This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO

Rentals on the Island had increased by 24.9 percent over the same period in 2019 despite the pandemic.

TEN YEARS AGO

Lee and Charlotte counties had accepted settlements for their claims against BP related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, at a fraction of the amounts for which they filed claims.

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Boca Grande was noted as being in the top 10 for AOL Travel “America’s best beach towns” list. 

TWENTY YEARS AGO

A teenage Island camp counselor used the Heimlich maneuver to save an 8-year-old girl from choking during a summer camp cookout.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO 

Sprint announced that they would be distributing telephone books to residents of Lee County.

THIRTY YEARS AGO

Three historic fish houses in Charlotte Harbor burnt to the water in a 3-week period. Not enough evidence was available to determine whether arson was the cause of the blazes.

THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Lee County Commissioners approved 15 additional parking spaces on the public right-of-way along two lots next to the Millers Marina.

FORTY YEARS AGO

Residents were warned to stay inside as pest control officials suited up to remove a wasp nest at 4th Street and Lee Avenue. The nest was about four feet across, and the crew suffered four wasp stings during the removal.