Archive for January, 2010
Sunblogging: Day 5 of the Sundance Film Festival
Day 5 begins cloudy, 16 degrees, but no snow. The sound of blasting to prevent avalanches continues to fill the morning air. I see that it is raining in Marco. I hope none of my friends dare whines to me about the rain! Four films are on my agenda for today. The first big deal of the festival has been made. Lionsgate bought Buried [...]
Sunblogging: Day 4 of the Sundance Film Festival
Day 4 -- and dare I say it? It looks like it is not snowing! Oops, too late, here comes another wave. The other day, I wrote about a film being "predictable". As I think about it, I don't think there is anything wrong with a film being predictable. When we see the ending we expect, it reinforces our view of the world and we leave the [...]
Sunblogging: Day 3 of the Sundance Film Festival
Still snowing at Sundance! The Company Men will definitely make it to local theaters. Featuring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Craig T. Nelson, and Maria Bello, it tells the timely story of corporate downsizing. Often when a film has so much star power, it disappoints. This film doesn't. John Wells, the [...]
Sunblogging: Day 2 of the Sundance Film Festival
Day 2 was a first during our pre-shift volunteer meeting: we talked about what to do in case of an earthquake. Park City lies near the Wasatch fault, which some say is long overdue for some action. Haiti is on many people's minds and the festival has set up a special text messaging number to donate to the efforts. The only problem is that [...]
Sunblogging: Day 1 of the Sundance Film Festival
First, a word about the weather. Two snow storms in two days and the National Weather Service has issued a storm warning for heavy snow and strong winds from tonight (Thursday) until Sunday! A local weatherman described the situation as a spinning wagon wheel, with us getting hit by spoke after spoke in the form of blizzard like snow. The [...]
The Nerve-Wracking Rescue of Kidnapped Heiress Barbara Mackle – Part 2 of 3
Word got out that Robert Mackle’s daughter Barbara, age 20, had been kidnapped in the early morning hours of December 17, 1968. Everyone in Florida and throughout the nation who knew of the Mackles was shocked and paralyzed. Their concern and fear during the early Christmas season of 1968 paralleled the emotions felt 36 years earlier when the [...]
Unwelcome Visitor at Executive Airport
Not everyone who lands in Marco Island's Executive Airport flies in. This PYTHON was captured by the runway this morning.
Councilman Kiester Holds on by Slim Margin
Just before 11 a.m. today, it was announced officially after a manual recount at the office of the Supervisor of elections, that incumbent Ted Forcht did not gain sufficient votes to maintain a seat on the Marco Island City Council. The recount was called because of the narrow margin of winning votes received by the other incumbent, Chuck Kiester. [...]
Magel Asks for Constituents’ Concerns
It’s a humbling experience to realize that over 3,700 voters (61% of the votes cast) on Marco Island supported my campaign to bring fiscal responsibility to Marco Island. The easy part was communicating my values and vision during the campaign, and now the hard part begins. My promise to you is to ask the questions of the City Manager and [...]
Marco Magic Eagles Soar
(Video) -The Marco Magic Eagles cheer team was at the Tampa Convention Center Sunday, January 24th to compete in Jamfest 2010 . Jamfest hosts dozens of cheer and dance groups in this area, five of which will be invited to compete in national level events. Coach Lyndsi Koszo and assistant coach Brittney Scheyder have worked with the children [...]
