Archive for September, 2010
Man assaults grandmother
A Marco man was arrested by officers of the Marco Island Police Department on Saturday morning, September 25, at Hummingbird Court, for assault on his own grandmother. Twenty-six year old Eric P. Buckhold of Mistletoe Court, Marco Island, was arrested at the home of his 70-year-old grandmother. Miscellaneous drugs and narcotic equipment were [...]
Southwest Florida’s Coastal Treasures
The Marco Island Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 7:00 PM in the Rose History Auditorium at MIHS museum on Heathwood Drive. After refreshments and a very brief business meeting, the program will begin at 7:30 PM with Theresa Schober as the featured speaker. Between the high rises and golf [...]
Executive Airport welcomes changes
Marco Airport Taxiway Project According to Bob Tweedie, Marco Airport Manager, work on the airport project is well on the way to completion of the car parking and apron extension. The main taxiway work will take approximately 270 calendar days. However, environmental resource permit restricts the workers from doing any construction [...]
State Legislator addresses Marco Island Area Realtors®
There was good attendance at the Marco Island Area Association of Realtors®’ luncheon on September 14 at the Hideaway Beach Club. The upbeat atmosphere at the event reflected the theme of the luncheon, “Looking Up-Moving Forward”. Association President, Susan Ackerson, presented the newly appointed officers of the association, including [...]
Oil spill turtles released
On Thursday, September 16, personnel from SeaWorld Orlando released twelve turtles, previously rescued from contaminated Gulf oil spill waters, into the waters off Marco Island. SeaWorld workers left SeaWorld Orlando by 7 a.m. with the turtles secured in bins for the four-hour drive down South. Working with Florida Fish and Wildlife [...]
Players get ready for another exciting season
The Marco Players Theater, dubbed “The best little theater in Southwest Florida”, is located in the Marco Town Center Mall shopping center. The Marco Players began in the 1970s as a children’s play-reading group, and then evolved into The Marco Island Players as a for-profit theater. Now, as a non-profit corporation, the Marco Players group, [...]
Compassion leads local student to 6L Farms
While most area children were busy playing this summer, little ten-year old Tia Nielsen showed just how bighearted our kids can be. Tia is a fifth grader at Tommie Barfield Elementary. Prior to the start of school, Tia took it upon herself to collect clothes, toys, towels, and more for those less fortunate than herself, specifically, to give them [...]
Volunteer captains’ appreciation fishing trip
In spite of hard times, some area fishing guides were willing to show their appreciation to Active Duty Personnel from MacDill Air Force Base and guide them on a free fishing charter last weekend. Volunteer captains had a brief Captains Meeting on Friday, September 17th where names were drawn to determine which boats participants would board [...]
Letter from the Commissioner
Does anyone out there have any PBA or Marco Island Airways memorabilia? I am donating all of my items to the new museum that will soon open at the Depot in downtown Naples. From what I understand, the museum will dedicate some of the space to transportation of the past, and PBA and Marco Island Airways were certainly a huge part of our [...]
An interview with Nate Augustus of The Gladezmen
Nate "GatorheadRed" Augustus, also known as RubeeJaw, is a prolific musician from Marco Island, Florida. Nate has lived on Marco island for nearly all of his life, and has many influences coming from the swampy, backwater ‘hood of southwest Florida. He has spent most of his life on Marco Island and Naples, but has moved around Florida, living in [...]
