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3E Crime Scene South LeeCollier arrests 51 Datebook 21 Columns 61 NEWS-PRESS REGIONAL EDITOR: HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA 1-800-468-0350 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1990 LeRifteir bridge mmeefiiiinig schedule 1 The meeting will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Kazemi said he, the environmental consultant for the nearly $3-million project and other county officials will be on hand for the meeting. About 300 property owners within 300 feet north and south of the planned road were given personal invitations, and the rest of the public is invited as well, Kazemi said. Questions about the schedule, what will happen to side streets and driveways, right-of-way and other questions will be answered. The environmental consultant will be on hand to answer any questions residents have about the 75 gopher tortoise burrows which were found in the path of the road.

The burrows were identified after a nearly $6,000 study. Kazemi said the county is currently working on a permit application to the state Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission to relocate those tortoises to 1 0 acres the county has available. Kazemi said he is not sure how many tortoises will need to be relocated, but the county needs to apply for all 75 burrows. He expects to have to relocate fewer than 75 turtles. The state will make the final determination on whether the county's relocation plan is adequate.

"They are saying the 10 acres is not enough because there already are 60 or 70 By KATHY BECKER News-Press Staff Writer A public informational meeting on a project to connect two segments of East Terry Street in Bonita Springs with a bridge over Leitner Creek Is planned Tuesday at the Middle School Cafetorium. The meeting is part of the process to get final approval for the alignment of the road and to answer any questions affected property owners and the public may have about the project, said Saeed Kazemi, manager for the project for the county department of transportation. turtles there," Kazemi said. "But that's all the land we have available." The county is also awaiting information from a study to determine whether there are any archaeological or historical sites within the road route. Public meetings are usually held for new road projects, Kazemi said.

The meeting is also part of the formal process of changing the road's alignment on the county's traffic map. A formal public hearing on the road alignment is planned before the county commission in November, Kazemi said. Without delays, design for the project is expected to be completed at the end of this year. Construction is to begin early next year. Players compete in Bonita volleyball Rookery celebrates Estuary Day celebrating Estuary Day Saturday.

.7 By WENDY FULLERTON News-Press Staff Writer The sport of volleyball is catching on like wildfire, according to Dave Carstenson. Carstenson, the 35-year-old food services director for First Federal of Fort Myers, is also Lee County's volleyball tournament coordinator. This weekend's tournament is being held at Bonita Beach. Clad in hot pinks, bright yellows, and psychedelic greens, more than 50 volleyball players from the area and around the state showed up for the Bonita Beach Bash and more are expected today. Sponsored in part by Doc's Beach House, Budweiser and Class 103 FM, Saturday's preliminaries set the stage for Sunday's finals.

The $250 first prize aside, volleyball is played as good exercise and a good way to be outdoors, Carstenson said. "It's an intense game," he said. If you didn't get a chance Saturday to turn out for some fun-in-tfie-sun, head on out to the beach for another day full of excitement. You are in store for much more than volleyball. Along with the finals, a novice players tournament will take place.

Entry is $10 per person and entries are accepted upon arrival. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. and last until 5 p.m. Live music from "Mixed Emotions" will be played during the day. Among today's events are the best-tan contest, a limbo contest, tug-of-war, and the ultimate pizza-eating contest.

The past oyster-eating contest champion and a submarine sandwich-eating contest, Carstenson will be sure to sit in on this one. "After eating 520 oysters in three minutes, eating slices of pizza in three minutes will be fun," he said. That is off the court. But on the court, Carstenson has been a member of the United States Volleyball Association for 15 years, and Bonita's tournament is his 22nd this year. Carstenson said that each tournament costs $100 paid to Lee County for the use of the county's beaches.

He also stated that by mid-November, a lighted, 1 2-court volleyball park is expected to be built by the county in the vicinity of the Days Inn Motel and Lovers Key State Recreation Area on Estero Island. "The county has recognized the need by the amount of activity that the sport has brought on, and the county will benefit in the long run," he said, referring to the $100 county permit fee charged each time a tournament is held. "Imagine the amount of tournaments held with 1 2 courts?" he said. Such volleyball greats as Gary Strobiak of Clearwater and Jay Rourke of Miami have taken part in the weekend's festivities. CLOSE UP BUNNIE NICHOLS Rolling Stones' manager disputes Rolling Stone story There's an intriguing item in the Sept.

20th issue of Rolling Stone magazine that indirectly involves a Naples resident. The magazine's Notable News column says the "Rolling Stones' first paycheck for $54 is expected to go for at least $4,500 at a Sotheby's auction this month." According to former Londoner Eric Easton of Naples who discovered the Rolling Stones in 1 963 and managed them until 1 966 the check was already auctioned off Aug. 21 for $5,700 by Sotheby's, along with a lot of other memorabilia. Easton said the check, which was written in September of 1 963, was for 30 pounds, or $84. And he ought to know! "The check that was auctioned off was drawn in favor of Eric Easton Limited," Easton said.

"It was for the Rolling Stones' performance at the National Jazz Festival at Reading, a town outside London." But most importantly, he said, it wasn't the Rolling Stones first paycheck. "The Rolling Stones were working before they signed my management contract," Easton said. "It wasn't even our first check! I can't believe a worthless check brought all that money. It makes me wonder how much some of the Rolling Stones' papers, which are stored in the basement of my lawyer's office in London, are worth. Four, huge metal boxes are filled with things such as a publishing contract with all six original members' signatures." Speaking of making money from Rolling Stones memorabilia, Easton said he's been approached many times over the years by ghost writers and publishers who want him to write a book about his years with the band.

"But, when I talk with them, I always find out that they're not interested in facts," said Easton, who owns Easton's Music Center. "They want me to sensationalize everything. That's not my scene!" Fishing theme Mike Post composer of numerous hit TV theme songs such as the ones or A. Law" and "Hill Street Blues" was in Naples this week to visit Luther Kent and enjoy a day of fishing. Kent a new Naples resident and former lead singer for Blood, Sweat and Tears will make his acting debut at 10 p.m.

Wednesday on the first episode of ABC's controversial "Cop Rock," a gritty police dramamusical created by Stephen Bochco. Post is composing the series' music, which features lyrics by Randy Newman. Post is also producing Kent's new, as-yet-unnamed solo album, which will be released in December. "Mike was in Miami on business this week so he decided to come on over and go fishing with Luther," said Michael Goods, keyboardist for the Luther Kent Band, which appears Wednesday through Saturday nights at Page One. Goods said Post who's long list of credits also include the themes for "Hunter," "The Rockford Files and "Doogie Howser, M.D." was in Miami because of a new television series that may be filmed there next season.

Out on a limb Shirley MacLaine was named one of America's 10 most beautiful women in the current issue of Harper's So what does that have to do with this area, you ask? MacLaine, 56, the oldest of the 10 lovelies, apparently has found her fountain of youth in Bonita Springs at the internationally known Shangri-La Health Resort on Old 4 1 Shangri-La officials won't divulge the names of their famous guests, but according to Irene Darragh owner of Horizon Records and Tapes a little over a year ago MacLaine popped into her store on Bonita Beach Road to buy some blank tapes while she was vacationing at the resort. "I didn't even recognize her until she paid for the tapes and we started talking," Darragh said. "Her hair wasn't done and she didn't have any make up on, but she was very friendly. She told me she was staying at Shangri-La." According to the article, MacLaine would rather concentrate on what makes her "feel" beautiful and she's at her best in a natural setting with lots of trees and a stream. Well then, it's only logical that the redheaded dynamo retreats to the 26-year-old Shangri-La Health Resort.

According to John, Wayne Cheatham, general manager, the historic resort which sits amid eight acres of huge, old trees on the banks of Oak Creek teaches guests that In order to enjoy good health, one must have adequate sunshine, fresh clean air, uncontamlnated water, regular exercise, sufficient rest and sleep, proper nutrition and mental and emotional poise, i Bunnte Nichols Close Up column appears In the News-Press Tuesday through Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. MARC BEAUDINNews-Press On occasion, the Florida black bear, panther, bobcats and manatees have been seen in the vicinity of Rookery Bay but no such luck on Saturday. For Geoff and Val Rudd, of Surrey, England, there was still a lot to see. 1 "The local wildlife is completely different from our part of the world, it was very See ESTUARY, page 51 y-' I MARC BEAUDINNews-Press Ted Below of National Audubon Society answers questions while touring Rookery Bay by boat Saturday. Canoeists paddle around Rookery Bay National reserve interests visitors By WENDY FULLERTON News-Press Staff Writer Nestled between Naples and Marco Island are approximately 9,000 acres of mangrove wetlands designated as the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Visitors from as far away as England spent Saturday at the reserve taking boat tours, canoe trips, walking on the boardwalk and listening to slide presentations in honor of the Third Annual National Estuary Day. Estuaries are unique habitats where Incoming salt water, in this case from the Gulf of Mexico, is mixed with fresh water from inland, according to Ginger Hinch-clif education coordinator with the state Department of Natural Resources. The habitat is critical to the development of many marine life forms. The DNR, in conjunction with The Conservancy's Briggs Nature Center, the National Audubon Society and the Friends of Rookery Bay, sponsored the day full of free activities. The canoe trip was one of the most popular events of the day.

Peter Barnard arrived at 8 a.m. to make sure that he and his family would be able to take the two-hour trip through the wetlands. Four boats paddled away with three in Tennis fees at Cambier could rise By WENDY FULLERTON News-Press Staff Writer A tennis game at the Cambier Park could cost non-members an extra $1.50 an hour if the Naples City Council hikes playing rates at Wednesday's meeting. The council will consider increasing rates from $3.50 an hour per non-member to $5 to help cover the expense of operating 14 tennis courts at the Cambier Park Tennis Complex off Eighth street South, according to Naples City Manager Frank Jones. "With the tennis courts, we like to director loves his job a boat out into the open waters of Rookery Bay.

With Briggs Nature Center's naturalist supervisor George Notary, the trip was a success. Saturday's events were filled with fun and lots of learning. "It's a way to create public awareness and appreciation of estuaries and wetlands through education," Hinchcliff said. Chamber By LINDA KESLER News-Press Staff Writer If Robert B. Couch sounds excited and enthusiastic when he talks about Bonita Springs and how beautiful It is and how it's growing, It's because he is.

That's his job. Couch is the executive director of the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce and he'sa man who loves his job. And he loves Bonita. And he's glad to be here. "We (Couch and his wife and family) had been coming down here for seven or eight years for vacation.

We'd head for Bonita Beach, Corkscrew, Vanderbllt all those places. I always said, gosh, wouldn't It be wonderful for us to move here," Couch said. "We kept looking at Fort Myers, but wanted to be south of Fort Myers right here! It's the best of both worlds." Earlier this year, Couch picked up a magazine put out by the United States Chambers of Commerce organization and behold, there was an opening for a director In Bonita advertised. He applied for the job, got it and on March 26 became the chamber's new director. That's no easy task.

Bonita's chamber is the third largest in Southwest Florida, Couch will tell you with pride. And growing. Fast. "We're not just a little fishing village, a spot on the map anymore. Lee county has recognized that we are growing and that we're Important.

We're Just now see-ingthetipof the Iceberg." Couch said he sees one of the biggest challenges facing the chamber is working for planned and orderly growth. COUCH One of Couch's first goals when he came here was to establish a full-time professional staff. He thinks he's done that. He hired Patty Ray as his administrative assistant and Nancy Owen as a staff associate whom he describes as a "specialist In community rela- tions." "They're wonderful," Couch said. "They very professional and they handle all those visitors who come through the door in a professional, courteous manner." Couch said "This chamber Is 30 to 40 years old and it has only been in the last six years that we've had a full time executive.

But now we do, and we're moving." Couch said another goal he had when he came here was to expand equipment capabilities for the office. That has been done. The chamber purchased a heavy-duty copy machine to help with the printing of flyers, newsletters and notices for its nearly 800 members. And it has purchased a computer program especially designed for handling membership data and accounts receivables. In addition, there's a new computer and a laser printer for word processing.

One of the goals closest to Couch's heart, however, was to help In funding a permanent location and facility for the chamber's offices. In August, the chamber established a See COUCH, page 51.