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Boca Grande · Boca GrandeRob Wells Jr., the founder of the modern Cabbage Key and the Tarpon Lodge, died Tuesday. Wells, and his wife Phyllis, purchased Cabbage Key in 1976, after he left a job as director of admissions at High Point College in North Carolina. Today, son Ken Wells manages Cabbage Key and son Rob Wells III manages The Tarpon Lodge. Wells III posted on Facebook this week that he was “lucky to call him Dad.” “As a 3-year-old, I vaguely remember he and my m…See the Story
Remembering Rob Wells of Cabbage Key
Conservation · Boca GrandeCaptains for Clean Water held an event at Eagle Grille on Tuesday, April 16 to discuss the organization’s conservation work since its founding in 2016. Hosted by Chandler Converse, Capt. Doug Stewart, Jim “Hooter” Hoyt and Capt. Mark Liberman, the event featured co-founders Capt. Daniel Andrews and Capt. Chris Wittman who spoke about some of the challenges in cleaning up Florida waters. “All the other efforts that have been involved with us jus…See the Story
Captains founders visit to talk Clean Water at Eagle Grille
Boca Grande · Boca GrandeBY MARK DRISCOLL, CEO BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC Every year we celebrate Doctor’s Day and Nurses Week, but there’s one more recognition event that’s just as important. Administrative Professionals Day is April 24th this year and I want to be sure to bring special attention to three incredibly special members of the Boca Grande Health Clinic family. Jonna Foos, Director of Operations: Jonna is the true North Star of the Clinic. She has been with u…See the Story
Celebrating the people making the Clinic grand
Boca Grande · Boca GrandeTo the Editor: As Joni Mitchell sang “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” My eyes could not believe the likes of the building plans for the Island located longitude and latitude as the Tropics. Everyone, beachfront and natives alike, were so very proud and protective of the abundance of the flora and fauna found in our “Paradise:” Surinam cherries; varieties of mangoes; key limes; avocados; sea grape; sapodilla, a tropical evergreen; …See the Story
Letters: Joni Mitchell song describes our local predicament
Earth Day · Boca GrandeEarth Day is coming up this weekend. This week, we have a column about Earth Day from Delores Savas as well as a small article about one of the Earth Day activities in our news section. There are also events in Ballyhoo. But most of us do not pay attention to Earth Day as an event, a thing. And that is perfectly O.K., as many of us are thinking about these issues all the time. At the Boca Beacon, the creatures that inhabit the land and waters, a…See the Story
The limits of our earth on this day
Boca Grande · Boca GrandeThe Beaches and Shores Advisory Committee is seeking a volunteer to fill the unexpired term of the District 3 representative. The applicant must be a resident of Charlotte County and reside within the boundaries of District 3. The term will be effective immediately upon approval and expire on Nov. 30, 2024. To obtain an application, send an email to Diane.Whidden@CharlotteCountyFL.gov. This position will remain open until filled.See the Story
Briefly: Advisory volunteer needed by Beaches and Shores
Boca Grande · Boca GrandeBen and Louise Scott are not preachers; they are business people. Ben was a very successful owner of multiple franchises with McDonald’s Restaurants until his retirement in 2001. They know who has been supporting their business success, however, and do not mind telling people. It is God. Ben has even written a small book on the subject. It is called “Why & How Much Should I Be Giving to the Church, to the Poor? A Pathway to Holiness, A Gateway t…See the Story
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Ben and Louise Scott, Haiti deserves a break
Parkinson's Disease · Boca GrandeBY BRET KUEBER, M.D., ASSISTANT MEDICAL DIRECTOR, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC April, the birth month of James Parkinson, is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. Parkinson’s is a degenerative syndrome that results in the gradual loss of brain circuitry involved in movement, thinking and behavior. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the first clear medical description of Parkinson’s Disease as a neurological condition was written i…See the Story
