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NEWS OF NOTE

Easter Bunny tovisit local school

The Easter Bunny willarrive at Christ LutheranSchool at 9 a.m. Saturday, andhe is bringing lots of goodiesfor local children.

The event is open to thepublic and includes a pancakebreakfast with sausage, coffeeand orange juice.

Cost is $5 for adults and $8for children. The children’sticket includes their ownphoto with the Easter Bunny.

Reservations are required. To make a reservation,

contact the school office at542-8768.

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By DREW [email protected]

Lee County’s unemploymentrate hit a record high in February,coming in at 12 percent.

The number is nearly doubledfrom February 2008, when the

unemployment rate was at 6.4 per-cent.

Released on Friday, the num-bers reveal a picture of Florida’sworkforce that is growing progres-sively worse.

The state’s unemployment ratewas 9.4 percent for February, rep-resenting 874,000 people currentlyout of work. The statewide numberis up from 8.8 percent in January’09, and 4.2 percent in February of’08.

Lee County’s unemploymentrate is not the highest among of allFlorida’s 67 counties; that distinc-tion goes to Flagler county at 14.2percent, but there has been negativejob growth in nearly all categories.There are close to 34,000 peopleout of work in Lee County.

Career and Service Centerspokeswoman Barbara Hartmansaid the Leisure and Hospitalityindustry is up 600 jobs, while theprofessional and business service

industry increased by 200 jobs. Still, it has done little to make a

true dent on the thousands current-ly out of work.

“I don’t want to give the impres-sion there’s no hiring, there is, butit’s at a reduced level,” Hartmansaid. “The people that are findingemployment doesn’t make a dent inour labor market statistics becausethere’s 33,800 people out of

Unemployment rate hits 12 percent


The 20th annual Sounds ofJazz and Blues Festival returnsfor another year of great musictoday at Jaycee Park..

Live jazz and blues, withnational recording jazz sensation

Wayman Tisdale as the headliner,will fill the waterfront as theevent kicks off at 5 p.m.

“We create an amazing atmos-phere,” said Todd King, specialevents director for Cape Coral ina recent interview. “Last year wasabsolutely spectacular ... just theliveliness of the crowd, and theweather was great. In my threeyears with the event, last yearwas the best I’ve ever seen. Andthis year is going to be even bet-

ter.”A crowd of 5,000 is expected.Tisdale, a former NBA star,

kicked his musical career intogear in 1995 with the release ofhis first album, “Power Forward.”

Tisdale, the headliner, is justone of the three acts taking thestage.

The opening act is the DamonFouler Group from Tampa,

Sounds of Jazz today at Jaycee Park

By MCKENZIE [email protected]

Superintendent James Browder returned toLee County Friday night after lobbying theFlorida Legislature to provide additionalfunding for the school district.

Browder was in Tallahassee sinceWednesday and sat down with members ofthe Lee County Legislative Delegation to askfor more funding.

“They are aware their role in this is diffi-cult,” said Browder. “And I said, look, youhave to do everything you can to assist us so

School districtlobbies for funds

By GRAY [email protected]

The Cape Coral Community RedevelopmentAgency will move to new offices next week, butdrivers on Cape Coral Parkway aren’t likely tosee a jalopy laden down a la the Joad family —the new offices are a matter of blocks from theCRA’s current headquarters.

Currently situated at 447 Cape CoralParkway, the CRA will move Tuesday to itsnew offices at 1231 Cape Coral Parkway.

The new offices offer more room than the

CRA movingto new offices

By CONNOR [email protected]

Monroe County detectives have issued awarrant for the arrest of Kirstena Whitmore,40, in the beating death of a Cape Coral manaboard his boat in Key West last month.

Warrant issuedin slaying of Cape man in Key West

By GRAY [email protected]

A utility rate studyreleased Wednesday showingthat a 92.5 percent increase inutility rates over five years isneeded to meet the bondrequirements associated withthe utility expansion projecthas some Cape Coral citycouncil members crying foul.

Financial ServicesDirector Mark Mason saidearlier this week the rateincreases are needed to pre-vent the city from defaultingon its water and sewer bonds,worth some $315 million,which would ruin the city’sbond rating and make itextremely difficult and expen-sive to borrow money in analready tight credit market.

Councilmember Bill Deile,however, sees the study as a“scare tactic” used to pushcouncil members into restart-ing the utilities expansionproject.

“They (city staff) put you

in a box where you can’t doanything but what they want,”Deile said.

“This is just anotherattempt to force council to goforward with the UEP,” headded.

A proposal to install waterutilities in the area north ofPine Island Road, commonlyreferred to as North 1-8, thatwould have brought 57,000more parcels and 16,000more customers into the utili-ty system was initially passedby the council in February butwas later rescinded. A similarproposal to bring water, sewerand irrigation utilities to theSW 6/7 area that would havebrought 3,200 homes into the

system was also initiallypassed but eventually haltedlast year.

Councilmember Tim Day,who reversed his vote to goforward with the North 1-8project, said he was surprisedat the extent of the rateincrease.

“I really was expecting a50 percent increase,” Daysaid.

Under a study released byBurton & Associates in May2008, utility rates were pro-jected to rise to $122.21 byfiscal year 2013, assuming astoppage in the UEP.According to the study

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Prospect of utility bills doublingcauses whirlwind of controversy

Rate Debate:Rate Debate:

MICHAEL PISTELLA

Current utility customers face increased rates primarily to pay for the NorthCape Reverse Osmosis plant and other facility expansions because of the stop-page in the utility expansion project.

Council discussion expected Monday

See RATES, page 6A

Current average monthly bill(based on 5,500 gallons): $79.68

The following figures were calculated based on the city ofCape Coral halting the utilities expansion project.

2008 rate study 2009 rate study

FY 2009 $93.82 $81.97

FY 2010 $115.74 $103.70

FY 2011 $115.74 $117.84

FY 2012 $118.93 $134.09

FY 2013 $122.21 $152.77

Source: Burton & Associates

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See UNEMPLOYMENT, 6A

Browder brings plea to Tallahassee

See LOBBIES, page 6

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See SLAYING, page 7A

See JAZZ, page 7A

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By MCKENZIE [email protected]

Four local Red Cross volunteers land-ed in North Dakota this week to aid localresidents in fending off severe floodingfrom the state’s Red River. Lee Countyvolunteer Ron Saberton’s blog discussesthe frigid weather in Fargo, disaster pre-paredness and his expectations for deal-ing with those who lost everything.

Southwest Florida deployed four vol-unteers who are licensed mental healthworkers to counsel residents who losttheir homes and belongings.

“I’m anticipating meeting a lot of dis-traught people who may be losing theirhomes,” wrote Saberton.

There are at least 300 Red Cross vol-unteers, he said, with another 900expected to arrive throughout the week-end.

Deployments typically last threeweeks, although Colin Downey,

spokesperson for the local chapter, saidit’s difficult to determine how long LeeCounty volunteers would stay in NorthDakota. As soon as Saberton arrived onThursday he was issued a vehicle andtraveled 25 miles north of Fargo toanother affected area.

National reports from the AssociatedPress stated that forecasters expect anadditional two feet of water to thealready 41 feet present. In many casesthe flooding is higher than piled sand-bags near evacuated homes.

Many volunteers said it was odd tosee the flooding continue even thoughthe state is blanketed with snow from astorm.

“There’s intermittent snow and theroads are covered in ice, making for veryrisky driving,” said Saberton. “It’s 14degrees right now. It’s very windy, kindof like a hurricane but white and muchcolder.”

On Thursday trucks were loading withsupplies for people filling sandbagsacross the river, said Saberton, but freez-ing weather put a wrench in the processafter many of the bags froze solid andwere difficult to stack.

In his blog, Saberton said he wasimpressed with the volunteers and resi-dents working in concert to block off the

rising river. “The Red Cross is right here, though.

It’s very impressive, the attitudes of thepeople, their willingness to help isgreat,” said Saberton.

He also joked that he didn’t knowwhere he would be sleeping. Red Crossvolunteers often work 20 hour days dur-ing deployment and Saberton wasn’texpecting a lot of time to rest.

“I don’t know where I’ll be sleepingtonight,” he said. “Right now it’s minuteby minute.”

So far the Red Cross has deployed409 volunteers, according to an updateon Friday, as well as 30 emergencyresponse vehicles and more than 55,000ready-to-eat meals. For relatives of thoseuprooted in North Dakota, the organiza-tion offers a “Safe and Well Web site”where victims can leave messages fortheir friends and families.

Local ARC spokesman Downey willbe deployed to North Dakota next weekto employ his role as a media representa-tive in flooded areas. He has been usingonline programs such as “Twitter” toperiodically update the public using thechapter’s Web site (www.arclcc.org).

Cape ‘Tea Party’ canceled due to fear of fines


A Cape resident is changing her mindabout protesting potential service taxesafter being threatened, she says, with anumber of fines from the city.

Lynn Rosko had scheduled a “teaparty” at Jaycee Park on April 1 to objectto the city’s proposed service tax —which would tax electricity and naturalgas — but has since called off herprotest due to opposition from the city.

Rosko said she was originally told byParks and Recreation Director StevePohlman that the gathering could not

exceed 499 participants, or she would berequired to provide special permitting,security, and insurance.

She said Pohlman has since changedhis position, and Rosko would require apermit because of the event’s potential todraw more than 499 people.

“The city is piling it on, saying youhave to do this, you have to that. It’sbecome a very expensive proposition,”she said.

Rosko estimated the required permit-ting and insurance would easily cost“several thousand,” though she admittedthat amount is only an estimate.

The tea party, then, is effectively can-celed, though Rosko said people are wel-come to gather at Jaycee Park to speaktheir mind. She just wants it known thatshe has separated herself from the situa-

tion. “If people want to get together it’s

their right. They have a FirstAmendment right to assemble peaceful-ly,” Rosko said. “If they want to do thatthey have a right, but I’m not going to besponsoring or organizing it, effectiveimmediately. I don’t want them (the city)to come after me.”

Rosko is instead turning her focustoward a tea party event in Fort Myers onApril 15.

The Tax Day Tea Party in Fort Myerswill be held at Centennial Park at 5 p.m.,and Rosko said Cape Coral residentshave been invited to attend.

“These tea parties arehappening all over theUnited States. It’s inNaples, Fort Myers, Fort

Myers Beach, it’s not an unusual occur-rence,” Rosko added.

As part of the city budget, the councilhas not yet voted on the proposed publicservice tax. If the tax is approved, itwould not take effect until 2010.

Rosko said in an interview earlier inthe week she has not estimated what herown costs would be if the tax were insti-tuted, but added that she would be mostconcerned about those on a fixed incomeand those like disabled veterans who donot have to pay property tax

City officials did not return callsseeking comment by press time.





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He is the son of TammyKilpatrick of Fort Myers.

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Air Force Airman ChadMaik has graduated frombasic military training atLackland Air Force Base,San Antonio, Texas.

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UEP delays reason for rate increasesTo the editor:

Well surprise, surprise! Interesting what we read in thelocal media especially from Councilmember Tim Day, whoagain attempts to shift blame and demonize others as opposedto taking responsibility for his own myopia.

Take this Day quote for example; “This really and trulyisn’t about utilities anymore. It is about money.” Oh, “real-ly and truly” Tim? Since you weren’t in the Cape at the time,please spare us your inaccurate and irrelevant account of theUEP history. After almost eight years on council and hismany voting contradictions, I seriously doubt that Mr. Daycould grasp the purpose for providing a city wide utilitysystem in the largest city between Tampa and Miami.

On June 9, 2008 Mayor Eric Feichthaler, Mayor Pro-temTim Day and Council members Pete Brandt and Bill Deilevoted to halt the UEP expansion in SW 6 & 7. The no votewas cast in spite of being apprised previously of the conse-quences. That vote smacked in the face of the intended pur-pose and the well documented need for a city wide utility sys-tem. The consequences of that no vote on June 9, and subse-quent votes that added Councilmember Grill to the nay col-umn, is now before city council. Higher utility rates are need-ed to satisfy the construction bonds. Should that fail, the bur-den will shift to all property owners by way of higher proper-ty taxes, to avoid default of those bonds. So the existingratepayers get to pay twice since they already paid their shareof building the system.

No matter how they slice and dice it, the existing 52,000-plus ratepayer accounts, will be the sole beneficiaries for the“privilege” of paying twice as a result of incompetence andlack of understanding the scope of their actions. Their reck-less attitude has failed to provide for the health, safety andenvironment of this city. Instead of casting votes based ongood governance and the “over all good of the city,” we nowhave obstructionists who are far more interested in “politicalgamesmanship.”

The utility system expansion began almost two decadesago. It was on schedule to be completed by the end of the nextdecade. It never was intended to end in mid-stream nor was itplaned to end prematurely as evidenced by the system designcapacity.

And for those who can’t stand the heat of political officeand are incapable of making sound decisions for the overallbenefit of our city, allow me to suggest a less stressful voca-tion. Stamp collecting comes to mind.

Ralph LePeraCape Coral

Americans need to take their government back

To the editor The destruction of innovation, the underpinnings of our

economy and society, is just what the globalists want forAmerica. The KSR decision was no fluke. Their attack onAmerica is total.... they have destroyed our economy on justabout every level, and continue to subvert us making recoveryall but impossible for small business. You can thank fascistslike George Bush and family for much of what ails America,but several others are to blame from Phil Gramm to AntoninScalia to Allen Greenspan and many more. I don’t want to getinto a political rant here, but our own lives have been the vic-tim of corporatism run amok. Large and multi-national corpo-rations own us lock, stock, and barrel.

And for those of you that still do not understand or contin-ue to resist the obvious, this next four to eight years withoutyour support may very well end this great 200-plus yearexperiment. The only reason you continue to resist the obvi-ous is because you have not taken the time required to be amember of this republic. I can hear you now — what the hellis KSR, and what the hell does that have to do with me?

You ask what you can do? The list is endless. A little cre-ativity and participation could mean the difference for yourchildren and grandchildren. Stay informed — read, watchsomething other than FOX News — try the BBC for the realstory. Talk to your friends and family members. Be supportiveof the positive changes that are before us thanks to our newleadership. Write a letter, call your representative and tell himyou are angry and you’ve had enough and that it’s your gov-ernment and you want it back. They are not there to getreelected; they’re there for one single purpose and that is torepresent YOU. You cannot imagine in your wildest dreamswhat phone calls get accomplished. Your representativesunderstand that they do not have to represent you; they under-stand that their obligations are to the multinational corpora-tions who supply them with the revenue to be reelected. Icould go on but I feel I may be wasting both our times.

Gary GiebelsCape Coral

Add ’em upTo the editor:The following are taxes we all pay in some manner or

form.Accounts Receivable Tax, Building Permit Tax, CDL

license Tax, Cigarette Tax, Corporate Income Tax, DogLicense Tax, Excise Taxes, Federal Income Tax, FederalUnemployment Tax (FUTA), Fishing License Tax, FoodLicense Tax, Fuel Permit Tax, Gasoline Tax (44.75 centsper gallon), Gross Receipts Tax, Hunting License Tax,Inheritance Tax, Inventory Tax, IRS Interest Charges IRSPenalties (tax on top of tax), Liquor Tax, Luxury Taxes,Marriage License Tax, Medicare Tax, Personal Property Tax,Property Tax, Real Estate Tax, Service Charge Tax, Social

Security Tax, Road Usage Tax, Sales Tax, RecreationalVehicle Tax, School Tax, State Income Tax (Is this next?),State Unemployment Tax (SUTA), Telephone FederalExcise Tax, Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax,Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes,Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax, TelephoneRecurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax, Telephone Stateand Local Tax, Telephone Usage Charge Tax, Utility Taxes,Vehicle License Registration Tax, Vehicle Sales Tax,Watercraft Registration Tax, Well Permit Tax, WorkersCompensation Tax, 911 emergency services equalization tax(or something similarly named)

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and ournation was the most prosperous in the world.

We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middleclass in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What in the heck happened? Can you spell “politicians”?Are you mad yet?

Lynn Rosko Cape Coral

Ask the Attorney GeneralTo the editor:In 2006 the Auditor General conducted an opera-

tional and compliance audit of the City of Cape Coral.There were many findings that did not bode well forThe city of Cape Coral.

On the followup audit there were still some findingsthat had not been resolved. One of those findings wasfinding #4. This State Audit Revisit in October 2008clearly states that this finding has not been addressedand that it is in fact a point of law.

What his finding addresses is that the city does nottake into consideration all available net assets fromprior fiscal years when adopting budgets for water,sewer and storm water which is contrary to FloridaState Statute 166.241(2).

The last time this finding was discussed on the coun-cil floor we heard misinformation coming from the daisrelated to making the budget appear to look larger thanit actually was. This was not true then and it is not truenow. If a project is split over two or more fiscal periodsthe portion of the funds that would be spent in that actu-al fiscal period would be allocated to that particularcycle. Therefore we would actually obtain a better snapshot related to what was going on in any given budgetcycle.

This city manager disagreed with this finding as didthe city attorneys. Former Mayor Arnold Kempe agreedwith the auditor general as did Councilman Deile. Boththese gentlemen are attorneys and surely would wel-come a good debate, but the time for debate is over anda long over due attorney’s general opinion is in order. Ithas been nearly three years and I believe the residentshave a right to know if the city is or is not breaking thelaw. We just can’t sweep things like this under the rugand walk away from them.

This has been going on (as well as other findings) foraround three years now. Isn’t it time we cleared this up?We need to get to the truth (request an attorney generalopinion and let the cards fall where they may). If thecity manager is right then leave things they way they areif he is wrong then make the necessary adjustments inorder to keep the state happy. So let’s get an attorneygeneral’s opinion on finding #4 and straighten this con-flict out once and for all.

John SullivanCape Coral Minutemen

City is making work, wasting moneyTo the editor:Why is the city painting center line and crosswalk lines on

the side streets off of Surfside? These streets have not had lineson them forever. And we all knew where to walk and to drive.

Why now? I tell you why. The man / woman in charge of this depart-

ment needs to spend money to get more next budget year, andto make their job meaningful to the powers that be. Otherwisethe powers that be will cut the department and save us money.This happens ever year. How many times have you seen thefour guys standing around and one guy working? If you justput a freeze on spending and/or cut it these people would learnto work harder and smarter by doing more with less. That ishow it is done in the real world.

Stop wasting our money!Scott SwinkCape Coral

School board needs to handle money more responsibly

To the editor:It is clear from headlines to TV reports that Lee

County schools are facing dire emergency. With threatsof 3 percent pay cuts for teachers and staff, 80 fine artsand music teachers receiving notifications and pro-grams for children being cut next year the time foraction is now.

Solution of the superintendent and majority of Boardmembers is to ask taxpayers for a 1 percent sales taxraise and more money from the State Legislature. All ofthis would be fine if this board could prove it has spent

Should the city raise utility rates to make up for the stop of the Utility Expansion Project?

Critics of the city-run utility system were served upenough fodder this week to feast upon for years.

The rest of us got some bitter food for thought.Utility rates could nearly double in the next five years

bringing the average Cape Coral water and sewer billfrom $81.97 per month to $157.79.

The proposed rate increases come on top of annualincreases implemented in 2006 and exceed previous pro-jections by a substantial amount.

If this news wasn’t bad enough in a community withone of the highest foreclosures rates in the country andunemployment topping 12 percent, it got worse: CapeCoral is out of compliance with its bond covenants onmoney borrowed to expand utility infrastructure.

As a result, in January, the city was required to comeup with a new rate plan to assure a revenue stream greatenough to correct a technical default.

What’s surprising is that everyone is so surprised —previous rate estimates were based on the addition of newratepayers to share costs. With two portions of the utilityexpansion project on hold, and new home constructionnon-existent, the only source for money is those of usalready on the system.

No one is happy and throw-the-bums-out rhetoric isrunning rampant —with the definition of “bums” varyingto include council, contractor, city administrators andeven the UEP critics who got the last two planned expan-sions stopped.

It’s time for everyone to take a deep breath. We allagree the news is bad. That can’t be changed.

What we need to do is make sure that the solution doesnot make things worse — something we’ve hopefullylearned from the “solutions” that got us into this fix.

Yes, some reasons for the crisis were beyond the city’scontrol. The current credit crunch was unforeseen as wasthe collapse of the housing market as the city expandedfacilities to accommodate the record influx of new resi-dents and the thousands more projected to come.

Others, though, were absolutely within staff and coun-cil control as the critical balance between expansion costsand expansion plans was debated, and expansion projectswere approved, halted, approved, and halted yet againwhile costs accrued.

We suggest that council quickly schedule a specialworkshop to discuss the analysis and rate study update; aplace on Monday’s workshop session is not enough.

Get questions answered and examine the three rateoptions offered in the context of the overall utility expan-sion project. Those rate plan options, as outlined by citystaff this week, are:

■ Set rates without any additional utility expansionover the next five years. This option would result in thehighest increases.

■ Set rates that include 16,000 new customers byexpanding water-only services to all of the propertiesnorth of Pine Island Road. The rate study estimates thisoption would result in a 55.3 percent increase, raising anaverage monthly bill to $127.33 in five years.

■ Set rates that would include the estimated 16,000water-only customers in the north Cape and an estimated6,250 additional customers by extending water and sewerto properties in Southwest 6/7. The rate study estimatesthis option would result in a 47.6 percent increase, raisingan average monthly bill to $120.99 in five years.

The latter two options also would result in less bor-rowing as the assessment of capital expansion fees tounimproved properties in the north Cape would help payfor the new water treatment plant that’s nearly finished.

We would ask council to add one thing to the list:Look at the other side of the balance ledger — at

expenses and additional cost reductions within operations. The bond covenants require that rates provide for oper-

ations and maintenance in addition to the debt service.There is not a private business — or government entity,either — in southwest Florida that is not examining costs.Can the city save money by self-scrutiny of in-houseoperations, by outsourcing, or through other means?

Council needs to ask these hard questions, then listenwell, offer other options that are viable — and then dothe job its members have been elected to do: Make aninformed decision.

And live with it.Dithering and blinders helped get us into this mess.

Sound leadership and focus are the only way out.

— Breeze editorial

See LETTERS, page 5A

Charles JonesCape Coral

retired“I’ve already paid my $16,000to hook up to it, why should Ipay for someone else?”

Marty WisherCape Coral

designer“I don’t think they should raisethe rates right now, especiallysince a lot of people don’thave jobs.”

Dana ParsonsCape Coral

student“No, I don’t think the ratesshould be raised. Maybe theyshould be going about (theUEP) differently.”

Vincenzo ColavolpeCape Coral

seafood marketer“We shouldn’t pay for that,that should be governmental.”

Bill BrownCape Coral

cook“They need to find some otherway to pay for it. In this econ-omy, people can’t afford fortheir rates to be raised.”

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its money wisely and has done all in itspower to alleviate the crisis.

Unfortunately, one of the board’sown members, Mr. Robert Chilmonik,has repeatedly shown otherwise. He hasrepeatedly called for a referendum tomove monies from Capital to Operatingbudgets (such as was done in CollierCounty) He has shown money is there tosolve problems. He has also called foraudits to correct the waste of moneyshown in the last report of internal audi-tor, Julie Nieminsky. He has also votedagainst spending money for un-neededland purchases for schools not neededwith declining enrollments.

The superintendent’s response is thatif he supported such a referendum is thatthere would re re-occurring expensesfour to eight years down the road. Hewas more concerned about his reputa-tion later than the harm being facedtoday. Clearly Mr. Chilmonik seemsmore concerned about today’s problemsand solutions than the majority of theBoard and the Superintendent. Thequestion must also be asked; will voterssupport a tax raise and will the legisla-ture vote more money when the presentboard has shown itself less than respon-sible in handling of monies?

John E. TraubeCape Coral

Don’t make existingratepayers pay for new water plant

To the editor:I am a ratepayer and object to possi-

bly having to pay for infrastructure Iwill not be hooked up to. There has to bea way for those who will be hooked intothe water treatment plant and sewertreatment plant to pay for this. My, and

other ratepayers’, financial situation isno different than those who will usethese plants. I am hearing of a rateincrease of $20 a month just for this.This is an outrage and ratepayers need toband together to get this idea defeated.

I have also heard there will be a votenext Monday on this. No vote should betaken until the public has a chance toexpress their outrage about this. The cityhas always said “growth pays forgrowth.” Now it is time for the city tofollow this. Let those who will use thenew plants pay for it, just like we paidfor ours. I am also penalized in thesewer rate because I own a home with apool. Sewer rates are charged by howmany gallons of water is used. Wateradded to the pool certainly didn’t godown the sewer. Why are pool ownerspenalized for this? This also needs to bechanged.

I urge all ratepayers to attend thenext city council meeting and expresstheir outrage at possibly being chargedfor infrastructure we will not use.

Bruce R. MillerCape Coral

Things back to normal on Cape TV

To the editor:A tip of the hat is decidedly in order

to our darling Connie Barron — ourpublic information director — for giv-ing us back that so important TV cam-era, which gives us all our viewing ofthe Cape’s future political stars, at ourweekly council meetings. It was reallygreat to see the faces of Lynn Rosko,John Sullivan, Erick Kuehn, Gary Kingand other future prominent council plan-ners displayed on the screen for theviewers edification — and also quitepleasurable to see such a well attendedmeeting of that March 23 event. The

more exposure given to these weeklymeetings will surely result in moreinterest in our city’s government and it’svery important happenings.

Thanks, Connie — I know you’rethe one who delivered the goods on thisvery important restoration — keep upthe good work.

Joe Curran Sr.Cape Coral

Planting the seeds forgrassroots effort

To the editor:There is so much sniping going on

about individuals in theseletters that it gets to be dis-gusting. Everyone seems tobe so wrapped up in them-selves Issues to the pointwould clear the air and makethis a much better communi-ty. Think about it.

I’m saying that, not onlyin Cape Coral, but all overthe country, we all need toget back to grass roots. Weneed to get down to earth andback to basics. We need totake heed from other commu-nities and put to use whatworks.

Walmart uses the sloganof rolling back prices.Publix, Sweet Bay,Albertsons, Winn-Dixie allneed to roll back prices. Notjust for a weekly special, butover the long haul. Themajor grocery chains shouldhave a Senior Day wherethere would be a 20 to 25percent off on the total bill.

Think how this woulddrive up business. There

needs to be a Day Old type ofbread/bakery store in the central part ofthe Cape. Barter among your friendsand neighbors. What’s happened to theneighbor boy helping out or cuttinggrass?

Various groups need to step up to theplate such as churches, schools, neigh-borhood communities, stores, etc. Call itcommunity service.

Let’s bring back some of the goodthings of the past. Neighbor helpingneighbor. We can make this work.With grass roots groups all over thecountry, we can pull ourselves out ofthis economic slump.

Mary ThomasCape Coral

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

POLICE BLOTTER

OBITUARIES

From page 4A

(The police blotter contains public infor-mation obtained from the Cape CoralPolice Department, the Lee County Sheriff’sOffice and the Lee County Jail booking log.Arrests made are suspicions of crime(s)committed. All persons are innocent untilproven guilty in a court of law.)

Arrests ■ Meghan Harubin, 21, of 1632 S.E.

41st Street, was charged Thursday with bat-tery on a public safety officer.

■ Martin Santiago Jimenez, 29, of 8372Beacon Boulevard, Fort Myers, was chargedThursday with driving with a suspendedlicense, refusing to submit to a DUI test afterlicense suspension and DUI.

■ Steven Christopher Keane, 56, of

1502 S. Lafayette Street, Apt. D-2, wascharged Thursday with domestic battery.

■ Christopher Charles Lambert, 47, of23730 Palm Beach Boulevard, Alva, wascharged Thursday with possession of harm-ful new legend drugs without a prescriptionand driving with a suspended license.

■ Steven Eugene Lao, 19, of 1714 N.E.3rd Avenue, Pine Island, was chargedThursday with possession of a controlledsubstance without a prescription.

■ Joel E. Padilla, 18, of 132 S.E. 25thTerrace, was charged Thursday with fleeingor eluding a law enforcement officer at a highspeed and resisting an officer without vio-lence.

■ Michelle Ann Pearl, 28, 1037 RoseGarden Road, was charged Thursday with

domestic battery.■ Mark A. Rojas, 41, of 2227 S.W. 5th

Avenue, was charged Thursday with DUI.■ Nicholas W. Sileo, 34, of 4703 S.E.

5th Place, was charged Thursday withdomestic battery.

■ Matthew Scott Stone, 31, of 706 S.W.25th Street, was charged Thursday with giv-ing a false identification to a law enforce-ment officer and driving with an expiredlicense more than 4 months.

■ Eric Leigh Stuebinger, 26, of 511N.W. 2nd Avenue, was charged Thursdaywith domestic battery and possession of mar-ijuana not more than 20 grams.

■ Connie Sheree Treadway, 40, of 1012S.E. 38th Street, Apt. 5, was chargedThursday with battery.

Incidents■ In the 1300 block of Del Prado

Boulevard S., unknown person(s) reportedlyremoved items valued at $250.

■ In the 2300 block of Hancock BridgeParkway, unknown person(s) reportedlyremoved items valued at $2,000.

■ In the 800 block of S.E. 47th Terrace,unknown person(s) reportedly removeditems valued at $150.

■ In the 1300 block of Del PradoBoulevard S., unknown person(s) reportedlyremoved items valued at $20.

■ In the 200 block of S.E. 6th Street,unknown person(s) reportedly removeditems valued at $100.

Last week’s Web poll results

Should new transmission lines beinstalled underground?

■ Yes, I’d pay higher utility rates. - 61%■ Maybe, if those who want the lines buried

pay. - 9 %■ Maybe, if the costs don’t affect me. - 12%■ No, keep all costs as low as possible. - 15 %■ Other. - 3 %

Current Web poll question

Should city council revisit the UEP tomitigate utility rate increases?

■ Yes, but water-only for north Cape Coral■ Yes, north Cape and water and sewer in SW

6/7■ No, even if rates double in five years■ Other.

Tell us which agency, share your opinion onpublic records access or leave a comment

online at: cape-coral-daily-breeze.com

Ruth D. PlaskettRuth D. Plaskett, 92, who was born in

Canton, Ohio, on May 18, 1916, diedMarch 5, 2009, in Cape Coral.

She is survived by her daughter andson-in-law, Linda and Millard Long ofCape Coral; four grandchildren, BryanLong of Fort Myers, Jennifer and ShanePaul of Orgeonia, Ohio, Bruce Long ofMichigan City, Ind., and Jamie andCharles Lawrence of South Bend, Ind.;eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild of Hawaii; and her sis-ter, Betty Willis of Cape Coral.

She was an active member of theCaloosahatchee Moose Lodge on CapeCoral Parkway where there will be aMemorial Service Tuesday, April 14, at6 p.m.

LeRoy A. Decker Sr. Roy Decker, 82, of Cape Coral left

for his eternal cruise to his Loving Lordon Thursday, March 26, 2009, after ashort but well fought battle with cancer.

He is survived by his loving wife of61- 1/2 years, Teresa (Terry); brother,Leonard (Betty) Decker; children,LeRoy Jr. (Shirley) Decker, Linda(James) Hall, James (Linda) Decker,Patricia (Clarke) McCullough, Kenneth(Wendy) Decker and Richard (Nancy)Decker. He was the blessed grandfatherand great grandfather of many as well asuncle to numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his par-ents, Clarence and Grace; sister, MarieMole and brother, Stephen.

The family will receive friends atHarvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Home,1600 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers onSunday, March 29th, from 5 - 9 p.m.

The funeral will be at the funeralhome on Monday, March 30, at 11 a.m.followed by entombment at MemorialGardens Cemetery with MilitaryHonors.

Memorials be made to Hope Hospice,2430 Diplomat Pkwy E., Cape Coral,FL 33909.

Bernice Schofield DunlapBernice (Bunny) Schofield Dunlap of

Cape Coral, formerly of PlymouthMeeting, Pa., and Roxborough,Philadelphia, Pa., went to be with theLord Thursday, March 26, in CapeCoral.

She was born in Roxborough,Philadelphia, Pa., June 20, 1922. For 51years, she was the loving wife of CharlesWalter Dunlap, who predeceased her onMarch 22, 2008. She was the daughterof James D. Schofield Sr. and Mabel A.Schofield, now deceased.

She was predeceased by brothersJames D. Schofield Jr. and Richard(Marian) Schofield.

She is survived by a brother, JosephT. (Helen) Schofield Sr.; sister-in-law,Doris (James D. Jr.) Schofield; a broth-er-in-law, Richard(Theresa) Dunlap; sister-in-law, LaVern DunlapMcClennen; and manynieces and nephews.

She was an activemember and supporter of

Faith Presbyterian Church, Cape Coral,and displayed her love of music singingin the choir and playing piano and organfor many different groups.

She retired from C&D Battery inPlymouth Meeting, Pa.

A memorial service to celebrate herlife will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday,April 2, at Faith Presbyterian Church,4544 Coronado Parkway, Cape Coral.

Memorial contributions may be sentto Faith Presbyterian Church’s Bunny &Walter Dunlap Memorial Flower Fundor the building fund, or to LeveringtonPresbyterian Church, 6301 Ridge Ave.,Philadelphia, Pa., for the BunnySchofield Dunlap Memorial FlowerFund.

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released this week — also conducted byBurton & Associates — that projectionwas adjusted to $152.77, under the sameassumption.

The UEP will continue at some point,Day said, so those numbers won’t come tofruition.

“Nobody believed we weren’t going toexpand the UEP,” Day said.

One of Day’s colleagues on the daissays the proposed new rates should not bea surprise.

“Is it a frightening prospect? Sure, butit’s not something I didn’t expect,”Councilmember Dolores Bertolini said.

Deile and others question the numberscontained in the study.

Current rates are based on a 2006 studythat projected an average of 5,250 newcustomers would tie into the utility systemover the course of the project. Deile saidthe largest number of new hook-upsoccurred in 2005 — in the midst of theconstruction boom — when 3,839 newcustomers joined the system.

“(City) staff was making decisionsbased on fantasy,” Deile said.

The unprecedented growth experiencedby the city has come to a screeching halt asa result of the economic downturn, makingthe need to expand the capacity of the util-ity system less urgent.

For the studies conducted in 2008 and2009, the number of average new waterutility tie-ins was tempered to 2,214 and640, respectively.

The dour economy was cited by Deileand other councilmembers as the main rea-son to halt the UEP, which would havebrought hefty assessments and impact feesdown on homeowners.

Some new facilities, such as the NorthRO plant, are nearly complete, and the lackof new utility customers means the costswill now fall upon current utility cus-tomers.

The actual cost of the facility expansion,however, is doubted by critics of the UEP.

“It’s a pattern that every year these esti-mates are going higher,” John Sullivan, anoutspoken UEP critic said.

The expansion of the Everest WaterReclamation Facility, for example, wasprojected to cost $37 million in 2004. By2007, that projection had risen to $89.4million.

Councilmembers are poised to discussthe proposed rate increases Monday.Bertolini said she is looking for solutions,not rhetoric.

“I’m hoping everyone comes to thetable with solutions. We have to addressthe reality of what we’re facing,” Bertolinisaid.

Day said he will push for a reorganiza-tion of the entire project, with the cityreplacing MWH, the current project man-ager.

“Let us have our own subcontractors,”Day said. “That was my thought at thebeginning of this whole thing four yearsago,” he added.

Taking over the UEP, however, mightrequire an increase in city staff at a timewhen council members are already trying

to cut the budget by at least $10 million.“We might have to hire some engineer-

ing staff,” Day said, adding that he wouldrequire all UEP-related workers to live inCape Coral.

The earliest council members couldvote on a rate hike would be May 4, toallow time for a 30-day notification periodfor homeowners.

Rates: Council members conflicted over information receivedFrom page 1A

we don’t have to cut programs that areimportant to children and the communi-ty.”

On Monday the district released a pre-liminary budget based on a $51 millionshortfall from the state. Overall, it wouldcut 578 positions including 80 elemen-tary art and music teachers. District offi-cials are expecting a loss of between $30and $70 million.

Some discussion has also centeredaround reducing employee salaries by 2percent, only three months after the dis-trict approved a 3 percent raise for allpositions.

During the last school board meeting,

Browder said he was in the dark to thereal extent of budget cuts because thestate hasn’t handed over any concretenumbers. On Friday he said not much ofthe dire financial situation has changed,although he added that the Senate’s pro-posal is more favorable for schools.

“The situation hasn’t changed dramat-ically from when I left,” said Browder.“The sense I got from the legislators wetalked to is that it’s very serious.”

The Senate’s budget avoids massivecuts by depending on increased gamingrevenues from Seminole casinos if a dealis brokered between the tribe and thestate of Florida. It would reportedly

maintain per student spending which inLee County was $7,453 in 2006-2007.

On the other hand, the Senate’s budg-et would require the state to loosenrestrictions on the Class SizeAmendment which caps the amount ofstudents in every classroom. This wasapproved in a 2002 voter referendumand would have to be overturned by theLegislature.

Browder also said that the Senate’sbudget used more federal stimulusmoney than the House version.

Many states, including Florida, haveto obtain a waiver from the federal gov-ernment to receive stimulus funds. Any

states that don’t hold school spending at2006 levels are required to obtain thewaiver. Lee County would operate under2004-2005 levels if the newest statebudget passed.

Once the House’s proposal isreleased next week it will have to be rec-onciled with versions from the Senateand governor. The state is expecting a $6billion shortfall.

The superintendent said he hopes thestate releases funding numbers withinthe next three weeks. By July 1 the LeeCounty School Board has to approve abalanced budget according to the FloridaConstitution.

Lobbies: Real impact of revenue decreases as yet unknownFrom page 1A

Unemployment: Numbers nearly double from February 2008work.”

Hartman warned that the increase in thehospitality industry jobs is due to “season”being in full swing, and the number would

undoubtedly crest oncespring turns into summer.

She suggested that feder-al stimulus money will goto help with new job train-

ing for the unemployed, and those receiv-ing unemployment benefits will see anextra $25 in their checks.

“We are gearing up for that and it willhave a positive effect on our economy ...these are support efforts aimed at assistingFlorida workers and their skills,” Hartman

said. The count of people who lost their jobs

in Lee County between January andFebruary is 1,271.

Unemployment numbers for March aredue April 17.

“They (city staff) put you in a box where youcan’t do anything but what they want... This isjust another attempt to force council to go for-ward with the UEP.”

— Councilmember Bill Deile

“Is it a frightening prospect? Sure, but it’s notsomething I didn’t expect.”

— Councilmember Dolores Bertolini

“Let us have our own subcontractors...Thatwas my thought at the beginning of this wholething four years ago.”

— Councilmember Tim Day, who says he will pushfor a reorganization of the entire project, with thecity replacing MWH, the current project manager.

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current ones, and also allow developers tohold discreet conversations with CRAstaffers, something the current offices donot offer.

“When you’re dealing with developersyou want to have a private conversation,”CRA executive director John Jacobsensaid.

A conference room that can seat morethan 200 people is part of the 2,869 squarefeet of office space the CRA will soon callhome. The CRA is currently in discussionswith Edison State College to hold classesthere beginning in the fall.

“You will be able to get your degreeright here in Cape Coral,” Jacobsen said ashe packed materials for the move.

The CRA currently pays $33,920 peryear for 1,600 square feet of office space.Under its new lease contract, the CRA willpay $52,955 per year for five years for thenew offices.

“Our lease was up and we needed morespace,” Jacobsen said.

He added that the move brings the CRAinto the heart of downtown Cape Coral, thedevelopment of which is its central mis-sion.

Whitmore faces charges of accessoryafter the fact to murder and grand theftauto in the brutal slaying of RichardGardner Feb. 10, according to theMonroe County Sheriff’s Department.

Whitmore’s boyfriend, 32-year-oldJonathan LeBaron, has been chargedwith capital first-degree murder inGardner’s death.

Police caught up with the couple, whoallegedly murdered Gardner and fled inhis Mercury Marquis with several of hisbelongings, in a motel in Utah Feb. 22.

Whitmore and LeBaron remain in

custody in the Salt Lake City area,Monroe County officials said.

Whitmore and LeBaron both haveextradition warrants for their return toFlorida to face the charges against them.LeBaron is reportedly fighting the returnorder although a Governor’s warrant forhis extradition was recently obtained,officials said.

Whitmore reportedly told detectivesshe had met Gardner through a Craig’sList internet posting, and that Gardnerhad agreed to let her stay on his boat.When Gardner arrived the night of Feb.

10 to let Whitmore into the boat,LeBaron was waiting inside, she said.

Though Whitmore said she didn’tactually see Gardner killed, she heard“bones crunching” and “sounds of astruggle” as she was physically pushedto the ground under the weight ofGardner’s body, according to police doc-uments.

Evidence collected at the scene of theslaying includes latent fingerprints foundat various locations throughoutGardner’s boat, the Flo To Me, a tablecushion, fingerprints with blood from the

area where Gardner’s body was foundand items “consistent with the collectionof DNA evidence,” according toLeBaron’s arrest warrant.

Additionally, LeBaron threw aswitchblade, a mallet and Gardner’s cellphone from a bridge on Highway 1 asthey fled from the scene, Whitmore toldpolice.

Police have not said if those items arebelieved to be related to Gardner’s death.

which, according to King, has opened upfor blues great B.B. King. Following theDamon Fouler Group is Heather Brookswith Modulation.

Brooks and Modulation are home-grown, based out of Naples and FortMyers.

General admission parking is located

south of Beach Parkway on Southeast15th Avenue between Southeast 44thStreet and Southeast 46th Street. Shuttlebuses will be provided to and from theconcert. General admission parking isfree.

Food and beverages will be availablefor purchase at the event. Coolers are

permitted for families and children. Tickets for Sounds of Jazz are avail-

able at locations throughout the Capeand Lee County including SuntrustBanks, Cape Coral City Hall, BrentsMusic and Sound in Fort Myers, andRainbow Records in Cape Coral. Ticketsalso are available on the phone at 573-

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Ticket prices are $20 in advance, or$25 at the gate. For more informationcall 573-3125.

The move brings the CRA into the heart ofdowntown Cape Coral, the development ofwhich is its central mission.

— CRA executive director John Jacobsen

Jazz: Gates open at 3 p.m.; concerts commence at 5 p.m.From page 1A

North Fort Myers park gearing up for Easter egg huntBy ANDREA [email protected]

The Easter Bunny is coming to town —for his annual stop at North Fort MyersCommunity Park.

The annual Spring Easter Egg Hunt is forchildren up to 10 years old.

“This year we’re doing something a littledifferent,” said senior recreation specialistChristine Susterich. “For zero to 4-year-olds,

we’ll have those who can walk on their ownon the field — no parents.”

For some of the little ones in years past,parents on the field made for a scramble.

“For the little, tiny guys who can’t walk,we’ll have baggies of goodies for them.”

Donations are now being accepted forthose toddlers.

“It needs to be individually wrappedcandy — not chocolates because they melt,”Susterich said.

A deadline for candy donations is Friday,April 3.

“We always get great donations everyyear,” she said.

The event itself is set to begin at 10 a.m.sharp.

“Once the zero to four kids go, then the 5-through 7-year-olds go to a different field.Once they are finished the third set of 8through 10-year-olds will go, and all the par-ents can watch. We had about 500 kids last

year,” said Susterich.“This year we’re expecting about 600,”

added senior recreation specialist LibbyOlive. “It’s always the Saturday beforeEaster, and it’s always rain or shine. Anddon’t forget your basket.”

“What we ask is that when they get theeggs, they drop their candy into their ownbasket and drop them in containers we havearound the park so we can use them againnext year,” said Susterich.

Dear Annie: My husband and Ihave been married 16 years andown a business together. I recentlydiscovered that he has been havingsexual fantasies regarding three ofour employees. These are all mar-ried women who work in the office.

A month ago, I found somethingunimaginable on his desk. He hadwritten separate notes to each ofthese female employees, outlininghis inner feelings and saying he’dlove to date them all individually.

I have not confronted him aboutwhat I discovered. Should I? I’mbasically very shocked. We’ve beenalmost inseparable for 18 years.

— Stunned WifeDear Stunned: Most men have

fantasies, even about women theywork with, but that doesn’t meanyour husband will act on his. Theletters may have been a way to getthem out of his head, and leavingthem on his desk indicates he want-ed you to know. Use this as an

opportunity to talk about your rela-tionship. Tell him what you found,ask him why he wrote the letters,and see if you can nip trouble in thebud.

Dear Annie: With the summermonths coming up, some people areplanning their vacations now.Please settle this debate.

Five working adults share thecost of a vacation cottage, four ofwhom are couples. There are threebedrooms. How is the price of therental divided? Being the sole bach-elor, I think the total should bedivided by five. Last year, the cou-ples arranged it so I paid a third ofthe total. They divide the cost by thenumber of bedrooms.

I think each of the vacationers isenjoying everything the propertyoffers: kitchen, appliances, games,bathrooms, TVs, stereos, DVDplayer, sun deck, etc. We also eachcontribute to the cost of utilities. All

of those expenses are considered incalculating the value of a vacationrental property.

I plan to insist that the cost beshared equally this summer.However, I’d like your input.

— Beach BumDear Beach Bum: Sharing a

room is usually less valuable thanhaving a room to oneself — unlessyou are a couple, in which case,sharing a room is preferable. Thatmeans you should pay one-third thecost of the bedrooms and one-fifththe cost of everything else. If that istoo difficult to assess, we recom-mend dividing everything by fiveand then you throw in a little extra.

Dear Annie: My husband and Irecently retired to a large communi-ty where many of the folks ownpets.

Cat owners permit their cats tojump all over their kitchen counter-tops and even the table. Dog owners

allow their ani-mals to scratchyour legs andget hair all overyour new outfit,and all they sayis, “He’ll calmdown afterawhile,” which

never happens. Andsome of their homessmell.

We want to makenew friends but needthem to understandwe don’t enjoy theirdogs jumping allover when we arrivewith dishes in ourhands. If I owned adog, I wouldabsolutely be con-siderate enough toput the animal whereit won’t disturb any-one when guestscome. Where iscommon sense thesedays?

— AnonymousD e a r

Anonymous: Youneed to be verydirect: Tell thesepeople their animalsmake you uncomfortable and askthat they please put them in anotherroom. If they are unwilling, the onlyway to maintain a friendship is tosocialize outside their homes.

Dear Annie: I want to commenton the letter from “Feeling Hurt andLost in Kapolei,” who has been car-

ing for her mother forfive years, but Momgives her and thegrandchildren a hardtime.

About three yearsago, my mother startedbecoming confusedand unable to focus.She would sometimeslash out at my father nomatter how hard hetried to please her. Atmy cousin’s sugges-tion, I had my mother

evaluated forAlzheimer’s. After aseries of tests andinterviews withMom, me and thetwo of us together,she was found to bein the first stage ofAlzheimer’s disease.

She has been onAricept ever since,and it has helpedslow the progressionof the diseaseenough to enable herto continue dailytasks. I have alsofound great supportand understanding ina local Alzheimer’ssupport group andthe occasional meet-ings in our area ofthe NationalA l z h e i m e r ’ sFoundation.

Please tell “Feeling Hurt” tohave her mother tested and, if nec-essary, put on medication. It couldmake a world of difference.

— Burlington, Vt.Dear Burlington: Thanks for

the excellent suggestion. Readerscan get more information throughThe Alzheimer’s Association(alz.org) at (800) 272-3900.

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Senate budget willhike fees, cut costs

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Itwould cost more to drive a car andgo to college under the FloridaSenate’s first draft of a new budget,and some top school officials couldtake pay cuts.

The appropriations bill is set forrelease late Friday afternoon, butmany details emerged this week dur-ing committee hearings.

That includes a variety of feeincreases for such things as driverlicenses and motor vehicle titles andan 8 percent tuition hike for collegestudents.

Local school superintendentsalaries would be cut by 5 percent.School board member salaries couldbe no higher than those for legisla-tors, meaning a reduction for many.

Closures on I-95will cause delays

MIAMI (AP) — FloridaDepartment of Transportation offi-cials are cautioning anyone travelingon I-95 in Miami-Dade county thisweekend to plan ahead because ofroad closures due to construction.

Closures will begin on StateRoad 112 — the major arterybetween Miami Beach and theMiami International Airport — at10 p.m. Friday night and on I-95 at11 p.m. Both will remain closeduntil Saturday morning. The free-ways will again close Saturday nightinto Sunday morning.

During this time, workers will bepreparing the roadway for the new I-95 southbound express lanes.

Drivers planning to be in the areacan log on to http://www.511south-florida.com for realtime traffic andclosure information.

Minor home damagein Panhandle storms

PENSACOLA (AP) — A seriesof thunderstorms swept through theFlorida Panhandle Friday morning,causing minor home damage but noserious injuries.

Authorities in Santa Rosa countysay seven homes had minor damage,caused mostly by trees falling onroofs and car ports.

Officials throughout thePanhandle reported a few downedpower lines and beach advisorieswere issued because of rough watersfrom the storms.

Bad weather was expected tocontinue moving through the regionthroughout the day.

Infant deaths maybe linked to infection

MIAMI (AP) — Authorities saythe death of two infants and infec-tion of a third infant at MiamiChildren’s Hospital could be direct-ly related to a common bacteria.

Doctors with the hospital and theMiami-Dade County HealthDepartment said Friday the threeinfants from the intensive care unitcontracted three different strains ofpseudomonas more than a week ago.Doctors are still investigating anddidn’t confirm the causes of deathon March 14 and 15 or the differentsources of infection. The conditionof the third infant has improved.

Authorities say the investigationcould last another week. Doctorssaid this is the first time somethinglike this has happened at the hospi-tal.

Mom charged afterbaby starves to death

ORLANDO (AP) — A centralFlorida mother has been arrestedmonths after police say her infantdaughter died of malnutrition.

Orlando Police say BriannaMorgas-Gress was found dead in herbed in November. Her mother toldpolice that Brianna, a twin, had amedical problem that prevented herfrom eating properly. After investi-gating, authorities said that was nottrue. The medical examiner’s officeruled the death of the four-month oldbaby a homicide.

Her mother, Lauren Gress, wasarrested Thursday and facesmanslaughter and child-neglectcharges. Her other children wereplaced with a relative. Gress wasbeing held at the Orange County Jailon $12,000 bail.

Deputies shootman with toy gun

SEFNER (AP) — AHillsborough County sheriff’sdeputy shot a man who was carryingwhat appeared to be an assault riflenear an elementary school.Authorities later discovered it was atoy gun.

Deputy Ricco Palermo, a 10-year veteran of the department, con-fronted the man with the weaponThursday night and told him tolower it. Instead 56-year-old GilbertVelez pointed it at the deputy. Thedeputy fired, hitting the man in thestomach. He is listed in critical con-dition at the hospital.

Authorities later saw that Velezwas carrying an AirSoft BB gun,which uses a mold to capture the

look, feel and weight of a realweapon.

Palmero is on paid leave whilethe investigation continues.

Coast Guard lookingfor missing kayaker

FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) —The U.S. Coast Guard is searchingfor a kayaker who may have gonemissing in the ocean near FortLauderdale.

Officials received a report of anoverturned kayak Thursday. Theylaunched a helicopter and rescueboats, but never located anyone.

The kayak is described as aCobra-brand kayak, about 10 feetlong and white with the phrase,“Dana Point Marina” on it.

NATION

FAA wants bird strikerecords confidential

WASHINGTON (AP) — TheFederal Aviation Administration isproposing to keep secret from travel-ers its vast records on how frequent-ly and where commercial planes aredamaged by hitting flying birds.

The government agency arguedthat some carriers and airportswould stop reporting the incidentsfor fear the public would misinter-pret the data and hold it againstthem. The reporting is voluntarybecause the FAA has rejected adecade-old recommendation fromthe National Transportation SafetyBoard to make it mandatory.

The agency’s formal secrecyproposal came just after FAA offi-cials had said they were going torelease the huge database to TheAssociated Press in response to aFreedom of Information Actrequest.

As President Barack Obamapromises a more open government,the FAA says it needs to expandsecrecy to cover this safety databecause if the public learned the

information then airports and air car-riers wouldn’t report damage frombirds.

KansasJury finds doctor notguilty in abortion case

WICHITA (AP) — Jurors haveacquitted one of the nation’s fewlate-term abortion providers of vio-lating Kansas law requiring an inde-pendent second opinion for the pro-cedure.

But moments after the verdictwas announced Friday, the state’smedical board made public a com-plaint against Dr. George Tiller onsimilar allegations.

Tiller was found not guilty of 19misdemeanor charges stemmingfrom abortions he performed at hisWichita clinic in 2003. Prosecutorshad alleged that a doctor he used forsecond opinions was essentially anemployee of his and not independentas state law requires.

If convicted, Tiller had faced ayear in jail for each charge.

TennesseeVA: 16 patients fromclinics infected

CHATTANOOGA (AP) —Veterans Affairs officials say 16patients exposed to contaminatedequipment at its medical facilitieshave tested positive for viral infec-tions, including hepatitis.

VA spokeswoman Katie Robertssaid Friday that 10 colonoscopypatients from the VA medical centerin Murfreesboro, Tenn., tested posi-tive for hepatitis. She said sixpatients from a VA clinic inAugusta, Ga., tested positive forunspecified viral infections.

The number of reported infec-tions could rise. Roberts says thedepartment doesn’t yet have resultsfrom most of more than 10,000 vet-erans warned to get blood tests

because they could have beenexposed to contamination. Patientsat a medical center in Miami alsowere urged to get tested.

All three sites failed to properlysterilize equipment between treat-ments.

ArizonaSerial shooter getssix death sentences

PHOENIX (AP) — The serialshooter who put the city of Pheonixon edge for nearly two years wassentenced to death Friday for sixmurders.

Dale Hausner, 36, was convictedearlier this month of killing six peo-ple and attacking 19 others in ran-dom nighttime shootings in 2005and 2006.

As the jury’s decisions wereannounced, Hausner was expres-sionless, keeping his head down ashe flipped through papers in front ofhim. Before being led out of thecourtroom, Hausner thanked thejudge who presided over his trial.

Hausner’s mother was whiskedout of the courtroom through a backdoor by one of his lawyers. One ofthe attorneys, Tim Agan, wouldn’tcomment on the six death sentences.

CaliforniaWoman indicted oversea turtle guitar picks

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Afederal grand jury has indicted a SanFrancisco Bay area woman oncharges of illegally importing guitarpicks made from endangered seaturtle shells.

An unsealed Friday says 54-year-old Qing Song imported thepicks or raw shells of the Hawksbillsea turtle from China for sale. Somemusicians covet the shells instead ofplastic picks because they believethey produce a superior tone.

It is illegal in the United Staes to

trade endangered wildlife without avalid permit for scientific research orother approved, noncommercial use.

Washington Residents rebelover dirty dishes

SPOKANE (AP) — The questfor squeaky-clean dishes has turnedsome law-abiding people inSpokane into dishwater-detergentsmugglers.

They are bringing Cascade orElectrasol in from out of statebecause the eco-friendly varietiesrequired under Washington state lawdon’t work as well.

Spokane County became thelaunch pad last July for the nation’sstrictest ban on dishwasher detergentmade with phosphates, a measureaimed at reducing water pollution.The ban will be expanded statewidein July 2010, the same time similarlaws take effect in several otherstates.

But it’s not easy to get sparklingdishes when you go green.

Many people were shocked tofind that products like SeventhGeneration, Ecover and Trader Joe’sleft their dishes encrusted with food,smeared with grease and too gross touse without rewashing them byhand. The culprit was hard water,which is mineral-rich and resistantto soap.

INTERNATIONAL

GermanyExperimental vaccineused in Ebola case

BERLIN (AP) — It was a night-mare scenario: A scientist acciden-tally pricked her finger with a needleused to inject the deadly Ebola virusinto lab mice.

Within hours, members of atightly bound, yet far-flung commu-nity of virologists, biologists andothers were tensely gathered in atrans-Atlantic telephone conferencetrying to map out a way to save herlife.

Less than 24 hours later, anexperimental vaccine — neverbefore tried on humans — was onits way to Germany from a lab inCanada.

And within 48 hours of theMarch 12 accident, the at-risk scien-tist, a 45-year-old woman whoseidentity has not been revealed, wasinjected with the vaccine.

So far, so good. If the woman isstill healthy by Thursday, she canconsider herself safe.

RussiaSnow strands trains

MOSCOW (AP) — Russianmedia say blizzards and snowdriftshave stranded 1,200 people on fivetrains on the Pacific island ofSakhalin.

The Interfax news agency saidFriday the trains that traverse theisland have been stuck in centralSakhalin since Thursday. It saidmore than 200 emergency workerswere clearing drifts of up to 4 meters(13 feet) high and had deliveredwater and food to passengers.

Vesti 24 television showed pas-sengers complaining about the lackof hot water and cell phone cover-age. But local emergency officialTeimuraz Kasayev said in televisedremarks that the situation was“under control.”

The island, north of Japan’sHokkaido, is almost 1,000 kilome-ters (620 miles) long.

ChinaHand, foot and mouthvirus kills 18 children

BEIJING (AP) — Chinesehealth officials said Friday thathand, foot and mouth disease hassickened 41,000 people across thecountry and killed 18 children so farthis year.

The outbreak appears morewidespread than in recent years,based on previously released data,with around twice the number ofpeople infected than during the sameperiod last year.

The disease typically strikesinfants and children, and while occa-sionally deadly, most cases are mildwith children recovering quicklyafter suffering little more than afever and rash.

Brazil

Chemical plant blastcauses huge fire

SAO PAULO (AP) — An earlymorning fire at a chemical depot in aheavily populated neighborhoodprompted a series of fiery explosionson Friday, sending residents fleeingand damaging dozens of houses onthe edge of Brazil’s largest city.

Ten were treated for smokeinhalation at the scene and two oth-ers suffered unspecified minorinjuries as flames leapt hundreds ofmeters into the air and plumes ofblack smoke went even higher,according to a statement by officials.

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Seeking donationsCape Coral Fire Department Lt. Greg LaCoste walks between vehicles at the intersec-tion of Veterans Parkway and Santa Barbara Boulevard Friday. Cape firefighters arecollecting this weekend for MDA in its Fill the Boot campaign. They will be at Veteransand Santa Barbara on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The rising Red River brokea 112-year record early Friday and threatened thedikes fortifying the city, but the mayor pledged to “godown swinging” as he called for more evacuations andadditional National Guard troops to prevent a devas-tating flood.

Across the river in Moorhead, Minn., city officialsasked about one-third of the households in the town ofabout 35,000 to voluntarily evacuate because of theflooding threat.

The river swelled to 40.32 feet — more than 22feet above flood stage and inches more than the previ-ous high water mark of 40.1 feet set in 1897. TheNational Weather Service said it could crest as high as43 feet on Saturday. Fargo’s main dike protects thecity at the 43-foot level.

Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker says the city has noplans to build the dike any higher. He says officialsbelieve the Red River will crest at between 41.5 and42 feet, and there wasn’t time to raise the dike again.

“We’re not going to proceed to take it to 44. Is thata gamble? We don’t think so,” Walaker said.

Walaker says they are adding 800 members of the

guard from North Dakota and South Dakota to patroldikes for breaches, on top of the 900 troops already inplace. They worked in harsh conditions, with scatteredflurries and wind chills below zero for most of themorning.

But officials said the cold weather actually helped.The river was rising more slowly because the freezingtemperatures prevented snow from melting.

Officials also asked people to stay off roads to keepstreets clear for sandbag trucks and avoid traffic jamsthat have been plaguing the area. Some of the roadswere covered with snow.

Officials said 400 people had been evacuated inFargo. Sen. Byron Dorgan also said that NorthwestAirlines was sending two jetliners to move patientsfrom hospitals to safer areas.

River reaches record high in N.D.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Groups often at oddsover health care reform — consumers, insurers, doc-tors, employers — reached a broad agreement Fridaythat could serve as a starting point for U.S. lawmakerstrying to overhaul the system.

Although the long-awaited report of the HealthReform Dialogue avoided some of the most con-tentious issues, the agreement does have the kind offar-reaching support lawmakers will need to meettheir goal of passing legislation this year.

“You can bet I’ll be working closely with thesegroups,” said Senate Finance Committee ChairmanMax Baucus, a Democrat who is trying find consen-sus among lawmakers.

In their report, the groups said the uninsuredshould be covered through a combination of expand-ed government programs and subsidies to purchaseprivate health coverage. They called for savings frommaking the health care system less wasteful and urged

that prevention become the foundation for medicalcare. Many of their ideas are shared by PresidentBarack Obama and influential lawmakers such asBaucus.

But the five-page proposal was thin on details,starting with how to pay for the plan. And the groupsavoided such divisive issues as whether insurersshould be forced to compete with a new government-sponsored insurance plan, as Obama has proposed.

“What the agreement tries to do is achieve a bal-ance for coverage expansion through the two key pil-lars of health care today,” said Ron Pollack, executivedirector of Families USA, a liberal advocacy groupinvolved in the talks. “One is employer-sponsored pri-vate coverage and the other is safety-net coverage.”

The 18 groups met for six months. Along the way,two major unions pulled back from the table, but othergroups representing seniors, businesses, nurses, drugmakers and patients kept talking.

Groups agree on health care overhaul

“We’re not going to proceed to take it(the city’s main dike) to 44 (feet). Is thata gamble? We don’t think so.”

— Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker


Weekly RecapUpcoming events

■ Sunset Celebration.Come celebrate the sunsets of

Florida from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday atCape Coral Yacht Club, 5819Driftwood Parkway, with KraigKenning. More than 40 vendors sell-ing arts and crafts. Event is free. Forinformation, call 574-0806.

■ “Caribbean Cruise.”The third matinee musical

“Caribbean Cruise” will be held at 2p.m. Sunday at First CongregationalChurch, 312 Santa Barbara Blvd.Tickets are limited and must be pur-chased in advance. Donation of $15includes gourmet refreshments fol-lowing the concert. For tickets andinformation, call 542-7009.

■ Treasure hunt.A treasure hunt will be held from

11 a.m.-3 p.m. today at the Shops ofSurfside, located at Veterans Parkwayand Surfside Boulevard. Stop in atBelk to pick up a treasure map, andvisit each store listed. Bring a newpair of pajamas to donate to thePajama Program charity for a chanceto win two tickets to “The PajamaGame” at the Barbara B. MannPerforming Arts Hall. For informa-tion, call Stephanie Spencer at 573-7925.

■ Blood, Sweat and GearsCruise-in/Car & Bike Show.

Blood, Sweat and Gears Cruise-in/Car & Bike Show will be heldfrom 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today at AbidingLove Lutheran Church, 3205Chiquita Blvd. S. To show a carand/or bike, contact the church at945-2122 or [email protected]. Includename and type of car. Space is limit-ed. There will be concessions and raf-fles for door prizes. All proceeds ben-efit the youth group. The BloodMobile will be on-site.

■ 20th Annual Sounds of Jazz& Blues.

The 20th Annual Sounds of Jazz& Blues will be held from 3-10 p.m.today at Jaycee Park, 4215 S.E. 20thPlace. For details, call 573-3125.

■ Free Singles Night.A free Singles Night is held from

6-8 p.m. on the second Thursday ofevery month at 1114 Cape CoralParkway. For information, call 542-8556. There is a social time with horsd’oeuvres, wine and coffee.

■ Senior Single Mingle.A Senior Single Mingle is held

from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays inThe Dolphin Room at The ShellFactory in North Fort Myers. Forinformation, call 995-2141 or [email protected].

■ Manatee Park.“All About Manatees” at 11 a.m.

and 2 p.m. daily at the Live OakAmphitheater. Habitat walk at 9:30a.m. Thursday, and at 9:30 a.m. and 1p.m. Saturday. A 30-minute introduc-tion on butterflies at 12:15 p.m.Thursday and Saturday. Programs arefree with paid parking. Meet at theback porch of the visitor center.Manatee Park is located at 10901 SR80/Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers.Pets are not permitted. Parking is $1per hour with a maximum of $5. Fordetails, call 694-3537.

■ Praise Concert Series.The Praise Concert Series contin-

ues at 6:15 p.m. Sunday with the per-formance of the Barbary CoastDixieland Band at The VillageChurch at Shell Point RetirementCommunity, 15101 Shell PointBlvd., Fort Myers. Tickets are $10each. For tickets, call 454-2147 orvisit: http://www.shellpoint.org/vil-lagechurchevents.htm.

■ Free outdoor pops concert.The Gulf Coast Symphony pres-

ents a free outdoor pops concert at4:30 p.m. today at the EsteroCommunity Park, 9200 CorkscrewPalms Blvd., featuring Sounds of theBig Band. No tickets or advancereservations are required. The con-cert. For information, call 277-1700or visit:www.gulfcoastsymphony.org.

■ Art Walk.Art Walk is held from 6-10 p.m.

Fridays in downtown Fort Myers. Forinformation, call 332-5055 or visit:www.artoftheolympians.com.

■ Fridays by the Fountain.Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers

presents Fridays by the Fountain from6-9 p.m. Live music in the centercourt.

■ Dance classes.Learn the social dances of the

17th, 18th and 19th centuries at Wa-ke Hatchee Recreation Center,16355 Summerlin Road, Fort Myers.One-time membership fee of $5.Classes are free thereafter. For details,call 332-4846, ext. 3319, or [email protected].

In case you missed it, this is areview of the stories featured this pastweek in the Cape Coral Daily Breeze.The newspaper is published six days aweek, Monday through Saturday. Tosubscribe, call 574-1116.

MONDAY: ■ 20th Annual Sounds of Jazz & Blues TUESDAY: ■ City Council WEDNESDAY:■ Lee County Commission THURSDAY: ■ Twins versus Rays FRIDAY: ■ Red Sox versus Twins

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MondayLocals hit water forSun Splash opening

Sun Splash Family Waterpark,the largest aquatic park inSouthwest Florida, opened its newseason this weekend with twodays of idyllic weather. Saturdayand Sunday delivered clear skiesand 80-degree weather, accordingto local reports, and park managerAnnette Figueroa said thousandsentered the park. On Saturday thepark drew an estimated 1,000 vis-itors. Figueroa said Sunday’sattendance was nearly the same.Throughout the season the parkaverages approximately that manypeople per day. When the parkwas closed over the winter someminor changes were made. Thecafe was expanded to accommo-date more people, and a conces-sion area was added to the park’snew slides. Last year the parkopened the Thunder Bump, TerrorTube and X-celerator — threeintense, high-speed slides that pullguests down five stories. It stillfeatures the Zoom Flume, CapeFear, Fun-L-Tunnel and Slide andPower Surge. Less adventurousguests can relax on the MainStream River Ride.

‘Gathering of Giants’draws record crowd

Giants descended upon CapeCoral this weekend, leavingbehind great shadows as theytwirled through the air and buzzeda crowd numbering in the hun-dreds. The R/Seahawks hosted thelargest model airplane event of theyear, “The Gathering of theGiants,” at Seahawk Park in thenorth Cape. In comparison toother model events in the city,such as the “Jets Over The Cape”or “Warbirds Over Paradise,” thisweekend drew the greatest crowd.Other events control the size andtype of model airplanes that areallowed to fly, but the Gatheringof the Giants has only the require-ment of sheer size. John Agnew, amember of the R/Seahawks, saidplanes measured as much as 80inches from wing to wing.Military field models are neverexcluded, but this weekend theywere just a part of the larger groupon Saturday and Sunday. Therewere approximately 75 planesregistered for the event. Somewere models from World War II,but others were fighter jets similarto real planes used in the U.S. mil-itary today.

TuesdayCity pulls back vote on lines

Reversing its March 9 decisionto place overhead transmissionlines along Southeast 47thTerrace, the Cape Coral CityCouncil voted 6-2 Monday toreconsider the issue. Councilmembers will conduct a workshopmeeting April 13 with all partiesaffected by the issue — the LeeCounty Electric Cooperative, theCommunity RedevelopmentAgency, and property owners and

developers on 47th Terrace andthroughout the downtown area —to iron out a solution. LCEC hasworked with the CRA over thepast two years to develop a plan toinstall underground lines throughthe CRA boundaries. LCEC hasbeen looking at connecting thesubstation on Everest Parkway toa substation on 47th Terrace,thereby creating a “loop” systemthat would allow for greater relia-bility, for the past 10 years. Butthe CRA has decried the standardoverhead lines as a “blight” thatwould prevent the kind of verticaldevelopment the CRA has beentrying to entice to the downtownarea.

Police: Vandals hithomes using wordsand symbols of hate

“White pride,” read one northCape Coral home in spray paintedletters Monday morning. On othernearby homes were racial slursand symbols, such as “Hitler WasHere” and swastikas, painted onmailboxes, the sides of homes,garage doors, doorways and vehi-cles. Vandals with bottles of spraypaint and a message of hate andvulgarity defaced at least 12 Capehomes between Sunday eveningand Monday morning, and alsoseveral vehicles including a policecruiser. Detectives with the CapeCoral Police Department’sProperty Crimes Unit are investi-gating the vandalism, which wasconcentrated in the northwest partof the city. It was unclear Mondayevening whether authorities willconsider the vandalism a hatecrime. The vandals hit homes onNorthwest 15th Street, Northwest16th Terrace, Northwest 14thLane, Northwest 17th Street andChiquita Boulevard North,according to city officials. No onehad been charged Monday in con-nection to the crimes.

WednesdayClerk of Courtsto handle auditsfor school board

The Lee County SchoolBoard passed twomotions Tuesday nightthat transform the waythe board conductsbusiness. Board mem-bers unanimouslyapproved a localagreement with Clerkof Courts Charlie Greenfor auditing services, andvoted 4-1 to change theprocess of evaluatingS u p e r i n t e n d e n tJames Browder andBoard AttorneyKeith Martin. Formonths the boardwas criticized fordeclining to fill theboard auditor posi-tion vacated by Julie Nieminski atthe end of 2007. Some boardmembers also expressed concernover the safety of the district’sfinances and procedures. Boardmember Jeanne Dozier brokered

the deal with Green to provideauditing services on a case-by-case basis. At any time the boardcan submit certain areas to beaudited. The board also approvedchanges to the superintendent andboard attorney evaluations. Forevaluations each of the boardmembers submit a rating from a 1to 3 in a number of areas. The newsystem removes the highest andlowest ratings.

Proposed budgetcuts fine art, musicteachers in district

This week 80 fine art andmusic teachers received notifica-tion that their job may not be wait-ing for them next year. The LeeCounty School Board introduceda draft budget Monday that out-lines removing the teachers fromelementary schools to save an esti-mated $4 million. For weeks par-ents and teachers have pled withthe board to keep these programsin the classroom. Now it seems asmany as 34,000 students willhave limited or no access to train-ing in the arts, and many of“above-the-formula” teacherscould join thousands of othersunemployed in Lee County. Thedistrict simultaneously unveiled aplan that could cut a total of 578teachers by next year. Teacherswith an annual contract, who havebeen with the district less thanthree years, are more likely tohave their position cut thantenured teachers with a profes-sional contract. There are 1,400teachers and 250 support person-nel under annual contract.Members of the school boardinsist that the draft discussedTuesday is a worst-case scenario.

Thursday

Early morning firedestroys residence

Blackened rafters jutting likerib bones from a mostly-collapsedroof, an ash-smothered pickuptruck and a “For Sale” sign are allthat remained of a Cape Coralhome after it was destroyed in ahouse fire early Wednesday morn-ing. The home at 1113 N.E. 10thTerrace was completely engulfedin a blaze that took firefightersmore than to two hours to extin-guish at about 1:34 a.m.According to officials, no one washome at the time of the blaze andno one was injured as a result ofthe fire. According to Lee Countyproperty records, the homebelongs to Remigious Ssekiranda.Ssekiranda could not be reachedfor comment Wednesday, butneighbors said he is a nice manwho has been trying to sell thehome for some time. Police docu-ments state that the fire cost morethan $200,000 in damages. Ittook 18 firefighters and six fireunits to extinguish the fire, accord-ing to city spokesperson ConnieBarron. The State Fire Marshal’sOffice is investigating the cause ofthe fire.

Official: Utility ratehike would preventdefaulting on bonds

Cape Coral could default onits bonds if a utility rateincrease is not approved bycity council members,Financial Services DirectorMark Mason said Wednesday.During a press conference to

discuss the release of a newutility rate study,

Mason said thatwithout the pro-posed increasein the study, thecity’s bond rat-ing could bereduced to“junk” status,

which could leadto the city default-ing on its bonds.

Under thestudy, con-ducted byBurton &A s s o c i a t e s ,c o m b i n e dwater, sewerand irrigationbills will rise

from the current average of$81.97 to $103.70 per monthin fiscal year 2010. The billswould rise to $157.79 by2014, a 92.5 percent increasefrom the current average. The

projected increases in utilityrates are the result of the glob-al credit crunch and the citycouncil’s decision in Februaryto stop the utility expansionfor potable water in the areanorth of Pine Island Road. Astudy released in May showeda projected average bill for fis-cal year 2009 of $93.82 if theUEP was stopped.

FridayLee County couldreceive millions infed stimulus funds

Lee County is expected toreceive a substantial chunk of fed-eral stimulus money for road proj-ects. The Florida Department ofTransportation district whichincludes Lee County will receivebetween $150 million and $175million, though it is unclear howmuch of the money Lee willreceive. There are 12 counties inDistrict 1, which Lee County sitsin. The northern-most county inDistrict One is Polk, and thesouthern-most is Collier. Coastalcounties include Manatee,Sarasota and Charlotte. FloridaDOT spokeswoman DebbieTower said the details of the stim-ulus will come into focus soon.The department is waiting on a listof selected projects that willreceive funding. Expected to be onthe list are two major projects inSouthwest Florida, including theMetro Parkway extension in FortMyers and the Judge S.S. JollyBridge on Marco Island. The listalso could include a majority ofsmaller scope projects, such asbike paths, sidewalks, road resur-facing, drainage improvementsand new turn lanes.

Authorities arrestfive over mortgagefraud investigation

Three Cape Coral residentswere among five people arrest-ed Thursday in a mortgagefraud case officials sayinvolved loan applicationscontaining false information.A total of 45 loan applicationscontaining fraudulent informa-tion were identified during aninvestigation by the FloridaDepartment of LawEnforcement and the Office ofFinancial Regulation, accord-ing to a prepared statementissued by FDLE. Twenty-fiveof the loans are now in fore-closure or lis pendens, totalingmore than $6.2 million. Thefive are accused of helpingmortgage borrowers obtainhome mortgages by falsifyingemployment and financialrecords. The investigationbegan in July 2007 followinga routine examination by theOffice of Financial Regulationof Cape Coral-based AmaraMortgage. The following indi-viduals were arrested: MariaArantegui, 34, of Cape Coral;Alfredo Arantegui, 38, ofCape Coral; AsuncionMenendez, 55, of LehighAcres; Damarys Lugo, 41, ofMiami; and Maria D. Dager,41, of Cape Coral. JorgePerez, 50, of Fort Myers, isdue to turn himself to authori-ties.

Grass fire threatenshomes in northwest

A grass fire burned so closeto several north Cape Coralhomes Thursday afternoon, anunknown hero was compelledto jump the backyard fencesand spray the yards with a gar-den hose. The man, who resi-dents knew only as “Brad,”helped keep the homes safeuntil firefighters arrived to putout the acrewide blaze nearNorthwest 14th Avenue andKismet Parkway. ResidentsJerry Martin, Steve Zerkel andJohn Mellor said they did notknow Brad other than that hedrove a maroon-coloredMustang and lives nearby, butare grateful for his efforts. Thefire broke out at about 11:44a.m., and Cape firefighters hadextinguished the fire by 12:01p.m., said city spokespersonConnie Barron. Several treesignited in the blaze but nohomes were damaged, asidefrom lawns being somewhatblackened from the fire. Noone was injured.

Board memberJeanne Dozier

SCOREBOARD

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By SCOTT ADAMSONScripps Howard News Service

Sterling Marlin was back in victo-ry lane last weekend, and RustyWallace was close behind.

Of course Kevin Harvick got mostof the pub for his Nationwide Serieswin on Saturday, and Kyle Buschgrabbed the spotlight for his SprintCup checker on Sunday.

But in the old-timers’ race atBristol, it was Marlin who took thewin over Wallace and reminded mejust how much fun it would be ifNASCAR had its own senior tour.

When the12-car racewas done itreceived ravereviews fromthe competi-tors, and by allaccounts thefans enjoyedthe 35-lapexhibition.

What’s notto enjoy?

Anyonewho followed

NASCAR before it became aMadison Avenue sport has to loveseeing guys like Cale Yarborough andHarry Gant behind the wheel, even ifthey aren’t going quite as fast as theyused to.

Is there a market for this kind ofcompetition?

I think so.I obviously don’t expect a 36-race

schedule complete with tire tests andrestrictor plate programs and all thetrappings that go with the high tech,high-pressure world of post-PettyNASCAR, but maybe a 50-lap eventwould be a welcome addition to arace weekend at places like Charlotte,Darlington and, of course, Bristol.Heck, just make it a 10-race seasonand crown a champion at the end.

Bring back the daysYou could even use an off week in

the Cup series to have a race at atrack NASCAR has abandoned, suchas North Wilkesboro. You might haveto mow the asphalt, but “WinstonCup” signs are still up, giving it athrowback feel.

One of the drawing cards could bemeet and greet sessions with the leg-ends prior to the race. Then when it’sdone, select fans could be brought tovictory lane to take part in the win-ner’s celebration.

NASCAR is still more fan-friendlythan most sports, but it’s nothing likeit used to be. There was a time when

fans couldmingle withcompetitorsalmost until itwas time forthe green flagto drop.

TheNASCARSenior Tourwould bringthose daysback. Not onlywould fans getto chat up

drivers, they’d get to chat up hall offame drivers.

I’d pay good money to see Bobbyand Donnie Allison and Yarboroughmix it up on the track again — evenif they didn’t get in a fight at the endof the day like they did in 1979.

I’m guessing Buddy Baker stillknows his way around the track —any track.

Certainly, NASCAR has produceda new generation of superstars. Onedoesn’t have to look far to find fanswearing caps and jackets that sportthe numbers and sponsors of JimmieJohnson, Tony Stewart, DaleEarnhardt Jr., etc.

Yet to have the chance to seeRichard Petty, Yarborough and Bakergo three-wide in a corner, well, itdoesn’t get much better than that.

In all likelihood we’ll have to set-tle for the occasional old-timers’ raceat places like Bristol. Organizing andexecuting a senior tour would be amajor undertaking, and a 10-race (oreven a five-race) schedule mightbecome more like work for the iconsthat have long since paid their dues inthe sport.

Still, wishing doesn’t cost anything— nor does thinking out loud.

That being the case, I wish I couldthink of a way to really make it hap-pen.

Scott Adamson writes for theAnderson Independent-Mail inAnderson, S.C.

Bring onNASCARsenior tour

Rusty Wallace

Richard Petty

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■ Schedule, 12A

From AP wire reportsJames Shields joked that he might

have to be sent back to the minor leaguesfollowing a performance that was nolaughing matter.

Tampa Bay’s projected opening-daystarter gave up 11 runs and 12 hits in theRays’ 16-2 loss to the Minnesota TwinsFriday at Hammond Stadium.

Rays manager Joe Maddon letShields face minor leaguers over his pre-vious two starts, but against the bigboys, Shields gave up homers to JustinMorneau, Michael Cuddyer and JasonKubel in 4 1/3 innings.

“Joe decided to call me up from theminor leagues finally, and I pretty muchdidn’t help my cause for staying here,”Shields said.

Shields was 14-8 with a 3.56 ERAlast season in helping his team reach theWorld Series, but that didn’t help himFriday against the Twins.

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire saidhe didn’t put too much into the perform-ance.

“Mr. Shields is a very good pitcher,”Gardenhire said. “We all know that.”

Likewise, Gardenhire has beenpatient with his own opening-day starter.

Scott Baker also started, but had betterresults. He struck out two, walked one andgave up two runs and five hits in six inningsto lower his ERA from 8.15 to 6.85.

Morneau hit his third spring traininghomer over the center-field fence. He was2-for-3 and is hitting .355 this spring.

■ Orioles 9, Marlins 7: JeremyGuthrie hopes to pitch better on openingday than he did in Baltimore’s win overFlorida.

Guthrie gave up six runs in the first

MICHAEL PISTELLAMinnesota’s Scott Baker makes a pitch in the third inning against Tampa BayFriday. More photos are available online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.

Twins pierce Rays’ Shields

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) —Kentucky deserves a coach whounderstands “this is not justanother coaching job,” and soBilly Gillispie was fired afterjust two years on the job.

University of Kentucky ath-letic director Mitch Barnhartsaid during a news conferenceFriday there were times whenthere was not the right chem-istry or the right fit withGillispie at the helm.

Gillispie went 40-27 in twoseasons with the Wildcats.Kentucky went 22-14 this sea-son, tied for the second-mostlosses in the program’s 106-

year history, and missed theNCAA tournament for the firsttime since 1991.

Barnhart said the universitydid not plan to pay Gillispie a$6 million buyout that was to bepart of his never completedseven-year deal.

“Suffice it to say it will beless than that,” Barnhart said.

Gillispie never signed thelong-term contract, andBarnhart said the school wouldabide by the memorandum ofunderstanding, which he con-sidered a year-to-year contract.Gillispie made $2.3 millionannually.

University president Lee T.Todd Jr. also emphasized thephilosophical differencesbetween the school and Gillispie.

“This is complete job thatrequires a lot more than justcoaching and recruiting,” Toddsaid.

It seems it won’t be Floridacoach Billy Donovan whoreplaces him.

“In response to the rumors cir-culating about my interest in otherjobs, I wanted to address this asquickly as possible,” Donovansaid in a statement. “I am com-mitted to the University of Floridaand look forward to continuing to

build our program here.”Gillispie’s job security

appeared to be in jeopardy afterthe Wildcats stumbled down thestretch, losing eight of their final11 regular season games tosquander a perfect 5-0 start inSoutheastern Conference play. Aquarterfinal loss to LSU in theSEC tournament followed, rele-gating Kentucky to the NationalInvitation Tournament.

Barnhart said the problemwasn’t Gillispie’s won-lossrecord, but his seeming refusalto do the other things associatedwith being the head coach at thestate’s flagship institution.

MICHAEL PISTELLAMinnesota Twins first baseman JustinMorneau smacks a home run Friday againstTampa Bay. More photos are available onlineat: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.

Donovan won’t replace Gillispie at Kentucky

Jacobshammers Isl. Coast■ Scores, schedules, 12A

By DAVE [email protected]

The team from Algonquin, Ill., insuburban Chicago made the most oftheir final game in Southwest FloridaFriday night.

The H.D. Jacobs Golden Eagleshammered the ball from start to finishand concluded their five-game tripwith an impressive 13-3 victory overthe Island Coast Gators.

Their 17-hit attack started quicklywhen Johnny Amann blasted a solohome run in the first inning and theyfinished with six extra-base hits. TheGators used three different pitchers,but were unable to slow down theGolden Eagles.

“I’m not sure what happened therest of the week, but their bats werealive tonight,” Gators coach ClintMontgomery said. “They were sting-ing the baseball.”

Jacobs, which finished as a region-al finalist last season in Illinois, is justbeginning its season.

They had mixed results, defeatingIsland Coast and Cape Coral (14-5)while losing to Gulf Coast (9-8),Mariner (3-0) and North Fort Myers(18-8). Playing games was theEagles’ primary goal.

Cardinals,Soonerswin easily■ Scores, schedules, 13A

From AP wire reportsLouisville proved it was the best in

the Big East. Now, the Cardinals areshowing just how mighty they can be.

Earl Clark had 19 points and ninerebounds and the top-seeded team inthe NCAA tournament delivered oneof the most crushing blowouts inregional round history — a 103-64romp over Arizona Friday night inIndianapolis.

The Cardinals (31-5) topped 100points for the first time this season, hit13 three-pointers and nearly 57 per-cent from the field, moving into theMidwest final in impressive fashion.They play either Kansas or MichiganState Sunday.

Coach Rick Pitino’s Big East reg-ular season and tourney champsbecame the fourth team from theleague to reach a regional final thisseason with a victory that just missedcracking the top five for most lop-

See SPRING, page 13A See NCAA, page 13A

See PREP, page 13A

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RugbySaturday, March 28

Palmetto Ridge vs. Cape Blackhawks, atStorms Complex, 2 p.m.

Girls LacrossePlayoffs, First RoundTuesday, March 31

Cape Coral at Bishop Verot, 5 p.m.Playoffs, Second Round

Thursday, April 2Cape Coral-Verot winner vs. TBD

BaseballFriday, March 27

Mariner 11, Gulf Coast 3H.D. Jacobs 13, Island Coast 3Cardinal Mooney 5, Bishop Verot 4

Monday, March 30Cape Coral at Cypress Lake, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 31Lehigh at Mariner, 7 p.m.East Lee County at North Fort Myers, 7 p.m.Fort Myers at Ida Baker, 7 p.m.Bishop Verot at Dunbar, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 1Cypress Lake at Mariner, 7 p.m.North Port at Island Coast, 7 p.m.

Friday, April 3Mariner at North Fort Myers, 7 p.m.Cape Coral at Island Coast, 7 p.m.George Jenkins at Ida Baker, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 4Ida Baker at Fort Myers, 7 p.m.Island Coast at Seacrest Country Day, 11 a.m.Bishop Verot at St. Thomas Aquinas, noon

SoftballFriday, March 27

Mariner 6, South Fort Myers 0Bishop Verot 12, Golden Gate 2

Saturday, March 28Mariner at Tarpon ClassicCoral Reef vs. North Fort Myers at FGCU, 10 a.m.

Monday, March 30Cape Coral at Cypress Lake, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 31Lehigh at Mariner, 7 p.m.East Lee County at North Fort Myers, 7 p.m.Fort Myers at Ida Baker, 7 p.m.Dunbar at Bishop Verot, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, April 1Estero at Ida Baker, 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 2Cape Coral at Fort Myers, 7 p.m.North Fort Myers at Kissimmee TourneyNaples at Bishop Verot, 7 p.m.

Friday, April 3Mariner at Ida Baker, 7 p.m.North Fort Myers at Kissimmee TourneyBishop Verot at Estero, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 4North Fort Myers at Kissimmee Tourney

Boys TennisMonday, March 30

Mariner at Fort Myers, 3:30 p.m.Ida Baker vs. North Fort Myers at Judd Park,

3:30 p.m.Tuesday, March 31

Island Coast at Mariner, 3:30 p.m.Cape Coral at Fort Myers, 3:30 p.m.(Boys) Cypress Lake vs. Ida Baker at Cape

High, 3:30 p.m.Thursday, April 2

LCAC Crossover at Mariner, 3:30 p.m.LCAC Crossover vs. Ida Baker, 3:30 p.m.Cape Coral at Cypress Lake, 3:30 p.m.LCAC Crossover at North Fort Myers, 3:30 p.m.

Friday, April 3Bishop Verot at Island Coast, 3:30 p.m.

Girls TennisMonday, March 30

Mariner vs. Fort Myers at Fort MyersRacquet Club, 3:30 p.m.

Ida Baker vs. North Fort Myers at HancockPark, 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 31Island Coast at Mariner, 3:30 p.m.Cape Coral at Fort Myers, 3:30 p.m.(Girls) Ida Baker at Cypress Lake, 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 2Cape Coral at Cypress Lake, 3:30 p.m.

Friday, April 3Ida Baker at Fort Myers, 3:30 p.m.Island Coast vs. Bishop Verot at Aces Tennis

Center, 3 p.m.

Track & FieldMonday, March 30

LCAC (field events) at Island Coast, 6 p.m.Tuesday, March 31

LCAC (track events) at Island Coast, 1 p.m.Friday, April 3

Island Coast at Mariner, 6 p.m.North Fort Myers, Ida Baker at Florida

Relays, GainesvilleSaturday, April 4

North Fort Myers, Ida Baker at FloridaRelays, Gainesville

Arenafootball2 LeagueFirecats Record: 0-1

Home: 0-1 Away: 0-0 Streak: L-1Upcoming Games

Sat., March 28 — at South Georgia 7:30 p.m.Fri., April 10 — at Albany 7 p.m.

ECHLSaturday’s Games

Charlotte at FloridaSouth Carolina at GwinnettCincinnati at JohnstownTrenton at Dayton

Wheeling at ElmiraOntario at IdahoLas Vegas at BakersfieldAlaska at PhoenixVictoria at Stockton

Sunday’s GamesWheeling at ElmiraMississippi at South CarolinaJohnstown at ReadingLas Vegas at Stockton

Blades Record 44-17-5Home: 23-7-1 Away: 21-10-4 Streak: W-3

Upcoming GamesSat., March 28 — Charlotte at Florida, 7:30

p.m.Tues., March 31 — Gwinnett at Florida,

7:30 p.m.Wed., April 1 — Gwinnett at Florida, 7:30

p.m.Fri., April 3 — Mississippi at Florida, 7:30

p.m.Sat., April 4 — Mississippi at Florida, 7:30

p.m.End Regular Season

NHLThursday’s Games

Columbus 5, Calgary 0Florida 4, Philadelphia 2Atlanta 5, N.Y. Rangers 4, SOMontreal 3, Tampa Bay 2, OTNashville 3, San Jose 2St. Louis 4, Vancouver 2Los Angeles 1, Dallas 0, SOPhoenix 3, Edmonton 2

Friday’s GamesWashington 5, Tampa Bay 3Buffalo 5, Toronto 3N.Y. Islanders 2, Detroit 0New Jersey at Chicago, (n)Vancouver at Colorado, (n)Edmonton at Anaheim, (n)

Saturday’s GamesN.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.Los Angeles at Nashville, 6 p.m.Buffalo at Montreal, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.Carolina at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.Florida at Dallas, 8 p.m.Columbus at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.Minnesota at Calgary, 10 p.m.Phoenix at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesNashville at Detroit, 5 p.m.St. Louis at Columbus, 5 p.m.Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.Vancouver at Chicago, 7 p.m.Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Colorado at Anaheim, 8 p.m.Minnesota at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

CollegeFGCU Record: 35-5 A-Sun: 5-1

Home: 14-1 Road: 21-4 Streak: W-3Upcoming Games

Sat., March 28 — vs. ETSU (DH), 2 p.m.Fri., April 3 — at Mercer (DH), 4 p.m.Sat., April 4 — at Kennessaw State (DH), 2

p.m.

Cusic Collegiate ClassicFriday, March 27

Colby 5, SUNY Potsdam 1Oberlin 4, Massachusetts Institute of

Technology 2Colby 3, Oberlin 2SUNY Potsdam 13, Massachusetts Institute

of Technology 1

CollegeFGCU Record: 13-11 A-Sun: 7-3

Home: 10-8 Road: 3-3 Streak: L-3Friday’s Game

Belmont 12, FGCU 11Upcoming Games

Sat., March 28 — at Belmont (DH),Nashville, 1 p.m.

Spring TrainingSaturday’s Games

Detroit vs. Toronto at Dunedin, 1:05 p.m.Minnesota vs. Boston at Fort Myers, 1:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, 1:05 p.m.Houston vs. Washington at Viera, 1:05 p.m.Baltimore vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, 1:05 p.m.Cincinnati vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte,

1:05 p.m.Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, 1:05 p.m.Florida vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m.Oakland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.Seattle vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Texas vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Cleveland vs. Arizona at Tuscon, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.San Francisco vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz.,

4:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox at

Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz.,

4:10 p.m.Sunday’s Games

Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, 1:05 p.m.Toronto vs. Houston at Kissimmee, 1:05 p.m.Tampa Bay vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, 1:05 p.m.Washington vs. Florida at Jupiter, 1:05 p.m.Boston vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, 1:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, 1:05

p.m.St. Louis vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, 1:05 p.m.Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, 1:15 p.m.Colorado vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.L.A. Angels vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.San Diego vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.Cleveland vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05

p.m.Kansas City vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox vs. Arizona at Tucson,

Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Milwaukee vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale,

Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Major League SoccerSaturday’s Games

Toronto FC at Columbus, 4 p.m.Chicago at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.New England at New York, 7:30 p.m.Kansas City at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.Houston at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Real Salt Lake at Seattle FC, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s GameChivas USA at FC Dallas, 3 p.m.

On RadioTODAY

7:30 p.m. — WPTK (1200-AM) arenafoot-ball2: Florida Firecats vs. South GeorgiaWildcats (also streaming online at www.foxs-portsradio1200.com)

On TelevisionTODAY

11:30 a.m. — Speed (cable) Auto Racing:NASCAR Sprint Cup practice

Noon — ESPN2 (cable) Lacrosse: Marylandvs. Virginia

Noon — ESPN (cable) Women’s Basketball:NCAA Tournament

1 p.m. — WINK (Channel 11) CollegeBasketball: Division II Championship

1 p.m. — SUN (cable) College Baseball:Wake Forest vs. Duke

1 p.m. — FSN (cable) Pac-10 Gymnastics1 p.m. — GLF (cable) Senior Golf: Cap

Cana Championship1 p.m. — CSS (cable) College Baseball:

Elon vs. Georgia Southern1 p.m. — MLBNET (cable) Exhibition

Baseball: Phillies vs. Pirates2 p.m. — WFTX (Channel 36) Auto Racing:

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series2 p.m. — ESPN (cable) Women’s

Basketball: NCAA Tournament2 p.m. — ESPN2 (cable) College Hockey:

Regional2:30 p.m. — WBBH (Channel 20) Golf:

Arnold Palmer Invitational4 p.m. — FSN (cable) College Baseball:

Alabama vs. Florida4 p.m. — WGN (cable) Exhibition Baseball:

Dodgers vs. White Sox4 p.m. — SUN (cable) College Baseball:

Mississippi vs. LSU4 p.m. — CSS (cable) College Baseball:

Georgia Tech vs. Miami4:30 p.m. — WINK (Channel 11) College

Basketball: NCAA Tournament5 p.m. — ESPN (cable) Horse Racing:

Florida Derby5:30 p.m. — ESPN2 (cable) College

Hockey: Regional6:30 p.m. — GLF (cable) Women’s Golf:

Phoenix Internaitonal7:30 p.m. — FSN (cable) NHL Hockey:

Panthers vs. Stars7:30 p.m. — SUN (cable) NBA Basketball:

Bucks vs. Heat9 p.m. — WBBH (Channel 20) Figure

Skating: World Championships9 p.m. — ESPN (cable) Women’s

Basketball: NCAA Tournament9 p.m. — ESPN2 (cable) World Cup Soccer

Qualifying: U.S. vs. El Salvador9 p.m. — MLBNET (cable) Exhibition

Baseball: Yankees vs. Braves9:30 p.m. — GLF (cable) Senior Golf: Cap

Cana Championship11 p.m. — SUN (cable) Tennis: Sony

Ericsson Open11:30 p.m. — ESPN2 (cable) Women’s

Basketball: NCAA TournamentSunday

8 a.m. — HBO (cable) Real SportsNoon — ESPN (cable) Women’s Basketball:

NCAA TournamentNoon — SUN (cable) SEC Women’s

Gymnastics1 p.m. — WZVN (Channel 26) NBA

Basketball: Mavericks vs. Cavaliers1 p.m. — WBBH (Channel 20)

Snowboarding1 p.m. — WINK (Channel 11) AMA

Motocross1 p.m. — FSN (cable) Tennis: Sony Ericsson

Open1 p.m. — GLF (cable) Senior Golf: Cap

Cana Championship1 p.m. — CSS (cable) College Baseball:

Georgia Tech vs. Miami1:30 p.m. — WFTX (Channel 36) Auto

Racing: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series2 p.m. — ESPN (cable) Bowling2 p.m. — WINK (Channel 11) College

Basketball: NCAA Tournament2 p.m. — SUN (cable) Women’s Softball:

Alabama vs. Florida2:30 p.m. — ESPN2 (cable) Women’s

Basketball: NCAA Tournament2:30 p.m. — WBBH (Channel 20) Golf:

Arnold Palmer Invitational3:30 p.m. — WGN (cale) NBA Basketball:

Bulls vs. Raptors4 p.m. — CSS (cable) College Baseball:

Oregon vs. Oregon State4:30 p.m. — ESPN2 (cable) Drag Racing:

NHRA Series7 p.m. — ESPN2 (cable) Drag Racing:

NHRA Series7 p.m. — GLF (cable) Women’s Golf:

Phoenix International7:30 p.m. — ESPN2 (cable) Women’s

Basketball: NCAA Tournament8 p.m. — ESPN (cable) NBA Basketball:

Spurs vs. Hornets8 p.m. — Speed (cable) NASCAR Victory

Lane8:30 p.m. — CSS (cable) College Baseball:

Georgia Tech vs. Miami9:30 p.m. — ESPN2 (cable) Women’s

Basketball: NCAA Tournament9:30 p.m. — GLF (cable) Senior Golf: Cap

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From AP wire reportsRashard Lewis scored

19 points, Hedo Turkogluadded 18 and the surgingOrlando Magic beat theMilwaukee Bucks 110-94Friday night.

Dwight Howard added 18points and eight rebounds inanother strong defensiveeffort for Orlando. The Magic(54-18) have won fivestraight and 12 of their last 14and stayed points ahead ofBoston for the EasternConference’s second seed.

Ramon Sessions andCharlie Bell had 19 pointsapiece for the Bucks, wholost their fourth straight andwere dealt another crushingblow to their already fading

playoff hopes. ■ Celtics 99, Hawks

93: Boston rested KevinGarnett, but showed off itsdepth as Glen Davis filledin with 19 points and 12rebounds to lead the Celticspast Atlanta.

■ Lakers 103, Nets 95:Pau Gasol had a season-high 36 points and 11rebounds and Los Angelesclinched the top playoffseed in the WesternConference with a win overNew Jersey.

■ Cavaliers 107,Timberwolves 85: LeBronJames scored 25 points andMo Williams added 22,leading Cleveland to its11th straight win.

Youth SportsSaturday, March 28

FGCU Women’s Youth SoccerClinic — FGCU Soccer Complex, 4p.m.; open to girls age 14 andunder; participation fee $5 per per-son available in advance (walk-upsalso accepted at clinic site); FGCUvs. Duke follows clinic at 6 p.m.Info: Jim Blankenship (239) 590-7571.

April 6-10Cape Coral Football Camp Non-

Contact — Storms Complex,Chiquita Boulevard; 5:30-8 p.m.Monday through Friday; camp forages 7-18; cost $150 (individual),$250 (two siblings); instructorsinclude former NFL players RickUpchurch, Dave Studdard, MaxLane, Rubin Carter and SteveCaiazzo. Camp members willreceive pictures, a t-shirt and a bar-becue will be held at the end of theweek. Info: Steve Caiazzo (239)443-9366.

Cape Coral Soccer AssociationSpring Break Soccer Camp — JimJeffers Park, Cape Coral; mini camp9 a.m.-noon for U6 & U8 (fee $95);youth camp 9 a.m.-4 p.m. for U10-U15 (fee $135); campers must bringlunch; register online. Web:www.capecoralsoccer.com

April 8-11Rummenigge Youth Soccer

Camp — Kelly Road SoccerComplex, Fort Myers; individualizedtraining for children age 6-14; regis-ter online. Info: (954) 678-3020;Web: www.rummenigge.us

June 15-19Cape Coral Soccer Association

Elite Soccer Camp — Jim JeffersPark, Cape Coral; elite camp openonly to Island Coast Soccer Assoc. &rec all-star players ages 7-16 (fee$140); register online. Web:www.capecoralsoccer.com

June 22-25: July 13-16John Cedarburg Summer

Baseball Camps — Both campsopen to boys & girls ages 6-12; cost$125 per person; June camp at SamFleishman Park, 8:30 a.m.-noon;July camp at Rutenberg Park, 8:30a.m.-noon. Info: John Cedarburg(239) 826-0039.

June 22-26 & July 13-17Club USA Summer Soccer

Camps — Cape Coral High School,9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; great for com-petitive & recreational players ages6-15, grouped according to ability &age; camp includes swimming everyday (fee $160); register online. Web:www.capecoralsoccer.com

General InfoCape Coral Bass Club — Meeting

first Tuesday each month, 7:30 p.m.,Caloosahatchee Moose Lodge 2395on Cape Coral Parkway; men,women, children who love to bassfish welcome; tournaments heldlocally and out of town. Info: JimLewis 945-7188; Web: www.capec-oralbassclub.com

Cape Coral Sailing Club —Meeting fourth Wednesday eachmonth, 7:30 p.m., Cape Coral YachtClub, 5819 Driftwood Pkwy.; adultsinterested in boating (sail or power),cruising or armchair are welcome.Info: Ron Miniter 945-7761.

Saturday, March 28Golf Trick Shot Exhibition —

Arrowhead Golf Club, Naples; 2-3p.m.; trick shot exhibition by mastergolf teaching pro Kevin Compare;day events include 10-minute les-sons by Compare and other areapros for juniors and adults. Info:(847) 729-7333.

April 1-15Aerobics Class — Bay Oaks

Recreation Center, 2731 Oak Street,Fort Myers Beach; shape up with

instructor in low-impact, high ener-gy class; open to all ages & abilities;Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays,8:30-9:30 a.m. through April 15; fee$31 for month, or $8 per class; reg-ister online. Info: 533-7440; Web:www.leeparks.org

Sunday, April 5Lee County Archers 900 Round

Event — Nalle Grade County Parkrange, North Fort Myers; 9 a.m.; reg-istering new participants, all skilllevels welcome. Info: Ben Brown(239) 369-6212.

Saturday, April 11Play Golf America/Cape Coral

Day — Coral Oaks Golf Course, 10a.m.-3 p.m.; demonstrations forTaylor Made, Wilson & Paragon;prizes, food, fun, free 10-minutelesons from PGA professionals plustrick shot show by “The GolfDoctor” MIke Calbot. Info: 573-3100.

Tuesday, April 14Fencing Classes — Southwest

Florida Fencing Academy, 4210Fowler St., Fort Myers; classes startingfor beginning fencers, open to all ages8 and up, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; space limit-ed, advance registration required;ongoing classes for intermediate &advanced levels. Info: (239) 939-1338;Web: www.swfloridafencing.org

Saturday, April 18Gulf Coast Chapter PBA Golf

Tournament — Pelican Preserve,Fort Myers; 1:30 p.m. shotgun start,foursome scramble format; entry fee$75 per person; proceeds benefitGulf Coast Chapter PoliceBenevolent Assoc. Info: CecilPendergrass (239) 994-7922; e-mail:[email protected]

Saturday, April 2528th Seven-Mile Bridge Run —

Marathon Key; limited to first 1,500registered runners; mail applicationwith self-addressed stamped legalsize envelope to Marathon RunnersClub, P.O. Box 500110, Marathon, FL33050. Info: (305) 395-7040; Web:www.southernmostrunners.com

Monday, April 27Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Play To Win Banquet — HyattRegency Coconut Point, BonitaSprings; 6-9 p.m.; Ohio State foot-ball coach Jim Tressel is keynotespeaker; tickets and sponsorshipdetails available online; proceedsbenefit Southwest Florida chapter ofFCA serving Collier, Lee, Hendry &Glades counties. Info: ShannonBeam (239) 272-9282; Web:www.swfloridafca.org

Friday, May 1Cape Coral Community

Foundation Golf Classic — PalmettoPine Country Club; 12:30 p.m. shot-gun start, foursome scramble format;entry $125 per player, deadline April24, sponsorships available starting at$250; proceeds benefit Cape CoralCommunity Foundation programs.Info: Michelle Adamson (239) 542-5594.

May 16-17Greater Fort Myers Spring Dog

Show — Lee Civic Center, 11831Bayshore Road, North FortMyers;judging 8:30 a.m. both days;entry $8 per car per day or $15 bothdays;’ dogs not registered notallowed in the building. Info: (945-2776; Web: www.fortmyersdog-club.com

NOTE: See the entire SportsCalendar online at www.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com. Send informationabout your group’s upcomingevents at least two weeks inadvance to: Daily Breeze SportsCalendar, 2510 Del Prado Blvd.,Cape Coral, FL 33904; or send e-mail to: [email protected]

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Everblades, Twins, Red Sox Schedules

Home Away

vs.Gladiators7:30 p.m.

vs.Gladiators7:30 p.m.

OFFOFF

vs.Cardinals1:05 p.m.

atPhillies

1:05 p.m.

atBraves

1:05 p.m.

vs.Rays

1:05 p.m.

atPirates

1:05 p.m.

atMets

(at Citi Field)

6:10 p.m.

vs.Rays

1:05 p.m.

vs.Pirates

1:05 p.m.

atRays

1:05 p.m.

atPirates

1:05 p.m.

atTwins

1:05 p.m.

vs.Red Sox1:05 p.m.

vs.Sea Wolves7:30 p.m.

vs.Checkers7:30 p.m.

atRed Sox1:05 p.m.

vs.Twins

1:05 p.m.

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Everblades home games at Germain Arena; Twins home games at Hammond Stadium; Red Sox home games at City of Palms Park

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct. GBy-Boston 55 19 .743 —Philadelphia 37 34 .521 16 1⁄2New Jersey 30 42 .417 24New York 29 43 .403 25Toronto 27 45 .375 27

Southeast Divisiony-Orlando 54 18 .750 —Atlanta 42 31 .575 12 1⁄2Miami 38 34 .528 16Charlotte 32 40 .444 22Washington 17 56 .233 37 1⁄2

Central Divisiony-Cleveland 59 13 .819 —Chicago 35 38 .479 24 1⁄2Detroit 34 37 .479 24 1⁄2Milwaukee 31 42 .425 28 1⁄2Indiana 30 42 .417 29

y-clinched division

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct. GBSan Antonio 47 24 .662 —Houston 47 26 .644 1New Orleans 44 27 .620 3Dallas 43 28 .606 4Memphis 17 53 .243 29 1⁄2

Northwest DivisionDenver 46 26 .639 —Portland 45 27 .625 1Utah 44 27 .620 1 1⁄2Okla. City 20 52 .278 26Minnesota 20 53 .274 26 1⁄2

Pacific Divisiony-L.A. Lakers 58 14 .806 —Phoenix 40 32 .556 18Golden State 25 47 .347 33L.A. Clippers 18 54 .250 40Sacramento 15 55 .214 42

NBA ST A N D I N G S

Thursday’s GamesL.A. Lakers 92, Detroit 77Chicago 106, Miami 87Portland 129, Phoenix 109

Friday’s GamesOrlando 110, Milwaukee 94Toronto 112, Oklahoma City

96Charlotte 100, Philadelphia 95Cleveland 107, Minnesota 85L.A. Lakers 103, New Jersey 95New York 103, New Orleans

93Boston 99, Atlanta 93Denver at Dallas, (n)L.A. Clippers at San Antonio,

(n)Memphis at Sacramento, (n)

Saturday’s GamesIndiana at Chicago, 2 p.m.Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.New York at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 7:30p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8:30p.m.

Phoenix at Utah, 9 p.m.Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m.Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesDallas at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Chicago at Toronto, 3:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, 3:30

p.m.New Jersey at Minnesota, 3:30

p.m.Philadelphia at Detroit, 6 p.m.Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.Oklahoma City at Boston, 7

p.m.San Antonio at New Orleans, 8

p.m.Phoenix at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Late games not included

AT H E B R E E Z E S P O R T S breezenewspapers.com Saturday, March 28, 2009

“Last year we had ourfirst three weeks of the sea-son postponed due toweather,” Jacobs coach EricSanders said. “It was justwhat we were looking for.The exposure and experi-ence is helpful and weplayed some competitivegames.”

Their strong start Fridayput the Gators in a 4-0 hole.The Gators rallied, though,in the bottom of the fourth,cutting the lead to one.

Sophomore TaylorRenegar walked to start theinning and sophomoreJordan Moody followedwith a sharp single to leftfield. The ball went underthe glove of the left fielder,allowing Renegar to scorefrom first. Moody camehome on a wild pitch, andthe Gators picked up anoth-er run when freshman PabloMatos delivered a two-outsingle, scoring NelsonCandelario.

The Gators had oneextra-base hit, a double bysophomore Kyle Harding inthe second, and sophomoreJosh Guffey added a sharpsingle in the fourth.

They also made somesparkling defensive plays.In the third, Candelariofielded a grounder andthrew to first for one outand Harding fired to thecatcher Randy Petito, com-pleting an inning-endingdouble play.

Guffey, the second base-man, made a leaping catchoff a line drive to end thefourth inning.

The Gators’ biggestproblem continued to be theEagles’ hot bats. After theGators trimmed the deficit,the Eagles regained com-mand thanks to a four-runfifth. Josh Kranz keyed thatinning with a two-run triple.

The Gators (8-8) hostNorth Port Wednesday.H.D. Jacobs 121 041 4 — 13 17 0Island Coast 000 300 0 — 3 4 1

W — Mertins. L — Jordan

Moody.2B — Leasure (HD), Vogtsek

(HD), Amann (HD), Schmidt (HD),Kyle Harding (IC). 3B — Kranz (HD).HR — Amann (HD).

■ Mariner 11, GulfCoast 3: A tight extra-inningbattle turned into a convinc-ing win for the visitingTritons thanks to an eight-run eighth-inning rally.

The Tritons (12-1, 6-1)moved into a tie for first-placein District 5A-15, but ownthe potential tiebreakers overGulf Coast (8-6, 5-1) andBarron Collier (9-6, 6-1).

The Tritons host LehighTuesday. Mariner 003 000 08 — 11 7 2Gulf Coast 102 000 00 — 3 5 1

W — Ryan Patton (4-1). L —Lindheim

2B — Anthony Santo (M), AngelLaborde (M), Dahn (GC),McCormick (GC). 3B — Dahn (GC).HR — Daniel Alimonti (M).

■ Cardinal Mooney 5,Bishop Verot 4: BobbyBorchering launched a pairof solo homers, but theVikings fell a run shortagainst Cardinal Mooney.

The Vikings (5-10) visitDunbar Tuesday. C.Mooney 102 010 1 — 5 7 2B. Verot 000 102 1 — 4 5 2

W — Heller. L — Santospirito.3B — Conforti (CM). HR —

Borchering 2 (BV).

Softball■ Mariner 6, South

Fort Myers 0: SophomoreCarrie Grigiski pitched afive-hit shutout and theTritons opened with a victo-ry in the Tarpon Classic.

The Tritons (8-5) playtwo games Saturday,against Charlotte and PortCharlotte, respectively. South FM 000 000 0 — 0 5 2Mariner 022 020 x — 6 11 3

W — Carrie Grigiski. L — E.Detzel.

2B — H. Detzel (S)

■ Bishop Verot 12,Golden Gate 2: TaliaBaracco and LaurenBlasingim had doubles,highlighting the Vikings’five-inning win overGolden Gate.

The Vikings (14-4) hostDunbar Tuesday.

Prep: Tritonswhip Sharks 11-3

inning. After he left the game in thefifth, he was told by manager DaveTrembley he’d be starting the seasonopener April 6 against CC Sabathiaand the Yankees.

“He told me after the touchdown,”Guthrie said, smiling. “He said, ‘Nicejob. We blocked the extra point on thetouchdown.’”

For Guthrie, it will be his secondstraight opening-day start.

The Marlins also named theiropening-day starter: Ricky Nolasco.

Nolasco went 15-8 with a 3.52ERA last season, and he pitched seveninnings of the Marlins’ spring-trainingno-hitter against Detroit on March 22.The opening-day start will be his first.

Luke Scott hit two home runs, TyWigginton went 2-for-4 with a homerun and Ryan Freel had a pinch-hittwo-run homer for Baltimore.

■ Red Sox 11, Cardinals 8: RedSox Manager Terry Francona wasupbeat about Josh Beckett’s outing —never mind the ugly numbers.

Beckett gave up four runs and six

hits in six innings, and Chip Ambres hita three-run homer with two outs in the10th inning to give Boston a victoryover St. Louis at City of Palms Park.

“I thought today was his strongestouting of the spring,” Red Sox man-ager Terry Francona said. “He getsinto the sixth. He gets two quick outs,3-2 pitch, and all of a sudden hestrings together four hits. So, his dayends on that note, but I thought he wasstrong and he located. Even when hewas throwing balls, they were close. Iwas really pleased.”

The Red Sox had a 4-1 lead goinginto the sixth when the Cardinalsscored three runs.

Ambres, a non-roster invitee, hithis second home run of the spring —on the first pitch of the at-bat.

Cardinals starter Kyle Lohsepitched five innings, allowing six runs— five earned — on 11 hits and twowalks, striking out two.

David Freese went 3-for-4 with ahome run, two RBI, and a run scored forthe Cardinals, while Albert Pujols was 2-for-5 with a run scored and one RBI.

■ Braves 3, Tigers 2: Atlanta’s

Tom Glavine and Detroit’s JustinVerlander are looking to have bounce-back seasons, and each made stridestoward reaching their goals.

Verlander threw seven scorelessinnings and Glavine shut out theTigers for four in the Braves’ win.

Glavine, the two-time Cy YoungAward winner with 305 wins, allowedthree hits, walked none and struck outthree in his second start of the spring.He pitched three scoreless inningsagainst the Mets last Saturday.

Detroit catcher Matt Treanor hit along two-run homer off Atlantareliever Manny Acosta in the seventhinning to put the Tigers ahead, but thebullpen couldn’t hold the lead.

■ Astros 6, Phillies 5: MiguelTejada homered among his three hitsand drove in two runs to lead Houstonover Philadelphia.

Tejada went 3-for-3 with an RBIdouble and a single to back RoyOswalt, who was making his first startsince returning from the WorldBaseball Classic.

Brett Myers gave up four runs andeight hits in 5 1/3 innings.

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National InvitationalSemifinals

Tuesday, March 30At New YorkSemifinals

Baylor (23-14) vs. San Diego State (26-9), 7 p.m.

Penn State (25-11) vs. Notre Dame(21-14), 9:30 p.m.

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SOUTH REGIONALat Memphis, Tenn.Regional Semifinals

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Regional ChampionshipSunday, March 29

Louisville (31-5) vs. Michigan State(29-6), TBA

WEST REGIONALat Glendale, Ariz.

Regional SemifinalsThursday, March 26

Connecticut 72, Purdue 60Missouri 102, Memphis 91

Regional ChampionshipSaturday, March 28

Connecticut (30-4) vs. Missouri (31-6),4:40 p.m.

FINAL FOURAt Detroit

National SemifinalsSaturday, April 4

East champion vs. South championMidwest champion vs. West champion

National ChampionshipMonday, April 6

Semifinal winners

NCAA Women’s Tourney TRENTON REGIONAL

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BERKLEY REGIONALRegional SemifinalsAt Berkeley, Calif.

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OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONALRegional SemifinalsAt Oklahoma CitySunday, March 29

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Pittsburgh (25-7) vs. Oklahoma (30-4),30 minutes following

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Tuesday, March 31Semifinal winners, TBA

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Women’s NIT Third Round

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Friday, March 27New Mexico 61, Oregon State 56

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Georgetown (20-13) at Boston College(22-11), 5 p.m.

Monday, March 30Kansas (20-13) vs. New Mexico (25-

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TBDThursday, April 2

TBDChampionship

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sided routs in regionalround history. UCLA setthe record with a 49-pointvictory over Wyoming in1967, and all the top fivewere recorded before 1972.

Arizona (21-4) did littleright and hardly resembledthe team that shot 52.5 per-cent from the field in its firsttwo tourney wins. Friday, theWildcats connected on just37.8 percent and committed15 turnovers againstLouisville’s pressure defense.

The Cardinals were sim-ply too fast, too strong, toobig, and shooting too wellfor 12th-seeded Arizona tohave a chance.

At times, it appeared theCardinals were toying withArizona. Once, TerrenceWilliams grabbed a defen-sive rebound, whipped theball around his back, thendelivered a perfect outletpass that led to Clark’sthree-pointer.

Louisville built a 21-point halftime lead andeliminated any comebackhopes by opening the sec-ond half on an 18-5 run thatmade it 67-33.

■ Oklahoma 84,Syracuse 71: Oklahoma is

dangerous enough withBlake Griffin. Give himsome help? The Sooners arenearly unstoppable.

Griffin scored 30 pointsand had 14 rebounds, andTony Crocker added acareer-high 28 points as thesecond-seeded Sooners beatSyracuse in Memphis andadvanced to their firstregional final since 2003.

Oklahoma (30-5) startedpulling away midwaythrough the first half andmove on to play either top-seeded North Carolina orGonzaga in the SouthRegional final Sundaylooking for their first FinalFour since 2002. The lasttime the Sooners made itthis far, Syracuse beat themen route to their ownnational championship.

It was Crocker, the jun-ior guard who went score-less in the Sooners’ second-round win over Michigan,who helped shredSyracuse’s vaunted 2-3zone. He shot right over thezone, hitting six of his firsteight threes.

Flynn led Syracuse with22 points despite playingthe second half with abruised back.

NCAA: OU knocksoff Syracuse 84-71

MICHAEL PISTELLAMinnesota’s Nick Punto rounds third base and scores on a two-run double by Denard Span to makeit 6-0 against Tampa Bay. More photos are available online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.

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I am asked, quite often by readers, to name thebest cruise ship on the planet.

My standard answer has been a simple refrain:The best cruise ship is the one that you are aboutto go on.

The somewhat coy reply has served me wellover the years because choosing the best ship foryour vacation experience truly depends on a hostof variables.

Is it a mass market,24/7 experience thatyou seek or perhaps alaid back, luxurycruise that floats yourboat? Is the ship thedestination itself or doyou want a vacationwith lots of port callsand a host of shoreexcursions to choosefrom?

There are ships andbrands for everyimaginable taste.

Theme cruises arehot — from musicicons to baseballgreats — and let’s notforget about the amaz-ing culinary spreads atsea created today bysome of the world’s leading chefs.

Look also for wine seminars, chocolate tast-ings, book and even bridge club get-togethers.You might try your hand at pottery, learn to ball-room dance, participate in glass blowing or prac-tice putting on real grass all at sea. Ice skatingrinks, boxing rings, state-of-the-art fitness facili-ties, surf simulators and even rock climbing wallsare common.

Most importantly, there’s a ship to fit any-one’s budget and today’s deals are among thebest in years.

The Caribbean remains the world’s hottestdestination in more ways than one. Alaska andMediterranean port calls have not lost their luster,either, despite the belt-tightening times we nowlive in.

A host of new ships were just unveiled at theend of 2008 and there are a number of newbuilds — that’s cruise jargon for new ships – setto debut later this year including the world’slargest cruise ship ever constructed: RoyalCaribbean’s Oasis of the Seas with some 5,000-plus passengers.

With so much happening on the cruise front,especially in Florida where the world’s leadingcruise lines sail from our five main ports (Miami,Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Port Canaveral andJacksonville) how does one remotely keep pacewith an ever-changing industry and the dizzyingarray of choices now before today’s consumer?

A new online entry — www.cruisenewsweek-ly.com — may help. It features the latest cruiseindustry news and ship reviews complete withhundreds of images and individual ship statistics.There’s even a cruise news archive featuring awealth of information culled from the cruise linesthemselves over the past five years plus anarchive of my past Cruise Guide newspapercolumns. Visitors can even book their next cruisethrough the easily navigable site.

Cruise aficionados also take note: the site alsomaintains a presence on the new social network-ing site, Twitter. By visitingtwitter.com/cruiseguide one can follow alongwith the latest cruise news and periodical updatesdirect from a ship at sea.

As visitors to www.cruisenewsweekly.comstay on top of the latest cruise news and industrytrends, the best cruise ship on the planet will nodoubt also be revealed.

Cruise travel columnist Michael Colemanwelcomes your feedback at [email protected]

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Marty Wisher and StarlightProductions want tochange the way peoplethink about Lee County.

They’re embarking on somethingmost would consider an incredible risk:producing a full-length motion pictureentirely in Cape Coral.

Whether or not this is a first for theCape is unknown, but that’s part ofWisher’s journey. She’s traversing aland of unknowns, populated entirelywith the possibilities of failure, rejectionand disappointment.

But then again, if it works, she mightvery well have created an entire culturein the process, putting Lee County onthe map of profitable, and logical, loca-tions to produce movies.

Wisher and crew have sunk close to amillion dollars into their first produc-tion. Called “Light,” the story centers ona high school kid afflicted with albinismwho soon discovers a special set of“powers” that allow him to control raysof light. Of course, the governmentwants this power for themselves, settingin a motion a tale that is equal parts sci-fi, action and coming of age tale, all setin the Cape.

It’s an ambitious project to be cer-tain, one that marks a two -ear journeyfor Wisher and crew.

She began writing the screenplayafter realizing the story she was tellingher son was actually pretty interesting.

“The writing was different,” Wishersaid. “It started as nothing more thanentertaining my son — he loved any-thing superhero. But once I started writ-ing it down, it developed rather quick-ly.”

Starlight Productions is a Cape-basedcollections of artists — actors, writers,and directors — that have loosely per-formed together in and around the coun-ty for seven years.

The group officially coalesced lastSeptember as Starlight Productionswhen the filming of “Light” got underway, with Wisher as producer, directorand actor.

Filming took five months to com-pete, with principal photography takingplace in and around Cape Coral, includ-ing Cape homes, I Rigazzi Pizza andOasis Middle School, which stands infor the film’s high school.

The film now moves into its post-production phase, which includesintense editing sessions and develop-ment of the computer-generated effects,which the film purports to be packedwith.

Much like Wisher, Director of Photo-graphy Tim Gunderson wears multiplehats. He spends most of his days toilingaway in the editing room, working thespecial effects, both practical and digi-tal, trying to piece together a rough cutof the film.

“We don’t know what we’re not sup-posed to know,” Gunderson joked aboutStarlight’s first production. “It was agradual warming to the idea for me,because I was a little apprehensive aboutworking with so many kids ... we had 25kids on the first day of shooting andwhen we got the first shot in one take, Isaid, this is going to work.”

Indeed, the scenes that have beenpieced together and placed online do not

represent the filmmakers final vision.They are a rough amalgamation of theforthcoming project: the effects aremissing, there’s titles or stand-in objectswhere a magical creature named Max issupposed to be, the scenes are out ofcontext of the overall plot.

But watching these scenes a viewergets a familiar feeling. They are intimateby default, as the Cape locales lendthemselves to something that most canidentify with.

According to Wisher, that familiarityis something that should be utilizedmore often by county leaders. LeeCounty used to have a film commis-sioner to attract potential film projects,but has since dropped the position.These days, baseball and beaches domi-nate the county landscape.

“We lost the film commissioneryears ago. There’s one in CollierCounty, but that doesn’t translate towork in Lee,” Wisher said. “It’s gor-geous here, but so is most of Florida.”

Gunderson said the film has beengetting “a lot of buzz” from the currentcrop of county commissioners, andwhenever he has the chance to chat witha board members, he immediatelybrings up the lack of a film rep for LeeCounty.

“When you talk to the commission-ers, they are immediately interested. Itreally spurs it on, you immediately getinto the conversation and say, ‘we don’thave a film commissioner,’” Gundersonadded.

Whether or not “Light” becomes thesiren call for filmmaking in Lee Countyis still up in the air, obviously, but the

project does represent what creativepeople in Cape Coral, and Lee County,have to offer.

Not only shot and produced in theCape, the film employed local talent,and will have a double premier in theCape and then in Fort Myers.

“This really could be a good toe inthe door,” Gunderson added.

Starlight did look as far north asOrlando and Tampa for actors, but near-ly the entire cast came from the local tal-ent pool.

The greatest casting challenge wasfor the film’s lead, a kid named Lucaswho is afflicted with albinism.

Wisher and crew went through a lotof auditions, and finally settled onChristian Killian, a Cape youth withalbinism.

It was the first time Killian acted in afeature length film. His background wason stage and in choirs.

“It was really fun,” Killian said of hisexperience filming. “It was a lot easierdoing the movie than a play. Whenyou’re in front of people (on stage), youget nervous for no reason.”

The filmmakers found it challengingto make certain the actors, who aremostly kids, were able to balance thedemands of their lives with the shootingschedule and not have to sacrifice much.

Wisher made certain she used theactor’s parents to her advantage.

“I needed their kids to be so on and inthe end it was a blessing to have them(the parents) on set,” Wisher said. “Weworked around school and commit-ments. We had great support from theparents.

The hard work from cast crew couldpay off in the end. Both Wisher andGunderson hope their efforts will lead toother film projects, that it will put Leecounty on the map as a serious filmmak-ing destination, that George Lucas orSteven Spielberg stand up and takenotice.

Gunderson said, “I want to have anice product I’m really proud of. Iwould love to make some money off it... but regardless of how this is received,we’re going to continue to makemovies.”

Starlight Productions hopes to shine a ‘Light’

on local filmmaking scene

PHOTOS COURTESY STARLIGHT PRODUCTIONS

Writer/Director Marty Wisher, center, works with one of her actors, Joey Lane, on the set of “Light”.

Three of the film’s main characters are, from left, Christian Killian,who plays the film’s hero, Lucas; Danny Rawley, who plays Lucas’genius best friend, Jake; and Keegan Shayne, who plays one of thefilm’s villains, Mr. Tim Gunther, a science teacher.

“I want to have a nice productI’m really proud of. I would loveto make some money off it ... butregardless of how this isreceived, we’re going to contin-ue to make movies.”

— Director of Photography Tim Gunderson

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Today’s Highlight inHistory:

On March 28, 1979,America’s worst commercialnuclear accident occurred insidethe Unit 2 reactor at the ThreeMile Island plant nearMiddletown, Pa.

On this date:In 1834, the U.S. Senate voted

to censure President AndrewJackson for the removal of feder-al deposits from the Bank of theUnited States.

In 1896, the opera “AndreaChenier,” by Umberto Giordano,premiered in Milan.

In 1898, the Supreme Court,in United States v. Wong KimArk, ruled that a child born in theUnited States to Chineseimmigrants was a U.S. citi-zen.

In 1930, the names ofthe Turkish cities ofConstantinople and Angorawere changed to Istanbuland Ankara.

In 1939, the SpanishCivil War effectively endedas Madrid fell to the forcesof Francisco Franco.

In 1941, novelist andcritic Virginia Woolf died inLewes, England.

In 1942, during World War II,British naval forces raided theNazi-occupied French port of St.Nazaire in Operation Chariot.

In 1969, the 34th president ofthe United States, Dwight D.Eisenhower, died in Washingtonat age 78.

Ten years ago: NATO broad-ened its attacks on Yugoslavia totarget Serb military forces inKosovo in the fifth straight nightof airstrikes; thousands ofrefugees flooded into Albania andMacedonia from Kosovo. TheBaltimore Orioles beat a Cubanall-star team 3-2 in Havana.Venus Williams beat younger sis-ter Serena 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to winthe Lipton Championships in thefirst all-sister women’s final in115 years.

Five years ago: FrenchPresident Jacques Chirac’s gov-ernment suffered stinging defeatsin regional elections seen as a

vote of censure against painfuleconomic reforms. Actor andwriter Sir Peter Ustinov died inGenolier, Switzerland, at age 82.

One year ago: President Bushdeclared that Iraq was standing ata defining moment as it struggledto put down heavily armed Shiitemilitias in new flare-ups of vio-lence. Cuba made it legal for itscitizens to own cell phones intheir ownnames.

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By JOYCE LYONSSpecial to The Breeze

Spring Book Sale, sponsoredby the Friends of the Cape CoralLibrary, will feature hundreds ofbooks — hard cover and paper-back, cookbooks, fiction, non-fic-tion, children’s texts and DVDs,and the price is right. All the pro-ceeds from the book sales gotoward library expenses. The saleopens Thursday, April 23, formembers of the Friends of theLibrary; the sale is open to thepublic Friday, April 24, 9 a.m. to6 p.m., and Saturday, April 25, 9a.m. to 3 p.m

■ Children’s Day/Book Day isofficially observed on April 30,but the Lee County LibrarySystem has scheduled a week ofactivities leading up to the day ofthe observance. Celebrate literacyfor children of all cultures inrecognition of El dia de losninos/El dia de los libros! Parentsand grandparents are encouragedto participate in activities on thisinternationally celebrated dayhonoring children, books andbilingual literacy.

Participe en la celebracioninternacional de afabetizacionjuvenil con El dia de los ninos/Eldia de los libros! Toda la familiaesta invitada a participar enactividades en este dia en el quese celebran internacionalmenta laninez, los libros y la alfabetiza-cion bilingue.

El dia de los ninos/Eldis de loslibros se celebra universalmenteel 30 de abril pero el Sistema bib-liotecario del condado de Leeofrecera actividades previas a lacelebracion oficial.

■ Art Gallery, sponsored andfunded by the Friends of the CapeCoral Library, will feature threeartists this month:

Skip Weber, retired detectivelieutenant from the BergenCounty Prosecutor’s Office in

New Jersey and holds a bachelordegree in criminal justice fromRutgers University. He begansketching at an early age andbegan watercolor painting afterretirement. He is mostly self-taught and has taken classes andworkshops at the Cape Coral ArtStudio, Cape Coral Art Leagueand Pine Island Art Association.In recent art shows he has wonthree blue ribbons, a second andthird place ribbon and a People’sChoice award for his watercolors.

Joan Ostrowski is recognizedthroughout Southwest Florida asa leading watercolor artist. In2005, she earned national recog-nition by being selected tobecome a signature member ofthe National Watercolor Society.Known for her attention to detailand strong technical skill, hersubjects convey the deep appreci-ation she has for them by bringingto life their inherent beauty. Shehas accumulated over 75 awardsand has achieved recognition ofher peers.

Ines Buesing’s exposure to artbegan at a very young age withher parents in northern Germany.She received a degree in elemen-tary education and began teachingart. Sixteen years later she openedher own studio and now shifts res-idency between Germany andCape Coral. Although her work isalmost exclusively in clay media,she takes care not to become rut-ted in the same shapes, patternsand techniques.

■ English Cafe, 10 a.m. onFridays, April 3, 10, 17 and 24.Practice your English in a free,informal conversation session forAdult ESOL and ESL students.Each 90-minute session providesadult learners an opportunity to

practice speaking English withnative speakers.

■ Chess Anyone? meets at5:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Rise to thechess challenge and join the fun.Everyone is welcome. Bring apersonal chess set, if preferred.Please pre-register.

■ Craft Corner. Knitting, cro-cheting and cross-stitching, 3:30p.m., Monday, April 6 and 20.Bring your ideas to light andneeded a handmade treasure.Materials will be provided, orbring your own project to workon. Registration is required.

■ Craft Corner: Scrapbooking— Showers of Spring, meets at10 a.m., Saturday, April 25. Thismonth we’ll make pages thatreflect spring and renewal. Usinga Sizzix die cuter, you can addsome critters to your pages. Bringphotos and papers that you wantto use in your albums in the colorsof your choice. The library pro-vides paper cutters, tape, scissorsand corner rounders. Registrationis required.

■ Bagels, Books and Banter,meets at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday,April 28. Join other book loversand come prepared to talk about afavorite book that you’ve read.Relax over coffee and bagels withold and new friends. Registrationis requested.

■ Book Discussion: TomBrokaw’s “Boom! Voices of theSixties,” 2 p.m., Wednesday,April 15.

■ Spring Holiday CraftProgram, 4 p.m., Friday, April 3.Registration requested.

■ Welcome to Storytime. Alibrary program of picture booksharing, finger plays, songs andother fun activities. Storytimehelps children increase listening

and group cooperative skillswhile they hear wonderful storiesfor their age group. Group size islimited for most storytimes.

■ Children’s Day/Book Day,El dia de los nines/El dia de loslibros, 11 a.m., Tuesday, April28.

■ Welcome to Storytime. Alibrary program of picture booksharing, finger plays, songs andother fun activities. Storytimehelps children increase listeningand group cooperative skillswhile they hear wonderful storiesfor their age group. Group size islimited for most storytimes.Options include:

■ Baby/Parent Rhyme Time(birth to 24 months with anadult), Saturdays, 10 a.m.Features baby action rhymes forparents and babies. Rhyme Timelasts about 20 minutes.

■ Toddler Story Time (age 2with an adult), 9:30 a.m.,Thursdays. Two-year-olds withtheir caregivers, participate insong, finger plays and short sto-ries. Toddler storytime lastsapproximately 30 minutes.

■ Preschool Story Time (ages3, 4 and 5), Wednesdays andThursdays at 11 a.m.Preschoolers attend this storytime independently while parentsor caregivers wait nearby in thelibrary building. This includesactivities that require more partic-ipation and a longer attentionspan. Each preschool story timelasts about 30 minutes.

■ Family Story Time,Tuesdays at 9 a.m., Wednesdaysand Thursdays at 10:15 a.m. Thisprogram is for the whole familyand last about 30 minutes.Registration is required.

■ Kids Read Down Fines.Take care of your library fines byreading. Children and teens canearn a $2 coupon for every 15minutes of reading during the

allotted time in the designatedarea of the library. For ages 18and under. 6:30 p.m., Mondays,April 13 and 27; 3:30 p.m.,Thursdays, April 16 and 23.

■ Spring Holiday CraftProgram, 4 p.m., Friday, April 3.Registration requested. Springbags, 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 7.Registration requested.

■ Firefighting Heroes:Smokey Bear and Friends, 10a.m., Tuesday, April 7. For ages3-5. Registration required.

■ Firefighting Heroes: ForestRanger, 3 p.m., Thursday, April9. For ages K-5. Registrationrequired.

■ Sponge Painted Umbrellas,4:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16.For ages 8-12. Registrationrequired.

All Lee County LIbrarySystem programs are free andopen to the public. A sign lan-guage interpreter is available with48 hours notice. Call the DeafService at 461-0334 (voice) and461-0438 (TTY). Assistive lis-tening devices are available. LeeCounty Library System alsooffers free access to books,DVDs, videos, books on tape,electronic resources and otheritems for a vast collection.

The Lee County LibrarySystem makes it possible for peo-ple who ordinarily couldn’t visitthe library to enjoy readingthrough the Bookmobile, Books-By-Mail, Talking Books and liter-acy programs. There’s somethingfor everyone at the libraries.

The Cape Coral-Lee CountyLibrary is located at 921 S.W.39th Terrace. It is open 9 a.m. to9 p.m., Monday throughThursday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. onSaturday. Closed Sunday. Forinformation, call 542-3933(Voice) and 542-4429 (TTY).

Spring Book Sale opens April 23 at Cape libraryCAPE CORAL-LEE COUNTY LIBRARY

TODAY IN HISTORY

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Ihave three children, a boy 13, agirl 10 and a boy 7. None of themis interested in sports, and none isparticularly gifted when it comesto athletics. I want them to beactive. Their school doesn’t offerany physical-education programs,but it does have sports teams. Iread plenty of information onwhat adults are supposed to bedoing when it comes to exercisebut nothing that I can use for mykids. Do you have any sugges-tions?

— D.D.ANSWER: It is important for

children to stay active. We face anobesity epidemic, and the seeds ofobesity are sown in childhood,with inactivity being one of thoseseeds. Physical activity begunearly in life becomes habitual andstays with children into adulthood.It’s a peculiar fact that many chil-dren younger than 11 are natural-ly quite active, but from 11 to 15,physical activity wanes.

Parents should limit the timechildren spend in front of a TVand computer screens to two hoursor less a day. Computer school-work is exempted from thisrestriction. This ban on sitting and

watching a screen for hours onend does more to promote activitythan anything else.

Children from 6 on up shouldengage in 60 minutes of moderateto vigorous physical activity everyday. The activity must be age-relat-ed, and age dictates the intensity ofthe exercise. The exercise can bebroken into 15-minute segments.Moderate physical activity getskids breathing faster and theirhearts beating faster. Walking,skipping and light jogging areexamples. Vigorous physical activ-ity gets them breathing even fasterand their hearts beating faster. Theexercise shouldn’t be exhausting orleave them breathless. Rope jump-ing, swimming and running arevigorous exercises.

Children also should engage inmuscle- and bone-building exer-cises, but I have to deal with thosetopics later.

You’ll be happy to learn thathousework and yardwork qualifyas exercise if they’re not done in aho-hum way with lots and lots ofbreaks. The children have to keepmoving, and they have to movewith energy.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I

have a concern. Ihave a 9-year-oldgrandson. Wheneverhe exerts himself hisface gets beet-red —not just a nice glow,but very red.

This happenswhen he plays socceror wrestles with hisbig brother on thefloor.

Is there a reasonto be concerned, oram I being overlyconcerned?

— H.F.A N S W E R :

Some children andadults have arteriesclose to their facialskin and their faces,when flooded withan increased bloodflow, turn red. It’ssort of an idiosyn-cratic thing.

So long as the boy isn’t pantingfor air or complaining of anything,you can ignore this.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Iwork out at the YMCA three timesa week and have been doing so for

a year. I am ingood shape formy 66 years.Recently I wenton a fast (takingonly water).After 36 hours,

I experienced intensepain in all the mus-cles I use during myworkout. In addition,I suffered from nau-sea. Was this due tomy fasting?

— E.A.ANSWER: Did

this happen to youafter an exercise ses-sion? If it did, itcould well be relatedto your fast.

Your energy tankfor glycogen, storedmuscle sugar and thesource of energy formuch physical activi-ty, was registeringempty. Your bodyturned to fat for ener-gy. Since fat was itssole source of fuel,some of the fat wasconverted into

ketones, and they could havecaused your symptoms.

Thirty-six hours of fastingwon’t kill you, but I’m not sureit’s going to help you either. Whydid you do this?

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Iwas in a 10K walk-race and waswalking like the wind. Whilewaiting at a crosswalk to cross thestreet, a fellow got into his truck,put it in reverse and slammed intome. The impact threw me throughthe air and knocked me out.

Right away, I felt out of bodyand I still do. I cannot walk anydistance now. I am a 58-year-oldmale and have been diagnosedwith multiple sclerosis. Couldthere be a link between my gettinghit and an atypical onset of MS?Are our soldiers in Iraq andAfghanistan, who often sufferconcussive injuries, subject toMS?

— B.Y.ANSWER: Multiple sclerosis,

meaning “many scars,” comesabout when the insulating materialof nerves, myelin, is stripped offthe nerves in the brain and spinalcord. That causes a short-circuit innerve transmission and results inall the signs and symptoms of MS.It’s probably an autoimmuneprocess, one brought about by thebody’s immune system. Northernlatitudes, bacteria, viruses andgenes have all been implicated intriggering the immune system toattack nerve myelin, but I have notseen where trauma has. Nor can Ifind an increased incidence of MSin soldiers after any war.

Dr. Donohue regrets that he isunable to answer individual let-ters, but he will incorporate themin his column whenever possible.Readers may write him or requestan order form of available healthnewsletters at P.O. Box 536475,Orlando, FL 32853-6475.Readers may also order healthnewsletters from www.rbma-mall.com.

It’s a day to remember.Mercury and Venus align toenhance the language of love. Thesun is in on the action, too,increasing the likelihood of boldromantic moves. Real peoplehave the cinematic cool of classicfilm characters. Some of thesuave lines that spring up will beso perfectly stated that you’llwish the cameras had beenrolling.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).You are a team builder. It may notbe possible now for you toencourage each individual of thegroup, but everyone will feelmotivated and uplifted if youchoose a goal they all can getbehind.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).You find a kindred spirit. It’s val-idating to know there are peoplelike you. This gives you courageto reach out to even more people.Your network of friends and sup-porters will rapidly expand.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).Your life runs like a fast machine.Make sure there is enough fuel tokeep this show on the road.Proper nutrition, sleep and exer-cise will be crucial to the successof this weekend’s mission.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).Your work may feel like an uphillclimb right now and you probablyfantasize about taking a nice longbreak. But you simply can’t rest

just yet! You’re on the verge of abreakthrough! Keep turning thecrank.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).There are friends in your lifewhom you don’t know very well,and yet you think of them fondlyand often. You have a similarimpact on others. Someone whohas been thinking of you will con-tact you from out of the blue.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY(MARCH 28). This year theworld seems intent on showingyou often that you are loved. InApril, you get down to business.Your winning attitude assuressuccess. Because you handlework so well, you’ll be promoted.May brings an award. In June,you will receive emotional andfinancial compensation for animportant project. Cancer andTaurus adore you. Your luckynumbers are: 33, 16, 28, 41 and20.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).People in other parts of the worldlong to see you. It feels like youare always the one to make theeffort to travel and keep close, butthat’s because you are strongerand more able to make the jour-ney.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).Limit your exposure to negativity.Your mood is buoyant when yousimply refuse to listen to thedoom and gloom statements

about the economy,war and other utterlydepressing topics.

SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov. 21). You’llbe working on sever-al different projectsat once. It will be anamazing feelingwhen several ofthem come togetherat the same time.One of your favoritefeelings is the feel-ing of accomplish-ment.

SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 22-Dec. 21).You have highexpectations of whatyou will be able toaccomplish by theend of the weekend.Your goals may betension producing, but they arealso results producing. A Libra isyour ally.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19). You realize you’d like tomake an important endeavor inyour life. Consciously take holdof your destiny and spend energyon this new activity. Otherwise,your mind will choose the easier,familiar tasks.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18). Your relationship to time isquite Zen today. For instance, yourefuse to rush and you simply

won’t believe you’resupposed be some-where other thanwhere you are at anygiven moment.

PISCES (Feb.19-March 20). Youcan conquer a badhabit now if you try.Lavishly reward thesmall improvementsyou make over thenext three days. Youwill soon completelyslay the dragon andsavor victory.

ASTROLOGI-CAL QUES-TIONS: “My birth-day is 10/12/1951.I wrote you before toask about the astro-logical prospectsbetween me and

someone born 1/28/1971. Theinsights you provided were help-ful. Now I’m even more curiousfor answers. 1/28/1971 has beeninvolved with someone whosebirthday is 5/27/1960. Are theybetter suited for each other than Iwould be with 1/28/1971?”

Astrology can show you thestrengths and weaknesses of arelationship, but each person is incharge of his or her own behaviorin a relationship and ultimatelythat is what will determine howthe relationship grooves. Useastrology to help you see how youmight be able to entice and attract

the person you are very interestedin instead of using it to say, “See,I’m a better match for you thanthe other person.” Or, “Well, itdidn’t work out because it’s not inthe stars.” My advice is to knowyour edge and work it and don’tworry about your romantic com-petition. With your charms, yournatural beauty and excellent tasteyou should be able to create anenvironment of excitementaround you and that’s whatSagittarians such as your loveinterest really crave.

CELEBRITY PROFILES:Black Eyed Peas singer Stacy“Fergie” Ferguson had much suc-cess with her first solo album,with five singles on the Billboard100 top 5. This Aries newlywedhas the good fortune planet,Jupiter, in Aries, too. One of thesuperpowers of this aspect isbeginner’s luck. Aries usuallycomes out of the gate on a newendeavor with so much energyand optimism that they can’t helpbut do well.

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Abiding LoveLutheran Church

Abiding Love LutheranChurch presents Blood, Sweatand Gears Cruise-in Car and BikeShow Saturday, March 28, 9a.m.-3 p.m.

There will be concessions andraffles for door prizes. All pro-ceeds will benefit the YouthCenter.

The Blood mobile will be on-site.

Cape ChristianFellowship

Cape Christian Fellowship hasissued a public invitation to atwo-part special celebration.Pastor Wes Furlong will take hisordination vows and be recog-nized in his new roll as lead pas-tor.

Pastor Dennis Gingerich willbe celebrating 30 years of pas-toral ministry and recognized inhis new leadership role as found-ing pastor of Cape ChristianFellowship.

Both Furlong and Gingerichwill continue to share the week toweek speaking schedule andserve on the leadership team andchurch board.

There are three contemporaryworship gatherings available:Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at9 a.m. or 11 a.m.

There are classes for childrenand youth and a safe nursery pro-vided during the worship gather-ings.

The EDGE High School meet-ings are held Wednesdays from 7-8:30 p.m.

Cape Christian Fellowship islocated at 2110 Chiquita Blvd.,Cape Coral. For additional infor-mation, call 772-5683, or checkonline at www.capechristian.com

Christ LutheranChurch

The Sounds of Florida Chorusinvites the community to spend aSaturday evening April 4, at 7p.m., for a special show. Therewill be music, chorus, soloist anda special appearance by winnersof the Stars of Tomorrow compe-titions. Ticket price is $10. Formore information call 549-3746.

The Blessing of the Quilts wllbe held Monday, April 6, from10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Quilt recipients: Cape CoralPolice Department (includingACT); Hospice of Cape Coral;Juniper Vlllage (Assisted Living);Rehabilitation and HealthcareCenter of Cape Coral; SpecialAngels-pre-school children atChrist Lutheran Church; PondellaSerenity Court; Lee Memorial ofCape Coral ProgressiveCare/Vascular Access; CapeCoral Fire Department (quilts willbe given to them at a later date).

Quilts will be on display from10:30-11 a.m. in the churchsanctuary.

Blessing of the quilts, 11-11:15 a.m., recipients acceptance11:15 a.m.-noon. Tea served inthe cafeteria from noon-1:30 p.m.

For more information contactPatty Bartkowski at 573-6337;[email protected]

Christ Lutheran Church islocated at 2911 Del Prado Blvd.

Christ the ServantCommunity Church

Christ the Servant CommunityChurch will hold an EasterSunrise Service at the Yacht ClubBeach April 12, at 7 a.m. Theprogram will feature a short mes-sage from Pastor Hilemnan andspecial music by The BrassQuintet.

Following the service is a freecontinental breakfast in the pavil-ion at the Yacht Club.

Those attending are urged tobring blankets or chairs.

For additional information,call 239-574-4184.

DayBreak FellowshipAdult Bible Study is currently

exploring the book of Romans,discussing the Apostle Paul’s let-ter to the Romans and how itapplies to our lives today. Studyruns through April 29. The groupmeets every Wednesday from6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at theFreida B. Smith SpecialPopulations Center, 400 SantaBarbara Blvd., Cape Coral.

Children’s program is avail-able during the adult Bible studyfor ages 3 through 5th grade.

For further information, callDayBreak Fellowship at 573-9009 or visit the church Web siteat www.daybreakchurch.net.

First Church of God(Anderson, Ind.)

The First Church of God ofCape Coral is a growing, multi-cultural place to worship.

The winter series of gospelmusic began in January. On thefirst Sunday of each month amusical group will minister dur-ing morning worship service.

Last Generation Ministrieswill finish up the series with wordand song on April 5.

A free-will offering will betaken at each service. Followingthe service there will be a time offellowship. Visitors welcome!Call 574-5271 for more informa-tion.

Wednesday evening 6 p.m.,choir practice, Kids Hour, Preteenand Teenage for youth and prayerand Bible study for adults at 7p.m.

The Women of the Church ofGod (WCG) meets at 7 p.m., onthe second Tuesday of the month.

Young at Heart is a group forfolks 50 and older who meet atnoon on the third Thursday ofeach month.

First Church of God is locatedat 2213 Country Club Blvd, threeblocks north of Veteran’sParkway.

For further information call574-5271 or visit www.1stchur-chofgod.net; E-mail: [email protected].

First Christian ChurchPastor Reza F. Safa will be the

guest speaker for all three churchservices (8:30, 9:45 and 11 a.m.)at First Christian Church, 2620Country Club Blvd., Cape Coral.

Pastor Safa was born andraised a devout Shiite Muslim inIran. His father was a poet andMuslim scholar. While inSweden, Reza heard the messageof the Gospel of Jesus Christ forthe first time in Swedish mission-aries. After months of struggleand fear of Islam, he committedhis life to Jesus Christ and accept-ed Him as his Lord and Savior.

Reza founded The HarvestersWorld Outreach, a worldwideevangelical and healing ministry.For the past 20 years, he has heldcrusades and pastors’ conferencesin nearly 50 countries, reachingthousands of people in India,Africa, Eastern Europe and theformer Soviet Union for Jesus.People of all religions, especiallythose for Muslim and Hindubackgrounds, have turned toChrist in his outreaches aroundthe world.

Reza is also the founder andpresident of TBNNejat TV, the firstfull-time Christiansatellite network inthe Persian language,and the pastors’Fisherman’s HouseChurch in Tulsa,Okla. In this area hecan be seen on DirectTV channel 376 andon WRXY, Mondaythrough Friday, 3p.m.

First CongregationalChurch

First Congregational Churchpresents the 3rd MatineeMusicale “Caribbean Cruise”Sunday, March 29, 2 p.m., at 312Santa Barbara Blvd. Tickets arelimited to 100 and must be pur-chased in advance from P&CChapter IQ members or by calling542-7009. A donation of $15includes gourmet refreshmentsfollowing the concert.

First Congregational Churchwill host a Gospel ConcertSunday, April 5, at 3 p.m.Admission is free and the concertis open to the public.

For additional information,call 239-574-6184 for additionalinformation.

Messiah LutheranChurch

The Messiah Chancel Choir,under the direction of JohnRenfroe, will once again join theCamerata String Orchestra fromCypress Lake High School topresent portions of Parts II and IIIof “The Messiah” by G. F. Handelon Sunday, April 5, at 3 p.m. TheMessiah Quartet and HandbellChoir will also participate in thisspecial Palm Sunday performanceat Messiah Lutheran Church,2691 N. E. Pine Island Road,Cape Coral, (1 mile west of U.S.41). Freewill offering.

Messiah Lutheran has sched-uled the following services forHoly Week:

■ Maundy Thursday, April 9,services at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

■ Good Friday, April 10,services at noon and 6:30 p.m.

■ Easter Vigil, April 11, serv-ice at 8 p.m.

■ Easter, April 12, services at7, 9 and 11 a.m.

For further information, phone995-0133

Providence ChristianSchool’s SpringAuction Fund-raiser

Providence Christian Schoolwill host its Spring Auction Fund-raiser Friday, April 24, from6:30-10 p.m. at the Cape CoralYacht Club, 5819 DriftwoodParkway, Cape Coral. The eventis the school’s largest fund-raiserof the year and includes a silentauction, dinner and live auction.

This year’s auction theme is“Boots & Blue Jeans BBQ Bash.”The dinner is catered by Rib Cityand tickets are $18 per person.

One unique feature ofProvidence’s auction is the manythemed gift baskets that are auc-tioned off (more than 70 thisyear). The auction also featuresresort stays, jewelry, restaurantgift certificates, etc., as well ascreative artwork by Providencestudents.

Providence Christian Schooloffers Christian education to stu-dents from Pre- K3 througheighth grade. The school is locat-ed at 701 Mohawk Parkway inCape Coral. Openings are avail-able for summer and fall enroll-ment.

Contact the school office 549-8024 [email protected]

Trinity LutheranChurch & School

Easter Egg Hunt at TrinityLutheran for children ages 3 to

10, are invited to an Easter EggHunt at Trinity Lutheran Churchand School Saturday, March 28.This free fun-filled event runsfrom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and willinclude games, many surprisesand hot dogs with a bake sale asan added bonus.

Trinity Lutheran School offersVPK3 and VPK4. Full and PartDay Program are offered.

Trinity Lutheran Church &School is located at 706 SW 6thAve. For more information, callthe Church, 772-0172 or School,772-1549.

Turning Point ChurchThe Turning Point Church,

presently meeting in the CapeCoral Youth Center at 315 SW2nd Ave., at 10 a.m. on Sundays,will have Tiffany West as theirguest speaker on Sunday, March29, at 10:30 a.m.

A special Easter service isplanned for Sunday, April 12,with special singing and a mes-sage delivered by Senior PastorDennis West.

Following the service, the chil-dren will have a Giant Egg Huntat approximately 11:15 a.m. Formore information or directions tothe church, call 281-5350.

The congregation is growingand is excited about the differentministries that are active in thechurch. Senior Pastors Dennisand Belinda West, along withAssociate Pastors Hoyt and KarenWatson and Greg and VickiGreene continues to celebrate allthe blessings of God.

What started just a few monthsago with four families now hasexploded to 60-70 in attendanceeach week. It could be the out-standing girls clubs, the co-edsoftball team, Bible studiespraise/worship services, etc.

For more information or direc-tions, please call 281-5350.

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All Saints ByzantineCatholic Church

All Saints Byzantine CatholicChurch, 10291 Bayshore Road,North Fort Myers, will hold anEthnic Bake Sale Saturday, April4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Easter bread, both raisin andegg, will be available until theyare gone. In addition to breads,pirohi, nut and poppy seed rolls,nut and apricot horns, Slovak kifiand stuffed cabbage will also beavailable.

For additional information,call 239-543-6363.

Fort Myers

‘Journey to theCross’ at FirstBaptist Church

Joseph Caulkins will conductthe Sanctuary Choir of FirstBaptist Church and members ofthe Southwest Florida Symphonyin a presentation called “Journeyto the Cross, RememberingChrist’s Sacrifice of Love” onGood Friday, April 10, at 7 p.m.The concert will take place atFirst Baptist Church, 1735Jackson St., in downtown FortMyers, and is open to the public.

The musical cantata will fea-ture the Rev. Dr. William Smith,former pastor at First Baptist asnarrator, and will be accompanied

by a professional orchestra. Thecantata “Journey to the Cross”features music by contemporarycomposers Mark Hayes, PepperChoplin, Lloyd Larsen and RuthElaine Schram.

Following the cantata, FirstBaptist Pastor John Daughertywill lead a short service ofTenebrae, which is Latin forshadows.

Caulkins, associate conductorof the Southwest FloridaSymphony, came to Fist BaptistChurch in January of this year asthe Minister of Music & Worship.

First Baptist Church of FortMyers is one of the area’s oldestchurches and was founded in1892. Services are offered at10:30 a.m. on Sundays withBible Study at 9 a.m., and at 6:30p.m. on Wednesdays.

For more information, call334-7747.

Word of LifePastor Michele Anastasi and

Women Caring for Women ofWord of Life Church present“Sounds of Heaven” featuringprophetic violinist Janet Shell,Saturday, March 28. Breakfastwill be served at 9 a.m.

Word of Life is located at2120 Collier Ave., Fort Myers.For more information contactPaula Harris, 239-274-8881.

Job Search Support Group at Cypress Lake UnitedMethodist Church

Energize your job searchthrough free personalized assis-tance, networking and dynamicpresenters. Come to the bi-week-ly Job Search Support Group atCypress Lake UMC and knowyou are not alone by connectingwith others in a faith-based set-ting.

Recent topics range from pre-venting foreclosures, how to gethealth coverage after a job sepa-ration and job scams on theInternet. Bring your resume forreview. Leader provides great e-mails with current job openingsand other related subjects.

The Job Search Support Groupmeets the first and thirdWednesday of the month,evenings from 6:30-8:30, inRoom S8 (east side of MainSanctuary) at Cypress LakeUnited Methodist Church, 8570Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers,FL 33919.

For additional information,call 482-1250, extension 235.

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By DENNIS GINGERICHSpecial to The Breeze

About 20 years ago, I heard Dr.John Maxwell say, “Everything risesand falls on leadership.” I wasn’t con-vinced. I thought there was sometruth in that statement but I wasdoubtful this was an accurate princi-ple in all situations. Now, I fullyagree, “Everything rises and falls onleadership.” I am persuaded it is aprinciple that holds true in every busi-ness, organization and every church.

The Bible gives a clear call inRomans 12. “God has given each ofus the ability to do certain things well.So if God has given you the ability toprophesy, speak out when you havefaith that God is speaking throughyou. If your gift is that of serving oth-ers, serve them well. If you are ateacher, do a good job of teaching. Ifyour gift is to encourage others, do it!If you have money, share it generous-ly. If God has given you leadershipability, take the responsibility serious-ly. And if you have a gift for showingkindness to others, do it gladly” (vs.6-8 in the New Living Translation).Now, it is clear that the leadership giftis not the only important gift but ifyou are in leadership in any way inany place, make sure you maximizeyour potential.

I’ve learned that leaders havemany tasks. We are called to castvision, build teams, set goals, solveproblems, and raise resources.Leaders are to model exemplary lead-ership. We are called to manifest thetraits of trustworthiness, fair-minded-ness, humility, servanthood,endurance over the long haul and tobe steady in crisis. These are all thingsthat a good leader does. But there ismore.

Above everything else, the mostimportant thing a leader can do is togrow leaders. As a leader, I am at mybest when I am creating a leadershipculture. When I am providing an envi-ronment where leaders can discovertheir gifts, develop their gifts, andbegin to deploy them for God-honor-ing purposes, I am at the definingpoint of what makes a good leader. In

my view, this is at the top of the pri-ority list. Leaders are called to raiseup more leaders.

Author/Pastor Bill Hybels puts itthis way in his book, CourageousLeadership, “When a leader developsnot only his or her own leadershippotential, but draws out the leadershippotential of scores of other leaders aswell, the kingdom impact from onelife is multiplied exponentially. It pro-duces far more fruit than any singleleadership achievement could have.The impact of that leader’s life will befelt for many generations to come” (p.122).

In the book, The 21 IrrefutableLaws of Leadership, Dr. JohnMaxwell tells of the informal poll heconducted at numerous leadershipseminars regarding what promptedmen and women to become leaders.The results of his survey show that10% identified their natural gifting aswhat prompted them to become lead-ers, 5% indicated it was a crisis thatprompted them, but 85% of therespondents said it was the influenceof another leader that prompted themto become a leader. It takes a leaderto raise up a leader.

In my setting as a pastoral leader,my first priority is to discover who theleaders are, develop them, and deploythem in ministry. Now, I don’t dothis alone. Our other experiencedleaders are all committed to doing thesame thing with the same priority intheir area of ministry. It will work inyour business too!

The bottom line is, an organiza-tion, a business, or a church, can onlygrow in proportion to the number ofgrowing leaders who are growingother leaders. As long as you aregrowing leaders, you can keep grow-ing your organization or your min-istry. You can’t do it alone. If youreally want to be a successful leader,you must discover, develop anddeploy other leaders around you.

While on earth, Jesus was morefocused on turning his closest follow-ers into leaders than he was in gather-ing large numbers of followers. Jesusconstantly used situations and

encounters withpeople as a timeto give more spe-cific leadershipcoaching to histwelve disciplesthat were closelyaffiliated withhim during histhree year earthlyministry. Jesusoften drew bigcrowds but hewalked awayfrom those

crowds to make sure there were pri-vate moments with his immediate dis-ciples so they learned the deepermeaning of his teachings. Jesus alsoshowed them how to learn from theirmistakes and he pointed out theirunderlying motivations so they wouldbecome the future leaders Jesus knewthey needed to be if the Christian faithwas to survive. Jesus used those fewyears to discover, develop and deploythose dozen highly committed follow-ers so they might become the futureleaders that would lead a thriving faithmovement into the next generations.

Apostle Paul of Bible fame teachesus this concept of leaders equippingleaders in his words to young Timothywhom Paul was mentoring. Paul toldTimothy, “You have heard me teachmany things that have been confirmedby many reliable witnesses. Teachthese great truths to trustworthy peo-ple who are able to pass them on toothers” (2 Timothy 2:2 NLT).Timothy became a leader becausePaul discovered, developed anddeployed him. Paul was remindingTimothy to carry out the same processso those whom he led could see theprocess multiplied over and overagain. This is when leadership is at itsbest. This is the calling of leadership.And from my experience, I can tellyou this is also the greatest joy ofleadership.

This weekend, the church that I’vebeen leading for more than twodecades is celebrating a new genera-tion of leadership as we ordain PastorWes Furlong and recognize his newrole as Lead Pastor of Cape ChristianFellowship. As we also celebrate 30years of pastoral ministry for me, oneof the high points of my personalaccomplishments is to know that I’veraised up great young leaders to leadthe church into the next generation.As its founding pastor, I will still beserving this church for many years tocome. I will continue coaching theyoung leaders and still serve on thelead team. I will continue to sharehalf of the weekend speaking respon-sibilities as in previous years. And Iwill leverage decades of relationship-building to increase my leadershiprole in networking with communityorganizations as we more intentional-ly address the critical needs of fami-lies and children in Cape Coral.

Who are you mentoring? Are youjust gathering followers or are youdiscovering, developing and deploy-ing younger leaders in our business ororganization? I’ve been learning thatthe journey of a leader is more excit-ing, and definitely more fulfilling,when I see the multiplied results ofinvesting in young leaders.

Grace Baptist in Cape Coral isbeginning a new program for childrenwith special needs. The program,called Buddy Break, is a free monthlyprogram designed to give parents andcaregivers of kids with special needs athree-hour “break” from their ongoingcare-giving responsibilities.

Grace Baptist has partnered withNathaniel’s Hope, a nationwideorganization based in Orlando thatwas founded by Tim and Marie Kuckafter they lost their special needs son,

Nathaniel, when he was 4 years old.Their purpose is in “sharing the hope”with kids with special needs and theirfamilies. Nathaniel’s Hope was start-ed in 2002 at the Kuck’s church inOrlando and has spread to churches inFlorida and other states, includingTennessee, Maryland and Virginia.

Buddy Break is child-directed tomeet the needs of each individualchild. There are a variety of activitiesprovided. Each child is partnered witha buddy, a trained and screened vol-

unteer who is assigned to provide one-on-one attention throughout the ses-sion. The children bring their ownlunch and are free to eat it wheneverthey want. A nurse is on site.

Buddy Break begins Saturday May 2!If you or someone you know

would be interested in attendingBuddy Break, you can get more infor-mation by calling the church at 239-772-1400.

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Congregations from throughout Southwest Floridawill gather at City of Palms Park in downtown FortMyers Easter, April 12, to worship and to celebrate theresurrection of Jesus Christ.

Doors open at 5:30 a.m. for the Easter Sunrise serv-ice, which begins at 6:30 a.m. There is no admission forthe service or for parking at City of Palms Park. Free cof-fee and pastries also will be served both before and afterthe service.

The inspirational message will be by Evangelist BrentCrowe, who is the executive director of conferencesunder the umbrella of the Student Leadership Universityin Orlando.

Pastors from eight area churches participated in theplanning for this year’s annual Easter Sunrise service,which has become a tradition in Fort Myers. Supportingthe program will be Pastor Chuck Smith of BroadwayCommunity Church, Pastor Gregory Ford of FirstAssembly Cornerstone, the Rev. John Q. Daugherty ofFirst Baptist Church of Fort Myers, the Rev. Dr. GeraldWise of First Presbyterian Church of Fort Myers, theRev. Jim Mitchell of First United Methodist Church, theRev. Philip D. Read, II, SSC, of St. Luke’s EpiscopalChurch, the Rev. Jon Zehnder of St. Michael LutheranChurch and the Rev. Dr. Israel Suarez of TemploCristiano El Buen Samaritano.

The Community Easter Sunrise Service has been a tra-dition since the 1950s and has moved over the yearsfrom the Fort Myers High School Stadium to CentennialPark to City of Palms Park. This is the 14th year that theservice has been conducted at City of Palms Park. Lastyear, more than 2,000 people attended the service.

“We welcome and encourage everyone to join us onEaster Sunday for this community-wide worship serv-ice,” said the Rev. Dr. Gerald Wise, who is the chairmanof this year’s planning committee. “We have room for7,000 people at City of Palms Park and we’d like to packthe place with people who wish to celebrate the resurrec-tion of Jesus Christ.”

Music will be provided by the Southwest FloridaSymphony Chorus and Brass Quintet. The service willbe inter-denominational.

The Rev. Crowe is an emerging spiritual and culturalleader who uses humor and real life situations to relate topeople at the heart of their struggles. The roles of hus-band, father, minister, evangelist, writer and leader haveallowed him to influence people from all walks of lifethroughout his 12 years in ministry.

The Rev. Crowe is a popular speaker and has spokento tens of thousands of people across the nation andabroad at events such as Universal Studios Rock theUniverse, Acquire the Fire conferences, both national andinternational crusades, leadership conferences such asYouth Pastor Summit, Leadership Rocks, StudentLeadership University, Hume Lake camps and a widearray of venues ranging from Sunday morning, See YouAt the Pole Rallies, Spiritual Emphasis weeks, parentseminars and school assemblies.

In addition to being a full-time evangelist, Rev. Croweis currently serving as the executive director of all con-ferences under the umbrella of Student LeadershipUniversity. This program has trained more than 36,000students to commit themselves to excellence and affords

The Rev. Crowe earned a bachelor of arts degree fromBryan College in 2000, a masters of divinity inEvangelism from Southeastern Theological Seminar in2005, and a Master of Arts in Ethics from SoutheasternTheological Seminary in 2006.

The Rev. Crowe and his wife, Christina, live inOrlando with their two children, Gabriel and Charis.

For more information about the Community EasterSunrise Service, call 334-2261.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — A nondenominationalchurch formed for people who love “jam band” musiccan hold a limited number of concerts annually under adeal that ends a religious freedom lawsuit.

Officials in Fayette County had said that WilliamPritts incorporated the Church of Universal Love andMusic to circumvent zoning restrictions on his land.Pritts sued in federal court in 2006, accusing the coun-ty of denying him a religious-use zoning exemption.

According to the agreement filed last Friday, Prittscan hold concerts throughout six weekends each yearand on six additional Saturdays.

The dispute began in 2001, when Pritts sought azoning exemption to hold concerts on 147 acres of landhe owns in Bullskin Township, about 35 miles south-east of Pittsburgh.

Neighbors raised concerns about traffic, noise andsafety after Pritts told the county that each concert couldattract up to 4,000 people. Many concertgoers wouldalso camp at the site.

Pritts incorporated the church in 2002, but his attor-neys said it dates back to 1985.

Music church can hold limited numberof concerts under deal with county

BCAPE CORAL BREEZE breezenewspapers.com Saturday, March 28, 2009

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Cape Coral Assembly of God- 717 Skyline Blvd.,Cape Coral. Sunday morning worship, 10 a.m.;Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Wednesday night service, 7p.m. Pastor Greg Cooper. 574-5690

First Assembly of God (West Campus)- 133 N.EPine Island Rd., Cape Coral. Sunday school all ages,10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 9:30 and 11 a.m.;Wednesday Adult Bible Study, KAIO Youth andChildren’s Ministries, 7 p.m. 458-0813.

King’s Way Christian Center- 2016 Kismet Pkwy.E., Cape Coral. Services: Sunday, 10 a.m.;Wednesday, 7 p.m. Pastor Dan Lumadue. [email protected].

BAPTIST

Cape Baptist Church- Trafalgar Middle 2120Trafalgar Pkwy., Cape Coral. Sunday worship, 11a.m. Cape Baptist can be heard every Friday from7:30-8 p.m. on Kingdom Radio 91.5 FM. Pastor RodHoller. 283-3621. www.capebaptist.org.

Coral Ridge Baptist Church- 1723 N.E. 6th Street,Cape Coral. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; morning wor-ship, 11 a.m.; evening worship, 6 p.m.; Patch thePirate Club, 6 p.m.; Wednesday services: Ladies sup-port group, 6 p.m.; prayer meeting, 6:30 p.m.; Wordof Life (ages 3-18), 6:45 p.m.; adult Bible study, 7p.m. 574-2206. FAX: 574-4942.

Calvary Baptist- 435 S.E. 10th Terr., Cape Coral.Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Biblestudy, 7 p.m. Pastor Chad Hitchcock. 574-3337.

Cypress Lake Baptist Church- 8400 Cypress LakeDrive, Fort Myers. Sunday worship: Bible study,9:45 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; evening wor-ship, 7 p.m. Pastor Dr. Danny Harvey. 481-5442.

First Baptist Church- 4117 Coronado Pkwy., CapeCoral. Sunday Worship Services, 10:30 a.m. and 6p.m.; Children’s Church, 10:30 a.m.; Bible Study forall ages, 9 a.m.; Sr. Adult Bible Study, Tuesdays at10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, Adult Bible Study is at 6:30p.m., AWANA and SURGE begin with dinner at5:30 p.m. followed by AWANA at 6 p.m. andSURGE (Middle and High School) at 6:30 p.m.Senior Pastor, Dr. Dane Blankenship. 542-3703.

First Baptist Church of Matlacha- 3300 S.W. PineIsland Rd., Cape Coral. Adult Sunday School, 10a.m.; Youth/Children’s Sunday School, 10 a.m.;Sunday Worship and Jr. Church, 11 a.m.; Sundayevening Bible study, 7 p.m.; Wednesday PrayerMeeting, 7 p.m.. Pastor Greg Wilmore. 283-2446.

Grace Baptist Church- 204 S.W. 11th Place, CapeCoral. Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Worship, 10:15 a.m.and 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Tom Ascol,pastor. Hispanic services: Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.;Worship, 11:45 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m.Asael Gonzalez, Hispanic Pastor. 772-1400.www.gbc-capecoral.org. [email protected].

Gulf Coast Baptist Church- 312 S.E. 24th Ave.,Cape Coral. Sunday service, 9:30 a.m.; Sundayschool, 10:30 a.m.; Training Union, 5:30 p.m.;evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Senior Ministry,10 a.m.; Wednesday, prayer meeting, King’s Kids,Youth Ministry, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, OutreachMinistry, 6:45 p.m. Nursery provided for all services.Pastor Tom Sexton. Rev. Tim Hawkins, associatepastor. 574-1000.

McGregor Baptist Church- 3750 Colonial Blvd.,Fort Myers. Sunday worship at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m.and 6 p.m.; Wednesday night, AWANA, Girls InAction, Disciple Life class and prayer service from6:30-8 p.m. 936-1754.

New Hope Baptist Fellowship- 431 Nicholas Pkwy.,E., Cape Coral. Sunday schedule: Bible Study, 8 and10 a.m.; worship, 9 and 11 a.m.; Youth choir, 5 p.m.;evening worship, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday schedule:Children’s choirs, 6 p.m.; AWANA, 6:30 p.m.;Breakaway (youth) 6:30 p.m.; adult prayer meeting,7-8 p.m.; adult choir and orchestra, 8 p.m. PastorMike Faircloth. 573-1370.

New Testament Baptist Church- 2805 N.E. PineIsland Rd., Cape Coral. Sunday School, 10 a.m.;Church Services, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesdaywith Kings Kids for children, 7 p.m. Pastor Bill Roan.997-0381.

Northside Baptist Church- 8250 Littleton Road,North Fort Myers. Sunday school for all ages, 9:15a.m.; Worship at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; WednesdayBible Study, Youth Group and Children’s Club, 7p.m. Pastor Hal Wynn. 997-5440; www.northside-bc.com. [email protected].

Redemption Baptist Church- 18825 Nalle Road,North Fort Myers. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; SundayWorship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer &Bible Study, 7 p.m. Also, Children’s MorningChurch. Pastor Michael Garr. 826-2736.

Trinity Baptist Church- 2328 Hancock BridgePkwy., Suite 101A, Cape Coral. “The Basics;”Sunday Bible study, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday worship,10:45 a.m.; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. www.trinity-baptist-church.cc. Pastor Phil Romanow. 573-7007.

CATHOLIC

All Saints Catholic Church Byzantine Rite- 10291Bayshore Rd., North Fort Myers. Sunday Liturgies10:30 a.m. Rev. James Mitchko. 543-6363.

St. Andrew Catholic Church- 2628 Del PradoBlvd., Cape Coral. Saturday Vigil Masses, 4 p.m.;Sunday Masses, 7:30, 9 and 10:30 a.m., noon and 5p.m.; Spanish Mass, 1:30 p.m.; Weekday Masses,7:30 and 9 a.m., Monday through Friday; 7:30 a.m.Saturday; Saturday confessions, 10-11 a.m. and7:30-8 p.m. Fr. Mark Hueberger, Pastor. 574-4545.

St. Katharine Drexel- 1922 S.W. 20th Ave., CapeCoral. Saturday Mass, 4 p.m.; Sunday Masses, 8:30and 10:30 a.m., and noon; Weekday Masses, Mondaythrough Friday, at 7 a.m. Fr. Rev. John F. Deary,O.S.A. 283-9501.

CHRISTIAN

Cape Christian Fellowship- 2110 Chiquita Blvd. S.,Cape Coral. Try the new Saturday evening contempo-rary worship gathering at 5 p.m. or check out the 9 or11 a.m. contemporary worship experiences onSunday morning. There are classes for children andyouth and a safe and caring nursery provided duringthe all worship gatherings. Pastor Dennis Gingerichand Pastor Wes Furlong. 772-5683. www.capechris-tian. com.

Cape Coral Christian Center- Oasis Middle School,3507 Oasis Blvd., Cape Coral. 10 a.m., EnglishService; 12:30 p.m., Spanish Service. Offices arelocated at 4206 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral. PastorMarcelo Guidi. 542-6577. www.capecoralchristian-center.com.

Christ the Servant Church- 1813 El Dorado Pkwy.W., Cape Coral. Worship service at 9:15 a.m. fol-lowed by Sunday School. 549-1037.

Christian Life Fellowship- 1200 S.W. 20th Ave.,Cape Coral. Sunday worship, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.;Wednesday services, 7 p.m. with ministry for all ages,including an in-depth adult Bible study, VOX and Jr.VOX youth ministry. 283-2299. www.clflife.com.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints- 1928Chiquita Blvd., Cape Coral. Sunday services, 10a.m.; Sunday School, 11:10 a.m.; Youth 12-18,Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m. Bishop David Thomas,Cape Coral Ward. 242-7488. Sunday services, noon.Sunday School, 1:10 a.m. Bishop Larry Lyons, LasPalmas Ward. 242-0183.

Fort Myers Christian Church- 5916 Winkler Rd.,Fort Myers. (Disciples of Christ) “A StephenMinistries Congregation” Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.;Sunday Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Rev. MarkCondrey. 437-4330.

First Church of Christ, Scientist- 2608 CountryClub Blvd., Cape Coral. Sunday worship and Sundayschool for children and teens, 10:30 am. Wednesdaymeetings include readings from the Bible and theChristian Science textbook, hymns and testimonies,7:30 p.m. Bookstore is located at the church and isopen during the week (call 574-2111 for hours) andSunday after church, 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARYALLIANCE

Cape Alliance Church- 4307 Skyline Blvd., CapeCoral. Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.; Family BibleHour, 11 a.m.; AWANA Kids Clubs, 6 p.m.,Tuesday; Seniors Study Group, 10 a.m. Rev.Gregory Sund. www.cape4christ.com. 542-7844.

Christian and Missionary Alliance North Shore

Church- 330 West Mariana Ave., North Fort Myers.Sunday worship service, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday schoolfor all ages, 9:30 a.m.; Adults and teens are invited toweekly Life Groups. A great place to learn about andlive out God’s principals for life. AWANA is offeredfor children 3 years old- 6th grade, every Wednesdaybeginning at 6:30 p.m. North Shore Child CareCenter, daily 6:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. (ages 1-5), afterschool and summer program, K-5th grade. DirectorNikki Schallmo. Pastor Robert Formica. Asst. PastorShawn Bradley. 656-1551 or 656-1553.

CONGREGATIONAL

First Congregational Community Church- 312Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral. Worship, 10 a.m.and Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.; Bible Study:Saturday at 10 a.m., Sunday at 9 a.m. in FellowshipHall; Women’s Fellowship, second Wednesday, 10a.m. 574-6184.

EPISCOPAL

All Souls Episcopal Church- 14640 N. ClevelandAve., North Fort Myers. Sunday worship services: 8a.m. Rite 1, 10 a.m. Rite 2. 997-7685. Thrift Store,656-6229.

Epiphany Episcopal Church- 2507 Del PradoBlvd., Cape Coral. Worship services, 8 and 10:15a.m.; Thursday, 9:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist and heal-ing. Youth ministries: Nursery-5th grade, 10:15 a.m.;6th-12th grade, 5:30-7 p.m. Rev. Dr. Stanley L. Dull,Rector. 574-3200.

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall- 424 NicholasPkwy. W., Cape Coral. Sunday Bible EducationalTalk, 9 a.m.; Watchtower Study, 10 a.m.; congrega-tional Bible Study, Tuesday 7:30 p.m.; Thursday’sTheocratic School.

JEWISH

Beth Yeshua Messianic Synagogue- 15675McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. Friday, Erev Shabbat: 8p.m.; Saturday: 11 a.m. 437-3171.

Chabad Jewish Center of Cape Coral- 2122 CapeCoral Pkwy., W., Cape Coral. Saturday, 9 a.m. RabbiYossi Labkowski. 541-1777. [email protected].

Community Free Synagogue- 8210 Cypress LakeDrive, PO Box 07144, Fort Myers. On the grounds ofthe Greek Othodox Church. Shabbat Dinner are Fridayat 6:30 p.m, Service at 8 p.m. Torah Sunday, Saturdayat 10 a.m. No dues, reservations or charges required.Rabbi Bruce Diamond, [email protected], [email protected]. www.fort-myerssynagogue.com. 274-7485.

Temple Beth-el- 16225 Winkler Road, Fort Myers.Rabbi Jeremy Barras. Cantorial Soloists, Joseph andLynn Goldovitz. President Linda Sweet. ReligiousSchool Director Dale Cohen, 433-9808. LearningTree Director Mary Richardson, 433-5499. Templeoffice, 433-0018. templebethel@ earthlink.net.www.templebethel.com.

Temple Beth Shalom- 702 S.E. 24th Ave., CapeCoral. Reform congregation. Sabbath Service, Fridayat 8 p.m. Rabbi Devora Buchen and the congregationof Temple Beth Shalom are looking forward to meet-ing you. We have a warm family atmosphere whereall are welcome. Please join us for a joyous servicefollowed by an Oneg Shabbat. 772-4555. temple-bethshalomcc.org.

LUTHERAN

Abiding Love Lutheran Church- (WisconsinEvangelical Lutheran Synod). 3205 Chiquita Blvd.S., Cape Coral. Sunday worship, 8 and 10:30 a.m.;Wednesday “Alternative Worship,” 6:45 p.m.;Sunday School and Bible Class, 9:20 a.m.; Children’sChurch and adult-staffed nursery, 10:30 a.m. PastorJim Pankow. 945-2122. www.abiding-love.com.Preschool/ child care, 945-7123.

Abiding Savior Lutheran Church- 244 SantaBarbara Blvd., Cape Coral. Meeting Sundays at theMasonic Temple. One-half mile south of Pine IslandRoad. Fellowship and worship, 10 a.m. Pastor RonBrusius. 540-1573. [email protected].

Christ Lutheran Church- 2911 Del Prado Blvd.,Cape Coral. Saturday service, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8,9:15 and 11 a.m.; Sunday School for all ages, 10:30a.m. Every fourth Sunday a German service is held at3 p.m. Rev. Gary LaCroix, Deacon. Tom Hafer, call542-2709. www.christlutheranministries.com

Bethany Lutheran Church- 264 Evergreen Road,North Fort Myers. (Wisconsin Evangelical LutheranSy-nod). Sunday Worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.;Sunday School and Bible Class, 9:15 a.m.; MondayBible Study, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Worship Service, 7p.m. Pastor Daniel Burgess. 995-0988. PreschoolDirector: Janis Visaggio. 995-KIDS (5437)

Crown of Life Lutheran (WELS)- 5820 DanielsPkwy., Fort Myers. Worship 8 and 10:45 a.m.(ABC/SS 9:30 a.m.). Pastor Paul Lindhorst. 482-7315

Fishers of Men Lutheran Church- 10360Stringfellow Rd., St. James City. Worship services, 9a.m. first Sunday after Easter through December;8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. January through Easter;Bible Study, 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. Pastor Rev. RogerH. Lemke. 283-1170.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church- 4770 OrangeGrove Blvd., North Fort Myers. Adult Bible Class, 9a.m.; Worship and KIDZ Church, 10 a.m.; HolyCommuion every Sunday. Rev. Phil Alexander. 995-7711. www.goodshepofnfm.com

Living Faith Church- 939 S.W. 7th Court, CapeCoral. Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Worship Service,10:30 a.m.; Contemporary Music. Children’s nurs-ery. 574-3949. www.livingfaithcapecoral.com.

Messiah Lutheran (ELCA)- 2691 N.E. Pine IslandRd., Cape Coral. Worship with holy communion:Saturday, 5 p.m.; Sunday, 8 and 11 a.m., nursery avail-able at 11 a.m. Sunday school, Bible study and adultstudy groups, 9:30 a.m. Mid-week Bible study,Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. Pastor Charles “Rusty” May.995-0133. [email protected]. messiahnfm.org.

St. Michael Lutheran Church- 3595 Broadway,Fort Myers. Rev. Jon Zehnder welcomes you to wor-ship three days a week: Wednesday for 5:30 p.m. din-ner ($5) and 6:15 p.m. informal worship plus 7 p.m.various illuminating Bible Studies; Saturday offersinformal worship at 5:30 p.m.; Sunday morning wor-ship includes 8 a.m. traditional; and 10:45 a.m.blended worship. Sunday Bible Study with Rev.Zehnder, 9:30 a.m. 939-4711. FAX: 939-1839.www.smlcs.org for more information on current pro-grams and opportuities.

Trinity Lutheran Church- 706 S.W. 6th Ave, CapeCoral. Fall schedule: Worship service, 8 and 10:45a.m.; Sunday School and Adult Bible Study, 9:30a.m. Pastor Charles J. Kanefke. 772-0172.

METHODIST

Cape Coral First United Methodist Church- 4118Coronado Pkwy., Cape Coral. Sunday WorshipServices: 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday School, 10a.m. Revs. Jay Therrell, senior pastor; Nako Kellum,associate pastor. 995-0133. [email protected].

Grace United Methodist Church- 13 S.E. 21stPlace, Cape Coral. Sunday services: traditional, 8:30a.m.; contemporary, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Grace Kids,10 and 11:30 a.m.; Friday service: 7 p.m., CelebrateRecovery with Confident Kids. Nursery available.Senior Pastor Jorge Acevedo. [email protected].

Hope United Methodist Church- 2006 ChiquitaBlvd., Cape Coral. Sunday worship and Children’sChurch, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9 a.m. Nurseryavailable; Wednesdays- Children’s Handchimes,4:30 p.m., discipling classes, 7 p.m.; Grief Share, 7p.m.; Thursdays- choir practice, 7 p.m. Pastor LeeCarnahan. 574-5570. [email protected].

North Fort Myers United Methodist Church- 81Pondella Road, North Fort Myers. Sunday WorshipServices, 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.; Sunday School,9:15 a.m.; Sunday children’s church, 10:45 a.m.;Sunday Hispanic Ministry (Servico En Espanol), 1p.m.; Saturday evening informal service, 5:30 p.m.;Monday Bible study for women, 9:30 a.m.;Wednesday youth activities, 6 p.m.; Thursdayevening Hispanic Bible study, 7 p.m. 995-2852.

Pine Island United Methodist Church- 5701 PineIsland Road., Cape Coral. Sunday: Contemporaryservice, 9 a.m.; traditional service, 11 a.m.; John Wesley Sunday School Class, 9:30 a.m.;Contemporary Sunday Class, 10 a.m. 283-2386.

NAZARENE

North Fort Myers Church of the Nazarene- 6781Bayshore Rd., North Fort Myers. Sunday School,9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:45 a.m.; WednesdayFellowship, 6 p.m.; Bible Study, 6:45 p.m. Ladies’and men’s ministries throughout the week. Rev. VanGarner, Pastor. 567-0150.

ORTHODOX

Annuciation Greek Orthodox Church- 8210Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers. Sunday: Mornprayers, 9 a.m.; Devine Liturgy, 10 a.m. Wednesday:Service at 6 p.m. All are welcome. Join us in AnicentChristian worship and reflection. Services/teachingoffered largely in English, while including the origi-nal Biblical Greek, as well as Russian, Arabic andSpanish. 481-2099. www.orthodox-faith.com.

PRESBYTERIAN

Faith Presbyterian Church- 4544 Coronado Pkwy.,Cape Coral. Worship services: Sunday, 8:15 and 11a.m., traditional service; Sunday, 9:30 a.m., informalservice and adult and children’s church school.Nurseries provided for all services. Pastors: the Rev.Dr. H Timothy Halverson and Dr. David Uhl. 542-2858. www.faithcapecoral.org

Evangelical Presbyterian (PCA)- 701 MohawkPkwy., Cape Coral. Sunday worship, 10:25 a.m.;Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.; Sunday evening worship,6 p.m. Small groups meet throughout the week.Nursery available at all services. Dr. OliverClaasssen, senior pastor. David Rogers, associate pas-tor. 549-5556.

Covenant Presbyterian Church- 2439 McGregorBlvd., Fort Myers. Sunday worship services: 10:30a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m. 334-8937; FAX,332-0503. www.covpcfm.com. [email protected].

First Presbyterian Church- 2438 Second Street,Fort Myers. Sunday service, 10:30 a.m. Children’sChurch and Nursery provided. Education Hour, 9:15a.m.; Wednesday evening family fellowship dinner,5:30 p.m. Bible Study, Youth Group, and Choir, 6:30p.m. 334-2261. www.HeartofFort Myers.org.

Holy Trinity Presbyterian- 19251 N. TamiamiTrail, North Fort Myers. Sunday services, 8:30 and10:30 a.m. Rev. Dr. Russ Hickman. 567-2246.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Cape Coral-Gulf Middle School, Cape Coral. Saturday morningservices, all are welcome! Bible study for all ages,9:30 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m. Mid-week home-based small group prayer meetings in the Cape, call217-0484. Pastor Roger Lucas.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Fort Myers-3451 Ortiz Ave., Fort Myers. Saturday services:Bible Study classes, 9:30 a.m.; worship service andchildren’s church (visitor’s luncheon after church),11 a.m.; Youth forum night, Fridays at 7:30 p.m.275-9190. www.fortmyerschurch.com.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Fort Myers Congregational United Church of

Christ- 8210 College Pkwy., Fort Myers. Worship,10 a.m.; Church school, 10:15 a.m.; Adult forum, 9a.m. Pastor Rev. Philip White. 482-3133.

UNITED REFORMED

Trinity Reformed Church- 2220 Hancock BridgePkwy., Cape Coral. Sunday worship services, 10:30am. and 6 p.m.; KidsQuest, Thursday at 7 p.m.; pro-gram and Bible study for adults, Tuesday at 7 p.m.Pastor Allen VanderPol. 574-1424.

WESLEYAN

Diplomat Wesleyan Church- 1833 Diplomat Pkwy.E., Cape Coral. Sunday worship service: 10:30 a.m.;Suday school, 9 a.m. Rev. Rick Stevens SeniorPastor. 772-8788.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Cape Coral Church of Christ- 1010 S.W. 20thAve., Cape Coral. Sunday morning Bible study, 9:30a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening worship,6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. PreacherSteven Eddy. 283-4880.

Cape Coral Community Church- 811 SantaBarbara Blvd., Cape Coral. Sunday worship. 9 and10:45 a.m.; Kids Church Sundays, 9 and 10:45 a.m.Pastor David Rigby. 574-1148. FAX, 574-2359.

Christ Community Church- 4801 Orange GroveBlvd., North Fort Myers. Sunday school, 930 a.m.;English worship service, 10:30 a.m.; AWANA,Wednesday at 6:45 p.m.; prayer, worship and Biblestudy, Wednesday at 6:45 p.m.; Youth Group,Thursday at 7 p.m.; Celebrate Recovery, Saturday at6 p.m. Many home and discipleship groups and class-es. 652-5530.

Crosspoint Christian Church- Mariner HighSchool, 701 Chiquita Blvd., N., Cape Coral. Worshipservices, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Safe, enriching programfor children, birth through 5th grade. Lead Pastor JeffSwearingen. 574-1422. www.crosspointcape.com.

First Christian Church- 2620 Country Club Blvd.,Cape Coral. Traditional worship, 8:30 a.m.;Contemporary worship, 9:45 and 11:15 a.m. SeniorPastor Dr. Keith Krueger. 574-7272.

First Church of God (Anderson, Ind.)- 2213Country Club Blvd., Cape Coral. Sunday school,9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday: adultBible Study and Kids Time, 7 p.m. 574-5271.www.1stchurchofgod.net.

Lighthouse Fellowship- 269 S.W. 2nd Terr., CapeCoral. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship serviceand kids church, 10:15 a.m.; Midweek services,Wednesday, 7 p.m. Pre-school and daycare, call forinfo. Paster Ken Lichter. 574-0088.

Turning Point Church of God- 315 S.W. 2nd Ave.,Cape Coral. Sunday, 10 a.m. Praise/Worship. PastorD & Belinda West. 541-0322. 281-5350.

OTHER

Center For Positive Living — First Church of

Religious Science- 406 S.E. 24th Ave., Cape CoralSunday Service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 10:30a.m. Metaphysical bookstore open. 574-6463.

First Apostolic Church of Cape Coral- 2131Diplomat Pkwy. E., Cape Coral. A heavenly experi-ence! Sunday “Celebration,” 10 a.m.; Wednesday“Word & Worship,” 7:30 p.m.; “WE” Women’sEsprit Prayer, 10 a.m. Pastor Troy W. & Kim Shurtle.772-5556.

Gulfcoast Cathedral of Praise Church of God- 940Pondella Road, Fort Myers. Sunday worship, 10:30a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m., Rev. DonHamilton, Pastor. 995-0400; FAX: 995-0406.

Quakers- Iona House, Caloosa Nature Center andPlanetarium, Colonial and Ortiz, Fort Myers Religious Society of Friends: meeting for worship,Sunday, 10:30 a.m. 336-7027.

Live the Word International Ministries Inc.- 615Cape Coral Pkwy., W., Lake View Mall, # 205, CapeCoral. Live the World International Ministries is aHoly Spirit led, non-denominational church, meetingthe needs of people who are eager to understand theWord of God and apply God’s principles to theirlives. We are also active in several Mission Outreachprojects all over the world. Service times: Sundayworship and the Word, 11 a.m.; Bible study, Mondayat 7 p.m.; Prayer, Thursday at 7 p.m. 443-7685.English and Portugese spoken here.

The River International- 151 N.E. Pine Island Rd.,Cape Coral. Sunday, 9 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Adult BibleStudy in Admin. House; 10 a.m.-10:10 a.m. Prayer inSanctuary; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service, River KidzChurch & River Angels Nursery. Pastor Steven L.Rogers, [email protected]; 458-5631. Cape CoralTRI Chapter of Bikers for Christ,[email protected].

Vineyard Community Church- 923 S.E. 47th Terr.,Cape Coral. Casual and Contemporary. Sunday cele-bration, 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Children’s Church isprovided. Coffee Cafe opens at 8:15 a.m. Smallgroups meet weekly. Senior Pastor Jamie J. Stilson.549-8075.

HISPANIC

Centro Cristiano de Cape Coral- Oasis MiddleSchool, 3507 Oasis Blvd., Cape Coral. 10 a.m.,Servicio en Inglés; 12:30 p.m., Servicio en Español.Pastor Marcelo Guidi. Oficinas: 4206 Del PradoBlvd., Cape Coral. 542-6577. www.centrocristian-odecapecoral.com.

Central de Alabanza y Renovacion Espiritual-4506 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral. Domingo, 10a.m. Adoracion y Predicacion. Miercoles, 7:30 p.m.Estudio de la Palabra. Viernes, 7:30 p.m. Ministeriode Jovenes. Le esperamos. Pastores Eric y SandraRivero. 540-8843.

Iglesia Cristo Fuente de Vida- 4117 S.E. 41st Terr.,Cape Coral. “Entrando por el Cape Coral Eye Centeren el Del Prado Blvd.” Orden de Cultos: Domingos1:30p.m.. Adoracion y predicacion de la palabra;Martes 7:30p.m.. Estudio biblico; Jueves 7:30p.m..Culto de oracion y clases para los jovenes; Venga yadore con nosotros, somos una familia. PastorAgustin Melendez. 645-7891 o 645-7889

Iglesia Cristiana Emanuel- 717 Skyline Blvd., CapeCoral. Asam-blea de Dios, Pastor Gilberto Alicea,Telephone 560-1864, 560-1869, Cultos Domingo 1p.m., Jueves: Oración y Jovenes, 7:30 p.m. MartesOracion Y Estudios 7:30.

Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal, M.I.- 435 S.E. 10thTerr., Cape Coral. Orden de Servicios: MartesOracion y Estudio, 7 p.m.; Jueves Culto de Familia, 7p.m., Domingo Escuela Dominical, 12:30. ServicioEvangelistico, 2 p.m. Pastor Edwin J. TorresMissionera Yvonne Torres, Telefonos (239) 872-6818 or (239) 573-6257. E-mail:[email protected]. Aqu estamos para servirles,venga y adore al Señor con nosotros. Usted sera nue-stro sera invitado especial.

Iglesia Evangelica “Naciones de Cristo”- 701Mohawk Pkwy., Cape Coral. ¿Esta tu vida vacía y sinsentido? ¡Ven y encuentra el propósito de Dios para tuvida! Ahora nos reunimos en un hermoso templo conun nuevo horario para seguir creciendo en fe, amor yesperanza en Cristo. Culto de Adoración: Domingos,12:30 p.m.; Culto de Oración: Jueves, 7:30 p.m.770-3544 y 549-5556.

Iglesia Pentecostal Jesús de Nazareth- 4307Skyline Blvd., Cape Coral. Christian Pentacostal,services: Tuesdays and Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday,1 p.m. Pastor German Torres; 772-8974 or 281-7172 (office).

Iglesia Tabernaculo Cristiano- 939 SW 7th Ct.,Cape Coral. Te invitamos a nuestra familia! Nosreunimos en las facilidades de Living Faith Church (auna cuadra de Skyline Blvd. y 10 St.) Los Domingosa las 2 p.m. para adoracion y predicacion. Traduccional ingles- English translation. Pastores Daniel yMigdalia Rodriguez. Para mas informacion llame al458-4138.

Ministerrio Tabernaculo de Fe A/D- 269 S.W. 2ndTerrace, Cape Coral. Pastors: Eleonai y ValeriaGoncafves, (En las facilidadesde LighthouseFellowship. Services: Jueves: Estudies Biblicas 7p.m. Domingo: Servicio de Adoracion 6:30 p.m.209-6651, 209-6652

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REAL ESTATE

Q: Bob, sorry about this continued effort about yourcolumn several weeks past. However you e-mailed meanother part that you did not print and my neighborthought it was great and it would be good for the rest ofyour readers. Did you not send it, and if so, would youhave it printed?

Jackie & Don

A: Sorry to you and my readers, that is why my col-umn was small, I received another comment from one ofthe other e-mails aligned with you-here.

When selecting a home, the keyused to be (we have all heard it)location, location, location. Now itis location price and fees. At clos-ing time, the key is fees.

Closing costs: When shoppingfor a mortgage lender, consider notonly the interest rate but also clos-ing costs. By law you’ll receivefrom the lender up front a “goodfaith estimate” (GFE) of closingcosts. This is an itemized list ofestimated costs to be paid at clos-ing (e.g., the lender’s fees,appraisal charges, title insurance premium, a partialmonth’s interest payment).

Self defense: Apply with three different lenders andcomplete their three different GFEs. Filling out applica-tions takes some time, but it costs nothing to apply andyou could save thousands of dollars. Use the free searchengine at Bankrate.com. Then try to get fees waived orreduced or credited towards closing costs. The lendermay not budge but it’s worth asking.

Have your GFE reviewed by an attorney or other pro-fessional well before the closing. The privately runNational Mortgage Complaint Center (866-714-6466)www.nationalmortgagecomplaintcenter.com) willreview it and tell you about any excessive fees for a costof $65.

Note: Banks should charge the buyer what they paidin appraisal, credit report and inspection fees.

Often they mark those fees up. Ask the lender to seekgood deals on these items and pass along the savings toyou. You must buy title insurance to protect againstproblems as forgery of old title documents and potentialinterests of missing heirs. The premium is paid once andaverages $800.

Self defense: In some states, such as Texas, premiumsare fixed by law. If the premium isn’t fixed in your state,search under “title insurance” on the Internet or checkthe Yellow Pages. Call the companies to ask about theirrates and coverage. If you’re refinancing your mortgageand have lived in the house less than 10 years, ask to gettitle insurance at the less expensive “re-issue rate” rate.

Thanks to all the resources— people, reading materi-al and companies for their help and input.

Q: Bob, taxes (especially in Cape Coral and LeeCounty just about every service is paid for with taxmoney) have driven many of us out or forced others tonot come here. For the ones that have stayed or are stillcoming, what is/are the best ways to lower your proper-ty tax?

No name

A: No name, I am not a politician and won’t discussour city policies. However, I can answer your question.About 80 percent (so far) of residential homes are over-assessed, yet only one in 50 homeowners challenge theirproperty tax assessments. What’s more, manyAmericans don’t realize that they may be entitled toexemptions that could result in a reduction of 5-30 per-cent or more of their bills. Unfair or inaccurate assess-ments happen for many reasons. The last few years ofprosperity and then the sudden downturn have left ussearching for answers.

Here’s how to appeal your property tax assessmentand win:

OBTAIN YOUR DETAILED PROPERTY TAXASSESSMENT RECORD CARD from your local gov-ernment’s tax assessor’s office, and review your proper-ty description.

Look for defects that were omitted, such as proximityto noisy streets or traffic, and inaccuracies in the numberof rooms and square footage.

ASK THE ASSESSOR’S OFFICE TO PROVIDECOMPARABLE PROPERTY PRICES (and assessedvalue) in your community so that you can be sure thatyour home is not being overtaxed. The Freedom ofInformation Act and “right to know” laws entitle you toany and all information relating to your property, includ-ing property assessment lists, zoning maps and propertytax exemptions, such as those for veterans and low-income homeowners.

IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR ASSESSMENT IS INAC-CURATE, ask the assessor’s office in writing to lower it.If the request is denied, you will need to go through aformal appeal. Ask for a list of procedures and deadlines.In cases of higher-value homes, you might want to hirean attorney if it becomes necessary to go to court.

Hope this answers and helps all readers, etc., that con-tacted me relating to this subject.

Have a real estate question? Write, call, fax or e-mail:Bob Jeffries, Realtor,

Century 21 Birchwood Realty, Inc.4040 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral, FL

239-540-6659 Office239-542-7760 Fax

[email protected]

Bob Jeffries

At closing time,the key is fees

Address: 3307 N.W. 2nd StreetPrice: $494,900Realtor: Aaron EyermanRealty Company: Vadala RealtyRealtor’s Phone: 945-4882Square Footage: 2,804 living;

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and tiki hutBedrooms: 4Bathrooms: 4Pool: YesGarage: 2-car garageLandscaping: Professionally

landscapedAdditional Features: Top of the

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heated with spaAdditional Features:

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Mark Fowler Jr. has been named salesperson of themonth for February at Verandah, the 1,456-acre master-planned community developed by Bonita Bay Groupalong a 1.75-mile stretch of the Orange River in FortMyers.

A resident of Fort Myers, Fowler has achieved top per-formance awards in his four-year real estate career. Healso spent 15 years in broadcast sales.

The San Lucas, a single-family model home built byArthur Rutenberg Homes/A.R.B.C. Corp. in Verandah, isopen for viewing. The home has a covered cabana andlanai oriented to the lake views of its homesite inVerandah’s Cedar Hammock neighborhood. The three-bedroom, three-bath model’s al fresco space also includesan outdoor kitchen, seating area, pool and spa.

The home has 3,135 square feet of air-conditioned liv-ing space and 4,790 total square feet, including the cabanaand lanai and covered entry and garage.

Verandah offers estate, custom and traditional single-family homes, villas and coach homes with home andhomesite packages priced from the low $200,000s tomore than $1 million.

Bonita Bay Group is a 26-year-old family-owned andoperated company with a reputation for creating excep-tional lifestyles and amenities in Southwest Florida.

For additional information, contact the VerandahInformation Center at 888-877-7430. The VerandahInformation Center is located two miles east of I-75 onState Road 80, or visit www.Verandah.com.

“There’s a lot of pent up demand inthis marketplace,” says Gary Paul,president of Paul Homes. “We’re see-ing it every day in our sales center, andas a result, we’ve decided that now isthe perfect time to take action. So weare very excited to be talking about ournew model, The Majestic.”

Construction on this three-bed-room, 2.5 bath home is expected tobegin in May, with completion slatedfor October.

“We plan to open a new sales cen-ter in the model in time for the 2010season,” Paul said.

“Throughout this economic free-fall, we have maintained a strong beliefin this community and in our ability torecover,” says Bob Knight, vice presi-dent of Paul Homes.

“We know that things have beenbad, but we feel that we are reachingthe end of the economic cycle. Now is

the time to start moving forward andplanning for the future.”

The Majestic features many of thefeatures Paul Homes’ buyers havebecome accustomed. Spacious rooms,expansive areas for storage, and openfloor plans focused on outdoor living.In addition, The Majestic will offerstriking exterior architectural details,distinguishing this home from manycurrently on the market. Other itemsincorporated into the design includewalk-in-closets in all bedrooms, athree-car garage with additional stor-age, pantry closet in the kitchen and asummer kitchen on the pool deck. Theefficient design offers all of this in2,350 square feet of air conditionedliving space.

The Majestic will be located onCape Coral Parkway, on one of thecity’s most traveled roadways.

“There hasn’t been a lot to getexcited about dur-ing the past fewyears,” Knightsaid.

“But we are already getting unheardof interest in this model. It really istime to start focusing on the future,instead of spending all our time look-ing back. We’re ready for things toturn around and we’re not waiting forsomeone else to take the lead. This isone case where we are proud to beleading the parade.”

Paul Homes has been buildinghomes in Southwest Florida continu-ously since 1985. Based in CapeCoral, the company is locally ownedand operated by Gary and Linda Pauland Bob Knight. Paul Homes has beenthe recipient of numerous awards fromboth the Cape Coral ConstructionIndustry Association and the LeeBuilding Industry Association.

For more information, visit PaulHomes online at:www.PaulHomes.com, or at our modelcenter at 3215 Ceitus Parkway, CapeCoral, FL 33914. To contact us byphone call (239) 283-9010 or call thecompany’s main office at (239) 542-1750.

Jacob Meyer has joined the sales and marketingteam at Management Group 1 as General Manager. Inthis position, he will be responsible for overseeing theday-to-day operations of the company’s property man-agement and resale division.

Meyer is a licensed Realtor and brings many yearsof property management and residential sales experi-ence to the Fort Myers-based real estate firm. Mostrecently, he worked as a purchasing agent in the con-struction industry. A graduate of the University ofFlorida, he resides in Cape Coral with his wife, Megan.

Management Group 1 is a sophisticated full-servicereal estate firm specializing in the management, mar-keting and sales of investment and high-end residentialproperties. Currently, the company manages over $60million in residential properties and 20,000 square feetof commercial space from Fort Myers, to Naples andPort St. Lucie to West Palm Beach. The company isfocusing on the distressed assets of Southwest Floridaand becoming an industry leader in short sales and cor-poration-owned property.

For more information including a listing of the com-plete range of investment and residential real estateservices offered by Management Group 1, visit theWeb site at www.mg1fl.com.

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I’m a flower glutton.There can never be too many blossoms in

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So if you’re a flower lover and want acarefree garden with continuous color, lookto time-tested shrubs. Create a new land-scape or upgrade an old one that gratifiesyour lust for color.

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Suzanne and Les have anexceptionally beautiful Japanese-inspired backyard garden. It’s awonderful expression of theirAsian heritage — he’s Japanese,she’s Chinese and their daughtersAmy and Leanne were adoptedfrom China.

Beautifully sculpted trees andgreenery, stone walks and sooth-ing waterfalls have made it a pop-ular stop on the neighborhoodgarden tour. But if the garden wasthe perfect combination of yinand yang, the outdated sunkenfamily room looking onto it wasfar from being in balance! It’s amishmash of styles and inspira-tion — modern, shabby chic andeven French country, with a dashof kid-toy overload thrown in.

Suzanne and Les asked me tobring the serenity of theirJapanese minimalist garden intothe family room, while stillaccommodating their need formodern North American conven-ience and room for all the kids’toys. Kids and minimalism? Itook some deep, meditativebreaths and called in my crew toraise this sunken family room to anew level.

One thing the room had goingfor it was the wood. This space wasblessed with beautiful honey-oakfloors, railings and trim in both thefamily room and the elevated din-ing area. I used that warm, goldentone and offset it with contrastingJapanese-inspired ebony. A coolstormy gray color on the walls wasthe backdrop for fantastic goldaccents.

Job one was to get the spaceorganized. Custom cabinetry pro-vided plenty of storage and astrong focal point for the room.The base was stained a golden

tone, with black-framed uppercabinets with Shoji screens pro-viding a modern Asian feeling.Putting delicate rice-paperscreens in reach of kids is invitingdisaster, so instead I opted forsturdy white acrylic panels. Theminimalist form of the cabinetsalso provides a contemporaryfunction; one end houses a flat-screen TV with cables and mediacomponents hidden behind draw-er faces below, while the otherend has plenty of storage forgames and toys right by a kids’table and chairs.

The overstuffed charcoal vel-vet sofa is a super-comfy placefor the family to get in some qual-ity TV time. Inspired by theJapanese style, I chose rice-paperand cherry-wood lantern-stylelighting pendants and a chande-lier. The area rug picked up thegolden tones of the wood, and Iadded a few really cool kimono-style throw pillows in gold andchalky blue. Two contemporarychairs in ebony wood and creamupholstery bookend the space.

In the elevated dining area, aleather-look-textured vinyl seatprovides both storage and easycleanup for messy kids. An oakpedestal table pushed snugly intothe bench and a few simple creamcontemporary chairs complete thesetting.

The most important designelement in this room is the viewof the fantastic back garden, but itwas hidden behind outdated hori-zontal blinds. I replaced themwith hanging Shoji-inspiredtranslucent stacking blinds thatretract. They open to reveal a fullview of the amazing garden and,when closed, bathe the room in

soft, diffused light. Gold-paintedgraphics of koi fish and cherrybranches on the walls enhance theillusion of bringing the outdoorsin.

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Suzanne and Les wantedtheir outdated sunken family room, left, to be inbalance with their Japanesebackyard garden. The trickin this space was to com-bine Eastern minimalismand modern convenience,while bringing in the stylishserenity of the spectacularJapanese garden out back,above.

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If you’re balking ateven a minor kitchenremodel, here are fivealternatives that won’thave you spending five fig-ures.

1. Paint, Paint, Paint:Painting cabinets, includingwood cabinets, can com-pletely transform a kitchen.“Paint is your best friend andyour biggest bang for thebuck,” says Kenneth Brown,Los Angeles interior design-er and host of HGTV’s“reDesign.” “It’s better tohave a high-quality paintedfinish than a medium-qualitywood finish.”

2. Add New KitchenHardware: Even if you’restuck with hard-to-paintlaminate cabinets, you canstill update your kitchen bychanging all the cabinet han-dles and drawer pulls.

Similarly, replacing yourkitchen faucet with a new,modern one can also give thekitchen a whole new look.New stainless-steel faucetsfor less than $100 can addmodern freshness, as well asfunction, to the entirekitchen.

3. Create or Invest in aNew Backsplash: Kitchenbacksplashes provide much-needed focal points for manykitchens, and are a great wayto add new life to an olddesign. On one tightly bud-geted project, Brown and thehomeowners decided to putmoney into a dramatic back-splash, and spend less onother features. “We foundglass mosaic tile (in shadesof red, aqua and gold) andcreated our own pattern andhad it installed,” he says. Itimmediately draws the eyeinto the kitchen.

4. Creatively UpgradeYour Kitchen Floor:Spending money on qualityflooring is well worth it,because flooring is so crucialto the overall look and feelof the room. Extend thehardwood flooring fromyour dining room into thekitchen, for instance.

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Q: We are planning to down-size and build a new house soonand have been looking for ways tosave on heating and cooling bills.Our builder insists on using thehigh-efficiency heating systemthat is in his model home, but if weplan on retiring in this home wewant the best system available. AllI have read indicates the costs ofenergy will continue to rise and wewill soon be on a fixed income.Any suggestions would be appre-ciated.

— D.L. Newburgh,Ind.

A: When a builder has amodel home, he/she knowsexactly what the costs are tobuild that home and anychanges you make will addto those costs. With thevalue of homes declining,it’s difficult for the builderor for the banker to justifyany increase in the sale priceof a home even for futureenergy savings. There areways to justify future sav-ings by having the homerated as an Energy StarCertified home, but the ini-tial costs may be more thanfor the standard modelhome.

Energy Star certificationwill ensure that a home’scomponents are workingtogether as a system forenergy efficiency. Adding afew energy-efficient appli-ances does not make a homeenergy-efficient, so be awareof what you’re buying.

There is also a $2,000tax credit available tobuilders for a new home thatperforms 50 percent betterin energy savings than ahome built to the 2004International EnergyConservation Codes (IECC).

According to Mark Brustwith Ray’s Heating and Air-Conditioning in Evansville,Ind., there is also a new taxincentive that would providean additional tax credit for aresidential ground loop orgroundwater geothermalheat pump system. A heat

pump transfers the thermal energy,which is stored in the soils or ingroundwater to the home’s heat-ing/cooling system. A convention-al heat pump transfers thermalenergy from the ambient air, whichcan vary over the year from minus20 degrees to plus 100 degrees.

Geothermal energy variesbetween 40 and 50 degrees and istherefore much more efficient anddependable to use as a transfermedium. Brust said the new taxcredit from the AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act of2009, which began on Jan. 1,

2009, and expires Dec. 31, 2016,will give the home’s owner a one-time tax credit of 30 percent of thetotal investment of the system aslong as the system meets EnergyStar requirements.

Geothermal heat pumpsinstalled last year also are eligiblefor the 30 percent credit. Energysavings and Green Building are thenew catchwords in marketing ahome or a service, so you need tomake sure the person or company

you hire is qualified.To legally obtain the tax cred-

its, the person who rates the homeand the equipment must be a certi-fied energy rater. I recentlyinspected a new home that wasEnergy Star-rated and the builderproudly displayed the insulationvalues. The only problem was thatthe insulation in the attic barelymet the standards for local codeslet alone those for the Energy Starrating. I’m sure the energy savings

advertised for this home would nothave been achieved. When pur-chasing an Energy Star-ratedhome, be sure to ask questions ofthe builder and the rater to makesure you are getting all that hasbeen advertised.

Dwight Barnett is a certifiedmaster inspector with theAmerican Society of HomeInspectors. Write to him with homeimprovement questions at C.Dwight Barnett, EvansvilleCourier & Press, P.O. Box 286,Evansville, Ind. 47702 or e-mailhim at [email protected].

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By AL CARRELL AND KELLY CARRELLGuttering is great for channeling rainwater away from

overhanging roofs and your home’s foundation. If you areinstalling it yourself or making repairs to yours, you mayend up with some leftover scraps. It’s also great for cor-ralling things in your shop and garage. Install a scrap hor-izontally on your wall, and store tools, hardware and otheritems in it. You can use hangers to install it, or just usescrews to attach it to the wall. You might want to installend caps to keep the contents inside. It’s simple and agreat way to recycle guttering scraps.

Dear Carrells: Before I start a messy project, I save afew plastic bread bags. These are very handy for severalthings. You can put paintbrushes into the bag and set themin the refrigerator overnight or during short breaks. Youdon’t even have to clean them, and they will be ready togo when you are ready to start painting again. I also usethe bags as gloves. They work pretty well and will keepthe paint on the brush and walls, and not all over myhands. And when the painting is finished, they turn intosmall trash bags to put your dropcloth, rags and other trashinto before heading for the trash can.

— G.J.

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Q: My husband and I purchasedseveral homes during our marriage.When asked about our preferences forhow to hold title we have alwaysanswered somewhat automatically,“joint tenancy with right of survivor-ship.” Now that I have read this col-umn for several years and because weare about to purchase a new home, itoccurs to me that there may be more tothis. What should we be consideringabout how to hold title?

A: You are very wise. As withmany real estate issues, there are sev-eral factors to consider. Let’s start withwhat “joint tenancy with right of sur-vivorship” means. Simply, when twoor more owners hold title this way andone of them dies, ownership passesautomatically to the survivor(s). Ifthere are three owners, for example,each would have one-third ownershipbut if one died each would have half.

Florida also allows a variation ofthis form, called tenancy by theentireties for married couples. Theonly difference between this and sim-ple joint tenancy is that neither thehusband nor the wife can convey theirshare without the consent of the other.Also, there is a different result whenconsidering whether or not a judge-

ment lien attaches.Property held in joint

tenancy is not subject to awill. For example, if aspouse in a second mar-riage wants the propertyto be left to a child fromthe first marriage, evenmentioning this in his orher will would not make ithappen. This could beremedied by holding theproperty as tenants incommon, a type of jointtenancy of property with-out right of survivorshipwhere each tenant’s por-tion of ownership is dis-tributable under their will.

You may be surprisedto hear that joint tenantswho were married to eachother but did not holdtheir property as tenants by theentireties have secretly conveyed titlein just this way. One spouse, for exam-ple, could sign a quitclaim deed fromthemselves as a joint tenant to makethemselves a tenant in common andconvey that share of the property tosomeone besides the spouse in a will.

A positive aspect of joint tenancy is

that probate is avoidedwhen one of the ownersdies. All that is usuallyrequired is the filing of adeath certificate and affi-davit of survivorship withthe county.

This does not meanthat spouses do not needwills if they hold proper-ty as joint tenants withright of survivorship or astenants by the entirety.Spouses involved in acci-dents sometimes dietogether. A will would bethe only way that theirwishes for the propertymight be realized. Aswith most real estatequestions, you may wantto seek the advice of areal estate attorney before

making a final decision about how tohold title.

Attorney Sylvia Heldreth is aCertified Specialist in Real Estate Law.Her office is located at 1215 MiramarStreet in Cape Coral.

This article is not intended as spe-cific legal advice to anyone and isbased upon facts that change from time

to time. Individuals shouldseek legal counsel before act-ing upon any matter involv-ing the law.

My resume has never included“psychic” or “prophet,” nor do Iknow of any in the real estateindustry. However, as a commer-cial agent, my ability to foreseethe future of a market is a skillthat I have honed over the yearsand that has proved invaluable inassisting clients with lease negoti-ations.

Up until about 24-30 monthsago, when commercial sale andlease prices were soaring torecord levels in SouthwestFlorida, many landlords and ten-ants questioned whether to lock inrates for the long term before theyescalated further. Those whonegotiated the most satisfactorylease terms usually relied on theexperience, insight and analyticalabilities of a commercial realestate professional.

For an experienced commer-cial agent, projecting future mar-ket conditions is not a mysteriousprocess, but actually a very logi-cal one. By working with an agentwho understands where the mar-ket may be going based on whereit has been, both landlord and ten-ant can usually get what theywant from lease agreements andextensions.

Different PerspectivesBefore negotiating or renegoti-

ating a lease, a commercial advi-sor should be able to give hisclient a clear picture of local sup-ply and demand, as well as themarket drivers that affect them.

For example, let’s say that alocal university’s engineeringschool is about to receive its high-ly anticipated accreditation. Due tothe community’s growing demandfor engineers and the school’songoing efforts to attract engineer-ing students, it stands to reasonthat accreditation will boost theschool’s enrollment. In turn, this issure to prompt the need for addi-tional student housing.

If there are barriers to gettingthis new housing out of theground, it’s reasonable to assumethat the cost of housing (i.e. rents)will rise due to the short supplyand high demand. Therefore, if Iown existing student housing andI suspect that the supply side willsoon be constrained, I’m notgoing to want to sign long-termleases with existing tenants.

Things might be different if Iowned another kind of product inanother part of town. Let’s useretail space in Cape Coral for

example. As econom-ic developmentefforts begin toattract new business-es to the Cape, it’slikely that those busi-nesses will bring withthem more jobs andnew residents.Consequently, therewill be a need fornew grocery stores,dry cleaners, restau-rants, real estateoffices and other sup-port businesses.

As a retail owner,would it be better foryou to: (a) lock inyour current tenantsfor the long term; or(b) wait until new tenants anddevelopments start appearing tosee what the market will bear? Itreally depends.

For instance, I know that inCape Coral’s Downtown CRADistrict, the supply side is con-strained and the short- to mid-range prospects for new develop-ment are limited. So if I ownedretail space there, I’d be willing tobet that rents will rise sooner thanlater. Because of that, it’s unlikely

I’d agree to negotiatewith tenants seekinga long-term lease(five years or more).

My attitudewould be different,however, if I ownedretail space in an areathat had lots of newproduct coming outof the ground andadditional space onthe way in the next12-24 months. As alandlord in that sce-nario, I’d do whatev-er it takes to lease myavailable squarefootage on a long-term basis - beforethe glut of new space

comes on the market and ultimate-ly, causes rents to fall.

Opportunities & ExceptionsThe same market conditions

that prompt landlords to push forlong-term lease agreements elicitthe opposite response from ten-ants. Their goal is to take advan-tage of the increased opportuni-ties and declining rents thataccompany excess inventory.With the current uncertainties in

our local market, most tenantshave no reason to lock in today’srates for the long term.

Gauging Market TrendsJust as it’s almost impossible to

recognize when a market has bot-tomed out, it’s fairly easy to mis-judge or completely ignore win-dows of opportunity. This oftenhappens to landlords and tenantswho are so focused on their ownbest interests that they fail to seethe bigger financial picture.

Professional commercialagents, on the other hand, tend tosee your options more objective-ly. Because they work with own-ers and tenants in the field everyday, they are experts at assessingsupply and demand. As a result,they can distinguish trends in theindividual submarkets from themore gradual movements of theoverall market. Such insight isinvaluable in times of transition.

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Our world is full of acronyms. Haveyou ever heard of ASID? It stands for theAmerican Society of Interior Designers.It seems like it has been around foreverbut it has only been a “society” for 34years. OK, so that is a long time, butbefore that there was the AIID, the AIDand the NSID.

The AIID — American Institute ofInterior Decorators — qualified a mem-ber as “one who, by training and experi-ence, is qualified to plan, design and exe-cute interiors and their furnishings and tosupervise the various arts and craftsessential to their completion.” That wasback in 1931.

Then, in 1939, the AID — AmericanInstitute of Decorators — started licens-ing its members.

The big issue then became the differ-ence between a decorator and a designer.The discussion started in the ‘40s, butwasn’t implemented until 20 years later.A decorator is one who dabbles in thedecorating of someone’s home, but is nota professional, while a designer is

trained, must keep up training throughcontinuing education and pays a feeyearly to maintain accredited member-ship in the society of designers. Theinterest in professional accreditation wasaccelerated in the ‘50s with testing andlegal recognition of the interior-designprofession.

Now we are into the ‘60s and theNational Society of Interior Designers(NSID) introduces interior-design pro-fessional legislation. But wait. We’re notfinished with the acronyms. We have yetanother one: FIDER. That one stands forthe Foundation for Interior DesignEducation Research, which came aboutin 1970. It is at this time that an accred-itation exam is put in place. A licensingcommittee is put in place and a Board ofGovernors is selected and decides thatprofessional licensing requires greaterstudy by its members.

What do you think happened? If yousaid, “Another acronym,” you are right!

IDEC was formed — the Interior DesignEducations Council. Its job is to surveyschools with professional interior-designprograms as an outside source, i.e., athird party to set the standards for educa-tion in the professional design business.

In 1974, NCIDQ is created. Aha!Another acronym is born. This onestands for National Council for InteriorDesign Qualification and has becomeTHE test for interior designers, elevatingthem to professional status.

So now back to ASID. Professionalmembers must have at least two years’experience in interior design plus a four-year degree in interior design. Or theymust have at least eight consecutiveyears of full-time experience in the fieldof interior design plus passage of theNCIDQ exam.

Rosemary Sadez Friedmann, an inte-rior designer in Naples, Fla., can bereached at Rosemary [email protected].

By ED DEL GRANDE HGTVPro.com

Q: Hello, Ed. We enjoy yourcolumn every week and I have anot-too-common question. In ourhome we are having an issue inthe kitchen when the dishwashercycles on and off. It sounds likepipes rattling inside the walls. Thestrange part is that the noise is inthe master bedroom shower. Whatis going on here? I believe ourwater pressure may be high com-ing in from the street and I haveread somewhere about water ham-mer. Is this what we are experi-encing? If so, how do you fix this?

— Andy in FloridaA: Andy, you would make a

great plumber’s assistant sinceyou included so much informationwith your question. First, whenplumbers look to pinpoint noisypipe issues, the usual suspects areappliances and fixtures that turnon and off quickly. You noticedthat your dishwasher was the trig-ger for the noise in the shower.Very good. Then you suspectedthat the water pressure may behigher than normal in your home.

Again a good call. Finally, you puttwo and two together and remem-bered a plumbing issue calledwater hammer that you suspectmay be the problem. That is gooddetective work!

From your letter, I agree thatyou are experiencing water ham-mer due to high water pressurecombined with a dishwasher thatis shutting off quickly. When thewater is abruptly stopped, the“high” pressure in the pipes has togo somewhere and it appears tobe rattling some loose lines inyour shower. You need to have alicensed plumber install what’scalled a “PRV” — or “pressure-reducing valve” — inside yourhome.

This special valve is installedafter the meter, right where thewater line enters the home. Onceinstalled, the valve can be adjust-ed to bring the home’s water pres-sure down to normal levels.Normal water pressure for a homeshould be about 45 to 70 psi.

Anything over 80 psi is consid-ered too high for most local codes.

I suspect that you are over 80psi. That may not only cause nois-es, but it also can stress out yourplumbing system. To test ahome’s water pressure, a “water-pressure gauge” can be purchasedthat will easily attach to any out-side faucet. Then, you turn on theoutside faucet when nothing elseis running in the house, and checkthe gauge. If it reads over 80 psi,you need to have a PRV installed.

In most cases, once the pres-sure is lowered, the water-hammernoise will soften or stop complete-ly. If not, the plumber can installanother control called a “water-hammer arrestor.” An arrestor isabout the size of a baseball and itcontains a pressurized air pocketthat absorbs water-line energy.Another good tip is installing“pipe clips” to secure the loosewater lines. From what I’ve seen,or should I say “heard,” with noisypipes, doing one — or all — of

the above should turn your waterhammer into a wiffle bat.

Q: Ed, we have a basementbathroom that uses a sewer ejectorpit and pump to move the wasteup to our main house sewer line.Recently, we have discovered thatthe ejector pit is letting in ground-water and we have a breech sinceit runs constantly during storms.We plan to have a plumber installa new sewer ejector pit.

My question: Should we beconcerned about the groundwaterissue and do something aboutthat? The ejector pit will be cost-ly enough and we really don’twant to go over budget if wedon’t have to. Thanks!

— Kevin in KansasA: Groundwater is always an

issue in my book. Literally. In mybook, “Ed Del Grande’s HouseCall,” I devote an entire chapterto wet basements and sumppumps that you can check out formore information. I’ve seen toomany finished basementsdestroyed because homeownersdid not make the relatively small

investment in a sump pump toprotect the home. With all that inmind, I suggest that when you digout your sewer ejector pit toinstall the new ejector tank, youdo a little extra digging to install aseparate sump pit as well. Oncethe sump pit is installed, the sumppump and piping can be addedlater to save paying for every-thing at once.

Doing all the groundworktogether may cost a bit more, butin the long run it will save youbig-time. Plus, I’d rather pay a lit-tle more for groundwork nowthan someday deal with a base-ment full of groundwater becauseyou never installed the sump pit.

Master Contractor/PlumberEd Del Grande is known interna-tionally as the author of the book“Ed Del Grande’s House Call”and for hosting TV shows onScripps Networks andHGTVPro.com. For information,visit eddelgrande.com or [email protected] consult local contractorsand codes. For more stories, visitscrippsnews.com.

Those of us who live in cold-weatherclimates know how long and anguishingthe wait for spring can be. In earlyFebruary, longbefore the firstflowers beginto grow inKansas, I starth u n t i n gthrough mygarden, piningfor anythinggreen.

If you, too,live in a part ofthe countrywhere it’s stilltoo early to digin your gar-den, takeheart. My gar-den gurus,Gloria andLynda, whohave turned my dirt patch into a paradise,offer a few ways you can get gardeningeven when it still feels like winter out-side.

CLEAN UP: Get out those gardeninggloves, sharpen your spade and dust offthat rake so the next time you’re blessedwith an unseasonably warm day you’llbe ready to do some spring cleaning inyour flowerbeds, raking up dead leavesand spent blossoms and laying downfresh mulch.

Lynda says that early spring, beforeeverything begins to leaf out, is the idealtime for pruning. That’s when she callsher tree service to remove dead treebranches and gets busy with the pruningsheers, trimming and thinning out hershrubs.

Gloria also suggests using the earlyspring weeks to make necessary repairsto your garden’s hardscape — the walls,borders and fences that give your out-door space its structure. Level stepping-stones that wobble, fix that broken gatehinge and repair birdhouses that werebeaten about by winter storms.

If you plan to have container gardensthis summer, pull out the pots you’vestored away for winter, give them a goodcleaning, put them into position on yourporch and fill them with potting soil so assoon as the frost date in your region pass-es, all you’ll need to do is insert the flow-ers.

SPLURGE ON A SHOWPLACEPIECE: Every spring, Gloria invests inone beautiful ornament for her garden, anew piece that will give her outdoorspace style or lend it a bit of whimsy.One year it was an oversized lantern. Sheplaced the lantern atop an iron gardenurn on her front porch, then filled it witha small garden statue and faux spring

green. The effect was simply stunning.How about getting a fountain or bird-

bath? Have you always wanted an arborat your garden’s entrance, covered withclimbing roses? Maybe a unique or state-ly tuteur for your clematis or morningglories to climb on?

Through the years, I’ve invested in afew pieces of antique garden statuary andpositioned them so they peek out fromthe ivy and hostas in my courtyard, a sur-prise awaiting the careful observer. Ifyou’re adding statuary, be careful not tooverdo it. Just a piece or two is all youneed to bring sophisticated style to yourgarden.

I’m also a huge fan of large iron gar-den urns. I keep one at the center of mybrick patio, where it serves as an arrest-ing focal point. Every spring, Gloria andLynda plant it with a different smallshrub, which they transplant into my gar-den at the end of the season.

BRING ON THE FLOWERS: Tohold you over until your garden burstsinto color, why not fill a beautiful planter

with cold-tolerant annuals that do well inyour region, such as pansies, stocks,dianthus, snapdragons and kale?

Or do what I do and cheat by fillingyour home with faux spring branches andblooms. I felt redeemed when I found outthat master gardeners Gloria and Lyndado the same thing in their homes. Lyndafills the large glass vase on her coffeetable with long, leggy artificial branchesthat mimic what’s blooming outside,from forsythia to cherry blossoms. Youcan also decorate with fake forced bulbs,like narcissus, mini-daffodils orhyacinths, which look so real you wantto sniff them. Put these little gems onyour dining table, windowsill, mantel orside table to give them instant springcheer.

Mary Carol Garrity is the proprietorof three successful home-furnishingsstores and the author of several best-sell-ing books on home decorating. Write herat [email protected]. Formore stories visit scrippsnews.com.

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THE BREEZEAtHomeA French botanist, named Michael Begon,

Found a beautiful flower in Brazil during the1600’s, and carried it back to France. Theyfinally came to the United States in 1880.Their scientific name, which every upstand-ing flower must have, is semperflorens,meaning ever blooming. We know them asWax Begonias. They are one of more than1300 species belonging in the Begoniagenus. The first Begonia society was formedhere in 1934. Do we have a Society here inLee County? I do not know.

We have two kinds here, the wax Begoniathat is a small bedding plant, and the largerand beautiful hanging basket type, theTuberous Begonia. When you see a hangingbasket cascading with Begonia blooms youwill be impressed for sure.

The Tuberous plants, Begonia x tuberhybrids, have a lighter green leaf and come ina verity of colors. Their blooms are larger,and multi peteled. We purchased our last oneat the Edison Estate plant sale area. It may bea little early for the tuberous plants thismonth.

The smaller, waxy leaved Begonias aregreat plants for our hot summers. They willtolerate morning sun, or dappled shade. Theafternoon sun can be pretty hot, but you willsee them inmass at hotelsand gatedcommunities,right out therein the blazingsun.

They comein several colors and will grow in a moundingshape, which looks good as an edgedingplant. A ring of Begonias around the birdbathor fountain are great.

They need moist and well-drained soil tobe at their best. Plant them about 6 to 12inches apart. They will mound up and spreadout 6 or 8 inches. Some years they seem toget root rot. Planted so that they can spreadout and with good drainage they should befine.

The shiny waxy leaves may be green or adark wine color, or even varagated, yourchoice.

You can plant seeds but it will take a longtime to get anything big enough to transplant.You can do some deadheading off and on.Mostly they are so compact and full of bloomit is not that noticeable.

Spring is finally here and you will seeplenty of Annuals and perennials on the themarket. Most everything you consider willhave a plant information note on it. Justremember even a sun plant takes a lot of heatin this area so it needs to be where it can getsome water, from the sprinkler or you. Oncethe new smaller plants are settled in for aweek they will not need to be watered asoften.

Remember when you tilt out the plantsfrom their store pots, if the roots of the plantare going around and around the soil, theyneed to be separated. No big task. Just usefingers to pull them apart from each other andlet them hang around. Sometimes I even donot put the very bottom of the soil in theplanting hole, just pull a little off and plop itinto new home. The roots need to stretch andspread out into the soil. I do not fertilize rightaway. Sometimes, like with marigolds, Iactually cut off the blooms the plant camewith. They will bloom as soon as they are set-tled in. If you need instant flowers, of course,do not do that.

No real rains are coming around here untilat least June so be vigilant with keepingplants, especially potted ones, nice andhydrated. Remember in the ground and in thepot, plants are like us gardeners. They needwater to come in and they need that water todrain out. Plants in the shade are subject todrying winds, so don’t forget them. There areplenty of fertilizers available, some for main-ly blooms and some for foliage, organic ornot organic. Slow release, instant release. It’syour choice and you will figure it out.Planting pots be sure the soil you are using isnot too heavy. It looks good, a dark heavybag of soil, but it will not drain well .

This is the fun time to be picking outplants and figuring out where to plant them.

Send your questions to The Breeze [email protected]

Happy gardening.

H. Jean ShieldsPast President of Garden Club of

Cape Coral

The waxy ones

SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE/BRYAN E. MCCAYBring the garden inside by using forced bulbs and faux blooms in dec-orating.

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LEGAL NOTICE

CALL FOR BIDS

The City of Cape Coral, Florida willreceive Bids for furnishing this citywith purchase and delivery of trail-er mounted generators, ITB-PW09-29/PB in accordance withthe specifications on file. Detailedspecifications and instructions forsubmittal may be obtained in per-son from the City of Cape Coral,Procurement Division, 1015Cultural Park Blvd., Second Floor,Cape Coral, FL 33990; by tele-phone (239) 574-0831; by mailrequest P.O. Box 150027 CapeCoral, FL 33915; or online atwww.demandstar.com

Bids will be publicly opened at CapeCoral City Hall, 1015 CulturalPark Blvd., Cape Coral, Florida33990.

BID OPENING TIME: Thursday,April 16, 2009, 2:00PM,Conference Room 252

BIDS MUST BE DATE STAMPEDAT THE OFFICE OF THE PRO-CUREMENT DIVISION NOLATER THAN THIRTY (30) MIN-UTES PRIOR TO THE SCHED-ULED BID OPENING. BIDSPRESENTED AFTER THATTIME WILL BE REFUSED.

All bids are to be submitted andaddressed ONLY to PROCURE-MENT DIVISION, ATTN: PRO-CUREMENT MANAGER. BIDSWILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ATANY OTHER LOCATION.

MAILING ADDRESS:City of Cape CoralProcurement Division PO Box 150027Cape Coral FL 33915-0027

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

PROCUREMENT DIVISIONCape Coral City Hall1015 Cultural Park Blvd.Cape Coral FL 33990

ENVELOPES MUST BE MARKEDWITH THE TITLE OF THE BID

The City reserves the right to rejectany or all bids in whole or in partand to waive any irregularities orinformalities when in the bestinterest of the citizens of the Cityof Cape Coral.

By Order of the City Manager

Bonnie J. Potter, City Clerk

City of Cape Coral ProcurementDivision, PO Box 150027, CapeCoral FL 33915-0027

(239) 574-0831March 25, 200972242

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDI-NANCE #10-09

Notice is hereby given of the enact-ment by the Cape Coral CityCouncil on March 23, 2009 ofOrdinance #10-09 – AN ORDI-NANCE AMENDING CITY OFCAPE CORAL ORDINANCE 108-08, WHICH ADOPTED THE CITYOF CAPE CORAL OPERATINGBUDGET, REVENUES ANDEXPENDITURES, AND CAPITALBUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR2009, BY INCREASING THETOTAL REVENUES ANDEXPENDITURES BY A TOTALOF $23,112,041, AS DETAILEDIN EXHIBIT “B,” ATTACHEDHERETO; PROVIDING SEVER-ABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVEDATE.

This Ordinance will become effec-tive immediately upon its passageby the Cape Coral City Council.Copies may be obtained from theCity Clerk’s Office during normaloffice hours for a nominal fee.

Bonnie J. Potter, MMCCity Clerk3/26/09

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDI-NANCE #5-09

Notice is hereby given of the enact-ment by the Cape Coral CityCouncil on Monday, March 23,2009, of Ordinance #5-09 - ANORDINANCE AMENDING THECITY OF CAPE CORAL LANDUSE AND DEVELOPMENT REG-ULATIONS, ARTICLE II, DIS-TRICT REGULATIONS, SEC-TION 2.7, DISTRICT REGULA-TIONS, TO AMEND THE VIL-LAGE ZONING DISTRICT TODELETE THE SPECIAL REGU-LATION LIMITING THE SIZE OFGROSS FLOOR AREA FORNON-RESIDENTIAL USES;PROVIDING SEVERABILITYAND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Ordinance will become effec-tive immediately upon its passageby the Cape Coral City Council.Copies may be obtained from theCity Clerk’s Office during normaloffice hours for a nominal fee.

Bonnie J. Potter, MMCCity Clerk3/26/09

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED thatthe City of Cape Coral, Florida,proposes to adopt ORDINANCE 8– 09, AN ORDINANCE AMEND-ING THE CITY OF CAPE CORALCOMPREHENSIVE PLAN BYAMENDING THE FUTURE LANDUSE MAP FROM SINGLE FAMI-LY AND MULTI-FAMILY BY PDP(SM) TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVI-TY CENTER (CAC) LAND USEFOR TRACT 5346 A, OF CAPECORAL, UNIT 58, ACCORDINGTO THE PLAT THEREOF ASRECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 23,PAGE(S) 128-147, INCLUSIVE,IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OFLEE COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROP-ERTY LOCATED AT 218 BURNTSTORE ROAD SOUTH; PRO-VIDING SEVERABILITY AND ANEFFECTIVE DATE.

FURTHER that an application hasbeen received from SM CAPITALHOLDINGS, LLC.

FURTHER that said request will bereviewed by the Cape CoralPlanning and ZoningCommission/Local PlanningAgency on March 4, 2009 at 9:00A.M. in the Council Chambers atCity Hall.

FURTHER that said request will bereviewed by the Cape Coral CityCouncil on April 6, 2009 at 5:05P.M. in the Council Chambers atCity Hall.

FURTHER any person may appearat the public hearings and beheard, subject to proper rules ofconduct. Written comments filedwith the Director will be enteredinto the record. The hearings maybe continued from time to time asnecessary.

FURTHER any person deciding toappeal any decision made atthese hearings may need toinsure that a verbatim recordincludes the testimony and evi-dence upon which the appeal is tobe based.

FURTHER in accordance with theAmericans With Disabilities Act,persons needing a specialaccommodation to participate inthis proceeding should contactthe Human ResourcesDepartment whose office is locat-ed at Cape Coral City Hall, 1015Cultural Park Boulevard, CapeCoral, Florida; telephone 1-239-574-0530 for assistance; if hear-ing impaired, telephone theFlorida Relay Service Numbers,1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (v) for assistance.

FURTHER You are allowed suffi-cient time to write or appear at thepublic hearing to voice you objec-tions or approval. Please refer-ence the case number below with-in your correspondence and mailto: Department of CommunityDevelopment, Planning andGrowth Management Division, P.O. Box 150027, Cape Coral, FL33915-0027; or [email protected]. For fur-ther information, please call (239)574-0553.

by order ofBonnie J. Potter, MMCCity Clerk

LEGAL AD - DCDPUBLISH AD: 2/18/093/23/09

(REF # LU 08-01000017)


YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED thatan application has been receivedfrom Skyline CC Venture, LLC,Michael DeVito, and CharlesFletcher represented by AvalonEngineering Inc., requestingapproval of a PlannedDevelopment Project entitledShops At Skyline. The applicant isrequesting approval of Ordinance# 115-08 that specifically accom-plishes the following:

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING APLANNED DEVELOPMENTPROJECT IN THE CITY OFCAPE CORAL, FLORIDA ENTI-TLED “SHOPS AT SKYLINE”FOR CERTAIN PROPERTYDESCRIBED AS LOTS 24THROUGH 53, INCLUSIVE;TOGETHER WITH A PORTIONOF A 20 FOOT ALLEY LYINGBETWEEN SAID LOTS; ALLLYING IN BLOCK 4427, CAPE

CORAL UNIT 63, AS MOREPARTICULARLY DESCRIBED INEXHIBIT “A”; PROPERTYLOCATED AT 1618 SKYLINEBOULEVARD; REZONING THESUBJECT PROPERTY FROMRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT(RD) TO PEDESTRIAN COM-MERCIAL (C-1); GRANTING ASPECIAL EXCEPTION TOALLOW AN “AUTOMOTIVE SER-VICE STATION - LIMITED WITHCONVENIENCE STORE” USETO ALLOW THE CONSTRUC-TION OF A CONVENIENCESTORE WITH FUEL SERVICEISLANDS; GRANTING A VACA-TION OF PLAT FOR A TWENTY(20) FOOT WIDE ALLEY ANDUNDERLYING AND ADJOININGEASEMENTS AS DESCRIBEDIN EXHIBITS “B” AND “C”;GRANTING DEVELOPMENTPLAN APPROVAL FOR PHASESI AND II; GRANTING SITE PLANAPPROVAL FOR PURPOSESOF DEVELOPMENT PLANAPPROVAL FOR PHASE I PUR-SUANT TO SECTION 4.2 OFTHE CITY OF CAPE CORALLAND USE AND DEVELOP-MENT REGULATIONS; PROVID-ING FOR FINDINGS OF FACTAND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW;PROVIDING FOR ACTION ONREQUEST AND CONDITIONSOF APPROVAL; PROVIDINGFOR LEGAL EFFECT AND LIMI-TATIONS OF THIS PDP DEVEL-OPMENT ORDER AND ADMIN-ISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS;PROVIDING SEVERABILITYAND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

FURTHER that the PlannedDevelopment Project (PDP)Development Plan for the pro-posed Planned Development, thatis the subject of the proposedapproval, is located as follows:

LOTS 24 THROUGH 53, INCLU-SIVE; TOGETHER WITH THATPORTION OF A 20 FOOT ALLEYLYING BETWEEN SAID LOTS;ALL LYING IN BLOCK 4427,CAPE CORAL UNIT 63,ACCORDING TO PLAT BOOK21, PAGES 48 THROUGH 81 OFTHE PUBLIC RECORDS OF LEECOUNTY, FLORIDA.

FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOL-LOWS:

BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH-EASTERLY CORNER OF LOT 53OF SAID BLOCK 4427, RUN S77DEGREES 39’04”W ALONG THESOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT53 FOR 125.00 FEET TO THESOUTHWEST CORNER OFSAID LOT; THENCE RUN N12DEGREES 20’56”W FOR 104.97FEET; THENCE RUN S77DEGREES 39’04”W FOR 145.00FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTER-LY CORNER OF LOT 24 OFSAID BLOCK 4427, SAID COR-NER ALSO LYING ON THEEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAYLINE OF SW 8TH PLACE (60’RIGHT OF WAY); THENCE RUNALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAYLINE N12 DEGREES 20’56”WFOR 207.36 FEET TO THEPOINT OF CURVATURE OF A1320.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVECONCAVE TO THE NORTH-EAST, SAID CURVE HAVING ACENTRAL ANGLE OF 12DEGREES 43’24”, A CHORDBEARING AND CHORD OF N05DEGREES 59’14”W AND 292.52FEET; RUN ALONG THE ARCOF SAID CURVE FOR 293.12FEET; THENCE RUN N00DEGREES 22’28”E FOR 59.62FEET TO THE POINT OF CUR-VATURE OF A 25.00 FOOTRADIUS CURVE CONCAVE TOTHE SOUTHEAST, SAID CURVEHAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF87 DEGREES 02’02”, A CHORD

BEARING AND CHORD OF N43DEGREES 53’29”E AND 34.43FEET; RUN ALONG THE ARCOF SAID CURVE FOR 37.98FEET TO A POINT ON THESOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAYLINE OF TRAFALGAR PARK-WAY (100’ RIGHT OF WAY);THENCE RUN ALONG SAIDRIGHT OF WAY LINE N87DEGREES 24’30”E FOR 220.30FEET TO THE POINT OF CUR-VATURE OF A 25.00 FOOTRADIUS CURVE CONCAVE TOTHE SOUTHWEST, SAIDCURVE HAVING A CENTRALANGLE OF 92 DEGREES 57’58”,A CHORD BEARING ANDCHORD OF S46 DEGREES06’31”E AND 36.26 FEET; RUNALONG THE ARC OF SAIDCURVE FOR 40.56 FEET TO APOINT ON THE WESTERLYRIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SKY-LINE BOULEVARD (100’ RIGHTOF WAY); THENCE RUNALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAYLINE S00 DEGREES 22’28”WFOR 71.01 FEET TO THE POINTOF CURVATURE OF A 1050.00FOOT RADIUS CURVE CON-CAVE TO THE NORTHEAST,SAID CURVE HAVING A CEN-TRAL ANGLE OF 12 DEGREES43’24”, A CHORD BEARING ANDCHORD OF S05 DEGREES59’14”E AND 232.69 FEET; RUNALONG THE ARC OF SAIDCURVE FOR 233.17 FEET;THENCE RUN S12 DEGREES20’56”E FOR 312.34 FEET TOTHE POINT OF BEGINNING.

CONTAINS 3.77 +/- ACRES

FURTHER that said request will bereviewed by the Cape CoralPlanning and Zoning Commission/ Local Planning Agency on April1, 2009, at 9:00 A.M. in theCouncil Chambers at City Hall,1015 Cultural Park Boulevard,Cape Coral, Florida;

FURTHER that the request will bereviewed by the Cape Coral CityCouncil on May 4, 2009, at 5:05P.M. in the Council Chambers atCity Hall, 1015 Cultural ParkBoulevard, Cape Coral, Florida;

FURTHER any person may review acopy of the proposed ordinance atthe Planning and GrowthManagement Division, City ofCape Coral City Hall;

FURTHER any person may appearat the public hearing and beheard, subject to proper rules ofconduct. Written comments filedwith the Director will be enteredinto the record. Hearings may becontinued from time to time asnecessary;

FURTHER any person deciding toappeal any decision made at thishearing may need to ensure thata verbatim record of the proceed-ings is made, which recordincludes the testimony and evi-dence upon which the appeal is tobe based.

In accordance with the AmericansWith Disabilities Act, personsneeding a special accommoda-tion to participate in this proceed-ing should contact the HumanResources Department whoseoffice is located at Cape CoralCity Hall, 1015 Cultural ParkBoulevard, Cape Coral, Florida;telephone 1-239-574-0530 forassistance; if hearing impaired,telephone the Florida RelayService Numbers, 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770(v) for assistance.

BY ORDER OFBONNIE J. POTTER, MMC

CITY CLERKPDP 07-00800018

RUN: March 20, 2009March 25, 2009April 20, 2009April 27, 2009

RESCHEDULED COUNCIL HEAR-ING DATE


YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED thatthe City of Cape Coral, Florida,proposes to adopt ORDINANCE132 – 08, AN ORDINANCEAMENDING THE CITY OF CAPECORAL OFFICIAL ZONING DIS-TRICT MAP OF ALL PROPERTYWITHIN THE LIMITS OF THECITY OF CAPE CORAL BYREZONING PROPERTYDESCRIBED AS LOTS 1-42,BLOCK 1060, UNIT 24, CAPECORAL SUBDIVISION FROMMULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL(R-3) TO PROFESSIONALOFFICE (P-1) ZONE; PROPER-TY IS LOCATED AT 601-619AND 701-721 SE 9TH TERRACEAND 602-620 AND 702-722 SE9TH STREET; PROVIDING SEV-ERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVEDATE.

FURTHER that an application hasbeen received from the City ofCape Coral.

FURTHER that said request will bereviewed by the Cape Coral CityCouncil on April 6, 2009 at 5:00P.M. in the Council Chambers atCity Hall.

FURTHER any person may appearat the public hearings and beheard, subject to proper rules ofconduct. Written comments filedwith the Director will be enteredinto the record. The hearings maybe continued from time to time asnecessary.

FURTHER any person deciding toappeal any decision made atthese hearings may need toinsure that a verbatim recordincludes the testimony and evi-dence upon which the appeal is tobe based.

FURTHER in accordance with theAmericans With Disabilities Act,persons needing a specialaccommodation to participate inthis proceeding should contactthe Human ResourcesDepartment whose office is locat-ed at Cape Coral City Hall, 1015Cultural Park Boulevard, CapeCoral, Florida; telephone 1-239-574-0530 for assistance; if hear-ing impaired, telephone theFlorida Relay Service Numbers,1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (v) for assistance.

FURTHER You are allowed suffi-cient time to write or appear at thepublic hearing to voice you objec-tions or approval. Please refer-ence the case number below with-in your correspondence and mailto: Department of CommunityDevelopment, Planning andGrowth Management Division, P.O. Box 150027, Cape Coral, FL33915-0027; or [email protected]. For fur-ther information, please call (239)574-0597.

by order ofBonnie J. Potter, MMCCity ClerkLEGAL AD - DCDPUBLISH AD: 3/23/09(REF # ZA 08-00500018)

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(239)

699-4762Licensed Insured

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available.Statewide

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CAPRI DOCKS & LIFTS20yrs. Service to

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quality materials. ¯New boat lift installation

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¯Used boat lift available¯March special, new

7000 pound lift installed $4900.

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(239) 246-1213.

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(239) 233-1453Cape Coral, FL

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Landscaping

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Lawn Care

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Ravert Lawn Care. What’s Next?$20. a cut. $70. a month. All lawncare services. Call (239) 410-2353

Lawn & Sod Replacement

Marine Service & Repair

Painting

A SHADE ABOVE

PAINTING30-years experience makes the dif-ference. Interior & Exterior painting.All work fully guaranteed. All workdone by owner. Licensed & Insured.Call (239) 850-4601.

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Rob(239) 292-0901

aAbsolutely

PERFECTPAINTERS

Low ratesPressure Wash

Interiors & ExteriorsPool Decks & Driveways

Wallpaper RemovalIn Florida since 1974.

(239) 565-8998Rob and Trish.

Licensed & Insured.

J.C. MarineCOMPLETE





(239) 246-1213.

Sod!! Fast delivery!!We install all types

of grass at discount prices.Bobcat Service and clean-up available.Also, tree service.

Call Neal (239) 340-1989

Reads LandscapingLawn and Sprinkler

MaintenanceNow Serving

Cape Coral/Ft MyersPlease call for special

rates, that matchthe economic times.

Over 7yrsProfessional Experience.

(239) 220-8243*24/7

Master of Disaster

Land Care

Accepting new Accountsoffering

Creative Solutionsin Lawn and Landscaping.

óStump RemovalóIrrigation workóFencing etc...Lic. & InsuredFree Estimates

Satisfaction Guaranteed(239) 633-2915(239) 542-0520

GREENLAND PROPERTYMAINTENANCE

Lawns Starting @$70.00/ Month

SERVICES:¯PALM TREES ¯SHRUBS¯SOD ¯PLANTS ¯MULCH

¯ROCKS***********

TREE SERVICEBOBCAT SERVICELAND CLEARING

SPRINKLERSCLEAN UPS

(239) 362-5427Licensed & Insured

Conley’s Lawn Care“We take pride ina job well done.”

Complete Lawn andBush Hog Service Available

Call for Free Estimate.(239) 850-3692

Licensed/Insured.Lic# 0708457

capecorallawns.com

CAPE CORALWE CARE!Professional

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All AmericanLawn Maintenance

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AvailableQuality is #1 Priority

(239) 265-6758

Personal GardeningServices!!

Michael RileyGardening

Monthly, quarterlyMaintenance

Professional Trimming, Weeding, LandscapingDesign and installationof Specialty Gardens:

Native, Butterfly, Wildlife,Fragrance.

Custom Theme Gardens(239) 738-6201

SCOTT GAGELANDSCAPE

CURBING& PAVERSFREE ESTIMATES

Licensed & Insured10 years experience

540-7851¯Curbing¯Pavers¯Pressure Wash/ Seal¯Driveway/ Patio Overlays¯Spray Crete¯Flat Work¯Retaining Walls¯Rock/ Mulch¯Landscaping¯Sprinkler System Repair¯Exterior Painting

LANDSCAPE DESIGNSNew construction orcomplete renovation

of commercial orresidential properties.

¯Fill, grading¯Irrigation, sod¯Tree installation,

trimmingand removal

¯Ponds, waterfalls,retention walls

¯Rip rap, mulch, rock,hacienda, curbing

¯All Bobcat Services

“One Call Does It All”(239) 482-1000

All Work Guaranteed

JUAN FRANSISCOLANDSCAPING¯Tree trimming

¯Lawn maintenance¯Sod installation¯Trim Palm Trees

¯Leaf removal¯Weed Control

¯Flowers¯Mulch

Free EstimatesLicensedCall Juan

(239) 839-6196(239) 694-2055

FREE QUOTE

FOR YOUR

LANDSCAPE NEEDS

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE,

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FERTILIZING,

PALM AND TREE CARE,

PRUNING AND MORE.

SPECIALIZING IN LANDSCAPE

CLEANUP

CALL DREAMSCAPES

(239) 333-8882

LICENSED/INSURED

FLORES LANDSCAPING.

SNOWBIRD

SPECIAL!!Royal Palm Trees

starting at $200 - 12-18 ft.

BUY 1 GET 1 FREE!

We also have Foxtail,

Christmas & Pygmy Date

Palms - ALL PALMS

BUY 1 GET 1 FREE!!

Good thru April. 30, 2009

(239) 333-6847

(239) 645-8044

Experienced Professionals!

Customers Come First!

A Job Done Right!

Floritam Sod from $90 skid.

Free Installation & Delivery.

Continuous Curbing

$2 sq. ft.

Free Delivery/Installation.

Warranty On All Supplies.

Licensed/Insured

#042115.

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5CR LAWNS INC.

&LANDSCAPING

¯ STUMP GRINDING¯ TREE REMOVAL¯ PLANTING TREES¯ CLEAN UPLicensed/Insured

Call TOM(239)

980-3006

BROS

MARTINEZ

LANDSCAPING CORP.

$2.40/FOOT

DECORATING

MULCH/ROCKS

CURBING

TROPICAL/PLANTS

FULL SUN FLOWERS

PAVERS... SOD

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FREE ESTIMATES

OWNER OPERATED

Cell: (239) 699-2297

A SPRINKLERTUNE-UP

1. Check for leaks2. Check for broken

sprinklers3. Unclog heads4. Flush system5. Adjust heads6. Check & set

timer properly7. Diagnose valves

& solenoids

$24.99FLAT RATE

REPAIRS**NO HOURLY CHARGES**

Affordable RepairsAvailable

(239)

246-2658In Business

since 1987 inLee County

MACK HOME WATCHSERVICES

¯Maintain peace of mind¯Retired NY State Police

¯Lowest rates in the countyLICENSEDINSURED

www.mackhomewatch.com(239) 458-5886

AFFORDABLEPRICES

MIKE’S PRESSURE CLEANING

¯ RESIDENTIAL& COMMERCIAL¯POOL CAGES

¯DECKS/DOCKS¯HOUSES ¯DRIVEWAYS¯ LICENSED & INSURED

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297-0406

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Cape Coral Sale- Freezer $75.00,Fishing Gear & Much Much More.Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. March27th-29th 10a.m.-5p.m. 1524 SE36th Street off Del Prado.

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