Coastal Breeze News

DARCIE GUERIN, CFP®, Associate Vice President, Resident Branch Manager at Raymond James on Marco Island, FL has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) to use the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP (with flame design)® in accordance with CFP Board certification and renewal requirements. Ms. Guerin has worked at Raymond James since 2005 and is responsible for helping her clients achieve their own unique goals by managing their assets, protecting their wealth and building financial legacies. These marks identify those individuals who have met the rigorous experience and ethical requirements of the ... Read More »

Join a Conservancy of Southwest Florida volunteer guide for a free guided walk on the boardwalk, beach, and back bay areas of this beautiful Collier County park and learn about the secret lives of the flora and fauna of this captivating and biologically-rich area. Some recent photos taken during free Nature Walks at Clam Pass Park sponsored by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida include: Nature Walks resume December 1. Clam Pass County Park offers a beautiful beach and a scenic boardwalk through a unique habitat. Beginning December 1, 2011, the Conservancy sponsored nature walks resume on the boardwalk. Learn about ... Read More »

St. Vincent de Paul announces an upcoming concert by World Famous Pianist Jan Mulder to benefit their Meals-On-Wheels program. The concert will be held Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Euro Grand Piano Gallery in the Imperial Square Shopping Mall, Naples, FL, and will begin at 7:00 p.m. followed by a meet-and-greet with Jan and his family. Tickets are available by phone at 239.775.1667 for a minimum donation of $30 per person. Seating is limited. The St. Vincent de Paul Meals-On-Wheels program is the largest Collier County provider of nutritious meals for seniors, the homebound and infirm serving 85,000 meals last year. Read More »

Have you noticed how nice the Marco Island beach looks? This is largely due to the monthly beach clean-ups organized by the City of Marco Island’s Beach Advisory Committee (BAC) and its chairman, Publix Manager, Kevin Donlan. He and BAC member and Marco Island Civic Association (MICA) board member, Bernardo Bezos, who volunteers the MICA beach vehicle, and other BAC members, are on the beach once a month with a sponsoring local business. The amount of trash collected and removed from the beach and dunes really has made a difference for all beach-goers! At the last BAC beach clean-up, a ... Read More »

A new Web page is available on the Collier County Government Web site to provide information on the county’s plans to locate an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Park as well as gather input from those interested in helping search for a potential ATV Park site. The new site can easily be reached at www.col-liergov.net/atvpark Currently the site includes a brief background on the reason the county is involved in locating an ATV Park site, a map showing some potential park locations, comments received to date and a way to provide comments and be added to an e-mail distribution list to ... Read More »

It’s time once again for Christmas Island Style/ Greater Marco Family YMCA “Santa’s Calling.” This special holiday program utilizes the information that you, the parent submit, to ensure a memorable call from the jolly old elf himself, Santa Claus or one of the elves on staff. Obtain your “Santa’s Calling” application form at the Customer Service desk and return your completed form to the desk by December 17, 2011. On Sunday, December 18 Santa will begin to call area boys and girls starting at 6 p.m. The Greater Marco Family YMCA is not responsible for providing any gifts. Read More »

The Kiwanis Club of Marco Island held its Annual Officer Induction Dinner/Dance recently at the Hideaway Beach Club. It was a beautiful night for cocktails around the pool and then a delicious dinner in the ballroom. Dance music was supplied by Smokin’ Joe and Konnie. Club officers for the 2011-12 year are John Coff, President, Dennis Pidherny, Sec-retary and Bryan Hauser, Treasurer. Everyone is welcome to attend the Ki-wanis Club of Marco Island meetings held every Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at Porky’s Last Stand on Bald Eagle Drive. Read More »

At the November 14 meeting of the Calusa Garden Club, Chris Burt and Karen Anglin from the Island Garden Center presented a program entitled “Planting by the Compass on your Patio or Grounds.” They stressed the importance of knowing the hours of sunlight in each area before choosing the proper plants. They also brought a wide variety of plants of different heights and different sunlight requirements to use as examples. The Calusa Garden Club meets on the second Monday of each month from October through March at 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall of Wesley United Methodist Church, 350 S. Barfield. Read More »

Bette McGilvray & Barbara Dasti Co-Chairs for Christmas Island Style Ornament Contest would like to report: 46 drawings from Charter Middle School Students entered our 4th annual CIS Or-nament contest for 2012. The 2012 theme was a “CRAB”. The judging took place at The Marco Island Center for the Arts Friday Novem-ber 18th. The winners were chosen and will be introduced at the CIS Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 3rd. All winners will be recognized at the CIS Awards Ceremony in January 2012. Read More »