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- Page 5 and 6: Contents Legacy Sponsors ..........
- Page 7 and 8: Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt
- Page 9 and 10: ❖ Mayor Randall P. Henderson, Jr.
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- Page 13 and 14: INTRODUCTION 11
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❖ Opposite: Bikers pass the holid
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❖ More than just brightly lit out
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More than a century ago, this is ho
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❖ Opposite: Every year, a junior
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❖ Opposite: Kids also get their o
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❖ Young singers from one of the c
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❖ Hundreds gather along Centennia
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❖ Opposite: Kayakers gear up to p
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❖ Opposite: Inspired by jazz musi
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For the last twenty-five years, For
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O LIVIA W ILLIAMS For more than thr
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D ON P AIGHT Like downtown Fort Mye
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S HARON M C A LLISTER ART DIVA One
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L YDIA B LACK As the poised ringmas
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S AM G ALLOWAY, JR . Since 1927, th
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W ILLIAM G LOVER His strength radia
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J IM G RIFFITH It is hard to imagin
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D ANIEL K EARNS Daniel Kearns and h
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J ARRETT E ADY Jarrett Eady did not
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J OE P LEDGER The tradition of rive
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M ARCUS J ANSEN As a Gulf War veter
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I SRAEL S UAREZ Social service dyna
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D AVE M OODY In a place where fifth
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FORT MYERS PARTNERS Profiles of bus
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The minutes of the April 3, 1915, h
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“The office opens into a wide cor
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To put the growth in perspective, t
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Since Simpson joined the company, L
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LeeSar provides record retention fo
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Interpretative Center, the first LE
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Today, Dean Steel Buildings, Inc.,
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this day. James A. Franklin, Jr., f
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Located in the heart of Fort Myers,
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❖ Left: Galloway Ford located at
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Words cannot do justice to what you
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of Science in Dental Hygiene progra
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and musicians are inspired to pursu
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designed to control water in the Ev
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The Chevrolet Motor Company, formed
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“Lee County Smart Growth Transit-
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number that spelled out “GIVE.”
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Programs and Services of Hope Healt
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Today, tourism is a significant eco
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Ad-Ler Roofing, Inc., was built on
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Chico’s FAS, Inc., is a leading s
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BOYLAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS, I
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Fischler Property Company is doing
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BARBARA B. MANN PERFORMING ARTS HAL
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., f
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In the early 1970s, Mike Joyce and
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Corbin Henderson Company is a real
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❖ MAIN SAIL VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, IN
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About the Author A MY B ENNETT W IL
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