A dozen Ave Maria kids got a visit from the Immokalee fire department Thursday. Firemen gave them advice on preventing fires and what to do in a fire emergency, as well as showing them the equipment on the truck.
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About 50 people turned out at the Oasis Club in Del Webb Thursday to hear Arthrex VP of Manufacturing Andy Owen (right) and Human Resources Manager Mike Boose (center) talk about Arthrex in general, and the new Ave Maria facility in particular.
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 AMU is cutting its tuition by 22 percent for students entering in the fall of 2014, the university announced Thursday in a statement that also said that there would be no cuts to academic or student life activities despite the tuition drop.
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The Ave Maria Master Association has announced plans for a new fitness facility in the town center, replacing the current mixed-use facility, which will become a community room for functions and other activities.
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Noted author George Weigel will deliver the keynote address Friday at a conference at Ave Maria University honoring "the enduring legacy of Michael Novak." The conference, free and open to the public, will also feature talks by three of Mr. Novak's former students and AMU Professor Dr. David Dalin.
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The Donahue Academy Shamrocks waited out a weather delay, then soundly defeated Masters Academy 46-19 in Vero Beach Saturday night.
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 The growing Sunshine State Steak Cook-Off and the popular Celebration of Lights are two of the events on the schedule in Ave Maria from September to April.
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The undefeated Donahue Academy Shamrocks won their third straight 7-man football game Saturday night, defeating Lakeside Christian 40-14 at North Park in Ave Maria.
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The Donahue Academy Shamrocks won their second straight 7-man football game Saturday, a 46-34 win over Nicea, to remain undefeated this season.
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 Michael Novak – a philosopher, author, teacher, theologian and diplomat, to name just a few of his vocations – turns 80 Sept. 9, and has written a new book reflecting on his political journey from 60s radical leftist to becoming a voice for the conservative movement. He reflected on this and other aspects of his life in a conversation with The Ave Herald.
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Ave Maria University President Jim Towey announced Thursday that the school will again file a lawsuit against the mandates in the Affordable Care Act that require insurance to cover contraception, sterilization and other procedures that violate the teachings of the Catholic Church.
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 The opening of a new medical office Sept. 3 will add a walk-in clinic, OB/GYN services, internal medicine and pediatrics to the array of services available in Ave Maria, which already include dermatology, dentistry and a chiropractor.
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One of the people who was virtually indispensible to Ave Maria town center merchants and residents, Jerry Krueger, has retired from Ave Maria Development. Above, Mr. Krueger, 2nd from left, with colleagues at a send-off at the Queen Mary Pub Tuesday.
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Some wild animals seem to evoke people's sympathy and protective instincts; others, not so much. Ave Herald Editor Patricia Sette considers this in her latest column in the Naples Daily News Collier Citizen section.
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Spontaneous donations from people in Ave Maria raised more than $7,000 in a week and helped the Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist replace their aging, broken-down van. Above, Sisters John Paul, Albert Marie, Mary Martha and Maria Veritas in their new Honda Odyssey van.
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The Donahue Academy Shamrocks won their season opening 7-man football game Saturday night, shutting out Community Christian in Port Charlotte 36-0 in a game shortened by weather.
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The new school year got under way this week at the Donahue Academy in Ave Maria. There are a number of new faces – not just among the 254 students but also among the faculty.
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The Knights of Columbus were hosts to a gathering Sunday evening to welcome Fr. Cory Mayer, who was appointed as the Ave Maria Oratory parish administrator earlier this summer. Above, Fr. Mayer with Laura and Rich Scanlon and their children.
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It's where the town of Ave Maria is located, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. But what does that mean? Ave Herald Editor Patricia Sette ponders the topic in her latest column in the Naples Daily News Collier Citizen section.
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A large black bear meandered through Ave Maria's Hampton Village neighborhood for about three hours Tuesday afternoon, before being chased away by Collier County Sheriff's deputies. Bears were around town at this time last year as well, and one was shot and killed last September by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer.
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