Speeches and festivities marked the official groundbreaking Saturday for Del Webb's new Oasis Club amenities center, which is scheduled to open next January. Above, dignitaries from county government, Pulte Homes and Barron Collier hold ceremonial shovels.
Click for full story
Milano's Pizzeria and Eatery opened Friday to a throng of customers who came to check out Ave Maria's newest restaurant and first pizza place. Above, Fadeline Delva serves the first pizza to AMU students Jonathan English and Megan Rivera.
Click for full story
Groundbreaking for the long-awaited Oasis Club will be at noon Saturday, March 24, followed by refreshments and a live 50s band until 3 p.m.
Sr Teresa Benedicta and Diana Milhizer at the St. Joseph Table event, which featured bread, salads, soups and other potluck goodies. The event, held for the second year at Donahue Academy on Monday evening as a community builder, included recitation of a litany led by Fr. Robert Tatman, and a cakewalk
On the feast day of St. Joseph, several bearing his name posed for this picture in the Ave Maria Oratory in front of a statue of the saint's statue. From left to right, Joes Doman, Carletta, Donohue, Raiger, Klucik, Martinez, Burke, Moceri. (photo: Robb Klucik)
Ave Maria was well represented by numerous floats and marchers at the annual Naples St. Patrick's Day Parade. Above, the float from the Rhodora J. Donahue Academy.
Click for full story
Crews have been working for more than a month to prepare the site for the medical device maker's plant on Oil Well Rd. The company says it plans an official groundbreaking in April for the facility, which would be completed next year and employ 400-500 people by 2016. Above, an artist's rendering of the building.
Click for full story
 Laura Bucchri (right, center) of Hampton Village won a bronze medal recently at a regional karate tournament in Fort Pierce, FL. Four other students at the Wasenshi Dojo karate school in Ave Maria also received promotions in belt rank.
Click for full story
Tony Zollo, who has taken thousands of pictures as a volunteer for Ave Maria University over the years, was honored with a special award this week at the scholarship dinner sponsored by the Naples Founders Club. Above, Mr. Zollo with Tom Monaghan.
"Eye-opening. Amazing. Unforgettable." That's how Donahue Academy student Christine Lenardson describes the mission trip two dozen students took to Nicaragua. She wrote an account of the trip for The Ave Herald. Above, a Nicaraguan girl at an orphanage applies makeup to student Jenny Rivera as Sr. Catherine Thomas watches. (photo by Luis Cunningham)
Click for full story
Twin brothers Andrew (right) and Joe Guernsey played on opposite teams at the Collier County Senior Basketball Showcase over the weekend. Annaelle Scanlan also played on a girls' squad at the showcase.
Click for full story
Irish music, dance, food and drink were the order of the daty Saturday at Ave Maria's annual Touch of the Irish festival. Above, members of the Ave Maria Choraliers performing their original song "Ave Maria."
Click for full story
The town of Ave Maria sits on the edge of wild country that now is accessible through Orange Jeep Tours. Above, a flock of ibises seen on a recent tour, along with many other varieties wildlife.
Click for full story
Laura Mastandrea has been named the the Most Valuable Player on the Palmetto Ridge High School soccer team and also earned designation to the the Collier County All Conference Team. Laura, a sophomore, and started all 21 games for the Palmetto Ridge Bears. She lives with her parents, Michael and Jean Mastandrea, in Del Webb.
Ave Maria is one of a handful of special districts in the state of Florida that would be able to incorporate as a city if a bill passed by the Florida House of Representatives becomes law. Barron Collier vice president Tom Sansbury said, however, that the company has no plans to seek incorporation for Ave Maria and had nothing to do with the legislation.
Click for full story
The Lady Gyrenes fell 66-58 to Eastern Oregon in their first game at the NAIA Division II tournament.
Click for full story
Members of the AMU women's basketball team spent time with kids at schools and hospitals in Sioux City, Iowa, this week, in advance of their appearance in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national champsionship tournament. The tournament begins Wednesday and the AMU women play their first game Thursday morning at 11:15 a.m. eastern time.
Click for story from KPTH-TV
The Ave Children's Theater production of Annie was a hit with the audiences that filled the AMU ballroom for performances Friday and Saturday night.
Click for full story
The Ave Maria University women's basketball team won the NAIA Sun Conference tournament championship with a 63-52 win over St. Thomas University Saturday at Miami Gardens. The Lady Gyrenes have earned a berth in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national tournament beginning in March.
Click for full story
A team from Donahue Academy made it to the final three in the Collier County Scholar Bowl competition Saturday, and wound up finishing third behind Naples High School in 2nd place and winner Community School of Naples. Above, the team: Andrew Guernsey, Michael Klein, Macy Helm, coach Michael Dauphinais, Michael John Dauphinais, Joe Guernsey and Gabe Allan.
|
|
