Sheryle Isaacs, 68, of St. Petersburg and Boca Grande, passed away on March 6, 2013 in St. Petersburg.

BY JACK SHORT - Gary Allen is enjoying a well-deserved rest with his family on Boca Grande after completing a fund-raising run from Maine to Washington, D.C.. The race director of the Mount Desert Island marathon and elementary school cross-country coach will be speaking about his journey at 10 a.m., March 27, at the Boca Grande Community Center.

Just to reiterate the policy that the Boca Beacon has had for many years ...

Dear Editor,

On the front page of the March 15th issue of the Beacon, you published a photo of one of our young men and ran a piece about how he was in police custody. Meanwhile on page five of this same issue, in the section that remembers our island’s past, the first entry is about the same young man’s father who passed away five years ago, photo included.

To the Editor:

We would like to thank all of the people who made Saturday, March 16 such a wonderful and prosperous day for the Johann Fust Community Library Book Sale.   

To the Editor:
Subject: Gilchrist

The Boca Grande Historical Preservation Board at the March 13 meeting stated it was responsible for correcting the Gilchrist parking problem. That said, now we have a board in place to listen to, to digest ideas, and to eventually correct the problem.