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Healthy Start Golf Classic takes a swing for charityEvent aims to raise $20,000 for kids, pregnant women and babies in Southwest FloridaMonday, Oct. 8, 2007 Healthy Start and the West Bay Club are teaming up to present the second annual Healthy Start Golf Classic. The charity golf fund-raiser, slated for Saturday October 13, will benefit the Healthy Start Coalition of Southwest Florida. Read story » Gulf Coast Symphony, Galloway Ford team for free concertWednesday, Oct. 3, 2007 The Gulf Coast Symphony, Southwest Florida's premier community orchestra, will offer a free concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, October 7 as part of the Magic Carpet Family Concert Series at the Galloway Ford Dealership. Read story » Schedule for Estero Bay estuary wading trips releasedWednesday, Oct. 3, 2007 The 2007-2008 series of Estero Bay estuary wading trips is scheduled for Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 15, 2007 at noon, and Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. Please join us as we discover first-hand why estuaries such as Estero Bay are so important to Southwest Florida. Read story » Wing City Grille to open todayTuesday, July 17, 2007 New Estero eatery Wing City Grille is set to open at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, on the corner of U.S. 41 and Corkscrew Road in Estero, located in the Corkscrew Village Plaza. Read story » Boating Tip: May 19-25 designated Safe Boating WeekWednesday, May 16, 2007 With boating accidents and fatalities on the rise across the United States, Florida’s governor and Cabinet have designated May 19-25 as the state’s contribution to Safe Boating Week. Read story » 
South Fort Myers Little League captures county championshipMonday, April 30, 2007 South Fort Myers Little League will add another championship sign to its already crowded walls at Rutenberg Park. The Diamondbacks from South’s junior division captured the Lee County championship with wins against the Hancock White Sox, Buckingham Marlins, South’s own Cardinals and finally the Cape Coral Phillies. "I guess I’ve got to buy another sign," said league president Howard Gold, whose majors and seniors teams have also won county titles in the past two years. Read story » 
100-year-old man plays golf on his birthdayTuesday, April 24, 2007 On his 100th birthday, Shepard Schwartz, a resident at Bentley Village in North Naples just south of the Lee County line, played a round of golf. While Mr. Schwartz plays golf twice each week at Bentley Village, it is worth nothing that he was born before world war had happened or the Great Depression became reality and not philosophy and other life-changing events, such as the stock market crash of 1929, the Cold War, the Bay of Pigs and the conflict in Vietnam, were history in the making. Read story » Arts Estero: An arts renaissance is under way in EsteroMonday, April 23, 2007 A short time ago, it was just a feeling in the air. Now it’s rapidly becoming a reality. The historic community of Estero is once again quenching its thirst for the arts. Read story » 
West of Galway brings Irish sound to local music sceneFriday, April 20, 2007 West of Galway formed about five years ago as a few friends were urged to participate in a Christmas variety show by Mike Joynter of the Naples Irish American Club. The band has grown to five members, including club President Linda Marie Macchia and Naples Fire Chief Jimmy McEvoy. The band plays at local festivals, private events and Fitzgerald’s Irish Pub in both Naples and Bonita Springs. Read story » 
PHOTO GALLERY: Bonita Elementary students celebrate Earth Day 2007Friday, April 20, 2007 Second-graders at Bonita Springs Elementary School got their hands dirty to celebrate Earth Day 2007. Early Friday, Dave Diederich's class helped a crew from the Bonita Bay Group plant three live oaks on school grounds. The Bonita Bay Group, developer of several local gated communities, donated two of the trees and Pelican Nursery of Naples donated the third. Read story » 
Nineteen 'golfers' hit links to open disc golf course at FGCUTuesday, April 17, 2007 A new 18-hole golf course recently opened on the Florida Gulf Coast University campus, and 19 golfers played in the debut tournament Saturday morning. Surprised? Kind of like seeing those “undefeated season” women’s basketball t-shirts around campus, huh? We’re not talking about the kind of golf that’s been around for a few hundred years and uses drivers and putters. This is disc golf, a game that’s only a few decades old and uses drivers and putters of the flat, circular, plastic variety that glide through the air. Read story » 
Good help is hard to find ...... or is it? North Naples man is marketing Web tool he says can help restaurants cut down on employee turnover, theftMonday, April 9, 2007 As a sales manager in the pharmaceutical industry in the 1980s, Dan Longton spent a lot of time in restaurants around the country. But instead of just eating, Longton said he observed the behavior of wait staff and studied how the restaurants were run. In 1993 Longton used that knowledge to produce a sales training manual specifically for waiters and waitresses. Now the North Naples resident is marketing a tool he has developed to help Florida restaurants hire better employees, and at the same time cut down on employee turnover and employee theft. Read story » 
Spotlight: Books-by-Mail, Talking Books programs keep book lovers in touchMonday, April 9, 2007 When Grace Walker recently had back surgery, she could no longer make her weekly trips to the library for bestsellers and biographies. High-schooler Jimmy Washington is receiving treatment for cancer while being schooled at home. His visiting teacher gives him lists of books that she wants him to read. Also, Jimmy spends plenty of time in bed and needs activities other than TV and video games. Nathan Spaulding developed macular degeneration and can no longer drive or read standard print. Read story » Faith Spotlight: Wendy CujasSunday, April 8, 2007 Wendy Cujas modestly says she "does what she can" at Hope Lutheran, but given that she’s a staff member who wears many hats, it can seem like a lot of work to an outsider. Read story » Hot Off the Grill: Wyld's CafeSunday, April 8, 2007 Popular with locals and seasonal residents alike, Wylds Cafe features modern American cuisine in a relaxed, intimate setting. The menu changes somewhat regularly to include seasonal ingredients, however, many staples stay throughout the year.
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