THREE DAYS A WEEK POST COMMENTS AT CAPE-CORAL-DAILY-BREEZE.COM Gridiron CAPE CORAL action Wrap-up of weekend football action BREEZE — SPORTS EARLY-WEEK EDITION WEATHER: Partly Cloudy • Tonight: Mostly Clear • Wednesday: Partly Cloudy — 2A cape-coral-daily-breeze.com Vol. 49, No. 119 Tuesday, October 5, 2010 50 cents Fire Station One to become multi-use facility? finance and police staff all work- town.” the city’s downtown is important. CRA urges expanded use for historic building ing out of the location. CRA Executive Director John “Thats why we’re behind it,” By DREW WINCHESTER $507 for the proposed improve- “I don’t want citizens thinking Jacobsen said there are 57,000 he said. [email protected] ments, which include not only there’s going to be officers work- households within five miles of City Council previously Fire Station One, the building remodeling the building but turn- ing there all the time … but it the building. approved $14,289 to remodel the that acted as the city’s first fire ing it into a community resource could be a place where people can He said the CRA board and building’s interior to convert it station and city hall, might be res- center. walk to and pay a water bill or staff supports the remodel project into a police substation in March. urrected as a multi-use facility in Located at Chester and request a report, things like that,” because they want the public to Plans for the building have the CRA. Lafayette streets, the building said Capt. Lisa Barnes of the have access to the building. since expanded, and with it the City Council is being asked to could have Department of city’s police department. “There Jacobsen also thinks having waive permit fees at a cost of Community Development, would be a city presence down- limited city services available in See STATION, page 6A Park goes to the dogs Krym gaining support to serve as interim city auditor By DREW WINCHESTER “Contrary to rumors on the [email protected] blogs, she’s not being forced City Council will likely sup- out,” Deile said “She’ll be greatly port Margaret Krym as interim missed.” city auditor until the board inter- Deile said Newman had been views potential candidates for the doing a good job of risk manage- job. ment, citing the recent audit of the Krym currently works the City city’s investment portfolio as an Auditor’s Office under Dona example. He said it was important Newman. Newman resigned from for the office to continue to oper- the city auditor position last week ate as such, which is why he sug- after six years of service. Her last gested Krym for the job. day on the job will be Oct. 15. Deile said Krym could also be While its unclear when they considered for Newman’s perma- will seek to fill the job perma- nent replacement, which would nently, what is clear is that mean hiring someone to fill her Newman received universal job. praise from the dais during a dis- “It’s incumbent upon us to cussion Monday night. keep that momentum going in MICHAEL PISTELLA Councilmember Bill Deile that direction,” Deile said, Lucy, on the pool ledge, looks at her owner Marie Snow as she tries to get her to said despite popular belief, adding. “I think Margaret is on come back into the pool, as her brother Melvin clutches the side, trying to find a way Newman was not made to resign out. It took a few minutes, but Lucy and Melvin began to enjoy the pool at Sun Splash the post. See KRYM, page 6A Family Waterpark just as much as they enjoy jumping into the water from their dock at home in Bokeelia. Sun Splash was open to dogs and their owners as the pools will be drained and the filters cleaned with the ending of the waterpark’s operating sea- Jimmy Nelson to son. More photos are available online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com. ‘Yappy Hour’ a splashing success speak at Historical By TIFFANY REPECKI [email protected] Society meeting Oct. 12 Man’s best friend wet their paws for the first time Saturday at Sun Splash Family Waterpark and their Noted ventriloquist to be joined by his owners reported that it was a barking good time. Officials decided to open the Tot Spot and Family long-time friends Danny O’Day and Farfel Pool areas to dogs for a day of fun before the pools were drained and filters changed. The park closed for By MEGHAN McCOY ly show on ABC-TV. the season Sept. 26. “Yappy Hour,” which ran from [email protected] In 1998, Nelson received the 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., was open to all dogs with proof of The Cape Coral Historical Lifetime Achievement Award current vaccinations and a completed registration Society will kick off its season from the International form. with special guest Jimmy Nelson Ventriloquists Association, as The cost was $7 per canine, but free to owners. and his ventriloquist pals Danny well as being inducted into the The catch: Only dogs were allowed to swim. Owners O’Day and Farfel when the group Ventriloquist Hall of Fame. could wade in to the water to retrieve their dog, if holds its first monthly meeting Museum Curator Anne Cull needed, but they could not swim nor use the slides at Oct. 12. said she decided to have him the park. Nelson and his pals appeared speak at the first meeting because Cape Coral resident Teresa Webster dropped by on television in the early 1950s, he is a member of the Historical with her family, her son’s girlfriend and three four- when they were featured on Society and has been very sup- legged friends, chihuahuas Daisy Mae and Taco, and Milton Berle’s Texaco Star portive. Reed, a terrier. She said they came out because it was Theatre. In 1955, Nelson began “Every month we have a guest the first time the park had opened up the grounds for his long association with the speaker and we are starting off Nestle Chocolate Company, dogs. the season with Jimmy,” she said. which also featured Farfel the “It was fun,” she said. “It was cute watching the “A lot of people will remember big dogs bite the waterfall.” dog. In addition to his commercials, him and enjoy his presentation.” Lisa Salerno, girlfriend of Webster’s son, said the Cull said she has seen him per- dogs swam and played nicely. MICHAEL PISTELLA Nelson also appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, Jackie Gleason, form many times and “he is real- ly great.” See ‘YAPPY HOUR,’ page 6A Bitsy shakes off some water. Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, the Tonight Show and his own week- See NELSON, page 6A ‘Get Out and Vote’ group draws packed house Town hall meeting held at Cape Coral Library “They need to step up and go the mix in the crowd. ent undercurrent of dissatisfaction to the polls and vote,” she said. “I think that we had the right regarding the actions of some By TIFFANY REPECKI inform and educate the public About 140 people gathered at people in the right chairs today,” officials. [email protected] about voting and elections. The the Cape Coral-Lee County she said. “Many of us would not be in A town hall meeting Saturday group, made up of local residents, Library to participate in the meet- The group gave presentations this room if we felt like we were on the importance of elections believes that “voter apathy results ing. The crowd consisted of sup- on the elections process and sta- being listened to,” said Daryl and voter participation became in the minority electing leaders porters of the group, curious resi- tistics, offered advice on cam- Teblum, who referred to the city heated at times as citizens voiced who aren’t always seemingly for dents, most of the sitting Cape paigning for those interested in council’s “lack of willingness to their frustration and anger with ‘all the people,’” according to the Coral City Council and employ- running for office and empha- bring in new business” in one city officials. meeting’s agenda. ees of the city, including the city sized the importance of learning presentation and pointed out pro- Hosted by a group called “Get Organizer Eileyn Sobeck- manager. about candidates and being an posed projects that it has voted Out and Vote Take Back the Bador said people are unhappy Sobeck-Bador was surprised informed, educated voter. The down. with their city government. by the number of attendees and information came with an appar- Cape,” the meeting aimed to See PACKED, page 6A ATAGLANCE AROUND THE CAPE NEWS OF NOTE WHAT’S INSIDE Forum on fertilizer Dogtoberfest set for Annie’s Mailbox......9A Editorial...........4-5A management ordinances Oct. 17 at Shell Factory Cape Fare..........6B Horoscopes......9A The Sierra Club will sponsor a public The Shell Factory and Nature Park is CASH 3: forum for Cape residents on fertilizer man- hosting Dogtoberfest, a celebration of all Cape Life............7A Obituaries..........2A 0-8-9 / 4-3-7 agement ordinances and why they are nec- dogs, presented by the Florida Wiener Dog Classifieds.............1-5B Police Blotter......2A PLAY 4: 7-6-5-2 / 3-8-3-9 essary tonight, from 7-8:30, at the Church Derby, on Sunday, Oct. 17, from 11 a.m. of the Epiphany Church, 2507 Del Prado to 4 p.m. Comics.............11A Sports.........12-13A Fantasy 5 Blvd.