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Father Kyle Bennett of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church blessed dozens of dogs, cats, guinea pigs and more on Sunday during the annual Blessing ofthe Animals festival. Father Kyle prayed...

The beachfront at Marco Beach Ocean Resort was the recent site of the Renewal of Vows for a Marine Captain and his wife of 20 years. Coastal Breeze News helped Navy Com-mand Master Chief...

Is it a brassiere? Is it a piece of art? It’s both! The artists of the Artist Colony at the Esplanade displayed their “bra art” at their monthly ArtWalk on Wednesday, Septem-ber 28th. A/5

PET’S BLESSING “BRAS FOR LIFE” BEACH WEDDING

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PHOTO BY VICTORIA WRIGHT/COASTAL BREEZE NEWSSerious Competition! Hundreds of athletes flocked to the Island Fitness Challenge Triathlon. The event was sanctioned by the USA Triathlon and included swimming, biking and running. The best time was 1:09:05 by Diego Corredor, but most are satisfied just completing the chal-lenging race! SEE MORE PICTURES, B/13

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Sunset Cove acquired by Holiday Inn Club Vacations

Sunset Cove, which boasts 36 two and three bedroom timeshare units, is located between Winn Dixie and Veteran’s Com-munity Park and is one of two recent Holi-day Inn Club Vacations® acquisitions! The new management intends on keeping the current employees of Sunset Cove. One local staffer said they are starting from scratch in going over every depart-ment and operation. “We are excited with future possibilities under the new owner-ship.”

As the hands-on publisher of a com-munity newspaper, vacation time is hard to come by. Combined with the budget constraints, my family decided to opt for a ‘staycation’ this year and we stayed at the Holiday Inn Club Vacations® flagship resort in Orlando, Orange Lake Resort.

It was a topnotch getaway with enough amenities to keep the kids busy while we relaxed (husband) and I stayed connected to work (on deadline).

Holiday Inn Club Vacations® at Or-ange Lake Resort sits on 1,450 acres in the heart of the theme park action and is now the crown jewel of their resorts. It boasts a lake with all the water sports imaginable, not one, not two, not three, but four golf courses, one lit at night with tee times as late as 9:00 PM. There is a variety of en-tertainment, shopping and dining onsite. Tennis courts, theater and the McCord Golf Academy, too. There are seven pools, jacuzzi spas, two miniature golf courses and a full 12-acre water park complete with lazy river. Nature trails, full arcade and a full daily activity schedule are avail-able for those who must keep busy during their vacation.

By Val Simonval@coastalbreezenews.com

PHOTO BY VAL SIMON/COASTAL BREEZE NEWSSunset cove next to Winn Dixie.Read more SUNSET COVE, A/2

Over the past 10 years, the number of Collier County voters exercising their right to vote dur-ing Early Voting and by Absentee/Mail ballot has steadily increased. During the 2010 General Election, 71% of eligible Marco Island voters cast their ballot early – nearly 40% voted during Early Voting and 31% cast an Absentee/Mail ballot. Con-versely, voting on Election Day has continued to decline.

Considering this voting trend, the Collier County Supervisor of Elections Office is making changes to precinct boundaries and consoli-dating precincts to improve voter services and better serve the voters of Collier County.

In developing the consolidation plan, each location was analyzed and consideration was given to the number of registered voters, Elec-tion Day voter turnout, proximity of precincts, number of ballot types or styles, and the availability of compliant polling place locations.

For Marco Island voters, three polling places will be affected by the consolidation plan:• St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

– Precinct 191 voters will now vote at Marco Presbyterian Church (190), 875 W. Elkcam Circle.

• Mackle Community Park – Pre-cinct 192 & 196 voters will now vote at United Church of Marco Island (193), 320 N. Barfield Drive.

• Jewish Congregation of Marco