“Vandy’s - Five Brothers” has a nice ring to it, eh? Get used to it because the popular pizzeria is moving in with the Elkcam Circle sports bar.
“Brothers” will do all the food for Vandy’s and also will have an “Italian Room” on the left as you enter the front door.
“Vandy’s has a large, under-utilized kitchen,” said Five Brothers owner John Nachef. “We are going to take over all the food service in the place. We’re expanding our Italian menu items, plus some new interesting dishes.”
John and Huguette Nachef hope to get out of their Marco Walk space and into Vandy’s before Christmas. The best news for the Five Brothers: No more parking problems! Their pizza phone number remains as is 394-5100.
Islanders get behind the scenes at NBC-2 news
You know the old saying that people who love to eat sausage should never see how it’s made. That might apply to local TV news programs too but for nine Marco Islanders who recently got an inside look at NBC-2 News that was not the case. They loved it!
The islanders won the behind-the-scenes look at TV news at a fundraiser last year for Youth Haven, our emergency shelter for abused and neglected children.
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Islanders enjoying their private tour of NBC-2 gathered at the anchor desk. Left to right: front row - Laura Grover, Mary Quinton, Mary Neale, Vip Grover. Second row - Glenn Walton, Pat Neale, NBC-2 anchors Kellie Burns and Jamie Yuccas. Third row - Mike McNaboe, Vicki Williams, Tom Williams, NBC-2 anchor Craig Wolf and Sports Director Chris Long.
Their host was NBC-2 anchor Kellie Burns, long a Youth Haven supporter.
The Marco bunch went to the NBC-2 studios in Ft. Myers via limo, donated by Michael McNaboe at Easy Come Easy Go (phone 250-4612). At the TV station, they got a private tour by news anchor Jamie Yuccas.
“She gave us a great look at the newsroom right before the newscast, with people running around, editing copy and all that,” said Pat Neale, a Marco attorney. “We got to see the newscast from two perspectives, half the time in the studio just feet away from the anchor desk, then in the control room, where producers, directors and technicians handle the video, audio tape, lights and all that. It was great fun.”
Mike McNaboe noted, “I was surprised at how much they got done in such a small space. The TV studio is not much bigger than a three-car garage. “The anchors were so relaxed, on the air one second, then off, sitting around like they were partying in somebody’s living room, then a minute later back on the air again doing the news.”
Another of the Marco TV tourists, Glenn Walton, enjoyed watching the on-air people juggling the news reports.
“They had to rearrange the newscast to fit in a breaking news story. I guess it really upset the sports guy, because it ate into his air time,” he said.
The high tech toys used by the weatherman also impressed the visitors.
“He has to know his stuff,” said visitor Vip Grover. “He stands in front of a green screen on which they project all the weather graphics, radar and so forth and he doesn’t read off the Teleprompter.”
Grover and the others were impressed by the youthful staff.
“I have shoes older than some of those young people making major decisions on news reporting,” he added.
The TV tourists ended the evening with dinner at Arturo’s Italian Restaurant (phone 642-0550) donated by Judy Perez in the fund-raising effort for Youth Haven.
Answers to the thanksgiving history trivia quiz
Last week I offered this Thanksgiving Trivia Quiz from the recent issue of the Marco Office Supply Newsletter. Here are the answers, plus a few additions from me.
1. What year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated? Answer: 1621. They were hoping to have it earlier but an outbreak of global warming forced them to postpone the party for a year.
2. Were Indians invited to the Pilgrims’ first feast? Answer: No. The Pilgrims were in a snit because the Indians refused to call their maize by the good old American name, corn.
3. The first Thanksgiving lasted for three days. What did the Pilgrims NOT eat? Answer: Pumpkin pie. For dessert they had non-fat frozen yogurt.
4. The potato is America’s most beloved vegetable. Why didn’t the Pilgrims have mashed potatoes? Answer: Potatoes were thought to be poisonous. Also, most Pilgrims were carb counters.
We hope you had a happy Thanksgiving.
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Don Farmer has been a full-time Marco Islander for eight years and a part-time resident for more than 30 years. He says full-time is better. Farmer welcomes your ideas for column items via e-mail at don@donfarmer.com.
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