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Guest column: MEMORIAL DAY & THE "BIG FLAG"
Published 5/27/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
Keith Dameron: Originally known as Decoration Day to commemorate the fallen Union solders of the Civil War, Memorial Day has evolved in to a federal holiday to honor all Americans who have died in all wars.
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PHOTOS: Iberia Bank event raises funds for Marco Island's Big Flag Committee with 'Shred Party'
Published 5/1/2012 at 9:49 a.m. 0 comments
Once again, Marco Islanders delivered countless cartons and bags of old documents to be shredded and recycled, as Iberia Bank held another of their “shred parties” on Saturday at the bank branch on the corner of Bald Eagle Drive and ...
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DAR recognizes two Marco Islanders
Published 4/26/2012 at 2:24 p.m. 0 comments
The Marco Island Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) honored two deserving Marco Islanders at its April 19 meeting at the Hideaway Beach Club.
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With ‘big flag’ unfurled: First glimpse gives Marco Island committee goose bumps; official raising set for May 28
Published 4/12/2012 at 2:35 p.m. 15 comments
Seeing the size and brightness of the first flag for Marco Island’s 50-foot flagpole at the foot of the Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge brought some misty eyes to members of the city’s Big Flag Committee on Wednesday.
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View from the top: Islanders get high above Marco for fireworks fundraiser
Published 3/26/2012 at 5:34 p.m. 1 comment
Islanders went to new heights Thursday evening to raise money for Fourth of July fireworks. Twenty-five stories up, a fundraiser was held in the penthouse at the Belize condominium in Cape Marco.
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‘A Walk with the Masters’: Art by the lake and big band music stage an afternoon afire with art and entertainment on Marco Island
Published 3/19/2012 at 3:20 p.m. 0 comments
Mackle Park became a kaleidoscope of color, sight and sound Sunday as Arts Afire! engaged the senses with its 2012 theme: A Walk with the Masters. Lest people think it was a high brow affair, it was not. A casual ...
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PHOTOS: Iberia’s gas giveaway on Marco Island a hit
Published 3/15/2012 at 2:58 p.m. 1 comment
The Iberia “Birthday Team” hit the gas pumps at 7-Eleven on 600 Bald Eagle Drive on Wednesday giving 30 motorists a special gift.
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Security Director for SWFL International to present at next In The Round on Marco Island
Published 1/19/2012 at 2:29 p.m. 1 comment
Your shoes, belt, wallet and spare coins have all been removed. Your laptop is placed in its own little plastic bin, while your Ziploc bag of travel sized shampoo and mouthwash chugs along the conveyor belt – on display for ...
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Same vein, different topic: Marco Island Iberia Bank launches new health-focused discussion series
Published 1/19/2012 at 1:30 p.m. 0 comments
Forget making house calls, the doctors of Physician’s Regional Healthcare System are making bank calls. And just because your meeting your doctor at the bank, doesn’t mean you’ll need to take out a loan while you’re there. In fact, unlike ...
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With new committee, Marco Island's big flag project and city are united
Published 1/5/2012 at 12:56 p.m. 8 comments
Hoisting the big flag is raising a few big issues for the city’s newest named group, the Big Flag Committee. Marco Island City Council approved and appointed the committee at its Dec. 5 meeting after residents asked to place the ...
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Talk about a bank expanding its reach
Published 12/30/2011 at 12:05 p.m. 0 comments
Talk about a bank expanding its reach
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Shop Talk: Council salutes the Big Flag Campaign
Published 12/8/2011 at 2:12 p.m. 2 comments
Going into the latest Marco City Council meeting, supporters and creators of the Big Flag Campaign were hopeful that the councilors would approve the no-brainer project, to put a huge U.S. flag in the median where the new Jolley Bridge ...
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Home Front: shred party, cellphone remote, quilting contest
Published 11/17/2011 at 1:00 p.m. 0 comments
News from the home community.
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Glitch sends Marco business' emergency call to Manatee County 911 system
Published 11/13/2011 at 4:30 p.m. 1 comment
When a man became ill at a Marco Island bank earlier this month, Keith Dameron made the obvious call to 911 from an office land line. Instead of a Collier County emergency dispatcher though, the bank's vice president got one ...
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Shop Talk: Join in for 'Jolley Be Good' fun run
Published 11/3/2011 at 3:22 p.m. 0 comments
Don't wait to sing up for the "Jolley Be Good 5K Run."
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