============================================================ DIGITAL DIGEST � http://www.bonitanews.com � September 10, 2004 ============================================================ Subscribe to the Bonita Daily News: http://web.bonitanews.com/circulation/ HURRICANE IVAN NEARS JAMAICA, KILLS 23 Hurricane Ivan took aim Thursday at Jamaica and possibly Florida after killing 23 people in five countries and devastating Grenada, where police fired tear gas to stop a looting frenzy and frightened students armed themselves with knives and sticks. Ivan, the deadliest hurricane to hit the Caribbean in a decade, pummeled Grenada, Barbados and other southern islands on Tuesday. On Thursday, it strengthened into a Category 5 storm - the most powerful, with 160 mph winds - and was expected to hit Jamaica, where officials urged a half million people to evacuate coastal and flood-prone areas, on Friday. LEE RESIDENTS URGED TO START THEIR HURRICANE PREPARATIONS Cheryl Wallace didn't take much comfort Thursday night in learning that Hurricane Ivan was downgraded from a Category 5 storm. The 41-year-old Bonita Springs hospice nurse wasn't certain whether her family would ride out Category 4 Ivan in their home, or flee to safety. "It's nervous and anxious," she said. "It's like always in the back of my mind. If we're in the swath, we're going to leave if it's a (Category) 4 or 5." RESIDENTS CONVERGE ON STORES, LUMBER YARDS Southwest Florida residents searched for plywood like it was gold Thursday. Faced with the possibility of a direct hit from a Category 5 hurricane, they jammed lumber yards, hardware stores and home improvement warehouses in search of wood to protect their windows and doors � and their lives. Some waited for more than an hour to buy plywood at the Home Depot off U.S. 41 in south Fort Myers. At 1 p.m., more than 60 people stood in line for wood. FEW SAFE PLACES EXIST IF A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE HITS With thoughts of Hurricane Ivan heavy on the minds of Southwest Floridians, property owners wonder how strong a hurricane their homes and local evacuation shelters can take. They're asking insurance companies, law enforcement, even their neighbors. But the real answer, according to the International Hurricane Research Center in Miami, is simple. If a Category 5 hurricane hits Collier or Lee counties, houses will be damaged. How badly? No one knows. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.bonitanews.com PERSPECTIVE: EDITORIAL: HURRICANE READINESS -- CHARLEY, FRANCES TAUGHT THERE'S MORE WE CAN DO We count the ways Collier County got lucky with Hurricanes Charley and Frances. Here is another, in addition to all the tried-and-true fundamentals, to keep in mind as we prepare for Ivan. It's about unguided missiles. It's a miracle so many of them remained unlaunched the first two times. Builders can help us all stay safer this time around by better securing construction sites. Throughout the county amid Charley and Frances it was easy to spot areas around buildings in progress loaded with loose lumber and metal parts. See more of today�s Perspective stories at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/perspective BUSINESS: GOUGING CHARGES INCLUDE EAST NAPLES HOTEL An East Naples hotel is the fifth in the state to be charged with price gouging after Hurricane Charley. Attorney General Charlie Crist filed a complaint Thursday against the Baymont Inns & Suites, located near the intersection of Davis and Collier boulevards. The Attorney General's Office alleges the hotel charged three customers "unconscionable" prices during and after the storm. A Florida statue prohibits essential items from being sold at higher-than-normal prices during a state of emergency. See more of today�s Business stories at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/business NEAPOLITAN: SEEING THE LIGHT IN BLACK AND WHITE THE EVERGLADES � Life is good for Clyde Butcher at his 13-acre Loose Screw Sanctuary deep in the Everglades, where few Neapolitans would choose to live. The highly successful 62-year-old master photographer is showing nine black-and-white landscapes he took while visiting Cuba three times in 2002 for the United Nations' "Year of the Mountains." These views of the Sierra Maestra and other landscapes are being seen for the first time at the von Liebig Art Center. A members' preview tonight is the latest event in Butcher's full calendar. See more of today�s Neapolitan stories at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/neapolitan
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