Cut cable causes thousands to miss super bowl By WINK News Story Created: Feb 8, 2010 at 6:11 PM EST Story Updated: Feb 8, 2010 at 6:12 PM EST Jackie Nyman says, “I can’t believe it, why would anyone want to sabotage? What were they doing?! ” Bill and Jackie Nyman had just sat down to watch the biggest football game of the year when the TV suddenly went black. Bill Nyman says, “At seven o’ clock it just turned off, just static.” Deputies say someone sawed through the Comcast cable on the corner of east Terry Street and Bonita Grande Drive. Comcast says around 2 thousand people total in the Naples and Bonita Springs area missed the game, ruining the night for hundreds of residents of Bentley Village. Bill Nyman says, “It didn’t really ruin it, but it put a spoiler on it, you know?” Comcast was able to restore the cable at around a quarter to 2 in the morning, but by then it was obviously too late to watch the game. Next article Over $1Million spent traveling
February 9, 2010 | Posted in
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The contrasts are stark: As Haiti grapples with chaos, death and despair after last month’s earthquake, the world’s most famous VIPs party in luxurious fashion in preparation for a football game. Wyclef Jean – who has been an advocate for his native Haiti since the disaster – was in Miami for those celebrations this week, and understands that the festivities won’t stop because of Haiti’s pain. But he said he’s partying with a purpose. “(The) Super Bowl is Super Bowl. Super Bowl in Miami is one of the greatest Super Bowls,” Jean said Saturday, a few hours before his performance at Eden Roc as part of 944’s weeklong Super Bowl bash. “But something I love about Miami is like, they know how to party hard,” he added. “But at the same time, what was incredible to me was, somewhere in people’s head it’s like, ‘But let’s not forget Haiti’ at the same time, which is incredible.” Indeed, stars have spoken out about Haiti during this week of decadence and raised funds for relief aid. On Friday night, Jean joined top celebrities like Diddy, Queen Latifah, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige and former President Bill Clinton in Miami for the BET “SOS Saving Ourselves – Help for Haiti” telethon and concert. Jean – who also was part of last month’s “Hope For Haiti Now” telethon that raised more than $60 million – said Friday’s event was key because it was “more geared to the youth.” “It makes the Haiti situation a little hipper in the sense of, when you have Trey Songz wearing a ‘Yele Haiti’ T-shirt, then his fans think, ‘We can’t forget Haiti,’ or Justin Bieber,” he said. Yele Haiti is Jean’s charity, which became the center of a firestorm after the quake when financial irregularities were uncovered. Since then, Yele has gotten a new accounting firm, and Jean says the company plans to introduce a new board in a couple of weeks. “We’ve learned from the mistakes and we’re moving forward. It’s all about organization,” Jean said. “I think moving forward, we will be one of the greatest NGOs (non-governmental organizations) to come out of Haiti because of the fact that we’re Haitian and we implement on the ground, and we know our people on the ground.” While Jean helps rebuild his home country – a task he believes will take 25 years – he’s also still focused on his music. “When you have drama, that’s when you have the best music,” he said, laughing. “That album’s almost finished. I think that will probably be the best Wyclef album, because that’s a lot to write about.” —- On the Net: http://www.yele.org
February 7, 2010 | Posted in
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Injured Cape Coral Police officer a walking miracle By Haley Hinds, WINK News Story Created: Jan 30, 2010 at 10:40 PM EST Story Updated: Jan 31, 2010 at 12:05 AM EST CAPE CORAL, Fla – A Cape Coral Police Officer makes his first public appearance tonight 8 months after a serious motorcycle accident nearly took his life. Last June, Damien Garcia was riding is patrol motorcycle when an SUV pulled out in front of him, leaving him with serious head injuries. Doctors weren’t sure he going to survive. Saturday night, Garcia was a walking miracle at the Gene Griffin Memorial Football Game at Ida Baker High School. The game is an annual charity event between the Fort Myers and Cape Coral police and firefighters. While Damien Garcia would rather have been playing alongside his fellow officers, tonight, he played a different position, doing the honorary coin toss and getting the loudest cheers of the night. Slow and steady, 26 year old Damien Garcia walks with the help of his fiance. 8 months ago, he was in and out of a coma, and couldn’t walk or breathe on his own. The last thing doctors imagined he’d he doing is walking more than 50 yards across a football field. But Saturday night, he did just that, giving players and the crowd a true lesson in courage. “To see him out here walking after all reports, going through a coma, and coming out of it, wheelchair, physical therapy and to see him take steps out here and actually wave at people do the coin toss, it was such an inspiration to all of us out here,” Brad Dickerson of the Fort Myers Police said. Although Garcia was too tired to speak, his footsteps alone spoke volumes. “Never give up, never never never say never,” said Erik Chudzik of the Cape Coral Fire Department. “It was so bleak for him and it has been for other people but you never give up. Never stop fighting.” “We know where the credit goes, this is a God thing, and the blessings from prayers that were given, here we are today. It is a miracle,” Cape Coral Police Chief Rob Petrovich said. While Garcia may not have been tackling and throwing the football, Saturday night, he can definitely take credit for a touchdown or two. “We’re definitely out here with a little extra to go from Damien,” Chudzik said. The final score of the night was Police: 7, Firefighters: 6, but it was pretty obvious from talking to players, whether their uniforms were red or blue, they were all playing for the same person.
January 31, 2010 | Posted in
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