'THE ULTIMATE PERSONIFICATION OF EVIL'
25 YEARS AFTER FREDDY GOODE’S EXECUTION FOR THE ABDUCTION AND MURDER OF CAPE CORAL’S JASON VERDOW, MANY ARE STILL HAUNTED BY THE MEMORY OF THE MAN CALLED ...
Prologue
“Some guy’s on the line, asking for you,” the young copy clerk announced as she stood at my desk in the newsroom of the St. Petersburg Times. “He sounds kooky, weird. He yells. You might take a pass on this one.”
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The table is set at Ave Maria for 53rd annual Farm City BBQ
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A 53-year Collier County tradition
continues when the Farm City BBQ takes place the day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, Nov. 25. Tickets for $20 per person are available at the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce visitor centers and online at www.napleschamber.org. Full Story
MOMENTS IN TIME
. On Nov. 19, 1969,
Brazilian soccer great Pele scores his 1,000th professional goal in a game, against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in Tres Coracos, Brazil, in 1940, Pele scored 1,282 goals in 1,363 games during his career. Full Story
Immokalee students’ garden project has roots in Education Foundation
Two months have passed since the Education Foundation of Collier County awarded more than 120 classroom grants to Collier County public school teachers. Today, we are following up on the progress of one of those grants — an organic garden in Immokalee. Full Story
2009 recipient is a perfect fit for the Glass Slipper
The Education Foundation of Collier County presented its 2009 Glass Slipper Award to Allyson Loos in recognition of her dedication and service to Collier County children. Full Story
‘Trail Blazers’ address PACE girls
PACE Center for Girls, Collier at Immokalee, has started a series of monthly Trail Blazer seminars in which local professional men and women share inspirational stories with PACE students. Vacharee Howard, executive director, says the center wants to expose the students to as many positive role models as possible. Full Story
East Naples Fire Department annual toy drive is under way
The East Naples Fire Department is accepting new, unwrapped gifts to help make happy holidays for needy children in Collier County. Donations to the annual Toy Drive Command can be dropped off at any fire station in East Naples, Golden Gate or Marco Island. Cash and checks are also welcome and much appreciated. Full Story
It’s Christmastime at Palm Cottage
The Naples Historical Society presents Christmas at Palm Cottage through the holiday season. November hours are 1-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday (closed on Thanksgiving Day). Starting Dec, 1, the cottage is open 1-4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 1-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday (closed Friday, Dec. 4, and on Christmas Day). The requested donation is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Full Story
Pets rule at Howl-A-Day jubilee
Collier County Domestic Animal Services holds its Howl-A-Day Jubilee Pet Festival from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Veterans Community Park. The fun raises funds for the DAS shelter trust fund to pay for specialized or emergency medical needs of shelter pets in order to qualify them for adoption.
More than 7,000 pets are homeless in Collier County every year. Full Story
Mutts get break on spay/neuter services
Mutts make up the largest percentage of dogs euthanized in shelters each year. Full Story
Area Zonta Clubs and Peace Corps helping to save lives in Guatemala
Since 2007, six Zonta Clubs in Southwest Florida have assembled 6,000 birthing kits for use by midwives to ensure safer, more hygienic births in Guatemala, a country with one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world. Reports from Guatemala are that lives are indeed being saved, not only those of the babies but also those of the birthing mothers. Full Story
Juniper Village collects for Harry Chapin Food Bank
Juniper Village at Naples is collecting canned food and dry goods this month for the Harry Chapin Food Bank. Grocery bags that can be used to collect and donate items will be available at Millennium House in Bonita Springs, at Sunshine Pharmacy at Pine Ridge and Livingston roads and also at Sunshine Pharmacy at Gulf Shore and Banyan boulevards. Full Story
SAVE THE DATE
Philharmonic League plans Nutcracker Gala
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