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Saturday evening, thousands lined San Marco Boulevard under balmy skies and perfect temperatures.

A ride to remember: Jeep brings back memories for Korean War vet Lance Shearer Don Podany recently took a ride in a 1948 Willys Jeep and had a great time. Seventy years ago, another Jeep ride didn’t go as well. Podany, 92, has lived on the Isles of Capri for 30 years, but in 1950 and ’51 he was in Korea, a corporal and a combat medic with the 24th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. Delivering plasma to a forward aid station in the dark, without lights, his Jeep drove over a land mine in the road, which exploded and flipped over on top of him.

Winners Selected for 7th Annual ‘Cars as Art’ Submitted Marco Island Center for the Arts hosted the 7th Annual “Cars as Art” event featuring unique and noteworthy automobiles Dec. 5. This event was previously postponed for COVID lockdown in March 2020. The chairs and sponsors for this annual fundraiser were Jack and Claire Keery, Keith Pershing and his Island Automotive team. Collier County Supervisor of Elections was also a sponsor providing bags for each of the the car owners.  Each of the cars was judged by qualified art professionals. Recognized local artists Joe and Barbara Pari...