Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from November 1997, page 19

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from November 1997

EVERY PARTICIPANT WAS A WINNER.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Byline: Mary Bradberry The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat never looked so good as it did on the day of Englewood's first Business Challenge. A dozen area businesses brought their best and their bravest to the campus of...

LEMON BAY COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION'S MEMBERSHIP GROWS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Byline: Jan Findley This is for anyone who has ever put bait on a hook and dropped it into the water while hoping its appeal would be irresistible to a finny fighter. This is, in other words, for those who find fishing to be the...

HUBBARD STREET SHOW SPANS MODERN-VS.-CLASSIC CHASM.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 10, 1997... Byline: Barbara Leverone DANCE CRITIC; It's a rare occasion when a dance concert can cross the generation gap and satisfy all present in a Sarasota dance audience. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago accomplished just that Wednesday night with...

SPLIT DECISION: FSU 1-2 IN POLLS; SEMINOLES AND MICHIGAN SHARE THE TOP SPOTS; FLORIDA IS 12TH.(SPORTS)
November 10, 1997... Byline: Tom Balog STAFF WRITER Florida State and Michigan were annointed Sunday as the latest No. 1 teams after the Wolverines catapulted three spots to the top of Associated Press poll and the Seminoles moved up a notch to No. 1 in the...

HORSES SHOW THEIR TRAINING.(SPORTS)
November 10, 1997... Byline: Brian Evers McGee CORRESPONDENT For fans of equestrian competition, Sunday's Alpha Dressage Autumn Fest 2 at Fox Lea Farm in Venice was the place to be. The term dressage is French for "training" or "schooling" but it's more...

WILSON CAPTURES THIRD STRAIGHT.(SPORTS)
November 10, 1997... Byline: STAFF REPORTS ******** CORRECTION ********The following correction was published on Tuesday, November 11, 1997. * Matt Bechel won the Novice Stock Class race at DeSoto Speedway due to a pair of...

BUCS: CALL'EM ROAD WARRIORS; FALCONS VICTIMIZED AS TAMPA BAY SETS TEAM RECORD FOR WINNING MARGIN ON THE ROAD.(SPORTS)
November 10, 1997... Byline: Doug Fernandes STAFF WRITER ATLANTA -- Doug Williams stood on the Tampa Bay sideline, wearing black. The curse was in the building, as ominous as a black cat walking under a ladder straddling a crack in the sidewalk. Maybe in...

MOM CASS DELIVERS TODAY.(SPORTS)(Column)
November 10, 1997... Byline: DOUG FERNANDES ATLANTA -- This one will be a boy. The name on the birth certificate will be Trevin Scott Dilfer. "I made the first name up," said Trent Farris Dilfer, the dad. Shall we say it? Sure. Mother Cass will...

OBITUARIES.(LOCAL/STATE)(Obituary)
November 10, 1997... CHARLOTTE COUNTYA. Malcolm Mager A. Malcolm Mager, 90, Port Charlotte, died Nov. 7, 1997. He was born Aug. 3, 1907, in Taunton, Mass., and came to Port Charlotte nine years ago. He retired in 1973 as the executive vice president and...

EVENTS PLANNED TO HONOR VETERANS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Veterans Day will be observed Tuesday throughout Charlotte County with parades, speeches and dedications. A Veterans Day parade will step off at 10:30 a.m. in front of the Quality Inn in Port Charlotte and will proceed on the access road...

OFFICES TO CLOSE FOR VETERANS DAY.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Charlotte and Sarasota county offices, as well as Punta Gorda City Hall, will be closed Tuesday in observance of Veterans Day. Courts in Charlotte and Sarasota counties will not be in session. Also closed Tuesday will be: * Banks...

NEW CHALLENGE NEEDS MENTORS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Byline: STAFF REPORT The New Challenge School in Port Charlotte is seeking volunteers to serve as mentors. Mentors serve as adult role models and friends to students at New Challenge, a Charlotte County alternative education high...

VETERANS WON'T LET STUDENTS FORGET.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Byline: JAMES ROLAND American flags wave proudly outside every school in Charlotte County. History classes stress the sacrifices that American men and women have made during wartime. And yet tomorrow, when many local, state and...

WOMAN ACCUSED OF SHOPLIFTING.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... An Arcadia woman was arrested Saturday, and accused of trying to shoplift $250 worth of merchandise from a Port Charlotte department store. Dequlla Dejuan Jenkins, 19, 200 block Harris Road, was charged with retail theft. According...

PORT CHARLOTTE MAN CHARGED WITH ABUSE.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Deputies arrested a Port Charlotte man early Sunday morning after he reportedly broke into his girlfriend's house and banged her head into a cupboard. Scott Michael Newman, 30, 400 block Hipple Street, was charged with domestic battery...

WOMAN ARRESTED ON DUI CHARGE.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... A Punta Gorda woman was arrested on charges of drunk driving Saturday after she drove her car into a ditch. Teresa Anne Baker, 44, 600 block W. Olympia Avenue, was charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs....

MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG POSSESSION.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... A 40-year-old Port Charlotte man was charged with a felony after he tried to bring marijuana into the Charlotte County Jail Saturday, deputies say. John Edgar Davis, 2300 block Tamarind Street, was charged with introducing contraband...

MAN ACCUSED OF FIGHTING NEIGHBOR.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Police arrested a Punta Gorda man after he reportedly broke into a neighbor's apartment and threatened him with a baseball bat. John Robert Eisenmann, 39, 1500 block Heritage Circle, was charged with breaching the peace. According to...

PET WATCH: TICK, TICK, TICK BLOODTHIRSTY CRITTERS GO URBAN; REPORTS OF TICK INFESTATION ARE INCREASING THROUGHOUT MANATEE, SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES.(A SECTION)
November 10, 1997... Byline: Stephen G. Reed STAFF WRITER Dog owners who live in the manicured world of suburbia might think their pets are safe from ticks. Not so, say local veterinarians. Reports of tick infestation recently have been on the upswing...

IN MEMORY OF 8-YEAR-OLD KATRINA; BENEFIT RAISES MONEY FOR VICTIM'S FAMILY.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Byline: David Green STAFF WRITER Katrina Toro would have enjoyed herself Sunday afternoon at the 776 Cafe. A band played hits by AC/DC and Aerosmith. Katrina's friends and family munched on barbecued chicken and hamburgers under the...

SCHOOLS TO COME AT PRICE: BIG DEBT; AND THE PLAN MAY FUEL CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER LOTTERY MONEY IS ACTUALLY BEING USED TO ENHANCE EDUCATION.(A SECTION)
November 10, 1997... Byline: Lloyd Dunkelberger CAPITAL BUREAU TALLAHASSEE -- Florida lawmakers have taken a big step in attacking school overcrowding. But critics say their solution of using state lottery funds to borrow $2.5 billion to build schools could...

PROFESSIONAL HERO: SON'S JOB IS KICK FOR FAMILY; TO MANY, KICKER IS STILL JUST KID; DESPITE JOHN HALL'S STATUS AS A NEW YORK JET,; HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY SAY HE'S STILL THE SAME GREAT GUY.(A SECTION)
November 10, 1997... Byline: Brian Ettkin STAFF WRITER MIAMI -- Some days she can watch. When the New York Jets are peering down at their opponents from the scoreboard, and the seconds are whittling down the second half, Barbara Hall is able to watch her...

VETERANS KEEP ALIVE MEMORY OF BROTHERS WHO DIED TOGETHER.(A SECTION)
November 10, 1997... Byline: Tom Spalding STAFF WRITER The tragic deaths of five brothers on the same battleship during World War II occurred 55 years ago, but Al Lietzow never tires of telling their story. The loss of the Sullivan men of Waterloo, Iowa,...

STADIUM FILLS WITH COUNTRY MUSIC FANS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Byline: Bryan Long STAFF WRITER Charlotte County became a destination spot Saturday night. Instead of a stream of cars heading out of town for weekend adventures, the road for country music fans led to Charlotte County Stadium. ...

LARGO MAN INJURED IN ACCIDENT ON I-75.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... A 48-year-old Largo man was critically injured Sunday when his car struck an overpass support at about 4 p.m. while he was traveling north on Interstate 75 in Manatee County, authorities said. Gerald R. Paintiff's car struck the overpass...

OFFICES TO CLOSE FOR VETERANS DAY.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Federal, state, county and some city government offices will be closed Tuesday in observance of Veterans Day. The county courthouse, banks, libraries, schools, post offices and transit services will be closed. Bradenton Beach City...

NATIONAL AGENCY BIDS TO RUN MAC PROGRAM; THE HIGHLY REGARDED MANATEE CENTER IS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Byline: Kellie McMaster STAFF WRITER Charter Behavioral Services, the nationwide mental health agency, is offering to take over the Manatee Assignment Center, the highlytouted juvenile offender program that is scheduled to close at the...

3 TICKET HOLDERS SHARE $15 MILLION.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Three Lotto ticket holders are eligible to share a jackpot estimated at $15 million, state lottery officials said Sunday. The tickets were sold in Fruitland Park, Laurel Hill and Pensacola. The winning numbers in the drawing Saturday...

WEATHER TO WARM NEAR END OF WEEK.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Partly sunny skies and cooler than normal temperatures will continue today and Tuesday. When the warmer weather returns, it will bring a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms for the rest of the week. The highs today and Tuesday...

BUILDINGS TO CLOSE FOR VETERANS DAY.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... The following buildings will be closed Tuesday in observance of Veterans Day: * Sarasota County libraries * City of Sarasota * Board of County Commissioners * Sarasota County Courthouse * State of Florida offices *...

FAMILY: SLAIN MAN LIVED IN 2 WORLDS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Byline: John DeSantis STAFF WRITER Steven Devon Gibbs was straddling different worlds when two .45-caliber slugs claimed his life Friday. Relatives and friends from the church he attended knew an 18-year-old Southeast High student...

OUTCRY OVER TOLLGATE ENDS WITH A WHIMPER;.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... The Road Worrier was so transfixed by the Sunshine Skyway toll-booth controversy last week that he almost forgot about the impending bankruptcy proceedings brought about by the failure of his line of licensed products. It seemed like...

HONOR ROLLS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... St. Martha's School FIRST GRADING PERIOD FIRST HONORS GRADE 4: Brieana Foley. GRADE 6: Diana Kelly. GRADE 7: Elizabeth Baker, Joy Grabert, Ashley Grimes and Alexandra Margetta. GRADE 8: Monica Eisemann. SECOND...

RECYCLING TRENDS HAVE RECYCLED.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 10, 1997... Byline: Gordon Russell STAFF WRITER The ancient Egyptians took broken shards of glass, melted them and blew them into new bottles and vases. In turn-of-the-century America, ragmen went door-to-door to collect fabric fragments that...

BUC NOTES.(SPORTS)
November 10, 1997... MAKING A MARK * Tampa Bay has a 4-1 road record, a 4-0 mark in domes, and a 5-0 record in games outside the Central Division. The Bucs now have won seven games for the fourth time in franchise history. Dating back to last season, the...

DUI ARRESTS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 9, 1997... Sarasota County law-enforcement officers recently reported arresting the following motorists charged with driving under the influence: SARASOTA COUNTY Oct. 12-19 Dowd, Jayne Homier, 34, Beach Street, Sarasota (Other charge: DUI...

OLD FRIENDS, NEW STORY.(CLICK)
November 9, 1997... Byline: John Griffin TV/Media Editor; Tale as old as time: If a movie makes money, then there must be a sequel. That's the only reason Disney has created a second adventure involving the beloved characters from "Beauty and the...

ANNIVERSARIES - WEDDINGS - ENGAGEMENTS.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 9, 1997... ANNIVERSARIES Absengers celebrate 50 years Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Absenger of Nokomis celebrated their 50th anniversary Oct. 26, 1997. They were married Oct. 26, 1947, in Buchanan, N.Y., and have lived in Nokomis for 12 years....

VETERANS OF THE GREAT WAR.(A SECTION)
November 9, 1997... Byline: INTERVIEWS AND PHOTOS BY MIKE LANG In the American experience, there may be no more poignant story: That of a young man - his life before him - leaving home and family to fight for his country overseas. For those who answered...

INTO THIN AIR OF A DIFFERENT SORT.(CLICK)
November 9, 1997... Early last year, writer and mountain climber Jon Krakauer embarked on a journey that, for many, captuers the romantic spirit of adventure exemplified by Sir Richard Burton, Sir Edmund Hillary, and Stanley and Livingstone. He set out to scale...

ON THE SCENE.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 9, 1997... Chef of the year At its annual awards celebration at Palm Aire Country Club, the Sarasota Bay Chefs Association named Stephen Hodge its Chef of the Year. At right, Hodge receives congratulations from Palm Aire general manager Siebert...

TRAVEL BRIEFS.(ARTS & TRAVEL)
November 9, 1997... It's El Nino vs. skiers: What effect will the quirky weather phenomenon called El Nino have on ski conditions this season? New York and Vermont may be a bit drier than normal January to March. Out West, where El Nino's effect is typically...

HOTLINE.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 9, 1997... Q: I've always wondered if there is a significant difference between brand-name and generic prescription drugs. It always seems like the brand-name drugs work better, or is it just my imagination? M.G., Sarasota A: It would seem to be...

A P.C. RENOIR? LOOK AGAIN.(ARTS & TRAVEL)
November 9, 1997... A report out of London last week said that Renoir's famous painting "The Umbrellas" is about more than the title suggests, that it's a portrait of sexual harassment - the world's first picture created out of so-called political correctness....

REMODELING OFFERS NEW HOME FOR LOVELANDERS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Judy Huskey Inviting people over to see the results of an extensive remodeling project, especially when it's been accomplished in extraordinary ways, is one of the highlights of the process. Last Wednesday, it was "show time"...

SOLDIER JOINED CULTURAL MIX IN PREWAR CHINA.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 9, 1997... Byline: PAUL DEGAETA There are not many of the "Old China Hands" left who served in prewar China with the United States Marine Corps. Most were career Marines who had served in World War I or the "Banana Wars" in places like...

SARASOTA COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS.(REAL ESTATE)
November 9, 1997... $12,000 MINIMUM Allegra, Robert Thomas, 4630 Chase Oaks Drive, single-family home, $125,000. Bergman, Mark Curtis, 4900 S. Tamiami Trail, interior remodel, $70,000. Brown, James R., 1660 S. Tamiami Trail, install fire sprinkler...

AUCTION TO BENEFIT AAUW'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Bubbles Greer If a youngster in your family has gone ga-ga over the little Beanie Baby creatures, then the Scholarship Auction on Friday, sponsored by the Bradenton Branch of the American Association of University Women, will be...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(REAL ESTATE)
November 9, 1997... $50,000 MINIMUM Listed alphabetically by sellers' last names Allen, John M. and Georgina H., to Robert M. and Cynthia Kile Ashlin, Lot 33, Block 1578, Section 15, Port Charlotte, $134,500. Anderson, George and Helen, to David L....

SARASOTA BAY HOT SPOTS; MANY FAVORITE FISHING SPOTS HAVE LOCAL NAMES THAT AREN'T SHOWN ON THE CHARTS.(SPORTS)
November 9, 1997... Byline: STEVE GIBSON There's little doubt that this area is different from many others. Almost daily, newcomers flock to town and plant themselves firmly in the sand and soil to soak up the sun and enjoy their favorite activities year...

DOWN-HOME DIVA DOESN'T LET HER EGO GET IN THE WAY OF SINGING.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Charlie Huisking STAFF WRITER; Editor's note: Due to an editor's error, a portion of this story was omitted from today's Arts & Travel section, which is printed in advance. The full story appears here. Jennifer Larmore...

`SWEET CHARITY,' `GREETINGS' ARE NOW OPEN FOR `BUSINESS'.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 9, 1997... With "Sweet Charity," Crisp & Company moves from variety shows to musical theater, and Ellie Plis takes center stage. Director Ken Crisp chose the musical first - he'd also considered "L'il Abner" - but always had Plis in mind for the...

EVENT AT THE MANSION IS AN EVENING FOR MOTE.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Marjorie North Neither raffle nor auction interfered with the glamorous Oceanic Evening for Mote the other night at the Crosley Mansion, an elegant black-tie affair held beneath a large white tent along the bay. Chairman Judy...

BENEFIT TODAY FOR LOCAL GIRL'S FAMILY.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 9, 1997... There will be a benefit for Jenny Toro from noon to 4 this afternoon at the 776 Cafe in El Jobean. Live music, food and beverages will be offered, and all proceeds will help the Toro family with medical and funeral expenses incurred...

REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES OF OUR COUNTRY'S VETERANS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Mary Williams Rich Owens, director of the Charlotte County Veterans Office, has researched the role of women in military and stresses that this year special recognition should be given to women for the many roles they have played...

STILL TIME FOR TWO-PARTY RACES.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
November 9, 1997... Byline: WALDO PROFFITT / Next up: 1998 elections Of course you know that people in both major parties are already preparing to run for president in 2000. For months you have been reading stories about Vice President Al Gore and his...

MYSTERIES OF THE SWAMP.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
November 9, 1997... A suspect in the deaths of hardwood trees in the Flatford Swamp has been fingered by the authorities. But time and additional investigations are needed before the suspected cause of the deaths can be traced to its source - or sources. ...

NATURE IN THE SOLUTION.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
November 9, 1997... Success in environmental politics requires cooperation, according to Jim Guida, director of the Venice regulatory office of Swiftmud. To its credit, Swiftmud is forming a multidisciplinary team to tackle the problems affecting the Flatford...

SUITORS LINING UP TO WOO BARNETT CLIENTS AS MERGER NEARS MANY SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BANKS ARE TRYING TO HERD THROUGH THEIR DOORS A LARGE PORTION OF THE EXPECTED MIGRATION FROM NATIONSBANK.(BUSINESS)
November 9, 1997... Byline: John Hielscher STAFF WRITER The NationsBank-Barnett merger is several months from completion, but the scramble for their customers is well under way. Since the record $14.6-billion deal was announced in late August, every...

FILM FLAWS AND FOIBLES.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 9, 1997... Byline: David Grimes What do the movies "Anaconda," "Dances With Wolves" and "The Wizard of Oz" have in common? The same thing newspaper columnists and brain surgeons have in common, namely a penchant for the occasional mistake. ...

THE SHIP THAT WON'T STAY SUNK A DISPLAY OF ARTIFACTS FROM THE TITANIC COMES THIS WEEK TO ST. PETERSBURG, DEMONSTRATING THAT FASCINATION WITH THE TITANIC DISASTER NEVER SEEMS TO WANE.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Joan Altabe STAFF WRITER It was too late when the voice cried out from the crow's nest on the Titanic, "Iceberg right ahead." A little over two hours later, the luxury liner some thought unsinkable succumbed to the 39,000...

`A POWERFUL MORALITY PLAY'.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 9, 1997... Over the years, the Titanic's sinking has come to symbolize the sweeping social changes that occurred in the years leading up to World War I. Here are excerpts on that subject from the writings of two of the experts most closely associated...

THE `ASIAN CENTURY': WHEN DOES IT START?(PERSPECTIVES)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Hal Piper THE BALTIMORE SUN With Asian currencies and stock markets roiling, it's easy to forget that only a couple of years ago there was much talk that an "Asian Century" was about to dawn. The fastest economic growth growth...

WHEN IN ROME . . . BY STAGING `JULIUS CAESAR' AS IT WAS WRITTEN, ASOLO DIRECTOR EBERLE THOMAS IS BUCKING A TREND, BUT MAKING A POINT.(ARTS & TRAVEL)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Charlie Huisking STAFF WRITER The Asolo Theatre Company's upcoming production of "Julius Caesar" won't unfold in Nazi Germany or modern-day Washington, D.C., or on a spaceship orbiting a faraway galaxy. No, director Eberle...

BEHIND THE SCENES.(ARTS & TRAVEL)
November 9, 1997... John Ringling amassed enough art to fill a museum, and then some, but the art world didn't take notice of him until he bought the antiquities from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which had a surplus of duplicates. Ringling bought...

BURNS COURT, A QUAINT SIDESTREET OF SHOPS AND HOMES, GETS BETTER WITH AGE.(REAL ESTATE)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Dorothy Stockbridge-Pratt STAFF WRITER In New York's West Village, Jill Kaplan lived in a very contemporary space and did contemporary interior design. In Sarasota, she lives in a 1926 Mediterranean bungalow in Burns Court. She...

GOING UP: MANDARIN PARK, SARASOTA A RARITY: `WEST OF THE TRAIL' GETTING A NEW DEVELOPMENT;.(REAL ESTATE)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Dorothy Stockbridge-Pratt STAFF WRITER Charleston-style townhome architecture with barrel-tile roofs will set the theme for Mandarin Park, to be built on 4.36 acres west of the Trail and near the new Walgreen's at Bahia Vista...

SARASOTA COUNTY REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.(REAL ESTATE)
November 9, 1997... $50,000 MINIMUM Listed alphabetically by sellers' last names. 75510 Manitoba Ltd. to Frederick and Valerie Millar, Unit 204, Building 8, Siesta Dunes Beach Condominium, $199,000. Affinito, Andrea, to John P. and Gertrude E....

*CLASS 5A-DISTRICT 6*; HALDERMAN'S STREAK ENDS; FIVE AREA TEAMS ADVANCE.(SPORTS)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Alan Dell CORRESPONDENT NAPLES -- Heather Halderman learned perfection can be elusive. There is no room for mistakes or a split second of self doubt. Everything has to be in place. After a season of winning nothing but first...

GATORS WILL TAKE `UGLY STYLE' WIN; VANDY IS VICTIM AS SPURRIER POSTS HIS 100TH VICTORY AS A COLLEGE COACH.(SPORTS)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Mic Huber STAFF WRITER GAINESVILLE -- It wasn't so long ago that University of Florida football teams would bludgeon opponents and take names later. Now the Gators are just happy to get a win . . . even if it's against...

BUCS FIGURE FALCONS WILL STAY ON GROUND.(SPORTS)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Doug Fernandes STAFF WRITER ATLANTA The Atlanta Falcons have seen the video. The tape of Indianapolis' Zack Crockett battering the spongy middle of Tampa Bay's defense. It wasn't pretty. A PG rating - pretty gruesome - could...

LADY COUGARS ROUT BISHOP VEROT.(SPORTS)
November 9, 1997... Cardinal Mooney senior point guard Angela Giampolo scored 23 points, dished out 14 assists, and had five steals as the Lady Cougars defeated visiting Fort Myers Bishop Verot 75-36 at J.M. Patterson Pavilion on Saturday. Mooney outscored...

UF NOTES.(SPORTS)
November 9, 1997... INJURIES * The Gators had lots of nicks and bruises. The most serious appeared to be a bruised left shoulder by linebacker Daryl Owens and knee injuries to defensive end Willie Rodgers and special teams player Jon Xynidis. Rodgers hurt...

BOTH MCC BASKETBALL TEAMS SUFFER LOSSES.(SPORTS)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Rob Marino CORRESPONDENT The Manatee Community College's men's and women's basketball teams are still searching for their first victory of the young season after each suffered losses in a basketball doubleheader Saturday night at...

FSU NOTES.(SPORTS)
November 9, 1997... BOWL REPS STUNNED * Orange Bowl representatives looked stunned as the final minutes ticked away in Columbia, Mo. With Nebraska trailing Missouri by seven points, hopes for a national championship game in Miami suddenly appeared slim at...

ADDITIONS TO HOME THAT HELP THE EARTH.(LOCAL/STATE)(Column)
November 9, 1997... Byline: ERIC ERNST Let me start this story in the middle. On my desk, I have a proposal that claims I could install heat-rejecting window film and a radiant barrier under the roof of my house, then buy a solar water heater, attic...

POPS CONCERT BENEFITS COMMUNITY COLLEGE; PROCEEDS WILL GO TO A SCHOLARSHIP FUND THAT WILL HELP NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS MEET THEIR FINANCIAL NEEDS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 9, 1997... Byline: David Green STAFF WRITER The sun shone brightly as stage crews checked microphones and volunteers laid out American flags Saturday morning. By the time the sun went down, an estimated 1,500 people were expected for the second...

CITY TO CONSIDER LAWYER'S RETAINER.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 9, 1997... ******** CORRECTION ********The following correction was published on November 12, 1997: David Levin, the North Port city attorney, receives an annual retainer of $36,000 to attend City Commission meetings....

COMMISSIONER'S MEETING A BUST.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 9, 1997... Did you ever have a party and no one came? North Port City Commissioner Joe Fink knows the feeling. Fink's regularly scheduled town hall meeting was a bust Friday, but he wasn't bothered that no constituents showed up. "I didn't...

WOMAN IS PLUGGED IN FOR HOLIDAY;.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Art Levy STAFF WRITER; When Twila Parker was a child, her family didn't have a lot of money to spend on Christmas. So she dreamed of the day when Christmas would be different, when there would be plenty of gifts and so many...

GENEROUS COUPLE'S BENEFIT AIMS TO HELP THEM THIS TIME.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 9, 1997... Byline: Bryan Long STAFF WRITER The country store that Sonny Miller owns with his wife, Jan, is more than just a business. Of course, the convenience store, luncheonette and bar called Sonny and Jan's Country Store is the Englewood...

OBITUARIES.(LOCAL/STATE)(Obituary)
November 9, 1997... CHARLOTTE COUNTY James R. Davis James R. Davis, 68, Punta Gorda, died Nov. 7, 1997. He was born on Oct. 18, 1929, in Cleveland and came to Punta Gorda 24 years ago from Newport, Mich. He was the director of food service at C....

NORTH PORT MAN FACING CONSPIRACY CHARGES.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 9, 1997... Deputies on Friday arrested a North Port man they accused of helping two friends burn a car for insurance money. Albert Leo Patrillo, 21, 3900 block Renick Lane, was charged with conspiracy to commit arson and burning with intent to...

TWO TEENS ARRESTED ON BURGLARY, THEFT CHARGES.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 9, 1997... Two Englewood teen-agers were arrested Saturday on charges of breaking into a convenience store and stealing five packs of cigarettes. Jason Watts Whiting, 13, of Bourbon Street and Travis Douglas Cowdery, 14, of Pennsylvania Avenue were...