Lakes and Rotonda Sands were destroyed by a wildfire on Monday, Feb. 24. Although it was a close call and there was some exposure...

Coronavirus explained: BGHC doctor explains the latest information

BY LAUREN HANA MD – The novel (new) coronavirus, now called COVID-19, is a respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in December of 2019. Initial cases were linked to a large...

Rotonda affected by wild fire

February 24, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News, Police & Fire

UPDATE: As of 6 PM Charlotte County Fire and EMS and the Division of Forestry have officially declared that 250 acres were burned by today’s fire. There were two minor firefighter injuries. Fire is...

Chowder and auction treasures, anyone? Come to Chowder, everyone!

February 21, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

STAFF REPORT – Grab your spoons and your appetites and get ready for the 6th annual “Chowder, Everyone!” PTO fundraiser chowder dinner for The Island School. This year there are 16 entries...

The story of a beautiful little library: History Bytes and the Johann Fust

February 21, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The most recent History Byte of the 2020 season was more about a community and less about a place where books are kept. The Johann Fust Community Library and its 70-year...