Photos from December 1, 2005

  • Boats decked out with Christmas lights cruise Naples Bay during the 2004 Naples Holiday of Lights Boat Parade.
  • Decorated boats cruise down the Imperial River near Bonita Beach Road for the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce Holiday Boat Parade in 2004.
  • At 6 months, Sara, a yellow labrador retriever, is full of energy and highly impressionable. The training attempts to remove much of her dog instincts, like eating everything she sees on the ground, and replace it with selfless loyalty to her owner.
  • Randy Powers of Southeast Guide Dogs, right, has 30 years of experience in training seeing eye dogs. He now teaches the “puppy raisers” class in Fort Myers, where Angeli and Sara take classes.
  • Maja Angeli taps and prods an ATM machine with Sara present as other class members and their dogs-in-training wait to take their turn. Dogs must become accustomed to strange noises and remain passive yet attentive.
  • Maja Angeli works Sara, a six-month-old Yellow Labrador Retriever at night around the streets of downtown Fort Myers. Sara will always walk on the left side of her owner.
  • People’s Pottery has a wonderful selection of handmade menorahs, like this colorful one by Tamara Baskin ($144). I like the shape of the Art in Metal by Infinity ($142).
  • Pictured left to right: Lemon Olive Oil by DaVero ($22.99), Huile de Noisettes by J. LeBlanc ($20.99), Extra Virgin Olive Oil by Evoo ($11.99), Organic Pumpkin Oil by Rapunzel ($20.99), Black Truffle Olive Oil by Condimento, ($39.99), Grapeseed Oil by Salute Santé ($10.99), Roasted Garlic Olive Oil by Gaeta ($7.99), Asian Chili Oil by Stonewall Kitchen ($7.99), and in the back, Extra Virgin Olive Oil by Pons ($19.99).
  • The light green and yellow hues shown in Florida Bay in this satellite image from Saturday are the calling cards of a massive algae bloom. Water samples collected the same day several miles west of Naples indicate that the bloom, which is nearly half the size of Rhode Island, contains red tide.
  • Bil MacDonald, of Bonita Springs, was a contestant on five 'Jeopardy!' shows that aired Tuesday through Friday of last week.

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