| Stan Gober and the
Buzzard
Queens headed a long list of entertainers that helped raise more than
$17,000 at the Celebration of Life Saturday, Dec. 11, to benefit
Hospice of Naples at Stan's Idle Hour in Goodland. In its fifth year, the fund-raiser brought in $17,135, surpassing 1998's total of $14,334. The late Betty Bruno, long-time Goodland resident and Hospice supporter, was remembered during celebration ceremonies at the start of the event Celebration of Life first began when entertainer J. Robert suggested that his late son, Myles Houghtaling who died at 17 from injuries sustained in an auto accident five years ago, be remembered for his life, not his tragic death. |
 PATRICK ONAN PHOTO Boco Reed was the crowd-pleaser at the annual fund-raiser for the Hospice of Naples put on by Stan's Idle Hour in Goodland Saturday, Dec. 11. |
| Bruno was
one of the
persons that initiated the first celebration fund-raiser at Stan's
and was a strong supporter before he died more than a year ago. Television personality Joe Klimas served as master of ceremonies, but it was Gober who kept up the fast pace of the six-hour event. In between entertainers he, performed his version of a telethon, telling jokes, dancing and singing, while attendees came up and handed him money. Gober, too, was instrumental in getting all the entertainment provided free. Many well-known Goodland, Marco Island and Naples entertainers performed. Among them were Frankie Ray and Mary Ellen, Bob Gideons, Rex Roden and the Hot Country Band, Johnny Angel, Wally and the Alibi Band, J. Robert, Jeff Hilt and the Stampede, Miles Loud | Merrill, Sunni Jones and Bill Beach. |
