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More During The Holidays A look at what went up, what went down, who did what, how they did it, who filmed it, what it means and how it affects you: Top of the news NEAR MISS: Southwest Florida battened down for Hurricane Andrew. Despite some reports on national tele vision to the contrary, all but southern Collier County was spared its wrath. Then we pitched in to help with the recovery in South Dade. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE: Juvenile crime is on the increase. A rash of robberies hit restaurants along U.S.

Highway 41 in Fort Myers. Frustrated community leaders have banded together to try to stop the madness. One idea: a new jail for teens. FENWAY SOUTH: Fort Myers Mayor Wilbur Smith wooed the Boston Red Sox from their Winter Haven spring training home. The $24 million House that Wilbur Built officially City of Palms Park debuts March 5 when the Red Sox play Boston College.

Season tickets for the 1 6-game season 1 44. Single game tickets go on sale Jan. 18. Call 334-4700. 'SWANK SHOPS: Saks Fifth Avenue opened a store at the Waterside Shops in Naples.

Grounds at the upscale shopping center look like a sculpted Japanese garden with Water cascading over more than 4,100 tons of river rock from Alabama. About 350,000 gallons of Jivater are pumped through the lush foliage. DICK STEELE: One of Lee County's most well-known politicians, former Tax Collector Dick Steele, pleaded guilty to mail Jraud, embezzlement and tax evasion. Steele, who took $220,000 in tax money while in office, faces 38 years and more than $1 million in fines at his Feb. 1 sentencing.

Things to do GATOR WATCH: There's a new hometown hero to look for this holiday bowl season. Johnie Church, a 1992 Cypress Lake High School grad, starts at defensive end for the University of Florida. He wears No. 40. KIDS MUSEUM: The Children's Science Center, a hands-on museum, opened In Cape Coral last month.

Kids can use their eyes, ears and noses to help remember Various principles of math and science. STAKING THE PLUNGE: Cape Coral Mayor Joe Mazurkiewicz Jumped down a water slide in a skintight tuxedo to open the city's new $5. 1 million water park in March. Admission to the park, located at Lake Kennedy, is $8 for adults, $5 for kids. BLACKOUT LIFTED: Cape Coral gets its cinema back this week, as the renovation of the Coralwood Mall nears completion.

The new theater, with 10 screens, has popcorn NOW 8 1 ra .3 in rH 8Q jjj DIET" DAY CUSTOM I nrtf' 1 Custom VERTICAL Tax dollars at work THEDARTHVADER CENTER: A plush, four-story, black-glass Constitutional Complex for Lee's tax collector, property appraiser and supervisor of elections opened to, uh, well, less-than-favorable reviews. An audit showed the building's construction was poorly managed, costing taxpayers at least 1 00,000 more than it should have. SMELLY SITUATION: Garbage bills were in danger of rising dramatically, until the Lee County Commission decided to put construction of the new landfill out to bid. FIRE IT UP: The state gave final approval for Lee County to build a controversial, $200 million trash-to-energy incinerator. Site work has begun, but opponents vow they won't give up the fight to stop it.

Stay tuned. RIVER OF GRASS TAX: Water managers adopted an ambitious $400 million plan to clean up the Everglades, which they say are being polluted from runoff from sugarcane fields. Initially, farmers were expected to pay for it. Now there's talk homeowners might have to help pick up the tab. SAVE OUR WALLETS: Florida voters narrowly approved a 3 percent cap on their property assessments intheSaveOurHomes constitutional amendment written by Lee County Property Appraiser Ken Wilkinson.

TOURIST TAX: Collier voters approved a 2 percent bed tax on hotel and motel rooms to pay for the restoration of local beaches. But in a straw vote they rejected the idea of an additional 1 percent bed tax to build a baseball stadium. Talking heads WBBH: After six years, anchor Leisa Zigman left TV-20 to take a job as a reporter at the NBC affiliate in St. Louis. She was replaced by Susan Maddox, who was a reporter in Chico, Calif.

WEVU: The dean of Southwest Florida sportscasters, Mike Cannington, resigned from Channel 26 to take a local marketing job. A replacement has not been named. WINK: Channel 1 1 sportscaster Kenn Tomasch left to take a job in Indiana. He was replaced by Tim Gray. And in July, WINK hired Lois Thome, 27, who grew up on a Wisconsin dairy farm, as an anchor.

WNPL: Channel 46 in Naples dropped its bargain basement, 10 p.m. newscast. And finally SNUFF THAT BUTT: The no-smoking sign has been permanently lit at Southwest Florida Regional Airport. Smoking is permitted now only at the airport's restaurant and bar. much else." You better believe it, said wife Marge, 65.

"He's not allowed to go." "Well, that settles that," said Jack Miller. Change Your Metabolism With TheA A etabalance System Eat Your Own Foods Dining Out Allowed You Don't Count Calories Exercise Isn't Necessary "YOU WON'T CALL US frzs AT liOMZ Florida's Largest A Mode BLINDS lAA OA (a'bncs lllff.FYC News-Press holders on the armrests. NEW FLEA MARKET: The American Flea Market opened on Cleveland Avenue in the old American Department Store Plaza. It's indoors and open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Campaign '92 GIVE-EM-HELL GARY GONE: Gary Giebels, the crusading anti-government councilman from Cape Coral, made an unsuccessful go at a Lee County Commission seat.

He had to drop off the council to run. He's being coy about his future. STARS, BARS VIDEOTAPE: A candidate for county commission, Susan Anthony, was videotaped by private detectives going into bars with local powerbroker Bruce Stray horn. Prosecutors say it may have been part of a blackmail plot to get Anthony out of the race against incumbent John Manning. Manning won.

The investigation continues. SANIBEL'S FAVORITE SON BOWS OUT: Former mayor and city councilman Francis Bailey declined to seek re-election this fall, ending an 18-year political career. He's still running Bailey's General Store. NEW FACES: As Lee Commissioner Don Slisher made an unsuccessful bid for the state house, John Albion won Slisher's seat. Barry Walbourn ousted incumbent Hendry County Sheriff Earl Sermon Dyess in a close race.

Collier voters elected Bettye Mathews and Timothy Constantine to the commission. OLD FACES: Re-elected: Mayor Smith and Fort Myers council members Joan Porter, Anne Knight and Bruce Grady; commissioners Ray Judah and Manning of Lee County; state representatives Keith Arnold and Vernon Peoples; Lee Sheriff John McDougall, Collier Sheriff Don Hunter and Charlotte Sheriff Richard Congressman Porter Goss and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham. wear pasties.

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