http://www.marconews.com/news/news/columnists/chris-curle/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Chris Curleen-usnews/columnists/chris-curlehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/feb/10/crucial-care-pet-critters-all-kinds/?partner=RSSOur talented firefighters and EMT personnel now have a new weapon in their arsenals. On their vehicles, along with the right stuff to fight fires and save lives of humans in peril, they’re also equipped with small, medium and large oxygen masks for pets. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:50:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-300151-734543news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLCrucial care for pet critters of all kindsmarconews.comcrucial-care-pet-critters-all-kindsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-300151-734543Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/feb/06/marcophiles-internet-anguish-terrified-hi-tech/?partner=RSSWelcome to “Your Digital Dude,” a new feature in our Marcophiles and Shop Talk columns, in which we drain the brain of our favorite computer guru, an expert in all things digital, Patrick Junkroski. He has clients on Marco, having been headquartered here until he expanded his efforts and now runs Technology Pros Inc in Naples. Pat has led us through the valley of the shadow of Apple for years, but he’s an expert on the PC-Windows world too. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:41:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-299625-734539news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Internet anguish? Terrified of hi-tech?marconews.commarcophiles-internet-anguish-terrified-hi-techurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-299625-734539Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/feb/02/shop-talk-shivering-northerners-get-look-marco-are/?partner=RSSHave you ever noticed in large cities that sometimes billboards around town carry bigger-than-life photos of the local TV anchor people? The theory is, if people see those giant images enough, the public will want to watch the newsies on TV too. It’s a proven advertising technique; Ted Turner made a fortune in billboard advertising before his cable TV empire flourished. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:09:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-299329-734535news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShop Talk: Shivering Northerners get a look at Marco area via big billboardsmarconews.comshop-talk-shivering-northerners-get-look-marco-areurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-299329-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jan/28/putt-putt-courses-coulde-score-holes-one/?partner=RSSWhen Joe Irvin arrived on Marco last October as the city’s zoning administrator, his office computer was barely warmed up when the first proposal for a putt-putt golf course here landed on his desk. Within two weeks another putt-putt proposal showed up. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:15:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-298858-734530news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShop Talk: Putt-putt courses could score holes in onemarconews.computt-putt-courses-coulde-score-holes-oneurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-298858-734530Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jan/23/marcophiles-couples-daughter-helps-celebrities-her/?partner=RSSKaren Gardner’s clients seem to love the services she provides to them, from A-list show biz celebrities to some of the most beautiful, rarest creatures among us. Karen, whose parents, David and Anne Gardner, are long-time Marco Islanders, could fill a hard drive with her credentials, her, experience and the variety of things she does well. Where to start? chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:22:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-298259-734525news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Couple’s daughter helps celebrities, from heroines to horsesmarconews.commarcophiles-couples-daughter-helps-celebrities-herurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-298259-734525Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jan/19/shop-talk-questions-somebody-ought-ask-city-counci/?partner=RSSHere’s a reminder that you’ll have a chance to ask questions of city council members Monday. The format is a Town Hall meeting. Some questions already submitted will be asked and, if they haven’t changed the rules, the floor will be open for questions from the audience as well. The idea of the town hall format is, as we understand it, to give the councilors a chance to respond to questions that are seldom if ever addressed during the community forum segment of regular council meetings. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:44:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297990-734521news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShop Talk: Questions somebody ought to ask City Councilmarconews.comshop-talk-questions-somebody-ought-ask-city-counciurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297990-734521Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jan/13/marcophiles-islanders-check-out-candidate-congress/?partner=RSSThe primary election to choose a Republican candidate to represent our area in the U.S. House of Representatives is heating up, with the entry into the race by 35-year-old Trey Radel. He’s the conservative former radio talk show host and TV news anchor here, who officially launched his campaign at a reception Thursday at Vergina Restaurant in Naples. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:35:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297509-734515news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Islanders check out a candidate for congress heremarconews.commarcophiles-islanders-check-out-candidate-congressurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297509-734515Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jan/13/shop-talk-good-news-visually-impaired-people-and-t/?partner=RSSOne of our favorite hard-working service organizations in Collier County is all smiles these days – Lighthouse of Collier, Inc. The group that serves blind and other visually impaired people here is very pleased that it has been accredited by the national body that monitors the work of such organizations. The designation by the National Accreditation Council demonstrates to the public that Lighthouse of Collier is providing quality programs/services for the blind. It also means that Lighthouse now can apply for state financial support through the Florida Division of Blind Services. The mission of Lighthouse of Collier is to promote the development, implementation and on-going evaluation of programs and services which foster independence and enhance the quality of life for the blind, visually impaired and their caregivers. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:13:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297503-734515news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShop Talk: Good news for visually impaired people and their familiesmarconews.comshop-talk-good-news-visually-impaired-people-and-turn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297503-734515Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jan/09/marcophiles-lively-nature-festival-helps-us-humans/?partner=RSSThe upcoming Southwest Florida Nature Festival is shaping up to be a celebration of our environment, eye-opening closeup looks at the critters we love to see, a weekend full of fun in nature’s playground and a chance to get a real, no-homework education about how vital our wildlife is to our lives on this planet. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:32:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297017-734511news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: A lively nature festival helps us humans celebrate wildlifemarconews.commarcophiles-lively-nature-festival-helps-us-humansurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-297017-734511Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jan/05/new-menu-spotlight-marco-movies/?partner=RSSWhen you go to the Marco Movies, are you going to see a specific movie and have dinner while you’re there? Or are you going primarily for dinner and the film is of secondary importance? chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:34:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-296710-734507news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShop Talk: New menu in the spotlight at Marco Moviesmarconews.comnew-menu-spotlight-marco-moviesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-296710-734507Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/dec/30/talk-about-bank-expanding-its-reach/?partner=RSSTalk about a bank expanding its reach chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-296319-734501news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLTalk about a bank expanding its reachmarconews.comtalk-about-bank-expanding-its-reachurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-296319-734501Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/dec/29/good-news-report-crab-season/?partner=RSSWe are in the heart of the stone crab season and for professional crabbers there is good news to report. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:51:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-296274-734500news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLGood news to report on crab seasonmarconews.comgood-news-report-crab-seasonurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-296274-734500Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/dec/23/why-not-double-our-putt-putt-pleasure/?partner=RSSNow we know why a lot of miniature golf courses are called “Putt Putt.” With two putts. It’s because sometimes they show up in pairs, at least conceptually, at least on Marco Island. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:51:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-295851-734494news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Why not double our putt, putt pleasuremarconews.comwhy-not-double-our-putt-putt-pleasureurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-295851-734494Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/dec/22/confidence-hard-work-are-hallmarks-marcos-new-rest/?partner=RSSLast week we brought you observations from several restaurateurs about why they opened new places in the face of these tough economic times. Now we focus on others who have moved their establishments to new locations or occupied digs that formerly housed other restaurants. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:10:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-295749-734493news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShop Talk: Confidence, hard work are hallmarks of Marco’s new restaurantsmarconews.comconfidence-hard-work-are-hallmarks-marcos-new-resturn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-295749-734493Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/dec/19/computer-wizard-shines-light-icloud/?partner=RSSWe were talking with Kim Komando on her radio program the other day after trying for several weeks to grasp the concept of the latest sea change in how humans use their computers. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:19:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-295463-734490news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Computer Wizard shines light on the iCloudmarconews.comcomputer-wizard-shines-light-icloudurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-295463-734490Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/dec/15/double-life-news-guy/?partner=RSSEntertainer Lance Shearer says he believes what he read somewhere that, “you always want to hear the music for the rest of your life which was what you were hearing when you started steaming up car windows.” chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:36:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-295176-734486news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShop Talk: The double life of a news guymarconews.comdouble-life-news-guyurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-295176-734486Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/dec/12/marcophiles-prominent-comedian-and-dog-lover-retur/?partner=RSSWhen nationally known comedian and actor Bob Zany was in Marco two years ago, he and his wife Erin made a contribution to our nifty dog park, Canine Cove. Zany also poked fun at Capt. Brien’s restaurant, home of Zany’s venue, the Off the Hook Comedy Club. Zany is returning there this Thursday for four nights of laughs and he’s still making fun of the combination of seafood atmosphere and comedy club sound and lights. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:54:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-294777-734483news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Prominent comedian and dog lover returns to Marcomarconews.commarcophiles-prominent-comedian-and-dog-lover-retururn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-294777-734483Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/dec/08/shop-talk-council-salutes-big-flag-campaign/?partner=RSSGoing 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 span meets Marco Island. After 20 minutes or so at the meeting, Big Flag Chairman Dave Rice and key organizer Keith Dameron emerged victorious, their unorthodox presentation having wowed the council. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-294456-734479news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMARCO ISLANDShop Talk: Council salutes the Big Flag Campaignmarconews.comshop-talk-council-salutes-big-flag-campaignurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-294456-734479Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/dec/05/marcophiles-our-oldest-church-comes-alive-christma/?partner=RSSOne of our family’s enduring memories of Marco Island in days gone by was the weather-worn, time-tested church building on Bald Eagle Drive. On the front the sign read, at first glance, “Church – God. The word “of” was obscured and we thought the visible name, “Church – God” pretty much said it all. We didn’t know then that the church, built in 1939, was the first church established on Marco. Now it stands on the cemetery grounds, a renovated, beautiful, historic house of worship. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:32:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-294051-734476news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLMarcophiles: Our oldest church comes alive for this Christmas seasonmarconews.commarcophiles-our-oldest-church-comes-alive-christmaurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-294051-734476Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/dec/01/shop-talk-so-well-never-forget-fallen-heroes-vietn/?partner=RSSThe ever efficient, civic-minded Carole Roberts sends along important information for people visiting The Wall That Heals during its coming Marco visit. You already may know some of this, but it bears repeating, for obvious reasons. And there’s news to add to the schedule of the reading of the names of Floridians on the Vietnam Wall (see times below). Carole tells us that, while there are no names of Marco residents on the Vietnam Wall, if any local residents have loved ones from elsewhere honored on the wall, they can arrange to have those names read. chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:40:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-293843-734472news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco Island, FLShop Talk: So we’ll never forget the fallen heroes of Vietnammarconews.comshop-talk-so-well-never-forget-fallen-heroes-vietnurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-293843-734472Change0Usable