There is a list of common life skills parents instinctively know they must teach their children to keep them safe and healthy. It includes habits such as looking both ways before crossing the street, washing your hands with soap and water and eating the right amount of fruits and vegetables. Too often, safety in and […]
by Teresa M. Araque Gone are the days when nurses weren’t permitted to perform such basic functions like take a patient’s blood pressure. Only doctors could do that. Today, nurses are a major part of healthcare, whether the setting is in a hospital, a doctor’s office, or a clinic. The educational requirements for a nurse […]
The Aqua Ball is a fundraiser sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Collier to help prevent childhood drowning by providing life saving swimming lessons. The Greater Collier Club voted to make its mission the prevention of childhood drowning. Club members knew people who had experienced near drownings, friends who drowned, and a 3 year […]
We’re leaving the busiest time of the year and venturing into a month that lines get shorter at your favorite restaurants and auto transporters are here removing some of the cars from our roads. The weather is still accommodating for outdoor activities and parking spots are more available in areas like Crayton Cove. This area […]
ONGOING Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center Hosts Science Saturdays Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center welcomes the entire family on Science Saturdays, 9 am to 4 pm. Kids and grown-ups alike can explore and discover the plants, fish and wildlife that call Rookery Bay Research Reserve’s 110,000 acres home. Science Saturdays are a fun way to […]
This past February I attended The Orchid Society’s 46th Annual Orchid Show at the Naples Botanical Garden and was as amazed at the array of prize winning orchids as I was the line of devotees waiting to get into this seductive mystical maze of blooms that so stirs the imagination that no qualities of character […]
In 2012 the Commander of Florida District 13 Veterans of Foreign Wars received a request from a young lady searching for the burial location of her grandfather. He was a deceased Veteran buried at the Lake Trafford Cemetery near Immokalee, Florida. The request for assistance was forwarded to Golden Gate VFW Post 7721, Naples, Florida.As […]
AFTER RAISING CLOSE TO $16 MILLION AT LIVE AUCTION Each year, the NWWF Online Auction raises additional funds towards supporting NCEF February 28, 2019 (NAPLES, FL) – This year’s Naples Winter Wine Festival Online Auction came to a close, raising $302,100 alongside the close to $16 million raised under the tent during the Live Auction. This was […]
by Kelsey Burr, Naples Zoo Marketing Associate Would you like a painting done by a giraffe? Or a chance to feed a giant anteater? At Naples Zoo, we are constantly adding new experiences for our guests, to get them closer with wildlife and learn indepth about the animals. We have recently launched three new Wild Encounter experiences: a black and white tegu encounter, […]