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Hurricane Ike's five-day forecast released at 11 p.m. Sunday by the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Joann Michelle LeBlanc
Hurricane Ike's five-day forecast released at 8 p.m. Sunday by the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Dan Summers, director of Collier County's Bureau of Emergency Services, encourages county commissioners to declare a state of emergency in the possibility that Hurricane Ike could make landfall in the area by Wednesday. Even though current forecasts leave Collier County in the clear, the commissioners still voted unanimously to declare a state of emergency.
Jean Holland, an employee with Publix for the past eight years, works the cash register Wednesday afternoon. Holland is one of several employees at Publix working in their retirement years. AARP has connected with an online job search group, called RetirementJobs.com, to carry the listing of jobs in an area that wants workers 50 and older. Certain companies that are age-friendly with good employment policies for people 50 and older get a special seal. People can search the site for jobs by zip code, by job category.
Stanley Falcucci, 71, has worked for Publix for 13 years and is one of several employees working in their retirement years. AARP has connected with an online job search group, called RetirementJobs.com, to carry the listing of jobs in an area that wants workers 50 and older. Certain companies that are age-friendly with good employment policies for people 50 and older get a special seal. People can search the site for jobs by zip code, by job category.
Caridad Ramos, 63, an employee with Publix since 1996, is one of several employees the grocery store working in their retirement years. AARP has connected with an online job search group, called RetirementJobs.com, to carry the listing of jobs in an area that wants workers 50 and older. Certain companies that are age-friendly with good employment policies for people 50 and older get a special seal. People can search the site for jobs by zip code, by job category.
Joann Oehmigen, 65, an employee with Publix for the past 22 years, makes salads in the kitchen behind the deli. Oehmigen is one of several employees at Publix working in their retirement years. AARP has connected with an online job search group, called RetirementJobs.com, to carry the listing of jobs in an area that wants workers 50 and older. Certain companies that are age-friendly with good employment policies for people 50 and older get a special seal. People can search the site for jobs by zip code, by job category.
Bagger Don Chiorgno, center, talks to customers at Publix on a recent afternoon. Chiorgno is one of several employees at Publix working in their retirement years. AARP has connected with an online job search group, called RetirementJobs.com, to carry the listing of jobs in an area that wants workers 50 and older. Certain companies that are age-friendly with good employment policies for people 50 and older get a special seal. People can search the site for jobs by zip code, by job category.
Elias Valdez, 4, is helped by his grandfather Jose Anguiano across a jungle gym as they spent their Sunday at Eagle Lakes Community Park in East Naples on Sept. 7, 2008. Anguiano, who lives in Miami, tries to make his way across the Alley every weekend to see his grandchildren.
Andrew McGuire, 42, Janet Knudson, 61 and Riley McGuire, 11, from San Marco Catholic Church on Marco Island seek support for Amendment 2 to make same sex marriages unconstitutional in Florida. A group of about 12 supporters for the Florida Marriage Protection Amendment weathered the heat Saturday at the corner of Bald Eagle Drive and North Collier Boulevard to draw awareness to the amendment which will be on Florida ballots this fall.
Hurricane Ike's five-day forecast released at 5 p.m. Sunday by the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Hurricane Ike's five-day forecast released at 2 p.m. Sunday by the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Hurricane Ike's five-day forecast released at 11 a.m. Sunday by the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Hurricane Ike's five-day forecast released at 8 a.m. Saturday by the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
The 5 a.m., Sept. 7, forecast track of Hurricane Ike.
