The submission process is officially open for the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge's annual contest for amateur photographers who enjoy capturing shots of nature and wildlife.Sponsored by the "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge, the 28th annual "Ding" Darling Day ...
Experts predict a busy hurricane season this year and the Florida Gulf Coast to Heartland Chapter of the American Red Cross, which serves Collier, Glades, Hendry, Highlands and Lee counties, needs volunteers to help in the community."Emergencies don't stop during a pandemic and neither do our ...
The Florida Gulf Coast to Heartland Chapter of the American Red Cross has named Jennifer Trammell as the new chair of its board of directors. Her tenure officially began July 1.Trammell leads the NextGen Speaker Series, presented by Benson Blackburn, as the program's managing director. The ...
Join UF/IFAS Extension online at a Florida Friendly Landscaping Virtual Rain Barrel Workshop at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 25.Rain barrels are a great way to reduce storm water runoff and to save water for a period of dry weather. In this workshop led by Lee County Master Gardeners, you will ...
On Sunday, June 28, the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation documented the hatching of a leatherback sea turtle nest on Captiva - a very rare occurrence for the Gulf coast of Florida.SCCF volunteer permittee Kerry Salatino saw that the leatherback nest had hatched that morning and was able ...
Sun Splash Family Waterpark is offering free admission to moms this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, with the purchase of a regular priced child or teen general admission ticket. This special promotion, which is typically held during Mother's Day Weekend in May, was rescheduled this ...
The Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, 2nd District, has announced that The Florida Bar President Dori Foster-Morales has appointed Regional Counsel Ita M. Neymotin as chair of the Committee on Professionalism. Neymotin oversees 14 counties within the Second District Court ...
On July 6, Edison and Ford Winter Estates will celebrate Mina Edison's 155th birthday. The celebration will start at 11 a.m. with a presentation about Mina on the Museum West Porch. This large outdoor space will be monitored for social distancing and all visitors are encouraged to wear a mask. ...
Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church has found an outside-the-box idea to bring people back to the church -- if its flock can't come into the church, the church will bring the service to its flock.As the pandemic continues, the church has started to provide a "drive-in" service for its parishioners ...
Breeze Newspapers recently presented a $250 check to the Veterans Midpoint Memorial Charitable Trust, represented by Judy and Gary Bowler. The trust maintains the Iwo Jima statue at Four Mile Ecological Preserve and other veterans memorials. The check represents a portion of the proceeds from ...
