 The MLS Chicago Fire plan two training sessions a day that will be open to the public on most of the days they are training in Ave Maria from Feb. 14-Feb. 25 They also will play an exhibition game against Florida Gulf Coast University Feb. 17.
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Now in its third year, the Stable Life of Ave Maria Equestrian Center has been growing steadily and now will be home to the Ave Maria University equestrian team, being formed for the fall, 2011 term. Above, Stable Life founder Katie O'Hare instructs Annie Guida (in green) and Alexandra Clark at a drill team practice in the Stable Life corral.
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The Ave Maria School of Law has announced that it will not increase tuition for a second consecutive year. "Our current financial strength enables us to do this," Law School President Eugene Milhizer said.
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The Immokalee Pregnancy Center, which had operated out of rented facilities in an Immokalee community center, now has a sparkling new location on Main St. The center is also preparing for its major fundraising banquet Feb. 24. Above, prayers are offered at the opening of the new facility in January.
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 Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ranged from serious to humorous, reflecting on his 20 years on the high court as well as the importance of his Catholic faith, in talks Friday to students and faculty at Ave Maria University and the Legatus organization of business leaders meeting in Naples. Right, Justice Thomas at AMU addressing students and faculty of both AMU and the Ave Maria School of Law.
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Students for Life National Executive Director Kristan Hawkins told a lunch gathering in Ave Maria that the organization is growing steadily, and gaining more influence, on American college campuses.
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 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will visit Ave Maria briefly Friday afternoon and will hold a question-and-answer session in the Ave Maria University ballroom for students and faculty of AMU and the Ave Maria School of Law. Mr. Justice Thomas is in the area for a speaking engagement Friday morning in Naples, where he'll address a meeting of Legatus, an association of Catholic business leaders. The AMU session is closed to the public because of space limitations.
The First Sunshine State Steak Cook-Off capped a day that drew people to Ave Maria for the Family Fun Fest, various sports events and the opening of the new Del Webb model center. The steak cook-off was won by a team from the AMU faculty, calling themselves Bovus Dei, pictured above.
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 The Ave Maria University Film Society's next event is a screening and discussion Thursday night of the 1988 mystery-thriller The Vanishing. The film, about a man’s obsessive search for his girlfriend after her mysterious disappearance during their vacation, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. in the lecture hall of the academic building, with a talk and discussion afterward at The Bean led by philosophy professor Michael Pakaluk. All are welcome and there is no admission charge. An interview with Dr. Pakaluk about the film by literature professor Mark McCullough is on the film society's blog here.
 Broadcaster and former Miami Dolphins linebacker Kim Bokamper (right) will be one of the judges at the Sunshine State Steak Cook Off, which will cap a day of events in Ave Maria that include the annual Family Fun Festival benefiting Donahue Academy, a little league baseball tournament at North Park, and the official opening of the new model center at Del Webb.
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 With a blowout 86-47 win over Clearwater Christian Tuesday night, the Lady Gyrenes improved their overall record to 14-5. The women are tied for first place in the NAIA Sun Conference and are ranked first in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association, an organization of smaller colleges and universities The team's next game is a Sun Conference contest at home Friday at 6 p.m. against Southeastern. Pictured, guard Emily Huber who led the team with 16 points Tuesday.
The annual Spring Style Show and Luncheon drew more than 400 people to the Ave Maria University ballroom Wednesday. The popular benefit attracted women from throughout south Florida, raising money for financial aid for university students. Left, Danielle Sifuentes, an AMU senior majoring in biology, models a spring ensemble.
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The Chicago Fire MLS team will train for 12 days in February in Ave Maria, the club announced Monday.
The Chicago Fire MLS team announced Friday that its spring training will include 12 days in Ave Maria in February.
The Fire will train in Ave Maria from Feb. 14 to Feb. 26 after beginning their pre-
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With the rest of his teammates in Washington, D.C., Donahue Academy of Ave Maria junior Michael John Dauphinais competed solo in two Naples-area Scholar Bowl matches Saturday, winning one and finishing second in another. Above, Michael John alone at his table at Golden Gate High School.
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Above, the Donahue Academy students (top) and some of the scores of Ave Maria University studets at the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
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A total of 42 students from the Donahue Academy and Ave Maria Youth Group left Friday to attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
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Parishioners stopped by the office of the Quasi Parish of Ave Maria Oratory Thursday morning to wish Pastor Fr. Robert Tatman Happy Birthday. Above, Fr. Tatman opens cards made by Mary Claire, Luke, Mary Rose and Mary Elizabeth Klein, at left in picture.
The Ave Maria Founders Club got a look at the newly-upgraded rooms in the Xavier Hall and Conference Center Monday night. The rooms can be rented nightly by visitors to the university or those attending university events. Above, the sitting room of one of the suites.
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More than 100 students from Ave Maria University and the Donahue Academy will travel to Washington, D.C., this weekend for the March for Life. Above, AMU senior Jon Scharfenberger updated the Ave Maria Founders Club on campus pro-life activities Monday night. The founders also toured the newly-upgraded Xavier Hall, offering overnight accommodations that can be seen here.
It almost seems like walking into a musuem when entering the new Conrad-Moroder store, which has a wide variety of carved wooden religious statuary on display in the Ave Maria town center. Above, owners Tom and Nancy Klopp amid some of their wares.
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