Tag: Boca Grande Community Center

Educational summit features educational celebrities

April 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN At an educational summit held on Tuesday, April 5 at the Boca Grande Community Center, some of the nation’s top educators gathered with islanders to talk about new trends and...

Goss, Graham to speak on Friday

April 1, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Porter Goss Florida Governor Bob Graham and Former CIA Director Porter Goss will speak about important issues Florida residents are facing in light of the 2016 national elections....

Help keep the light shining on Boca Grande

April 1, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The lease is here. Gasparilla Island Light Committee Jim Grant announced that Barrier Island Parks Society has received a lease dated as of April 1 to restore the Gasparilla Island...

Beloved bird lady says ‘good-bye’ to Boca Grande

March 18, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Standing on the stage with E.T., the great horned owl by her side, wildlife rescuer Doris Mager informed the crowd that this would be her last year doing an educational program in...

Super Tuesday coming to a polling place near you

March 11, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT While many residents will be waiting for Super Tuesday to roll around to vote in the primary election, almost a quarter of Lee County voters have already cast their ballots through...

Get ready for a good old-fashioned bike parade

March 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Lee County Parks and Recreation has announced that the annual Bike Parade will take place on Saturday, March 19. Registration is ongoing right now, and you can fill out your form today at the Boca...

Sweepin’ the gator back home

May 11, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Certain local golf courses may have a huge alligator as their national claim to fame, but our island has its own version of reptilian fame. Recently our local iguana trapper, George Cera, had...

Youth fishing tourneys done for 2015, next season’s dates set

May 11, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The Boca Grande Community Center hosted its last Youth Fishing Tournament of the season on Saturday, May 2 at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier. The weather was windy and the bite was slow. The kids...

Candy needed for Easter egg hunt

March 30, 2015
BBadmin7502
News

The Main Rabbit of Easter will be coming to Boca Grande on Saturday, April 4, at 10 a.m., but he needs your help. Please drop off bags of individually wrapped soft candy by Tuesday, April 1 at...

Guest editorial: GICIA offers guided walks in private areas

March 20, 2015
BBadmin7502
Opinion

Does the idea of a guided tour through a quiet, beautiful restored parcel of GICIA Land Conservancy Property sound nice? How about the chance to catch a glimpse of the elusive and rarely seen...