Archive for April 22nd, 2010
Temporary Posting of Shorebird Nesting Locations
The City of Marco Island is part of the Florida Shorebird Alliance, a partnership that includes Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), City of Naples, Collier County Government. and Sherriff’s Office, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (RBNERR), Sea Grant, The Conservancy of SW FL, Inc., Friends of Tigertail and [...]
Fire/Rescue Foundation Hosts 2nd Annual Pancake Breakfast
The Marco Island Fire/Rescue Foundation held a pancake breakfast on Sunday, April 11. “This event was a success! We served a delicious breakfast to over 550 people. Everyone had a great time and the fire station was the perfect venue,” said Diana Dohm, Vice-President of the Foundation. “When everyone pitches in to help in an event like [...]
Florida Friendly Landscape Demonstration Garden
Landscaping the Florida-Friendly way means using low maintenance plants and environmentally sustainable practices that also can save money. South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the University of Florida (UF-IFAS) are leading the effort in the State of Florida to incorporate [...]
2010 Earth Day photo and essay contests
In an effort for the City of Marco Island to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, environmental photo and essay contests were conducted for amateur photographers to express a visual celebration of all natural species, both animal and plant life, which inhabit the Southwest Florida and Everglades’ environments and for middle school [...]
Mackle Park Knitters
Now is the time for all good women to pick up their needles and join the Mackle Park Knitting Group. We knit for charity, we knit for family and we knit for friends, but most of all we knit for FUN. So bring your needles, talent, creativity and ingenuity and have some fun too! We meet at Mackle every Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. and we will [...]
Fitness on the Force
Dustin Beatly, Engineer Paramedic, has been with the Marco Island Fire Department seven years and was chosen by Captain David Batiato to lead the “Side Shuffle” exercise. Dustin was raised and grew up on Marco Island, attending Gulfview Middle School and Lely High School. Asked if, as a young boy, he wanted to be a fireman when he grew up, [...]
Environmental Protection and Marco Island
Below is an article submitted to the Coastal Breeze News on April 14 by then City Manager, Steve Thompson. In view of the valuable information it contains, regarding actions to protect the environment of Marco Island and the surrounding areas, we have reproduced it here for our readers. by Steve Thompson, Marco [...]
A life on the ocean wave…
CRUISING LIFE by Frances Diebler Hello. My name is Frances Diebler and I’ll be writing a sailing column each week. I want to give you some of my background so you know a little about my experience on the water. My husband, Herman, and I have been sailing for forty years. We first learned to sail in the late ‘60s and never stopped. [...]
Buying a “vacation” home
It’s great having a place to vacation. If you’re considering that second (vacation) home, the opportune time is when you decide that the stars are in line for you. For many years we didn’t have a vacation home, satisfied that we lived in paradise and living on Marco Island is a full time vacation. About four years ago, we decided that we [...]
Wide open spaces
Joanie’s Blue Crab Café in Ochopee on Tamiami Trail hasn’t changed much since Joanie and her late husband bought the property almost 30 years ago. Traveling east about 40 minutes from Marco Island, Joanie’s is right around the bend from the smallest post office in the United States. My first introduction to Joanie’s, food wise, was the [...]
