WEEKEND EDITION POST COMMENTS AT CAPE-CORAL-DAILY-BREEZE.COM Inside PARADE Gators •You’ll Wish You win big Were Here Island Coast Inside today’sInsert Breeze: • Lowe’s ‘You Learn ups mark to 4-1 More by Losing with 61-0 thrashing than by Winning’ of Mariner’s Tritons Real Estate — Gulf Coast Realty • Views: The Lifestyles — Taste of the Cape Coach Who Inside Walked away cape-coral-daily- breeze.com cape-coral-daily- breeze.com CAPE CORAL BREEZE Vol. 49, No. 118 Saturday, October 2, 2010 50 CentS AT A GLANCE City auditor resigns; last day Oct. 15 By DREW WINCHESTER Committee, City staff, and the citi- Mayor John Sullivan said coun- Senne. [email protected] zens of Cape Coral the best during cil will discuss replacing Newman Senne and King were reportedly City Auditor Dona Newman this troubled economic time and in during its workshop on Monday. at odds after Senne responded to resigned Thursday after serving six the future. I feel that with the spirit Although pleased with the work Newman’s audit after being told years in the position. of cooperation and trust there will Newman has been doing, Sullivan not to do so by King. Newman’s last day of work will be good outcomes.” said he didn’t want to leave the As a result, King brought disci- be Oct. 15. Newman’s salary was over position vacant too long. plinary action against Senne In a letter to Mayor John $120,000 annually. “I don’t want to let that one go because, as King wrote, Senne had Sullivan and members of City Replacing her will fall to city down the road,” Sullivan said. “unwisely taken an advarsarial Council dated Sept. 30, Newman council, which acts as the city audi- Newman’s investment policy position against the Auditor” and wrote, “I appreciate the opportuni- tor’s employer. Along with the audit was most recently at the cen- exhibited “willful insubordina- ty to serve the City of Cape Coral auditor, city council also employs ter of a controversy between City tion.” for the past six years. I wish you, the city manager and the city attor- Manager Gary King and Interim the members of the Audit ney. Finance Services Director Linda See AUDITOR, page 7A Inside today’s Breeze Taking care of business ‘Open House Columbus Day Parade and Italian Food Fest next Saturday in downtown Cape at the Fire Coral. — See Page 1B House’ next NEWS OF NOTE New city water, Saturday sewer rate in effect Customers on the city of All 10 Cape stations to participate Cape Coral’s water and sewer service will see an 8 By TIFFANY REPECKI percent rate increase in [email protected] upcoming monthly bills as a Cape Coral residents are encouraged to stop by scheduled increase went their neighborhood fire station Saturday, Oct. 9, to into effect Friday. meet the firefighters and take a tour of the facility. The 8 percent increase is The fire department is hosting “Open House at the result of City Council’s the Fire House” at all 10 stations from 9 a.m.-noon efforts to lower a previously in recognition of National Fire Prevention Week. planned 15 percent hike. National Fire Prevention Week runs Oct. 3-9, and The average monthly the theme this year is: “Smoke Alarms: A sound water and sewer bill will you can live with.” increase to $111.56. See OPEN HOUSE, page 6A FLORIDA LOTTERY DREW WINCHESTER Six Cape schools AWaste Pro truck picks up one of the new trash carts during the company’s Cash 3: first day of servicing the Cape on Friday. earn Five Star 1-4-1 / 8-4-6 Play 4: 2-6-5-3 / 2-6-5-4 School Award Fantasy 5: Waste Pro begins service 3-8-19-21-35 22 facilities in county receive honor Mega Money: Day goes smoothly, according to company officials By MEGHAN McCOY 9-25-26-39 Megaball 17 [email protected] LOTTO: By DREW WINCHESTER Waste Pro trucks, that dump the carts’ con- Six Cape Coral schools out of a total of 22 Lee 4-17-18-19-45-47 x 5 [email protected] tents and place them back on the ground. County schools were recognized this week for Friday marked the first day of Waste Pro’s These trucks are generally operated by a their outstanding parent/community involvement Florida Powerball: term as the city’s waste services provider. single driver, who pulls alongside the carts, through the the Five Star School Award. 13-44-51-52-55 And as the trucks and crews worked to which allows the hydraulic arm to grab hold The Florida Commissioner of Education and Powerball 30 x 4 adjust and learn the routes in Northwest Cape of the container. the former Commissioner’s Community Friday afternoon, Waste Pro Regional Vice Banasiak said he was surprised by Friday’s Involvement Council established the Five Star President Keith Banasiak said everything was success, in part, because all of Waste Pro’s School Award to recognize the vital role the com- INDEX going smoothly. drivers formally drove for Waste munity plays in student success. “Things are going surprisingly well,” Management when that company serviced the Volunteer Coordinator Linda Montgomery said Annie’s Mailbox . .2B Banasiak said. “I suspected a few more hic- city, and were still getting accustomed to their research that has been done in the last 30 years has Blotter . .6A cups, but the guys are doing well with the use new trucks on Friday. shown that when the community and parents are of the trucks.” “They’ve had limited training time and are Classifieds . .Section B involved in children’s lives and education, they do The biggest change is service for residents doing really well,” he said. better in school. She said students also have a high- Comics . .4B are the new trash carts, one for recycleable Waste Pro also had traditional trucks on er graduation rate and go on and further their edu- Dr. Donohue . .1B materials and one for traditional waste. cation. Editorial . .4-5A The carts are lifted by a hydraulic arms on See SERVICE, page 6A See AWARD page 6A Horoscopes . .1B Hot Property . .1C Military Notes . .7A Sun Splash to host ‘Yappy Hour’ today Obituaries . .7A Real Estate . .1C By DREW WINCHESTER their season is winding down. next year. Religion . .3B [email protected] “I said that looks like a great She said she would be happy if To go Who says you can’t teach an old idea, let’s do it,” she said. 100 dogs and their owners showed Sports . .9-11A dog new tricks? The cost is $7 per dog, and free up, but she’s getting the feeling that What: “Yappy Hour” TV Highlights . .5B Sun Splash is set to host its first for humans. it could be more. Weather . .2A ever “Yappy Hour” this weekend, The catch is that no humans are Already looking ahead to next Where: Sun Splash Weekly Recap . .8A giving dogs the chance to enjoy allowed to swim or use any of the year, Greiner said “Yappy Hour” Family Waterpark some of the park amenities usually Sun could become a staple at Sun Splash slides, though Greiner Splash Family Water Park. reserved for humans. When: Today, Oct. 2, Dogs will get to splash and play did say they will be allowed to “Maybe next year we’ll be able in the Tot Spot and Family Pool wade in after their dogs if needed. to sell vendors spots ... but we’re 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. areas before everything is drained She also said that three vendors not looking to make a lot of money, 7 48445 46010 1 and shut down for the season. are expected at the event — The just do something for the communi- Information: 574-0558 Park Manager Sandie Greiner Cape Dog Bakery, Pet Supermarket ty before we drain the pools,” she said the idea came from other water and Dog Watch — but if this year Cost: $7 per dog parks that hold similar events when is successful, that list could grow See YAPPY HOUR, page 2A Poker run to benefit family of child recovering from rare eye cancer By MEGHAN McCOY 20-month-old Blake [email protected] Ballard was diag- A poker run will be held on Sunday, Oct. 3, for a young nosed with retinoblas- boy who was diagnosed with childhood eye cancer. toma, a rare child- Candice Ballard said her son, Blake, who is now 20 months old, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare child- hood eye cancer in hood eye cancer in June when he was 17 months old. June. Mom Candice Retinoblastoma is a cancer that forms from immature reti- Ballard discovered nal cells in one or both eyes of children from birth to 5 years his white pupil after of age. If the cancer is found early, it can be curable. taking his photo- After the Ballards made their last trip to Philadelphia ear- graph, which is a lier this week for treatment, the doctor gave them news that symptom of Blake’s tumor is dead. The chemotherapy that was given to retinoblastoma. See POKER RUN, page 2A PHOTO PROVIDED Page 2A Saturday, October 2, 2010 cape-coral-daily-breeze.com CAPE CORAL BREEZE CAPE CORAL Auditions for ‘Stars of Tomorrow’ set BREEZE By MEGHAN McCOY A panel of five judges will chose the top 60 kids for the [email protected] competition. Sommerfield said all of the judges are quali- (ISSN 10726152) The 19th annual “In Stars of Tomorrow” scholarship fied in the performing arts.