Clara Barton became known as “the Angel of the Battlefield” for her brave work as a nurse during the Civil War, yet that name belies her character as a woman of strong grit and determination who never backed down from a good fight. Barton was living in Washington, D.C. in April 1861 when a battered […]
“A woman’s work is Never Done as the Song says and happy Shee[sic] whos [sic] Strength holds out to the End of the rais [sic].” So wrote Martha Ballard in her diary, which spanned nearly three decades from 1785-1812. It was written at time when fewer than half the women in America were literate. A […]
THE LINK BETWEEN MEDICATIONS AND CAVITIES You may wonder why you’re suddenly getting cavities when you haven’t had them in years. As we get older, we enter a second round of cavity prone years. One common cause of cavities in older adults is dry mouth. Dry mouth is not a normal part of aging. However, […]
by Steven Kissinger Jonathan Cantu was a junior in high school when he realized what career field he wanted to pursue – fashion– though how he would get there was a mystery. “I had heard about all the good things The Immokalee Foundation had been doing in the community, for high school kids and figured […]
As it does every year, the Internal Revenue Service recently announced the inflation- adjusted 2018 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable or medical purposes. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2018, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (or a van, pickup or […]
Advertorial We think of St. Patrick’s Day as being our green connection to March, but we want to add a green building element in our story this month. St. Patrick’s Day occurs annually on March 17 in observance of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. What began as a religious feast […]
Club Pelican Bay members made a bold decision. They chose to tear down all existing buildings and create an elegant, warm and timeless setting for themselves andtheir guests to enjoy. “Our buildings were all structurally sound, but we wanted to refresh and enhance our ambiance and offerings,” says General Manager Dave Mangan, who has been […]
Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday year-round, with special Science Saturdays on the last Saturday of every month. Enjoy the two story visitor center, art gallery, gift shop, nature trail with viewing platform and more. Themed naturalist programs are offered daily on topics such as manatees, sharks, sea turtles, Estuary Encounter […]
Ever wonder what that ‘perfect photograph’ looks like? How about 30 of them? The Friends of Rookery Bay and the United Arts Council of Collier County are showcasing incredible, environmentally inspired photographs in the art gallery at Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center. The Exhibition runs through March 28, with works submitted by artists from Collier […]
Rookery Bay Research Reserve, in partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Audubon Florida, has closed the emergent sandbar located one mile southeast of Cape Romano, known as “Second Chance.” The sandbar, which is closed to public access annually from March 1 – Aug. 31, was designated as a Critical Wildlife […]