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Hat contest tops off Kentucky Derby day at Naples-Fort Myers Greyho
Edit Naples Daily News 08 May 2016
One of the hats was nearly 4 feet tall and had to be propped up by hand from the back whenever its owner turned her head. Another was complete with model horses buzzing around the twin spires of Churchill Downs. More than a few were affixed with authentic Kentucky Bourbon ... Burton Cebulski, 84, wore the black top hat his father wore at his 1929 wedding ... It's exciting." ... greg.stanley@naplesnews.com 239-263-4738. ....
New movies & more on Netflix this Friday
Edit Naples Daily News 08 May 2016
A Southwest Florida actor's film comes to Netflix on Tuesday. Naples native Demitri Vardoulias, 13, portrays a young Walt Disney in the movie "Walt Before Mickey.". Read my interview from last year with Demitri at bit.ly/1NgRHGb and watch a video here bit.ly/1SjDha4. RELEASED IN THE LAST WEEK. DVDs now out ... OUT FRIDAY ... "Boogie Nights," "2001 ... Facebook @Ndn_Dosborn dave.osborn@naplesnews.com 239-263-4896. ....
Brody’s Cause, owned by Marco Island resident, finishes 7th in Kentucky Derby
Edit Naples Daily News 08 May 2016
Brody's Cause, the thoroughbred owned by Dennis Albaugh of Marco Island, was never able to recover from his starting position on the outside of the field at the Kentucky Derby. From his start at the 19th post, the colt sprang out to the middle of the pack by the first turn and remained there for the rest of the race ... He's not much of an early sprinter ... Related ... ---. RELATED STORIES. Video ... greg.stanley@naplesnews.com 239-263-4738. ....
Lawyers say 1000s mistakenly charged with fraud
Edit The Miami Herald 08 May 2016
A $47 million computer system that came online after the state's unemployment insurance agency laid off about 400 people in 2012 to cut costs has been mistakenly charging thousands of people with fraud, some lawyers say ... State Rep ... An earlier February audit found a strikingly low number of appealed cases from 2013 to 2015 were actually upheld — 263 of 3,460, about 8 percent. About 45 percent of appealed cases were dismissed ... Rep ... ....
Lee’s gain is Immokalee’s loss, commissioner fears
Edit Naples Daily News 08 May 2016
State officials have moved up more than $100 million in improvements to State Road 82, a dangerous stretch connecting rural Collier County to Fort Myers. And while the improvements have been clamored for for years, at least one Collier leader worries they might come at the expense of equally important improvements around Immokalee ... It's a political ask," he said ... Facebook @NDN_BrentBatten brent.batten@naplesnews.com 239-263-4776. ....
Conservationists consider legal options to fight seismic testing for oil in Big Cypress National Preserve
Edit Naples Daily News 08 May 2016
Conservation groups are considering their legal options in the wake of a final sign-off by the National Park Service on a Texas company to look for oil in the Big Cypress National Preserve. Burnett Oil Co ... Before it can start seismic testing, the company must formally agree to follow various measures meant to lessen environmental damage ... And in January, Florida Sen ... Facebook @NDN_EStaats eric.staats@naplesnews.com 239-263-4780. ....
Knowles and Warning Win Titles as Lehigh Finishes Fifth at Patriot League Championships (Lehigh University Athletics)
Edit Public Technologies 08 May 2016
(Source. Lehigh University Athletics) Complete Results (TFRRS) . Men (HTML). BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh men's track and field team finished fifth on Saturday as the team wrapped up competition at the Patriot League Championships. Sophomore successfully defended his decathlon championship to win the fourth league championship of his career ... The mark also set a new Lehigh school record under the new tables system (since 1984) ... 1. Navy 263. 2....
Reynolds, Pirnie Win Events, Bison Men Finish 4th at PL Outdoor Championships (Bucknell University Athletics)
Edit Public Technologies 08 May 2016
(Source. Bucknell University Athletics). LEWISBURG, Pa. - Seniors Ross Pirnie and Grant Reynolds won league titles to lead the Bucknell men's track and field team to a fourth-place finish at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships Saturday at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. The Bison racked up nine all-conference honors during the two-day meet. Navy tallied 236 points to run away with the team title ... TEAM SCORE. 1. Navy 263. 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7....
Pro lacrosse player coaches Naples youth
Edit Naples Daily News 08 May 2016
The man in the wide-brimmed, straw lifeguard hat glared at the young men running up and down the field at a Naples elementary school one early evening last week. More than 100 of them wore helmets and carried lacrosse sticks, scooping up, passing and shooting hard-rubber lacrosse balls in up-tempo games ... "Control your sideline, gentlemen," Brett Queener yelled ... "It's insane ... Facebook @Ndn_Dosborn dave.osborn@naplesnews.com 239-263-4896. ....
City Manager's Weekly Update (City of Belmont, CA)
Edit Public Technologies 07 May 2016
(Source. City of Belmont, CA). The Weekly Update for the week of May 6 is posted to the web, you can view it here. Tuesday is a regular Council meeting night the agenda can be found here . ... Jozi Plut. Executive Assistant ... Original documenthttp.//www.belmont.gov/Home/Components/News/News/630/263....
Cardinal Sean O’Malley calls on Ave Maria University graduates ‘to serve, not to be served’
Edit Naples Daily News 07 May 2016
A record 211 graduates crossed the stage Saturday morning in a tightly packed gymnasium at Ave Maria University. The new alumni at the young school then poured outside with family and friends under a cloudless sky. In many ways, the class of 2016 has grown in lockstep with the town and the university, which were built in rural Collier County in the mid 2000s, said President Jim Towey ... greg.stanley@naplesnews.com 239-263-4738. ....
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point starts water park work
Edit Naples Daily News 07 May 2016
The Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort has started construction on a $7.1 million expansion that will add a lazy river, new waterslides and food trucks to the hotel, the resort announced Friday. As part of the project, the hotel expects to add about 20 new staffers for its recreation, engineering and service teams, said Brian Kramer, the resort's general manager ... About Patrick Riley ... @PatJRiley patrick.riley@naplesnews.com 239-263-4825....
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