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Marco’s Lisa Feola smiles between Naples Braves games. Marco’s Katie Hogan is far right.

Greg West of the Marco Eagles leads campers in a cheer at the end of a session of the Sprint & Agility Camp sponsored by the Eagles.

Oliver Wasem shows his agility on the low hurdles at the Marco Eagles Sprint & Agility Camp at Winterberry Park.

Members of the Naples Braves softball team going on to high school are, from left, Lisa Feola, Katie Hogan, Lauren Tremblay and Andrea Tanguma. Feola, Hogan and Tanguma will play for Lely, while Tremblay will play for Naples.

Dustin Noel flies over the low hurdles in the Marco Eagles Sprint & Agility Camp. Open to all athletes, the camp has four more sessions, Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Winterberry Park. Cost is $10 per session.

Dan Principe, Lely High strength and conditioning coach, shows campers how to manage the obstacle course at the Marco Eagles Sprint & Agility Camp at Winterberry Park.

Connor Knox exuberantly clears an obstacle in the Marco Eagles Sprint & Agility Camp at Winterberry Park. The camp is on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. All athletes are welcome to participate. Cost is $10 per session.

Marco’s Lauren Embree readies to slam return in her winning final match of the USTA 18-and-under Clay Court Championship over the weekend.

During World War II, airmen training to become fighter pilots at the Naples Air Field were treated to USO-sponsored entertainment and food at the old Naples Depot. The Naples Airport was built during the war as a fighter training base. After the war, it was given to the city of Naples and Collier County. Naples bought out the county in 1949 and, by 1957, the first scheduled air service was offered.

Lauren Embree contemplates her next shot as she waits for a serve in the USTA 18-and-under Clay Court Championships, which she won over the weekend.

Today, the Naples Municipal Airport is a fully certified air carrier airport. It is home to two air carriers, fire/rescue services, Mosquito Control Unit, car rental agencies, the Collier County Sheriff’s Aviation Unit, flight schools, the Collier County Humane Society, and other aviation and non-aviation businesses. A staff of 51 oversees flight operations, finance, accounting, administrative, marketing and communications, engineering and planning, maintenance and human resource functions.

Amanda Fuenzilda, 6, “Princess Princey”

Nicholas Demetris, 8, “Sam”

Sofia Cortez, 12, “untitled.”

Nature's Wonders Naturalist Randy Sarton speaks with children Nicholas Walther, Matthew Walther and Katie Saluan for a lesson on sea turtles at the Ritz-Carlton Beach Resort in Naples. The Ritz-Carlton, Naples is among nine hotels in Collier County to be certified by the state for its environmental practices leading to a One Palm Green Lodging designation. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has three different environmental designations ranging from "One Palm" up to "Three Palm" depending on the length and extent of the hotel's green programs.

Dante Smith, Maximiliano Solis and Isabella Solis play in the Ritz-Carlton, Naples Butterfly Garden.

The specially designated Eco-Room at the Ritz-Carlton, Naples is designed with soft materials made from organic cotton or bamboo and washed in a separate machine using only fragrance-free and sulfate-free cleansers. The Eco-Room includes a bamboo floor and chair along with a massage table made of completely sustainable materials.

DoubleTree Inn and Suites Naples' green team celebrates earning Department of Environmental Protection's green lodging certification for making significant and sustained improvements to their recycling program, electricity usage and water conservation.

Properties including Inn at the Springs, Inn at Pelican Bay, Naples DoubleTree Suites and Ivey House install VIP designated parking for hybrid car drivers. Guest Services' properties each received green lodging certification from the Department of Environmental Protection.

The Ivey Hotel in Everglades City was Collier County's first green lodging hotel.

Ivey House Bed and Breakfast in Everglades City celebrates becoming Collier County's first certified green lodging. The Ivey House earned One Palm status by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in October 2007.

Regular Dave Bernstein tees off on the notorious hole 8.

Matt Young shows the dangers on one of the holes.

Players converge on the green at the 6th hole, which is one of the risk and reward holes on the course.

Modern equipment, old feel. This is the atmosphere inside the small pro shop.

Walking is popular among members who like a bit of extra exercise during a round.

The course is small, but has a lush feel about it.

Assistant Golf Professional Matt Young follows through after his tee shot at the difficult hole 8. He ended up within birdie range.

Low-slung houses line the perimeter of the course.

The club has been part of the Naples golfing scene for the past 30 years.

The clubhouse beckons ... at the beginning and end of a game.

Standing tall at 140 feet, a well-drilling tower, will work day and night to create a new secondary way to dispose of wastewater, called deep well injection. It’s part of the overall Septic Tank Replacement Program, required by the state environmental agency. The cost – $4.6 million.

Marco Island resident Amadeo Petricca speaks with Marco city councilor Frank Recker at the closing of the joint meeting between the Planning Board and the Ad Hoc Short-term Rental Housing Advisory Committee Wednesday evening.

Multiple cars parked on the lawn of 640 Dorando Court are just one of the problems that neighbor Ken Honecker has reported to Code Enforcement and Marco Island Police over the past couple years. Honecker said noise, trash and parking at this neighboring short-term rental disrupt his quality of life. The home is rented for periods of less than a week or weekend by Realty Net Real Estate. A new ordinance is being drafted to help minimize the multiple code violations and nuisances to neighbors on similar transient occupied properties.

Marco Island Fire Rescue Cpt. Dave Batiato stays in touch with crews while he stands at the perimeter of the gas leak Wednesday to keep passersby safely away from the leaking and overheated propane tank behind the Post Office on East Elkcam Circle.

Marco Island Fire Rescue crews cool an over-filled and overheating propane tank at Town Center on East Elkcam Circle on Wednesday.

Marco Island firefighters cool off a propane tank which gained high pressure due to Wednesday's extreme midday sun and heat. Officials spent two hours addressing the gas leak at Town Center on East Elkcam Circle.

No squawk here! The Crazy Flamingo is throwing a wing-ding 19th anniversary party on Friday and you're all invited to fly along.

Gino's Trattoria head chef Henry Geronimo's signature Mussels Marina includes a dozen fresh mussels sauteed in olive oil and served in a bowl topped with diced tomatoes, basil, garlic simmered with pan juices.

Gino's head Chef Henry Geronimo's classic specialty Shrimp Francese includes succulent shrimp dipped in egg better and sauteed in butter and finished with white wine, lemon and butter.

Gino's head chef Henry Geronimo's classic savory Chicken Sorrentino includes chicken breast sauteed and topped with prosciutto, eggplant, fresh mozzarella and shallots finished with sherry wine and served over pasta.

Gino's Olde Marco Trattoria's head chef Henry Geronimo is pictured with his Chicken Sorrentino including chicken breast topped with prosciutto, eggplant, fresh mozzarella and shallots with sherry wine, over pasta.

Christina Murphy leads her Segway tour from The Naples Pier down 3rd Street South to 5th Avenue South. The Broe/Glynn family, visiting Naples from Ireland described the Segway experience as "brilliant."

One of the stops along Christina Murphy's tour is The City Dock at Crayton Cove where she describes the early history of the area and mentions the old "Swamp Buggy Ball". Here, from left, Trevor Smith, Gordon Glynn, Oliver Broe, Sarah Glynn, and Christina Broe follow Murphy as she heads out for the next point of interest.

Christina Murphy of Naples is a Segway tour guide.

On Thursday, July 24, guide Christina Murphy leads a Segway tour down Broad Avenue towards the Naples Pier followed by Sarah Glynn, Gordon Glynn, Christina Broe, Oliver Broe and Trevor Smith. Murphy logged 5,428 miles last year on her Segway, which maxes out at 12 mph.

Gary and Irene Doriat, vacationers from Toronto, Canada, bike down the trail along Hickory Boulevard in Bonita Springs on Thursday, July 24, 2008. Lee County officials plan on adding to the current path, extending it from Forester Road to Hickory Pass, giving riders better access to the causeway and Fort Myers Beach.

Jet's Pizza is a new restaurant franchise opening to residents of Southwest Florida. General Managers Randy Emery and Mike Esparza will operate two Jet's Pizza locations, one at 3400 Radio Road in Naples and on in the shopping center on the corner of Corkscrew Road and Three Oaks Boulevard in Estero.

Mercedes Farhat holds her favorite stuffed sheep that has significance with swimming. Her dad, Kamal, said she couldn't have the sheep until she won her first race. Without Kamal knowing, mom Christine gave her the sheep the night before the race. Ironically, Mercedes holds the sheep and trophy she won the very next day.

The Farhat family, from left, Louisa, Christine, Kamal and Mercedes.

Travis Anderson, front, and Mark Palmisano with Commercial Appliance Parts & Service work to stack the last of three pizza ovens inside the kitchen of the new Jet's Pizza franchise in Estero on Thursday, July 24, 2008. According to the general managers, it will be two to three weeks until the Estero location is completed, while the Naples restaurant, which is also still being built, will take a bit more time.

There is no doubt who Mercedes Farhat's favorite swimmer is - Michael Phelps. His posters grace her bedroom walls. She hopes to get a chance to meet him while she competes in the swimming competition at the Olympics.

(From back left:) "Jokers" teammates Rosemarie White, Dorothy MacKenzie and Cliff Bransby celebrate their baseball pitch victory at the Carlisle Naples Olympic Challenge, on July 24, 2008, as Sue Dumas (left) announces the results. The Jokers won the late morning event with a score of 22 points. Courtney Potter/Staff.

Corinne Dunne concentrates on the ball at the golf-chipping event at the Carlisle Naples Olympic Challenge, on July 24, 2008. Dunne was part of the Hurricanes team, 1 of 3 teams that participated in the competition. Courtney Potter/Staff.

Sig Derman concentrates on the ball at the golf-chipping event at the Carlisle Naples Olympic Challenge, on July 24, 2008. Derman helped out on the "Hurricanes" team, one of three teams that participated in 9:30 am competition. Courtney Potter/Staff.

Roger Sommerville concentrates on the ball at the baseball pitch event at the Carlisle Naples Olympic Challenge, on July 24, 2008. Sommerville was part of the Grasshoppers team, 1 of 3 teams that participated in the competition. Courtney Potter/Staff.

Emily Baum concentrates on the ball at the golf-chipping event at the Carlisle Naples Olympic Challenge, on July 24, 2008. Baum was part of the Grasshoppers team, 1 of 3 teams that participated in the competition. Courtney Potter/Staff.

Gwen Krantz concentrates on the ball at the baseball pitch event at the Carlisle Naples Olympic Challenge, on July 24, 2008. Krantz was part of the Grasshoppers team, 1 of 3 teams that participated in the competition. Courtney Potter/Staff.

Fred Kranz prepares to throw the ball at the baseball pitch as Gwen Krantz watches from the sidelines at the Carlisle Naples Olympic Challenge, on July 24, 2008. The baseball pitch took place at 11 am after the morning's golf-chipping event. Courtney Potter/Staff.

(From left): "Jokers" teammates Rosemarie White and Dorothy MacKenzie cheer for teammate Cliff Bransby during the baseball pitch event at the Carlisle Naples Olympic Challenge, on July 24, 2008. The Jokers won the late morning event with a score of 22 points. Courtney Potter/Staff.

Jeff Hurst concentrates on the ball at the golf-chipping event at the Carlisle Naples Olympic Challenge, on July 24, 2008. Hurst was part of the Hurricanes team, 1 of 3 teams that participated in the competition. Courtney Potter/Staff.

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Construction workers prepare a bird-viewing walkway at the Naples Botanical Garden’s new construction site.

Volunteers Mary and Simon Beukema pot tabebuia seeds and mix soil at the Naples Botanical Garden on Thursday. The garden has been closed since July 1, but staff and volunteers are as busy as ever growing new plants and preparing the land for a 60- to 70-acre expansion, which is projected to be finished in 2010.

These plumeria, known widely as frangipani, are headed for the Asian garden, one of the series of gardens to be furnished.

A silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa) is one of many flowering trees the garden has in its collection.

Arthur Lee Coleman III

Lely Moon takes a ride on her mother's back at the Bonita Springs Community Pool after the completion of her swim lesson.

Micah Moon dries off after his morning swim lesson.

Beatrice Quinn splashes her swim coach, Thomas Gambino.

Faith Eleon clings to her mother, Roseli. The 2-year-old was a little skeptical about being in the pool without a firm grip on Mommy.

Lucy Tarpley curls her body into a canonball to make a big splash at the Bonita community pool.

Chloe Quinn and Trudy Kellum goof off on the pool's wall during their swim lesson.

Micah Moon, 2, jumps to his mother, Angie, during a swim lesson. Whenever Micah was swimming in the water, he maintained a nervous giggle - indicating both uncertainty and excitement.

Brayson Roegers shows no fear as he plunges head-first into the pool. Roegers, 4, showed an adventurous spirit during his morning swim lesson Tuesday.

Mia Maccarella works on her breast stroke during her swim lesson at the Bonita community pool.

Beatrice Quinn utilizes a kick board as swim coach Thomas Gambino looks on. Quinn can already swim, but Gambino is teaching her advanced techniques.

Beatrice Quinn, 10, and Lucy Tarpley, 6, make silly faces underwater during their swim lesson Tuesday. Tarpley and Quinn were in an advance group learning swim strokes at the Bonita Spring Community Pool.

Bob Kunst, president of the Shalom Institute of Miami Beach, was the lone protester Thursday outside the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater where Michelle Obama spoke for a private fund raising event. Michel Fortier/Staff

Michelle Obama arrived in Fort Myers for a private fund raising event at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater Thursday morning. Attendants snapped up Obama buttons and t-shirts prior to the start of the event. Michel Fortier/Staff

Four years at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis never prepared Naples Fishing Club member, Herbert Mack Nave for the 45-minute fight offered up by this 59-pound Cobia caught on his 22-foot Glacier Bay Renegade SX, about a mile outside of Gordon Pass. Nave was fishing with Capt. Will Geherty.

Greater Naples All-Star hurler Ian Williams works in middle relief July 19, at the Section 6 tournament held at Three Oaks Park. Greater Naples was bested by San Carlos, 8-4.

Sage Nocera, pitcher for the Greater Naples All-Stars, warms-up for some late inning relief during the Section 6 tournament at Golden Gate Community Park, July 18. Greater Naples was defeated in a low-scoring battle by South Ft. Myers 3-1.

Naples All-Star Jorgie Wilson tosses over to first base July 7, at Cambier Park.

Greater Naples All-Star third baseman Blake Werab stands ready during the Section 6 tournament at Three Oaks Park, July 19. Greater Naples fell to San Carlos, 8-4.

Jesse Ferriera, of the Greater Naples All-Star team, gets signs from his coach during the Section 6 tournament at Golden Gate Community Park, July 18. Greater Naples was defeated by District 9 champs South Ft. Myers, 3-1.

Golden Gate All-Star Haley Foye puts the bat on the ball July 7, at Cambier Park.

Greater Naples All-Star hurler Bryson Smith stares down his target during the Section 6 tournament at Golden Gate Community Park, July 18. Greater Naples was defeated by South Ft. Myers 3-1.

Greater Naples All-Star Mark Leedy prepares for a perfect sacrifice bunt during the Section 6 tournament at Golden Gate Community Park, July 18. Greater Naples was defeated by South Ft. Myers by a final score of 3-1.

Golden Gate National All-Star hurler Jacob Cabrera warms up for a relief role during the section 6 tournament held at Three oaks Park. Golden Gate was defeated San Carlos 16-8.

Greater Naples 9-10 year-old All-Star billy Zeliff started at pitcher in the state championship game and went four innings giving up four hits. Greater came back to defeat Martin County, 7-4, July 22 in Freeport.

Henry Courson Jr., of Okeechobee, goes for a ride at the bull riding event July 19, at the Collier County Fairgrounds.

Joe-Anthony Rivera of the Golden Gate National All-Star team readies himself at the plate July 19 during the section 6 tournament held at Three oaks Park. Golden Gate lost to San Carlos by a final of 16-8.

Golden Gate freshman Alex Viera received an All-Conference Honorable Mention for his performance in his first year of varsity baseball. Viera won five games with a 2.19 ERA. On defense Viera didn’t give up an error the entire season.

The Naples Jazz Masters perform from 2-4 p.m., every Saturday, at the Norris Center in Cambier Park. Tickets are $15, or $25 per couple. For more information, call 213-3049.

East Naples firefighter Tony McGee, left, and driver/engineer John Hoover are congratulated by Training Capt. Mike Leal as the recipients of this year’s Best Engine Award. Team members not present were firefighter Kevin Nelmes and Lt. Terry Anderson. This year’s competition included mostly ENFD engine companies, but will be opened up to other districts, next year.

Jimmy Bennett, of Tampa, tries to hold on for eight seconds during the bull riding rodeo, July 12, at the Collier County Fairgrounds. Forty riders and five locals participated in the event.

Terry Wood "We look at every dollar we spend and we're careful about not buying useless products."

Capt. Justin Cooper II, left, commissions NAF employee Sandra Arnold in the United States Navy Reserves, July 7, at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan. Arnold, a former Collier County PIO, was hired in March 2008 as deputy public affairs officer in Atsugi.

LOVES MEECES TO PIECES - Debbie Delany sent in this photo of her Siamese cat, Precious, who she says would never harm anything... not even a mouse. Got a great photo to share? Send it to news@colliercitizen.com

Beena Philip "So far it hasn't affected me, but I'm more careful about leisurely spending my money."

Sylvia Spence "I'm retired and I'm on a pension. The prices have gone up, and I'm careful about running errands. I combine my errands into one, instead of several trips."

Amanda Blind "Gas prices had me in tears a couple of times. There's more carpooling, and I don't drive as much, and I stay home more."

Alex Mard "It affects my business. I'm self employed, and I'm making 50 percent less than I was before."

Consultant and appraiser Kevin Devine surrounds himself with the latest books, catalogs and reference information to give his clients the best evaluation of their collectibles.

Kevin Devine checks a reference book to evaluate and appraise his clients’ collectibles. Devine started appraising coins and stamps more than 30 years ago.

Owner Gianluca Corso tosses pizza dough in the kitchen of Cosmos Italian Cafe and Pizzeria at 536 Tamiami Trail North.

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Photo archive for July 24, 2008