
Donna Fiala with Bob Tweedie, Airport Manager. Submitted photos
Question: How many new inches of water do we receive here on Earth each year?
Answer: NONE – yes, we ONLY have the water that has been on this Earth since time began. We are drinking the same water the dinosaurs drank millions of years ago. Makes you stop and think, doesn’t it!
Recently I offered tours of the Collier County Water System – 1. Water Treatment Plant and reverse osmosis, and 2. Wastewater Treatment Plant and irrigation quality water (recycled water). The water question was discussed on the first tour. I was delighted to welcome a couple from Marco Island on the second tour. The third tour I am offering is the tour of Marco Island Recycling Center/Collier County Landfill this coming Thursday, Feb. 10th from 9am to Noon. Next we have the tour of the new Emergency Operations Center on Lely Cultural Blvd. scheduled for March 1st from 1pm to 4pm, and lastly, the tour

Attendees enjoyed a close up look at history.
*What a wonderful Prayer Breakfast we enjoyed at the Marco Marriott! The place was crowded, and that is good. The message was outstanding. The music sounded like a band of angels, and the Lely Drummer band was unbelievable! They got a standing ovation. I can’t say enough good things about this most wonderful event except thank you to all the organizers who put it together.
*Recently the Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour came to the Marco Island Airport presenting vintage WW II B-17 & B-24 Bombers and a P-51 Mustang aircraft. It was presented as a “flying tribute” to the history of our nation and the veterans of that era. Proceeds keep the planes flying. Tour organizers say their

Photo by Victoria Wright
Leave a Reply