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COLLIER COUNTY’S DEADLIEST DRUGS COME WITH PRESCRIPTIONS
Southwest Florida’s most notorious drugs might still be cocaine from the hills of Colombia or marijuana nurtured in a suburban grow house, but law Full Story
Its injuries healed, bald eagle returns to the wild
Just in time for Independence Day, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida Wildlife Clinic released a rehabilitated bald eagle back into its native environment. Full Story
It’s time to check your political party affiliation
Planning to vote in the Aug. 24 primary election? Then make sure you are a registered voter and remember to check your political party affiliation. Full Story
City council meetings coming up
The Naples City Council has set the following workshops and special meetings:
• 2 p.m. Monday, July 19:
Workshop about the Community Redevelopment Area and Tax Increment Financing District Financing.
• 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday,
July 26:
Budget workshop. Full Story
Zoo will hold straw vote on land purchase
The Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens is holding a straw vote to gauge citizen interest in Collier County’s purchase of 22 acres of land north of the Zoo. Votes can be cast between 6:30 and 9 p.m. Monday, July 12, during the Golden Gate Candidates and Issues Forum at the Golden Gate Community Center. Full Story
Bonita meetings will cover BP loss claims
Alvarez Sambol & Winthrop, P.A. and Briers CPA, together with the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce, are holding general information sessions about BP loss claims. Sessions are set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, at the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce, 25071 Chamber of Commerce Drive, Bonita Springs. Full Story
New children’s garden grows at YMCA
The YMCA of the Palms Child Care Center has a new hands-on learning laboratory thanks to a recently completed 2,000-square-foot garden at the Greater Naples YMCA. Designed for children up to age 5, the garden will let youngsters tend plantings and learn about plants, insects, the seasons and the sun. Full Story
Dealership collects school shoes, backpacks
John Marazzi Nissan is joining forces with the Boys and Girls Club of Collier County to equip local children with new sneakers and backpacks for the upcoming school year. Full Story
Grants awarded to Voices for Kids
Voices for Kids of Southwest Florida has recently received almost $40,000 in grants: $30,000 from The United Way of Collier County, $4,000 from Trinity-bythe Cove Episcopal Church Community Grant Commission and $5,000 from the Levi, Ray and Shoup Foundation. Full Story
NONPROFIT NEWS
Make-A-Wish seeks
help to raise funds,
work with children
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida needs volunteers with two kinds of expertise: fundraising leaders who have organizational skills and community contacts, and people who can work as wish granters. Full Story
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