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word necessary to describe our
recent St Patrick’s Day. No one
loves and does parades quite as well as
Naples. Why? Well the most obvious
reason is that it’s fun, the second reason
is the feeling of connectivity. publisher reg buxton
As you looked out at the sea of
marketing consultant joel kessler
faces it appeared that every nationality was represented
in the cheering crowds. BUT on that day everyone was
Irish, exhibiting pure joy
contributing writers mayor bill barnett
by wearing green in some dr. allen weiss
form including shirts, wigs,
paula allia
face paint and even a couple jeff bohr
of folks swigging an early
diana jarrett
morning beer. Enthusiasm
sandra lee buxton
and tradition was apparent by lois bolin
those real troopers who were on 5th Avenue by 5 a.m. sitting sue huff
up chairs, coolers, umbrellas and the works. The turnout was claudia polzin
estimated between 20,000 laurel meny
and 30,000 people and no one tim tetzloff
was disappointed. ron mcginty
If you want to see the
spirit of Naples in action,
there are many ways to find it. graphic design opus studio, inc.
Our parks, beaches, outdoor
art and music festivals to
name a few. If you want to
be a full blown participant
then come to a parade. Let’s
ensure that we keep that
sense of community going all
year long.

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