OLYMPIC— SIZED SACRIFICES
WHAT LOCAL ATHLETES GAVE UP IN QUEST FOR THE GOLD
WHAT LOCAL ATHLETES
GAVE UP IN QUEST
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Adults taking the plunge to learn how to swim
Although Bettina Whyte tried to take swimming lessons a number of times, as a child and later in college, it never stuck.
“My parents weren’t really water people,” she says. “I think a lot of it was a fear of water.” Full Story
Naples Municipal Airport earns Florida DOT award
The Florida Department of Transportation named Naples Municipal Airport the state’s General Aviation Airport of the Year for 2012. The award recognizes superior achievement in the airport’s safety program; appearance and impression left on users; and management, including innovative programs, service to the public, financial stability and compliance with regulations. Full Story
Adopt-A-Soldier campaign seeks donations for troops
U.S. troops in Afghanistan are the focus of the Adopt-A-Soldier project started last year by the Women’s Council of Realtors, Naples-On-The-Gulf Chapter. That first effort resulted in more than 155 care packages being sent overseas to various platoons. Full Story
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Friends, family and colleagues turned out to celebrate Tim Durham, deputy chief of the Collier County Supervisor of Elections Office, when he received the 2012 James V. Full Story
Rookery Bay offers workshops
Landscape professionals and the general public are invited to three landscaping classes presented in August by the coastal training program at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The sessions are: Full Story
Shy Wolf Sanctuary steps up relocation plan, needs donations
Shy Wolf Sanctuary, Education and Experience Center Inc. is preparing to relocate after it was forced to close its gates to visitors after an anonymous complaint to Collier County Code Enforcement over the sanctuary’s website advertisements. Full Story
CLUB NOTES
¦ Toastmasters International teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of meeting locations. Guests are always welcome. For more about the organization, visit www.toastmasters.org.
Local chapters, meeting times and locations include: Full Story
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