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Season CAPE CORAL opener Cape faces off against Lehigh DAILY BREEZE — SPORTS cape-coral-daily-breeze.com WEATHER: Mostly Sunny • Tonight: Mostly Clear • Wednesday: Partly Cloudy — 2A Vol. 48, No. 38 Tuesday, February 17, 2009 50 cents TIB Bank opens Riverside Bank branches as own Clients’ accounts safe in takeover New temporary TIB signs cover By GRAY ROHRER Office of Financial Regulation. today as TIB branches. Riverside up the Riverside [email protected] The initial confusion of its customers will be able to use their account holders was followed by a ATMs, checks, wire services and Bank ones at a In addition to a high rate of fore- branch on Cape closures and a high unemployment sigh of relief when they discovered safety deposit boxes as before. rate, Cape Coral now has another all of their deposits would be safe Customers also will be informed of Coral Parkway. characteristic of a failing economy and available. TIB Bank of Naples any changes in interest rates and — a failed bank. will take over about $425 million in policies resulting from the transition. MICHAEL Riverside Bank of the Gulf Coast Riverside deposits. “It’s a definite shock to your sys- PISTELLA was shuttered Friday by the Florida Riverside branches will open See BANKS, page 5A Local heroes SWFAS planning ribbon-cutting for new detox facility $9.5M center; 40 beds By DREW WINCHESTER [email protected] To go Southwest Florida Addiction What Services is getting ready to cut the Opening of new ribbon on its new 44,000-square- Southwest Florida Addiction foot detox and outpatient treatment Services detox and center. outpatient treatment center The $9.5 million project began When in 2004, when SWFAS staff real- Feb. 26 with ribbon-cutting ized its current facility would not ceremony at 10 a.m. and properly service the future needs of public tours from 3-6 p.m. Lee County. Joining Charlotte, Where Hendry and Glades counties, 3763 Evans Ave., SWFAS set about making its vision Fort Myers of a better facility a reality. “We’ve been operating our pro- grams in a facility we’ve outgrown,” capable setting for people with said Kevin Lewis, SWFAS chief addictive disorders.” MICHAEL PISTELLA executive officer. “This new facility Though Charlotte County has is going to provide a much nicer and See DETOX, page 5A Aileen Meaney talks about Sunday, when she helped a neighbor break windows in his home to save his daughters from a fire, which officials said started in the kitchen. Home and Garden Neighbors recall rescuing 2 girls Show offers tips on from Cape house fire on Sunday By CONNOR HOLMES home improvement “There was a lot of panic. It was a pret- [email protected] Two young girls are alive today. ty chaotic scene. Everybody knew As smoke billowed Sunday afternoon from their there were children inside. We were Cape Coral home with the youth trapped inside, their pressed for time, we had to get in there Presentations, vendors father Paul Lawhorn, neighbor Aileen Meaney and and get them out.” By DREW WINCHESTER could sell their homes. Then there her stepson Tim Gibson were among those who were those not looking to move, would ensure they would get to say those words. — Tim Gibson [email protected] A different ideology was used only thinking of upgrading their But not one of them suspected their actions would homes for their long-range enjoy- define the lives of the two girls, Giana and Kerrigan, and Kerrigan. at this weekend’s Cape Coral 2nd Annual Winter Home and Garden ment. ages 2 and 18 months — Lawhorn was mowing the “There was a lot of panic,” Gibson said Monday “There’s another segment of lawn while Meaney cooked in her kitchen across the afternoon. “It was a pretty chaotic scene. Everybody Show, one that steered clear of the struggles the city has faced during people here in the Cape where our street, and Gibson fished off of Meaney’s dock at knew there were children inside. We were pressed for houses are paid for,” said long- about 2 p.m. when officials said a fire broke out at time, we had to get in there and get them out.” the foreclosure crisis. Instead, vendors and attendees time Cape resident Jerry Pim. 5019 S.W. Eighth Court. Lawhorn saved one of the girls, but Gibson found “We’re in no rush to sell.” Meaney and Gibson sprang into action as Lawhorn himself entering the smoke-filled house to rescue the alike took a “best of a bad situa- tion” approach to the local hous- Pim was waiting for an after- pleaded for help to get his daughters out of the home. other youth. At first, he was unsuccessful. In fear of noon workshop by HGTV person- Meaney broke out two of the home’s windows with passing out from smoke inhalation, he had to go to the ing mess. There were some hoping that ality Jim Parks. boulders and cut her wrist on the broken glass. window for air. Parks, host of “New Spaces,” “When somebody needs help you go and help,” “I took a couple more deep breaths of air and went kitchen and bath improvements she said. “I didn’t even think about it.” back in,” he said. “I was breathing in quite a bit of would fill the void until they See SHOW, page 5A Gibson and Lawhorn entered through the broken smoke and I couldn’t find her right away. I kept think- windows and braved the burning home to save Giana See RESCUE, page 5A Foundation seeks nominees for first Lighthouse Awards Golden Apple. “We did that because the Is ‘Golden Apple’ for Foundation for Lee County Public Schools wouldn’t recognize charter school teachers in the Golden charter system schools Apple process,” said Colpoys. “They have virtually excluded our By MCKENZIE CASSIDY exceptional teachers. teachers.” Even though charter educators [email protected] The Lighthouse Award is the The Cape Coral Municipal charter foundation’s version of the in Cape Coral are considered public Charter School Foundation, found- Golden Apple, handed out by the school teachers, only Lee County ed last year to serve students and Foundation for Lee County Public School District staff are considered YUNET JOMOLCA educators in the local charter school Schools. Executive Director Kevin for Golden Apples. system, is accepting applications Colpoys said the award was created “I felt bad for our teachers that Doug Barker from Lee County Electric Cooperative talks for the inaugural Lighthouse to spot excellent teachers in charter they couldn’t be rewarded for the with visitors of the 2nd Annual Home and Garden Show Awards Program to recognize schools who are overlooked by the See AWARD, page 5A about the energy-saving GenerLink on Sunday. ATAGLANCE AROUND THE CAPE NEWS OF NOTE WHAT’S INSIDE Neighborhood group to meet 14th Annual Strawberry The Southwest Cape Coral Neighborhood Annie’s Mailbox........6A Nation ................8A Association will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Festival planned for Cape The 14th Annual Strawberry Festival Cape Life ..........7A Obituaries ..........2A Florida Oasis Charter Middle School, 3415 Oasis Lottery Blvd. Guest speakers are Councilmember Bill will be held from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. March Classifieds ..........1-10B Police Blotter ....5A Deile, who will discuss the city’s budget, and 14 at Diplomat Wesleyan Church, 1833 CASH 3: Diplomat Parkway E. Admission is free. Comics ............10A Sports ........11-13A 8-5-3 / 7-6-5 Bonnie Timberlake of Housing Development, who will address the usage of state funds to In addition to strawberry treats, the fes- Crossword........10A State ..................3A PLAY 4: tival will feature children’s activities, 7-8-7-2 / 5-4-3-7 build Cape homes. Call 540-4651. skits by the Acts4Him professional act- Dr. Donohue ........6A Today in History ......9A Fantasy 5 ing team, vendors and entertainment by Editorial..............4A TV Listings..............9A 2-4-7-23-35 Lotto Classes canceled at the 10-member Doerfel Family playing Horoscopes........6A Weather ............2A 8-12-19-26-34-45 bluegrass music. A pancake breakfast Florida Powerball Four Freedoms Park kicks off the festival at 8 a.m., followed 2-8-9-33-45 All classes at Four Freedoms Park, 4818 by the children’s activities from 9 a.m.- PB 5 x 5 Tarpon Court, are canceled today-Friday so 1 p.m. The cost for a children’s activity new flooring can be installed. The main office ticket is $5. For information, call 656- will be open from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. for registra- 4424. 7 4 8 4 4 5 4 6 0 1 0 1 tions. For information, call 574-0804. Page 2A Tuesday, February 17, 2009 cape-coral-daily-breeze.com CAPE CORAL DAILY BREEZE Last week’s Web poll results OBITUARIES Do declining property values have you taking another look at your options? Donald Grant Anthony Charles Marvin ing more than to be out on the ■ We are going to keep our home and wait it out, water with his friends. He also was 35 percent Donald Grant Anthony, 71, of ‘Chad’ Folden Jr. ■ We are current with our mortgage but thinking of walking Cape Coral, passed away Friday, a successful ham radio operator away, 18 percent Feb. 13, 2009, after battling a long Charles Marvin “Chad” Folden who spoke with other operators ■ We are in foreclosure but hope to renegotiate to keep illness. He was born Nov. 25, Jr. passed away Friday, Feb. 13, around the world and even with our 1937, in Chicago, Ill., to Stellan 2009.