Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from November 1997

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from November 1997

`AMNESIA' INSPIRES FOND MEMORIES FOR MANY.(ARTS & TRAVEL)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Jay Handelman So much nonsense about "Nunsense" has made Dan Goggin a rich man. If Rodgers and Hammerstein couldn't find a way to solve a problem like Maria, I guess we can't expect Goggin to stop churning out sequels to his...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(REAL ESTATE)
November 30, 1997... $50,000 MINIMUM Listed alphabetically by sellers' last names Baker, Leonard E., to Patricia J. and Thomas E. Campbell, Lots, Block 734, Unit 23, Punta Gorda Isles, $125,000. Bonura, Frank, and De Nicola, Eugene L., to Kevin Karl...

6TH VENICE TOUR FEATURES HOMES BOTH OLD AND NEW.(REAL ESTATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Judy Huskey CORRESPONDENT; Visitors to the 36th Annual Tour of Homes in Venice, sponsored by Grace United Methodist Women, will be able to experience moments from Christmases both present and past. Included on the benefit...

HOTLINE.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Q: Could you tell me if there are any Woolworth stores left? They carry a certain hanger I can't find in any other store. R.A., Sarasota A: The retailer started in 1879 with Frank Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store in Utica, N.Y. That...

THINGS TO DO.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Lauren Davis Hungarian bazaar The Hungarian American Cultural Association's Kossuth Club will host its Hungarian Christmas Bazaar from 3 to 6 p.m. today. Items available will include handmade lace and embroidery, peasant...

FLORIDA GAL GETS A FIRST LOOK AT FALL LEAVES.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Bubbles Greer At long last, I have become an official, card-carrying Leaf Peeper! You know, one of those folks who annually wander north of the Florida/Georgia border for a look at those glorious fall leaf colors. Hubby and I...

ROTARY INVITES YOUTH TO BIKE FOR FUN, SAFETY.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 30, 1997... The Englewood Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Club will sponsor a Bicycle Rodeo Saturday morning at L.A. Ainger Middle School, 245 Concord Road, off Spinnaker Blvd., Englewood. Children in kindergarten through sixth grade are invited to bring...

FRIENDS OF MUSIC TAKES NOTE OF ITS SILVER ANNIVERSARY.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Mary Williams Friends of Music celebrated its 25th anniversary during a dinner at the Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club. Kudos were given to Lucille Caddoo, longtime organizer, planner, etc., and her faithful longtime volunteers...

DELUGE WASHES AWAY RAINBOW'S POT O' GOLD.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Marjorie North It almost seemed that guests at the "Wizard of Oz"-themed Circle of Life party to benefit Family Counseling Center's Rainbows program took a wrong turn on the yellow brick road the other night when a mild afternoon...

LOW TIDE MEANS HIGH EXPECTATION; BACKCOUNTRY ANGLERS DON'T HAVE TO HEAD HOME WHEN THERE'S NO WATER IN THEIR FAVORITE SPOTS.(SPORTS)
November 30, 1997... Moss stood by his snow-white flats skiff, the Double Haul, in the parking lot at Indian Mound Park in Englewood and peered out over Lemon Bay. The water, whipped to a froth by a stiff, northeast wind, wasn't fit for fishing the shallows for...

PYRRHIC WARS OVER ARLINGTON.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
November 30, 1997... The 612 acres of Arlington National Cemetery encompass the graves of presidents and slaves, astronauts and foot soldiers, Yankees and Rebels, the famous and the unknown. Created during the war that nearly undid our nation - but instead...

DEFENDING THE INDEFENSIBLE.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
November 30, 1997... It's bad enough that Florida Secretary of State Sandra Mortham used a private donation to a museum charity for her office parties and self-promotion. But what's really troubling is Mortham's steadfast defense of the practice. Mortham's...

GETTING RELIGION; FRAMING THE DEBATE IN MORAL TERMS.(PERSPECTIVES)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Thomas Lee Tryon If there's one thing I learned in my classes on religion, race, politics and ethics during a four-week New York Times Co. fellowship at Duke University, it's that few things in life are simple. Even the events...

BOMBAY MEMORIESAN INDIAN RESIDENT OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA VISITS HER HOMETOWN DURING THE 50THANNIVERSARY OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE AND FINDS THAT THE SPRAWLING CITY HASCHANGED - BUT NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP HER THERE.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Nirmala Bhat STAFF WRITER "Anything to declare?" asked a customs official. I said no, and waited for the usual barrage of skeptical questions: Really? Didn't you bring a VCR? A camcorder? Any gold? But he stamped my passport,...

DECKING THE HALLS; 'TIS THE SEASON FOR HOLIDAY HOME TOURS. AND, LIKE TOURS IN VENICE AND BRADENTON, THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SARASOTA'S EVENT IS A DIVERSE OFFERING.(REAL ESTATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Dorothy Stockbridge-Pratt STAFF WRITER This will be the first holiday season at two of the homes being featured Friday through next Sunday on the 21st Holiday Tour of Homes, presented by the Junior League of Sarasota. The...

NEW MANSION FEATURED ON MANATEE TOUR.(REAL ESTATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Bubbles Greer CORRESPONDENT For months, Manatee County residents have watched as the palatial home of Bill and Jan Mullis took shape along Riverview Boulevard in Bradenton. Now, the impressive structure is complete and ready to...

GOING UP: TESSERA, SARASOTA TANGERINE DEVELOPMENT CO. ISN'T RESTING ON SARABANDE LAURELS;.(REAL ESTATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Dorothy Stockbridge-Pratt STAFF WRITER; Even before the first residents move into the downtown bayfront Sarabande condominium in April, Tangerine Development Co. will start its sister high rise, Tessera. The more curvaceous...

FABULOUS FORM MEETS FUNCTION;.(ARTS & TRAVEL)
November 30, 1997... It's where the fanciful collides with the practical, but everything is one of a kind. In recent years, crafts have taken on the patina of art, and the the line that distinguished the two has blurred. "The more automated things get,...

MCGRIFF HAS DEEP ROOTS; HIS NAMEPLATE STILL HANGS ABOVE HIS OLD LOCKER AT TAMPA JEFFERSON.(SPORTS)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Chris Anderson STAFF WRITER The old batting cage was made in the school's welding shop, and boy was it heavy. Had to weigh 600 pounds, Pop Cuesta figures, and each day, for too many years, the entire Tampa Jefferson baseball team...

BEEF-ON-HOOF ON TAP TODAY; THE BUCS' MIKE ALSTOTT AND GIANTS' CHARLES WAY SHOULD GRIND IT OUT TODAY.(SPORTS)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Doug Fernandes STAFF WRITER EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- With fullback Mike Alstott, the Tampa Bay's cleat-clad jackhammer, the Bucs certainly have the means to control the ball today and defeat the New York Giants. But only New...

MIAMI-SYRACUSE NOTEBOOK.(SPORTS)
November 30, 1997... MCMILLAN COULD BE RED-SHIRTED * Miami junior tailback Dyral McMillan missed his eighth game of the season on Saturday. There's a strong possibility the Southeast High graduate will be red-shirted, according to Miami sports information...

PEE WEE BANDITS WIN 16-14.(SPORTS)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Deborah Orazi STAFF WRITER It was hard to tell the raindrops from the teardrops on the cheeks of the Apopka Blue Darters on Saturday after losing 16-14 to the Port Charlotte Bandits Pee Wees in the Pop Warner Southeast Regional...

MOSS WAS BEST BUT WON'T WIN HEISMAN.(SPORTS)(Column)
November 30, 1997... It's a purely subjective vote with a decidedly regional bias - sort of like the one used to determine presidents. But if Heisman Trophy balloting ever came under election reform, people surely would go to jail. Not from dishonesty in...

ORANGE CRUSH 'CANES; SYRACUSE ROLLS 33-13, HANDING MIAMI ITS FIRST LOSING SEASON SINCE 1979.(SPORTS)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Rob Marino CORRESPONDENT MIAMI -- The Orange Bowl is still the place to be when it comes to clinching bowl berths, winning conference championships or just plain winning. Just ask Syracuse. Or Arizona State. Or West Virginia. ...

CORRECTION.(SPORTS)(Correction Notice)
November 30, 1997... The name of a Florida State basketball player was misspelled in the caption of a photo on Page 1C of Saturday's Herald-Tribune. The correct spelling is Karim Shabazz. A headline on Page 6C of Saturday's paper had the wrong team winning the...

BOWIE LEADS PIRATES IN TURKEY SHOOTOUT.(SPORTS)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Alan Dell CORRESPONDENT It was called the Dr. Alpern Turkey Shootout Boys Basketball Tournament, but the only team that brought its big guns to the event was Port Charlotte High. The Pirates used a tenacious defense and an...

PRESBYTERY ASSOCIATION PLANS ANNUAL MEETING.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... The Association of Retired Church Professionals and Spouses of Peace River Presbytery will hold its annual meeting at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in North Port at noon Monday. Speakers will include Dr. David Ramage, president emeritus...

LAND PLAN PUTS DOWN ROOTS; THE QUESTION SEEMS TO BE NOT IF PRESERVATION 2000 WILL BE EXTENDED, BUT HOW IT WILL BE STRUCTURED.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Lloyd Dunkelberger CAPITAL BUREAU TALLAHASSEE -- The demise of Preservation 2000, Florida's highly acclaimed environmental land-buying program, has been slightly exaggerated. The program that began in 1990 and has led to the...

PORT CHARLOTTE YOUTH CHARGED WITH SHOPLIFTING.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... A 15-year-old Port Charlotte boy was arrested Friday and accused of trying to steal more than $100 worth of merchandise from a Target department store, a Charlotte County Sheriff's Office report said. The youth, whose name authorities...

PORT CHARLOTTE MAN, 21, CHARGED IN KNIFE THREATS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... A 21-year-old Port Charlotte man was arrested Friday on charges of pulling a knife on a second man and threatening to cut his throat, according to a Charlotte County Sheriff's Office report. Steven Edward Burchell Jr., 7300 block Mamouth...

MAN ATTACKED BY GANG OF 4 IN GILCHRIST PARK.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... A Port Charlotte man told police he was attacked by four men at Gilchrist Park after a fifth man urinated on his car early Saturday, according to a Punta Gorda Police Department report. The man suffered a cut over his left eye. He...

HIGH-TECH TOYS END UP GETTING LEAST USE.(LOCAL/STATE)(Column)
November 30, 1997... Byline: ERIC ERNST It doesn't seem possible that a year has passed, another Thanksgiving dinner is a 3-pound, 2-inch memory in the midsection, and Christmas is just around the corner. That's reality. The shopping frenzy has begun,...

TIMELINE.(A SECTION)
November 30, 1997... 1988 * A boy, Pedro Garcia, is born. His mother, who was in junior high when she gave birth to his older sister, lives in foster care awaiting her 18th birthday. 1989 * In Bradenton, Joseph Ciambrone and Heather Rose Carroll are...

AIDS EVENTS PUT FOCUS ON CHILDREN.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Linda Fudala STAFF WRITER Ten years have passed since the first World AIDS Day was observed. While new drugs have prolonged life for those in Western countries, the pandemic still rages around the world, especially in Southern...

MAN SAYS GUN FIRED ACCIDENTALLY.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: David Green STAFF WRITER Deputies said they arrested a 63-year-old man Friday night after he fired a shot from a handgun while he confronted a group of teen-agers near his house. John Thomas Griffin, 3100 block Cabaret...

HOW WAS LITTLE LIFE SNUFFED FOREVER? MORE THAN 2 1/2 YEARS AFTER 7-YEAR-OLD LUCAS CIAMBRONE DIED, HIS ADOPTED FATHER GOES ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.(A SECTION)
November 30, 1997... Byline: John DeSantis STAFF WRITER A gray duplex stands on a winding street outside of Rubonia. It is one of 14 such houses in a subdivision called "Helmer's Hide-Away," which was built by Bradenton developer George Helmer and framed by...

FRIENDS RECALL JOSEPH CIAMBRONE AS MUSICALLY INCLINED.(A SECTION)
November 30, 1997... Byline: John DeSantis STAFF WRITER People who knew Joseph Ciambrone for most of his life still are perplexed by his pending murder trial. They find it difficult to believe that he could have intentionally harmed a child. "I pray for...

AUTHORS TO DISCUSS WARTIME SUBMARINE.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Author Richard Lanigan and Port Charlotte resident Arnold Schade, a retired admiral, will be on hand Tuesday to talk about their new book detailing the story of World War II submarine Growler. Schade served aboard the Growler for eight of...

CAREER EXPO.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Florida Gulf Coast University will have a Human Services Expo from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on the school's campus in Fort Myers. The expo is designed to expose students to career opportunities in the human services professions. ...

HELP RED CROSS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... The Charlotte County Chapter of the American Red Cross has issued a plea for financial assistance. "As we enter the holidays, we can expect an increase in the amount of help we provide families and in providing aid to military families,"...

WE THANK THEM FOR THE MEMORIES OF '97.(A SECTION)
November 30, 1997... As the holiday season begins in earnest, it seems only appropriate to take a look at what some political movers and shakers might be grateful for as they contemplate the year's events. * Lawton Chiles: The governor has plenty to give...

MONEY, HEALTH WORRY ELDERLY; BUT A NEW POLL OF SENIOR FLORIDIANS SHOWS NO UNANIMITY ON THE RIGHT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.(A SECTION)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Alan Judd and Bill Rufty NYT REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS Florida's oldest residents say in a new poll that they're worried about paying medical and other bills but are conflicted over whether they should be able to commit suicide, with or...

FINAL HONOR: VETERANS' PLACE OF REST WHO BELONGS IN ARLINGTON? NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE KNOW OF THE BURIAL WAIVER POLICY, CRITICS SAY.(A SECTION)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Carl Hulse WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON -- Even in a city accustomed to the worst aspects of politics, the tale of the exchange of burial rights at Arlington National Cemetery for campaign contributions was a new low. Within...

IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE MARK YATES, A VENICE 16-YEAR-OLD, WAS KILLED IN AN ALCOHOL-RELATED CRASH, BUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED ON THAT NIGHT REMAINS . . . A NAGGING MYSTERY, A GNASHING PAIN;.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Stephen G. Reed STAFF WRITER Four days before Thanksgiving last year, at about 3 a.m., a white Mustang convertible careered off U.S. 41 in Osprey and overturned. The crash killed 16-year-old Mark Yates, a junior at Venice High...

CEMETERY CONTROVERSY UPSETS WOMAN; A BRADENTON RESIDENT FINDS LITTLE HONOR IN TRADING BURIAL RIGHTS AT THE NATIONAL CEMETERY.(A SECTION)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Gordon Russell STAFF WRITER To Janet Welch of Bradenton, Arlington National Cemetery is sacred ground. She has buried three family members there: her father, a Navy pilot who survived Japanese antiaircraft fire in World War...

TEEN-AGER CHARGED IN MAN'S BEATING; THE HOMELESS MAN DIED OF INTERNAL INJURIES AFTER BEING THRASHED BEHIND ONECO SQUARE MALL.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: John DeSantis STAFF WRITER A homeless man was beaten to death the day before Thanksgiving after refusing to buy alcohol for a teen-ager, police said Saturday. Mark Stone, 16, was charged with second-degree murder in the death...

RETIREMENT PLAN TO BE REVIEWED; MANATEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEES WHO RETIRED EARLY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER THEIR ACCOUNTS ARE TAX-DEFERRED.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Dale White STAFF WRITER Manatee County School Board members intend to schedule a closed-door session so they can review the status of an early retirement plan offered to employees more than two years ago. Jack Shoemake, the...

PAPER'S COLUMNIST WILL BE KEY SPEAKER.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... John Hamner, a columnist of Manatee/AM and a former newspaper editor, will be the keynote speaker at a salute to the nation's veterans. The Bradenton-Sarasota chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars will conduct its 35th annual...

MANATEE READIES FOR CHRISTMAS; MANY EVENTS WILL CELEBRATE THE SEASON AND AID THE NEEDY.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Dale White STAFF WRITER With Thanksgiving a recent memory, the Christmas season is now well under way in Manatee County. Anyone with the Yuletide spirit should start marking his or her calendar. Several events are planned to...

MEETING TO COVER USING INTERNET FOR GENEALOGY.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... The Manasota Genealogical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Manatee County Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota Blvd. W., Bradenton. The meeting will focus on using the Internet for genealogical research.

CHILDBIRTH CLASSES HELD THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Childbirth classes are offered throughout the week at the East Manatee Health and Wellness Center, 1312 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. Preregistration is necessary. For class fees and other program information call 747-1220.

ED CHILES TO SPEAK.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Ed Chiles will give the inside picture of Florida politics to the Longboat Key Democratic Club at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Beach House, 200 Gulf Drive N. Lunch is at noon. Cost is $13.50. Public welcome.

AGENCY NAMES DIRECTOR.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Jeanne M. Bourgeois, director of ALSO for Gay Youth Inc., is leaving the organization in December. The board selected Tamara Boatright as her replacement. Bourgeois has been the leader of the organization - a support, educational and...

AMERICAN RED CROSS TO BE CLOSED SUNDAYS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... The American Red Cross Service Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The center will be closed on Sundays until further notice.

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County is seeking nominations for the "She Knows Where She's Going" award to be presented at the 10th annual Celebration Luncheon on Feb. 6. at Michael's on East. Three outstanding women will be selected for the...

GROUP TO HOLD DINNER.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Save Our Bays Association will have a social at 6 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a dinner at 7 p.m., at the Laurel Oaks Country Club to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Past presidents of the organization will be recognized, including the...

SCHOOL-TO-WORK GROUP TO MEET.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... The governing board of the Suncoast Regional School-to-Work Consortium will meet from 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Schoenbaum Human Services Center, 1750 17th St., Building J-1, Sarasota. The public is invited to attend. Call Tony...

MAN FOUND DEAD IN HUDSON BAYOU.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... An unidentified man was found dead Saturday afternoon in Hudson Bayou along High Point Avenue, just across U.S. 41 from Sarasota High School in the Hyde Park area. There were no signs of trauma on the man's body and no indications of...

FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR NONPROFITS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Help is available for nonprofit agencies, which provide free food or shelter in Sarasota County. A local panel will allocate nearly $60,000 in federal assistance through the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board. To apply for...

SUSPECT GONZALES AGREES TO MOVE; SAMUEL GONZALES, WHO IS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH SHEILA BELLUSH'S MURDER, SAYS HE WILL COME TO SARASOTA.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Gordon Russell STAFF WRITER One of two men charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the shooting of Sheila Bellush has agreed to sign an extradition waiver, meaning he could be moved to Sarasota this week, his...

CUBA, SI! FIDEL, NO! DOLLARS? MAYBE.(LOCAL/STATE)(Column)
November 30, 1997... Byline: TOM LYONS You might recall that a bunch of Sarasota sailors stirred controversy three years ago by forming an 84-boat regatta to sail to Havana. If so, you will also recall that many anti-Castro hardliners were quite...

GOLDEN YEARS: A SHINING CHRISTMAS; VOLUNTEERS RALLY ROUND ELDERLY.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Patty Allen-Jones STAFF WRITER Editor's note: This is the first in an occasional series of stories between now and Christmas that will focus on the needy, feature those who assist them and provide information on how you, too, can...

STATES TO FEDS: FILE OWN LAWSUITS, DON'T INHALE OURS.(LOCAL/STATE)(Column)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Lloyd Dunkelberger In a bit of political theater, Gov. Lawton Chiles, U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, Attorney General Bob Butterworth and state Senate budget chairman Don Sullivan appeared jointly this week to condemn the federal...

OBITUARIES.(LOCAL/STATE)(Obituary)
November 30, 1997... CHARLOTTE COUNTY Martha A. Brown Martha A. Brown, 89, Punta Gorda, died Nov. 28, 1997. She was born Aug. 5, 1908, in Springfield, Ohio, and came to Punta Gorda 38 years ago from there. She was a member of the Abundant Life...

BRUSH WITH GENIUS; A BRADENTON WOMAN INVENTS A DEVICE THAT CAN KEEP PET OWNERS FROM GETTING INTO HAIRY SITUATIONS.(BUSINESS)
November 30, 1997... Byline: Matthew Sauer STAFF WRITER Marianne Hogan could never find the right tool to clean up her long-haired dogs and get their sheddings off her furniture. "Basically, I had to vacuum every day and I was working - I wore black clothes...

SARASOTA COUNTY REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.(REAL ESTATE)
November 30, 1997... $50,000 MINIMUM Listed alphabetically by sellers' last names. Acciardo, Elena W., and Winters, Randal L., to Kevin P. and Tracey O'Toole, Lot 19, Block D, Country Club Estates, Unit 2, $61,900. Alemannia Real Estates Investments...

DUI ARRESTS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Manatee County records indicate that the following people were arrested recently on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol: MANATEE COUNTY Nov. 14-17 Brown, James O., 36, 70th Street West, Bradenton Everett, Rhonda...

DUI ARRESTS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1997... Sarasota County law enforcement officers recently reported arresting the following motorists charged with driving under the influence: SARASOTA COUNTY Nov. 6-16 Beasley, Bobby Ray, 34, Glory Place, Sarasota Boystak, Michael...

EARLY `VIEW' OF A STAR.(CLICK)
November 30, 1997... To judge from the reviews that have greeted "The Wings of the Dove," you'd think its star, Helena Bonham Carter, was a newcomer on the scene, not someone who has been appearing in noteworthy films for the past 14 years. The notices are...

ANNIVERSARIES - WEDDINGS - ENGAGEMENTS.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 30, 1997... Weddings Ayrault-Bergenstrahle Anna Elisabeth Ayrault of Sweden and Joseph Allen Ayrault were married Nov. 1, 1997, at 4 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Sarasota. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arvid...

HOTLINE.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 29, 1997... Q: Please explain the sales tax law as it applies to leased vehicles. I understand that the first $5,000 of a sale is taxed at 7 percent and all above that is taxed at 6 percent. But with a leased car it is paid over the term of the lease....

MAKING A DIFFERENCEART LEAGUE REACHES OUT.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 29, 1997... The Art League of Manatee County, 60 years old this year, is struggling with success just a bit. Maureen Thomas-Zaremba, director of the art league, isn't daunted by the challenges success has brought, however. Membership is up 20...

SPOTLIGHT ON: ART.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 29, 1997... Water lilies and a Boca Grande seascape took top awards at the Harvest of Art Show last Sunday in the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda. Of 196 entries, only 106 were juried into the show, which runs through Jan. 8. Judge Jean Grastorf,...

CLERGY BACKING MARRIAGE PACT.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 29, 1997... Byline: STAFF REPORT The Rev. Don Carter, president of the Manatee County Ministerial Association, has been visiting ministerial groups throughout Sarasota County to ask them to join in a community marriage policy. The pact, signed...

HALLOWEEN KEPT ME GUESSING.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 29, 1997... Byline: BILL COPELAND Surfing the channels, you often get a fixed impression, even though you keep flipping along. Some unnamed costume drama - in which, quick take, the get-ups looked a bit tacky - served to rewind my brain back to the...

BUCS SIGN WIDE RECEIVER.(SPORTS)
November 29, 1997... Byline: FROM STAFF, WIRE REPORTS The Tampa Bay Buccaneers waived special teams player Kenny Gant and filled his roster spot Friday by signing receiver Brice Hunter from the practice squad. The move was prompted by an ankle injury...

'CANES SEEKING RESPECT; MIAMI HOSTS SYRACUSE TODAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET A SECOND-TIER BOWL BID WITH A 6-5 MARK.(SPORTS)
November 29, 1997... Byline: Rob Marino CORRESPONDENT MIAMI - The conference championship? Gone by September. A New Year's Day Bowl? Forget it. Instead, all Miami has left to play for in its regular-season finale today is respectability and a second-tier...

`DRY BOAT' DREAM IS NEARING REALITY.(SPORTS)
November 29, 1997... Byline: MORGAN STINEMETZ Sailing Individuals who know how to do good work on boats are a rare breed. I can count the ones I know of in this state on the fingers of one hand. What makes them good? For one thing, they stand behind the...

BOYS SOCCER; VENICE WINS TWICE FOR TITLE.(SPORTS)
November 29, 1997... Byline: STAFF REPORTS Venice High won two matches on Friday to win the Thanksgiving High School Boys Soccer Jamboree at Charlotte High School. Jared Ricciol and Josh Pellymounter each had one goal and one assist in the first match, a...

'NOLES ROMP TO 63-14 WIN.(SPORTS)
November 29, 1997... Byline: STAFF REPORTS Quarterback Travis Garvin threw three touchdowns and ran for another as Southeast High mauled Melbourne 63-14 Friday night in the Class 6A regional quarterfinals at John Kiker Memorial Stadium. The Seminoles...

TARPONS' RUN ENDS IN OT; NORTHEAST STOPS CHARLOTTE 19-13 IN KANSAS TIEBREAKER.(SPORTS)
November 29, 1997... Byline: Brian Ettkin STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- They call them Kansas Tiebreakers, but for the Charlotte High football team it might as well be renamed a Southwest Florida heartbreaker. Northeast beat the Tarpons 19-13 here in...

PACE BOUNCES BOOKER 21-12; NO. 6 SPARTANS DOMINATE LATE IN CLASS 4A VICTORY OVER TORNADOES.(SPORTS)
November 29, 1997... Byline: Rob Marino CORRESPONDENT MIAMI -- Miami Monsignor Pace worked Booker High like a heavyweight fighter, continually hammering the Tornadoes with body blows before delivering the final knockout. Pace's methodical offense...

SEMINOLES ROLL 63-14; GARVIN THROWS FOR 3 TDS AND RUNS FOR ANOTHER AS SOUTHEAST IMPROVES TO 11-0 ON THE SEASON.(SPORTS)
November 29, 1997... Byline: Perry D. Pentz STAFF WRITER Senior quarterback Travis Garvin, who is trying to lead the Southeast High football team to the school's third state title, took a major step in the right direction on Friday in the Class 6A state...

PALMETTO FALLS SHORT 17-14; NO. 1 RAIDERS' 17-14 VICTORY NOT SECURE UNTIL TIGERS' FIELD-GOAL TRY FALLS JUST SHORT AS TIME EXPIRES.(SPORTS)
November 29, 1997... Byline: Tom Balog STAFF WRITER Belle Glade Glades Central needed much longer than the No. 1-ranked Raiders figured to beat fourth-ranked Palmetto Friday night and was, in fact, lucky to make a narrow escape in an FHSAA Class 4A...