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See larger Peter Ward of Christmas Island Style is among 30 Island residents who help decorate the community tree at Veterans' Community Park on Elkcam Circle. Christmas Island Style sparks the Christmas spirit with the lighting of the community tree Saturday evening. Kelly Farrell/ Staff

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Peter Ward of Christmas Island Style is among 30 Island residents who help decorate the community tree at Veterans' Community Park on Elkcam Circle. Christmas Island Style sparks the Christmas spirit with the lighting of the community tree Saturday evening.
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  • Peter Ward of Christmas Island Style is among 30 Island residents who help decorate the community tree at Veterans' Community Park on Elkcam Circle. Christmas Island Style sparks the Christmas spirit with the lighting of the community tree Saturday evening. Kelly Farrell/ Staff
  • One of this years hottest gifts, the iPod MP3 player, is available on island at the Radio Shock in the Heritage Square shopping center, 1000 North Collier Boulevard. Store owner Juan Pacheco demonstrates how the newest iPod Nano plays video and the screen view flips horizontally and vertically seemingly within a split second depending on how it's held. It also shuffles and skips to the next song when shaken. Kelly Farrell/ Staff
  • Christmas Island Style's 2008 Christmas ornament is now available for sale on Marco Island. Contact 250-8348 for more information.
  • It's called a 'princess spa' and Paige Fritts, 10, visiting Marco Island from Michigan seems to be loving it as she receives a pedicure from Danielle Hanifin, left. The Salon Botanica in the Shops of Marco plaza on San Marco Road is among several spas on island offering discounts Thanksgiving weekend to keep islanders drawn close to home as they shop for gifts or gift cards. Kelly Farrell/ Staff
  • 1205ME-TREE Christmas Island Style will be lighting the community tree 6 p.m. Saturday at its new home in Veterans Community Park at the corner of Joy Circle and Elkcam near the Winn-Dixie Shopping Center. Residents are encouraged to bring their own beach chairs or blankets to sit out at the park. Steve Stefanides/ Special to the Eagle
  • Marco Radio Shack owner Juan Pacheco shows one of this year's popular gifts, a laptop for children ages 5 to 10 years old made by VTech. Kelly Farrell/ Staff
  • 1210ME-MANTURKEY Lucia Lacunza, a former migrant worker and volunteer with Bedtime Bundles and Manatee Elementary School, hands turkey out to migrant workers at Manatee Elementary School for the holidays. Carmen Fontdevila, the migrant liaison at the school, is behind them checking boxes of turkeys. Bedtime Bundles, a Marco Island-based nonprofit assisting migrant farm families, in partnership with the Publix on San Marco Road, the Jewish Federation of Collier County and M&I Bank delivered 200 turkeys to families of migrant farm workers. Karen Saeks/ Submitted
  • Island area realtors led an effort to bring 41 much-needed trays of side dishes to St. Matthews house. Left to right Jay Ussery, Tim Filbin, Pam Wallace, Tricia Zalenty, Bill Filbin, Tom Williams, Joe Charde, Jamie and John Lindgren sitting together. Bill Filbin/ Special to the Eagle
  • The newest Christmas Webkinz is the snowman, says Margaret Kolschowsky of Island Kidz at 923 North Collier Boulevard just north of West Elkcam Circle. Kids ages five through 10 years old can't seem to get enough Webkinz, she adds. Kelly Farrell/ Staff
  • Peter Ward of Christmas Island Style is among 30 Island residents who help decorate the community tree at Veterans' Community Park on Elkcam Circle. Christmas Island Style sparks the Christmas spirit with the lighting of the community tree Saturday evening. Kelly Farrell/ Staff
  • Karlee Nantz, 8 and sister Kaydee Nantz, 11 deliver presents to Marco Presbyterian Church to be given to children in need across the world through Operation Christmas Child, an international holiday outreach of Samaritan's Purse. Island youth have helped filled hundreds of shoe boxes to give to children their age. The church office is accepting shoe boxes filled with school supplies, toys, clothes and other items through Nov. 22. Visit the Marco Presbyterian Church office, 875 West Elkcam Circle or call (800)353-5949 to learn more about how to contribute.
  • Hailey Vaughan, 8, and Dustin Aiton, 8, discuss their sensory perceptions while tasting the Thanksgiving meal made by Tommie Barfield Elementary School's students and teachers Tuesday. Nancy Garousi's third grade class incorporated a writing assignment in the Thanksgiving culinary experience. Kelly Farrell/ Staff
  • Margaret Kolschowsky, a clerk at Island Kidz, shows one of many Christmas outfits available at the store for children, particularly newborn through seven years old. Kelly Farrell/ Staff
  • Bella Parker, 4, from Marco Island shares her Christmas wishes with Mrs. Claus and Santa at the Shops of Marco.

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