Home Show features nearly 100 vendors
By CHUCK BALLARO - | Feb 3, 2021
Nearly 100 vendors, many of them local, came to the Fort Myers Home and Remodeling Show at the Lee Civic Center, with good crowds throughout the weekend.
“We’ve done better than other shows that have been put on. We have about 30 exhibitors who do our show and they have guidelines for COVID. If we had them here, it would be totally full,” said Jackielou, show manager. “The vendors are doing really well.”
While some stayed away, some mainstays returned. Among them was Elite Home Game Rooms, which brings in unique and classic pinball machines every time they come.
without warning, he was shot in the back. mario survived. but he couldn't describe his attacker. three weeks later there was a similar incident a few blocks away. 34-year-old factory worker herman montenedro was walking home after a serious night of drinking when somebody shot him in the back. he, too, survived, but he didn't see the gunman either. police recovered the .9 mm bullet. >> there were no grooves on the bullets. and we're probably dealing with a zip gun type of homemade rep. >> two months later, a short distance away in queens, 78-year-old joe proce was about to open the door to his apartment when he was shot with a 0.9 millimeter zip gun. he died later at the hospital.
this time the killer left a note beside the victim. it was a threat to kill 12 people, one for each astrological sign of the zodiac. >> this is the zodiac. the 12 signs will die when the belts in heaven are seen. >> the next day a similar note arrived at the offices of "the new york post" newspaper. the killer called himself "the zodiac." the zodiac claimed responsibility for the three shootings. but he mistakenly believed that he had killed all three. it was apparent the zodiac knew his victim's birthdays and astrological signs. mario orozco was a scorpio. herman montenedro was a gemini, and joe proce was a taurus. but how did the zodiac know the victim's astrological signs?
this time the killer left a note beside the victim. it was a threat to kill 12 people, one for each astrological sign of the zodiac. >> this is the zodiac. the 12 signs will die when the belts in heaven are seen. >> the next day a similar note arrived at the offices of the new york post newspaper. the killer called himself "the zodiac." the zodiac claimed responsibility for the three shootings. but he mistakenly believed that he had killed all three. it was apparent the zodiac knew his victim's birthdays and astrological signs. mario orozco was a scorpio. herman was gemini and joe proce was a taurus. but how did the zodiac know the victim's astrological signs?
without warning he was shot in the back. mario survived. but he couldn't describe his attacker. three weeks later there was a similar incident a few blocks away. 34-year-old factory worker jermaine montenesdro was walking home after a night of drinking when somebody shot him in the back. he too survived but he didn't see the gunman either. police recovered had 9 mm bullet. >> there were no grooves on the bullets. and we're probably dealing with a zip gun type of home made weapon. >> two months later, a short distance away in queens, 78-year-old joe proce was about to open the door to his apartment when he was shot with a 9 mm zip code. he died later at the hospital.