I’m wordpress newbie (with previous html experience) in the dashboard, and trying to set up my homepage/website without much success. I've created a few test pages.

I'd like it to have the following features:

1. Be static (not blog).
2. Have three columns:
a) left for navigation, menus.
b) center for main, content
c) right for ads, adsense.
3. I want to upload my own gif left column.
4. The homepage frame/format will be the same for all other webpages.

Here are some examples of what I am interested in.

http://www.jugglenow.com/
http://www.diva-girl-parties-and-stuff.com/
http://www.flat-stomach-exercises.com/
http://www.coffeedetective.com/

Thanks in advance.