Tag: Gasparilla Island

POLICE BEAT: Woman injured after fall from golf cart

January 22, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Police & Fire

STAFF REPORT – In the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 14 a woman was seriously injured after falling off the back of a golf cart and 5th Street and Gilchrist Avenue. According to the...

OBITUARY: Jam ‘Noy’ Vollmer

Jam “Noy” Vollmer, 68, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14 with her family by her side. She was born October 12, 1952 in Nakhon Phanom in upper northeastern Thailand. She worked at the NKP Air Force...

PROFILE: Johan Bjurman

January 22, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It takes a special person to make a lucrative career in the art world, but Johan Bjurman has done just that. To make it even more special, he still has a very pragmatic...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Planned Giving gift to the Health Clinic Foundation is also a gift to the community

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation would like to thank Helen Fraser who directed a generous charitable donation to the Foundation upon her death last year. Helen gave back to...

TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks to everyone who helped to save a dog in distress in a rip current

To the Editor: Last Friday my daughter and I were strolling along the beach with our two Labs when Cleo, my daughter’s Lab, went into the Gulf, started swimming straight out and did not stop....

Answers to your COVID-19 vaccine questions

January 16, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – Submission Note: The COVID-19 situation remains fluid. This article reflects information known at the time it was submitted to The Boca Beacon....

GIBA bridge pass online access now features access to toll accounts

January 16, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY KATHY BANSON-VERRICO – The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority (GIBA) is pleased to announce its newest customer service feature – online access for standard toll pass accounts. The site...

‘Then and Now’ photo tour to be held on Monday, Jan. 18

January 16, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Community, News

STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Historical Society will present a pop-up archival presentation called “Then and Now” on Monday, Jan. 18. It will be held in the parking area next to the Boca...

Health Clinic Foundation to host Healthnetwork webinar

STAFF REPORT – More than 325 Boca Grande families carry a Healthnetwork Card with a phone number they can call to connect themselves and their family members with top specialists and medical...

Connie Mack presentation to be given by ‘Friends’

January 16, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

STAFF REPORT – On Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 4:30 p.m. Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center will host a livestream event, “Connie Mack, former Republican U.S. Senator.” The presentation is...