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WEEKEND EDITION POST COMMENTS AT CAPE-CORAL-DAILY-BREEZE.COM Inside PARADE Waiting • Sunday With Kelly Clarkson game Inside today’s Breeze: Wet weather douses Cape Coral Vote 2011: • American football games; Baker Stories: postponed to Saturday Candidate question of the Week A Chance Encounter, A Inside Lasting Bond cape-coral-daily-breeze.com cape-coral-daily- breeze.com CAPE CORAL BREEZE Vol. 50, No. 130 Saturday, October 29, 2011 50 Cents AT A GLANCE Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival opens Thursday the Calusa Blueway paddling trail. up paddling topics. The speakers will ‘Top 20’event an international draw The site provides ample parking talk about how to fish, how to buy and a nice beach area for the demos your first board, along with providing By MEGHAN McCOY lot of things this year. and classes. demos on the boards, Clayton said. [email protected] “It is the first time we have had a Activities will include the instruc- The festival will kick off with a The sixth annual Calusa Blueway consolidated spot where people can tional classes to be offered by certi- free photo reception event on Nov. 2 Paddling Festival — one of the go several days in a row ... kind of a fied paddling and kayak instructors at Rutenberg Park in Fort Myers at Southeast Tourism Society’s top 20 festival atmosphere,” she said. and demonstrations for those interest- 6:30 p.m. The photo session will events for 2011 — will take place That central location is Sanibel ed in learning about the latest and provide a little emphasis on how to Nov. 3 through Nov. 6 with the Causeway A. greatest kayaks available on the mar- take nature pictures from the kayak. majority of the events at island A of Ninety percent of the festival’s ket. “It is a free event people can do Sanibel Island. activities will be held there, accord- Another new feature will be without getting wet or going to the Betsy Clayton, waterways coordi- ing to Brian Houston, race director, speakers addressing different stand nator, said organizers have added a who added island A is pretty close to See BLUEWAY, page 9A Inside today’s Prescription Breeze collections Friends of the Cape Coral Library preparing for annual Fall Book Sale, to be held set for today Nov. 17-19. — Page 5B CCPD to co-ordinate drug drop-off effort NEWS OF NOTE By TIFFANY REPECKI Monofilament Pete Brandt John Carioscia Sr. William Deile Leonard Nesta Jr. [email protected] District 2 District 3 Locals can dispose of their Madness Sunday expired, unused and unwanted pre- SWFL Naturally is part- scription medications Saturday in nering up with Keep Lee Cape Coral as part of a nationwide County Beautiful for the Early voting opens Monday campaign. 18th Annual Monofilament The Cape Coral Police Madness cleanup event, to Department will collect the items as be held Sunday, Oct. 30, Four city council part of the Drug Enforcement from 8 a.m. to noon. Administration’s National Interested boaters, kayakers, races, three charter Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. jet skiers and other volun- The goal is to prevent pill abuse teers and/or sponsors can amendments featured Cape Coral and theft by removing these items call 239-541-1735 for By DREW WINCHESTER from homes. Prescriptions can be dropped off [email protected] Voters will decide on Nov. 8 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the FLORIDA whether they want to stay the CVS Pharmacy at 737 Cape Coral course or dramatically shift the 2011 Parkway E., and at the Wal-Mart at LOTTERY balance of power on city council, 1619 Del Prado Blvd. S. The event as three of the four seats find Vote is free and anonymous; no ques- council hopefuls. local elections generally carry a incumbents trying to stave off the tions are asked. The General Election candi- lower turnout compared to elec- Cash 3: challengers. “We believe in the initiative,” dates are: tions with national implications, 1-8-4 / 1-8-7 Voters will decide, too, which Lt. Tony Sizemore, spokesman for In District 2, incumbent Pete but she’s challenging Cape Coral new face to put into one council the Cape police, said Thursday. Play 4: Brandt faces challenger John to do better than a mere 11 per- seat that has no incumbent. “There’s a lot of people who have 6-0-1-1 / 5-3-3-3 Carioscia. In District 3, incum- cent. All of this action kicks off expired medications or medications bent Bill Deile faces challenger “Cape Coral has to get off the Fantasy 5: Monday, Oct. 31, when polls that they don’t need — it’s a safe Lenny Nesta. District 5 has two couch,” Harrington said. “The open for six days of early voting way to get rid of these.” 1-7-18-22-28 newcomers, Rana Erbrick and ball is in their court and if they opportunities for Cape residents. The Cape police, as well as other William “Scott” Morris. And in don’t vote, then they have no right Mega Money: Only 11 percent of all regis- local law enforcement agencies, District 7, incumbent Dr. Derrick to complain.” 6-9-18-25Megaball 19 tered voters in the city cast their have participated in similar cam- Donnell faces challenger Dave Cape voters can cast early bal- ballots during September’s pri- paigns in the past. In May, the Lotto Stokes. lots at two locations: The Cape CCPD, Fort Myers Police 2-12-13-27-48-50 x 4 mary election, which narrowed Lee County Supervisor of down what was a packed field of Department and the Lee County Florida Powerball: Elections Sharon Harrington said See VOTING, page 8A Sheriff’s Office took part in one. 1-18-21-39-55 In the Cape, officers collected PB 6 x 3 everything from over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs, to unused syringes and tubes of inhalation solution. INDEX After each campaign, the DEA picks up the drugs, then weighs and Blotter . .13A counts them before incinerating Classifieds . .Section C them to properly dispose of the Dr. Donohue . .5B items. Last year, four and a half Editorial . .4-6A tons of prescription drugs were col- lected in Florida alone. Gardening . .5B Nationwide, more than 242,000 Hot Property . .1B pounds were turned in — 121 tons. Lifestyles . .5B “The overwhelming public Horoscopes . .5B response to DEA’s first nationwide Rana Erbrick Wm. “Scott” Morris Derrick Donnell David Stokes Obituaries . .7A District 5 District 7 Pets of the Week . .4B District 5 District 7 See PRESCRIPTIONS, 9A Puzzle Page . .9B Property Transfers . .4B Real Estate . .1-2B ‘Fill the van’ food drive to feature live entertainment Religion . .6B By TIFFANY REPECKI year’s shortage, they decided to do Sports . .10-12A The music will kick off at noon next Saturday, and, as of [email protected] something again. TV Highlights . .9B Friday, there were 10 musical acts scheduled to play to bene- “People are starving and we Residents will have a chance fit the Harry Chapin Food Bank. Weather . .2A next weekend to listen to some should be doing something,” Hulse Weekly Recap . .6A good music and help a great cause scheduled to play as of Friday. adding that they decorated the said. at the first-ever “Bring a Can, Fill Tiffany Hulse, co-organizer of entire outside of the vehicle. “So “If we can do something, we the Van” food drive. the event and a member of the duo why not use that to try to draw peo- should be helping them out,” she The fund-raiser, which benefits Tiff ‘n’ Zoid, explained that her ple in to help other people?” said. the Harry Chapin Food Bank of father bought her a ’73 A few years back, they collected Hulse explained that although she has never gone hungry on 7 48445 46010 1 Southwest Florida, will take place Volkswagon bus last year. money from family and friends, Saturday at Anthony’s on the Blvd. “We thought, why not use it matched the donations dollar-for- Thanksgiving, her family knows The music will kick off at noon, because people stare at it when we dollar and bought 200 turkeys for what it is like to starve and they all and there were 10 musical acts drive down the road,” she said, the food bank. After hearing of this See FOOD DRIVE, page 8A Area officials emphasize safety this Halloween By TIFFANY REPECKI “One of the oldest things that we costumes. Adults should make sure that chil- [email protected] can remember is being careful at “To make sure you are visible dren’s costumes fit properly.“There’s With Halloween fast approaching, dusk cause typically, this holiday, the from the roadway to our motorists,” a lot of one size fits all, especially local authorities are asking residents bulk of our children are out there he said. with the little ones,” he said. to keep in mind some basic tips to right when the sun goes down,” Lt. One alternative is glowsticks. The American Red Cross and the help ensure a safe and happy holiday. Tony Sizemore, spokesman for the Selling typically for less than $2, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office recom- One thing for everyone to remem- Cape police, said. “We have a lot of sticks last between four and six hours mend using flame-resistant costumes ber is that the days are getting shorter kids out in costumes, and a lot of cos- and can be used by both children and and keeping costumes short to pre- during this time of year, so it is get- tumes are dark.” adults.