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THREE DAYS A WEEK POST COMMENTS AT CAPE-CORAL-DAILY-BREEZE.COM End of CAPE CORAL the line Ida Baker falls to Barron Collier in regionals BREEZE — SPORTS MID-WEEK EDITION WEATHER: Mostly Sunny • Tonight: Mostly Clear • Friday: Mostly Sunny — 2A cape-coral-daily-breeze.com Vol. 50, No. 15 Thursday, February 3, 2011 50 cents Cape selected for U.S. Army Reserve Center U.S. Army Reserve personnel. Facility to be located on 15 acres near VA Clinic under construction Though no time-frame exists as of yet, Vogt said she expects By DREW WINCHESTER due diligence and plans on build- ceedings. the “McGarvey developments” the facility to be completed with- [email protected] ing the reserve center across from “They are moving forward,” near Sun Splash for the time in three years. Cape Coral has been officially the forthcoming VA Clinic on Vogt added. being, Vogt said. Another boon for the recently chosen as the site of the U.S. Diplomat Parkway at Corbett The U.S. Army Reserve is When completed, the Reserve minted “Veterans Investment Army’s Reserve Center on 15 Road. already moving two units current- Center will include a 37,500- Zone,” the Reserve Center helps acres of land on Corbett Road. Christy Vogt said the land has ly stationed in North Fort Myers square-foot training building, a to solidify what the EDO envi- The city’s Economic not yet been purchased for the into a temporary facility on Santa 7,650-square-foot vehicle main- sioned when they branded the Development Office made the Reserve Center, but the U.S. Barbara Boulevard. tenance shop, a 1,500-square- area surrounding the VA Clinic. announcement late Tuesday, say- Army Reserves are now “in the A military police unit and a foot unheated storage facility and ing the Army has completed its paper work” phase of the pro- reserve unit will be using one of parking for approximately 300 See CENTER, page 6A Endangered species Kidney Thrift Store’s grand re-opening today By MEGHAN McCOY [email protected] To go The Cape Coral Kidney Thrift What: Cape Coral Store will have its grand re-open- Kidney Thrift Store ing today, along with hosting a bag sale, to celebrate its new loca- grand re-opening tion. When: Feb. 3, 10 a.m. The $6 bag sale will provide until 5 p.m. customers with the opportunity to fit as many pieces of clothing, Why: $6 bag sale shoes and belts into the bag as Where: 515 Del Prado they can from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Coffee and cookies will be served Blvd., South from 10 a.m. until noon. Information: (239) 458- “We have so much clothing 8242 and shoes, which is why we are having a bag sale,” said Sharon Childers, president of the Cape move locations late last year Coral Kidney Store. because they had too many dona- Since the thrift store is a “cash tions to fit inside the 1,000- only” store, Childers explained square-foot building. The new that they are able to keep their facility provides more room to adult clothing at a low cost of $1 display items in a department DREW WINCHESTER and children’s clothing at 50 store type setting. cents. All the proceeds over the This smalltooth sawfish was spotted in the Malaga Canal in downtown Cape Coral Childers, who became presi- Wednesday. dent a year ago, said they had to See RE-OPENING, page 6A Resident spots rare smalltooth Clerk of Courts sawfish in Cape Coral canal office takes over fuel By DREW WINCHESTER have once stretched as far north animal giving birth. [email protected] as New York, but as of 2003, “I could see the back half ... consumption audit Jan Smith was leaning over the fish is only known to exist in there was a puff of dirt, then the the pool railing and looking into Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands dirt would settle, then we would She said this was the “audit and the Charlotte Harbour see the baby swim away,” Smith By DREW WINCHESTER the shallow water of the Malaga program,” which is developed for Estuary, part of which lies with- said. [email protected] Canal when she saw what she all audits and provides the road in the waterways of Cape Coral. John Waters, from the Margaret Krym has spent 120 believed, at first glance, was a hours working on her audit of the map of “what you’re going to do palm frond. Reliable data on the animal is University of Florida, is one of so sparse that scientists who the scientists that maintains the city’s fuel consumption since Jan. and how you’re going to do it”. But when the frond began to The information gathered so move and shake she decided it have been studying the creature National Sawfish Database. 20, though she said her efforts so far by Krym and her office has was something else entirely. really have no true sense of their The database culls informa- far are “no where near” the final “It was very deceiving at population, their mating habits tion from firsthand sightings report due in April. been turned over to Clerk of first,” she said. or migratory patterns. from around the animal’s per- Done “in stages,” Krym, the Courts Charlie Green’s auditors, Smith was watching a rough- That’s why Smith’s sighting ceived habitat to attempt to get a city’s interim auditor, said the she said, in order to “jump start” ly 5-foot-long smalltooth saw- is so important. clearer understanding of the ani- audit process begins with exten- the direction they plan on heading fish, one of the most endangered “I thought it was a shark, but mal. sive planning before moving into as they take their own look at fuel species in not only Lee County I could see the saw-bill,” she If the smalltooth sawfish was the “background” phase — col- consumption. waters, but the entire United added. giving birth, then Smith and the lecting the necessary data and Now that the county has essen- States. Smith also claims she and a resources — that will eventually tially taken the reins of the audit, lay the groundwork for the audit Its habitat was believed to number of witnesses saw the See SAWFISH, page 6A itself. See CLERK, page 6A Quilters Guild members show 100 of their creations By MEGHAN McCOY the opportunity to see what other [email protected] members have made. Members of the Cape Coral The yearly quilt display typi- Quilters Guild displayed 100 of cally attracts a good crowd, she their hand-made items explained, because members of Cape Coral Wednesday at Gulf Coast Village. the guild, along with residents of Quilters Guild Patti Bartkowski, who is the Gulf Coast Village, stroll through member Carol charity community service mem- a room looking at the numerous Bova hand ber for the Cape Coral Quilters quilts that are draped over chairs quilts during Guild, said approximately 30 of for everyone to enjoy. the group’s 85 members had When asked what she enjoys the group’s quilts on display during the annu- most about being a member of the annual exhibit al quilt event, with many show- Quilters Guild, Bartkowski Wednesday at casing four or five of their quilts. responded, “the people.” Gulf Coast The event started 8 years ago “We all have a hobby that we Village. when Bartkowski’s parents were all enjoy doing,” she said. residents at Gulf Coast Village Sharon Baz decided to take MICHAEL because she wanted to provide the advantage of the event PISTELLA public with evidence of what the Wednesday morning because she members of the guild make. She became a member of the guild explained that the event also pro- vides members of the guild with See QUILTERS, page 6A ATAGLANCE AROUND THE CAPE NEWS OF NOTE WHAT’S INSIDE New traffic pattern begins Busy season arrives at Annie’s Mailbox......9A Horoscopes......9A on Del Prado Boulevard Southwest Florida airport Classifieds.............1-4B Obituaries..........6A Beginning today, Feb. 3, the northbound The busy travel season has arrived in CASH 3: travel lanes will shift to the east side of Del Southwest Florida. If you are traveling out Comics.............10A Police Blotter......2A 0-0-4 / 7-3-1 Prado Boulevard between Northeast 7th of the airport, especially during February, PLAY 4: Crossword........10A Sports.........12-13A 2-2-3-1 / 5-4-8-8 Street and Northeast 10th Terrace. Travel March and April, the Lee County Port lanes on the center of the road will be Authority recommends that you arrive to Dr. Donohue......9A That’s Racing.......14A Fantasy 5 4-11-16-23-30 closed to traffic, reducing northbound traf- the airport at least two hours prior for a Editorial...........4-5A TV Listings............11A Lotto fic to one lane only. domestic flight and three hours prior for an Education...........7A Weather..............2A 14-24-29-30-51-52 This traffic shift is necessary for crews international flight departure. x 2 to build the new lanes on Del Prado Passengers should allow extra time for Health................8A Florida Powerball Boulevard. arriving at the airport, checking in and 3-14-33-53-57 Advance warning signs, electronic mes- clearing through airport security. PB 36 x 4 sage boards, and barricades will be used to For additional information on security- assist motorists traveling through the area. related procedures, visit www.tsa.gov For more information about city road- For additional travel tips and airport 7 48445 46010 1 way projects, call 239-707-9050.