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No holiday for crime Crime Scpe 3F Calendar 7F Classified 8F Your guide for what to do, where to go. See inside for a complete listing of weekend events. NEWS-PRESS' REGIONAL EDITOR: HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA 1-800-468-0350 THURSDAY, JULY 5,1990 To) Id) -A I BEST BETS CLOSE UP BUNNIE NICHOLS 4989 Coronado Parkway, next to the fire station. Today's theme: "Land Ho!" Children from preschool to sixth grade are welcome. The program is free.

Call 455-1441. At the Bonita Springs Public Library, the Summer Reading Program topic for Friday will be parrots. Story hours takes place from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Call 992-0101. Area museums let you learn at your leisure If you want to fit a little education into your leisure time, why not visit one of the area's several museums? Among your choices: Koreshan Library and Museum In Estero, open from 1 to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday and weekends by appointment; call 992-2184. Historic Palm Cottage at 137 12th Naples, open from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Collier County Museum at the Collier Government Complex, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; call put together a group with bios that read like a Who's Who In Music. They've each played with some of the best in the industry. There's a $3 cover for the Wednesday and Thursday night shows at 9 and $5 for the Friday and Saturday night shows at 9.

If reggae's your thing, catch the Coconuts at 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays at Page One. There's not a still body in the room when these guys fire up. For more information, catch the Gulf Coasting cover story in Friday's News-Press or call 261-5060. Page One is at the intersection of Goodlette Road and U.S.

41 In Naples. 'Pussycat' on stage at Naples theater The side-splitting comedy "The Owl and the Pussycat" continues on stage at the Naples Dinner Theatre through July 15. Evening curtain times Tuesday through Saturday are at 8:15 with buffet served at 6. Matinees are at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday with buffet at 1 1 1 5.

Call 597-603 1 for more information. Help sea turtles while combing beach Time is running out for beachcombers who want to combine their love for the shoreline with a search for nesting loggerhead turtles. Through July 13, rangers from Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Recreation Area conduct guided walks along the North Naples beach beginning at 8 p.m. every Wednesday and Friday. Before the walks begin, the rangers present a slide show and brief discussion about the sea turtles and their egg-laying habits.

Participation is free, but reservations are necessary. Call 597-6196. Children welcome to reading program Youngsters in Golden Gate are invited to a free reading program at 10 a.m. today at the Golden Gate Library, British trip aims at legends of rock There's plenty to do this weekend In Southwest Florida. Here are our Best Bets the events we deem Most Likely to be a Blast for Bonita Springs and Collier County.

For a more comprehensive look at area activities this weekend and the week ahead, see the Gulf Coasting section In Friday's News-Press. Luther Kent Band jams at Page One Drop In Wednesday through Saturday at Page One in Grand Central Station Plaza for a set with the Luther Kent Band. Kent, a Tom Jones sound-alike, has oiling Stones gather no moss" just might be the saying of the summer for Paul Easton, a well-known Naples entertainment consultant and agent. During a phone interview last week, Easton, 26, manager of numerous local bands, including In the Pink and the Gulf Coasters, said he was going on vacation this week. "I'm going to be combining some business with some pleasure," Easton said mysteriously without further elaboration.

Hmmmmm! That could be the understatement of the year! According to his father Eric Easton, the Rolling Stones' former manager, he's on a whirlwind tour of Britain right now at the invitation of the legendary British rockers. "When the Stones were at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples last November, we had dinner with them and they invited Paul to come over this summer," said Eric Easton, 6 1, a former Londoner and owner of Easton's Music Center in Naples. Eric Easton said the Rolling Stones are now touring Britain, so his son is staying with various friends around the country in the concert areas. "Paul will be seeing a lot of the Stones' concerts and he'll also be talking quite a bit with them," the elder Easton said. Easton said the only communique he's had from his son so far was a brief message on his answering machine that said: "Hi, I've arrived.

Talk to you soon." do know they're discussing a lot of business," Eric Easton said. Oh no, here we go again. Stay tuned for further developments. Who knows? Maybe the Stones plan to gather some moss in Naples again soon. 4, -1 Senator to speak One of Bonita Springs' favorite political sons will deliver a red, white and blue public message here Sunday.

According to Elwood F. Kearn, pastor of the Bonita of God on Felts Avenue, state Sen. Fred Dudley of Cape Coral will pay tribute to America during a special presentation at the church during the 10:30 a.m. service. "The public is urged to hear and meet Sen.

Dudley," Kearn said. Dudley who represents Senate District 38, which includes most of Lee County and all of Collier County is a frequent Bonita Springs visitor. His mother, Kathleen Wilson, is a well-known Bonita Springs real estate agent. A "--V I A AW --Ski RICHARD PUCHYRNews-Press Jeffrey Bray and Debbie Jestes were married after the Fourth of July parade in Bonita Springs on Wednesday. Bray and Jestes had planned to be married during the parade, but delayed the ceremony when Jestes' horse was spooked by the crowd.

omiifia ymtaBs oDd-fashBomiedl 4th A cuddly quip By KATHY BECKER News-Press Staff Writer Business Association, included decorated trucks from local businesses, entries from local civic groups and just a few politicians. Besides the conventional parade entries, this year's parade featured two old-fashioned but not too conventional weddings. Debbie Jestes and Jeffrey Bray, both on horseback, were to be wed during the parade, but waited until afterward because their horses were spooked by balloons dur- See PARADE, page4F master?" one parent asked his son as the boy left his miniature lawn chair in front of the Community Hall for about the fifth time to check the progress of the parade. "I guess it's not really a parade until you make sure it's coming," someone else in the crowd said. Finally the requisite fire trucks and sheriff's vehicles loomed over the horizon nine from the Bonita Springs Fire District, two from the sheriff's department and two from the Estero Fire District.

The parade, organized by the Olde 41 Following an invocation and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, Virginia Sumner, a Bonita Springs Water Board member, sang "The Star-Spangled Banner." The song signaled the official start of the parade, the theme of which was "An Old-Fashioned Fourth of July." But for some anxious viewers near the end of the route along Old Highway 41 from Rosemary Road to Dean Street, the beginning of the 42-entry parade seemed a long time coming. "What do you think you are, the parade The mass scraping of metal against pavement signaled the unofficial beginning of the annual Fourth of July parade in Bonita Springs. When Old Highway 41 was officially closed to all but parade traffic Wednesday, everyone with front-row seats who had been sitting a safe distance from the road simultaneously pulled their lawn chairs forward. Redlands ready to work for kids Christian migrant group will use old church for its state headquarters Officers at beach have a quiet day The most quotable quip of the week comes from Karen T. Bartlett, owner of Karen T.

Bartlett Associates, a Naples-based public relations and marketing firm. Bartlett who was recently hired as public relations counsel for Frannie's (Frances Pew Hayes) Teddy Bear Museum, which will open next December in a rustic building off Pine Ridge Road in Naples said she's never had "2,000 cuddly clients before." "And, what's really nice is that they can't talk back," she said with a laugh. Scoop with a sock COOL 98 FM personality Terry Lee, who's hosting "Good Time Oldies Dances" this summer from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. every Friday and Saturday at Marriott's Marco Island Resort, recently revealed that he doesn't fast dance.

Lee, 48, who was host of the Satellite Music Network's "Live at the KOOL Cafe" until early this year and is known as "Mr. Oldies" in the music industry, hosted sock hops and television dance shows such as "The Terry Lee Show" and "Come Alive" for 27 years in Pittsburgh. He explained that his generation loves to slow dance, which also explains why his nationally syndicated radio show features slow, romantic "music for young lovers." "A lot of guys my age have never really liked fast dancing," Lee said. "That's why I always alternate fast and slow sets at my "Good Time Oldies Dances" just like I did at the sock hops I hosted more than 25 years ago in Pittsburgh." Lee said he has discovered that a lot of his fans from Pittsburgh, many of whom attended his dances, now live in this area, including Sam Saba wsky the marketing director for Marriott's Marco Island Resort. Bunnie Nichols' Close Up column appears In the News-Press Tuesday through Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

If you have an item for Bunnie, call 992-1 345. News-Press staff turned into a two level office building to hold the statewide offices. The old church is located at 403 Main St. and has approximately 9,000 square feet in space. The Redlands Christian Migrant Association offers child care to more than 5,000 children every day in 20 Florida counties.

Children range from six weeks to five years and some school-age children. The organization is also active in dropout prevention and family counseling. It began as a migrant farm workers organization to offer aid to those working in the field. With Immokalee one of the largest migrant-inhabited areas, they set up the main office in Immokalee. "It makes it easier to remind us what we are here for when we are located all around it," Mainster said.

Ireland said he was "impressed with what they do, the services they provide, the causes they champion, and the solid organization's good track record." kalee these days," Hawkins said. The Redlands Christian Migrant Association will receive $175,000, budgeted for the renovations project. Although key players Hawkins and Ireland had requested $400,000 for the proposed project, projects were cut back in the "1 1th hour of the legislative session," Ireland said. Renovations to the church are expected to be made in phases based on the amount of state appropriations, Ireland said. Next session, another $200,000 will be asked to fund the rest of the renovations, he said.

The building will be renovated to staff the 25-30 employees that the association has. Remodeling will not actually take place until phasing plans are done which culd be after Christmas and into Jnauary 1991, Ireland said. According to Barbara Mainster, executive director of the RCMA, the building needs to be gutted and By WENDY FULLERTON News-Press Staff Writer Members of a child-care organization based in Immokalee are turning in their church pews for desks. The Redlands Christian Migrant Association has received the go ahead from the governor to begin renovations of the old Immokalee Baptist Church for its state headquarters. We need to help to give these kids a better start, according to Rep.

Mary Ellen Hawkins, R-Naples. Because it they were aware of the good work that the group has done, Hawkins and Rep. Tim Ireland, R-Cape Coral, worked to get the funding available, Hawkins said. When Governor Bob Martinez signed the budget Tuesday, the Red-lands project was one of those included. "We are all trying to help Immo smaller than law officers had predicted.

"It has beeq very quiet," he said. "There haven't been as many people as we expected." As of late Wednesday afternoon, no arrests had been made, he said. Unlike other holidays, on which many members of the crowd have been from out of town, Townsend said the group Wednesday appeared to be local. "They are very well-behaved and appear to be enjoying the festivities," he said. "There are still a lot of people, but it doesn't appear to be as packed as it is on other holidays." Memorial Day was the first holiday on which sheriffs deputies were out In force.

A beefed-up Bonita Beach patrol was on hand to deal with a less-than-beefed-up crowd Wednesday. As miny as 12 Lee County sheriff's officers were stationed on the beach Wednesday to handle the large crowd that traditionally flocks to the beach on three major holidays each year July 4, Labor Day and Memorial Day. The additional officers became a permanent sight on the beach during these holidays after the crowd last Labor Day proved to be more than the three officers usually stationed at the beach could handle. But Sgt. Mike To'wnsend said Wednesday's crowd was SHE.