============================================================ DIGITAL DIGEST � http://www.marconews.com � September 10, 2004 ============================================================ Subscribe to the Naples Daily News: http://web.marconews.com/marco/subscribe.html 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. EXHIBIT TO SHOWCASE KIDS' WORKS FROM SUMMER CLASSES With deliberate details in its gray sky, bare brown trees and snow-covered ground, Winter Forest in Massachusetts makes you feel as though you're walking through a forest after a snowstorm. The acrylic-on-canvas painting looks like something done by a professional artist, but a look at its label reveals that it's the creation of 11-year-old Lily Sullivan. The painting is one of 22 pieces in the Art League of Marco Island's first student summer art exhibit. TWO DOWN; IVAN TO GO? Knock on wood. As Hurricane Frances slowly rumbled across Florida last weekend, Marco Island once again missed out on major damage, and city planners seemed to have a better handle on preparing for the worst. Only three weeks after a close brush with Hurricane Charley, Marco Islanders braced themselves for a Labor Day weekend visit from Frances. Island palm trees sustained the worst damage, as they did during Charley. About 70 trees collapsed, of which only five could not be mended. There was no damage to city infrastructure, City Manager Bill Moss said. THE ISLAND HOPPER: HUNKERING DOWN AT THE SNOOK Here in beautiful downtown Seattle, the local music scene ... Oops, sorry. With all the rain, I forgot for a moment that we live in the Sunshine State, the land of blue skies and gentle ocean breezes. Between Charley, Frances and the upcoming Ivan, I keep hoping we run out of storms before we run out of alphabet. Here in beautiful downtown Seattle, the local music scene ... Oops, sorry. With all the rain, I forgot for a moment that we live in the Sunshine State, the land of blue skies and gentle ocean breezes. Between Charley, Frances and the upcoming Ivan, I keep hoping we run out of storms before we run out of alphabet. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.marconews.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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