Boca Grande, FL News

• Boca Grande, FL News
• WRTT, 2012: A tournament to remember
• Kids Classic yields 15 releases, $30,000 for Moffitt ‘Familes First’
• Oh yes, the ladies caught some tarpon, too ... 21 in all
• A beautiful lady, a gentle soul: good-bye, Mary Alice
• Donations for troops end May 31
• Phyllis and family say ‘thanks’
• Letter to the Editor: Fishing Guides agree with noted author’s stand
• Letter to the Editor: Chamber thanks all for a very successful WRTT
• Profile: Patrick O'Connor and Theresa Caccavale
• Museum to close for a week
• Gasparilla Island Kids Classic 2012 Results
• World's Richest Tarpon Tournament 2012 Final Results
• Celebrating the Silver King: Get ready for some salty art, great food and Colton James this weekend
• Mothers are made of bark, bones and love
• World’s Richest prizes unveiled ... who will walk away with them?
• Memorial Day Art Show a new venture for Boca Grande Art Alliance
• Boca Grande Reunion 4.0 - If you grew up here, you’re invited!
• New seawall in the works at the south end
• Water notice issued by GIWA: Temporary changes in water beginning this week
• Fishing the front dock
• Thoroughbred presents BIPS with check for Boca Grande Prix
• TIS moms celebrated
• Letter to the Editor: Ballot language shocking, disturbing and deceptive
• Letter to the Editor: Football, cheer sign-ups for Englewood Cats this weekend
• Letter to the Editor: We can't lose sight of the Boca Grande state of mind
• Letter to the Editor: A message to PTTS – We won’t support you any more
• Letter to the Editor: Scholarship recipient grateful for Woman’s Club help
• Letter to the Editor: Reader uncomfortable with last week’s editorial tone
• Bucs cheerleaders visit Whiddens
• A Supermoon spectacle
• Profile: Andy Cavallaro
• World's Richest Tarpon Tournament 2012 Report - Day One
• This weekend's schedule of events
• Stay tuned here for World's Richest results
• Fish on! Silver King fever to hit Boca Grande next week
• Fust to close June 1 for renovations
• Fingers O’Bannon, Redbone tourneys held recently with local winners
• Tractor donated early to BIPS rangers
• Funds still needed for Wildflower tarpon project
• Winner announced for ‘name the pirate girl painting’ contest
• Two local artists win prizes for their work
• Birth announcement: Tucker Michael Cera
• Guest editorial: We made a promise, we need to keep it
• Letter to the Editor: Artist thanks Beacon for support and coverage
• Letter to the Editor: GIBA board member supports tax referendum
• Obituary: Robert Hendricks
• Obituary: Phil Elliott
• Profile: Melissa Laterza
• Boca shopkeepers resigned to their fate regarding tolls
• At 93, Carlson takes Men’s Day Tournament honors at Pass Club
• WRTT entries looking good just two weeks before tournament
• Editorial: Only two ways to break it down when it comes to bridge finance
• Letter to the Editor: Reader gives kudos to GIBA’s finance chairman
• Letter to the Editor: Resident weighs in with his “no tax” opinion to GIBA
• Inn Marina receives ‘Clean’ designation from State of Florida
• Kids fishing featured this weekend
• Chamber director heads to St. Pete for Coastal Cities Summit
• Relay for Life wrap-up
• Wildflower volunteers guide nature lovers through preserve
• Obituary: Bonnie Sexton Townsend
• Profile: Anita Cass
• Residents at meeting voice opposition to referendum
• Wedding bells on Banyan bring new questions to light
• Get your naming rights on 2012 Ladies Day poster
• ‘Fish on’ next Saturday for local youth fishing tournament
• Another Boca Bargains season winds down with big bag sale
• Hope for Haiti - Numbers continue to rise
• New rector named at St. Andrew’s
• Island School takes a lesson in art history and philosophy with a Ringling twist
• Letter to the Editor: Questions arise after GIBA board votes on continuing with referendum
• Letter to the Editor: Whidden's Back Bay coordinators say 'thanks'
• Obituary: Paula Johnson remembered, celebration scheduled for Mother's Day
• Profile: Thelma Proctor
• A smaller tender house, a change to catwalks?
• Hank lookin’ hot on the links
• Kids win big in preparation for Classic
• Phantom of the Opera coming thanks to ‘Friends’
• Not too late to enter Back Bay tourney
• Bicycle theft at Sundown Colony reported
• Cayo Costa to be celebrated with first ‘Heritage Day’ festival
• Lee County Parks & Rec to hold last youth fishing tournament of the season
• And the winner is ...
• Letter to the Editor: Another successful tourney for health clinic
• Profile: Joyce Howe
• Iguana board to continue current trapping plan
• Sign up now for Whidden’s Back Bay
• GIBA engineering meeting this week
• Historic board discusses future Fust Library plans
• 'CodeRed' is in effect, are you on the list?
• When the sheriff comes to town ...
• Food for the Poor donations rolling in, more needed
• Weekly GIBA update
• Profile: Creighton Sherman
• Island School Head Rosa Ramos set to retire
• Strauss not to return to RPP next season
• RPP announces a ‘fewer shows, more fun’ format for 2012-2013
• Woman’s Club donates more than $380,000 to community groups, scholarships
• Fust renovation to go in front of historic board
• Come meet Sheriff Scott at the Inn this week
• New hang tags are here , just in time for the 2012 hurricane season
• The new 4-digit phone books are here
• Hank Wright Tournament ready to go next week with a full field of golfers and exciting play
• Chamber announces current sign-ups for WRTT, tarpon observer training courses
• Weekly GIBA update: Center and South Bridge progress
• Island Art Days to feature Causey’s ceramic animals
• A night to remember ...
• Letter to the Editor: Inspections are coming soon
• Garden Club tour another success, five gardens visited
• Profile: Dave Kardys
• Letter to the Editor: Beware misinformation regarding survey
• Letter to the Editor: Resident looking for that other option on opinion survey
• Letter to the Editor: Team Hudson’s thanks all for the Relay For Life support
• Letter to the Editor: ‘Grande Olde Flag’ committee recognizes hard work done at 2012 fair
• Bogus Beacon in this week's edition of the Boca Beacon ... beware
• Public opinion surveys in the mail this week
• GIBA board discusses causeway bike safety plans
• Obituary: Barbara Whidden Chatham
• Premier for island chorale group this weekend
• Last days of Spring food drive coming up 2,000 pounds is the goal
• Guides’ movie raises questions on fishery preservation and fishing practices
• deBlij to speak on wealth, war to benefit Venice Wildlife Center
• ‘Way of the Cross,’ Easter services outlined
• Be a part of history ... help to name the frisky tarpon picture
• History Bytes: The Knight family, the cow cavalry and the unofficial mayor of Boca Grande
• Profile: Sam Posey
• Higher tolls? Yes. New tax? Maybe
• A part of Boca Grande died Wednesday night
• The colors of freedom; The Grande Olde Flag Bike Parade of 2012
• Will you Relay this weekend to fight cancer?
• Letter to the Editor: Island School board disavows dissemination of misinformation
• Letter to the Editor: BIPS says ‘thanks all around’ for Green Gala
• Letter to the Editor: Reader praises RPP for Beatles tribute
• Letter to the Editor: Community spirit alive and well at book sale
• Letter to the Editor: Relay for Life – will you come out to help the fight?
• Ultimate Shark Challenge to team up with World’s Richest to promote conservation, recreation
• Celebrating 25 years of childcare in Boca Grande
• History Bytes: The Padillas, an iconic island family
• ‘Poetry in the Garden’ to be hosted by Live Poets’ Society this year
• Going ... going ... gone: The real St. Barts, 1970 Part II
• BIPS to host ‘Cookout in Paradise’ Other spring activities for families, children announced
• Upcoming de Blij lecture to benefit Wildlife Center of Venice
• If you’re booking the community center, do it now
• Profile: Bud Konheim
• A penny for your thoughts?
• Links to the Youtube videos of the Friends of Boca Grande children's programs meeting on Tuesday, March 6
• Unaxed: Thanks, Friends board, for clarifying your position
• Reader feels ‘Friends’ director treated unfairly
• Letter to the Editor: Tarpon Ball 'thank yous' all around
• Children’s programs will continue with ‘Friends’ at the helm
• 15 mph from now until ... ?
• Bike parade, Woman’s Club Fair on Saturday
• Car stolen, then found; bike stolen
• Gritsy is home!!!
• Sissy Yates Designs to be featured Thursday at Johann Fust benefit
• Krüger Brothers to perform with local symphony
• Essay contest could net you a boat in the Kids’ Classic
• Project OspreyWatch looking for tracking volunteers in Boca
• Are you on the list for the BGCCC fundraiser next week?
• Conservation of the fishery is vital in the message of ‘Let’s Save the Boca Grande Tarpon Habitat’
• How many Beatles’ songs can you find in this story about the ‘Nowhere Band?’
• Boca Grande Relay for Life, 2012 Part III: It won't always be all right, but you'll get through
• History Bytes: The Captain and the Little Captain
• GIWA CodeRED implemented, register now
• Second chance to see ‘Pavarotti in China’
• 'Friends' not so friendly ... ax falls on kids' programs
• ... and that’s why the bridge was backed up
• Fust has several activities scheduled for next week
• History Bytes: That wacky, wild Spanish Empire
• Islam to be featured during week-long series of events
• The spaghetti dogs say ‘Come one, come all’
• Letter to the readers from the editor
• Letter to the Editor: Can’t we leave well enough alone?
• Letter to the Editor: Remnants of a community ...
• Letter to the Editor: Islander disappointed in 'Friends' for pulling funding
• Letter to the Editor: A long wait for the Munchkins, all in vain
• Letter to the Editor: Mom feels isolated due to ‘Friends’ decision
• Letter to the Editor: ‘Friends’ skirted issues at meeting
• Letter to the Editor: New resident upset by ‘Friends’ decision
• Letter to the Editor: What about our future?
• Letter to the Editor: Relay for Life ... come out and help to fight cancer
• Relay for Life, 2012 Part II: Memoirs of Shelly
• ‘One for the Road’ author, traveler to hold signing at Ruhamas Books in the Sand
• Yappin’ and snackin’ on the menu at next canine-human gathering March 21
• ‘Bead for Life’ and ‘Same Sky’ come together at Johann Fust this week
• Replacement bridge coming soon, work to begin
• Bargains, a silent auction , strawberrys to be had this weekend at annual festival
• Boca Grande Day at the ball park on March 14
• Obituary: Dwight Arundale
• Profile: Marian Schneider
• After-school care for island kids still available in new school year, meeting scheduled for Tuesday
• ‘Revenge of the Radioactive Lady’ author to visit Johann Fust Community Library
• A step back in time with the Lowe and Futch families at History Bytes
• GIWA to host special meeting on raising assessment rate even higher
• Gwenneth Barth White to exhibit at Hughes Gallery next week
• BGHC vascular scans next week, come get one! One resident’s story of why they’re so important
• 'Taste’ raised more than $31,000 this year ... but the fight against hunger continues with spring food drive
• Relay for Life, 2012 Part I: Just one more race
• 'Toast to the Coast' event nets board members a big surprise donation
• ‘Toast to the Coast’ event nets board members a big surprise donation
• World of Reptiles coming soon
• Obituary: James ‘Jim’ Ernest Fuller
• Profile: Dr. Frank Downing
• Hope for Haiti to meet on Tuesday
• 5K to be held Sunday
• Come greet the Big Red Bus and roll up those shirtsleeves
• Boca Bargains doing well ... too well?
• Fixed bridge questions? Come to the meeting
• New poster for Ladies Day announced
• Keeping our fishery healthy the focus of new film
• Look for Rat Pack cards around town, win great prizes!
• Island resident seeks to better lives of others, looking for yard sale and personal item donations
• Whidden’s Marina: A look back at Boca Grande’s last bit of ‘Old Florida’
• Former TIS student now a published author
• Hughes Gallery to host invitation group show
• Yellowstone Park presented this week at Center
• Sea turtle patrollers, CWC gather in Georgia to discuss conservation, research
• Valentines all around at the Boca Grande Child Care Center
• GIBA has new chairmen, still talking tolls and taxes
• The Eagle has landed ... Cdr. Neil Armstrong visits The Island School
• Biographer to discuss her book, ‘Elizabeth the Queen’
• No fault found in January's fatal accident
• We have some better fish to fry this weekend
• Are you ready for some spaghetti?
• Want a bridge named after you? How about a whole causeway?
• Women’s health pioneer to speak at BGHC lecture
• SOA luncheon, fashion show at Inn a raving success
• Sprott family history unraveled at latest ‘History Byes,’ Whidden family to follow
• Laughter, art, and beach ball catch some of the highlights of new island group called the Forget-Me-Nots
• West Highlands: Not just a dog breed, but a way of life as well
• Painting the walls at South Beach ...
• Come by chariot, come by golf cart, come however you can ... but come to Caesar's Palace!
• And the next item on the Strawberry Festival auction block is ...
• Do you know what true courage is? The Chapin family does
• GITT Classic: A tale of age triumphing over youth
• Cecilia takes 'Best in Show'
• Obituary: John Frederic Requardt Jr.
• Profile: Jane Shanley
• Hudson's providing the yummies once again this Sunday
• Reference Room, Fust Library to combine forces
• Chamber needs 100 WRTT observers
• ‘World’s Richest’ plans finalized
• Art Alliance to hold ‘A Touch of Red’ show this weekend
• A rainy, but successful Taste of Boca held for the tenth year
• Alzamora’s ‘Sisyphus’ etchings to be displayed at Victoria & Albert Museum
• GIBA meetings next week
• Section of old trestle to be removed in coming weeks
• Michaud designated as new site for Friendship Village II
• Filmmaker Andrew Fone to return to Boca, courtesy of ‘Friends’
• GITT play begins with exciting first week
• BGHS hosts pioneer, naturalist speaker
• Learn all about the brain in the ‘Friends’ latest forum
• ‘Art in the Home’ tour set for Thursday
• Jason and the sammich tern
• Lemon Bay cheerleaders to wash cars on-island in February
• Strawberry Festival silent auction block to feature Father Christmas
• ‘Bytes’ featured some good ol’ boys this week ... Gasparilla families to come next week
• Bonefish Trust busy on island
• Romney comes up the winner at Boca Grande polls
• “The Dew Breaker” up next for Literature Forum
• Awash on the rocks ...
• Get tickets now for the 2012 Tarpon Ball: $4,000 in vittles to be raffled off
• Fire Department to host Sea School next week
• Chicago man arrested for marijuana
• The Johnson Boys and local harbor pilot history featured at History Bytes
• Island girl honored in DAR contest
• Bridge property tax could be useful tool to keep GIBA toll rates lower
• Two Carlson artists to be featured at Hughes Gallery showing this month
• Maisie Houghton’s memoir coming to Boca Grande
• ‘Art in the Home’ tour always a favorite
• Insurance seminar to cover enclosure ins and outs with the experts
• Famous Dutch designer 'wows' Garden Club crowd on Wednesday
• Boca Buddies mourns passing of one of their own
• Profile: Patty Seidensticker
• Guest Editorial: Waiting for the Outrage
• Letter to the Editor: Many thanks given for volunteers at community picnic
• Letter to the Editor: Islanders ask GIBA for higher taxes, not tolls
• Hard forehands help Griffin/Venezia win 6-2
• Romney sweeps Boca Grande primary polls
• Ontario man dies in pedestrian vs. vehicle accident Monday
• Please, tax us! Public pleads for no more toll increases
• Island School students get a surprise reader in their midst
• Primary voting on Tuesday
• Barbecue this Sunday, get Superbowl orders in
• Lemon Bay Conservancy tags first tarpon at park
• Speaker changed for February 1 Garden Club meeting, speaker Nancy Clark dies unexpectedly
• Boca Grande’s Lew Hastings gives invocation, leads Pledge at Ft. Myers Gingrich event
• Art Alliance to host Andrew Wyeth lecture, Camera Club show
• And the big winner of the 30-day toll pass is ...
• Scallops, anyone? Florida Sea Grant program provides them
• Tennis Ball brings in nice coin for SHS, pros ready for the series to begin
• What began as a nightmare is now a waiting game ... A tale of Onyx’s journey, and how you can help
• History Bytes off and running with the first segment, “The Johnson Family of Harbor Pilots, dating to 1988”
• Profile: Angie Humbarger
• Guest commentary: No easy answers
• Left twisting in the wind: Citizens' Insurance drops wind policies on many Boca Grande homes
• Crossing that bridge when we come to it ... it could be sooner than later
• ‘Taste’ menu announced, 15 restaurants participating
• Everyone invited to the community picnic
• Water Association discusses new meters, utility replacement project
• Garden Club experiences change of plans with speakers, but still ready to meet Feb. 1
• Professional tennis Expo to kick off in February, schedule set
• Pigskin: Divisional play is here, tight race at the top, BG Cops top it off ...
• Letter to the Editor: Chamber membership up, expenses down in 2012
• Profile: An artist with a well-defined knowledge of women ... Hope Grayson
• Bonefish & Tarpon Trust to hold fundraiser at Gasparilla Inn Beach Club, RSVP now
• Art Lecture Series continues with Boots and Wyeth
• Boca Grande Duplicate Bridge Club for January 16 & 18
• Pigskin: Wildcards, on any given Sunday
• Two heads looking for a good Boca home
• Higher taxes, higher tolls ... or both?
• Bush, Parent take fishing tourney top titles
• Art Alliance to host art instructor demo
• Bake sale this Saturday
• Garden Club welcomes Epsom
• Film Forum focuses on education, special unveiling planned
• Boca Biz: Inspired by the beauty around us? Why don't you try to capture it!
• Profile: Michael Miller, a new fixture at the Johann Fust Library
• Obituary: Christine Minshall Haynes
• Editorial: To dare to dream, to explore and to question
• Real estate sales look promising on island
• Make reservations now for the Inn’s Food & Wine Weekend
• “Rounding Third” to be performed this weekend by RPP
• Thank you, Good Samaritan
• Boca Grande Camera Club to hold annual exhibition
• Obituary: Jane E. Michael
• Tennis Ball details disclosed, come out to support Suncoast
• A trip to the Jersey shore for the Jacobs family
• Obituary: Craig Borden Wolcott
• Profile: Dianna Shandorf
• Guest commentary: New Year’s messages from the FWC
• Pres. George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush leaving the Island
• The 2011 Island Year in Review
• Record-breaking food drive!
• Steffan to be one of four featured speakers at film forum
• BGDBC for December 28
• She said 'yes' ...
• Profile: PFC Walker Bush
• Obituary: Lawrence Williams Jr.
• Editoral: A word of caution - don't read this if you plan on dieting ... ever
• Guest Commentary: GIWA president explains new meter system, GIBA bill
• Merry Christmas from Boca Grande ...
• World’s Richest rules tweaked by guides, chamber
• Raccoon gets the best of Boca Bay backyard owl, decorates pool deck
• Christmas services for island churches announced
• Chamber annual meeting scheduled for January
• Have you seen it? Wonder how to win it? Here's how ...
• Garden Club to host world-renowned gardener Epsom
• Adult day respite in full swing at church
• Baby Zander born to Boca firefighter
• Obituary: Daisy Yolanda Romaro Park
• Profile: Pike Powers
• Editorial: It may not seem like Christmas, but it sure feels like Boca again
• Letter to the Editor: Commissioner seeks artist for 2012 in-office displays
• Letter to the Editor: Island native says sailboats part of Boca Grande’s charm
• Power outage restored, 800 without power for two hours
• A change in the landscape of the causeway
• Bottomland on the bayou: A rather sticky situation
• Abuse charges never filed on Wyoming representative
• Church services announced
• The Island School entertains
• Boxa Biz with Julianne – Pretty in pink after all these years
• Christmas spirit alive in Boca
• The question of the day: Who can anchor in the bayou?
• Guest commentary: Local cruiser shares his side of the argument on anchorage laws
• Donate to Suncoast ... in honor of Maximillian
• Battle for the Bridge Golf Tournament
• Bonnie's annual "Party on 5th"
• Friends thank community for their generosity
• Resident upset at Fugate’s UPS shut down
• The contract stands ...
• Bridge surveys ... what are they for?
• Beacon advertising staff sweeps FPA ad awards
• Retro T-shirts hit the island in time for Christmas
• Food drive, Toys for Tots ending soon
• Lighthouse, tree downtown to be lit
• Fish will be fryin’ for Relay cookout
• New Inn bakery venture set to open next week
• Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic returns in January
• Below-the-knee maintenance slated for discussion
• Red tide levels up, shellfish warning issued
• Local author reads to children
• Yellow rumps and redstarts common birds found in area
• GIFT Tourney helps GIMM with donation
• Grandma Lipstick comes with "Emma's Dilemma."
• Pigskin, Week 14: The end is near
• Bridge board expresses ‘shock and awe’ at high bids
• Chamber makes big announcement about WRTT
• A ‘Silver King’ Christmas coming this Saturday
• The best bargains on the island to be available this week
• Kids Classic Tournament details fine-tuned … and it will be a day to remember
• A Thanksgiving to remember for one Boca resident
• Melvin, Vaughn take first in GIFT tourney
• Pigskin, week 12: Greet week for most, top leaders stay the same
• Publisher’s Note: New web site and more, coming soon
• Letter to the Editor: New bonefish tagging fundraiser date set
• Letter to the Editor: Planters Garden Club thanks many for tree
• Letter to the Editor: Reader agrees with electronic speed sign letter
• Obituary: Dr. John S. Goetcheus
• Boca Biz: Be thankful and enjoy your family, friends and community
• Caccavale – Alday wedding …
• PTTS doing more damage than jigging … a commentary by Richard Hirsch
• Fixed bridge bids in, millions higher than expected
• Boca Beacon to launch new web site Dec. 2
• And then there’s the matter of a whole of of dead fish
• Wildlife Center to benefit with fundraiser
• Art Alliance celebrates silver this year
• Taste of Boca date set … a tent on the 10th anniversary
• Planter’s Garden Club plants tree in memory of Anna Bowditch
• GICIA moving ahead on restoration project, county considers widening bike path at south end
• The ladies have returned … and they’ve brought baked goods
• Osprey nest platform on causeway to be removed
• Garden Club to hold annual Christmas Luncheon
• A little book signing, a little light discussion …
• The 2011 Ecumenical Blessing of the Animals, Gasparilla Inn & Club croquet courts
• The Sarasota Ballet came to Boca Grande … and what a show it was
• Veterans Day, 2011: We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
• State to help fund bridge work
• Toll rumors addressed by GIBA board
• GIFT Tourney next week benefits GIMM
• Chamber announces ‘Silver King’ Christmas Walk
• Pigskin, Week 10: Tough week for all, the Boys keep lead by 2
• Meet Fall Festival Barbecue winner Chef Marco Meola
• Blessing of the Animals set for this Sunday
• Opening game for BGDBC produces sky-high scores
• Mickey and his orchids took center stage at the Boca Grande Garden Club’s first meeting
• Profile: Nancy Lingeman
• Obituaries: Jim Seifert memorial set
• Obituaries: Don Hargis
• Obituaries: Jenni Rogerson
• Boca Biz: Here’s some things that will just make you smile!
• A missionary, a hero, and a son of Boca Grande to return
• Ready for a little healthy debate? You’re in the right place
• Hmmm, there’s something missing in the Bayou
• Remember that movie we paid $35 to be in?
• A last-minute round-up of Halloween events
• Obituary: David Roy Gavitt
• Alert! Alert! Bake sale of goodness this weekend
• Obituary: Mona Perkins
• PROFILE: Scott Tuttle, operations manager for Lee County EMS
• Beach advisories lifted, red tide still lingers
• Pigskin, Week 8: Last week was much scarier
• Veteran stories, pictures wanted from islanders
• Bookmark winners celebrated
• BGDBC heats up, now has scoring machines
• A study of anhingas and painted buntings
• Saltwater Summit explores new ecologial ideas
• Prognosis for Lillian Bay outstanding, could even be considered a ‘miracle’
• Golf Scramble successful, even on a rainy day
• RED TIDE UPDATE: Things are looking up … for now
• Halloween ghosts, goblins set to play on October 29, 31
• Chamber Fall Festival details released
• BGDBC announces new deals for upcoming season
• Veteran stories and pictures wanted from islanders
• TRAVEL: Madeira – Heaven on earth
• Boca Grande Chamber hosts second “Business to Business” event
• Local artists awarded for 3-D work
• Letter to the editor: National Theatre Live program praised
• Letter to the Editor: Chamber thanks community for turnout at Scramble
• Letter to the Editor: Troops remembered as holidays approach
• Sandra Perrine Elliott Thomson: A celebration of life
• Red tide back after a long respite
• Chamber gives new details on Fall Festival, Christmas Walk
• Yes, dogs are still welcome …
• Iguana permission slips needed for trapper to trap
• Flu shots available now at the clinic
• Editorial: It’s gone from 12th Street, but will still live on
• Make plans now for Chamber Golf Scramble
• Profile: Gibbs Tolsdorf, on a quest for a dream and the completion of a bucket list
• Celebration of life for Sandi Thomson scheduled
• Obituary: George Landis Arehart
• Clinic to host emergency panel discussion
• Gil Memorial Classic scheduled for Oct. 21-23
• The Gasparilla Inn & Club Open House: An annual chance to experience the iconic resort
• Fire training at 12th Street
• Looking for heroes of war to be remembered
• ‘Keep the traffic flowing’ was big message at GIBA meeting
• Patti adds a little “Boudreau” to the Loose Caboose mural
• Another monkey sighting reported on north end of island
• Missing boater located near Sanibel after launching from Boca
• Another chance to preserve history offered by Lee County Historic Preservation grants
• RPP selected as ‘best’ by Commerce Association
• Letter to the Editor: Dumplin’ thanks all for their support
• Letter to the Editor: Comcast on the island elicits frustration for some
• Obituary: Albert Allen Wilson M.D.
• Fugates gets a face lift
• If you’re looking to golf in the Scramble, better sign up now
• Halloween volunteers needed
• A trip of a lifetime: Part III
• Gasparilla Inn remodel to be revealed at open house
• Lillian Bay headed to Philly: A new part of her journey begins
• Speed cited as cause of rollover accident on 5th Street
• GIBA to meet with 12 fixed bridge firms
• Stinking water slated to be dealt with
• Inn to hold job fair
• Results from the Gasparilla Island four-mile walk/run
• A trip of a lifetime – Part II
• Team space still open for Chamber Golf Scramble
• Profile: Kristi Fowler, new public relations and special event coordinator at the Gasparilla Inn & Club
• Letter to the Editor: Island church plays vital role in life of missionary
• Charlotte County board sticks with USDA for new trapping season: Clerical error takes ‘per-household’ tax from $400 to $75 to $135 in three years
• What’s that you said about monkeys in the trees?
• Temp, PJ’s, Grapevine and others announce opening dates for October
• ‘Friends’ fun to begin in November with books, movies, music and more
• Fun Walk & Run to be held this Saturday
• A trip of a lifetime – Part I
• Looking for heroes of war to be remembered
• Italiano Insurance of Tampa takes small business prize in Tampa
• Guest commentary: Pine Island saved for generations to come
• Pigskin, Week 3: A great week for most pickers
• BGFD budget meeting to finalize two percent increase
• Chamber board discussess Scramble, Fall Festival and a trip to Whoville
• NT Live series, Friends, bring ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’
• Lighthouse open again after annual facelift
• Local family donates treasures from the sea to The Island School
• Britteny Smith joins Gasparilla Properties
• Relay For Life of Boca Grande attends Statewide Summit
• Boca wildlife rescuers come to aid of a Desoto bald eagle
• Italiano Insurance honored for small business achievement
• The gopher tortoise: Your slow and steady Boca neighbor
• First youth fishing tourney of the season brings snapper, grunts and more
• Profile: Julia Melissas
• A 9/11 Tribute: The day the world stopped turning
• 10 years later …
• Historic Board announces officers, project approval
• Fall Scramble to be on like Donkey Kong
• Pigskin is back!
• For Mote Marine, it all began in a one-room laboratory in Cape Haze
• Profile: Bill Larson
• Kids fishing tournament this Saturday
• First day of school for BGCCC students was a breeze
• Obituary: Robert Palmer
• Obituary: John Frank Watkins
• Gulf Coast awards $410,200 in scholarships
• Boca beachfront property sees spike
• Boca Grande Happenings calendar to launch October 1
• Memorial held for Morgan Speer
• New doctor welcomed, clinic renovating
• Historic Board set to meet on Wednesday
• St. Andrew’s Church to observe September 11 anniversary with service of reflection, remembrance
• Delores Savas EcoWatch: Labor Day crowds and wildlife safety
• Islander researches new techniques to combat prostate cancer
• Firemen flushing in September
• Sierra Club to coordinate Stump Pass clean-up by kayak
• A perspective on the Venice Wildlife Center … and what their facility means to us
• Beacon Profile: Kelly Locke
• Munchkins looking for little learners
• Course helpers needed at Gasparilla Island Walk
• Letter to the Editor: Hammers thank island for the hospitality
• County eyes less Gasparilla beach testing in light of budget cuts
• Islanders say good-bye to Mona Amen
• Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament rescheduled
• PROFILE: From Cole Island to Wheeler Road … Mary Alice King
• Obituary: Mary Morrison
• Obituary: Mary Ramona Amen
• Boca’s need for wildlife volunteers always on the rise
• Where’s the pink pump? Don’t worry, it will return
• What will become of the Placida Bunk House?
• Local businesses now a drop point for ‘Cell Phones for Soldiers’
• Mote receives NOAA grant for local study
• Fire guts interior of guest house, lightning the likely culprit
• A golf cart, a construction trailer and a phantom car
• Sea Oats burglar arrested
• Education in a little bit different way … The Island School’s Project CHILD
• You know it’s summer when Kevin says ‘good-bye’ …
• Man injured, lifeflighted after fall from golf cart
• Update to last week’s rescue in the Gulf
• Boca residents make their presence known ‘off the rock’
• Celebrating summer skies on the island
• Letter to the Editor: All invited to Gil Memorial Classic Tourney
• Letter to the Editor: Island native says ‘thanks’ for the support
• Obituary: Wesley J. Rowe
• Profile: Maria Danielle Fournier, teacher at The Island School
• Smile … you’re on surveillance camera!
• School’s in …
• One rescued from swift current Thursday
• Chamber encourages island merchants with new ‘Business to Business’ program
• Adult Day Respite to start
• Boca Grande Community Center needs special events volunteers
• Girl with island ties chosen for Tunzana Network youth conference
• The Coyote: No enemies but man, and hungry all the time
• Obituary: Thomas Edward Irvine Jr.
• Obituary: John Allston Sargent, III
• Profile: David “DJ” Ogilvie, the new Lemon Bay High School football coach
• Editorial: It’s not too late to judge CHNEP images
• Breaking news: Rescue in Boca Grande waters ends successfully
• GIBA executive session slated for next week
• How much is too much to pay for security?
• Island couple credited with saving pilot after plane crash
• The Island School back in session August 8
• Earl celebration of life scheduled for Sunday
• Boca Grande softball, 2011 … a pick-up game in paradise
• Letter to the Editor: Reunion organizers thank all for their help
• Letter to the Editor: Invitation to Gil Tournament extended to local anglers
• Cera to stay on as permanent trapper
• Fishing guides speak up on rebirth of World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament
• Arrest made in robbery
• An island tradition ‘picks up’ again
• Boca Kids Reunion to be held this Saturday
• Clinic taking apps for adult day program
• This weekend last chance for collectible, antique market at Fishery
• Guyer musical announced by Royal Palm Players
• Hope for Haiti update: Phase II beginning for Boca Grande Friendship Village
• Letter to the Editor: Help save Pine Island by August 11
• Letter to the Editor: Sturgess family says ‘thanks’ to Boca Grande
• Sanger, Darna, Joiner place in 27th annual BoMo
• Local man dies three days after fall in Courtyard parking lot
• Are you ready to rock the 2011 reunion?
• Lee iguana bidding began this week
• Book-signing to be held for ‘Run for Your Life’
• We knew it was serious when he sold the Honda …
• No-see-ums: Their bite can drive you to distraction
• Obituary: Edward Windsor Farrow
• Profile: Dr. John Moenning
• No, it’s definitely NOT time to ignore it
• ‘World’s Richest’ to make comeback in 2012
• Ladies Day won’t be Mother’s Day anymore
• Part-time hunting only? Changes on the horizon for Charlotte iguana control
• Coyotes, erosion proving to be sea turtle obstacles
• Adult Day Respite Program seeks help
• Boca man finds hope in Habitat for Humanity House
• In search of the elusive jaguarundi: It’s short-legged and shy … is it on Gasparilla Island?
• And the winner of the Barnichol contest is …
• Commentary: 10 questions about the jig vs. live bait discussion
• The breakdown on the break-away jig
• Boca Beacon takes 12 Florida Press Association awards
• Summer time, and the livin’s itchy
• Florida secrets revealed at Patti’s map-signing party
• Help wanted: One caring person to carry on a Boca tradition
• Island residents heed the call for help from Suncoast
• Coyotes make presence known on Boca beaches
• Turtle crossing signs popular with vandals, thieves
• Range Light to get makeover, maybe more
• Fourth of July means end of season, fireworks fun
• Boca Grande ‘kids,’ it’s time to reunionize!
• Feeling bugged? Drained? Here’s why
• Blaze wins again in weekend ‘Howl’ tournament
• PTTS promoter written up for no tarpon tag
• Wildman Joe Sturgess: In tune with the island and the universe
• Filmmaker says money to be refunded while production halted
• BoMo date announced
• It’s turtle time again
• Iguana forms need to be filled out again
• An orange tarpon? It’s Boca … anything is possible
• Got bay scallops? FWC asking for help in counting your catch
• Letter to the Editor: A poem of Boca Grande, and a tribute to Wildman Joe
• Letter to the Editor: Guide’s president urges the joining of forces against fishery threats
• Two graduate from Island School
• Melvin, Mills take first in weekend action
• Sheriff’s Office handles burglaries, thefts
• Letter to Editor: Letter to local guide speaks the words many are thinking
• Commentary: The definition of insanity in correlation with the FWC
• Fathers fish for free this weekend
• Meet your new Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board member: Edward ‘Tim’ Seibert
• Meet your new Boca Grande Art Alliance Director: Pamela Pike Powers
• GIWA asks all residents to conserve water during drought phase
• FWC requests help with red snapper
• ‘Operation Dry Water’ announced by LCSO
• Weekend brings double-header Silver King action
• Oriold sentenced to six months jail time
• Islander wins medals at veteran games
• Summer camp fun scheduled, apply now
• Toe shoes and cleats, blues and cheats highlight RPP schedule
• Inn fence and island residence getting a new look
• Sheriff’s Office warns anglers to take their gear inside
• Young scholar on his way to compete in national science fair
• Wildflower Preserve Project makes more news
• Mom says ‘thanks’ for all island has done for daughter
• One dead, another hospitalized after swimming Boca waters
• Iguana control back in wildlife guru George Cera’s hands … for now
• Theft, vandalism reported over holiday
• Hurricane season is here … do you know where your hangtag is?
• Go green, save money by utilizing nature : Install a cistern
• How to survive a Boca Grande hurricane
• Residents take action on signs and roads
• TIS third grade FCAT scores remarkable
• Letter to the Editor: Kids Classic a hit because of support and generosity
• Letters to the Editor: Chamber wishes Kerry the very best
• Letters to the Editor: Many thanks for great memories made
• A stolen tarpon, a smashed fence, a vandalized bathroom left after Memorial Day
• Man drowns in Pass Memorial Day weekend
• ‘Savannah’ team takes first place in first Kids Classic Tournament
• Sportsman Challenge finds Mills in the winner’s circle
• ‘Boca Blue’ team wins Guides’ Tournament with nine releases
• Love wildlife? Come aboard with the Wildlife Center of Venice
• A tree is just a tree, right? Maybe not, in this case
• The Island School goes exploring
• ‘Relay for Life’ wraps up with good news: Mission accomplished
• Scholarships available through Crowninshield Community House
• Bait tank theft reported to Sheriff’s Office
• Community Panel to sunset in Charlotte County
• 2011 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament
• USDA voted out: Private trapping to begin again Oct. 1
• Lots of chili, lots of bathing beauties
• Relay raises more than $57,000 for cancer research
• Bridge board says ‘no’ to paying more for cameras
• GIWA announces temporary water modification method
• Ladies, tend to your lines! The tournament you have waited for is here
• The tarpon tree: Are its predictions accurate?
• BGFD receives new boat
• Island tennis players donate check to The Island School
• Guest commentary by local angler Angie Mills: ‘Classic’ celebrates true Boca fishing
• Letter to the Editor: Local Businesswoman thanks BGCCC
• Letter to the editor: Thanks to all for another year of spaghetti
• A bleary-eyed parent, a wide-awake child
• PROFILE: It’s a long way from Moldova to Boca … Meet Misha Sitov
• Youth fishing tournament set for Saturday
• Make plans now to get 2012 Boca Grande Fire Department calendar, T-shirt
• Vote today! Many times!
• Kids Classic Tournament promises to be a memorable event
• One week left until Ladies Day
• They came … they saw … they ate lots of eggs
• What would you give for a cure?
• Local sheriff’s sgt. assists in rescue in the Pass Thursday night
• Local attorney found dead near home in Tampa
• Six rescued from capsized boat in Pass Sunday
• Owl of Gilchrist Avenue has fan club
• Easter celebrations all over the island
• Lilly madness expected to strike again Friday
• Bathing beauties, chili to be had at Pirate Coast event
• GIBA shows public 60 percent bridge design phase
• New doctors introduced at the Boca Grande Health Clinic
• Bye Bye, Boca Bargains
• Lee County ‘iguana tax’ board to meet Friday
• Even more hope gained for Haiti through local program
• Obituary: James G. Lane
• Travel: In a family way in Tuscany: Part II
• Letter to the Editor: Iguana program and the USDA answers sought
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• Island resident blames USDA for shooting incident on Wheeler Street
• Lee County Sheriff’s Office puts on show for island
• Islanders turn out to hear iguana hunter speak
• Easter church services scheduled, candy needed for the hunt
• Almost here … the 4-digits, that is
• Lighthouse to be celebrated this Saturday
• GIBA board hires new design counsel
• Deputies make arrests in stolen golf cart incidents
• Boca Grande Garden Club elects new officers for 2011-2013
• Boca Grande Garden Club salutes island gardens ‘off the beaten track’
• Local doctor’s ‘Surgeon Stories’ to be presented at Johann Fust
• Letter to the Editor: Boca Bargains says ‘goodbye’ next week
• Letter to the Editor: Bead party a success, more than $17,000 raised
• Come on down to the barbecue!!!!
• Strange police, fire calls start the week
• The best little fishin’ village in Florida, you say?
• Ladies Day details laid out
• It all went to the dogs on Saturday
• RPP to perform this weekend
• Goin’ to the Dogs … an interview with the 2011 Boca Bowser
• ‘Mariana’s Letters’ at Johann Fust
• Juvenile diabetes walk next weekend near and dear to island worker’s heart
• Sea turtle patrollers, public invited to hear naturalist/doctor speak
• ‘Banyan Street’ film seeks actors … author to hold book signing this weekend
• ‘Cucch’ to donate long mane to Locks of Love at Boca ‘Relay for Life’ event
• Letter to the Editor: Buckets of Fun coordinators thank all for a successful event
• Sacrifice sale to be held at BGAA
• Chamber on FB … click ‘like’
• Obituary: Bradley Gayle Brown III
• In case you didn’t know it was April Fool’s Day: It’s Bogus Beacon time again
• Wag that tail! Come on down to the dog show!
• ‘Beads for Life’ coming to Johann Fust Library
• Tasing, anyone?
• Island Art Days begins Saturday
• Sarasota group to perform at St. Andrew’s
• New BGHS directors to be nominated
• ‘Technical difficulties’ funds raised … and surpassed
• Island iguana trapper questions USDA practices
• Boca turned green for the weekend
• Four-vehicle accident injures two on causeway
• Commissioner meets with GIBA, briefed on bridge
• Coral Creek Airport secrets revealed: Open house scheduled for this week
• Woman responsible for island store thefts in custody
• Three ‘Drop savers’ from TIS to go on to compete at statewide level
• Another beautiful Boca day ending …
• Barbecue or bird calls? It’s your choice
• Mote Marine Laboratory making some headway on red tide research
• Don’t forget to eat some spaghetti!
• Looking back through the years of the Beacon … On this date
• Letter to the Editor: The Island School committee thanks all for Tarpon Ball support
• Letter to the Editor: COC needs help from within the community
• Letter to the Editor: Another reader questions spending variances within county
• One dead, two rescued at south end
• Ready to go green this weekend?
• Vandalism, destruction, lewd behavior … it’s Spring Break
• GICIA pays for extra bike path patrols
• Entry deadline for dog show extended
• $1.5 million down … how much more to go?
• Food for Poor raises more than $50,000
• BGAA Spring Show opens with a new twist
• Childcare Center event promises to be ‘Buckets of Fun’
• The Bishops are coming! The Bishops are coming!
• Buy some beads and help African families to live
• BREAKING NEWS: Two rescued, one missing in boating accident at south end
• What a waste!
• ‘Catholics Come Home’ kicks off
• Taste of Boca nets more than $35,000
• ‘Green’ bike parade seeks entrants
• Green Gala is tonight – ready to throw some dice?
• ‘Little Friend’ author to read at Fust in March
• Books for sale this week at the Fust
• Profile, March 4: Meet the Beacon’s newest reporter, Nick Milano
• Strawberry Festival auction details … get ready to bid!
• We almost didn’t have a paper …
• ‘Operation Hug’ is now in effect
• Boca Grande village project reaches first major goals
• Boca ladies help to reign in horse abuse … how you can help, too
• GICIA clean-up scheduled
• Another ‘History Byte’ scheduled
• Scooters, dolphins stolen in two separate thefts
• 5K race draws 250 runners to Boca Grande
• A study in beautiful Boca weather …
• Historical Society brings oceanographer to discuss underwater worlds
• Have you seen Elvis around Boca lately?
• “Tonalism in American Landscape Painting” presented by Robert Simone
• A Bead Party
• To plan a better mousetrap … GIBA board, bridge designers find ways to trim bridge budget to $34 million
• Art Alliance director tenders resignation
• Tarpon round-up, Run for Fun 5K/10K this weekend
• Five women, four days of amazing art
• The King is coming!
• Garden Club to bring back America’s flower man
• Obituary: Walter ‘Mike’ Michael
• Obituary: Richard M. Larson
• Horse-naming contest could turn into ice cream for you
• Reminiscing about days gone by, ‘History and Cocktails’ continues
• Peace on Monday, revolt on Tuesday … Boca Grande couple feeling lucky after Egypt trip
• It’s coming … are you ready to face the competition?
• Boca book may turn into movie
• Heck yeah! It’s spaghetti time!
• Dave’s set to talk maritime history on Tuesday
• Funds starting to appear for audio/visual needs at community center
• Cape Haze recommended for ‘revitalization’
• Talk about water and help GIWA: survey takers sought
• Dementia support meeting scheduled for Tuesday
• Del Bourree-Bach to emcee ‘Whodunnit?’
• Tasted it! Storm dampens tasters, but not event
• Chamber of Commerce welcomes new director
• Beacon welcomes new writer
• Original ‘Bad Boys of Boca Grande,’ Wheeler & Sullivan, captivate audiences at BGHS History Bytes
• Water questions to be answered at GIWA seminar
• Finally … the BIG game!
• Going hi-tech at the Boca Grande Health Clinic
• ‘Viva Las Vegas’ Green Gala tickets are on sale now … are you feeling lucky?
• Browne to serve as chair of historic preservation board
• Griffin and Halpin advance in Professional Series
• Audio problems suspend community center movies Donations sought
• Ready to ‘Taste’ on Monday?
• Don Pedro, one of 53 parks to face state budget cut ax
• BGHS book signing scheduled for Thursday
• Floral designer Giftos ‘wows’ Garden Club crowd at SRO lecture
• Historic Board to elect officers
• Can you make hay? Got cacti? Wagon wheels? If so, TIS needs you
• Harrington and Zastempowski advance through first round at Boca Grande Club Pro Series
• Art Alliance celebrates Valentine’s Day with metal, watercolors, jewelry and ceramics
• PROFILE: Brendan Coudal, Ladies’ Day artist
• 2011 continues with new faces again for the BGDBC
• Fugate’s owners say ‘good-bye’ to retail after 13 years
• Pass the lamb lollies, please … It’s a ‘Taste’ thing
• Wine and art at The Temp, de Blij to speak
• Dirty garage? Dirty cart?
• Tolsdorf to speak on Wyeth at first ‘Art Enrichment’ lecture
• ‘Sister Parish’ authors, illustrator to present talk
• Made famous by the Met, Giftos to speak on island
• Cooking classes held by ‘Friends’
• Obituary: Gladys Gaines Black
• Letter to the editor: ‘Friends’ thank all for great gathering
• Tuna tacos? Duck sliders? It’s a ‘Taste’ thing …
• Michael Saunders moves on island
• Cayo Costa name will not change
• Talk of Native Americans and tennis this week
• Englewood Community Clinic with local ties opens, seeks volunteers and support
• Bumper crop of mangos spurs local chef’s imagination
• ‘Bach to Rock’ at St. Andrew’s
• Fate? Or Twist of Fate?
• Pros getting tuned up for Professional Tennis Expo Series
• Sorry Folks, something’s gone awry
• Guest Commentary: No feeding the animals, please
• Bridge board finalizes sidewalk plan for Cole Island
• Oh what a tangled snapper we weave …
• Bring the familia to RPP’s ‘Gangster Apparel’
• Beacon’s Island Classic begins next week
• Three new GIBA advisory members, one advisory board volunteer to grace board
• Two Bonefish and Tarpon Trust events to be held on island this winter
• Acclaimed gardener shared seven secrets with Garden Club
• Pigskin Pick ‘Em … They don’t call it wild for nothing. Nine gone.
• Everyone invited to BGCC 25th party
• Resident urges bridge board to reconsider bridge replacement plan
• Lancaster to no longer serves as chamber director
• Bush family leaves on New Year’s Day
• Water main break boil water notice LIFTED
• Sorting recyclables now a thing of the past
• Camera Club to hold photography art show
• Can you find the ‘Diamond in the Ruff?’
• Burglars hit unlocked Mercedes at Silver King
• Tai Chi explained by a long-time practitioner
• Whodunit? The BGAA knows …
• Historical Society to host annual Useppa Island trip, Luer lecture
• A Bush family tradition continues at Coral Creek
• Bush family visits Boca for holidays
• Island treasures destroyed, stolen … police seek leads
• 2010: The Year of the Bridge … a year in review
• Boca man acquitted of turtle abuse charges
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• Last week for the regular season, playoffs next
• GIBA announces name change process has begun
• Community Christmas events scheduled
• ‘Little Friend’ author to hold second book signing
• Travel: Guernsey, an island that Americans have forgotten
• Christmas Bridge results for December 20
• Obituary: Barbara M. Peoples
• An old-time Boca Christmas
• Once in our lifetime …
• Violins, history come together this weekend
• Inn chef takes it to the television screen
• GIBA cancels meetings, schedules two more
• Acclaimed author coming to Boca Grande
• Historic collaboration announced by Johann Fust and “Friends” boards
• Local artist charged with aggravated battery on Charlotte County deputies
• Profile: One Island, Three Hometowns
• Letter to the Editor: “Thank you” to neighbors, friends, doctors
• Will they pave paradise … to put up a parking lot?
• Two holiday traditions combined this Saturday
• Chamber announces nominees for board of directors
• Toys for Tots donations? Drop off at Loose Caboose or Key Agency
• Oops, $12. Not $6.
• Barbershoppers needed … can you carry a tune?
• RPP production of “Belles” strikes a comic, poignant chord
• ‘hearts of palm’ cookbook has a few secret ingredients
• BGDBC winners staying warm while playin’ cards
• Commentary: Why is it so difficult to maintain contact with the paying public?
• GIBA engineers gather to polish details
• Iguana panels decide to wait for joint effort
• Cost of H2O going up: GIWA proposes five-year assessment, expect $12 increase a month
• Tummy troubles? Lecture this week could be of help
• GICIA gives $6,000 to Guides’ Association
• The opening of a much-awaited store
• Book signing and tea at the Gasparilla Inn & Club
• It was “Christmas Around the World” for the Boca Grande Garden Club
• The holy grail is in sight, can you taste it
• Lit Forum to discuss popular Petterson novel
• Two local men charged with stealing golf carts from Silver King Condos
• Christmas Walk to highlight Boca’s holiday beauty
• Have tea at The Inn and meet the author
• Bakery opens just in time for holiday visitors
• Boca Bargains to open this weekend
• GIBA to hold finance meeting
• “Hypnosis” … a satiric thrill with fine acting
• Friendship Village Project: Mission (almost) complete
• St. Andrew’s to feature special holiday music instrument
• G.I.F.T. Tourney held for Lilly
• The Blessing of the Animals, 2010
• Taxes? Higher tolls? Bonds?
• Swing bridge firm chosen
• Pigskin, Week 11: Here we go again, afternoon games hard on pickers
• Hyde, McConnell named as BIPS directors
• It’s spaghetti time!
• Scavenger hunt to benefit island wildlife refuge
• ‘Hypnosis’ in a theater near you through Sunday
• Sarasota Ballet brings youth, dazzle to RPP
• Duplicate bridge club has some new faces, close games this week
• Crafty Calusas a BIPS family education program
• Holiday services, events announced for St. Andrew’s
• Broken bridge stops traffic Sunday morning, quick thinking gets it open
• Local captain arrested on domestic battery charges
• Bridge board seeking three advisory members, meetings scheduled for next week
• ‘An Evening with Reyn Guyer’ breaks records for RPP
• Santa to visit, village to celebrate at Christmas Walk
• ‘Bocachobee’ camps bring out the frog-gigger in all of us: “It tastes just like chicken” is the most common answer around the campfire
• Pigskin, Week 10: Finally, a better week for the pigskin pickers
• Wind, cold doesn’t stop Back Bay competitors from scoring reds
• Dynamic Duo take top honors at Boca Grande Duplicate Bridge Club
• Reading festival cancelled, arts and crafts are still on, though
• Week 9: This is the toughest football season ever for pickers
• Quilt lady of Prince Edward Island to visit library
• ‘Blessing of the Animals’ date announced
• Local legend takes to the stage this weekend
• Bocaween, 2010 … yep, it was all that and more
• Baughmen memorial scheduled
• It’s not too late: Whidden’s Back Bay Tourney this weekend
• Watkins, Ryan take positions on GIBA board
• What you’re missing in the Boca Beacon this week
• Watkins, Ryan take GIBA seats
• Festival draws crowds on a perfect fall weekend
• What you’re missing this week in the Boca Beacon …
• Halloween Walk, carnival and fright night planned
• Whidden’s Back Bay tourney returns
• It’s girl power with three of four teams leading this week … with a 10-4, too
• Big Mound Key: To preserve or to collect more data … that was the question
• Wayward barge to find its way home … but it’s leaving in pieces next week
• General election looms closer, GIBA race winds down
• GIBA Finance meeting postponed by two weeks
• Lee, Charlotte iguana panels to discuss joining forces
• Fine wine, food and art to fill The Temp Tuesday
• Candy, cakes needed for annual Halloween Carnival
• Boca Grande Fishing Pier open
• Lee county offers historic rehabilitation grants
• 10th Street barge: Permits obtained to remove it, but when is still a mystery
• Boca firefighter calendar on sale at fire station
• Marina seeks variance for outdoor seat, public seems approving
• Boca Beacon profile on Joe Caiazza: We’ll miss you, Joe
• The coast is clear … shall we party? A complete schedule of Boca Grande Fall Festival events
• Here’s what your missing in this edition of the Boca Beacon
• Big Mound Key: The Calusa mound descration makes national news
• Lee planners looking for public input on comp plan at Wednesday meeting
• Island ex-resident in audience when Oprah gives out trips
• Pier closed, fishing tourney cancelled
• Burglar ‘finds’ safe, gets drunk on Patrick’s dime
• I’ll have the ‘hearts of palm,’ please
• Historic Board not happy with demolition at historic Tarpon Avenue home
• A note from the Beacon staff …
• A profile of Tammy Klingel: Flying toupees and cheatin’ grandmas head up her favorite childhood Boca Grande memories
• Andrew H. Knapp memorial service to be held at St. Andrew’s
• Youth fishing tournament cancelled, pier closed
• Pigskin Week 4: Boca Grande Travel heads north, Capt. Jack south
• Letter to the editor: GIBA board member takes a stand against misinformation
• Letter to the editor: Replacement of bridges a matter of safety, recent ruling should be questioned
• Letter to the editor: Those who think GIBA has an ‘absent financial plan’ have been absent at the meetings, board member says
• LeClercq a “first class” firefighter now
• Fall festival draws nearer, a cry for artists, golfers issued
• Inn to hold annual open house
• Flipped golf cart leads to injuries
• Big Mound Key: The damage is discovered
• GIBA may not be GIBA for much longer
• Early voting to begin, general election close at hand
• Week 3 of Pigskin: Homer heads to bottom while a few jump up
• Obituary: Suzanne Guarnieri Ryan (Services at Our Lady of Mercy Saturday, Oct. 2)
• Obituary: Sandra Lynn Johnson Morningstar
• Obituary: Virgil Ian Pitstick
• Runners still sought, fish to be caught
• GIBA board to meet on fixed bridge design
• Timmberrrr …
• Island to get new bakery, hearing scheduled for marina
• 33921 takes upswing from 2009, still hangs on in Forbes top zip code list
• Big Mound Key: Has a world-class piece of history been forgotten?
• A paid message to the community from resident Hesam Mirani
• Long-time island resident Virgil Pitstick has died
• What you’re missing in the Boca Beacon this week
• Chamber’s Fall Festival details fine-tuned; Coast is Clear concert postponed
• Volunteers needed for Gasparilla Island 5K/10K
• Firefighter calendar still seeks local business sponsors
• Capsized boat search cancelled, nothing found
• Toll rates scheduled to increase October 1
• Do the ‘Stingray Shuffle’ when hitting the beach
• Pull up a chair and grab some Pigskin … Homer heads to bottom, while a few jump up
• Warning: Do the sting ray shuffle!
• Missing boater in Pass sought: So far, no luck
• Be a part of the 2011 Boca Grande Firefighter’s calendar
• Pigskin: Week Deux results
• Fishery property officially on market, Wildflower purchase final
• Runners, take your marks
• What’s to eat? Pickings are slim with grocery store, restaurants closed
• Don’t forget that Hudson’s will be closed starting Saturday
• They say it’s safe to swim …
• Large barge still beached, awaiting final action
• The end of two island eras: Chico officially retired, Lt. Joe leaving as well
• Local fundraisers gearing up for 2011 Relay for Life
• It’s ba-aack …
• Downed pole creates traffic diversions
• Bidders meet to discuss swing bridge’s future look
• What you’re missing in the Boca Beacon this week
• Rain, rain, rain … did we mention it’s been raining?
• Are you ready for some Pigskin?
• Trial set in gopher tortoise case
• Chamber moves downtown to Railroad Plaza
• Bridge committee defends speed bumps
• Mack to dispatch aid to Boca Grande
• Bridge’s engineer says speed bumps are good
• Letter: Taylor right about speed bumps
• Letter: How much does it cost to fix stupidity?
• Bridge board to hold final meeting prior to election
• Historic board to discuss national register status for home
• Yes, BocaBeacon.com is changing
• Child care center kids recycle
• Tarpon research effort focuses on Boca Grande
• EcoWatch: Island’s sea turtles need more protection
• Message in a bottle answered 19 years later
• Lights cause turtles to make a wrong turn
• Man charged with theft from boats
• Bridge board candidate slate reduced to 11
• Engineer says speed bumps damaging bridge
• Device lets you zip through toll plaza
• Owl back in the wild, but not without being ‘mocked’
• Boca Grande makes another ‘top beach’ list
• Court removes TV tarpon tourney from guides suit
• Training for a day we hope never comes
• Keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Bonnie
• Teen injured after shooting himself with spear gun
• When the Coast is Clear
• EcoWatch: We need to end our addiction to oil
• Lighthouse closing in August for month

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