To the Editor:

As an Island historian I would like to comment on Skip Perry's editorial in last week’s Beacon. In spite of what some might call Skip’s “aggressive style,” I thought that, on the whole, it was “spot on.”  Boca Grande has historically been a multi-dimensional town. I want go into all of the reasons that it was that way.

To the Editor:

This message is to “Professional” Tarpon Tournament Series, Ms. Sheli Sanders, Mr. Joe Mercurio, PTTS Sponsors and participating anglers

Sirs:

This is to inform you that neither I nor the Doc Ford Restaurants will participate as sponsors in any fishing tournament that allows snag-fishing (‘jig fishing’ is the common euphemism) for tarpon or other game fish. Snag-fishing has, justifiably, been banned to protect numerous game fish world wide, and I am, frankly, mystified why the tarpon (among Florida’s most valuable natural resources) has not been granted the same protection by governing state bodies.

To the Editor,

I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to the Boca Grande Woman’s Club for the generous scholarship which they awarded to me. I cannot begin to explain how grateful my family and I are for your help and consideration.  

This scholarship helps to make it possible for me to attend Florida Gulf Coast University as a full time student this fall. I can never thank you enough for helping me to realize my educational goals.

Yours truly,
Kylei Linde Evans
Englewood

To the Editor:

I agree with many of the observations Skip Perry made in his well-written letter of May 11 to the Boca Beacon. However, I felt a bit uncomfortable with the tone of the article and, perhaps, being classified as one of those residents whose investment in the community did not extend “beyond a deed and a three-month winter vacation.”

I don’t believe for a second that an older generation of Boca Granders appreciated the island more than its current residents, and that an increased bridge toll would create a “downtown commercial district where real estate offices will take the place of old Florida restaurants, shops and grocery stores.”