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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGO Boca Grande Causeway history was made after a massive Spring Break party a one-day car crossing record was set – 4,989 to be exact. TEN YEARS AGO Andy Ireland presided over...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: An update on the Rear Range Light

To the Editor: After Hurricane Ian hit, like most, we were assessing damages to our structures. All three of the historic structures that BIPS manages, operates and maintains have major damage...

The weekly red tide report

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 75 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 14 samples from...

Meeting up at Southern Design Living

April 6, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
News

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Don’t forget, it’s Bogus Beacon time!

When you open your paper this week, make sure to remember that the little section that falls out from the middle IS NOT REAL NEWS. Please don’t think the chupacabras, the latrines on...

OBITUARY: Mary Guyer

March 30, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Mary Dosdall Guyer, 88, of Boca Grande, formerly Saint Paul, Minn., went to heaven peacefully surrounded by her loving family and caregivers. Memories of Mary Guyer from Her...

OBITUARY: Bob Frederick

March 30, 2023
Staff Report
Obituaries

Bob Frederick, a much-loved father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away on March 22, 2023, with family at his side. Born in Elkhart, Indiana in 1926, Bob grew up there with his parents...

March 23, 2023
Staff Report
News

Saddle up and head to town, because the moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived … the 4-digit phone books are here! After losing so many of our 2022 to Ian (he blew our storage shed...