Tag: Gasparilla Island

Ahlers and team takes top honors in 2015 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament

June 12, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Lucky Lady proved worthy of her name when Capt. Steve Ahlers and his team brought more tarpon to the boat than any other in the 2015 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament,...

Haag team takes first in Gasparilla Island Kids Classic

June 12, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE There were 120 excited kids in Boca Grande Pass on Saturday, June 6, all waiting to catch that winning silver king in the Grande Aire Gasparilla Island Kids Classic.Capt. Matt...

Congratulations to the TIS Class of 2015!

June 12, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE Five graduates headed toward the stage last Friday, June 5 at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium, while a full house of family and friends looked on. There were...

GIWA and CCU: A look at our water (Part II of our series)

June 12, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT Last week we published part one of our analysis of Consumer Confidence Reports, particularly those issued by the Gasparilla Island Water Association and Charlotte County...

Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Revised Bridge Opening Schedule

June 12, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The revised seven (7) day a week opening schedule for the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Swing Bridge is as follows: The bridge will open to vessel traffic on the hour from 7 a.m. to 2...

OBITUARY: Josephine Woods

June 12, 2015
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Josephine “Dodie” Mitchell passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015. She was born on September 3, 1936 to Harry Dorsey Mitchell and Josephine Moyer Mitchell in Washington, D.C. She graduated...

Profile: Jeremy (Chino) Chamathorn

June 12, 2015
Boca Beacon
News, Profiles

BY MARCY SHORTUSE When Jeremy Chamathorn (a.k.a. Jeremy Chino) first came to Boca Grande, he was astounded by the island’s beauty. His cousin, Patrick Vollmer, had enticed him here with the...

Thank you for another successful World’s Richest!

To the Editor: In the course of events, both public and private, no one person or entity can possibly take sole credit for the success or failure of any undertaking. The event is the sum of so...

Near drowning in Gasparilla Pass reported

May 29, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT Charlotte County Fire and EMS and the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office were part of the response team that may have saved a man’s life after he nearly drowned on May 25, Memorial...

thegicia.org now the internet home of the GICIA

May 29, 2015
Staff Report
News

SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) continues its efforts to protect the beauty and charm that make Boca Grande a special place. Of...