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SECTION COMICS, TELEVISION INSIDE JOURNEY TO THE END BEGINS Rob Morrow's character Dr. Fleischman starts his exit from the quirky show "Northern Exposure" in tonight's episode5B SEE, HE TOLD YOU IT WOULDN'T WORK John Rosemond finds an ally in belief that sex education for kids doesn't work and can encourage sexual activity6B TNews, Journal Pensacola, Florida TO REPORT A LIFE STORY: 435-8566 Monday, November 14, 1994 Donna Freckmann Good News 79 5V I I Ann I. ni- 1 IP -wv I 1 Sightline members navfir ah' Sightline recently celebrated their second anniversary with a potluck The reading service is a program for visually impaired residents provided bv WSRE. Channel 23. and the Northwest Florida Radio Reading Service, Inc.

lie pai iy gave rt 1 vn lnrpprmflnora a 'chance to meet their I if til 'visually impaired listeners. Ben Bazo, service president and founder of Sightline, said the partnership has 1 -i'S-1" v-' ar- I- I f-i A ft 1 Bazo uveiuuiiie iiiauv challenges to provide a dependable source of current information for the blind. Bazo's inspiration for the program came five years ago as he listened to his wife, Elizabeth, read from the newspaper. He started thinking of ways this same service could be provided to other visually impaired people. "At 9 a.m.

on Sunday, October 25, 1992, the debut of Sightline was broadcast by Ed Benedict, Donna Blake and Mike Boutwell," said Elizabeth Bazo dream was reality." Today, the group has grown and the organization has about 90 readers. ir -Tuiif -j ZOOBILEE ROARS: Members of the American Red Cross are calling its third annual fund-raiser, Zoobilee, a roaring success. During the recent black-tie safari party, over 450 guests danced to the Mobile, band, The Tip Tops. Guests enjoyed a wilderness train and elephant rides as well as gourmet food served by 30 restaurants. Zoobilee netted over $22,000, which will help the Red Cross provide vital support services to groups in Escambia County and Gulf Breeze such as CPR, First Aid, HIVAIDS training, swimming courses, emergency communication between military members and their families, relief to victims off amily fires, disaster relief and youth programs.

The Good News column appears each Monday. If you have a good deed to share, send it to Good NewsLife, Pensacola News Journal, P.O. Box 1 271 0, Pensacola, Fla. 32574. Local artist Jim Berry works on a drawing of a white wolf in his home studio.

Berry uses an art technique similar to pointillism or stipple, a form of drawing or painting in dots or short strokes. Local artist finds success with detailed work By Donna Freckmann News Journal correspondent I im Berry has spots before his eyes. For the last five years he also had black dots, specks, points, and strokes of ink. Yet, these same spots, in the last The Florida Game and Freshwater Commission heard about Berry's work through the magazine, and they asked permission to use his bald eagle on a poster for Project Eagle, a one-day river clean-up of three rivers around Ocala. Keep Florida Beautiful, grateful for his Project Eagle efforts, invited Berry to Clearwater Beach for an award's banquet, and even created a new first-time Artist Leadership Award for him.

This brought him more contacts, namely the owner of Silver Springs who has some big ideas about promoting Berry's work and holding wildlife art exhibits. It's been a fast three months for the artist. Yet, his exacting work remains very time-consuming. He spent 350 hours on his manatee drawing, and 500 hours constructing the drawing of Ellie the elephant that resides See BERRY, 3B The road to this honor was long and rough. Berry started negotiations in 1990, but his main contact retired.

A company buy-out further hampered things along with the decision to add no new artists. Berry isn't sure what happened, but in August the deal was back on. "At first we discussed using the manatee; but that's indigenous of Florida and the Indies and wouldn't be recognized worldwide. So they went with the dolphins." Other honors are rolling in for the 58-year-old artist. Keep Florida Beautiful magazine did a centerfold story on Berry featuring five of his drawings.

The magazine opened the article with "We usually reserve our center pages to feature portfolios of some of Florida's outstanding photographers. However, we've changed the format in this issue to introduce our readers to the dramatic pen and ink drawings of Jim Berry." three months, have catapulted Berry from local fame into regional and now national recognition. His dots are related to an art technique similar to pointillism or stipple, a form of drawing or painting in dots or short strokes. His pictures are usually wildlife related such as a Siberian tiger club, herons, manatees, eagles, owls, and his most current, still on the drawing table, a white wolf. National recognition came this month as 250,000 subscribers looked at their November issue of The Artist's Magazine.

Three of Berry's dolphin drawings swim across the page of an ad selling Rapidograph technical pens. DECEMBER CALENDAR The Life section publishes a monthly calendar of major public events sponsored by non-profit organizations. The next calendar will run Dec. 1. Deadline to submit items for the December Calendar is 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 16. All information must be submitted in vriting and must include name and description of the event; time, date and place (including street address); admission cost and a publishable telephone number. The Life section staff reserves right to omit items that do not include complete information. Send items to: December calendarLife Pensacola News Journal P.O.

Box 12710 Pensacola, Fla. 32574 Or deliver your information to our offices, located at Jefferson and Romana streets, downtown Pensacola by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1 6. Information will not be accepted by telephone.

Soak up some fun by painting with sponges Julie Sackman Kids Craft mmm ruiiiMhi I You can use sponges to print pictures on gift wrap, greeting cards and other things. You cut sponges into shapes, dip the shapes in paint and then press the shapes on your paper. You can use sponges like those sold at the grocery store, or flattened sponges found in a craft store. These are easy to cut, and expand when exposed to water. MATERIALS sponges scissors paint paper, cardboard or posterboard palette (I used a Styrofoam meat tray) glue glitter INSTRUCTIONS 1.

Draw simple designs on sponges. 2. Cut out the designs. You might need to ask an adult to help you. 3.

Spread newspaper on the table. 4. Pour paint on your palette. .5. Saturate your sponges with water and then squeeze all of the water out of the sponges.

The sponges absorb the paint better if they are damp, but if there is The Escambia Council of PTAs provides this information ftll Acn cc-f-r excess water in the sponges, the paint will run. 6. Dip the sponges in the paint and gently press them on the paper. 7. After the paint dries, outline some of the shapes with glue, sprinkle glitter in the glue and shake off the excess glitter.

You can also outline the shapes with colored glue. You can buy colored glue, or you can make your own. To make colored glue, add paint or food coloring to glue and shake to distribute the color. Julie Sackman has an elementary education degree. If you have questions or suggestions for future columns, write: Kid's Craft, Pensacola News Journal Life Section, P.O.

Box 12710, Pensacola, Fla. 32574. I i'i 6 -x Help your child chose toys that --heshe has out grown or lost interest. Be sure they are in good condition, then let your child donate them to a charity 'organization. Steve MawyerNews Journal Cut sponges into different shapes, dip them in paint and let your imagination soar.