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Exploring their options: High schoolers get chance to earn cash, try out career possibilities

Sunday, July 5, 2009
The halls of Lely High School are eerily quiet. But it’s a different scene outside. The fenced off area used by the Lely High School construction academy is full of life as saws whir, hammers clank and students laugh as they work. The 16 students working at the school have eight days to build a children’s play house, according to instructor Alexandra LaVite, a technology teacher at Cypress Palm Middle School. The students are at Lely High School as part of a summer program for high school students that pays them to come to school and learn about different careers. Full story »
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Marco Police Briefs:

Thursday, July 2, 2009
An officer responded to a call regarding a possible intoxicated person walking near 200 S. Collier Blvd. at about 2 a.m., June 27. Full story »
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IT'S YOUR BUSINESS: Business news releases Thursday, July 2, 2009

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Bonita Chamber wins award Full story »
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Exploring their options: High schoolers get chance to earn cash, try out career possibilities

Sunday, July 5, 2009
The halls of Lely High School are eerily quiet. But it’s a different scene outside. The fenced off area used by the Lely High School construction academy is full of life as saws whir, hammers clank and students laugh as they work. The 16 students working at the school have eight days to build a children’s play house, according to instructor Alexandra LaVite, a technology teacher at Cypress Palm Middle School. The students are at Lely High School as part of a summer program for high school students that pays them to come to school and learn about different careers. Full story »
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Doctors Pass reef completed

Thursday, July 2, 2009
The work was delayed from earlier this week when bad weather kicked up rough conditions on the Gulf of Mexico and kept the barge loaded with concrete in port. Full story »
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Tai Chi: A prescription for healthy mind and body

Thursday, June 11, 2009
Almost every morning, in parks all over China, you can watch people practicing Tai Chi. Full story »
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Worship Calendar

Thursday, July 2, 2009
Star-Spangled Sing-a-Long and Ice-Cream Social: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, Disseler Hall, United Church of Marco Island. Full story »
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MICA: What will we be celebrating tomorrow?

Friday, July 3, 2009
What will we be celebrating tomorrow, July 4, 2009? It’s been quite a few years since I studied American history, so I had to refresh my memory. During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the American colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June. After voting for independence, Congress then focused on the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining their decision, with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. Congress debated for two days and revised the Declaration and finally approved it on July 4, 1776. In 1791 the holiday became known as Independence Day.
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Real Estate Sales

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Real Estate Sales Full story »
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History in Motion

Thursday, July 2, 2009
The Goodland Baptist Mission was established in the 1960s and held services at Tommie Barfield Elementary. Full story »
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