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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

May 11, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
Columns

Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO Waylon, Matt and Dan took top honors in the Howl at the Moon Tournament. There were 39 releases in that three-hour tournament. TEN YEARS AGO The...

Time change should be noted for ResilientLee meeting scheduled for May 17

May 10, 2023
Staff Report
News

There has been a time change for the ResilientLee meeting that is scheduled for Wednesday, May 17. The time is now from 4 to 6 p.m. The county will continue to distribute information as...

Beacon publishers take prestigious Honor Flight to D.C.

May 4, 2023
Sheila Evans
News

Cheering crowds, waving flags, photos being taken continuously and hugs for men and women whose only connection was gratitude – that’s how 90 veterans and their “Guardians” were greeted Tuesday...

A sad but necessary goodbye

You’re not going to like what we’re about to say, but you knew it was coming. The Community Tree across from Hudson’s Grocery will be coming down soon, as Hurricane Ian apparently put a final nail...

Nope, it’s not a coconut

April 27, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
News

Island beachgoer finds something a bit unusual Here’s something that doesn’t happen every day. It was on Tuesday last week that Artist Lisa McQueen was kicked back at her favorite beach...

Your weekly red tide report

April 27, 2023
Boca Beacon
News

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 86 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in three...

Celebration of Life for Stuart Hoeckel announced

April 27, 2023
Staff Report
Obituaries

A Celebration of Life will be held for Stuart Hoeckel on Saturday, May 6 from 7:30 p.m. until sunset at Stump Pass Marina on Maryland Avenue in Grove City. That will be followed by an evening...

Celebration of Life for Elsie Bracken announced

April 27, 2023
Staff Report
Obituaries

A Celebration of Life for Elsie Bracken will be held on Saturday, May 6 at 1 p.m. at the Crowninshield Community House. Light refreshments will be served.

PETS OF THE WEEK

Boca Beacon backpages

IT’S GONE

The Whispering Bench has been demolished as of this morning at 10:45 a.m. People started making phone calls at about 7 a.m. this Saturday morning, April 22. “It’s...